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Volume XX, No. 35 14 PagesCovering the Communities of Ansonia, Derby and SeymourWednesday August 31, 2011

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SEYMOUR — There were many tense minutes and hours over the weekend as Valley officials and residents moni-tored river levels and weighed the dangers of downed trees and power lines.

Hurricane Irene, that slammed the Valley overnight Sunday and into Monday morning, left more than 600,000 Connecticut Light and Power residents with-out electricity, and United Illuminating Company also worked to restore power to thousands of customers.

As of Tuesday morning, 63% of CL&P customers in Seymour were still without power.

“We’re still hurting,” said First Selectman Paul Roy.

Torrential rains from the hur-ricane turned the Naugatuck River into a raging river that spilled over its banks in Seymour.

Residents on Derby Avenue were evacuated on Sunday, but were back in their houses Monday, Roy said. The river began to recede by mid-after-noon Sunday, and residents flocked to the bridge across from the Community Center to watch the awesome power of the river that almost obscured the Seymour waterfalls.

Downstream, trees, islands and the riverbank were sub-merged by the swiftly flowing water.

Firefighters spent hours pumping out basements dur-ing and after the storm, and it took several days for traffic lights along the busy Route 67 corridor to start operating.

Derby deals with rising rivers

In Derby, the rising Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers were a source of worry for officials and residents alike.

Some of those living in the McConney’s Grove section of the city along the Housatonic left their homes Sunday night to seek higher ground.

Operators of the Stevenson Dam had to release large amounts of water during the storm, raising the river level in Derby and Shelton.

Derby officials closed the floodgates Sunday afternoon, expecting the worst from the high water and high tide. They notified Metro North officials, because trains wouldn’t be

Seymour’s waterfalls are almost obscured Sunday by high, rushing water in the Naugatuck River. (Photo by Susan Hunter)

Police dispatcher lines in the Valley area were busy Aug. 23, as calls from Shelton and New Haven reported buildings shaking, related to an earth-quake that was reported to have hit Virginia just before`2 p.m.

Calls from police dispatch-ers from Shelton reported tremors felt in a building at 2 Corporate Drive, on Wateriew Drive and on Bridgeport Avenue.

All buildings on Corporate Drive were evacuated as of 2:15 p.m.

Reports came in from Ansonia that people felt earth-quake tremors there.

There were reports of odors of gas, and some buildings

were evacuated in New Haven and Shelton.

Tremors were felt along the East Coast, including Fairfield, CT, where what felt like a small earthquake rattled build-ings in downtown Darien and other parts of the state at about 1:50 p.m.

The Corbin Building, home of the Darien Times news-room, started shaking for less than a minute, while other business owners and residents gathered outside their down-town buildings and reported similar experiences. The state capitol building in Hartford was evacuated. So was the control tower at JFK airport in

By Joanne M. PeltonCorrespondent

SEYMOUR — The Seymour Historical Society building is getting some much needed maintenance this year.

A tough winter raised havoc with the building, and slate is being replaced on the roof as is new copper flashing. It’s only part of a long list of repairs needed to the building at 59 West St.

Paul Sussman, president of the Board of Directors of the muse-um, said the society received about $200,000 in grants from the Katharine Matthies Foundation to address some of the major issues going on inside and outside the house.

The house was built in 1920 and was the home of Katharine Matthies, daughter of Seymour industrialist, George Matthies. She was a philan-thropist, and the Katharine Matthies Foundation was established after she

Upgrades are taking place at the Seymour Historical Society head-quarters on West Street. (Photo by Joanne Pelton)

Valley copes with Irene’s aftermath

River neighbors dodge bullet again


DERBY -- For Roberta Getlein, flooding on the Housatonic River is a part of life.

She’s lived in McConney’s Grove along the shores of the river for almost 30 years, and said she didn’t expect the river to flood her house during Hurricane Irene.

And it didn’t.She expected trees to come

down around her property, but they didn’t.

The rising river left two feet of water under her house, which is the lowest point in McConney’s Grove, and there was a puddle of water under her defrosted refrigerator.

And that was the extent of the damage.

Getlein said she experienced the worst flooding in the Grove during the mid-1980s.

Irene didn’t come close to

that event.And unlike this past March,

when she and other neighbors complained that they weren’t notified about rising river lev-els, she said there was good communication this time.

Mike Stahl, one of her neigh-bors, called her on Friday, say-ing that Charles Sampson, the city’s Emergency Management Director, had wanted to know which neighbors were going to stay put during the storm.

“They wanted people to evacuate,” she said. “I felt the city did warn us.”

As an employee in the med-ical field, Getlein works from Thursdays through Sunday, and didn’t plan to return to her home Sunday night because of the storm.

Before she left, she tied down large items on her porch and brought her lawn mower

High school welcomes solar projectANSONIA — Mayor James Della Volpe, School Superintendent Carol Merlone and other city officials took part in a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Aug. 23 at Ansonia High School to highlight the green initiatives.

The high school is the city’s first municipal building to take advantage of solar energy initiatives, Della Volpe said, and solar panel installation has been underway there since the spring.

“Our new solar energy facility at the high school represents another milestone achievement in our ongoing program to make Ansonia a greener community,” Della Volpe said.

A grant from the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, now known as the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, provided just over $40,000 toward the installation of a 200-kilo-watt solar photovoltaic system.

The system was developed by the City in cooperation with En-Power Group, installed by Solar Energy Systems and is owned and financed by Sunlight General Capital, LLC.

It aims to reduce the school sys-tem’s energy expenses.``````

“Our first major step toward going green has come to fruition at this school building, and we’re very

proud,” Merlone said. State Rep. Linda Gentile D-104,

who attended the event with her two

granddaughters, said there’s a need to produce cleaner air and a better envi-ronment for future generations.

Mayor James Della Volpe cuts the ribbon as officials and energy representatives look on. They are Elizabeth Olney, project associate with the Clean Energy Fund, left; State Senator Joseph Crisco (D-17); State Representative Linda Gentile (D-114) and her granddaughters Weston, 3, and Brighton, 5; Michael Scorrano, energy consultant; Stephen Blume, Board of Aldermen president; Jay Mann of Sunlight General Capital and School Supt. Carol Merlone.

(Photo by Rachel Weiss)

Valley feels tremors from earthquake

Society headquarters gets upgrade

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Offi cer BearDerby Police welcome

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THE VALLEY GAZETTE, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31, 2011 PAGE 2A

Newest police department member

Derby Mayor Tony Staffieri welcomes Bear, the 11-month-old German Sheperd/Belgian Malinois mix who is the newest addition to the police department. The police dog is trained in drug detection, tracking, human oder detection and ground control. Staffieri is flanked by Officer Jordan Gochros, Bear’s handler, and Police Chief Jerry Narowski.

(Submitted photo)

able to run to the Derby train station.The river had risen to just two feet below

the train trestle that runs over the river to the train station.

But as of Monday morning, the situa-tion had improved. Public works employees pumped water all night, said Public Works Director Ron Culmo, and officials opened the railroad lines.

As of Monday however, no Metro North trains were running due to downed trees over the tracks, Culmo said. Those trains were expected to resume service on Tuesday.

Derby Fire Chief Bill Nicoletti said about half the residents of McConney’s Grove opted to stay in their homes Sunday night, despite a mandatory evacuation order.

The river flooded out the area, but didn’t come into any homes, Nicoletti said.

Mayor Tony Staffieri visited the neighbor-hood Sunday, and Emergency Management Director Charles Sampson was in contact with the residents before, during and after the storm.

The communication was good with FirstLight Power Resources, operators of the Stevenson Dam, and with the operators of the Derby Dam. They notified city offi-cials when they raised the river levels.

“It worked out well,” Nicoletti said.On Tuesday, officials expected to begin

monitoring river levels again, because high water was expected to come down the river from northern locations.

“We have some leeway,” Staffieri said, because the river had receded since the storm.

Firefighters had relatively few basements pump-outs during Hurricane Irene.

“We had a lot of trees and wires down, and there were a lot of road closures, but it wasn’t as bad as we had expected,” Nicoletti said.

The town’s emergency agencies worked well together, he said.

For example, when a wire was pulled away from a house on Cullin Hill Road, it sparked and landed under a vehicle.

The United Illuminating Co. representa-tive at the city’s Emergency Operations Center called the company to report the priority situation, and officials were on site almost immediately to shut down the power.

River concerns in AnsoniaThe cresting Naugatuck River also wor-

ried Ansonia officials, who were relieved when the river began to recede on Sunday afternoon. Officials had closed the flood-gates, but reopened them later in the day and notified Metro-North officials that trains

could run through the city once more.The storm caused power outages in Derby

and Ansonia. As of Tuesday morning, 1,657 United Illuminating customers in Ansonia, or 20% of UI customers, were without power.

At the same time, 341, or 5% of custom-ers were without power in Derby.

Ansonia Mayor Jim Della Volpe said Monday afternoon that four or five UI crews were in town and had recently restored power to the Pershing Drive/Clifton Avenue section of town.

That was good news, the mayor said, since the wastewater treatment plant is located in that area.

“They’re trying to get at each spot as fast as they can,” he said.

The city’s flood control system “worked very well,” Della Volpe said, as did the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

“It was good to have representatives from all departments in one spot,” he said.

The EOC was led by Emergency Management Director Kevin Hale, Chief of Police, and included personnel from the fire and public works departments, the school system, Ansonia Rescue Medical Services and other city personnel.

The city opened two emergency shelters, one at Ansonia High School, and another at Mead School.

In Seymour, the town’s emergen-cy measures were drawn up with input from the town’s Emergency Management Committee.

Police, fire and public works departments in Valley municipalities provided extra staff-ing during the hurricane’s duration.

Power outages set recordHurricane Irene set records in terms of

power outages.At the peak of the outage period, on

Sunday at 9 p.m., 672,000 CL&P custom-ers were without power, said Mitch Gross, company spokesperson.

CL&P employees were working Monday in all 149 municipalities they service to restore power.

“It’s truly a state-wide event,” Gross said. “We’re working as quickly and safely as possible.”

Outages kept occurring even while crews worked to repair others.

United Illuminating, that covers 17 towns and municipalities in Connecticut, reported 158,000 customers, or half its customer base, without power at the height of the storm.

UI workers had brought 50,000 customers back on line by Monday afternoon, a com-pany spokesperson said, and 200 crews were working in the coverage area.

Irene –Continued from page one

A large tree fell in Nelligan Park on Prindle Avenue in Ansonia, destroying part of a fence. (Photo by Sharon Cappetta)

The Housatonic River runs high and fast Tuesday at McConney’s Grove in Derby, leav-ing pools of water on the lawns. The water has receded since flooding the shoreline properties with two feet of water Sunday, but officials are monitoring another possible flood stage event as water comes down the river from the north. McConney’s Grove residents still had no power on Tuesday. (Photo by Susan Hunter)

DERBY — Board certi-fied colorectal surgeon John Aversa, MD was the first surgeon in New England to implant a pacemaker-like device to help control fecal incontinence following its approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

Dr. Aversa, who practices with Ciardiello, Bonadies and Aversa Surgery Group, PC, with offices in Derby, Hamden and Guilford, performed the InterStim procedures in July at Griffin Hospital in Derby.

His patients, a 67-year-old man and an 86-year-old woman, have both had excel-lent early results, according to Griffin Hospital. One patient experienced complete resolu-tion of their bowel inconti-nence and the second expe-rienced nearly perfect conti-

nence during the test phase of the procedure.

“This is a breakthrough procedure for many patients with fecal incontinence,” said Dr. Aversa, who also com-pleted fellowship training in his specialty. “As a colorectal surgeon, it is very gratifying to be among the first to per-form this minimally invasive procedure, which can help achieve life-changing results for my patients.

“Bowel control problems can significantly impair a patient’s quality of life, and many patients are too embar-rassed or uncomfortable to talk about the problem with their physician,” Aversa said. “Until now, there have been limited treatment options for people with fecal incon-tinence who don’t respond

to conservative therapies. InterStim Therapy for Bowel Control gives these individu-als new hope for living a more normal life.”

Griffin Hospital was an early adopter of implantable stimulator surgery for vari-ous conditions, according to information from the hospi-tal. The hospital’s operating room staff began perform-ing implantable stimulator surgery to help patients with pain management issues as early as 1998, and has done approximately 2,000 of the procedures since that time.

Another Griffin-affiliated surgeon, urogynecologist Brian Hines, MD, has per-formed InterStim procedures on patients suffering from urinary incontinence.

Griffin surgeon pioneers implant device

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ANSONIADISORDERLY conduct was the charge

Aug. 28 against Karl Skurat, 61, of 94 Colony St. Bond was $1,000 for court Aug. 30.

INTERFERING with an officer was the charge Aug. 27 against Michael John Posta, 44, of 3 Hunters Lane. Bond was $2,500. Court date was not listed.

POSSESSION of narcotics and possession within 1,500 feet of a school were the charges Aug. 26 against Ronald William Chasse, 22, of 88 Seymour Ave., Derby. Bond was $1,500 for court Sept. 12.

BREACH of peace (family violence offense) and unlawful restraint in the second degree were the charges Aug. 26 against David Robert Maturo, 18, of 28 Colony St., Derby. Bond was not listed for court Aug. 26.

ASSAULT in the third degree and two counts of disorderly conduct were the charges Aug. 25 against Iacovas Papadopoulos, 35, of 45 Roosevelt Drive. Bonds totaled $1,000 for court Aug. 26.

ASSAULT in the third degree was the charge Aug. 25 against Jacquline M. Papadopoulos, 39, of 1504 Maryland Ave., Knoxville, Texas. Bond was not listed for court Aug. 26.

DISORDERLY conduct and assault in the third degree were the charges Aug. 25 against Yasmira Huertas, 36, of 50 Liberty St. Bond was $500 for court Aug. 26.

DISORDERLY conduct was the charge Aug. 25 against Wayne Clarke, 39, of 15 Drake Place, Yonkers, N.Y. Bond was $500 for court Aug. 26.

POSSESSION of narcotics and posses-sion within 1,500 feet of a school were the charges Aug. 24 against Richie Silva, 40, of 34 Newgate Road, Oxford. Bond was $1,500 for court Sept. 12.

HARASSMENT in the second degree and criminal violation of a restraining order were the charges Aug. 23 against Frank P. Chmielewski, 36, of 51 Hiram Hill Road, Monroe. Bond was not listed for court Aug. 23. Chmielewski also was charged with crimi-nal mischief in the third degree, harassment in the second degree and criminal violation of a restraining order Aug. 23. Bond was $2,500 for court Aug. 23.

VIOLATION of probation was the charge Aug. 23 against Jozef Dekarz, 60, of 80 Wepawaug Road, Woodbridge. Bond was $50,000 for court Aug. 29.

TWO counts of failure to appear in court in the second degree and three counts of failure to appear in court in the first degree were the charges Aug. 22 against Andrew Mas, 19, of 17 Basset St. Bonds totaled $55,000 for court Aug. 23.

DUI and possession of less than four ounces of marijuana were the charges Aug. 22 against David Kiran McKnight, 25, of 90 Fountain St., New Haven. Bond was $1,000 for court Aug. 29.

DERBYINTERFERING with an officer was the

charge against Kevin Gayda, 44, of N.W. Eleventh Court, Plantation, Fla. Bond was $500 for court Aug. 22.

VIOLATION of a protective order was the charge against Raymond Ward, 45, of Willingsworth Drive, Monroe. Bond was $10,000 for court Aug. 19.

ILLEGAL possession of crack cocaine, illegal possession within 1,500 feet of a school,

illegal possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession of drug paraphernalia within 1,500 feet of a school were the charges against Beth McAdam, 46, of Benz Street, Ansonia. She was released on a promise to appear in court Aug. 31.

BREACH of peace in the second degree, assault in the third degree, burglary in the sec-ond degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree were the charges against Shannon Howard, 18, of Fifth Street. Bond was $5,000 for court Aug. 31.

ILLEGAL possession of crack cocaine, illegal possession within 1,500 feet of a school, illegal possession of drug paraphernalia and illegal possession within 1,500 feet of a school were the charges against John Coppola, 26, of Molsick Road, Seymour. He was released on a promise to appear in court Aug. 31.

ILLEGAL possession of drug parapherna-lia and illegal possession of drug paraphernalia within 1,500 feet of a school were the charges against Kevin Routhier, 32, of Ridge Road, Naugatuck. Routhier also was charged with two counts of risk of injury to a minor. Bonds totaled $5,000 for court Aug. 31.

ILLEGAL possession of crack cocaine and illegal possession within 1,500 feet of a school were the charges against Thomas Cox, 60, of Farrel Drive, Ansonia. Bond was $2,500 for court Aug. 31.

DISORDERLY conduct was the charge against Tracy Filion, 49, of McConney’s Grove. She was released on a promise to appear in court Aug. 23.

FAILURE to appear in court in the second degree was the charge against Dash Ahmetaj, 38, of Caroline Street. Bond was $650 for court Aug. 31.

DISORDERLY conduct was the charge against Lawrence Poppa, 46, of Canaan Road, Stratford. Bond was $500 for court Aug. 25.

DISORDERLY conduct was the charge against Brian Poppa, 18, of Canaan Road, Stratford. Bond was $500 for court Aug. 25.

VIOLATION of a protective order was the charge against Michael Tutoli, 38, of Burtville Avenue. Bond was $10,000 for court Aug. 25.

SEYMOURINTERFERING with an emergency call

was the charge Aug. 29 against Michael J. Kulas, 65, of 15 Rose Drive. Bond was $500 for court Aug. 30.

BREACH of peace in the second degree and risk of injury to a minor were the charges Aug. 27 against Leah M. Reed, 25, of 280 South Main St. Bond was $2,500 for court Aug. 29.

POSSESSION of less than four ounces of marijuana was the charge Aug. 21 against Demetris M. Johnson, 36, of 235 Pequonnock St., Bridgeport. He was charged with an infraction. Court date is Sept. 2.

DUI, engaging in police pursuit, ATV on the highway and fail to stop or grant right of way were the charges Aug. 25 against Frederick Laflamme, 24, of 127 West Church St. Bond was $500 for court Sept. 9.

HARASSMENT in the second degree was the charge against Elysa Pacheco, 23, of 85 Terry Place, Bridgeport. Bond was $2,500 for court Aug. 29.

DUI, fail to obey traffic signal and failure to drive right were the charges Aug. 20 against Brandon Pataky, 24, 13 Potter Road. Bond was $500 for court Sept. 2.

Police News

Two Ansonia residents including a former alderman, were among three people sen-tenced on Aug. 23 in connec-tion with their involvement in a marijuana growing and distribution conspiracy.

The trio was sentenced by U. S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford, said David B. Fein, U. S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut.

Former Ansonia Alderman Joseph Cassetti, 61, of Ansonia, was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment, fol-lowed by three years of super-vised release. Cassetti also was ordered to pay a $50,000 fine and has previously agreed to forfeit $100,000 to the gov-ernment.

James Canavan, 27, of Ansonia, was sentenced to 46 months of imprisonment, fol-lowed by five years of super-vised release.

Sterling Mazza, 25, of Oxford, was sentenced to 37 months of imprisonment, fol-lowed by three years of super-vised release.

Between March 2008 and January 2010, Cheyne Mazza of Oxford led a con-spiracy that included Cassetti, Sterling Mazza and Canavan, to manufacture and distribute large quantities of marijua-

na, according to court docu-ments and statements made in court.`

Bryant sentenced Cheyne Mazza Aug. 29 to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his leadership of the marijuana growing and distribution conspiracy. He was also ordered to pay a $50,000 fine.

Much of the marijuana was grown at properties owned by Cassetti at 72 Root Ave. and 63 Root Ave. in Ansonia, and at 21 Pawnee Road in Oxford, a Cassetti family property that had been rented to Cheyne Mazza.`

Cassetti lived at 72 Root Ave., and Canavan and Sterling Mazza, who is Cheyne Mazza’s sister, were Cassetti’s tenants at 63 Root Ave.

Cheyne Mazza arranged for the installation of electri-cal service to operate lighting needed to cultivate marijuana at the locations, and provided the marijuana plants and other equipment. He then distributed the marijuana to a network of street-level dealers.

In November 2008, the Drug Enforcement Administration and local police executed state search and seizure warrants at the Ansonia and Oxford prop-

erties and seized more than 1,400 marijuana plants and equipment used to grow and process marijuana. One mari-juana plant can yield approxi-mately a pound of marijuana.

Cheyne Mazza, Cassetti, Sterling Mazza, and Canavan each previously pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture and possess with intent to distribute 1,000 or more marijuana plants.```

Cheyne Mazza was detained since his arrest in Derby on Dec. 1, 2009, when law enforcement found him in possession of more than two pounds of marijuana.

On Jan. 7, 2010, a search of the Mazza family home revealed about two pounds of marijuana, more than $11,000 in cash and a digital scale from Sterling Mazza’s bedroom.

The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Haven Task Force, and notably by the Ansonia Police Department. The Task Force also includes participants from the New Haven, Meriden, Hamden, West Haven and Branford Police Departments.

The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U. S. Attorneys David Sullivan and Michael Runowicz.

Marijuana ring leads to arrests

SEYMOUR — The Police Department will conduct a DWI sobriety check point along the Route 67 corridor from Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. through Saturday, Sept. 3 at 3 a.m.

Officers will check for

motor vehicle operators who may be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

The sobriety check point is partially funded through a state Department of Transportation Comprehensive DUI Enforcement Program grant,

said Lt. Paul Satkowski.The grant also helps fund

additional officers to patrol town highways throughout the year in search of motor vehicle operators who may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Police will conduct sobriety check point


ANSONIA — A Stratford man was injured Aug. 24, after a car collided with the motorcycle he was driving on Pershing Drive near the CVS Pharmacy.

Daniel Coe sustained seri-ous leg injuries that didn’t

appear to be life-threaten-ing, said Ansonia Police Lt. Andrew Cota.

He was listed in fair condi-tion on Aug. 25 at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

The operator of the car, identified as Barbara Valenti of Derby, was issued an infrac-tion for failure to grant right of way.`

The police investigation revealed the motorcycle was traveling north on Pershing Drive at about 8:27 p.m., and the car was traveling south on Pershing Drive.

Valenti turned left into the CVS parking lot and collid-ed with the motorcycle, Cota said.

Motorcyclist injured after crash in Ansonia

Property TransfersThe following property

transfers are copyrighted mate-rial previously published in the Commercial Record, a weekly trade paper. It is reprinted with permission from the publisher, The Warren Group, thewarren-group.com.

SEYMOUR79 Balance Rock Rd Unit 3,

HSBC Mortgage Svcs to Mir Sirobjan, $85,000.

59 Briarwood Dr, James Knapp and Yolanda S. Collazo-Knapp to Wendy L. Badyrka, $275,000.

33 Bryson Ave, Lynn Sekellick to Cynthia M. Flood-Hughes, $140,000.

57 Davis Rd, Andrei Obrea to Keith Jang, $312,000.

10 Elaine Dr, FHLM to Douglas Zaniewski, $140,000.

1 Elmwood Dr, Victor and Marianne J. Soli to Frank G. Gantek, $266,500.

5 French St, Frank D. and Shawna L. Delvecchio to Joan O. Mcdonnell, $325,000.

3 Hidden Meadow Rd, Baker Residential LP to Howard L. and Aura L. Weinstein,

$420,395.13 Lilac Dr Unit A, Teresa

Graham to Michael Peluso and Amber Fernandes, $175,000.

62 Pearl St, Deutsche Bank Natl T Co to Waldemar and Mariola Karowski, $70,000.

158 S Benham Rd, FHLM to Frank C. Bartlett, $186,900.

611 S Main St, Kacinski Stella Est and Mary B. Androski to Pauline R. Totaro,

$90,000.6 Sagamore Dr, Dannt D. and

Linda M. Buckner to Daniel A. Buckneer and Christina R. Browne, $275,000.

11 Swan Ave, David H. Gundersen to Ken Bowen, $142,000.

112 West St, US Bank NA to Dorothy Kulis and William Voltolini, $183,199.

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Editorial

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With all the angst over and media coverage of

Hurricane Irene this past weekend, it got me to thinking about the “Great Hurricane of 1938” as it came to be known as it was long before hurricanes were known by alphabetical names.

My memories of Sept. 21, 1938, are vivid to this day. I was in a class at Stratford High School that fateful afternoon. A lasting image is of looking out the window and seeing leaves and debris blowing horizontally. “What was going on”? I wondered. I have never seen a sight like that before.

Getting home was a prob-lem. There were several of us who lived in relative proxim-ity, and one of the fathers came to the school to bring us home. But at every turn there were trees blown down that obstructed one street after another.

I finally arrived home to find my mother in a state of high anxiety. The three other members of our family were out and about, and she knew not where; she was beside herself with worry.

Eventually, my older sister made it home, but dad was the real concern. He was a food salesman, and, as luck would have it, he was seeing his customers in the Hartford

area and did not make it home until the following day.

The wind was fierce, and the rain pelted down in all directions. I especially remember watching a large maple tree in front of the house next door. It had a large trunk that branched off into three large sections. As the winds increased without let up, the sections began to split open, wider with every gust.

Unlike so many trees that were felled, this maple was spared, but at a price. In the end, the owners had it rein-forced with a heavy wire in a triangular formation that con-nected the affected branches. This preserved it for many years, but it was never the same healthy tree it had been before it was so viciously attacked.

Dad made it home success-fully the day after the storm. He had had his camera with him and took several storm photos; one, I remember, showed a demolished auto-mobile with a large tree that had crashed into its roof. In the following days, dad went about town (Stratford) tak-ing photos of the devastation. Several captured the many

stately elm trees that lay like match sticks across Main Street.

A few months prior to the storm my parents had purchased an electric stove, a relatively rare appliance in those days. My mother was so proud of her gleam-ing white stove, and it was a great advancement from the wood, coal or gas stoves she had cooked on all her life.

But the storm, which came to be known as the Great September Gale because the word hurricane was not com-mon in American vernacular at the time, had brought down so many trees that electric power was out for days. So my mother’s pride and joy was rendered useless. I remember her trotting next door to cook some of our meals on the gas stove of our neighboring family.

Yes, it was a terrible storm, but little did anyone realize we (but not everyone) had survived what today would be classified as a category 3 hurricane, down from what today would be a monstrous category 5 as it churned its way up the Atlantic.

An unwanted notoriety came to Connecticut when landfall was near New Haven at about 2:30 p.m. But the greatest destruction actually occurred eastward where the storm ferociously impacted the towns along the coast.

And perhaps Rhode Island was hardest hit of all with its endless ocean coastline and the water surge that plowed into Narragansett Bay.

To this day, it is the most powerful, costliest and dead-liest storm ever to hit New England, exacerbated by the lack of communication at the time. Think of life without today’s minute-to-minute television coverage of Irene, for example. No one had any idea such a monstrous storm was coming. We’d had our share of devastating nor’easters, but hurricanes happened in Florida or the Caribbean, unheard of in this area.

All told, between 682 and 800 people lost their lives; the storm damaged or destroyed approximately 57,000 homes, and property losses were estimated at $306 million (equivalent to $4.77 billion in 2011).

It would be months, some-times years, before things would get back to normal, and in some areas, like parts of Long Island where the configurations of the land were changed forever, normal never returned.

The storm of 1938 is still known as the worst natural disaster in Connecticut’s 350-year history.

Reach Ellen Beveridge at [email protected].

Remembering the Hurricane of 1938

ReflectionsBy Ellen Beveridge

This is the first install-ment of a humor column for aging baby boomers as they are dragged into their golden years, kicking and screaming.

Exercise is a good thing. Everybody says this, including your kids and

your doctor. What they don’t say is, how humiliating it can be. Humiliation is trying to touch your toes in a room full of 20-somethings whose jointless bodies seem born for yoga.

If I were able to do “down-ward facing dog,” I wouldn’t need to be in a room at the Y, trying to figure out how I can get to even partially down-ward facing dog. Maybe my dog was meant to be forward facing. Or sitting in the shade with a Daiquiri facing.

People under 50 just don’t get it. Sure, I could kill myself in any given yoga/stepping/aerobics/jazzercise class. I am not a wuss. I have given birth, people! Yes, like any good American, I like to think I can do anything. But I can only do some things once, before some things snap.

And, as a person of experi-ence, I know what happens after I injure myself: the dreaded physical therapy, oth-erwise known as “torture you actually pay for.” Sometimes this is “torture you can get your insurance company to

pay for if you spend a week or two on hold waiting to talk to a real person.”

But, since Physical Therapy does the most good if you go there within a year of your injury, I usually end up paying for it myself, and arguing over it later with the nice 20-some-thing who answers the phones for my healthcare provider and calls herself “Heather”, when her real name is Prajneesh.

However, I have been told that if I go to the zumba class at my fitness club, it will be more like a party, a big old fun dance party. And better still, if you are a person of experience, you can do what is called “modifications.”

That means, when the 20-somethings are jumping up and down on knees that still work, I can do “low impact”

stuff, like marching in place. Of course, my favorite low impact exercise is to sit on the couch and exercise the fine motor muscle control need-ed to flip channels. But next week, I’m going to try zumba, and give you a full report.

Until then, if your spouse/kids/doctors/friends mention exercise, give them this col-umn. And ask them if they would be willing to pay for/fight with Prajneesh over your inevitable physical therapy bills.

If not, they should leave you alone to do Daiquiri fac-ing dog in the privacy of your living room, where the carpet is as thick as a mattress, and if you fall, you can just lie there without feeling like a failure.

A new perspective on exercising, part one

Hurricane Irene slammed the Valley this past Sunday and Monday with high winds and tor-rential rains. The storm brought down trees,

electric wires and telephone poles, and rattled nerves of residents who feared the worst.

Thankfully, no one in the Valley died as a direct result of the storm, and the raging Naugatuck and Housatonic Rivers didn’t cause catastrophic flood-ing. It was a scary time, but as many have said over the past few days, ‘It could have been worse.’

There were hardships: Basements flooded, fallen trees blocked roads, and half the state of Connecticut lost power and land-line phone service.

But the silver lining was that municipalities coor-dinated emergency efforts through local emergency management teams that have sprouted up in the wake of such disasters as the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist at-tacks and Hurricane Katrina.

These groups appeared to have worked well dur-ing Hurricane Irene.

In Valley municipalities, mayors and first select-men gathered before the storm with emergency management directors, emergency services leaders and department heads to formulate disaster plans, set up shelters, staff firehouses, police departments and ambulance headquarters and communicate the plans to residents.

In Seymour, the emergency team coordinated the evacuation of residents along Derby Avenue when the Naugatuck River breached its banks.

In Ansonia, Mayor James Della Volpe said it was good to have representatives from all departments in one spot during the storm. Derby’s emergency response agencies worked well together, said Derby Fire Chief William Nicoletti. For example, when wind pulled pulled a from a house, it sparked and landed under a vehicle.

The utility representative at the city’s Emergency Operations Center called her company to report the situation, and officials were on site soon to shut down the power.

We congratulate the emergency services directors, responders and municipal leaders who came together to ensure that residents stayed as safe as possible during and after the storm.

It could have been far worse if not for their hard work.

Emergency teams rose to the challenge

Over 50,not dead yet

By Monica Bauer

Summer once again seems to have flown by at record speed. But there’s one part of the lazy, mellow days of summer that all Valley

residents should try to carry over into the autumn months and the upcoming school year: When it comes to hitting the road, keep it slow.

This week and next, kids will flock to street cor-ners and the ends of driveways to wait for the bus. For those who find themselves behind a wheel of a car next week, take a deep breath and repeat this mantra: The children’s safety is paramount.

Drivers need to respect the sanctity of school bus-es — even though it’s really annoying to be “stuck” behind one. In fact, remember to treat buses with reverence and a slight bit of healthy fear especially when you are stuck behind one when you are late for work. That’s when it’s most tempting to speed up a little or to swerve around the bus when it makes one of its frequent stops. One word: DON’T.

Don’t ever pass a bus when its lights — yellow or red — are flashing. If a bus coming toward you is stopped or slowing down, stop immediately; don’t ever speed up to avoid the 30-second wait. The prob-ability of a child being nearby is about 100%. The possibility of one of those children darting into the road must be on each driver’s mind every time a bus comes into view.

Arriving at your destination a few minutes later is always something you can live with, The pace of everyday life is about to pick up — make sure as a driver yours stays summertime slow.

Slow down!

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Scholarship winners

Linda Bellavance, Seymour Founder’s Day vice-president, presents schol-arship awards to Rory O’Connor, a Seymour High School graduate who will attend United States Marine Corps basic training, and Shelby Betts, an Emmett O’Brien Technical High School graduate who will attend Southern Connecticut State University. The students helped the Founder’s Day board of directors plan and run this year’s Founder’s Day.

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The Staffieri for Mayor campaign has launched a web site staffieri4mayor2011.com.

The campaign also has “jumped into social media,” said campaign manager Judy

Szewczyk, and people can visit them on facebook.com/staffieri 4 mayor 2011, twit-ter.com/staffieri4mayor, and youtube.com/staffieri4mayor.

Staffieri for Mayor campaign launches Web site

State Senator Kevin Kelly (R-21) has been appointed to the Life Insurance Policy Conversion to Long Term Care Task Force.

The task force will study ways to encourage people to buy long-term care policies and look

into the implications of requiring life insurance companies to notify their policyholders of the option to enter into a life settlement contract as an alternative to the lapse or surrender of a life insurance policy.

Senator Kelly appointed to task force

State Representative Linda M. Gentile (D-104) and State Senator Joseph Crisco (D-17) welcome the State Bond Commission’s expect-ed approval of $500,000 in funding for renova-tions to bring the Ansonia Armory up to code for use as a community center. The money will be used to repair the gym floor, and install an

ADA-compliant elevator and sprinkler system.Many area community groups from Ansonia

and surrounding towns use the building for var-ious activities. They include the Boys & Girls Club, Boy Scouts, YMCA, Griffin Hospital, Veterans groups, senior groups, and police and fire departments.

Hartford Briefs

By Robin WalluckStaff

Hurricane Irene bounced the Sunset Run for the Warriors from holding its event this past weekend. It has been rescheduled to Sunday, Oct. 9, at 3:15 p.m. starting at the Huntington Green in Shelton. The race is offered in a10K or 1 mile walk/run.

Current registrations will carry over to this date and the Kintera site will remain open. Those who signed up and are unable to attend the October 9 race, may consider registra-tion as a donation or you may request a refund.

“This run is more for raising awareness, for supporting our cause and our mission,” said Jordan Murray, spokesperson for Hope for the Warriors, the organization sponsoring the event. People may raise funds for the event, she said, but are not required to do so.

The run is dedicated to ser-vice people wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as the families of those who died.

The run was held in the city last year, and based on those in attendance, Murray said 500 to 700 participants will be in this year’s event.

“The Parks and Recreation Department and the entire city

of Shelton are thrilled to spon-sor the Run for the Warriors event,” said Ron Herrick, director of the Shelton Parks and Recreation Department, in a press release. “We believe this year will have a bigger response than our inaugural event.

“Working with the coordi-nators involved with the run has been a wonderful experi-ence, and we feel that the funds raised through every-one’s efforts could not go to a more deserving group.”

Awards will be presented to the top three finishers in each category, and for the top fin-ishers in five-year incremental age groups.

The top team overall will also receive an award. For more information and spon-sorship opportunities, contact Emma Riley at 212-471-9479 or [email protected].

Hope for the Warriors offers programs to help with immedi-

ate needs and family support, financial assistance, and such programs as A Warrior’s Wish, Warrior’s Hope & Morale, Above & Beyond Professional Development, spouse/caregiv-er scholarships, Team Hope for the Warriors, and more.

The fee for single regis-trants is $30, with special pric-ing offered for veterans, team members, college students, and those under the age of 18.

Active-duty service mem-bers along with their spouses and children may race for free.

Teams of four to six mem-bers are also encouraged. Categories are men, women, co-ed and military. All pro-ceeds benefit Hope for the Warriors, a national nonprofit organization that supports wounded U.S. service mem-bers and their families, and families of those who died. To learn more or to register, visit hopeforthewarriors.org.

New date scheduled for ‘Warrior’ run

Derby High opening is delayed


The loss of power due to Hurricane Irene kept Valley school officials guessing about the opening of schools for the beginning of the 2011-12 school year.

Ansonia public schools were scheduled to open as planned on Wednesday, Aug., 31, according to

School Superintendent`Carol Merlone.

Merlone posted a message to parents and guardians on the school district’s Web site on Tuesday.

Power was restored to Ansonia Middle School and the Central Office, as of Tuesday morning, Merlone said.

Derby officials postponed opening their schools because of lack of power at Derby High School.

The high school didn’t open Wednesday, but the city’s other schools were set to open Wednesday.

The schools had been sched-uled to open on Tuesday

Internet and communica-tions systems for the entire school system run through the high school, Superintendent of Schools Stephen Tracy said, and it didn’t make sense to open schools without those systems operational and with-out the high school in session.

Staff reported to school on Tuesday, but high school staff members will reported to Derby Middle School.

Parents were asked to check the school district’s Web site and listen to television and radio updates.

School officials sent out Connect-Ed messages, Tracy said.

Ansonia schools open despite Irene

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Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Meghan R. Cabrera graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

Daughter of Monica Lindstrom of Seymour, Conn., and Pedro Cabrera of San Antonio, Texas, she is a 2010 graduate of Seymour High School.

1st Class Meghan R. Cabrera

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Obituaries

Helen Mikulski Lupo, 87, of Derby, wife of the late Salvatore Lupo, died Aug. 22.

Mrs. Lupo, a retired employ-ee of Philips Medical, Shelton was born in Massachusetts to the late Sylvester and Anna (Haczala) Mikulski.

She was an avid bingo play-er. She loved to crochet and

donated many of her works to charity and local nursing homes.

Survivors include sons, James Lupo and his wife, Deborah of Monroe, William Lupo of Derby, and Edward Lupo and his wife, Nicole of Henderson, Nev.; a daughter; four grandchildren, Tonya, Sarah, Michael and Daniel; a sister, Valencia Balog of Fairfield; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a daughter, Sandra Lupo.

Adzima Funeral Home, Stratford, handled arrange-ments. Burial in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Stratford.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors or to a veteran’s organization of choice.

Helen Lupo

Helen M. Masloski, 84, of Stratford, wife of the late Frank J. Masloski for 50 years, died Aug. 27, in Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven, with her daughter Francine by her side. Her daugh-ter, Mary Warshal lives in Ansonia.

Daughter of the late Francisek and Bronisalawa (Kaminiski) Olenski, she was born Feb. 22, 1927 in Worcester, Mass., and had resided in Stratford for the past 60 years.

Mrs. Masloski worked for the Diocese of Bridgeport for 40 years as a cook for the priests at her parish, St. Michael the Archangel Church, Bridgeport; followed by St James and St Catherine’s par-ishes; then for Bishop Egan, later Cardinal Egan for 12 years as his personal cook and housekeeper. During Cardinal Egan’s term in New York, she assisted with the cook-ing and housekeeping at the residence of the Archbishop at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, some-thing she loved doing, her family said.

While in New York, she had the honor of being introduced to Pope John Paul the II and Pope Benedict the XVI. She

had a strong devo-tion to her Catholic faith, especially to the Blessed Mother and to saying the rosary.

Mrs. Masloski was proud of her Polish heritage and loved her polka music, her fam-ily said. She was a

devoted loving mother with both inner and outer beauty. Her fun loving spirit, kindness and caring touched the lives of all who knew her.

Survivors include three daughters, Francine Masloski of Stratford, Mary Warshal of Ansonia and Regina Espinosa of Oxford; four grandchildren; two sisters, Tessie Kabara of Stratford and Jane Czapla of Fairfield; several nieces and nephews and many friends.

She was predeceased by three brothers, Walter, Frank and Stanley Olenski.

Services are Thursday, Sept. 1, 10 a.m., Adzima Funeral Home, 50 Paradise Green Place, Stratford, and at 11 a.m. in St. Michael the Archangel Church, Bridgeport. Burial will be in St. John’s Cemetery, Stratford. Visiting hours, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 4-7.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Helen M. MasloskiBruce Louis Lichti,

45, of Ansonia, hus-band of Debra Lichti, died Aug. 26, at home, after a long coura-geous battle with can-cer.

Son of Louis J. and Marcia Lichti, he was born Dec. 8, 1965 in Derby.

Mr. Lichti was a graduate of Emmett O’Brien Technical High School. He was vice president and general manager of Shelton Alarm Systems.

Mr. Lichti was a member of the White Hills Fire Company # 5, a member of King Hiram # 12 Masonic Lodge in Shelton and the Ansonia Rod & Gun Club. He was a regular volun-teer at the annual St. Joseph Church Carnival in Shelton.

Mr. Lichti participated in rifle competitions in Quantico, Va. and the annual National Matches in Camp Perry, Ohio, winning many awards. He and his wife and son enjoyed boating and fishing on Connecticut, New York and

Canadian lakes. He also was very

involved in go-cart racing with his son Bruce, his family said. Bruce took great pride in his many home improvements.

Besides his wife and parents, survivors

include a son, Bruce Joseph Lichti; a brother, Richard and his wife, Heather of Ansonia; in-laws, Bernard and Peggy Doyon of Ohio; godson, Nolan Parker; and many sisters and brothers-in-law, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

Visiting hours are Wednesday, Aug. 31, 3-8 p.m., Jenkins King & Malerba Funeral Home, 12 Franklin St., Ansonia. Services, Thursday, Sept. 1, 10:30 a.m., St. Joseph’s Church, Coram Avenue, Shelton. Burial is pri-vate at the convenience of the family.

Memorial contributions may be made to The St. Joseph’s Church School through the funeral home.

Bruce L. Lichti

Robert A. Blazis, 77, of Hamden, for-merly of Ansonia, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, died Aug. 23, at home, fol-lowing a sudden ill-ness.

Son of the late Anthony and Emelia Gutowski Blazis, he was born Aug. 7, 1934 in Nanticoke, Pa.

Mr. Blazis was a graduate of Assumption School, Ansonia High School, and a 1957 graduate of Yale University. Enlisting in the U.S. Army Reserves, Mr. Blazis served his active duty at Fort Dix, N.J. He later earned master’s degrees from The University of Bridgeport, SCSU and Stanford University where he studied music history. In 1964, he won the Rome Prize Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, Italy to study the development of

opera in seventeenth century Italy.

Mr. Blazis was a teacher at Derby High School, Bassett Junior High School, and Amity Regional High School. He then worked as a librarian at the Hamden Public

Library and the Sterling Memorial Library of Yale University. In 1973 he accept-ed a position at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. where he was employed as editor of Catalog of Music, Books on Music, and Sound Recordings. When the divi-sion closed, he transferred to the Social Science Cataloging Division from which he retired.

He is survived by his sis-ters, Christine Miller and her husband, John of Oxford and Louise Sherman of Portland, Oreg.; six nieces and neph-ews and six great nieces and nephews.

Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home, 167 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia, handled arrange-ments. Burial in Mount St. Peter Cemetery, Derby.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ansonia Public Library, 53 South Cliff St., Ansonia, CT 06401 or to a charity of one’s choice.

Robert A. Blazis

Lonnie H. Middlebrooks, 53, of Ansonia, husband of Linda Rissolo Middlebrooks, died Aug. 19, at the Smilow Cancer Center in New Haven.

Son of Thedas Dickson Haug of Cibolo, Texas and the late Heroal Middlebrooks, he was born Feb. 24, 1958 in Dallas, Texas.

Mr. Middlebrooks was employed as a computer technician/desktop support for United Illuminating for 11 years. He was an active communicant of Holy Rosary Church in Ansonia and a mem-ber of its choir. He also was a member of the Swamp Flyers Remote Control Airplane Club, and an assistant Scout Master and treasurer for Ansonia Boy Scout Troop 105.

He enjoyed fireworks, mak-ing jewelry, motorcycles, play-ing Santa Claus and especially his home and loving family, his family said. He was best known for his smile, singing, charm, sense of humor, kind

words, encourage-ment, and was loved by everyone who knew him.

Besides his wife and mother, he is survived by a son, Darren Middlebrooks of Ansonia; step-children, Jennifer

McLain, Rebecca Blacknell, Justin Mills, and Mark and Laura Padersky; four sisters, Cassandra Swanson, Karen Bettis, and Carla Hines of Texas and Rebecca Wade of California; a granddaughter, Elizabeth Noel Middlebrooks; two nieces; five nephews; two great-nieces and three great-nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother, Brian Worley.

Spinelli-Ricciuti/Bednar-Osiecki Funeral Home, 62 Beaver St., Ansonia, handled arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Rosary Church through the funeral home. (In the memo, indicate organ fund.) Online condo-lences: spinellifuneralhome.com.

Lonnie H. Middlebrooks

Henry Walter “Pat” Boladz Sr., 89, of Derby, formerly of Ansonia, husband of Lorraine Giannini Boladz for 61 years, died Aug. 25, at Griffin Hospital, sur-rounded by his fam-ily.

Son of the late Michael and Lucy Terenc Boladz, he was born May 25, 1922 in Ansonia.

Mr. Boladz was a 1940 graduate of Pine High School. He was a World War II vet-eran of the Navy’s Underwater Demolition Teams (U.D.T.). He was a parishioner of Holy Rosary Church and previ-ously of St. Joseph’s Church in Ansonia. He was retired from Avco-Lycoming/Textron where he was employed as an inspector.

Mr. Boladz enjoyed long walks, tag sales, horse races,

reading, and was an avid polka dancer. He had a mischievous smile and sparkling, smiling blue eyes and was loved by many, his family said. I

Besides his wife, survivors include one son, Robert Boladz

and his wife, Deborasue of Derby; two grandchildren, Carly and Cassie Boladz; and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by two sisters, Harriett Kasica and Celia DeLaurentis; and two brothers, Michael and Joseph Boladz.

Jenkins King & Malerba Funeral Home, 12 Franklin St., Ansonia, handled arrange-ments.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Connecticut Hospice, Inc., 2 Trap Falls Road, Suite 408, Shelton, CT 06484.

Henry W. Boladz Sr.

Mildred Balabon, 94, of Ansonia, died on her 94th birthday, Aug. 26, at Shady Knoll Health Care in Seymour. She was the wife of the late Thomas J. Balabon.

Daughter of the late Elpedio and Pasqualina Carnevale Commune, she was born Aug. 26, 1917 in Ansonia.

She is survived by two sons, Ronald J. Balabon and his wife, Sybil of Ansonia and Peter Balabon of Naples, Fla.; a daughter, Thomasina Balabon of Ipswich, Mass.; four grandchildren; seven

great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

She was prede-ceased by an infant daughter, Mary Ellen Balabon; brothers, John, Joseph, and Salvatore Commune; and a sister, Anna

Commune.Spinelli-Ricciuti/Bednar-

Osiecki Funeral Home, 62 Beaver St., Ansonia, handled arrangements. Burial in Mount Saint Peter Cemetery, Derby.

Memorial contributions may be made to Holy Rosary Church, (indicate organ fund), c/o funeral home.

Mildred Balabon

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up onto her deck. After the March floods, the

city provided the neighbor-hood with trash containers, and neighbors had already

cleaned up their properties.Stahl and Mark Beyer,

another neighbor, shut off gas to the houses as they always do before possible flooding, she said.

“The neighbors worked together,” she said. Winds knocked a tree down that

blocked their road, but resi-dents helped to cut it into pieces and move it aside.

Her resiliency matches her love for her riverbank home.

“I plan to go back when the power goes back on,” she said. “We survived.”

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died in 1987.Sussman said a winter

snowstorm damaged the roof, and an excavation crew had to be brought in after snow melt-ed and flooded the basement of the home. The mechanical systems in the house have to be updated.

“We had to rework the prop-erty so the basement doesn’t flood,” he said. Also, when workers went in to do interior work, they found asbestos, and had to remove an under-ground oil and gas tank on the property.

“This is a historical site, so we want to keep it main-tained,” Sussman said. “This

is a beautiful house, and Miss Matthies spared no expense when she lived here.

“The grant probably won’t cover everything,” he said, and the society is self-reliant and doesn’t rely on taxpayer money.

The society has been fortu-nate to have volunteers such as Don Smith, an engineer, who has advised it on what to do with the house; and local boy scouts, who rebuilt fenc-es, gates and walkways.

The society’s goal is to “preserve the community as the history of the Town of Seymour and to record and preserve current happenings of historical significance to the town,” according to its Web site. The society opened the museum in 1988.

It offers an educational pro-

gram in which all fifth-grade students from town elemen-tary schools participate in a hands-on course in the history of their town. The program is taught by historical society docents.

Special annual events include the Membership Picnic, June; Old-fashioned Ice Cream Social, June; and the Christmas Celebration in December.

Office hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, March through December. Those seeking membership and exhibit information may call 203-888-7471.

To join or to get on the mailing list write to: Seymour Historical Society, P.O. Box 433, Seymour, CT. 06483.

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New York.A 5.8 magnitude earth-

quake hit Virginia before 2 p.m., according to the U.S.

Geological Survey. More earthquakes were reported up the East Coast — from Virginia to Connecticut. The Darien Times also received reports from readers in New York City who said their build-ings were shaking around the

same time. The earthquake epi-

center was near Mineral, Va., 87 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post.

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ANSONIA LIBRARY53 South Cliff St.

203-734-6728Open Monday, Tuesday,

Wednesday and Friday, 9-4; Thursday, 9-6.

Book discussion — on Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie Thursday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m., Community Room. Bring snacks; light refreshments served.

Social Security work-shop — Maria Grice, from the Social Security Administration will be at the library to answer questions Sept. 15, 10 a.m.

JobNow online program — available for access by patrons at biblio.org/anso-nia from library computers or from home. One-on-one help from a trained job coach. Spanish-speaking coaches available.

Pastel art class — with Eilene Tuesdays, 10:30-noon. Small fee charged for materi-als.

Wireless Internet access — Patrons have free Wi-Fi access from laptop comput-er or other wireless device in designated areas of the library.

New books online — An annotated list of the library’s newest acquisitions will be published Wednesdays on the Web site biblio.org/ansonia. Click on the Wowbrary logo to find new books, DVDs, CDs, audio books and chil-dren’s material. Sign up for weekly e-mail alerts about acquisitions.

DERBY NECK LIBRARY307 Hawthorne Ave.

203-734-1492Open Monday-Thursday

10-8; Saturday and Sunday 1-5.

Scrabble night — Thursday, Sept. 1, 6:15-7:30 p.m.

Poets’ corner — Teens and adults learn about cre-ativity, share their own poetry Tuesday, Sept. 13, 6:30 p.m.

Culture Club — literary discussion group discusses short stories Monday, Sept. 19, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Bring a light lunch; coffee and tea served.

Current events club — Meet Tuesday, Sept. 27, 6:30 p.m. Call to register.

Film crew — Teenagers write and edit original scripts Tuesdays at 3:30 p.m.

Computer lessons — Free, for beginners, taught by a library staff member, every week Mondays, 6-7 p.m.; Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. To register, call Bob, 203-734-1492.

Job coaching — through online JobNow program. Patrons visiting the library, may use this computer pro-gram to connect to a trained job coach. To enter program from home, visit derbyneck-library.org.

Books for young readers

— “We both Read” books provided by a Valley United Way Special Needs grant help parents to read with their children. Available in the Children’s Room.

Children’s registration — for ongoing classes including Music and Movement, Baby Sign Language, Story Times and Reading to Sandy, the therapy dog. Call for infor-mation.

Electronic resources — The library’s databases include: Learning Express (practice academic and licens-ing exams), PrepMe (indi-vidualized PSAT, SAT, and ACT exams with tutoring), Issues and Controversies, Teen Health and Wellness, and TumbleBook Library (animated talking books in French, Spanish and English). Downloadable materials include: Overdrive Inc. audio-books downloadable from the Library Web site to comput-ers, MP3 players or burned to CD; and a video collec-tion from MyLibraryDV. Selections are accessible from home computers from the library’s Web site, derby-necklibrary.org.

Derby Neck Needlers — knitting, crocheting, quilt-ing, cross-stitching, meets Saturdays, 1:30-3:30; refresh-ments offered.

Display opportunities — The library is looking to exhibit interesting collections in its lockable display cases. Call for information

DERBY PUBLIC LIBRARY313 Elizabeth St.

derbypubliclibrary.org203-736-1482

Open Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 9-8; Thursday 9-6; Friday, 9-5; Saturday, 9-2.

Grandparent’s Day — for children ages 2-5 and grand-parent, senior friend, neigh-bor or relative, Friday, Sept. 9, 10 a.m. Listen to stories, sing songs and create a craft. Registration requested.

Fall story times — Registration is open for ses-sions running from Sept. 14 to Dec. 2.

Baby and Me — for infants 6 to 12 months begins Wednesday, Sept. 14, 10 a.m. Simple songs and rhymes, movement, board books and interaction with caregivers.

Nursery Rhyme Time — for toddlers 12-24 months and caregivers, Thursdays, beginning Sept. 15, 10 a.m. Finger plays, songs, move-ment, instruments, stories and rhymes.

Time for Two’s — begins Thursday, Sept. 15, 11 a.m. with stories, songs, finger plays and a simple craft for children between 25 and 35 months old and caregivers.

School readiness —for ages 3-6 features stories, songs, instruments, literacy games and a craft Friday mornings at 10 a.m. begin-ning Sept. 16. Caregivers must stay in library.

Family Place parent/child workshops — for ages 1 to

3 and families, Sept. 19 to Nov. 14, Mondays, 10-11:15 a.m. Puzzles, books, blocks, a craft, dramatic play, and an introduction to resources, and discussions with a profession-al in child field. Registration requested.

Chess club — Young Adult Chess Club meets Monday, Sept. 19, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Club is for youths ages 11-17. All skill levels welcome. Registration requested.

Read to Sandy — Children ages 5-11 read to Margie Miles and Sandy, therapy dogs Tuesday, Sept. 20 and Oct. 18, 6 p.m. Registration requested.

Job interviewing skills — in career development work-shop presented by the state Dept. of Labor Tuesday, Sept. 20, 10-noon. Registration requested.

Computer classes — Tuesday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m.; Wednesday, Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m.

Computer skills — ses-sions offered by CT Works Career Coach on Microsoft Word 2007 Wednesday, Sept. 21; level 1, 10-noon; Level 2, 1-3.

Bring the Hoopla — Children ages 4-11 learn the art of hooping Saturday, Sept. 24, 10:30 and 11:15 a.m. Registration requested.

How to De-clutter — and take control of your life Monday, Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m., presented by Elaine Turek. Tips on how to deal with mail, closet control, storage areas and bedding. Registration requested.

Book discussion — on The Paris Wife by Paula McLain Wednesday, Sept. 28, 12:30 p.m. Bring a sandwich; bev-erages provided. Registration requested.

Registration requested for all programs.

Electronic graphics need-ed — for TeenZone page of library Web site. Submissions by teens ages 12-17 will be reviewed and credited for points on Thursdays. Winners announced at “Mission Accomplished” party. Registration as a reading club member required.

Sports Talk — Presented by Rich Marazzi Thursdays, 10 a.m., throughout baseball season. Trivia contests, vid-eos, conversation, refresh-ments.

e-Books — have been added to the library’s down-loadable collection and may be accessed through derby-publiclibrary.org.

Film workshop — Writing, editing and filming scripts for teenagers, Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. Call to register.

Lunch buddies — book discussion for ages 8-11, Thursdays, noon-1; bring bag lunch; dessert provided. Registration requested.

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ANSONIA NATUREand RECREATION CENTER

Deerfield Road203-736-1053

Tots in the Park — Infants, toddlers & caregivers learn how insects make music Friday, Sept. 2, 10:30 a.m. Tuition: $6/family; $4/F.A.N.C.I. mem-bers and Ansonia residents. Call to register.

Search for butterflies — On Thursday, Sept. 8 at 10:30 a.m., pre-schoolers and care-givers join Ranger Wendy to learn about migrating butter-flies. Tuition: $8/family; $6/family-level F.A.N.C.I. mem-bers and Ansonia residents. Call to register.

Junior Rangers registra-tion — for eight-week fall ses-sion of program for ages 11-14 begins Thursday, Sept. 8. Parental permission required.

Yoga — Classes with instructor Pamela Mellitz, a hatha yoga practitioner, begin Thursday, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m. Tuition is $55 for seven weeks. Checks made payable to Pam Mellitz. Classes limited to 12 students.

Ferns program — Adults

join amateur botanist, Donna Rose Smith for a slow-paced hike to learn about ferns Sunday, Sept. 11, 1 p.m. Call to register.

VALLEY YMCA203-736-YMCA

Karate — Fall session for ages 4-adult began Tuesday, Aug. 30. Call Chris Sansonetti at 203-783-9768 or visit supe-riorkarate.net.

Fall registration — Programs run Aug. 28-Oct. 22, and include karate, swim-

ming lessons for all ages, adult volleyball league, adult fitness (including Zumba) and aquat-ics classes.

Space is still available at the Child Care Center, offer-ing care for infants through preschool, and for Before and After School programs in Ansonia and Shelton; After School in Derby.

DERBY PARK AND REC. DEPARTMENT

Free Zumba class — Wednesday, Sept. 7, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Veteran’s Community Center, 35 Fifth St. $5 walk-in day, Saturday, Sept. 10, 8:30-9:30 a.m. New six-week session begins Monday, Sept. 12, 5:45-6:45 p.m. Call 203-735-4222.

Introduction to Fly Fishing — Sessions run from 8 a.m. to noon at Osbornedale State Park, Derby. Equipment and flies provided. Cost is $30. Fishing license required for ages 16 to 64. To schedule a class, call Alan at 203-729-0846.

Water aerobics — Eight-week session of classes run Tuesday and Thursday, 9-10 a.m., Veterans Community Center pool, 35 Fifth St. Cost: $48/two classes a week. Call Ginny, 203 929-8156.

SEYMOUR RECREATIONDEPARTMENT203-888-0406

All classes are held at the Seymour Community Center gym and fields, 20 Pine St. For all programs, call Jack Ahearn or Missy Orosz at 203-888-0406.

Toddler’s playgroup — Registration started Monday, Aug. 22 for ages

1-4. Sessions held Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the recreation center beginning Monday, Sept. 12. Mothers/guardians must stay with child. Cost for eight-week program is $25, resi-dents; $28, non-residents. To register call Jack Ahearn at 203-888-0406 or Vera Bowen at 203-888-9941.

Karate — program is accepting new students ages 6 and up. Call Dean Meier, certified master instructor, at 203-527-5547.

Broadway show — Bus trip to see Tony Award-winning Warhorse Sunday, Sept. 25. Bus leaves recreation office at 9:45 a.m. in time for lunch or shopping before the 3 p.m. curtain. Cost: $139 for ticket, coach bus and gratuity. Call 203-888-0406.

Hockey exhibition game — between the Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins and the New York Islanders Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport. Bus leaves the Rec. Dept. at 5:30 p.m. for the 7 p.m. start. Cost, at $45, includes bus, ticket and gratuity. To reserve tickets, call Jack Ahearn at 203-888-0406.

Las Vegas trip — and Palm Springs, San Diego from Oct. 13-21. Departure is from Bradley Airport. Call Jack Ahearn at 203-888-0406.

Broadway show — “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” Sunday, Oct. 23. Bus leaves Recreation Dept. offices at 9:45 a.m. Cost, at $108, includes coach bus, orchestra seat and gratu-ity. Call Jack Ahearn at 203-888-0406.

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Sports BriefsFall hoops signup

The Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley is holding signups for its annual Fall Basketball League. Registration is online only at BGC-LNV.com.

Registration deadline is Sept. 19; registrations after Sept. 19 will incur a $10 late fee.

Player evaluations will be held as follows:5th-6th grade boys, 6 p.m., Sept. 27.7th-8th grade boys, 6:45 p.m., Sept. 28.High school boys, 7:30 p.m., Sept. 28.4th, 5th, and 6th grade girls, 6 p.m., Sept. 29.7th, 8th, and 9th grade girls, 6:45 p.m., Sept. 29.Coaches are always needed.Anyone interested in coaching can obtain a coaches

volunteer form at the Clubhouse (One Positive Place in Shelton), download it from the Web site, or call/e-mail Jared Katchmar at 203-924-9329/[email protected].

For directions or for more information about the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, visit us at BGC-LNV.com.

Bike ride set for SeptemberSponsored by Team Hole in the Wall, the Camp Challenge

Ride set for Sept. 10 raises money to send seriously ill chil-dren for an empowering experience at The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.

It also supports the Camp’s year-round programming, including its Hospital Outreach Program that brings the joy of Camp to the bedsides of children with life-threatening illnesses across the Northeast.

All of the Camp’s services are free of charge to campers and their families – thanks to Camp’s generous donors and fundraising events like the Camp Challenge Ride.

Participants register for the event online at teamholein-thewall.org/RideInspired.

Sunset Run updateDue to Hurricane Irene and surrounding weather, the

Sunset Run For the Warriors was postponed until Sunday, Oct. 9, at 3:15 p.m.

Registration will carry over to this date and the Kintera site will remain open.

Those unable to attend the race on Oct. 9 may consider their registration as a donation or may request a refund.

To learn more, visit hopeforthewarriors.org.Fall skills clinic

Sudden Impact Basketball Skills Clinic for boys and girls ages 6-12 will be held Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Parsons Complex gym.

The fee is $45.For information, contact coach Schuler at 203-641-

3450.Boating course offered

The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk is offering a Safe Boating & Personal Watercraft course on Sept. 17.

Offered in a convenient one-day format, the class is perfect for new boaters and longtime seafarers who would enjoy a refresher.

Topics include safe and correct boating techniques, nav-igation rules, legal requirements, safety at sea and more.

Completion of the class earns participants a safety cer-tificate required by the state of Connecticut for the opera-tor of any motorboat or sailboat over 191/2 feet..

The class runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $85 per person.

Advance reservations are required. Call 203-852-0700, ext. 2206.

Lordship 5K kicks off seasonThe 18th annual running of the Lordship 5K will be held

Saturday, Sept. 10.The USTAT&F certified course is flat and provides both

youngsters, teams and traditional categories views of Long Island Sound.

Runners will be met at the end of the run by a food fest supplied by Lordship Community Church, the event sponsor.

Teams from local running clubs and high school track teams gather for the beginning of the fall racing season.

Each registered runner receives the traditional Lordship Run-About tee shirt, and trophies are awarded in all classes and categories.

The Kids Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m. and the 5K race at 9 a.m. Late registration on race day begins at 7:30 a.m.

Register through the Lordship Community Church office at 203-377-6568 or call Vivian Caserta at 203-268-1913.

SportsNight tickets on saleTickets for the seventh annual SportsNight awards din-

ner are available at a discounted price until Sept. 16.SportsNight is Monday, Oct. 17 at the Hyatt Regency

Greenwich at 6 p.m.The six new members of the Fairfield County Sports

Hall of Fame will be inducted that evening.The 2011 honorees are: John Bagley (Bridgeport),

Bennett Salvatore (Stamford), Joe DeSantis (Fairfield), Ceci Hopp St. Geme (Greenwich), Charlie Bentley (Bridgeport) and the late Albie Loeffler (Westport).

Dinner tickets are priced at $115 and will be raised to $125 after Sept. 16.

Tables of 10 seats are priced at $1,150 and will go up to $1,250 after the 16th.

For more information, call Tom Chiappetta at 203-984-4806, email at [email protected] or visit fairfieldcoun-tysports.com.

NFL bus tripA bus trip is planned for the Dallas Cowboy NFL foot-

ball game with the New York Jets scheduled for Sept. 11.The bus will depart from the Route 8 commuter lot in

Trumbull at 2 p.m.The trip costs $250 and includes Charter Bus transpor-

tation, tickets to the game, soft and hard beverages and a tailgate party (drinks, hot dogs, sausage and peppers, burg-ers, pasta and chicken).

For further information, visit GoOnTheScene.com.Baseball lessons available

Roberto Mena, former professional baseball player, is now at The Batter’s Box in Hamden.

With a bachelor of science degree in Exercise Science and Sports Studies from the University of Tampa, Mena offers strength and conditioning, speed and agility train-ing, fielding and hitting lessons.

Private and group lessons are available.Contact Mena at 203-583-2766 or rmenatraining@yahoo.

com.Find The Batter’s Box at 21 Marne Street in Hamden.

Reverend Janet Waggoner and golf committee chairman Byron Peterson present a check of $1,750 to the children of the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley for their reading and homework program. This year’s St. Paul’s Golf Classic at Brownson Country Club had more than 60 participants and benefited four non-profits, including the Boys & Girls Club. For more information about the Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley, visit BGC-LNV.com.

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St. Paul’s Golf Classic nets funds

The Meeting Place Restaurant extended its unbeaten streak to six straight and bolstered its hold on first place in the Valley Independent Softball League Wood Division I with a sweep over Benanto Real Estate.

Exploding out of the gate with 11 first-inning runs, Meeting Place (16-4) rolled to a 16-9 win in the opener.

Rob Kurdy highlighted the double-digit opening-frame outburst by belting a pair of two-run homers, one an inside-the-parker and the other over the fence.

The Realtors chipped away at the deficit, but the closest they would come would be the final score.

Scott McHugh, who had a good game defensively at second base, went 4-for-4 to lead the winners’ hit parade. Paul Veilleux, Steve Pantaleo, winning pitcher Steve Donnarummo and Kurdy banged out three hits each.

Joe Thompson and Shawn Hayden were best for Benanto with three base hits each.

The nightcap turned into a defensive battle, before Meeting Place broke through for five runs with two outs in the seventh to claim an 8-3 win.

Taking a 2-0 lead in the first, Meeting Place held it until the fourth when it plated one to make it 3-0.

After the Realtors got on the board with a single run in the fifth, they tied things up with two in the sixth before Meeting Place’s final-frame rally earned it the sweep.

Two hits each by Steve Rothman, Chad Miller and Pantaleo paced Meeting Place’s offense.

Matt Philp and Fred Maler garnered a like number apiece for Benanto.

Kurdy stood out afield at shortstop for the victors.

Downtown Danny O’s (13-5) remained right behind Meeting Place with a 6-1 victory over Mutiny/Crown Liquors (7-13).

Bill Manion, Chris Chapman and Joe Czarnecki notched a pair of hits apiece, while Czarnecki and Eric Caraglior knocked in two runs each.

Mike Osiecki pitched the win.

Benanto (12-7) righted its ship after three straight losses by sweeping a doubleheader from Haynes Materials (1-20).

A six-run sixth inning

proved to be the difference in the Realtors’ 8-6 win in the opener.

Rob Piccirillo, E.J. Henderson and Steve Tilki sparked the offense with three hits apiece.

Matt Philp went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBIs as Benanto claimed the night-cap, 17-5.

Henderson had three hits, including a home run, while Derek Dellamonica and Tilki contributed two base hits each, with Dellamonica also driving in three runs.

Dom Avatello belted a three-run homer for Haynes.

The winning pitcher in both contests was Tom Soda.

Wood Division IIThe Militia shocked

DiGiorgi Roofing & Siding (13-5) with a five-run first inning that set the foundation for its 8-6 Wood Division II upset win over The Roofers.

While DiGiorgi’s offense was stagnant in the early going, the Militia added three more in the fourth for an 8-0 cushion.

The Roofers made a late charge, but the deficit was too much to overcome.

Grant Huffman homered and drove in three runs, while Joe Hawton and Angel Cruz garnered two base hits each to lead the winners’ offense.

Seymour Police Union Local 564 and Kut-Rite Hair Salon both registered victo-ries to slip ahead of DiGiorgi in the tight Wood II pennant race.

The Police (13-4) took over first by percentage points with a 3-2 decision over American Legion Post 174.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the second, the Police pro-tected that edge until the top of the fifth, when the Legion plated their only runs of the game.

The Police knotted the count on Ben Bartone’s two-out RBI single in the bottom of the fifth, before tallying the decisive run in the sixth on J.J. Giametti’s two-out RBI double.

Ryan Nihill, Tom Pitney and winning pitcher Scott Nihill collected two hits apiece for the Police.

Al Greene had a pair of base hits for the Legion.

Kut-Rite (16-5) moved into the runner-up spot with a 14-

2 triumph over Microboard Processing, Inc./Arrow.

Taking a 2-0 lead in the first, Kut-Rite wrapped up the win early with an eight-run second for a 10-0 bulge.

Todd Haversat, Nick Lifrieri, Darchell Wilson, Rick Brenchak, Joe Orlando and Brian Valeria led a well-bal-anced Kut-Rite offense with two hits each.

Earlier in the week, a six-run sixth broke open a tight ball game and launched Kut-Rite on to a 16-5 triumph over the Legion (12-11).

The Legion held a 3-2 edge after one, before Kut-Rite plated four in the second to go ahead 6-3.

The score remained the same until the fifth, when the Legion reduced the gap to two, 7-5.

Kut-Rite then batted around to plate six runs in the sixth and put the game out of reach.

Dave Bell, with three hits and five RBIs, paced the win-ning offense.

Brian Valeria and Orlando garnered three base hits each, while Wilson and Haversat added two apiece.

Losing hurler Jesse Schremmer had a pair of hits for the Legion.

Haversat and Bob Findley provided the top defensive support for winning pitcher Paul Raymond.

Legion left-center fielder Paul Mays had an outstanding game glove-wise.

Bryan Duda had an out-standing game offensively in sparking the Militia (9-12) to a 9-8 eight-inning decision over the Ghostbusters.

Duda went 4-for-4 with two inside-the-park home runs and also drove in seven runs.

His second round tripper was a three-run shot in the seventh that tied the game and sent it into extra innings.

Angel Cruz delivered a bases-loaded single in the bot-tom of the eighth to win the game.

Juan Maldonado notched three hits, while winning

pitcher Alex Orosz aided his own cause with a pair of hits — including a triple.

Ghostbusters (5-16) built a 6-1 lead after two and then held off a late charge by Pettinella Painting to preserve a 6-5 win.

Tony Pettinella and Nick Musante led the way offen-sively with three hits each. Dave Facchini belted a two-run homer.

Pettinella (11-12) took a 4-1 lead after one and scored in every inning, as it topped Microboard Processing Inc./Arrow, 14-2.

Dave Donnarummo and Dave Gallo banged out three hits each to spark the Painters. Lou Criscuolo, John Fair and winning pitcher Steve Donnarummo had two hits apiece.

Jeff Stone was best for MPI/Arrow with a pair of base hits.

Dave Donnarummo smacked a grand slam home run, while Gallo connected for a three-run homer, to highlight Pettinella’s 18-13 victory over Danny O’s (13-10).

Jeff Bryce enjoyed a 4-for-4 day at the plate, while Geoff Nichols banged out three hits in support of winning hurler Steve Donnarummo.

Metal/ Composite DivisionUncle Willie’s Wild Hogs

(12-6) plated 13 runs in the first en route to a 20-4 triumph over Fun Boyz/Heads Up (7-13) in the opener of their Metal/Composite Division doubleheader.

The Hogs then outslugged the opposition 19-15 in the nightcap.

Fall league updateThe Valley Fall Wood Bat

Softball League is finalizing plans for the 2011 fall softball season. This is the last chance for any interested area teams to register.

Contact league commis-sioner Frank Falco at either 203-231-2509 or 203-888-3652.

Meeting Place Restaurant rolling

Submission deadlineAll submissions to the Valley Gazette

Sports Department should be sent via e-mail to [email protected]. We cannot guarantee publication of items that are not submitted electroni-cally. All submitted materials must be received by The Gazette no later than Monday at noon, the week before the intended publication date.

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Education Briefs

Named to dean’s listEwa Januszkiewicz, daughter of Urszula and Jerzy

Januszkiewicz of Ansonia, was named to the 2010-11 dean’s list at Smith College in Northampton, Mass.

Ewa graduated from Ansonia High School and is major-ing in neuroscience/pre-med at Smith.

CeCrystal Umeugo, RN, of Ansonia, is one of the first three nurses at Yale-New Haven Hospital to receive a scholarship for an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) license.

The Marna P. Borgstrom and Peter N. Herbert, MD Advanced Nursing Education Scholarships were made possible through a donation that provides up to five scholarships of up to $10,000 a year.

Umeugo is a patient ser-vice manager in the central-ized staffing and scheduling department at YNHH. She is enrolled in the family nurse practitioner/APRN program

at Sacred Heart University. She received her under-

graduate and law degrees from Quinnipiac University.

Nurse receivesscholarship for education

CeCrystal Umeugo, RN

55th reunionThe Ansonia & Pine High Schools, Class of 1956, will

conduct its 55th reunion Saturday, Sept. 24 at John J. Sullivan’s Restaurant, Wakelee Ave. in Ansonia.

Cost, at $40, includes dinner and open bar. For more information, call Irene Kusako Chudoba, 203-734-6709; Mary Ann Shea Ahearn, 203-735-1306; Dorothy Olson Burns, 203-735-6805 or Fran Verni, 203-288-5300.

SEYMOUR — Basement Systems and its sister company, Dr. Energy Saver, have each received a Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Innovation Prize.

Ten CQIA Innovation Prize examiners agreed that Dr. Energy Saver’s GreenPro Home Energy Auditing Software and Basement Systems’ SmartJack Crawl Space Support System qualify to receive gold CQIA Innovation Prizes, according to company officials.

The 23-year-old Connecticut Quality Improvement Award is America’s first state-level quality award that uses the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality for Performance Excellence criteria. The prize is presented to organizations in Connecticut that have used innovation to create a new oppor-tunity or solve an existing problem, and can demonstrate numerically the benefit to its business and customers.

“For 12 years, even in an uncertain economy, Basement Systems, Inc., has shown that forward-looking organizations continue to introduce and bring to market new products and services,” said Sheila Carmine, founder and executive direc-tor of Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership, Inc.

Dr. Energy Saver’s GreenPro software is a sales software that allows Dr. Energy Saver franchises to show their cus-tomers what services the company provides for the home and provides an accurate price quote for the job.

Basement Systems’ SmartJack is an adjustable, supple-mental support system used in crawl spaces to stabilize and often times lift failing floor joists or beams.

The awards will be presented Sept. 21 at the CQIA’s Conference on Quality and Innovation at the University of Hartford in West Hartford.

Companies win awards

BusinessStephen R. Woodworth, MD, has

joined the Cardiac Specialists practice in Derby.

Dr. Woodworth received his undergrad-uate degree from Princeton University and his MD from Dartmouth Medical School. He trained at Boston University

Medical Center and served a fellowship at Westchester Medical Center.

He’s board-certified in internal medi-cine, cardiovascular disease, echocar-diography and nuclear cardiology. He’s affiliated with Bridgeport and Griffin Hospitals, and will practice in Derby and

Shelton.Cardiac Specialists, with offices in

Fairfield, Trumbull, Danbury, Ridgefield, Milford and Derby, is a member of Northeast Medical Group (NEMG), the medical foundation of the Yale New Haven Health System.

Derby medical practice welcomes new doctor

New member inductedThe Rotary Club of Seymour-Oxford inducted its new-est member, Jennivieve Soukup, left, in July. She’s congratulated by Club President, Charlene Wright, and Rotary Zone 24/32 Institute Co-Chair, Ernestine Louise. Soukup is a graduate of Seymour High School and Fordham University, where she earned a degree in accounting. She’ll serve as Club Photographer.

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THIS WEEKEND

Movies at the Strand — Cowboys & Aliens 2, PG-13, Friday-Sunday, 5 p.m.; Harry Potter, Deathly Hallows Part 2, PG-13, Friday-Sunday, 9:15 p.m., Strand Theater, 165 Main St., Seymour; $4.50; 203-881-5025.

Summer concert — featur-ing the band Flashback and music from the 50s, 60s and 70s, presented by the Seymour

Culture and Arts Commission, at a block dance Saturday, 6-8 p.m., corner of First and Bank Streets in downtown Seymour. Parking on the streets and in parking lots. No rain date or location. Call Kim Osgood at 203-888-7880.

All-Class Reunion — for Derby High School, Saturday, 7 p.m., Derby Elks Lodge for classes from 1970s and ear-lier; Archie Moore’s for 1980s and later. Both venues located on Elizabeth Street, Derby. No

cover charge. Karaoke featur-ing MegaWatt entertainment at Elks Lodge.

Monday, Sept. 5Tag sale — 8:30 a.m., St. Jude

Church, 71 Pleasant View Road, Derby. Call 203-735-8725.

Family festival — 11-5, rain or shine, St. Jude Church, 71 Pleasant View Road, Derby. Crafts vendors, children’s games, food, raffles, mu-sic by Flashback 12:30-4:30. Free admission and parking.

Friday, Sept. 9Comedy night — with comedian

Dave Reilly to benefit Seymour Ambulance Association training center, 8 p.m., John J. Sullivan’s, 557 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia. Ad-vance tickets, $25; $30 at the door, if available. Doors open at 7. Tables will be reserved for groups of 10. Tickets/information: 203-888-8843, ext. 209 or [email protected].

Naugatuck River Valley tour — Registration deadline is Sept. 9, for event Saturday, Oct. 15, tour-ing Derby, Naugatuck, Waterbury,

Harwinton, Thomaston, Watertown; and if time permits, Seymour and Ansonia. Bus departs at 8:30 from the Kellogg Environmental Cen-ter at 500 Hawthorne Ave., Derby. Cost is $10. Information: Elaine LaBella of the Housatonic Valley Association at 1-800-832-6482 or [email protected].

Saturday, Sept. 10Shrine trip — sponsored by Der-

by Falcons Nest 208, to Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, Pa. for Polish American Festival and Country Fair Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 & 11. Cost: $199 (double occupancy). Call Mary Ann, 203-

735-1748.

Tag-tiques sale — 10-2, Sey-mour United Methodist Church, 90 Pearl St. Rain date: Sept. 17. White elephants, food. Dealers interested in renting a space, call Pastor Rob, 203-888-3100 or 860-918-4839.

Sunday, Sept. 11Blessing of backpacks — to

begin school year, 10 a.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 91 Church St., Seymour. Ice cream social follows. Call 203-888-6596 to confirm large group attendance.

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