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Election Day victories willsend two Cheshire Democratsto Washington.

Chris Murphy, who movedto Cheshire from Southingtonin 2006, defeated RepublicanLinda McMahon and will takeover the seat of retiring U.S.Sen. Joe Lieberman. Eliza-beth Esty, a resident ofCheshire since 1994, kept Con-necticut’s 5th CongressionalDistrict in the hands of De-

mocrats by defeating Republi-can Andrew Roraback to winthe seat that Murphy left topursue the Senate.

Ernest DiPietro, Democrat-ic town chairman, said the fo-cus of both Murphy and Estywill now be wide-ranging, andthey won’t be able to con-tribute as much directly to thetown. Still, DiPietro said “forus, it’s a big deal, and a verynice thing to be able to say.”

He thinks residents candraw plenty of pride from thefact that a small town such as

Cheshire has two residentsplaying important roles at theCapitol.

“You had New Haven withSen. Joe Lieberman and Con-gresswoman Rosa DeLauro,but in recent memory, it does-n’t really happen,” DiPietrosaid, pointing out that NewHaven has a much larger pop-ulation than Cheshire, mak-ing the occurrence even rarerfor the town. “It’s a great trib-ute to Cheshire.”

Democratic Town Coun-cilor Michael Ecke servedwith Esty on the Town Coun-cil from 2005 to 2008, andthinks she’ll get a lot done inthe 5th District. Ecke said “it’sfantastic” that both Esty andMurphy are representing thetown.

“There can’t be too manycities in the country with aU.S. senator and congress-woman,” Ecke said.

Town proud to be home of newly-elected representatives

Citizen photo by Joy VanderLek

The Cheshire Historical Society hosted its annualGingerbread House Workshop Nov. 18. The event isfree and lead by master gingerbread architects Daveand Diane Calabro. Above, 7-year-old Isabella Wilt-shire, of Cheshire, takes care in constructing herhouse. See additional photo page 27.

Murphy Esty

Home sweet home

See Hometown, page 3

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Town Council ChairmanTim Slocum, a Republican,said he has a good relation-ship with both Esty and Mur-phy.

“These are very intelligentpeople,” he said, “but basical-ly, we have a different view onpolitics.”

Slocum said he doesn’tagree with the direction ofthe Democratic Party, but hedid credit Esty for saying shewould try to reach across theaisle. He added, however, thatshe might have said that be-cause Democrats aren’t the

majority party in the U.S.House.

“I have more concern withMurphy in the Senate,”Slocum said. “That’s wherethe Democratic majority ex-ists.”

Slocum said he doesn’twant pork barrel politics to bethe reason any federal moneycomes to Cheshire now thatthe town has two representa-tives in Washington, and hedoesn’t think that will be thecase. Slocum said that theonly possible measure thatcould be examined at the fed-eral level and would affectCheshire is the Clean WaterAct, which has forced munici-palities in the state to fund up-grades to wastewater treat-ment plants, Slocum said.

“That’s maybe somethingthey could look at,” he said.

Despite their political dif-ferences, Slocum said, “I dotake a measure of civic pridethat the town of Cheshire hasattracted these two people tolive here.”

Slocum said that Esty andMurphy, who both have fami-

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Walker Luoma-Blagys tries to keep his balance as hetrains with his dog Chestnut during a recent class atthe youth center.

Dogs and owners learn the basics at obedience class

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Some dogs barked, somejumped and a few didn’t lis-ten at all. Each dog enrolledin the Monday night begin-ning obedience training classat the Cheshire Youth Centerbrought along some emotion-al baggage.

For instance, Maggie, a 7-month-old Brittany, was infor her second round of obe-dience classes. Her ownersaid she was not quite readyto advance to the next level.Isobel, a beautiful, spiritedblack lab was a little too ener-getic. Spencer Biondi, a cock-apoo is a little more than ayear old and his owner saidhe was a bit too “fresh” and“spoiled.” One little dog, arescue Chihuahua namedBlue had the bad habit of nip-ping at the owner’s husband.

No matter the concerns, in-structors Bruce Giannetti,Phil Huntington and KathyQueen were ready to pullthese pups into shape. Thethree instructors have a com-bined total of 100 years of ex-perience.

Lead instructor, Gianettiwas an AKC judge when hewas 19, many years ago. “A lotof people who came to myclass,” he said, “now theirkids are coming to the class.”

The class lasts an hour and

approximately 20 dogs, withowners, participate.

Giannetti does not hesitateto dole out discipline and yetuses exaggerated praise for adog that has followed instruc-tion. He offers a string of“good boys” to an enormousGerman shepherd that ap-pears to understand and falls

under the spell of the trainer.It’s owners who have to

learn to “understand thementality of a dog,” Giannet-ti said. “A lot of us relate to adog like they are human be-ings. Dogs are not human be-ings.” His teaching method

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lies, make themselves veryavailable in town, and that heoften sees them at local pizzaand bagel shops.

“I wish them the best ofluck in a really tough envi-ronment,” he said.

Murphy couldn’t bereached directly for com-ment, but Ben Marter, hiscampaign spokesman, said,“Chris has been proud to rep-resent Cheshire in the House,and is delighted that Eliza-beth Esty will be joining thedelegation.”

“They’ll be a great team forCheshire and all of Connecti-cut,” Marter said.

Esty also was unable to

comment directly, said cam-paign spokesman Jeb Fain.

“Elizabeth is honored thatvoters have given her the op-portunity to represent thehard-working people of all ofthe 41 cities and towns of the5th District, including herhometown of Cheshire,” Fainsaid. “Elizabeth has beenproud to call Cheshire herhome for almost two decades.She’s raised her family inCheshire, been an activemember of the community,and she will continue to livein Cheshire as a member ofCongress.”

Fain said Esty and Murphyhave a history of working to-gether for Cheshire, and willcontinue to do so as theyserve higher office.

“Elizabeth and Senator-elect Murphy share a home-town, but most importantlythey also share a strong,proven commitment to fight-ing for the needs of Connecti-cut’s middle class families,”he said. “When she served asa member of the CheshireTown Council and as a staterepresentative, Elizabeth wasproud to fight alongside Con-gressman Murphy for theneeds of their constituents,including working to ensurethat displaced workers re-ceived new job placements orearly retirement packageswhen Pratt & Whitney closedits Cheshire plant. Elizabethis looking forward to againworking with her friend andneighbor, Senator-elect Mur-

phy, to boost job creation andto stand up for the needs ofmiddle-class families acrossthe 5th District and acrossConnecticut.”

DiPietro said Murphy andEsty always did their best forCheshire, and were alwaysopen to make a case for thetown’s needs. While theywon’t be monitoring the townquite as closely, DiPietro stillthinks there will be some“spillover effect in Cheshire.”

Esty began her career inhigher office when she be-came a state representative inthe 103rd District in 2008, de-feating Republican Al Adi-nolfi. In her 2010 re-electionbid, she lost to Adinolfi. Estybecame the Democrats’ 5thCongressional District candi-

date after upsetting HouseSpeaker Chris Donovan in anAugust primary.

Murphy was first elected tooffice in 1997, when he servedon the Planning and ZoningCommission in Southington.He ran for higher office in1998, and at the age of 25 un-seated 14-year incumbent An-gelo M. Fusco to represent the81st House District. Afterserving two terms, he waselected to represent the 16thSenate District. He was elect-ed to Congress in 2006.

“Elizabeth and Chris areboth quality individuals andpoliticians,” DiPietro said.

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begins with learning how totalk to your dog in order to es-tablish boundaries and tellthem what you want and ex-pect of them. Discipline firstand cuddling later, he said.

In class, owners and thedogs learn the sit command,lie down and stand. The com-mand “stay” is a biggie ac-cording to Giannetti andQueen. “That’s the one thatsaves your dog’s life.”

Giannetti asked the class“Who did their homeworklast week?” On cue, the Chi-huahua named Blue, demon-strates that he has learned tosit on command. This sur-prises owner Diane Gagliar-di. However, she confirmsthat she did practice withBlue.

Since it’s a beginner class,Queen explained learning towalk is one of the basics.Speaking in a calm voice,Queen explained that AKCrules require that ownerswalk their dog in a specificway. “The idea is, the dogshould walk with you on yourleft hand side” and “the leashshould be loose.” The ownerof two Newfoundlands,Queen said “People come inthinking that they are hold-ing the leash, when actuallythe dog is holding them.”

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A local man crashed hismotorcycle into a tree on IvesRow early Thursday after-noon, Nov. 22.

Police said 33-year-oldMarc Kubovic, the operatorof the motorcycle, sustainedserious leg injuries and wastransported to St. Mary’sHospital for treatment. He iscurrently listed as in stablecondition, according to po-lice.

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Lezlye Zupkus, director ofdevelopment, in her officeat St. Mary’s Hospital inWaterbury.

By Eric HerediaSpecial to The Citizen

In her first run for stateoffice, Republican LezlyeZupkus, of Prospect, man-

aged to defeat an 18-yearHouse incumbent and buckan Election Day trend thatsaw mostly Democraticgains nationwide.

Zupkus, 46, admits she

still has a lot to learn aboutstate government and legis-lation, but says she’s readyto get to work after she issworn in, in January.

Running in the 89thHouse District, which cov-ers Bethany, Prospect andpart of Cheshire, Zupkus de-feated Rep. Vickie Nardello,co-chairwoman of the Ener-gy and Technology Commit-tee, by 233 votes, slightly lessthan 2 percent of all votescast.

Adam Grippo, Cheshire’sRepublican town chairman,was a delegate at Zupkus’convention and voted forher. He credits her victory toZupkus’ hard work on thecampaign trail, knocking onthe doors of every Republi-can and unaffiliated voter inCheshire, and called her avery personable candidate.

Zupkus is director of de-velopment for the St. Mary’sHospital Foundation, whichinvolves reaching out to cor-porations and individuals toraise money for medicalequipment, an intensivecare unit for infants andwhatever else the hospitalmay need, she said. She hasalso worked on the annualDorothy Hamill “WomenFore Women” Golf Tourna-ment, which raises moneyfor breast cancer screen-ings.

“People could warm up toher ... and could see she’s aconfident, approachable per-son they would like to seerepresenting them in Hart-ford,” Grippo said.

Zupkus also benefitedfrom independent expendi-tures by Voters for GoodGovernment, a super PAC

based in Fairfield, accordingto Nardello. The group senttwo mailers, on Nov. 1 and 2,to registered voters portray-ing Nardello as a tax-and-spend Democrat who wouldraise taxes again if re-elect-ed.

“How BIG will VickieNardello’s next tax hike be?”one mailer read.

State Democrats havefiled a complaint over the ex-penditures, saying the groupdid not disclose them by thestate deadline. Each viola-tion carries a possible fine ofup to $10,000.

“The concern there is nowyou have interests outside of

Republican Zupkus bucked election trend, is ready to take 89th House seat

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case you can tie it to energy... wealthy corporate inter-ests worked with my oppo-nent to defeat me so I wouldno longer be chair of the En-ergy and Technology Com-mittee.”

Zupkus said she had read

about the mailers, but didn’treceive them at her home.She said she didn’t evenknow what Voters for GoodGovernment is. She alsosaid she was unaware ofNardello’s record of fightingfor consumers and keepingtighter regulations on busi-ness. Nardello claims Zup-kus ran a negative campaignbut Zupkus said she justpointed out the facts aboutNardello’s voting for tax in-creases, the early releaseprison credit program andto abolish the death penaltyin Connecticut.

“Eighteen years is way toolong,” Zupkus said. “Every-one I spoke to was upsetabout the death penalty.”

Nardello defends her sup-

port of the state budget withits tax increase, but she saidshe would not have raisedtaxes again. “The sugges-tion that I would seek to con-tinue to raise taxes is patent-ly false,” she wrote in anemail. “The budget was putin balance through a tax in-crease which was structuredto have the least impact onmiddle income earners. Sin-gles earning $50,000 and cou-ples earning $100,000 saw noincrease. We also balancedthe budget through over 800million dollars in spendingcuts and millions in employ-ee concessions.

“No legislator likes toraise taxes. There are timesthat we must in order to beresponsible,” she said.

But Zupkus said high tax-es discourage private enter-prise and make Connecticutunfriendly to business,which hurts average resi-dents, a common refrain she

heard on the campaign trail,she said.

She said she’s spoken tocollege graduates with mas-ter’s degrees who can’t finda job. Young voters who an-swered the door during hercampaign said jobs are themost important issue forthem, Zupkus said.

“They want to be out ontheir own,” said Zupkus, aMississippi native. “Wewant to encourage people tocome here to live and work ifthey choose to do so.”

On election night, afterbeating Nardello, Zupkussaid helping small business-es grow and create jobswould be her top priority atthe Capitol. Beyond tax in-creases, she opposes whatshe considers anti-businessmandates like the paid sickleave requirement for com-panies with more than 50

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During her time as south-ern New England accountcoordinator for CliniqueInc. and district sales man-ager for temp agency JaciCarroll Staffing Services,she says she learned aboutthe anti-business climate inConnecticut.

With Republicans general-ly faring poorly with womenvoters nationwide, many ob-servers have speculated thatthe party needs to change itsplatform. Zupkus wouldn’tanswer whether or not sheapproves of state grants forPlanned Parenthood, sayingthat she would have to lookinto the issue further. Sheconsiders herself pro-lifebut supports sex educationand contraception.

“Working at the hospital,

I see babies having babies allthe time and I don’t thinkGod intended that to happenbut that doesn’t mean Iwould want them to haveabortions,” Zupkus said.

Zupkus served on thePlanning and Zoning Com-mission in Prospect and wasthe fundraising coordinatorfor M. Jodi Rell when Rellwas lieutenant governor.She also served on the boardof directors at Holy CrossHigh School in Waterbury.

She attended Embry-Rid-dle Aeronautical Universityin Daytona, Fla. At first shewanted to work for NASA,but she said she soon real-ized she was too much of apeople person to sit behind acomputer all day, so shewent into management.

Zupkus said Republicansfirst approached her aboutrunning against Nardello in2008, but a more pressingfamily issue came up.

“I went to China to adoptmy second child,” Zupkussaid.

Two years later, she was

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approached again, but shefelt her kids were too youngand Kathy Brown reallywanted to run, she said.

Her husband, Greg Zup-kus, owns BNE Energy, agroup of private wind devel-

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A four-year contract ap-proved by the Town Councilgives unionized public li-brary workers a 2.3 percentraise annually.

The contract passed 5-3Nov. 13 with Republicancouncilors Jim Sima, DavidSchrumm and Tom Ruoccovoting against it.

“Even though the salarystandards seem modest byhistorical standards, I’mvery concerned with beinglocked into salary increasesover the next four years,”Schrumm said. “It’s going tobe very difficult.”

Bill Basel, president of theCheshire library union, saidthat pre-recession wage in-creases were closer to 3 per-cent.

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The Cheshire CitizenThursday, November 26, 2012

Xavier High School has an-nounced the names of localstudents named to the firstquarter honor roll.

HonorsMichael Purcell, Daniel

Tomanelli, Dongmin Jun, Hen-ry Klaas, Joseph McCormack,Christopher Longo, Ian Pekar,Andre Zumerchik, Aiden Mc-Cormack, Austin Thomas ofCheshire.

St. Bridget CatholicSchool, Cheshire, announcedthe first quarter honor roll.

Grade 6 high honors:Nicholas Bailey, Jenna De-nomme, Alexandra Dwyer,Jameson Hardy, Kiley Herlihy,Swathi Jacob, Fiona McCor-mack, Luke Riemann, andSandhana Sankar.

Grade 6 honors: David Ali-no, Adrian Allegro, Sarah Al-varez-Petit, Cameron Casey,

Michael Celentano, CatherineCiampi, Alexa DeLott, Julia Do-bie, Connor Dwyer, ToddFournier, Dayna Freeman,Owen Guglielmino, AlexandraHakim, Carolyn Marchak, JulieAnn Marciano, Brigitta Marcus,Luca Mazzella, DavidMichaud, Ashley Moore,Zachary Nemphos, LaurenSirios, and Chase Wheeler.

Grade 6 honorable men-tion: John Anderson, DevynBouchard, Antonio Giano, Mol-

ly Guglielmino, Shannon Lind-sey, Dante Malaspina, MartinaMonthei, Kevin Nellik, JackPurdy, Natalia Resendez, Brid-gette Riffe, John Waitkus,Patrick Walsh and MackenzieWolff.

Grade 7 high honors: Gio-vanna DiRubba, Kiley Harnish,Gianna Mecca, and CharlieSpreda.

Grade 7 honors: Dylan Al-bert, Nelson Alino, JulianaAmaral, Jack Argiro, Kailey

Collins, Christopher Fryer,Reese Gallagher, John Garvey,Megan Horvath, MaiaJakubowski, Alexis Kaider,Caroline Kent, Kayla LaPointe,Elizabeth Mackey,CarolineMayer, Evan Mikulski, SarahNastri, Jocelyn Oliva, BrianPerrotti, Klara Schommer, Vic-toria Shemo, Jessica Solnik,and Andrew Walton.

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Grade 8 honorable men-tion: Reilly Barnes, ThomasDobensky, Hannah Lawlor,James Miele, and NaomiWells.

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The Musical Club of Hart-ford, Inc. announced its 36thannual scholarship competi-tions for high school studentsliving or studying music inConnecticut.

The piano competition isscheduled for Saturday, Jan. 5,at Westminster PresbyterianChurch, 2080 Boulevard, WestHartford. The winds, stringsand voice competitions isscheduled for Sunday, Jan. 6,at Hartt School of Music, Uni-versity of Hartford.

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Yellow House The Yellow House is located

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For more information, call(203) 271-6690 or [email protected].

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grade Cheshire residents arewelcome to attend the Fridayevents, scheduled from 6 to 11p.m., at the Yellow House. Allevents are supervised byCheshire Youth Service staff.All activities are free and heldat the Yellow House unlessotherwise stated on the regis-tration/permission form.

Middle school Saturdaynight activities

All seventh and eighthgrade Cheshire residents arewelcome to attend the Satur-day events, scheduled from 6to 9:30 p.m., at the YellowHouse. All events are super-vised by Cheshire Youth Ser-vice staff. All activities arefree and held at the YellowHouse unless otherwise statedon the registration/permis-sion form. Pre-registration isrequired for all.

Youth Literacy Project The Youth Literacy Project

is designed to promote read-ing among first gradersthrough working one-on-onewith a high school mentor,

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Cheshire High School wasthe destination for trainlovers of all ages, during theNovember Fall Train Showpresented by the CHS RamBand the weekend of Nov. 17and 18. The annual event isone of two shows sponsoredby the Band Parents Associa-tion. This year, it was headedby BPA member GlennThompson, his first time inthe lead position.

“This is the largest show ofits kind in the region,”Thompson said. It is a megaevent. The full parking lots atthe school and across Route10 at Bartlem Park are full.“We had 1,500 at the last showin March.” Over 1,200 peoplewere expected over thecourse of the day Sunday.

The train show is a majorfundraiser. According to BPApresident Cliff Perdion, it’sthe second largest fundraiserfor the organization. Thattranslates into almost a tenthof the operating budget. Thishelps defray costs families

Train show a big hit and great fundraiser for Ram band


The November Fall Train Show, presented by the Cheshire High School Ram Band,was fun for all ages. At right, 12-year-old Sam Unsworth and 10-year-old Camerontalk with Bruce Clouette of the CT Society of Ferroequinologists, train aficionadoswhose group was formed in the early 1950s. Sam and Cameron have visited manytrain shows and have their own train sets at home.

would otherwise need to pay. Tom Kotulski, a teacher in

Cheshire, coordinates themore than 60 vendors whoparticipate in the show. Theevent had grown so large,vendors and layouts took upthe three largest areas of thebuilding: the east gym, thecommons and the cafeteria.

Every room was bustlingwith activity as people sur-veyed the train displays, ac-cessories and layouts. Fami-lies, including grandparents,comprised much of thecrowd.

Dressed in a motorman’sfull regalia of the period,Cary Arotsky, with the Con-necticut Trolley Museum inEast Windsor, took time totalk to the kids at the showand have his picture takenwith them. “I am not a con-ductor,” he said, pointing tohis motorman’s cap. His rea-son for being at the show wasto promote the museum, andmore importantly, interestthose 12-years and older inbecoming “guest” motormenwith the privilege to operatea trolley.

In the cafeteria, DennisCaruso with the CT 5Gaugers club drew a crowdby having smoke come out ofthe stack from his enginecars. Caruso said his clubhas been at the CHS TrainShow for about 20 years. Heloves the event and crowds.“It’s very kid-friendly, too,”he said.

Vendors of train acces-sories and paraphernaliawere in the Commons sellingitems such as cabooses andsmall-scale accessories forlayouts, lengths of track andswitches and railroadlanterns.

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activities related to the read-ing of the day. The programmeets on Saturdays from 10a.m. to noon.

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and work of one of the Peace-Jam Nobel Laureates, and thestrategies they use to addresspressing global issues. Theprogram also includes the an-nual PeaceJam NortheastYouth Conference, whereyouth spend a weekend withthe Nobel Laureate, givingthem an unprecedented op-portunity to exchange ideasand work towards becomingleaders in the community. Theprogram meets twice a monthfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Yel-low House.

For more information andfor listings of upcoming pro-grams, call (203) 271-6691 oremail [email protected].

SchoolsContinued from page 13

There were also clubs withlayouts. One elaborate dis-play with a fishing porttheme, held the interest of 6-year-old Nolan Serra. DarrylSerra, his father, explainedthat his father, Nolan’sgrandfather, was a railroadman for 30 years.

“Once you’re with the rail-road, you stay with the rail-road,” he said. The layout

was set-up by The New HavenSociety of Model Engineers,Inc. Bob Winnie is vice-presi-dent and said his HO-scalegroup appreciates the atten-tion they get at the show.“We’ve been here for 30years,” he said, adding helikes getting people interest-ed in the hobby.

The Cheshire High SchoolRam Band will present itsSpring Train Show on March3, 2013 at the high school from10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

TrainContinued from page 14


Nolan Serra views the elaborate layout at the NewHaven Society of Model Engineers, Wallingford.Nolan’s grandfather worked for Amtrak for 30 years.

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Lighting on the Green,hosted by the CheshireParks and Recreation De-partment, is scheduled forSunday, Dec. 2 at 6 p.m.Join the Cheshire Commu-nity Chorus in an old-fash-ioned carol sing-a-long at

5:45 p.m. Refreshmentswill be available. Santa isscheduled to visit. Formore information, call theCheshire Parks and Recre-ation hotline at (203) 250-2470 after 4 p.m.

3 Monday

Concert - The CheshireSymphony Orchestra hasscheduled the start of its

27th season with a concerton Monday, Dec. 3 at 7:30p.m. in Nelson Hall at ElimPark, Cheshire. A fee ischarged. Tickets are avail-able at the door, in advanceonline at tickets.nelsonhal-lelimpark.org or in the ElimPark Place office from 9:30a.m. to 4 p.m.

5 Wednesday

Grange meetings - TheCheshire Grange is sched-uled to meet on the first andthird Wednesday of eachmonth at 7:30 p.m. at 44Wallingford Rd. Visitors arewelcome. For more informa-tion, call (203) 537-5212.

Garden Club holidayluncheon - The CheshireGarden Club’s 32nd AnnualHoliday Luncheon fundrais-er is scheduled for Wednes-day, Dec. 5, at Aqua Turf inPlantsville. Doors open at9:30 a.m. Floral designer, Ja-cob Moss, is scheduled tospeak. His holiday designswill be raffled after the pro-gram. Club members craftitems will be available forpurchase, as well as bakedgoods and decorated freshgreen wreaths, swags, tablearrangements and boxwoodtrees. A fee is charged. Formore information and reser-vations, call Pat Lee, at (203)527-7576 or Sue at (203) 631-9340.

6 Thursday

Girls night out - The 2ndannual girls night out andholiday shopping event isscheduled for Thursday,Dec. 6, from 6oto 9 p.m. at InTouch Massage & Spa, 350South Main St. Admission isfree; a donation of a non-perishable food item for thefood pantry or a new, un-wrapped toy for Toys forTots will be collected. Formore information, call (203)272-9995 or visit www.in-touchmassageandspa.com.

Legislators at library –Incoming state and nationallegislators have been invitedto appear at the CheshirePublic Library on Thursday,

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8 Saturday

Bazaar - The CheshireGrange has scheduled itsfirst annual Bazaar craftshow and bake sale for Sat-urday, Dec. 8, from 10 a.m. to3 p.m. at the CheshireGrange, 44 WallingfordRoad. Crafters are wanted.For more information, call(203) 272-9421.

Cheshire Women’s Club- The Cheshire Women’sClub is scheduled to meetThursday, Dec. 6, at 12:30 atthe Cheshire Senior Center.Sylvia Nichols, floral de-signer, is scheduled to shareher ideas for decoratingwith flowers for the holi-days. Members and guest

are asked to support the Pa-jama Program this monthby donating children paja-mas (sizes infant to teens)and books for children wholive in shelters or neverowned a pair of pajamas.For more information aboutthe Cheshire Women’s Clubor to join, call Trudy at (203)272-1772 or come to a meet-ing.

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

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Blood drive - The Ameri-can Red cross has scheduleda blood drive for Wednesday,Dec. 12, from noon to 4:45p.m. at United MethodistChurch, 205 Academy Road.For more information andto schedule an appointment,call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visitwww.redcrossblood.org.

CalendarContinued from page 16 Police investigate burglary

The Cheshire Police Department is investigating aburglary at Salon Gary on Highland Avenue.

Police say the business owner arrived to his shopabout 7 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, to find a back door had beenforced open.

The owner and police were still on scene trying to de-termine the circumstances of the burglary and whatwas stolen.

–Richie Rathsack

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Concert - The CheshireCommunity Chorus hasscheduled its 32nd annualholiday concert for the cho-rus for Saturday, Dec. 15, at 7p.m. at Dodd Middle School.Tickets are available at thedoor.

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Methodist Church, 205 Acad-emy Road, has scheduled itsannual Chocolate Café andFestival of Trees for Satur-day, Dec. 1, from noon to 6p.m.

The event includes a silentauction, a chocolate café withdesserts and beverages,crafts tables, a ChristmasShoppe and baked goods forsale. Admission is free andthe public is welcome.


Quiet ChristmasThe holidays can be a diffi-

cult time for anyone who isgrieving, or for anyone expe-

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

To address the needs ofgrieving people, Cheshire’sFirst Congregational Churchannually conducts a “QuietChristmas” service open toall. This service, led by theRev. Alison McCaffrey, isscheduled for Thursday, Dec.13, at 7:30 p.m.

The service welcomes theChrist Child into our midstin a deeply meaningful butsubdued way. It is for any-one who has experienced aloss of any kind. We invite

you to gather in the companyof those who, more than ever,need God’s word of hope andstrength, and who need tohear the angels sing.

Parking is available be-hind the church. For moreinformation, call (203) 272-5323.

Lessons andcarols

First CongregationalChurch of Cheshire has sched-uled its annual CandlelightFestival of Lessons and Carolsfor Sunday, Dec. 16, at 4 p.m.

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

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ServicesCalvary Life Family

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

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

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

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

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

Cornerstone Church, 1146Waterbury Rd., Sunday serv-ices 9 and 10:45 a.m.; YouthSunday 6:30 p.m., Wednes-days: Alpha 6:30 p.m. andGrapple 7 p.m. (203) 272-5083.Cornerstonecheshire.com.

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

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

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

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

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Damato said the restau-rant “is going to have hotdogs and hamburgers, but it’sgoing to be better than that.”

Asked if Hummel hot dogsare going to be served, Dama-to said, “Sounds like it.”

He said the restaurant willalso serve a variety of friedseafood.

“We’re a little early in giv-ing out information, the rea-son being — let’s be honest —we haven’t even settled on thename yet,” Damato said.

That’s the way he likes it,though. Damato said he’sbeen hearing rumors aroundtown and a lot of talk about

Not-yet-named restaurant generates buzz

Photo by Joy VanderLek photo

The site of the former Scooples Ice Cream.


Paul Zentek, owner of Zen-tek Farms, has partneredwith two local businessmento open a new restaurant onthe former site of ScooplesIce Cream, at 839 W. Main St.

The restaurant is underconstruction and still with-out a name. The property isbeing leased by Zentek toCheshire residents DennisDamato and Kurt Hummel.

Zentek said the area hasbeen the site of his farmstand for the past two years,but Damato and Hummel“are going to be taking over.”

“I’m just trying to get bet-ter use of the land,” said Zen-tek, whose farm covers 40acres.

Zentek said he decided tofind potential tenants for theproperty when “I had an ideaabout a year ago.”

Hummel is the son ofRobert Hummel, who alongwith his brother WilliamHummel emigrated fromGermany and started Hum-mel Bros. in 1933. The compa-ny, based in New Haven, isstill around today, and its hotdogs are famous in the re-gion. They are served atBlackie’s Hot Dogs inCheshire.

Zentek described the

the restaurant, which hethinks will build anticipationand boost business.

Chamber of CommercePresident Sheldon Dill hasheard rumors for a long time,“and that usually meansthere’s some substance to therumors,” he said.

Dill thinks the location ispromising for what Zentek,Damato and Hummel are pro-posing. The restaurant would

sit in front of a golf drivingrange. Dill has driven by thelocation recently and saidconstruction is moving fast.

The building’s foundationwill be finished in January,which will be when a name issettled on, Damato said. Zen-tek said construction shouldbe finished by March.

Dill doesn’t think therewill be any heavy competi-tion between the restaurant

and Blackie’s, which hecalled “an institution in thestate and region.”

“There’s certainly a bigenough market for tworestaurants like that,” Dillsaid.

With the demographics ofthe town, Dill thinks therearen’t enough restaurants, soany additions are welcome.Besides Blackie’s, the onlyother hamburger and hot dogstand in town is Rose Dairy, aseasonal stand on SouthMain Street.

“I think we need some-thing like this for the town ofCheshire,” Zentek said.


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CitizenOpinion20The Cheshire Citizen

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Government MeetingsMonday, Dec. 3

Zoning Board of Appeals,Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 4Inlands/Wetlands Com-

mission, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.Wednesday, Dec. 5

Parks and Recreation,Youth Center, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 11Town Council, Town Hall

Council Chambers, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 12Environmental Commis-sion, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Public Safety, Town Hall,

7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 13Board of Education, Town

Hall, 7:30 p.m.Monday, Dec. 17

Historic District, TownHall, 7:30 p.m.

Library Board, CheshirePublic Library, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 18Economic Development,Town Hall, 7:30 a.m.

Inlands/Wetlands Com-mission, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 19Public Building Commis-sion, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

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This postcard of Cheshire High School, circa 1953,was published by Bond Mfg. Co., New Haven and ispart of the Cheshire Historical Society collection.

By Annie Wnuck Special to The Citizen

Imagine walking down thehalls of Cheshire High andseeing nothing but poodleskirts and greased-up hair-dos. When the school firstopened its doors in the mid-1950s these sights were com-mon as it was during the ageof Elvis that the CheshireHigh School spirit was born.

From that point forward,Cheshire players in their eye-catching scarlet and whiteuniforms were to be knownas the “Rams” - a mascot like-ly chosen to instill fear in op-ponent teams.

Back in the 1950s CHS wasa very different school. Thebuilding itself was quite dif-ferent. The cafeteria was onlyabout half the size it is now.The auditorium did not existand the stage was located inthe cafeteria. In addition, thelibrary was only about thesize of one classroom.

Cheshire High opened in1953. Prior to that, highschool age students inCheshire attended local highschools in Hamden,Southington and Waterbury[Hall].

During the 1950s, onlyabout 10 students drove toschool, which was a goodthing because parking waslimited. A lot of studentsrode their bikes to school.There were class presidentsand representatives, likethere are today.

There were school dances

in the “old days”. The firstprom ever held at CheshireHigh was in 1955 and thetheme was Oceania.

Fortunately, some thingsabout Cheshire High havechanged. Back in 1955, theonly sports available for girlswere cheerleading and batontwirling. However, girls wereallowed to participate in in-tramurals. Girls were re-quired to take home econom-ics, cooking and sewing.Boys had a chance to take au-tomotive and drafting classesand were required to take acycle of courses which in-cluded woodworking, metalshop and — surprisingly —homemaking. Today, stu-dents are able to choose mostof the classes they take.

According to BarbaraWhite (class of 1957, the firstgraduating class of CHS toattend all four years) approx-imately 90 percent of stu-

dents who graduated in the1950s went on to pursue sometype of higher educationsuch as college, secretarialschool or the military.

When White was a student,the dress code was much dif-ferent than it is today. Girlswere not allowed to wearpants, only skirts and dress-es, and boys were not permit-ted to wear shorts.

Some activities availableto students at Cheshire Highin the 1950s included gleeclub, debate team, dramaclub, archery and chess club.The school newspaper wascalled The Scarlet Banner.

One of the most signifi-cant differences however, isthe use of technology in edu-cation. Back in the 1950s,there weren’t the tools wehave today to streamline thelearning process. The closest

Cheshire High School in the 1950s -how times have changedTo the editor:

I offer my sincere appreci-ation to the residents ofMeriden, Cheshire, Middle-town, Middlefield and Rock-fall who have entrusted me astheir next state senator. Torepresent the citizens of the13th District in Hartford istruly an honor, and I willserve your interests with theutmost honesty, integrity andtransparency.

Once taking office on Jan.9, I will work to further un-derstand and advocate for theunique needs of your respec-tive communities. In orderto represent you well, it is im-portant that I hear from you.

Feel free to share yourthoughts and concerns bycalling me at (203) 440-2272.

I pledge to approach thechallenges facing our statewith a spirit of respect andbipartisan compromise that Ibelieve is needed in today’spolitical climate. While doingso, I will continue to be a pas-sionate voice for workingfamilies, fiscal responsibility,education, seniors, womenand healthcare. Again,thank you for the privilege ofserving as your next statesenator.

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thing to a computer was atypewriter, which has limit-ed utility, even compared tothe simplest computers.

On the weekends, TheJuke Box Willows was theplace to be. Located justsouth of where Coloramapaint shop is currently, TheWillows was often filled withlive music. Formerly locatednext to where 7-Eleven nowstands, The Cheshire The-ater showed movies on week-ends. Students would also goto a burger joint called Lux’sDrive-In. In the winter, therewere ice-skating parties, andin the summer swimming atMixville. Sometimes therewere sock-hops or dances.

A great number of stu-dents worked after school.John White, a 1957 CHSgraduate, recalls his teenagejob at a small grocery storein southwest Cheshire calledThe Food Basket. Duringgrowing season, studentsfrom Cheshire High com-monly worked on farms.Some students even had pa-per routes.

In the 1950s, the averagegrade for a high school stu-dent was a C. Today, accord-ing to a national study doneby Fresno State University,the average is a B+. Thisdoesn’t necessarily meanthat the average intelligencehas increased. Interestingly,nowadays, everyone is aboveaverage.

It is surprisingly drasticand almost unbelievablehow the culture has changedsince CHS first opened itsdoors. However, the schoolspirit and great reputationremain the same. Wheneveryou walk down the hallways,remember that you are walk-ing in the footsteps of thosewho came before you.

(Former CHS sophomoreAnnie Wnuck wrote this col-umn in 2011 for the CHSschool newspaper The Ram-page.)

The defensivelinemen, fromleft, ChandlerCaso, Aly Sklenarik andHannah Perl-roth line up fora drill duringpowder puffpractice atCheshire HighSchool Nov. 4.

Photo by JustineWeekes

…and afterSouthington won 13-10 on an interception returned for a touchdown by

Maeghan Chapman and a 5-yard TD run by Erica Kosienski. It was the secondwin in as many nights for the Blue Knights Puff team, who beat New Britain 14-6 Monday night at Fontana Field, and the first time since 2005-06 that Southing-ton beat Cheshire in back-to-back years.

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one another. Coaches explained thatthey can only use their hands on de-fense. At the other end of the field,girls practiced passing the ball. Whena player made a great catch, cheersand applause could be heard.

Senior Kierstyn Bourdeau has beenwaiting since her freshman year toplay powder puff.

“It’s the best senior experience,”said Bourdeau, who is also a team cap-tain.

With a father who played football inhigh school and college, Bourdeauknows the rules of the game and was

By Kimberly Primicerio Special to The Citizen

Under the lights of Cheshire HighSchool’s football field, senior girls ranplays, practiced blocking and passedfootballs.

Powder puff practice was held on arecent evening at the high school.Dozens of girls wearing gym clothes,mouth guards and cleats took theirnewfound knowledge of the game andput it to use on the field. They’ve beenpracticing hard and making theircoaches proud. They have just oneweek left before they play their oneand only flag football game againstSouthington High School.

“My sister did it and she had somuch fun,” said Catherine Pearsall, asenior and a captain on the team. “Idefinitely had to do it.”

Pearsall, a soccer player who under-went surgery this fall, was happy toplay a sport this season since she was-n’t able to play soccer her senior year.Since the start of practices, Pearsallsaid the coaches have been fun andgood at giving direction, especially tothe players who didn’t know a lotabout the sport.

“I knew a little bit from my dad andolder brother,” said Alicia Torello, asenior and a captain on the team. “Ididn’t know the technical stuff.”

Torello said the experience has beenexciting and interesting.

“It’s different from any othersport,” she said. “It’s more physical.”

Like many girls on the team, Torellowanted to play powder puff because itis a high school tradition.

“You only get to play football once ifyou’re a girl,” she said. “So I figured,why not?”

During the evening practice twogroups of girls were on the field. Onegroup lined up and practiced blocking

Submitted photo

Suited upand readyto go, theCheshiregirls takethe fieldduring lastweek’spowderpuffgame atCheshireHighSchool.

Powderpuff team before…excited to get on the field.

“This brings the senior class of girlstogether,” she said.

Practice continued throughout thechilly and breezy evening. The teamscrimmaged against one another andcheered one another on. “The girlshave learned a lot,” said head coachGeorge Gilhuly. “They can sit downwith their fathers and explain thegame to them now.”

As Gilhuly chatted about his teamhe shouted out compliments and direc-tions to his players.

“You have to be loud to get over theirvoices,” Gilhuly joked. “If you’re notloud you won’t get anything done.”

Between plays and player switches,the girls asked questions and Gilhulywas happy to answer.

Just a week before their big game,Nov. 20 at Cheshire High School, thegirls called the plays. Gilhuly said theteam has common sense about foot-ball. They line up well and know whatto do.

“Great catch,” Gilhuly yelled as oneplayer retraced her steps to catch theunderthrown pigskin. He added,“They’re learning.”

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Cheshire’s Vincent Sansone gets a pass off Thanksgiving morning as Southing-ton’s Zach Maxwell (No. 54) and Travis Daly (No. 66) close in.

By Bryant CarpenterSpecial to The Citizen

Motivation? There was nolack for the Southington BlueKnights as they hit the fieldThanksgiving morning toface Cheshire in the 17th Ap-ple Classic.

An undefeated regular sea-son was on the line. So was ashot for a state playoff gameon their home field.

There was said field. Thiswas the first game on the newartificial turf of FontanaField.

What really fueled theSouthington fire, though,was the Apple Classic itself.The Blue Knights hadn’tbeaten Cheshire in five years.That, they said, had tochange.

And it did. Oh man, did it.The Blue Knights opened

the game with a touchdowndrive and truly never lookedback. They scored on theirnext three possessions to putCheshire away early in a 38-13 romp before an estimatedcrowd of 4,500.

“This is a great atmos-phere, opening the field, butthese guys, the seniors,they’d never beatenCheshire. They wanted to getit done,” said Southingtoncoach Mike Drury. “It was agoal for them at the start ofthe offseason and a rally crythis week. They wanted to getit done. They wanted to bevictorious in their senioryear.”

That desire was never inperil. The Blue Knights (10-0)got rushing touchdowns fromfour different ballcarriers asthey mostly played powerball behind an offensive lineso dominant it collectivelyearned the team’s OffensiveMVP Award.

On the other side,Southington was led by De-fensive and overall gameMVP Zach Maxwell. The jun-ior defensive end and hismates kept the Rams (6-4) offthe board until the thirdquarter. By then, Southing-ton was up 31-0.

The touchdowns Cheshiregot from senior running back

Sam Pascale and team Offen-sive MVP Vincent Sansone,the senior quarterback, werethe first any opponent hasgotten after halftime this sea-son against Southington’sstarting D.

That hardly put a dent inthe post-game celebration.

With the Apple Classic tro-phy heading back to thenorth end of Route 10, theBlue Knights could check an-other goal off the list andstart preparing for Tuesdaynight’s Class LL quarterfi-nals.

“We were looking forward

to (Thanksgiving) all year. Itwas just the biggest game ofmy life — so far,” saidMaxwell. “Our goal was toget a win so we could get thefirst playoff game here.”

Southington was slated tohost Glastonbury (9-1) onTuesday.

Cheshire, meanwhile,headed home heartbroken,yet with its first winning sea-son since the 2009 state cham-pionship year. 2012 was arollercoaster ride for theRams, who endured a coach-ing change in the springwhen head man Mark Eckeresigned under pressure andassistant Don Drust was pro-moted on an interim basis.

Spring practice was lost,but the Rams, a mix of veter-an seniors and sophomorephenoms, found cohesion asthe season rolled on.

“We weren’t given achance in the beginning ofthe season. People said wewere 1-9, 2-8 at the most,” saidPascale. “We came out andplayed 6-4. I couldn’t askmore of my team. I love ’emto death.”

On Thursday, the Ramsdied before a Southington of-fensive onslaught they sim-ply could not stop. The BlueKnights powered 65 yards in10 plays on the game’s open-ing possession. Junior quar-terback Stephen Barmoreswept home from 10 yardsout, dragging some would-betacklers with him.

Cheshire falls to Southington, wraps up 6-4 campaign

By Bryant CarpenterSpecial to The Citizen

A surprise was waitingfor the Cheshire Rams onThanksgiving morning.

When they got to theirlocker room to pick up theirequipment for the ride up toSouthington, their helmetshad a new look.

Actually, an old look: Thetightly curved CincinnatiReds-style “C” that hasadorned Cheshire helmetssince 1989 was replaced withthe old soaring Ram that theteam wore on its helmetsduring the 1980s.

Head coach Don Drustand his staff slapped themon Wednesday night after

the team had its annual“Burning of the Shoe” ritu-al.

“These are high schoolyoung men. You try to getthings to get them going andget them excited,” Drustsaid. “I wanted to do some-thing to get some excitementand make today their own.”

The idea was the brainchild of assistant athletic di-rector Rich Pulisciano, a for-mer Cheshire assistantcoach who played for theRams in the 1980s for then-head coach Bill Cunning-ham.

Cunningham was in thestands last Thursday. Hisgrandson Jack, a sopho-more, is a two-way starter

for the Rams.“I thought about Coach

Cunningham and his grand-son playing on the team,”said Pulisciano. “Donnythought it was a great idea;(athletic director) Steve Tri-fone thought it was a greatidea. So we got ‘em done lastnight. Kids had no idea untilthis morning.”

The move struck a chordwith the players.

“We were all excited whenwe came in the locker roomand saw everybody had newstickers on their helmets,”said senior captain andquarterback Vincent San-sone.

Unfortunately for theRams, the buzz didn’t carry

over to the 17th edition ofthe Apple Classic. They fellbehind off Southington’sopening drive and, by thetime they got in the end zonetwice in the second half, itwas too late. They headedhome to Cheshire with a fi-nal mark of 6-4 in their firstseason under Drust.

“Listen, things happen,”Drust said after the 38-13loss. “You know what? I lovemy seniors. They gave meeverything they had.They’ve been through a lot.They did everything andanything I could ask ofthem.”

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To the editor:Nov. 3, the East Haven

High School football teamplayed Cheshire. The gamewas postponed due to stormSandy. East Haven was hard-hit, sustaining heavy dam-age, especially in the beacharea.

As head coach at EastHaven, I saw how the devas-tation affected players andthe general population; noelectricity, no water, no heat,people unable to even get

back to their homes. Oneplayer told me his father’shouse, which had just beenrebuilt, was heavily dam-aged yet again.

A football game seemedlike an extremely insignifi-cant thing when weighedagainst such heartbreak.

Cheshire coach Don Drustcontacted me the week of thegame to discuss the film ex-change. His first words ex-pressed how sorry he felt forwhat had happened, and thathe and his team were therefor any help they could give.

A couple of days later, my

athletic director, MikeMarone, told me he had spo-ken with Cheshire AD SteveTrifone, who informed himthat anyone from East Havenwould receive free admissionto the game.

On game day, Coach Drustlet me know that along withthe free admission, EastHaven fans would receivefree food at the concessionstand.

Cheshire is an excellentfootball team, and we areyoung and undermanned.Cheshire scored on theirfirst play from scrimmage

and never looked back, play-ing clean and hard through-out the 39-0 win.

What Coach Drust and histeam did on an emotionalnight for the East Haven foot-ball team was show whatclass and character is.

What also struck me, hav-ing shaken the hands ofthousands of players in mycareer, was how polite andconcerned the Cheshire play-ers were. And I will neverforget that.

As we left for the ridehome, I was informed thatCheshire had given us cases

of fruit and candy for theplayers to share. It was a fi-nal classy gesture on a spe-cial night for the East Havenfootball team.

In summation, on behalfof the East Haven footballteam, the high school and thetown of East Haven, I wouldlike to thank Coach Drust,Steve Trifone, Cheshire Highand the town of Cheshire forshowing concern and com-passion during a tough timefor a neighboring town.

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But on the very next playCunningham, motioning outof the slot, juggled a shovelpass from Sansone. He lostthe handle and Southingtonsenior linebacker JustinRose recovered. Cheshire ar-gued in vain that the playshould have been ruled an in-complete pass.

“They ruled it a fumble. Idon’t agree with the call, but Ihave to agree with it becausethat was the call that wasmade,” said Drust. “One wayor another, we’ve got to holdon to the football and controlthe clock. It’s not why we lostthe game.”

It did, however, fuelSouthington momentum. Ju-nior kicker Kyle Smickturned the turnover into a 10-0 lead with a booming 37-yardfield goal on the final play ofthe first quarter.

In the second, the BlueKnights extended the lead to24-0. A 52-yard punt return byCorbin Garry put Southing-ton on the Cheshire 23. JarridGrimmett gobbled up 17yards on a sweep and fellowjunior running back TylerHyde later took it the finalfive yards around left end.

Grimmett would finishwith 130 yards and Hyde with89 running behind seniorcaptains Travis Clark, TravisDaly, Josh Irizarry and therest of the MVP line.

“Game in and game out,their play is so crucial to thesuccess of the offense,” saidBarmore, who ran for 47yards and threw for 138.“When the offensive line hasa good day, the entire offensehas a good day. They were ahuge part of what we wereable to do today and theycompletely deserve thataward.”

“Two weeks ago againstManchester we didn’t playthat well. Barmore gotsacked I think five times,”Clark noted. “We took it onourselves to get back to ba-sics, get technique down,communicate with each oth-

CheshireContinued from page 25

er. Today, we let it loose. Idon’t know how many rush-ing yards we got, but we ranthe ball very, very well.”

The answer: 267.In the meantime, the of-

fense was back at it after Roseburst a Cheshire bubblescreen on a fourth-and-8 gam-ble at the Southington 32. TheBlue Knights marched 63yards in 10 plays. Comple-tions to rangy sophomoreConnor John and the sure-handed senior AnthonyBonefant led to a 1-yardplunge by Maxwell, who wasinserted at fullback.

“They’re a good footballteam. You can’t spot a goodfootball team 24 points in thefirst half,” said Drust. “Wedid not wrap up on defense;we did not play well on de-fense. That’s on me. That’s onme getting the kids preparedto play.”

Cheshire did pick off Bar-more twice, oncee by Cun-ningham late in the first halfand once by Defensive MVPBeau Bartone early in thethird quarter.

These were mere hiccups.Southington went up 31-0midway through the thirdframe on a 71-yard drive.Grimmett started it gaining25 yards on an option toss. Hefinished it rambling throughthe right side from 8 yardsout and diving across the goalline.

“Their offense, we couldn’tstop them. They were movingthe ball well,” said Cheshire’sPascale. “Offensively, wewere moving the ball, we justcouldn’t get it in the end zoneat first. We played our butt offand did everything we could,but in the end, Southington’sa solid football team and theydeserved the W over us.”

The Rams did get off themat with an 80-yard scoringdrive. They spread the fieldwith the speed of Cunning-ham, who gained 33 of his 49

rushing yards on the series.Sansone broke free for 28yards on a fourth-and-shortplay and ultimately scored ona 4-yard run.

Despite missing the extrapoint, Cheshire kept momen-tum going by recovering theensuing onside kick — TylerBailey supplied the kicking,Kyle Hodgdon the recovery.The surge died, though, as afourth-and-4 pass fell incom-plete on the last play of thethird quarter.

And that was it. The teamstraded fourth-quarter touch-downs — Barmore scram-bling from 7 yards and Pas-cale powering from 16 — but

the Rams didn’t attempt anonside after their score. Thegame ended as it began, withSouthington muscling downfield behind Grimmett, Hydeand that offensive line. TheBlue Knights got to thedoorstep of the red zone witha minute and change to play,then ran out the clock takingknees.

“We look at every gameand, all year, we’ve said, ‘It’snot as bad as it looks, it’s notas good as it looks.’ You knowwhat? The kids played a greatoverall game,” said Drury.“We know as a team we canalways get better. There are

things we’ve got to look at toget ready for Tuesday night.But the kids played great.The seniors really wanted it.The underclassmen knew it.They really played theirhearts out for those guys.”

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

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

WALLINGFORD 2 Bedrm, 1 BA,Townhouse. Remodeled. Closeto schools & parks. W/D hookup.Off street parking. Quiet Area.$1,100 Call 203-233-4795

WALLINGFORD 2 BR, 5 RoomsFirst Floor. Good locale.

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MERIDEN Large 2 BR, 1.5 Baths,1st FL. WD hookup. Off st park-ing. Randolph Ave. $695 /mo.2 mos security + application feereq. No pets. Call 203-284-0597

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$650 per month. (203) 235-6988

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

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MERIDEN-2 BR, 2ba, living & kit.Utilities, heat, gas, water incl.$995/mo. No pets. No laundry.Chris 203-238-9411 19 Gold St

MERIDEN-3-4 BR2 floor unit. Nice, big apartment.Off street parking. AvailableDecember 1. $1,250 per month.

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MERIDEN-CROWN STREET2BR Apt $750 3BR $850

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MERIDEN. 1 BR, Heat Included,$825. 9 Guiel Place. Call

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MERIDEN - 1st Flr, 2BR, Kitch,LR, DR, BA, Fire place. RecentlyRemodeled. $1,100/mo. Readyto move in. 203-886-6977, 203-237-9500, & 203-565-4719

MERIDEN -1-2 BR Hubbard ParkCentral Air/Heat. 775 West MainStreet. $745-$995/mo. + utils.No pets. Call Niki 203 992-5605or Steve 203 721-5215

MERIDEN -WALLINGFORD LINELarge 2 BR Luxury Condo.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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$850. (203) 715-1965

MERIDEN 2 BR, Newly Renovated, Off St Parking.$900/mo. Heat & Hot WaterIncluded. Call 203-200-9339

MERIDEN 2BR, 2nd fl,. New car-peting. Freshly painted. all appli-ances including washer/ dryer.Garage. No pets/smoking. $950.After 3pm. 203 235-3304

MERIDEN 5 Rooms, 1st Fl.Freshly painted. Hardwoodfloors. $900 monthly plusdeposit. Utilities not included.(203) 237-2680

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

MMEERRIIDDEENN Crown Village 2 BRJust renovated. Heat & HotWater included. Pool access.$925 per month plus security.L & E Prop Mgmt 203-886-8808.

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