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Volume 5, Number 15 Your Town, Your News Friday, April 9, 2010

National educationstandards are openfor debate

Citizen photo by Christopher Zajac/Record-Journal

From left, Jerry Palmarozzo, 23, of North Haven, leads, Kristina Cuevas,22, of Hamden, and her sister, Danizia Cuevas, 18, of Hamden, as they kayakacross Hanover Pond a in South Meriden, Monday afternoon, Apr. 5, 2010.Palmarozzo owns the kayaks and takes his friends out kayaking wheneverhe can. Andrew Fisette (not pictured) was kayaking for his first time follow-ing his fiancée Kristina and her sister Danizia. Palmarozzo said he has beenkayaking in local lakes and ponds already seven times this year.

By David MarchesseaultSpecial to The North

Haven Citizen

At a time when states havebeen lowering their educa-tional standards to avoidpenalties coming from thenearly decade-old No ChildLeft Behind legislation, amajor new direction is un-derway.

A panel of educators ap-pointed by the nation’s gov-ernors and education com-missioners has proposed acomprehensive set of stan-dards to be used in the devel-opment of curriculum inmathematics and English forthe country’s school childrenfrom kindergarten throughhigh school.

In a March article in theNew York Times, Sam Dillon,a former assistant secretaryof education who has beenfighting for national stan-dards for nearly 20 years,said that it’s a historical mo-ment. He quotes Chester E.Finn Jr., who said, “I’d saythis is one of the most impor-tant events of the last severalyears in American educa-tion. Now we have the possi-bility that for the first time,states could come togetheraround new standards andhigh school graduation re-quirements that are ambi-tious and coherent. This is abig deal.”

However, some are nerv-ous the standards are toostrict.

“You may have seen theposter that hangs on the wallin my office which says‘Childhood should be a jour-ney, not a race’,” said NorthHaven superintendent Sara-Jane Querfeld. “This is at thecore of my beliefs about ear-

ly childhood education. I amafraid that the joy of child-hood will be replaced by‘drills’ and cause our littlepeople to lose precious timeplaying, creating, inventing,dreaming, and socializing ifkindergarten becomes anymore academic.”

Former North Haven resi-dent Dr. Marcy Guddemi, ex-ecutive director of the GesellInstitute, located on the YaleUniversity campus, stated ina recent press release, “Theproposed [national] stan-dards for kindergartenthrough grade 3 are unrealis-tic and will lead to inappro-priate ‘rote drill and kill’teaching practices in theclassroom. Policy and stan-dards should be set or basedon hard data and not on un-realistic and simplistic goalsin the hopes of raising testscores.”

Gesell Institute has calledfor a re-write of the proposedstandards for grades K-3 inorder to focus on researchingproven principles of childdevelopment from birth toeight years of age. “Researchclearly shows that early read-ers do not have an advantageover later readers at the endof third grade,” Guddemiwrites in her press release,“and attempts at closing theachievement gap should notbe measured in kindergartenbased on inappropriate stan-dards.”

Ed Miller, program direc-tor for The Alliance forChildhood, a non-profitMaryland group focused oneducation, wrote two weeksago, “These standards willintensify an already inappro-priate emphasis on cognitive

See Education, page 25

Outside and loving it

Insurance increase drives budgetchallenges next year

By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen

First Selectman Michael Freda portrayedfinancial challenges ahead for North Havenat the April 6 town budget public hearing.

Freda reiterated that Anthem Blue CrossBlue Shield, the town’s current healthcarecarrier, is projecting a 28 percent increase intheir employee health insurance charges.Town Hall’s efforts to mitigate the hike havebeen complicated, Freda added, as Anthem’scompetitors ConnectiCare, Oxford, andCIGNA have all declined to cover NorthHaven, leaving only Aetna as a potential al-ternative carrier.

Freda again pointed to a large claims his-tory in town as the increase’s catalyst. “Theclaims history in North Haven is off thechart,” Freda said. “There is no guaranteethat we can reduce the 28 percent because theclaims history is very high.”

“On the town side there have been signifi-

cant illnesses, plus, in full disclosure, acci-dents,” he added. “In December we had oneclaim for $600,000.”

Freda said that he would also explore theoption of self-insurance.

At present, the proposed 2010-11 budget is$85.078 million. The town side is $38.837 mil-lion, a $2.311 million or 6.3 percent increaseover the current 2009-10 budget, while educa-tion is $44.779 million, a $1.293 or 2.97 percentincrease over the current budget. The in-creases combined represent a $3.639 millionor 4.5 percent increase over the current 2009-10 budget of $84.439 million.

After factoring in what he projects as a $6.6million revenue shortfall for the next fiscalyear, Freda said he is expecting a 2 to 3.2 millincrease “to run North Haven with sameservices you’ve come to expect for the fiscalyear beginning July 1, 2010.”

The factors behind Freda’s projected $6.6

See Budget, page 28

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Rebate from The Hartford helps current town budgetBy Kyle Swartz

The North Haven Citizen

The April 1 Board of Se-lectmen meeting touched onthe current budget surplus,dwindling healthcare op-tions, the post office’s pre-ferred new location, IndianRidge, and the RecreationalCenter’s summer program

hiring.First Selectman’sOverview

During his monthlyoverview, First SelectmanMichael Freda said the townis projected to end the cur-rent fiscal year with $46,000in surplus. “But rememberthat we received a $1.9 mil-lion rebate from The Hart-ford,” Freda said. “Withoutthat we’d probably be antici-pating a deficit. That reallyhelped us out.”

North Haven’s attempt toalleviate or avoid Anthem’sprojected 28 percent hike intown health insurance hashit an obstacle, Freda said, asseveral competing health in-surance providers haveshunned the town’s over-tures.

“ConnectiCare has refusedto bid on North Haven basedon a bad experience they hadwith the town,” Freda said.“Oxford has also declined tobid. Based on our claims his-tory, Oxford said they realis-tically would offer a 40 per-cent increase. We’re waitingto hear from Cigna and Aet-na. There really are only fourcarriers.”

Freda continued to point tothe town’s claims history as abarrier for cheaper coverage.“For some reason the claimsin North Haven are rising at arapid level,” he said.

“I’m looking into self-in-surance for the town,” Fredaadded. “It might be an option.I did it with one of my com-panies. It worked for oneyear, but then we got hurt byclaims.”

The U.S. Post Office has de-cided upon the old Stop and

Shop warehouse, on Wash-ington Avenue next to RusticOak, as its top choice for itsnew combined-services loca-tion, according to Freda. “It’sgoing to come down towhether there can be anagreement between the struc-ture’s owner and the post of-fice on a rent standpoint,” hesaid.

The town will be seeking acompromise with CMB Capi-tal Appreciation, the compa-ny behind Indian Ridge, aproposed 393 condominiumluxury development on the

See Rebate, page 12

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First Selectman announces construction to begin at Public Works facilityFirst Selectman Michael J.

Freda announced April 1that the state Department ofEconomic and CommunityDevelopment (DECD) has ap-proved of the town’s plans tomove forward with the con-struction of an 8,000-square-foot freestanding, pre-engi-neered steel Public Works fa-cility. The contract also in-cludes the re-siding and re-roofing of an existing 4,000-square-foot Public Worksstructure located on site. Theconstruction contract wasawarded to low bidder, Pat

Munger Construction Com-pany Inc., on March 23, andthe first pre-constructionmeeting with the state washeld on March 31. The pro-posed expansion and renova-tion project follows theaward of two Small TownEconomic Assistance Pro-gram (STEAP) grantsthrough the state totaling$600,000, which fully fundsthe project at no expense tothe town.

“This expansion will pro-vide the Department of Pub-lic Works with much needed

additional storage and re-pair areas for its larger sizedvehicles with no outlay ofcapital dollars by the town,”Freda said. “This construc-tion project will aid in thecreation of jobs while aidingin the stimulation of the lo-cal economy.”

“The new facility will in-clude 10 garage bays with en-hanced reinforced concreteflooring to accommodate thedepartment’s heavier vehi-

cles utilized for snow plow-ing, sanitation, and con-struction related efforts,”said Lynn Sadosky, PublicWorks director.

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An East Haven man,Michael O’Connor, 41, of 22Gerrish Ave. was arrestedlast evening after shopliftingnearly 20 cans of baby for-mula from the Big Y store onWashington Ave. He wascharged with Larceny in thesixth degree and will go tocourt on April 15th. O’Con-nor is also suspected in othershopliftings at Big Y’s intown and in North Branfordand Guilford. Officer Mau-reen O’Keeffe is investigat-ing.


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Facelifts planned for I-95 and parkway service plazasBy Kyle Swartz

The North Haven Citizen

Representatives from Pro-ject Service LLC were pres-ent at the April 1 selectmen’smeeting to explain theirplans to redevelop I-95 andRoute 15 service plazasthroughout the state, includ-ing several North Haven lo-cations.

Paul Landino, presidentand CEO of Project ServiceLLC, said that the south andnorth-bound service plaza’son Route 15/Wilbur CrossParkway in North Havenwould be part of the redevel-opment project. The plan is

to shift the gas pump bays atboth plazas, clean up thebuildings, construct smalladditions, and install Sub-way and Dunkin Donutsbusinesses in addition to pre-existing chain stores.

“We’re going to make theservice plazas look newer,”Landino said. “We’re goingto bring brands together, in-crease services, and improvethe historical look of thebuildings.”

The gas pump bays, cur-rently a straight line ofpumps situated before theplaza, will be converted to“dive-in” formations and slid50 feet farther toward the

plaza’s exit. The dive-in for-mation will consist of threemultiple-pump stations at aslight angle to the drive-through lane, Landino said,allowing for a more naturaland safer entrance than thestraight line pumps, whichare perpendicular to the lane.

Additionally, the deeper lo-cation will allow for an in-creased deceleration time,Landino said, also increasingthe pumps’ safety.

Project Service LLC willclean-up the buildings’ brickfacades and replace the exte-rior clocks with an eye to-ward maintaining a histori-cal look for the buildings,which were both built in 1949.

Both buildings will receiveadditions, less than 500square feet, on the rear of thestructures to allow the extrabusinesses to operate. Theadditions will not be visiblefrom the road, Landino said.

The plazas are currently1,831 square feet each.

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Rotarians and friends clean up along the Quinnipiac

A group of volunteers from local organizations, in-cluding the North Haven Rotary Club and QuinnipiacRiver Association, converged April 3 to help clean upthe section of the Quinnipiac River that runs throughNorth Haven.

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On Saturday, April 3, aNorth Haven Rotary Clubcontingent gathered at thefar end of Defco Park Road toassist clean up efforts alongthe banks of the QuinnipiacRiver.

The annual springtimeevent is regularly sponsoredby the Quinnipiac River Wa-tershed Association in May.However, Colin Gershon, Ro-tary District Governor forthe many clubs in the south-ern half of the state, chosethe river project as part ofhis “green campaign”planned for early April. Con-sequently, several RotaryClubs along the waterway

from New Haven to Cheshirejoined the activity as anothermeans of providing serviceto their home communities.

Three North Haven HighSchool students from the In-teract Club, which is spon-sored by the North Haven Ro-tary Club, also earned com-munity service hours by par-ticipating, although each ofthem have earned manymore than the 40 hours re-quired for the school’s gradu-ation requirement. The earlyrisers, supervised by Rotari-an Debbie Volain, includedDanielle Powers, RebekahLlinares, and Tom Sullivan.

QRWA Coordinator SandyStetson greeted the sleepyband of volunteers at theNorth Haven Town Green at8:30 a.m., to distribute “As-

sumption of Risk and Waiv-er” forms for everyone tosign. As luck would have it,Rotarian Bernadette Casellareceived a minor injury whena nail ripped through one ofher new work boots while shenegotiated the thick brushand mud along the riverbank, leaving her with apainful scratch. The goodnews was that she had justupdated her tetanus shot.The bad news was that shenow had to prepare her fami-ly’s Easter dinner with a sorefoot.

Another ambitious volun-teer who arrived at DefcoPark on his own to assist withthe messy clean-up was theself-proclaimed newest mem-ber of the Watershed Associ-ation, Steve White, a new res-

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Acting P&Z Commissionchairperson Theresa Rancia-to-Veile indicated that Mon-day’s P&Z meeting at theCommunity and RecreationCenter seemed to be more ofthe same with only one hear-ing on the docket that nightand most of the time spent onissues from the past. The five-member board seated alter-nate Richard Wilson in theabsence of chairman JimGiulietti who was reportedly“touring with Tiger Woods at

the Masters.”After introductions, Veile

began by reviewing basiccommission procedures forthe handful of citizens in at-tendance. She explained thatthe elected body regulatesland use through examina-tion of site plans, subdivi-sions, zone changes and spe-cial permits and looks toLand Use Administrator,Alan Fredricksen, for expertadvice. Public hearings onapplications are held prior todeliberations where officialaction is taken.

Real estate attorney Den-nis Ceneviva of Meriden,who specializes in zoninglaw, represented applicantLuciani Limited Partner-ship in its request to expandits Sav-Rite Liquors businessat 117 Washington Avenue.The store was establishedover 30 years ago, and its

owners have experiencedsuccess despite the pooreconomy, according to the at-torney. The plan is simply toopen a wall on the north sideof the present site and uti-lize space in the adjacent va-cant store which had houseda laundromat.

Although the PaulMithchell Academy is near-by, Ceneviva stated that novariance would be neededsince the business had beenthere prior to the school, andthe expansion was in the op-posite direction of theschool. He added that therewere no exterior changes tothe building except for adoor, and there was no otherlicensed package store with-in 1500 feet of Sav-RiteLiquors. Ceneviva also indi-cated that the expansion ofthe liquor and wine facilitywould help the permittee

due to the later closing (9p.m.) and the possibility ofSunday sales under consid-eration by the legislature.

The spouse of the listedowner, Al Janatta, thankedthe community for makingthe business a success overthe years, indicating thatthis was the fifth expansionof their business. He said,“The state has pre-approvedus,” and indicated that com-petition has increased, butemphasized that “This willmake it easier to shop.” Thebusinessman added, “I alsowant to thank the Lucianisfor the long term lease allow-ing the expansion.” His at-torney closed by saying,” It’sa straightforward applica-tion based on the town regu-lations.” The commissionagreed and passed the spe-cial permit and the site planunanimously, noting that the

property owners had com-plied with suggested im-provements to the area andthe business owners hadbeen “good neighbors.”

Under an agenda itemcalled “Other,” attorneyTimothy Lee, who repre-sents ARC of Greater NewHaven, appeared with theowner of the property at 528Washington Avenue, Do-minic Liuzzi, regarding a re-quest to allow the tenant tomove into his facility priorto the installation of 250 feetof privacy fencing requiredby the board at their Marchmeeting. The owner statedthat 100 feet of fence are inplace, but the income fromthe rental would cover thecost of completion. He hopedto be granted a year to do so.Member Vern Carlson point-

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At the start of the project,

Rotary Club President NickCasella had supplied coffeeand doughnuts, as well aschilled bottled water to thehardy group. There were fewtakers initially, but the ex-

hausting work on an unusu-ally warm April morningcaused the refreshments tovanish as the day wore on.The group leader’s pickuptruck also proved invaluable

in collecting and deliveringthe trash to a central site.Stetson supplied rubbergloves, as well as the numer-ous garbage bags that werebursting with cans and bot-tles and assorted trash atmorning’s end.

Stetson expressed her grat-itude to the Town HighwayDepartment, who agreed tocollect the rubbish the follow-ing Monday. There was ahuge amount of trash thathad accumulated along theQuinnipiac River in the pastyear: in addition to a truckbed liner, tires, a toilet, and asink that were hauled out ofthe thick brush, the volun-teer work crew discovered ahot tub, complete with cover,that had been dumped behind

one of the industrial sites onthe edge of the water.

“I can certainly under-stand it when people throwshrubbery and branches intowooded areas since the stuffwill rot away in time,” saidRotarian Guy Casella, “but Ican’t understand how anyonecan throw items like theseinto the woods, especially ina town like ours that will pickup anything you put at thecurbside.”

Also devoting a beautifulspring morning to hazardousduty along the river bankswere Rotarians Mark Lesage,President-Elect Rick Di-Norscia, and Anita Ander-son, who was accompaniedby her husband, Rich.

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Rain or shine doesn’t needto stop members of the com-munity who need help mak-ing ends meet and who wantsome companionship alongwith a nutritious supperfrom finding what they need.The suggested donation is $1per meal, with a family capof $5. No one is turned awayif they are unable to make adonation. The menu in-cludes items such as chickennoodle soup or vegetableminestrone; meat loaf or eggsalad sandwiches; seasonalfresh fruit and fresh bakeddesserts.

St. John’s Church is locat-ed at 3 Trumbull Place, at thetop of the Green in NorthHaven, where doors are openfor prayer and peace. For de-tails on this or other parish

programs, please call thechurch office at (203) 239-0156.

Deli Night atMishkan Israel

On Saturday, April 10,Congregation Mishkan Is-rael’s Brotherhood of Menand Women presents its an-nual New York Style DeliNight. The evening, whichbegins at 6 p.m., includes anall-you-can-eat buffet ofgreat food, wonderful music,and comedic entertainment.

This year’s headliner isDan Gavin, a top comedianfrom the Boston area. Musi-cal entertainment will beprovided by David Chevanand friends. The communityis invited.

Congregation Mishkan Is-rael is located at 785 RidgeRoad in Hamden. For more

information, call the syna-gogue office at (203) 288-3877.

Meditation withPrayer of St.Francis

Prayerful Meditation andMovement with the Prayer ofSt. Francis, an eight-weekChristian Yoga series, will beheld on Wednesdays throughMay 26, from 10:30 a.m. tonoon or 6:30 to 8 p.m. You arewelcome to come to one or toall sessions. No previous ex-perience with yoga is neces-sary. Wear comfortableclothes and bring a mat, tow-el and blanket. There is asuggested donation. To regis-ter please call (203) 281-2569.

Spiritual bookclub

On Monday, April 12, the

Caritas Christi Center, 295Benham St. in Hamden, willhold a book club featuringThe Signature of Jesus byBrennan Manning. The au-thor invites us to move froma half-hearted following ofChrist to a passionate livingof our discipleship. Sr. Patri-cia Cigrand will facilitate thesession. A donation is sug-gested for this program,which includes the book. Fi-nancial aid is available. Toregister, please call (203) 281-2569.

An introductorycourse to trueself-discovery

On Wednesday, April 14,the Caritas Christi Center,295 Benham St. in Hamden,will present “Who am I?”, thefirst of three talks focusingon discovering who we reallyare in the context of a safeand supportive environment.Attend one or all sessions.There is a suggested dona-

tion. To register, please call(203) 281-2569.

Tot Shabbat atMishkan Israel

Families with childrenages 6 and under are invitedto attend Tot Shabbat servic-es at Congregation MishkanIsrael, 785 Ridge Rd. in Ham-den, on Friday, April 16. Theprogram runs from 6:30 to7:30 p.m. Rabbi Alison Adler,Cantor Arthur Giglio andNursery School Director BecLuty lead these popular cele-brations of Shabbat withsong, storytelling and specialtreats.

For future Tot Shabbatdates and more information,call the synagogue office at(203) 288-3877.

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The North Haven Garden Club has a Bird NestingStar Project. A grape vine star is interwoven withmaterials birds can use in the nesting process:natural cotton, various yarns, raffia, and colorfulthreads. By providing the area birds with nestingmaterials, it helps them get started. Proceeds togo to the North Haven Garden Club to benefit lo-cal projects. Orders will be taken by phone.Please call (203) 234-0510 or (203 239-3881 fordetails.

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John Frank Norko, retiredfrom Bridgeport Fire De-partment, 93, of HansenFarm Road, North Haven,died March 28, 2010, at Con-necticut Hospice, Branford.He was the husband of thelate Margaret Justine Plav-can Norko.

Mr. Norko was born inBridgeport, April 6, 1916, ason of the late John and Ju-lia Pekar Norko, and hadresided in North Haven forthe past 19 years. He was aretired firefighter for theCity of Bridgeport, havingproudly and faithfullyserved the city for 30 yearsuntil his retirement in 1979.Mr. Norko was an accom-plished athlete for HardingHigh School in Bridgeportwhere he achieved All-Stateand All-New England Hon-ors for their basketball teamin the early 1930’s, and wasalso captain of the baseballteam. He later played for St.Cyril’s basketball team inthe city league.

He is survived by hisdaughter, Carole Vercelloneand her husband James, ofNorth Haven;a sister, AliceRepo of Miami, Fla.; threegrandchildren, David (Lisa)Vercellone, of Southwick,Mass., John (Kelly) Vercel-lone, of Old Saybrook, andDeborah (Jack) Prender-gast,, of East Berlin; and fourgreat-grandchildren, Do-minic and Olivia Vercellone,and Alexa and Leah Prender-gast. He was predeceased bya sister, Anne Carney and abrother, Frank Norko.

A funeral Mass was cele-brated March 30 at St.Frances Cabrini Church,North Haven. Burial was inAll Saints Cemetery. The

Torello-Iacobucci Washing-ton Memorial Funeral Home,North Haven, was in chargeof arrangements.

Memorial donations maybe made to Sisters of the Sa-cred Heart, Nigerian Mis-sion, 94 Chapel Hill Road,North Haven, CT 06473.

Thomas EdwardWindsor

Thomas Edward Windsor,89, died April 4, 2010, in WestHaven.

Thomas Edward Windsor,a son of the late ThomasWindsor and Anna WindsorTowner, was born in NewHaven on April 17, 1920. Hewas a lifelong resident ofNorth Haven. After graduat-ing from Lyman Hall HighSchool in 1939, he worked asa machine adjuster at theWinchester Company. InWorld War II, Thomas servedin the U.S. Army with the 2DAuxiliary Surgical Group inNorth Africa. He was an in-spector at Alladin Tool andDie in North Haven until hisretirement in 1982. In the1960s and 1970s, he was activein the Quinnipiac Council ofthe Boy Scouts, and was amember of the PattaconkYacht Club in Chester. Mostproudly, Thomas was an ac-tive member of the Murray-Reynolds Post 76 of theAmerican Legion for 50years.

He is survived by his sis-ter, Eleanor Towner Mala-volti, of North Haven; hisnieces, Lynn Malavolti, ofHamden, and Cara Mala-volti, of North Haven; friendand caregiver, HaywardGatling, Jr., and Twinkle, hisdoggie sweetheart. He waspredeceased by a sister, MaeWindsor Ryan; a brother,Harold Windsor; a stepsister,

Esther Towner Schmidt; astepbrother, Arthur Towner;and dearest friend, JosephMarsiglio.

A funeral Mass was cele-brated at St. BarnabasChurch on April 8. Intermentwith full military honors wasin the North Haven CenterCemetery. The North HavenFuneral Home was in chargeof arrangements.

Memorial donations maybe made to the Shelter Al-liance and Resources for Ani-mals with Handicaps Inc.(www.sarahandicaps.org),P.O. Box 707, Stratford, CT06615.

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“Since I took office, the le-gal fees on this have beenaround $9,000 to $12,000 amonth,” Freda said. “I’vebeen told we’re not going towin this, so I will be meetingwith [CMB] to see if therecan be a compromise.”

Freda said he would try tonegotiate down the numberof condominiums to be built.“What we don’t want are 393units going in,” he said. “Andwe won’t make any decisionswithout getting the public toweight in.”

Freda said that Mickey Ra-

bina, owner of the formerPratt and Whitney site, wascontinuing to negotiate witha developer about a joint ven-ture which would develop theproperty into a mixed-useresidential and commercialarea, as Rabina had original-ly planned.

“The problem will be fi-nancing,” Freda said. “Theyneed to develop $250 millionin financing.”

Freda met recently withthe corporate staff of thetown’s top grand list member,Covidien. “Quite candidly, itwas very encouraging,” hesaid. “I see an opportunity toexpand with Covidien downthe road.”

Freda also met with man-agement of Ulbrich Steel todiscuss what he said is 55 de-velopable acres behind theNorth Haven manufacturer.“Multiple developers havecalled me to say they were in-

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rowly averted major calamityduring the rainstorm earlierin the week.

“There was flooding herethat hasn’t been seen since1982,” he said. “Our publicsafety put in an outstandingeffort. They pumped outbasements, flushed out catchbasins, and helped people in-stall pumps.”

Freda added that the Mud-dy River flooding was signifi-cant, reminding him that thetown needed to seek a solu-tion to better contain the riv-er.Public Comment

During public comment,speaker Gerry Feinbergasked whether the Recre-ation Center would repeat itslottery process from the pre-vious summer for picking lo-cal youths for summer pro-gram employment.

Freda replied that theRecreational Center would beemploying a different hiringprocess this summer, as rec-ommended by CommunityServices Director GerardoSorkin. “There will be an in-terview form and interviewprocess, and candidates willbe ranked by their skill sets,”Freda said. “Sorkin thoughtthat the lottery could’ve beena mistake.”

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The Truth about End-of-Life Decisions: Ethical &Legal Issues: Friday, April16, 2 to 4 p.m., MidState Med-ical Services, 61 PomeroyAve., Meriden, conferencecenter.

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Those interested in attend-ing can R.S.V.P. to Dot Mut inVolunteer Services by call-ing (203) 694-8275, by Monday,April 15. Refreshments willbe served at the open meet-ing.

January students of themonth

The following are North Haven Middle School stu-dents of the month for January 2010. Standing (leftto right): Tyler Geremia, Rebecca Steidemann,Elizabeth Gagliardi, Hein Ngo, Jeremy Imperati,Shane Brennan. Seated (left to right): Emily Altieri,Jeanne Pak, Jordyn Sheeley, Kristina Holle.

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March 31 – The NorthHaven Citizen:

Putting together thisweek’s paper. Highlights in-clude Superintendent Sara-Jane Querfeld’s opinion onthe wellness policy debate.

Facebook Friend Re-sponses:

“It is interesting that de-spite the fact that there issupposedly a Wellness Policythat has been in place since2006, the four elementaryschools all interpret that poli-cy differently with varyingdegrees of strictness. Oneschool allows no food broughtin, one allows two holidayparties a year, another allows

healthy snack celebrations,and the fourth school still al-lows a sweet treat pairedwith a healthy alternative.

So the first issue is thatthere isn’t uniformity in theadministration of the policy.Secondly the superintendentcan’t decide if the policy isreally aimed at safety of thechildren with allergies andother health issues or if itsaimed at curtailing obesity.In one breath Querfeld talksabout the safety of the kidsby not allowing food to bebrought into the classrooms,yet then states food will onlybe allowed if it is relevant tothe curriculum. Doesn’t thatdefeat the purpose? Can’tthese food items still pose arisk to those children youwant to protect?

We were informed that theWellness Policy discussionsare the product of meetingswith the unit leaders in theschools along with the ad-ministration. When asked ifany parents are involved inthese discussions, we weretold absolutely not, as if whywould we want parental in-volvement??

I tried to suggest, alongwith a PTA council member,that perhaps we could haveparent representatives fromeach school join together todiscuss what might be a hap-py medium that all theschools could agree upon. Itappears we will be losing cel-ebrating your child’s birth-day by bringing in a treat forthe class. An issue seems tobe not providing food for any-one other than your ownchild.

I personally do not feelthat celebrations with foodshould be banned from theclassroom. I can sympathizewith parents of medicallyfragile children, but surpris-

ingly many of them spokeagainst banning food cele-brations from the class-rooms. I would hope all sidescan come together to workout this situation.”

-“I agree with you on not

banning birthday/holidaycelebrations in school. I sup-pose I do have a medicallyfragile child in that she doeshave a tree nut allergy. If Iknow ahead of time (which Ialways do) that a birthdaywill be celebrated, I pack myown treat for her, whichshe’s perfectly happy with. Idon’t take a chance that an-other parent is actually go-ing to read the label and seethat the treat brought intothe classroom might containtree nuts. My daughter alsohas the good sense to knowwhat she can and cannot eat– and will read the label her-self. Granted she is in fifthgrade now, but it’s been thatway all along. It is the par-ents’ responsibility if thereis an allergy child involved.

These kids are not becom-ing obese in school. There’snothing the school can doabout it except try to teachthe kids what healthy foodsare and why it’s important toeat them. It’s the parents’ re-sponsibility, as it always hasbeen

If they pack a lunch andit’s filled with junk food –well then it’s the parents’ do-ing. If they have money to goup to Creatures Cafe and getpopsicles/ice cream/pretzelsto supplement their lunches,then again, it’s on the par-ents for supplying them withmoney.

What harm is there inchoosing one day out of eachmonth to celebrate birthdays

Need change inthe 87th DistrictTo the editor:

Last week our representa-tive for the 87th District ofConnecticut, Mr. SteveFontana, welcomed DavidYaccarino into the race forhis seat coming up in Novem-ber. Mr. Fontana states in anarticle about the race that heis prideful of his recordwhich includes balancingthe budget, creating jobs andmaking Connecticut morecompetitive. Mr. Fontanaseems to have forgotten thatduring his 14-year tenure asthe 87th District’s represen-tative, the state has seen itsbudget deficit explode, un-employment rise significant-ly, and he is a supporter ofraising taxes to make ourstate less competitive. Mr.Fontana was a staunch sup-porter of the state’s health-care plan “Sustinet” which isexpected to cost the state $1billion a year starting in

2012. The program also ex-pands the state’s bureaucra-cy, leading to inefficiencyand more people on the gov-ernment payroll. David Yac-carino has over 25 years ex-perience in running a suc-cessful small business andhas balanced budgets in thereal world. I am more com-fortable putting the state’s fi-nances in his hands ratherthan a career politician likeMr. Fontana.

Paul MarandoNorth Haven

Looking forbusiness sensein HartfordTo the editor:

Ten years ago my fatherpassed away and left me hisMarlin Model 60.22 caliber ri-fle. He was very proud thathe had one of their rifles andthat they were located in thetown he so loved. He left this

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rifle to me and I’ve sincecherished it and even con-tacted Marlin right down theroad from my house on Bai-ley Road to get replacementmagazines.

It is a sad day for our townand our state when MarlinFirearms, a company with174 years of strong history inConnecticut, is closing shop.When 265 local employeeslose their jobs, their familiessuffer, the town loses revenueand the state loses tax dollarsand we all lose a little bit ofour history. In other words:we all lose. Unfortunately,from the company’s perspec-tive, the move was fiscally

in the class? I mean really, acupcake is that bad? No. It’sthe chips and soda that thekids grab after school andconsume while sitting on thecouch watching TV or play-ing on the computer. Getthem outside to play or justdon’t buy the food period andhave it in the house! Not toodifficult to do.

I wasn’t able to attend theWellness Policy meeting, butI’ve been to others at thegrade school. Same old, sameold.”

necessary. Connecticut isone of the least business-friendly states in the country.Why is this? Our own StateRepresentative and his De-mocratic peers in Hartfordhave made it too costly forcompanies to stay in Con-necticut. Mr. Fontana seemsto feel that higher taxes andfees are the only solution toour problems. I strongly dis-agree with this approach tofiscal policy. We need a basiclevel of taxation to fund re-sponsible state programsand functions, but we alsoneed to have a long-term vi-sion. Our lawmakers need touse a common sense ap-proach to promote a more eq-uitable tax code for all of us.The repeated shortsightedgrabs for money cause com-

panies to move out of ourstate in the long run, takingjobs and discretionaryspending along with them.We must work harder to rem-edy the underlying causes ofConnecticut’s business exo-dus.

That’s why in the comingelection for State Represen-tative of the 87th District, Iwill be voting for David Yac-carino. He has 19 years worthof business experience thatthis state so desperatelyneeds. He can help move thisstate to a more businessfriendly, fiscally responsibleenvironment and just maybewe won’t loose any more ofour rich history, jobs, and taxbase.

Frank TropeanoNorth Haven

Veterans learn about state legislative efforts on their behalfBy Paul Colella

Special to The North HavenCitizen

State Representative and secondselectman Steve Fontana spoke inMarch to veterans at the AmericanLegion Murray Reynolds Post 76about upcoming bills.

Fontana said that the Select Com-mittee on Veteran’s Affairs at theGeneral Assembly is a committeethat meets during the winter monthsto discuss and pass bills for veteransand address the problems facing vet-erans. They work largely in threecategories. Category one deals withmunicipal property taxes and ex-emptions for veterans owning homesand vehicles. Category two dealswith state services and programscalled “set aside” programs that cre-ate opportunities not only for mi-norities, women, and the disabled to

start and operate small businessesbut also veterans. It also prohibitsnursing homes from dictating whereveterans can get their prescriptiondrugs.

“These ‘set aside’ programs arenecessary and beneficial to our vet-erans,” explained Fontana. “Wemust seek out resources and usethem while always honoring and ad-dressing not only the needs of olderveterans but also younger veterans,including those returning homefrom Iraq and Afghanistan.”

Category three focuses on home-less female veterans and findinghousing options and other servicesfor them. Also, there is a necessity tocreate a task force to study traumaticbrain injuries and other post-war in-juries, and to improve public and pri-vate services for these injuries.

“As time goes on, we will need tofind new ways to reach out to veter-

ans, especially giving support formental health and rehabilitation,housing, and educational needs,”Fontana said. “We must never forgetour veterans and always be commit-ted to meeting their needs.”

“It’s always a pleasure to find newways to address the needs of peoplewho gave so much to this country,”Fontana added.

Those in attendance listened at-tentively, and some asked questionsabout when progress would be madein particular areas of concern.Fontana admitted that task forces,studies, and programs are affectedby the economy. Unfortunately, withthe currently difficult economy,money is tight, and programs do facethe possibility of cutbacks or delays.

American Legion Post 76 Com-mander Dan Riccio said that theNorth Haven association would con-tinue to push for veterans’ rights.

“We will continue to fight for andsupport veterans and the servicesthat will be helpful to maintaining adignified and acceptable quality oflife for them,” Riccio said.

“We promote Americanism by get-ting different speakers to talk on is-sues concerning veterans’ affairs,”Riccio added. “With the assistance ofBill Kennedy, a WWII veteran and re-tired professor of history and gov-ernment at Sacred Heart University,we line up speakers months in ad-vance. It is very important to keepour veterans informed of new laws,bills, services, and programs con-cerning them.”

Riccio explained further that thespeakers represent a variety of pro-fessional backgrounds and expert-ise. Every speaker brings insight andinformation. Some past speakers

See Veterans, page 31

Selectmen unanimous inBoard of Ethics decision

By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven

Citizen

The Board of Selectmenvoted at their April 1 meet-ing to remove RepublicanJoan Morgan from theBoard of Ethics.

Former board alterna-tive and Republican RyanCleckner was unanimous-ly voted to fill Morgan’sspot, and unaffiliated voterKerri Kennealy was unani-mously voted to fill Cleckn-er’s position.

Morgan’s removal wasprompted by concerns thather position as a Justice ofthe Peace qualified her as a“town official.” The NorthHaven Code of Ethics, ef-fective July 1 2009, states ofthe Board of Ethics’ mem-bers: “No member of theBoard may be, or havebeen within one year of ap-pointment, an Official ofthe Town.”

The “Definitions” por-tion of the Code of Ethicsdefines “official” as “anyholder of public office,elected or appointed, paidor unpaid, including anymember of a board, com-mission, authority, or com-mittee of the Town.”

“We’ve taken a lot of

time on this,” First Select-man Michael Freda saidbefore the vote. “For theBoard of Ethics to haveany byplay back and forthquestioning anyone, justthat dialogue itself is acontradiction of whatwe’re trying to do by hav-ing the Board of Ethics.”

“We don’t want any greyarea or ambiguity,” Fredaadded. “We don’t liketelling Ms. Morgan this,but the reality is there istoo much cloudy area.”

Selectman Tim Doheny,who had interviewed andrecommended Morgan forthe board, said he hadmissed on Morgan’s re-sume that she was a Jus-tice of the Peace. “I ammore than willing to takethe blame on this,” he saidto Morgan, who was in at-tendance. “It was on yourresume. When I read yourresume, it did not kick outto me.”

“Of the six people Ispoke with, you were mytop pick,” Doheny added.

Freda said that the se-lectmen became aware ofMorgan’s situation after acandidate for the Board ofEthics, who was disquali-

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Girls’ lacrosse program takes off in North Haven

Over 40 girls of the North Haven Recreational Center’syouth lacrosse league practiced with the QuinnipiacUniversity girls’ lacrosse team at a free clinic hostedby the Bobcats on April 2.

By Kyle SwartzThe North Haven Citizen

Just three years old, thetown-wide girls’ lacrosse pro-gram is growing quickly.

A three-tiered youth pro-gram, begun through theRecreation Center in 2008,feeds the North Haven HighSchool girls’ lacrosse squad,itself just two years from in-ception. The high schoolteam is still considered a clubsport and therefore can onlycompete against otherschools’ junior varsity, fresh-man and club squads.

Despite the newness of thehigh school and youth feederprograms, both have beenhealthily increasing theirnumbers. The high schoolteam trimmed its roster this

year to 35 players from 49who arrived on first-day try-outs, said coach Melissa Grif-fin. The three feeder teams

included 50 girls this yearfrom grades three to eight.

“Girls lacrosse is growingacross the country,” Griffin

said.The boys’ lacrosse pro-

gram only dates back to 2002.“It’s an up and coming

sport,” Griffin said of thesport. “It’s something newand exciting. It’s fast paced.When played well, it’s a beau-tiful thing to watch.”

Before 2008, the town hadbeen attempting to constructa girls’ lacrosse program fora number of years, accord-ing to Mark Butterworth,president of the NorthHaven Lacrosse Club. “JoeCullen, who founded theboys’ program in 2002, triedto start a girls’ program buthe couldn’t get enough inter-est,” Butterworth said. “Wehad a couple of girls playingon the boys’ teams on theyoungest level where therewas no contact.”

In 2008, a number of localparents, including Butter-worth and Kelly Campanelli,made a push to finally estab-lish a girls’ program. Cam-

panelli said that the pro-gram’s founders contactedU.S. Lacrosse, who in returnsent a starter kit.

“We all needed to learn thesport,” Campanelli said.“Most people in my genera-tion were not naturally ex-posed to the sport, especiallywomen.”

“I grew up in North Havenand we didn’t even have aboys program then,” Cam-panelli added.

Campanelli had moved toNorth Haven the year beforefrom Hamden, where herdaughter had playedlacrosse. Additionally, Cam-panelli said that her hus-band played the sport in col-lege.

Campanelli and the otherco-founders modeled thegirls’ program after the pre-existing boys’ system, andregistered the program withU.S. Lacrosse for insurance

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purposes. The feeder pro-gram consists of three levels:bantams for third and fourthgrade, juniors for fifth andsixth, and seniors for seventhand eighth. Each team has avolunteer coach, assistantcoach, and manager. Theplayer’s dues, 125$ per playerper season, funds the feederprogram.

The levels compete againstsimilar levels of the feederprograms of surroundingtowns. Campanelli said thatthe seniors and juniors play15 games each, while the ban-tam level plays 10 games.

“Lacrosse incorporates allthe little things that any indi-vidual would enjoy,” Cam-panelli said. “It’s a fast mov-ing sport. It involves a lot ofrunning, as opposed to wait-ing around. There’s a lot ofskills involved – hand-eye co-ordination. It’s a nice chal-lenge for girls. It fits all thecriteria for an excitingsport.”

Campanelli was apprecia-tive of Butterworth’s efforts.“He provided the leadershipfor the girls,” she said.

The high school squad waslaunched last year by Grif-fin, after she began workingat the school as a guidancecounselor. “When I came in,they didn’t have a team,”Griffin said. “I went to theathletic director and asked‘How do I go about starting ateam?’”

Griffin said that she hadbeen playing lacrosse sincethe seventh grade, growingup on Long Island wheregirls’ lacrosse had long exist-ed. Griffin continued to com-pete in college until an acci-dent ended her playing days.However, while studying fora graduate degree at Fair-field University, Griffinlearned of the need for a jun-ior varsity girls’ lacrossecoach at nearby FairfieldLudlowe High School, andtook the position. A year lat-er she was coaching varsityat FLHS.

Griffin was forced to giveup her coaching position

when she was hired atNHHS, as the commutewould have been too long.Fortunately, she was able tocontinue her passion whenathletic director Todd Petro-nio gave her the okay tofound a high school girls’lacrosse program. Griffinwas buoyed by local support.

“The school, the town, andthe girls have been nothingbut supportive,” she said. “Icouldn’t have done it withoutthe athletic director. MarkButterworth and the boys’lacrosse league have beenvery supportive from the get-go.”

The NHHS girls’ lacrossecoach said that she beganspreading word about theteam in September 2009 forthe spring sport. “We had agood turnout, 40-plus girls”she said. “By the beginningof the season in March, wehad 34 girls who finally de-cided to stick it out.”

“They were so awesome,”Griffin added of her first-year girls, who went 4-4-3playing a sport that was rela-tively new to most of them.

“They just blew my mind.They had little experiencebut were so determined.They really wanted to learnand play. Anything I threw atthem, they took it. Any ques-tions they had, they askedme on the field or in school.”

The education budget hadalready been passed withoutfunding for girls’ lacrosse, so

participating players did soon a pay-to-play basis, payingfor bussing, referees, andequipment. The team raisedmoney through a carwash tohelp keep costs down.

Despite the club headinginto just its second year, anddespite Griffin being the

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Pruning classes — Na-tureworks is presentingPruning Flowering Shrubsfor the beginner-intermedi-ate level from 2 to 4 p.m. atZion Episcopal Church, 326Notch Hill Road, NorthBranford. For more informa-tion, contact Natureworks at(203) 484-2748.

Music & Me — Music &Me, a music program forparents and children, ages 6months to 5 years, will hostan open house at 9:30 a.m.for its 8-week spring semes-ter at Christ LutheranChurch, 600 Shepard Ave.,Hamden. For information,call (203) 387-8390, or visitwww.marciamusiccenter.com

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Historical Society — TheNorth Haven Historical Soci-ety will host a presentationby local historian and au-thor Peter J. Malia at 2 p.m.at the North Haven MasonicLodge, 30 Church St.

He will talk about NorthHaven’s Rev. BenjaminTrumbull, who served aschaplain to Connecticuttroops during the ill-fated in-vasion of Canada and theBattle of Long Island and itsaftermath. Following thepresentation, there will be abook signing of Peter J.Malia’s new colonial historyof the New Haven area, Visi-ble Saints. This presentationis free to the public and ishandicap accessible.

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Autism Society — TheAutism Society will meet at7:30 p.m. at the IDEA Train-ing Center conference room,20 Washington Ave. DebraDickson will present, “TheWhole Child: Sane Strate-gies for Success.” All arewelcome. There is no charge.To reserve a seat, call SallyBrockett at (203) 234-7401, oremail to [email protected]

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Adult Day Center winetasting — The ClelianAdult Day Center will have awine tasting benefit from 6 to8 p.m. at 261 Benham St.,Hamden. Sample wines andbeers and hors d’oeuvresfrom area restaurants. Thisevent is sponsored by Quin-nipiac Bank and Trust. Formore information callDoreen or Charlene (203)288-4151.Tickets also available atAmity Wine & Spirit (203)248-6699.

West Haven RetiredTeachers — The WHRTAwill hold its annual springmeeting on Thursday, April15, at the Johnson Communi-ty Center, West Haven. Busi-ness meeting will begin at12:30 p.m., followed by aluncheon. The guest speakerwill be Chris Donnelly,whose topic will be “UrbanForestry”. West Haven re-tired teachers are encour-aged to attend the meeting.

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tion will host the DiabetesEXPO, a one-day event show-casing the latest productsand services for people withdiabetes from 10 a.m. to 3p.m., at the ConnecticutExpo Center, Hartford. Over50 exhibitors are participat-ing.

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Glaucoma — The Yale-New Haven Hospital Auxil-iary will sponsor a free com-munity health education lec-ture, entitled “Glaucoma,Can You See Me Now?” from2 to 4 p.m. at the EvergreenWoods senior living commu-nity, 88 Notch Hill Road,

North Branford, in the audi-torium. The program is freeand open to the public andfree parking is available. Toregister, call (203) 688-2000 ortoll-free (888) 700-6543 or reg-ister on-line atwww.ynhh.org and click on“calendar.”

Concert for Life — Violinvirtuoso Jourdan Urban willheadline at The Music forLife concert at 7:30 p.m. atthe Shubert Theater, NewHaven. It will benefit the Na-tional Multiple Sclerosis So-ciety, Connecticut Chapter,International Help of Mis-sionaries and One Laptopper Child. Tickets are avail-able at the Shubert box officeat 247 College St., NewHaven, online at www.shu-bert.com or by calling theticket office at (203) 562-5666.The show is sponsored byThe Frank and Helen Her-man Foundation.

YMCA road race — TheHamden/North HavenYMCA, 1605 Sherman Ave.,Hamden, will host theHealthy Kids Day Three MileRoad Race and Two MileFamily Fitness Walk. Regis-tration will begin at 11 a.m.Fitness starts at 1 p.m., andshotgun road race start timeis 1:30 p.m. Call BrianMarazzi at (203) 248-6361, ext.2212, for information. To be-come a sponsor, [email protected].

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ed out that the commissioncould take no action on therequest without a formalhearing in which the neigh-bors could express their con-cerns.

Lee explained that ARCcould not contribute financ-ing from its budget since fed-eral dollars can not be usedin advance. Alan Fredrick-sen described the work thathad been done to date andshowed the site plan to thecommissioners. Carlson in-dicated that he had not speci-fied the type of fence otherthan it should provide priva-cy, specifically acting as ablind to lights from traffic inthe parking lot. Veile in-formed the owner that hewould have to return to theboard with an official re-quest for a hearing. LaterVeile noted that there was an$18,000 bond involved in thematter as well, and Fredrick-sen pointed out that the exist-ing 100’ of fencing was notpart of the required 250’.

Before attorney Lee de-parted he referenced the on-going issue of the sidewalks

yet to be installed at the PondView Estates on 190 Mon-towese Avenue. Representingthe developer, he asked thatan extension be grantedsince the commission had re-quired a delay while the resi-dents’ association attemptedto put a stop to the removal oftrees that were considered bythem to be an importantbuffer. The land use adminis-trator stated that another let-ter had arrived that after-noon from the homeowners,but it was too late to beplaced under correspon-dence for the meeting.

Member Doug Roberts ex-pressed a concern about thepavement in the parking lots.He said that he had been ap-proached in regard to a lackof a proper base under theblacktop. Fredricksen statedthat the town had no one as-signed to check that type ofwork, but said that he wouldrequest that town engineerJonathan Bodwell look intoit. Lee indicated that therewas one unit remaining to besold, but that it was undercontract. He added that,“The sidewalk should be inwithin two months, oncethey start.” In regard to anyfurther delay due to the

homeowners, Fredricksenstated, “There is no stay atthis point on that work.” Un-der deliberations, the boardunanimously decided thatthe developer has until July2, 2010 to complete the work,with a five-month extensiongranted until Dec. 2, if need-ed.

One quick piece of busi-ness to come before the com-mission which received theirenthusiastic approval was achange of use request in or-der to permit the establish-ment of a new businesscalled “Berries & Nuts.” JoeMarcucci will move his busi-ness in the near future fromSkiff Street in Hamden toNorth Haven with a changefrom service to retail at 55State Street. The 2750-square-foot store owned byNancy and John DeCristofohad recently housed a chil-dren’s consignment shop anda locksmith. The new busi-ness will sell “gourmetchocolate, candy, nuts andspecialty gifts,” according toMarcucci. Describing hisstore as “very unique,” hesaid he was ready to movethe 3.5 miles immediately.

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development of young chil-dren that is divorced from so-cial-emotional and physicaldevelopment. Current prac-tices are already causingenormous stress in chil-dren’s lives. These new stan-dards will add to that.”

Crista Marchesseault, aNorth Haven resident and as-sociate director at Gesell In-stitute, as well as the parentof a preschooler, said, “Theproposed standards concernme not only as a child devel-opment professional, but asthe parent of a four-year-oldwho will be entering publicschool in the fall. While I be-lieve that North Havenschools respect child develop-ment in the face of the detri-mental polices that have beenin place since NCLB waspassed, I worry about mychild and so many others inthe face of unrealistic expec-tations and an over-relianceon test scores.”

Only Texas and Alaska

have opted not to participatein the new standards, whichwere undertaken last fall.Texas has been in the newsrecently regarding an effortto revise its U.S. history cur-riculum with a determina-tion to downplay the role ofThomas Jefferson. Dillonwrote of the state, “Gov. RickPerry argued that only Tex-ans should decide what chil-dren their learn.” There isno penalty under existinglaw for failure to participate,but grants awarded underthe Department of Educa-tion’s “Race to the Top,” aswell as Title 1 funding, arepartially based on such com-pliance.

Thus far, only Kentuckyhas actually adopted thestandards, which were open

to public comment throughApril 2. Connecticut has hadrequired standards in placesince the ‘80s, but revisionswill likely be necessaryshould national standards beenforced. The NationalCouncil of Teachers of Eng-lish, the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics,the National Association ofState Boards of Education,the United States Chamber ofCommerce, and even the twomajor teacher unions (NEAand AFT,) have endorsed thenew standards, but notableearly childhood organiza-tions have taken exception tomandated standards foryoung children.

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only coach, she is ambitiousabout the future of NHHSgirls’ lacrosse. “I’m lookingto join the Southern Con-necticut Conference nextyear,” she said.

Griffin said that the town’sparents have been indispen-sable in allowing the lacrosseteam to prosper. “The parentshave been great,” she said. “Itis overwhelming how excitedthe parents are. They’re justas excited as the girls.

The feeder program has al-ready shown results for thehigh school club. “I have 15 orso freshman this year whocame in already knowing thesport,” Griffin said. “They al-ready know their positions.They really know the skills.They’ve really come in toplay. They’ve given my otherplayers a run for their mon-ey.”

Griffin also expects morefrom her second-year girls.“They know what to expectnow,” she said. “They have ayear under their belts. They

know the game’s rules.They’re on more familiar ter-ritory. They just love thesport and they want to play.”

The NHHS girls’ lacrosseclub is scheduled for 14games against freshman, jun-ior varsity, and other clubteams, and Griffin expectsthe toughest competitionfrom Hamden, Cheshire,Branford, and Daniel Hand.

“Daniel Hand has one ofthe best programs,” Griffinsaid. “I’d like to be able toplay with them and reallygive them a run for theirmoney. It’s something I’m def-initely looking forward to be-cause we definitely have thetalent here in North Haven.

Griffin feels thankful forthe chance to continue tobuild girls’ lacrosse in town.“I feel very fortunate to beable to do this for the town ofNorth Haven,” she said, “andto start something for thegirls, especially, because itseems that girls don’t have asmany sports as the guys do.To do this for the girls ofNorth Haven, I feel honored.”

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The Southwest Conservation District will be hav-ing its Annual Shrub and Perennial Plant Sale onFriday, April 23, and Saturday, April 24, at Lock-wood Farm, 890 Evergreen Ave., Hamden. Volun-teer UCONN Certified Master Gardeners as well asNorth Haven, Daytime Gardeners and WallingfordGarden Club members will be on hand to assistthe customers on site. Pre order forms are avail-able from SWCD office at 900 Northrop Road,Suite A, Wallingford CT 06492; or call (203) 269-7509, ext. 710; or email [email protected] Spring Plant Sale Newsletter is on the Dis-trict’s website at www.conservect.org. Click onSWCD, then newsletters. Photos of the plants arealso available. Check Focus on Gardening Interac-tive Newsletter which features some of the plantsas well as other gardening news. Pictured: Rud-beckia (Black Eyed Susan)

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The following is a list oflunches for the week of April12 at the Senior Center:

Main menuMonday: Fruit punch, An-

gus burger, potato puffs,diced carrots, whole wheathamburger bun, ketchup, or-ange.

Tuesday: Pineapple juice,roast pork with gravy, redrice, vegetable medley, wholewheat bread, green fruitedjello.

Wednesday: Beef veg-etable soup, crackers, barbe-qued ribs, tender cornniblets, spinach, whole wheatsandwich roll, apricots.

Thursday: Cranapplejuice, sliced turkey withgravy, oven roasted potatoes,California blended vegeta-bles, whole wheat bread,pound cake with peaches andtopping.

Friday: Apple juice,stuffed shells, marinarasauce, Parmesan cheese, cutgreen beans, tossed saladwith black olives, Italiandressing, Italian bread, oat-meal raisin cookie.

Events planned at the Se-nior Center next week:

Monday, April 12Line dance, 9 a.m.Exercise, 10 a.m.Canasta, 10:30 a.m.Lunch, noonHealth guidance, noonBocce, 12:30 p.m.Bingo, 1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 13Ceramics, 9:30 a.m.Beginning chair Yoga, 10

a.m.Hairdresser, 10:30 a.m.Stress busters, 10:30 a.m.Lunch, noonGerardo, 12:45 p.m.Mah Jongg, 1 p.m.Senior Songsters, 1:15 p.m.Wednesday, April 14

Line dance, 9 a.m.Exercise, 10 a.m.Errands, 10:30 a.m.

Lunch, noonBridge, 12:15 p.m.Bocce, 12:30 p.m.Bingo, 1 p.m.

Thursday, April 15Ceramics, 9:30 a.m.Tai Chi, 10:15 a.m.Pinochle, 10:30 a.m.Universal Drive, 10:30 a.m.Luigi’s Pizza, 11:30 a.m.Lunch, noonKnitting, 1 p.m.Intermediate Yoga, 1:30

p.mFriday, April 16

Line dance, 9 a.m.Exercise, 10 a.m.Footlighters, 10 a.m.Scrabble, 10:30 a.m.Groceries, 10:30 a.m.Lunch, noonBridge, 12:15 p.m.Bocce, 12:30 p.m.Bingo, 1 p.m.Quilting Club, 1:30 p.m.

Day trips:Wednesday, April 14: Fox-

woodsThursday, April 29: Sugar

(The Some Like It Hot Musi-cal), Westchester BroadwayTheater

Sunday, June 6: Light-house Cruise

Tuesday, June 22: Mohe-gan Sun

Wednesday, July 21: TheDelaney House, All You CanEat Lobster and ComedyShow

When registering for tripssponsored by the Joyce C.Budrow Senior Center,

please remember to bring inyour emergency contact in-formation, their name andtelephone numbers (includ-ing work and cell numbers).Please note: all checks willbe payable to the NorthHaven Senior Center begin-ning in 2010.

Welcome CommitteeThere will be a meeting for

those interested in beingpart of the Welcome Com-mittee on Friday, April 9, at9:30 a.m. Please attend thismeeting to talk about the re-sponsibilities of such com-mittee.

Senior moments withMike

If you would like to dis-cuss something with MikeFreda, the first selectman,you can make an appoint-ment on April 9, from 10:30a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To make anappointment with Mike, callthe office at (203) 239-5432.Appointments will be every15 minutes. Mike will bescheduled for appointmentson the second Friday of eachmonth.

Food Critics on the roadThe Senior Food Critics

will meet Thursday, April 15,

Senior Happenings

Senior Calendar

at 11:30 a.m. at Luigi’s Apizzaon Washington Avenue.Transportation is available.

Bring in the springCome and enjoy an after-

noon of good music andgreat company on Thursday,April 22, at noon. Entertain-ment will be by Al Leone.Menu consists of hot dogs,

hamburgers, corn, salad anda delicious spring timedessert. Contact office forregistration and price.

Purple Red Hatters tripThe Purple Red Hatters

will travel to Newport Play-house and Cabaret Restau-rant on Thursday, April 22.Please sign up ahead of time.

SeniorLunch Menu

Kudos to Magdalina Palmer

Photo by Mark Lesage

Magdalina came to work at Montowese Health andRehab in June 2006 as a certified nursing assis-tant. She lived in Ecuador and was working as aregistered occupational therapist for 20 years.With her background and due to the fact that Mon-towese encourages further education among theiremployees, with up to 75 percent tuition reim-bursement, Magdalina enrolled at Briarwood Col-lege in 2008. She continued to work full time atMontowese while pursuing her studies and gradu-ated with high honors as a certified occupationaltherapist in December 2009. Montowese recog-nizes the fulfillment of her dream, hard work andperseverance.


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could be with her daughter.She enjoyed driving the chil-dren to and from school.

“I like to do my own driv-ing,” Adorno said. “I wentfrom driving children to driv-ing seniors. The seniors aremy special passengers. WhenI pick them up, I make surethat all the seniors buckle upfor safety. They are my pre-cious cargo.”

Adorno explained that atypical day begins by pickingup the regulars in the morn-ing, then on certain days shetakes seniors on errands in-cluding the post office, bank,shopping, hairdressers, torestaurants for the food crit-ics program, and on mini-trips. At the end of the day,she takes the seniors homeand watches and waits asthey enter their front doorsbefore driving away.

“I never leave until theyare safely inside,” Adornosaid. “The seniors always saythank you and tell me thatthey love me. I love them tooand think of them as myadoptive grandparents.When I was 16, I would drivemy grandmothers to wherethey needed to go.”

When she is not driving

the bus, Adorno enjoys lend-ing a helping hand toAmarone and her staff.Adorno believes in neverwasting a minute because awasted minute is gone forev-er.

“I like to keep busy,”Adorno said. “When I’m notworking, I am very busy tak-ing my daughters to after-school activities, to theirfriends’ houses, to the mall,to visit relatives, or on otherroad trips.”

“Just like when I’m driv-ing my daughters or anyoneelse, I take special care of theseniors and make certainthat they enjoy their ridewhile safely reaching theirdestinations,” she added.

Adorno also converseswith the seniors about cur-rent events or whatever theywish to talk about. Addition-ally, She plays a memorygame by asking them ques-tions, for example, what isthe capital of a particularstate or where does the presi-dent live. The seniors enjoytelling Adorno stories aboutyears ago, and she likes lis-tening and learning from thestories.

“The seniors are a greatgroup of people with awealth of knowledge, and it’smy privilege to be workingwith them,” said Adorno

with a smile. “I make surethat the bus is shiny andclean inside and out.

“I take pride in my bus andmy job,” she added.

The senior center staff ap-preciates their friendly busdriver.

“I like working withArelis,” said Lucy DeCicco, asecretary at the center.“She’s pleasant and loves tojoke around,” “She is like abright ray of sunshine andkindness.”

“Arelis is a team playerand a perfect addition to thesenior center,” said MaggieMaiden, another center sec-retary. “She really caresabout the seniors and her fel-low co-workers.”

Adorno has been drivingthe bus for the center sinceJuly. Many of the seniors callher “Lilly,” which is easier topronounce than Arelis, andshe is fine with her nick-name. She plans on drivingthe seniors for many years tocome and thinks of her job asa labor of love.

“The seniors all love rid-ing the bus with Arelis or‘Lilly,’ and they look uponher as their special friend,”said Amarone. “She is a veryhappy person who is depend-able, conscientious, and ourbus driver with a big heart.”

million revenue shortfall forthe next fiscal year, he said,are that the 2009-10 budget in-cludes the final $1 million inUpJohn payments, $2.5 mil-lion borrowed from the fundbalance, and $2 million fromthe Connecticut RecoursesRecovery Authority, in addi-tion to an estimated $1 mil-lion revenue shortfall fromgrand list decline.

The major drivers behindthe 4.5 percent increase, Fre-da said, are pension pay-ments, the projected healthinsurance hike, a state-man-dated special education in-crease, and a contractualteacher salary increase. To-gether, they represent $3.21million of the $3.639 millionincrease.

Pension payments are up9.9 percent up over last year’spayments, or $4.497 millioncompared to $4.091 million.Freda said that he and Direc-tor of Finance Ed Swinkows-ki worked with the town actu-aries to extend the pensionpayments, which are still ful-ly funded, from 14 years to 20years. “There would havebeen a $400,000 increase if we

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did not,” Freda added.The town side health in-

surance increase representsa $1.776 million hike, or a 43.8percent increase over the2009-10 budget. The Board ofEducation health insuranceincrease represents a$709,198 hike, or 14.2 percentincrease. When combined thepercentages equal a total in-crease of 28 percent. The dis-parity between the percent-ages, Freda said, was becausethere were more claims onthe town side, and becauseteachers pay more into theirinsurance than town employ-ees.

Teachers will receive acontractual salary increaseof $117,294 in the proposedbudget. The state-mandatedspecial education funding in-crease represents $201,441 ofthe proposed budget.

Freda said town hall has al-ready taken steps toward sav-ings, including not replacinga $120,000 town comptrollerposition or a $65,000 First Se-lectman’s administrator posi-tion, renegotiating cell phonecontracts to save $30,000,$60,000 saved through streetsweeping changes, $1.425 mil-lion cut from capital re-quests`, and refinancing bond

debt to save $30,000.Additionally, Freda said

that the town’s contract withworkman’s compensationcarrier CIRMA is coming to aclose, and he believed that$100,000 to $200,000 could besaved through putting thenext contract out to bid.

During public comment,speaker Thomas O’Connorsuggested that town healthinsurance plans have beentoo generous. “I think thatpublic employees need totake on some more on theirown,” he said. “It’s time tothink outside the box.”

North Haven High Schoolsocial studies teacher Antho-ny Giordano spoke in favor ofnot further trimming theBoard of Education budget.“Our teachers’ salaries arethird from the bottom in thedistrict,” he said. “You get alot of value for not thatmuch.”

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fied himself by sitting on an-other town board, alerted theselectmen to Morgan’s posi-tion. “This has nothing to dowith politics,” Freda said.“The person who broughtthis up to us is not even regis-tered with any party.”

Freda added that the indi-vidual who alerted the select-men had conferred with anattorney over his own dis-qualification from the Boardof Ethics. After the individ-ual alerted the selectmen,they conferred with towncounsel and reviewed theCode of Ethics language.

“It’s significant that eachof us read the same languageand came to the same deci-sion independently,” said se-lectman Steve Fontana.

“I’m sorry for any incon-venience or discomfort wecaused you during thisprocess,” Fontana added.

Town council agreed withthe disqualification, Fredasaid.

Morgan disagreed withher disqualification, citingthe Code of Ethic’s definitionof official as being grammat-ically flawed. According toMorgan, the phrase “of thetown” modifies “holder ofpublic office,” so that “anyholder of public office of thetown” would be disqualifiedfrom the Board of Ethics,rather than “any holder ofpublic office,” which was the

interpretation of the select-men and town counsel.

According to the select-men and town counsel, “ofthe town” modifies only“committee.”

The matter of what “of thetown” modifies is important,Morgan said, as she believesa Justice of the Peace is astate official and not a townofficial, based on the NorthHaven Town Charter and theConnecticut GeneralStatures. If the Code ofEthics disallows only townofficials from serving on theEthics Board, as is Morgan’sinterpretation, then a stateofficial would be able toserve.

Morgan pointed to Section303 of the town’s charter, en-titled “Elected State Offi-cials,” which details Justicesof the Peace. Section 303comes after Section 302,“Elected Town Officers,Boards and Commissions,”

which does not mention Jus-tices of the Peace.

Additionally, Morganpointed to Section 9-183c ofthe General Statutes of Con-necticut, which states thatJustices of the Peace are tobe “voted upon at a state elec-tion.”

In Connecticut, a town’smajority parties nominateJustices of the Peace, whocan marry couples and act asNotaries of the Public. Atown can have a number ofJustices of the Peace basedon the number jurors towhich such town is by lawentitled. Morgan was nomi-nated prior to last year’s elec-tions, she said, taking the po-sition without a challenger.

Morgan told the selectmenshe hoped the unclear lan-guage would be corrected.“Since you think the Code ofEthics is subject to interpre-tation, I trust you will imme-diately take whatever steps

are necessary to clarify it sothat future public service-minded individuals don’tfind themselves in such asimilarly humiliating situa-tion,” she said.

Morgan could not fault theselectmen with wanting aBoard of Ethics without con-troversy. “I cannot disagreethat there can’t be any ambi-guity about the eligibility ofthe people on the board,” shesaid.

“It was certainly in theirright to disqualify me,” Mor-gan added. “I just feel thatthey misinterpreted the lan-guage.

Morgan had been appoint-ed on March 4 to a three-yearterm on the Board of Ethics,effective Jan. 1, 2010 and ex-piring Dec. 31, 2012.

Doheny said March 4 thatCleckner was attendingQuinnipiac University lawschool, was a U.S. Airborne

Army ranger, and had onlyrecently moved into NorthHaven. “Cleckner made astrong argument that some-one relatively new to towncould be of help to the town’sBoard of Ethics committee,”Doheny said.

Doheny said April 1 thatKennealy was very active inthe community, includingthe committee to fund a newClintonville ElementarySchool playground. “Onething she wrote on her coverletter really stuck out,” Do-heny said. “She wrote, ‘thereare always three sides to astory: yours, theirs, and thetruth in the middle.’ That’s aperson I’d like to have on theboard – somebody lookingfor the facts.”

Fontana said that he wasimpressed with Kennealy’sbackground in human re-sources.

Experiment Station field tripPhoto by Ellie Tessmer

The Experiment Station Associates will have a field trip to theConnecticut Science Museum in Hartford on Wednesday, May 13.The bus will leave from Lockwood Farm in Hamden at 9:30 a.m.and return at 4:30 p.m. The group will have a guided tour of thebuilding. There will be a special program from Dr. Louis Magnarel-li, director of the Ct. Agricultural Station, on recent happenings atthe station, and also by Dr. Claire Rutledge with an update on theEmerald Ash Borer. The cost includes the bus, museum tour andbox lunch. Checks are payable to “Experiment Station Associ-ates, Box 3560 Amity Station, New Haven, CT 06525. For informa-tion on cost, please call Lee Bauerfeld at (203) 488-9565. The Ex-periment Station Associates were formed in 1990 to encourageand support the work of the scientists at the Connecticut Agricul-tural Experiment Station, which itself was formed in 1875. Forover a century, scientists at the Station have responded to theconcerns and needs of the people of Connecticut. Pictured: VickiYoden with ASA display at Connecticut Flower Show.


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The New Haven Boys and Girls Club Alumni Association has announced their GoldRing Award recipients for 2010. North Haven resident Luigi Nuzzolillo is one of thehonorees. The Gold Rings are presented in recognition of the volunteer communi-ty service that the honorees perform. He has been a long time member of the NorthHaven Rotary Club and served as their president, a long time supporter of the NewHaven Domestic Violence Services and served on their board of directors. Also, hehas served as a volunteer and donated to the Gift of Life and Medical Expositionsfor Third World Countries and he has served on several other worthwhile commit-tees in the community. The other recipients are Norman Bender from Woodbridgeand James Dougherty from East Haven.The Gold Rings will be presented at the 76th Annual Awards Dinner on Monday,

April 26, at the Country House Restaurant in East Haven. For ticket information, please call Eileen Moriarty at (203) 272-8140, John Vel-leca at (203) 671-7643, or Lesley Zinsky at (203) 876-8800.Pictured left to right: John Velleca, dinner chairman; Gold Ring recipients, Lui-gi Nuzzolillo, James Dougherty, Norman Bender and Lou Celantano, president of the Boys & Girls Club Alumni.


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LOST 2 Beagles last seen SouthView St, Meriden on 4/1. Bothyoung males. Answer to Muffieand Sweet Pea. Wearing col-lars & tags. If seen, please call(203) 238-2387.

LOST- Green Amazon Parrot w/yellow head from 156 ShermanAvenue, Meriden. Responds toKelby, speaks English & Span-ish. REWARD if returned. Call(203) 630-2426/(203)427-3946

AUTOMOBILES

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Sports Hall ofFame Scholarship

North Haven High SchoolSports Hall of Fame will beoffering a $1000 scholarshipto one male and one femaleNorth Haven High Schoolathlete. Recipient must be agraduating senior attendingpost high school studies andplay a sport to be eligible forthe scholarship. Applica-tions are available in the highschool guidance office.Please send your completeapplication to Donna Malley,18 Algonquin Drive, NorthHaven, CT 06473. If you haveany questions, please contactMarge Dolan at [email protected] must be in byFriday, May 7.

School lunches for the weekbeginning April 12

High SchoolDaily fee: $2.50 to $2.75

Spring break.Middle School

Daily fee: $2.40Spring break.

Elementary SchoolDaily fee: $2.25

Spring break

SchoolLunch Menu

VeteransContinued from page 15

have included State SenatorLen Fasano, Dr. LawrenceDeNardis, and Congress-woman Rosa DeLauro.

Kennedy explained, “I amvery pro-veteran and we needto take care of our veteranswho took care of our countrythrough the years defendingand protecting us so that wecould live in freedom anddemocracy.”

Those who attended cer-tainly took much away fromthe evening. “I’m glad I cametonight,” said veteran BillTeuber. “The talk was veryinformative, and I’m gladthat there are continuing ef-forts to help the veterans.”

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PETS & LIVESTOCK

GERMAN SHEPHERD PUPPIESRare German working lines. Dad is large boned, 100+ lbs. AKC. 1st & 2nd shots, wormed &

tattooed. Nice take home puppypack. Ready Now! Seriousinquiries. $1000. (860) 655-0889

or [email protected]

SHIH-TZU PUPPIES Purebred. Born 12/27/09.

White male. $500. Mother avail-able, 1 yr old, black & white. For info call (203) 440-0217

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

COUCH-sofa bed, 7ft. Goodshape Heavy duty. $100. Call203-949-0793

DINING HUTCH Oak glassdoors, glass lite $100.00 Call203.634.0483

LARGE couch with loveseat. $135 Firm.

Call 203-237-9015

ROCKING Chair- Scroll, beauti-ful hardwood. $50. Wood stepladder, 5 ft. $20. Both excellentcondition. Call 203-237-6807

TV 13 inch color with remote,$25. Metal Step ladder, 64”high. $15. Both Good condition.(203) 237-6807

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WHIRLPOOL Top Freezer Refrig-erator ET1FHTXM 20.9 cu ftwhite w/ice maker. EnergyStar. Excellent condition-new7/2006. Replaced with differ-ent style. $350. 860-349-8194

WHITE Bedrm set, includes twinbed, dresser w/mirror, night-stand & desk with hutch. $350 orbest. Please call 860-324-3574

SPORTING GOODS &HEALTH

PISTOL PERMIT CERTIFICATION CLASS

Required for CT applicants. $100.

Call 203-415-1144

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

1950 - 1970Baseball Card Collection

1950 Beckett Grading Cards.Complete sets. Wax packs.

Call (203) 686-0372

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CAMPER & TRAILERS

29’ 2002 Forest RiverBunkhouse

Sleeps 6-8. $9,500. Please call 203-996-6920

BOATS & MOTORS

SEA HUNT 20Ft Center Console2004. 140HP, 4 Stroke Johnsonwith trailer, In Mint Condition.Great Fishing Boat! Please Call203-265-0466

PETS & LIVESTOCK

BOXER PUPPIES, parents onpremises-PUREBRED REGIS-TERED, 1st shots complete,tails docked, 203-850-1584.

BOXERS, Bulldogs, Chihuahuas,Labs, Yorkie-Chu, Cane Corso,Boston Terrier, Dachsunds,Malti-Poo, Yorkie-Poo. $350+.860-930-4001

PUG/Mini Collie (Pollies) PupsGreat temperament

and personality. 8 weeks old. $399.

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TRUCKS & VANS

DODGE Caravan SE 1999 Green5 Door 7 Passenger AutomaticTinted and power windowsExcellent condition. 107,616 miAsking $2,900. 860-798-6372

HHOONNDDAA OODDYYSSSSEEYY EEXX--LL 2200004489K, DVD entertainment, Leather

Seats, Heated seats, Powerseats, Power Sliding doors bothsides, Cruise, CD and Cassette,Alloys, Rear A/C #576 $9995

(203) 634-7878

SUV’S

CHEVY Tahoe 2006 #3339B100% Guaranteed


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AUTOMOBILES

MAXIMA 2000 pearl white64,000 mi, mint cond. Asking$7500. (203) 537-2425

OLDS Cutlass 1993 Low miles,excellent. $1675.

CHRYSLER PT Cruiser 2004Excellent 41K $5950

TOYOTA Camry 1999 Excellent.$3850. (203) 213-1142

ROBERTS CHRYSLER DODGE Quality Pre-Owned Vehicles.

120 So. Broad St, Meriden, CT203-235-1111

TOYOTA Avalon XL 2000 - 64Kmiles, mint condition. $8000.Call (203) 237-7594

VW Jetta 2007 #23236B100% Guaranteed


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TRUCKS & VANS

DDOODDGGEE DDAAKKOOTTAA 22000044Quad Cab, 4x4, 4.7 liter V8, Auto-matic, Alloys, Cruise, Pwr Win-dows, Pwr Locks, Cruise, BedCover, 1 Owner. 96K #568

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AUTOMOBILES

OLDSMOBILE Cutlass Supreme1995 sedan. 6-cyl. Auto. Gray,Black Leather . AM/FM/cas-sette. Air cond. Very clean.124k Excellent condition.$2500 OBO Call Bobby at 203-235-6902

SUBARU IMPREZA 20064 door sedan. 4 cylinder, 2.5 L.

5 speed manual. 26 MPG Hwy.47,440 mi #P1625 $12,995

(203) 949-1104

SUBARU LEGACY 2.5I 20084 door sedan AWD. 4 cylinder,

2.5 L. Auto. 26 MPG Highway.62,690 mi #P1614A $13,995

(203) 949-1104

SUBARU LEGACY 2.5I 2009Special Edition

4 Door. AWD. 4 cyl. 2.5. Auto. 31,293 mi #P1603 $15,995

(203) 949-1104

SSUUBBAARRUU OOUUTTBBAACCKK 22..55ii 220000774 Wheel Wagon, Auto. AWD.

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AUTOMOBILES

FORD 1990 E350 Club Wagon,El Dorado 10 passenger vanwith wheelchair lift, 33,000miles, $1800.00. For info call203-237-8815 x307.

OLDSMOBILE ALERO GL 20014 Speed Automatic, 4 Cylinder.146,373 mi. #DR1047 $3,488

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PLYMOUTH BREEZE 19974 Spd Auto, 4 Door, 4 Cylinder.


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AUTOMOBILES

HHOONNDDAA CCIIVVIICC EEXX 220000112 Door Coupe - 5 Spd, 4 cylinder,

CD, Power Locks, Power win-dows, Cruise Control, 138K, 1Owner, Clean. $ 5200 #580

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HHOONNDDAA CCIIVVIICC LLXX 220000224 door, Low Mileage, Only 27K,

Auto, 4 Cyl, Great Gas Mileage,Pwr Windows, Pwr Locks,Cruise, A/C, CD & Cassette.

$7995. #572 (203) 634-7878

MITSUBISHI 2001 Spyder Con-vertible, 109,000 miles, 4 cylin-der, manual trans, needs newor rebuilt trans, engine runsgood, A/C, power windows anddoor locks, AM/FM CD player,minor door dings and scratch-es, no rust, interior in goodshape, $2800/best. Call 860-302-8631

OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 19974 Door. Auto. Front wheel drive.


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Friday, April 9, 2010 — The North Haven Citizen 33Looking for the perfect new

home for your Mother, Father,Aunt, Friend or Yourself?…….

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HOUSES FOR SALE

MERIDEN Newer Colonial on cul-de-sac. Easy access to highways.HWF, 1st floor laundry and bonusrm, complete in-law in basementwith own entrance. $319,900.Call Vicki 203-235-3300

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY 1-4MERIDEN- 160 Midland Dr.

NEW TO MARKET. $294,500.1730 sq ft 6 room cape. Com-pletely remodeled. Eat in kit,DR, LR, 3BR, 2fba, additional310SF in finished bsmt FR. 2cargar. Deck. Call 203-440-9201.

Dir: Paddock to Tankwood toMidland

If you can’t find itin Marketplace,it’s not for sale.

HOUSES FOR SALE

WALLINGFORD Convenient intown Col w/updated, improvedmechanicals, walk-up attic forfuture expansion, 3BRs, LR, DRand lg eat-in kit, fenced yardw/work shed & more. $199,900.Kathy 203-265-5618

MERIDEN“New Listing”

$179,900 Tastefully remodeled4BR brick Cape. Newer roof,windows, kitchen and bath.Updated electric and CAIR.Oversized garage w/workshopand spacious loft. Home officepossibility.

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TO Place your Marketplace adtoday, call 203-238-1953,anytime 9am-5pm, Mondaythrough Friday.

ROOMS FOR RENT

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSHeat, elec, HW incld. E.Side, kitprivileges, off-st park. $130/wk.+ sec or call 203-630-3823 12-8pm, www.Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN. Room for rent, all util,share kit, bath & LR. Washer &dryer, off st parking. $125/week.2 wks sec. (203) 605-8591

NORTH HAVENMeadowstone Motel- Off I-91.

Sat. TV, furn’d. Daily/Wkly On Bus Line. 203-239-5333

WALLINGFORD - Single roomfor rent. $135/wk includingutilities. Call (203) 284-3786

WALLINGFORD Furn BR., fullsize bed, private BA. &entrance. All new! Off St.parking. All utilities + cable TV.Washer, dryer. On bus line. Nosmoking. All bedding & towelsinc. $175 per wk + 2 wks Sec.203-626-5786

STORES & OFFICESFOR RENT

CHESHIRE Office Space in pro-fessional center, central loca-tion. Suites 150 - 2,000 sq ftKim (203) 234-9681 or [email protected]

RETAIL Store/Office for rent.2800 SF right on West Main St.,Meriden. $1475/mo. incl. heat &hot water. Avail. Immediately.

Home Sweet Homes 203-938-3789

COMMERCIAL &INDUSTRIAL RENTALS

MERIDEN - RESEARCH PARK-WAY 2100 square feet, loadingdock and drive in door. Veryclean. Call 203-235-3371

HOUSES FOR SALE

WALLINGFORD $339,900 Excep-tional opportunity! 3 familyhome in excellent condition!Updated interior, new and sepa-rate utilities. 2 car garage andcentral air. Linda 203-265-5618

MERIDEN 5yr old Col w/9rms,3BRs, 2 baths, deck, sliders,updated wood fls in main level,shows exceptionally well &immaculate! Central air, 3 addi-tional rms in lower level, 1c gar.$289,900. Kathy 203-235-3300

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN. 1 rm Studio apt$575/mo includes heat & elec-tric. downtown on bus line, nopets. Call (203) 982-3042

MERIDEN. 2 BR, 4 rms, off stparking, refrig, stove, w/dhookup. Avail 5/1. $800/mo.203-284-5843

SOUTHINGTON - 1 1/2 RM Effi-ciency, near I-84 $135/wk. Incldheat & HW, A/C, appl’s.

Sec dep & refs req 860-620-0025

WALLINGFORD - Central loca-tion, updated, 5 rm, 2 BR, 1st flr,lovely, sparkling hdwd flrs, laun-dry hookups. Off st. parking. Petok. $1150. Good credit. VacancyBusters 860-402-3960

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDD 1 bedroom Apt.Judd Square. Central Air.

No Pets. $725/mo.Call 203-265-3718

WALLINGFORD 2BR, 1 1/2 bath.Large, Immaculate, modern,secure unit in the Town Center.Fully applianced kitchen, Cen-tral Air, w/w carpet. Off-st Park-ing $1,095. Lease. Sec. No pets.

203-214-8819

WALLINGFORD 5 ROOMSWater, trash pickup.

Appliances. W/D hookup. No pets. No smoking.

$850. 2 mo sec. (203) 265-4923

WALLINGFORD-1st floor, large2BR with character. Choatearea. HW floors, front porch,off-st-parking. $1125+utils &sec. Call 203-671-0209

WALLINGFORD-1st flr, 2BR,remodeled, glass porch,$900/mo. 3rd FL 4 Sm RmsSec. $650/mo. No pets. Creditck. Owner/Agent. 203-269-7348

WALLINGFORD-2BR w/office.New carpet & paint. All applsincld washer & dryer, off-st-parking Near center of town.$1150/mo + sec. 203-623-8246

WALLINGFORD. Avail NorthMain Street Victorian. 3 RMs,1 BR. 3rd Fl. No smoking, nopets. $750 plus utilities. Call203-269-5973.

WALLINGFORD. WHITTLESEYAVE - 2 BR, 5 rooms, 1st floor$1100 plus utils, inc Fridge,stove, washer dryer hookups,off St parking, no smoking/pets, good credit, 2 monthsecurity. Jerry 508-758-6927

WLFD- 2bed/3rd flr- 162 S.Colony 750+sec. & utils. Goodcredit. No pet. W/D avail.Park203-988-1198

WLFD- NORTHRIDGE Com-mons, spacious 1 & 2BR units.$725 - $875 & up 203-269-5770

WLFD. N. Whittlesey - 2nd flr,2BR, 5 rms, W/D hookup, off st.park, no pets, 2 mo. sec. Creditcheck. $1125. 203-317-0186

YALESVILLE- Lg. 1BR apt insmall complex. Off st. parking.All appls. incl. AC. No dogs.$900 + utils. Call Don at ERAProperty World 203-272-6969

ROOMMATES

SOUTHINGTON Shared House.Quiet neighborhood. $650/mo.Utilities inc. Big yard & pool.Pets welcome. 860-919-6766

ROOMS FOR RENT

MERIDEN $100 per week. Fullyfurnished BR, Kit & LR. All utils &cable TV incld. Washer & dryeron site. No drugs or alcohol.

Please Call 203-379-5125

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 1BR, 3rd flr, new paint,new carpet. $700/mo + lease &sec. Call 203-996-7379 JackRegan Realty.

MMEERRIIDDEENN 32 Cook Avenue

11 BBRR AAppttss && SSttuuddiiooss$595 & Up

Limited Time-1 mo free rent! Heat & HW incl. 203-886-7016

MERIDEN 58 South Avenue2 BR. 2nd Fl. Asking $1150.

Utilities & appliances included.Section 8 Approved.

(203) 440-3722

MERIDEN MOVE IN SPECIALStudios, 1 BR & 2 BR

Free Heat & HW incl. ACs. 24 hrmaintenance. Sec. guard. Laundry

Rm. Off st parking. 203-630-2841

MMeerriiddeenn RReedduucceedd RReennttPay for a 1 Bedroom and

Move into a 2 Bedroom. $750. Heat & HW incl. 203-639-8751

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80 East Main St. Small Studios - $450

Lg Studios $5002 BR $650

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MERIDEN- 1BR Spring Special$650/month. Heat, Hot Water,Electric incl. Private balcony.

Call for info 203-639-4868 Offer ends March 31st

MERIDEN- 1BR, 1406 HanoverAve. With appls, parking &laundry. No pets. 1 yr lease. 1.5month security. $675/mo. 203-265-7094

MERIDEN- 2nd flr, newlyremodeled, lg. 6 rms, 2BR, incl.add’l 3rd flr. Fridge, stove,microwave, DW, W & D in apt.Hdwd flrs, lg. yard, off st. park-ing. Dead end st. $1200 + utils.2 mos. sec. dep. Refs. Creditcheck. (203) 314-9825

MERIDEN- 3BR apt for rent. 213 Camp Street

917-833-3478 or 516-263-3569

MERIDEN- Hubbard Park 1-2 BR, Central Air/Heat. 775 W. Main St. $850-$950 mo.

Section 8 approved. Call Chino203-907-9276 or 203-296-4975

MERIDEN- Lovely 4rm, 1BR, 2ndflr apt. FP in LR, dining area,galley kit & 1c det. gar. BroadSt. Wood floors. $750/mo. Sec.& refs. req. NO PETS. Kathy203-235-3300

MERIDEN- Studio apt $500,1BR apt $600. 530 East MainSt. Call Mike (646) 642-4334

MERIDEN-1 BR, off st. parking.Lots of closets. Avail. 4/10. Sec &refs req’d. $750/mo. Heat & HWincl. No pets. 203-238-7133

MERIDEN-East Side. Great 2 BR.Penthouse floor. Central air. Allappls. On flr laundry. Credit + 2mos. security. $800/mo. Nopets. Call 203-284-0597

MERIDEN-Terrific 1BR in ModernE. side, secure bldg in small com-plex. Lg. kit & bath, stove, fridge,DW. Deck, off st. park. $695 incl.HW. 203-284-1822 x210

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

YALESVILLE On the Green1BR, 1 bath. All appliances

included. W/D, C/Heat & Air.Exercise Facility, Patio &

BBQ Area. Pets OK. $1000. Call 203-464-8066

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

11 BBRR,, 22 BBRR && SSttuuddiiooStarting at $595 per month.

Heat & HW incl. Off street parking

203-639-8751

1, 2, 3 & 4BR Apts avail. Meri-den, New Britain & Bristol. Call(203) 440-3120 or apply at 1079Broad St, Meriden.

CHESHIRE: 1 BR Apt in quietcountry setting. Near Rte 10.Minutes from I-691. $860.Includes heat & hot water. Sec& ref. No pets. 860-398-5425.

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Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable apts for qualifiedapplicants 50 yrs of age or older

Small pets acceptedPlease call 860-621-3954

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HOME SWEET HOMES OffersMeriden - 2BR apts

From $695 + sec. Some w/heat &HW incl. Avail. now! 203-938-3789

HOME SWEET HOMES OffersMeriden - 4 BR, 2 bath, recentlyrenovated. $1150 + sec & utils.

203-938-3789

MER. FURNISHED apts: Incl Heat,Elec, HW. 1st fl studio,$190/wk+sec. 1BR, 1st fl,$210/wk+sec. 203-630-3823, 12-8pm www.meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN - 2BR Pet okay. Sect 8 Appr’d. Off st parkingQuiet, safe area. $800 + 1 mo.

sec. 203-238-0566

MERIDEN - 45 S 2nd St. Totallyremodeled 2 BR, 2nd fl, hdwdflrs, heat, appls, storage, bal-cony. New windows. Sec 8approved. $850. 203-841-7591

MERIDEN - Steps to WashingtonPark. Outstanding 3 level, 2 BRtownhouse with attachedgarage. Clean & Shiny. $1050with good background. No pets.Vacancy Busters 860-402-3960

MERIDEN - WALLINGFORD LINELarge, 2BR Luxury condo.

Laundry. $850 + utilities. No pets. Call 203-245-9493.

MERIDEN 1 bdrm. Plus utilities.Off-street parking. $600(203)270-5501

MERIDEN1 BR, 3 Rooms, 3rd floor.

Stove & refrigerator included. Off street parking. W/D hkup.

$600 + dep. Call 203-605-5691

MERIDEN 136 Windsor Ave.1 BR, 1st Fl. $620. Appliancesincl. Utilities separate. Off st.parking. Mike (203) 537-6137

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1BRStove, heat & hot water incl.Lease, sec & refs. No pets.

(203) 239-7657 or 203-314-7300

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

MMIILLIITTAARRYY AANNDDAANNTTIIQQUUEE IITTEEMMSS

Lamps, Silver, Porcelain, Glass

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HOT TUB 6 person, 35 jets, 3pumps w/all options, full warr,NEW in wrapper cost $7000sell $3800 203.988.9915

WANTED TO BUY

1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

203-238-3499

$$ AALLWWAAYYSS BBUUYYIINNGG!! $$1 item to entire estate! Antiques ● Collectibles

Costume Jewelry ● FurnitureCall or stop by Frank’s, 18 South Orchard St.

Wallingford. Mon-Sat. 9-5.

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$$$ CA$H $$$ANTIQUES WANTED - 1 Item or

an Estate. Estate sale serviceprovided. Seeking: Meriden-made items, lamps, paintings.

Call Todd Shamock 203-237-3025

CCaasshh PPaaiidd FFoorr AAllll TTyyppeess ooffCCOOSSTTUUMMEE JJEEWWEELLRRYY

Especially Napier 203-464-0477

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

Jewelry & Silver. China,Glass, Military, Musical.Anything old & unusual.

Single item to an estate.220033--223355--88443311

OOLLDD BBIICCYYCCLLEESSDon’t throw away that old bike.

Hobbyman needs your help. Freepickup! Bikes will be recycled.Help save a bike! 203-494-9641

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT& INSTRUCTIONS

VVooiiccee LLeessssoonnssAll Ages and Levels Welcome

PPiiaannoo LLeessssoonnssBeginner to Intermediate

DDee FFiioorree VVooccaall && PPiiaannoo SSttuuddiiooRoberta (203) 630-9295

HOUSES FOR RENT

MERIDEN-4BR, appls incldw/dishwasher. Good condtion.Off-st-parking. W/D hkup.$1650/mo. Call 203-634-1881

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

WLFD- Judd Square- 1BR, clean,CA. $700. Call Quality Realty,LLC 203-949-1904

WLFD- Judd Square- 2BR. Nopets. $950. Call Quality Realty,LLC 203-949-1904

34 The North Haven Citizen — Friday, April 9, 2010

PLUMBING

REPAIRS, fixture replacements,toilets, lavs, tub & showers,kitchens, water heaters. Callfor best pricing 203-537-1017

POWER WASHING

PPOOWWEERR WWAASSHHIINNGGIs Spring cleaning

On the outside. FREE ESTIMATES.

Call Kevin 203-440-3279

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Call Dennis 203-630-0008

HOUSE Wash/Pressure WashingDeck Restoration & Refinishing

Lic, Ins. Certified 203-675-8710 or860-267-4843 CT #0616406

BIG GREEN POWERWASHING SERVICE Residential, Commercial.

Quality work done. Gutterscleaned at time of power wash.

www.biggreenhomeimprovement.com

CT# 619909 203-715-2301

OTHERS Wash - We Clean! Gut-ter black lines, green mold, blackmildew, dirt, grease, grime gone!203-631-3777 or 860-839-1000thepowerwashingkings.com

ROOFING

O’CONNOR ROOFING203-639-0231

Lic. & ins. Free est. Work performed by owner.

CT Reg #602521

LANDSCAPING

JT’S LANDSCAPING, LLCSpring clean-ups. Top QualityWork Fully Licensed & insured 203-213-6528 CT Reg #616311

LAWN & GARDEN

LAWN Mowing. Weekly,biweekly, monthly. You decide.Please call (203) 630-2152

ALLEGRO Professional Services,LLC. Lawn care, cutting, trim-ming, seasonal cleanups, etc. Affordable, insured, reliable.

203-687-1347

MASONRY

W. BOOBER MASONRY25 yrs exp in all types of mason-

ry. Call 203-235-4139 Ct. Reg.#0626708

JIMMY’S MASONRYStonewalls, steps, patios, chim-

neys, all types. Lic. & Ins’d. 26 yrsexp. Call for free est. 860-274-4893 CT. Reg. #604498

Bill Rudolph ContractorCert inst-walls, walkways, patios,

paver sealing, drainage & back-hoe work. Free est. #563661.203-237-9577

PAUL’S MASONRY - New &Repairs. Stone walls, arches,chimneys, sidewalks, fireplace.Free est. #614863. 203-706-9281

FAZO’S Mason Pool decks, patio,pavers, stone wall, steps, walks,chimneys, stucco. Repairs. FREEEST. 28 yrs exp. 10% off. 203-759-0879. CT Reg #568080

PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

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Call Trevor (203) 938-3789

AA--11 QQUUAALLIITTYY PPAAIINNTTIINNGGSpecializing in Wood/Aluminumsiding. Low rates. Reg#533474.

Call Dennis 203-630-0008

MIRKEL PAINTINGExteriors from $899. Powerwash-

ing decks. Popcorn ceilings. CT Reg #569864. Ed 203-824-0446

PLUMBING

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Bill Rudolph LandscapingCert inst-walls, walkways, patios,

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A & A Lawn Care-Spring clean-ups, hedge trimming, tree,shrub, debris removal #584101Free estimates. Jim 203-237-6638

GARY Wodatch Landscape Svs.Hedge/tree trim., trimming overgrown properties. Est 1985. Allcalls returned. Lic ins.#0620397. Office 203-235-7723or Cell 860-558-5430

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HOUSE CLEANING

POLISH woman can clean yourhouse, office with care. 2ndcleaning 15% off. Ins & bond-ed. Refs. Kasia 860-538-4885

CLEANING SERVICE One TimeFree Cleaning for new clientsonly. I’ll clean your house oroffice with a sparkle. Polish/English speaking. Bonded, ins.Free est. Anna (860) 299-6611

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at a fair price. Call 203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488

LANDSCAPING

SPRING CLEAN-UPS & LAWN CARE

Now accepting new accounts.Professional Quality & Affordable

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HANDYPERSONS

SCOTT SHOP Handyman Service“Honey-Do List Specialist” Mow-ing, Roto, Home & Yard Mainte-nance, Painting, Small Repairs,etc. (203) 715-2951 CT #839824

ALBERT’S HOME REPAIRRoofs, decks, windows, doors

siding, flrs, sheetrock. Ins & lic.# HIC-0623837 203-592-1148

SShhaammoocckk RRooooffiinnggAll types of remod. 30+ yrs exp.No $$ Down. CT Reg 523804. Ins220033--223377--44112244 aann LLLLCC ccoo..

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NEW ENGLAND DUCT CLEANING

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

O’CONNOR ROOFING203-639-0231

Lic. & ins. Free est. Work performed by owner.

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QUALITY Work-Reasonable RatesComplete home services. Electric,

plumbing, kitchens, baths, etc.(203) 376-7532 CT Reg# 616307.

HHoommee DDooccttoorrAll Carpentry, custom home build-

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COMPUTER SERVICES

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DECKS

MATTSON Home ImprovementAffordable, quality decks. Free estimates. Insured.

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FENCING

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GUTTERS

Over 25 years experience. Call today for free estimates.

Call 203-440-3535 Ct. Reg. #578887

ATTIC & BASEMENTSCLEANED

GARY wodatch Debris removal ofany kind. Homeowner’s, contrac-tor’s, small dumpsters avail.Quick, courteous srv. All callsreturned. Ins. #566326. Office203-235-7723/Cell 860-558-5430

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HOUSE CLEAN Outs, GaragesBasements, Attics, Yards

Big or Small..... We Take It AllFree Estimates. Call Ed.

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SIDING

FIDERIO & SONSSiding, roofing, windows,

decks, sunrooms, additions.

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LANDSCAPE Maintenance &construction. Experiencerequired. Driver’s license, F/T.Call (203) 537-7202

LOCKSMITH F/T field servicetech. Will train right person.Auto exp? Carpentry skills? Trya new trade. SouthingtonSecurity Service. Benefits.

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SECRETARY, Cardiac TestingMon-Fri, 8-5. Experience incardiac department required.Fax resumes to 203-294-9469

TEACHERFT CDA & experience required.

Fill out application at:PRECIOUS CARGO

15 N. Plains Industrial Rd., Wlfd

WAITSTAFF Needed. Experi-ence required. All shifts. Applywithin: Colony Diner, 611 NorthColony Rd, Wallingford.

WAREHOUSE/DELIVERY/INSIDE SALES

person needed for buildingmaterials distributor. Previ-ouse exp. in building industrypreferred. HS diploma & proofof clean driving record req’d.Full-time position w/competi-tive pay & health benefits.Apply in person at NortheastLumber Sales Inc., 140 GoldenSt, Meriden, CT 06450

HELP WANTED

LLAABBOORREERRFor excavating co. Must be reli-able & have driver’s license.203- 379-0193

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Connecticut's premier retire-ment community - Elim ParkPlace is seeking an enthusi-astic individual for a fulltime, Entry Level position inthe Marketing Department.Position requires stronginterpersonal communica-tion skills to build relation-ships w/ clients. Must be out-going, team oriented & enjoyrelating and working witholder adults. Candidate willbe responsible for maintain-ing optimal apartment occu-pancy levels & high customersatisfaction. Positionrequires Heavy telephonecontacts and Candidate mustbe able to communicate &listen effectively w/ seniorsfor the purpose of selling alifestyle concept. BA degreepref'd. Please apply in per-son at Elim Park BaptistHome, 140 Cook Hill Road,Cheshire, CT, weekdays 8a-7p, weekends 10a-2p, or faxto HR 203-271-7794. EOE,A/A, M/F, D/V.

HELP WANTED

CERTIFIED Diesel Mechanic forfleet of tractors & trailers. 2ndShift. Experience necessary.Call 203-484-9793

CHILD CARE- F/T positionsavailable. Exp preferred. Mustbe dependable, friendly &energetic. Call (203) 265-7883

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Choate Rosemary Hall, anationally recognized inde-pendent secondary schoolis seeking a part-timeAccounts Payable Adminis-trator in the Financial Office,Monday-Friday afternoons,approx 12/hours/week, year-round. This position isresponsible for the timelyand accurate processing ofall accounts payable invoic-es to vendors, posting invoic-es to the general ledger dur-ing year-end closing andother accounting duties.

Candidate must have a min-imum of 3 years experiencein all phases of an automat-ed accounts payable func-tion, the ability to success-fully coordinate multiplepriorities and have excel-lent organization and com-munication skills. Please send resume with a

cover letter includingsalary history to:

Human Resources, Choate Rosemary Hall 333 Christian Street

Wallingford, CT 06492 or email to

[email protected]

CCNNAAMontowese Health & Rehab

Center is seeking CNA for ther-apy transport position 8:30 -3:30. Apply in person 163 Quin-nipiac Ave., North Haven, CT.

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION 3 full yrs minimum experiencein curb/sidewalk. Valid driver’slicense required. 203-537-0624

CT Electricity Supplier recruit-ing consultants no experiencerequired. Comfort Inn 900 EMain Meriden 7 pm April 8 & 15RSVP 888-565-5219

HHoommee HHeeaalltthh AAiiddeessMeriden/Wallingford AreaExc hourly rate. Must have

HHA Certificate or CNALicense and a car.

Call Tracy 203-281-5500VNS Inc of So CT

LANDSCAPE LABORERTRAINEE

Entry level ($10.00 per hour) Fulltime position. Strenuous, diver-sified, outdoor work. Required:transportaion to Cheshire, dri-ver’s license, 6 day work week,physically fit, be able to speakEnglish. Please reply to:

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CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

MERIDEN Lovely top flr remod-eled 2BR Ranch, East side,open flr plan, remod bath, mas-ter w/walk in closet & dressingarea, CAIR, sliders to deck &pool. $79,990. Kathy (203)265-5618

MERIDEN $169,900 3BR, 1 ½bath, 1700 sq.ft. Townhousepriced to sell. All new inside.Call Galleria R.E. 203-671-2223

MERIDEN 2 bdrm., 1 1/2 bathsin desirable Windingbrook.Garage, finished basement,walk up attic, f/p, deck. Thisprivate community offers pool,clubhouse, tennis, basketball,putting green, individual gar-den plots. $189,900. Call 203-506-1583

HELP WANTED

AUTO PARTS COUNTERPERSON-Parts exp. required for busyNAPA store. Potential to earnover 40K. Profit sharing & healthbenefits Call Don 203-272-3704weekdays. A.M. only.

AUTO TECH - A/B, Foreigh carexperience. Excellent wages &benefits. 203-284-8989 Fax:203-269-1114

AUTOCLAVE OPERATOREntry level, will train if canread blueprints, operate aforklift, do data entry andhave stable work history.

Send resume to [email protected]

BREAKFAST Cook, part time.Good working cond. Apply inperson A & A Restaurant, 744Murdock Ave, Meriden

BUCKET Truck Operator wanted for tree work. CDL License required.

For info call (860) 628-0325

CARPENTER NEEDED ASAP.Full/part-time. Send resume [email protected]

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WALLINGFORD Immediateoccupancy! Spacious Condo onWallingford’s East side, 2 or 3bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, eat-inkit w/granite counters. Veryopen floor plan w/vaulted ceil-ings & fireplace, 1car detachedgar & swimming pool $319,000Call Fred 203-265-5618

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