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Readers’ pollHere are The Berlin Citi-

zen online poll results forlast week.

The question was:Is Berlin a business-

friendly place?Yes, the town does great

on business. 6%It’s as good as similar

towns. 11%It’s OK, but could do bet-

ter. 17%No, it needs to improve a

lot. 67%This week’s poll ques-

tion asks:Do you think the town

should own and operate agolf course?

Vote online atwww.BerlinCitizen.com

Best of Berlin Today — andevery day, only on the webGood morning Berlin! That’s the greeting to welcome

you each day to new information about your town avail-able only on The Citizen website, www. berlincitizen.com.

Best of Berlin Today gives you weather, community ac-tivities and tidbits about what’s happening here and now.

Make sure to check out the website for breaking stories,daily news updates, property transfers, police reports andphotos you won’t see anywhere else.

By Olivia L. LawrenceThe Berlin Citizen

The Town Clerk’s office re-ceived an unusual requestlasts week for applicationsfor 3,000 absentee ballots. Therequest was made by PaulArgazzi on behalf of the Re-publican Town Committee.

In a letter to be mailedwith the application, theBRTC urges people to vote“no” on the high school refer-endum question March 15 cit-ing “a heavy financial bur-den on all taxpayers, espe-cially seniors.”

“It’s appropriate that peo-ple who are not here, and whocan’t vote in person, have anopportunity to vote likeeveryone else,” Argazzi saidadding that many people willgo south for the winter or aremore likely to be unable toget to the polls, or may be ill.

Town Clerk Kate Wall saidone blank application was re-quested and her office wasnotified that the intent was tomake copies: 3,015. State elec-tion laws state that if you aregoing to make more than fivecopies, the town clerk must

Absentee ballots way to upparticipation, BRTC says

number each application andmake a log to keep track ofthem.

Wall said it’s required thatthe mailer keep a log in re-gards to whom these aremailed.

“It is an unusual request,”Wall said. However, in ad-vance of elections, parties of-ten come in and request 50 to100 applications.

Argazzi said about 2,000mailings will be sent out assome households have hus-band and wife needing appli-cations. He said unions andother organizations some-times mail ballot applica-

tions in advance of a vote. Henoted that the Town Councilcould have scheduled the ref-erendum Feb. 22 when a spe-cial election was held for the6th District senate seat, butsince that was school vaca-

See Ballots, page 8

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Organizations for the publicschools called for a debate onthe topic of the high schoolreferendum. A Feb. 16 letterfrom the PTOs to Board ofEducation President GaryBrochu and Berlin Republi-can Town Committee ChairGeorge Millerd, asked them,or a representative fromtheir organization, to partic-ipate. The PTOs intent was tohave a forum at Berlin HighSchool sometime during theweek of March 7. “It is im-perative for Berlin citizens tohave an accurate under-standing of the high schoolrenovation project,” the let-ter stated. It was sent byPTOs at Hubbard, Willardand Griswold elementaryschools and McGee MiddleSchool.

Berlin Republican TownCommittee Chairman

George Millerd replied thatmembers of the BRTC, “donot believe a debate betweenone of our members andGary Brochu would be an ef-fective means of improvingcommunications and under-standing on this topic. We re-spectfully decline your of-fer.”

Millerd said there are bet-ter ways to communicate andthat debates typically draw asmall audience.The primarypurpose of bringing the is-sue to referendum was “togive the residents a chance tobe heard and to decide forthemselves.” Furthermore,“we do not view this vote as apolitical issue and feel it isinappropriate for the BRTCto present ourselves as thevoice of those opposed to thecurrent plan.”

Millerd wrote that “hadthe Democrat Council mem-

bers and BOE members beenactive in helping to collectsignatures to bring this keyproposal before the voters,they would have quickly be-come aware that those op-posed to this proposal are ofall political persuasions andhave varied reasons for theiropposition. We can not possi-bly represent all these peopleand their viewpoints.”

On behalf of the BOE,Gary Brochu replied to thePTO. He wrote that the Boardof Education has been in-volved in “a variety of fo-

rums, meetings, discussionsand tours to help residentsbecome more informed on

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tance regarding the integrityof a structure. Waznia saidseveral small structures col-lapsed but there were no ma-jor buildings affected and noinjuries due to the snow is-sues at buildings.

Town Manager Denise Mc-Nair called dealing with thiswinter’s issues “an experi-ence.” She said town crewsoften worked 24/7 for days ata time, only to be called backto work after a short reprieveas the storms kept coming.Flooding and potholes areprobably the next wave ofconcerns for the town, shesaid.

Also giving presentations

were Director of EconomicDevelopment Jim Mahoney,Police Chief Paul Fitzgerald,Board of Education Presi-dent Gary Brochu and Super-intendent of Schools DavidErwin.

Salina said the good newsis Grand List growth and Gov.Malloy’s recent pledge tomaintain the state’s level ofEducational Cost Sharingfunds to towns. However, thesnow storms do mean thetown’s contingency fund tooka huge hit, with unexpectedexpenditures of nearly aquarter million dollars tap-ping that fund.

Brochu talked about theproposed renovate-as-newplan for the high school, anitem that is the subject of a

Town officials give updates at the Chamber’s State of the Town event last week. Fromleft: Police Chief Paul Fitzgerald, Fire Marshal Steve Waznia, Town Manager DeniseMcNair, Director of Economic Development Jim Mahoney, Mayor Adam Salina, Boardof Education President Gary Brochu, Superintendent of Schools David Erwin.

March 15 referendum. Ac-creditation and Office of Civ-il Rights complaints “are notthe problem, it’s a symptomof the problem.” Brochucalled the high school issue a“systemic failure” and said“we cannot wait any longer.”

He said tours are availablefor the public and those whoare interested can contactthe superintendent ofschools’ office. Brochu said itwould be “economically dis-astrous” not to move aheadwith the plan. “We can maxi-

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Superintendent Erwingave an update on severalschool issues. The roof over-haul at McGee Middle School“is going along beautifully.”The schools are implement-ing a “performance tracker”so student progress can befollowed year to year. A Par-ents’ Council serves as asounding board for commu-nity input and everyone iswelcome to participate. “Youdon’t have to be a parent,” hesaid. Curriculum is undergo-

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tions. There are 29 employ-ees, including managers, andabout 23,000 square feet offloor space.

That makes the Berlinstore one of the smallerstores; about half the size ofthe average Ocean Statestore. It’s about the same sizeas the one located in NorthKingston, Rhode Island,which is the store nearest toheadquarters. Founded in1977, as a single store opera-tion in North Kingstown, theidea was to sell brand name,first quality products atcloseout prices.

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Citizen photo by Olivia L. Lawrence

Ocean State Job Lot offers a wide variety of ever-changing goods.

mission statement: “We un-derstood that people workhard for their money. Our jobwas to deliver the best valuespossible. That was the ideathen and that’s still our goaltoday. Although we areknown as a closeout compa-ny, we prefer to think of our-selves as opportunistic mer-chants.”

“It’s a good model and itworks in both larger andsmaller versions,” Sarlittosaid, adding “There is some-thing about the smaller sites”that makes stores likeBerlin’s a comfortable fit fora community like this. Eachsite is “assessed year to year”in regards to its viability andthe Berlin store “is doingfine…no indication that we

would be making changes,it’s nicely placed. We have acommitment to that area.”

Ocean State has neverclosed a store and “a lot oftime and effort” is put into se-lecting sites, Sarlitto said,with emphasis put on keep-ing overhead costs low.

The inventory is a quirkymix. Where else can you shopfor a kayak and a $6 bottle ofolive oil?, Sarlitto asked. “It’slike a high-end flea market.”

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Golf course, $90,000 in the hole, revamps its approachBy Olivia L. Lawrence

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Timberlin Golf Course of-ficials told the Town Councillast week that they are tack-ling a $90,000 deficit at the fa-cility through a number ofmeans. The presentation waspart of a discussion aboutfees for the upcoming sea-son.

Running a municipal golf

course “is a tough business,”said Mayor Adam Salina.“We’re losing money at ourgolf course.” While Parksand Recreation Commissionsets the rules for the course,the council must approvefees.

Len Zielinski, commissionchairman, and JonathanZuk, golf course manager,outlined the plan to “closethe gap” on a $90,000 budget

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shortfall.“Golf is declining,” Zielin-

ski said. He said severalgolfers were asked to sit in ona recent parks and recreationmeeting to give input on howto best market and promotethe course.

The approach will be to in-crease advertising, attractmore non resident junior andsenior golfers, offer twilightfees and also reduce operat-ing costs by about $120,000.Officials said the decisionwas made not to balance thebudget on the backs ofgolfers.

Zielinski said the coursewas “maxed out” on the po-tential number of Berlinplayers and needs to attractmore non resident interest.He said there was “very littleor no” non resident juniorand senior members. Twi-light golf could attract a newwave of interest, with re-

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grew, and tasks as simple asputting out a trash can be-came trials.

“It was a catastrophic win-ter in many ways,” saidDeputy Mayor Steve Morelliat a recent council meeting.But as bad as it was, officialssaid the town weathered thewinter as well as could be ex-pected and better than manyneighboring towns.

“It’s not been easy on thetown crews or residents,”Mayor Adam Salina said.While the winter of 1995 to1996 was a record year, no pre-vious record matches thisyear’s one month record inJanuary – when 80 inches ofsnowfall topped records. Butthe real problem was the tem-perature and the fact thatnone of it melted.

Simonian said, at first,there was discussion aboutthe possibility of some melt-ing, with the typical mid-Jan-uary thaw helping out. Butafter checking projections,“We learned the patternwould stay for several weeks.The cold weather was lockedin.” Temperatures wouldstay below freezing for weeksto come. The January thawwould never come.

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At this point of the clean-up, Simonian asked resi-dents “To please be patient.These are unusual circum-stances. We are working towiden streets and improvevisibility.”

As Fire Marshal SteveWaznia noted at a recentmeeting, there were no seri-ous injuries and no majorroof incidents — and that’sthe most important outcome.

“We started looking weeksago at clearing drains andclearing roof snow — espe-cially where it had drifted —so the melt could drain offand not back up,” Simoniansaid. “That helped Berlinstay ahead of the game.”

Of course, roads have to be

cleared storm to storm, butbeing more proactive withclearing roofs and monitor-ing and keeping drains openwill be a priority in the fu-ture. While this was an un-usual year, Simonian said itwill be important to remem-ber “We are not exempt fromsignificant snowfalls; weneed to be more proactive assnowfall builds.”

One serious public safetyconcern was buried hy-drants. “They were hard tofind,” Simonian said. Thereis a mapping system in-stalled in fire trucks and sur-vey-grade metal detectorswere used to determine thefinal location of the plugs.After that, the water controldepartment took a backhoeand one by one cleared eachhydrant. Simonian saidthere has been some discus-sion about installing metalflag markers on the hy-drants, an aid in findingthem in deep snow. However,

markers can impede thework of fire fighters, so it’snot an ideal solution.

While town crews did allthey could, reinforcementswere needed. “Experiencedictates we must rely on out-side resources,” Simoniansaid, when winter clobbersthe town as it did this timearound. Earth excavationequipment was brought in tohelp clear snow banks andwiden roads and parking ar-eas. Simonian said the town

maintains annual contractswith a number of contrac-tors who were on call andtherefore available to helpwith the snow.

In terms of why therewere concerns about theroofs of some buildings —even newer ones such as theStop & Shop — Simoniansaid, again, it is because ofthe unusual situation, an un-precedented 30 day build-up.

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The BRTC lists four bulletpoints of why it supports a“no” vote, including: throw-ing away “tons of perfectlyusable material” which is“fiscally and envrionmental-ly irresponsible”: that there

is no architectural plan forthe project and that “otherviable alternatives have notbeen seriously considered”such as a $25 million plan“that would resolve 100 per-cent” of the problems.

The Secretary of theState’s office states that ab-sentee ballots may be usedby: Those who are ill; physi-cally disabled; serving in themilitary; those who will beout of town on Election Day;those providing service as

poll worker in polling placesother than their own; orthose whose religion forbidssecular activity on ElectionDay. Among other rules forthose mailing ballots; don’tmail unsolicited applica-tions unless you include awritten explanation about el-igibility requirements. Also,“you may call people who re-ceive absentee ballot applica-tions and remind them ofdeadlines.”

this issue” and “we are com-mitted to continuing thistransparency by making our-selves available to the pub-lic.”

He accepted the PTO invi-tation and said the board waswilling to go ahead with theforum regardless of whetherthe BRTC participated or not.“We understand that a debatebetween two or more individ-uals or groups might not bethe most efficient way totransmit information to13,000 voters, but we also un-

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derstand the importance ofbeing available to interestedmembers of the public. Ithank you for the opportuni-ty to do so. Regardless ofwhether or not this public fo-rum takes place, we welcomethe opportunity to meet withthe PTOs or any other groupof Berlin residents. Indeed,

we view it as our responsibil-ity.”

As of publication time, thePTO had not responded toThe Citizen’s inquiry as towhether it still planned tohold a forum. To read the fulltext of the invitation and theBOE and BRTC replies go towww.berlincitizen.com.

Donate to the food pantryStop & Shop in Berlin has pre-packed bags available to do-

nate to the Berlin food pantry, according to Antoinette Pajor,Director of Social Services. Participants may pick a bag oftheir choice, pay for it, and the supermarket will make sure itgets to the food pantry.

For more information, call Antoinette Pajor at (860) 828-7006.

Home Depot evacuated after ice-encrusted gas meter leaks

The Fire Marshal’s office said a gas leak at the HomeDepot plaza around 7:45 a.m.Tuesday was caused by a gasmeter that was completely covered in two feet of ice.

The meter was located near the Deming Road access,behind Sam’s Club, a vacant store heated by gas. HomeDepot was evacuated for about an hour, but other storesin the plaza were not open at the time and therefore notaffected.

Deputy Fire Marshal Matt Odishoo said it appearedthat water draining from the roof had accumulated into a“giant icicle” over the meter, impeding the free flow ofgas, and that the apparatus finally gave way. The ice prob-lem was noticed a couple of weeks ago, but apparentlynot addressed.

Sam’s Club had a slight odor of gas but no readingshowed up on a meter during Tuesday’s inspection.Odishoo said the plan being worked out with Cedar Man-angement, the plaza’s management company, is to shutoff all utilities to Sam’s Club at this time.

Maple sugaring dayThe New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park,

191 Farmington Ave., has scheduled its annual MapleSugaring Day and Pancake Breakfast for Saturday,March 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Price of admission includes breakfast, beverage andadmission to the center. Guided walks to the maplegrove, demonstrations of the syrup making process andchildren’s crafts are included.

For more information and cost, call (860) 827-9064 orvisit www.newbritainyouthmuseum.org.

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FundraiserThe Berlin High School

Class of 2011 All Night Grad-uation Committee has sched-uled its Butter Braids andcookie dough fundraiser. Or-ders are due Wednesday,March 23; delivery is sched-uled for Wednesday, April 6between 4 and 6 p.m. at thehigh school.

For more information, alist of available flavors andto place an order, contactPatti Mangiafico at (860) 828-0414.

TGI Fridays fundraiserThe Berlin High School

Class of 2011 All Night Grad-uation Committee has sched-uled a fundraiser at TGI Fri-days on the Berlin Turnpikefor Thursday, March 3. A per-centage of orders placed be-tween 4 to 8 p.m. will be do-nated to the All Night Gradu-ation Party. Please presentthis notice at time of order-ing.

Casino Bus TripThe Berlin High School

Class of 2011 All Night Grad-uation Committee has sched-uled a bus trip to MoheganSun on Saturday, March 26.Buses pick up and returnfrom Berlin High School.Buses leave at 5 p.m. and ar-

rive back at the high schoolat approximately midnight.

Price per person includesround trip motor coachtransportation, gamingvouchers, food voucher andtip for bus driver. For moreinformation and to reserve aseat, contact Manny Ger-mano at (860) 273-1263 oremail [email protected] donation request

The Berlin High SchoolClass of 2011 All Night Grad-uation Party Committee isasking each family of seniorstudents to donate $50 to helpoffset the expense of theevening. This is not manda-tory, and no child will beturned away; however, thisevent is very costly and thecommittee appreciates anyand all support. The AllNight Graduation Party pro-vides a safe and fun eveningfor graduating seniors ontheir graduation night. Do-nations may be sent to EllenCalafiore, 33 Round Hill Rd,Kensington, CT 06037.Checks may be made payableto: BHS Grad Party. For moreinformation, contact EllenCalafiore at (860) 223-6313 [email protected]

Dean’s listPennsylvania State Uni-

versity — Christina DeSi-

mone of Berlin.Southwest Minnesota

State University — DavidLegnani of Berlin.

Washington and LeeUniversity, Virginia —James Paldino of Berlin.

GraduatesTunxis Community Col-

lege 2010 fall graduates —Michael Allocca, Mark Ben-nardo, Anesa Mrvoljak ofBerlin; Craig Romegialli ofEast Berlin; Tiana Caruso,Bernard Sniadack of Kens-ington.

Scholasticachievements

Tyler Thibodeau andTyler Vu of Willard Elemen-tary School and NicholasDiMichele and SamanthaFasciano of Hubbard Ele-mentary School were hon-ored recently at the 12th an-nual Elementary School Cele-bration of the Arts. The Con-necticut Association ofSchools hosted the annualprogram which recognizes el-

ementary school studentsthroughout the state who ex-hibit strong artistic abilityin the performing or visualarts at the elementary level.Outstanding citizenship andcooperative skills are also es-sential criteria in receivingthis honor.

Xavier HighSchool honor roll

Xavier High School an-nounced its second quarterhonor roll.

High honorsRyan Gadea of Berlin.

HonorsJason Corriveau, Jeremy

Dilzer, Peter Dovidatais,Nicholas Zoccoli of Berlin;Matthew Pastuszak of Kens-

ington.

ReunionsBerlin High School

Class of 1981 and 1982 areplanning a joint reunion forthe fall of 2011. Classmatesthat “like” the Facebookpage athttp://on.fb.me/bhs81 willbe provided with updated re-union plans, can post com-ments to the site and recon-nect with classmates.

Berlin High SchoolClass of 1971 reunion is inthe planning stages. To makethis event a night to remem-ber, contact Nancy at (860)604-2134. Leave you name,phone number and best timeto call.

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The Forever Young Club isscheduled to meet Thursday,March 3 at 6 p.m. in FatherCarroll Hall at Sacred Heart

Church, East Berlin. Theevening is the annual cornedbeef and cabbage dinner fol-lowing a short businessmeeting. Entertainer JeffBatter will provide enter-tainment. For tickets, call

Bill Dobbs at (860) 829-1468,Dan Sabia at (860) 828-3141,Carol Dauphin at (860) 828-9964, or Dick Colamussi at(860) 229-9137. Please bringpasta and sauce for theBerlin food pantry.

Ladies GuildThe Ladies Guild of St.

Paul Church has scheduledits monthly meeting forWednesday, March 2 at 7 p.m.Author and ventriloquist,Judy Buch, is the scheduledguest speaker. This month’sfood pantry item is peanutbutter.

Dream OnDream On brings Christ-

ian messages of hope andguidance to teenage girls,ages 12 to 18. It is an exciting,high energy event that fea-tures music from the award-winning Group 1 Crew,speakers like Chad Easthamand Jenna Lucado Bishop,and skits from the Revolvedrama team. Messages aboutself image, friendship anddating, love, and life areshared from the Biblical per-spective and a relationshipwith God is encouraged. Thisis a great opportunity formothers to share their faithwith their daughters.

The area event is sched-uled for Friday, April 1 from 7to 10 p.m. and Saturday, April2 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at theHartford XL Center. The costincludes nine hours of musicand messages and Saturday’sbox lunch. For more infor-mation and cost, contact Di-ane Roncaioli at (860) 828-7912. Additional informationis available atRevolveTour.com.

BethanyCovenant

Bethany Covenant Churchhas scheduled free Lego Clubon Mondays in March from 6to 7 p.m. for children ages 5 to9 years old. Come once or forall four nights. Please RSVPearly as registration is limit-ed to 20 participants. Formore information and todownload a registrationform, visit www.bethany-covenant.org. Legos are pro-vided.

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A Spring Fling JuriedCraft Show, to benefit FeedMy Starving Children, isscheduled for Saturday, April30 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at theBethany Covenant Church.

Enter your original craftsand artwork. Apply soon asspace is limited. A booth feewill be charged.

For more information andan application, call (860) 828-3637 or visit www.bethany-covenant.org/bethcov/spring_fling_craft_show.

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St. Paul Church has sched-uled summer camp sessionsfor children entering firstthrough sixth grade. Theeight, week long programsoffer both half and full daysessions. Half day is sched-uled from 9 a.m. to noon. Fullday is scheduled from 9 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. Before and aftercare is available. The firstsession begins June 20 andthe last session ends Aug. 12.Registration is required.

For more information andcost, call (860) 828-4343, [email protected] or visitwww.stpaulkensington.org.

KensingtonCongregational

The Kensington Congrega-tional Church Christian edu-cation program has sched-uled a parent/child play-group for Tuesdays from 9:30to 11 a.m. The group meets ona “drop-in” basis, in theReeves Center, 185 SheldonSt. The playgroup is open toall who care for childrenfrom infants to preschoolers.For more information, call(860) 828-4511.

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ObituariesMary Aguzzi

Mary (Alderuccio) Aguzzi,97, widow ofthe late JohnAguzzi Sr.,died peace-fully Feb. 14,2011 in Ni-antic.

Born in

New Britain, daughter of thelate Ceasario and the lateBeatrice Alderuccio, she wasa long-time Berlin residentand a devoted member of St.Paul Church.

She is survived by a son,John Aguzzi Jr. and his wifeMarjorie of Kensington; adaughter and son-in-law,JoAnn and Joseph Cucci ofNiantic; two grandchildren,Lauren and Joseph Cucci;two brothers, JosephAlderuccio of Kensingtonand James Alderuccio andhis wife Doris of Bristol; andmany loving nieces and

nephews. She was prede-ceased by three brothers,Frank, John, and AngeloAlderuccio, and three sisters,Sarah D’Angelo, FeliceSorice, and Lucy Marchese.

Her family offers a special“thank you” to the staff atBride Brook Health and Re-habilitation Center in Ni-antic for taking such goodcare of Mary in the last yearsof her life.

Services were held Feb. 18,2011 from Porter’s FuneralHome, followed by a FuneralLiturgy at St. Paul Church.Burial was in Maple Ceme-tery, Berlin.

Making friends

Kensington Cub Scout Pack 41 Den 10 recently vis-ited Friendship Center in New Britain where theydonated men’s gloves and toiletries. From left:Matthew Dennis, Joe Gaffney, Jacob Derewonkoand Matthew Krajewski.

Berlin BriefsGrant applications

Ronald McDonald HouseCharities® of Connecticutand Western Massachusettsis accepting applications forgrants to be awarded in thesecond quarter of 2011. Thedeadline is Tuesday, March 1.

To qualify for funding,projects must address andhave a measurable impact onchildren in Connecticut orWestern Massachusetts.Grants are awarded to non-profit organizations. RMHCmakes grants to programsthat help children and theirfamilies in three main areas:1) education; 2) health care;and 3) civic and social servic-es.

Eligible applicants includenonprofit organizations with501(c) (3) status in Connecti-cut or Massachusetts. Formore information aboutRMHC or to apply for a grant,call Carole Bowman at (860)659-0514, visit www.rmhc-ctma.org or connect on face-book.com/rmhc.ctma.

Police academyThe Berlin Police Depart-

ment has scheduled its 2011Citizen’s Police Academy.

Participants have the op-portunity to learn fromBerlin officers in areas thatinclude search and seizure,patrol operations, traffic en-forcement, juvenile investi-gation, legal use of force, po-lice training, accident inves-tigations, taser use and more.

The program is scheduledfor 10 sessions on Wednes-days from 6:30 to 9 p.m. fromApril 6 to June 8 at the Berlin

Police Station. The programis free and open to residentsand persons, 21 and older,who work in the town ofBerlin. Class size is limited to10 students. Deadline to reg-ister is Friday, March 11.

For more information, con-tact Lt. Gosselin at (860) 828-7184 or visit www.berlinpd.org.

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CitizenOpinion12 The Berlin CitizenThursday, February 24, 2011

Which is it?To the editor:Recently, the BOE pro-

posed $2-plus million to be al-located for new curriculum.(Now we’re getting some-where.) After all, a majorityof what BHS was cited for byNEASC was curriculum re-lated — having nothing to dowith the building. This newcurriculum includes a stateof the art science program.Great! This is the way of thefuture.

But wait, I thought ourbuilding was so bad that wewere unable to provide suchstate of the art programs?Apparently not. It was madeclear at a recent BOE meet-ing that the current buildingis adequate to sustain such aprogram and there is indeed

enough room to accommo-date all required classroomspace.

Wait a minute… to securemoney for the building,there isn’t enough space…and… to secure money forcurriculum there is enoughspace. Nice job BOE. Folks,you can not have it bothways. Either the building isunsafe/unsuitable for edu-cating, or it is not. The pro-$70 million folks have done abang-up job convincingtrusting citizens that noth-ing less will suffice. I’ll givethem an “A” for effort… butan “F” for factual content.

As this situation drags on,it is becoming more andmore apparent that the $70million plan is unnecessary.The overlooked $25 millionplan, commissioned by thesame architect, still exists.This plan must assure a safeenvironment and it mustmeet the required criteria—or it wouldn’t have ever beenan option. So it is clear to methat we can do a fantasticrenovation for much lessthan $70 million.

Bottom line is commonsense and compromise. Willsomeone please propose aplan with a realistic totalcost so we can get on withrenovations.

Vote “no” on March 15!Christine Mazzotta

Berlin

Who really wins?To the editor:Who really wins, if the

“yes” vote is defeated? Cer-tainly not the students, cur-rent or future children whorequire and deserve a com-petitive, challenging, 21stcentury education. If thevote is not yes, our teachers,some of the best in the state,lose the opportunity to helpeach student succeed withthe most current technology,educational tools, and moti-vating environment possi-ble. Berlin homeowners willnot win if the vote is defeat-ed. When they try to selltheir home, they will find adepreciated value attached.Current families may opt to

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Planning & Zoning Commission, TownHall Council Chambers, 7 p.m.

Public Building Commission, Town Hall,Room 8, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 28Board of Education, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 1Inlands/Wetlands Commission, Town Hall

Room 8, 7 p.m.Town Council, Town Hall Council Cham-

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Veteran’s Commission, American LegionPost 68, Porters Pass, 7 p.m.

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It’s time — ‘yes’ isthe fiscally

responsible voteBy Gary Brochu

Special to The Citizen

On March15, Berlinvoters willhave an op-portunity tovote on theproposed $47million reno-vation ofBerlin HighSchool.

That Berlin High School isbadly in need of renovationis, at this point, beyond dis-pute to any fair-minded ob-server. Individuals who havetaken advantage of the multi-ple opportunities to tour thehigh school quickly under-stand that a partial or patch-work “solution” is no solu-tion at all. Three independentgroups have inspected the fa-cility and identified numer-ous problems in virtuallyevery area of the building.

The problems and deficien-cies of the high school facili-ties are many and manifest.Some of the issues that have

Brochu

been identified include: inad-equate special education in-structional areas, a lack ofoffice and planning space,antiquated science labs, aventilation system in need ofreplacement, air quality is-sues, students forced to eatlunch in hallways, deficientauditorium and performancespace, the presence of oldand toxic building materialsthroughout the school, inade-quate technology, and a roofthat is badly in need of re-placement.

While not a comprehen-sive list, it is readily appar-ent that our 59 year-old highschool is in need of systemicand comprehensive repairand renovation.

The proposed plan doesjust that. It renovates the cur-rent building “as new,” thusmaking our town eligible toreceive $23 million in reim-bursement funds, reducingthe cost of the project by one-third. The plan also wouldadd 20,000 square feet in newspace for science classroomsand laboratories. That’s it. Asensible approach that doesthe work that is both neces-sary and badly needed, whilemaximizing our reimburse-ment to minimize the cost toresidents.

Many of those opposed tothe proposed renovation planstate that it can be donecheaper. Town CouncilorDavid Evans is quoted in TheBerlin Citizen (Feb. 10) assaying the much discussed“$25 million plan” will “ad-dress the needs at our highschool for the next 20 years ormore.” That is simply nottrue. In fact, that plan wouldnot even fix the roof to stopthe leaking, not to mentionleaving over 90 percent of thecurrent building untouched.

Scott Veley, in the New

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Britain Herald (Feb. 10), ac-knowledged this when hesaid that the roof and airquality issues could be“added into the $25 million.”When one considers that thework to address the McGeeair quality issues and replacethe roof, for a building 50 per-cent smaller than the highschool, will cost the commu-nity $7 million (with no reim-bursement), it’s not hard toimagine that similar work atthe high school will have aprice tag significantly higher.Which, when added to the $25million cost, becomes awfullyclose to the $47 million reno-vation cost — while still leav-ing 90 percent of classroomand building space un-touched.

Contrary to resolving “100percent of the high school’sproblems,” the “cheaper” op-tion being advanced wouldspend $25 million and stillleave us with a facility with aleaking roof, air quality is-sues, unrenovated class-rooms, insufficient cafeteria

and auditorium space, andno abatement of toxic build-ing materials. Meaning thatafter spending $25 million tofix the high school, we wouldstill have to spend millionsand millions more — withoutany reimbursement — andstill not have renovated theschool. When your car hasfour flat tires, replacing oneand declaring yourself fin-ished does not solve the prob-lem, it merely pretends to.

According to the directorof finance, the majority oftaxpayers, starting in 2014,would have to pay an addi-tional $13 to $21 a month intaxes to renovate the highschool. Given that the oppo-sition is advancing a planthat would expend at least$25 million (if not consider-ably more), the difference is$6 to $10 a month. Certainlynot free, but not unreason-able in light of the building’surgent needs.

This process began overfive years ago. It’s been threeyears since Berlin HighSchool has been placed on“warning.” Putting off a de-cision, for yet another year,is not an option. The New

England Association ofSchools and Colleges, in a re-cent letter to the Board of Ed-cuation, stated that “theCommission remains con-cerned that several long-standing facilities issuesidentified…remain unre-solved.” NEASC goes on tonote that “inadequateprogress to complete validrecommendations could re-sult in a request for addition-al Progress Reports or adowngrading of the schools’accredited status.”

It’s time. It’s time to cometogether as a community andfix what has been too longneglected. Don’t be swayedby arguments that would re-quire the town to spend mil-lions and million of dollarsand still leave us with an an-tiquated building in desper-ate need of millions of dol-lars in repairs. When for afew more dollars each monthwe can fix this issue once andfor all. Make the fiscally re-sponsible decision and vote“yes” on March 15.

(Gary Brochu is presidentof the Berlin Board of Educa-tion.)

From time to time, The Citizen will run a “guesswhat this is” photo. If you know what this is a pic-ture of and where it is, drop us an email [email protected]. (Note: “stairs” and“Berlin” are not specific enough.) The first correctreply gets a high-five in the next edition.

From Buffalo to Berlin,snow is the word

By Father Michael MillerSpecial to The Citizen

Thoughts on winter from a Buffalon-ian…

After all the snow we have had over thepast few months people have been askingme how close this winter has come to theepic winters of Buffalo, New York where Iam from and where my family still re-sides. Granted, a few parts of South Buffa-lo and the south towns get copiousamounts of snow; cities north of Buffalo,especially around my families’ houses, getvery little compared to our Connecticutwinter of 2010-11.

As I took my first walk around town to-day, I reflected on how well things havegone and how we seemed to complainabout all the snow but have taken it all instride. Not much we can do to control theweather. After I returned from my walk, Ibegan to take down the Christmas lightsout in front of the rectory which, untilnow, I have been unable to reach. Butthanks to the large piles of ice helping me,I was able to reach the highest strands lefton the trees.

As I looked out on the lawn, I began tosee what I had forgotten was one of theend results of a bad winter. Scatteredaround the property, in front of the recto-ry, lying frozen for the past few monthswere unread newspapers still wrapped intheir plastic bags. One of those newspa-pers even felt the ripping of our snowblower and is now sitting in pieces amongthe ice.

Among the huge snow piles, I was be-ginning to see the clumps of lawn rippedup by the plows. The dirt and mud are nowbecoming visible as the snow melts. Alongthe roads all the snow is filled with dirt,grime, sand and garbage that once lay hid-den beneath the piles of snow and are nowcoming out of their hibernation.

Not to be forgotten are the conditions ofthe roads, which have also suffered as a re-sult of the cold weather. In Buffalo, wejoke that there are really only two seasons:winter and road repair. We are soon goingto be putting away our snow shovels, snowblowers and ice scrapers and pulling outour rakes, garden shovels and garbage

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leave Berlin, in search of atown that is committed toproviding a topnotch educa-tion to its children. That is atremendous loss. Even thepeople who do not supportthis referendum and resist atax increase will ultimatelylose. Our most valuable re-sources in this town are itspeople. Without a competi-tive, high quality educationalsystem, we will not attractnew families to Berlin. With-out new people joining ourcommunity, how will we sup-port our local businesses?How will we attract the diver-sity of opinion and talentthat currently enriches all ofour town governing bodies?Who wins?

In less than four weeks, thetown of Berlin will finally es-tablish itself as a true com-munity with a “yes” vote forthe high school renovationreferendum. For many years,Berlin High School has need-ed the community’s supportto address maintenance, re-pair, accreditation, and facili-ty needs, but the citizens andits leaders have not unitedtheir visions, their beliefs ortheir efforts. The time hascome to finally voice a uniteddecision to support thiswork, with a yes vote onMarch 15.

It is clear. Who really wins,if the “yes” vote is defeated?Nobody. Please vote.

Vonda TenczaBerlin

Semi-annual taxTo the editor:This is my annual request

to the officials of the Town ofBerlin to change the real es-tate tax payments from a sin-gle annual payment to semi-annual payments.

The age old reply is thatthe interest income earnedon prepaid real estate taxes isneeded by the town to reducethe tax rate. Interest earningrates are insultingly low. Justlook at what banks are pay-ing on savings accounts.

Now is the time to changeto semi-annual estate tax pay-ments.

After all, it is a rather onesided decision that the Townof Berlin has the free use ofmy prepaid real estate taxdollars.

Now is the time to changeto semi-annual real estate taxpayments.

William N. WixonKensington

Be frugalTo the editor:The Federal Government

is in debt to 12 trillion dol-lars, increasing by a trilliondollars a year as far as youcan see. The State of Con-necticut has a budget deficitof 3.5 billion dollars and Con-necticut families have thehighest per capita state debtin the country. Housing re-mains in distress, two mil-lion homes are in foreclosure,unemployment is high and

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Results of the StriketteBowling League from Feb.15:

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Results of the SeniorBowling League from Feb.18:

Ferd Brochu, 214; WaltWallace, 189; Joe Sytulek,181; Joe Aziz, 173; Mike Ko-val, 163; Ed Picard, 155; JohnNappi, 154; Paul Dabrowski,151.

Senior HappeningsSenior trips

The Senior Center hasscheduled the followingtrips. For more information,call (860) 828-7006.

March 15-23 — Sorrento,Italy.

March 16 — Boston FlowerShow/Spirit of Boston.

April 7-8 — TropicanaCasino, Atlantic City.

April 12 — Botanical Gar-dens, New York.

April 16-23 — WesternCaribbean.

April 29 — Daffy Daffodils.

May 15-22 — BermudaBeckons.

May 17 — Log Cabin – 8 tothe Bar.

June 16 — World FlowerShow.

July 13 — Suffolk Downs.July 23-31 — National

Parks of the West.Aug. 11 — Quidnessett

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Sept. 9 — Bateaux, NewYork.

AARP tripsThe Berlins AARP has

scheduled the followingtrips. For information or tomake reservations, call Phyl-lis Fecteau at (860) 828-4934.

March 8 — Tony Kenny’sIreland at Chez Josef inAgawam, Mass.

May 25 — “Oh What aNight” musical tribute toFrankie Valli and the FourSeasons at the Aqua TurfClub.

May — Cruise to Bermu-da.

June — Bar Harbor andBangor, Maine.

Aug. 11 and 12 — Saratoga

Racetrack and the historicQueensbury Hotel.

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Appointments with CherylSiderowf, MSW Intern, arerequired. Eiderdown alsowill schedule home appoint-ments. For more informationand to make an appointment,call (860) 225-3561, ext. 335.

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Officials said they had con-sidered raising non residentfees, but decided against it asthe intent is to attract moreout of town players. A smallincrease in resident fees was

approved.Councilor Kari Drost

asked if it would be better toeither increase advertisingor reduce operating costs, inorder to see what the most ef-fective approach was.

Zielinski and others said itwas critical to move forwardwith all aspects of potentiallyincreasing revenue.

Blood drive honors MillerThe Knights of ColumbusMsgr. Thomas L. GreyishCouncil 3675 has sched-uled a blood drive to hon-or the late John Miller onTuesday, March 29 from 1to 6 p.m. at St. PaulSchool. The Msgr.Thomas L. GreylishCouncil includes both St.Paul and Sacred HeartChurch. Miller was afourth degree Knight whoserved for 54 years. For more information and anappointment, call 10800-733-2767 or visitwww.redcrossblood.org.

Gluten Free 101The Central Connecticut

Celiac Support Group hasscheduled a chat group,Gluten Free 101, for Monday,Feb. 28 at 6:45 p.m. at theCommunity Center, 230Kensington Rd. All personswith celiac disease and theirfamily and friends are invit-ed to attend to gain informa-tion and alleviate the stressof living with the disease.

For more information andto register, call Carm at (860)426-1980 or Nancy at (203) 634-0530.

Shingles vaccineStop & Shop Pharmacy,

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Blood glucosescreening

The Central ConnecticutHealth District and theWethersfield Health CareCenter offer a glucosescreening program to resi-dents of Berlin, Wethers-field, Rocky Hill and Newing-ton who are 65 years of ageand older on the secondTuesday of each month inWethersfield and the fourthTuesday of each month inRocky Hill. Residents mayparticipate at the location oftheir choice.

Glucose screenings arescheduled for Tuesdays,March 8 and April 12 from 10a.m. to noon at the PitkinCommunity Center, 30Greenfield St., Wethersfieldand Tuesdays, March 22 and

April 26 from10 a.m. to noonat the Rocky Hill CommunityCenter, 55 Church St., RockyHill.

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Healthy mealsFood and good health are

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CitizenSports16 The Berlin CitizenThursday, February 24, 2011

Powers, Fiorillo: Head of the classBHS wrestlers fourth overall

Citizen photos by Nick Carroll

Pictured during the CIAC Class M statetournament finals Saturday night inWillimantic are Berlin High School’sMason Powers, Mike Fiorillo and EthanGreider. Powers and Fiorillo, both sen-iors, placed first in their respectiveweight classes. Greider, a freshman,was second. Check out more finalsphotos on our Facebook page.

By Nick CarrollThe Berlin Citizen

Powered by individualstate champions Mason Pow-ers and Mike Fiorillo, theBerlin High School wrestlingteam rolled up 157.5 pointsand finished fourth at theCIAC Class M state tourna-ment held this past weekendat Windham High School inWillimantic.

Bacon Academy (229), Led-yard (216) and Windham (180)were the leading point-get-ters at the two-day event.

“Our goal was to be Top 3.But if you were to ask anyonein the Berlin community atthe start of the season if we’dbe in the Top 10, they wouldhave told you you’re crazy. Itjust goes to show how hardthis team has worked,” first-year BHS coach C.J. McCor-mack said.

Berlin’s fourth-place show-ing was its best state tourna-ment finish in three years.The Redcoats were 10th in2009 and 9th in 2010.

“We’ve come a long way,”said McCormack.

Powers and Fiorillo, bothseniors, believe Berlin sur-prised people at the Class Mevent.

“Definitely,” said Powers.“Our team at the beginningof this year, we probablyshouldn’t have even comeclose to 10th. By the end ofthe year we became a family,and a unit. I don’t think any-one was expecting us to comewith this kind of showing.”

Fiorillo said: “I think thisyear, especially in states, andthe past few tournamentswe’ve really come out andsaid ‘hey, look what Berlincan do.’ I think this is thefirst year for Berlin to startcoming up and getting backto where it was.”

Powers bested the 215-pound field in Willimantic toremain undefeated on theseason. He was runner-up inthe weight class as a junior.“Since that day I’ve wanted towin a state championship

more than ever,” said Pow-ers. “I’ve just been workingmy tail off. I’ve been workingwith Mike Fiorillo, my drillpartner. We’ve been pushingeach other. I think in the endthe hard work paid off for

both of us.”Powers bested Jonathan

Law’s Ted Kostopoulos, 3-2,in the finals. The champ saidhe knew the title was his forthe taking after his first es-cape against Kostopoulos.

“I always know when I’mon bottom I’m going to getup,” said Powers. “I don’twant to brag, but it’s hard tokeep me down.”

McCormack agrees. “He’ssuch a physically gifted kid,”the coach said of Powers.“There aren’t many kids thatare bigger, stronger or moreathletic than him.”

Fiorillo’s title came at 171.“It’s probably one of the

best feelings,” Fiorillo said.“You work so hard through-out the year just for this onemoment. Everyone dreamsabout becoming a state cham-pion.”

Incredibly, this was Fioril-lo’s first appearance in thestate tournament. “I just hadto take it in baby steps,” the

senior said. “I didn’t focustoo much on the finals. I justtook it one match at a time.”

Fiorillo out-pointed Led-yard’s Dakota Kelly, 9-3, inthe title match.

Fiorillo’s brother, Jon, aBHS alum and state champi-on, was mat-side for the fi-nals cheering on his littlebrother. “It was actually real-ly nice having him here,” theyounger Fiorillo said.

McCormack is not sur-prised Fiorillo left Williman-tic with a state title. “MikeFiorillo is, physically, themost gifted 171-pounder inthe state. He’s bigger thanmost 189-pounders,” McCor-mack said. “All he neededwas confidence. And thatshowed tonight. He pinnedhis way to the finals and hada major (decision) in the fi-nals. That’s a pretty remark-able state tournament.”

Making Fiorillo’s accom-plishment even more impres-sive is the fact he suffersfrom chronic asthma. “Whenyou take an x-ray of hischest, his lungs are severelybruised,” McCormack said.“It’s all mental with him. Hehas to tell his body ‘I cankeep going’ when his lungsare burning.”

Berlin’s other Class M fi-nalist was Ethan Greider.The freshman was runner-upat 103, falling to Windham’sMike Ruffino, 4-3, in the fi-nals.

Greider topped Ruffinotwice this season.

“Every time you wrestlesomeone it gets tougher andtougher and tougher,” saidMcCormack. “Ethan lefteverything out on the mat.I’m proud of him.”

Also placing for the Red-coats were freshman JakeEliades (third, 125) and sen-iors Will Matuszak (third,140) and Anthony Squitieri(fifth, 160).

Powers, Fiorillo, Greider,Eliades and Matuszak haveearned a spot in this week-

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were inducted into the NewEngland Auto Racers Hall ofFame recently. The annualHall of Fame banquet washeld Jan. 30 in East Windsor.

The Garuti’s are consid-ered New England auto rac-ing pioneers. They builttheir first stock car forPlainville Stadium in theearly 50s and continued toconstruct winning cars forthe next two-plus decades,scoring on both the UnitedStock Club and NASCAR cir-cuits.

The Nos. 14 and 28 will for-ever be associated with theGaruti brothers. The NewBritain natives began withMidget cars, but Modified iswhere they made their mark.

George Lombardo, MoeGherzi, Ed Flemke, JoccoMaggiacomo and SmokeyBoutwell were the Garuti’sprincipal drivers.

The cars out of Ray’sGarage in Kensington haddominating seasons withLombardo at Plainville Sta-dium and Gherzi at the Wa-terford Speedbowl. In 1956,Gherzi and Flemke teamedup to win the Riverside Park500. It was the first of twoRiverside championshipsFlemke won driving for theGarutis. Maggiacomo alsowon a pair of 500 titles at

Pictured are Jack Arute Sr., Ray Garuti, Ed Flemke,Moe Gherzi and Rich Garuti. The Garuti brothers wereinducted into the New England Auto Racers Hall ofFame recently.Riverside, teaming withBobby Bishop in ‘64 and Bil-ly Greco in ‘65.

The Garutis would moveon to NASCAR with Flemkeand Boutwell, who won theStafford Motor Speedwaychampionship in 1969.

Inducting the Garutis into

the Hall of Fame was sportsannouncer Jack Arute Jr.

Spurred on my juniorTyler Cunningham’s 145-pound championship, theXavier High Schoolwrestling team claimed the

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The Berlin High Schoolboys basketball team isheading into the postseasonon a roll. The Redcoatstopped visiting Middletown,42-34, Monday night to capthe regular season with amark of 16-4. It was Berlin’seighth straight win.

Mike Rector scored agame-high 15 points, includ-ing three 3-pointers, to leadthe Redcoats past Middle-town (10-10). Also contribut-ing to the locals’ balancedscoring attack were Max De-Lorenzo (12) and KevinStritch (11).

Berlin begins play in theCentral Connecticut Confer-ence tournament today, Feb.24.

Ras Morgan finished thirdin the 55 (6.62) to give theBerlin High School boys in-door track and field teamits only points at the CIACState Open Saturday in NewHaven.

The Berlin High Schoolgirls basketball team founditself in a 21-point first-quar-ter hole in the opening roundof the Central ConnecticutConference tournament andnever recovered. Hall wouldtop the reeling Lady Red-coats, 56-31, Saturday nightin West Hartford to snapBerlin’s nine-game winstreak.

Ashley Malloy led Berlin(15-6) with 10 points. SaraBinkhorst netted 19 for Hall,which improved to 19-2.

The Lady Redcoats’ nextaction will be in the CIACClass L state tournamentwhich gets underway Mon-day, Feb. 28.

Heading into the statetournament, Alyssa Barrett

leads Berlin with a 8.7points-per-game average.Chelsea Vujs (7.6), JessSzczepanik (7.3) and Malloy(7.3) are close behind.

Vujs has team-highs in as-sists (43) and steals (63).Monique St. Jarre leads theLady Redcoats in rebounds(118) and blocks (20).

The Newington-Berlin icehockey team took on Farm-ington Saturday in an out-door game at RentschlerField in East Hartford. Thelocal co-op fell, 2-1, anddropped to 10-6-1 on the year.

The Berlin High Schoolboys swim team honored itssenior team members lastweek prior to its 95-83 victo-ry over the Meriden co-op.The Redcoat seniors are BenBonola, Taylor Bosse, TimBoualapha, captain Chris Ce-faratti, Chris Domurat, Vin-ny Fischer, captain KevinKozikowski, ChrisNapierkowski, Kyle Nelson,captain Ryan Newport, HuyNguyen, Josh Paradis,Bhavik Patel, MarcinPurzych, Nick Tropea, IgorTuretskyy and Alex Studt.

Fischer went on to breakan 11-year-old record in the100 backstroke in a statemeet qualifying time of58.96.

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Entering the Berlin HighSchool Athletic Hall ofFame this year will be for-mer BHS coaches Al Pelli-grinelli and Jim Day, andathletes Robert McCann(Class of 1956), Mauro Gozzo(Class of 1984), Rocky Urso(Class of 1987), Ken Pera(Class of 1989), Monica Ear-ley (Class of 1990), ForrestConoly (Class of 1991), DavidSwanson (Class of 1991) andLindsey Pulito (Class of2000). The 1958 state champi-onship BHS baseball teamwill be immortalized in theHall as well.

This week, The Citizentakes a look at the careers ofKen Pera and Monica Earley.

Ken PeraA 1989

graduate ofBerlin HighSchool, KenPera compet-ed in footballandwrestling.

In football,he was anAll-Northwest Conferenceselection and a SpecialAchievement Award-winner.

But on the wrestling matis where Pera truly excelled.

In 1987, he was the North-west Conference championat 147 pounds. The followingyear he won the NWC andClass M state title at 171pounds. In 1989, his seniorseason, he repeated as NWCand Class M champ at 171,and went on to claim theState Open and New Eng-land title. He ended that sea-son undefeated, 39-0.

Pera was captain of thewrestling team his senioryear and received the Coach-es Award. Also, he was se-lected to be a member of theU.S.A.-China cultural ex-change team. The U.S. con-tingent traveled to Chinaand Mongolia, where itwrestled and experiencedthe culture.

Pera continued hiswrestling career at the Uni-versity of New Hampshire,and later, Hofstra University.He was captain of bothteams, and was an AcademicAll-American at Hofstra.

Pera has coached at thehigh school level and is em-ployed in the education field.He resides in Simsbury.

Monica EarleyThompson

A 1990graduate ofBerlin HighSchool, Ear-ley excelledin softball, asa pitcher.Among hermany honorsin the sport,she was a four-time All-Northwest Conference selec-tion, and a three-time All-Stater. Also, she received theCoaches Award three timesand was picked to competein the CHSCA Senior All-Star game.

In 1988, Earley was select-ed as the KC101 Athlete ofthe Week, and in 1989 wasfeatured on ESPN’s“Scholastic Sports Ameri-ca.”

One of her notable pitch-ing achievements came in

1988 when she threw threeno-hitters in a row, one shortof the national mark.

Her career record at BHSwas 65-6, including 19 no-hit-ters. She compiled 767strikeouts.

Earley went on to attendAIC, where she was namedto the NSCA Division II All-Northeast Region Team andwas a First-Team AcademicAll-American.

Earley graduated fromAIC in 1995 with a degree ineducation. In 1998, she re-ceived a nursing degreefrom AIC.

Earley works as a regis-tered nurse at Mercy Med-ical Center in Springfield,Mass. She and her husband,Jim, have two children.

The Hall of Fame induc-tion dinner will be held Sun-day, March 20 at the CrownePlaza in Cromwell. For ticketinformation, contact MarieSiegal at (860) 828-1115;[email protected].

Pera

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end’s State Open in NewHaven.

“I’m going to go in with thesame attitude — one match ata time,” said Fiorillo. “I’mnot worried about seeds oranything like that. I’m justgoing to wrestle each matchto my fullest potential andsee what I can do.”

Powers has his sights seton an Open championship. “Iwant to win that too,” he said.

Before sustaining an in-jury, Powers’ only in-stateloss last year was to currentsenior and Class LL 215-pound champ Patrick Gillen,of Shelton. “I want to get re-venge for that,” said Powers.“And I want to make a state-ment.”

Gillen will continue hiswrestling career at the Uni-versity of Virginia. Powerswill play football for SacredHeart University.

CIAC Class LL state title Sat-urday, unseating 14-timechampion Danbury.

Cunningham is a Berlinresident. Xavier is coachedby Tyler’s father, Mike.

Mercy High School’s Jil-lian Wollman, of Berlin,was named to the SouthernConnecticut Conference All-Academic team for the fallseason.

Wollman is a member ofthe Mercy soccer team and isa co-captain of the lacrosseteam.

Ryan Gadea, of Berlin,earned the Xavier highschool cross country team’sCoaches Award for the 2010season.

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BYSA registrationThe Berlin Youth Soccer Association has opened regis-

tration for the spring season. Players may register onlineat www.bysa.org. A late fee will be assessed after March 12.

The spring season offers recreational soccer for chil-dren born in 1996 through 2006. BYSA will sponsor boysand girls travel teams based on interest.

For more information, visit www.bysa.org.

BLL registrationComplete registration for

returning Berlin LittleLeague players can be doneonline at www.berlin-little-league.com, through March31. Credit card payments areaccepted. Coaching applica-tions are available online aswell.

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WrestlingThe Berlin Minutemen travel

team defeated Newington, 42-12, in a league meet. DanielVeleas got things started forBerlin with a 3-0 win. Team-mate Nick Aborio followed witha pin. A forfeit win credited toJosh Veleas expanded thelead. After that, MinutemenJonathan Shine, Anthony Buc-cheri and Ronnie Watson cameup short. But Niko Fusco andMichael Patterson got Berlinback on track. Fusco won bypin-fall. Patterson scored fivepoints late in his match to pre-vail. Minutemen Jared Zima,Vinny Biscoglio and Seth Pel-letier closed out the night withforfeit wins.

Six Minutemen competed ata tournament in Coventry. Inthe Bantam Division, BradenShea and Michael Lukaszews-ki placed third. In the Intermedi-ate Division, Riley Hanson tooksecond. In the Novice Division,Michael Patterson and ElijahWatson placed first and secondrespectively. Ronnie Watsonwas fourth in the Middle SchoolDivision.

BasketballMooreland Hill SchoolMooreland hosted its 20th

annual boys basketball tourna-ment recently. The home teamfinished undefeated, 4-0, in themorning session to earn theNo. 1 seed in afternoon play. Ahighlight of the morning ses-sion for Mooreland included a17-9 victory over Hamden Hallin which eighth-grader Dah-nique Brown scored 13 points.In another morning highlight,eighth-grader Tyree Burns hit a3-pointer with eight secondsleft to lift Mooreland over Inde-

Bears registrationRegistration for the 2011

Berlin Bears football andcheer programs will be heldWednesday, March 9 andThursday, April 28, 6 to 8 p.m.at Berlin High School. Thefirst 50 players and cheer-leaders to register receive afree t-shirt.

Registration is also avail-able online at www.berlin-bears.com, as are coachingapplications. Coaching appli-cations must be submitted byMonday, Feb. 28.

For more information,contact Bears President BobDeFrancesco at [email protected].

Youth Sportspendent Day School, 12-11.

In its first game of the after-noon session, Moorelandfaced Chase Collegiate andprevailed, 22-17. That putMooreland in the title gamewhere, this time, HamdenHall’s depth and defenseproved too much for the hometeam.

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Duke 22, Huskies 20: Dukescorers — Sam Capodice (10),Zach Hrubiec (8), PaulD’Amore (2), Tony Undercuffler(2). Huskies scorers — HoldenMurphy (15), Jeff Madeia (2),Cam Murphy (2), Zach Morrow(1).

Tarheels 33, Stags 5:Tarheels scorers — Ryan Ter-lecky (10), Giancarlo Tufano(10), Sebastian Fusco (8), NickGrant (3), Kyle Daley (2). Stagsscorers — Vincenzo Miele (2),Luke Waddinger (2), AidanJones (1).

Hilltoppers 29, Bulls 18:Hilltoppers scorers — RyanHyde (13), Gianelli Fanelli (6),Justin Chyra (6), Alex Halkias(2), Josh Ladd (2), Tyler De-Groff (2), Nick Paszuk (2). Bullsscorers — Dan Cervoni (6),Mark Addamo (6), John Ad-damo (6).

Knicks 26, Celtics 13:Knicks scorers — Kevin Dunn

(10), Eric Oates (4), JakeHolmes (4), Zach Murray (4),Adam Bilinsky (2), AndrewBrochu (2). Celtics scorers —John Downes (8), Dan Lynch(3), Nicholas Parczyk (2).

Knicks 25, Huskies 16:Knicks scorers — Eric Oates(8), Zach Murray (6), AdamBilinsky (3), Jacob Sparks (2),Andrew Brochu (2), KevinDunn (2), Andrew Celella (2).Huskies scorers — HoldenMurphy (10), Jeff Medeia (2),Cam Murphy (2), Aaron Senz(2).

Tarheels 29, Celtics 11:Tarheels scorers — Ryan Ter-lecky (10), Sebastian Fusco(6), Giancarlo Tufano (6), NickGrant (5), Max Rosinski (2).Celtics scorers — Tim Heinke(5), John Downes (4), JoeyGaffney (2).

Hilltoppers 30, Duke 12:Hilltoppers scorers — RyanHyde (14), Josh Ladd (8), Gi-anelli Fanelli (4), Alex Halkias(4). Duke scorers — Zach Hru-biec (4), Ryan Salee (4), PaulD’Amore (2), Sam Capodice(2).

Bulls 20, Stags 18: Bullsscorers — John Addamo (10),Tom Perduta (6), Dan Cervoni(2), Patrick Morris (2). Stagsscorers — Luke Waddinger(10), Connor Vogul (6), BenLabaddia (2).

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SnowContinued from page 13

bags to bring our lawns, side-walks and streets back totheir normal summer look.

The work is not over yetand the consequences of along, hard winter are goingto be made clearly visible asthe temperatures rise above

32. As in all things here intown, the work will get doneand the memorable winter of2010-2011 will be talked aboutfor a long time. Let us allpray it doesn’t get repeatedanytime soon.

(Father Michael Miller isassistant pastor at St. PaulChurch and chaplain for theSouth Kensington Fire Res-cue.)

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ing several changes, as well,that Erwin characterized as“revolutionary.” Chemistrywill be introduced in ninthgrade and algebra in eighthgrade. “Gate keeping” class-es, which before requiredprerequisites, will be openedto all, including freshmen.Credits for graduation havebeen increased from 23 to 27and more advanced place-ment offerings have been putin place.

Chief Fitzgerald spokeabout the police depart-ment’s new Special NeedsRegistry for people whowould like emergency per-sonnel to know about specialcircumstances at their resi-

dences. He also reminded theaudience that the police areagain holding a Citizen Po-lice Academy. Finally, helight-heartedly reminded of-ficials and the crowd that itwas important to “give me apolice station.”

Director of Economic De-velopment Jim Mahoneysaid, in regards to the econo-my, “The signs are starting tobe more positive.” The townhas had several major spacesfilled and there has been resi-dential and commercialgrowth, even in the last fewyears. The downtownStreetscape project has been“a dramatic transformation,he said, turning an area thatwas “a dump” into a park.


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The International BuildingCode specifies roofs must tol-erate a load of 30 pounds persquare foot. That is usuallytwo to three feet depending onthe type of snow.

“That standard has servedwell for years,” Simoniansaid, so whether or not theIBC standard will be revisitedis not known at this time.

The cost“The impact to the town

has wreaked havoc on our re-sources,” Simonian said.However, the town has filed a“state of emergency” applica-tion for Federal EmergencyManagement Assistance.FEMA reimbursement forstorms that occurred duringthe second week of Januaryis anticipated.

Town Manager Denise Mc-Nair described the effortneeded to keep the town oper-ating through the past coupleof months; including snow-related bills that she saiddrained the color from her

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face. Some of those expensesran $10,000 a day. McNairspoke of acres of roofs thathad to be cleared, crewsworking 24/7 for days at atime, and structural con-cerns that had to be ad-dressed immediately. Stormbudgets went bust with$156,000 transferred from thecontingency fund to cover ex-pected public works overagesand $83,000 to deal with theschool roofs. The unexpectedbills depleted the contin-gency fund to about $25, 000.

“It’s not cheap work,” Mc-Nair said.

AftermathAs snow melts and spring

rains arrive, what can resi-dents expect?

“Flood areas could be quitesignificant,” Simonian said.He recommended that resi-

dents try to remove as muchsnow as possible from aroundbasements. “We hope thesnow melts slowly. However,our crews have experience todeal with flooding. They’reused to it.”

To help out, residents canstart clearing debris from theapproximately 3,000 catchbasins through out town.

In late April, town crewswill begin to survey roads fordamage caused by snowplows, checking for brokencurbs and grass damage. Res-idents may notice some roadsget a “wash boarding effect”.While these will be repairedif necessary, “some will godown on their own,” Simon-ian said. Once an inventoryof damage is complete, crewswill start repairs in May.

Kindergarten registrationKindergarten registration forms have been sent for all chil-

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hardware — the list of prod-ucts available goes on.“There are things that peoplewouldn’t expect…you’d behard pressed to see so broad acategory in one place.There’s a smoked oysterthat’s really good, Emeril’smarinara sauce, and Trap-pist marmalade jam,” Sarlit-to said. Then there’s itemslike the Snap-on pneumaticnail gun priced so low thesesold out when “constructionguys swooped them up.”

Where does it all comefrom? Sarlitto said OceanState relies on several pur-chasing strategies.

The term “job lot” is aterm used within the indus-try for the sort of goodsOcean State specializes in.“People are unfamiliar withthe term,” Sarlitto said.While some discount mer-chants scavenge at sites withwater or fire damage or otherdisasters, “that’s generallynot what we do, we’re oppor-tunistic buyers,” Sarlitto

said. “An opportunistic buy-er goes in when conditionschange.” For example, a com-pany like Proctor & Gamblemay change the size of ashampoo product and wantto get now-dated product offthe shelves. “It’s still good; itjust doesn’t meet their plansany more.”

Sarlitto said it’s not un-common for “someone to as-sume there’s somethingwrong” with merchandise —but that’s not the case. In-stead, “the packaging haschanged or the product’s lifehasn’t been extended.” Prod-ucts could come from a bank-ruptcy, too. “These are first-run good product…you cancount on the value.”

While much of the inven-tory changes from day to day,there are items that are con-sistently stocked such asbird seed and disposable alu-minum products. These areamong the products thatOcean State negotiates dealson with manufacturers. Sar-litto said “We find ways todeal with manufacturers toidentify holes in the market

and then we beat the pricedown to bare minimum — weforgo packaging and the mid-dle man and go to the productsource.”

Sarlitto said everything isabout efficiency, doing every-thing from distribution torenting space as inexpen-sively as possible. “We al-ways want our price to be thelowest. We occasionally see alower price ‘who’s doingsomething smarter than weare?’ And so we find a way tobring it down lower.”

Ocean State sites may berelatively new fixtures on thelandscape, but Sarlitto said“we become a neighbor andneighbors have obligationsto support the communitywhere that store is located.”Ocean State is “one of thelargest food donors in NewEngland,” he said, addingthat during the last holidaythey collected and donatedmore than $1 million fromcustomers to help fund con-tributions to local foodpantries.

Because of its knowledgeand bartering ability in the

marketplace, Ocean Statecan take those dollars andturn them into major pur-chases. “We’re good at sniff-ing out a deal. We go into ourmarkets and get significantreduction — and add ourown money and trucks, ourpeople and distribution sup-

port,” Sarlitto said. All thefood is sent back into thecommunity where the storegenerated the money, he said.He personally calls Connecti-cut food banks and lets themknow when a tractor trailerloaded with 24 pallets of foodis headed their way.

Preschool round-upThe Berlin Public School System announced that Berlin

residents who are between the ages of 2 years, 6 months and 4years, 8 months by March 25, 2011 are eligible to participate inthis town wide preschool screening. The screenings arescheduled for March 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and March26 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. by appointment only at the Commu-nity Center. Time and date will be dependent upon yourchild’s age. Appointments will be scheduled on a first-come,first-served basis.

The program screens in the areas of language, motor andsocial skills and provide parents with information aboutyour child’s development, strengths and weaknesses. Thescreening also assists the school district to identify childrenwho may be in need of additional evaluation.

The screening serves as part of Berlin’s CHILD FIND, a fed-erally-mandated activity that seeks to identify children withphysical, mental and/or emotional disabilities which wouldimpair their ability to learn.

For more information and to schedule an appointment, callLisa or JoAnn at (860) 828-6581 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. betweenMarch 1 and March 18.

CitizenCalendar22 The Berlin CitizenThursday, February 24, 2011

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full time employment is notprojected until 2020.

Berlin High School’s planto “renovate as new” meansthe entire school would begutted, every desk, chair andeven the basketballs would becarted off in large dump-sters. Nothing would besaved, according to what thearchitect said last year dur-ing one of the meetings.

If your roof leaked youwould replace it, not gut yourentire house. Berlin’s lack ofpreventative maintenance isthe problem. At this time inour economy it is not feasibleto commit to a 70 million dol-lar project. The $25 millionrenovation plan will fix allstate deficiencies. This is amore common sense plan. Asto the state funding that ex-pires June 30, I thought Iheard that story last year.

It’s time to be frugal. Vote“no” on March 15.

Raymond RutaKensington

‘Yes’ for qualityTo the editor:I am a concerned life-long

citizen of Berlin writing thisletter in regard to the currentcondition of Berlin High

School. On a recent visit tothe school I was appalled andshocked to see the conditionof this facility.

A leaking roof is not theonly problem that this schoolis facing. The auditorium canseat one- third of the studentpopulation, and the stagecannot even accommodatethe entire band. You are hitwith the smell of mold in themusic room as garbage canscatch the drips from the ceil-ing. Students eat lunch in thehall or another availableroom as the cafeteria is toosmall. The stairs to the mainentrance are crumbling andthe science labs are unsafeand undersized. The studentsare overcrowded. This listcould go on and on.

If you have not seen BHSfor yourself, I encourage youto view it at one of the up-coming public tours offeredin March. One of these toursis scheduled for March 9 at6:30 p.m. I assure you, youwill be disgusted and embar-rassed when you see the highschool that we call our own. Itis imperative that you get toBHS and see exactly what youare voting on. I am most cer-tain that the students ofBerlin deserve far better thanthis.


Feb.24Thursday

Boy Scouts – Boy ScoutTroop 24 meets Thursdaysfrom 6:30 to 8:15 p.m. at theCommunity Center. Stop inor call Joe Tedone at (860)828-0255.

Boy Scouts – Boy ScoutTroop 41, sponsored byBethany Covenant Church,meets Thursdays from 7:15to 8:30 p.m. at the church.For more information, callScoutmaster Joe Greco at(860) 828-8579 or [email protected].

26SaturdayRide America – Power-

house Gym and Malibu Fit-ness have scheduled the 3rdannual Ride America IndoorCycling event for Saturday,Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.at Malibu Fitness, Farming-ton. The fundraiser benefitscancer patients and theirfamilies with expenses. Formore information and tosign up, visit www.cs-frideamerica.org.

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March1Tuesday

Pasta supper – TheAmerican Legion Post 68,154 Porters Pass, hosts a pas-ta supper every Tuesdayfrom 5 to 7 p.m. The public iswelcome. For information,

March 2. A prescription isrequired. For more informa-tion, appointments and cost,call (860) 828-0772.

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Club –The Berlin JuniorWoman’s Club is scheduledto meet Thursday, March 3at 7 p.m. at Sage Pond Place.

7MondayHealthy meal planning

–Kensington NaturopathicMedical center offers freediscussion and advice onhealthy meal planning onthe first Monday of eachmonth at 6 p.m. at Kensing-ton Naturopathic MedicalCenter, 355 New Britain Rd.

The next meeting is sched-uled for Monday, March 7.For more information andto register, call (860) 829-0707. Groups are welcome.

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–The Berlin High School AllNight Graduation Partymonthly meeting is sched-uled for Tuesday, March 8 at6:30 p.m. at Willard Elemen-tary School.

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Decorating – The 2011 AllNight Graduation Party Dec-orating committee meetsevery Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. atWillard Elementary School.Drop-ins welcome.

Boy Scouts — Boy ScoutTroop 256, chartered by theKensington Volunteer FireDepartment, meets Tuesdayevenings at the Kensingtonfirehouse. For information,call Ed Alicea, scoutmaster,(860) 828-8693.

Boy Scouts — Boy ScoutTroop 44, chartered by theBerlin Lions, meets Tues-days at 7 p.m. at BethanyCovenant Church. For infor-mation, call Troop Commit-tee Chair at (860) 829-1832.

Kensington-Berlin Ro-tary – The Kensington-Berlin Sunrise Rotary Clubmeets every Tuesday from7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Com-munity Center. Members ofthe club are dedicated to do-ing good works in the com-munity. Guests are invited toattend any meeting. For in-formation, call ElainePavasaris at (860) 463-9193.

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There is another referen-dum on March 15 where wecan vote “yes” for a scaledback “renovate as new” plan.If you vote “no”, you are vot-ing for nothing at all to bedone at BHS at this time. I en-courage us all to vote “yes”for a facility that is safe andeducationally adequate, yesto quality education inBerlin, yes to “renovate asnew”. Every vote is neededbecause it affects us all.Nursery school parents, ele-mentary parents, middle andhigh school parents, grand-parents, BHS graduates, andevery citizen who caresabout educating Berlin’schildren. For those of youwho supported BHS renova-tions last time, but did notget out and vote, we needyour vote now more thanever. If you have a child whois away at college, please helpthem to get an absentee bal-lot as soon as possible. Thevote is that close.

Please view the school andget the facts. Misinformationis plentiful in the days pre-ceding this referendum.When you see BHS, you willsee that a situation like thiscan wait no longer. The fu-ture is in our hands, let’s dothe right thing. Vote “yes”for BHS.

Jane RossiKensington

Maxed outTo the editor:It is incomprehensible to

think that the residents ofthe Town of Berlin are nolonger relevant or welcometo play golf at the townowned Timberlin GolfCourse, the golf course thatwas built for the “benefit andenjoyment” of the residentsof the Town of Berlin.

The Parks and RecreationCommission, in their infi-nite wisdom decides it’s timeto “drum up business” atTimberlin. How do they dothis? By raising the cost of aresident season pass by awhopping 12 percent, butlowering the out of town sea-son pass by over 13 percent.The reason? Because 70 per-cent of the revenue comesfrom nonresidents and thenumber of residents usingTimberlin is maxed out.

Maxed out. Can you believethis?

So, I guess the Berlin kid oradult who wants to take upgolf this year should find acourse out of town, becausethere’s no room left at Tim-berlin for our residents.You’ve been maxed out.

While I’m not against anincrease in my golf pass, itappears the Parks and Recre-ation Commission wants tosee less residents and morenonresidents “benefit and en-joy” golf in Berlin.

I’ve lived in Berlin my en-tire 60 plus years, but I guessit’s time to move and pay tax-es to a different town. Thenmaybe I’ll feel welcomed toplay golf at Tim “BERLIN”.

Lew MiranteKensington

Money well spentTo the editor:Yes, $69 million is a lot of

money. But it is money wellspent. It is not as much as thealternative to vote “no” andtaking the band aid approachof the $25 million dollar solu-tion which will produce high-er social and economic costsof an inadequately educatedcommunity and it will not ad-dress the entire needs of thehigh school. In just a fewyears, given inflation, the $25million suggestion will turninto a $40 million one. Now,tell me, who can afford that?

A “yes” vote on March 15for the BHS renovation refer-endum will:

1) Address the criticalphysical needs of a highschool that is literally fallingapart before our eyes:

2) Meet the needs of havingan accredited high school;

3) Comply with the federalmandates of the Americanswith Disability Act (ADA);

4) Invest in the welfare ofour town’s education so thatgraduating high school stu-dents will have the tools andexperiences to work in an in-creasingly complex world;

5) Maintain a level of edu-cational services that wouldkeep our education local, in-stead of spending money tosend our children out of townfor high school;

Please think globally andact locally...invest in the fu-ture welfare of our town andvote “yes” on March 15.

Laurie HauptfeldBerlin

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school renovation projectahead of us, the primary is-sue at hand is about the de-crepit condition of the highschool in its current state.But there is also another is-sue that is as important ifnot more — the valuation ofthe high school as an asset toour community and its im-pact on property values go-ing forward.

Many of us in town willprobably want to sell ourhomes at some time in thenext 15 to 20 years or so.

Schools are everything tosmall Americantowns...everything. Lookingat this in a larger scope,school systems are the prin-cipal reason that peoplechoose to buy homes andmove into specific towns.This expands property val-ues as being a desirable placeto move into and live. Thesheer economics of supplyand demand support thispoint. If property values in-crease and more people moveinto Berlin than move out,the overall grand list also ex-pands, making it easier tobuy the new fire truck, hire afew more police officers, fixroads, expand Senior Ser-vices, etc.

As citizens of Berlin, wemust view this as an invest-ment in the future of ourown homes and our town —not just expenditure in andof itself.

Passing this high schoolproject is vital to the futureof our town. I urge people ofBerlin to look at this in this

regard. We want/need to at-tract new families to ourtown and purchase homeshere. The first question allpeople ask when they are re-locating or moving into anew town is “What is theschool system like?” “Whatis the high school like?” Weneed to have the best answerto that question as it com-pares to other competingtowns in our area.

Please consider this largerview when this issue comesup on the March 15 referen-dum and please support therenovate as new high schoolby voting “yes”.

Rich DunnBerlin

Sacrifice toprosper

To the editor:Sacrifice is not a dirty

word. Everything we do as amember of society involvessacrifices – some great andsome small. Our men andwomen in the armed servic-es are, of course, sacrificinggreatly. Sometimes they givetheir very lives. The sacri-fices each of us endures hereat home are puny by compar-ison. Berlin High Schoolneeds serious renovation,and residents are beingasked to sacrifice in order topay for those renovations.

Sure, these are toughtimes. But, who said we hadto wait until now to upgradethe high school? One mustwonder if every year for thepast half century has been“tough,” because the deterio-ration of the high school didnot all take place this pastyear or so. Imagine how

much more smoothly themaintenance of the schoolwould have been if we hadmade a series of smaller sac-rifices during the years ofprosperity.

Will we again choose tosacrifice as little as possibleand ignore problems thatwill surely grow? Don’t fix itproperly, just dump a littlemore oil in the crankcaseand see how far the oldclunker will go? Put it off un-til later, fix it later, let some-one else worry about it later.Is that the master plan forBerlin?

Some think we have sacri-ficed enough. The reality isthat the needs of our societynever end, and our obliga-tions to society never dimin-ish. Some will say our lead-ers are incompetent and outof touch. The reality is thatevery administration has itsnoisy detractors, some ofwhom present wonderful ar-guments for doing nothing(or as little as possible).

But we are not a bunch ofdo-nothings. When we placeour hands on our hearts andpledge allegiance to this na-tion, we are pledging to doour part as long as ourhearts continue to beat. Thatmeans making sacrifices sothat our nation and our com-munity will prosper.

Jay R. WorshamKensington

Take a tourTo the editor:No one can make an edu-

cated vote about the highschool until they see it. I en-


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courage everyone to please takea tour of the high school prior toyour vote. The Hubbard andWillard PTO’s are offering toursat 6:30 on March 2 and March 9,respectively. You can also con-tact the high school and I amsure Principal Harnett willschedule a time that is conven-ient for you. I can only hope youwill then vote with your con-science.

Last week, Governor Malloyproposed reducing state reim-bursements for new school proj-ects, but luckily, at this time, re-imbursements for renovations

will remain the same-It remainsonly a proposal, but even if itpasses, it may not impact subsi-dies to towns such as Berlin; itsmore obvious target is magnetschools.

Nonetheless, we should usethis situation as a teachable mo-ment. What it illustrates inbroad, bright strokes is this: Thelonger we wait to renovateBerlin High School, the more ex-pensive it will become. Delayingthe inevitable will never, eversave Berlin money. Interest rateswill never be lower than they arenow. State subsidies will only bereduced, not enhanced. Thelonger we perform piecemealupgrades and renovations, the

deeper we dig our hole. Continu-ing to resist renovating the highschool hands everyone in town ashovel to continue digging,while the cost of a ladder toclimb out continues rising.

Eleanor Roosevelt once wrote,“The things you refuse to meettoday always come back at youlater on, usually under circum-stances which make the decisiontwice as difficult as it originallywas.” The governor’s proposalshines a bright light on thisprinciple. Let’s band together asa town and climb out while theladder is still within reach. Let’srenovate the high school now.

Mary Ellen MaloneyKensington

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ELECTRICAL SERVICE

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APARTMENTSFOR RENT

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

Heat & HW incl. Off street parking

203-886-7016

MERIDEN 1, 2, 3 & 4BR. Startingat $500. West Side - RecentlyRenovated. Off st parking. Nopets. Sec, refs. Ask Lisa aboutour specials. Call 203-935-6612

MMEERRIIDDEENN 1023 Old Colony Rd.

22 BBRRStarting at $750. Heat & HW incl.

Ask about 1 month free rent.203-639-8751

MERIDEN 2 BEDRM, 2nd floorapt. 1 bath, appliances includ-ed. 110 Colony St. off St. park-ing, sec 8 approved. $800 &sec. Call 203-927-8215

MERIDEN 3BR, 1.5 bath, basmtW/D hookup, $1200/m + utils.1m sec. No pets. Avail 3/1. Call203-631-8421 or 203-440-1290

MERIDEN MOVE IN SPECIALStudios, 1 BR & 2 BR

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

Rm. Off st parking. 203-630-2841

MERIDEN MOVE IN SPECIALStudios, 1 BR & 2 BR

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

Rm. Off st parking. 203-630-2841

MERIDEN-1BR. large. 2nd flnew appliances, newly reno-vated $775 per mo plus securi-ty hot water included callNatalie 203-671-2672

MERIDEN-2BR, 1st flr, 5Rms(Newton St) $800/mo.+gasheat & elec utils. 1mo sec depNo pets/smoking. W/D hkup203-237-5680 leave message

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

CHESHIRE 1 BR, 2nd Fl. Heat &hot water incl. Off street park-ing. Hdwd fls. $750 per month +1 mo sec. No smoking or pets. 203-988-2145 or 203-272-3009

CHESHIRE. 1BR, large 1st floorapt, eat in kit, liv rm. hardwoodflrs, front & rear porch, off st,parking. W/D available. Pet ok.$840/mo. Call 203-250-8288

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L & E PROPERTY Managementoffers Meriden - 2 & 3 BR apts

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MER 1BR, 2nd fl, hdwd flrs,heat, hot water, elec incld. W.Side, refrig, stove incld.$240/wkly+sec. Call 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm

MER. FURNISHED apts: Incl Heat,Elec, HW. East Side, 2nd flr Stu-dio, $758/mo+ sec. 1BR, 3rd fl,$845/mo+sec. 12pm-8pm 203-630-3823 or Meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN -2BR, 1st Floor Refinished. Nice yard. GroveStreet. $800 + utilities. W/Dincluded. Section 8 approved.

203-265-4664

MERIDEN -Newly Remodeled● 2 & 3BR, Sherman Ave.● 3+ BR, Franklin St.Off street parking, WD hookups,

Hardwood floors. (203) 634-6550


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LAUNDRY/Housekeeping 32-40hrs. Apply in person, M-F, 8-4.

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PROFESSIONAL delivery serviceis looking for an individual tobecome our driver of local homedeliveries of new furniture in theSouthington area. Exp in furni-ture delivery with set up neces-sary. Ability to drive a truck cleandriving record no DUIs. Excellentincome. For interview call Dylan@ 215-651-8733 or email resumeto [email protected]

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SEEKING Employment Typing@ Home-Retired secretarywith 35+ yrs. exp. Have com-puter, printer, fax machine,scanner. (5 hrs/25 hrs.wkly-M-F). On Soc. Sec./Medicare,don’t need any benefits. E-Mail: mvmfriend@ cox.net.

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HVACLMG, inc. is a mechanical con-

tracting company based in Mid-dletown, CT. We are currentlyseeking an HVAC/R installationand/or service technician. Theideal individual must have atleast five years experience onthe field and hold an HVAClicense in CT, preferably contrac-tor “S” or “D”, journeyman willbe considered.

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needs 4 temporary workers3/1/2011 to 12/15/2011 worktools, supplies, equipment pro-vided without cost to worker.Housing will be available with-out cost to workers who cannotreasonably return to their per-manent residence at the end ofthe work day. Transportationreimbursement and subsis-tence is provided upon comple-tion of 15 days or 50% of thework contract. Work is guaran-teed for ¾ of the workdaysduring the contract period$10.16 per hr. Applicants toapply contact CT Dept of Laborat 860-263-6020.Job#4558925. Plant, cultivateand harvest fruits vegetablesand ornamental flowers crops.Use of pruning tools, applypesticides. Sorting, processingand packing products. Set up,operate and repair farmmachinery. Set up irrigationand maintain. Work mainlyoutdoor, could be extremelyhot or cold conditions. Workrequires to frequently bend,stoop, and lift up to fiftypounds. Work on ladders atheights up to twenty feet.Thirty days experience induties listed above.

CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

MMEERRIIDDEENN Spring Village Phase2. New 1726 SF. Townhousew/3BR, 2.5BA, huge LR, 2 cargar, trek deck. Starts at$220,000. Galleria RE Call203-671-2223.

MYRTLE BEACH, SCRREEDDUUCCEEDD!! $$7799,,5500001st floor, ground level, ranch,

2BR, 2 bath, furnished! OnIsland Green Golf Course.Pool, large fitness room.

Call 203-271-3172

HELP WANTED

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accepting resumes for

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WWiitthh 55 --1100 yyrrss eexxppeerriieennccee.. All positions involve lifting,sawing, drilling and movementof graphite blocks, billets andrandom graphite materials.Have considerable knowledgeof machining measuring equip-ment. Work with minimalsupervision. Possess the abilityto read and interpret blueprintsto customer specifications, towork within blueprint tolerances,perform basic shop math, readand understand measuringequipment. Must be able toread, understand and workfrom dispatch list. Machinistexperience in a job shop pre-ferred. The company offersexcellent benefits, includingMedical, Dental, Vision, Life,Disability, 401k, vacation andsick time.

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1111 CCrroowwnn SSttrreeeett MMeerriiddeenn,, CCTT 0066445500

ADMIN SECRETARY FT5 years healthcare experiencepreferred. Computer literate.Fax resume and salary require-ments to 203-272-6968 or mailPO Box 1056, Cheshire, CT 06410

ATTENDANT for One Stop Laun-dromat in Cheshire. Flex hrs -some mornings, some after-noons. Call Sal 203-949-1940

AUTO MECHANICS neededFull time. Salary based onexperience. Full benefits pack-age. Apply in person only.Portland Transmission 25 SilverSt, Portland 860-342-4273

CAKE DECORATOR To make anddecorate ice cream cakes atDQ. Exp’d & artistic talents req’d.Serious inquiries only. Apply inperson at Dairy Queen, 956Broad St., Meriden, CT

CLERKS for computerizedCheshire collection agency.Prior office experience a must.203-250-9615 8:30-5:30.

DENTAL ASSISTANTExp’d. P/T. Chairside w/some

receptionist skills for generalpractice. Wallingford. Sendresume to: The Record-Journal,Box 2M, 11 Crown St, Meriden,CT 06450

WANTED TO RENT

SEEKING 4 or 5 Room House or1st Fl Apartment. Have section8. Quiet, clean, with one cat,trained. Call (203) 238-9756

WANTED Studio Apt for aclean, non smoking, non drink-ing sr citizen. Only hope is thatthere is a W/D hookup. Robert203-265-2666 or 203-393-8931

WANTED-Kitchen to rent inWallingford. Willing to shareStarting Cake bus 203-376-1514 [email protected]

HOUSES FOR SALE

MERIDEN $119,900 Large homewith lots of possibilities. 4 bed-rooms, 2 baths & 2 car garage.All on big lot. Call to see! Judy203-235-3300

WLFD $499,900 Beautiful custom4BR home in neighborhood.Many elegant features & finishesincluding MBR w/loft & FP, 2family roooms +incredible pool& patio! Linda 203-265-5618

MMEERRIIDDEENN-Spring is aroundthe corner, is this the yearto build your dream home?

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CONDOMINIUMSFOR SALE

BERLIN 2 BR, 2 Bath Townhouseat Stony Mill. LR w/FP.Attached garage. Fully finishedlower level. Stainless steelappliances. $249,900. TheBuyer’s Broker 860- 829-1213

WALLINGFORD Desirable firstlevel 1 bedroom corner unit.1.5 baths with add’l bedroom.1586 liveable sq. ft. UpgradedSS appls, lg master BR, ampclosets. Pvt wooded back yard.$175,000. Al 203-265-5618

APARTMENTSFOR RENT

MERIDEN-2BR, 3rd flr, 5Rms,Stove & refrig incld. Off-st-parking. No pets. $725/mo +sec & utils. 203-605-5691

MERIDEN-3BR Townhouse 416 Crown St. $1150/mo. 2 months plus security.

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MERIDEN-3BR, nice size 2nd flrapt, $850/mo incl. new refrig.,new stove, w/d hookup in unit.No pets, utils or smoking. 1 yrlease, credit chk & refs req.Sec & 1st mo. rent. 203-608-8348

MERIDEN. 1 BR $600. Studio$500. Utilities not included. Onbus line, downtown. Call 203-982-3042.

MERIDEN/WALLINGFORD LINE2nd Floor. 5 large rooms. WD,Stove, Refrigerator. Privateporch, off st parking, wall to wallrugs. Spotless, quiet area. Nopets. Avail April. 203-686-0818

MOVE IN SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR - $750/month.

Heat, Hot Water, Electricincluded. Private balcony.

1 month free rent. Ask for details.Call for info 203-639-4868

SOUTHINGTON. 3 BR, 1 bth,stove, refrig, W/D incl, 2nd fl.$1100/mo. Lg walkup attic,(860) 919-4231. No pets.

WALLINGFORD - 4BR, 2.5 bath,2700 sf Colonial w/2 cargarage. $2000/mo. Call (203)509-5414

WALLINGFORD 2BR, LR, DR in2 family, 1st flr, off st. parking.No pets. Credit check. $850 +utils. 203-284-1853

WALLINGFORD-1BR incldsheat & HW. Lease & security.No pets. $795/mo. Call 203-265-7101 JJ Bennett Realty

WWAALLLLIINNGGFFOORRDD.. 1 BR, Judd Sq.,new carpet/paint, c/a, no pets.$740. (203) 265-3718

WALLINGFORD. 1 BR, Spaciousapt. Appls, laundry hookups,storage area. Off st parking. 1mo sec. 1 yr lease. No pets/smoking. $800. 203-631-5219

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

WLFD-2BR townhouse, largecondo, w/garage & basement.W/D hkups. New windows & car-pets. Good loc. Call 203-848-9233 or 203-265-1520

ROOMMATES

MERIDEN House to share, Room,Male, Christian home. Sharekit/ba, Easy hwy access. Nosmoke. Refs, credit ck. $550/mo.inc. util. 203-634-6606

ROOMS FOR RENT

CHESHIRE-Located on minifarm. Off-st-parking. Kitchenprivileges. No smoking/drugs.$480/month. (475) 201-8894

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

Please Call 203-537-6284

MERIDEN CLEAN SAFE ROOMSHeat, elec, HW incld. E.Side, kitprivileges, off-st park. $125/wk.+ sec. Call 12-8pm 203-630-3823or www.Meridenrooms.com

NORTH HAVENMeadowstone Motel- Off I-91.

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


JOBLOTOcean StateSTORE HOURS! Mon-Sat: 8am-9pm; Sun: 9am-8pm

Sale Dates: Thurs. Feb. 24 - Mar. 2, 2011

2 in 1 Queen Air BedUse as 1 18” high

air bed or unzip &use as two 9” beds

$40Beanless

Bag™ ChairContoured velour

fabric seat.Assorted colors.

$15Available in three (3) colors

Regency10’x12’* Gazebo

$200Comp. $400

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Vineyard13’ Octagon

Gazebo

$239Comp. $600

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Express II™10’x10’*

CommercialGazebo

Sierra II™12’x12’*Gazebo

$130Comp. $200

$88Comp. $130

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Organizer TopTool Boxes

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X Large$13

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Comp.$13

Comp.$25

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• Solid glass & metalconstruction

• Asst styles & finishesComp. $25

Solar Post Top Lights

•Fits standard 4”x4” fence post

• 2 stylesComp. $20

$10ea

Ice & Snow MelterSelection varies by store

12 Lb Road Runner Jug.........6.5020 Lb “Polar Express”.................$540 Lb “Mountain Pass”............$10

Bird Feeders

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139

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Bagless

$1250 ct - 24”x24”

PuppyHeavyweight Training Pads

Pet Crates24”x18”x21”......$3536”x24”x27”......$5542”x28”x31”......$65

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• Assorted colors• Assortment varies

by store

Coral FleeceThrow

50”x60”

$5

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2-24-2011 Berlin Citizen

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