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Volume 19, Number 51 Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall www.TownTimes.com Friday, April 11, 2014

Some parents in Durham say they have a strong inter-est when it comes to prepar-ing their pre-kindergarten children to learn how to read. They now have their chance.

April 3, the Durham Public Library hosted “Every Child Ready to Read,” a program that was started by the Public Library Association and the Association for Library Service to Children. The program will run again on Saturday, April 5, at 2 p.m.

The program, which was taught by Christine Michaud, head of Children’s Services for the library, is built around helping children through reading, writing, talking, singing, and playing with them-areas that Michaud said are really important.

Michaud was awarded a $3,000 grant from the

Library offers strategies to help kids readBy Adam StuhlmanSpecial to Town Times

Christine Michaud , director of Children’s Services at Durham Public Library, | (Photo by Adam Stuhlman.) See Library / Page 3

Unlike the Mississippi River, the Coginchaug River has not been given top bill-ing in a song. But it can bor-row some of the lyrics from Ol’ Man River, because it also “keeps on rollin’ along.”

The river rolls along for 16.1 miles, with a watershed of 39 square miles, through Guilford, Durham, and Middlefield, before meet-ing the Mattabesset River in Middletown, and is one of

the few rivers in the area that flows from south to north. The name “Coginchaug” comes from the local Native American name for the Durham area, and it was the original name for the town. It means “The Great Swamp,” and is a reference to the mead-ows found in the central part of the town.

Information from the files of the Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District states that the Coginchaug River is on the state’s Impaired Waters List, due to its elevated levels of E.coli bacteria. This type of bacteria is an indica-

River needs ‘doctoring’ but still a great regional resource

By Diana CarrSpecial to Town Times

Easy access to the Coginchaug River is important for recreational use of the waterway. | (Photo by Diana Carr.)

Waterway will be stocked with more than 3,500 trout this month

See River / 8

In advance of the Board of Education’s April 10 pub-lic hearing on the proposed 2014-2015 school budget, public comment regarding that budget has been steady at BOE meetings but much less significant, so far, than in past years.

While BOE meetings, since the initial budget re-veal on Feb. 12, have been relatively well-attended and have all featured public comment, there have been no more than a handful of speakers at each meeting.

If there has been a uni-fying theme to the public comment, it has been about the overall size of the bud-get increase —1.74 percent —and class sizes.

“This budget is the lean-

est that I’ve seen presented the first time around that I can recall ... I think it’s very lean and most people who have been following this for years would agree,” said Jennifer Wells DiPentima, of Durham, on Feb. 26.

The 2013-2014 school budget was initially pro-posed with a 4.39 per-cent increase and was cut through a series of BOE meetings to a budget with a 1.42 percent increase. That budget passed at the first referendum.

O a n h Ste p h a n , o f Durham, told the BOE, also on Feb. 26, that she was “really concerned after hearing the results of the utilization study and also looking at the proposed budget that we are moving

So far, sparse public comments on school budget By Mark DionneTown Times

See Budger / Page 19

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The Registrars of Voters are conducting the annual up-date of all registered voters in Durham. Every year, regis-trars review their records to ensure all registered citizens’ information is accurate and current. Citizens who have moved in town, changed a name, become a new citizen, or have not yet registered to vote, are encouraged to fill out a new voter registration card. Notice cards should be re-turned to the Registrar office by May 1.

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For the second time in 2014, Connecticut magazine put a spotlight on Perk on Main, the restaurant and coffee shop that has served as an eating and meeting destination on Main Street in Durham for 12 years.

In i ts 2013 Best of Connecticut issue, the mag-azine listed Perk on Main - called “Perk” most places but print - as a “worthy place to consider.”

The April, 2014 issue, with the “Top Docs” cover, devotes a full page feature to praises of Perk on Main and its sister

restaurant, Guilford’s Perk on Church.

Katie Hughes, owner of the Perk restaurants, told the Town Times that she believes Douglas Clement, the arti-cle’s author, frequented Perk on Main when he was in the area for a different assignment and later checked out Perk on Church with a group from the magazine.

The article spotlights the versatility of Perk on Main, calling it “a restaurant that can simultaneously be differ-ent places to different types of guests, and do it all well.” Clement describes Perk’s change from coffee stop in the morning to cozy dinner scene in the evening.

Hughes said she thought the article depicted Perk accu-rately. “We focus on being the community gathering place. I was really happy to see that was received and that feels true,” Hughes said.

The article closes with in-structions. “Seek out Perk; it will surely be one of your fa-vorite Connecticut dining dis-coveries.” If those instructions don’t draw new patrons, the photographs of the signature crepes accompanying the arti-cle might.

Hughes, whose coffee re-search in Mexico was recently described in the Town Times, said that soon after any media

coverage, new and returning customers will come into Perk commenting on what they have just read.

Perk on Main featured in CT magazineBy Mark DionneTown Times

Workers at Perk on Main, from left, Lisa Rand, Tina Maxi, Suzy Balay, and Jennifer Sobolewski, greet patrons on a recent morning.|(Mark Dionne\Town Times.)

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Institute of Museum and Library Services to pursue pre-k literacy programs back in February, and is using it to promote ECRTR because she feels that this workshop will teach parents some re-ally strong skills designed to help their children become literate.

“This workshop tells par-ents how to develop skills in reading, writing, talking, sing-ing, and playing with their children,” Michaud said. “It teaches parents ways they can incorporate these strategies when teaching kids to read.”

Rose Perez is a Durham resident and mother to two young daughters that are just beginning to learn how to read. First-grader Estella, who has a sister named Corra in pre-k,struggled at the be-ginning of the year, but has since caught up, according to Perez.

The use of these strategies is important to Perez, as she said that she “reads to her children every night, and uses flash cards.” When kids are struggling to be literate, she said it is important to be pa-tient and not let them get up-set, which can be a challenge.

“Knowing appropriate tac-tics and not letting kids get frustrated, as well as getting kids to sound out words are all important,” Perez said. “As an adult, you need to be just as prepared and ready to help kids, you can’t feel rushed.”

Kathleen Reif, chair of the ECRTR oversight committee, said that this was its second program, with the first one es-tablished back in 2001, and it focuses on establishing what she called “early learning en-vironments, active learning centers.”

Reif stressed how she thinks this program gets par-ents really involved in the learning process, that this program helps foster literacy growth between parents and children, because it gets the parents more involved and educates them on what skills kids need to be ready to learn how to read in school.

“We help design programs for adults to help children start kindergarten ready to read,” said Reif, “and this pro-gram gets parents involved in the skills children need.”

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Hike to historic Pest House set for April 16Durham Historical Society

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to build this structure and by December 1760 it had been completed and was in use. The Pest House was a 20 by 30 foot wooden structure and had a cellar, fireplace, and well. By 1790 the Pest House was no longer needed and the structure was sold. All that remains today is the founda-

tion, a well, and a small grave-stone for Timothy Hall. Hall’s family also placed a memo-rial stone in the Old Durham Cemetery that reads: “This Monument is erected over an empty Tomb to the mem-ory of Mr. Timothy Hall who died with the small pox July 29th, 1775 in the 50th Year of his Age as his remains was interred near the Hospital in this Town.”

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firmed with any archeological investigation. In Fowler’s his-tory of Durham, published in 1866, the author noted that there are a few stones mark-ing graves and that the area was quite neglected. The site remains largely untouched even today. Other families purchased memorial grave markers for their loved ones who died from the small pox but were not brought back into town for burial for fear of spreading the infection. The memorial stone for Mr. Phinehas Spelman, also lo-

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It’s been a while. Quiet is good!Over the past year or two, the Lake

Beseck area has been buzzing with ac-tivities. The new dam is coming along and looks good. Those with water-front property have been fixing their docks and retaining walls. The Lake Environment Committee has been busy trying to get their arms around the health of the lake and its sur-rounds. As most have seen, the water level is down to a historic level. This gives us a chance to do some spot dredging where silt and sand have built up over the de-cades. The dredging was bid out and we now have the necessary permits in place. This oper-ation is a “drop in the bucket” but it is the best we can do. If we had one day of Derek Jeter’s baseball contract we could dredge the entire lake...which is what it needs. “Don’t seem fair.”

Now, let’s talk website…or is it Web Site? Five years ago we created an elementary (and cheap) Web Site. At the time it suited our need for basic stuff. Our assessor did what he could to insert the basic stuff. Seems in life we are never satisfied with a basic anything…like what is wrong with a black rotary phone? So, seeing that we not be left behind, we went looking and came up with a Web Site designer

“Purple Dog”. If you want to see PD’s work, check out the Killingworth site. So, now we’ll attempt to assemble the stuff and Middlefield will soon be re-born into the hi-tech world. This sum-mer, our assessor (and part-time Web Master) Steve Hodgetts will be leav-ing (retiring). My hope is that each staff member will develop an obliga-tion/interest to “populate” our site. If you are looking for ways to help your town and you have web experience

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Another budget year is upon us and all seems to be falling in place. How the process works is simple. Our finance director keeps detailed costs from year to year. He and I as-semble the first draft and hand it over to the Board of Finance (and public) by March 1. Then, the BOF holds hearings and work ses-sions, fine-tuning as they go. The numbers Joe Geruch and I handed over carried a mill rate of 33.61. Last year the rate was 33.24. The tax burden on the average home will be $5,557. Last year it was $5,497. As of today, the proposed RD-13 (school) budget carries a 1.7 percent in-

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Hartford– Senator Ed Meyer (D-Guilford) announced his inten-tion, March 24, to not seek reelection. He released the following statement:

I will not be seeking re-election to the State Senate this November and look forward to retirement after about 50 years of public service which started in 1964 with my appointment by Robert F. Kennedy as a Federal Prosecutor in the U. S. Department of Justice. I will be 80 years old next year.

It has been my particular pleasure to have served in the legislature of two states and to have actively participated in some of the sig-nificant initiatives of those states--the cre-ation in the 1970’s of the State University system in New York and the closing of New York’s mental health “snake pits,” and during my 5 terms in Connecticut, the abolition of the unworkable death penalty, the enactment of historic gun restraints after Newtown, the emergence of same gender rights and a host of environment initiatives from restrictions on pesticides and other toxic chemicals to our confrontation of climate change and wa-ter contamination.

From 1977 to 2000, I enjoyed a productive

period of service as a member and Vice Chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents where I successfully championed a major increase in aca-demic achievement by a requirement that all students (except those with disabilities) must take Regent -level courses and exams in order to earn a high school diploma. That experi-ence has led me to advocate for the Common Core in Connecticut.

I thank the Senate President for my appointment in 2008 as Senate Chair

of the Environment Committee, a committee, in my experience, of unusual bipartisan good will and much achievement. Our work has been aided by such environmental giants as Gina McCarthy and Dan Esty.

I have also had the opportunity over these last 10 years to serve as chair of the Children’s Committee and Program Review and Investigations.

Connecticut’s state legislature works rela-tively well because of our interested constitu-ents, our competent staff and the commitment of legislators, each of whom I thank and ap-preciate. And yet, there is much that is un-done and troublesome in Connecticut--our economy that still wobbles, our timidity

State Sen. Meyer will not seek re-electionPress release

State Sen. Edward Meyer.

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Trash discussion To the editor:Durham recycles roughly

30 percent of its trash. For every ton diverted from the waste stream, the town saves money in waste hauling. Both the taxpayers and the earth benefits from recycling. Most of us know this, but are less clear on the actual practices involved. Does Durham ac-cept juice boxes? Is styrofoam acceptable in the plastics bin? Did you know that there is now an electronics bin for old computers, cell phones and printers? On April 12, at 3 p.m., at the Durham Public Library members of DMIAAB will discuss what is happen-ing at the transfer station, the effects of legislation and reg-ulations at the state or fed-eral level, considerations of the “pay to throw” policies and other matters being dis-cussed by the board. Come learn what issues are facing our town in dealing with the trash we produce each week and issues that arise before the board.

Karen CheyneyVice-chair Durham

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Local doctors preferredTo the editor:

The article about “Saving patient/doctor relationship”

by State Sen. Len Fasano struck a cord with me. I am

a cancer, orthopedic and oncologist patient. I have to

go for my treatments once a month for the cancers and

I have appointments with my orthopedic and physical

therapy. I am lucky that I’m able

to go to local doctors for treatment and therapy and

X-rays now and I would like to keep it that way. Because

I’m disabled and have to use a walker to get around,

it would be a great incon-venience to me to have

to travel very far with my condition.

Yale-New Haven isn’t the only hospital buying our pri-

vate practicing physicians.I just hope my Democratic

representative are listening and reading this letter.

Michael AugeriRockfall

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Earth week opportunities for change abound

Spring… Earth Week… They’re finally here. After a record-setting, seemingly nev-er-ending winter, Transition Towns from Virginia to Connecticut are really ready to break out with some amaz-ing activities throughout the region. Transition Towns, or Transition groups, are dedi-cated to promoting environ-mental, social and economic sustainability and resiliency

at a local level in the face of the challenges posed by eco-nomic uncertainty, weather extremes and diminishing re-sources. And we, in Durham and Middlefield, are part of this wide-ranging, grass-roots movement with the Coginchaug Area Transition.

“Ben Franklin had it right,” said a C.A.T. member. “’We must all hang together or as-suredly we will all hang sep-arately.’ He was talking about a political revolution, but we are in the midst of a revolution

in how we live on Earth while preserving all its creatures.”

During Earth Week, on Thursday, April 24, the lo-cal Clean Energy and Sustainability Task Force will

sponsor a program on “Energy Efficiency for Older Homes.” Durham and Middlefield are rightfully proud of their ex-tensive collections of 18th and 19th century homes. In fact, Durham’s Main Street is a National Historic District. What could be more valuable than to have a knowledge-able presenter from Northeast Utilities speak about making those iconic homes as energy efficient as possible?

Other events planned for the mid-Atlantic region include

Happiness Week in and around Media, Pa., including a happi-ness fair, a plant and seed swap, a happiness choir composed of members of various church choirs in town and a panel discussion on “What is happi-ness?” Transition State College, PA will be participating in an Earth Day Birthday celebration on April 26 and hosting a learn-ing garden event on April 13.

The Transition group of Howard County, MD, will be

By Sue VanDerzeeSpecial to Town Times

See Earth / Page 11

C.A.T. Chat

(The following is an ex-cerpt from the History of Earth Day at earthday.org.)

Earth Day 1970 capi-talized on the emerging consciousness, channel-ing the energy of the an-

ti-war protest movement and putting environmental concerns front and center.

The idea came to Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S .

Earth Day had bipartisan origins

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The assessor will use the information received to develop valuation methodology for commercial and industrial real estate assessments in the next revaluation. The Income information requested is essentially rent, although miscellaneous income, such a laundry income in an apartment complex, may also be relevant. Business income, such as sales of manufactured goods or retail income is not requested and is generally not relevant to the valuation of the real estate.

Expense information requested includes utilities costs, insurance premiums, snow plowing, garbage collection, and legal and adver-tising expenses – all expenses necessary to support the rent for the real estate. Expense information requested does not include business expenses, such as retail employee salaries or inventory purchases – expenses that are generally relevant to the valuation of the real estate.

CGS Sec.12-63c requires owners of rental real estate to submit this information or incur a 10% assessment penalty. Although owners of commercial property whose space is primarily owner-occupied may not be subject to the assessment penalty, to avoid future requests, the assessor’s office asks that such owners simply return the form with the “owner-occupied” box checked. Information received is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and will be treated confidentially.

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crease. Doing the math, the total town expenditures (in-cluding education) will in-crease about 3 percent.

On other fronts, I attended the initial meeting on the Workforce Alliance summer employment program. Last year, between Durham and Middlefield we employed almost 50 youth. The pro-gram does have a need for worksites. The program runs for six weeks or so and costs the employer nothing. The funds come from our gov-ernment printing press. For more info contact Elizabeth Shoudy at RD-13, (860) 349-7110, or me.

And finally, was it Dorothy

who was of two minds or Pinocchio? This winter on one hand, I found myself praying for cold weather and snow, lots of snow, so that Powder Ridge would have a record opening year. On the other hand I found myself praying for the cold and snow to stop. The town saw what seemed to be an endless parade of trucks delivering salt and sand and I saw a parade of oil trucks driving up my driveway. I had to mortgage my wife to pay our oil bill.

And finally, finally in pre-

paring for the town’s 150 birth-day celebration, I came across an article on our towns early inhabitants (Indians). Indians and English pioneers lived in Connecticut. They lived in Middlefield and Rockfall. To summarize the end of their existence “we say that some races of man seemed to be molded in clay – soft and pliable. Some races (like some metals) combine great strength with great flexibil-ity. The Indians seemed to be made out of rock. Their form could not be changed without destroying their substance. They could not learn the art of civilization and their for-est kingdom that served them for thousands of years was doomed to perish forever”. Food for thought.

If you are moved to be a part of preparing for our Sesquicentennial. Soon a steering committee will form and begin preparing for our hoedown.

Jon A. Brayshaw is First Selectman for Middlefield.

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Th e M i d d l e f i e l d Lions Club is seeking civic-minded men and women to make a dif-ference in the commu-nity. The club scheduled an information session for Thursday, May 15, at the Middlefield Fire Department.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Lion Melissa Kowal at (860) 305-1544 or email [email protected]

Future Lions events include its annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 12, at Peckham Park. The free event is open to children Pre-K to grade 4. The third annual “Sprint Into Spring” 5 & 10K road is scheduled for Sunday, May 18 at Peckham Park. For more information, visit www.sprintinto-spring.com And the annual Lions yard sale is scheduled for Saturday, May 31 in Rockfall.

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about property tax reform, frequent ethical lapses, the legislature’s recent rejection of freedom of information, the legislature’s denial of a subpoena power to our state’s law enforcement agency, and the under-resourcing of some agencies.

Some of the most memo-rable statements I can recall, 2005-2014:

“Stop your investigation at once. Do you hear me?” Gov. Jody Rell to me in response to our investigation that she was illegally running her 2006 election campaign out of her Capitol office.

“Senator Ed Meyer.” Senate President Don William’s an-swer to a staff question as to who is his favorite Republican Senator.

“Senator, you are out of order and in contempt.” Senate presiding officer, Bob Duff, to me when I tried to

stop Senator John Kissel’s multi-hour filibuster of an environment bill at about 3am one night by my standing in the well of the Senate cham-ber and telephoning my wife.

“Green Knight.” The la-bel I was given in 2012 by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters.

The good people of the 12th Senate District will now have an opportunity to elect a new Senator, and I await that re-sult with great interest. But finally, I thank my wife Patty Ann for so much support and perseverance, as well as our 6 children and 13 grandchildren who will hereafter be seeing more of me but without be-ing asked by me to walk in parades!

State Sen. Meyer, is a D e m o c ra t re p re s e n t i n g the 12th District towns of: Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison, and North Branford.

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BaseballFriday, April 11 - Coginchaug vs. Hyde leadership at home, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, April 12 - Coginchaug vs. St. Bernard at Dodd Stadium, 1 p.m.

Monday, April 14 - Coginchaug vs. Hale Ray High School at Hall Ray, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook at home, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, April 18 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford High School at North Branford, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, April 21 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at home, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at home, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, April 25 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingworth at home, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, April 28 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme at Old Lyme, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at Indian River Com-plex, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 2 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at home, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 5 - Coginchaug vs. East Hampton at East Hampton, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 9 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at home, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 12 - Coginchaug vs. Valley Regional at home, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at Old Saybrook, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 16 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at Cromwell High School, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 19 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at home, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingworth at Hadd-am-Killingworth, 3:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 22 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at Portland High School, 3:45 p.m.

SoftballWednesday, April 16 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook at home, 10:30 a.m.

Friday, April 18 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at Totoket Park, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at home, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, April 25 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingworth at home, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, April 26 - Coginchaug vs. Hale Ray at Hale Ray High School, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 28 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme at Old Lyme High School, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at Peters Complex, 3:45 p. m.

Friday, May 2 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at Portland High School, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 5 - Coginchaug vs. East Hampton at home, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 - Coginchaug vs. Berlin at Sage Park, 6 p.m.

Friday, May 9 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at home, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 12 - Coginchaug vs. Valley Regional at home, 4 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at home, 3:15 p.m.

Friday, May 16 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at home, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 19 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at home, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingworth at Hadd-am-Killingworth, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 23 - Coginchaug vs. Waterford at Veterans Field, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27 - Coginchaug vs. Middletown at home, 3:45 p.m.

Boys TennisSaturday, April 12 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme at home, 10:30 a.m.

Monday, April 14 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at Old Saybrook High School, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at Morgan, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 17 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook at home, 11 a.m.

Monday, April 21 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at home, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingworth at Hadd-ad-Killingworth, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, April 25 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at home, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, April 28 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at home, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29 - Coginchaug vs. Valley Regional at home, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 2 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at Portland High School, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 5 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at North Branford High School, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at home, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 9 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingworth at home, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 12 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme at Old Lyme High School, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14 - Coginchaug vs. East Hampton at Coginchaug, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 19 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at Cromwell High School, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook at Westbrook High School, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 23 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at home, 3:45 p.m.

Girls tennisFriday, April 11 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme at Old Lyme High School, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, April 14 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at home, 11 a.m.

Wednesday, April 16 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at home, 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, April 17 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook at Westbrook, 11 a.m.

Monday, April 21 - Coginchaug s. Cromwell at Cromwell High School, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingworth at home,

3:45 p.m.

Friday, April 25 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at North Branford High School, 3:45 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29 - Coginchaug vs. Valley Regional at Valley Regional High School, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 5 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at home, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 7 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at Old Saybrook High School, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 9 - Coginchaug vs. Haddam-Killingsworth at Hadd-am-Killingworth, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 12 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme at home, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14 - Coginchaug vs. East Hampton at East Hampton, 3:45 p.m.

Monday, May 19 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at home, 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook at home, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, May 23 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at Morgan High School, 3:45 p.m.

Boys golfTuesday, April 22 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme, East Hampton at Lyman Orchards, TBA.

Thursday, April 24 - Coginchaug vs. Hale Ray at Lyman Ray, 3 p.m.

Monday, April 28 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at PGC, 2:45 p.m.

Thursday, May 1 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at Lyman Orchards, 3 p.m.

Monday, May 5 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan, Fitch, Montville at Clinton CC, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 - Coginchaug vs. Old Lyme at Black Hall Club, Old Lyme, 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 8 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at Lyman Orchards, 3 p.m.

Monday, May 12 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at Fenwick, 3;30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 14 - Coginchaug vs. Lyman Orchards, TBA.

Tuesday, May 20 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at TPC, 3 p.m.

Wednesday, May 21 - Coginchaug

vs. Hale Ray at Fox Hopyard, 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 22 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at Lyman Orchards, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27 - Coginchaug vs. North Branford at Traditional Golf Course, Wallingford, 2:45 p.m.

Wednesday, May 28 - Coginchaug vs. Valley Regional at Fox Hopyard CC, 3 p.m.

Thursday, May 29 - Coginchaug vs. East Hampton at Banner Lodge Country Club, 3 p.m.

Monday, June 2 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook, Valley Regional at Lyman Orchards, TBA.

Wednesday, June 4 - Shoreline Championship at Alling Memorial Golf Club, TBA.

Track and FieldSaturday, April 12 - Coginchaug s. East Hampton, away, TBA.

Thursday, April 17 - Record-Journal Invitational at CRHS Stadium, TBA.

Monday, April 21 - Coginchaug vs. Cromwell at CRHS Stadium, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, April 26 - Coginchaug vs. Danbury at Danbury High School, TBA.

Tuesday, April 29 - Coginchaug vs. Portland at Portland, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, May 3 - Mary Roberts In-vitational at CRHS Stadium, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, May 6 - Coginchaug vs. Morgan at CRHS Stadium, 3:45 p.m.

Saturday, May 10 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook at Old Saybrook, 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, May 13 - Coginchaug vs. Old Saybrook, Hale Ray, away, 3:4 5p.m.

Tuesday, May 20 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook, at Westbrook, 3;4 5p.m.

Thursday, May 22 - Coginchaug vs. Valley Regional at Valley Regional HS, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, May 27 - Coginchaug vs. Westbrook at Westbrook, 2 p.m.

Monday, June 9 - Coginchaug vs. Middletown at Middletown, 1:30 p.m.

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Casual bridge - The Durham Activity Center, 350 Main St., schedules casual bridge every Friday at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome. For more information, call Jim Martinelli at (860) 346-6611.

Square dance - The 4 C’s square dance club has scheduled a square dance for Friday, April 11, 8 to 10 p.m., at the Brewster School. Caller is Dayle Hodge; cuer is Sue Lucibello. For more informa-

tion, call (860) 349-8084 or (860) 828-5978.

Meeting - The Durham His-torical Society is scheduled to meet Friday, April 11, 7:30 p.m., at the Center School. All are welcome.

Saturday, April 12Easter egg hunt - The

Middlefield Lion’s Club has scheduled its annual Easter egg hunt for Saturday, April 12, 1 p.m., at Peckham Park. The event is intended for pre-school children through grade

4. Refreshments and jelly bean contest.

Meeting - The Durham American Legion Post 184 is scheduled to meet Satur-day, April 12, 10 a.m., at the Durham Library. All veterans are welcome.

Presentation - Durham Fitness, 339 Main St., has scheduled a health and well-ness presentation for Satur-day, April 12, 9:30 a.m. Call (860) 638-8781 or email

[email protected] Society - The

Durham Historical Society is scheduled to be open to the public Saturday, April 12, 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. View exhibits and learn Durham history.

Sunday, April 13Community supper - The

Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St., has scheduled a free community supper for Sunday, April 13, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the church hall. All are welcome. Call (860) 349-9644.

Tuesday, April 22Blood drive - The Ameri-

can Red Cross has scheduled a blood drive for Tuesday, April 22, 1 to 6 p.m., at the Durham Public Library, 7 Ma-ple Ave. For more information and to schedule an appoint-ment, call 1-800-GIVE LIFE (1-800-733-277.)

Government Calendar

Durham(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Durham Library. Check the town website at www.townofdurhamct.org for updates.)Monday, April 14

Board of Selectman, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Inland Wetlands, Town Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 15Board of Finance, Town Hall, 7 p.m.Agriculture Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 16Planning & Zoning, Library, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 17Durham Middlefield Interlocal Agreement, Middlefield Com-munity Center, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 23Senior Citizen Board, Durham Activity Center, 1 p.m.Board of Education, Korn Ele-mentary School, 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29Ethic’s Commission, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, April 30Durham Volunteer Ambulance Corps, 205 Main St., 6 p.m.

Middlefield(Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held in the Com-munity Center.)Tuesday, April 15

Board of Selectman, 7 p.m.Wednesday, April 16

Inlands/Wetlands Commis-sion, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 17Durham Middlefield Interlocal Advisory Board, 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 24Middlefield Housing Authority, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 29Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m.

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Easter schedulePalm Sunday - April 13, 9:30

a.m. Blessing of the palms and procession to the church.

Maundy Thursday - April 17. Dinner in the parish hall, 6:30 p.m.; Holy Eucharist in parish hall and stripping of the alter in the church, 7 p.m.; Vigil at the Altar of Repose in Bp William Room, 8 p.m. to noon on Friday.

Good Friday - April 18. Ecumenical Cross Walk from Notre Dame Roman Catholic Church to Epiphany, noon; Liturgy for Good Friday with Communion from the reserve Sacrament and the Solemn Collects, 7 p.m.

Easter Sunday - April 20. Festal Holy Eucharist, 9:30 a.m.; Breakfast in parish hall, 10:45 a.m.; Easter egg hunt, 11 a.m.

Good Friday Ecumenical Way of the Cross

Parishioners and clergy from the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, Notre Dame and St. Coleman Roman Catholic Churches, the Middlefield Federated Church and the United Church of Durham plan to observe the annual “Way of the Cross” on Good Friday, April 18 at noon. The Way of the Cross is a centuries old religious ob-servance commemorating the walk of Jesus Christ as he made his way to Calvary and his cru-cifixion. We will follow the Way of the Cross, or “Via Crucis,” as pilgrims have for centuries

The Ecumenical obser-vance begins at Notre Dame R.C. Church, 272 Main St. Prayers will be said at each of the 14 Stations of the Cross. Participants will carry a wooden cross which will be erected on the lawn in front of the Church of the Epiphany, 196 Main St. The nave at Epiphany will re-main open for prayer from noon until 3pm.

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ON THE WAY TO OZA munchkin mob greets Dorothy, at center, played by John Lyman Elementary School fourth grader Ellie Castiglia, upon her arrival in Oz during a rehearsal of JLPA/PaperHouse Production’s “The Wizard of Oz.” In the background, Korn Elementary School third grader Zoe Geyser observes the celebration as Glinda the Good Witch. The play, involving three casts and over 100 students from Durham and Middlefield, is scheduled at the Coginchaug auditorium on Friday, April 25 at 7 p.m., Saturday April 26 at 7 p.m., and Sunday, April 27 at 2 pm. Tickets are available at showtix4u.com.” | (Mark Dionne\Town Times.)

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Donald W. Gates, interim principal at Coginchaug Regional High School was recognized recently by the National Association o f S e co n d a r y S c h o o l Principals during the 98th annual conference in Dallas, Texas. He was awarded the Association’s Gerry Tirozzi Membership Star Award for 39 years of membership in NASSP. As an active mem-ber, Gates served as chair-man of the National Honor Society National Board of Directors and as a member of the National Selection Committees for National Mer i t and Pr inc ipa l ’s Leadership Committee scholarship programs. In addition, Gates was the 1996 Connecticut State Principal of the Year and the recipient of the CAS Citation award—the highest honor bestowed upon an administrator by the Connecticut Association of Schools.

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Hayes built a national staff of 85 to promote events across the land.

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strate for a healthy, sustain-able environment in massive coast-to-coast rallies.

Thousands of colleges and universities organized protests against the deteri-oration of the environment. Groups that had been fight-ing against oil spills, pol-luting factories and power plants, raw sewage, toxic dumps, pesticides, free-ways, the loss of wilderness, and the extinction of wild-life suddenly realized they shared common values.

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Activities over a broad swath of our area of the country are evidence of a new direction, an awakening at the grassroots level, a local intention to live well now while leaving enough for future generations to live well also.

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Send letters of request to Amy Emory, Director of Pupil Personnel Services, Regional School District 13, P.O. Box 135A Pickett Lane, Durham, CT 06422.

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However, the river is con-sidered safe for canoing and kayaking, but not for

swimming. Though it’s in need of some

“doctoring,” the Coginchaug River is still a source of enjoy-ment for locals. It’s home to an abundance of flora and fauna, with large numbers of nest-ing and migrating waterfowl. And it’s a fisherman’s delight. Chris McDowell, a fisheries biologist with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, said his organiza-tion will stock the river with 3,627 trout (which have been raised in hatcheries) both be-fore and after Opening Day (April 19).

Many locals remember be-ing a part of the annual fish-ing derby that used to be held at White’s Farm (in Durham; the river there is part of the Coginchaug watershed). “It was for kids up to the age of 16,” Ace Ackerman said. “They gave fishing poles and fishing equipment as prizes for catch-ing the biggest fish, the first fish, and the first to get five fish, in each age group. We were only allowed to catch five fish.

“I’ve fished in this river all my life. I appreciate the quiet.”

Holly Pearce Bisson also has fond memories. “The day of the fishing derby, the whole bank would be lined up with kids,” she said. “It was a big town event. One year I caught three trout.

“When we were kids skat-ing on the pond on Route 68, sometimes it would get too bumpy, and we would then cross over to the smooth river across the street. My mom said that when she was a kid, you could start there and skate all the way to Middlefield.”

Lorrie Martin and her family also have enjoyed the river. She remembers her son, Geoffrey, who was about six-years-old at the time, catching an eel in the fishing derby at White’s Farm. His excitement was short-lived, however. “He was disappointed that he didn’t get a prize for catching the biggest fish,” she said. “But the eel didn’t count. It had to be a trout.

“I’ve kayaked and canoed on the Coginchaug River, and the wildlife is incredible. It’s like you’ve been dropped into the Amazon jungle. You feel isolated, but you don’t have to go that far to get away from it all.”

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Vicki Climie, of Durham, asked the BOE to reevaluate class size recommendations, calling it “a determining fac-tor of where we’re going to go in the future.”

Donia Viola, of Durham, spoke at several recent BOE meetings, telling the board that Social Security had a two year freeze. “Even little increases can be huge,” said Viola on Feb. 26. Viola rec-ommended that any savings from decreased enrollment be passed on to the taxpayers.

Two Coginchaug Regional High School teachers spoke during public comments at different BOE meetings. On March 12, Susan Michael, science department chair, urged the BOE to recon-sider a staffing cut of 1.5 high school teaching positions, in-cluding a .5 science position. According to Michael, stu-dents were put in study halls because the school did not have the teachers to offer de-sired classes.

At the March 19 meeting, funds were shifted around, and a .2 science position was added to the 2014-2015 bud-get. The .2 position is the equivalent of one semester.

Also at that March 19 meet-ing, CRHS math teacher Craig Bradanini, of Durham, who said he was speaking as an educator, resident, and parent, said of the proposed budget, “The difference this year is that all the cutting has been made up front.”

This budget season is dif-ferent from the past in several ways.

The budget was proposed on Feb. 12, two weeks earlier than usual, meaning input from the public was spread out at more meetings.

Throughout the fall and winter, before the budget was proposed, the BOE and architectural and education planning firm Drummey Rosane Anderson, Inc held three public workshops about school reconfiguration. The potential of school closings drew large crowds to the workshops and larger num-bers to the subsequent BOE meetings, but budget spe-cifics were not part of those

discussions.The 2014-2015 budget is

also the first one put forth by superintendent Kathryn Veronesi, who started in January. Former interim su-perintendent Ernest Perlini has been credited multiple times with forming the base of the proposed budget.

Unlike in previous years, Veronesi and the BOE have not adjusted the proposed budget on a meeting by meet-ing basis. The group declined to discuss specific staffing changes until the March 19 meeting, and the figure of 1.74 percent remained the same throughout the process.

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someday” ... or comeby to browse & buy atthe area’s largest tag

sale ... and whileyou’re at it, take a

stroll through historicHubbard Park amongthe 600,001 blooming

daffodils ...

APPLICATION FOR SPACENAME:

ADDRESS:

PHONE:

NUMBER OF SPACES:

NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL TABLES:

REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE!

CONNECTICUT’S LARGEST!Saturday, April 19, 2014Under the Festival Tent

Hubbard Park, West Main Street,Meriden, CT

9:00 AM to 2:00 PM- rain or shine -

For only $30.00 youcan rent a 10’x10’ single

space that includes1 table under the Festival

tent. Adjoining spacesmay be rented for an

additional $30. Additionaltables may be rented for

your space(s) for $10each. Set-up is at 7:00

AM - with all items to beremoved by 3:00 PM

(No Exceptions).

HOUSEHOLD ITEMSONLY

NO COMMERCIALVENDORS

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Carnival Rides Open Weather Permitting

PLEASE REMIT APPLICATION AND FEE WITH CHECK PAYABLE TO:Meriden Daffodil Festival / Tag Sale

P.O. Box 40, Meriden, CT 06450DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS 4/11/14

For more information please call Doreen at (203) 630-4124www.daffodilfest.com

The Committee assumes no responsibility for damage, theft or loss ......

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