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Volume 13, Number 2 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper www.plainvillecitizen.com Thursday, January 9, 2014

HOOPS STUNNER

In the Plainville High School girls basketball program’s most impressive win in recent memory, the Lady Blue Devils topped Southington 44-41 Jan. 4 at Ivan Wood Gymnasium. Plainville improved to 5-2 on the season, while Southington, one of the largest high schools in the state, fell to 5-2. Kelsey Clemens, pictured, No. 22, netted a game-high 19 points for the victors, 15 of those coming before halftime.(Photo by Matt Leidemer)

The New Year brought a new gift for Plainville residents Ashley and Aaron Weinhofer, as Hunter Julius Weinhofer

entered the world at 11:48 a.m. Jan. 1. The bouncing baby boy was the Hospital of Central Connecticut’s first arrival of 2014.

The Weinhofers were thrilled to learn Hunter had the “first born” distinction,

but Ashley said she was more happy about the smooth labor – a relatively speedy seven hours.

“It was so quick I couldn’t believe it,” she said. “I told my husband I’m ready to have another one.”

At 7 pounds, 6 ounces, Hunter came one week ahead of schedule, accord-ing to a press release from HOCC.

Ashley said she and her husband were asleep when she was awakened by what she assumed was her water breaking.

At the hospital, staffers told Ashley she had a chance to give birth to the first baby in Connecticut in 2014.

“I was really trying,” she said.It was not to be, however. Hartford

Hospital reported welcoming its first baby at 12:04 a.m. Jan. 1.

Ashley, 22, is employed at Shop Rite in Southington, while Aaron, 26, works at Lowe’s, in the lumber department.

Ashley said coming home from the hospital was a little rough because of the snowstorm, but Hunter has settled nicely into his new surroundings.

“He’s been great the whole time,” she said. “He hasn’t been fussing about anything.”

Hospital’s first baby of 2014 resides in Plainville

By Julie Sopchak The Plainville Citizen

Ashley and Aaron Weinhofer with their son, Hunter Julius, on New Year’s Day.

Hunter Weinhofer was born Jan. 1 at 11:48 a.m.

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Town Council voted unan-imously to approve an ad-di t iona l appropr iat ion of $50,000 to the Capital Projects Building Committee for architectural services for Wheeler Elementary School, Middle School of Plainville, and Plainville High School.

A survey to determine renovation versus repair costs would be performed and an estimate given to the committee.

Projects at the schools in-clude evaluating the parking lot at PHS, and “several large items” at Wheeler, according to Town Manager Robert E. Lee, that include the roof and other mechanical compo-nents that need updating. He said to package it as one large project would likely make the town eligible for more state reimbursement.

There was a public hear-ing about allocating the money to the committee in order to have an architect come and survey the prop-erties. Residents John Kisluk and Joanne Edmund opposed the proposal, saying the town can’t afford something like this right now.

“My problem is there’s go-ing to be overkill on this and I don’t think we should go in-vesting this kind of money in it,” Kisluk said, adding that the price will go up with an architect involved, and the town will surely not get back as much money as it’s anticipating.

Edmund said the “whole thing should be re-thought,” and the town is throwing away money on things that don’t need to be fixed.

Lee countered by saying it’s better to address prob-lems now when they cost less to fix, rather than let them go, potentially costing the town a lot more money down the road.

“The feeling is it’s time to address these types of issues when we see the life cycles of several critical components of buildings are reaching the end of their cycle,” Lee said. “That would be the time to address the issue and not wait until they fail.”

Lee added the town has been criticized in the past for not providing proper mainte-nance to its school buildings. He also said the town is try-ing to time it with the debt service. He said it’s possible to take a new expenditure

and not see an increase in the debt service.

“We’re trying to time this thing so it’s advantageous to taxpayers,” Lee said.

In other business, council-ors discussed the additional fees set previously by a dif-ferent council concerning residents who want an ad-ditional trash or recycling barrel.

Lee said, currently, resi-dents have the fee added to their bill annually.

Councilor Patrick Kilby suggested residents should only be charged once for an extra barrel to further en-courage residents to recycle.

Councilor Scott Saunders agreed and said, “If we can offset cost of the barrel, I think it’s good that we en-courage people to recycle.”

Saunders asked how much trash and recycling a family puts out per year, on average. Lee said the statistics he had were dated by about seven or eight years, but read that an average single-family home will put out approximately one ton of trash every year and that about 25 percent of that will be recycled.

Kilby also asked if there is any provision in the town that fines residents for not

Council approves appropriationBy Julie Sopchak The Plainville Citizen

recycling with the hopes of encouraging residents to re-cycle. Lee said the town does have such an ordinance, but enforcement becomes the problem. It’s basically up to the trash haulers to report if someone isn’t putting out their recycling bin. Lee said there are also circumstances where residents forget to put

it out, and the town would likely take a soft approach at first with a phone call in-stead of immediately fining someone.

“A lot of people are partic-ipating in putting their bar-rels out,” Lee said. “I’m not getting a lot of feedback from haulers that people aren’t putting out recycling.”

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A local man accused of threatening to shoot his fam-ily on Christmas Day is due back in court in January.

Gordon Bissonnette, 46, of 24 Canal St., is charged with intimidation based on big-otry or bias, threatening and harassment.

He did not enter a plea during his arraignment at Bristol Superior Court Dec. 26.

Bissonette, whose bond was set at $75,000, is due back in court on Jan. 24 and is being represented by a public defender, according to the state judicial website.

Bissonnette was arrested after mak-ing repeated threats in the days leading up to Christmas, and continuing the threats on Christmas Day, said Police Capt. Brian Mullins.

The threats, in person and over the phone, included Bissonnette saying he was going to “shoot people.” Family members told police they were concerned for their safety because of the repeated threats.

In voice mail messages, Bissonnette threat-ened gays. He was apparently upset because a gay family member spoke to his 18-year-old daughter, Mullins said.

— Lauren Sievert

Man arraigned on charges of threatening to shoot family

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Literacy Volunteers of Central Connecticut has sched-uled English for Speakers of Other Languages tutor train-ing for Jan. 13, 16, 23 and 27, 6 to 8:30 p.m., at the New Britain Public Library. All prospective tutors, 18 and over, with a minimum of a high school degree (or equivalent) and good writing skills are welcome. No experience is necessary, training is provided. Pre-registration is re-quired. For more information and to register, call (860) 229-7323 or email [email protected].

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On Thursday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., a caucus for all registered Democrats in Plainville will be held in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Center, 1 Central Square. The purpose is to endorse candidates for the Democratic Town Committee. For more information, interested persons can contact local party chairperson Rosemary Morante at (860) 402-3873.

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Police Blotter

The following people have been charged:

Dec. 17:Brian S. Curylo, 27, 25

Tauton St., Southington, six-degree larceny, third-de-gree criminal trespass, op-erating under suspension, 4:18 p.m.

Dec. 18:Cheyenne Clement, 38,

50 Jeanette St., Bristol, sec-ond-degree harassment, 4:14 p.m.

Joshua Kozee, 18, 42 White Oak Ave., criminal attempt to first-degree bur-glary, third-degree criminal

trespass, third-degree crim-inal mischief, 2:43 a.m.

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The state’s 16 vocation-al-technical high schools could enroll many more stu-dents and open its vacant classrooms if the district had the money.

“It’s a reality we don’t have enough seats,” said Nivea L. Torres, the interim superin-tendent of the 10,800-student district funded almost en-tirely by the state.

More than 6,000 students applied for the 3,000 available seats this past fall, which left hundreds of students across the state on waiting lists.

Torres said several shops remain empty this school year only because she doesn’t have the money.

“Unfortunately that’s not something in the means of our operating budget,” she told legislators on the Education, Higher Education, Labor committees. “There is capacity, but it takes more staff and money.”

While enrollment at the schools has remained steady over the last few years, the

district that is almost en-tirely funded by the state has struggled to keep its teaching, maintenance and security staffing positions filled. The district reports it has 41 full-time jobs unfilled this school year, eight of which are teach-ing positions. State funding to cover the district’s oper-ating expenses has remained largely level over the last sev-eral years.

The state’s Technical High School System began coming before legislators annually after a trio of events: news came out that students were learning on outdated equip-ment; there were reports that safety violations existed on most of the school buses that transport district students; and a district school had to close. This led to the passage of a new state law requiring an annual “assessment of the adequacy of resources” for the district.

That 2010 law also calls for more detailed information on the vo-tech district’s in an effort to enhance legislative oversight. Three years later, however, the district’s budget

Funding cap slows growth of vo-tech schoolsBy Jacqueline Rabe ThomasThe Connecticut Mirror Connecticut

technical high school enrollment

School Year Students

2002-03 11,048

2003-04 11,253

2004-05 10,836

2005-06 10,325

2006-07 10,026

2008-09 10,257

2009-10 10,469

2010-11 10,643

2011-12 10,656

2013-14 10,506

Source: State Department of Education

is back to being a single line item in the state budget, and the State Board of Education no longer receives monthly updates.

Rep. Roberta Wil l is , co-chairwoman of the leg-islature’s Higher Education Committee, acknowledged the unlikelihood of an in-crease in state funding to open seats to more students. “Obviously that would take quite an amount of resources

that you don’t have,” the Salisbury Democrat told Torres.

While previous years’ re-ports were filled with details related to the schools’ fiscal health, this year’s report, by Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, no informa-tion on the school district’s budget realities. It says: “Continued funding at the state level will be essential to the success of the trades/

technologies in the manu-facturing cluster,” adding that a “paradigm shift” is re-quired to align the district’s program offerings with the state’s workforce needs.

This story originally ap-peared at CTMirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror, an independent, non-profit news organization cov-ering government, politics and public policy in the state.

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We can only imagine the thorough heartbreak and complete devastation when we didn’t run our weekly installment of Citizen Slang in last week’s edition. Not to worry though, we are back and ready to kick off 2014 right by throw-ing some more ridiculous words at you. But start off simple and build up to the hard ones, shall we?

Resolution (n.) – The act finding an answer or solution to a conflict or problem, which I will not do for 2014. Actually, I will make a resolution, to not make any resolutions.

P a r a d o x ( n . ) – Something that is made up of two opposite things and that seems impossible, but is actually true or possible. Which is pretty much what happened at the end of that last paragraph there.

Ort (n.) – A morsel left after a meal, e.g., there were precisely zero orts

left after Christmas dinner. Cattywampus (adj.)

– Askew, awry. This was an interesting one to me, mostly because it sounds like a cheeky British insult more than anything else. Not surprisingly the word does have English roots. The word also implies a diagonal relation to what-ever it is you’re talking about. Like if I said “This cookie is cattywampus to my mouth,” it would mean that cookie is not directly across from nor adjacent to my salivating lips. This must change. The cookie must be devoured.

Gardyloo (n.) – An old warning cry used in Edinburgh, Scotland, when people would slop their garbage on the streets by tossing it out the window. They would yell “gardy-loo” to the poor, unsus-pecting schmucks who would be unfortunately walking by beneath said windows, minding their

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own business. It actually sounds rather pleasant con-sidering the vile and unholy things that were about to hap-pen to anyone who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I feel like it could be used as a greeting, or like it’s the name of some weird Scottish game that the children played whilst they frolicked amongst the trashy streets of Edinburgh, com-pletely carefree until some-one dumped a bunch of garbage on their heads.

From Page 4Winter weather isn’t just hazardous to people, it can be dangerous for pets, too. The Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation offers key points to keep pets warm and safe.

During a storm, keep pets inside. A pet needs shelter and insulation from the cold. Cats and dogs may have fur coats, but they aren’t equipped to be out in freezing tempera-tures for long periods of time. Domesticated animals are not adapted to the cold like wolves or bobcats. A good rule of thumb - if it’s too cold for you to stay outside, it’s too cold for your pet.

If you absolutely must keep an animal outside, be certain it has an insulated shelter, ac-cess to plenty of fresh (not fro-zen) water and increase food to two times the normal serv-ing. A pet’s energy require-ments increase to maintain body temperature (for exam-ple, shivering) and those liv-ing in a very cold climate have a greater caloric need just to stay warm than the average dog that lives indoors.

When pets need to go out-side during a storm, limit ex-posure and make sure dogs are leashed and wearing an ID tag. During heavy snowfall, dogs can lose their scents and become lost. Dogs become lost during the winter more than any other time of the year.

Winter can be a dangerous time for pets, tooKeep candles, heat lamps

and space heaters away from pets, children and flamma-ble materials. Inspect any pet heating blankets or pads for frays and exposed wires and never leave a pet unattended with such a device.

Duraflame logs are actually made of sawdust pulled to-gether with wax. The two in-gredients make an attractive snack for dogs. Ingestion will usually just cause mild gas-tric upset; however, the prob-lem arises if the dog eats a big piece which could cause an in-testinal obstruction. It’s best to leave these logs out of reach.

After the storm, protect those paws. Ice and snow can easily collect between paw pads. Check paws periodically, especially if they are limping or walking awkwardly.

Keep dogs off the ice and

away from frozen bodies of water. Thin ice poses a danger for pets (and humans). Even a walk on an icy sidewalk puts pets at risk of injuries like torn ligaments and footpads.

Salt, antifreeze (ethylene glycol) and chemical de-icers on road and sidewalk are dan-gerous for pets. Dogs that lick their paw and fur and ingest these substances can become ill. Wipe paws, legs and stom-ach with a warm, wet wash-cloth after walks and outdoor play. There are two “safer” chemicals used in antifreeze in the United States, Sierra and LowTox. Just because they are considered safer does not mean they are non-toxic. For example, it would take only one teaspoon of ethylene gly-col antifreeze to be deadly to a seven pound cat. It would take only a few ounces of the safer

formula to cause problems for larger animals.

Take extra care with pup-pies and older dogs, especially those with arthritis. Wet, cold weather can worsen arthri-tis symptoms. Medical condi-tions, like diabetes, can affect a pet’s ability to regulate body temperatures. Never leave young, old or sick dogs outside unattended at any time.

And, winter does not nec-essarily mean the end of bug season. Likewise, winter does not mean you should stop us-ing heartworm or flea and tick prevention.

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For the sixth year, the State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles is holding its Teen Safe Driving video contest, with the deadline to submit videos Wednesday, Jan. 15.

This year’s theme is dis-tracted driving, and teens are challenged to create a 25-sec-ond public service announce-ment about the dangers of driving while distracted. The contest is open to all high school age students.

Bill Seymour, spokesper-son for the DMV, said he helped start the contest af-ter the new teen driving laws went into effect. Those laws put several restrictions on who teens can drive with and

what they can do within the first year of having a drivers license and also while they have a learners permit.

“So we assembled a team of teen advisors to give us some ideas to do some outreach,” Seymour said.

According to distraction.gov, the U.S. government’s official website for distracted driving, a list of behaviors considered distracting while driving include texting or using a cell phone, eating/drinking, talking to passen-gers, grooming, reading, us-ing a navigation system, watching a video, or adjust-ing a stereo system.

The website reports that 11 percent of drivers under the age of 20 involved in fa-tal crashes were reported as “distracted” at the time of the

crash.The contest gives out

$15,000 in prizes to the top five high schools of the win-ning entrants. This year, iP-ads will be given to students who place first.

The contest has about 25 judges, including Southington Police Chief Jack Daly, also president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association.

“It’s a really great event,” Daly said. “You see how the kids format their differ-ent goals and their message they’re trying to send.”

The best videos will have a message that will influence others to drive more safely, and also demonstrate at least two of the teen driving laws.

Within the first six months of having a driver’s license, 16- and 17-year-olds may

DMV video contest compels teens to explore dangers of distracted driving


drive only with a parent or legal guardian, or someone who is at least 20 years old. In the second six months, they are allowed to drive with members of their im-mediate family. They may not drive between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. until age 18 unless it’s for work, school, religious activities, or medical emergency. Lastly, they cannot use any type of electronic device, includ-ing hands-free devices, until their 18th birthday.

Seymour said students have even collaborated with police officers in their vid-eos, which helps students understand the police are there to protect them, not make their life difficult.

“You just don’t get a bet-ter learning situation than the teens working in a co-operative way with police,” Seymour said.

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Obesity by the numbersOver the past three de-

cades, childhood obesity rates in America have tripled, and today, nearly one in three children in America are over-weight or obese. The numbers are even higher in African American and Hispanic com-munities, where nearly 40 percent of the children are overweight or obese. If we don’t solve this problem, one third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives. Many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma.

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Today, children experi-ence a very different lifestyle. Walks to and from school have been replaced by car and bus rides. Gym class and after-school sports have been cut; afternoons are now spent with TV, video games, and the Internet. Parents are bus-ier than ever and families eat fewer home-cooked meals. Snacking between meals is now commonplace.

Thirty years ago, kids ate just one snack a day, whereas now they are trending toward three snacks, resulting in an additional 200 calories a day. And one in five school-age children has up to six snacks a day.

Portion sizes have also ex-ploded. They are now two to five times bigger than they were in years past. Beverage portions have grown as well- in the mid-1970s, the average sugar-sweetened beverage was 13.6 ounces compared to today, kids think nothing of drinking 20 ounces of sug-

Childhood obesity by the numbers

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In total, we are now eating 31 percent more calories than we were 40 years ago–includ-ing 56 percent more fats and oils and 14 percent more sug-ars and sweeteners. The av-erage American now eats 15 more pounds of sugar a year than in 1970.

Eight to 18-year old adoles-cents spend an average of 7.5 hours a day using entertain-ment media, including, TV, computers, video games, cell

phones and movies, and only one-third of high school stu-dents get the recommended levels of physical activity.

Now that’s the bad news. The good news is that by making just a few lifestyle changes, we can help our children lead healthier lives–and we already have the tools we need to do it. We just need the will.

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Like clockwork, every January when I go to the

gym, it seems just a bit more crowded than usual.

But that’s not surpris-ing; winter is a popular time to go

to the gym. Outdoor activi-ties are limited. Daylight is scarce.

No, the main reason gyms gets packed come January is the “resolutioners.”

I like the idea that people want to better themselves, and set goals. That’s great.

My one qualm – and it’s one that I’ve had for years – is why does everyone wait until Jan. 1 to do it?

There’s really nothing spe-cial about the New Year. Jan. 1, 2014 was no different than Dec. 31, 2013, except that we had to put up a new calendar and maybe throw away a few empty bottles on Jan. 1.

I’ve always been a propo-nent of “if you want to do it, do it. If you don’t want to, or you’re not ready, then wait until you are.”

Every year I see people making resolutions of how they’re going to “change” for the New Year. “New year, new you,” seems to be the popular saying.

First of all, you’re won-derful the way you are. That is, unless you’ve got grand theft auto (the crime, not the video game) and pushing old ladies off the sidewalk on your list of favorite hobbies.

On the other hand, there’s always room for improve-ment, so if you feel like it’s time to shake things up, go for it.

But why wait until Jan. 1?Come December, a lot of

people start to feel like they need to do something. It’s a good time to reflect on the past year, sure. Like John Lennon said, “And what have you done? Another year over, a new one just begun.”

But have you ever made a resolution and immediately dreaded the idea of actually following through?

We force ourselves into feeling like something has to happen, even if it’s not nec-essary, or we’re not ready to make the commitment. So, naturally, we try it out and quickly grow tired of it.

So, like clockwork, by February and March, those high numbers at the gym slowly trickle down to the same crowd of habitual gym rats, with perhaps a few new faces who really did stick it out.

I’m using weight loss and fitness as a prime exam-ple because that, by and large, seems to be the most popular resolution people make. But a resolution can

be anything, from visiting your parents more to prom-ising yourself you’ll clean the bathroom regularly (not just when you have to wear a hazmat suit to brush your teeth).

As we go through the year, we’ll come up with things that need to change, and we’ll do it out of necessity. But there’s no need to force things to happen just be-cause the clock hits mid-night on Jan. 1.

Making a New Year’s reso-lution has become just about as traditional as eating tur-key on Thanksgiving.

Actually following through on resolutions, how-ever, is a whole other story.

Truth is, I’m happy when I see people set out to im-prove their lives, either for themselves or for people around them.

I just wish it didn’t happen only once a year.

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Everyone has a role to play in reducing childhood obesity, including parents, elected officials from all lev-els of government, schools, health care professionals, faith-based and communi-ty-based organizations, and private sector companies. Your involvement is key to ensuring a healthy future for our children.

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The Plainville Board of Education is seeking a com-munity representative to attend Plainville Area Cable Television Advisory Council Meetings. PACTAC is the Advisory Council for the cable television operators in this area. This individual will represent the cultural, edu-cational, ethnic and economic make-up of the population inhabiting the town.

PACTAC members meet nine Mondays during the year from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The meetings take place on the last Monday of each month and take place at Nutmeg TV in Farmington.

Interested citizens are asked to contact the superinten-dent’s office at (860) 793-3210 ext. 202.

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of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, conspiracy to commit six-degree larceny, criminal attempt to six-de-gree larceny, simple tres-pass, 4:19 p.m.

Amy B. Beliveau, 36, 1192 Burlington Ave., Bristol, conspiracy to commit six-degree larceny, criminal attempt to six-degree lar-ceny, simple trespass, 3:53 p.m.

Raymond Turner, 69, 36 Whiting St., illegal sale of heroin, 1:23 p.m.

Dec. 20:Ahmed Sahley, 52, 281

Louglin Road, Oxford, sec-ond-degree breach of peace, 9:58 p.m.

Efrain Lozada, 41 , 281 Alexander Road , New Bri ta in , second-degree breach of peace, 9:21 p.m.

Wilfredo J. DeJesus, 26, 155 Bond St., Hartford, sec-ond-degree breach of peace, 8:12 p.m.

Justin L. Roy, 30, no ad-dress given, six-degree lar-ceny, 3:34 p.m.

Michael D. Wilkins, 46, 60

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Rhoda Lane, Bristol, six-de-gree larceny, 8:13 a.m.

Dec. 21:Olga A. Chojnacka, 24,

46 Little Brook Crossing, Farmington, illegal posses-sion of heroin, 10:10 p.m.

Patryk D. Kornas, 39, 154 Over Hill Ave., New Britain, illegal possession of heroin, failure to drive right, 9:10 p.m.

Todd M. Archer, 42, 183 Carriage Crossing, Middletown, f irst-degree criminal trespass, sec-ond-degree breach of peace, 11:30 a.m.

Dec. 22:Diane J. Doner, 59, 33

Basswood St., second-de-gree threatening, disorderly conduct, 1:53 a.m.

Dec. 23:Robert R. Simone, 47, no

address given, possession of drug paraphernalia, illegal possession with 1500 feet, illegal possession of hash-ish, failure to drive right, weapon in vehicle, posses-sion of marijuana under half ounce, 10:36 p.m.

Allen H. Bartman, 38, 17 Upson St., Bristol, fifth-de-

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Why are so many people stressed out ... people who work normal job hours and have normal-sized families?

Most people assume that chronic stress is due to hav-ing too much work and too little time. In my experi-ence the answer is not quite as straightforward. Yes, people who are stressed often have a diary bulging with ur-gent appointments and their personal life is also chock-a-block with a massive amount of things which do not allow for a minute’s rest. But that alone does not explain why people are so stressed.

In order to find the answer to chronic stress we have to look a little deeper than time man-agement and organisation tools.

In my work as a Buddhist therapist I have noticed that there is one thing that many peo-ple fear like nothing else – this one thing is empty time. The thought of spending even a single hour with nothing to do – no televi-sion, no phone, no Internet, no reading, no conversation and not even a glass of wine, fills many people with an intense aversion and even dread.

And it is the fearful avoidance of empty time and silence that is one of the main rea-sons why so many people are stressed. In an never-ending attempt to fill even the last min-ute of the day with activity and entertainment there is just no room left for breathing .

There simply is no time to relax.Our fear of stillness and emptiness can take

many forms – there is the fear that we are useless and not needed by anyone else, fear of being forgotten and fear of loneliness and boredom. Usually, all these fears are rather unconscious if we are chronically stressed. But if we would attempt to be com-pletely alone and do nothing for just one weekend these

fears would become very apparent.In order to reduce our stress we do not have

to spend whole weekends by ourselves. But it would be good to make time for stillness and silence for at least 20 minutes each day. You do not even have to learn to meditate. Just sit quietly by yourself and notice what is going through your mind. Notice particularly all the reasons that come into your mind why sitting quietly for half an hour is “a waste of time,” “useless” or whatever else you may tell your-self to avoid doing it. All you need to do is to envelop yourself with a feeling of love and goodwill just like a mother would send love to a child who has trouble settling down.

Once you become accustomed to inner and outer space you will become more comfort-able with it. And then you can drop some of your daily activities and allow the possibility of empty time in your daily schedule. As you do this your feeling of being stressed and hur-ried will disappear.

Tara Springett M.A. has been a fully qual-ified Buddhist teacher since 1997. She is the author of The Five-Minute Miracle, Soulmate Relationships and Advanced Manifesting. Her website is: www.taraspringett.com.

De-stress the Buddhist wayBy Tara Springett

MLK celebration“Hearing the Voice, We Answer” is the theme for First

Baptist Church of Southington’s 18th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration. The event will be held Sunday, Jan. 12, 2 to 4 p.m., at the church located at 581 Meriden Ave. The program is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be accepted and people are asked to bring a nonperishable food item for Bread for Life.

Guest speaker will be the Rev. Bonita Grubbs, director of Christian Community Action in New Haven, with mu-sic by the Central Connecticut State University Singers under the direction of Dr. Drew Collins. Two students, one from each of Southington’s middle schools, will be honored with the Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Community Service.

For more information, call First Baptist Church at (860) 628-8121 or www.firstbaptistsouthington.org.

Craft, tag saleInside Craft/Vendor & Tag Sale sponsored by Celebrate

Recovery at Bethel Christian Church, 750 Stevens St., Bristol, will take place Saturday, Jan. 18. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Crafters, vendors and qual-ity tag sale items will be sold.

Call Sharon at (860) 585-1578 or (860) 202-3876 to rent an indoor booth. Tables must be reserved and paid for by Jan. 3.

Faith Briefs

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Many in the area know, or remember well, Fr. Henry C. Frascadore, the former pastor of The Church of St. Dominic, who retired from the daily activities of a priest in 2008.

Frascadore touched many lives during his nearly 12 years in Southington, with his unique spiritual leader-ship, passion, compassion-ate nature and the deeply probing simplicity of his homilies.

In the fall of 2013, Fr. Henry, as he likes to be called, published his sec-

ond book of poetry, enti-tled: “Conversations After Sunset.”

The book is an eloquent read that I, personally, devoured in two sittings, quickly discov-ering its elegant simplicity in a unique style of poetry that takes the reader on a thought-filled journey of life through the eyes of one who awakens a keener

‘Conversations After Sunset’: Elegant

simplicity in poetryBy E. Richard FortunatoSpecial to The Citizen

Fr. Henry C. Frascadore

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The fundraiser benefits families that have loved ones incarcerated.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, contact Sharon at (860) 202-3876.

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sense of the ordinary things around us, things that are of-ten left unobserved or sim-ply taken for granted.

While the book can be read cover to cover rather quickly, I see its genuine value as a collection of po-ems that are inspirational when read one or two pages at a time, pausing long enough to allow the author’s observations to penetrate, allowing us to savor these tastes of life in our own hearts and minds, finding those that are meaningful for us, though inadvertently left along the wayside of our own life’s journey.

Frascadore is, and will al-ways be a priest, an educa-tor, a spiritual thinker and mentor, but “Conversations after Sunset,” as in the case

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of his first book published in 2011, “Beyond the Weeping Willow Tree: Mystery is a Gift Wrapped in Ordinary Paper,” his work has vali-dated his gifts as a poet in a style that articulates the basics of life while stirring deep thoughts for the reader to ponder and take on his/her own personal journey.

The author is accom-panied by his Labrador, Ramsey, on their daily morning walks, so “Rams” plays a major role in this in-spirational tour of “nothing in particular and yet every-thing in particular” that sur-rounds us.

One cannot help specu-late that the author’s “con-versations” are often with Ramsey, though Frascadore’s words imagine and examine the feelings of the world’s flowers, trees, ponds, birds, the wind, litter and urban sounds of Hartford, the peo-

ple (one speculates some of them to be homeless), the bus stopping up the street, and so much more. All of these living and inanimate beings are part of the story of a journey through con-versations that connect in a special way with spiritual meaning through specula-tion on stories of Biblical characters and the lessons of the teachings of Jesus in the Gospel.

“Conversations After Sunset” offers 125 pages of observations and rumi-nations that deeply probe the most closely held se-crets of the soul, where it all becomes alive and open to each reader to enjoy in the privacy of one’s own reflections.

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The Plainville Board of Education is seeking an additional member to serve on its Naming Committee. The board’s Naming Committee is in charge of reviewing nomi-nations for the Meritorious Wall of Honor induction, which is a permanent tribute to honor individuals who have contributed significant volunteer service to the educational community. Committee members will meet two to three times a year and will attend the induction ceremony, which will take place during the month of April. Interested citizens are asked to contact the superintendent’s office at (860) 793-3210 ext-202.

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Woodland Circle, East Hartford, six-degree lar-ceny, conspiracy to commit six-degree larceny, 7:04 p.m.

Annicia V. Charleston, 21, 693 Dixwell Ave., New Haven, third-degree iden-tity theft, conspiracy to commit third-degree iden-tity theft, second-degree forgery, conspiracy to com-mit second-degree forgery, third-degree larceny, con-spiracy to commit third-de-gree larceny, 5:42 a.m.

Dec. 24:Diana Rodriguez, 37, 17

Richard St., New Britain, third-degree assault, disor-derly conduct, 10:46 p.m.

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Dec. 25:Hector R. Vega, 23, 23 W.

Main St., second-degree assault, criminal violation of protective order, sec-ond-degree reckless endan-germent, interfering with an emergency call, second-de-gree unlawful restraint, dis-orderly conduct, 12:57 a.m.

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Davis Drive, Bristol, win-

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Blanche Renee (LeLoir) Simao PLAINVILLE — Blanche Renee (LeLoir) Simao, 89, of Plainville, passed away with her family beside her, on Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, at Apple Rehab.

Born on Oct. 19, 1924, in Vitry, France, she was one of three daughters to the late Pierre and Rose (Broutin) LeLoir; and the only daughter to leave France to reside in the United States. She and Anthony mar-ried and settled in New Britain where they raised their family of four until his passing in 1970. Blanche relocated to Plainville in her later years, making frequent visits to the

Plainville Senior Center where she leaves many friends. She enjoyed going for walks, crocheting, and knitting, and found the most joy in being surrounded by her fam-ily. A devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grand-mother, she will be greatly missed. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Mi-chelle and Dave Violette, of Plainville; her sons, James and his wife, Glorya, of New Britain, Anthony, of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Edward and his wife, Barbara, of Summerville, S.C. She was the proud Memere of James, Bianca, Anthony and Erik Simao, and Nicholas and Mat-thew Violette; along with her five great-grandchildren. She also leaves her sister in France, Renee Voyez and her husband, Michele; and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Pierette LeLoir. Her family extends their appreciation to the staff at Apple Rehab for the kindness and compassionate care shown to Blanche during her stay there. Funeral services in celebration of Blanche’s life were held on Thursday, Jan. 2, at 11 a.m. at Bailey Funeral Home, 48 Broad St, Plainville. Committal services were followed at St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Blanche may be remembered with a contribution to the charity of donors choice. For online expressions of sympathy, please visit www.Bailey-FuneralHome.com.

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Letters to the Editor

Televise the meetings

To the Editor:I am trying to under-

stand why our town coun-cil will not allow the first half hour of council meet-ings to be televised. In fact, the pledge to the flag is not even the first order of town council business, the pledge is done one-half hour into the meet-ing, which just happens to be the same time filming begins.

The town council, when questioned/asked by res-idents to begin meetings, which start at 7 p.m., with a pledge to the flag, re-sponded with a direct, in-your-face: “No!”

The town council, when questioned/asked by resi-dents why it starts meet-ings at 7 p.m., knowing the volunteer camera man cannot begin filming the meeting, due to prior commitments, until 7:30 p.m., will not explain its reasoning.

Town council meetings, not so long ago, began at

7:30 p.m., so the request is a reasonable one.

Secondly, changing the town council meeting hours is not that difficult, there are town council “rules and procedures” to allow it. In fact, it would take two town coun-cil meetings to make the change.

Town council meetings are the people’s meetings. Issues such as town coun-cil meeting starting time, a pledge to the flag, not tele-vising the first half hour of the meeting, or restricting what a resident can pres-ent to the council during the oral petition portion of the meeting are signif-icant. However, there is a larger issue, a town coun-cil -- elected representa-tives of the people -- that cannot or will not “openly” respond to a resident’s issues/concerns.

Why else would the town council structure meetings around the avail-ability of a volunteer cam-era man?

Lou FrangosPlainville

Each December, along with the school district’s ad-ministration, I begin to de-velop the Superintendent’s Budget Proposal for the

following school year. That pro-posal is then presented to the Board of Education in early January for their review and continued

work to develop a final 2014-2015 Board of Education

Budget for the Plainville Community Schools. As was done last year, the budget is being developed through a process of reprioritizing, reallocating, and reinvesting. First, we conduct an exten-sive review of all current programs and initiatives. This process allows us to reprioritize our needs based upon the Board’s Strategic Plan, our focus on students, teaching and learning, and the critical goals and ob-jectives needed to move our school system forward. Then, all possible resources and available funding

sources are reviewed so that wherever possible, re-sources can be reallocated to those educational needs the board and administra-tion feel are top priorities. Finally, decisions must be made on the need to reinvest those reallocated funds, and if necessary, community tax dollars, into those programs and initiatives that are crit-ical to the success of our students. Using this pro-cess, the board and admin-istration have been able to provide the high quality edu-cation our students deserve, while being sensitive to the

Providing quality for our students and value for the community

By Jeffrey Kitching

Kitching

economic situation within our community. In short, we are providing quality for our students and par-ents, as well as value to the community.

As this work begins there are a number of items that will have an impact or influence on the over-all budget. First, the Board of Education must plan to meet the legal and contrac-tual obligations for items such as salary for current staff, health insurance and other contractual benefits, and costs associated with tuitions for students with special needs and students attending magnet schools. In addition, we feel strongly that the district must con-

tinue implementing its plan for the replacement and updating of technology. Our technology planning allows us to maintain a consistent annual budget commitment of approximately $250,000 for replacing outdated equipment and upgrading our infrastructure. This helps the community avoid much larger, intermittent investments that can result in millions of dollars in ex-penses. Finally, it is impera-tive that the Plainville Board of Education continues to implement and support changes that help us align our teaching and learning with the Common Core

See Quality / Page 15

Taking down the Christmas tree is consid-ered by most to be a nasty, messy chore, tak-ing far too much time out of the end of a busy season.

For me, it’s a joyous time of reminiscence. Each piece that I remove holds a precious memory.

You see, my tree is not pre-lit or pre-dec-orated, nor mono- or duo-tone, strewn with beautiful wired ribbons. There is no uniform color scheme or theme of vacations, animals or world historic places.

As I take off each treasured item, I hold in

my hand the history of my life with my hus-band since our marriage 38 years ago.

The green plastic stars and the blue pop-corn ball represent the very first year, when we had nothing – no money, no time, and no past together. We trekked to a local dis-count store and scooped up what nobody else wanted.

I’ve been a school music teacher, a church organist and a piano teacher for a zillion years, and have been thanked with a knitted mouse playing a golden piano, a violin with bow, multiple horns, notes and a few music scrolls.

Post-Christmas chore evokes lifetime of memories

By Susan J. ZoniSpecial to The Citizen

See Memories / Page 16


State

HARTFORD (AP) — A require-ment for state public safety offi-cials to create a registry of people convicted of offenses involv-ing a deadly weapon is one of a host of new laws taking effect in Connecticut.

The registry, which will also track those found not guilty of deadly weapon offenses by reason of mental disease or defect, was part of the package of laws that passed earlier in 2013 in response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Offenders must register with the state within 14 calendar days after being released from prison, pro-viding such information as cur-rent home and email addresses and identifying information, including a physical description. The regis-tration must be maintained for five years.

That same legislative package also requires assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition mag-

azines to be registered with state authorities as of Jan. 1. Hundreds of people lined up at the headquarters of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection in Middletown in recent days, seeking the documents that enable them to keep the now-banned items.

“They better be in line; other-wise you’ll lose your chance to register and make legal in this state those weapons,” warned Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

Also on Jan. 1, some transporta-tion-related changes took effect, including the third of three com-muter rail fare increases. The aver-age rate increase of about 5 percent will be applied across all rail fares, including weekly and monthly combined bus/rail tickets.

Most CTTransit bus and ADA Paratransit fares will increase Jan. 19.

Additionally, truckers who fail to clear their moving vehicles of snow and ice will be liable for fines rang-ing from $75 to $1,250. They’re ex-empt from the fines when the snow, sleet or freezing rain begins or con-

tinues while the truck is moving.A compromise delayed the effec-

tive date of the law for commercial vehicles in exchange for its final passage in 2010. The state’s truck-ing industry fought for 20 years to block the bill, and it’s selling a product that allows drivers to scrape the tops of their big rigs.

“This is a law meant to protect citizens and motorists from these elements that can be very dan-gerous when coming off travel-ing trucks on our highways and streets,” Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Melody A. Currey said earlier in December.

The law has been in place for mo-torists since 2011, a Department of Motor Vehicles spokesman said.

Other new laws include:— State and local law enforce-

ment officers will have to follow new procedures when carrying out a civil immigration detainer for someone in their custody. The law prohibits police from detain-ing the person unless the officer determines that specif ic public safety risk factors exist. If the per-

son is to be detained, the officers are required to notify federal im-migration officials that the person will be held. The person must be released if federal officials fail to take the person into custody within 48 hours.

— With some exceptions, a new law will require sellers transfer-ring titles to one- or two-fam-ily dwellings built before Oct. 1, 2005, to provide the buyer with an affidavit. Among other things, it must certify that the building is equipped with carbon monoxide detection and warning equipment, or that the building does not pose a risk of CO poisoning because it doesn’t have a fuel-burning appli-ance, fireplace or attached garage.

— A new law increases the in-come limit for participants in the state’s breast and cervical cancer early detection and treatment re-ferral program from 200 percent of the federal poverty level to 250 per-cent. Participants still must be 21 to 64 years old and lack health insur-ance coverage for breast cancer or cervical cancer screenings.

Weapons laws, rail fare hike beginBy Susan HaighAssociated Press

HARTFORD (AP) — Some Connecticut of-ficials on Dec. 30 hailed the coming increase in the state’s minimum wage as a step toward possibly requiring a so-called living wage in the state.

During a state Capitol news conference to re-mind residents the minimum wage would rise Jan. 1, state Sen. Catherine Osten, a Democrat from Sprague, said the impending increase “is just a beginning step for us to get low-wage workers to a living wage.”

The wage rate went from $8.25 to $8.70 per hour and will be $9 an hour on Jan. 1, 2015. After the news conference, Osten said she would ultimately like to see a $15-an-hour wage in place for people who need to finan-cially support themselves and their families. She acknowledged that level isn’t necessary for everyone.

“I don’t think high school students working for gas money need to have a family-support-ing wage,” said Osten.

Department of Labor Commissioner Sharon Palmer agreed that more needs to be done to increase wages for people trying to support themselves and their families on minimum

wage jobs in Connecticut.“We should make every effort that we can to

begin to get them toward a living wage. That’s what they need,” Palmer said, adding, “let’s hope we can continue that effort.”

Connecticut and 12 other states — Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington — were scheduled to raise their minimum wages on New Year’s Day, affecting more than 2.5 million workers, according to the National Employment Law Project. In Connecticut, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy estimated 70,000 to 90,000 of the state’s 1.7 million-member workforce will be affected.

Of those 13 states, the National Employment Law Project said three will have minimum wages higher than Connecticut’s on Jan. 1: Washington at $9.32 an hour, Oregon at $9.10 and Vermont at $8.73.

Andrew Markowski, the Connecticut direc-tor of the National Federation of Independent Business, said he’s not surprised there’s inter-est in raising the state’s minimum beyond $9.

“We’ve heard it over the years from advo-cates. But if the state of Connecticut really wants to focus on improving the quality of life for employees and their families, then artifi-cially raising wages on employers is not the

way to go,” he said. “What the state needs is comprehensive tax reform, fewer regulations and mandates on employers and lower energy costs. These are all of the things that are mak-ing Connecticut uncompetitive right now.”

Malloy made a point Dec. 30 to say that Connecticut was taking a “balanced approach” to helping workers without adversely impact-ing the businesses community by spreading out the increase over two years. When asked about what he thought a living wage would be in Connecticut, Malloy didn’t provide a fig-ure, saying there is disagreement on how it should be calculated and how it can depend on whether someone has children.

“We need to be about the business of raising wages, generally speaking, and certainly rais-ing the minimum wage,” said Malloy, adding how he supports increasing the federal mini-mum wage of $7.25 an hour to $10.

But Markowski stressed that higher mini-mum wages ultimately lead to higher costs for businesses owners, who now have to spend more in workers compensation, unemploy-ment and Social Security payments. Besides that, he said business owners also have to worry about higher health insurance costs.

“It’s just that constant compounding effect,” he said.

State minimum wage risesBy Susan HaighAssociated Press


Seniors

If you are age 55 to 80 and either a current or former heavy smoker, getting an an-

nual lung CT scan could cut your risk of death from the nation’s leading cancer killer, according to final guidelines issued by a federally ap-

For smokers, a lung scan can be a life-saverBy Candy Sagon pointed panel of experts.

Lung cancer kills 160,000 Americans a year, more than the total number of deaths from breast, pros-tate and colon cancer com-bined. Catching the cancer early by detecting it on a CT scan could save as many as 20,000 lives annually, task force vice chairman Michael LeFevre, M.D., a University of Missouri family physician, told the Associated Press.

The U.S . Preventive Services Task Force, which proposed the guidelines back in July, published the final ver-sion in the Annals of Internal Medicine. This clears the way for insurers and Medicare to

begin paying for the scans a year from now. The scans cost between $300 and $500, according to the American Lung Association.

Not every smoker qualifies for screening. The guidelines specify only those at high-est risk: Heavy smokers who have smoked a pack a day for

30 years or two packs a day for 15, or former heavy smok-ers who have quit within the past 15 years.

Why only older heavy smokers? Because medical evidence shows that screen-ing this high-risk group can save lives by detecting the cancer early, outweighing the potential harms of over-diag-nosis, Reuters reported.

Under the Obama adminis-tration’s health care law, the screenings are supposed to be covered with no co-pays, although insurance plans have a year to adopt the new recommendations.

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The Plainville Senior Center is located at 200 East St. The Senior Center can be reached at (860) 747-5728.

Pool clinicThere will be a pool play-

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Dental clinicThe Senior Center, in co-

operation with Community Health Center, Inc., will host a dental clinic, by ap-pointment, Wednesday, Jan. 15.

A registered dental hy-gienist will provide a den-tal hygiene exam, dental cleaning, sealants when ap-propriate and x-rays when

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for adults who have not re-ceived dental care in the last year and have difficulty ac-cessing dental care in the community.

An enrollment form needs to be picked up at the center and completed prior to the appointment.

For more information, call the Senior Center.

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State Standards, 21st Century skill development in our graduates, and the require-ments of state mandated changes in teacher support and evaluation.

We also anticipate a num-ber of factors that will have a positive impact on the 2014-2015 budget and our efforts toward reallocating and reinvesting to meet the needs of our school district. The Board of Education and the administration will continue to experience budget savings as a result of our energy conservation program, through our part-nership with Cenergistic, which has dramatically re-duced district energy con-sumption and utilities cost. Last year, the Connecticut General Assembly increased the amount of funding that suburban Hartford school districts receive for hosting Choice students, which will also have a positive influ-ence on the overall bud-get. Our efforts to provide a wider range of programs and services here within our schools for our students with significant special needs will once again result in a decrease in the need for more expensive outside placements, and more im-portantly, better serve those students.

During their November meeting, the Board of Education also approved a 10-year plan for capital proj-ects to present to the Town Council. The plan includes a number of projects related to the middle school and Wheeler School that are designed to replace aging roofs, outdated HVAC and fire safety systems and other items in those two schools that are at the end of their useful life. The Capital Plan also includes projects for the high school that will address roadway, parking lot and grounds repairs.

The board will receive a presentation on the Superintendent’s Proposed Budget on Jan. 21, 7 p.m., in the Plainville High School

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library. The board will then devote two work sessions to reviewing all aspects of the budget; those sessions are scheduled for Jan. 28 and 30, both at 7 p.m., also at the Plainville High School library. The board is then scheduled to vote on the approval of a final 2014-2015 Board of Education Budget at their regular meeting on Feb. 10, 7 p.m., in the Middle School of Plainville audito-rium. The board budget then goes to the Town Council for review and action as they prepare the municipal budget during the month of March. Finally, the entire community will have an op-portunity to decide on both the Board of Education and town budgets at the town’s all-day vote on April 29.

I hope this explanation of our budget development practices and some of the factors that will influence next year’s budget help you better understand the pro-cess. I encourage you to be-come involved in the process by attending any of the bud-get development sessions. In addition, should you have any questions regarding in-formation you see or hear during our budget develop-ment process, please don’t hesitate to contact my office. I would be happy to discuss your questions or concerns.

Jeffrey Kitching is su-perintendent of Plainville Community Schools.

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The Plainville Public Library has added Sunday af-ternoon hours to its schedule, running through April 27. The hours are 1 to 5 p.m.

The additional Sunday afternoon hours were very popular last year. On average, more than 160 people vis-ited the library each Sunday afternoon.

All the regular services will be available, including Internet computers, reference and children’s room service and the entire collection of more than 88,000 volumes.

One of the most used services is just providing a quiet place with a desk and chair for study and reading.

The library’s regular winter hours are: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (the children’s room closes at 8 p.m.), Friday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 5 p.m.

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Then came the children. Baby’s first Christmas, the gold-sprayed macaroni on cardboard, the wooden cut-out star hand painted in pre-school, the wreaths with old Christmas cards from Sunday school, the Popsicle stick reindeer and oh, so much more. Each is a pre-cious memory from a time long past.

My mother-in-law’s photo from 1985 is embedded in a plastic tree. She added or-naments to many of her Christmas breads and after all these years, various an-gels, cherubs and drummers remain.

This year one ornament wiggled with every vibration in the room. Dave’s cousin saw it and remarked, “What a cute little reindeer!” She had forgotten that she attached it to her annual gift of home-made cookies just last year.

There are a few historic items as well. My great-aunt long ago gave me her German hand-blown glass beads, hand-strung on very old, weak and yellowed string. I broke only two beads this year. Auntie Fran’s red heart that was quite new hangs near her WWII-era bell, blue paint flaking off and most of the glitter long gone. Mom’s pink-striped pointed glass oval brings back my childhood.

The funniest is a blue glass piece about 12-inches long, curled like the toes of Aladdin’s shoes. I picked it out of a dumpster when a neighboring office was clos-ing. I thought it was beautiful then, and still do. It is stored as lovingly and carefully as all the rest.

The lights are now off, the needles are vacuumed, the boxes are stowed in the cor-ner of the cellar. All is calm all is bright – in my mind, await-ing next year and the reveal-ing again of distant and new memories of love and life.

Susan Zoni is a life-long Southington resident and an employee of the Record-Journal.

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SportsBlue Devil Notes

Plainville’s Stephanie Martino defends Southington’s Maggie Meehan Jan. 4. The Lady Blue Devils prevailed that night. (Photo by Matt Leidemer)

Plainville’s Eric Fischer takes the ball to the basket during a recent matchup. The Blue Devils headed into 2014 still searching for their first win. (Photo by Matt Leidemer)

Girls basketballAfter a game in which their

defense failed to keep them competitive, the Lady Blue Devils bounced back in a game when their offense was key in defeating Maloney, 52-44.

Down 21-13 at the half, the girls used a 24-7 third quarter to overtake the Spartans, and didn’t let go of the lead.

Senior forward Kelsey Clemens led the charge for the Blue Devils with an im-pressive double-double of 26 points and 15 rebounds.

Clemens was dominant from the floor, making six

field goals, and cashed in big time from the charity stripe, draining 13 free throws.

S o p h o m o r e g u a r d Stephanie Martino and ju-nior guard Rachel Lancaster added to Plainville’s offensive onslaught with eight and six points, respectively.

The 52 points was Blue Devils’ highest scoring out-put on the young season.

At press time, Plainville owned a record of 5-2.

In recent action, the locals bested Trinity Catholic (51-30) and Southington (44-41).

In the Rybczyk Tournament over the holiday break, host Plainville upended Trinity Catholic to win the consola-tion game thanks to another

impressive performance by Clemens. The senior regis-tered a double-double of 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Junior guard Deja Nolan’s four points and six rebounds helped the Blue Devils run away with the game after a closely contested 13-13 first quarter. Martino and fresh-man Lauren Tanner were also instrumental in the win, contributing six and seven points, respectively.

Plainville was able to churn out a close victory over a difficult Southington (5-2) team, thanks again, largely, to Clemens, who tallied 19 points and 15 boards.

Martino’s jumper late in the game helped the girls to put the game away.

Nolan netted 10 points for the victors.

Boys basketballFollowing a season-open-

ing loss to South Windsor, Plainville hit the road in hopes of capturing a victory.

The road wasn’t kind to the Blue Devils.

A 70-32 loss to Maloney left Plainville with a mark of 0-3.

The 38-point defeat could be a sign that the boys are in for another long season.

The team has been hurt by its lack of size, with just two guys on the roster listed at six-feet or taller.

Unfortunately for the Blue Devils, 2014 got off to a very rough start as the team lost 101-55 to Conard to fall to 0-6 on the year.

Although there hasn’t been much positive to take away from losses like the one to Conard, it’s noticeable that the Blue Devil offense has been more efficient over their last three games (54.3 points per game) than it was their first three outings (42 ppg).

And not every game has been a blowout for the team. In the consolation game of the Plainville-hosted Rybczyk Tournament, the Blue Devils fell to Terryville by a final count of 76-64, easily the

locals’ best contest of the season.

Juniors Austin Butler and Jayden Lococo led the Blue Devils with 19 and 16 points, respectively, while All-Tournament selection Eric Fischer, a senior, added 13.

WrestlingThe Blue Devils hosted the

Plainville Invitational and saw some promising finishes from several young wrestlers.

The invite featured the likes of Maloney, Bristol

C e n t r a l , M i n n e c h a u g (Mass), Danbury’s B-Team, Avon, Woodstock Academy, Rockville, Vinal Tech and Goodwin Tech.

The Spartans of Maloney took the invitational title.

The Blue Devils finished in sixth place.

Plainville’s top finishers were juniors John Oliveira (third place, 160 pounds) and Sam Lindgren (fourth, 132) and senior Robert Filipkowski

Girls hoop rolling; Wrestlers hang toughBy Nate BrownThe Plainville Citizen

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I shook my head when I read the top sports stories

of the year as judged by the Associated Press.

1) Boston Marathon bombings.

2) Lance Armstrong disgrace.

3) NFL concussion lawsuit settlement.

4) Baseball drug bans of A-Rod, etc.

5) Aaron Hernandez arrest.

I’m not diametrically op-posed to the collective opin-ion of 96 U.S. editors and news directors when the tenets of journalism are con-sidered, but they apparently didn’t ask the sports people.

If the real world were a department store, sports would be the toy depart-ment. We turn to sports as entertainment when our work is done, and while the sports world is rife with greed, corruption and cheat-ing just like anything else our species touches, I would have liked to see one actual sports result among the top five stories of the year.

The Red Sox winning the World Series was sixth. The

Ravens winning the Super Bowl was seventh.

The dramatic turnaround of Auburn’s football team comes in at No. 8. If I can relegate the terrorists, the cheaters, the criminals and the legal issues aside to the front page, I would have to consider the way the Tigers beat Alabama on the return of a short field-goal try as time expired as No. 1.

The Red Sox World Series success, the Ravens winning the Super Bowl, the Heat adding another NBA title and the greatness of LeBron James would all be on my list.

Ninth on the AP list is the Manti Te’o soap op-era, followed by the Miami Heat winning their second straight NBA championship.

I realize I would be chas-tised for being naïve and out of touch at an editorial meeting, but I would much rather prefer that we stick to the games. As a person who would much prefer to watch reruns of “Gunsmoke” for the umpteenth time rather than “American Idol,” I wholeheartedly accept that.

Out of touch? Perhaps.Pollyanna looking at the

world through rose-colored specs? Sure, I’m guilty, but I’ll keep holding on to what I believe is a better way

Their top 10 and my two cents

Ken LipshezFrom the Lip

sports no longer matters.…While we’re on pet

peeves, how ridiculous is the obsession with fantasy teams? I watch the ticker on the bottom of the screen during NFL games and I see numbers flashing by for quarterbacks, receivers, running backs and kickers.

Well, let me tell you something, fantasy freaks. There isn’t one of those skill-position people who would be going anywhere without the unsung heroes in the offensive line. Let me see you incorporate them in your fantasy world.

The funny part about it is players like Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Marshawn Lynch and Lesean McCoy would be the first to tell you that. If you need any more proof, consider the 2013 New York Giants. Other than asking contemporary fans to keep

their fantasies to them-selves, I have this to say: Giants GM Jerry Reese bet-ter spend his cash on a free agent guard and tackle.

Fantasy. Humbug! A gen-eration of casual NFL fans is growing up not under-standing or caring about anybody numbered 50-79. Include the heart and soul of the sport in these fanta-sies and then maybe you’ll come close to understand-ing the nature of the sport.

…I had to laugh when I

read a report from some-thing called The Sports Xchange that the New York Yankees’ offseason moves have “ensured” them of a return to the postseason.

I have two views of this.First of all, since when

does a team that sorely lacks pitching pick up some aging offensive stars and suddenly be thrust ahead of the Red Sox and Tampa Bay

Rays?Second, the word “en-

sure” takes this ironic twist.Baseball continues on

the path where the wealthy have all the advantages. What the Yankees have “ensured” is that they will compete for a playoff spot. Money, you see, will al-low a team to prepare it-self well for the long haul of 162 games, leaving the small-market teams des-perately trying to hold onto their players and banking on those in the running for Comeback of the Year awards.

Yes, the Yankees have “ensured” like only the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, Rangers, et al., can. Thankfully, the human ef-fect, which includes heart (# RedSoxClubhouse) and sadly injury may just make such “ensuring” merely a vehicle to win the Hot Stove Headlines pennant.

The CT Board of Approved Baseball Umpires-Hartford Chapter is accepting applications for high school base-ball umpires for the 2014 season. The Hartford Chapter serves 48 schools.

For more information, contact Ed Hoyer at (860) 982-9502 [email protected] or Jim Kayan at (860) 335-7935 [email protected].

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(fourth, 182).“They knew it was going

to be very tough competition and they trained very hard,” PHS coach Rusty Spence said of his guys. “Oliveira wres-tled very well in one of the tougher weight classes.”

Spence was also very com-plementary of Filipkowski, who’s in his first year of wres-tling, and Lindgren, a relative newcomer to the sport.

In recent dual meets hosted by Conard and Branford, the Blue Devils found themselves losing due to rookie mistakes made on the mats.

At the Conard Duals, the locals lost to the host team

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(42-40) and Avon (56-18).“Conard was kind of an

even matchup. They had good kids in different weight classes that dominated us, and on the other side, we ended up with a cou-ple of quick pins,” said PHS coach Rusty Spence. “When we faced Avon, the (ideal) matchups were all on their side, and sometimes it just happens that way.”

At the Branford Duals, the Blue Devils struggled against E.O. Smith, 42-18, getting pinned in seven matches. Against Branford, the Blue Devils lost 47-15, with several of the matches, once again, decided by pins. Plainville was able to walk away with a “W” over Suffield, 54-30.

“When we get pinned, ul-

timately, it’s costing us every match. We’ve got to teach them to fight more off their backs. They get panicked when they get down on their backs and they aren’t thinking about getting them-selves in good positions, and they end up in trouble,” said Spence. “We practice getting off our backs, but they panic, and it’ll cost us.”

Oliveria continues to per-form well for the Blue Devils, as has Lindgren.

Youth Sports

The Plainville Wrestling Club has been busy as of late, competing at both the New London Youth Tournament on Dec. 29 and the Berlin Tournament on Jan. 5.

At the NLYT, Plainville’s Gabriel Hernandez and Joey Kennedy both came in first place in their respective class, while several of their teammates fin-

ished a strong third: Deondre Jenkins, Alex Hernandez, Tyler Babowicz, Kyle Voisine and Kaleb Korona.

At the Berlin Tournament, Hernandez again walked away with a first place finish. Joining him in first place were Dakota Dinielli and Voisine.

Jenkins and Korona finished second, while Dominic Pedrolini took third.

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The opening of a Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft store on Queen Street in Southington fills the last vacancy of the ShopRite plaza. Three years ago the plaza was fac-ing the loss of another gro-cery store and several empty storefronts.

The resurgence of the ShopRite Plaza parallels growth and development on Queen Street. According to Southington Chamber of Commerce President Art Secondo, there are now 55 restaurants between Oak Hill Cemetery and the Plainville town line, a 2.5-mile stretch of Queen Street.

Secondo said the opening of ShopRite three years ago was the catalyst for devel-opment at the plaza and also resulted in more investor in-terest in Queen Street as traf-fic increased.

“The major investors real-ize that Southington is a mag-net for people from Bristol, New Britain and Plainville,” he said. “People are grabbing

up every little spot they can.”Louis Perillo, town eco-

nomic development coordi-nator, said ShopRite has been a large traffic draw, which has in turn attracted restaurants and now Jo-Ann Fabric to the plaza.

“That plaza has made a tremendous turnaround,” he said. “It’s been such a power-house that it’s helped propel the street in such a positive way.”

After the opening of ShopRite, Secondo said, the plaza gained restaurants such as Moe’s and Buffalo Wild Wings.

Taxes for the plaza itself at 750 Queen St. amounted to $257,045 this past year. That figure does not in-clude taxes for the stand-alone restaurants. The plaza is owned by a holding com-pany, Southington/Route 10 Associates.

Average cost in dollars per square foot of space has jumped from the teens sev-eral years ago to the 20s now, Perillo said. The lack of va-cancies has also driven up rental costs along with the

location. Businesses looking to open are attracted to the amount of traffic heading to existing businesses.

“It still has high desirabil-ity,” Perillo said.

For the town’s planners, the challenge is to keep high traffic to attract and retain retailers but to avoid conges-tion. Perillo said measures have been taken that include changing the timing of lights, including turning arrows and adding access roads that con-nect plazas so shoppers don’t have to get back on Queen Street.

Southington seems to buck the general state trends in economics and is adding businesses, but Secondo said the town has to be careful not to add more businesses than its infrastructure can sustain.

“We’re doing better than other towns but we have to watch it,” he said.

Perillo said he’s thrilled to see Jo-Ann Fabric opening on Queen Street. He expected it to draw a creative demo-graphic that will also benefit other businesses in the area.

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Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town of Plainville that the second installment of Real Estate and Personal Property taxes on the Grand List of October 1, 2012, and the supplemental bill for motor vehicle taxes on the Grand List October 1, 2012 becomes due and payable on the first day of January 2014. Sec. 12-145.If the second installment of real estate or per-sonal property payment or the supplement bill for motor vehicles is not paid on or before Monday February 3rd the tax becomes delin-quent and is subject to 3% interest charged from January 1, 2014 including February, and from then on, additional interest of 1 ½ % per month (18% annually) will be added. The min-imum interest charge is $2.00. Sec. 12-146.Hours at the Revenue Collector’s Office, Town Hall 1 Central Square. Plainville, Ct., and each business day during January are as follows:Monday through Wednesday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

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WHITE Children’s Bedroom Set. Frame, Headboard & Footboard, Lowboy w/mirror that goes over it, Nightstand & Desk. Good cond. $300. 203-284-2057

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32 North Colony St Wallingford

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Electronics

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toys, lamps

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Meriden 2 BR, 1st Floor Brand New Cond. New Appli-ances. Off St Parking. $850 +Utilities. First, Last & 1 Mo Sec. No Pets. 860-663-1229

MERIDEN3 BR -$925 2 BR- $700 Newly remod. No Pets.

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GE DRYER 5 years old. Runs beautifully. Asking $50. 2 Water Coolers - Both need work. FREE. Call 203-265-1511

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2003 JOHN Deere, Model X585, 4 wheel drive. Mow-er, plow, chains, cart. Good cond. $6500. 203-379-7177

MERIDEN Studio Apartment $595. Heat & HW Included. Security & Utilities. Available Immediately. 203-886-8808

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Cheese 6.50 8.95 10.45 11.95 18.95Add’l. Items 1.00 1.50 1.75 2.00 3.00Toppings: Extra Cheese, Sausage, Pepperoni, Bacon, Meatball, Olives, Ham, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Onions, RoastedPeppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Broccoli, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Spinach, Anchovies, Pineapple, Artichoke Hearts, Hamburger

SPECIALTY PIZZASMALL 12” MEDIUM 14” LARGE 16” X-LARGE 18”

Clams Casino (White) 9.95 13.25 15.45 17.75Margarita (White) 9.95 13.49 15.45 17.75Florentine (White) 9.95 13.49 15.45 17.75Shrimp Scampi (White) 9.75 13.49 15.45 17.75Meat Lover’s 10.25 14.95 16.50 17.95White Pizza 7.50 10.95 12.95 13.50Veggie Lovers 10.25 14.95 16.50 17.25Primo 10.25 14.95 16.50 17.95Hawaiian 9.95 13.50 15.49 17.50Village Special Pizza 10.95 14.95 17.95 18.95Taco Pizza 9.95 13.75 14.95 16.25California Dreaming 10.95 14.95 17.50 18.95Philly Steak 9.75 14.95 17.95 18.95Greek Pizza 9.95 14.95 16.95 17.95NEW Mediterranean 9.95 14.95 16.95 18.25SMOG 9.95 14.25 15.95 17.75BBQ Chicken 9.95 13.50 15.95 16.95Buffalo Chicken 9.95 13.50 15.95 16.95Cheese Lovers 8.75 10.75 13.75 16.25Super Sausage 9.95 11.95 13.49 17.95Fradiovolo 9.95 11.95 13.49 17.95

BUFFALO WINGS6 Pieces - $5.9510 Pieces - 6.9512 Pieces - 7.9524 Pieces - 14.4936 Pieces • 19.9950 Pieces - 24.99

Hot, Mild or BBQ • Served withCelery and Bleu Cheese Dressing

SANDWICHESSANDWICH DELUXE

Tuna 3.50 5.95Ham 3.50 5.95Genoa Salami 3.50 5.95Roast Beef 3.50 6.50Turkey 3.50 5.95Grilled Cheese 2.95 4.95w/Ham or Tomato 3.25 5.95B.L.T. 3.50 5.95Chicken Breast 4.75 6.95

Above Served with Lettuce & Tomatoes. Deluxe Served withLettuce, Tomatoes and Pickle, French Fries & Cole Slaw

Village PizzaVillage Pizza

Delivery Available to Plainville and parts of Bristol, Farmington & Southington.

CALZONES OR STROMBOLIMEDIUM LARGE

Mozzarella 6.95 9.95Additional Items 1.50 1.75

HOT PARMIGIANA GRINDERSServed with Cheese & Tomato Sauce

8” 13”Sausage 5.25 6.95Meatball 5.25 6.95Eggplant 5.75 7.50Veal 5.75 7.50Chicken 5.25 6.95

HOT OR COLD GRINDERSServed with Cheese, Lettuce and Tomato

HALF WHOLEGrilled Chicken 6.75 7.95Genoa Salami 5.25 6.95Roast Beef 5.75 7.95Ham 5.25 6.95Tuna 5.75 7.50Pastrami 5.25 6.95Turkey 5.25 6.95Italian Combo 5.75 7.95Steak & Cheese 5.95 7.95Chicken Cutlet 5.25 6.95B.L.T. 5.25 6.95Cheeseburger 5.95 7.95Pepperoni 5.25 6.95Veggie 5.25 6.95Extra Cheese .50 .75Extra Meat 1.00 1.00

BURGERSSANDWICH DELUXE

Hamburger 3.50 5.95Cheeseburger 3.95 6.95Bacon Cheeseburger 5.95 7.45Gyro 5.50 7.45Double Cheeseburger 5.50 7.45

Above Served with Lettuce & Tomatoes. Deluxe Servedwith Lettuce & Tomatoes, French Fries & Cole Slaw

Appetizers, Salads, Italian Dinners

Appetizers • SaladsSeafood Platters

Dinners • Kids Meal

NEW LUNCH SPECIAL 12” Grinder $5.99 Pick-up OnlyNot valid on Roast Beef, Grilled Chicken or Steak

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Party Size 1 Topping, 24 pc. Wings& One 2-Liter Soda

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SUNDAY-WEDNESDAYLarge Cheese


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Large Cheese Pizza,10 Buffalo Wings, 2-Liter Soda

$15.99 + tax


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Two Extra LargeCheese Pizzas

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Large Pizza,1 Topping, 16 Wings

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2 X-Large Pizzas,1 Topping Each$22.95 + tax


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X-Large Pizza with 1Topping & 15 Wings

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2 Medium Pizzas,One Topping Each

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$16.99 + tax


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Authentic Hand Made NY Style Pizza 13” Parmesan Grinder

$4.99Toppings: Extra Cheese, Pepperoni, Bacon, Meatball, Olives, Ham, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Onions, Roasted Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers, Broccoli, Tomatoes,

Eggplant, Spinach, Anchovies, Pineapple, Artichoke Hearts, Hamburger

– Lunch Special –Chicken Parm,

Meatball Parm or Sausage Parm

Small 12” Medium 14” Large 16” X-Large 18” Party Size 25x17”Cheese 6.50 8.95 10.45 11.95 18.95Add’l Items 1.00 1.50 1.75 2.00 3.00

Plus Tax.Pick-Up Only.

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