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Volume 8, Number 47 Your Town, Your News www.northhavencitizen.com Friday, November 22, 2013

Following public com-ment, during the select-men meeting Nov. 14, First Selectman Michael Freda sought to put to rest any rumors that he may soon seek a higher, statewide office.

During that comment segment, resident Sherman Katz asked what would happen if Freda left office.

“Mike, you spearhead 95 percent of the develop-ments in the town,” Katz said. “I appreciate that, but there are half a-dozen things that could happen that could take you out of the picture. Some tragic, some of your own making. We had a first selectman that took over once and he was an appointed replace-ment, not someone who was voted in.”

There was some confu-sion during the meeting as to exactly what would happen if the first select-man left office. The Town Charter explains that a tem-

porary acting first select-man would be chosen “by majority vote of the town treasurer, the chairman of the Board of Finance, and the remaining members of the Board of Selectmen” during the “disability or absence” of the elected first selectman. The Town Charter also specifies that the acting selectman be of the same political party as the absentee, if possible.

Katz advocated for a change to the Town Charter and wanted to know if Second Selectman Tim Doheny would be “willing to step in if Mike cannot fulfill his term?”

“I don’t know anyone else who would step up for this town,” Katz added.

Doheny explained that although he enjoys his ser-vice to the town, he felt that being first selectman is a full-time job and that he was unprepared to leave his current career to pur-sue the duties of first se-lectman full-time.

Freda quells rumors, discusses plans

By Charles KreutzkampThe North Haven Citizen

The Board of Selectmen met Nov. 21 at Town Hall. |(Charles Kreutzkamp / The North Haven Citizen)

See Freda / Page 2

John Bernick, a project manager for the Connecticut Department of Transportation, said the state’s DOT is looking

to acquire federal funding to build more train stations like the proposed North Haven station, but the budget battles in Washington are slowing the funds.

“The department is com-

mitted to identifying funding sources for the new stations,” Bernick said.

According to the rail proj-ect’s website, the cost to make

Budget fight slows additional funding for rail

Connecticut Department of Transportation is looking for more funding to improve the train line between New Haven and Springfield. | (Dan Jackson/ The Berlin Citizen)

By Daniel Jackson The North Haven Citizen

See Rail / Page 2

See Hanukkah / Page 33

On the evening of Nov. 28, Jews celebrating Hanukkah will gather around and light the second candle in the Jewish Festival of Lights. For many Jews living in the United States, they will be stuffed from a meal of turkey and pumpkin pie, the tradi-tional Thanksgiving meal.

T h a n k s g i v i n g a n d Hanukkah fall on the same date this year, an extremely rare occurrence. So rare an occurrence that the next time

Thanksgiving, Hanukkah intersection a rare occurrence

A turkey-themed menorah, designed for Hanukkah 2013 is being marketed as a “menurkey” this year. | (menurkey.com)

By Daniel Jackson Special to The Citizen

A2 Friday, November 22, 2013 The North Haven Citizen | northhavencitizen.com

Freda

Freda said, “There are two choices you can make with this job: you can either sit back and act as someone more ceremonial, or you can get involved, stay involved, and actively affect change… My approach has its disad-vantages because you realize you can’t solve every prob-lem, but… I am committed to getting this job done.”

After the meeting, Freda spoke with The Citizen to address the rumors more specifically. “Right now my focus is entirely on serving the citizens of North Haven for my third term,” he said. “We have some very excit-ing projects in the pipeline to continue to make our town — featured as a hidden gem by Terry Bradshaw’s ‘Today in America’ — a great place to live and work. I currently plan on pursuing a fourth term as first selectman.”

The rest of the selectmen meeting concerned itself with upcoming projects and economic development. The Marlin building has been sold, and more details will ar-rive in the spring when an of-ficial announcement has been made. Two new businesses will be coming to 297 State St. which, Freda said, may make it easier to find occupants for the rest of the building.

“A high-end animal surgi-

cal center” will open at the medical epicenter on Devine Street, which will be one of three such centers in the en-tire state, he said.

“People love their pets,” Freda said, “and I have pets myself.”

He said the venture would be fully taxable for the town and that he is pursuing leads for other medical service providers for Devine Street including a dentist and an obstetrics-gynecology facility to “create an enterprise zone that provides all the medical services anyone could possi-bly need.”

Freda a lso reported that the Department of Transportation is seeking federal funding for rail proj-ects that may include the opening of a train station in North Haven as early as 2017.

The board also approved the extension of valley ser-vice road, utilizing federal funding.

A plan to install a new war monument for post-Vietnam veterans was discussed. A committee determined cri-teria that will ensure fair representation for all future monuments, as well as pre-venting names from appear-ing on the monuments of multiple towns.

Following public comment, Freda explained his plan to offer temporary tax breaks to incentivize business interest

in the old Pratt and Whitney site.

“We lost Amazon,” Freda said, adding, “this is the big leagues.” Freda and Doheny explained that they believe a gradual tax phase-in over the course of three to four years was a relatively mod-est measure to attract large businesses to choose North Haven over other towns.

A representative from the historical society expressed concern over protecting his-torical buildings that do not conform to modern fire codes. Freda stated that there were no plans to demolish any of the buildings in ques-tion and that “if there were, I would be against it.”

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Rail

initial improvements along the line was $365.6 million. For an estimated $400 mil-lion more, the project could include features like double tracking between Windsor, Conn. and Springfield, Mass., an additional platform at the State Street Station in New Haven and the new stations in Enfield, West Hartford, Newington and North Haven.

Bernick said it was always Connecticut DOT’s goal to place more stations and “build out the line.”

“We’ll have to see what comes out on a final resolu-tion on the federal side and see what opportunities we have for funding,” he said.

In 2009 and 2010, when Connecticut DOT was seek-ing federal funding for the

rail line, it requested $260 million from Washington. It received $160 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) money.

At that time, the federal government had $10.5 billion available to fund high speed rail. However, the money was in high demand from the states. During that time, the states asked for $125 billion in funding for rail projects.

The rail project’s website said the state of Connecticut would continue to “seek addi-tional funding from the FRA and FTA in the future to sup-port the full program.”

Ro b Ku l a t , s p o ke s -man for the Federal Rail A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , s a i d President Obama’s proposed budget creates a program to fund improvements on the nation’s rail. The Rail Service Improvement Program would

make $3.2 billion available to the states on a competitive ba-sis to improve infrastructure.

“This grant program will make targeted investments to ensure America’s rail system is prepared to meet the grow-ing demand for movement of people and goods,” Kulat wrote in an email.

Kulat added the federal DOT also has a “highly successful” competitive Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. Since its start in 2010, the program helped fund 48 rail projects totaling $809 million.

This year, the federal Department of Transportation awarded the Connecticut DOT a $10 million TIGER grant to add the second platform to the New Haven station.

Bernick said Connecticut DOT is studying the locations for the proposed train sta-

tions, a preliminary study “to better refine the concepts” and identify any issues with the projects.

He said the study will help the state when it applies for federal funding.

B e r l i n E c o n o m i c

Development Director Jim

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The North Haven Citizen | northhavencitizen.com Friday, November 22, 2013 A3

On Monday, Nov. 25, North Haven’s Inaugural Ceremony for all newly elected members of the town’s boards and com-missions will take place. In accordance with Town Charter these elected of-ficials will hold office as representatives of both the majority and mi-nority parties beginning Dec. 1, 2013.

T h e I n a u g u r a l Ceremony is scheduled for 7 pm, and will be held at the North Haven High School. The public is welcome to attend at no charge, encouraged to use the high school park-ing lot on Elm Street and advised to arrive early as seating is limited in the auditorium.

Michael J. Freda will be sworn in for his third

term as the town’s first se-lectman, and Timothy M. Doheny as second select-man, while Sally J. Buemi will take the oath of of-fice as third selectman. In addition, the recently re-elected town clerk/tax collector, town treasurer and the elected members of the Board of Finance, Board of Education, Board of Assessment Appeals, Planning & Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, Pol ice Commiss ion , Fire Commission and Constables will be sworn into office.

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The North Haven Planning and Zoning Commission met Nov. 12 for one public hear-ing, two site plans, several changes of venue, and a re-quest for a permit to sell wine and beer. There will be a meeting Nov 26 at the town hall to discuss the up-coming bridge project. An engineer from the Planning and Zoning office reported that “the Sackett Point Road Bridge has deteriorated to the point where it needs to

be replaced.” Although the bridge remains “safe to drive on” for the time being, the engineers are “currently in the design phase” and are seeking permits from DEEP and the Army Corps to pro-ceed with the replacement. This project has been in de-velopment for nearly seven years.

The public hearing for Shangan Xue’s request for a permit to sell wine and beer at his restaurant ended with his request approved after the commission determined that there was no consumer

bar, the drink selection did not include hard liquors, and the restaurant was not near a school or church. No mem-bers of the public raised any concerns.

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Engineer Timothy O’Brien represented TD Bank in pre-senting a site plan revision that would “improve ingress and egress” by rearranging parking spaces and replacing a dumpster with trash totes. The commission suggested TD Bank consider adding a fence to separate itself from nearby residences.

Next, Chris Gagnon rep-resented Luciani Realty Limited in presenting the site plan for the first step of the renovation efforts on the 117 Washington Ave. plaza. The first stage focuses on constructing a stand-alone bank, which includes a par-tial demolition of an ex-isting building, as well as renovations to the façade. First Selectman Michael Freda explained during the Selectman Meeting that renovating the façade at 117 Washington Ave., which is the oldest plaza in North Haven, was an important first step in attracting tenants to generate tax revenue for the town.

The commission focused many of its questions on changes to the parking area that would alter the way cars enter and queue to leave by

removing an existing island and adding islands in differ-ent locations. James Giulietti said, “I have my misgivings,” and raised several concerns about potential traffic prob-lems, as well as expressing concern that the commis-sion ensure all regulations are met before the site plan is allowed to proceed. “I know we haven’t always got-ten [perfect compliance] in the past,” Giuletti said. The first stage of the renovation does not plan on addressing all of the fire marshal’s con-cerns about some code vi-olations wherein fire walls were not high enough, but Gagnon said future phases would bring the building up to compliance with all fire codes. The commission ex-pressed concern that traffic problems would persist, but The Town Engineer assured the commission that it was an improvement on the orig-inal design. Member Ronald Penton said, “overall I am pleased [that the renovation will] make the plaza more attractive, more fire safe, and will improve egress and entering.” The new design “won’t be perfect,” Penton said, but it will be “a giant improvement.”

The commission approved both site plans.

The commission also dis-cussed plans to meet with a state representative who will explain the statute that subsidizes affordable senior housing.

P&Z discusses bridge, plaza, and TD Bank

Chris Gagnon presents the Site Plan for the first stage of renovation at the 117 Washington Avenue Plaza. |(Charles

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During the depths of her addition, “Claire” could not stop thinking about heroin. “The needle” was always on her mind — even in her sleep.

Today, after going in and out of rehabilitation cen-ter, relapsing and starting over — over and over again — “Claire” says she is free, has no desire to drink or do drugs. In the words of her AA group, she has had “a spiritual awakening.”

She comes from a North Haven family. Her parents own a business in town. For

these reasons, and because she eventually wants to move on and get a job, The Citizen agreed to simply call her “Claire” for this story.

Claire wanted to tell her story because most peo-ple misunderstand drug addiction.

“People don’t get it. People think we’re lepers,” she said.

Claire’s story begins in grade school. The fourth-grade Claire started having body issues, and an eating disorder developed.

In sixth grade, her grand-father died. Her grand-mother died when Claire started high school.

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on me,” she said. Claire described her life

as average — her family went on vacations, for ex-ample — but the worry, de-pression and anxiousness kept building up as she grew and took on more of life’s responsibility.

By ninth grade, she was

drinking and smoking mar-ijuana. By 10th grade, she was taking pills — oxycotin. Once, at a friend of a friend’s house in East Haven, she snorted heroin.

It was cheaper than oxy-cotin, and she thought she’d take the drug when she couldn’t get pills.

“But the pills got so expen-sive,” she said.

By the middle of 10th grade, all the way until she was 21, Claire was in and out of rehabilitation clinics. Some of the programs were in- state. She went to oth-ers as far away as California. Some were religious pro-grams, some were not.

It takes her awhile to count the number of clinics and treatment programs she has attended: six impatient facilities.

“Almost all of them I’ve been to, people sneak drugs in,” Claire said.

Claire said she put her par-ents “through hell” during that time. Her father would find her passed out on the couch, or she would go off for days.

Slowly, she and her par-ents learned the lesson: to get better, you must really want it.

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“Claire” battled a drug addiction since she was in North Haven High School. It has taken her years to break free. | (Dan Jackson/North Haven Citizen)


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After mourning the loss of two members during the summer months (Jianny Keegan and James Mahon) the North Haven Rotary

Club was pleased to induct a Wallingford resident, Ian Brooks in September. Brooks is the vice president/ export manager at Masten-Wright in North Haven. His many years of volunteer work at Master’s

Manna in Wallingford are held in high regard. Waiting to be considered for membership at that time were two more can-didates, Deana Morin who is a strategic account manager at Future Electronics in Cheshire,

and Alfred Centone, a busi-ness development executive at Staples Advantage, Stratford.

Prior to officially inducting them into the club, District Governor Dr. Richard Bassett briefly introduced the pair of North Haven residents saying, “Deana and Al have been dili-gently attending meetings for months and were hard work-ing participants at the club’s most recent fundraiser, A Day of Wine & Roses. They are

both very pleasant, outgoing people who are a pleasure to be around.” In regard to their participation in club activities, one member added, “a pair of aces”.

Announcing that the organi-zation now stood at 47 mem-bers, Bassett added, “Al and Deana bring in a whole new level of positive energy to the mix, and we are looking for-

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District Governor Dr. Richard Bassett of North Haven recently inducted two new members into the North Haven Rotary Club. From left: Club President Debbie Volain, sponsor for Alfred Centone; LuAnn Buono, sponsor for Deana Morin; and DG Bassett. | (Submitted by David Marchesseault.)

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use wasn’t that bad because she didn’t inject heroin. That was before she started in-jecting heroin.

Life was in free fall, for Claire. As life piled on trou-bles, she had a few close scrapes with death. She col-lided last year with a deer as she was driving 90 mph along the Merritt Parkway. She survived.

Earlier this summer, she had an allergic reaction to the medication that helps her eliminate the cravings

for heroin, Suboxone. On the floor, with sweat seep-ing out of every pore, she prayed, “God, please don’t take me yet.”

She has taken those times as signs that she’s meant for something more on earth.

The turning point came when her other grandfa-ther was admitted into hos-pice care at the beginning of August. The family never told him of Claire’s addic-tion, but he may have read the signs, Claire said.

She visited him every day. He would hold her hands and tell her “I’m so proud of you. You are so worth it.

You can do anything you put your mind to because you have my blood in you. Never give up.”

Claire’s grandfather died in the middle of September.

Claire said God spoke through her grandfather’s words.

These days, the anxiety and depression that started the drinking and drug use is still there, but the cravings to use drugs are gone.

After years of going to clinics and rehabilitation centers, Claire prefers to stay home, watching Lifetime movies with her mom, “soak-ing it all in,” talking to her parents about anything.

Claire’s mother — too— has gone through a change. Before, she viewed drug users as scumbags. Today, when she sees someone on the side of the road asking for money, she cracks her window and hands him $20.

“At one point in their life, they thought they wouldn’t end up doing that,” she said.

From Page 6 GREAT GARDENERS

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Stating that she was honored to be a member of the club, Morin continued, “I’m excited to be doing good things along side great people, both within our community and interna-tionally. I have always wanted to be more involved within our town/community, but could never find the right fit for me. LuAnn Buono mentioned Rotary, so I decided to give

it a try. I’m glad I did. Giving back and helping out have al-ways been important to me, and Rotary allows me part of many causes instead of having to choose just one.”

Expressing his gratitude to everyone and crediting Debbie Volain as his sponsor, Centone said, “The reason I joined the Rotary Club was that I wanted to be able to give back to the community...There is nothing better than seeing the good that you can do and the posi-tive impact that it has.”

From Page 7HALLOWEEN BASH

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Vincent Cappello NORTH HAVEN — Vin-cent Cappello, 90, of

North Haven, passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, sur rounded by his loving family. Be-loved hus-

band of Marie Massaro Cappello. Vincent was born in New Haven on June 24, 1923, son of the late Nicholas and Elizabeth Tuscano Cappello. Loving father of Linda (Thomas) MacDonough, Vincent (Cheryl) Cappello, Marianne Cappello, Laura Cappello and Sandy (Steve) Mascia; loving grandfather of Thomas (Jaime) Mac-Donough, Michael (Jhen-na) MacDonough, Vincent (Kim) Cappello, Joseph (Kimmy) Cappello, Alyssa Cappello and Juliana Mas-cia; loving great-grand-father of Kaylee Cappello and Ayden MacDonough; brother of Eugene (Mary) Cappello, Bridget (Char-lie) Christoforo and the late Anthony and Nicholas Cappello, Dolores Thomp-son and Amelia Julinella. The family would like to extend a special “Thank You” to Dr. Georgia Kelley for the excellent care and comfort she provided to Vincent. His funeral procession left the North Haven Fu-neral Home, 36 Washing-ton Ave., Thursday, Nov. 14. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated in St. Frances Cabrini Church. Interment was followed in All Saints Cemetery. www.northhavenfuneral.com

John J. Suprono KILLINGWORTH — John J. Supro-no, 85, a resident of

Northford for 38 years un-til moving to Killingworth, passed away M o n d a y , Nov.11, 2013, at Shoreline

Medical Center, Guilford. He was the husband of 58 years to the late Erna Mar-tin Suprono. John was born in New Haven on Nov. 3, 1928, son of the late John and Ethel Yates Suprono; served his country faithfully in U.S. Navy for two years during World War II as a Fireman 1st Class; had worked for Gulf Oil Company as a driv-er/salesman for 30 years until his retirement in 1986. Father of Kurt Suprono, Karen Miller (Jeffrey), Lynn Eimutis (Wilburn Seaquist) and Maria Castellano (Rob-ert); grandfather of Nancy, Susan, Jamie and Jeffrey; brother of Leslie Suprono and the late Donald Su-prono, Joseph Sopron and Paul Suprono. Also sur-vived by many great-grand-children; and great-great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave., Friday, Nov. 15, the Rev. David Eger officiated. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Smilow Cancer Hospital, P.O. Box 1849, New Haven, CT 06508.www.northhavenfuneral.com

Achilles N. Arnone O R A N G E — Achilles N. “Uncle Gill-Kelly” Arnone,

86, of Or-ange, passed away peace-fully on Sun-day, Nov. 10, 2013, at Mil-ford Hospital with his fami-ly by his side.

He was the husband of the late Ann Mongillo Arnone. Born in Ansonia on Aug. 24, 1927, son of the late Anthony and Julia Sec-ondo Arnone; served his country faithfully in the U.S. Navy during World War II; had worked as a building contractor and lat-er as a union carpenter for many years for area com-panies. He was the owner of Tri-City Coins & Clocks. Mr. Arnone was a member of the American Legion Orange, CT Post 127; en-joyed hunting and was an avid poker player at Fox-woods Casino. Father of Barbara (Rich-ard) Scarpa, Michael K. (Tracey) Arnone and Jo-seph F. Arnone; grandfa-ther of Dr. Lucian (Nancy) Parrillo, Kelly-Ann (Ron-ald) Milkowski, Stephen (Chanthy) Parrillo, Blake M. Arnone, Ryan J. (Dan-ielle) Arnone and Elizabeth C. Arnone; great-grandfa-ther of Marissa Parrillo and Estelle Milkowski; brother of Joseph (Valerie) Arnone and the late Thomas and Roses Arnone. Also sur-vived by his friend and companion Yvonne Prow-ell. His funeral procession left the North Haven Funer-al Home, 36 Washington Ave., Thursday, Nov. 14. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated in Holy In-fant Church. Interment with full military honors was fol-lowed in All Saints Ceme-tery. www.northhavenfuneral.com

Ethel P. Heath NORTH HAVEN - Eth-el P. Morrell Heath, 90, of East Haven, passed away

p e a c e f u l l y on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at the Ma-sonic Health Care Center, Wal l ingford with her fami-ly by her side.

She was the wife of the late Franklin William Heath. Ethel was born in New Haven on Jan. 21, 1923, daughter of the late Ir-ving and Edna Cronoque Morrell; had worked as a Lunch Mother for Mo-mauguin School, East Ha-ven for many years until her retirement. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star/Georgia Chapter, Branford, where she served as the Grand Representative for the State of Connecticut. Eth-el was a parishioner and had taught catacism at St. Clare Church, East Haven, loved to read and write po-etry, was a member of the East Haven Senior Center and the “Jolly Timers.” She was the mother of Franklin (Dorothy) Heath, Nancy (Larry) Roberts and Daniel (Yolanda) Heath; grandmother of Dawn (Christopher) Raymond, Richard (Jennifer) Heath, Stacey Roberts, Kimberly (Efrim) Dragovic, Brandy Heath and Austin Heath; sister of Edward (Joyce) Morrell, Edna (Walter) Heery, Shirley Klemenz, Joseph (Maryann) Morrell and the late Rita McBride, John, Walter, Irving and George Morrell; also sur-vived by eight great-grand-children, many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Private funeral services have been entrusted to the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice Unit of the Masonic Health Care Cen-ter, 22 Masonic Ave., Wall-ingford, CT 06492. www.northhavenfuneral.com

Barbara B. Hetzel NORTH HAVEN - Barbara Bauman Hetzel, 102, a North

Haven resi-dent for many years, passed away Thurs-day, Nov. 14, 2013 Hamden Health Care. She was the wife of the late

Roderick Hetzel. Born in New Haven on May 5, 1911, daughter of the late Samuel and May Boyce Bauman. She had worked as a secretary for the State of Connecticut, was a pa-rishioner of the North Hav-en Congregational Church, and was an avid golfer and swimmer. She was the aunt of Douglas (Ann) Bauman, Welles (Lucille) Bauman and David (Nancy) Hetzel; also survived by many great and great-great- nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her brother, Douglas Bau-man; and her sister, Janice Bauman. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the facility and staff of the Hamden Health Care Center for the wonderful and spe-cial care given to Barbara. Funeral services will be conducted in the North Haven Funeral Home, 36 Washington Ave., Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will fol-low in Beaverdale Memorial Park, New Haven. Relatives and friends may call Mon-day from 9 a.m. until time of service. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the North Hav-en Congregational Church, 28 Church St., North Haven, CT 06473 or the American Diabetes Association, 2080 Silas Deane Highway, 2ND Floor, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. www.northhavenfuneral.com


Saturday, Dec. 14, is Wreaths Across America Day.

It began as The Arlington Wreath project started by Morrill Worcester in 1992, with a donation and laying of 5,000 Christmas wreaths in Arlington National Cemetery. It was a relatively obscure event until 2005 when a photo of the stones adorned with wreaths and covered in snow circulated on the internet.

The project received na-tional attention and, in 2006, over 150 state and national cemeteries held wreath laying ceremonies simultaneously. By 2008, over 300 locations held wreath laying ceremo-nies in every state, Puerto

Rico and 24 overseas ceme-teries. Over 100,000 wreaths were placed on veterans graves. Over 60,000 volun-teers participated.

Now the opportunity to adorn every hero’s grave has been made available to the lo-cal community through the efforts of Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home in conjunction with the nearly 1,000 Veterans and Family Memorial Care Funeral Home Providers nationwide.

WAA reaches out to thou-sands of children each year with the message of remem-ber, honor and teach. The im-portance of honoring each fallen serviceman or woman as an individual is stressed. The wreath laying is now

held each year on the second Saturday of December and was unanimously voted by the U.S. Congress as “Wreaths Across America™ Day”.

By offering sponsorships to the public, Wreaths Across America hopes that one day every veteran’s resting place will be adorned with a wreath for the holiday season.

You may honor your hero, buried at any local cemetery, by sponsoring a wreath to adorn his or her grave now through Dec. 1.

Order a wreath for your hero at: Beecher & Bennett Funeral Home, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden, CT 06518, (203) 288-0800.

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The Town of North Haven Community Services and Recreation has scheduled its annual tree lighting ceremony for Sunday, Dec. 8, from 2 to 5 p.m.

Holiday events Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole, at the Recreation Center, in-clude photos with Santa Claus in Santa’s Workshop, enter-tainment by Minotti Music,

“Spin the Wheel”, face paint-ing, cookie decorating, holi-day characters, refreshment and more.

Events on the green include hayrides, the North Haven High School Concert Choir, refreshments, and luminaries, culminating in the traditional lighting of the Christmas tree on the green.

In case of inclement

weather, the ceremony is scheduled for Monday, Dec,. 9, from 3 to 6 p.m. In addi-tion, Santa’s Workshop will be scheduled for Monday, Dec. 9 and Wednesday, Dec. 11 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mildred Wakely Recreation Center.

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Irene Egan NORTH HAVEN - On Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, Irene Ann Sullivan Eagan passed in her home surrounded by her family after a brief illness and a courageous battle.

She lived at 11 Woodhouse Ave., North-ford, for 40 years and most recently at 16 Wildlife Court, Cheshire and Wells, Maine. She was born on Sept. 13, 1943 in New Haven, where she was raised and gradu-ated from Hillhouse High School. She was predeceased by her parents Richard and Elsie Mattson Sullivan. She leaves behind her devoted hus-

band, Thomas Patrick Eagan of almost 48 years. She leaves her three children, April (Gary) Reach, of Cheshire, Denise Eagan, of New York City and Tommy (Angela) Ea-gan, of Chicago, Ill.; she also leaves her two beautiful grandchildren, Brenna Marie and Owen Thomas Reach, of Cheshire. She called them her “happiness.” She was predeceased by her brother, Richard Sullivan. She leaves a sister, Linda (Neil) Olson, of Bethel, Maine; a brother, Gary (Diane) Sullivan, of North Branford; and a sister-in-law, Eleanor Sullivan, of Salem, Conn.; she had numer-ous nieces and nephews. She was a devoted homemak-er, mother, wife, and florist. She loved spending time at the lake, summers in Maine, winters in Florida, her dog Bear, time in the gar-den, but more than anything, her family. Her funeral procession will leave the North Haven Fu-neral Home, 36 Washington Ave., Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated in St. Monica Church in Northford at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Northford Cemetery. The visiting hours will be Monday from 5 to 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospi-tal, 262 Danny Thomas Way, Memphis, TN 38105.

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Th e No r t h H ave n R e p u b l i c a n To w n Committee has voted unan-imously to endorse State Senate Republican Leader John McKinney to be the Republican nominee for governor of Connecticut.

McKinney’s name was put into nomination Tuesday night by Joe D’Errico, Sr. North Haven RTC Chair Carolyn Wright sec-onded the motion. North Haven First Selectman Mike Freda, North Haven Second Selectman Tim Doheny, State Senator Len Fasano, and State Rep. Dave Yaccarino all spoke in favor of the endorsement.

D’Errico said, “I’m proud to support John McKinney because he is a true fis-cal conservative who has been taking the fight to Dan Malloy day-in and day-out for three years on behalf of the hard working tax-payers in North Haven and throughout Connecticut. He has earned our trust and is the most qualified and most deserving candidate to rep-resent the Republican Party in next fall’s gubernatorial election.”

First Selectman Freda said, “I am pleased that the

North Haven RTC is mak-ing a strong statement in support of John McKinney, a wonderful candidate who brings a great deal of expe-rience to state government.”

The endorsement is sig-nificant both in practical terms, as North Haven rep-resented 12 Republican del-egates in the 2012 election, and in historical terms, as the North Haven RTC was one of the first towns to en-dorse each of the last two Republican governors of Connecticut, Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Governor John G. Rowland.

“North Haven hasn’t been this excited about a gubernatorial candidate in a long time,” said Wright. “In Senator McKinney, the Republican Party has a can-didate who can beat Dan Malloy in 2014 and help Republicans throughout our state win elections and gain influence on the state and lo-cal level.”

“Through his distin-guished service in the state Senate, Senator McKinney has demonstrated leader-ship, fiscal responsibility, and a capacity to understand complex challenges and get things done,” said Yaccarino. “He has been a great leader for the Republican Party in

the state legislature and he will make a great governor.”

McKinney graciously ac-cepted the endorsement. “The North Haven RTC has played an important roll in Republican politics in our state for decades. I am deeply honored to have earned their endorsement as our campaign continues to gain momentum,” he said.

John McKinney, an eight-term state senator from Fairfield and son of former 4th District Congressman Stewart B. McKinney, has been Connecticut’s Senate Minority Leader since 2007, and the highest-ranking Republican in state politics since Governor M. Jodi Rell left office in 2011. In May, McKinney was awarded the Connecticut Republican Party’s highest honor – the Prescott Bush Sr. Award.

In the Senate, McKinney has fought to lower taxes, create jobs, and eliminate wasteful government spend-ing. He has co-authored and voted for several “No-Tax Increase” balanced budget proposals consistent with his vision of a leaner, more effective state government.

McKinney, 49, lives in Fairfield with his three chil-dren, Matthew, Graysen and Kate.

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Halloween is over, and the first batches of leaves have been removed from the edges of our lawns by the hard-working North Haven Public Works Department. If these two facts haven’t alerted me to the fact that we’re solidly in Thanksgiving season, the Facebook posts sharing what others are thankful for cer-tainly have.

With Thanksgiving near the end of this month, November is a natural time to reflect on the bounty of things in our life that we should be thankful for. In the past few years, a movement has taken hold, and folks are choosing to share one thing they are thankful for each day leading up to Thanksgiving.

Gratitude journals have been used to improve mood and studies have found that subjects who kept a daily gratitude journal reported fewer ailments, a greater sense of feeling connected to others, higher levels of alert-ness, more enthusiasm, were more optimistic about the fu-ture, and exercised more.

Naysayers worry that Facebook statuses are insin-cere, or that others are brag-ging or embellishing the great things in their lives for

the benefit of others, or that thankfulness should be ob-served all year long, and not just in November.

As someone who has par-ticipated in the November thankful posts in years past, I can say that focusing on pos-itive things, both large and small, does carry over into the rest of the year. I appre-ciate a great cup of coffee ev-ery day, and I marvel in the magic of my strong marriage continually, but taking the time to write it down gives those feelings weight and make them more tangible. The activity of transcribing my gratitude helps minimize the negativity that creeps into everyday living.

After three years of giv-ing thanks in November, I am skipping the exercise this year, and instead I’m enjoying the gratitude that is spilling onto my Facebook feed from my friends around the world. I am thankful for November, a month where gratitude is plentiful, and where posi-tivity is shared, and I look forward to my friends expe-riencing all of the wonderful side effects of keeping a daily gratitude journal, on social media or in their privacy of their homes.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Explore the many dimensions of gratitude By Amy Flory Special to The Citizen

The North Haven Art Guild and Historical Society have scheduled a holiday open house at the Cultural Center, 27 Broadway, for Saturday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Art Guild will feature its holiday sale, offering items crafted by local artists. The Historical Society of-fers books by local authors, note cards featuring some of North Haven’s historic places, and vintage books and magazines.

Music, hot cider and free tours of the Historical Society Museum will be available.

For more information, call (203) 239-3523 or (203) 239-7722.

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Editor’s Note: Weeklies staff writer Daniel Jackson is trying to write a novel, or 50,000 words of fic-tion, during the month of November. He isn’t do-ing this feat alone, but participating with now 230,000 other writers lo-cally and around the world in National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo for short.

A few weeks ago, I asked if anyone else wanted to share their experiences writing a novel during the month of November. Last week, Renée Bauer of Durham emailed me. She saw the first column the paper published about NaNoWriMo and decided to give it a go.

“I checked out the web-site and although I think its ambitious, I work better under pressure,” she wrote.

She started by doing some planning of her novel, but now she’s “pantsing it” (writing by the seat of her pants) through November. I sent her a list of questions, things I wanted to know more about her novel. This is what she wrote back:

Why are you doing for NaNoWriMo?

“ I h e a r d a b o u t NaNoWriMo a few days after I decided to start my novel. The timing was per-fect and holding myself accountable is key to com-pleting this project.”

What is your novel about?

“It is set in 1900 in New Haven. It’s a little bit mys-tery, a little bit psycholog-ical thriller, and a little bit unconventional love story.”

How do you write? Do you have a favorite writ-ing spot?

“I wrote the first page while standing in line at Comcast. Now I write whenever I have a few free moments, although usually that is late at night.”

W h a t h a v e y o u learned from doing NaNoWriMo?

“It doesn’t need to be perfect. Pages of imper-fect words is better than a blank page of no words. Often thoughts and ideas are generated just by sit-ting down and tapping on the keyboard.”

Do you have a ques-tions about what it is like to write a novel? Or maybe, you would like to tell me about your experiences do-ing NaNoWriMo. I’d love to talk. Email me at [email protected].

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Despite the federal cuts in the SNAP program, local food banks say they have not yet seen an increased demand for their services and it may be difficult to gauge the effect the federal cuts have on local residents.

As The Citizen called sev-eral area food pantries asking how the SNAP cuts affected them, many town’s social services coordinators said around this time they are gearing up for their holiday programs, where they usually give out holiday meals and

gifts. These programs already have more participants than the rest of the year because of the greater need around the season.

In 2009, the federal gov-e r n m e n t b o o s te d t h e Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. The boost expired Nov. 1, 2013. And according to Connecticut Department of Social Services, nearly 225,000 state households are eligible for the program.

This month, those house-holds saw their assistance

from SNAP drop, on average, $17 per month.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, that leaves less than $1.40 per person per meal in 2014. The center also said the federal government cut about $44 million dollars to Connecticut’s SNAP pro-gram, affecting 424,000 peo-ple in fiscal year 2014.

Dan Riccio, Jr., welfare ad-

ministrator at Community Services in North Haven, said he has not seen an increase in services due to SNAP cuts .

“Not yet. It hasn’t really fil-tered down to us yet,” he said.

North Haven’s food pan-try also works in conjunc-tion with a food pantry run out of the North Haven Congregational Church. The vast majority of the food in the pantry comes from dona-

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On average, the pantry helps 18 to 25 people a month. He is not worried about the cuts because the pantry has never run out of food and be-cause it stopped being a part of the state’s SNAP program

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have company, I like to make my dessert a few days ahead of time so when it’s time for dessert, I know all I have to do is cut and serve!” says Jordan.

Jordan points out that re-frigerator cakes are wonder-ful for holiday entertaining, because they can be made in advance and actually get better as the days go by. They also taste great cold.

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since March. Riccio said the state food

bank recently downsized and decided to consolidate its ef-forts to food banks that were running out of food, like in New Haven or Hamden.

Amanda Pedersen, so-cial services coordinator for Durham, expects to see more people calling her asking for assistance in other areas be-cause of the SNAP cuts. In re-sponse to the cuts, a family on SNAP may shift their budget and devote more of their re-sources to food, and then call the town needing assistance with, say, oil.

Until a month ago, she kept food for families in need in a space in her office but then she thought “I need to make it bigger.” Working with the Durham Agricultural Fair Association, she opened a pantry on the Durham Fair Grounds. Now, Pedersen has shelves full of health and beauty supplies, pet food, toiletries, peanut butter and pasta. So far, only six people have come to the pantry.

The SNAP cuts may affect

some Durham residents, but it’s early in the month.

“It’s hard for me to judge how many people will come forward and ask,” she said.

She does see an increase in holiday requests from last year, though.

Doug Truitt, assistant com-munity services director for Berlin, said the town helps about 60 people a month through its food bank. The residents in need of help can come about once a month and can get food from what has been donated. Currently, the town’s food pantry is run-ning low. However, he says food comes into the pantry in bunches.

During the holidays, he expects to help 200 to 250 households.

Truitt won’t be able to gauge the effect of SNAP cuts until next year, after the holidays. Even then, “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to make the direct connection to that,” he said.

If the need for the commu-nity’s food bank increases, Truitt said he can’t do any-thing about it. He doesn’t have the staff or resources.

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H o p e C h r i s t i a n Church is raising money through donations of new and used books, CDs, DVDs, records and audio books.

T he c hu rc h h a s placed a drop-off do-nation container in the church parking lot at 211 Montowese Ave.

The group will be paid on an ongoing basis for all items collected in the “Got Books?’donation container.

The program is an on-going fundraiser and do-nations may be made by the public at any time.

A l l f unds ra ised through the collection of these donations ben-efit www.specialtouch.org, an organization whose goal is to pro-vide disabled individu-als around the United States or their families with a summer camp.

Got Books is a used book seller and profes-sional fundraiser dedi-cated to keeping books out of the trash.

H o p e C h r i s t i a n Church is also collect-ing used, unwanted clothes and shoes.

A bin has been added for these donations.

Clothing donation-ations benefit Charities of Hope.

Charities of Hope is recognized by the IRS as a 501c3 organization.

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For more informa-tion contact call (203) 234-7328.

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The Rotary Club recently sponsored high school se-nior Margi Patel to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards which were held in the beginning of November at Camp Hazen. North Haven Rotarian and District Governor Dr. Richard Bassett, a North Haven Rotarian, said, “Participants slept in cab-ins, battled spiders, engaged in team exercises, enjoyed a bonfire, made new lifetime friends, grew, learned a con-siderable amount about the inequities of society, and pre-sented team projects.”

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about leadership and inequal-ity. We divided the partici-pants into three groups, each representing the low class, the middle class, and the high class in society.”

Each of the groups, Patel explained, needed to “design a community (houses, sup-plies, government buildings, parks, recreational buildings, roads, et cetera.) and each group was given a certain amount of money to do so.”

Patel explained that the exercise attempted to simu-late real world inequality in the following manner: “Each group was treated differently by the authorities to show in-equality and how each class in society struggles to build their community the way that they want to. The lead-ership part comes into play because this exercise taught the participants to speak up and take action if they notice that things are being done unfairly.”

Rotary sends NHHS senior to RYLA

The North Haven Rotary Club was well represented at the close of a recent weekend training for youth. From left: President Debbie Volain, RYLA Conference Director David Ullman, Co-Facilitator Margi Patel, and District Governor Dr. Richard Bassett. | David Marchesseault / Submitted)

By Charles KreutzkampThe North Haven Citizen

See RYLA / Page 31

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Seniors

Events planned at the Senior Center:Monday, Nov. 25Line dance, 9 a.m.; E-Z Exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Tai Chi, 10

a.m.; Canasta, 10:15 a.m.; Sit-Ercise, 10:30 a.m.; Mini trip: Universal Drive, 10:30 a.m.; Christmas Tree Decorating, 1-:30 a.m.; Lunch, 11:30 a.m.; Oil Painting, 12:30 p.m.; Bingo, 12:45 p.m.; Beg Pinochle, 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 26Ceramics, 9 a.m.; Chair Yoga, 9 a.m.; Computer class,

9 a.m.; Computer class, 10 a.m.; Chair Yoga, 10:45 a.m.; health Guidance clinic, 11 a.m.; Thanksgiving Day lun-cheon, 11:45 a.m.; Mah Jongg, 12:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 27Line dance, 9 a.m.; E-Z Exercise, 9:30 a.m.; Sit-Ercise,

10:30 a.m.; Lunch, 11:30 a.m.; Mah Jongg, noon; Bridge, 12:15 p.m.; Knitting and Crocheting, 12:30 p.m.; Bingo, 12:45 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 28Thanksgiving Day. Senior Center closed.Friday, Nov. 29Senior Center closed.

Senior Calendar

PolicyAn activity fee is charged

for non-residents to partic-ipate in the North Haven Senior Center. For more information, call (203) 239-5432. Classes with in-sufficient enrollment may be

canceled prior to the starting date. Registrants will be noti-fied by telephone if a course must be canceled.

Gentle Hatha YogaGentle Hatha Yoga is

scheduled for Tuesdays, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Hatha Yoga

combines proper breathing and yoga postures that revi-talize the body physically and mentally. Classes are sched-uled to being in October. A minimum of five participants is required.

Bocce Bocce plays on Mondays,

Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call (203) 239-5432.

Health Guidance Clinic

- Blood pressure and glucose screenings are scheduled for the second Tuesday of each month from noon to 1:30 p.m. and the fourth Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Senior Center.

C o m p u t e r h e l p - Thursdays, 2:45 to 3:45 p.m. Drop-in. North Haven High School students will be avail-able to help you with your computer questions.

Beginner CanastaThe Senior Center has

scheduled beginner canasta for Mondays at 10 a.m.

Walking ClubWalking Club is scheduled

for every Thursday at 4 p.m. at the North Haven Middle School track, 55 Bailey Road, North Haven., (weather per-mitting). Wear comfort-able sneakers, light and airy clothes. Bring a water bottle.

Senior happeningsFriday, Nov. 22 - Annual

Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair, 3 to 6 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 23 - Annual Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Monday, Nov. 25 - Mini trip: Universal Drive.

Monday, Nov. 25 - Decorate the Senior Center for Christmas, 10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Luncheon, 11:45 a.m. A fee is charged.

Tuesday, Dec. 3 - Senior to Senior breakfast, 8 a.m., North Haven High School. Transportation provided. Sign up by Monday, Nov. 27.

Wednesday, Dec. 4 - Coffee and...holiday thank you for veterans, 10:30 a.m. Wayne I. Rioux is scheduled to speak with veterans honoring their serivce, duty and sacrifice. Sign up by Monday, Dec. 2 or call (203) 239-5432.

Friday, Dec. 6 - Tri-Town Christmas Party, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Zandri’s Stillwood Inn, 1074 S. Colony Road, Wallingford.

Monday, Dec. 9 - Ronald McDonald House Trees of Hope, 10:30 a.m. Free ad-mission. Raffle for purchase. Weather permitting. Lunch at the Greek Olive.

Friday, Dec. 13 - Ronald McDonald House Trees of Hope, 10:30 a.m. Free ad-mission. Raffle for purchase. Weather permitting. Lunch at the Greek Olive.

Monday, Dec. 30 - Welcome in the New Year, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Aqua Turf.

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Health

During the holidays, it can be all too easy to overeat. But there’s more at play when it comes to packing on pounds this time of year. Another hol-iday tradition that can affect your weight is stress.

Here are some important things to know about your body’s response to stress:

Stress hormonesWe all have a built-in stress

response. It’s a complicated set of physiological reac-tions that help keep you alive during dangerous situations.

Here’s how it’s supposed to work:

You experience an acute stressor. Thousands of years ago, this could have been a ti-ger trying to eat you. Today, it could be the in-laws com-ing to stay with you over the holidays. In response, adre-nal glands release the stress hormone cortisol into your bloodstream, initiating an in-crease in blood sugar used for immediate energy to fight, run or slam on your car brakes.

Holiday stress can affect your weight Once the stressor is dealt

with, the cortisol leaves your system and things return to their normal metabolic state. But unfortunately today, many of us are constantly stressed, causing significant metabolic imbalances.

Chronic stressFrom when we wake up to

when we go to bed, the av-erage person deals with hun-dreds of low-grade stressful events, like rush hour traf-fic, projects with impossible deadlines, troubles with kids, spouses or pets.

According to Michael A. Smith, M.D. host of “Healthy Talk” on RadioMD.com and senior health scientist with the Life

Extension Foundation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this state of affairs is chron-ically elevating cortisol lev-els, which means blood sugar is constantly being mobilized for energy.

“And when you don’t burn the sugar, it gets stored as body fat,” says Dr. Smith. “This is just one of the met-abolic imbalances caused by too much cortisol. There are many other problems caused by chronic stress that can pack on the fat.”

For example, too much cortisol, which results in a drop in serotonin, can drive sugar cravings and signifi-cantly increase appetite.

Solutions

New research shows that white kidney beans can sup-press appetite. So if you’re craving a snack, have a serv-ing of kidney beans instead of reaching for holiday left-overs or a bag of potato chips.

Feeling tense? Try some stress reduction activities, like jogging, meditation or breathing exercises.

Also, consider adaptogenic herbs, which have long been used for their mood balanc-ing and stress reducing ef-fects. For example, a number of clinical trials demonstrate that repeated administration of rhodiola extract exerts en-ergizing effects that increase mental focus.

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Patel then described what she believes constitutes a good citizen of the world. “In my opinion,” Patel said, “a good community is where the citizens communicate ef-fectively and work efficiently. It is where everyone’s voice

and opinion is heard. I think that a global citizen thinks on a community level as well as a global level. For example, to better improve the commu-nity or the world, a global cit-izen would consider factors such as improving air quality or the environment, and take action accordingly. “

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This is opportunity to serve the community and also a chance to prepare for a full time career opportunity in the fire service.

The department offers entry level and advanced fire-fighting training, structural firefighting gear and help developing character.

Occupants must commit to all phases of emergency operations while serving residents, business commu-nity and visitors of North Haven The department offers tax abatements and a pension to volunteer firefighters.

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CalendarFriday Nov. 22

Dance - Connecticut ConRacts, a singles orga-nization, has scheduled a dance party for singles for Friday, Nov. 22, 8 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at Fantasia, 404 Washington Ave. A fee is charged, and includes buffet dinner. Dress to impress (no jeans.) For more information, call (203) 468-1144 or visit www.ctcontacts.com.

Singles bridge - The Sin-gles Bridge Group meets on the second and fourth Friday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Spring Glen Church, 1825 Whitney Ave., Hamden. A fee is charged. All are wel-come. For more information, call (203) 239-2138 or (203) 248-2846.

Thursday Nov. 28Football - NHHS at Am-

ity Regional High School, 10 a.m.

Monday, Dec. 2AMVETS-Post 9 meeting

- 1 p.m., American Legion Hall, 20 Church St., North Haven. The AMVETS-Post 9 Hamden-North Haven is scheduled to meet on the first Monday of each month. For more information, call (203) 284-1703 or (203) 239-0823.

NARFE meeting - The National Active and retired Federal Employees Asso-ciation, Chapter 257, has scheduled its annual holiday party and installation of of-ficers for Monday, Dec. 2, 1 p.m., at Brazi’s Restaurant, 201 Food Terminal Plaza, Long Wharf, New Haven. Reservations are required by

Nov. 30. For more informa-tion, call Joan Montesi at (203) 934-0002.

Saturday, Nov. 30Open house - The North

Haven Art Guild and Histor-ical Society have scheduled a holiday open house at the Cultural Center, 27 Broad-way, for Saturday, Nov. 30 and Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (203) 239-3523 or (203) 239-7722.

Saturday, Dec. 7Open house -The North

Haven Art Guild and Histor-ical Society have scheduled a holiday open house at the Cultural Center, 27 Broad-way, for Saturday, Dec. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (203) 239-3523 or (203) 239-7722.

Sunday, Dec. 8Concert - Silk’n Sounds

has scheduled its annual A Cappella Holiday perfor-mance for Sunday, Dec. 8, 2 p.m., the Spring Glen Church, 1825 Whitney Ave., Hamden. A fee is charged. For more information, call Donna at (203) 248-7348.

Wednesday, Dec. 11Girls basketball - NHHS

vs. West Haven at Fred Kelly Gymnasium, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 13Girls basketball - NHHS

vs. Foran at Foran, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 18Boys basketball - NHHS

vs. Lyman Hall at Lyman Hall, 7 p.m.

Boys ice hockey - NHHS vs. Amity at Bennett Rink, West Haven, 6:30 p.m.

Indoor track - NHHS at Floyd Little Athletic center, new Haven, 5 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 19Boys basketball - NHHS

vs. Immaculate, away, 7:30 p.m.

Boys swim/dive - NHHS vs. Hamden at HHS pool, 4 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 20Girls basketball - NHHS

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Saturday, Dec. 21Boys basketball - NHHS

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Boys ice hockey - NHHS vs. Simsbury, at ISCC, 6:10 p.m.

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Thanksgiving and Hanukkah are predicted to coincide is 79,811 A.D.

For many local Jews, this year presents an opportunity to combine and celebrate the holidays at the same time.

Rabbi Joshua Ratner of Congregation Kol Ami, a conservative synagogue in Cheshire, said the buzz-word in Jewish circles is “Thanksgivukkah” (Spell it however you like, he said). For those who do not have meno-rahs in his congregation, the nine-branched candle holder used in the celebration of Hanukkah, Ratner encour-aged them to make their own.

This year, Thanksgiving-themed menorahs are being used by some practicing Jews, for example, a turkey-shaped menorah with the candles placed in Tom turkey’s fan.

Ratner said the symbols of Thanksgiving are being incor-porated into the Hanukkah celebration.

A quick search Online shows recipes such as Challah bread stuffing, sweet potato

latkes with cranberry pecan applesauce and cinnamon yogurt and let’s not forget the Manizchewitz-brined turkey.

“I think it’s a really great opportunity to think about the message of both,” Ratner said, “and how we can com-bine the two to highlight the meaning behind the holidays as we head into the new cal-ender year.”

Hanukkah, in the Hebrew, means “re-dedication,” Ratner said. The Jewish hol-iday is to commemorate the re-dedication of the temple in Jerusalem after the Jews revolted from the Greeks around 165 B.C.

The holiday celebrates the miracle of one small flask of oil fueling the menorah in the temple for eight days while more oil was prepared. Jews commemorate this, in part, by eating foods cooked in oil, like latkes.

When this celebration is combined with the tradi-tional American holiday of Thanksgiving, Ratner said the celebration turns to “ded-icating our lives in light of opportunity.”

But “Thanskgivukkah” has a different dimension

for Rabbi Shelley Becker, who leads the Reformed Southington congregation Gishrei Shalom. Hanukkah is also a celebration of religious freedom, and Thanksgiving commemorates a band of Pilgrims who traveled to the New World to worship God outside the state-mandated Church of England.

I n d e e d , H a n u k k a h s h a re s m o re s i m i l a r -ity to Thanksgiving than it does to its more com-monly compared-to holiday — Christmas.

“Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas,” Becker said, add-ing because Hanukkah is so far separated from Christmas this year, there is an op-portunity for Jews to stress Hanukkah is a very different holiday than Christmas.

Hanukkah coinciding with Thanksgiving “doesn’t change the nature of the cel-ebration,” or what story is re-counted, Becker said, but it adds another layer of mean-ing to the holiday.

“Thanksgivukkah” comes with its own unique commer-cial opportunities.

“If there’s going to be an opportunity to make a prod-

uct and sell it, that’s going to happen,” Becker said.

Take, for example, the story of Asher Weintraub, a 9-year-old who lives in New York City. When he heard how the dates of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving coincided with each other, he sketched out a menorah in the shape of a turkey with 3D modeling soft-ware, according to menurky.com. A few tweaks later, and the “Menurkey” was born.

“We’ve all seen it,” Becker said.

And while the menurkys and Jewish/Thanksgiving crossover cooking is novel and fun, Nov. 28, 2013 rep-resents a once-in-a-multi-mil-lennial time of thankfulness and re-dedication, a time to look back and look forward, a time to “Give thanks to God that we live in a country where religious freedom is guaranteed,” Becker said.

Jake Houston, of North Haven, is scheduled to per-form with The Norwalk Youth Symphony at its fall concert, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 24, at 3 p.m. at the Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Ave., Norwalk.

The Norwalk Youth Symphony is comprised of approximately 225 stu-dents in grades four through 12 from 25 town through-out New Haven, Fairfield, Litchfield and Westchester counties.

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SchoolsScholarships

Hamden Elks Lodge 2224 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks plans to award three schol-arships to graduating high school seniors. The Most Valuable Student Award is open to Hamden High school, North Haven High

School and Sacred Heart Academy seniors. Elks Legacy Scholarship is open to graduating seniors who are the child, grandchild or legal ward of an active Elk mem-ber. Hamden Lodge Edward Connolly Scholarship is open to high school seniors whose parent or grandpar-

ent is a member of Hamden Lodge 2224. For more infor-mation, applications, criteria and deadlines, contact Neil Colwell at (203) 248-8324 or Elks Lodge at (203) 248-2224.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts plans to award a total of $50,000 to

25 local high school seniors this academic year through its scholarship program. Eligibility requirements for the RHHC scholarship are be eligible to enroll in and attend a two-or four-year college with a full course study and reside in a participating area.

Scholarship recipients will be selected on the basis of aca-demic achievement, financial need and community involve-ment. Applications are avail-able by calling 1-855-670-4787 or online at www.rmhc-ctma.org/scholarships. Deadline to apply is Jan. 21, 2014.

School News

North Haven High School

Monday, Nov. 18 - Chicken pasta Broccoli Alfredo, roasted Italian vegetables, peas, whole grain garlic buns.

Tuesday, Nov. 19 - French toast, grits with Italian sau-sage and cheese, strawberry topping.

Wednesday, Nov. 27 - Early dismissal. No lunch served.

T h u r s d ay, Nov. 2 8 - Thanksgiving recess. No school.

F r i d a y , N o v . 2 9 - Thanksgiving recess. No school.

North Haven Middle School

Monday, Nov. 25 - Whole grain chicken nuggets, whole wheat macaroni and cheese, whole grain herb breadstick, roasted summer squash.

Tuesday, Nov. 26 - Scrambled eggs, whole grain pancakes, turkey sausage links, baked tater tots, fruit crisp.

Wednesday, Nov. 27 - Early dismissal. No lunch served.



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Cheeseburger on whole grain, baked tater tots, chick pea salad, fresh fruit.

Tuesday, Nov. 26- Whole grain chicken nuggets, whole grain breadstick, seasoned broccoli, fresh fruit.

Wednesday, Nov. 27- Early dismissal. No lunch served.



North Haven’s Library Director, Lois Baldini, re-cently accepted a dona-tion of $1,000 from the Rotary club. The Rotary has donated $36,420 for the Rotary Corner at the library. The Rotary Corner is geared to ca-reer and job training, as well as a variety of test-ing, and job placement. There are volumes and computer programs deal-ing with civil service examinations and job preparation, to interviewing skills and job descriptions. There are also works for individuals interested in starting a business.

Text and photo courtesy of David Marchesseault and George Guertin, Rotary Publicity Committee

Rotary makes donation to library

North Haven Public Library Director Lois Baldini accepts this year’s donation for the Rotary Career Corner from John Henry Graef, Jr.

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Sports

Youth football recaps Cheshire 26, North

Haven (8th grade) 20: The Indians fell short of

the Shoreline championship game after falling to Chesire 26-20 last Sunday.

After North Haven’s Mark Montano 30-yard touchdown run on the Indians opening drive to help put the team up 8-0, the team struggled to keep Chesire at bay; North Haven’s opponents scored three unanswered touch-downs to give Chesire a 20-8 lead.

The Indians would claw back into the game, though, thanks to an exciting 80-yard touchdown pass from Montano to Steven Erbe. Erbe later caught a second touchdown pass in the con-test, this time from 20-yards out on a throw from Nick Perillie to cut Chesire’s lead to 26-20. North Haven had a chance to take a lead late in the contest, as the Indians

drove the ball all the way to Chesire’s 20-yard line be-fore turning the ball over on downs.

Although the boys’ time in the Shoreline Youth Football Conference is over, their years were not all for naught. Throughout their time, the team posted an impressive 43-7 record and won two Shoreline Championships.

North Haven (7th grade) 37, East Haven 14:

The Indians of North Haven are moving on to the seventh grade Shoreline Championship game after defeating the East Haven Yellow Jackets 37-14 last weekend. North Haven was led throughout the impres-sive victory by its captains: Jamorea Hooks, Aaron Bell, Alex Ciaburro, and Nick Dodge. The Indians’ offen-sive onslaught was thanks in no small part to the team’s “black line” that’s comprised

of Nick Carras, A.J. Sasser, Aden Lillis, Mateo Crisante, Louis Mineri, Ben Fischer, and Steven McKinney. North Haven will face the Madison Tigers for the League Championship.

North Haven (6th grade) 24, Wallingford 0:

The undefeated Indians continued their winning ways with a stellar 24-0 vic-tory over Wallingford to se-cure a spot in the Shoreline Championship game.

Jeff Williston led North Haven with two scores on the afternoon, one of which was a 20-yard touch-down run. His second score came on a 65-yard “pick six” that was only a small part of the great defensive ef-fort from the North Haven team. Other Indians defen-sive standouts included Joe Ranciato and Luke Maruka, as both had fumble recover-ies, while Justin White (four

tackles, forced fumble), Dominic Borelli (three tack-les), and Joe Vitale (three tackles) made life difficult for Wallingford.

Also contributing to the win were Ethan Okwuosa who had a 50-yard touch-down run, as well as a 46-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Watson.

The Indians will look to complete their perfect sea-son and defend their fifth grade title when the play Madison for the Shoreline Championship.

North Haven 25 (4th grade), Madison 0:

The Indians defeated rival Madison 25-0 last week to earn a spot in the fourth grade Shoreline Championship game.

North Haven roared out of the gate en route to a 19-0 lead in the first quarter alone with touchdown runs by Chris Hager, Spencer

Mulligan, and Matt Dodge. The Indians built upon their already impressive lead with another touchdown by Mulligan in the second quar-ter to close out the scoring for the afternoon.

The Indians’ defense was once again too fast and fierce to contain. Interceptions by Ryan Balzano and Luca Onofrio helped to stop Madison from gaining any momentum, while Onofrio and Leo Kattis added crush-ing sacks in the second half to keep their opponents at bay. Nick Judd also con-tributed defensively with a forced fumble that was re-covered by the Indians own Joe Piper.

North Haven will play Cheshire (9-1) for all the marbles, as the Indians look to take home a championship and a perfect season when the two meet at the Surf Club in Madison.

Memories of old Maine deer campsWhatever happened to

“Deer Camps?”Do they still exist? Or have

they simply disappeared with time, only to be remembered by some of the old timers, like your ancient outdoor writer?

In my younger years in the outdoors, I was completely enthralled with upland bird hunting and bird dogs, like my old English setter with the very original name of “Spot.”

I received many invitations to go to deer camps in our northern states, but turned them down so I could keep on pheasant hunting. Then, after I married my darlin’ Edna, I was invited to go up to a hunting camp outside of Ellsworth, Maine by retired Meriden firefighter Wayne Downes.

I hemmed and hawed for a bit when Wayne invited me, but at the urging of Edna (she probably wanted me out of the way for a week) I

accepted the invitation and went on my first hunting trip for deer in the deep woods of Maine.

I had to borrow a deer rifle from a fellow worker at the L Suzio Companies, Albie Ceruti, a Marlin lever action, and I was good to go.

Well, almost. I borrowed what I needed from bud-dies who were deer hunters and Downes and I made the 10-hour trip to deer camp in his pickup truck. Today, be-cause of added highways and shortcuts, you could probably make the same trip in much less time.

When we got off the Maine Turnpike and started to travel on the back roads of Maine, my interest really picked up. The season would not open for a couple of days, but along the way we passed many deer camps and almost all of them showed some kind of activity as they gathered for the tra-ditional opening day of deer hunting. Each and every deer camp had a “Game Pole” set

up so they could hang their deer to cool after harvesting them and also to show them off.

This was back in the 60s and deer camps were a tra-dition back then. Deer camps were generally old out build-ings that were always in need of repair of some type, and these repairs were tended to by the first arrivals at deer camp.

I had yet to go to a deer camp so I was totally unpre-pared when after some 20 miles of traveling on a Maine road, Wayne said, “Here we are,” as he pulled into a field that abutted an old farm house.

In front of us was a tar pa-per shack that looked like it had seen better days. It could have passed for a large chicken coop, from the looks of it. I had thought that we would be quartered in the old farmhouse, but Wayne told me the tar paper shack was our “home” for the next week.

To say it was “rustic” would be an understatement. It consisted of two very small rooms, one was the kitchen/dinning area and the other was the bunkroom. The bunkroom had two bunk beds (upper and lower) built into the wall, a small wood burn-ing stove and barely enough room to store our gear.

The kitchen area had a large wood-burning stove that took up half the kitchen, a sink, a small counter space and some deer antlers hang-ing off the walls. The camp did come with a supply of wood for the stove, and I had brought along a Coleman gas stove that ran on Amoco un-leaded white gas (remember that?).

For water, we drew from a well outside the camp. Our “bathroom” was a one-ho-ler outhouse that required a walk down a woodland path bordered by some pine trees.

Now this will come as no surprise to Edna, but I loved the place! I took to that little

deer camp like it was a long, lost relative. I would miss my first deer that year, but deer camp had become a part of me and I would spend the next 19 Maine deer seasons in those rustic deer camps and love every minute of it.

Later on, I joined forces with guys like Mike Hanlon, Bill Schafrick and Al DiNicola and we would move across the road to what was referred to as “The Big Camp.”

The Big Camp had four bunk beds in a much larger bunkroom and the kitchen area had another large wood-burning stove, but the water had to be drawn from the well across the road in back of the Little Camp. It also had an outhouse that featured two holes for taking care of business. You haven’t really lived until you make your way to a rustic privy by flashlight on a frosty morning with the temperature sitting at about zero degrees.

By Mike RobertsSpecial to Town Times

See Story / Page 36


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Sad to say, over the years I have seen these rustic deer camps fall by the wayside one by one and there are only a few of those really old-time deer camps left. One of the main reason is they were generally headed up by an old timer and, when they passed away, the spirit of the old-fashioned deer camps seemed to go with them.

Also, a new breed of hunter appeared on the scene and some of them couldn’t care less about traditions. I say “some of them” because, like in everything, it takes only a few to give all a bad name. These hooligans thought nothing of stealing a sports-man’s deer right off of the meat pole while the hunters were asleep in their bunks.

As the years went on, the

meat poles showed less and less game because the hunt-ers wanted to protect their hard-earned harvest from thieves. We began hanging our deer in the garage of the old couple that owned the two camps, Syd and Lil Mace.

Lil Mace was the hunter in the family and we would make it a point to visit her and Syd at least one night during our say at Mace’s Deer Camps and they would tell us about what Maine was like many years ago.

While there was noth-ing fancy about the camps, there was also nothing fancy about what they charged us per hunter for our stay there. Where else could you hang your hat in a camp that gave shelter, a wood fire, electric-ity (single wire to the camps) well water and an outhouse for the price of $3 dollars per person, per day? YES, you

read that right: three bucks a day! We tried to increase the price, but they would have none of it. Nor would they accept tips when we left.

Like everything in life, they aged and we did too. Lil was the first one to die and her passing left Syd with a bro-ken heart (they were married for 69 years). Syd went to join Lil the following year and even though we returned to try our hand at Mace’s Deer Camp, without them it was not the same. That would be our last year at Mace’s Deer Camps.

There was something spe-cial about those old-time deer camps that you had to experience to really under-stand what they were all about. That is, if you can rel-ish climbing out of a warm bunk to begin your hunting day with the air in the cabin so cool you could see your

breath. The first order of the

morning was to rekindle the fire in the old wood-burning stove as we huddled around the increasing warmth and made our morning coffee. Amazingly, it did not take that long for the cabin to be-come toasty warm again as we sat down for our break-fast. The cabin was alive with deer camp aromas: bacon and eggs, fresh-perked coffee and the never-forgotten scent of wool hunting clothes drying by the heat of the stove.

And, of course, that first trip to the outhouse across frost covered ground by flashlight.

Since we were always the first group of hunters ev-ery season, it meant that we were also the first ones to re-anoint the outhouse.

True to tradition, these outdoor bathrooms were al-ways equipped with an old

department store catalog of some kind, but being the city slickers we were, we always made sure to include real toi-let paper on our deer camp shopping list.

Today, many of these deer camps have been replaced by modernized motels and lodges that offer TV, saunas, hot showers, phones, com-puter hookups and the like. My last deer hunting trip to Maine was at such a spot and, while the amenities were great, I really missed step-ping back into time at a genu-ine old-fashioned deer camp and the outdoor adventures they provided. Maybe I’ll tell you about a few of them in coming columns.

See ya’ and God Bless America and watch over our troops wherever they may be serving.

Mike Roberts’ Woods ‘n Water column appears in the Record-Journal.

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Masonry

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STUMP Grinding, fully in-sured, free estimates. Call Andy 860-919-8683

A&A LAWN CAREDumpster Rentals. Fall Cleanups. Mulch. Walls, Walks & Patios. Free Est. #584101 Jim 203 237-6638

PAUL’S MASONRYNew & Repairs. Stone walls, arches, chimneys, sidewalks, fireplaces. Free est. #614863.

203-706-9281

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Fencing

FALL CLEANUPSRICK’S Affordable - Curbside

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W. BOOBER MASONRY25 Years ExperienceAll Types of Masonry

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Power Washing

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Gutters

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GUTTER CLEANINGSeamless Gutters. Gutter repairs. 100% no clog leaf guard system w/lifetime

warranty. CT Reg #621315 (203) 675-8084

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BUSY MOM’S Cleaning Svc No job is too big/small. Free window svc w/wkly cleaning. Sr disc. 860-839-1707

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Apartments For Rent

Apartments For Rent MiscellaneousFor Sale

Wanted to Buy

MER. 1 BR, 2nd flr, new car-pet, W. side, prvt backyard & 2 attic rms, w/d, stove/re-frig incld. $865/mo. + sec. 203-634-1195 12pm-8pm

MERIDEN- Newly renovated 5 rm, 2 BR. W/D hookup, off st. parking. $850/Mo. Credit check and sec. dep. 203-715-7508.

North Haven Meadowstone Motel- Off I-91.

Satellite TV. Short Stay/Daily/Weekly. On Bus Line.

203-239-5333

Cindy’s UniqUe shop ConsiGnMenT

32 norTh Colony sT WallinGford(203) 269-9341

2 levels, 1800 SF of Con-signed Home Decor & Fur-nishings. 30 Day Layaways Available. $5 Off a purchase $25 or more. $10 off a pur-chase $100 or more. Check us out on Facebook. Ample Free Parking in Our Lot. Free Gift w/$15 or more purchase. Hours Mon, Tues, Wed & Fri 9:30-5 Thurs 9:30-6, Sat 10-5, Sun 11-4

DINING Room set, Mahog-any 6 chairs, 2 extensions, excellent condition, 2 sets of dishes for 12, & other items. 203-678-4486

AARON’S BUYING Old Machinist Tools,

Lathes, Bench Tools Hand Tools, Much More.

(203) 525-0608

MER. Furn. Apts. East Side Incl Heat, HW, Elec. 2nd flr. Studio, $180/wk+ sec. 203-630-3823 12pm-8pm www.meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN Rm For Rent. All Utils incl. Share Kitchen, Bath, Liv-ing Rm. Washer & Dryer. Off St Parking. $125/Wk. 2 Wks Sec. $50 Key Dep. 203 605-8591

FREEHorse Manure

Call Mike 203-599-8915

ALL CASH FORMILITARY ITEMS203-237-6575

WALLINGFORD Lovely, Lge Furnished Bdrm, Rec Rm & Bath. All Utils, TV, Cable, Refrig, Freezer & Laundry Included. 203 269-8166.

SOLID Core white bilfold doors - $25. Call 203-238-1977

DEE’S ANTIQUESBuying Collectibles,

Jewelry & Silver. China, Glass, Military, Musical. Anything old & unusual. Single item to an estate.

203-235-8431

MERIDEN. 1 BR, 17 South First St $675. 2 BR, 75 Reservoir Ave $800. 3 BR, 71 Randolph Ave $900. All 2nd flr, off st parking. 203-982-9051

MERIDEN-WALLINGFORD Line Large Modern 2 BR Condo. Laundry. No pets. $875 + Utils. Call (203) 245-9493

Pets For Sale

TONNEAU COVER for 6 1/2 Ft Bed. Full size pickup. Easy installation. Used only one month. $500 new - $250 now. (203) 238-1645

YORKIES, Bulldogs, Chihuahua, Bostons, Beagles, Shih Tzus, Huskies, Schnoodles, Bengal Kittens. Mixed Breeds, Res-cues Available. $150 plus. Call (860) 930-4001

MERIDEN. 2 BR, 2nd flr, off st parking, gas heat. Qui-et street. No util. $800/mo plus sec. 860-349-0819

PLAINVILLE, 1 car garage, 12x21, secluded and safe neighborhood, $145/mo obo. Call 860-517-9812

WINDOW BLINDS2” natural wood, golden

oak, 31”x64” (6 each), 23”x64” (3 each). In-cludes all hardware. Like new, $7 each. Take all for $50. 203-284-0114.

MERIDEN. 2 BR, hdwd flrs, 1st floor. New windows, w/d hookup, off st parking. Newly & Nicely remodeled. Prescott St. (203) 634-6550

WALLINGFORD 1 BR Apts Center St & S. Cherry St. Ready to rent. From $700-$875. Credit check. Call Mike (203) 376-2160

OLD TOOLS WANTEDAlways buying old, used hand tools, carpentry, machinist, engraving & workbench tools. If you have old or used tools that are no longer being used, call with confidence. Fair & friendly offers made in your home! Please call Cory, 860-322-4367

Livestock

attention Students and all. Opportunity for com-munity service projects at farm. Also horses for lease. Call Rita at Rap A Pony (203) 265-3596

MERIDEN. 2 BR, 1 1/2 bath, deck, carport. No pets, no smoking. $900/mo + sec. 203-631-5595

Wood / Fuel & Heating Equip

WALLINGFORD 2BR apt., very neat/clean, lndry hk-ups, off st. prkg, appl. incl., no smoking/pets. $900/mo, 1 month sec. 203-631-5219

A-1 Seasoned HardwoodReal Full cords $200, Half cords $125. Cut and split. 18-20” Delivery or Pick Up. 203-294-1775

Home Health Aides - per diem hours to visit our cli-ents in their homes in the Farmington Valley & great-er Bristol areas. Must be a CNA with previous experi-ence & reliable transporta-tion. Call McLean, Sims-bury, 860-658-3724. EOE

MERIDEN. 3 BR apt, 3rd flr, $850/mo, 1 1/2 mo sec dep. 250 W. Main St. Call 203-589-1010 WALLINGFORD 2 Lg BR, 2nd

fl. Huge kitchen. New bath, sunporch. No pets/smoking. $800 +dep. Refs, bkgrnd ck. Quiet area. 860 777-5116

CORNER HUTCH White, Top has 3 shelves with glass door, bottom - 1 shelf with door. 34”W and 7’H. Good condition. $55. 203-284-0114.

MERIDEN. 3 BR, spacious, off st parking, nice neigh-borhood. Avail immed. No pets. $750. 203-464-3083

AMAZINGLYCLEAN

Cleanest seasoned fire-wood in the state! $210 Full cord delivered. Discounts over 2, over 4 and picked up. South Meriden.

MIkE 203 631-2211

WALLINGFORD - 4 rooms, 2 BR’s, hdwd flrs, stove/ref. incl. W/D hookups in bsmt, oil heat, off st park-ing. $1,000/mo. + utilities. Sec dep & refs. No pets/smoking. 203-410-3980 or 203-265-7546

MECHANIC/DIESEL Repair and maint. of oil trucks and vans. Full benefit package. Apply: Tuxis Ohrs Fuel, 80 Britannia St, Meriden, CT 06451 Attn: John Krom

Meriden1023 Old Colony Rd.2 BR Avail. Starting at

$800. Heat & HW incl. Off St. Parking. 203-886-7016

Furniture & Appliances

TIRED of Looking At That Junk?Unwanted Rotten Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles. Paying Cash for

Them. Free Pick Up203 630-2510

AFFORDABLEWashers, Dryers,

Refrigerators and Stoves.Appliance Repairs

Will Deliver(203) 284-8986

Sporting Goods & Health

Rooms For Rent

RN Home Care - per diem hours for weekdays and one weekend a month. Must have previous experi-ence. Laptops for charting and mileage reimburse-ment. Clients are in the Farmington Valley and the greater Bristol areas. Call McLean, Simsbury, 860-658-3724. EOE

PISTOL PERMIT Or Long Gun Certificate

Required for Connecticut Residents. 1 Session, $110.

203 415-1144

MERIDEN. West side furn 1st flr studio, incl heat, elec, hw. $180/week plus sec. Call 12noon-8pm (203) 634-1195 www.meridenrooms.com

MERIDEN 1st Fl. Big 3 BR apt. Lots of closet space. Off street parking, laundry. Quiet neighbors. $925. Call Jonah (203) 430-0340

GENTLY Used free trumpet wanted for

elementary school child. Please call 203-265-5713

JewelryJewelry

Swimming Pools& Spas

MERIDEN - 77 Warren St. 2 bedrm, 2nd floor. $800/mo. For more info. 203-440-2745

HOT TUB: 6 person, 28 jets w/ all options. Never used. Cost $6000, Sacrifice $2950. Can Deliver. 203-232-8778

Music By RoBeRtaPeRfoRMance &

instRuctionVoice Lessons All Ages and

Levels Welcome. Piano Lessons

Beginner to Intermediate.(203) 630-9295

SERVICE TECH, S2 or B2 Li-cense. Service on oil, gas, and on call night rotation. Van and full benefit pack-age. Send resume or apply @ Tuxis Ohrs, 80 Britannia St., Meriden, CT 06451. Attn: John P.

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Electronics

ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAID Vintage Electronics, Amps, Musical Instruments, Ham Equipment, HiFi, Radios, CB, Guitars, Audio Equip-ment. 860 707-9350

SHELTER ADVOCATE- Me-riden/Wallingford Chrys-alis is seeking a F/T advocate. This position provides services to vic-tims of domestic violence. Min. salary of $13.65/ Hr. Bachelor’s degree and bilingual in English/ Spanish. Send resume to: [email protected]

1, 2 or 3 Items or an estate

$$$ CA$H $$$203-237-3025

ESTATE SALE SERVICECostume Jewelry,

Antiques, paintings,Meriden-made items,

toys, lamps

SNOW HELP needed, shov-eler, plow truck drivers, CDL drivers, loader & Skid Steer operator. Call 203-269-0177

1-2 ITEMSSilverware, China, Glass.

Furniture, 50’s Items.Whole Estates203 238-3499

BERLIN 1st FL 1BD Apt. Re-mod. New appls. Ref, Sec. Parking. No smoking, no pets. $650 + utils. Call 860-628-4907/860-621-5955

2ND Generation Buys Napier & costume jewelry, old Bar-bie, musical instruments, Dept 56, Estates & old Xmas items. 203 639-1002

FALL SPECIALMERIDEN- 1BR

$695/month. HEAT, HOT WATER &

ELECTRIC INCLUDED. Private Balcony. 203-639-4868

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Help Wanted Apartments For Rent Furniture & Appliances Wanted to Buy

DRIVERS Needed nights & wknds. Apply in person: Han-cock Pharmacy, 840 E. Main St, Meriden. 203-235-6323

SOUTHINGTON. 4 BR, 2 bath, 1500 sq. ft. apt. W/D hookups, detached ga-rage, “Victorian Style”, Pvt Master BR Suite w/master bath. Oak flrs in LR & DR w/bay window. New ener-gy efficient windows. All appliances included. Yard. $1600 a month plus utili-ties. Available December 1st. No smoking, no pets. Call 860-621-1642 for appt.

Music Instruments& InstructionMERIDEN. 3 BR apt, new-

ly remod, new paint and hdwd floors. $1025/mo. No pets. Avail now. 203-500-9080 or 203-340-3413

WLFD. 1 BR, 3rd flr, $750. OS parking, w/d hookup, Must have good credit. 1st mos, 2 mos sec dep. Rent-er’s ins. 203-272-8108

WLFD. 1st Fl. Oversized 1 BR. So. Main St. Brand new ap-plis, carpeting. Off st parking. WD Hookup. No pets. 2 mos sec. $895. 203 623-0987Open Houses

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Meriden 2 BR, 1st Floor Brand New Cond. New Appli-ances. Off St Parking. $850 +Utilities. First, Last & 1 Mo Sec. No Pets. 860-663-1229

MERIDEN 3 BR, 2nd Fl. $1,150 Sec 8 approved. Gas Heat, Washer & Dryer, Newly Renovated, Private Yard, Deck 860 930-4050

Houses For RentMERIDEN Clean, quiet 1BR

2nd Fl. $750. Heat, HW, cooking gas incl. Parking. Sm pet OK. 38 Lincoln St. Call 727 565-8362

WALLINGFORD 3 bedroom, centrally located, ample parking, central air, no pets. 2 months security. $1350/mo. 203-317-9824

MERIDEN Clean 1 Room Effi-ciency 2nd Fl. Randolph Ave. Utils included. No pets. $450. 2 mos sec. Credit check re-quired. 203-284-0597


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