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Leavenworth Tree Farm Manager Justin Knickerbock-er, far right, helps Kurt Klemish and Lindsay Savelleload their first tree before they went off to get another.

Citizen photo by Joy VanderLek

Cheshire’s tree lighting and sing-a-long on theGreen drew an enthusiastic crowd. The Dec. 2 eventfeatured the Cheshire Community Chorus, a visitfrom Santa, the Cheshire Fire Department and hotcocoa served by the Junior Women’s Club.

A very merry tree Finding the best tree for yourholiday is a great tradition

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

The Thanksgiving tablewas barely cleared when offthey went — families sprint-ing to yet another destina-tion. No, not Black Fridayshopping. For many folks it’stime to visit a Christmas treefarm.

For decades, one tradition-al destination for familieshas been Leavenworth TreeFarm on Coleman Road.Justin Knickerbocker, man-ager of the farm, said cus-tomers who came to the farmwith their parents to cuttrees, now bring their kidsand their kid’s kids. And it’snot unusual for someone toreturn to the tree farm eachseason, even if he or she hasmoved out of the state. “Weeven have a family from LongIsland that comes back yearafter year.”

The weekend after Thanks-giving, the weather was invit-

ing enough to bring a numberof people to the tree farm. Itwas picture-perfect for choos-ing and cutting a tree, withbright sunshine and just-right-temperatures.

The mood of the familieswho came out to the farmseemed just as perfect. Happychildren followed behind par-ents or ran a little ahead; afew mothers toted babieswhile new fathers sized upthe tree selections; new cou-ples on the way to makingtheir own traditions, leisure-ly strolled along paths, andparents playfully chased

their laughing toddlersthrough rows of white pine,Frasier fir and balsam.

Knickerbocker movedquickly on his tractor to helpfamilies locate their favoritetrees, load the trees on a trac-tor bed, and then on to thebaling station.

Kurt Klemish of Walling-ford dragged a five-foot treealongside Lindsay Savelle ofCheshire, when Knicker-bocker spied them. Within aminute, the tree was lifted upon the bed and Klemish and

By Andrew RagaliThe Cheshire Citizen

The town is urging locallegislators to fight for everypenny in state funding need-ed to offset the property taxrevenue Cheshire loses byhosting several prisons.

Town Manager MichaelMilone is asking that fundingfor the payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program be kept at itscurrent level. The town’s ac-tual reimbursement throughthe program is about 54 per-cent. The town calculatesthat as a loss of about $2.1million annually.

“What we would like to dois see the state fully fundthese programs,” Milonesaid. But because the town isunlikely to get the fullamount it loses, Milone isurging the state “to hold con-stant the amount of moneywe’re currently getting” toprevent further financiallosses.

Cheshire receives a PILOTpayment of approximately$2.4 million annually for theprison complex, which in-cludes Cheshire CorrectionalInstitution and the MansonYouth Institution.

Milone has put together a

package of concerns for thetown’s legislative delegation.It includes input from theTown Council, town staffand the Connecticut Confer-ence of Municipalities, hesaid.

“This package allows foran important dialogue local-ly,” he said. “It gives someclear guidance as to what ourpriorities are.”

The town will be relyingheavily on the voice of stateRep. Mary Fritz, D-90th Dis-trict. She helped establishthe tax reimbursement pro-

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See Tree, page 6

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flowing water went from oneside to another side, but Ithink it damaged the integri-ty of that area.”

Commission memberCharles Dimmick said theBoy Scout project requiredeither a U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers permit or waiver.“So this is more than just alocal thing. It’s now a federalviolation,” he said.

Simone is currently draft-ing a letter to the ArmyCorps of Engineers explain-ing the situation. She saidthat if fill — as with loosestone used to secure thewalkway — is put into a wa-

terway, the Army Corps ofEngineers would have to getinvolved.

“Even though someonecan look at this as just a walk-way, it doesn’t matter,” Si-mone said. “It’s a largerdrainage system. There are alot of dynamics going on inthe system.”

Simone said it’s up to theParks and Recreation Depart-ment if it wants to rebuildthe walkway. Ceccolini saidthe walkway was very popu-lar, and he would like to haveit replaced.

“We still have all theslabs,” he said. “We’ll have

Town removes Mixville walkway built by Boy Scouts

Citizen photo by Dave Zajac

These slabs are part of a stone walkway built by BoyScouts recently removed from the Mixville Recreation-al Area.

By Andrew RagaliThe Cheshire Citizen

A stone walkway built byBoy Scouts at Mixville Recre-ational Area was removed bythe town.

Environmental PlannerSuzanne Simone said “theparks department authorizedBoy Scouts to put in the walk-way without letting the In-land Wetlands and Water-courses Commission know.”

Simone said that in 2010, ahiking group showed interestin building a walkway, but af-ter being informed it wouldrequire a permit, decidedagainst doing anything.

But to the surprise of Si-mone and the wetlands com-mission, “we found out justthis year a crossing wasbuilt.”

Commission ChairmanRobert de Jongh said duringa Nov. 6 wetlands meetingthat the Boy Scout project“was done contrary to theway this commission wouldhave allowed it to be done.”

Parks and Recreation Di-rector Bob Ceccolini said thecommission demanded thewalkway be removed because“the stone used underneaththe slabs was washing away.”

“We shouldn’t have usedloose stone,” he said.

During the Nov. 6 wetlandsmeeting, de Jongh said “sonot only did the project cre-ate a barrier now where free

an engineer review the proj-ect.”

The project must bebrought before the wetlandscommission before any fur-ther work is performed. Si-mone said de Jongh has beenin touch with James Nankin,chairman of the Parks and

Recreation Commission, tolet him know that the wet-lands commission must benotified before projects areundertaken at parks.

Contact Andrew Ragali [email protected] follow him on Twitter:@AndyRagz.

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Parks and Recreation Di-rector Bob Ceccolini was or-dered to work on replacingthe native vegetation that heallowed to be removed atMixville park.

The Inland Wetlands andWatercourses Commissionsaid Ceccolini authorizedclear cutting around the up-per pond at Mixville Recre-ational Area in October. Thecommission issued the cor-rective order.

Environmental PlannerSuzanne Simone said com-mission members “were notvery happy” when theylearned details of the clearcutting at their Nov. 6 meet-ing. In all, more than 400 feetof shoreline along the pondand a small island werecleared of native vegetation.

“I, for one, when we wentout on the site, was appalledat the conditions that werethere,” commission Chair-man Robert de Jongh saidduring the meeting.

It was revealed during the

same meeting that the clearcutting was conducted by avolunteer, Bob Else, underthe direction and authoriza-tion of Ceccolini. Else is a re-tired Parks and Recreationemployee and used to overseethe park.

Simone said that Elsecame to her in the summer of2011 to discuss suggestionsregarding the use ofMixville’s pond. He wantedto remove some of the brush

on the banks of the pond toallow for his hobby of dogtraining. But a 2010 environ-mental report submitted bythe consulting firm Milone &MacBroom said the nativevegetation likely provided“food and shelter to wildlifein addition to retaining sedi-ment along the bank, pro-hibiting sediment from en-tering and accumulatingwithin the pond.”

Simone told Else he could-

n’t clear brush without theapproval of the wetlandscommission.

In December 2011, Elsebrought his ideas to Ceccoli-ni and the Parks and Recre-ation Commission. The wet-

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Parks and Recreation Di-rector Bob Ceccolini was or-dered to work on replacingthe native vegetation that heallowed to be removed atMixville park.

The Inland Wetlands andWatercourses Commissionsaid Ceccolini authorizedclear cutting around the up-per pond at Mixville Recre-ational Area in October. Thecommission issued the cor-rective order.

Environmental PlannerSuzanne Simone said com-mission members “were notvery happy” when theylearned details of the clearcutting at their Nov. 6 meet-ing. In all, more than 400 feetof shoreline along the pondand a small island werecleared of native vegetation.

“I, for one, when we wentout on the site, was appalledat the conditions that werethere,” commission Chair-man Robert de Jongh saidduring the meeting.

It was revealed during the

same meeting that the clearcutting was conducted by avolunteer, Bob Else, underthe direction and authoriza-tion of Ceccolini. Else is a re-tired Parks and Recreationemployee and used to overseethe park.

Simone said that Elsecame to her in the summer of2011 to discuss suggestionsregarding the use ofMixville’s pond. He wantedto remove some of the brush

on the banks of the pond toallow for his hobby of dogtraining. But a 2010 environ-mental report submitted bythe consulting firm Milone &MacBroom said the nativevegetation likely provided“food and shelter to wildlifein addition to retaining sedi-ment along the bank, pro-hibiting sediment from en-tering and accumulatingwithin the pond.”

Simone told Else he could-

n’t clear brush without theapproval of the wetlandscommission.

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New recycling program off to smooth startBy Andrew Ragali

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There were only a fewsmall snags as the town be-gan its new single stream au-tomated recycling programlast week.

Town Manager MichaelMilone and his staff spentthe past several months run-ning a public informationcampaign to inform resi-dents how the programworked. Residents wereshown how the 64- and 96-gal-lon bins should be used, asthe town even set up a boothat the Cheshire Fall Festivalto demonstrate. A public in-formation session was heldat a September Town Councilmeeting, and letters weremailed to residents. More re-cently, a CodeRed phone blastwas sent to alert residents

that the program was begin-ning this week.

Milone said “95 percent ofpickups went OK” on Mon-day, the first day of the pro-gram.

“Some people are still con-fused, and they’re throwingtrash in recycling,” Milonesaid. “You can’t do that.”

A.J. Waste Systems — aCheshire company that pre-viously performed trash andrecycling pickups in town —has been contracted by thetown for the new recyclingprogram. Owner A.J.Wallinger said the first day ofpickups “were pretty good.”

“We had a long time to pre-pare for it,” he said, “with thecooperation of the town andpublic.”

William Aubertin wasbrought on by A.J. Wasteabout a month ago to operate

the company’s new truck,which is equipped with a ro-botic arm that picks up binsfrom the side of the road anddumps its contents into thetruck.

“It was good,” he said ofhis first day of pickups onMonday. Midway throughTuesday, the second day ofthe program, his only com-plaints were that several binswere “facing the wrong way,”and that people were alsoplacing bins “too close totrash receptacles” or “be-hind mailboxes.”

Those mistakes “defeat thewhole purpose of the truck,”he said, because they forceAubertin to get out of the ve-hicle and realign the bins,wasting time and making theautomated process much lessautomated.

“There were just a lot of

plastic bags, if people canjust get away from that,”Aubertin said.

A list of acceptable itemsfor the new program is avail-able on the front page of thetown’s website, along with apickup schedule.

The new recycling processdoesn’t force residents tobundle products such asmagazines, newspapers orcardboard, as it did previous-ly. Resident Virginia Disorbo,of 177 Blacks Road, found thebundling difficult to get usedto; it was almost too easy, shesaid, being able to just throwthings into her 64-gallon bin.

“I’m excited about it,” saidDisorbo, who tries to recycleas often as possible. “I’m gladthey put more on the list ofthings that can be recycled.”

Disorbo and the three oth-er family members who live

in her home didn’t fill the 64-gallon barrel entirely, callingit “a little big,” but she wasstill happy overall with thenew system as she rolled thebin back to the side of hergarage.

For Milone, time will onlytell if the system is workingas efficiently and successfulas he would like. Cheshirewill save an estimated $70,000in trash hauling and $13,000in tipping fees annually, offi-cials have said. Bins will costthe town around $435,000 thisyear, but town officials feelthe money will be recoupedin just three or four years.


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Savelle were off to find fami-ly. “We’re not done yet. We’regoing to get a bigger treenow,” Klemish said.

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urging, 10-year-old Jacobwould turn himself almostupside-down to survey theundersides of the trees fordead needles and bugs. “Wealways cut our tree the day af-ter Thanksgiving,” familymembers explained. Thattradition started with theirDad when he was a child.

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What are the best-sellers?Knickerbocker answered,“Most families, when theythink of Christmas, theythink Frasier fir and balsam.It’s got a great aroma to it; itholds its needles well and hasa deep, evergreen color.”

A less typical holiday tree,in New England, is the Con-color fir. These trees alsohave a nice scent, but the tex-ture of the branches is remi-niscent of a rubber tree andvery pliable. Knickerbockersaid the Concolor is native toareas in the west, such as Col-orado, and is slow growing.

Many farms only plant thefaster growing trees, such aswhite pines, Knickbockersaid. He called them “fluff-balls” and said Leavenworthonly sells a few of these.White pines are a beautifultree, almost whimsical, withlong needles. Since thebranches are flimsy, onlylightweight ornaments canbe used.

On average, it takes 10years from planting to har-vest for a Christmas tree andrequires constant care, suchas yearly shearing, watering

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and controlling disease. A lotof people might think youput a stick in the ground, letit grow and then cut it,Knickerbocker said, butthat’s not the reality. “This isa year-round, full-time job,”he said.

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Douglas fir: Soft needles,fragrant, dark color, shortneedles.

White pine: Little fra-grance (if any), very longneedles, long lasting, goodfor light ornaments.

Scotch pine: Brightgreen, long lasting to thepoint where needles won’tdrop even if dry.

(This tree primer is cour-tesy of the National Christ-mas Tree Association andLeavenworth Tree Farm).

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Pick the perfect tree Lessons and carolsFirst Congregational Church of Cheshire has scheduled

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Wreath Stroll -Today, Dec.6, 4:30 p.m. at The Village atKensington Place, Meriden.Enjoy cocktails and horsd’oeuvres as you view a widearray of wreaths decoratedby their local sponsors.Choose your favorite one,make a bid and take it homefor the holidays. There is nofee; Registration is requestedat (203) 272-8286. Transporta-tion is available upon re-quest, but seating is limited.

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St. Bridget’s Annual Se-nior Christmas Bingo -Monday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. AChristmas party for seniorswith Bingo, refreshments,raffle, prizes and more. Ad-mission is free. Transporta-tion is available upon requestby calling the Senior Centerat (203) 272-0047.

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Photo ID - Monday, Dec. 17from 1 to 3 p.m.

Senior Bookworms areHooked on Reading - Tues-day. Dec. 18, 10 a.m. The GreatGatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Holiday Lights at Hub-bard Park- Wednesday. Dec.19, 4:30 p.m. Thousands oflights will brighten your spir-its when you ride throughHubbard Park to view thebeautiful displays. Dinner atthe Green Olive diner inMeriden. Individual pay fordinner. Limited seating. Reg-ister by Dec. 14.

Mature Driver SafetyProgram Screening Days-Thursday, Dec. 20, 10 a.m. Thefree program, funded by agrant from the JeffersonHouse, is a way for older driv-ers to assess their own safetyabilities related to driving.Individual appointments.Pre-registration is required;sign up at the senior center inperson. For more informa-tion,c call (203) 272-8286.

“Noon” Year’s EveParty- Monday, Dec. 31, noon-2 p.m. Ring In the New Year atthe ‘’Noon” Year’s Eve Partycomplete with buffet lunch,party favors, noise makersand entertainment providedby Brian Gillie. A fee ischarged. Sign up by Dec. 21.For more information, call theSenior Center at (203) 272-8286.

Connecting with yourgrandchildren

Do you feel disconnectedwith your grandchildren?Would you like to be a bettergrandparent?

Sandra Biller-Rakic will beavailable on Mondays from 2to 3 p.m. to help to becomebetter acquainted with someof the issues and concernsmany families face. Meetingsare scheduled on the first,second and third Monday ofeach month.

Pre-registration is request-ed; walk-ins are welcome. Formore information, call (203)272-8286.

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The Cheshire United Methodist Church, on AcademyRoad, held its annual Festival of Trees, silent auc-tion, and Chocolate Cafe on Dec. 1. In this photo,UMC member and festival volunteer Maggie Rayserves cafe visitor, Laura Clementsen.

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Legislators at thelibrary

Incoming state and nation-al legislators are scheduledto be at the Cheshire PublicLibrary on Thursday, Dec. 6,at 3:30 p.m. for an informalmeet-and-greet with con-stituents.

Legislators will have anopportunity to observe the li-brary’s after-school STEMprogram for children ingrades 3 to 6, followed by re-freshments.

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brary has scheduled cookbook author and food writerAdrienne Kane for Thursday,

Dec. 13, at 7 p.m. She plans todiscuss her book UnitedStates of Pie. The programincludes a book signing andsamples of pie.

The program is free andopen to the public. Space islimited. For info and to regis-ter, call (203) 272-2245 or visitwww.cheshirelibrary.org.

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Lego donationsThe Children’s depart-

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Chiropractic, 391 HighlandAve., is a drop-off locationfor the U.S. Marine Corp.Toys for Tots. Bring a new,unwrapped toy on Thursday,Dec. 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,and have your photo takenwith Santa and the U.S.Marines. For more informa-tion, call (203) 272-3239.

Castle Heights ofCheshire is a drop-off loca-tion for Toys for Tots. Dropoff a new, unwrapped toy byDec. 9. For more informa-tion, call (860) 305-4356.

Cheshire Grangecraft show

The Cheshire Grange hasscheduled its first annualcraft show, bazaar and bakesale for Saturday, Dec. 8,from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at theGrange Hall, 44 WallingfordRoad.

Several crafters are sched-uled to offer their wares. Theevent also features a Grangecraft table, a bake sale, a bot-tle booth and a Grannie’s At-tic.

For more information,call (203) 272-9421.

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most vocal in defendingCheshire’s rights.

Despite a difficult statebudget, Fritz said she thinksit’s possible to keep reim-

bursement rates at their cur-rent level, but added: “I wishit were more.”

She plans on forming a“prison caucus,” consistingof representatives fromprison towns, the Office ofPolicy Management and De-partment of Correction.

The town’s list also in-cludes more financial sup-port from the Department ofCorrection for the upgrade ofthe town’s wastewater treat-ment plant, a project expect-ed to cost more than $32 mil-lion.

Waste from the prisons “ismaybe 20 to 25 percent of theoverall flow into the treat-ment plant,” Milone said.“Our argument is, as they dowith other prison towns, theyshould pay 20 to 25 percent ofour upgrade. If they don’t,the cost is passed down to

taxpayers.”Fritz said many other

prison towns are reimbursedfor local services, includingwater treatment.

“I think we need to haveequity,” she said.

At the most recent TownCouncil meeting, officialsdiscussed that the town hasback-billed the state about$1.4 million for under report-ing wastewater flow from theprisons. Milone said after theunderreporting was discov-ered last year, the state’s billwas increased by $180,000.The $1.4 million bill was cal-culated by multiplying the$180,000 increase over nineyears, because that’s whenthe faulty meter was in-stalled by the state, accordingto Milone.

Milone said the state is re-fusing to pay the bill, which

grows by $21,000 in interestper month. Milone said thetown is considering legal ac-tion, but hopes to reach a dealwith the state.

The Town Council isscheduled to vote on the listof concerns at its Dec. 11meeting. The council may in-vite the entire Cheshire dele-gation to a January meetingto discuss the list.

Visit www.cheshireciti-zen.com to read the full arti-cle with the list of what is in-cluded in the legislative pack-age.


Road toBethlehem

The Cheshire UnitedMethodist Church hasscheduled its Road toBethlehem, a live, drive-through nativity for Sat-urday, Dec. 8.

Visitors can view 10scenes of the nativity,from the comfort of a ve-hicle, which featuressheep, donkeys, goats anda llama.

The Road to Bethlehemis scheduled for 5 to 8 p.m.in the parking lot of thechurch, 205 AcademyRoad. Admission is free.Donations of cash andnon-perishable food itemswill be accepted for localfood and fuel banks.

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Dec.6 Thursday

Girls night out - The2nd annual girls night outand holiday shopping eventis scheduled for Thursday,Dec. 6, from 6 to 9 p.m. at InTouch Massage & Spa, 350South Main St. Admissionis free; a donation of a non-perishable food item for thefood pantry or a new, un-wrapped toy for Toys forTots will be collected. Formore information, call (203)272-9995 or visit www.in-touchmassageandspa.com.

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Bazaar - The CheshireGrange has scheduled itsfirst annual bazaar craftshow and bake sale for Sat-urday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m.to 3 p.m., at the CheshireGrange, 44 WallingfordRoad. Crafters are wanted.For more information, call(203) 272-9421.

Cheshire Women’s Club- The Cheshire Women’sClub is scheduled to meetThursday, Dec. 6 at 12:30 atthe Cheshire Senior Center.Sylvia Nichols, floral de-signer, is scheduled to shareher ideas for decorating

with flowers for the holi-days. Members and guestsare asked to support the Pa-jama Program this monthby donating children’s paja-mas (sizes infant to teens)and books for children wholive in shelters or neverowned a pair of pajamas.For more informationabout the CheshireWomen’s Club or to join,call Trudy at (203) 272-1772or come to a meeting.

Black Belt testing -Family Martial Arts andFitness, 490 Cornwall Ave.,has scheduled Black Belttesting and promotions forSaturday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 3p.m. The public is welcometo watch. For more infor-mation, call (203) 439-9193.

9 Sunday

Preschool story - Tem-ple Beth David has sched-

uled a preschool story timeto celebrate Hanukkah onSunday, Dec. 9, from 11 a.m.to noon, at Doolittle School,735 Cornwall Ave. The pro-gram is for children frombirth through five accompa-nied by a parent or caregiv-er. The community is wel-come to attend. For moreinformation and to RSVP,email [email protected].

12 Wednesday

Blood drive - The Ameri-can Red cross has sched-uled a blood drive forWednesday, Dec. 12, fromnoon to 4:45 p.m., at UnitedMethodist Church, 205Academy Road. For moreinformation and to sched-ule an appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit www.redcross-blood.org.

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Concert - The CheshireCommunity Chorus hasscheduled its 32nd annualholiday concert for the cho-rus for Saturday, Dec. 15, at7 p.m., at Dodd MiddleSchool. Tickets are avail-able at the door.

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Holiday cheer - TheCheshire Historical Societyhas scheduled an afternoonof holiday cheer for Sunday,Dec. 16, from 2 to 4 p. m. Acarol sing-a-long is plannedfor 2:30 p.m. accompaniedby June Hale, music direc-tor of St. Peter’s EpiscopalChurch. Admission is free.All are welcome.

Women’s Club The Cheshire Women’s

Club is scheduled to meeton the first Thursday ofthe month at 11 a.m. atthe Cheshire Senior Cen-ter. The business meet-ings are followed by aluncheon and a program.All women from sur-rounding towns are wel-come to join the organiza-tion.

The club has scheduledits holiday luncheon forWednesday, Dec. 12, at11:30 a.m., at Luca’sRestaurant. For more in-formation, call Marilynat (203) 272-6527.

For more informationabout the CheshireWomen’s Club or to join,call Trudy at (203) 272-1772 or come to a meeting.


Cheshire Land Trust member Mark Kasinskas leadsthe final hike of the fall series, on the De Dominicusproperty, recently.


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properties, adjacent to the DeDominicus parcel, in the sub-division, destined to be builton. Instead, property ownersbought the lots and turnedthem over to the land trust.That was approximately atthe same time period that thetown bought the De Domini-cus property. In the sub-divi-sion where the road turns leftonto Old Farms Road, thereis another entry to the De Do-minicus property via CLT

owned parcels. Kasinskas said he hoped

residents would make use ofthe “tremendous opportuni-ties” on the mix of state,town-owned and CLT proper-ties “It never ceases to sur-prise me how many folks arenot familiar with the hikingopportunities in Cheshire.There’s no better way to havepeople appreciate the land-scape around them and un-derstand the value of land

preservation than to getthem out on the trails.”

The acquisition of the DeDominicus property wasmade possible by several en-tities, including the RegionalWater Authority. “Since theMill River runs the westernedge of the property andthere are several streams onthe property that feed into

the Mill, and that in turn,goes down to Lake Whitneyin New Haven,” Kasinskassaid. The water authoritywants to protect large parcelswithin the watershed as this,ultimately, will mean lesstreatment of the water.

CLT board member Rick

Final 2012 hike a ‘tremendous opportunity’By Joy VanderLek


The Cheshire Land Trustheld its last fall series hike atthe De Dominicus property,in late November. About 10people participated in thewalk through a nearly 200-acre, town-owned parcel, lo-cated in the southern end ofCheshire off Rt. 10.

The property can be ac-cessed easily via Old LaneRoad where a kiosk marksthe trailhead.

“The De Dominicus prop-erty is the second biggestblock of town-owned openspace,” said Mark Kasinskas,CLT guide and CLT boardmember. It’s likely thelargest area that has trailsblazed and open to the public,he added. “If you’re lookingfor your biggest in-town hik-ing opportunity, the De Do-minicus property is prettymuch it.”

Kasinskas explained thatthere are two small CLT

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cult time for anyone who isgrieving, or for anyone expe-riencing loss or transition ofany kind. The whole worldseems joyful and ready to cel-ebrate, while those whogrieve feel like their wholeworld is lost to them, orturned upside down.

To address the needs ofgrieving people, Cheshire’sFirst Congregational Church

annually conducts a “QuietChristmas” service open toall. This service, led by theRev. Alison McCaffrey, isscheduled for Thursday, Dec.13, at 7:30 p.m.

The service welcomes theChrist Child into our midstin a deeply meaningful butsubdued way. It is for any-one who has experienced aloss of any kind. We inviteyou to gather in the companyof those who, more than ever,need God’s word of hope and

strength, and who need tohear the angels sing.

Parking is available behind the church. For in-formation, call (203) 272-5323.

Lessons andcarols

First CongregationalChurch of Cheshire hasscheduled its annual Candle-light Festival of Lessons andCarols for Sunday, Dec. 16, at4 p.m.

The traditional service fea-tures will feature carols, an-thems and hymns sung by thecongregation and the Chan-cel Choir.

The public is welcome.

St. Peter’s ChurchSt. Peter’s Church, 59 Main

St., has scheduled the follow-ing Christmas and Christ-mas eve services:

Sunday, Dec. 24 - 3:30 p.m.Eucharist celebration Rite 2.The Choristers and JYC willpresent The Christmas Story:A Liturgical Drama. Theservice includes favoriteChristmas hymns. The pag-eant is followed by the HolyEucharist.

6 p.m. - Holy Eucharist Rite

1. St. Peter’s Musica Sacraand St. Peter’s Youth Ensem-ble in traditional carols andanthems. The service is de-signed to help experienceChristmas Eve in a peacefulearly-evening setting.

10:30 p.m. - Christmas EvePrelude. The Adult ParishChoir will sing Christmas an-thems and the St. Peter’sMadrigal Singers will pres-ent festive music written toenliven Christmas eve.

11 p.m. - Holy EucharistRite 2 with carols and choir

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ServicesCalvary Life Family

Worship Center, 174 E.Johnson Ave., Saturday – 6 to7:30 p.m.; Sunday – 9:30 to11:30 a.m. (203) 272-1701.

Cheshire LutheranChurch, 660 W. Main St.,Sunday – 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.Services; 9:10 a.m. educationhour. (203) 272-5106.

Cheshire UnitedMethodist Church, 205Academy Road, Sunday –10:45 a.m. service; Sundayschool, 9:30 a.m. (203) 272-4626.

Christ CommunityChurch, 120 Main St., Sun-day – 10:15 a.m. service; Sun-day school, 9 a.m.; AWANAWednesday, 6:15 p.m. (203)272-6344.

Congregation Kol Ami,1484 Highland Ave., Wednes-day, 6 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m.;Friday, 7:30 p.m. Shabbatservice; Saturday, 10 a.m.service with Torah Study at 9a.m. (203) 272-1006.

Cornerstone Church,1146 Waterbury Rd., Sundayservices 9 and 10:45 a.m.;Youth Sunday 6:30 p.m.,Wednesdays: Alpha 6:30 p.m. and Grapple 7 p.m. (203) 272-5083. Corner-stonecheshire.com.

Fellowship of LifeChurch, 150 Sandbank Rd.,Sunday - 10 a.m. Worship andteaching; Wednesday - 7:30p.m. Revival prayer. (203) 272-7976.

First CongregationalChurch, 111 Church Drive,Sunday – 9 and 11 a.m. serv-ices. (203) 272-5323.

Oasis, 176 Sandbank Rd.,Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Children’schurch and nursery avail-able. (203) 439-0150. www.cel-ebratethejourney.org.

St. Peter’s EpiscopalChurch, 59 Main St., Sunday– 8:15 a.m. Rite I; 10:30 a.m.Rite 2. (203) 272-4041.

St. Thomas BecketCatholic Church, 435 No.Brooksvale Rd., Masses: Vig-il (Saturday) 4 p.m. EST, 5 p.m. DST, Sunday 8, 9:30, 11 a.m., Confession: Satur-day, 3 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. DST,(203) 272-5777.www.stthomasbecket.org.

Temple Beth David, 3Main St., 7:30 p.m. serviceFriday, except first Friday ofmonth when family servicesare at 6:30 p.m. (203) 272-0037.


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Yellow House The Yellow House is

Cheshire Youth Services’Program, located at 554South Main St.

High school Fridaynight activities

All ninth through twelfthgrade Cheshire residents arewelcome to attend the Fridayevents, scheduled from 6 to11 p.m., at the Yellow House.All events are supervised byCheshire Youth Servicestaff. All activities are freeand held at the Yellow Houseunless otherwise stated onthe registration/permissionform.

Middle school Saturdaynight activities

All seventh and eighthgrade Cheshire residents arewelcome to attend the Satur-

day events, scheduled from 6to 9:30 p.m., at the YellowHouse. All events are super-vised by Cheshire Youth Ser-vice staff. All activities arefree and held at the YellowHouse unless otherwise stat-ed on the registration/per-mission form. Pre-registra-tion is required for all.

Youth Literacy Project The Youth Literacy Pro-

ject is designed to promotereading among first gradersthrough working one-on-onewith a high school mentor,demonstrating the impor-tance of reading. The twohour meetings consist of aone-on-one reading experi-ence for each first graderpaired with a high schoolvolunteer followed by hands-on activities related to thereading of the day. The pro-gram meets on Saturdaysfrom 10 a.m. to noon.

Student Math MasteryClub

The Student Math Mas-tery Club is designed to pro-mote confidence amongthird graders by working

one-on-one with a highschool mentor, demonstrat-ing the importance of math.The program meets on Sat-urdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m.

PeaceJam PeaceJam offers high

school students a platform toexplore complex issues fac-ing youth today, including vi-olence, oppression, socialjustice and what it takes tobe a leader and peacemaker.As part of the curriculum,each year youth learn aboutthe life and work of one ofthe PeaceJam Nobel Laure-ates, and the strategies theyuse to address pressing glob-al issues. The program alsoincludes the annual Peace-Jam Northeast Youth Con-ference, where youth spend aweekend with the Nobel Lau-reate, giving them an un-precedented opportunity toexchange ideas and work to-wards becoming leaders inthe community. The pro-gram meets twice a monthfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Yel-low House.

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CitizenSchoolsThe Cheshire CitizenThursday, December 6, 2012

Cellular tower plans head for Town CouncilBy Andrew Ragali


A proposed cellular towerwould improve phone serv-ice for residents living nearthe wastewater treatmentplant.

The Town Council’s Plan-ning Committee unanimous-ly accepted a proposal fromHomeland Towers, of Dan-bury, on Nov. 14, that wouldallow the company to build atower on land owned by thetown at the wastewater treat-ment plant, behind Quinnip-iac Park on Cheshire Street.

“It’s a good spot for it,”said Town Councilor DavidSchrumm, a member of thecommittee. “It’s out of theway, out there by itself.”

Schrumm said companieslike Homeland Towers buildtowers, then rent space onthem to cellular carriers.The company would payCheshire roughly $25,000 ayear to house the tower, withadditional revenue comingto the town from a percent-

age of the fees carrierswould pay to rent space,Schrumm said.

The proposal will come be-fore the Town Council in thenext two months. If it is ap-proved, Schrumm said, thetower will be built this sum-mer.

“Cell service in that partof town is not very good,”Schrumm said. “With moreand more devices wirelessthese days, it’d be a greatbenefit to the people in thatarea.”

“It seems to have a demon-strated need,” Town CouncilChairman Tim Slocum said.“I think it makes sense.”

Slocum said he isn’t wor-ried about the unsightlinessof the tower because “it’s setawfully far back” from theroad. The wastewater treat-ment plant is behind Quin-nipiac Park, and is barelyvisible from Cheshire Streetuntil one pulls into thepark’s entrance. Slocum saidcell towers seem to blend inmore than they used to be-

cause there are so many.“Nowadays it’s something

you often see,” he said.Schrumm said four towers

now serve the town, withonly two actually inCheshire. A large tower is be-hind the police station onRoute 10, and another is onHiggins Road. There is a tow-er just outside town nearRoute 70 in Waterbury and atower in Hamden just beyondthe town line on Route 10.

“They’re becoming socommon, people don’t evennotice them,” Schrummsaid.

According to terms agreedon by the committee, Home-land Towers must provideboth ground and tower spacefor the town’s emergencybroadcast system. It alsomust build a box of reason-able size to house the town’spublic safety equipment.Schrumm said the buildingwill most likely be “the sizeof a small shed.”

“It’s not going to pay thetown’s debt,” he said, “but at

this point we’ll take all wecan get.”

Contact Andrew Ragali at

[email protected] follow him on Twitter:@AndyRagz.

Park and recprograms

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Programs scheduledfor teens include Valen-tine’s Day Dance, pizza,dinner and games andbowling. Children’s pro-grams include cooking,yoga, half sleepover, apre-school playgroup,and music.

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Government MeetingsTuesday, Dec. 11

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Wednesday, Dec. 12Environmental Commission,

Town Hall, 7 p.m.Public Safety, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13Board of Education, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 17Historic District, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Library Board, Cheshire Public Library, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 18Economic Development,

Town Hall, 7:30 a.m.Inlands/Wetlands Commission,

Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 19

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Property TransfersProperty transfers reported from Nov. 19

to Nov. 21Diversfied Cook Hill, LLC to Gregory N. and

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Mohsed and Beth R. Karini, 85 Inverness Court,$625,000.

Karen E. Murray-Steven P. Ciardiello,Esq/committee to J.P. Morgan Chase Bank,228 Elmwood Circle, $167,061.

Evelyn E. Koski to William M. Slade, Jr.,trustee, 70 Southwick Court, $106,000.

Frederick L. and Josephine V. Langhoff toStamatios Bizanis and Christina Fuoco, 1803Tuttle Ave., $391,000.

Walter E. Gayeski, Jr., to Michael C. and Jes-sica T. Waggner, 600 Redstone Drive,$445,500.

Peter W. and Candice M. Amore Gallay toAlam Mahabub Rajan and Masum Ara, 19 IvesHill Court, Unit 19, $217,001.

By Olivia L. Lawrence News Editor

There’s a new idea that’sbeen making an impact late-ly, have you heard about the3/50 project? One of its mot-to’s is “Spend $50, save yourlocal economy.”

Here’s how it works as ex-plained on the 350project.netwebsite.

“Think about which threeindependently-owned busi-nesses you’d miss most ifthey were gone. Stop in andsay ‘hello’. Pick up a littlesomething that will makesomeone smile. Your contri-bution is what keeps those

businesses around.” Take a moment to take

that challenge - what areyour favorite Cheshireshops, services and eateries?

According to organizerswho compiled informationfrom government and vari-ous economic studies, “ifjust half the employed U.S.population spent $50 eachmonth in independently-owned businesses, their pur-chase would generate morethan $42.6 billion in rev-enue.”

Furthermore, 3/50 wantsyou to know that for “every$100 spent in independentlyowned stores, $68 returns to

the community through tax-es, payroll and other expen-ditures. If you spend that ina national chain, only $43stays here. Spend it onlineand nothing comes home.”

This is a great time ofyear to hop on the 3/50 band-wagon. The concept was in-troduced by “brick and mor-tar” merchant with 14 yearsexperience as a local busi-nessperson. The pro-localproject has no press agent ormarketing arm. It has no po-litical message and doesn’tdemand that non local busi-nesses be shunned - 3/50 hasa “realistic message of bal-ance.

The pro-local movementhas no cost to participateand its purpose is “savingthe brick and mortars ournation is built on.”

“We don’t just talk the talk;we’ve walked the walk. Wedon’t have the deep pockets,outside creative agencies,moneyed staffs, researchfirms, or flashy bells andwhistles other guys do...whichis what makes us the real deal.Our only “bosses” are locallyowned, independent brick andmortar merchants, from re-tailers to restaurants, drycleaners to hair salons. We’reall about you.”

The website FAQ gives de-

tails on how to get your busi-nesses listed on LookLocaland how potential customerscan access that information.

So go to the mall, cyber-shop and visit the big boxstores - but don’t stop there.Remember the folks whowork, live, and strive to pro-vide goods and services rightin your neighborhood. Theyhave a message that makessense and one worth heedingif you like a thriving down-town, a healthy local econo-my and a strong businesscommunity. As best we can,let’s spread the wealtharound our towns thismonth and every month.

This pro-local idea helps keep some dollars in town

small island in the pond onOct. 17. Because Ceccolini au-thorized the work, the direc-tor was ultimately held re-sponsible for the offense.

“They have a set of rulesand regulations, and we werein violation of that,” Ceccoli-ni said. “Even though that’spart of the regular clearingwe do at the park every year.”

Ceccolini said the amountof trimming around the pondchanges every year, but Else“did more than we normallydo” this year. Ceccolini tookblame for the incident.

“We’ll do no more trim-ming at Mixville unless wehave proper guidance,” Cec-colini said.

The wetlands commissionissued Ceccolini a correctiveorder, which demands bothshort- and long-term fixes torestore native vegetation. Si-

mone said Milone & MacB-room is “working on a pre-scription of what should hap-pen in the short term.”

So far, Ceccolini said a wet-lands mix of native seeds hasbeen spread out in the areacleared. Scientists fromMilone & MacBroom said“the shoreline looks stablewith root systems still in-tact,” according to Ceccolini.

Ceccolini said the expecta-tion is that native growthwould return in the spring.Simone said the area will bechecked periodicallythroughout the winter andagain in the spring. The cor-rective order won’t be with-drawn until at least spring“because there are thingsthey need to do to followthrough.”

Simone fears some migra-tory birds may not return ifnative brush isn’t restored,because it may have housed abreeding habitat.

ParksContinued from page 3


And what’s real about the hol-idays? It’s all about makingyour home comfortable foryou and your family.”

If you go into the differentstores or read through maga-zines, you’ll notice the dis-plays are all created aroundthemes. Nichols assures youthat you “do not have to gohome and make that wholetree look like that.” Instead,think about what you have. Ifyou have treasured silver or-naments you always pull outeach season, you could addsome of the white butterfliesand white owls that are thisseason’s hot trends.

Take a look at some of thisseason’s newest trends for hol-iday decorating:

Botanicals. These lookmore lifelike than ever beforedue to better fabric and otherimproved materials. Setamaryllis blossoms into yourtree among your own treas-ured ornaments.

Owls. Harry Potter musthave had a hand in this. Owlsare popular and white owlsare all the rage.

Butterflies. White butter-flies are enchanting.

Old World style orna-

Simple, eco-friendly holidaydecoration in vogue this season

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

If the thought of holidaydecorating sends you scur-rying for cover— don’t pan-ic! Sylvia Nichols, managerof The Flower Shop atCheshire Nursery, wants toassure you that decoratingfor the holidays doesn’thave to be stressful.

“Most people start withtreasures that might havebeen in their family foryears and years,” Nicholssaid. “It could be grandma’stree topper or things likethat, which are really im-portant.”

Then comes the curveball- the season’s new trends.“You have to find a way tocombine what’s comfort-able for you and what’strendy,” she said.

Most people use thethings they have, year afteryear. It’s tradition, saidNichols, and that’s good.However, “There’s an equalnumber of younger peoplewho are just starting out,and who are just startingtheir traditions.”

So where to start? Beginwith “something timeless.”It should be something that“will transcend whatever isgoing on in the markets overthe years and just updatethem.” Nichols said if youfollow that guideline,there’s no need to go out andbuy everything new eachyear.

The overall trend thisyear is a return to simplici-ty. While ribbons and elabo-rate decoration still will befound, many households aresimplifying the pieces orlimiting the decorations.This year, explainedNichols, the emphasis is onsimple, eco-friendly, naturaldecorating. Be it economicor ecological, whatever thereason behind it, Nicholssaid, “We are all trying toget down to what is real.

ments. The sparkle and

charm of yesteryear.

Snow flocking is being

used on trees, wreaths and

Citizen photos by Joy VanderLek

Sylvia Nichols, manager, back, and Anne Moore ofThe Flower Shop at Cheshire Nursery, put the finish-ing touches on one of the many trees and rooms in-side the shop. Photos on this page show sugges-tions for blending new eco-friendly trends in withtraditional holiday decorations.

woodland accessories.Lights. People are crazy

about lights. Use them insideor outside. You can also useLED and waterproof lights in-side a wreath. You can evensubmerge lights into a glass ofwater. It turns a specialarrangement into one that’sspectacular.

Other touches to considerinclude small changes thatmake for a big change in aroom. Nichols said it can be assimple as changing the pil-lows on your couch or rug onyour fireplace. Take down thespring-themed artwork. Goahead and bring out your col-lections. However, group likeitems to make an impact. Alsothink about using your thingsin a different way. If you havelarge ornaments, but you’vedownsized the tree this year;tie a beautiful ribbon on theornament and hang it fromthe light over the dining table,or use it in the entryway or

hang it in the kitchen off thepot rack.

After being in the floral anddecorating business for fourdecades, Nichols loves to workher magic for others. She hashelped decorate the gover-nor’s mansion for the holi-days, “for at least four gover-nors”.

However, Nichols enjoysand values the holidays withher family, too. She has sevenChristmas trees, of varyingsize, which include a familytree with picture ornamentsof all the kids from when theywere little and every year in-between. She also has a birdtree and a fruit tree in the mix.

Decorating, according toNichols should tell a story,that’s what makes it success-ful. Who are you? What do youlike? What are you interestedin? Add the family traditionsand personal touches thatmake your house a home forthe holidays.

Marinaro said the propertyis “one of the best trails inConnecticut.” It boasts widepaths that can accommodatefour abreast.

Cheshire resident and adevoted runner, Neal Zom-back said “I’ve been wantingto check out this property.”The property would be a goodfor him to do some short runsin the future, he said.

Marinaro pointed out rib-bons hanging from treebranches. The property isone of the few that alow hors-es. The ribbons mark trailsfor riders on and off estab-lished trails.

“It’s one of my favoriteplaces to go,” said Kasinskasexplaining there are “rooms”representing enormous di-versity of habitat, land formsand vegetation.

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Just off to the side of apath, far up a 50-year-old tree,is a rough-hewn cedar fencepost. It suggests this propertywas pastureland at one time.Marinaro said it’s amazinghow the woods have comeback after being clear-cut solong ago. Stumps show proofof that logging activity. TheDe Dominicus parcel alsosupports the largest singlestand of hemlock trees intown.

Large boulders are strewnabout the property attest toits glacial history. Glacier er-ratics, also known as bouldererratics are debris from gla-cial movement, and may evencome from the Hanging Hills,Kasinskas said. Bob and Bar-bara Gelmetti of Cheshire,found one of the larger boul-der compositions made aunique photo opportunity.

The forest on the propertyis 100 to 150 years old for thehardwood forest, said Kasin-skas. The cedars are olderand slower growing. As forthe woods being seeminglyuntouched by man, Kasin-skas said it is an “absolutemyth.” Connecticut wood-lands, like the De Dominicusforest, are in a second andthird growth of forest.

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with his wife Kristine (theirson Brewer is 16 months).

Running the Rams this fallconvinced Drust he wants tobe in it for the long haul.

“It’s a great town and youknow my feelings toward theschool and the administra-tion,” he said Friday. “All thathappened this year reiteratedit to me and made my feelingsstronger as to how much Iloved the town and the foot-ball program.”

Drust wasn’t fully certainof his commitment when hewas appointed interim headcoach in the wake of MarkEcke’s resignation in May. Asa new father, a first-time headcoach and a non-educator,Drust was happy to takecharge on a looksee basisonly.

Trifone feared it wouldprove a “one-and-done” deal,but by the time the seasonrolled around in September,the groundwork for a perma-

It’s official: Drust to leadRams into the future

File photo

The interim tag has been erased. Don Drust Jr. is the official head coach of theCheshire High School football team. Drust led the Rams to a 6-4 mark this fall.

See Drust, page 26

By Bryant CarpenterSpecial to The Citizen

When the 2012 season end-ed for the Cheshire footballteam on Thanksgiving Dayand interim head coach DonDrust Jr. knew without adoubt he wanted to stickaround on a more permanentbasis, he said he hoped he’dmade the decision easy forthe powers that be.

Turns out he had.On Friday, Cheshire High

School erased the interim la-bel and officially made Drusthead coach, effective imme-diately.

There was little surprisingabout the move save, per-haps, for how quickly itcame. Athletic director SteveTrifone met with his footballcommittee on the topic onlyThursday night.

But well before then, Tri-fone said, satisfaction withDrust’s interim work waswidespread among CheshireHigh administrators, faculty

and players. And with Drustalready holding the coachingposition, the athletic directoradded, there technically wasno vacancy, which meantthere was no need to formallypost the job, field applica-tions and conduct inter-views.

“We’re just renewing hiscontract as a coach,” Trifonesaid Friday. “We took awaythe interim title, basically.

“We feel he’s a young coachand he has a lot of learning todo as a coach,” Trifoneadded. “But as far as a highschool setting, dealing withkids, he really did a nice job.”

Enjoying the work and theworkplace had a lot to dowith that. Drust, 32, is a 1999Cheshire grad who playedfootball for the Rams. After acollege career at UMass-Low-ell, he returned to his home-town, began helping his dadDon Sr. manage two areaShop Rite stores, rejoined hisold team as an assistantcoach and started a family

With top scorers back,CHS girls hoop could

be toughBy Ken Lipshez

Special to The Citizen

Playing in the SouthernConnecticut Conference pro-vides a diverse format ingirls basketball.

When it comes to competi-tion in the Housatonic Divi-sion, Cheshire should beright in the mix. The Ramswon six of their eight divi-sion games and finished in afirst-place tie with Sheehan.They seek a third straightdivision title.

“We’ve got smart, aggres-sive kids, and we’re deeperthan last year,” Cheshirecoach Sarah Mik said. “Wehave four returning startersand great leadership. Wehave a solid 15 girls who areconstantly pushing eachother at practice.”

The diversity comes whenHousy teams have to crossdivisions and tangle withthe likes of New Haven statepowers Hillhouse and Ca-reer, and parochial power-house Mercy. The SCC expe-rience presents Mik with amixed bag.

“I’m happy to be playingin the Housy. Amity, Shee-han, Shelton and LymanHall – it’s balanced,” Miksaid. “But we’re playing the[first-place schedule] basedon our previous two years.We usually take some hitsearly on, but the girls aresmart and they understandit’s going to make them bet-ter.”

Junior point guard MissyBailey and 5’10 senior for-ward Molly Jalbert aren’tlikely to shy away from chal-lenges. Both play basketballyear round and return asCheshire’s top two scorers.Bailey averaged 14 pointsper game and Jalbert eight.

Bailey has been playingvarsity ball since arrivingon the scene as a freshman.

“She came in freshmanyear and I gave her the ball.You’d never know she was a

freshman back then,” Miksaid. “She plays with confi-dence.”

Bailey’s skill set is as di-verse as her team’s schedule.

“She is a very versatilepoint guard,” Mik said. “Shecan hit the three – she led usboth years in threes – butshe would rather drive to thebasket. She likes contact andhas a great percentage fromthe line. To have a pointguard with so manyweapons is very nice tohave.”

Jalbert is a two-yearstarter who has evolved

See Hoop, page 28

Coach: Sarah Mik Last Year: 16-8; 6-2 SCC

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2012-13 Lineup: LaurenComo (sr. capt., G), MollyJalbert (sr. capt., F-C),Emma Gorham (sr. capt.,F), Missy Bailey (jr., PG),Ariel Greene (sr., G), LilyDolyak (jr., G), Bry McIntosh(jr., G), Jill Howard (so., F),Dana Zappone (so., G),Sara Como (so., G/F), KyaO’Donnell (so., G), KellyGlatt (so., G)

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“When we looked at whathe did as a coach coming intothat hot situation, he really

DrustContinued from page 25

gained the respect of the kidsand the parents reallyquick,” said Trifone. “Peoplereally bought into him. Mem-bers of the faculty boughtinto him. Members of thecommunity bought intohim.”

The team won its firstthree games and ultimatelyfinished 6-4, its first winningrecord since 2009, whenCheshire won its seventhstate championship. Whathappened on the field,though, was only part of the

picture. Trifone saw the ef-fect his interim coach washaving on players, the efforthe made to contact facultyand stay on top of any aca-demic or disciplinary issues.Trifone said he actually hadteachers urge him to hireDrust permanently.

“I tried to do everything Icould that was in the best in-terest of the players and thestudents and in the best in-terest of the town,” Drustsaid. “Football gets the mostpublicity, the highest profile.

Everybody sees what’s saidand done. All I tried to do wasbe as honest as I could.

“I knew that I made deci-sions that were in the best in-terest of the players,” Drustadded. “That’s what reallysealed the deal. I’m sure 6-4didn’t hurt, (though) 7-3would have made it easier. Itruly believe the decisionwasn’t made on wins andlosses, but these players andthis group of seniors gettingwhat they needed out of theprogram, and that’s makingthem better people.”

There was a learningcurve for Drust and his staff,Coach and athletic directorreadily acknowledge that.Learning how to better pre-pare, how to be more efficientwill be an ongoing process, asit is for any coach, they say.

So will maintaining stronglines of communication be-tween coach, administrationand faculty. With Drust notworking full time at the highschool, this is imperative.

“It was definitely a con-cern of mine because I feel

having your football coach inthe building is huge,” saidTrifone, who faced the sameissue with Ecke, a town po-liceman.

“When you’re not in thebuilding there are chal-lenges,” Drust agreed. “Youhave to make a conscious ef-fort. It’s like anything. Whenyou know you have some-thing that needs extra work,you put a ton of effort intothat work. I know it’s a chal-lenge not being in the school.I need the faculty to be myeyes and ears. It’s a group ef-fort.”

Interim tag erased, Drustturns his attention to the off-season. It started Mondaywith weightlifting. There areprospective camps to sortthrough, coaching clinics,too.

In regard to the latter,Drust will be sorting out hisstaff. There will be a fewchanges. While Trifone hasno need to advertise for ahead coach, he will be post-ing openings for two paid as-sistant positions.

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coach Karl Sundquist said hedoesn’t think the NHL, whichlags behind other profession-al sports in television viewer-ship, can weather anothercanceled season.

“I think they are in for aworld of hurt,” he said.“They don’t have the luxuryof some of the real popularsports.”

Sundquist also noted thatsome of the top professionalplayers have signed contactsto play in Europe during thelockout and it’s possible theleague could lose someprospects to other countries.

Anthony Giusto,Cheshire’s assistant coach,said he doesn’t think ticketsales will drop off in tradi-tional hockey towns like De-troit or Montreal, but some ofthe teams in warmer cli-mates, which already lag be-hind in attendance, may havetrouble reviving interest.

“A team like the FloridaPanthers, you might see adrop-off there,” he said.

While fans may misswatching AlexanderOvechkin or Sidney Crosbytake to the ice, Dan D’Addio,president of the Wallingford

Hawks youth hockey league,said he doesn’t think thelockout has affected interestin the sport among young-sters.

“Youth hockey is thrivingin town,” he said. “It’s thebest it’s ever been.”

D’Addio said there’s stillplenty of high-level hockeyin the state for youth towatch, including minorleague teams like the Con-necticut Whale and theBridgeport Sound Tigers.

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With NHL season on ice, young players feel frozen outBy Russell Blair

Special to The Citize

For the Cheshire boyshockey team, the NationalHockey League lockoutmeans they haven’t been ableto hone their skills by watch-ing their favorite profession-al players.

“I love the sport, but this isreally annoying,” said ScottRomano, a senior and theteam’s starting goal tender.

Locked in a labor dispute,the National Hockey LeaguePlayers’ Association andleague officials haven’t beenable to come to terms on anew contract. With no con-tract, games have been can-celed. The season usuallystarts in October.

“I really wish there weresome games to watch,” saidsenior center Tyler Lima.“That’s where I get ideas onhow to improve my game.”

“It’s heartbreaking to saythe least,” said senior defend-er Tom Dupont.

The lockout started when acontract between players andthe league expired last sum-mer. Owners and playershave failed to break an im-passe over splitting morethan $3 billion in revenue,and also player contracts.

“The grace of the game issullied by this unfortunatecircumstance,” said Walling-ford Town Councilor CraigFishbein, a fan of the gamewho plays recreationally.

A lockout shortened the1994-95 season to 48 games. Asimilar scenario could playout this time if the sides canfind some common ground.Or the whole season could belost, as it was in 2004-05.

John Weir has been a hock-ey fan all his life, but with nohockey on television, he has-n’t been able to follow his fa-vorite teams and players.

“I miss it tremendously,”he said.

Weir, a Wallingford resi-dent, works as an official forthe Quinnipiac Universityhockey program and is a for-mer member of the ice crewfor the Hartford Whalers. Heloves fantasy hockey, butwith no games being played,his league has been canceledthis season.

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coach of the Lyman Hall boyshockey team, said the lockoutcould hurt interest amongthe sport’s youngest viewers.

“For a lot of kids, watchinghockey on television is theirfirst impression of thesport,” he said. “That’s howthey get interested. With nogames on, you’re not piquingthat interest.”

D’Addio said it’s disap-pointing to see the threat ofanother missed season,though he believes mosthockey fans won’t give up onthe sport.

“Hockey fans are hockeyfans because of their love ofthe sport,” he said. “The lock-out doesn’t change that men-tality. Does it stink? Yes. But Idon’t think they’ll distancethemselves from the sport it-self.”

Information from The As-sociated Press is included inthis report.Photo by Dave Zajac

From left, Cheshire Rams Tyler Lima, 18, Scott Romano, 17, Tom Dupont, 17, andBen Klanica, 15, talk about the National Hockey League lockout during practice atthe Northford Ice Pavilion Thursday. ‘I really wish there were some games to watch.That’s where I get ideas on how to improve my game.’ - Tyler Lima


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“She’s a great floor leader,probably one of the smartestpost players we have had de-fensively, and it really showsher year-round playing,”

HoopContinued from page 25

Mik said. “From sophomoreto junior year, she figuredout she wanted to play in col-lege and knew that athletesare big on the college sceneso she wanted to start mov-ing out a little bit. She’s de-veloped into a mid-rangeplayer.”

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SATURN S-Series 2001 Coupe4-cyl. Auto. Green w/tan inte-rior. Power windows.AM/FM/CD player. ABSbrakes. Power locks. Sunroof Original owner. 120000miles Garage kept.

$2750 443-340-2855

SSUUZZUUKKII SSXX44 22000077AWD. All Power.S#18522 $8,500

Don't miss...Call Chris at 203-250-5952

www.richardchevy.com

Marketplaceworks beyond a

shadow of adoubt.

AUTOMOBILES

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Need an Automobile? We have ahuge variety of new and usedcars and trucks! Please call RyanMontalvo at (203) 250-5949.

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NecesitasUn Auto?

AUTOMOBILES

AA GGRREEAATT DDEEAALL!!Can be found Every Day At

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www.ctautomall.com

HONDA 1998 CR-V, 4 cyl, autotran, 167,400 mi., FWD, DealerMaintained, Very Good Cond.Am/FM Radio w/6 cd player,

roof rack, 4 snow tires, $3,300.Call 203-980-4661

HHyyuunnddaaii SSoonnaattaa GGLLSS 220000994 Door Sedan, 4 Cylinder, Manual

Stock# 5666B (203) 235-1686

AUTOMOBILES

BUICK REGAL 1994Grand Sport Coupe

Maroon, Runs great! 6-Cylinder.Gray interior. 110,000 miles.$2000 or Best Offer 203 235-6426 or 860 324-9848

FFOORRDD EESSCCOORRTT 22000022$2,988

4 Cylinder, 4 Speed Automatic30 Day 1,500 MILE Warranty

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Always a salein Marketplace

AUTOMOBILES

BBUUIICCKK EEnnccllaavvee CCXXLL 22000088AWD, 3.6 L, 6 Cyl Fuel Injected

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BBUUIICCKK RREEGGAALL LLSS 22000044$3,288

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

Down payments as low as $988Plus tax & reg. (203) 269-1106

30 The Cheshire Citizen — Thursday, December 6, 2012

SIDING

Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Sunrms, Additions

203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

$1000 OFF Contracts Signed

IInn NNoovveemmbbeerr && DDeecceemmbbeerr(203) 284-0137 Reg #558927

Gonzalez Construction

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

[email protected]

Fully Lic & Ins Reg #577319

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality-LOWEST Price

Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters

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

SNOW PLOWING

DRIVEWAYS & Walkways Donew/ Snow Blowers. Clean & NeatJob. Call for price 203-687-3175

TREE SERVICES

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

LLAAVVIIGGNNEE’’SSTTRREEEE SSEERRVVIICCEE

IN BUSINESS 31 YRS.Tree removal. Stump grinding. Crane Service. Free Estimates.Fully insured. 203-294-1775lavignestreeservicellc.com

TTRREEEE PPRROOBBLLEEMMSS??Broken limbs, hangers, we spe-cialize in difficult takedowns.Professional climbers, Fullylicensed & Ins. Call for yourfree quote. Ask for Jimmy.Accelerated Landscaping, Inc.Celebrating our 25th Yr in busi-ness. Veteran & Senior dis-counts. Call 860-982-4819.

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

ROOFING

Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Sunrms, Additions

203-237-0350CT Reg. #516790

GonzalezConstruction

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

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

220033--663399--00003322joe@

gonzalezconstructionllc.comFully license/insured.

Reg #HIC577319

CPI HOME IMPROVEMENTHIGHEST Quality-LOWEST Price

Siding ● Roofing Windows ●Remodeling ● Decks ● Gutters

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

SERVICES OFFERED

T.E.C. Electrical Svc LLCAll Phases of Electrical Work

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME

203-237-2122

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

SIDING

RROOOOFFIINNGG,, SSIIDDIINNGGWWIINNDDOOWWSS AANNDD MMOORREE

Free Estimates/Fully InsuredReg #604200/Member BBB

860-645-8899

Siding, Roofing, Windows,Decks, Remodeling Gutters

CT Reg#570192

((220033)) 663399--11663344

MASONRY

PAUL’S MASONRYNew & Repairs. Stone walls,arches, chimneys, sidewalks,fireplaces. Free est. #614863.

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ROOFING

RROOOOFFIINNGG,, SSIIDDIINNGGWWIINNDDOOWWSS AANNDD MMOORREE

Free Estimates/Fully InsuredReg #604200/Member BBB

860-645-8899

C&M CONSTRUCTION*THE ROOFING SPECIALIST*

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

Roofing, Siding, Windows, Decks, Remodeling Gutters

CT Reg#570192

((220033)) 663399--11663344

ROOFING, Siding, Decks, GuttersLifetime Warranties Available

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

$1000 OFF Contracts Signed

IInn NNoovveemmbbeerr && DDeecceemmbbeerr(203) 284-0137 Reg #558927

JUNK REMOVAL

Pete In The PickupJunk Removal

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

KITCHEN & BATHREMODELING

C&M CONSTRUCTION*THE BATHROOM &

REMODELING SPECIALIST*cmconsjtructionct.com

203-630-6459 CT Reg #608488

Give Your BathroomA New Look!

Partials or full, handicapupgrades, convert tubs intoshower units.

CTHandiMan.com1-888-456-6033

LANDSCAPING

GGAARRYY WWOODDAATTCCHH LandscapingServices. Fall Clean up Services.Quick & Courteous Service, FreeEstimates. Call Gary 860-558-5430 or 203-235-7723

GARY Wodatch Landscape Svs.Hedge/tree trim., trimming overgrown properties. Est 1985. Allcalls returned. #0620397. Office203-235-7723 cell 860-558-5430

JT’S LANDSCAPING, LLCWe specialize in Pruning, Fall

Cleanups, Gutter Cleaning,Snow Removal. Comm/Res.Free est. Lic & ins. Give us aCall 203-213-6528 #616311

IF YOU MENTION THIS ADLeaf Blowing & Removal

FFaallll YYaarrdd CClleeaann--UUppssBrush, Branches, Leaves

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Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, Debris, etcWWEE CCAANN RREEMMOOVVEE AANNYYTTHHIINNGG

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FALL CLEAN-UPCurbside pick-up, Tree &Brush Removal. No job toobig or small. 203-530-4447

GUTTERS

Over 25 years experience. Call today for free estimates.

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

HANDYPERSONS

AA--11 HHAANNDDYYMMAANNPPLLUUSSCT Reg #606277.

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

MMGGWW HHOOMMEE IIMMPPRROOVVEEMMEENNTTKitchens & Baths, Painting,

Windows/Doors, InteriorRemodeling, Gutters,

Drywall, Decks/Porches &Basements Call MGW!

CT Reg #631942203 886-8029

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ALBERTS HOME REPAIRSRemodeling, Windows, Doors,

Siding, Decks, FloorsLic & ins #623837 203-592-1148

HOME Improvement ContractorInterior/Exterior Painting, Sid-

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

MMGGWW HHOOMMEE IIMMPPRROOVVEEMMEENNTTKitchens & Baths, Painting,

Windows/Doors, InteriorRemodeling, Gutters,

Drywall, Decks/Porches &Basements Call MGW!

CT Reg #631942203 213-4567

HOUSE CLEANING

POLISH/ENGLISH Speakingwoman to clean house w/care.3rd cleaning 50% off. Ins &bonded. Refs. 860-538-4885

JUNK REMOVAL

JUNK REMOVAL & MORE!We remove Furniture, Appliances,

AAnndd EEnnttiirree ccoonntteennttss ooff::Homes*Sheds* Estates* Attics,Basements *Garages, & more.

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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 RemovalOf Any Kind. Homeowners, Con-tractors. Quick, Courteous Svc.All calls returned. Ins. #566326.Office 203-235-7723 Cell 860-558-5430

CARPENTRY

REPAIRS Large or Small. Stairs,railing, interior, exterior, entrydoor & window replacementdone by owner. Also provideaddition, finish bsmnt, decks &complete home improvements.Free est. 203-238-1449 #578107www.marceljcharpentier.com

ELECTRICAL SERVICE

T.E.C. Electrical Svc LLCAll Phases of Electrical Work

24 hr. Emergency Service SMALL JOBS WELCOME

203-237-2122

EL GUAPO THE ELECTRICIANSmall Electrical Jobs Welcome

CT #E10194715. Insured203-440-0239 or 860-324-0874

FENCING

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

GUTTERS

GUTTER CLEANINGSeamless Gutters, Custom

Gutter Covers, Lifetime noclog warranty. Comm &Resid. CTHandiMan.com

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SEAMLESS Gutters. Get readyfor the leaves! 100% no clogleaf guard system w/lifetimewarrenty. CT Reg #621315

(203) 675-8084

SUV’S

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Call Nick The Hyundai Guy

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AUTOMOBILESWANTED

DDoo YYoouu NNeeeedd XX--MMaass $$??We Pay Cash For Junk Vehicles

Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles. Quick Pick Up.

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A Marketplacead is an easy

way to sell yourmerchandise,

and it’s easy onyour wallet, too.

Thursday, December 6, 2012 — The Cheshire Citizen 31HELP WANTED

AASSSSOOCCIIAATTEEDD BBRRIIGGHHAAMMCCOONNTTRRAACCTTOORRSS IINNCC..

HIRING: ● Foremen● Concrete Form Carpenters● Concrete Finishers ● Laborers

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Application required, apply on-line at:

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Lonny at (601) 842-2695EOE, Drug Free Work Place

& E-Verify

AAUUTTOO TTEECCHH,, Experienced, FT/PT,Excellent Wages & Benefits.

Call 203-284-8989 or Fax 203-269-1114.

DRIVERS Lumber TrucksExperienced only. Apply inPerson to National Lumber,381 State st., North Haven

ELECTRICAL Apprentice- Expe-rienced 3rd/4th year appren-tice. Fax resume (203) 269-9828or call (203) 269-9557.

EXPERIENCED Wait Staff &Bartenders needed both PT/FTfor Spice Bar & Grill, Southing-ton. Call 860-538-2645

LATE Model Salvage Yard lookingto fill a FT position in disman-tling. Requires knowledge ofautomobiles, ability to followinstructions, & to work efficient-ly. Must have own tools. 2 yrs ofprofessional experience is need-ed; High School diploma/equalrequired. Email your resume [email protected] or fill out anapplication at: www.bapct.com& email or fax to 860-346-1993.No phone calls please.

MMAAIINNTTEENNAANNCCEEWWOORRKKEERR

BBrriiddggeeppoorrtt FFiittttiinnggss seeks a qual-ified individual to perform gen-eral maintenance, repairs,basic carpentry, painting,plumbing, landscaping andcleaning service functions.Must possess good skills in theuse of hand and power tools.Must have own tools, maintainrecords, obtain estimates/orders, pick up supplies, mate-rials, and repair parts. Basiccomputer skills. H.S./GED &building/plant maintenanceexp. Must be able to read/com-prehend simple instructions,short correspondence, emailsand memos. CCoonnttaacctt::

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FFaaxx:: 220033--337788--99881188.. EEOOEER-8 Licensed Conveyor Installers

Needed. Job is located inWindsor, CT. Competitive pay!

Call Intelligrated NOW!877-297-2170 EOE

RECEPTIONIST for DentalOffice in the Meriden/Walling-ford area. Experienced & Bilin-gual a plus. Email resumes to:[email protected].

TTEEAACCHHEERRSSWallingford Public Schools is

seeking substitute teach-ers. Minimum of 60 collegecredits. Daily Rate: $70.Fax resume to 203 949-6551.

HOUSES FOR SALE

MERIDEN- 2 Family- 5rms, 3bron 1st fl- 2brs on second pluswalk up attic. Some fresh paint& a manicured lawn adds tothis home’s appeal. $153,900.Kathy Thuerling 203-265-5618

WALLINGFORD-$314,900. Ele-gant, spacious, unique. Enjoyone of the largest units in oneof the most prestigious com-plexes in town. Library w/wbar, cedar closet in base-ment, beday in mba, cair +more. Call Roy Haynes 203-265-5618

MOBILE HOMESFOR SALE

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UUPPSSCCAALLEE PPAARRKK.. AALLLL AAPPPPLLII--AANNCCEESS,, CCEENNTTRRAALL AAIIRR,, 9900%%FFIINNAANNCCEE AAVVAAIILLAABBLLEE $$5599,,990000

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BUSINESS &INVESTMENT PROP.

WALLINGFORD-$159,900.Indus. Condo & business! Allequip. included 1980 sqft, No.Plain. Come See! Call KathyThuerling 203-265-5618

HELP WANTED

AAddmmiinniissttrraattiivvee AAssssiissttaannttLyman Products is seeking a Full-

Time Administrative AssistantRReessppoonnssiibbiilliittiieess iinncclluuddee::

●Providing administrativeassistance to Key managers

●Update monthly reports utiliz- ing Excel and Microsoft Word

●Develop new reports as needed ●Answer phones and screen

telephone calls ●Departmental filing ●Data Entry Skills Required ●Proficiency in Microsoft Word

and Excel●Strong communications skills ●Min 3 years experience in

office administration●Benefits available including

401KPlease send resume to

[email protected] or applyin person at 475 Smith Street,Middletown, CT 06457

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1, 2 & 3 BRs - CLEANStarting at $575. Security & refsa must. Off st parking. No dogs.Sec 8 approved. 1st Month FREE! 203-443-2299 or 203-537-6137

MERIDEN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeStarting at $750. Heat & HW incl.

Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016

MERIDEN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRR AAvvaaiillaabblleeStarting at $750. Heat & HW incl.

Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016MERIDEN 2 BR, 1st Floor

Large ApartmentWD Hookup, Free Parking.

Hardwood Floors. (203) 223-0333

MERIDEN 2 BR, 2nd Floor.Prescott Street. Hardwood

floors. Private laundry & deck.No pets. Security deposit.

$850. (203) 715-1965 MERIDEN 2BR, 2nd fl,. New car-

peting. Freshly painted. all appli-ances including washer/ dryer.Garage. No pets/smoking. $950.After 3pm. 203 235-3304

MERIDEN 3 BR, 1st Floor, 5Rms, Appliances. Smoke-Free,private parking. Many extras.$1100. (203) 440-2628

MERIDEN Central Location1BR, LR, Kitch, BA.$695/mo. Lease & Sec.Deposit Required. No pets.Call (203) 235-2372

MERIDEN Crown Village. Large2BR Recently Remodeled w/ HWFloors. $925/mo. includes heat &hot water. Call 203-856-6472

MERIDEN- Nice 2 BRNo pets. $795 per mo,

Deposit, Credit & References.25 Griswold Street

Please Call 203-317-7222MERIDEN. 1 BR, Heat Included,

$825. 9 Guiel Place. Call 203-376-2160 or 203-213-6175

MERIDEN. West side. Clean 1BR, heat, hw, electric. Hdwdflrs. $870/ mo plus sec. 12pm-8pm, 203-634-1195 or

www.meridenrooms.comSOUTHINGTON 2 BR, 2nd Fl in

2-Family. Utils not incl. Off stparking for 3 cars. Quiet areanext to walking trail. $900/mo.1 1/2 mos sec. 860 628-9999

WALLINGFORD 1 BR, Kitchen,Living Room, Bath and Office.Spacious Rooms. WD Hookup.Like New. Near Library. NoPets. $975/mo + utils. ReadyDecember 1. Call 203 641-3182

WALLINGFORD 2 BR, 5 RoomsFirst Floor. Good locale.

Fully Applianced. Wall to Wall.NO pets. Utilities not included.

Lease & Security Required.$875 Month 203 848-7955

WALLINGFORD 2BR 1st Floor

$850 Per Month, No Pets Available Immediately.

Call 203-284-0212

WINTER SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $695/month.

HHEEAATT,, HHOOTT WWAATTEERR && EELLEECC--TTRRIICC IINNCCLLUUDDEEDD.. Private bal-

cony. 203-639-4868

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

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT& INSTRUCTIONS

OUT of work counselor offeringguitar lessons to beginners inyour home. Call Stephen forappt. 203 228 2606

HOUSES FOR RENT

KENSINGTON 131 Main Street5 Room, 2 BR Ranch. LgKitchen w/Dining Area. Lg LRw/FP. 2 Car Garage. Very Prvt,No pets. $1300. 860-306-0147

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDD 44 BBRR,, 33 FFuullll BBaatthhHHoommee.. HHddwwdd ffllrrss,, WWDD hhooookkuupp..NNiiccee aarreeaa,, nniiccee yyaarrdd.. BBeeaauuttiiffuull..AAsskkiinngg $$11770000.. AAvvaaiillaabbllee JJaann 11..220033 228844--22007777 oorr 220033--665544--66119900

CONDOMINIUMSFOR RENT

SOUTHINGTON Town House,Gettysbury Village. 2BR 1 1/2BA, W/D Hookup, Remodeled,No Pets $990 Call 860-276-1114

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

CHESHIRE - 4 RoomsAppliances, 1 Level, Deck.

No Pets. Convenient to 691 & 84. $1225/Month. Includes Heat &

Garage. Call 203-393-1117

FFllaannddeerrss WWeesstt AAppttssSSoouutthhiinnggttoonn

Studio & 1 Bedroom AptsAffordable Housing for quali-fied applicants 50 yrs of age orolder. Amenities Include: Com-puter Learning Center, TV/Games Lounge, Laundry Facili-ties, Off Street Parking, FreeBus Service to local shoppingctrs. On site: Resident Serv.Coord. Small Pets Accepted

Please call 860-621-3954 forinformation. TTY: 711

MER. Furnished Apts. East SideIncl Heat, HW, Elec. 1 BR, 1st Fl,$845/mo+sec. 1BR, 2nd Fl $801/mo+sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm or Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN - 2BR, 1st FLOORKitchen, LR, DR, Bath Fireplace.Back Porch. Recently Remod-eled. Ready to move in.203-237-9500 or 203-565-4719

MERIDEN -WALLINGFORD LINELarge 2 BR Luxury Condo.

Laundry. No pets.$900 + utilities

Call 203-245-9493

MMEERRIIDDEENN1 & 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS

657 East Main Street Call 203-376-8114 or 203-630-9481

MERIDEN 1 2 BR. Good loca-tion. Newly Remodeled. Off-stparking. Appliances. No pets.WD Hookup, Sec 8 approved.$700-$850 Call 203-379-7817

MMEERRIIDDEENN11 BBRR && SSttuuddiiooss AAvvaaiillaabbllee

Heat & HW incl. Off St. Parking.Starting at $595 203-639-8751

MERIDEN 1 BR 1st Fl Apt AvailLiving Room, Kitchen & Bath.Private & Clean. Off St Parking,Section 8 Approved. $700 PlusUtilities. Contact 203-379-0454

MERIDEN 1 BR Off-street park-ing. Wall to Wall carpets, appls,$795 Per Month. Heat & HWincluded. No pets. Sec & refsrequired. Call 203-238-7133

MERIDEN 1 BR, Lg clean roomsAppls. Freshly painted. New car-peting. Off st. parking. Includeselectric, Heat & HW. No smok-ing/pets. $800/mo. 203 444-5722

WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

CLEANEST Seasoned Firewoodin state! $210 Full cord deliv-ered. Discounts over 2 & pickedup. Mike (203) 631-2211

FISHER Wood Burning Stove.Fits 21 inch logs.

Very Good Condition, $500. Call 203-235-3972

SIX Cord of Seasoned HardwoodFor Sale. Middletown, West-field Section. (860) 346-4619

WOODBURNING Stove. Excellent Condition.

$500 Call 203-715-1396

ANTIQUES &COLLECTIBLES

AALLLL CCAASSHH FFOORRMMIILLIITTAARRYY

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WANTED TO BUY

1, 2 OR 3 ITEMS OR AN ESTATE

$$$ CA$H $$$220033--223377--33002255

Estate sale service. Costume Jewelry, Antiques, paintings,

Meriden-made items, toys, lamps.

1-2 ITEMS Silverware, China, Glass.

Furniture. 50’s Items. Whole Estates.

203-238-3499

AAllwwaayyss Buying All Contents ofEstates. Antique, old toys &

collectibles. furniture,costume jewelry, etc.

Call or stop by Frank’s, 18 S. Orchard St. Wallingford. 203-269-4975 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 Handtools,Old, used, and antique hand-tools. Carpentry, Machinist,Engraving and Workbenchtools. If you have old or usedtools that are no longer beingused, call with confidence.Fair & friendly offers. Pleasecall Cory 860-322-4367

DDEEEE’’SS AANNTTIIQQUUEESSBuying Collectibles,

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

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

WANTED By Private CollectorBradley & Hubbard, Parker andMiller Parlor Heaters and OilLamps, Also Angle Lamps &Parts. Call 203-537-3941

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT& INSTRUCTIONS

MMuussiicc BByy RRoobbeerrttaaPPeerrffoorrmmaannccee && IInnssttrruuccttiioonn..

VVooiiccee LLeessssoonnss All Ages and Lev-els Welcome. PPiiaannoo LLeessssoonnssBeginner to Intermediate.

((220033)) 663300--99229955

FURNITURE &APPLIANCES

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STELLAR Condition JeffersonPine Table & 6 Chairs. Table65x43 w/ two self-storing 12”leafs. Extends to about 90 in.Asking $400 Please Call 860-628-2088 and leave message.

TWO Armors, TV Entertainment Centers.

Asking $300 for the pair. Call (203) 269-5533

MISCELLANEOUSFOR SALE

$1000 POOL TABLE- Bought inMarch 2012. Brand New - TenHrs of Play. All Accessories,Two Sets of Balls. $400 Takes ItPlus Removal. (203) 235-0034

2 Bunk beds with mattresses$100 or $150 for both.

GGeennttrraann 66 sswwiittcchh transfer switchfor 5000 watt generator$75.00. Call 203-235-0118

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BAR CLAMP4 ft., 3/4” pipe. $5. Call (860) 349-1575

ENTERTAINMENT CENTER48 X 48 Oak Finish. $250.

(203) 265-1985

FREE SOFA Chair and OttomanYou Pick Up.

Call 203-901-5467

MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIRQuantum Q6 Edge Series ByHudson Co. One year old. Mintcondition. (203) 269-0310

NORTH FACE Women’s XSLight Blue Jacket w/Hood. $99or best offer. 203-265 6035

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for appointment!

VINTAGE SLED with red bow.great christmas decoration,$50.00. can be seen at: Past ToPresent Resale Shop, 28 EdenAve. southington. 860-426-1714

WOOD, FUEL &HEATING EQUIPMENT

100% SEASONED HardwoodCut, Split and Delivered.$200/cord; $125/half cord.Pick Up Available 203-294-1775www.lavignestreeservicellc.com

MOTORCYCLESATV’S, ETC.

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PETS & LIVESTOCK

BULLDOGS, Yorkie, Yorkie-Poo,Chihuahua, Boxers, Beagle,Shih-Tzu, Bostons, GermanShepherds, Labs, mixed breeds,rescues available. Kittens avail.$250+. 860-930-4001.

DACHSHUND Purebred male. 8wks. Brown w/black dapples.Playful & adorable. Ready for agood home for the holidays.Needs shots. $400. 860 724-6770

MALE Boston Terrier Puppy,8 weeks old for sale.

Asking $450. Call 203-235-1131 or 860-919-5256

RRAAPP AA PPOONNYY FFAARRMM,, Wallingford Christmas is coming! Don’t know

what to give? Call for reserva-tions for CHRISTMAS WITHHORSES. Mon., Wed., Thurs., &Friday Dec. 24 26 27 28 9am-12pm $200 for 4 days Lessonsevery day and more. (203) 265-3596 or rapaponyfarm.com

ROTTWEILER PUPS. GermanBloodlines. Big heads! Parentson premises. 1st shots & tailsdocked. Only 4 left. $750. Call ortext for info/pics 860-575-8218.

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