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Volume 19, Number 28 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall www.TownTimes.com Friday, November 14, 2014

The Coginchaug Soccer Club is bringing the new sport of footgolf to Indian Springs Golf Course in Middlefield for a fund-raiser on Sunday, Nov. 16.

Footgolf, first developed offi-cially in Europe, is pretty much what it sounds like. Footgolfers play golf using – instead of clubs and a small golf ball – feet and a soccer ball. No one is allowed to play defense in footgolf.

“It’s a national phenomenon,” said Jen Huddleston, manager of Indian Springs Golf Course. “It’s making its way across the United States ... We just thought it would be a blast to try it out.”

Mark Salley, registrar of the CSC, said, “It’s a great combina-tion. We’re hoping to get parents

who might be into golf to play with their soccer kids.”

The footgolf event will have two courses. The long course is 18 holes designed for groups of four in a scramble format. Huddleston said, “The holes are different. We’re shortening the holes to make it more kick-able.”

Holes have been replaced with targets. The long course, accord-ing to Huddleston, is for anyone up to completing 18 holes, at an estimated time of two hours.

A short course for families and youth will have a reduced number of holes and a kicking contest.

Some of the proceeds from the event will go into CSC’s cap-ital improvement account dedi-cated to field improvements.

“As time has gone on, the fields are getting worse and

worse,” said Salley. “Our goal is to make some dramatic im-provements, hopefully within the year.”

In October, the CSC moved forward with a plan to donate a $8,300 fencing project to Memo-rial School. The fence will keep cars off the grounds, allowing the club the opportunity to work on the two soccer fields.

Presenting the plan to the Board of Education on Oct. 8, Francis Willet, CSC’s field man-ager, said that the Memorial fields were “in desperate need of enhancement, seeding, or plug-ging ... If you’ve ever walked on it, it’s close to concrete.”

According to Salley, cars driv-ing on the fields is one of the big-gest difficulties when it comes

Footgolf fundraiser for soccer fieldsBy Mark DionneTown Times

David Booth practices his tee shot for footgolf, a sport the Coginchaug Soccer Club will use as a fund-raiser on Nov. 16. | Jen Huddleston / Submitted

Durham’s solar farm project, with only a few more hurdles to clear before becoming a real-ity, still faces opposition from some neighboring the proposed location on the corner of Haddam Quarter Road and Brick Lane.

The solar farm would be built and maintained by Green Skies, a private Middletown-based company. The electricity generated would be sold back to the town at a reduced rate to power up to 10 municipal and public safety accounts for a 20-year agreement.

In an interview with the Town Times, Chair of the Clean Energy and Sustainability Task Force, Thomas Kannam, said this project will benefit the entire community, while very few residents would be impacted directly. Those residents’ concerns were being addressed, he said.

Kannam and Durham First Selectman Laura Francis have both used the figure of $25,000 as the town’s potential annual savings, a figure that could go up depending on future electrical

Solar project moves forward, but not without oppositionBy Mark Dionne and Charles KreutzkampTown Times

See Footgolf / Page 2

See Solar / Page 6

A solar farm, proposed for this town-owned property on the corner of Brick Lane and Haddam Quarter Road, has drawn opposition from neighbors in the area.

| Mark Dionne / Town Times

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to field maintenance. Sally called protection “step one.” Memorial has the easiest field to fence off and protect.

The CSC is looking to im-plement a long term plan and, according to Salley, has been enjoying the support of school officials such as Su-perintendent Kathryn Vero-nesi and Memorial Principal Kevin Brough.

Salley said, “It’s too prema-ture to say exactly what we can do, but there’s no limit to what we’d be willing to do.”

Registration for the short course is $20 per person, which includes the course, a

kicking contest, a raffle ticket, and a food ticket for a hot dog or hamburger.

Registration for the long course is $50 per person, which includes the course, a cart for every two players, a raffle ticket, and two drink/food tickets (beer or soda, hot dog or hamburger).

Registration can be done at Indian Springs. Anyone reg-istering online can pick their tee time between noon and 2 p.m.

Spectators are welcome.Huddleston said, “The

good thing about footgolf is you can walk on the course without getting hit by a golf ball.”

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The student body of Me-morial School gathered Mon-day, Nov. 10 to hear the stories of seven veterans, whose ser-vice extends as far back as World War II.

Memorial Principal Kevin Brough introduced the vet-erans and told the students about the history of Veterans Day, including it original in-carnation as Armistice Day. Brough told the students how American soldiers had been honored overseas and how the date for Veterans Day shifted before returning to Nov. 11 to recognize the end of World War I.

Each of the veterans took turns addressing the assembly.

Bill Currlin, who served

with the Army in Vietnam, told the students he was grateful for the way America celebrated Veterans Day. Not-ing that the veterans met with different groups in the days surrounding Nov. 11, Currlin said, “It’s Veterans Week for

us, but we remember it for the other 51 weeks.”

Like Currlin, John Capega, told the students that his re-turn from Vietnam was not easy. Capega, who was with

Veterans visit Memorial SchoolBy Mark DionneTown Times

Veterans, including (from left) Bill Currlin and Al Smith, were thanked by students at the end of the Veterans Day ceremony. | Mark Dionne / Town Times

Memorial School Principal Kevin Brough showed students how technology, like a shielded helmet, changed the lives of the average soldier. | Mark Dionne / Town Times

Memorial School student Shane Buckheit learned about the items soldiers through history might wear and carry for protection. | Mark Dionne / Town Times

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erans at the assembly, Keith Lohmann and Major Bill Moss, paid tribute to the older veterans.

Moss, a Purple Heart re-cipient for wounds suffered from a roadside bomb in Iraq, said his welcome home was thanks to the veterans who went before him. Moss said he was severely wounded on a Sunday and was in Texas receiving “first class care” by Tuesday.

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in Iraq, said of the older vet-erans, “They paved the way and made it easier for me, so I’d like to thank them.”

The Veterans Day cere-mony has been a tradition at Memorial School. As he has done in previous years, Brough showed artifacts from past wars to the students to illustrate the life of a soldier

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Also, as in previous years, the Select Chorus and school band honored the veterans with patriotic songs.

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Veterans (from left) Bill Glueck, Bill Moss, Keith Lohmann, John Capega, Bill Currlin, Al Smith and Ernie Peterson were honored by Memorial School students at the school’s annual Veterans Day ceremony. | Mark Dionne / Town Times

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HARTFORD — Democrats and Republicans in the state Senate held their traditional post-election caucuses Nov. 6 to formally endorse three top leaders: Martin Looney, D-New Haven, Bob Duff, D-Norwalk and Len Fasano, R-North Haven.

Democrats selected Loo-ney, now the majority leader, as successor to Senate Presi-dent Pro Tem Donald E. Wil-liams Jr., D-Brooklyn, who did not seek re-election. Duff was named the new majority leader.

Fasano succeeds John P. McKinney of Fairfield as mi-nority leader. McKinney did not seek re-election.

The selections formalize what was clear months ago when Williams announced he would not seek another

term.While the caucuses select

the majority and minority leaders, Looney will not be become president pro tem until a vote of the Senate on Jan. 7, when the General Assembly convenes its 2015 session.

Democrats will control the chamber, 21 to 15.

Sen. Kevin Witkos, R-Can-ton will be Fasano’s deputy, holding the title of Republi-can leader pro tempore.

The GOP picked up one state Senate seat Election Dayand came close in two more races, a disappoint-ment given that the Dem-ocrats were defending five open seats.

“Our guys worked very hard, and it was close,” said Fasano, who has known for months he had the votes to succeed McKinney, who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP

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nel P. Malloy, a Democrat, was re-elected with 51 per-cent of the vote over Repub-lican Tom Foley.

“You look at what hap-pened across the country,” he said, not quite finishing the thought. “The House did a great job.”

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WASHINGTON — What do Connecticut and Hawaii have in common?

They are among only a handful of states that still have a Democratic governor and totally Democratic con-gressional delegation after a Republican tsunami washed over the nation on Election Day.

The only other true-blue states now are Delaware and Hawaii. (Vermont’s guberna-torial race is still up in the air.) Maryland, the Old Line State, could not hold the line against the Republican tide; and Massachusetts, for long considered a liberal Demo-cratic bastion, also elected a Republican governor.

The Republican gains were mainly attributed to the na-tion’s dissatisfaction with the Obama administration. But what does Connecticut’s loy-alty to the Democratic Party mean in a political world where Republicans have con-trol on Capitol Hill and veto power in many state houses?

The greatest impact of the new political reality on Con-necticut is in the U.S. Senate, because the GOP takeover of that chamber mean Connecti-cut’s senators have dropped from their position in the majority to the minority. So Sen. Richard Blumenthal will lose his chairmanship of an Armed Services air-land sub-committee and his position

as the head of a Commerce subcommittee in charge of surface transportation. The latter helped the senator take on the Metro-North Railroad for its recent failings.

The flip in the Senate also means Sen. Chris Murphy will lose his position as chair-man of a Senate Foreign Rela-tions panel with oversight of European affairs.

With Republicans in charge, GOP senators will win more committee seats to become a majority in each panel and Democrats will lose them. That means there’s a danger Blumenthal and/or Murphy may lose a committee assignment alto-gether because they have not been in the Senate very long and are junior members on some panels. Right now, for instance, it looks like Blu-menthal has a tenuous hold on the Judiciary Committee. But senior Democrats may move from one committee to another, and it’s impossible to tell right now if the Con-necticut senators will lose a committee job until the Sen-ate reorganizes, probably in December.

“Senator Blumenthal serves on committees that are at the forefront of issues critical to the people of Con-necticut, including veterans affairs, submarine produc-tion, rail safety, gun safety and consumer protections,” said Blumenthal press sec-retary Josh Zembik. “He has no expectation of losing any

committee assignments.”Murphy said he’d “cross

that bridge when we come to it.”

“Senator Murphy has al-ways fought hard for the peo-ple of Connecticut and will continue to work across the aisle on initiatives that bene-fit them, regardless of which party is in the majority,” said Kaylie Hanson, Murphy’s deputy communications di-rector. “Senator Murphy plans to keep his committee assignments and will con-tinue to use them as a plat-form from which to advocate for Connecticut jobs, uni-versal health care, anti-gun violence policies, smart na-tional security, and affordable higher education.”

If the election has provided a silver lining for Connecti-cut’s senators, it’s that the

loss of at least seven Demo-cratic Senate seats gives them a boost in seniority that will benefit them if the chamber is won back by the Democratic Party in 2016 or later. But no longer will they be able to hold hearings on their legis-lation or be able to push bills forward without GOP help.

Blumenthal said he’d reach out to Republicans on com-mon issues. But he also said the GOP’s control of the Senate does not mean party members will speak with one voice. The number of tea party senators has increased with the election of Joni Ernst of Iowa, Cory Gardner of Col-orado, Thom Tillis of North Carolina and others, and they may push back against mainstream Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., who had to fend off a tea party

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rates. The 20 year savings to the town have been estimated at $750,000.

While saving the town money is an admirable pur-suit, not everyone is excited about the solar farm project. Several neighbors object to both the project and to the way the site was selected.

“I’m surprised this is some-thing they’re moving forward with so quickly,” said Marie Wilde of Haddam Quarter Road.

The property was first raised as a possibility at a May public hearing, when the town was considering a dif-ferent site. An application for the arrangement went for ap-proval to the Zero Emission Reduced Energy Credit pro-gram (ZREC or “Zee-Rec”), run by the state and the utility companies. The application, prepared by Green Skies with Francis’ authorization, could only list one proposed site, and it was the Haddam Quar-ter property.

The ZREC program that makes this project possible is competitive, Kannam said, and Durham was fortunate to be selected.

Like other neighbors, Wilde first heard in August that the site was singled out, after the

application went in. At an Aug. 25 public hearing, led by Francis, two properties were discussed and it was not re-vealed that one had been put forward for approval.

“It went in with just Haddam Quarter and we were never notified” of the overall process, Wilde said. “It feels like there’s a lot of lying go-ing on.”

Pauline Webb of Haddam Quarter Road wrote in an e-mail interview, “It feels like we are being railroaded and it’s not the way I thought our town operated.”

In an interview with the Town Times, Francis empha-sized that the application was only one part of the process and did not represent final ap-proval from the town. “There’s nothing that obligates us,” on the application said Francis.

Both Webb and Wilde stressed that they don’t op-pose solar, just the placement of it in their neighborhood. According to Webb, “If you don’t care about preserving green space you ought to at least care about preserving property values and the taxes that follow. Degrading the character of this neighbor-hood is a real risk here. Why trade one asset for another?”

Wilde said, “My main objec-tion is that it doesn’t belong in

a residential area.” To address those concerns,

Haddam Quarter residents asked for a meeting with Fran-cis to hear more about the project from people directly involved, such as represen-tatives from Green Skies and members of the Clean Energy and Sustainability Task Force.

The meeting, with an esti-mated attendance of over 50, took place Oct. 15 at Town Hall. Recalling the meeting at the Oct. 27 Board of Select-men meeting, Francis said, “It was first intended to be a small group ... there was a lot of recruiting ... which brought a lot more than either side anticipated.” This resulted in what Francis called “a lively discussion.”

At the BOS meeting, select-man John Szewczyk said that the Oct. 15 meeting “probably violated 10 F.O.I. [Freedom of Information] rules.”

There was no public invi-tation or notice of the Oct. 15 meeting, which took place without an agenda, minutes or other record. No members of the press attended. Szewczyk and selectman Steve Levy both said they were unaware of the meeting until after it took place.

Wilde said, “When we got there it was the Clean En-ergy Task Force and everyone else that they invited ... All we heard was how wonderful it was.” The crowd applauded pro-solar farm statements and the atmosphere, Wilde said, seemed designed to make the Haddam Quarter neighbors “feel like really evil people.”

Webb said, “I thought it

was a real slap in the face. We asked for a small infor-mal meeting with [Francis] to discuss our concerns and learn more about the project. When we arrived the place was swamped with people giv-ing testimony to the benefits of solar.”

Francis told the BOS that attendance “got out of hand fast,” but that the meeting was a “procedural problem” and not, as Szewczyk termed it, an ethical problem.

The meeting rankled some, but also appeared to move the discussion forward and brought out new information.

Kannam said he worked with Green Skies to show res-idents what other solar panel installations look like, and also addressed concerns not based in fact – for example, that the solar panels would kill birds, reflect light, be noisy, or be a risk for cancer-causing radiation.

“When they saw the panels a lot of the fears went away,” Kannam said, although he ac-knowledged that some resi-dents still oppose the project.

Brad Wilkinson, who lives close enough to the proposed site to see it from his kitchen window, said that after seeing renditions and hearing options at the meeting he decided not to oppose the project actively. While the location is “not our favorite,” Wilkinson said, “we’re better served making it as seamless as possible.”

Some of those mitigating options include the design of a buffer zone up to 50 feet wide and the fencing. Francis said, “We learned that we can dic-

tate what kind of fencing we want,” including no fencing. Furthermore, Kannam said, there are efforts underway to beautify the site by plantings trees that will obstruct the view of the solar panels.

“When we ask for input, we use that input to address con-cerns and I think we’ve done that,” said Francis.

Wilde said her questions were not answered, including what happens if Green Skies collapses and what exactly the solar farm will look like. Webb and Wilde both wondered what the solar farm would do to their property values and why the issue does not have to go to town referendum. “I don’t understand how that can possibly be,” Wilde said.

Kannam said that there was no credible evidence that the project would reduce nearby property values. According to Kannam, solar panels reduce property taxes by generat-ing income, which can raise property values. Green en-ergy initiatives are also seen as a selling point for young buyers interested in sustain-ability, Kannam said.

Bringing the issue to the Town Meeting also came up at the BOS, and Francis said that was not appropriate. “I’m not going to bring issues to the legislative body that aren’t legislative matters ... You can’t just bring public opinion polls to the Town Meeting.”

As a land-use issue, the so-lar farm will have to go before the Inland Wetlands Commis-sion, which has the matter on its Nov. 17 agenda. Inland Wet-lands has a public comment section of its meetings but will not hold a public hear-ing on the matter. The Plan-ning and Zoning Commission will schedule a required pub-lic hearing on the matter af-ter it goes through Inland Wetlands.

In a curious twist, both commissions are chaired by the same person, Republi-can member Richard Eriksen, who also lives on Haddam Quarter Road. Donia Viola of Durham complained to both the P&Z and the BOS about Eriksen chairing both com-missions, calling it a potential conflict of interest. Eriksen was voted chair by both com-missions and the roles do not violate any town rules.

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After picking up 10 seats Nov. 4, the House GOP is at its strongest in 20 years. Democrats still will control the House in 2015, 87 to 64.

Republicans have gained 27 seats over the past three elections. After the 2010 election, they were outnum-bered, 114 to 37.

House Republicans were to meet to elect a successor to Rep. Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. of Norwalk, who did not seek re-election. Rep. Themis Klarides of Derby is seeking the post.

Fasano, who grew up in New Haven and graduated from Yale and Boston Uni-versity Law School, said he

intends to try to broaden the GOP’s legislative reach in the cities as the GOP leader.

“We have a great message for the cities, but we need someone to deliver it,” he said.

The only Republican gain in the Senate came in an open race in the 20th Sena-torial District, where Andrea Stillman did not seek re-elec-tion. It was won by Paul M. Formica of East Lyme.

In all, there will be seven new senators taking office on Jan. 7, when the General As-sembly convenes.

The new Republican sen-ators: Formica, Henri Martin of Bristol and Tony Hwang of Fairfield, all winning open seats.

The new Democratic sen-ators: Timothy Larson of East Hartford, Mae Flexer of Danielson, Ted Kennedy Jr. of Branford, and Marilyn Moore of Bridgeport. Moore unseated Sen. Anthony Musto of Trumbull in a pri-mary. The other seats were open.

House Republicans un-seated nine Democrats, all but one of whom had voted for the gun-control law passed after the Newtown school massacre. They also won two open seats that had been held by Democrats.

Rep. Michael Molgano of Stamford, who missed ex-tended periods in Hartford because of illness, was the only House GOP incumbent

to lose.The Democratic House

incumbents to lose: Joe Di-minico of Manchester, Tom Vicino of Clinton, Ted Mou-kawsher of Groton, Elissa Wright of Groton, Timothy Bowles of Preston, Brian Sear of Canterbury, Christo-pher Wright of Bristol, Paul

Davis of Orange and James Maroney of Milford.

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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cratic minority may be more cohesive than the Republican majority,” Blumenthal said.

In the House, Republi-cans also strengthened their majority Nov. 4, placing Connecticut’s five House members in a smaller pool of colleagues. In this Congress, Democrats held 199 seats and lost at least a dozen and prob-ably many more as the results of many races have not yet been decided.

“What you can’t do is say that nothing can be done,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, who won a 13th term in the House.

DeLauro said the delega-tion can still be effective in many ways, including lob-bying federal agencies to help constituents, as she did for veterans in her district who were about to lose their housing.

“You take on the issues that are important and you try to find a way,” DeLauro said.

The Democratic Senate blocked many House initia-tives, including more than 40 attempts to repeal or amend the Affordable Care Act, from becoming law. But no more, as both chambers are in GOP control. Now President Obama will be the backstop, using his veto to keep some of the legislation Connecti-cut Democrats oppose from becoming law, DeLauro said.

“We lost in midterms all

of the time,” DeLauro said of Democrats. “But it’s fair to say its was a tough cycle for Democrats. But I don’t dwell in the past, I move forward.”

DeLauro also said she ex-pects to keep her leadership position as co-chair of the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee in the next Congress, which will be gav-eled in in January.

The silver lining in the election for Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, is that her decisive 54-46 percent win over Republican Mark Greenberg has erased her “freshman curse.” Tradition-ally, members of Congress, especially in swing districts like the 5th, are most vulner-able during their first re-elec-tion bid.

The 2014 sweep in Con-necticut by congressional Democrats marks the fourth consecutive cycle in which the party has won all U.S. House elections in the state.

Eric Ostermeier, at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey School of Pub-lic Affairs, said the Nutmeg State now has the third lon-gest Democratic congres-sional streak in the nation, behind Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Ostermeier, author of the Smart Politics website, also says the current undefeated run by the Connecticut Dem-ocrats is by far the party’s best showing in state history.

Before this streak, Demo-

crats hadn’t swept all Con-necticut congressional races in even back-to-back cycles since the party was founded in 1828, Ostermeier said.

This year, “Connecticut ran counter to the national trend,” said University of Connecticut political science professor Ron Schurin.

While the governor’s race and some of the contests for constitutional offices, such as secretary of the state, were very close, the Democratic Party kept its lock on the state’s politics.

Shurin said, “Republicans in Connecticut suffer from not having a strong bench.”

In a year that could have been a banner year for Re-publicans in the state, they suffered from not having first-tier candidates or had some who were likeable like Dan Debicella (challenger to Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th Dis-trict) who did not run great campaigns.”

As far as Greenberg, who, like failed 2012 Senate can-didate Linda McMahon, self-financed his campaign, Schurin said, “Republicans should learn that nominating millionaire candidates is not a sure path to victory.”

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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The Middlefield/Rockfall VFW has scheduled a flag burning ceremony for Saturday, Nov. 29 at 10 a.m. Rain date is Dec. 6. Prior to the flag burning, residents of Mid-dlefield may drop off used American flags that are no longer serviceable – being tattered, soiled or unsuitable for display – at the Middlefield Town Hall or the Middle-field Community Center. Collection boxes are available at these locations throughout the year. Family members should remove flags from the Main Street cemeteries by Nov. 26. After this date, flags will be removed by the VFW.

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My cat, Shamus, makes me believe in miracles. He’s a silver tabby who stole my heart – and kept it – six years ago, when he came to me as a wee one. He has over-come incredible odds, and I believe he came into my life to teach me about love and courage and strength. And miracles.

My little guy drew the short straw, as he was born with serious heart and lung issues. He’s hovered be-tween this world and the next more times than I care to remember. He’s been in the emergency animal hospi-tal several times, enclosed in an oxygen tent and hooked up to IVs.

Each time the vets there didn’t expect him to pull through. But they don’t know my Shamus. He’s got more pluck than anyone I know, human or not. He ob-

viously decided, those fate-ful nights, that he will leave when he’s good and ready, and not a moment sooner.

And over the years, at home, too, we have gone through some really rough times together, him and me. A number of times it looked like he was down for the count, and I never left his side, and a prayer never left my lips. But then he rallies. Always.

In addition to the regu-lar visits to the vet, I also am using alternative heal-ing methods with him, and the results are amazing. Although he will always require nearly constant vig-ilance, I am happy to report that right now he is doing great. If you were to come to my house and see him, you would think I had made

A miracle cat

See Miracle / Page 9 Letters to the Editor

Smooth Election DayTo the editor:Durham had 24 new voters register on

Election Day. The new legislation that al-lowed unregistered residents to register and vote on Election Day worked as planned. About two-thirds of Durham voters turned out to vote, again higher than the expected statewide average. Thanks to all those who work making elections possible. Thanks, also, to all the candidates who ran, the vol-unteers who worked on their campaigns and the voters who came out and engaged in democracy, exercising their Constitutional rights.

Karen CheyneyRegistrar of Voters

Support appreciatedTo the editor: As we approach this very special holi-

day season and the end of 2014 I want to take a moment to thank all the people of Durham for your support over the last few months. I am sure that I join most of you in being delighted that the campaign sea-

son is behind us. Also I invite you to join me in moving forward in addressing issues critical to Durham, the state of Connecti-cut and, most importantly, to each of you and your families. These are serious times and it’s time that we work together to build a better future. I have invited Senator-elect Ted Kennedy to join me in working to make our community and our state stronger and a better place to work and live. I look forward to continuing to be a voice for Durham with State Senator Len Fasano and Representa-tive Vin Candelora.

I promise to work hard for you every day and to keep you informed about what is truly going on in Hartford. I will continue to represent and work with all of you. My resolve to always put the needs of Durham and Madison before anything else has only been strengthened while serving as your state representative.

Wishing you all happy and healthy holi-days ahead.

Noreen KokorudaState Representative 101st

November puts the focus on veterans in numerous ways. It’s Veterans Awareness Month, Veterans Apprecia-tion Month, Hire a Vet month, Veterans History Awareness Month and, of course, the month that honors veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.

While women veterans are not specifically mentioned in those categories, there’s no doubt that veterans’ services and organizations are giving more recognition to the con-tributions — and specific con-cerns — of these veterans.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs states the women veterans are the fast-est growing group within the veterans’ population.

Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs reports that nearly 20 percent of to-day’s active armed forces are women and that just in this state alone there are nearly 16,000 women veterans. The state VA also makes note it’s “proud our commissioner Dr. Linda S. Schwartz, Maj, USAF (retired) is a distinguished woman veteran.”

Women in the military are

getting new and renewed in-terest in many forms – this in-cludes services and enhanced recognition of the importance of providing support and ser-vices in a way that works best for this segment of veterans. Outreach efforts and includ-ing women in developing and providing feedback on ser-vices are part of the plan.

According to the VA, women veterans under utilize VA care, largely due to a lack of knowledge about VA bene-fits and available services and their eligibility for them.

In response to that concern, the VA has created a woman veterans call center. Women veterans can talk to a per-

son specifically trained to ad-dress their questions at (855) 829-6636 (1-855-VAWOMAN) Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 10 p,m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

The call is free and con-fidential and also available to individuals calling on a woman veteran’s behalf.

From April 2013 to April 2014 the Call Center received over 9,600 incoming calls and made over 93,000 outbound calls. The WVCC receives, on average, 45 calls per day and makes, on average, 500 calls per day.

Women veterans can ac-cess a wide range of programs that address concerns about health care or help them se-cure housing, educational loans and grants, or get help with other issues they en-counter related to their mil-itary service.

The Veterans Administra-tion also is publicizing 20 years of service at its Center for Women Veterans, a pro-gram that monitors and coor-dinates programs specifically

New focus on women veterans

See Veterans / Page 9


Miracle

this whole thing up. He runs through the house, and is fully engaged with life, and acts like he is the healthiest kitty in the world.

So here’s just some of what Shamus has brought into my life. With all he’s been through, he is still nothing but pure love and gentleness. It just pours out of him, and people who meet him fall under his spell. His physical heart may have come into this world a bit battered, but his spiritual heart, the one where the love is, is absolutely grand.

He’s taught me the im-portance of never giving up. That strong spirit of his just keeps hurdling over every obstacle. And he’s shown me that even when it looks like the chips are down, they just might not be. Hang in there. There are miracles. There’s

magic. And he’s taught me – and

this is a big one for me – to live in the moment and take every day as it comes. I’ve had to live with uncertainty – I think we all do in one way or another – and I’ve had to make friends with it. With Shamus, I don’t let my mind wander too far ahead. I just enjoy every minute I have with him.

I often think he must love life so, to refuse to leave it when everything is pointing to the exit ramp. We should all love life like that.

Shamus picked me out that day six years ago, when I went to the animal rescue, and I’ll be forever grate-ful for that. He must have known we had quite the journey ahead of us, and that I had some important lessons to learn, and that he was the one for the job.

He was right.

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Veterans

for women veterans. In addition, Women Vet-

erans Health Care has devel-oped an outreach toolkit to raise awareness of women veterans’ health care needs and the care VA provides to this rapidly growing vet-eran group. Interested veter-ans can access the Women’s Health Outreach Toolkit (on the VA website) to find bro-chures, fact sheets, FAQs, health campaign materials, videos for download, and more.

The veterans administra-tion also supports confer-ences and events focused on women veterans issues and provides training opportu-nities for health care profes-

sionals to learn more about the needs of women veterans.

The Veterans Administra-tion recently has targeted is-sues regarding what is known as Military Sexual Trauma or MST. Representatives at VA’s Health Resource Center (a national screening program, in which every veteran seen for health care) ask every vet-eran whether he or she expe-rienced MST.

Either sex can experience MST and the VA reports that national data from this pro-gram reveals that about one in four women and one in 100 men respond “yes,” that they experienced MST. (The VA points out that although rates of MST are higher among women, because there are so many more men than women

in the military, there are sig-nificant numbers of both sexes who have experienced MST.)

The VA has this message for women veterans: “Call-ing all women who served in the United States Military. Do you know your veteran status? Do you have a veteran ID card? Do you receive any benefits from the VA, like the GI Bill? Do you receive health care benefits from VA? If you do not know the answers to these questions the Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs es-tablished a call center just for you.”

— Information, including photo, compiled from the U.S. department of Veterans Affairs and the Connecticut Depart-ment of Veterans Affairs.

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The Durham Co-op 4 year class celebrated Halloween with Olaf (Mrs. Quinly) and Oscar the Grouch (Mrs. Murkowski.)


Thankfully, Whitney Pond cleanup has stuck

On a Saturday morning in early September, a crew of seven adults from the Mid-dlesex Land Trust and four students from Wesleyan Uni-versity met at the end of Cream Pot Road in Durham to clean up the area around Whit-ney Pond.

There was a huge amount of debris near the pond – rem-nants of camp fires, bottles and cans, broken glass, and lots of rusty nails in the ground – even pallets of wood that had been drug in to the area for illicit campfires, plus a dart board affixed to one of the trees.

With so many hands work-ing, the area began to show

its natural beauty once again. After a lot of the debris was picked up, the Wesleyan stu-dents accompanied four of the Land Trust workers for a hike up to the Mica Ledges. Rick Huntley first took us to see the interesting pile of rocks (some with initials and dates carved in the stones) that mark the point where the boundar-

ies of Guilford, Madison and Durham meet. The weather was sunny and warm, and we all appreciated the lovely views visible from the trail along the ledges.

I’m happy to report that this area has remained fairly trash free since our cleanup. I did re-move a fair amount of tossed bottles, cans, and trash a few weeks ago, and a small amount of trash last week, but nothing like the mess that had been ac-cumulating over the past few months. I hiked to this area re-cently (two months after the cleanup) and there was noth-ing to mar the serenity of the area.

Hopefully those who were littering and also engaging in other hazardous behaviors have learned how to share this area with all of us who are drawn to the beauty of this small jewel in my hometown. I encourage you to take an au-tumn hike up to the pond, or, if you’re feeling a bit more ad-venturous, to enjoy the great vistas offered by the Mica Ledges.

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CalendarSaturday, Nov. 15

Adoption event - Cat Tales has scheduled an adoption event for Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Petco, 760 Queen St., Southington. For more infor-mation, call (860) 344-9043 or [email protected].

Ukulele Club - The Mid-dlefield Ukulele is sched-uled to meet Saturday, Nov. 15, 9 to 11 a.m. at the Mid-dlefield Community center, 405 Main St. The public is welcome. For more informa-tion, contact Cindy at (860) 349-5656 or [email protected].

Pasta supper - A pasta supper and trivia night fund-raiser to benefit HELO Haiti, Inc., an orphanage near Les Cayes, Haiti, is sched-uled for Saturday, Nov. 15, 5 p.m., at the Middlefield Federated Church, 402 Main St. A fee is charged. Contact Elisabeth Kennedy at [email protected] or Cloe Poisson at [email protected].

Holiday bazaar - Cove-nant Village of Cromwell, 52 Missionary Road, Cromwell, has scheduled its holiday bazaar for Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Hol-iday gifts, Granny’s Attic, bake sale and more. For more information, call (860) 678-4300.

Night of Comedy - Durham Lions has sched-uled a Night of Comedy for Saturday, Nov. 15. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m.; show at 8 p.m. at the New Haven Racoon Club, 853 New Haven Road. A fee is charged for a buffet dinner (BYOB) and show. Call (860) 349-0755.

Investment seminar - A free financial investment seminar is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m., at Executive Suites, 6 Way Road, Middlefield. For more information and reserve a seat, call (860) 349-7074.

Christmas fair - Grace Lutheran Church, 1055 Ran-dolph Road, Middletown, has scheduled a Christmas craft fair and bake sale for Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 16Christmas fair - Grace

Lutheran Church, 1055 Ran-dolph Road, Middletown, has scheduled a Christmas craft fair and bake sale for Sunday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Women’s hike - Join Women of the Woods for a two- to 3-mile hike at a nice preserve in eastern Walling-ford. There are a few short steep spots both up and down, but nothing sus-tained. Beginning at 1 p.m., the hike should conclude between 3 and 3:30 p.m. For additional information, visit www.womenofthe-woods.org. For directions where to meet or questions contact Lucy at [email protected], (860) 395-7771.

Saturday, Nov. 22

Christmas Fair - St. Peter Church, 30 St. Pe-

ter Lane, Higganum, has scheduled a County Christmas Fair for Satur-day, Nov. 22, 9 a.m. The event features antiques, knitters nook, doll clothes, wreathes, trees and Santa’s Gift Shop. Lunch items and a bake sale will be offered. An auction is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Santa plans to arrive at noon. Call Bill Fitz-patrick at (860) 345-4910.

Tuesday, Nov. 25Thanksgiving service -

An ecumenical Thanksgiv-ing service is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m., at The Middlefield Federated Church. The Rev. Diana M. Rogers, from the Church of the Epiphany, is scheduled to preach. All are welcome.

Government Meetings

Durham(Unless otherwise indicated, all meet-ings are held at the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.town-ofdurhamct.org for updates.)Monday, Nov. 17Board of Finance, Town Hall, 6 p.m.Board of Selectmen, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Inlands/Wetlands, library, 7:30 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 18Board of Finance, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Library Board of Trustees, library, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 18Board of Finance, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Library Board of Trustees, library, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 19Planning & Zoning, library, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, Nov. 20DMIAAB, library, 7 p.m.Monday, Nov. 24Public Safety Renovations Plan-ning Committee, Durham Volun-teer Firehouse, 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 25Ethic’s Commission, library, 7 p.m.Wednesday, Nov. 26Senior Citizen Board, Durham Activity Center, 1 p.m.Tuesday, Dec. 16Public hearing, Durham Library, 7 p.m.

MiddlefieldTuesday, Nov. 18Board of Selectmen, Middlefield Community Center, 7 p.m.Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.

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FaithUnited Churches of Durham names interim leaderThe United Churches of

Durham voted to call the Rev. Stephen Washburn as their In-terim Senior Pastor recently, to begin in November. Over the next two years, he will help the congregation to learn from its past and prepare to call their next long term clergy.

Pastor Washburn comes to the United Churches of Durham through the Con-necticut Conference of the United Church of Christ. He has previously done an in-terim ministry in a congre-gation with both UCC and United Methodist affiliations like the United Churches of Durham.

Pastor Washburn was or-dained in 1982. He trained for Intentional Interim Ministry with the ecumenical Interim Ministry Network in 2000-01. He has helped nine other congregations through times of transition in Rhode Is-land, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

In 2013, the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ chose Pas-

tor Washburn to facilitate one of their Clergy Commu-nities of Practice for Interim Pastors. CCOP purposes in-clude continued learning, mutual support and uphold-ing clergy ethics. He contin-ues to lead this group once a month in MA. Before special-izing in transitional ministry, he pastored local churches in Illinois and Massachusetts. Once a month he takes part in a Family Systems Pastors’ Learning Group through the New Hampshire Conference of the UCC.

Interim Pastor Washburn graduated from Union Theo-logical Seminary in New York City with an emphasis on the Bible and Church History. Earlier he had received an A.B. in History from Haver-ford College, Penn. and a Master of Arts in Teaching from Wesleyan University in nearby Middletown. For seven years he taught Social Studies at public and inde-pendent schools in Massachu-setts, Pennsylvania and New York City before preparing to

become a pastor. He had also volunteered for one year as a citizens’ lobbyist relating to is-sues of public transportation in eastern Massachusetts.

Pastor Washburn’s favor-ite forms of exercise include bicycling and swimming. He learned to sail on Cape Cod. His regular spiritual prac-tices include chant, centering prayer and spiritual direction. His personal interests include history, classical music, Gilbert and Sullivan light opera, Japa-nese film, nature and travel

(especially railroads). For two summers while in gradu-ate school, he volunteered on, then led summer service proj-ects staffed by international volunteers with low-income children in Glasgow, Scotland.

Pastor Washburn was raised in Sharon, Mass., a suburb of Boston. For 36 years he has been married to the Rev. Di-anne Arakawa. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, she, too, is an Intentional Interim Pastor in the U.C.C. Formerly, she chaired the Transitional Ministry Committee of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ. Currently, she serves as the Transitional Senior Pastor at the First Church of Christ in Simsbury. Rev. Arakawa and Pastor Washburn are blessed with a son, who is in college.

Pastor Washburn’s typical work weeks will include office hours, 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. His time off will usually be Fri-days and Saturdays.

When asked why he chose to specialize in Intentional In-terim Ministry, Pastor Wash-burn commented, “During Interim Ministries church people face the absence of a

long term church leader and an unknown future. Inten-tional Interim Pastors invite people to deepen their depen-dence upon God as their guide in the face of change. It is a privilege to serve as spiritual coach, nurturing people’s faith and strengthening Christ’s ministries during transition.”

As an Intentional Interim Pastor, Rev. Washburn agrees not to be a candidate for the long term ministry in Durham so that he can focus fully on their transition. He is hon-ored to join Jesus’ ministry of care, healing and hope with the United Churches. He is grateful for the warm welcome which neighbors in the wider community have been extend-ing to him.

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Rev. Stephen Washburn

Religious Briefs

St. James ChurchSt. James Church has sched-

uled its annual Christmas fair and turkey dinner for Satur-day, Nov. 15, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair includes a silent auction, teacup raffle, crafts, baked goods, candy, jewelry, book sale and more. Dinner is served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A fee is charged. Some proceeds benefit the Haddam Food and Fuel Bank.

St. James Church has sched-uled its annual tag sale for Saturday, Nov. 22, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. And Sunday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m. to noon. Items include collectibles, antiques, jew-elry, kitchenware and more. The Cafe will offer breakfast sandwiches, baked goods and beverages Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon. Proceeds benefit a health clinic in Bawa, Camer-oon, Africa.

Thanksgiving service An ecumenical Thanksgiv-

ing service is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 25, 7 p.m., at The Middlefield Federated Church. The Rev. Diana M. Rogers, from the Church of the Epiph-any, is scheduled to preach. All are welcome.

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Smokeout commences Nov. 20 The state Department of

Public Health reports that 17.1 percent of the adult pop-ulation of Connecticut use tobacco.

That’s 470,000 users and, just in this state, approxi-mately 4,700 adults will die each year from smoking re-lated causes, according to DPH data. This computes to about 13 deaths each day. Of those smokers, almost 19 percent are over the age of 45. Smokers over 65 years of age represent 7.4 percent of smokers in the state.

The annual Great Ameri-can Smokeout kicks off Nov. 20. It’s a day smokers can put on their calendars and know that they will have company on their quest to quit. The American Cancer Society of-fice, in Rocky Hill, offers 10 Tips to Quit for the upcom-ing smokeout.

The ACS promotion urges smokers to celebrate more birthdays and quit smok-ing during this year’s Great American Smokeout.

If you or someone you love is looking to “kick the habit” this year, here are some help-ful tips on how to break free from a smoking addiction.

1) Don’t keep it a secret. In-clude your friends and family in your quitting process; they can offer support.

2) You’re not alone. More and more people are trying to break free from cigarettes and there are lots of sup-port options available. Many communities, employers, and health care organizations have free or low-cost coun-seling and support available to help you quit.

3) Consider using medica-tion to help you quit. There are prescriptions and over-the-counter medications that can help you deal with with-drawal symptoms or even help to reduce the urge to smoke. You’ll want to talk to your doctor first.

4) Dump the memories. Clear the places where you usually smoke of anything that reminds you of ciga-rettes – like lighters, ashtrays, or matches. Also ask other

smokers not to smoke around you, and clean your house and car thoroughly to remove the smell of cigarettes.

5) Avoid places where smokers gather. Go to the movies or other places where smoking is not allowed.

6) Stay calm and stay busy. You may feel some nervous energy but it can be coun-tered by physical and mental activities. Take long strolls and deep breaths of fresh air, and find things to keep your hands busy, like crossword puzzles or yard work.

7) Talk to your doctor. Be-fore you begin any plan for quitting smoking you should check with your doctor to see what might be the best approach for you. Quitting smoking is personal and there

isn’t one perfect method.8) When the urge to smoke

strikes, do something else. If you feel a craving for a ciga-rette coming on, take a deep breath, count to 10 and then do something else. Call a supportive friend. Do brief exercises such as push-ups, walking up a flight of stairs, or touching your toes. Any-thing that will take your mind

off your cravings.9) One will hurt. Many peo-

ple fall into the trap of think-ing that if they only have one cigarette it’s okay. But even that one smoke can get you back in the habit of smoking full time. Keep a supply of oral substitutes like carrots, apples, raisins, or gum handy.

10) Drink lots of fluids to help curb cravings. Water is the best for this, and you’ll want to pass up on coffee and alcohol if they trigger your desire to smoke.

It’s not easy to quit smok-ing. Studies have indicated that cigarettes are more ad-dictive than heroin, and the first 3 weeks after you quit are said to be the hardest.

If you stumble along the way to giving up smoking,

don’t punish yourself. Just try again. The key is to stick with it. You can quit. The Ameri-can Cancer Society can help. Contact your American Can-cer Society 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at (800) 227-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.

The American Cancer So-ciety created the trademarked concept for and held its first Great American Smokeout in 1976 as a way to inspire and encourage smokers to quit for a day. One million people quit smoking for a day at the 1976 event in California. The Great American Smokeout encour-ages smokers to commit to making a long-term plan to quit smoking for good.

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DEVILS BOUNCE BACK, WIN BIGThe Coginchaug Blue Devils got back on track with a 42-8 win Nov. 7 against the Coventry Patriots. The victory snaps a two-game losing streak and improves the Devils’ record to 7-2.Up next for the gridiron gang will be Senior Day this Saturday, Nov. 15 against Nonnewaug. The Blue Devils will honor the team’s 15 seniors and two outgoing cheerleaders. Coginchaug will honor two veterans during the coin toss. The festivities are set to begin at 12:30 p.m. | Submitted by Rita Van

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On Saturday, Nov. 15, emergency management officials from various departments will con-duct a mass casualty ex-ercise using the Durham Fairgrounds as the lo-cation for the imagined disaster.

According to a press release from the town of Durham, “The sce-nario being exercised is an explosion and fire that causes a mass ca-sualty incident on the Fairgrounds.”

Agencies taking part in the regional exercise include the Connecticut Department of Emer-gency Management and Homeland Security, Durham Fire Depart-ment, EMS, Connecticut State Police, Middle-sex Hospital, Durham Emergency Manage-ment, Durham Animal Response Team, and Durham town and fair officials.

The exercise, not open to the public, will be confined to a table top at the Durham Fire Head-quarters from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

According to Durham First Selectman Laura Francis, part two of the exercise will be an on-site simulation in the spring of 2015 at the Durham Fairgrounds.

The exercise was de-signed by the Hold-swo r t h G r o u p o f Cromwell and funded by the Department of Homeland Security.

“The objectives to be exercised during this event include the test-ing of a multi-agency re-sponse to this incident,” reads the press release.

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Patty Minor and her daughter, Tori, of Durham, dropped off a carload of donations they collected for the Town of Durham social services’ Thanksgiving baskets. Tori was excited to show off all that was collected for those in need.

The Church of the Holy Trinity has sched-uled its annual holiday fair for Saturday, Dec. 6, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 381 Main St., Middletown. The fair will be held on the first and second floors of the Parish Hall and the Church, with el-evator access to the sec-ond floor.

For more information, call Taylor Duckworth at (860) 342-3800, or the Holy Trinity office at (860) 347-2591, or email [email protected].

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Senior Services for Durham and Middle-field and St. Luke’s Community Services of Middletown are partnering in recruit-ing volunteers who would like to help lo-cal elderly individuals remain at home and maintain a good qual-ity of life by provid-ing visitation, grocery shopping or transpor-tation to out-of-town medical appointments. Volunteers can choose to help one or more in-dividuals for just a few hours a month, as there is no minimum time re-quirement. To register, call Cassandra Aron-son at (860) 999-1683 or [email protected].

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Durham Interchurch Assistance has scheduled its annual Thanksgiving Holiday Basket Program for families and indi-viduals. Stresses from financial difficulties, un-employment, medical problems, and other per-sonal or family issues of-ten create unanticipated hardships. Families or individuals having diffi-culties are encouraged to call Durham Human Ser-vices at (860) 349-3153 to apply for a Thanksgiving Basket.

Families and organi-zations can sponsor an individual or family. Do-nors can provide food gift cards in gift amounts of their choice to Human Services, Thanksgiving Program, Town Hall, P.O. Box 428 Durham, CT 06422. Gift cards must be received by Nov. 18.

Donations of turkeys will be accepted on Tues-day, Nov. 25, 9 to 10 a.m., at Durham Activity Cen-ter, 350 Main St. Volun-teers are needed, from 9 a.m. to noon, to help co-ordinate distribution.

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A local family is looking for good homes for three pets. The pet owners have a child with severe asthma.Ruby is a petite 11-year-old female black and white Tuxedo cat who needs to be able to go outside. She is great with dogs, cats, and gentle children.Oliver is a 14.5-year-old charcoal gray, male cat in good health. Great companion as only pet. He is much loved,

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Volunteers plan to gather to honor our vet-erans by laying donated wreaths on the graves of veterans in the Mid-dletown Veterans’ Cem-etery, 317 Bow Lane, Middletown, and the Veterans’ Cemetery in Rocky Hill on Saturday, Dec. 13, at noon.

The ceremony is planned simultane-ously with the “Wreaths Across America” cere-mony at Arlington Na-tional Cemetery and ceremonies in State Vet-erans’ Cemeteries, Vet-erans’ Monuments, and local cemeteries.

All are welcome. Help is needed to honor the veterans by donating wreaths.

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Durham Men’s League Basketball is accepting regis-tration. Team rosters and team registration fee must be handed into Town Hall by Dec. 12. The league is open to men 18 and older that are residents of Durham or Mid-dlefield, team may have three out-of-town members if needed. Games are held either Tuesday or Thursday eve-nings each week at Strong School gym and are scheduled Jan. 6 through early April.

Register as an individual or as a team of 8-14 players. A fee is charged. For more information and registration, call (860) 343-6720.

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The National Honor Society of Coginchaug Regional High School has scheduled a leaf removal fundraiser. A team of three or four honor society students will be sent to help residents clean up leaves. A fee is charged.

Proceeds benefit the Veteran’s Home in Rocky Hill as part of the a statewide NHS initiative.

For more information and to schedule a team, call Coginchaug High School at (860) 349-7215 or email [email protected].

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For more information and reservations, call Joan at (860) 349-7121.

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Levi E. Coe Library

Library hours: Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; closed Fridays.

ProgramsFriday, Nov. 28 - First

Night. Levi E. Coe is sched-uled to participate in Mid-dlefield second annual First Night. Storytime and craft, then attend the tree lighting. Drop-in.

Saturday, Nov. 29 - Snow-

flake ornaments, 11 a.m. Make an ornament. Registration is required.

Winter Celebration - Thursday, Dec. 4, 5:50 to 7 p.m. Books are on display and available to purchase for the children’s room collec-tion at Levi E. Coe Library. Librarians choose a selection of books. Patrons browse the books to determine which they would like to donate. They purchase the dona-tions, take them home and wrap them.

Books are returned to the

library on Thursday, Dec. 4 during the Winter Celebra-tion program and presented to Santa Claus as a gift to the library.

A bookplate is placed in-side each donated book in appreciation of the purchase. Registration is required. For more information and to reg-ister, call (860) 349-3857.

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Levi E. Coe Library has museum passes. Multiple state parks and forests are available.

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Durham Public Library

Library hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Programs for Children

Weekly drop-in programs for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Visit www.durhamlibrary.org/kids/programs for a scheduled of events.

Kids’ Bake-off (age groups 7 to 10 and 11 to 14). Satur-day, Nov. 15. Drop off dessert items between 10 to 10:30 a.m. Come back at noon samples and to hear winners.

LEGO Club (6 to 12 yeas). Thursday, Nov. 20, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Drop in.

Saturday Science Club (8 to 11 years). Saturday, Nov. 22, 2 p.m. Registration is required.

Programs for young adults

Super Smash Bros. Brawl league (ages 12 to 18). Every Thursday, 4 to 5 p.m. Drop in.

Programs for adultsMystery Book Discussion

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Book Lover’s Circle - Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. “The Invisible Mountain” by Carloina De Robertis. All are welcome.

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MERIDEN — Shannon Ducas of Meriden lost her In-ternet service recently and tried contacting Frontier Com-munications’ customer service department for several hours. After finally getting a repre-sentative, she was asked for a phone number three times be-fore being told she didn’t have an account. Customer service then hung up on her, Ducas said.

Service was restored in a few days.

“I’m trying to give Frontier the benefit of the doubt,” she said. “But they hung up on me.”

Ducas is among thousands of customers statewide who lost Internet, some cable channels or on-demand capa-bility and phone service when AT&T turned its service con-tracts over to Frontier Com-munications Corp.

The conversion of AT&T’s wireline, broadband and video operations into Frontier’s sys-tems that began Nov. 1 has been a bumpy ride for thousands of customers and Frontier.

“There are people working around the clock,” said Wil-liam Henderson, president of

the Communications Workers of America Local 1298. “They brought in 200 people out of state to make sure these prob-lems get taken care of. We met with Frontier yesterday to hire 25 more people.”

Stamford-based Fron-tier bought AT&T’s wireline business, statewide fiber net-work and U-verse operations in Connecticut for $2 billion. Frontier also services AT&T’s Dish satellite TV customers.

AT&T customers in Con-necticut are now Frontier customers, and about 2,500 employees are Frontier employees.

The union has cheered the deal after years of AT&T lay-offs of union workers in its landline and repair divisions. Frontier will maintain five offices in the state and has promised to add 300 jobs in Connecticut alone, stopping the slow dismantling of the union workforce in the state.

Henderson blamed some of the switchover problems on AT&T, which he said provided faulty information to Frontier during the transition.

“The problem is not Fron-tier’s alone,” Henderson said. “AT&T could have been more helpful to the resolution to

these problems. They have to share the blame.”

AT&T cut its service and repair division Nov. 1, despite having 44 scheduled service calls, Henderson said. And critics have said the state Pub-lic Utility Regulatory Agency should have ensured AT&T was part of the transition when it approved the sale.

Henderson also points to the fact that nobody lost 911 or phone service and large num-bers of customers who have reported no problems and a seamless transition in places like Meriden and Berlin.

“This is a monumental task before them,” Henderson said.

AT&T spokeswoman Kate

MacKinnon said the telecom-munications giant is actively involved in the transition.

“We worked closely with Frontier for months to prepare for this transition and have been working with them non-stop since the cutover began, but we realize some customers may have concerns,” MacKin-non said in an e-mail state-ment. “We know Frontier will work very hard to make things right, and we’ll do everything we can to support them.”

Ken Arndt, Frontier Com-munications’ east region pres-ident, issued this statement Nov. 4:

“This weekend Frontier con-verted approximately 415,000

data, 875,000 voice, and 215,000 video connections in Con-necticut. Given the magnitude of this conversion, we are very pleased that the overwhelming majority of customers experi-enced a seamless transition from AT&T’s service to Fron-tier’s. That said, even one cus-tomer with a service problem is one too many, and we are aware of some targeted issues. We know that it’s frustrating for those customers who are experiencing service issues, and we apologize. We want you to know that we’re work-ing quickly to resolve them.”

Frontier has also set up a Facebook page to keep Con-necticut subscribers informed on service issues. Subscribers are free to instant message cus-tomer service representatives with their questions.

Mary J. Heslin said her In-ternet service went out Mon-day evening and didn’t return until Tuesday morning.

“It’s fine now, but I’m leery,” Heslin said.

By Mary Ellen GodinSpecial to Town Times

Cat Tales, a nonprofit rescue, is seeking foster care vol-unteers to provide temporary housing for cats and kittens. Volunteers will prepare the cats for adoption and prevent overcrowding in the shelter. Cat Tales will provide food, supplies, and medications, and all vet care. Volunteers will be responsible for daily feeding, play and attention, admin-istering medications, following special dietary plans, han-dling the cat into and out of a carrier, and transporting cats to veterinary appointments.

Cat Tales is also in need of feral housing for managed feral colonies. Anyone willing to donate or construct feral housing should contact Cat Tales.

For more information: (860) 344-9043 or [email protected].

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The Ballet Theatre Company has scheduled its 13th production of The Nutcracker.

More than 60 local dancers will be perform-ing with professional ballet dancers from New York City.

The Nutcracker is scheduled for Thurs-day, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 19 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 20 at 1 and 5:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 21 at 1 and 4:30 p.m. at the Carol Autorino Center for the Arts and Humanities on the University of Saint Joseph Campus, 1678 Asylum Ave. West Hart-ford. Snow date is Mon-day, Dec. 22 at 6:30 p.m. U.S.M.C. Marine Corps Toys for Tots will have collection boxes at all performances.

For more information and tickets, call (860) 570-0440 or visit www.dancebtc.org.

Nutcracker

SUDOKUANSWER

CROSSWORDANSWER

*Offer expires on 12/31/14*Must present coupon to receive special offer.

Rental Assistant Middletown/Durham areaPart time need to provide showing apartments,

leasing duties, residential communication to residents. Must have Computer skills of Microsoft office.

Customer service and marketing knowledge a plus. Please send resume to

PMC, PO Box 712, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or email to [email protected]

1977

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FOUND - Pomeranian,small, blond, femalewith collar and bluedog bone shaped tag.Found in backyard oneast side of Meriden,over a year ago. Un-friendly toward hu-mans. Please call 203-599-8665.

FOUND - Pomeranian,small, blond, femalewith collar and bluetags. Found in back-yard on east side ofMeriden, over a yearago. Unfriendly to-ward humans. Pleasecall 203-599-8665.

Impounded: Black maleCat found Silver LakeNorton Lane BerlinCall Berlin ACO860-828-7055

IMPOUNDED - Labblack female - vicinityChamberlain Hwy. CallBerlin Animal Control860-828-7055.

LOST CATLilac point Siamese.

Lost in vicinity ofMattabasset Dr &

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LOST DOG. WhiteMaltese. Name is Max.

About 6 pds & 3 yrsold. Lost on Mondayaround Garden St,

Meriden area. Pleasecall 203-886-9538.

1998 BUICK LE SABRE4 dr. sedan, 16,200K,1 owner, very good

condit. $3,200. Call203-233-8489

2003 BMW-325i, 97,000miles. Good condition.$7,000. Call (203) 237-9235.

Lost and Found Automobiles

Automobiles

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2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON SE V6

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4

2012 FORD FOCUS SE

$12,58835,774 miles- Stock #: 1689

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2006 PONTIAC G6 GT

$9,99561K MILES- STOCK# 6020A

1780-0

2

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2012 KIA FORTE EX

Stock #: P4465

ONLY $11,990

2038-0

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2010 DODGE AVENGER SXT$11,988

40,354 miles- Stock #: 1691

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2009 CHEVY MALIBU$9,500

STOCK# 5756A

1780-0

4

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2004 TOYOTA COROLLA LE

Stock #: 15-034A

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2010 CHEVY IMPALA LS$12,988

32,429 miles- Stock #: 1692

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91-0

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2005 CADILLAC CTS

$7,500 AUTO, SUNROOF- STOCK# BH755A

1780-0

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2008 TOYOTA YARIS

Stock #: 14-148BONE OWNER

ONLY $7,990

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9

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2012 DODGE AVENGER SE

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ONLY $12,990

2038-0

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2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING TOURING

STK#19313$6,850

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1858-0

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2004 Dodge Neon SXT$2,988BUY HERE-PAY HERE!

(203) 269-1106

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2007 HONDA ACCORD LX

Stock #: 14-261DLEATHER ROOF

ONLY $9,990

2038-0

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2010 HYUNDAI SONATA GLS

STK#13104A$8,450


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2004 CHEVROLET CAVALIER$3,288BUY HERE-PAY HERE!

(203) 269-1106

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2002 HYUNDAI SONATA

Stock #: 14-263BONE OWNER 70K

ONLY $6,995

2038-0

3

2013 CHEVY MALIBU LTZ$17,488

37,821 miles- Stock #: 1676

CHEVROLETSINCE 1927

(203) 265-0991

199

1-0

5

CHEVROLET 1985 IROCZ- T-tops, needs re-storation, 355 motor,700 R-4 transmission.

$2,300 negotiable.203-294-0526. Needs

to be flat bedded.Wallingford

End of the YearClearance Sale

All Vehicles Are SafetyChecked and Ready

for Safe Driving94 Ford Taurus Station

Wagon $99597 Chevy Cavalier $99502 Windstar Van $99597 Oldsmobile Aurora

$99596 Dodge Stratus $1597

99 Chrysler SebringConvertible $3400

00 Ford Taurus Sedan$2800

01 Nissan Quest Van$1995

GT Tire155 Colony StreetMeriden, CT 06451

(203)235-8606M-F 7:30 AM-3:30 PM

CASH PAID - For anyToyota any cond. Willtake other makes &models. I am not buy-ing for scrap so I canpay more in most cas-es. 203-600-4431.

8’6" Zodiac inflatableDingy. Good conditon.$350 and 10’Duranautic aluminumJonboat. Good condi-tion. $300. Call (203)634-3481.

CORVETTES WANTED1953-1972, any condi-tion, 1-800-850-3656vinceconncorvette.com

Advertising CustomerService Representative

The Record-JournalPublishing Company is

looking for sales-minded customer serv-ice reps (CSRs) to sup-

port our advertisingteam. CSRs gather, or-

der and traffic printand digital campaigns,managing a workflow

that includesadvertisers, multimediasales executives and

designers.The successful candi-

date must be organ-ized, confident, able tobalance competing pri-orities, and comforta-ble working directly

with advertisers.Strong computer skills,experience with web-based software, andproficiency in Micro-soft Office required.

Experience with digitaladvertising products

and platforms stronglypreferred. High schooldiploma required, col-lege degree preferred.

To apply for this full-timeposition, email your re-sume and cover letter

to [email protected]

A Spiritual and Religiousstore in Southington

has a vacancy for aseasonal part time retail

associate. Theprefered applicant willhave retail experience,

have knowledge ofPOS and be able to

multi task whenrequired. Please emailresume to [email protected], or fax to

860-276-9438

MechanicFull time position

available for a qualifiedmechanic to do part

time mechanic work aswell as other related

cemetery work.Applicant must have a

valid driver’s licenseand experience in

troubleshooting andrepairing gasoline,

diesel and hydraulicequipment. Welding

experience and abilityto operate equipmenta plus. Must furnish

own tools necessary toperform the job.

Excellent pay andbenefits.

Apply in person atSacred Heart Cemetery,

250 Gypsy Lane, Meri-den or send resumeand cover letter to [email protected].

Snow Shovelers NeededWallingford Company is

looking for shovelers,snowblowers, & walkbehind brush machi-

nists. Must be in goodphysical health. CallDon 203-264-5440

Boats and Motors

Automobiles Wanted

Automobiles

Classic & Antiques

SUVs SUVs SUVs Trucks & Vans Help Wanted

Automobiles

Automobiles

If you can’t find it in

Marketplace it’s not for sale.

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See the great selection of used cars in Marketplace.

If you can’t find it in

Marketplace it’s not for sale.

2002 Saturn L-Series

$3,288BUY HERE-PAY HERE!

(203) 269-1106

2004 Ford Freestar

SES- 4dr Minivan$3,488BUY HERE-PAY HERE!

(203) 269-1106

2005 Pontiac Sunfire Base

2dr Coupe$3,488BUY HERE-PAY HERE!

(203) 269-1106

2003 JEEP LIBERTY

$7,988154,600 miles- Stock #: 4081B

CHEVROLETSINCE 1927

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91

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2012 NISSAN ROGUE AWD SL$19,995

NAV, ROOF, LOW MILE- STOCK# 6054

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2010 RAV4 LTD

$19,9954WD- 58K MILES- STOCK 6041A

1780-0

1

2012 GMC ACADIA

$25,98833,792 miles - Stock #: 1709

CHEVROLETSINCE 1927

(203) 265-09911

99

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2009 HYUNDAI SANTA FE LTD AWD

Stock #: 14-841A. Mileage 59K

ONLY $16,490

2038-0

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2014 CHEVY CAPTIVA 1LT$16,988

19,187 miles- Stock #: 1652

CHEVROLETSINCE 1927

(203) 265-0991

199

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2013 CHEVY EQUINOX

$22,98835,110 miles- Stock #: 1670

CHEVROLETSINCE 1927

(203) 265-0991

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91

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2010 HYUNDAI SANTA FE SE AWD

Stock #: P4507

ONLY $15,490

2038-1

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2014 CHEVY CAPTIVA LTZ$19,988

15,289 miles- Stock #: 1654

CHEVROLETSINCE 1927

(203) 265-0991

199

1-0

3

2014 CHEVY 2500 CARGO VAN$21,988

21,244 miles- Stock #: 1644

CHEVROLETSINCE 1927

(203) 265-0991

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91

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2005 HONDA ELEMENT EX

STK#15063SB$8,750


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2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER

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PLUMBER-HEATINGP&S Lic. Mechanics and

apprentices. 203-877-5155 x 202. EOE

P/T Pharmacy positions.Days, nights, & week-ends a must. Apply @Hancock Pharmacy,

840 E. Main St,Meriden. (203)235-6323

Machine Operator 2nd &3rd shift. FT w/ bene-fits. Apply in person:Accel 508 N. Colony

St. Meriden

CONSTRUCTION HELPWANTED:

Concrete & MasonryRepair Company has

openings forExperienced & EntryLevel positions for all

trades. Must haveValid Driver’s License &

own transportation.Competitive pay &benefit package.

Call 203-269-7552M-F 9AM-4PM

Bridgeport Fittings, inbusiness since 1925, isa leading manufacturerof conduit and cablefittings. Currently weseek the following:

PROGRESSIVE TOOL& DIE MAKER(2nd Shift)

Reqs: (5) – (10) years’ ofexp; must be able toconstruct or make

major alterations orrepairs to progressive

stamping dies; andknowledge of CNC,CAD, Wire & Sinker

EDM a plus.

MAINTENANCEWORKER

Perform generalmaintenance, repairs,

basic carpentry,painting, plumbing,

landscaping & cleaningservice functions. Mustpossess good skills in

the use of hand &power tools. Musthave own tools,

maintain records, obtainestimates & orders,pick up supplies,

materials, and repairparts. Basic computer

skills. H.S.Diploma/GED &building/plant

maintenance exp. Mustbe able to

read/comprehendsimple instructions,

short correspondence,emails & memos.Please indicate

position desired, andcontact Jim Connor,

Director H/R,Bridgeport Fittings, 705

Lordship Blvd.,Stratford, CT 06615,

E-mail:[email protected],

Fax: 203-378-9818.EOE

Medical AssistantFull Time. Meriden/

Wallingford area. BusyOBGYN office. Fax re-sume to 203-284-4981

CLINICAL JOB FAIRApple RehabCoccomo &

Westfield Care &Rehab Center

at 33 Cone Ave.,Meriden, CT 06450

(203.238.1606)hosting aJOB FAIR!On Friday,

November 14th from1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

Nurses & CNAopportunities:

INTERVIEW & TOUR,RECEIVE AN

“APPLE PIE TO GO”,SAME DAY JOB

OFFERS, FLEXIBLEWORK SCHEDULES

FOR F/T & P/TPOSITIONS,

SCHOLARSHIPS,PAID INSERVICES,

PAID CNA TRAININGCLASSES OFFERED

ANDREFRESHMENTS

RAFFLES:NEWPORT, RIOVERNIGHT

GET-AWAY FORTWO! $50 GAS CARD!Drop by to meet our

Apple family November 14th.www.apple-rehab.com

EOE

AFFORDABLEWashers, Dryers,

Refrigerators & Stoves.Appliance Repairs

Will Deliver(203) 284-8986

ARMOIRE Black Dis-tressed Multi-Purpose,Xlnt cond, 72x36. Val-ued @ $1,300 sellingfor $450. 860-426-2082 or 732-299-0856.

Cindy’s Unique ShopCONSIGNMENT

32 North Colony StWallingford, (203) 269-9341

2flrs-1800sf Consigned HomeDecor & Furnish’gs. 30 day lay-away. $5 off $25 purchase; $10off $100 purchase. Free gift w/$15 purchase. See us onFacebook. Ample prkg. Hrs:M+T/W+F ,9 :30-5 ;Th9 :30-6;Sat,9-5,Sun,11-4

LARGE Green corduroylift recliner, excellent

condition. $400.203-238-3691

Two matching antiquehand carved chairs.Perfect condition.

$65.00 Both.860-384-1183

COMMERCIALAWNINGS FOR SALE!Best offer! 17 ft long x45 inches wide. CallJack 203-269-9565

Men’s black leatherjacket, L, $20.00;Women’s black leatherjacket, L, $20.00 goodcondition. Call (203)634-7709.

THIRTY GALLONAQUARIUM w/ stand,hood, compact, fluo-rescent lighting, Mag-

num 350 filter, heater &more. $225. 20 gal w/

hood, fluorescent light-ing, under gravel filter,2 power heads, whis-

per 2C filter. $100.203-238-3691

GUITAR LESSONS byHartt School graduate.

All styles/levels.Beginners welcome!Bob 203-213-0078.

Music By RobertaPerform + Instruct

Voice lessons - all ages+levels,piano beginner-interm. (203) 630-9295.

Piano/Band InstrumentLessons. 35 year

public school musicteacher.

Mike 860-829-0640

Piano/Band InstrumentLessons. 35 year

public school musicteacher.

Mike 860-829-0640

1,2,3 Items or an Estate$$$ CA$H $$$203-237-3025

ESTATE SALE SERVICECostume Jewelry,

Antiques, paintings,Meriden-made items,

toys, lamps

1-2 ITEMSSilverware, China, Glass.

Furniture, 50’s Items.Whole Estates 203 238-3499

AARON’S BUYINGOld Machinist Tools,Lathes, Bench ToolsHand Tools, Much

More. (203) 525-0608

ALL CASH FOR

MILITARY ITEMS203-237-6575

ALWAYS BUYING

CASH PAID

Vintage Electronics, Mu-sical Instruments,

Amps, Ham Equip-ment, HiFi, Radios,CB, Guitars, Audio

Equipment, Antiques.860-707-9350

ANTIQUES - Alwaysbuying old; Toys, mili-

tary, jewelry, art,watches, musical in-struments, signs, ar-

cade games, cameras,pre 1970 sports mem-

orabilia, plus more.One item or entire es-tate contents. Call

860-718-5132.

NAttention MeridenNCollector of vintage/oldNapier costume jewelry!HIGHEST CASH PAID!

Call 203-278-7264.

DEE’S ANTIQUESBuying Collectibles, Jewelry &

Silver. China, Glass, Military,Musical. Anything old & un-usual. Single item to an es-

tate. 203-235-8431 .

MUSIC MAX CITY 18 So. Orchard St.,Wallingford. Over 40

guitars in stock, varietyof amps. We buy &sell, same day pay.

Visit us! 203-517-0561.

WANTED - Antiques,costume jewelry, oldtoys, military & any-

thing old. Open 6 days.18 S. Orchard St.

Wallingford CT Stop byor call: 203-284-3786.

Tree Length Firewood

Call for Details203-238-2149

AKC Yellow Lab PuppiesRaised w/ children.Wormed. Light & dark

colors avail. $800each. Ready Dec. 6th

(203)631-9386 or(203)443-3432.

BULLDOG PUPPIES -$750+, Cocker Spaniels,

$450+, German ShepherdPuppies, $550+, Poodles,Standards & Toy $350+,Bengal Kittens $450+,

Chihuahuas $550+,Yorkies $550+, Shots.

860-828-7442.

FREE to a good homeonly! Black & Tan

Pomeranian. Currenton shots & neutered.

Very lovable. Good w/kids & pets. Moving,

must find home soon.203-928-9546

FREE to a good homeonly! Male multi-

colored guinea pig. 1yr old. Cage, bedding,& food incl. Great w/kids. 203-928-9546.

WLFD- 2nd flr, 2 BR,stove/fridge, front &back porches, bsmt w/hkps, gas heat, nosmk/pets. $975mo. +sec. 860-575-4915

FLORIDA, FORT MYERSBEACH. CONDO forrent. Available weeksbeginning November

2014. Luxury 2 BR & 2bath unit, completekitchen, DR., LR, 3

balconies,washer/dryer, is

located on the beach ofthe beautiful island of

Ft. Myers Beachoverlooking the Gulf of

Mexico. Freshlypainted with new

amenities including flatscreen televisions.

Including heated pool,hot tub, tennis courts,recreation room, pooltable & more. Localgolf courses. Comeenjoy the warm breeze& romantic sunsets asyou relax on the clean,sandy white beach.Call Barbara Raffile at1-203-514-5130 (CT)for more information.

MER Clean Safe Rms.Inclds. H, HW, Elec, KitPriv. E side. off-stpark. $130/wk.+ sec.12-8pm 203-630-3823www.Meridenrooms.com

MER. Furn. Apts. EastSide Incl Heat, HW,Elec., 1 BR, $195/wk;Studio, $715 mo. +sec. 203-630-382312pm-8pm www.meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN - 100 Pad-dock Ave., 5 largerms., 2 BR, $1200 mo.,1 mo. rent + sec.,avail. immed. 203-269-4156 or 203-430-1623.

MERIDEN- 1 & 2 BRsstarting $750. H/HW

incld. Off st prkg. Availimmed. 203-886-7016.

MERIDEN- 16 Platt Ave.2nd Fl, 1 BR, 1 BA.Newly Remodeled &

Appls. Off st. prkg. HWflrs. HW included.$775/mo. Call Nat

(203)671-2672.

MERIDEN - 1BR$800 mo. HEAT, HOTWATER & ELECTRIC

INCL. Private Balcony.203-639-4868.

MERIDEN 1 BR, Broad St., Cozy,

1st fl., prkg. $625 mo.+ util. Robert, (203)

639-9238.

MERIDEN-2BR, 1st floor$800/mo. 1st mo. +security. Credit check.No pets. Call (203)237-0035.

MERIDEN- 2 BR, 2nd flr,54 North Ave. No pets.

$650/mo. + refs/crdchk/$1000 for sec. utilnot incl. 716-597-9287

MERIDEN- 2 BR, 2nd flr,new carpet, close tohighways, no pets.$875/mo. + sec. Creditchk. 203-715-4484.

MERIDEN- 3 BR, 1st flr,available immediately.$995mo. + utils & sec.L & E Prop Mgmt 203-886-8808

MERIDEN - 3 Rms 1st Flr, heat/hotwater,stove,refrig.,

sec. & ref $725.00 COLONY REAL ESTATE

203-235-5797

MERIDEN - 3 Rms 1st Flr, heat/hotwater,stove,refrig.,

sec. & ref $725.00 COLONY REAL ESTATE

203-235-5797

MERIDEN- 5 rms, 3/4BRS, 1st flr, 186 GroveSt. No Pets. $850/mo.+ sec. Avail. immed.Call 203-877-4032

MERIDEN- Beautiful 3BR, 2 full baths, walkin closets, HW floors,duplex, Franklin St.

(203) 634-6550

MERIDEN- Crown Vlg 2BR, renovated. H/HWincl. On site laundry.

Pool access. $995/ mo+ sec. Avail immed. L

& E Prop Mgmt203-886-8808

MERIDEN- Lrg 2 BR, 1stflr, handicapped tub,sec 8 approv. No pets/smkg. $750/mo + 1mo. sec.860-305-1642

MERIDEN- Lrg modern3 BR, quiet area, Offst. prkg. W/D hookups.$1,050/mo. + sec.203-886-9902

Meriden - WallingfordLine, Large 2 BR Mod-ern Condos. Laundry.No Pets. $900 + Utils.203-245-9493.

MERIDEN W. Side 1, 2,3, & 4 BR Starting at$595. No Dogs.Clean/quiet/ Sec 8 Ap-proved. 203-537-6137.

MER.- West side 1 BR,2nd flr, inclds H, HW,W/D, & elec. Oak flrs,$1062/mo + sec. Call12p-8p 203-634-1195

SOUTHINGTON- 2 fami-ly house. Near 691, 1stflr, prkg, H & HW incld.$1100/mo. 860-919-

6212 or 860-628-0715

Southington - Availableapprox. Dec. 1; 2 brdref, oven, wash/dry,off street parking / 2ndflr/ near Rte 84/nopets/no smoking$1,000/mo. incl allutlilities except gasheat. (860) 628-8386.

WLFD- 1 BR, 2nd flr,H/HW, HW floors,

stove/fridge. $825/mo.+ sec. Avail now.203-430-4373

WLFD- 2nd flr, clean,nice neighborhood,winter off. st. prkg.

$950/mo + sec. Call203-999-2505

WLFD- 2nd flr, clean,nice neighborhood,winter off. st. prkg.

$950/mo + sec. Call203-999-2505

WLFD- IN TOWN- 3rdflr, 1 BR, new carpet,clean, washer/dryer,

off st. prkg, $750 + sec& utils. No pets/smoke.

Call 203-269-6391

Condo for sale/rent$111,000/$1,100; 10Broad St., Meriden.Upstairs two brds, cor-ner unit, finished base-ment. Call Paul (owner)(860) 828-1688/(646)573-4187.

CHESHIREBeautiful 4BR w/

Master suite, 2 1/2Bath., 2 car att. ga-rage, private lot on

cul-de-sac.Newly remodeled w/finished lower level.

$2,200/mo.Avail. now. No Pets.

(203) 577-8138

CHESIRE- Avail. immed.Updated 3BR, 2 1/2

BA, great location, S/Sappls, HW, fireplace,

garage, finished bsmt,oil heat, c/AIR. Walkto elementary/middleschools. $2,100/mo. +

1st/last mo. & sec.203-379-6418.

MERIDEN- 4 BR, 2 BA,Avail 12/1.Section 8approved. Willow St.$1,400 + sec & utils.Bob 203-605-8553

MERIDEN- 4 BR w/master BR, 2 BA, new-ly remodeled, finishedbsmt, off st. prkg, nopets. Avail now. $1,400/mo. (203) 500-9080 or(203) 340-3413.

MERIDEN- New updat-ed dup. 2 BR, 2 BA,utils, heat, gas incld

$995/mnth. No pets orlaundry. Call Chris203-238-9411 or203-551-4068.

12 x 60 2BR, 1 BA, LR,eat in kit, W/D, A/C, 2storage sheds. 55 &older community.Lorings Mobile HomePark, WLFD. Priced tosell @ $49,000 obo.Contact Park Owner203-269-8808

Meadowstone Motel - Off I-91.Satellite TV. Short stay,

Daily Weekly. On Bus Line.Visa.MC.Discover203-239-5333.

FT. LAUDERDALE -Remodeled Oceanfront

unit. Sleeps 4. WeeksFeb 21-28 or Feb 28-Mar 7. 203-250-8844

WANTED - Garage w/electricity, Southingtonarea, from December 1to April 1, to store asports car for the win-ter. Please call 860-621-2685.

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AFFORDABLE Repairs,decks, porches, stairs,

railings, windows,doors. I can fix it or re-place it. Work done by

owner. 40+ yrs exp.Lic#578107+Ins.

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ANDRE’S Carpentry HIC637223 Decks, Addt’s,

Windows, Siding,Roofing. Interior HomeImprovem’ts. No JobToo Small. Fully Ins.

860-575-6239.

DUMPSTERS10, 12, & 15 yards!J. Vitali Disposal.

Call 203-599-6044.

Companions, homemak-ers, caregivers, &

CNAs. Non med. as-sistance. Ins./bonded.

860-505-7720

T.E.C. ElectricalService LLC

All Phases of Work24 hr. EMS

SMALL JOBSWELCOME

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CORNERSTONE Fence & Ornamental

Gates. All types offence. Res/Comm.

AFA Cert. Ins’d. CallJohn Uvino 203-237-

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A Lifetime Freefrom gutter

cleaning

203-639-0032Fully Lic & InsReg #577319

A-1 HANDYMAN PLUSCT Reg #606277.

Give us a Call-WE DO ITALL! Free Estimates.

203-631-1325

YANKEE HOMEDOCTORS SERVICESOld fashion service for

60 years, remodeling,plumbing, odd jobs.

CT#640689(203) 440-2692

N.E. Duct Clean’g HVAC airduct & dryer vent clean’g.203.915.7714. Fully Ins .

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