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B EE I NTELLIGENCER B EE I NTELLIGENCER Informing the towns of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Watertown Volume X, No. 20 Friday, May 16, 2014 AN INDEPENDENTLY OWNED FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER FREE Prst. Std. U.S. Postage Paid Naugatuck, CT #27 “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” ~ Cynthia Ozick Adoptable Pets ............... 8 Book Review .................. 2 Classifieds ...................... 7 Community Calendar...... 2 Fire Log.......................... 2 In Brief ........................... 4 Library Happenings......... 2 Obituaries ...................... 5 Puzzles..................................7 Region 15 School Calendar ...3 Senior Center Events ...2, 3 Sports ............................ 6 Inside this Issue Published weekly by The Middlebury Bee Intelligencer Society, LLC - 2030 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762 - Copyright 2014 Editorial Office: Email: [email protected] Phone: 203-577-6800 Mail: P.O. Box 10, Middlebury, CT 06762 Advertising Sales: Email: [email protected] UPCOMING EVENTS Send mail to P.O. Box 10, Middlebury CT 06762 203-577-6800 Visit us at 2030 Straits Turnpike, Suite 1 Ladies blast Kolbe, gents combine on no-hitter Page 6 FRIDAY & SUNDAY May 16 & 18 WEDNESDAY May 21 Naugatuck Community Choir Spring Concert What: Baroque choral masterpieces, including Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” When: 7 p.m., Friday; 3 p.m. Sunday Where: Friday at St. Francis-Xavier Church at 625 Baldwin St. in Waterbury; Sunday at St. Hedwig’s Church at 32 Golden Hill St. in Naugatuck Info: Free program accepting goodwill donations. Receptions follow each performance. Chris Herren speaks on overcoming drug addiction What: Former Boston Celtics player shares his story of addiction and recovery When: 7 p.m. Where: Pomperaug High School in Southbury Referendum on proposed 2014-2015 Regional School District 15 Budget What: Vote on proposed school budget When: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Where: Middlebury votes at Shepardson Community Center; Southbury votes at fire station. By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) mem- bers, at their May 7 meeting, disagreed on the need for asbestos removal from boiler pipes in the farmhouse at Fenn Farm. Mem- bers also discussed cow barn repairs and repainting the exterior of the main house. Member James Crocicchia questioned the need for removing asbestos wrap from about 75 to 100 feet of heating pipes and rewrapping them with Fiberglas, saying it was a waste of taxpayer money. During an informal update to members March 5, Chairman John Cookson said the removal was required. At the April 2 regular meeting, he told resident Ray Pietrorazio of 764 Char- coal Ave. the farmhouse containing the boiler was a public building, and Middle- bury building inspector Oliver Leduc said the asbestos must be removed. Crocicchia said Leduc told him there was nothing in the building code requiring un- disturbed asbestos to be removed, but Cookson said town insurance of public buildings made it compulsory. Crocicchia asked Cookson to get the necessity in writ- ing, and Cookson said he would get a state- ment on the insurance requirement from Public Works Director Dan Norton. Crocic- cia recommended Cookson also speak to Torrington Health District representative Rob Rubbo on the need for the removal. Serious roof leaks in the cow barn might require the services of a structural engineer, Cookson said. Member Richard Spierto said he believed that could be quite expensive. Cookson said he would first ask town en- gineer John Calabrese and Leduc to take a look and offer their advice on the matter. Cookson said the barn is leaking in about eight places, and the wood is rotting. There also is an unknown amount of concealed wood damage. He said roof repairs would need to go out to bid, so specifications of the work to be done would require some amount of engineering involvement. Repainting the main farm house with Rhino Shield is still a possibility, Cookson said. He said a representative from that company called and wanted to reconsider a decision not to bid. Earlier in the year, Cookson said, Rhino Shield declined to bid on applying its product to the house due to concern it would not adhere to the clap- boards because they have been treated with linseed oil. At several LPOS meetings, Cook- son has spoken in favor of vinyl siding in- stead of repainting because of the high cost of sanding the linseed- oil-treated clap- boards. The next regular LPOS meeting will be Wednesday, June 4, at 6 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center. LPOS discusses Fenn Farm asbestos, maintenance items By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Middlebury Acting Police Chief Richard A. Wildman issued a press release Tuesday warning residents to beware of an IRS scam that has already cost one resident thou- sands of dollars. Police say a caller identi- fying himself as an IRS special agent con- tacted a Middlebury resident by telephone and told him he owed about $7,500 in back taxes from 2012. The caller identified himself at Special Agent Spencer Adams and demanded the money be paid by 11 a.m. or the resident would be arrested. The victim raised the money and used Reloadit money cards to get the money to the caller. Once the victim gave the Reloadit codes to the fake IRS agent, the money was picked up. Any calls from the IRS demanding money should be verified by calling the IRS. This is a common scam and most times the call- ers will have the local police department numbers to add credibility to their calls. The number appearing on the caller ID in this case was 585-633-1814. Wildman said Wednesday that on Tues- day he put out a nationwide alert about the scam through a service called CrimeDex that shares the information with banks, insurance companies, law enforcement agencies and federal agencies. Late Tuesday night, he received a phone call from a Spo- kane, Wash., woman who had been a victim of the IRS scam. Her bank received Wild- man’s notification and then contacted her. Wildman also got a call from a law enforce- ment agency in the Midwest that was to call back Wednesday regarding two cases in their area. Wildman said victims say the scammer has a heavy accent that sounds Indian to them. In the burglary case, police need to know if anyone saw anything suspicious in the area around Goff Street and Yale Avenue between May 3 and 11. On Monday, they took a burglary complaint from a resident on Yale Avenue who reported to police that while he was away on business during that time someone crawled through an unlocked window of the residence and, once inside, stole the following: a large plasma TV, an Xbox game unit, a PlayStation game unit, a power pole saw and chain saw. Anyone who may have seen anyone act- ing suspiciously in the area is urged to call Middlebury Police at 203-577-4028. Officer Al Cronin is the investigating officer. Police warn of IRS scam, seek burglary information Middlebury Public Library Director Jo-Ann LoRusso pours tea Wednesday while Chef Dotti Cannon of Brown Sugar Catering in Manchester explains the different types of tea parties and what to serve at each type. Cannon catered the library’s first mother/ daughter tea, which was sponsored by the Friends of the Library. She said this was the fourth tea party she has catered this month. Her website is brownsugarcatering.net. (Marjorie Needham photo) By MARJORIE NEEDHAM Voters in Middlebury and Southbury will return to the polls Wednesday, May 21, to vote on the proposed 2014-2015 Region 15 School District budget. The district’s proposed $64.2 million budget was turned down by the voters 2,328 to 1,920 in the May 7 referendum. Middlebury Town Clerk Edith Salisbury said Wednesday the amount to be voted on at the May 21 referendum would not be known until Thursday morning. That number was to be approved at a Wednesday night meeting of the Board of Education. Salisbury said she will have absentee ballots available today, Friday, for those unable to vote at the polls next Wednesday. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., with voting at Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury and the fire station in Southbury. The budget that failed to pass May 7 was 3.67 percent higher than the current budget and was expected to increase Middlebury’s contribution to the district to $20.1 million compared to its cur- rent $19.8 million if it had passed. During the April 7 BoE meet- ing, three of the four Middlebury BoE members, Francis Brennan, Paul Babarik and John Cookson spoke against the increased spending, but Brennan was the only one of the three to cast a “no” vote when it came time to approve the budget and move it to the May 7 referendum. Afterward Brennan said, “How can you speak against a budget and then vote for it?” At that meeting, Southbury BoE members expressed support for the budget that failed at the polls. Marion Manzo said she thought the budget had been reduced as much as possible, and Steven Suriani said while the region’s enrollment is down 500 students from its peak enrollment of 4500 students in 2009, the budget has been responding to declining en- rollment over the years. He said several dozen staff positions have been eliminated and Region 15 Finance Director Keith McLiverty has found a number of ways to cut costs. During the April 7 vote on the budget, Middlebury’s fourth BoE member, Richard Spierto, voted against it, as did Southbury BoE member Janet Butkus. Neither made a statement prior to voting. On May 7, Middlebury voters turned down the budget 754 to 419, but it still would have passed had not Southbury voters also turned it down. The Southbury vote, 1,574 against and 1,501 for, was much closer than Middle- bury’s with only 73 votes carrying the nays. For the May 21 vote, Southbury will again determine whether the budget passes or fails. Middle- bury has roughly 5,200 registered voters; Southbury has roughly 13,300. If half the Southbury vot- ers were to turn out and vote for the Region 15 budget, Middlebury voters wouldn’t be able to defeat the budget even if they all turned out and voted against it. Likewise, if half the Southbury voters turned out and voted against the budget, the budget would lose regardless of how Middlebury voted. Whether the BoE will put the same budget to a vote May 21 or reduce the amount is not known at press time. Region 15 budget vote, round 2, next Wednesday By MARJORIE NEEDHAM S.M.A.R.T. Inc. (Southbury and Middlebury Acting Respon- sibly Together) is bringing na- tional speaker Chris Herren to Pomperaug High School in Southbury Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. to share his story of ad- diction and recovery. He will speak to the student body during the afternoon and then return for the evening program to speak to the parents and community members. S.M.A.R.T. encourages area parents to bring their children 11 and older to this program on the power of addiction and the painful road to recovery. They say the Office of National Drug Control Policy Program lists Connecticut among the top 10 states in the country when it comes to addiction to illicit drugs among those between the ages of 18 to 25. Herren is a former NBA Bos- ton Celtics basketball player who now spends his time talking in front of thousands of people to inform, educate and hopefully prevent further addiction issues. Two videos by Herren, “The Game Has Changed” (a TED talk) and “To Hell and Back” can be viewed by going to smartinc. org. Herren says on the videos that he talks to kids in an attempt to help them avoid traveling the road he took. He first used co- caine when he was 17 years old and later moved on to opiates, oxycontin and heroin. He said it took him 18 years to reach the point that he finally could live a drug-free life. In addition to speaking, Her- ren has established The Herren Project. See theherrenproject. org. Its mission is “to provide assistance in taking the first steps toward recovery and a life of so- briety, educational programs and resources to increase aware- ness on the signs of addiction and bring hope for a better to- morrow.” Besides helping those with addiction problems get started on the road to recovery, The Herren Project also sponsors Project Purple, which empowers youth to stand up to substance abuse, promotes positive deci- sion making and encourages teens to make a difference in their community. Former NBA player to speak TUESDAY May 20
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Bee IntellIgencerBee IntellIgencerInforming the towns of Middlebury, Southbury, Woodbury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Watertown
Volume X, No. 20 Friday, May 16, 2014AN INDEPENDENTLY OWNED FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
FREE
Prst. Std. U.S. Postage PaidNaugatuck, CT
#27
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” ~ Cynthia Ozick
Adoptable Pets ............... 8
Book Review .................. 2
Classifieds ...................... 7
Community Calendar ...... 2
Fire Log .......................... 2
In Brief ........................... 4
Library Happenings ......... 2
Obituaries ...................... 5
Puzzles..................................7
Region 15 School Calendar ...3
Senior Center Events ...2, 3
Sports ............................ 6
Inside this Issue
Published weekly by The Middlebury Bee Intelligencer Society, LLC - 2030 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762 - Copyright 2014
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wednesdaYMay 21
naugatuck community choir spring concertwhat: Baroque choral masterpieces, including Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”when: 7 p.m., Friday; 3 p.m. Sundaywhere: Friday at St. Francis-Xavier Church at 625 Baldwin St. in Waterbury; Sunday at St. Hedwig’s Church at 32 Golden Hill St. in Naugatuckinfo: Free program accepting goodwill donations. Receptions follow each performance.
chris Herren speaks on overcoming drug addictionwhat: Former Boston Celtics player shares his story of addiction and recoverywhen: 7 p.m.where: Pomperaug High School in Southbury
Referendum on proposed 2014-2015 Regional school District 15 Budgetwhat: Vote on proposed school budget when: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. where: Middlebury votes at Shepardson Community Center; Southbury votes at fire station.
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
Middlebury Land Preservation and Open Space Acquisition Committee (LPOS) mem-bers, at their May 7 meeting, disagreed on the need for asbestos removal from boiler pipes in the farmhouse at Fenn Farm. Mem-bers also discussed cow barn repairs and repainting the exterior of the main house.
Member James Crocicchia questioned the need for removing asbestos wrap from about 75 to 100 feet of heating pipes and rewrapping them with Fiberglas, saying it was a waste of taxpayer money. During an informal update to members March 5, Chairman John Cookson said the removal was required. At the April 2 regular meeting, he told resident Ray Pietrorazio of 764 Char-coal Ave. the farmhouse containing the boiler was a public building, and Middle-bury building inspector Oliver Leduc said the asbestos must be removed.
Crocicchia said Leduc told him there was nothing in the building code requiring un-disturbed asbestos to be removed, but Cookson said town insurance of public buildings made it compulsory. Crocicchia asked Cookson to get the necessity in writ-ing, and Cookson said he would get a state-ment on the insurance requirement from Public Works Director Dan Norton. Crocic-cia recommended Cookson also speak to Torrington Health District representative Rob Rubbo on the need for the removal.
Serious roof leaks in the cow barn might require the services of a structural engineer, Cookson said. Member Richard Spierto said he believed that could be quite expensive. Cookson said he would first ask town en-gineer John Calabrese and Leduc to take a look and offer their advice on the matter. Cookson said the barn is leaking in about eight places, and the wood is rotting. There also is an unknown amount of concealed
wood damage. He said roof repairs would need to go out to bid, so specifications of the work to be done would require some amount of engineering involvement.
Repainting the main farm house with Rhino Shield is still a possibility, Cookson said. He said a representative from that company called and wanted to reconsider a decision not to bid. Earlier in the year, Cookson said, Rhino Shield declined to bid on applying its product to the house due to concern it would not adhere to the clap-boards because they have been treated with linseed oil. At several LPOS meetings, Cook-son has spoken in favor of vinyl siding in-stead of repainting because of the high cost of sanding the linseed- oil-treated clap-boards.
The next regular LPOS meeting will be Wednesday, June 4, at 6 p.m. at Shepardson Community Center.
Lpos discusses Fenn Farm asbestos, maintenance items
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Middlebury Acting Police Chief Richard A. Wildman issued a press release Tuesday warning residents to beware of an IRS scam that has already cost one resident thou-sands of dollars. Police say a caller identi-fying himself as an IRS special agent con-tacted a Middlebury resident by telephone and told him he owed about $7,500 in back taxes from 2012.
The caller identified himself at Special Agent Spencer Adams and demanded the money be paid by 11 a.m. or the resident would be arrested. The victim raised the money and used Reloadit money cards to get the money to the caller. Once the victim gave the Reloadit codes to the fake IRS agent, the money was picked up.
Any calls from the IRS demanding money should be verified by calling the IRS. This is a common scam and most times the call-ers will have the local police department numbers to add credibility to their calls. The number appearing on the caller ID in this case was 585-633-1814.
Wildman said Wednesday that on Tues-day he put out a nationwide alert about the scam through a service called CrimeDex that shares the information with banks, insurance companies, law enforcement agencies and federal agencies. Late Tuesday night, he received a phone call from a Spo-kane, Wash., woman who had been a victim of the IRS scam. Her bank received Wild-man’s notification and then contacted her.
Wildman also got a call from a law enforce-ment agency in the Midwest that was to call
back Wednesday regarding two cases in their area. Wildman said victims say the scammer has a heavy accent that sounds Indian to them.
In the burglary case, police need to know if anyone saw anything suspicious in the area around Goff Street and Yale Avenue between May 3 and 11. On Monday, they took a burglary complaint from a resident on Yale Avenue who reported to police that while he was away on business during that time someone crawled through an unlocked window of the residence and, once inside, stole the following: a large plasma TV, an Xbox game unit, a PlayStation game unit, a power pole saw and chain saw.
Anyone who may have seen anyone act-ing suspiciously in the area is urged to call Middlebury Police at 203-577-4028. Officer Al Cronin is the investigating officer.
police warn of IRs scam, seek burglary information
Middlebury Public Library Director Jo-Ann LoRusso pours tea Wednesday while Chef Dotti Cannon of Brown Sugar Catering in Manchester explains the different types of tea parties and what to serve at each type. Cannon catered the library’s first mother/daughter tea, which was sponsored by the Friends of the Library. She said this was the fourth tea party she has catered this month. Her website is brownsugarcatering.net. (Marjorie Needham photo)
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
Voters in Middlebury and Southbury will return to the polls Wednesday, May 21, to vote on the proposed 2014-2015 Region 15 School District budget. The district’s proposed $64.2 million budget was turned down by the voters 2,328 to 1,920 in the May 7 referendum.
Middlebury Town Clerk Edith Salisbury said Wednesday the amount to be voted on at the May 21 referendum would not be known until Thursday morning. That number was to be approved at a Wednesday night meeting of the Board of Education. Salisbury said she will have absentee ballots available today, Friday, for those unable to vote at the polls next Wednesday. The polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., with voting at Shepardson Community Center in Middlebury and the fire station in Southbury.
The budget that failed to pass May 7 was 3.67 percent higher than the current budget and was expected to increase Middlebury’s contribution to the district to $20.1 million compared to its cur-rent $19.8 million if it had passed.
During the April 7 BoE meet-ing, three of the four Middlebury BoE members, Francis Brennan, Paul Babarik and John Cookson spoke against the increased spending, but Brennan was the only one of the three to cast a “no” vote when it came time to approve the budget and move it to the May 7 referendum. Afterward Brennan said, “How can you speak against a budget and then vote for it?”
At that meeting, Southbury BoE members expressed support for the budget that failed at the polls.
Marion Manzo said she thought the budget had been reduced as much as possible, and Steven Suriani said while the region’s enrollment is down 500 students from its peak enrollment of 4500 students in 2009, the budget has been responding to declining en-rollment over the years. He said several dozen staff positions have been eliminated and Region 15 Finance Director Keith McLiverty has found a number of ways to cut costs.
During the April 7 vote on the budget, Middlebury’s fourth BoE member, Richard Spierto, voted against it, as did Southbury BoE member Janet Butkus. Neither made a statement prior to voting.
On May 7, Middlebury voters turned down the budget 754 to 419, but it still would have passed had not Southbury voters also turned it down. The Southbury vote, 1,574 against and 1,501 for, was much closer than Middle-bury’s with only 73 votes carrying the nays.
For the May 21 vote, Southbury will again determine whether the budget passes or fails. Middle-bury has roughly 5,200 registered voters; Southbury has roughly 13,300. If half the Southbury vot-ers were to turn out and vote for the Region 15 budget, Middlebury voters wouldn’t be able to defeat the budget even if they all turned out and voted against it. Likewise, if half the Southbury voters turned out and voted against the budget, the budget would lose regardless of how Middlebury voted.
Whether the BoE will put the same budget to a vote May 21 or reduce the amount is not known at press time.
Region 15 budget vote, round 2, next Wednesday
By MARJORIE NEEDHAM
S.M.A.R.T. Inc. (Southbury and Middlebury Acting Respon-sibly Together) is bringing na-tional speaker Chris Herren to Pomperaug High School in Southbury Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. to share his story of ad-diction and recovery. He will speak to the student body during the afternoon and then return for the evening program to speak to the parents and community members.
S.M.A.R.T. encourages area parents to bring their children 11 and older to this program on the power of addiction and the painful road to recovery. They say the Office of National Drug Control Policy Program lists Connecticut among the top 10 states in the country when it comes to addiction to illicit drugs among those between the ages of 18 to 25.
Herren is a former NBA Bos-ton Celtics basketball player who now spends his time talking in front of thousands of people to inform, educate and hopefully prevent further addiction issues. Two videos by Herren, “The
Game Has Changed” (a TED talk) and “To Hell and Back” can be viewed by going to smartinc.org.
Herren says on the videos that he talks to kids in an attempt to help them avoid traveling the road he took. He first used co-caine when he was 17 years old and later moved on to opiates, oxycontin and heroin. He said it took him 18 years to reach the point that he finally could live a drug-free life.
In addition to speaking, Her-ren has established The Herren Project. See theherrenproject.org. Its mission is “to provide assistance in taking the first steps toward recovery and a life of so-briety, educational programs and resources to increase aware-ness on the signs of addiction and bring hope for a better to-morrow.” Besides helping those with addiction problems get started on the road to recovery, The Herren Project also sponsors Project Purple, which empowers youth to stand up to substance abuse, promotes positive deci-sion making and encourages teens to make a difference in their community.
Former nBA player to speak
tuesdaYMay 20
2 Friday, May 16, 2014The Bee-Intelligencer
Commission on Aging The next Commission on
Aging meeting will be Tuesday, May 20, at 9:30 a.m. All who are interested are welcome to attend.
Ask the therapistTuesday, May 20, at 10:30 a.m.,
Kathy, a physical therapist from Beacon Brook Rehab in Nauga-tuck, will be at the center to talk about any physical therapy is-sues you may have. Call 203-577-4166 for more information.
Calling garden volunteers
The Middlebury Senior Center has a small community garden and is looking for volunteers to help plant, weed and harvest vegetables and herbs. Call 203-577-4166 if you are interested in participating.
Chair yogaThis new program meets
Mondays from 9 to 10:15 a.m. in
Room 28 at Shepardson Com-munity Center. The class is led by Joyce Picker and costs $25 for six weeks. Chair yoga employs modified yoga poses that can be done while seated on a chair.
Computer classes
Sean Howard from the Mid-dlebury Senior Center’s com-puter lab gives classes on Win-dows 8. Students who wish to learn Windows 8 are asked to bring their laptops.
Sean also teaches basic to ad-vanced personal computer skills for Windows 7 and 8. He can be reached from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. To make an appointment, call 203-577-4166, ext. 711.
There is a $15 hourly fee. Or you can sign up for four classes for $25. Each class is approxi-
mately one hour long. You don’t have to be a senior citizen to take advantage of these classes.
Table tennisJoin Rene Cunningham for
some table tennis at Shepardson Community Center every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no charge.
Trips
Painted Pony restaurantAs part of the Senior Dine
lunch program, the minibus will go to the Painted Pony restaurant in Bethlehem Friday, May 23. You must have a Senior Dine card to participate. If you do not have a card, stop by the senior center office to get one. If you want to go to the Painted Pony, call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat.
Palace Theatre tourRide the senior center mini-
bus to Waterbury Friday, June 6, at 10:30 a.m. for a tour of the his-toric Palace Theatre. See its his-toric design and learn its back-stage secrets.
Built in 1920 and recorded in the National Register of Historic Places, the Palace is known for its architectural design. De-signed in a Renaissance Revival style, the building features an eclectic mix of Greek, Roman, Arabic and Federal motifs along with marble staircases, gilded domed ceilings, cut-glass chan-deliers and intricate plaster relief details.
If you would like to go on the tour, call 203-577-4166 to reserve a seat on the bus. The fee of $8 per person covers transportation and tour admission.
Library Happenings
“Ramshackle Glam: The New Mom’s Haphazard Guide to (Almost) Hav-
ing It All”by Jordan Reid
(Running Press, $19)Reviewed by Molly Ford
One of the biggest changes that can happen to a family is the arrival of a child. Jordan Reid, the popular writer and Internet star, shares tips, tricks and hints for navigating this change in her new book.
“Ramshackle Glam: The New Mom’s Haphazard Guide to (Al-most) Having It All” reads like a long email from a helpful older sister: It feels friendly yet thought-ful. Stories from Reid’s back-ground, ranging from being a Harvard University student to an
actress in Los Angeles, keep the book interesting and engaging.
The major take-away from the book, besides a confidence that motherhood and the person you were before motherhood are overlapping circles on a Venn Diagram, are Reid’s hints on a wide variety of situations. Tan-gible enough to be useful but smart enough to be helpful, her hints range from how to find your ideal shape in clothes (“Pretend you’re meeting up with a friend who you haven’t seen in a long time ... what would you wear? That’s your ‘happy place’ silhou-
ette.”) to how to take a toddler to a restaurant (“request a speedy delivery of a bread basket”).
The book covers the changes within a family from pregnancy through toddler-hood, with an emphasis on being able to still feel like yourself while caring for someone else. Some of the myr-iad lifestyle tips Reid touches on include a nursery to match the overall design of your house; stylish outfits to wear while tak-ing care of a baby; how to recon-figure date night with a little one; and shortcuts to throwing a kid-friendly, adult-happy party.
If you want to know how to stay true to yourself while caring for your new addition, this is your read.
For more reviews by Molly Ford, visit SmartPrettyandAwk-ward.com.
(c) 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Community Calendar
middlebury volunteer Fire Department call Log
Middlebury senior Center news
Monday, May 19Board of Selectmen6 p.m. .................................................Town Hall Conference Room
Public Works Commission7 p.m. .............................................................. Shepardson, Room 4
NAMI Spousal Support Group7:30 p.m. ...............................................40 DeForest St., Watertown
Tuesday, May 20Commission on Aging9:30 a.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 26
Elderly Tax Relief Committee5:30 p.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 26
Water Pollution Control Authority7:30 p.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 26
Wednesday, May 21VOTE - Region 15 School Budget Referendum No. 26 a.m. to 8 p.m. .............................Shepardson Community Center
Beautification Committee6:30 p.m. ....................................................... Shepardson, Room 26
NAMI CAN Mental Health Support Group7 p.m. ..................................Room 1D, 969 W. Main St., Waterbury
Calendar dates/times are subject to change.If your organization would like your event included in the community calendar, please email the information to [email protected].
Date Time Address/Incident05-04 19:00 155 Algin Drive. Cooking tongs on fire inside
grill.05-05 20:52 564 Middlebury Road. Fire alarm activation.
Waited for key holder. Nothing found.05-06 19:47 Straits Turnpike. Motor vehicle accident. Two
cars involved. Speedy Dry applied to roadway.05-07 15:07 1 Long Meadow Road. Fire alarm activation.
False alarm.05-08 11:57 69 Old Woodbury Road. Fire alarm activation.
Homeowner cooking. No problem. Unable to reset alarm.
05-08 12:22 564 Middlebury Road. Fire alarm activation. Problem with smoke detector.
05-09 11:23 40 Kelly Road. Carbon monoxide alarm sounding. Caused by low battery.
05-10 02:12 Watertown Road. Motor vehicle accident. Car into tree. Cut down two trees to access the pa-tient. Transported on advanced life support.
05-10 02:31 250 Porter Ave. Fire alarm activation. Found smoke detector sounding outside of resi-dence.
05-10 12:51 Farm Road. Fire alarm activation. Smoke de-tector set off by smoke machine.
Middlebury Road (Opposite the Shell Station)Open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
Anthony Calabrese 203-758-2765
Livestock & Poultry Feed
Herbs • Vegetable PlantsStrawberry Plants • Shrubs
Ornamental Statuary
Hanging BasketsPlanters • Perennials
middleburyMat Munchkins
Mat Munchkins, a yoga pro-gram for children ages 3 to 5, meets Thursdays in May at 10:15 a.m. Each class combines literacy, yoga poses, music, movement and games. Registration is necessary. Call 203-758-2634 or stop by the library for more information and to register.
3-D printer demonstration
Tuesday, May 20, at 6 p.m., see the library’s MakerBot Replicator 2X in action. A librarian will be available to answer questions.
The Middlebury Public Library is at 30 Crest Road. The telephone number is 203-758-2634, and the website is middleburypublicli-brary.org.
naugatuckLibrary closing
The library will be closed for building repairs Wednesday, May 21, through Monday, May 26. It will reopen Tuesday, May 27, at 10 a. m.
Social services assistanceDo you have questions, need
assistance or need to determine your eligibility for Medicare, SNAP, health care or other social services? Meet with Richard Wood of CHOICES, Connecticut’s social ser-vices collaborative, each Wednes-day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All dis-cussions are free and confidential. Call the library at 203-729-4591 for more information.
Computer academy“Whittemore Computer Acad-
emy” provides classes on the basics of computers. Want to know about using the Internet, email or how to type documents? Call the library at 203-729-4591 to get the class sched-ule or sign up to take classes.
Diners book author to speak
Tuesday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. Mike Urban, author of the popular regional guides “Clam Shacks” and “Lobster Shacks,” will give a presen-tation on and sign copies of his latest road food collection book, “New England Diners: A celebration with recipes.” Did you know that diners first appeared in New En-gland? Find out more about the local culture, retro style and great food available at these grassroots local icons throughout the six states. Call 203-729-4591 to register for this free event.
Whittemore Book Club The Whittemore Book Club will
meet Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. in the Main Reading Room. The se-lected reading is “The Girls of Atomic City” by Denise Kiernan.
Magic Carpet ReadersTuesday, May 20, starting at 4
p.m., Magic Carpet Readers will meet to discuss “First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson In-spired a School Garden” by Susan Grigsby. Children also will investi-gate how peas germinate and take a pea-growing experiment home. All materials and refreshments will be provided. Books are available from the library.
MeditationThe ongoing meditation practice
will meet Tuesday, May 27, from 6 to 6:45 p.m. in the Reading Room. It consists of periods of meditation with time for discussion. Please arrive by 5:50 p.m. as they start on time.
Mark Naftalin in concert
Pianist Mark Naftalin of the leg-endary Paul Butterfield Blues Band will play a mixed program of impro-visations, standards and his own compositions in a solo performance Sunday, May 18, at 3 p.m. Naftalin has recorded and performed with a “who’s who” of blues and pop mu-sic greats over the years in addition to being a producer and radio host. Call 203-729-4591 for more infor-mation.
The Howard Whittemore Me-morial Library is at 243 Church St. in Naugatuck. For information, call 203-729-4591 or visit whitte-morelibrary.org.
southburyWednesday movie
The Wednesday afternoon movie May 21 at 1 p.m. in the Kingsley Meeting Room is based on real events. A young FBI agent, Eric O’Neill, played by Ryan Phillippe, is assigned to work undercover in an attempt to unmask a senior agent, Robert Hanssen (Chris Coo-per), suspected of spying for the Soviet Union. Hanssen is ultimately convicted of treason, but the job takes a toll on O’Neill, who opts to leave the bureau. Laura Linney plays his FBI handler.
Due to licensing and copyright agreements, film titles cannot be listed. The room has surround-sound theater with a listening sys-tem available. This program is free and open to the public.
Susane Colasanti author visit
Young-adult author Susane Colasanti will be at the library Thursday, May 29, from 6 to 8 p.m. to discuss the writing process, answer questions and sign her book, “Your Ideal Life.” Her pre-sentation is for students in grades six and higher. Registration for the program is required.
Colasanti’s presentation is de-signed for teens. The goal is to motivate participants to identify their goals and then work toward achieving them. By maximizing positive energy, participants learn how they can improve their lives and the lives of those around them. Working toward goals while trying to make the world a better place is a synergistic approach to creating a happy, productive life.
Colasanti is the author of a number of young-adult books. Call 203-262-0626, ext. 110, to register for this program.
Fiber art exhibitA selection of creations by
Karen Loprete, a contemporary fiber artist, will be on exhibit through Thursday, June 12. Lo-prete has a formal education in art and years of graphic design experience. Her fearless nature guides her embroidery, beading and machine needles over her fabrics. Her intuitive combina-tions of color and texture help to create truly unique artworks.
For more information, call 203-262-0626 or visit www.south-burylibrary.org. The library is at 100 Poverty Road in Southbury.
WoodburyWalk across AmericaSaturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. Joe
Hurley will talk about his walk across America. The retired news-paper reporter spent most of his career at The News-Times in Dan-bury, Conn., where, among other things, he wrote the consumer-hu-
mor column “Shallow Pockets.”In 1999, Hurley realized he
knew almost nothing about the other side of the state, even though Connecticut is small enough to fit in the back pocket of Colorado or Nebraska. That year, photographer David Harple and Joe walked across Connecti-cut on Route 6, sharing their ex-perience with News-Times read-ers. Then Hurley noticed Route 6 stretched all the way to California – it was one of the nation’s few coast-to-coast highways and re-mains the longest continuous highway in the country.
After retiring, Hurley walked that 3,600-mile road while pho-tographer Travis Lindhorst trav-eled along in the comfort of a car. Now they’ve published a book about the adventure, “Ten Million Steps on Route 6: A Fresh Look at America and Americans From Cape Cod to California.” Hurley will give an inside look at the walk and the book in his program. Hur-ley’s website is Route6walk.com.
Woodbury guitarist and composer to performSunday, May 18, at 2 p.m., DC
James, a composer, singer and guitarist, will perform a multicul-tural program of adult contempo-rary, contemporary folk and reg-gae/world music, and instrumen-tal guitar music with contempo-rary classical or jazz influences. His program celebrates diversity with music, anecdotes, thoughts and experiences from life.
James was born in Jamaica and later moved to Connecticut. Au-diences find his multicultural performances stimulating, often mind-bending and full of musical wisdom. Hear samples of his work at www.harmonybaypublishing.com. The concert is free and open to the public.
Learn about essential oils
Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m., Mi-chelle Wenis will explain the ben-efits of using essential oils. Many people suffer from insomnia and sleep issues. Whether it’s from anxiety, a new addition to the family, chronic pain or some other cause, learn how essential oils can aid everyone from the very young baby, his or her sleepless parents, pregnant women, the stress-rid-den, and others who spend en-tirely too much time awake in-stead of getting their restful sleep.
For more information, call 203-263-3502 or visit www.wood-burylibraryct.org. The library is at 269 Main St. S. in Woodbury.
By TERRENCE S. MCAULIFFE
The Middlebury Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) at its May 7 meeting unanimously approved a variance for John and Sara Mc-Kernan of 84 Yale Ave. to recon-struct a wooden deck and enlarge it by 3 feet, increasing their lot coverage to 15.4 percent from
14.5. This exceeds the maximum 10-percent lot coverage allowed in the zoning regulations. Mcker-nan said the hardship was upzon-ing, and he had staked the prop-erty for commissioners to review.
The next ZBA meeting will be Wednesday, June 4, at 7:30 p.m. at Shepardson Community Cen-ter.
ZBA approves deck expansion
Young-adult author Susan Col-asanti will be at the Southbury Public Library May 29.
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Falls Avenue Senior Center events for area adults 55 and older follow. Most require reservations, which can be made by calling 860-945-5250. Please speak with a staff mem-ber when calling as the senior center does not accept voice-mail reservations. The cen-ter is at 311 Falls Ave. in Oakville, Conn.
Strength, sculpt and toneThe center’s free, 30-minute strength, sculpt
and tone exercise class meets every Wednesday and Friday at 1 p.m. While sculpting and improv-ing strength and balance, participants work mus-cles to tone them and get some cardiovascular training at the same time. Kimberly Johnston of Fitness at the Edge in Middlebury teaches this class. Reservations are not required. The class is funded by a grant from The East Hill Woods Fund at the Connecticut Community Foundation.
Preparing for future eventsMonday, May 19, at 9:30 a.m., attorney Ed-
mond Diorio will present “Steps to Take Now
to Help Your Family Later.” This program pro-vides tips for communicating with family mem-bers about personal and legal matters that will be entrusted to them. Diorio’s presentation will cover important documents, location of personal information, how to communicate about delicate/difficult matters and where to go for assistance. Reservations are needed by May 16.
Taft musicians to performTaft School Director of Instrumental Music
T.J. Thompson and Taft jazz musicians are bringing their talents to the center Monday, May 19, at 3 p.m. Reservations are needed by May 16.
Social services informationOlder adults in need of social services as-
sistance may meet with Jim Dunn from the Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging Wednesday, May 21, between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Dunn provides one-on-one sessions to
answer questions and provide resources. Res-ervations are not needed.
Reflexology sessionsCertified reflexologist Kim Stewart will offer
20-minute reflexology sessions for your hands or feet Thursday, May 22, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $15. Reservations are needed by May 21.
Genealogy and military recordsThursday, May 22, at 10:30 a.m., local ge-
nealogy instructor and town historian Steph-anie Lantiere will discuss military records during her Genealogy 101 class. Please bring a notebook and a pen or pencil to class. Res-ervations are needed by May 21.
Bible studyNew Hope Anglican Church offers a nonde-
nominational Bible study every Friday at 10 a.m. at the center. Join other seniors for the study and discussion. Reservations are not required.
The U.S. Census Bureau has released a long-term research report on the differences be-tween centenarians and seniors who are age 65 and older.
Pulling in data from a previous report, Centenarians 2010, this research is an overview of 2007 to 2011 and focuses on marital status, education, veteran status, income and poverty levels.
Here’s what it learned: • Womenmadeupthemajority
of those who had lived a cen-tury or more, at 81 percent. In the over-65 group, women were at 57 percent.
• Maritalstatus:Mostcentenar-ians (82 percent) were wid-
owed. Because of age, the over-65 group had a lower rate of 29 percent widowed.
• Education:Asurprising43per-cent of centenarians did not finish high school. In the over-65 age group, 23 percent didn’t receive a diploma. Of those who went on to college, 15 percent of centenarians earned a bachelor’s degree or
higher, with 21 percent of the over-65 group earning a de-gree.
• Veterans:Only0.5percentofwomen centenarians were vet-erans, but the number wasn’t much higher for women in the over-65 group, with 1.15 per-cent veterans.
• Income:Ofthecentenarians,83 percent received Social Se-curity, compared to 88 percent of the over-65 group. The amount of benefits was lower, of course, for the centenarians because Social Security is based on what you put into the system. Of the centenarians, 17 percent lived in poverty
compared to 9 percent of the over-65 group.Want to live to be a centenar-
ian? Dr. Thomas Perls, co-author of “Living to 100: Lessons in Liv-ing to Your Maximum Potential at Any Age,” has some tips: Be adaptable and flexible. Get rid of stress. Be optimistic. Exercise. Own a pet.
Those are good goals for peo-ple of any age.
Matilda Charles regrets she cannot personally answer reader questions, but she will incorpo-rate them into her column when-ever possible. Send email to [email protected].
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selectman thanks town and state budget craftersTo the Editor:
There are many people in-volved in putting together a bud-get that passes by a 20-percent margin as the town budget did in Southbury May 7. This in-cludes the boards of selectmen and finance, staff and the voters who took the time to come out and make an educated vote. I want to thank all of them.
I also want to thank the lead-ership of Gov. Dannel Malloy and his continued commitment to maintain, and in many instances grow, the municipal aid provided in the state budget. Like many, I
am concerned about the over-re-liance in the state of Connecticut on the regressive property tax for municipalities and K-12 educa-tion.
Gov. Malloy has kept his pledge to the municipalities in this new budget in a time when many governors have cut state budgets on the backs of their counties and local towns. Similar cuts, if done in Connecticut, would have had a dramatic effect on our ability to fund South-bury’s local operating budget. Overall, there is an additional $80 million for municipalities in Connecticut in this budget.
The state budget, which also passed May 7, has the right pri-orities with its focus on universal pre-K, a proven reform; expan-sion of the engineering and sci-ence programs at the university
level that we need to maintain a competitive workforce; provision of needed funding to advance programs allowing the elderly to stay in their homes; and a much-needed boost in infrastructure improvements.
A lot more needs to be done to reverse Connecticut’s 20-year history of zero net job growth that preceded 2010. The agree-ment with United Technologies Corp. to keep their operations in Connecticut is a step in the right direction.
More must be done, but the proposed budget is a realistic approach to keep us moving as-sertively in the right direction. I applaud Gov. Malloy and the legislature for passing a respon-sible budget for FY-15.
Ed Edelson, First SelectmanSouthbury
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Now is a very exciting time in the garden. The nurseries and big-box stores are full of peren-nials, annuals, shrubs and veg-etables. Most people want to go out, buy plants and put them directly in the garden. This is a big mistake.
Even though it is the middle of May, there is still a threat of frost depending on where you live in the state. For most areas, the threat should have been over by May 15, but you should keep an eye on the weather, especially if you have already planted warm-weather vegetables and annuals.
Steve Aegerter, a Colorado Master Gardener at the Colorado State University Cooperative Ex-tension, recommends using floating row covers to protect plants from frost. You also can cover them with any light ma-terial; even newspaper will help.
If you put plants in your gar-den right from the nursery, they are in danger of becoming scorched from too much sun, or it may be too cool for them at night. One of the most important things to do once you buy your
plants is called “hardening off.” This is a process of acclimating plants from indoor temperatures to the outdoor temperatures and also to the amount of sun they will be getting. Each day, you increase the amount of time they are outside and the amount of sunlight they get.
I usually put my plants out during the day where they will not be getting full sun and either bring them in my garage or make sure they are in a sheltered area outside at night. Aegerter recom-mends giving them six to eight days to get used to being outside. He also suggests cutting back on watering them. This will allow the plants to toughen and will prepare them for being trans-planted. Once they have gone through this process, you are ready to plant. Transplanting on a cloudy day is best, if possible.
Enjoy your time in the garden!
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Farm Day at Flanders Flanders Nature Center and Land Trust will
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All-male group to singSunday, May 18, at 2 p.m., the Connecticut
Yankee Chorus, an all-male group singing in the barbershop style, will perform songs of inspiration as well as lighter tunes at St Patrick Church at 50 Charles St. in Waterbury. This is a benefit concert for St. Joseph and St. Patrick churches. The cost is $15 per person with children under 12 free. Coffee and refreshments
will be served. Tickets will be available at the door or, to order tickets in advance, call Marlene Shea at 203-217-7326.
Flags for veteransThe Middlebury Lions Club provides
Memorial Day flags for Middlebury veterans’ grave sites. Those who, during the past year, lost a family member who was a veteran and who is buried in Middlebury can contact Lion Ray Sullivan at 203-758-9939 to be sure an American flag will be placed on the veteran’s grave for Memorial Day. The flag decorating and Memorial Day ceremony are sponsored by the Middlebury Lions Club.
Chris Herren to speak at PHSS.M.A.R.T., Inc. will bring national speaker
Chris Herren to Pomperaug High School in Southbury Tuesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. to share his story of addiction and recovery. Chris is a former NBA Boston Celtics basketball player who now spends his time talking in front of thousands of people to inform, educate and hopefully prevent further addiction issues.
The Office of National Drug Control Policy Program lists Connecticut among the top 10 states in the country when it comes to addiction to illicit drugs among those between the ages of 18 to 25. S.M.A.R.T. encourages area parents to bring their children 11 and older to this program on the power of addiction and the painful road to recovery.
French classes for adultsThe Alliance Française of Northwestern
Connecticut will offer beginning and intermediate French classes for adults starting Monday, May 19, for beginners and Tuesday, May 20, for intermediate students. The beginner class meets five consecutive Mondays from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The intermediate class meets five consecutive Tuesdays from 5 to 6:30 p.m. All classes are held in a private home in Watertown. Fees depend on the number of students enrolled. For information
and registration, call 203-262-8594 or email [email protected].
Free skin cancer screeningThe Pomperaug District Department of
Health will sponsor a free skin cancer screening Wednesday, June 4, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. at the health district office at Playhouse Corner, 77 Main St. N., Suite 205, in Southbury. This program is meant for adults not under the care of a dermatologist. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling the Pomperaug Health District at 203-264-9616, ext. 0. Screenings usually take 15 to 20 minutes and will be done by board-certified dermatologists.
Flag Day 5KThis year’s Middlebury Junior Women’s
Club Flag Day 5K will be Friday, June 13, at 7 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will go to help fight food insecurity in Middlebury during the summer months when family budgets are stretched. Go to www.middleburywomen.com for more information about the race, including the link for online registration. Get a discount by registering online before June 1.
Lobster and corn bake The Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department
Ladies Auxiliary will host a lobster and corn-on-the-cob bake Saturday, June 14. Meals can be picked up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the firehouse on Tucker Hill Road.
The meal will include a 1.5-lb. lobster and piece of corn on the cob, cooked, wrapped and ready to go! Each meal is $20. Sales will be via PRE-ORDER /PRE-PAYMENT ONLY. To place your order, contact Linda at 203-263-8240 or email the ladies at [email protected]. Please include your name and a contact number or email for return information.
The Ladies Auxiliary raises money to support a local high school scholarship, the local food pantry, members of the community in need and fire department activities.
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Stanley J. MazurUniroyal retiree
Stanley J. Mazur, 72, of Middle-bury passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 30, at Fresh River Health Care in East Windsor. He was the husband of Diane (Posila) Mazur, his loving wife and caregiver.
Mr. Mazur was born in Spring-field, Mass., April 7, 1942, a son of the late Stanley J. Mazur Sr. and Lil-lian (Nycz) Mazur. He was a longtime resident of Middlebury. He had grad-uated from public schools and tech-nical high school in Springfield and graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a bach-elor’s degree in chemical engineer-ing. Stanley retired in 2004 from Uniroyal/Crompton/Chemtura Inc. after 40 years of service, during which he held many managerial positions. He participated in and enjoyed fishing, golf, hockey, tennis, walking and running. He also was a spectator of football, the Kentucky Derby, NASCAR, and of course, the Boston Red Sox. He also enjoyed reading, music and going to shows at the Palace Theatre.
Stanley was a hardworking, con-scientious and well-respected true gentleman. His greeting was always a smile and a handshake. He was devoted to his family, caring for his parents and other relatives, and spending holidays and special oc-casions with them. He took pride in his homes in Middlebury and Cape Cod, where he spent pleasurable time gathering many cherished memories. Stanley lived a wonderful life and, in his words, “the best of the best.”
Besides his special valentine, Di-ane, of 38 years, he is survived by his brother, Richard Mazur, his wife Sandy and their son Matthew of Somers, Conn.; his sister-in-law, Carole Franzoso; his nephew, Sean Posila; his favorite aunt, Frances Nycz; his cousin, Michael Charkie-wicz, his wife Sandra, and their sons, Dwight and Dennis; cousin, Paul
Nycz; and several special friends.The family would like to extend
their heartfelt gratitude to those who assisted Stanley during his long jour-ney with dementia. A special “thank you” to Dr. Philip Mongeluzzo Jr. and his staff, Claudia, St. Mary’s and St. Francis Hospital, and most recently Kettle Brook Care Center and Ma-sonic Care Home Health and Hos-pice (especially his nurse Eileen) for their care and support during his illness.
Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family. The Nau-gatuck Valley Memorial/Fitzgerald Zembruski Funeral Home in Naug-atuck is assisting the family with arrangements. Donations in Stan-ley’s memory can be made to UMASS Amherst Class of 1964 50th Reunion Gift, the 1964 Old Chapel Renovation Fund, University of Massachusetts Class of 1964, Memorial Hall, 134 Hicks Way, Amherst, MA 01003. To send an online condolence, please visit www.naugatuckvalleymemo-rial.com.
Shirley Janet Miller Smith
Longtime Middlebury resident
On the morning of May 2, 2014, Shirley passed away from cancer in her Mid-dlebury home, sur-rounded by the love and comfort of fam-ily and friends. She
was 85 years old.Shirley Janet Miller Smith was
born in Waterbury Nov. 10, 1928. She was the youngest of five children of the late Nellie Bailey and George Graham Miller.
Shirley was a graduate of Crosby High School in Waterbury. She re-ceived a bachelor’s degree from Beloit College in Wisconsin, and later went on to Connecticut’s Hartford Seminary, where she earned a mas-ter’s degree in Christian education. Shirley had been a resident of Mid-dlebury since 1962. She was a parish-ioner of Middlebury Congregational Church and a member of the Daugh-ters of the American Revolution. She loved to garden, travel and play set-back with friends. She was devoted to her family and maintained many friendships since childhood, referred to as “The Cat’s Paw Club.”
Shirley was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Roy Andrew Smith Sr.; her sisters, Estelle and her husband, Irv Akins; May and her husband, Franklin Wilson; and Grace Miller, and her nephew, Douglas.
Shirley leaves behind a son, Roy Andrew Smith Jr. of Portland; three daughters, Marilyn and her hus-band, Mark Cotterell, of Middletown; Melissa and her husband, Casey Sattler, of Washington, D.C.; and Janet and her husband, Charles Ubaldi of Middlebury. She is sur-vived by her sister, Marilyn Miller of Watertown, and her grandchildren, Zoë, Anya and Bailey, along with nieces and a nephew, Patricia, Beth, Nan, George, Julia, as well as many dear friends.
A memorial service for Shirley will be held Saturday, May 17, at 2 p.m. at the Middlebury Congrega-tional Church at 1242 Whittemore Road in Middlebury, Conn., fol-lowed by a coffee reception at the church. A private burial service for family members will be at Riverside Cemetery.
There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society,1075 Chase Parkway, Waterbury, 06708. The Alderson-Ford Funeral Home of Waterbury is assisting in the ar-rangements. To view this story on-line, share a story, offer condolences or to light a virtual memorial candle, visit www.aldersonfuneralhomes.com.
A. Regina Bowler Mrs. A. Regina (Jeanne) Bowler,
93, of Middlebury passed away Mon-day, May 12, 2014, after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late John Bowler.
Jeanne was born in Waterbury, daughter of the late Charles and Brid-get (O’Connor) Shea. She was a 1938 graduate of Waterbury Catholic High School. After graduation, Jeanne went to work at Benrus Watch Co., where she met the love of her life, John Bowler. They married Aug. 18, 1941, and enjoyed 48 happy years together. They established their home on Cooke Street in Waterbury, where they had three children.
In the mid-1950s, Jeanne and John purchased a home in Middlebury, Conn., and added a fourth child to their happy family. A communicant of St. John of the Cross in Middlebury, she had many friends at church. The “Church Ladies,” as she called them, were a source of great camaraderie later in her life, especially Barbara Pickett. Pat Cruess, a child hood girl-friend of Jeanne’s from Baldwin Street to today, will always be remembered as family.
Jeanne was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, friend and the best mother-in-law anyone could ask for. She was dedicated and faithful to her family, friends and religion. Whenever she knew something important was hap-pening she would pray for you with special holy water from the Carmelite Monastery in Philadelphia. Those prayers were always special and meaningful to us all and they always worked. Until the end, she would al-ways ask is there something she could do for you. The best answer would always be just pray for me; she was such a true lady and beautiful woman. She had charm, wisdom, wit and could be a spitfire in conversation.
Jeanne is survived by a daughter, Regina Grammatico, and her hus-band, Stephen Grammatico, of Crozet, Va.; a son, Michael J. Bowler JD of Miami, Fla.; a son-in-law, Ron-ald Malmin of Chicago, Ill.; and a son, Paul J. Bowler, and his wife, Janine R. Bowler. She also will be missed by her six grandchildren: Mary, John, Emily, Benjamin and Seamas Bowler and Kathleen Grammatico Ferraiolo and her husband, Jim, and Jeanne’s two great-grandchildren, Andrew and Jeremy Ferraiolo. Jeanne is prede-ceased by her loving husband, John,
and a daughter, Barbara Joan Bowler Malmin. She also leaves an extended family of nieces and nephews and many dear friends.
The family would like to thank the staff at Beacon Brook Health Center in Naugatuck for their care and atten-tion to Regina at this time. They truly loved her. They were wonderful and treated her with respect and dignity.
The funeral is today, Friday, May 16, at 8:30 a.m. from the Murphy Fu-neral Home at 115 Willow St. in Wa-terbury to St. John of the Cross Church in Middlebury for a Mass at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in Middlebury Cem-etery.
In lieu of flowers memorial con-tributions may be made to Carmel of Philadelphia, Carmelite Monastery, 1400 66th Ave., Philadelphia, PA. 19126.
Visit www.murphyfuneralhomect.com for more information or to send an online condolence.
Robert J. Filippone
Retired accountant
Robert J. Filippone, 71, of Nauga-tuck passed away Saturday, May 10, at Saint Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was the hus-band of Maria (Magalhaes) Filip-pone.
Robert was born Aug. 25, 1942, in Waterbury, the son of the late Rocco and Jane (Gworek) Filippone. A graduate of Croft High School and Emporia State University in Kansas, Bob had a long and successful career as an accountant. He was the owner of Filippone Associates accounting firm. Prior to opening his own firm, he was a senior accountant at Peat Marwick Mitchell in addition to Sco-vill Manufacturing and Elf Aquitaine.
He was a member of the Pacer’s Car Club, Naugatuck Elks Lodge 967, Waterbury Portuguese Sport Club and Our Lady of Fatima Church.
Besides his wife, Maria, he is sur-vived by his sons, Robert M. Filip-pone and his wife, Amanda, of Mid-dlebury; Michael V. Filippone and his wife, Lisa, of Prospect; David R. Filippone and his wife, Diane, of Newington; and Paul A. Ribeiro and his wife, Gina, of Wilton. He also will be missed by his grandchildren: Jes-sica, Hailey, Cora Blue, Victoria, Franklin, Bella, Jackson and Isabella, as well as his great-grandson, Ryan,
and his goddaughter, Taylor.He also leaves an extended fam-
ily that includes many brothers and sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and many dear friends.
Bob enjoyed traveling with his wife and friends and most of all found great joy in spending time with his children and grandchildren. He will be sadly missed by all who loved him.
The funeral was held Wednesday, May 14, from the Buckmiller Broth-ers Funeral Home in Prospect to Our Lady of Fatima Church in Waterbury for a Mass. Burial was to be at All Saints Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Asso-ciation, 1 Union St., Suite 301, Rob-binsville, NJ 08691-4183 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O. Box 2151, 501 St. Jude Place, Mem-phis, TN 38101-2151.
To place online condolences, visit www.buckmillerbrothers.com.
Dr. Henry Eaton Helvie
Retired anesthesiologist
Henry E. “Hank” Helvie, M.D., 80, of Waterbury, passed away Friday, May 9, at his home. He was the husband of Bar-bara-Jean (Frier) Helvie.
Dr. Helvie was born Oct. 10, 1933, in Winfield, Kan., a son of the late Earl M. and Virginia V. (Eaton) Helvie. Dr. Helvie was a graduate of Oklahoma State University and the School of Medicine of the University of Oklahoma. He served on the staffs of both Waterbury and St. Mary’s hospitals as an anesthesiologist and as chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Waterbury Hos-pital for the last seven years of prac-tice, retiring in 1993. He was a mem-ber of St. George’s Episcopal Church in Middlebury.
Besides his wife of 48 years, he leaves two sons, Henry A. Helvie of Waterbury and Thomas E. Helvie and his wife, Charlotte, of Bishop, Calif., as well as two grandsons, Gavin T. Helvie and Everett C. Helvie.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m. at St. George’s Episcopal Church on Tucker Hill Road in Middlebury.
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Pomperaug High school Varsity Games
1. Steve Carlton, in 1967.2. Brady Anderson, Jim Gentile,
Rafael Palmeiro and Frank Robinson.
3. It was 1958.4. Larry Bird (1986) and Michael
Jordan (1991-93).5. Martin Brodeur (2000), Jose
Theodore (2001), Evgeni Nabokov (2002), Mika No-ronen (2004) and Chris Ma-son (2006).
6. He won the silver medal in the luge.
7. It was 1972.
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1. Name the last St. Louis Cardi-nals pitcher 22 or younger be-fore Shelby Miller in 2013 to win 10-plus games in his first 20 starts of a season.
2. In 2013, Chris Davis became the fifth Baltimore Oriole to hit 40 or more home runs in a sea-son. Name two of the first four to do it.
3. When was the last time before 2013 that the University of Wis-consin football team opened the season with back-to-back shutouts of opponents?
4. In 2013, Miami’s LeBron James became the third NBA player to be named The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year. Who were the first two?
5. Between 2000 and 2009, five goaltenders tallied a goal dur-ing an NHL game. Name three of them.
6. In 2014, Russia’s Albert Dem-chenko became the oldest medalist in an individual event in the Winter Games (42 years, 74 days). What event was it?
7. When was the last time before 2012 that the University of Texas won the NCAA Division I men’s golf championship?
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May 16 - May 24, 2014BaseballFriday, May 16 ..................... Brookfield (H) .................................. 4:15 p.m.Saturday, May 17 ................ SWC Make-up (H) .................................... TBAMonday, May 19 .................. Immaculate (H) ............................... 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, May 20 ..................Weston (A) ...................................... 4:15 p.m.Saturday, May 24 ................ SWC Quarter-finals (H) ............................. TBA
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There will be post-season soft-ball and baseball at Pomperaug next weekend. The Panthers’ soft-ball team entered a tough stretch of the season needing to play four games in four days this week and started out by blasting Kolbe Ca-thedral on Tuesday by a solid 15-4 margin. That win puts the Lady Panthers at 12-2 overall and 8-2 in the South West Conference (SWC) Colonial Division. At press time, Pomperaug still had to play Oxford on Wednesday and Notre Dame of Fairfield on Thursday before hosting Brookfield today, Friday, at 4:15 p.m.
The Panthers baseball team has begun to gain some momentum, winning its fourth straight game Tuesday in a 6-0 victory over Kolbe Cathedral, improving to 9-6 over-all and 7-2 tied for first in the SWC Colonial Division.
Pomperaug used four pitchers to combine on a no-hitter against the Cougars with Ted Butterly go-ing four-and-a-third innings and striking out six to get the win. Tyler Dielemans, Grant Wallace and Luke Frering finished off the pitch-ing gem in relief.
The Panthers also were to be tested this week when they took on Oxford Wednesday, Notre Dame of Fairfield Thursday and host Brookfield Friday. Next Sat-urday, May 24, Pomperaug will host the quarterfinal round of the softball and baseball SWC playoffs.
“This week is going to tell a lot about our team,” said Pomperaug softball coach Paul Masotto. “Kolbe (9-3) and Oxford (12-2) are going to be big tests for us. I’m not sur-prised at where we are at this point in the season. This may be the most talented pool of players we’ve had in a while, but now they must take the next step and start believing that they belong with teams like Masuk and Lauralton Hall.”
The lady Panthers had their eight-game winning streak snapped last week in an 8-0 loss
to Masuk, but it did little to slow down the momentum the Panthers have built this year. In the next game, Pomperaug banged out 11 hits on its way to a 7-4 win over Bethel to get back in the win col-umn.
Ashley Antonazzo went the dis-tance in the pitcher’s circle, scat-tering five hits and striking out four. Erin Ruggiero continued her tear with three hits, three runs and two RBI and leads the team with 25 hits and a .556 average.
Brianna Antonazzo had two hits, one run and one RBI and leads the team with 22 RBI. Re-becca Meyer added two hits, two runs and one RBI, with Kaela Har-ris getting a run-scoring hit and Laurel Williams collecting two hits. Lauren Reilly leads the team in extra base hits on four doubles, four triples and a home run, bat-ting at .378 with a team-leading 16 runs scored on 17 hits.
“We have three solid hitters in Erin, Brianna and Lauren,” said Masotto. “This is really turning out to be a special season for our se-niors as this is a very young team and they are getting more confi-dent with every game.”
That confidence was evident Tuesday when Pomperaug trailed the Cougars by a 4-1 margin after three innings. The Panthers kept swinging their bats and rallied with five runs in the fourth and one run in the fifth before putting the game away with a seven-run outburst in the sixth for the 15-4 final margin.
Once the bats came alive, Reilly was unhittable as she scattered just two hits and struck out 11 to get the win in the pitcher’s circle. Brianna Antonazzo belted three hits, and Meyer came through with three RBI to lead the Pomperaug attack.
The Pomperaug baseball team accomplished one of the team goals for the season by qualifying for the state tournament with a 6-4 win over Bethel last week for win number eight. It was the third win in a row for the Panthers, the lon-
Ladies blast Kolbe, gents combine on no-hitter
Lady Panther Erin Ruggiero has been swinging the bat over the last four games, leading the Pan-thers’ offense with a .556 average. In those four games, Ruggiero scored seven runs and drove in six on nine hits. (Ken Morse photo)
gest streak of the season as Justin Mayer improved to 3-2 on the hill, allowing just one hit through five innings and striking out nine.
Jon Bedard picked up the save in two innings of relief, striking out two. It was a five-run outburst in the fifth inning that carried the Panthers to victory. Eric Walsh belted a home run, Sam Rubin-stein added a run-scoring hit, and Jack Yule came through with an RBI double and a run scored to lead the Pomperaug offense.
In Tuesday’s 6-0 win over Kolbe, Cooper Mooney had two hits, two runs and a triple to pace the as-sault. Devan Polomski had a sin-gle, a run and an RBI with Sean Daly adding an RBI double.
Pomperaug baseball and soft-ball will host Brookfield today, Friday, at 4:15 p.m. The Panthers will conclude the regular season next week with a home game Mon-day against Immaculate at 4:15 p.m. and will be at Weston Tues-day. The SWC quarterfinals will be at Pomperaug Saturday, May 24, with teams and times to be deter-mined.
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My apartment has closet doors that fold open on sliding tracks. Over the past month,
the doors have started sticking, and one is completely off the track and just swinging open. Is this hard to fix? Our mainte-nance guys aren’t so reliable. – Mindy H., Atlanta
If the slider attachment at the top of the door isn’t damaged, you
should be able to easily put the bifold door back on its track.
Reach up to the top of the de-tached door – or climb onto a sturdy stepladder or footstool so you can reach it – and feel along the top near the front edge of the door. You should feel a round disc, or wheel, sticking up.
Place your finger on top of the wheel and push down. If it’s spring-loaded, the disc will de-press down and then spring back up.
Check the bottom of the door as well. If the door opens along
a top and bottom track, a similar wheel, or a simple metal pin called a pivot, will be located in the same position near the front of the door. It may or may not have a spring.
If both wheels are in good shape, great. If either one is bro-ken or missing, contact apart-ment maintenance to have them repair the door. Or, if they don’t respond, contact management and ask if they can either speed up the repair, or if you can do the repair yourself and have them take the difference off the bill (you’ll need to give them a re-ceipt for parts and labor).
Let’s start from the premise that both wheels are all right. It’s a pretty easy fix, made easier if a
friend helps steady the door. If one of the wheels isn’t spring-loaded, carefully ease that rigid wheel into the corresponding track. Then reach up (or down) to the spring-loaded disc, de-press it with one finger, and guide that part of the door back into its corresponding track, sliding your finger out of the way until the disc pops up into the track. Move the door back and forth a couple times to test it.
What if the door doesn’t seem to be straight? That can cause the wheels to stick in or jump out of the tracks. You can adjust the door in a number of ways: The Family Handyman website (www.familyhandyman.com) has a step-by-step description of how to do it.Send your questions or home tips to [email protected].
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1. Control of Dogs on Town Property.
In addition to any requirements and restrictions set forth in the laws of the State of Connecticut, and unless restrained within a vehicle or facility for that purpose, the Town of Middlebury hereby requires that all dogs must be leashed when in Town Parks and Recreation Areas (including the Town Greenway), and when on other town property on which a Town Building or Facility is lo-cated.
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DEAR DR. ROACH: Two years ago, at age 90, my gynecologist told me I did not need to see him anymore because of my age. When I mentioned this to my daughter, she became outraged, and said that I need to continue my mammograms and visits to the doctor. What is your opinion? – I.W.ANSWER: This is actually three questions in one, and none of them is easy. How long do you “need” to continue Pap smears and mammograms, and do you need to keep seeing your gyne-cologist?
The Pap smear question actu-ally is the easiest, since there is very good evidence that a woman who has had normal Pap smears regularly until age 65 is very un-likely to get cervical cancer. This does not apply to anyone with a history of cancer.
When to stop mammograms is controversial. I feel they can continue in healthy women in-definitely, but especially in the presence of some other serious disease, a woman over 75 could choose to stop.
I still recommend a regular visit with the gynecologist. Even if a mammogram or Pap smear isn’t being done, the gynecolo-gist can discuss other concerns and do an exam.
Questions about breast cancer and its treatment are found in the booklet on that subject. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Roach – No. 1101W, Box 536475, Or-lando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash)
for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.DEAR DR. ROACH: Our 48-year-old son has been diagnosed with pityriasis rubra pilaris. He is mis-erable with the burning, red rash and the loss of skin cells. He now has extremely swollen ankles and feet. We know this is ex-tremely rare. Can you lend any insight into treatment of symp-toms? – C.D.ANSWER: Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a rare inflammatory skin disease of unknown cause. Gen-eralized redness, sometimes with islands of unaffected skin, is common. Scaly plaques and raised red bumps also occur.
There are several treatments that have been effective for some people, but nothing is effective for everybody. Vitamin A deriv-atives are the usual first treat-ment, but more powerful medi-cines often are needed. As is so often the case for rare diseases, finding the most experienced
local expert (in this case, a der-matologist) can lead to better treatment for your son.
I found a support group at www.prp-support.org.DEAR DR. ROACH: Americans are infatuated with grilling, bar-becuing and charring meat – all forms of high-temperature cook-ing. Isn’t charred food carcino-genic, leading to stomach and colon cancers? – S.B.ANSWER: Yes, charred meat is carcinogenic, at least according to the preponderance of the data. In fact, increased red meat of any kind probably increases overall cancer risk, but high-tempera-ture cooking creates several kinds of toxic chemicals and in-creases colon cancer risk specif-ically. There is some evidence leaner cuts of red meat aren’t as dangerous and also that mari-nating, especially in wine, re-duces the production of the dan-gerous chemicals.
I recommend limiting con-sumption of high-tempera-ture-cooked red meats.
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MOJOMojo is a shy baby we found tied to our door one evening when
we arrived. He was cold, wet and very scared! An older woman would be preferred for this boy. Mojo is shy at first but is very sweet to those he knows. He will need someone who knows he will need time to acclimate to a new home. Mojo is 2 to 3 years old. For a time to visit, as well as an application, please email us. Mojo soon will be altered and ready to go!
RANGERRanger is a sweet, gentle hound dog that does not have a mean bone
in his body. The only time he has ever growled is when the other dogs come near his food. That is understandable since he was starved nearly to death. He also is an indoor dog. His favorite activity is lying on his bed in the sun indoors. And if he has his favorite chewy, he is in Heaven. He’s afraid of most new things, but he becomes accustomed to them quite quickly. He loves people and other animals and is great friends with cats and other dogs.
DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My vet-erinarian says I have to give both my dog and my cat heartworm medication every month. Why do I have to do this? It sounds like a moneymaking scheme for the vet and the pharmaceutical industry. – Gary in Cincinnati
DEAR ANITA: It’s not a money-making scheme. Trust me, you do not want your pets to suffer from the complications that heartworm infestation can cause.
Heartworm in dogs is often fatal, and while cats are less likely to die from it, they too suffer problems due to the damage caused by the worms as they travel through blood vessels and organs. Hundreds of worms can live in a dog’s blood vessels – ul-timately traveling to the cham-bers of the heart – for as long as seven years.
It’s also somewhat easy for untreated dogs and cats to be-come infested with heartworm. The parasite is carried by mos-quitoes and can be passed along when the mosquito bites your pet. Pets are at highest risk in the summer when it’s hot and humid – prime time for mosquitoes.
Give your pets their heart-worm medication at the recom-mended dose for their breed and size, or as specified by the vet. Most heartworm medicines must be given once a month.
For pet owners whose dog has never been tested for heartworm, get this test at the vet’s office be-fore starting treatment for heart-worm. If the dog already has heartworm, the vet will need to treat it in a different way to pre-vent problems.Send your questions or comments to [email protected].
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