Hardware City Journal - Vol. 3 No. 8 - April 20, 2012

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New Britains FREE weekly newspaper

TwentyOneInto SixBy Nicholas Gwiazda

Te Mayors oce has been buzzing and bustlingas it works to consolidate its twenty-one public de-partments into six, to increase eciency. Te newdepartments to be created are as ollows:

Economic Policy Department Includes theMayors Oce, Economic Development,Community Development, Recreation Pro-grams and Non-Department Events (or-merly Cultural Programs)

Legal Services Includes Corporation Counsel,

Civil Service, own Clerk, Registrar o Vot-ers (Democrat and Republican) and Probate F Am Includes Finance,

Purchasing, Central Administration, RevenueCollections and Inormation echnology

Public Safety Includes Public Saety Joint Ad-ministration, Police Operations, Fire Opera-tions, elecommunications and EmergencyManagement

Public Works Includes Public Works Admin-

2nd Annual Irving S. BlackTrack and Field Invitational

In 2011 the inaugural Irving S. Black rack and FieldInvitational was held at the Irving S. Black rack andField Facility located inside Memorial Stadium at Wil-low Brook Park in New Britain.

Tis year the meet will be held Friday, April 27th, start-ing at 3 PM and Saturday, April 28th 2012 at 10 AM, atthe Irving Black rack and Field Facility in New Britain.

Tis meet was organized to honor the memory o IrvBlack who was a Hall o Fame Coach and the ormertrack coach o New Britain High School. He was also amentor to thousands o young men and women .

Last years meet had 1,700 competitors, and this yearclose to 2,000 are expected to participate. Te youngmen and women compete in an Olympic style program.

Te organizing committee hopes to expand the event toreach more students by incorporating middle school s.

Te committee hopes to make this a memorableevent and trusts many will support the scholarshipprogram.

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Hardware City Journal2 Friday, April 20, 2012

The Corporate CitizenIn ancient Rome there were clear distinctionsin the prerogatives o a public citizen and aprivate citizen and in order or a Roman to bea considered a true citizento possess civitas,one was required to satisactorily perorm botho these roles. his duality compelled Romansto behave in certain ways in these two distinctlandscapes. In private, a citizen was expected

to provide or ones amily and business as-sociates in a manner that was beitting a reeman o Rome. He was pretty much let to doas he pleased with his personal aairs as theyremained private. In the public arena a vir tuousman was expected to treat his ellow citizenswith the respect and reciprocity that was thedue o each Roman citizen. Outwardly greatmonuments and spaces were built or the publicthat gloriied both the might and pageantry oRome collectively and also the i ntrospection,amilial strength and good works o the Ro-man citizen in private action. he remains andcontinued unctioning o the basic public worksand grand amenities erected by the patrons oRome or the beneit o the people o Romebear testament to the importance they placedin ulilling the virtues o the public citizen.

In our altering modern times, as the worldeconomy continues to struggle through this

great recession, the public citizenry strugglesto adapt to the shrinking public wealth o thenation. Omnipresent budget shortalls continueto put the squeeze on public coers. Local gov-ernments strain to preserve services, let aloneerect or maintain projects that urther amenitiesto the public, or serve the greater common goodinterest. Even the most basic o public servicesare in danger o going the way o the horse andbuggy, becoming quaint niceties rom the pastthat we can just no longer aord. Public spaces

are eroding. hey are becoming private or be-ing abandoned through neglect. We preer theshopping mall to our local downtowns. Welee rom neighborhoods or the saety o gatedcommunities. Public open land is developed asprivate gol courses. More and more, publicnatural resources, and assets held in commontrust all into the hands o schemers and thosewho would exploit the common interest orcorporate proit.

As public spaces disappear, one might assumethe modern citizen is retreating into a more

private, personal space; but this is not the case.he over-exuberant technophilia o the 21stcentury is waging an all-out assault on the verynotion o personal privacy. GPS tracking cou-pled with cheap, ubiquitous personal networkdevices have made real-time monitoring o hu-man movements a reality and not just the edgypsycho drama o science iction. he Federal

Aviation Administration has sanctioned andencourages the use o drones, unmanned ly-ing vessels within the public airspace or lawenorcement and private surveillance use. Howmuch privacy does one have within the wallso his own home? I one indulges in Internetsearch or e-commerce, the answer is eectivelynil. In an era where even the most insignii-cant or mundane personal detail is posted anddisclosed or all to see on Facebook can anythought or moment truly be private or remainso or very long? he assault is not only roma technological standpoint as the legal protec-tions to ones private spaces all victim to thereach o government subpoenas with an alarm-ing requency.

It would seem thereore that a paradox ex-ists. We can not erode both private and publicspaces at the same time so where does this leaveour virtuous modern citizen? Our riends in

corporate America have taken up the burdenand have created a new space, the corporatespace. In the corporate space there is no suchthing as personal privacythere is sharingwhere any compartment o your mind thatis not locked down and completely shutteredrom the reach o marketers is air game andopen tur or corporate proit. Opinion becomesintellectual property, historical act be comescommodity, knowledge itsel becomes nothingmore than business intelligence, rendered in

some orm or ashion as a service to you, or asmall monthly ee. In the corporate space thereis no glory or pageantry o public spectacle,there is only the brutal logic and cold austerityo eiciency. he artistic vision o individualagency has been replaced with the dull pasticheo consensus. In the corporate space, a virtuouscitizen does not contemplate the ulillment opublic obligations o enlightenment or ennoble-ment. here is only the analysis o statisticaldata and how that data and analysis may aectthe bottom line.

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2012 Hardware City Journal

Mail: 202 Broad St.New Britain, CT 06053

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ContentsCOMMENTARY 2

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR 3

EDITORIAL 3

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 4

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 5

FUN AND GAMES 6

SENIOR EVENTS 7

HARDWARE CITY LAW 10

CITY BRIEFS 11

HUMOR 12

PARKS AND RECREATION 13

LOCAL FICTION 13

HOROSCOPES BY OZZY 14

COMMENTARY


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On ConsolidationI recently presented the Common Council with myproposed budget or 2012-13. Te budget was craedto make city government more ecient by consoli-dating twenty-one city departments into six.Tis willreduce expenditures that cause long-term structuralshortalls and address an estimated $30 million dollarstructural decit or next year, prioritize our schools,protect public saety and not raise property taxes.

We are in a vital position o making decisions thathave great gravity or the uture o our city. We areworking in the worst economy since the great depres-sion, trying to bring our city out o a severe and diresituation, towards a brighter uture.

Although I did not create the problems we now mustcontend with it is ultimately my responsibility asmayor to x them. Te budget process now underwayis perhaps the most important in our citys history.

Let me be clear. Tis is certainly not a problem ourgood public employees created. It is unair that theyare put in the position o being asked to be part othe solution through concessions. I we ail to act,however, we will only make matters worse.

For a responsible uture we need to have a balancedbudget constructed in way which meets the needs oour residents without over relying on risky one-shot

revenue to und basic services or use budget gimmicksto conceal shortalls.

We need to get on a sustainable track as our spendinghas, or too long, outpaced revenue. Failing to addressthis previously is what created a nearly $30 milliondollar structural decit or next year. Failing to actboldly, or punting in hopes that someone else one daywill x this, will only ampliy the awul consequences.

My proposed budget makes some very tough deci-

sions. ough decisions are easy to talk about in theabstract but painully hard to talk about once we getdown to the specics o what needs to be done.

In order to make city government better equipped toaddress uture public needs we must modernize ourpublic services as well as make our city governmentmore ecient. We need to ensure that our city gov-ernment is organized in a way that most eectivelyachieves this while reducing costs. Tat is why I amproposing that we consolidate the existing twenty-one city departments into six. Te Mayors oceitsel is being merged into a new department whichwill assume greater responsibility over economicdevelopment and city management.

We cannot continue to ask taxpayers to pay or anunsustainable structure o local government when weknow there is a more ecient way to provide services.Change oen is not easy but the ramifcations orinaction are too great. It is unortunate that changeoen does not occur until it is absolutely necessary.

Our city needs us to be able to have a city governmentthat is equipped to aggressively pursue economicdevelopment by creating jobs and meeting the needs

o the people. Our city needs to make sure that weare making education, the uture o New Britain,a priority as well as providing strong public saety.Tese issues are important to the uture o our cityand its important that our budget priorities matchthese priorities. Tat is why I proposed the rst realincrease in local education unds in years.

Teres much in this proposal I am not excited aboutand Im sure you eel the same. We must separatehowever the things we want to do with the things we

must do. We cannot continue to go down the samepath. It would be irresponsible. Tis proposal beoreyou makes city government more ecient, reducescosts, holds the line on property taxes, provides orour schools and addresses our enormous structuraldecit or the next scal year.

We must now work together. I am an optimist. Tesolutions wont always be easy but I know that weare up to the task and I know that New Britain has abright uture ahead.

It would be nice i

we could go backto the amily armand orget aboutthe complexitieso urban lie. Un-ortunately thatsnot a realistic pos-sibility in todaysAmerica.

Urbanization brings with it the necessity o social

organization. We call it government. Te greaterthe urbanization the more complex the socialorganization or government structure.

Te average citizen, undoubtedly on many levelsis conounded by the governmental labyrinth obureaucracy. Tis is all the more reason le bon-homme must strive to make himsel conversantwith every aspect o government and the bureau-cracy through which it is instituted. Let everyman know what government costs and how orwhat it really serves.

Whether we like it or not each o us is chattel tothe bureaucracy overtly or sometimes in ways owhich we are not aware. Learn the mechanismsthat govern and what they cost. All citizens shouldstudy governmental budgets and know the sourceso unding and employment o expenditures. Startwith local budgets and question purchases andsalaries. Who is paid or doing what? Index not

only the cost but also the growth o governmentbureaucracy and ask what various agendas maydevelop into in fve, ten or twenty years in theuture?

Had our antecedents exercised this prudence wemight not be experiencing many o our currentproblems. Remember the old adage, Dont solveone problem with the creation o another.

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Connecticut Lyric Opera Presents: OtelloNew Britain, C April 13, 2012On Friday, May 4th at 8:00 p.m., Verdis

1887 tragic tale o passion, jealousy and murder will come to lie on therinity-on-Main stage. Co-produced by the C Lyric Opera and the CVirtuosi Chamber Orchestra; It is an opera in our acts by Giuseppe Verdito an Italian libretto by Arrigo Boito, based on Shakespeares play Othello.ickets are $35 preerred (glass o wine, up ront seating), $20 regular, $15senior, $5 student, and can be purchased at www.trinityonmain.com or bycalling (860) 229-2072.

In Giuseppe Verdis re-telling o Shakespeares play, oen considered his great-est Opera, the warrior Otello returns home rom battle to nd the treacherousIago, who pretends to be his riend, spinning a web o deceit and lies. Otellobegins to doubt the aithulness o his beloved wie, Desdemona, and caught

between evil whispers and the voice o his own heart, he must decide what

and who he believes. Presented with English supertitles.

rinity-on-Main is located at 69 Main St in New Britain. It is central Connecti-cuts premier venue or live perormances, events, and rental space. Housed inan elegant ormer church, rinity-on-Main is a non-prot organization com-mitted to bringing arts and cultural events to Greater New Britain, as well asencouraging community revitalization and economic development in the city.

For more inormation about the show please contact the media manager orrinity-on-Main, Katie Jurkiewicz by email [email protected], or byphone (860) 229-2072.

New Britain Youth TheaterTo Perform Rodgers AndHammersteins Cinderella

New Britain, C New Britain Youth Teater will present Rodgers andHammersteins Cinderella on May 4, 5 and 6 at Jeerson Elementary Schoolin New Britain.

Te NBY production o Cinderella is the worlds most magical airy tale

set to the music and lyrics o Broadway legends Richard Rodgers and Os-car Hammerstein II. Te musical eatures songs such as In My Own LittleCorner, Impossible/Its Possible!, Stepsisters Lament, and en Minutes Ago.Tis Getting to Know title rom the Rodgers and Hammerstein Library isadapted specically or young perormers and audiences. Te production willbe directed by NBY Executive Artistic Director David Sousa, with musicaldirection by Anne Collin and choreography by Adrienne Marie.

Cinderella stars children ages 7 through 14 and is appropriate or all ages. Tecast o orty-two children has come together rom New Britain, Avon, Berlin,Bristol, Cheshire, Farmington, Glastonbury, Hamden, Meriden, Middletown,

Newington, North Haven, Plainville, Southington, Tomaston, orrington,Watertown, Wetherseld, Windsor and Wolcott. Te productions venue, atJeerson Elementary School located at 140 Horse Plain Road in New Britainnear the Farmington border, is a 300-seat community perormance spacewith recent renovations.

Cinderella will be perormed on Friday, May 4, at 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, May5, at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday, May 6, at 2 p.m. icket prices are $12or adults and $10 or children, students, and seniors. Special group rates areavailable or parties o ten or more. ickets may be reserved by calling New

Britain Youth Teater at 860-515-8115 or may be purchased online througha link at www.nbyt.org.

For more inormation about New Britain Youth Teater, visit the companyswebsite at www.nbyt.org.

April 18-27

Figuring it outfive different views of the body by five different artists

Downtown Gallery66 West Main Street, New Britain, C, 06051

Jennifer Knaus Tim Ricker Avis Turner

Nicki LaPorte Samela Aguirre

Parking on the street and in the city garages(ree afer 5 p.m. and on weekends)

With special guest Marissa Janczewskas live demonstrationo body painting on opening night only.

Opening ReceptionApril 20, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Gallery HoursMon - Fri 10 a.m. -5 p.m.

Sat 10 a.m. -2 p.m.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT


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Rally for Educationo the Editor,It was an honor to speak at the recent pro-educa-tion rally at New Britain High School.

I was encouraged to see so many parents, teachersand students supporting our eorts to improveour education system.

Many thanks to School Board President SharonBeloin-Saavendra, who did a tremendous job inorganizing the event, as well as to all those whohelped make it a success.

As the youngest member o the New Britain Boardo Education and a proud product o the NewBritain Public School System, I think I broughtan important perspective to the conversation.

Te New Britain school system gave me so muchand helped me to grow, to think critically, and tomature. Tats a refection o my teachers, class-mates and coaches who pushed me to excel everystep o the way.

At the rally, I stressed the ollowing: Attending school in New Britain prepared me

or the real world. Some o my best riendslived in mansions, while some o my best

riends lived in the projects. In New Brit-ain, we dont see people in social classesor in colors. We see people or whats intheir hearts.

Te reality is that in New Britain, we arent ableto put an iPad in every students hands, wedont have brand new equipment in everyclassroom and many o our school acilitiesare outdated. We make do with what wehave, but despite all that we lack, we stillexpect our children to succeed. We need to

make sure that we have the best and mostskilled teachers in our classrooms eventhough we may not have all the moderntechnology and state-o-the-art eaturesthat other school districts have.

Until the state addresses education undinginadequacies and that could take quitesome time - we can still be great teachersand great students.

A ocus on early childhood developmentwould enable us to begin teaching ourchildren how to read at earlier ages inthe classroom and at home. Studies show

that when a child starts elementary schoolwith a skills decit, it is very expensive and

very dicult to make up that dierence inlater grades.

Successul students in New Britain nd sup-port at home, in school, in church, in a clubor somewhere else in their community. Iwe keep letting the chi ldren o New Britain

know that we care about them and theirutures, they will continue make us proud.

It is not just the adults who bear the respon-sibility or our communitys uture. Testudents have the most power to decidewhether we succeed or ail. Tey may notrealize that, but they do. eachers willteach, but students have to choose to learn.Tey must make the most o their opportu-nities. Tere is no excuse or talking backto your teacher, or cutting class, or drop-

ping out o school. Tere is no excuse ornot trying.

It was a spirited, productive evening, and I lookorward to uture positive rallies. Our challengenow is to keep the lines o communication open.Te community must keep in close contact withlocal ocials and take a stronger role in ourschools. Each and every one o us can help tocreate positive, lasting change right here in

New Britain.

Te quickest change happens closest to home withyour Board o Education, your City Councilmenand your Mayor. Get to know who they are. In-troduce yourselves to them. Ask them questions.We all want to hear rom you. We have the abilityto make changes that aect your everyday lives.

So get up, stand up, and speak out.

Let us know whats working and what isnt. Speakout about what we can do better to help educateour youth. Let your voices be heard loud andclear. Keep fghting or the uture o our chil-dren. Working together as a community, we wil lsee progress.

Tere is no limit to how much we can accomplish.

Sincerely,

Erin E. StewartNew Britain BOE Member.

Smile for theCameraPutting cameras on school buses to recordthose not stopping or the lashing red lightsmay not be a bad idea. Once installed the endresult could mean the saving o the lie o astudent(s). However when red-light enorce-ment cameras at intersections are employed we

are not only subject to an i ntrusion o privacywe are burdened with another tax or ine toincrease municipality revenue without ormallyraising taxes.

his bill has gained backing rom the state Fi-nance Committee as well as legislative leadersand Governor Malloy. Opponents such as Sen.Roraback, R-Goshen called the proposal anexample o giving up our liberty in pursuit osecurity. Who is to say how th is red-light cam -

era ootage would be used? He also compared itto technology in which a chip is placed in yourcar to determine i you are speeding . Whatsnext, cameras in bathrooms or odor sensorsto make sure you are not emitting toxic waste?

he way the bill is currently written calls or 19cities and towns with a minimum populationo 48,000 to enorce this re-light compliance.What does population have to do with running a

red light? More people probably do this in ruralareas since there is usually less law enorcementper square mile.

his bill has been reerred to a work in prog-ress among other things. It is a work alrightand it is ar rom progress as it is helping usredeine liberty and justice or all.

Big BrotherNew Britain, C.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


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SOLUTION FOR 4/13/12

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NEW BRIAIN SENIOR CENER

55 PEARL SREENEW BRIAIN, C 06051PHONE: 860-826-3553FAX: 860-826-3557

PROPERTY TAX RELIEFThe senior center is taking appointments for

the homeowners, additional veterans and freeze

pro per ty tax rel ief programs. Ind ivi dua ls 65 or

older in 2011 or who received social security dis-

ability benefit s are eligible for a discount on their

pro per ty tax es if their tot al income was les s than$32,300 for single applicants or $39,500 for mar-

ried couples. These homeowners income limits

include 2011 social security benefits. Those who

have received benefits under the old freeze pro-

gram are eligible to maintain their property tax

relief if their income, excluding social security,

was less than $6,000. Those who have been en-

rolled in either program in past years have re-

ceived a letter from the tax assessor if they must

reapply this year. Finally, if a married couple

wishes to apply, it is only necessary for one of

the spouses to have been over 65 to be eligiblefor the program.

TRIPS PLANNEDA number of day trips are being planned by the

Stanley Seniors Group and senior center mem-

ber s are wel come to join up. Lis ted below are

some definite trips as well as some future planned

trips.

April 10th Mohegan Sun Casino

May 8th Mohegan Sun Casino

April 26th Jersey Dreamers presents Last ofthe Clean Comedians staring: Glen Anthony

Thursday, April 26th. Bus leaves 7:30 a.m. from

Stanley Tools parking lot and returns approxi-

mately 6:00 p.m. Trip includes Deluxe Motor

Coach, Lunch, Show and Dancing and all tips.

Lunch includes: Salad/Pasta/Roast Beef/Chicken

Parmigianino/Salmon/Potato and Vegetables/

Special Desert/Coffee & Tea-Soda Plus one

complementary drink. Cost $80.00 Per Person /

$25.00 Deposit due at sign up.

MOTHERS DAY BRUNCH AT THE DELANEY HOUSEMonday, May 14th. Package includes Round

Trip Motor Coach, Brunch Buffet, Music Enter-

tainment and Drivers gratuity. COST: $66.00

Per Person.

For more information on any of these trips call

Richard Macchietto at 860-223-9144

SPRING BUS TRIPMonsignor Bojnowski Manor & Advanced Home

Healthcare

We would like to plan a bus trip to NewportRI for a day in April. The cost would be about

$25.00 per person and we would need 52 people

in order to go for this price. If you are interested

or have any questions, please contact Mary Car-

pen ter at 860-229- 033 6

REBUILDING TOGETHEREvery year Rebuilding Together New Britain as-

sists low income New Britain homeowners with

home repairs that they are unable to take care

of on their own, due to physical and/or financial

limitations. These repairs are done by communi-

ty volunteers free of charge for eligible, selected

homeowners. Tasks range from yard work and

general cleaning, to painting, light carpentry,

electrical and plumbing jobs, as well as installa-

tion of grab bars and other simple modifications

designed to allow seniors to age safely in place.

If you would like to apply to be considered for

assistance, please contact our office today at

860-832-4389 . If you would like more informa-

tion or have any questions, please do not hesitate

to call.

FREE SMOKE ALARMSThe New Britain Fire Department will come

out to your home and install (or replace) smoke

alarms. These new alarms have a 10 year lithiumbat ter y so t he batt eries do not nee d to b e rep laced

each year. This service is free of charge to New

Britain seniors. Call Don King at 860-826-4213

to set up an appointment.

BENEFIT PANCAKE BREAKFAST & BAKE SALESunday, April 29th 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

A special Benefit Pancake Breakfast & Bake Sale

will be held at the Senio r Center on Sunday, April

29th from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Breakfast

includes Pancakes, Bacon, Hash browns, Coffee,Tea, Orange Juice and Milk. The cost is $5.00

for adults and $4.00 for children 10 and under.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO THE AMERI-

CAN CANCER SOCIETY - RELAY FOR LIFE

so make a point of stopping by and support this

great cause.

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Departmentsistration and Public Works Maintenance

Community Services Includes Disabilities/Se-nior Center/Veterans/Youth Services, HumanRights, Nursing, Health Admin/Evictions andLicenses and Inspections

Te consolidation is anticipated to create administra-tive eciencies among previously separate depart-ments, which will in turn should translate into costsavings. Te presence o ewer departments is alsoexpected to result in more public accountability inthe orm o increased transparency. Hopeully ewer

departments will be easier to monitor and direct.

Te city will also be cutting redundancies in theNew Britain Water Department, as well as stream-lining technology across departments. Inormationechnology, which includes computer soware andhardware, is a cost that the Mayors Oce hopes toreduce through the use o ree Internet sowaresuch as Google Documents and GMail.

One point Mayor OBrien claried was the increase

in the Board o Education budget. Although a veryslight increase, OBrien emphasized that the citywill maintain its commitment to local education.Te mayor went on to mention that there havebeen many years where the annual budget did notincrease its allocation to the local school system.Te increase in the Mayors 2013 budget allocationto education is both unctional and representativeo how much the city values the quality o educa-tion. It is about reversing a trend and maintaining

a strong commitment to continuous improvementin local education.

Senior SpecialsMonday: Coee with rells $1.00uesday: 10% o egg breakasts

Wednesday:1 pancake or 1 rench toastwith small juice or coee$2.50

Tursday:Senior biscuit & gravywith small juice or coee$2.50

Friday:

Cup o oatmeal withblueberries or strawberriesand small juice or coee$2.50

860-224-3772

SENIOR EVENTS

Total Care By Maria

Adult care only. Days or nights.Experienced with dementia,

Alzheimers, Parkinsons, diabetesand more. Responsible and dedicated

caregiver with medical education.Excellent cook.

Leave message.860-229-2038


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Holy Cross Church invites you to

Spring Wine Tastingon

Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 5:00 to 9p.m.

atJohn Paul II School Hall

Come and sample new, award winning, and exotic wines from

vineyards in the United States, South America, Europe, and Australia!

Cost per person is $20.00 for tickets purchased ahead of time($25.00 at the door).

Must be 21 years of age or older for admission. (ID required).The ticket price includes a delicious selection of hot and cold hordoeuvres

and homemade desserts.

Please contact Olivia at 860-678-0597, the church office at 860- 229-2011,or stop by

Discount Package Store, Teresas Herbs and Flowers, Pulaski Delicatessen,Max Mart, Royal Oak, Quo Vadis, Polmart,

and office of Dr. Barbara Malz

Paul A. ShakerFarmingdaleFuneral Home L.L.C.

Creator of Meaningful Memories

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I lent $200 to my cousin to help him pay his rent.Despite several emails and facebook pokes, he stillhasnt paid me back. What drives me crazy is thathe just bought a new Mustang Convertible or his

girlriend. My husband says its too late to sue. Isthat true?

My Cousin Vinny, Plainville

Dear Cousin:

In my opinion, a lawsuit should always be yourlast resort. I know what youre thinking. Whatkind o lawyer are you? Dont you guys lovesuing people? In reality, lawsuits can eat upyour time and money. Considering you aredealing with a amily member, I am sure it iseven more diicu lt. I you are consideringsuing your cousin, try to t hink o the outcome.Will this cause a rit in my amily? Will thismake amily gatherings awkward? Now I am

not suggesting you shouldnt try to get yourmoney back. Far rom it. But consider howmuch it will cost you to go to c ourt. Will youhire a lawyer? Do you need to take time orom work? In a study done by the NationalCenter or State Courts, it was determined thatonly 32% o cases resulted in a plainti gettinga 100% o their claim. With that in mind, itis probably a good idea to irst try to talk toyour cousin. By talking, I mean ace to ace.In an age o twitter, acebook, and texting,people tend to orget what its like to talk toa person ace to ace. You may consider oer-ing a compromise. Are you willing to accepta payment plan or a lower amount?

Keep in mind that i your compromised oeris turned down by your deadbeat cousin , youcan still sue him or the ull amount in court.Unortunately, just the iling ee in superiorcourt is $300. Because you are suing or less

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judgment against the deendant. I you dodecide to sue, you have to remember that theirare deadlines you need to meet. I you wait toolong, you can lose your ability to sue. Whetheryou can still sue your cousin depends on vari-ous actors. Statute o limitations deadlines aredierent or various situations For example,was your agreement with your cousin oral

or written? Chapter 926 o the ConnecticutGeneral Statutes deals with deadlines. Youcan usually ind inormation on small claimsat your local courthouse. In New Britain,they have a very helpul and proessional stamanning the court service center. he servicecenter has sel help inormation available reeo charge to the public. I you ind the pro-cess a bit too perplex, you may also considerhiring an attorney. But dont rely on bus adsand billboards. Ask your riends or reer-

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NEW BRITAIN STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE INSPELLING BEESTe most talented spellers in the ConsolidatedSchool District o New Britain are getting ready tocompete against their peers in the districts annualspelling bees. On uesday, April 24 and Wednes-day, April 25, the district will host its 11th annualDistrict Spelling Bee or elementary and middleschool students.

he elementary competition, which includesourth and ith graders rom nine New Britain

elementary schools, will take place on April 24in the auditorium at Smith Elementary School,142 Rutherord St., at 6:30 p.m.

he middle school competition, which includesstudents in sixth, seventh and eighth graderom New Britains three middle schools, HALSAcademy and DiLoreto Dual Language MagnetSchool, takes place April 25 in the auditoriumat Louis P. Slade Middle S chool, 183 Steele St.,at 6:30 p.m.

All participants who compete in the DistrictSpelling Bee have been inalists in their respec-tive classroom and grade level school spellingbees. Each grade will have a winner at thedistrict level. he winner will receive a trophyand a $50 U.S. savings bond.

BOLDLY GO TO A SOCIAL SECURITY WORKSHOP!Te New Britain Social Security AdministrationOce will hold a Social Security Workshop onTursday April 26, 2012 at 1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M. atNew Britain Public Library-Community Room,20 High Street, New Britain, C

opics covered in this workshop include: Retire-ment Benets, Disability Benets, Survivor Ben-ets, Benets or your Family, Update Your Address,SSI (Supplemental Security Income) Program,Medicare and so much more

Te New Britain Social Security AdministrationOce will cover how to use the online benet andclaim website.

Tis is an inormational workshop-no cost or ob-ligation.

Please RSVP to R. Rodriguez at 1 (866) 931-7102ext. 18636

Presenters: Robert Rodriguez, Public Aairs Spe-cialist & Mrs. K. Goulias, Claims Representative

Discover What Benets You Can Apply or Onlineat www.socialsecurity.gov.

SOCIAL CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY EVENTSS C is a non-prot social club orsingles in Connecticut. Our goal is to give singlesthe opportunity to meet new people, have un, andnetwork.

MAY 4 - SINGLES 50s, 60s, 70s DANCE at Nu-

chies, 164 Central Street, Bristol rom 8 pm to12 am. Enjoy the sounds o this abulous music.Remember listening to the oldies? Tis is goingto be a blast! Tere will be a delicious buet rom8 to 9:30 pm or everyone to enjoy. DJ RockinRon, dress casual, and door prizes. Member $12,Guests $17. For ino, call Gail at 860-582-8229.Sponsored by Social Connections, LLC.

MAY 11 - SINGLES HAPPY HOUR at ools Bar& Grill, 136 Main Street, New Britain starting at5 pm. Come join us aer work and relax with oldand new riends. Tere will be live jazz at 9 pm.Tere is no charge. For ino, call Gail 860-582-8229.Sponsored by Social Connections, LLC.

MAY 20 -SINGLES WALK AND LUNCH at Ses-sions Woods, Burlington Avenue, Burlington at 11am. Tis is a beautiul place with streams, beaverdam, and waterall. Aerward, well go nearby orlunch. For ino, call Gail 860-582-8229. Sponsored

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MAY 26 - SINGLESMEMORIAL WEEK-END PICNIC at GailFullers beach cottage at46 Swan Avenue, SoundView, Old Lyme startingat 2 pm. Singles romthe Southeastern C

Singles Assoc. will bejoining us. You can justhang out or walk on thebeach. A great way to

start the holiday weekend! For the picnic, bringa salad, entree, or dessert to share. Members $10,

Guests $15. I you dont want to bring ood, add$5. o reserve, call Gail in Bristol 860-582-8229or Old Lyme 860-434-6426. Sponsored by SocialConnections, LLC.

OIC NEW BRITAIN HOSTS ANNUAL AWARDSRECEPTION MAY 31, 2012I you have enjoyed the many awards banquetsthe Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC)New Britain previously hosted at the Aqua ur,

you are in or a real treat as OIC celebrates 41 yearso service to the New Britain community with itsannual awards reception being held on site at theOIC oce, 114 North Street, New Britain or therst time. Te event will begin at 5:00 p.m. on May31, 2012 with social networking and the awardscelebration beginning at 6:00 p.m. A special selec-tion o hot and cold hors doeuvres, cash bar andspecial treats or our sponsors will be available atthis unique gala event.

Board members, Rachel Young, Assistant Principalat Roosevelt Middle School and George Springer,Jr., Attorney at Rogin Nassau, LLC are the Com-mittee Chairpersons or this years awards recep-tion. OIC New Britain will recognize a long timebusiness partner, Dattco Inc. who wil l receive thehighest award, the Leon Howard Sullivan Award.Tis years recipient o the Angelo omasso, Jr.Community Award is John Geragosian, ormerState Legislator and long time riend o OIC. Terecipient o the OIC Essence Award is MichaelForan, Principal o New Britain High School, win-ner o the Principal o the Year Award and ormerOIC board member. Te theme or this yearsawards reception is Building and Sustaining Qual-ity Relationships. Te Honorary Co-Chairpersonsare Ronald, Jason and Nicholas Jakubowski. Tisather and sons team will enlighten the audience,as Ron, a long time supporter and riend o OIC isretiring rom the New Britain Consolidated SchoolDistrict. Tis is an evening you wont want to miss

with many expected to be in attendance. Musicwill be provided by Henry Hank Bentley. Iyou would like to provide a sponsorship and/orpurchase a ticket or the event, call OIC or res-ervations.. Donation is $40.00 per person. OICsphone number is (860) 224-7151.

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My Dead Friend, John BelushiBy Mike OstroskiStaff Writer

On March 5, 1982 my riend John Belushi died. I onlymet him once but the impression he made on me willlast the rest o my lie. wo years earlier on December8, 1980 John Lennon died and the world mourned.I mourned Lennons death but I was absolutely shell

shocked when Belushis death o an apparent overdoseltered out over the news. Everybody knew Belushi wassel-destructive but Kathy Evelyn Smith didnt need togive him that nal atal injection as he slept.

I was in the audience at 30 Rockeeller Center on No-vember 11, 1978 watching John Belushi in action.Saturday Night Live was the biggest thing on televisionand John Belushi was at his peak. I attended the dressrehearsal with my aunt Teresa. Te dress rehearsal oSaturday Night Live is actually better than the live show.

First o all you get to see skits in more detail. Tey haveto be edited to bring the show to an hour and a hal.Secondly Belushi and the rest o that great cast couldimprovise and appear uncensored and raw in ront othe dress rehearsal audience. I remember Buck Henrywas the guest host and the Grateul Dead were themusical guests. National Lampoons Animal Househas recently been released and Belushi was on re.

Aer the dress rehearsal Belushi and I had a conver-sation. For some reason I brought my writings withme and Belushi seemed to get a kick out o some kidbringing in his writings.

Belushi:Ah, this is good and this one is very bad andthis one is so, so.

Mike: So you think I can hack it as a writer?

Belushi:I you really want to write you have to experi-ence lie. So listen, get rid o your aunt and stay or the

live show and Ill show you aer what I mean.

I indeed got rid o aunt Teresa and stayed or thelive show. Aer the live show I showed a plastic cardwhich Belushi had given me and I ound mysel in hisdressing room or oce as he called it. Tere were alot o hanger ons. Sponges. Dan Aykroyd was theretoo and he was Johns best riend. Te next thing Iknew Belushi, Aykroyd and mysel were in a limogoing to a private bar they owned together. Hunter S.Tompson was there as well as Bill Murray who was

trying to get Hunters mannerisms down or a possiblepart in a movie about Hunter. It was a weird nightindeed. Belushi stuck his ace his ace in an ice bucketor no apparent reason and Aykroyd kept calling him

Te Black Rhino. Ten John took all o the writingsI brought and set them on re.

Belushi: Kid, orget all o this stu and just rememberwhats happening all around you.

Mike: You just burned all o my writings!

Hunter: So what, writing is easy, living is hard kid.

Aykroyd: Listen to Te Black Rhino, kid. Just livein the moment.

Te rest o the night Belushi had Aykroyd show me hiswebbed toes and Hunter got angry with Murray over asports bet. About our oclock in the morning Belushitold his limo driver to take the kid home.

Limo driver: Where do you live kid.

Mike: In Connecticut.

Belushi: Hey Mike, I really had a good time tonight.

Tats when Belushi decid-ed to accompany me all theway back to Connecticut.During the ride home Be-lushi told me he elt like areak but that he was reallyhappy he could provide orhimsel and his wie Judy.

Belushi:Te public is verygullible so thats why I cansay But Nooooo! and getthe public to repeat andthink about a catch phrasethat I introduced.

Mike: But you are a greatcomedic actor. Your pres-ence on camera shows yourability.

Belushi: I also have theability to li each o myeyebrows separately.

And yes dear readers I couldtell you a tale o excess during

that limo drive up Interstate95 but I wont. All I know isBelushi was a natural andmy riend. We kept in touch

through letters but sadly I never saw the man again.Over the years I oen wondered i I would have beenin Los Angeles what I would have done when Belushiwas sel-destructing. I nally came to the conclusion Iprobably would have been toe-tagged because Belushicould just drag anyone into his world. I was very madwhen he died. Animal House, Te Blues Brothers,Continental Divide, Neighbors were a handul o

movies but also a resurrection o all o his Saturday NightLive skits. Te man was a meteor crisscrossing the sky.I usually write about mysel and my excesses but I waseeling kind o nostalgic and suering rom a gin andbourbon hangover. John Belushi I love you and thanksor taking this kid under your wings.

Stay Loose,Mike Ostroski

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Youth ProgramsSTART SMART BASEBALLAges 3-5

Day Start/End Date Start/End Time Fee Activity #Th 05/17-06/21/12 5:00-6:00pm $55 1735-1

Program Content: Start Smart Baseball is a developmentally appropriate introductory baseballprogram or children 3-5 years old. The program prepares children or organized tee ball, baseballand sotball in a un non-threatening environment. Parent and child pairs take part in age appropri-

ate lessons on throwing, catching, batting, running and agility. Held once a week or 6 weeks, and

each week the exercises become increasingly more dicult as the class progresses and the children

show improvement.Location: A.W. Stanley Park

START SMART TENNISAges 5-7

Day Start/End Date Start/End Time Fee Activity #W 05/02/12-06/06/12 5:00-6:00pm $55 1736-1

Program Content: Start Smart Tennis teaches children (ages 5-7) the basic motor skills necessaryto play organized tennis while they work one-on-one and spend quality time with their parents.The program ocuses on teaching children and their parents skills in serving, striking (orehand,

backhand, and running/agility without the threat o competition or the ear o getting hurt. Held

once a week or 6 weeks,

and each week the exercises become increasingly more dicult as the class progresses and thechildren show improvement. Parents work directly with their children orthe six weeks.

Location: Walnut Hill Park.

Camp TotalRecCAMP TOTALREC, GRADES 1-2at A.W. Stanley Park

Class Name Day Start/End Date Start/End Time Fee Activity #

Week 1 M-F 06/25/12-06/29/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2001-1Week 2* M-F 07/02/12-07/06/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2001-2

Week 3 M-F 07/09/12-07/13/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2001-3Week 4 M-F 07/16/12-07/20/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2001-4

Week 5 M-F 07/23/12-07/27/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2001-5


A.W. Camp TotalRec is or COMPLETED 1st and 2nd graders (NO EXCEPTIONS).

WILLOW STREET TOTALREC, GRADES 3-5at Willow Brook Park

Class Name Day Start/End Date Start/End Time Fee Activity #Week 1 M-F 06/25/12-06/29/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2011-1

Week 2* M-F 07/02/12-07/06/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2011-2Week 3 M-F 07/09/12-07/13/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2011-3


Week 6 M-F 07/30/12-08/03/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2011-6

Week 7 M-F 08/06/12-08/10/12 9:00am-3:00pm $20 2011-7

Willow Brook Camp TotalRec is or COMPLETED 3rd to 5th graders (NO EXCEPTIONS).

Program Content: Camp Totalrec is a camp-like total recreation program with daily activites such

as sports, games, arts and crats, swim lessons and ree swim. Weekly themes and special events

highlight the summer un. Campers meet new riends, explore new interests, develop lie skills and

discover their creative talents. Supervisors, counselors, and special guests ofer guidance and support.

Camp Includes:

Breakast and lunch

Morning and aternoon bus transportation

Children are required to dress APPROPRIATELY (swimwear, shorts, sneakers, t-shirt, socks) take

swim lessons; and participate in ree swim

Children must have completed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade in 2012 in order to participate

Children may be bussed o site or ree special events such as Lunchtime Concert, June 27,

Carnival Day, Wednesday, July 11 and Mayors Pencil Hunt, Thursday, July 26. Additional tripsmay be planned. Read the weekly TOTALREC GAZETTE or details. Again this year:

Morning and aternoon extension hours are avaliable (See Camp Care Club or details)

Paid feld trips: Registrations or optional, grade-specifc trips close two (2) weeks prior to tripdate or when flled.

Fee: Registration is by session (1,2,3,4,5,6,7). Each session is one week. Cost is $20.00 p/week.Note: In case o extreme misbehavior by a child, parents will be contacted and the child may besubject to appropriate discipline as outlined in discipline procedures in the Summer & Fall Program

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T-Shirts: Camp TotalRec T-shirts are $10.00 each. Previous style shirt available or $5 while theylast!

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In the Shadows of TreesBy Rich Longo

Stanley Mckalister had it all, a beautiul wie, twochildren, a cushy job working or the state, where hemade well over what was necessary or the amounto exertion required to be a supervisor. He landed

the position with the help o his brother-in-lawwho knew a guy, who knew a guy, earning him asalary that allowed his amily to occupy a newlyconstructed raised ranch just outside o town. His

wie was tall with milky white skin and long fowingblonde hair. His two daughters mirrored the angelicappearance o their mother, just smaller and moreinnocent. On Saturdays they would oen escapethe connes o their house and ather by retreatingto their aunts or the entire day. Tis was a result o

something very strange that happened to Stanleysome where in the mist o his lie. For some reasonhe became more and more agitated and unhappyby daily activities, everything became nothing more

than an annoyance to him. Tis progressed to thepoint o alienation rom other people and moreimportantly his amily. It was not always like thishowever, there was a time when Stanley was a happyman but that was long ago. Something happened tohim over the years. Somewhere along the way he lost

sight o what is most important in lie, and once heorgot what it was he lost, it was too late, idlenessand pride ensnared him in a web o meaningless-


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Make a wish on Monday. Your love liecould become complicated on Tursday. akea chance on Friday.

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Board o Finance Room 201 6:00Board o Fire Comm. Room 202 6:30

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Shadowsness. Tis is when he began to ll his lie up withthings such as cars, V sets, lavish ood, expensive

jewelry or his wie, iPads and new clothes or hisdaughters and so on in a eudal attempt to win hisamily over and over indulge himsel. At rst thisseemed to work, but in the end they respected himless and less and always wanted more.

oday aer the girls le he sat at the kitchen tablewatching a morning mist slowly dissipate over themeadow just outside the kitchen window. He de-cided to go on a hike rather then tool around the

house as he did most Saturdays. oday somethingwas really calling him to the woods. He headed ora dense woodland in the northwestern corner oConnecticut, to a place he requented oen withhis ather in youth but had not been there in thethirteen years since he passed away.

When he arrived the opening o the trail was over-grown and appeared no one had entered this areao the old orest in years. Te trail was no longermarked and the old sign that used to greet visitors

saying, WELCOME O ARCADIAN FALLS, hadallen rom the tree it was nailed to and was rottingon the ground. Forcing his way through overgrownshrubs and vines he came upon a path that ascendedgradually or several miles beore reaching a summit.

At the summit the mountain terrain rapidly changedrom hardwood trees to gigantic evergreens. He trav-eled or several miles until he reached a rock wallwhich had a natural staircase etched into it. Whenhe climbed to the top a thick canopy o trees blockedout most o the sunlight and multitudes o birdschattered rom within the shadows o the mysteri-ous grove. Something was very amiliar about thisplace, although he could not recall ever setting ootthere, it was like he had been there in a dream. Oin the distance a patch o sunlight shined throughthe dense canopy like a beacon. He walked over toit and sat down on a rock . He listened to the soundso the orest.

Meanwhile a large elk quietly studied him in theshadows not too ar rom where he sat. Te enor-mous beast slowly and without sound moved closerto get a better look. Te beast was so close Stanleycould smell a strong musty odor and turned aroundonly to fnd himsel peering into the eyes o thebeast. He rst elt ear then amazement. Slowly themajestic animal turned around and vanished into adense thicket o trees. Awestruck he perused the elkto a ravine, where it swily jumped to the bottomo the gully and drank rom a stream . When he at-

tempted to get a better look and ease his way downthe ravine without warning the underbrush belowhis eet gave way and he slid some thirty eet allinghard on jagged rocks. A sharp burning sensation ran

down his legs and spread throughout his entire bodywhile driing in and out o consciousness.

When he came to he was surprised to eel no pain,

only a stiness throughout his body. He decided tomake his way to the car and began to climb back upthe ravine. When he reached the top he searchedaround or the path that led him there but could ndno trace o it. He searched endlessly or a amiliarlandmark or trail when he came upon dozens o gi-gantic evergreens that lay side by side. Tey appearedto have allen recently because lie still fourishedin the urthest branches rom the bottoms o theirbroken bodies. Deeper and deeper he wandered

into an unknown valley. A voice called out to himin an unknown tongue. He scanned the orest orthe origins o the voice but only ound shadows otrees. Fighting o any notion o the supernatural anddrudging orth, he thought to himsel how nice itwould be to be home lying with his wie, or sittingat twilight with his daughters watching the sunset.Oh how he cherished those seemingly insignicanthours spent in the comorts o home. Tose mo-ments seemed so ar away now.

Aer walking aimlessly he came upon an openmeadow which had a small brook running througha sea o tall grass and wild fowers. When he drankrom the stream the water instantly cured the drearyspell that had beallen him in the valley. He driedinto the sky as he lay in the tall grass and all the careso the world le him. He orgot all about his wieand children and all the things o the world. Soar-ing through the sky he heard the voice o a womanplayully laughing. When he looked up he saw abeautiul woman bathing in the brook. Desire overtook him and he pursued her. As he ollowed her,she eluded him and enticed him to ollow. She calledor him when she was out o sight and fed when hewas near. Tis musing went on or some time untilthey reached the edge o the meadow. Beyond themeadow was marshland. He could no longer see herbut he could hear her call or him rom within thedark shallows o the marsh. Compelled he enteredthe wasteland beyond the enchanted meadow andhastily made his way over decaying logs and rocks

and ell into the bog. Drawn into its deep darknesshe noticed the refection o the trees behind him andrealized he could not see his own refection. erri-ed he looked down and saw he had no hands andwhen he tried to scream he had no voice. Soon histhoughts fed rom him and beore he could salvageany memory o who he was it all aded away into thedeep darkness o the bog that stretched everywherein a horriying silence.

wo weeks aer Stanley had set out on a midsum-

mer hike, a group o hikers who were venturing inthe same region came upon Stanleys unnaturallycontorted body that lie broken at the bottom o agully.


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