5-17-2012 plainville citizen

Volume 11, Number 20 Plainville’s Only Weekly Newspaper www.plainvillecitizen.com Thursday, May 17, 2012

The Plainville

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Nature through third-grade eyes Council sets tax mill rate,awards airport roof bid

Charter revisions includepayment for council members

By Crystal MaldonadoThe Plainville Citizen

Third graders sure aresmaller than I remember.

Smarter, too. Surrounded by two class-

rooms of Plainville thirdgraders at Tomasso NaturePark in the early morningof May 11, I had no ideawhat I was in for.

“This is just a trial run.You never know what willhappen,” said Eunice Ca-den, one of the TomassoGuides.

It was the first of fourweeks of field trips thatbring third graders toTomasso Nature Park as a

way to get kids out of theclassroom and into nature.

Donning kid-size binocu-

lars that the schools fund-raised for and purchased,the students couldn’t stop

Citizen photo by Crystal Maldoando

Above, Justin and Hai-ley compare dead pineneedles to living pineneedles. At left, fromleft, Skyler, Izzie, Jenna,Paige and Hailey at theNature Park.

See Explore, page 13


The tax mill rate forPlainville was set at 30.89 for2013 at the May 7 Town Council meeting, following theapproval of the 2012-2013budget at $53.9 million.

Town council membersmaintain that despite the in-creased mill rate, the majori-ty of taxpayers (72 percent)would see a decrease in theirproperty taxes, while anoth-er 12 percent is estimated tosee an increase of less than$100.

Because the budget passedby just 15 votes (445 for, 427against), Chairwoman Kathy

Pugliese said the councilwould keep the advisoryquestion results in mind fornext year.

“There were a very sub-stantial number of peoplewho voted no because theyfelt the budget was too high.That’s important informa-tion for us, as a council, tounderstand what the senti-ment is of the people inPlainville, particularly thosethat came out to vote andtook the time to answer theadvisory question,” she said.“Those will not be forgot-ten.”

Town Manager Robert E.

By Crystal Maldonado The Plainville Citizen

The Charter RevisionCommission has made sever-al changes to the town char-ter, including a proposal fortown council members to re-ceive $1,000 per term, ratherthan serving for free.

“The Charter RevisionCommission has workedfairly diligently over the pastseveral months with the as-sistance of Attorney Mike

Mastrianni and his othercouncilors. I think they puttogether a package that peo-ple should be able to respondto,” said Town ManagerRobert E. Lee at the May 7council meeting.

Most of the charter workhas been completed as ofMay 3, though ChairwomanKathy Pugliese said the com-mission is not yet done withrevisions.

See Council, page 7

See Charter, page 7

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Readers’ Poll Here are The Plainville Citizen poll results from last

week.We asked: How do you celebrate your birthday?I don’t. It’s not my thing/I prefer not to. 27%With close family and friends. 45%With a huge party. You only turn each age once! 9%With lots and lots of cake! 18%This week’s poll question asks:Do you think council members should be paid?

Vote online at www.PlainvilleCitizen.com

Welcome to town Photo by Bill Cunningham

Winterberry Fence &Gate celebrated itsgrand opening inPlainville, May 10, witha ribbon cutting cere-mony. Plainville Cham-ber of Commerce Oper-ations Manager Mau-reen Saverick andChamber ChairpersonRoshan Patel joinedthe crew to welcomethe business to its sec-ond location at 450Farmington Ave. Win-terberry Fence & Gatehas another branch inSouthington.

MS bottle/can driveOn Saturday, May 26 and June 2, Hayley’s Hope & Michaela’s Miracle MS Walk Team will

hold a bottle/can drive at Gnazzo’s Food Center, 73 East St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drop off willbe on the side of Gnazzo’s. There will be a registration table for next year’s walk. All of the pro-ceeds go to Haley’s Hope and Michaela’s Miracle MS Memorial Fund. The fund helps with re-search for multiple sclerosis, scholarships, and programs for children whose parent has MS. Italso funds programs for the thousands of people in Connecticut who have MS.

PARC fundraiserPARC INC. Plainville and Frederick-Franklin Lodge

No.14 hosts an 18-hole Charity Golf Classic FundraiserSaturday, May 19, 8 a.m., at The Hawk’s Landing CountryClub in Southington. Registration starts at 7 a.m.

A sports memorabilia silent auction offers collectoritems for baseball, football and golf such as tickets for aBoston Red Sox or New York Yankees game, donated itemsfrom the New York Giants and New York Jets and an auto-graphed Jon Lester baseball. The Gina Cigar Companywill hand out a free cigar to all the golfers.

Cost to attend includes greens fees for 18 holes withshared cart, use of the driving range, door prize ticket,three refreshment breaks, continental breakfast, snackbag with a voucher for a draft beer and buffet.

Proceeds from the tournament will benefit PARC’s pro-grams and Fredrick-Franklin’s college scholarship fund.

Anyone looking to participate or sponsor a tee signshould contact Linda Garcia, PARC’s Executive Director,at (860) 747-0316 or [email protected]. Registra-tion forms can be downloaded at www.plainvillearc.org.

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Former Plainville resident hits the big 9-0Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Robert Buys

Former Plainville resident George Robert Buys was aWWII decorated veteran. His awards include: SilverStar for transmitting accurate information and en-abling effective mortar fire on the enemy during an at-tack on April 22, 1943, near Djebel Grembil, Tunisia;Bronze star for directing an effective artillery bom-bardment of enemy gun positions in Clermont, Nor-mandy, France, from June 12, 1944 to July 10, 1944;Exceptionally Meritorious Conduct in Action on Feb.20, 1943, in Kasserine Pass, Tunisia, for remaining athis post and directing artillery fire on enemies despitebeing in danger of getting cut off from his unit; Awardof the Purple for wounds he received in action; and agroup award for wounds, received as a result of war,on Aug. 6, 1944 in France.


How would you celebrateyour 90th birthday?

WWII decorated veteranGeorge Robert Buys spent hiswith a big party of familyand friends on April 22.

“We had a great time,” saidElizabeth Robert Buys, hiswife of 54 years (as of July).

George was born andraised in Plainville at 10 Lau-rel St. He graduated fromPlainville High School inJune 1940 and entered theArmy the same month.

He was recognized for hisefforts with several awards,including the Silver Star,Bronze Star, ExceptionallyMeritorious Conduct in Ac-tion, Award of the Purple anda group award.

George went on to marryElizabeth in 1958, bringingalong three sons from a previ-ous marriage. Together, theyhad three daughters and two

dogs. “We’re a bit like the Brady

Bunch,” Elizabeth said witha laugh.

Though most of the familynow lives in Oregon, Eliza-beth said she and Georgehave been back to visit

Plainville, most recently in2007. They visited the grave-yard where his parents wereburied and checked up on hisold home at Laurel Street.

“He shared his childhoodmemories,” she said. “We en-joyed ourselves.”

Women in motion The Women in Motion Committee hosts a free Women

in Motion Life Skills Expo Wednesday, May 23, from 11a.m. to 3 p.m. at RockWells, 161-B Woodford Ave., Unit No.58.

The goal of the expo is to teach women how to be inde-pendent and learn the daily, basic life skills needed tomaintain a healthy and knowledgeable lifestyle. Lightfood will be served.

For more information, call Maureen Saverick at (860)747-6867 or [email protected].

Charter revision The Charter Revision Commission will hold a public

hearing on Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m., to hear commentson its proposed draft report in the Town Council Cham-bers located in the Municipal Center, 1 Central Square.

Copies of the draft report are available in the TownClerk’s Office and in the Plainville Public Library, 56 E.Main St., or at www.plainvillect.com.

Residents are encouraged to attend the Public Hearingand comment on the proposed changes being recom-mended by the Charter Revision Commission.

Anyone with questions regarding the public hearingmay contact Robert E. Lee, town manager, at (860) 793-0221, ext. 201.

Zumba party Plainville Family Resource Network hosts a Zumbathon Fundraiser Tuesday, May 22, at the

Linden Street School gymnasium, 69 Linden St. Licensed instructors from Cardio Party Fit-ness Studio in Southington lead Family Zumba, for adults and children ages 5 and older, from6 to 6:45 p.m. Adult Zumba for adults ages 13 and older is from 7 to 8 p.m. All children must beaccompanied by an adult; sneakers are required. Pre-registration is not required. There is acost to attend. Arrive 15 minutes early to complete the required paperwork beforehand. Allproceeds to support PFRN Summer Literacy Play and Learn Groups for families with youngchildren. For information, call (860) 793-6304.


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Information provided bythe Plainville Police Depart-ment. Arrests do not indicateconvictions.

April 26Nathan M. Button, 24, 15

Ciccio Court, Plainville, driv-ing under influence liquor ordrug, failure to have lights lit.

April 27Juan Ortiz, 34, Hartford,

disorderly conduct, criminaltrespass first-degree, crimi-nal mischief third-degree.

Jorge L. Garcia, 29, 69Northwest Drive, Plainville,violation of probation.

Yolanda M. Villanueva, 31,100 Norton Park Road,Plainville, disorderly con-duct, assault third-degree.

April 28Brent A. Towle, 27, Hart-

ford, driving under influenceliquor or drug, failure to sig-nal.

Milton L. Montesdoeca, 23,Bristol, driving under influ-ence liquor or drug, no insur-ance, misuse of plate(s), oper-ating motor vehicle unregis-tered.

April 29Thomas J. Kobierowski, 41,

3 Butternut Lane,Plainville, threaten-ing second-degree, in-terfering with an offi-cer, criminal mischiefsecond-degree, disor-derly conduct.

Leah N. Ouellette,18, Bristol, possessionof alcohol by a minor,failure to have headlamps.

April 30Christina M.

Leblanc, 36, Bristol,larceny fourth-degree.

Ashley Hodge, 28,Simsbury, driving un-der influence liquor ordrug.

Michael Montineri,25, Newington, failureto respond, assaultthird-degree, recklessendangerment sec-ond-degree, unlawfulrestraint second-de-gree, disorderly con-duct.

Gabriel M. Ray-mond, 35, 72 DiamondAve., Plainville, bur-glary third-degree,criminal mischief

third-degree, larcenysixth-degree.

May 2Keith P. Candelora,

20, Southington, ille-gal possession of nar-cotics (cocaine), pos-session of drug para-phernalia, possessionof marijuana, posses-sion of drug parapher-nalia (less than .5 oz.marijuana), failure toilluminate rear regis-tration plate.

Isaac Echevarria,39, Crown Street,Plainville, larcenysixth-degree.

May 3Lance D. Hansen,

40, Collinsville, oper-ating under suspen-sion, no insurance, op-erating motor vehicleunregistered.

Victor Dabreu, 40,71 Russell Ave.,Plainville, operatingregistration undersuspension, no insur-ance.

Shatavia R. Waden,23, Hartford, identity

theft third-degree, for-gery second-degree(two counts), conspir-acy to commit forgerysecond-degree (twocounts), larceny fifth-degree, conspiracy tocommit larceny fifth-degree.

May 4Alan M. Martin, 22,

100 Norton Park Road,Plainville, burglarythird-degree, larcenysixth-degree.

Kevin Ciotto, 18, 35Julie Road, Plainville,possession of mari-juana, possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

Shawn M. Leveille,18, 132 Whiting St.,Plainville, possessionof marijuana, posses-sion of drug parapher-nalia, failure to signal.

Kiera E. Moran, 19,307 Farmington Ave.,Plainville, possessionof marijuana, posses-sion of drug parapher-nalia.

Nicholas O. Olsen,20, 18 Beechwood Dri-

ve, possession of mar-ijuana, possession ofdrug paraphernalia.

May 5Fernando Arango-

Hernandez, 32, 10Broad St., Plainville,driving under influ-ence liquor or drug,operating a motor ve-hicle without license.

John C. Gwizd, 26,Watertown, unlawfulrestraint first-degree,strangulation third-degree, assault third-degree, breach ofpeace second-degree.

Melissa S. Tetro, 30,16 Terra Road,Plainville, disorderlyconduct.

Jose A. Nieves, 49,45 Russell Ave.,Plainville, operatingunder suspension,failure to drive right.

May 6Cevdet Ozkan, 38,

Waterbury, assaultthird-degree, breachof peace second-de-gree.

May 7Jeffrey V. Schade,

46, 36 Whiting St.,Plainville, assault ona nofficer/fireman/EMT,criminal mischiefthird-degree, criminaltrespass first-degree.

Brian Lehoullier,76, New Britain, issu-ing a bad check.

May 8David P. Coleman,

19, 118 Broad St.,Plainville, disorderlyconduct, breach ofpeace second-degree,interfering with an of-ficer.

Robert M. Acosta,21, 190 TomlinsonAve., Plainville,breach of peace sec-ond-degree, interfer-ing with an officer.

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Pet food pantryThe Connecticut Humane

Society offers a pet foodpantry program for people infinancial need out of theNewington shelter. The con-tinuing goal is to provide

Plainville Briefspeople with quality pet foodso they don’t have to choosebetween feeding their familyand feeding their pet. Distri-bution is the third Friday ofevery month from 2 to 4 p.m.at the Connecticut HumaneSociety, 701 Russell Road,Newington.

In order to qualify for thisprogram, pet owners mustfill out an application for aPet Food Pantry ID Card.People who are eligible to ap-ply are pet owners receivingone of the following forms ofgovernment assistance forlow income individuals orfamilies: Supplemental Secu-rity Income; Medicaid; WIC;Temporary Financial Assis-tance program; Supplemen-tal Nutrition Assistance Pro-gram; unemployment bene-fits; or other approved statefinancial assistance pro-grams. For information, vis-it www.cthumane.org.

GenealogySociety

The Southington Ge-nealogical Society will beconducting its annual meet-ing at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday,May 22, in the second floormeeting room of The Or-chards, 34 Hobart St. Notethe change in location forthis month’s meeting. All of

the meetings will take placeat The Orchards until fur-ther notice. As always, thereis no admission charge, noneed to make reservations,and no obligation to becomea member. As a courtesy tothe host, attendees are re-quested to sign in at the firstfloor reception desk.

The Southington Ge-nealogical Society is a non-profit organization locatedin central Connecticut thatpromotes the accuraterecording, research andpreservation of family histo-ry.

The society regularlymeets at 7:30 p.m. on thefourth Tuesday of everymonth, except December.Contact them by writing toSouthington GenealogicalSociety Inc., P.O. Box 698,Plantsville, CT 06479-0698 ore-mail [email protected].

Memorial parade The Plainville Memorial

Day parade is Monday, May28. The day’s events begin at6:30 a.m. with a ceremony atthe Veterans of ForeignWars on Northwest Driveand the raising and loweringof the flag.

Wreath-laying ceremoniestake place at St. Joseph’s

Cemetery on Farmington Av-enue, West Cemetery onUnionville Avenue and EastCemetery on East Street.

At 8 a.m., there will be awreath-laying ceremony atthe firehouse, followed by asimilar ceremony at the po-lice station. The public is in-vited.

The parade starts to as-semble at 7:30 a.m. on BroadStreet (between East andWhiting streets) with allfloats and vehicles facingwest. Vehicles and floatsmust be parked in the mar-shal area by 8 a.m. All driversand group leaders are askedto check in upon arrival.

Those marching or ridingin the parade should be in themarshaling area by 8:15 a.m.For those who still wish to bepart of the parade, contactScott Saunders prior to theparade at (860) 747-8837. Forthe safety of those participat-ing in the parade, it will bedifficult to permit vehicletraffic in this area after 8:30a.m.

The parade will march at 9a.m. heading west on BroadStreet, turning onto NorthWashington, and back downWest Main Street, finally end-ing at Veterans MemorialPark at the corner of MapleAvenue and Whiting Street.

Relay for LifeTribute torches benefit the

Plainville Relay for Life. Thetiki torches are available toindividuals, families, friendsor companies who would likethe company moniker or aloved one’s name displayedon a sign.

The sign will then be hungor adhered to the front of thetorch with the message ofyour choice. The torch will belit at the ceremony at thefront of the main stage, withthe personalized sign still at-tached.

There is a limited numberof torches, which are sold ona first come, first serve basis.For information and ques-tions, call Julie Giano at (860)739-2739 or (860) 637-2959 oremail her at [email protected].


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CouncilContinued from page 1

Lee said Plainville was ap-proved for a $100,000 stategrant to replace the Robert-son Airport roof.

The Aviation Commissionagreed hangar 4 and the ad-ministration building neededrepairs most.

“Both of these buildingshave metal roofs. However,the cost to replace the metal

on the roofs would exceed thegrant award,” Lee said.

The condition of the rooflends itself to the use of aspray-on coating productwith a 10-year warranty,which would cost $51,265 ifthe town awarded the bid toCoastal Exteriors.

The council voted unani-mously to go forward withthis and use the remainder ofthe grant to repair roofing is-sues on other areas of the air-port, such as Stan Robert-

son’s house and perhaps an-other hangar.

The Old Linden commit-tee, comprised of four citi-zens and five Capital ProjectBuilding Committee mem-bers, was approved unani-mously.

The council passed a mo-tion to create a $99 penalty feefor residents who dispose ofthe bulk materials with theirtrash instead of schedulingbulk pick-up.

A public hearing for Mon-day, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. in theMunicipal Center was estab-lished to hear public com-ment on the 2012 Neighbor-hood Assistance Ave propos-als.

The town also voted to givePressmation, Inc. permissionto install two monitoringwells on Northwest Drive inthe grass portion of the roadright of way to address theirobligations relating to theConnecticut Property Trans-fer Act, which requires an en-vironmental study to checkfor the presence of dissolvedpetroleum.

Lee said these wells are notexpected to impact the road.

CharterContinued from page 1

“They are a very thought-ful group of individuals whospent lots of time – theyweren’t rushed and theyweren’t in a hurry,” Pugliesesaid. “It sounds as if they’vecome up with some very in-teresting and different solu-tions to some of the parts ofthe charter we were askingthem to look at.”

While some changes wereminor (for example, chang-ing Dog Warden to AnimalControl Officer and makingminor grammatical fixes),others were more substan-tial.

A five-person MunicipalEthics Commission was es-tablished. The memberswould be appointed by theTown Council and would op-erate “in accordance with theConnecticut General Statues,the Town Charter and appli-cable ordinances.”

The budget process hasalso been changed.

Previously, the budgetwent to a vote as much asthree times (if it failed in thefirst and second referen-dums) and was then adoptedon the third vote, regardlessof the outcome.

Now, the town budget and

the Board of Education budg-et would be voted on sepa-rately.

Advisory questions on thevote would be changed fromdiscretionary to mandatory.If either budget is rejected,the council will revise the re-jected budget(s) “in accor-dance with the majority re-sults from the advisory ques-tion,” the charter says.

The budget(s) will then becalled on the second Tuesdayin May for final approval.

The revised charter alsostates that any town councilmember has the power tomake inquiries into “any andall departments, offices,boards, commissions andagencies of the Town, includ-ing the Board of Education,and shall have the right to re-quest, inspect and review anysuch documents.”

Regarding emergency or-dinances, the charter nowstates that emergencies mustnot exceed the sum of $50,000“per each emergency occur-rence” rather than once peryear.

On the issuance of bonds,the sum was moved from$500,000 to $1 million.

The Department of Fi-nance’s responsibilities wereexpanded. The revisions

See Charter, page 22

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Don’t Downplay Early DetectionBeginning at age 50, you and your primary care physicianshould begin routine early detection measures for coloncancer. If you have a family history of colon cancer orknown risk factors, screenings should start even earlier.

What is a Colonoscopy?A colonoscopy is a simple 30 to 60 minute procedure thatallows your doctor to see inside your colon and rectum.A small video camera is attached to a thin flexible tubecalled a colonoscope. Your doctor will look forulcers, polyps, tumors, inflammation, and bleeding.Tissuemay be collected for further study and growthsmaybe removed. Your physician will advise you about howfrequently your colonoscopies should be performed.

What to Expect?Unless you request otherwise, you will likely be given a light sedative to help youfeel comfortable and relaxed. You will lie on your side while the colonoscope isgently and slowly maneuvered into the anus and through the colon.The cameraenables your doctor to see the lining of your colon and rectum on a video monitor.

How to Prepare?Before a colonoscopy, your colon needs to be cleaned out.Your doctor will advise thebest method.A prep kit may include pills or liquids which may causemild diarrhea,loose stools, and frequent trips to the bathroom; this cleans out the colon. In fact,some patients claim that preparation is worse than the actual procedure.

What to Expect After?After awakening, you will remain at the surgery center for a few hours until thesedation has worn off. You may not recall the actual procedure. You will need aride home to ensure your safety. You may experience slight bloating and/orcramping. Recovery is brief and by the next day you should be fully functional.Although these side effects are rare, if you experience bleeding, dizziness, severeabdominal pain or fever, contact your physician immediately.

Know the Facts:• If you are over 50, you should talk about colonoscopies with your healthcare

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Plainville High School alumnus Niko Koutouvides,left, a member of the New England Patriots, andteammate Donald Thomas, right, also a Connecti-cut native, visited Yale New Haven Children’s Hos-pital May 9. The Patriot players are pictured withAiden.

Clothing driveThe Plainville Relay for Life is collecting clothing dona-

tions until Thursday, May 31. Drop-off locations are 50 Rock-well Ave., Plainville, where bags should be left near the door,and Jim’s Deli, 361 Woodford Ave., Plainville, where there is acollection box for the clothes.

Additionally, Terry Lemanski will collect clothes at NortonPark in the pool parking lot Saturday, May 19, from 10 a.m. to2 p.m. and Thursday, May 31, from 4 to 7 p.m.

Collection needs include men’s, women’s and children’sclothing, shoes, belts, handbags and home linens. For ques-tions, contact Terry Lemanski (860) 212-2052

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Graduations Lincoln College, 2279

Mount Vernon Road, willhold its Fourth Annual Com-mencement on Friday, May 18at 5:30 p.m. on campus. Ap-proximately 213 graduateswill receive theirdegrees/certificates whichwill be held in the quadrantat Brooks Hall. In case of in-clement weather, the com-mencement will be held atSouthington High School, 720Pleasant St.

Tunxis Community Col-lege, junction of Routes 6and 177 in Farmington, willhold its 41st Commencementon Friday, June 1, at 6:30p.m. Approximately 466 stu-dents are expected to receiveassociate’s degrees and cer-tificates. Commencementceremonies will be held rainor shine in the Tunxis court-yard. For more information

call (860) 255-3500.

Scholarshipawarded

The following Plainvilleresident was among the ap-proximately 300 EasternConnecticut State Universi-ty, Willimantic, students toreceive ECSU Foundationcompetitive scholarships forthe 2012-13 academic year:Allison Gagnon, ‘15, a Pre-Biology major, Gagnon wasawarded the General Endow-ment Scholarship.

Math movie A “Math Movie Film Festi-

val” is available, free ofcharge, to current andprospective Pre-GED/GEDstudents. “Special Topics inAlgebra and Geometry” willbe shown on Thursday, May31, at 5 p.m., at PlainvilleHigh School, 47 Robert Hol-comb Way. This 30-minuteGED Connections instruc-tional video explores pat-terns in math and in the realworld and shows mathemati-cal relationships can be plot-ted on the coordinate plane.

Following the film, therewill be a GED Test registra-tion informational session.Math videos were furnishedlast year by a grant from theElizabeth Norton Trust

Foundation. Pre-registrationis required. Call PlainvilleAdult and Continuing Edu-cation at (860) 793-3209.

Summer coursesRegistration for summer

credit courses is under wayat Tunxis Community Col-lege, at the junction ofRoutes 6 and 177 in Farming-ton. Over 140 traditionalclassroom and online cours-es are offered in five- andeight-week sessions: May 30to July 3; May 31 to July 25;and July 5 to Aug. 8.

Students who attend othercolleges may enroll in cours-es at Tunxis and transfer thecredits earned during thesummer to their baccalaure-ate or associate degree pro-grams.

Visit www.tunxis.comm-net.edu/summer to viewsummer credit courses on-line. Registration for sum-mer credit courses can becompleted by mail, fax, webor in person. Financial aid isavailable to those studentswho qualify, and eligible vet-erans can use the GI Bill forsummer courses.

Continuing education(non-credit) registration isongoing.For more informa-tion, call (860) 255-3500.

Library BriefsFriends meeting

The Friends of thePlainville Public Library willhold their annual meeting onMonday, May 21, from 6:30p.m. to 7 p.m. At 7 p.m., therewill be a program anddessert. The program is to beannounced. Check out web-site www.plainvillelibrary.org for more information.Everyone is invited to theprogram.

Mystery writerMystery writer Steve

Lisko will give a reading atthe Plainville Public Library,56 East St., Monday, May 21,at 7 p.m. Lisko, who lives inthe Hartford area, taughtEnglish for 33 years in localschools until his retirement.He’s written three mysteries:“The Whammer Jammers,”“Who Wrote the Book ofDeath?” and his newest,“Cherry Bomb.” All thebooks are set in the localarea. Two of them feature thefictional Hartford private de-tective, Zach Barnes.

The program is sponsoredby the Friends of thePlainville Public Library. Ashort business meeting at6:30 p.m., precedes the authorprogram. Desserts will b eserved.

Book discussion A recent novel by a cele-

brated modern author will bethe next topic of the Friendsof the Plainville Public Li-brary Book Discussion. IanMcEwan has won numerousprestigious awards for litera-ture. His novel, “Solar,” waspublished in 2010 to great ac-

claim.The novel tells the story of

physicist, Michael Beard. Inthe afterglow of winning aNoble Prize, he lives a dismallife marked by multiple mar-riages, figurehead positionsand his own gluttony. Howev-er, after his most recent wifeleaves him, Beard attempts tostart living life to the fullest.He stumbles into this new lifedevising a plan to harnessthe power of the sun to savethe planet.

The discussion will be heldon Tuesday, May 22, at 7 p.m.at the library. Extra copies ofthe book are available andnew members are welcomed.

Congrats gradsChristine Rioux of

Plainville graduated fromKeene State University onMay 5.

Zachariah A. Cole ofPlainville graduated fromPost University on May 5 andreceived a bachelor of sci-ence in sports management.

Dean’s List Alana Mullin, who attends

Villanova University and isenrolled in the VillanovaSchool of Business, made theDean’s List.

Honor societyAndriana Evangelista, a

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Tag saleThe Ladies Guild of Grace

Lutheran Church, 222 Farm-ington Ave., will hold its an-nual plant, tag and bake saleon Saturday, May 19, from 9a.m. to 2 p.m.

Shortcake festivalThe Plainville United

Methodist Church, 56 RedStone Hill, is holding its an-nual Strawberry ShortcakeFestival on Friday, June 8,from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Theshortcakes will be served atthe church, as well as takeout. Members of the churchwill provide delivery for or-ders of 10 or more.

For more information orto have orders delivered to abusiness or organization,contact the church office at(860) 747-2328 or GregMichaud at (860) 793-9590.

Healing roomsBethel Christian Church

in Bristol opened its healingrooms on May 6. The healingrooms are designed to pro-vide a 15-minute private ses-sion for anyone sufferingfrom a physical ailment.Prayer is provided bytrained, approved teams anddoes coincide with all Bibli-cal guidelines concerningprayer for healing.

Bethel’s healing rooms fol-low the pattern set forth bythe original healing roomsstarted by John G. Lake inSpokane, Wash. where manyhealings and miracles oc-curred. Bethel is registeredwith the International Asso-ciation of Healing Roomsand is approved to open.Rooms will be open everyfirst Sunday evening of themonth from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Ap-pointments may be made butare not necessary. For moreinformation, call PastorChristopher Walker at (860)582-3995 or email him at [email protected].

Ladies GuildThe Ladies Guild of Our

Lady of Mercy Church, 19 S.Canal St., will meet Thurs-day, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. inroom 106 of the Parish Cen-ter. This is the last Guildmeeting and all members areinvited to attend thisfarewell event.

PUMC eventsThe Plainville United

Methodist Church, 56 RedStone Hill, hosts the follow-ing events:

Sunday Services: Church School, final class,

June 10 at 9 a.m. with classesresuming in September

Worship, each Sunday, 10a.m.

Weekly Events: Ladies Meeting, Tuesdays,

9:30 a.m.Boy Scouts, Tuesdays, 7

p.m.Brownie Girl Scouts, Sun-

day, June 3, 6 p.m.Venture Crew, Monday,

June 11, 7 p.m.AA., Sundays, Mondays

and Wednesdays, 7 p.m.Al-Anon, Mondays, 7 p.m.Special Events:Potluck Supper and Fel-

lowship, Thursdays, May 17through May 31, 6 p.m.

Choir Rehearsal, Sundays,May 20 and 27, following wor-ship

Boy Scout Court of Honor,Tuesday, May 22, 7 p.m.

Sunday Worship with HolyCommunion, Sunday, June 3,10 a.m.

Annual Conference, Hofs-tra University, Wednesday toSaturday, June 6 to 9

Strawberry Shortcake Fes-tival at PUMC, Friday, June 8,10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Sunday School Picnic,Sunday, June 10, followingworship

American Red Cross BloodDrive, Tuesday, June 19, 1:30to 6:30 p.m.

Potluck Supper and Fel-lowship, Thursdays, June 7through June 28, 6 p.m.

Choir Rehearsal, Sundays,June 3 through June 17, fol-lowing worship

Spring cleaningPlainville United

Methodist Church, 56 RedStone Hill, hosts its outdoorSpring Clean-up Day Satur-day, May 19, 9 a.m. to noon.Rain date is Saturday, June 2.For more information, callthe church, at (860) 747-2328.

Bishop runA Bishops’ 5K Run and

Walk is Saturday, May 19, inthe Webster Hill School areaof West Hartford. The eventbeings at 8 a.m. and finishesat 10:30 a.m. with an awardspresentation. Chaired byPlainville resident FosterWhite, proceeds from theevent benefit the Bishops’Fund for Children, whichprovides grants to programsfor at risk children in Con-necticut. Volunteers areneeded. Jogging strollersand wagons for walkers arewelcome.

For further information orto volunteer, contact FosterWhite at [email protected].

Thrift shopThe Congregational

Church of Plainville ThriftShop, 130 W. Main St., is openWednesday and Thursday, 10a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday,9:30 a.m. to noon.

For more information, call(860) 747-2418.

Food programThe ongoing Food for

Friends program is held atChurch of Our Saviour, 115W. Main St., on Wednesdays,from 5 to 6 p.m. Approximate-ly 50 dinners are preparedand served by various volun-teers of the Plainville Coun-cil of Churches. Much of thefood is provided by Food-share and anyone is welcometo attend.

Food pantryThe Plainville Seventh-

day Adventists Food Pantryis open to anyone in need offood or clothing. To make anappointment, call (860) 747-5867 or (860) 642-3912.

ObituariesMarleneSkorupski

Marlene M. Skorupski, 60,of Eliot,Maine, for-merly ofP l a i n v i l l edied peace-fully April22, 2012.

She livedin Eliot, Maine and was bornin New Britain on Feb. 11,1952, to the late Charles S.Skorupski and Doris E. Sko-rupski, currently a residentat the Jerome Home in NewBritain. She grew up inPlainville and was a gradu-ate of UCONN in the field ofallied health with honors.She worked in the field ofphysical therapy throughoutNew England and retired in2010 after 30 years as the di-rector of the Physical Thera-py Department at the Rock-ingham County NursingHome. She enjoyed golf,kayaking, karaoke and Su-doku. She was a Red Sox fan,

a Patriots fan and was anavid supporter of Geno’sUCONN women’s basketball.She enjoyed going to the cab-in on Conway Lake. She willbe remembered for infec-tious laugh, sense of humorand her eggplant parmigianaand Toll House cookies.

Besides her mother, she issurvived by her loving part-ner, Diana Parker, of Eliot,Maine; her siblings, brother,Stanley J. Skorupski, hiswife, Dot, and their daughter,Jen Winalski, of Meriden,sister, Carol A. Wallace andher husband, Terry, ofWethersfield, brother,Joseph Skorupski, his wife,Pam and their children, Jor-dan and Elliott, of Middle-town; her dear friend, GladiHartford and many lovinglifetime friends.

The funeral was held May5, 2012, at Bailey FuneralHome, Plainville. Burial fol-lowed in Sacred Heart Ceme-tery in New Britain.

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ObituariesSusan Kopec

Susan (Lemanski) Kopec,52, of Bris-tol, formerlyof Plain-ville, thewife ofR o b e r tKopec, diedMay 2, 2012,at the Hospital of CentralConnecticut, New Britain.

She was born in NewBritain on April 18, 1960, oneof three children of Walterand June (Ferrar) Lemans-ki, of Plainville. A longtimeresident of Plainville, shewas a 1978 graduate ofPlainville High School. Shemoved to Bristol shortly af-ter her marriage to Robert,where they shared 28 yearstogether.

In addition to her hus-band and parents, she leavesher sister, Patty Santacroce,her husband, James P. San-tacroce, MD and their son,Joseph, all of Litchfield; heraunt, Jennie Pustelnik, ofNew Britain; her mother-in-law, Janina Kopec, of Bris-tol; and many cousins. Shewas predeceased by herbrother, James Lemanski.Susan’s family extends theirgratitude to the critical carestaff at the Hospital of Cen-tral Connecticut for theircompassionate care.

The funeral was held May6, 2012, at Bailey FuneralHome, Plainville. Memorialdonations may be made tothe Connecticut Humane So-ciety, 701 Russell Road, New-ington, CT 06111.

John Grabowski,Sr.

John Charles GrabowskiSr., 94, of Southington,beloved husband of the lateStephanie (Lukowski)Grabowski to whom he hadbeen married for more than71 years, died April28, 2012.

He was born in PlainvilleFeb. 12, 1918, son of the lateFrank and Victoria(Widowik) Grabowski. Hewas a proud alumnus of NewBritain High School. He wasa retired employee of FafnirBearing Co. in New Britainwhere he had resided for sev-

eral years before moving toSouthington.

He is survived by his chil-dren, Terry Kalber and hus-band, Ray, of Coventry, JohnGrabowski Jr. and wife, Eliz-abeth, of Bristol and Old Or-chard, Maine; four grand-children, John FrankGrabowski and wife, Lisaand their children, Elise andEmma, James Grabowskiand his wife, Laurie andtheir children, Haley, Jaredand Hannah, Peter Grabows-ki and wife, Jennifer andtheir children, Kyle, Lukeand Mara, Amy Stafford andhusband, William, and theirchildren, Sophia, Jacob andEleanor. He was predeceasedby all of his 10 siblings.

A Memorial Mass washeld May 4, 2012, at St. Do-minic Church, Southingtonfollowed by interment of hiscremains in St. Thomas

Cemetery. The DellaVecchiaFuneral Home, Southington,was entrusted with hisarrangements. Memorial do-nations may be made to St.Dominic Church, 1050 Flan-ders Road, Southington, CT06489.

Dorothy FernD o r o t h y

“ D o t t i e ”Fern, 88, ofS o u t h i n g -ton, diedApril 29,2012, sur-rounded byher family. She was prede-ceased by her loving hus-band of more than 65 yearsLloyd R. S. Fern. She retiredfrom Holyoke Pediatrics atthe age of 70. She enjoyed hermany trips to Hawaii and tothe casino.

She will be greatly missedby her daughter, Joanne Bar-racliff, of Southington andher two sons, Carl W. Fernand his wife, Carol, ofPlainville and Robert Fern,of Limestone, Maine, sevengrandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren.

There were no callinghours. Interment was at theconvenience of the family in

National Veteran’s Cemetery,Bourne, Mass. DellaVecchiaFuneral Home, Southington,was assisting the family witharrangements.

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CitizenOpinion The Plainville CitizenThursday, May 17, 2012

Government MeetingsThursday, May 17

Economic Development Agency, Munici-pal Center, 7 p.m.

Charter Study Committee, Municipal Cen-ter, 6 p.m.

Monday, May 21Town Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 22Planning and Zoning, Municipal Center,

7:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 29

Aviation Commission, Municipal Center, 7p.m.

Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Monday, June 4

Town Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.Veterans Council, Municipal Center, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 6Inland Wetlands Commission, Municipal

Center, 7:30 p.m.Thursday, June 7

Charter Study Committee, Municipal Cen-ter, 6 p.m.

Insurance Commission, Municipal Center,7 p.m.

Senior Citizens Committee, senior center,noon.

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Get up, get outsideBy Sarah Bovagnet

Special to The Citizen

Spring is in full swing. Days full ofwarmth and sunshine make it the ideal timeto pack up a picnic, gather the troops andhead for nature. Whether that means takinga drive to get away, walking down the streetto the neighborhood park or even taking afew steps to your own backyard, we’ve got afew ideas to help you plan your afternoonpicnic.

1. Fill up on seasonal fruits and veg-etables.

There’s no better time to take advantageof fresh fruits and vegetables than the warmseasons of spring and summer. Winterleaves most of us craving the goodness offresh produce, so don’t hold back now. Fillup on cheap, yet luscious fruits and vegeta-bles that are easy to bring along on picnics,while helping your meal stay healthy and in-expensive. For fruits, look for cantaloupe,cherries, pineapples and strawberries. Afteryou’ve stocked up on your favorite fruits, fillup on fresh vegetables that your familyloves. Keep an eye out for lettuce, springspeas, carrots and celery.

2. Go for the light and portable.Preparing foods that are light and

portable are not only easier to take along onthe go, but also make less of a mess onceyou’ve settled down to enjoy your food.Sandwiches, trail mixes and crackers are in-expensive options that leave lots of room forindividualization and creativity. Pair thecrackers with fruit, make various deli meatand veggie sandwiches and throw togetheryour preferred combination of trail mixgoodies. Packing a meal tailored to each per-son also helps avoid food waste, which is justanother way to help save you money.

3. Don’t skip out on dessert. Saving money doesn’t have to mean skip-

ping out on the best part of any meal, thedessert. Taking along a few simple home-made sweets is key to helping everyone stayhappy and full. Baking desserts at home isnot only cheaper, but also helps you knowexactly what nutrients your family is, andisn’t, getting. Cookies, brownies and gra-nola bars are all tasty options that are agreat way to finish off a tasty picnic meal ona sweet note.

One Solution toHomelessness

‘Many are justone paycheckaway’

By Avalon GuarinoSpecial to The Citizen

In 2011, the NationalCoalition for the Homelessfound that 636,017 peoplewere homeless in the Unit-ed States. The common be-lief is that people arehomeless because of lazi-ness or mental illness.While that is prevalentamong the homeless, thereare more important prob-lems to be addressed.What’s really responsiblefor homelessness? And,more importantly, how canwe fix it?

To understand homeless-ness fully, we must look atunequal income distribu-tion and the property taxsystem. One of the mostfundamental contributingfactors to homelessness isthat homeless people can’tafford to pay for housing.Low-income individuals,many of whom rely on theminimum wage to survive,don’t have the power to af-ford average rental costs.

The average poor workerearns $9,413. Could yousurvive on that? On thatsalary, housing costs wouldneed to be less than $235per month for it to be con-sidered affordable. Accord-ing to the National Low In-come Housing Coalition,

there is not a single countyin the U.S. where a one-bed-room apartment can befound at that price. Themarket does not producehousing affordable for lowincome families and indi-viduals. When housing isunaffordable, families havelittle left over for other ex-penses, making it increas-ingly difficult for low-in-come people to achieve eco-nomic independence.Many are just a paycheckaway from homelessness.

Affordable housing thatis available to families andindividuals with very lowincome is one solution topreventing homelessness.The US Department ofHousing and Urban Devel-opment is a governmentalorganization that providesfunding for affordablehousing through publichousing and programssuch as the Low IncomeHousing Tax Credit Pro-gram. The LIHTC Programfinances affordable hous-ing using federal tax cred-its. Developers who havequalifying projects receivethese tax credits. Fundingand supporting these pro-grams and those like it cre-ate a greater supply ofhomes that low-incomepeople can purchase, help-ing to provide those inneed an achievable solu-tion to their housing needs.

Implementing a land-

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4. Focus on the food. Once you’ve got your meal

planned, prepped and readyto go, don’t overthink the ex-

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value tax an alternative toour traditional property taxsystem in another option.Currently, when housing isdeveloped, the resultingproperty tax is an added costthat will be passed along tothe tenant or buyer. The land-value tax is an excellent al-ternative because it placesthe tax on the unimprovedland rather than on the valueof the built property. Withthis system, a building that isin good repair will not costthe owner any more than adilapidated or abandonedone, so land owners will be

encouraged to develop theirland.

Ideally, some of those emp-ty buildings could becomelow-rent housing that peopleliving on minimum wagecan actually afford. Densityis more efficient than sprawldevelopment, which alsoadds to affordability. Becausehomelessness is especiallyprevalent in urban areas(National Alliance to EndHomelessness says that 77percent of the U.S. homelesspopulation lived in urban ar-eas in 2007), a land-value taxis very well suited for en-couraging affordable urbandevelopment.

Homelessness needs to beaddressed with comprehen-

sive solutions that create op-portunities, which are nottaken care of by the marketas it presently operates. Con-tinuing to supply affordableand supportive housing willalways be one of the bestways to provide low-incomeand no-income people with ahome. Solutions such as theland-value tax might be oneof the best solutions, but thismeans a revamping of thetraditional market.

Homelessness is a bigproblem – so big that pro-gressive and integratedchanges need to be made tobegin to solve it.

Plainville resident AvalonGuarino is a junior at the Uni-versity of Vermont.

tras, which often leads tooverspending. If you don’talready have an old blanketlying around the house, takea trip to your local thriftstore for cheap options. Grabyour home silverware anddishes to bring along before

you waste money on unnec-essary plastic alternatives.Use a backpack instead ofpurchasing baskets to storeyour picnic.

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talking about how excitedthey were to be there. I madesome friends (hi Hailey,Skyler, Paige, Mara, Jenna,Izzie, Violet, Justin, Colin,Rachel, Sabrinna with twon’s, Caitin and Laren) andeven learned a thing or two.

Led by their teachers, Tof-folon’s Pam Thomas andWheeler’s Lynette Susco, aswell as Town Historial RuthHummel and Tomasso vol-unteers Sue Holcomb andEunice Caden, the kids spenttime searching for animalsand learning about the land-scape from several Tomassoguides throughout the trail.

Rep. Betty Boukus made asurprise visit, encouragingthe kids to learn and wish-ing them well on their morn-ing adventure.

The students, who triedreally, really hard to be quietso as not to scare the ani-mals but were just too excit-ed not to chat, saw every-thing from turtles to geese tofrogs and applied knowledgefrom the classroom to thefield trip.

“We learned about habi-tats and animals,” Justin,one of Thomas’ students,said.

Citizen photo by Crystal Maldonado

Pat Thomas brought her third-grade class from Toffolon Elementary School toTomasso Nature Park.This is the first of four field trips that will take place over thecoming weeks. Third-grade teacher Lynette Susco of Wheeler Elementary Schoolalso visited the park with her class.

Thomas said the classfirst learned about the habi-tats native to Connecticut,such as the forest and thewetlands and later moved onto other habitats – desert,arctic, ocean – in a unit thatwill culminate with a guestspeaker from Barnes NatureCenter, who will bring ani-mals for the kids to see inJune.

“They were very, very ex-cited for this trip,” Thomassaid. “The kids at Wheelercan walk right to Paderews-ki park, but we can’t do that.So this is good for them.”

One keen student noticeda piece of litter (an oldDunkin Donuts cup) thathad been tossed into the lakewhere a family of turtlesand geese were living.

ting trees for no reason.” Hailey turned to Paige and

another friend, Skyler, andsaid they should help pick upthe trash in the nature parkand maybe even start theirown planting club.

“That’s a good idea,” saidSkyler, who will someday bea singer (and maybe even goon “American Idol”).

Justin used his binocularsto inspect insects and pineneedles. He compared deadpine needles to living pineneedles and explained thatsome bugs are helpful to na-ture because they assist withdecomposition.

“Caterpillars eat leaves,”he said. “We need that. Butsometimes my family tries tokill them because they thinkthey are worms.”

The group talked abouthow much they love beingoutside, even sharing someof their favorite animals.Justin’s favorite is a deer,Paige loves dogs, Skylerloves pandas and Hayley,who wants to someday be avet (and the president), saidshe loves “every animal.”

Paige said she, like Hailey,will also someday be presi-dent.

“When I’m president, forevery one tree that’s cutdown, I’m going to plant 10more,” Paige said.

She’s got my vote.

“I just don’t like how peo-ple litter,” said Hailey. “An-other problem is every daypeople chop trees.”

“If there are no trees,there are no birds. And ifthere are no birds, we won’twake up to wonderfulsongs,” said Paige, one ofHailey’s classmates andfriends. “If I could tell thepeople anything, I’d tell themto stop littering and stop cut-

Light the wayHelp fight cancer and honor loved ones who have had

cancer by joining the Luminaria Ceremony at the Ameri-can Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Plainville at Nor-ton Park at 9 p.m. Saturday, June 2.

During the Luminaria Ceremony, candles are placed inbags decorated by friends at the Plainville Senior Centerin honor or in memory of people who have had cancer.When lit, hundreds of luminaries (candle lanterns)brighten the way for the Relay For Life walkers through-out the night.

For a fee, you can sponsor a glowing tribute to a friend,family member or co-worker.

Luminaria order forms are available from Relay ForLife Committee members and participants at thePlainville Library, 56 E. Main St., or at the Plainville Se-nior Center, 200 East St.

Luminaria bags may also be purchased at Norton Parkon the day of the event. For additional information, callKris Farina, Luminaria Chair, at (860) 410-9820. For moreinformation about the Plainville Relay For Life visitwww.plainvillerelay.org.

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ObituariesMarilyn Sperry

Marilyn “Marney” J.( G a l l u p e )Sperry ofPlantsville,beloved wife,m o t h e r ,grandmoth-er, sister,aunt andfriend, died peacefully sur-rounded by family andfriends on May 1, 2012.

She was born in Blaine,Maine, Jan. 25, 1940, shegrew up on a family farm inPresque Isle and moved toConnecticut in 1962 whereshe met Donald Sperry; theymarried in 1963. They settled

down and raised their familyin Plantsville and were hap-pily married for 49 years. Sheworked for many years in theinsurance business, eventu-ally retiring as the owner ofthe Phipps and Burns Inc. In-surance Agency. She was anactive member of severalcivic organizations includ-ing the Southington ElksLodge No. 1669 and also theSouthington Falcon’s NestNo. 307. She was an avidsports fan, supporting her fa-vorite UConn Women’s bas-ketball and her Boston RedSox. In the 1970’s Marilyn be-came the first female presi-dent of the SouthingtonSouth Little League, and

throughout retirement sheenjoyed attending softballgames and especially hergrandchildren’s ballgames.

She is survived by her lov-ing husband, Donald Sperry;her sons, Donald Jr. (Bernie)and his girlfriend, RebeccaSkrzypiec, Carter Sperry andhis wife, Paige, all ofPlantsville; and Derek Sper-ry and his wife, Wendy, ofPlainville; as well as eighttreasured grandchildren,Kaelob, Tyler, Madison, Dy-lan, Connor, Everett, Tannerand Victoria Sperry; and sev-eral siblings, Larry Gallupeand his wife, Linda, of NewBritain, Esther Ackley, Lauraand her husband, Duane Val-ley, of Maine, Dorothy andDwight Valley, Sylvia andRobert Churchill, all of Flori-da; and many nieces andnephews. She will be dearlymissed by her family, extend-ed family and the many peo-ple that called her theirfriend. She was predeceasedby her parents, Bernard andLena (Collins) Gallupe, ofMaine; a brother, WallaceGallupe; and a beloved great-niece, BrandicePoulopoulous.

A memorial service washeld May 8, 2012, at thePlantsville Funeral Home,Plantsville. Burial was at theconvenience of the family.Memorial donations can bemade to The Jimmy FundDana-Farber Cancer Insti-tute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston,MA 02284-9168, 1-800-52-JIM-MY.

Richard AlwardRichard G. Alward, 54, of

Bristol, died May 3, 2012, atthe John Dempsey Hospitalin Farmington.

He was born Sept. 27, 1957,in Meriden, he was the son ofthe late Dana and Phyllis(Zaremba) Pender Alward.He was employed by Imagi-nation Museum in Bristol.

He is survived by two chil-dren, Jesse Alward, of Tor-rington and Adam Alward,of Bristol; a brother, PaulPender, of Plainville; a sister,Holly Zazzaro, of Naugatuck;aunt and uncle Maxine andRobert Casale, of Southing-ton, several nieces, nephewsand cousins.

A graveside service will be

held on Saturday, May 12, at11:30 a.m. at Oak HillCemetery, Southington. TheDellaVecchia Funeral Homewas assisting the family withthe arrangements.

Robert PetersRobert J. Peters, 45, died

May 6, 2012. He was born on Sept. 9,

1966, in New Britain, the sonof the late Leon and Nancy(Lynch) Peters. He attendedSouthington High Schooland was employed as a me-chanic for Classic Motorcy-cle in Terryville.

He is survived by twobrothers, Stephen J. and hiswife, Tammy Peters, ofPlainville and Timothy Pe-ters, of Cheshire; a sister,Laura Michaud, of Maineand several nieces andnephews.

Funeral services and bur-ial was private and at theconvenience of the family.

William Decker Jr.William J. “Billy” Decker

Jr., 46, of Bristol, formerlyof Plainville, died sur-rounded by his family April26, 2012, at St. Francis Hos-pital.

He was born in NewBritain on July 16, 1965, hewas one of two children toCarol (Rogers) Decker, ofPlainville and the lateWilliam J. Decker Sr. Raisedin Plainville, he was a 1983graduate of Plainville HighSchool, and fulfilled his pas-sion for cooking graduatingfrom culinary school. Heworked as a chef for MissPorter’s School, The Or-chards and Village Gate,and enjoyed sharing hishome cooked meals with

family and friends. He alsostarted his own cateringbusiness, Checkered FlagCatering, of which he wasvery proud. He enjoyed theoutdoors, going for rides onhis Harley, going hunting,fishing, and on family camp-ing trips. He took the great-est pride in being a father tohis three adored children,and will be dearly missed byhis family and manyfriends.

He is survived by hismother, Carol Decker andAlexander “Butch” Gudat;his children, Jessica andher boyfriend, Peter Speren-za, Jennifer, and WilliamIII., all of Bristol; his sisterand brother-in-law, Terriand Jim Kilmartin, of Low-ell, Mass.; his nieces,Meaghan and Shaela; hisaunt, Terry Beaulieu, andmany cousins and friends.

The funeral was held May2, 2012, at Bailey FuneralHome, Plainville. Burialwas held privately and at alater date.

James AinsworthJames J. Ainsworth, 70, of

Plainville, died unexpectedlyMay 6, 2012.

He was born Nov. 20, 1941,in Passaic, N.J.

He is survived by his sis-ter, Anne Yuhas, of Bristol;his nieces, Jennifer Clark,Meredith Yuhas and AlexisWaiksnoris and his grand-nephew, Joshua Clark.

O’Brien Funeral Home,Forestville, was assisting thefamily with the arrange-ments. Memorial donationsmay be made to: ConnecticutHumane Society, 701 RussellRoad, Newington CT 06111.

Day of CaringThe United Way of West Central Connecticut, which

serves Plainville, will have Day of Caring 21 on Friday,May 18, at various non-profit organizations in Plainville,Bristol, Burlington and Plymouth/Terryville. Last year,more than 700 volunteers participated. This year’s eventwill also be incorporating a Clean-Up Day, focusing on lo-cal beautification efforts. United Way is asking all areabusinesses and individuals to help clean up their side-walks, parking lots and yards. To sponsor or participate,visit the website www.uwwestcentralct.org or call theUnited Way at (860) 582-9559.

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Clubs and organizations:Send your announcementsabout regular meetings and spe-cial events to [email protected] or The PlainvilleCitizen, P.O. Box 57, Plainville,CT 06062. Questions? Call us at(860) 620-5960.

May17 Thursday

Shortened day —Plainville High School has ashorted day due to datateams teacher meetings. Dis-missal will be at 12:10 p.m.Lunches will not be served.

Spring concert — ThePlainville High School Mu-sic Department will presenta Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m.in the Mel Perry Auditori-um, 47 Robert Holcomb Way.The concert will feature theband, choir and jazz band,directed by Jeff Blanchetteand Dominic Talotta. A do-nation to support the workof the music departmentwill be accepted at the door.

Tip a cop — Applebee’s,270 New Britain Ave., hostsTip-A-Cop, an event benefit-ting Special Olympics Con-necticut from 5 to 8 p.m. Po-lice officers will don aprons,take orders and serve mealsto restaurant patrons for theevening, working alongsiderestaurant employees. En-velopes will be provided ontables so guests may leave atip for the officer whoserved them. For more in-formation, call (203) 230-1201or visit www.soct.org.

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Day of caring —TheUnited Way of West CentralConnecticut, which servesPlainville, will have Day ofCaring 21 at various non-profit organizations inPlainville, Bristol, Burling-ton and Plymouth/Ter-ryville. This year’s eventwill also be incorporating aClean-Up Day, focusing on lo-cal beautification efforts.United Way is asking allarea businesses and individ-uals to help clean up their

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Golf fundraiser — PARCINC. Plainville and Freder-ick-Franklin Lodge No.14will host an 18-hole CharityGolf Classic Fundraiser be-ginning at 8 a.m. at TheHawk’s Landing CountryClub, 201 Pattonwood Drive,Southington. Registrationstarts at 7 a.m. There will bea silent auction and there isa cost to attend. Proceedsbenefit PARC’s programsand Fredrick-Franklin’s col-lege scholarship fund. Forinformation, contact LindaGarcia, PARC’s ExecutiveDirector, at (860) 747-0316 [email protected] forms can bedownloaded at www.plainvil-learc.org.

Bishop run — A Bishops’5K Run and Walk is in theWebster Hill School area ofWest Hartford. The event be-ings at 8 a.m. and finishes at10:30 a.m. with an awardspresentation. Chaired byPlainville resident FosterWhite, proceeds from theevent benefit the Bishops’Fund for Children, whichprovides grants to programsfor at risk children in Con-necticut. Volunteers areneeded. Jogging strollersand wagons for walkers arewelcome. For further infor-mation or to volunteer, con-tact Foster White at [email protected].

Classic car cruise —Southington Care Center, 45Meriden Ave., is hosting aClassic Car Cruise from 1 to4 p.m. (no rain date) andadmission is free. Bring aclassic car or just come takea look at the classics. Oldiesmusic, door prizes, trophiesand refreshments will beavailable. Proceeds will ben-efit the Southington CareCenter Resident Council.For more information, con-tact Deb Brown at (860) 378-1286.

Plant, tag and bake sale— The Ladies Guild ofGrace Lutheran Church, 222

Farmington Ave., will holdtheir annual plant, tag andbake sale on Saturday, May19, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Mystery author — Mys-tery writer Steve Lisko willgive a reading at thePlainville Public Library, 56E. Main St., at 7 p.m. Lisko,who lives in the Hartfordarea, taught English for 33years in local schools untilhis retirement. He’s writtenthree mysteries: “TheWhammer Jammers,” “WhoWrote the Book of Death?”

and his newest, “CherryBomb.” All the books are setin the local area.

Plainville Choral Soci-ety — The Plainville ChoralSociety rehearses Mondays,7 to 9:30 p.m., at the GloriaDei Church, 355 Camp St.,Bristol. Information: callMal Cummings, at (860) 747-5695, or Maureen Deming, at(860) 559-9781.

Plainville MS supportgroup — The PlainvilleMultiple Sclerosis SupportGroup meets at the WheelerClinic, 91 Northwest Drive,Plainville, from 7 to 9 p.m.on the third Monday of eachmonth.

For more information,

contact George at (860) 793-9589.

Rotary Club — PlainvilleRotary Club meets at 12:15p.m. Mondays at J. Timo-thy’s Taverne, 143 NewBritain Ave. Information:call Guy Doyon, at (860) 793-4113.

Sound healing — JeffNickell gives an introduc-tion to the Gongs & Tibetansinging bowls at 3 p.m. atthe Plainville Senior Center,200 East St. A sound medita-tion concert performancefollows. Participants willhave some time to interact

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Participants in programsat the Plainville Senior Cen-ter, 200 East St., must be 60 orolder and be a resident ofPlainville, or be a member ofthe senior citizens center,unless noted. All programsand events will be held at thesenior citizens center, unlessnoted. For more informationor to register, call the seniorcenter at (860) 747-5728.

Sound HealingJeff Nickell gives an intro-

duction to the gongs and Ti-betan singing bowls Monday,May 21, at 3 p.m. A soundmeditation concert perform-

ance follows. Participantswill have some time to inter-act with and actually feel thehealing tones of the instru-ments.

These ancient sounds helpguide us into our natural bal-anced state and create theperfect environment for self-healing. Nickell has beentrained under Marie MenutR.N. and certified in Level IIIsound healing under Hart-ford Hospital’s IntegrativeMedicine Department.

Flower chat“Let’s Talk Bulbs” is a pro-

gram presented on Friday,

May 25, at 10 a.m. by JeffEleveld, “The Plant Man.”Eleveld will discuss the his-tory, growth habit and care ofbulbs. Each attendee willleave with a bulb to takehome. There is a cost to at-tend.

Bike trainingA bicycle training series

at Walnut Hill Park in NewBritain is Friday, May 25,from 9 to 10 a.m. During thebike training, learn how andwhen to shift gears on yourbike and how to pedal effi-ciently. These sessions willcondition attendees for the

Rails to Trails rides sched-uled for June and July.

Wear comfortable clothingand bring your bike and wa-ter bottle. A helmet is re-quired.

Lifting spiritsUniversity of Connecticut

Student Nurses will presenta program about “LiftingYour Spirits” at thePlainville Senior Center, 200East St., Tuesday, May 29 at10 a.m. Participants willlearn about a variety of“spirit lifting” activities in-cluding music therapy, medi-tation, aroma therapy andthe benefits of owning a pet.Call the Senior Center, (860)747-5728, to register for thisfree program.

Free groceriesFoodshare delivers free

food to low income individu-als at the Plainville HousingAuthority, 20 Stillwell Drive,Sunset Community Room, onMondays at the new time of11 to 11:30 a.m. Groceries are

distributed every other Mon-day. The next distributionwill be Monday, May 21.

This program is availableto Plainville residents whoare at least 62 years old orpermanently disabled underthe Social Security Act. Peo-ple who are participating inthe program for the first timemust bring proof of age andresidency. For more informa-tion, call the housing author-ity at (860) 747-5909.

5K race trainingA 5K training class beings

Wednesday, May 30, at 11:45p.m. at the Senior Center.Training includes groupwarm-ups, stretching, 30-45minutes of walking and agroup cool down and stretch,all done under a coach.

Bring water for the walkand a light snack for after thewalk. Wear comfortablesneakers.

Training then continues atNorton Park on Wednesdays,June 6 to July 11, from 8:15 to9:15 a.m. There is no trainingon July 4.

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Classic car cruise Southington Care Center,

45 Meriden Ave., is hosting aClassic Car Cruise on Satur-day, May 19, from 1 to 4 p.m.(no rain date) and admis-sion is free. Bring a classiccar or just come take a look atthe classics. Oldies music,door prizes, trophies andrefreshments will be avail-able. Proceeds will benefitthe Southington Care CenterResident Council. For moreinformation, contact DebBrown at (860) 378-1286.

MS supportThe Plainville MS Support

Group meets at the WheelerClinic, located at 91 North-west Drive in Plainville, from7 to 9 p.m. on the third Mon-day of each month.

For more information, con-tact George at (860) 793-9589.For more information onmultiple sclerosis and themany ways you can helpmake a difference, please vis-it www.ctfightsMS.org or callthe National Multiple Sclero-sis Society, ConnecticutChapter at (800) FIGHT MS.

Red Crossblood drives

American Red Cross blooddrives in the area include:

Friday, May 18, St. Aloy-sius Church, 254 Burritt St.,1:15 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 19, Ameri-can Red Cross FarmingtonBlood Donation Center, 209Farmington Ave., Farming-ton, 6:30 to 11:15 a.m.

To make an appointment,eligible blood donors areasked to call (800) REDCROSS (800-733-2767) or visitwww.bloodct.org.

Sjogren’sSyndrome

The Connecticut Chapterof the Sjogren’s SyndromeFoundation will meet onSunday, May 20, at 1:30 p.m.at the University of Con-necticut Health Center inFarmington. Sjogren’s Syn-drome is one of the mostprevalent autoimmune disor-ders, striking as many as4,000,000 Americans. Themeeting will feature a “Car-

ing and Sharing” group dis-cussion led by KathyHeimann. Patients, families,and friends are welcome toattend. To reach the heathcenter, take I-84 to Exit 39.Follow the blue “H” signs tothe main entrance at the topof the hill. Once inside thebuilding, follow the signs tothe cafeteria. The meetingwill be held in the OnyiukeFaculty Dining room whichis at the left rear of the cafe-teria. Additional informa-tion regarding this meetingmay be obtained by contact-ing Chapter President MaryBeth Walter at (860) 569-6933.

HOCC to holdMay events

The Hospital of CentralConnecticut, 100 Grand St.,New Britain, has scheduledthe following events in May:

Support groups:May 23 - Prostate Cancer

Support Group, 6 p.m., Lec-ture Room 1, (860) 224-5299

Wellness programs andclasses:

May 24 - Weigh Your Op-tions information session,Dr. Thomas Lane, 6 p.m., 11South Road, Farmington,(866) 668-5070

May 31 - Joint Center lec-ture, 6:30 p.m., Lecture Room

1, (860) 224-5186Childbirth education:May 18 - Family Birth-

Place tour, 6:30 p.m., registra-tion required, (860) 224-5433

May 19, 20 - Childbirth ed-ucation class, 2-day class,8:30 a.m. fee per couple. (860)224-5433

May 19 - Sibling Involve-ment Class, 1 p.m., fee. (860)224-5433

May 20 - Newborn CareClass, 1 p.m., fee. (860) 224-5433

May 30 - Health WisdomLecture, “Diabetes andWeight Loss: How to GetStarted,” feat. Carole De-marest, registered dietitianand certified diabetes educa-tor. 6:15 p.m. Registration re-quired, 1-888-224-4440.


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19CitizenSportsThe Plainville CitizenThursday, May 17, 2012

Blue Devil Notes

PHS still yet to drop back-to-back gamesPhoto by Patrick Matthews

Plainville’s Tyler Favreaurounds second during arecent victory. At presstime, the Blue Devilsowned a record of 12-5.

Lister named All-American;golfers hit a rough patch

By Mark PukaloSpecial to The Citizen

The Plainville baseballteam had not lost twostraight games yet this sea-son and it was not about to letit happen on Friday.

Junior Brian Dostaler tookthe ball and allowed just twohits as the Blue Devils shookoff a shutout loss to Maloneya day earlier with a 6-2 victo-ry against visiting Middle-town.

“It was huge,” Plainvillecoach Lou Mandeville said.“You just never want to loseback-to-back games. We need-ed to get a win and get our-selves going back in the rightdirection.”

Dostaler (4-1) kept the BlueDragons off balance much ofthe day, striking out six andallowing two unearned runsin an efficient 77-pitch out-

ing. “He was staying ahead ofthe hitters,” Mandeville said.“He got strike one. Wheneveryou do that, there’s a goodchance you’re going to be

successful … When we havecalled upon him, he’s gottenthe job done.”

Tom Dinda led the offensewith a pair of hits and two

RBIs, while Dostaler helpedhimself with two hits and anRBI. Shane Pugliese was amenace to Middletown allday, with a hit, two walks, twostolen bases and two runsscored.

Mandeville said he hasshuffled his lineup often thisseason and the Blue Devilshave shown great balance.

“Everybody’s contribut-ing,” the coach said. “We’vegot a nice team atmosphereand I’d like to keep it going.”

Plainville (12-5, 8-3 CCCSouth at press time) followedthat up with an even more in-spiring victory late Monday

night. The Blue Devils scoredfour times in the bottom ofthe seventh to tie BristolEastern and pushed acrossanother run in the 10th for an8-7 victory.

The Blue Devils used East-ern miscues and a NickMoshier single to battle backfrom a 7-3 deficit in the sev-enth.

Chris Kuzia’s bases-loadedwalk delivered the winningrun.

The lone loss of last weekwas long forgotten.

Maloney’s Mike Bonaiutoblanked the Blue Devils onfour hits May 10 and knockedin two runs for a 4-0 victory.

The Spartans scored threeruns in the first off Plainvillestarter Mike Thomas (2-1)and added one in the fifth.Neither pitcher walked a bat-

By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen

PHS wrestling star Brian Lister has beennamed an academic All-American. Coach RustySpence sent Lister’s accomplishments both onthe mat and in the classroom to the committeethat compiles the All-American list, and receivednotification recently that Lister qualified for thehonor.

The senior maintains a near-perfect grade-point average.

Lister achieved his 100th career victory thispast season, a major accomplishment in highschool wrestling. He went on to finish fifth at theCIAC Class S state tournament in the 126-pounddivision.

Lister will be recognized for the All-Americanhonor at the upcoming PHS senior banquet.

“He’s just a nice guy all-around,” said CoachSpence. “He was a very productive wrestler and agreat captain, a good leader. I don’t know whatI’m going to do without him next year. With him,we were guaranteed a win almost every time.”

With the regular season heading into thehomestretch, the golf team hit a snag, losing toNew Britain, Maloney and Torrington.

Plainville fell to New Britain, 174-179, at Stan-ley. Richard Hanson and Andrew Chapmanturned in their usual solid work for the Blue Dev-ils that afternoon, firing a 41 and 43 respectively.

Mike Gervais contributed a 46 for the locals,while teammate Steve Boland carded a 49.

Plainville went on to drop a 175-181 decision toMaloney at Hunter. This time, Boland and Ger-vais led the way for the Blue Devils, each with a44.

Chapman (47) and Hanson (46) rounded out thescoring for Plainville, which got the best of Mal-

Photo by Patrick Matthews

With the regular season winding down, thePlainville softball team is running out ofchances to qualify for the state tournament.The Lady Blue Devils lost to Bristol Eastern5-0 Monday to fall to 5-11 on the year. A teammust win at least eight of its 20 regular sea-son games to earn a spot in the tournament.Pictured: PHS’s Rachel Lancaster makes aplay during a recent game.

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See Baseball, page 21


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Niko to be joined by other Pats at annual clinic

College CornerWestern New England

University baseball playerTaylor Perun, a PlainvilleHigh School alumnus, wasnamed CommonwealthCoast Conference Player-of-the-Week recently.

The junior outfielder bat-ted .500 (11-for-22) in a 5-1week for the Golden Bears,which was highlighted by aclutch 3-for-4 performancewith two doubles, a walk, arun scored, and a RBI in awin over Roger Williams

that gave Western New Eng-land its fifth straight confer-ence crown.

Also, Perun had a tripleand homer in a 6-1 win overSalve Regina in the firstround of the conferencetournament and had multi-hit outings against Babson,Curry, and Endicott.

Perun missed his sopho-more season after undergo-ing shoulder surgery, but re-bounded quite nicely. Head-ing in this week, he was bat-

ting .350 with 35 RBI and 31runs scored.

Western New Englandwas slated to begin play inthe NCAA Division III tour-nament this week.

Photo by Richard Orr

Former Plainville HighSchool baseball star Tay-lor Perun has come backfrom injury to make an im-pact for Western NewEngland University.

Plainville High Schoolalumnus Niko Koutou-vides, now with the NewEngland Patriots, will holdhis annual clinic in townnext month.

oney two times this spring.The Blue Devils put up a

solid 161 Monday, but fell toundefeated Torrington byseven strokes at Tunxis. PHStopped Bulkeley (252) that af-ternoon.

Chris Utley led Plainvillewith a 38. Boland had a 39.Also scoring for the localswas Tyler Goodall (41) andHanson (43).

At press time, the BlueDevils owned an overallrecord of 7-8 and were 6-4 inthe CCC South.

The girls tennis teamdropped three matches dur-ing a recent stretch, but PHScoach Chuck Radda said, forthe most part, his troopscompeted well. The matchRadda was not at all pleased

NotesContinued from page 19

By Nick CarrollThe Plainville Citizen

Coming off his second Su-per Bowl appearance, theNew England Patriots’ NikoKoutouvides is headed backto town, and this time he’sbringing some of his men.

Koutouvides, a PlainvilleHigh School alumnus, willhold his annual football clin-ic Sunday, June 3, 10 a.m. to 1p.m. at PHS’s Alumni Field.

The event is open toPlainville Colts players andthose interested in suiting upfor the Colts this season.

As a special treat, Koutou-vides will be joined that dayby at least a couple of his Pa-triot teammates.

“We’re lucky. We’re fortu-nate that he comes back,”said Colts President ShawnGriffin. “And he looks for-

ward to continuing this tra-dition.”

The 2011 clinic – the firstofficial Koutouvides clinic —was held on a Saturday inJuly, which Griffin admits,looking back, was not an ide-al time of year to draw bignumbers. Still, some 60youngsters attended.

Griffin is hoping for amuch bigger crowd nextmonth. “We’re looking todouble that,” he said.

“This year, speaking withNiko, we both thought:School’s still in session, peo-ple aren’t on vacation yet,and we’ll do it on a Sundaywhen baseball really won’taffect turnout.”

At the clinic, youngsters

will be put through skill sta-tions and take part in a com-petition. The three-hour ses-sion will be capped by a ques-tion and answer period withthe pros.

Griffin points out that it’snot as if Koutouvides re-turns to Plainville each year,gets some positive publicity,then vanishes. No, the PHSalum is generally interestedin seeing his former townthrive in football.

“He talks to me through-out the whole season, evenwhen he’s playing, just tofind out what’s going on withus,” said Griffin. “We keep inconstant contact. This is agood bond he’s got with ourleague.”

And there is some indica-tion that the relationshipwith Koutouvides, and theexcitement he brings, is in-deed helping the Colts.

The league’s first registra-tion of 2012 was the best Grif-fin has seen, both for footballand cheerleading. “We had ahuge turnout,” he said. “Ournumbers look really goodthis year.”

Another registration ses-sion will held at the clinic.

“We’re doing the rightthings as a league,” Griffinsaid, pointing out the Colts’outreach to local media,their revamped website, andthe Koutouvides clinic.

about was a 7-0 loss to Mid-dletown.

“They’re a solid team, butwe did very little to help our-selves,” said Radda, pointingout that the Lady Blue Dev-ils have been playing minussome usual starters, whichhas shaken up their lineup.

Against Middletown,Plainville got a valiant effortfrom Sarah Kane and SamZaza in singles play, andsome doubles matches wentto the third set, but the lo-cals couldn’t chalk up a win.

The Lady Blue Devilswent on to drop a 6-1 deci-sion to Bristol Eastern. Rad-da said his team “played bet-ter” in that one.

Plainville then fell toPlatt, 6-1. “It was a winnablematch, but we didn’t win it,”said Radda.

However, the coach liked

the work turned in by Gio-vanna Rossetti and the dou-bles team of Kane and Zazain the Platt match.

Rossetti lost 5-7, 4-6, butbattled hard. Kane and Zazabounced back from a first-set loss to win 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.

In a rare evening meet,the track and field teamssplit with Berlin Monday atNew Britain Stadium.

Led by triple winner Ma-lik Gordon, the PHS boysprevailed 95.5-54.5. ThePlainville girls were defeat-ed 87-62.

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“[Bonaiuto] threw strikesand his change-up was work-ing really well for him,” Man-deville said. “We got somegood swings on him as thegame went on, but we just

Top: The Plainville U12 girls travel soccer team won the most recent session atLeszek Wrona’s Soccer Academy in Bristol to make it three straight sessionsthat it finished on top. Below: This past season, the Plainville Blue Dolphinsswim team held a swim-a-thon fund-raiser to benefit the Plainville CommunityFood Pantry.

had a tough time getting arally going. Sometimes youjust have to tip your hat andgive the other team and pitch-er credit.”

The Blue Devils finish theregular season with threeleague games at home. Thestretch started with Platt onWednesday. Plainville hostsBristol Central Friday andBerlin Monday.

The Plainville Recreation Department is located at 50Whiting St. Office hours are Monday through Wednesday, 8a.m. to 4 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Fridays, 8 a.m. tonoon. To register or for more information, contact the officeat (860) 747-6022.

Community swim The schedule for community swim at Plainville High

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Pool policyThe Berner Pool will open on Wednesday, June 6, from 3 to

8 p.m. The hours of operation for the month of June are week-days from June 6 to 20, 3 to 8 p.m., weekends from June 9 to 17,1 to 8 p.m. Daily hours starting June 21 through August 12 are1 to 8 p.m. Post season starting Monday, August 13, hours are1 to 7 p.m.

The Plainville Recreation Department is issuing pictureI.D.’s, renewal stickers and passes for the 2012 summer sea-son. For information or to get a pool pass or pool I.D., call (860)747-6022 or visit the recreation office, 50 Whiting St. Officehours are Monday through Wednesday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thurs-day, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays, 8 a.m. to noon.

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appropriations, the mini-mum amount was movedfrom $500,000 to $1 million.

Councilman Scott Saun-ders, who said he attended allbut one of the Charter Revi-sion Commission meetings,said, “I do think they havesome good recommendationsto bring to the public on the17th. I hope people will turnout and listen and sharetheir thoughts with theircommission.”

Pugliese agreed. “It’s important that the

public understand what thechanges are because we willbe putting this on referen-dum in November’s election.Before it can even get to that

point, we need to make surethe public understandswhat’s done and what we’reproposing and we still havetime to make any changes,”she said. “This is going to bethe first look at thesechanges and we need to hearfrom people what theirthoughts are.”

The Charter RevisionCommission’s second publichearing is Thursday, May 17,at 7 p.m. at the MunicipalCenter.

The recommendations canbe found on the town web-site, www.plainvillect.com.Hard copies are available inthe Town Clerk’s office andthe library.

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Collin makes her patients comfortable and takes the timeto get to know them. She understands the importance oftherapy and persistently encourages her patients to do whatthey didn’t think they could.

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LEGAL NOTICETOWN OF PLAINVILLE

TOWN COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGMAY 21, 2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that thePlainville Town Council will hold a public hear-ing at 7:30 p.m. on Monday May 21, 2012 inthe Council Chambers of the Municipal Cen-ter, One Central Square in Plainville to hearpublic comment on the following:

1. Proposals under the Connecticut Neigh-borhood Assistance Act.

Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this17th day of May, 2012.

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Bear sightingA black bear and its two cubs have

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Remove any bird feeders from theyard.

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Rotary fundraiserThe Rotary Club of Plainville has its

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

GGUUTTTTEERRSS DDOONN’’TT WWOORRKKIIFF TTHHEEYY’’RREE DDIIRRTTYY

For gutter cleaning, Call Kevin at (203) 440-3279

Fully insured. CT Reg. #569127

HANDYPERSONS

MMGGWW HHOOMMEE IIMMPPRROOVVEEMMEENNTTKitchens & Baths, Painting,

Windows/Doors, InteriorRemodeling, Gutters,

Drywall, Decks/Porches &Basements Call MGW!

CT Reg #631942203 886-8029

AA--11 HHAANNDDYYMMAANNPPLLUUSSCT Reg #606277.

Give us a Call - WE DO IT ALL!Free estimates. 203-631-1325

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

AAllll SSttrruuccttuurree MMaaiinntteennaannccee LLLLCCRestoration,Construction,Repair-Mitigation, Fire & Water Mainte-nance, Plumbing, Heating, A/C,Lawn, Total Tree Service, Snow,Painting & Powerwashing. Insur-ance claims welcome. We do itall. 203-686-1583, Fax 203-235-2344, Meriden.HIC.0627813

DE CA Home Improvement● Kitchen & Bath● Flooring, Painting● Roofing & Siding

We provide reliable service.(203) 630-1294 (203) 886-6566Ins., Free Estimates. CT #624716

HOME Improvement ContractorInterior/Exterior Painting, Sid-

ing, Roofing, Decking, Flooring,Remodeling, Powerwashingand General Repair. Call John(860) 690-2855 CT# 0581478

ATTIC & BASEMENTSCLEANED

GARY Wodatch Demolition SvsSheds, pools, decks, garages.Quick, courteous srv. All callsreturned. Ins. #566326. Office203-235-7723/Cell 860-558-5430

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

Pete In The PickupJunk Removal

No Job too Big/Small We Do it All203-886-5110

CARPENTRY

MMeeaaddooww WWooooddwwoorrkkiinngg LLLLCCSpecializing in custom cabinets,

furniture and carpentry. Contact Tom at

203-272-4445, 203-213-3332 or visit us at www.

meadowwoodworking.comFully insured. CT #0632896.


203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

DECKS

CUSTOM DECKS for your familyAlso do Roofing, Siding & Gutters

Accepting all credit cards CT Reg #621315 (203) 675-8084

C&M CONSTRUCTION*THE DECK SPECIALIST*

10% OFF cmconstructionct.com203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488

DRIVEWAYS

MMIIDDSSTTAATTEE PPAAVVIINNGGDRIVEWAYS

12 Inch Gravel Sub-BaseCT# 575852 220033--223388--11770088

Is yourmerchandise"blending in?"Placing a Marketplace adis an easy and affordableway to whip up someinterest among potentialbuyers. What are youwaiting for? Contact ustoday and start turning thestuff you don’t want intosomething you do want:

cash!GET THINGS MOVING

WITH THE MARKETPLACE!

AUTOMOBILES

CHEVY Blazer 1998 Looks, runs great. 4WD. $2250

FORD Escort GT 1998 AT, 66k. $2450(203) 213-1142

HHYYUUNNDDAAII EELLAANNTTRRAA 22000000GLS WAGON

One Owner, Auto Trans, A/C, All Power, Super Clean

Stock# 5609A $5,495(203) 235-1686

HHYYUUNNDDAAII SSOONNAATTAA 22000000$2,788

30 Day 1,500 MILE WARRANTYBUY HERE - PAY HERE!

Down payments as low as $588Plus tax & reg. (203) 269-1106

JJEEEEPP CCHHEERROOKKEEEE TTssii 11999988$2,788

4 WD, Auto, Alloys All Power 30 Day 1,500 MILE WARRANTY

BUY HERE - PAY HERE!(203) 269-1106

LLeett UUss GGiivvee YYoouu AA FFrreesshh SSttaarrttCCaarrss SSttaarrttiinngg AAtt $$119999 DDoowwnn

24 month/24000 Miles WarrantyTax, Title, Fees AdditionalApply Now BChevynow.com

Jack 1-866-879-1616

AUTOMOBILES

BUICK Riviera 1997 CoupeV6 SUPERCHARGE

Red w/gray interior EVERY OPTION POSSIBLE

NEEDS VERY LITTLE WORK137.500 MILES

$3000 OR BEST OFFER203-269-7984

FINANCE -Buy Here Pay Here Financing!Down pymts as low as $588 plustax & reg, low weekly pymts, nofinance charge, or credit checkcars under $3000. Call 203-530-

5905, Cheap Auto Rental LLC.

FFOORRDD MMuussttaanngg 22000000Convertible. This is the one!Leather, Alloys, Immaculate!

Stock #P8899A (203) 630-0088WWEE SSEERRVVIICCEE AALLLL MMAAKKEESS

AANNDD MMOODDEELLSS..FFuullll SSeerrvviiccee RReeppaaiirr FFaacciilliittyy

FFOORRDD TTAAUURRUUSS LLXX 22000011$3,488



FFOORRDD TTaauurruuss SSEELL 22000055Automatic with Overdrive$6,994 Stock# C7432A

(203) 237-5561

AUTOMOBILES

CChheevvrroolleett CCoobbaallttLLSS 22000077

Low, Low Miles, Sunroof Alloy Wheels, Rear Spoiler

Stock# 5505B $10,990(203) 235-1686

Apply Now BChevynow.com1-866-879-1616

Must be 18 years of age and a US Citizen w/proof of residence.

Minimum down payments may vary. Must meet income requirements. Subject to change without notice.

FFoorrdd CCrroowwnn VViiccttoorriiaa 22000033$3,788 Stock#A14

30 Day 1,500 MILE WarrantyBUY HERE - PAY HERE!

Down payments as low as $1,288 Plus Tax & Reg.

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SERVICES OFFERED

Cornerstone FFeennccee & Orna-mental Gates. All types offence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert.Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-GATE. CT Reg #601060

SIDING

VV.. NNAANNFFIITTOOSiding, Roofing, Windows, Decks

Remodeling GuttersCT Reg#570192 (203) 639-1634

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality-LOWEST Price

Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters

Additions ●Credit cards accepted 203-634-6550 CT Reg #0632415


203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

RROOOOFFIINNGGSSIIDDIINNGG

WWIINNDDOOWWSSCT Reg #604200 /Fully Insured

860-645-8899

Gonzalez Construction

Roofing, siding, windows, decks,gutters & remodeling.

[email protected]

Fully Lic & Ins Reg #577319

TOP SOILSAND & FILL

BEAUTIFUL FARM FRESHScreened Top Soil. Fill, Sand &Stone, Mulch. Picked up ordelivered. No minimum. CariatiDevelopers, Inc. 203-238-9846

HAZELWOOD EXCAVATINGDry farm screened topsoil.

220033--226699--00113355

TREE SERVICES

NEW England Tree Service LLC,fully licensed & insured. Topquality work, 24 hr storm serv-ice. Refs avail. Free est. CT Reg570899. Call (203) 699-TREE

PPRROOPPEERRTTYY TTRREEEE RREEMMOOVVAALLSSEERRVVIICCEE Stump grinding, haz-ardous removal, hangers, chip-ping, crane service. 20 yrs exp.Fully ins. Free est. PRICES TO FITYOUR BUDGET! 203-509-9408

GARY WODATCH LLCTree Removal, All calls returnedReg #0620397. Quick courteousservice. Office 203-235-7723 orCell 860-558-5430

ROOFING

VV.. NNAANNFFIITTOORoofing, Siding, Windows, Decks

Remodeling GuttersCT Reg#570192 (203) 639-1634

RROOOOFFIINNGGSSIIDDIINNGG

WWIINNDDOOWWSSCT Reg #604200 /Fully Insured

860-645-8899

HOME SSoolluuttiioonnss $500 off anew roof w/ this ad. Greatprices, free est. LIC & INSHIC #0631419. 203-631-2991

ROOFING, Siding, Decks, GuttersLifetime Warranties Available

Accepting all credit cards.CT Reg #621315 (203) 675-8084

GonzalezConstruction

★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★Roofing, siding, windows,

decks, gutters & remodeling. ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

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gonzalezconstructionllc.comFully license/insured.

Reg #HIC577319

C&M CONSTRUCTION*THE ROOFING SPECIALIST*

10% OFF cmconstructionct.com203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488

SERVICES OFFERED

MMeeaaddooww WWooooddwwoorrkkiinngg LLLLCCSpecializing in custom cabinets,

furniture and carpentry. Contact Tom at

203-272-4445, 203-213-3332 or visit us at www.

meadowwoodworking.com Fully insured. CT #0632896.

EMBROIDERY. Visit our web-site, pick out your product,email your custom design.Product ready 3-7 businessdays. Nina’s Embroidery. Mini-mum One Piece. Special Pric-ing on Embroidery Tapes. 12pcs or more get free Embroi-dery Tape. Brand Name Prod-ucts - Nike, Adidas, Columbia,Reebok, Dunbrooke, Dickey,Carhart. Hats, Tees, GolfShirts, Jackets, Ladies Prod-ucts & Baby Products. Call 203-235-8685. Ask about our screenprinting!

www.asianpromos-greeknovelties.com

PLUMBING

MEDINA SSeewweerr && DDrraaiinnCClleeaanniinngg SSeerrvviicceess LLLLCC

Quality work at affordableprices. 24hr Service.

BBeennnnyy MMeeddiinnaa 220033--990099--11009999

POWER WASHING

POWERWASHING Houses,decks, fences. Local co., satis-faction guar. Insured. Olsen Oil& Power Washing 203-272-2699TThhee PPoowweerrwwaasshhiinngg KKiinnggss

Others Wash - We Clean! 203-631-3777 860-839-1000

thepowerwashingkings.com

DB RROOOOFF CCLLEEAANNIINNGG && PPRREESS--SSUURREE WWAASSHHIINNGG LLLLCC.. WWEE SSPPEE--CCIIAALLIIZZEE IINN LLOOWW PPRREESSSSUURREERROOOOFF CCLLEEAANNIINNGG.. WWEE DDOO NNOOTTPPOOWWEERR WWAASSHH RROOOOFFSS.. WWEEUUSSEE AA SSPPEECCIIAALL SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN,,AANNDD SSYYSSTTEEMM TTOO CCLLEEAANNYYOOUURR RROOOOFF.. ((DDOONN’’TTRREEPPLLAACCEE IITT CCLLEEAANN IITT)).. WWEEAALLSSOO PPOOWWEERR WWAASSHH,, LLAANNDD--SSCCAAPPEE,, LLAAWWNN MMOOWWIINNGG,,MMUULLCCHHIINNGG,, AANNDD MMUUCCHHMMOORREE.. CCAALLLL BBYY JJUUNNEE 11SSTTAANNDD RREECCEEIIVVEE YYOOUURR FFIIRRSSTTAANNDD LLAASSTT MMOOWWIINNGG FFRREEEEWWIITTHH AA SSEEAASSOONNAALL CCOONN--TTRRAACCTT.. CCOONNTTAACCTT ((220033))770077--66551100 LLIICC##HHIICC..00663333440011

AA--11 QQuuaalliittyy PPoowweerrwwaasshhiinnggHHOOTT WWAATTEERR,, LLOOWW RRAATTEESS

Call Dennis 203-630-0008

PPOOWWEERR WWAASSHHIINNGGIs Spring Cleaning

On the outside. FREE ESTIMATES. #569127

Call Kevin 203-440-3279

ROOFING

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality-LOWEST Price

Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters

Additions ●Credit cards accepted 203-634-6550 CT Reg #0632415

DB RROOOOFF CCLLEEAANNIINNGG && PPRREESS--SSUURREE WWAASSHHIINNGG LLLLCC.. WWEE SSPPEE--CCIIAALLIIZZEE IINN LLOOWW PPRREESSSSUURREERROOOOFF CCLLEEAANNIINNGG.. WWEE DDOO NNOOTTPPOOWWEERR WWAASSHH RROOOOFFSS.. WWEEUUSSEE AA SSPPEECCIIAALL SSOOLLUUTTIIOONN,,AANNDD SSYYSSTTEEMM TTOO CCLLEEAANNYYOOUURR RROOOOFF.. ((DDOONN’’TTRREEPPLLAACCEE IITT CCLLEEAANN IITT)).. WWEEAALLSSOO PPOOWWEERR WWAASSHH,, LLAANNDD--SSCCAAPPEE,, LLAAWWNN MMOOWWIINNGG,,MMUULLCCHHIINNGG,, AANNDD MMUUCCHHMMOORREE.. CCAALLLL BBYY JJUUNNEE 11SSTTAANNDD RREECCEEIIVVEE YYOOUURR FFIIRRSSTTAANNDD LLAASSTT MMOOWWIINNGG FFRREEEEWWIITTHH AA SSEEAASSOONNAALL CCOONN--TTRRAACCTT.. CCOONNTTAACCTT ((220033))770077--66551100 LLIICC##HHIICC..00663333440011


203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

LAWN & GARDEN

ROTOTILLINGGarden Bill with Troy Bilt. No

garden too small. (203) 294-1160

MASONRY

AAMMEERRIICCAANN MMAASSOONNRRYYStone Wall, Brick block, Repairs,

Stairs, Patios, Chimney’s, Side-walks, Stucco. Free Est.#0577098 Jimmy 203-982-3087

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

CHIMNEY Cleaning. Masonryrepairs, re-lining, caps, dampers.Free est. Ins. Lic. #575553. Strict-ly Chimneys LLC 860-829-0128

JIMMY’S MASONRYStonewalls, steps, patios, chim-

neys, all types. Lic. & Ins’d. 27 yrsexp. Call for free est. 860-274-4893 CT. Reg. #604498

W. BOOBER MASONRY25 yrs exp in all types of masonry

CT Reg # 0626708Call 203-235-4139

MNA SERVICES, CHIMNEYand MASONRY work. Fullyins. & lic. #0674024 Inspec-tions, repair & const. Paverpatios, steps, walls, etc.(203) 714-7143 Or cell(203) 600-9439. FREE est.

SENIOR DISCOUNTS.

MASONRY Spring Specials.32 yrs exp. Bluestone, side-walks & steps, bricks, chim-neys, stone walls, fireplace,stucco, retaining walls,waterproofing, tiles, base-ment remodeling. All masonrepairs. Sr Disc. Free est,fully insured. CT Lic#568259. Call Jeff (860)585-7474 or (860) 655-0860.

MARIO’S Masonry. All types ofmasonry and repair work. Nojob too small. Over 20 yearsexp. Fully lic & ins. 0614297.203-565-5904 or 203-271-7917

PAINTING/WALLPAPERING

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

Call Dennis 203-630-0008

PPAAIINNTTIINNGG SSPPEECCIIAALLSS.. StartingExterior $899. Apts $375, Decks$375 Inc prep, 2 coats, 1 color.Powerwashing $199. Labor only.203-824-0446. Lic 569864

LL && EE PPAAIINNTTIINNGG.. Professionaland Affordable. Lic & ins. CallTrevor 203-938-3789. CT Reg#623250. www.landeprop.com.

PAVING

MMIIDDSSTTAATTEE PPAAVVIINNGGDRIVEWAYS

3 Inches of Compacted AsphaltCT# 575852 220033--223388--11770088

DD && GG PPAAVVIINNGGOver 25 yrs exp. Paving, seal

coating, concrete work. CTReg#0577005. 203-237-6058

AUTOMOBILES

MERCURY Grand Marquis 1996,78,000 miles. In good runningcondition. $1900. or best offer203-427-7098

PONTIAC Bonneville 2000In very good shape, but does not

run. Very good tires. Looking tosell at $500. Please call(203) 265-4448 Ask for John.

TOYOTA Highlander 2004,excellent condition, movingmust sell. (860) 202-2445

VVOOLLKKSSWWAAGGEENN JJeettttaa 22000033Sunroof, Leather, Auto, AlloysStock #6020A (203) 630-0088WWEE RREEPPAAIIRR AANNDD SSEERRVVIICCEE AALLLL

MMAAKKEESS AANNDD MMOODDEELLSS..OOvveerr 5500 YYeeaarrss EExxppeerriieennccee

VVOOLLVVOO SS6600 220000552.5T Automatic

$9,993 Stock# C7468(203) 237-5561

WWee AArree NNoott JJuusstt YYoouurrAAvveerraaggee CCaarr DDeeaalleerr..

We’re Also A Full ServiceAutomobile Repair Facility.

We Repair All Makes & Models.((220033)) 663300--00008888

CLASSIC & ANTIQUES

FORD Mustang 1987 2 Door Convertible. 4 Cylinder.

New top and paint. Kept ingarage. $1900. (203) 639-0054

AUTOMOBILES

CHEVY Monte Carlo SS, 2000,81,700 miles, too many newparts to list. $5000. Call (203)927-8376 or (203) 949-0102

NNIISSSSAANN RRoogguuee 22000099Automatic, Low Miles

$15,994 Stock# C7311(203) 237-5561

PPoonnttiiaacc GGrraanndd PPrriixx GGTT 22000022Leather, Sunroof, Chrome

Wheels, One ownerStock# 5649A $6,490

(203) 235-1686

SSAATTUURRNN SS SSEERRIIEESS SSLL11 22000022$3,088



TTooyyoottaa RRaavv 44 22000088Limited, Automatic

$17,994 Stock# C7316(203) 237-5561

AUTOMOBILES

FFOORRDD TTAAUURRUUSS 22000033Auto, 41K MILES

$7195 Stock #120582A (203) 630-0088

WWee aarree aallssoo aa FFUULLLL SSEERRVVIICCEERReeppaaiirr FFaacciilliittyy -- RReeppaaiirriinngg AALLLL

MMaakkeess aanndd MMooddeellss

MAZDA Miata 2000 MX5 EXcellent condition. 5 speed standard. Many new parts.

Needs nothing. 140k. $5,500.203-238-1645 or 203-631-1929

MAZDA Miata 2012 Grand Touring

Hardtop convertible. Metallicblue. Premium package. 238miles. Showroom condition.MSRP $31,945. Selling for$27,500. 203-634-8508

NNiissssaann AAllttiimmaa SSLL 22000099With Nav

As Low As $59 per WeekStock# T4063

Call Nick The Hyundai Guy ((220033)) 881188--33330000

NNiissssaann MMaaxxiimmaa SSVV 22000099With Nav & Sport PackageAs Low As $65 per Week

Stock# 12-961ACall Nick The Hyundai Guy

((220033)) 881188--33330000

26 The Plainville Citizen — Thursday, May 17, 2012

PUSH

YOUR CARWITH THE

MARKETPLACEWhen it comes to selling yourcar, nothing goes the distance

like the Marketplace!

Get the show on the road bycalling us today.

AUTOMOTIVE AdsCALL 877-238-1953

• Cars For Sale• Motorcycles• Trucks• Farm Vehicles

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The Plainville

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CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

MMEERRIIDDEENN. Spac Tnhse, 3 BRs, 1full/2 half bath twnhse new kit(new stove, dw & & tile), LR,DR, laundry rm, 2c gar, yard.$1350. Ownr/Brkr 203-952-1122

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

FFllaannddeerrss WWeesstt AAppttssSSoouutthhiinnggttoonn

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

Small pets acceptedPlease call 860-621-3954

TTY 711

HOME SWEET HOMESOffers Meriden 3 bdrm apt. $995.plus Sec. H & H included. Recent-ly renovated. 203-886-8808.

MERIDEN -WALLINGFORD LINELarge, 2 BR Luxury Condo.

Laundry. No pets.$875 + utilities

Call 203-245-9493MMEERRIIDDEENN 1 & 2 BR Apart-

ments. 657 East Main St. Call203-376-8114 or 203-630-9481.

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1 Br, 4 rm, Victorianon Broad St. Sunken DR & Kit.Attractive & prvt. WD hookup.$750 mnth. Single garage avail203-272-6593 or 203-213-8833.

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRRStarting at $800

Heat & HW incl. Off St. Parking.203-639-8751

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

203- 239-7657 or 203-314-7300MMEERRIIDDEENN 2 BR, Hardwood Flrs

Nice area, close to downtown.Includes Refrigerator, Stove &Water. $900. + sec. 1 LincolnTerrace 860-770-7296

MERIDEN LG 3 BEDRM UNITS$950 & $1000, 1 BED UNIT $595

All Separate Utilities203-233-5327

MERIDEN- 3BR $850. Crown St.No utilities incl. 1 mo. sec. req.Section 8 approved. Availableimmediately! 203-815-5399

MERIDEN- Nice 1 BR, appliances,parking, no pets. Deposit, credit,reference. 72 No. First St. $595.Please call 203-317-7222

MERIDEN- Nice renovated 2bdrm. No pets. $795. per mo,deposit, credit & references.Please call 203-238-1890 .

MERIDEN- West side, 1 BR, 2ndFL. Includes Heat, HW & Elec.Oak Flooring. Very Clean! $860 /mo+sec 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN-3BR apts. 2nd & 3rdflrs. Hdwd flrs. $700 & up. Nopets. Utils not incld. Section 8approved. Call 860-983-6336

MERIDEN. 2 BR., second floor,hardwood floors, large porch,off street parking, no pets,credit check and references.$700/month + securitydeposit. 203-915-7651

MERIDEN. 2nd flr, 5 rm, 2 BR,sec & refs. $975/ mo. Callowner/agent, 203-238-1977.

MERIDEN. 3 BR, 1st flr in 2 fam-ily house. $950/mo. Newlyremodeled. No pets. Avail now.203- 500-9080 or 203-500-9090

SOUTHINGTON. 2 BR apt, 1bath, w & d hookup, in 2 familyhome in nice neighborhood.$1000/mo plus utils. Call 860-919-8610 or 860-621-0423

WANTED TO BUY

2ND GENERATIONBuys Napier Jewelry, Sterling, Old

Lamps & Lamp Parts, Old Dolls,Collectibles, Dep Glass. One Itemto Entire Estate. 203 639-1002

Always Buying All Contents ofEstates. Antique, old toys &

collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.

Call or stop by Frank’s, 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-379-8731 or 203-284-3786

Open Mon.-Sat. 9am-5pm

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAIDVintage Electronics, Amps, Musi-cal Instruments, Guitars, Radios,Ham Equipment, CB, HiFi, AudioEquipment. 860-707-9350

Always Buying, Old, used andantique handtools. Carpen-try, Machinist, Engravingand Workbench tools. If youhave old or used tools thatare no longer being used,call with confidence. Fair &friendly offers made in yourhome. Please call Cory

860-322-4367

CCAASSHHFFoorr MMiilliittaarryy IItteemmss220033--223388--33330088

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

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

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

OLD BICYCLES Don’t throw away that old bike.

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

WANTED Fishing & HuntingTackle - Local collector look-ing for old or new rods, reels,lures. Highest prices paid.Dave any time 860-463-4359

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT& INSTRUCTIONS

FREE Betsy Ross Upright Pianooriginal ivory keys. Appraisedat $1,200. You provide trans-portation. Easy move, no stairsCheshire 203-272-7792

VVooiiccee LLeessssoonnssAll Ages and Levels Welcome

PPiiaannoo LLeessssoonnssBeginner to Intermediate

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

HOUSES FOR RENT

MERIDEN. 2 BR homes availablestarting at $1200/mo. Sec & refsreq. Call Ray at Remax Profes-sionals 203-238-1977

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

MERIDEN 1 BRStove and refrigerator included

Ample parking. W& D avail-able. No pets. $775 + security.

(203) 376-1259

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

GAS Stove, color white. $75.

(203) 235-3434LIVING Room 3 pc Set. Wood

frame with cushions. Sofa,Rocker, Straight Chair. $330.(203) 235-4780

LIVING Room set, 2 couches &recliner. Paid $1000, asking$480. Good cond, olive color.203-440-9577 or 203-427-1392before 12:30pm or after 7pm.

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

COMPLETE Sony Stereo Systemin cabinet w/ large speakers-$99,Blond wood kitchen set w/twochairs- $75. Five Drawer woodchest of drawers $50. Color TV,26” $50. Everything worksgreat. 860-306-9156

HEAVY DUTY STEEL SHELVING$25

Call 860 329 5631HYDRAULIC DIE LIFT

$75(860) 329-5631

LAWN MowerCraftsman Front Wheel Drivfe

with bagger. Factory Tuned Up.$100. (203) 237-1288

OFFICE CredenzaSolid Mahogany. $40.

(860) 329-5631

SCHWINN Stingray Chopperbike, blue, hardly used.$150. 203-631-3052

SHOEI Full Face Motorcycle Helmet. $25

Butcher Block - Exc Condition.60” x 25 x 2. $99.(203) 265-0774

SURFACE GrinderDust Collectors Torit $50.

Call 860 329 5631

SPORTING GOODS &HEALTH

PISTOL PERMITCERTIFICATION CLASS

Required for CT applicants. $100.

Call 203-415-1144PLAYSCAPE Good cond. Must

be handy to take down & away.$575. Reasonable offers con-sidered. Call 860-538-2458.

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

CCAASSHH FFOORRMMIILLIITTAARRYY

IITTEEMMSS220033--223377--66557755

ELECTRONICS

HDTV Samsung HLT 5687SX-56” Perfect condition.

Must sell. $495.00Call 203-606-2546

WANTED TO BUY

1, 2 OR 3 ITEMS OR AN ESTATE

$$$ CA$H $$$Estate sale service. Costume Jewelry, Antiques, paintings,

Meriden-made items, toys, lamps.CCaallll TToodddd SShhaammoocckk 220033--223377--33002255

1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

203-238-3499

MOTORCYCLESATV’S, ETC.

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COLEMAN ROANOKE popupcamper, 1995, sleeps 6, $800 orbest offer. Must sell. Call (203)639-0391

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PETS & LIVESTOCK

6 Month Chocolate Lab, female.Needs a loving family. She isbeautiful and very loving. $600.Call (860) 276-7474

ADORABLE Purebred SnowBengal kittens. $300 each.Male & female. For info call203-600-4601.

AKC LABRADOR RetrieverPuppies. Chocolate & Black.Raised w/children. $500-$800.Ready 5/31. Taking deposits now.Craig 203 631-9386

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HORSES For lease or sale. Allquiet, no vices, well behaved.English or Western. Takeadvantage of lessons. Pay for 5lessons get 6th free. Call (203)265-3596 or 203-530-0654

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6 PIECE Bedroom Set - Like new,Solid Wood, light oak, includestwin bed, perfect for children’sroom. $600. Call 203-949-0384

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Choate Rosemary Hall is anEqual Opportunity Employer.

HELP WANTED

TRUCK Driver and MaterialHandler. FT w/benefits. Cleandriving record. Drug screenrequired. Call (203) 269-1421

WAITSTAFFDay & night shifts available.Exp’d only. Apply in person:Athenian II Diner, 864 Washing-ton St, Route 66, Middletown.(860) 346-2272

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HELP WANTED

DDRRIIVVEERRSSLily Dedicated Logistics,top 100 rated carrier, isnow hiring full and part-time CDL A Drivers inthe Cheshire, CT area.Successful applicants musthave a minimum of 2 yearsCDL A and related drivingexperience, pass all DOTrequirements, clean MVRand DOT safety report.Deliveries throughout NewEngland, NYC, NY, NJ, PA, Delbut home daily! Lily operateseither new or late model andwell maintained equipment.Annual earnings to $70K peryear to start.

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EOE

DRIVERS/CHAUFFEURS PT and FT positions avail. Flexi-

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HAVE OBSESSIVE-COMPUL-SIVE DISORDER? Willing to dobrain scans or a medicationstudy? (HIC2100,614) Pays upto $400. Call Yale OCDResearch Clinic: 203-974-7523

JOB FAIR - The Cellular Connec-tion will be conducting a JobFair for Sales Consultants fortheir Plainville location! Pleasebring your resumes and appli-cations for interviews to 14Farmington Ave, Plainville, CTon May 24th from 11 am - 2 pm.First come, first serve so comeearly! Great earnings and ben-efits!

OPHTHALMIC practice in Mid-dletown/Westbrook seeksexperienced FT and PT Oph-thalmic Assistant. Looking fora team player who is wellorganized with attention todetail. Please fax your resumeto 860-347-8949.

PRE-SCHOOL TEACHER FullTime. Please apply: See UsGrow Childcare, 1052 SoColony Rd., Wlfd. 203-269-5437

HELP WANTED

AUTOMOTIVE Warehouse, fulltime, shipping & receiving,picking and packing. Must beable to lift up to 70 lbs and passbackgound check. Acceptingapplications 8am-12pm Wed-Fri, Northeast Imported Parts,20 No. Plains Industrial Rd, Ste10, Wallingford.

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HOUSES FOR SALE

MERIDEN. $74,900 Greatopportunity to own 3 familywith traditional floor plan &character. 3.3.2 with off streetparking & laundry hook up. CallSue 203-265-5618

MERIDEN 2 bdrm., 1 bath.Move right in, New Furance,open floor plan, garage, Hardwood floors, 1304 Sq. Ft.$139900, price below assess-ment 203-630-1666

MERIDEN-Prospect Ave Estates.Beautiful Colonial under con-struction open flr plan w/2 storyfoyer, master suite designed for2 large closets w/ lge bath, laun-dry room can be located on 2ndflr. Currently in framing stage,floor plans are flexible. 2625 sf.$352,000. Pat Delbuono 203-687-5535. Central CT Realtors

CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

WALLINGFORD- $279,900Lovely 2br twhs end unit, gran-ite Counters in kit w/ bb & slid-ers to deck, gas fp in LR, 2lgbrs, master has full bath, 2.5ba, office laundry rm, 2cgarage! Call Kathy Thuerling203-265-5618

WALLINGFORD THE TOWERS2 Bedroom, 2 bath ranch,

secure building. $148,000. CallArt Hebert at Quality Realty203-235-1381

MOBILE HOMESFOR SALE

WALLINGFORD Like new, double wide porch

model. 2 BR, 2 Baths, lots ofextras. Asking $79,900.

BRANFORD Pre-owned 70x14,

Front kitchen, 2 BR. Asking $39,900.

Plaza Homes (860) 828-8692 Financing available

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SPRING SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $750/month.

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We are offering a special!1ST Month’s Rent Free witha credit score of 600 or over.

Please call 203-630-2841WALFD 2 Bed, 2nd FL, Glass

Porch, Appliances, WD hookup.Storage. Off st parking. No Pets.Very clean. Dead end st. Owner/Agent. $875. 203-269-7348

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDD1 BR Apts. $665-$800

203-213-6175 or 203-376-2160WALLINGFORD 2 BR

5 Rooms in Two-Family2nd Floor, Off Street Parking

No Pets. Credit Check$800 + utilities. 203-284-1853

WALLINGFORD 2 BR, 1st Floor.Newly renovated. Stove &refrigerator incl. WD hookup.No Smoking. No pets. $1,000.203-464-7880 or 203-294-9010

WALLINGFORD-1 & 2 BR apts &Townhouses starting at $795.NO PETS. JJ Bennett 203-265-7101

ROOMS FOR RENT

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSIncludes Heat, HW, Elec, Kit Priv.East Side. Off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. Call 12-8pm 203-630-3823or www.Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSIncludes Heat, HW, Elec, Kit Priv.East Side. Off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. Call 12-8pm 203-630-3823or www.Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN Clean, Safe Room.203-634-8084 Utilities & fridgeincluded. Share kitchen/bath.$120 per week - plus security.

GARAGE & STORAGESPACE FOR RENT

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BUSINESS PROPERTYFOR RENT

WALLINGFORD 218 Center St.Int & Ext are very clean & verywell decorated. Parking in therear. Ideal Center location.1000 Sq Ft. Building justrehabbed. (203) 444-3407

HOUSES FOR SALE

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