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Ernest Perlini, former su-perintendent of the Newing-ton school system, has beenselected by the Board of Edu-cation to serve as interim su-perintendent for District 13.Perlini will start July 1, aftercurrent superintendent, SueViccaro, leaves the position.

Viccaro’s resignation wasannounced April 2. BOEchair Kerrie Flanagan pre-dicted at the time that thepanel would handle the de-parture and the complicatedsearch for a replacement withan interim superintendent.

According to a press re-lease, Perlini served Newing-ton for 16 years from 1993 to2009 as superintendent. Healso was an assistant super-intendent, high school andmiddle school principal andbegan his teaching career in1969. Most recently, Perliniworked as an interim super-intendent for Bethany andWindsor school districts.

“We are confident that Dr.

Perlini’s extensive experi-ence as an educator and su-perintendent will be helpfulto this district as the boarddevotes the necessary time tothe selection of a new super-intendent of schools.” saidFlanagan in the press re-lease.

Flanagan wants to use fo-cus groups and surveys to getstakeholder input on the su-perintendent search.

The BOE also announcedthat the Principal SearchCommittee, formed in Aprilin response to the departureof Coginchaug RegionalHigh School Principal AndreHauser, failed to find a re-placement. The position willbe re-posted with the com-mittee repeating the searchprocess within a presumablylarger field at the close of theschool year.

Don Gates has agreed tocontinue as interim princi-pal at CRHS until the newprincipal is found.

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Coginchaug Little LeagueSoftball All-Star Team vis-ited then-Gov. Lowell We-icker after winning theNew England champi-onship in 1993. More pho-tos on pages 8 and 24.

By Diana Carr Special to Town Times

It was a year they will nev-er forget — 1993.

Sarah Arrigoni (nowSarah Ezzo) and Jill Munsonwere on the All-Star team,which was comprised of the

best players of the Cogin-chaug Little League SoftballTeam. (Four teams of 11-year-olds and 12-year-oldsfrom Durham, Middlefieldand Rockfall).

It was a year of glory thatwill stay with them forever,as they recall sailing through

victory after victory, and win-ning their fair share of famealong the way.

They won the champi-onship for District 9 duringthe week of July 6, 1993. Theywon the state championshipon July 29, 1993. They won theNew England championshipon Aug. 7, 1993.

After winning the district,then state championship andthen New England champi-onship, the girls were off toNew Jersey for the Eastern

Twenty years ago

‘Winningest’ team in CoginchaugLittle League history

See 1993, page 22

En route to resourcefulness Town Times photo by Mark Dionne

Old Home Days festivities in Middlefield, June 8, started with the Old Home Daysparade. The event’s theme was resourcefulness. Girl Scout Troop 62199, shownhere in Rockfall, walks the parade route. More photos page 11.

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About 30 residents attend-ed the Environmental Protec-tion Agency’s informationalmeeting to hear details of aplan to build a water maininto the middle of Durham.Approximately half of thosein the audience expressedskepticism about the project.

During a three-hour publicmeeting, June 6, Anni Lough-lin, EPA project manager forthe Durham Meadows Super-

fund Site, outlined a plan topipe water from Middletowninto central Durham andmove residents there off fil-tered private wells and bot-tled water.

For years, the EPA hasoverseen the cleanup of thecontaminated soil andgroundwater surroundingtwo properties used for man-ufacturing. The groundwatercould not be cleaned so in2005, the EPA announced itneeded to construct a watermain to serve about 100 loca-tions along Maple Avenueand Main Street.

Under the EPA’s plan, anew water storage tank at theend of Talcott Ridge Drive insouthern Middletown willsupply the approximately 100locations in the superfundsite with water through anew water line running downRoute 17. Branches from theproposed main line also cov-er short parts of Maple Av-enue, Route 68 and MaidenLane.

The EPA and ConnecticutDepartment of Energy andEnvironmental Protectionplan to pay the cost to con-nect homes to the waterline.Once connected, however,homeowners are responsibleto pay the monthly bill.

Monthly water use for afamily of four was estimatedto be between $25 and $45 per

month at the meeting.Homeowners asked if they

could refuse to be hooked upto public water.

“We do not want people tokeep using their well for anyreason,” Loughlin said. “Ourpreferred remedy for the su-perfund site is the provisionof public water to the area.”

While property ownerscan refuse the public waterhook up, Loughlin outlinedthe ramifications of the deci-sion.

“[A]s soon as the publicwater is available and youdisagree, all of the agency’sservices to you stop,” shesaid. “We are not going tocontinue filtering your well,we are not going to continuemonitoring your well. All ofthat is going to be on yourown. If you’re getting bottledwater for drinking, we’re notgoing to provide that either.”

Shifting to public water inthe area could also alter thestability of the contaminatedgroundwater, called a plume.“There is the possibility thatthis plume is going to movearound in the future,” Lough-lin said, meaning homes nearthe superfund site with cur-rently acceptable well watercould end up with contami-nated water.

If the property owner re-fuses public water and laterchanges their mind, they’ll

have to bear the installationcosts.

“This is basically a oneshot deal,” Loughlin said.

While the EPA is primarilyconcerned with providingwater to the superfund site,there are other areas thatcould benefit from a watermain. There are eight otherareas in town, such as theRoyal Oak subdivision, theCoginchaug School campusand the area around Parson’sManufacturing Company,that have water issues. Thewater issues in those areasrange from contaminated wa-ter to “aesthetic contamina-tion,” which includes hard,discolored, odorous or laun-dry-staining water.

Durham First SelectmanLaura Francis, who attendedthe meeting, has expressedsupport in the past for hook-ing up more of Durham to thepublic water. However, shesaid the town must find thefunding before it can expandthe project.

For many homeowners,the push for public water willbegin with a request to sur-vey property to plan for thepipes. According to Loughlin,this survey would be non-in-vasive, conducted only out-side the home and only bedone with the permission ofthe property owner.

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The event includes a bicy-cle rodeo and helmet fitting(bring your helmet), car seatinspections, state police K-9demonstrations, seat beltsafety, fire department ex-hibits, ambulance, tow truckdisplay, bounce house andmore.

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childcare program offeringcare to school age childrenages 5 to twelve, has sched-uled a supper program forWednesday, June 26 throughTuesday, Aug. 20, from 6:30a.m. to 6 p.m. (Closed on July4 and 5). The program offersactivities and theme weeks.

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Age 10 and up - HannahRacki, Ben Mariani,Cameron and Griffin Biro,Alexander Lara, GraceBaiocco.

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Wednesday, Aug. 7 andThursday, Aug. 8, from 9:30a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the Mid-dlefield Community Center.A fee is charged, which in-cludes instruction, book, ma-terials, and certificate. Classis limited to 12 participants.Registration is required byJuly 31. The program in-cludes basic childcare infor-mation, first aid and CPRtraining, how to respond toemergency or sudden illness,prevention of accidents andsupervision of children frominfancy to school age.Formore information, call (860)349-0258 or visit www.dmyfs.org.

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4C’s - The 4C’s SquareDance Club has scheduled adance for Friday, June 14,from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at theBrewster School. Caller willbe Will Larsen; cuer will beSue Lucibello. For more in-formation, call (860) 349-8084 or (203) 235-1604.

Volunteer pep rally - ADurham Fair pep rally forvolunteers is scheduled forFriday, June 14, from 6 to 9p.m., at the fairgrounds. Allvolunteers, from ticket tak-ers, to parking lot atten-dants, are welcome for food,entertainment and newsand announcements. Formore information, call Deb-bie at (860) 918-4580.

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Church tag and bakesale - The Church of theEpiphany, 196 Main Street,has scheduled its annualtag and bake sale for Satur-day, June 15, from 8 a.m. to2 p.m. The event will beheld rain or shine. Formore information, call (860)349-9644 or Judy Moeckel at(860) 280-7638.

Summer festival - TheNotre Dame Knights ofColumbus Council 12289has scheduled its annualsummer festival for Satur-day, June 15, from 9 a.m. to3 p.m. at Notre DameChurch grounds, 272 MainSt. The event features acraft fair, strawberry festi-val and car show. Proceedsbenefit the Wounded War-riors Project. For more in-formation, call Dan Murphyat (860) 349-1304 or Bill Mor-ganti at (203) 265-4726.

Ukulele Club - The Mid-dlefield Ukulele Club isscheduled to meet Saturday,June 15, from 9 to 11 a.m., atthe Middlefield CommunityCenter, 405 Main St. Allukulele players are wel-come. For more informa-tion, call Cindy DiLauro at

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Historical Society - TheDurham Historical Society,38 Town House Rd., isscheduled to be open to thepublic Saturday, June 15,from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Farmers Market - Farm-ers Market is scheduled forThursdays on the DurhamGreen, from 3 to 6 p.m.,through mid-September.

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The Middlesex DanceCenter of Middlefield con-cluded its 21st season withits annual dance concert atCoginchaug High School.

Sarah Graichen was pre-sented with a 15-year dancestudy award. Kayla Keath-ley and Meghan St. Amandreceived 13-year dancestudy awards.

Ten-year dance studyawards were presented toEmily Augeri and LizRambhia; and eight-yeardance study awards werepresented to Emily Dell’Or-fano and Savannah Ngo;five-year dance studyawards went to LyndsayCrescenti, Erica Sims andPenelope Wickwire; three-year dance study trophieswere earned by LauraColonna de Lega, Cather-ine Fay, Fiona Fay, AnnikaLiss, Samantha Mierzejewski, Elena Tellez, Isabelle Weissberg and Wini Zhou.

Receiving the 2013 Rosamund F. Lange Awards for dedication and pursuit of excel-lence in technique and presentation were Alexandra Santiago, 11, for jazz; SavannahNgo, 11, for ballet and Meghan Crocetto, 9, for tap.

The winner of the 2013 Dance Spirit Award and Scholarship, presented each year tothe dancer who best exemplifies what dancing is all about through effort, energy, exam-ple, attitude and presentation, was Alexandra Santiago of Durham. Alexandra studiesjazz, tap, ballet and lyrical, participates in the American Academy of Ballet Perfor-mance Awards program and is a member of Team MDC.

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While hiking the Mattabas-set Trail through town, onemight encounter a woman,perched on a rock outcrop, tak-ing photographs with an accor-dion camera, like the ones used100 years ago.

She is Barbara Bosworth,artist-in-residence for the NewEngland Trail, and she is thereto explore and interpret the215-mile trail which runs fromGuilford to the New Hamp-shire/Massachusetts border.She is known to ask those shemay meet on the trail to pose.

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Tuesday, June 18Board of Finance,

Town Hall, 6 p.m.Agriculture Commission,

Town Hall, 7 p.m.Wednesday, June 19Planning & Zoning, Town Hall, 7 p.m.

Recreation Committee,Durham Activity Center,

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By Olivia L. Lawrence

Earlier this spring, I received an emailfrom an individual who was looking forarchival stories and photos from the sum-mer of 1993 when Coginchaug LittleLeague Softball Team ended up winningthe New England Championship. Therewere plans afoot to have an anniversaryget-together and celebration.

The inquiry was in hopes that TownTimes would have coverage of the 20 yearold event.

As it turned out, we didn’t because TownTimes wasn’t around then. Its first editioncame out in April 1994. However, it seemedto make sense to include this team’s storyin our 20th year of publication; at this isjust the kind of news Town Times alwaysenvisioned bringing to the communities itcovers.

So there was no reason not to re-visit thehistory and excitement of this momentousseason when a bunch of local girls won thechampionship for District 9 during theweek of July 6, 1993. They won the statechampionship on July 29, 1993. They wonthe New England championship on Aug. 7,1993.

The girls who brought this victory homewere: Megan Castor, Lisa Morettini, Shan-non Ryder, Sarah Arrigoni, Heather Drag-on, Brandi Daly, Jill Munson, Michaela De-Shane, Katie Powers, Katie Archer, DanaSheehan and Amy Drega.

Their coaches were: Head Coach Ray Ar-rigoni along with Nancy Miller, Sherry

Castor, Dane Castor, and Toni Calcagni.As Diana Carr, reporter for the May 24

story, wrote: “It was a year they will neverforget.”

Busloads of local fans showed up at thetournament, the town reveled in the excite-ment, the pride, the sheer joy of seeing itsyoung people represent the community sosplendidly.

It’s a great story and a timeless one.Youngsters from a cluster of small townsstretch their wings, take on the world out-side, overcome doubts and fears and nerv-ousness (surely there was some for par-ents, coaches and kids) and proved theycould do it.

All kinds of recognition came their way.The town held a parade! A billboard an-nounced congratulations, the governor in-vited them to visit, there were special jack-ets, pins and letters of recognition.

But one of the three former team pitch-ers, Sarah (née Arrigoni) Ezzo talked aboutwhat really mattered most. The friend-ships, the trust, the experience of beingwith a group of girls all focused on thesame goal. “We were so lucky to have agroup of girls that played so well together.It was awesome. We could always count oneach other to make the play.”

Were you on the team or did your childparticipate? Send your memories [email protected] and we’ll publishthem at a later date this summer.

(Olivia L, Lawrence is news editor for theRecord-Journal weeklies department.)

Twenty years later the glory lives on for softball team

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Commentary

Jon A. Brayshaw Special to Town Times

A few years ago, whilecontemplating, (would youbelieve) I wrote a note andstuck it on my office phone.I had no specific reason un-til this year’s Old HomeDays celebration when it fi-nally dawned on me whatthe subliminal message ofthe note was. The note reads“It’s better to be more thanto have more.”

I don’t know where thenotion came from but noth-ing defines living in thistown more than that state-ment. By sheer coincidence,the theme of the OHD cele-bration was our resourceful-ness.

It is hard to define inwords but this town is onegreat place to live and raisea family. My sincere thanksto Summer Lerch and theentire Old Home Day Com-mittee for their labor oflove.

So, off I go with a varietyof recent reasons to cele-brate: The arrival of ournew shiny ominous blackSUV police cruiser. (All thebetter to catch you speed-ing). The hundreds of treesthat are being removed fromalong our streets makingelectric outages more scarce(although don’t quote me).Keep in mind that we havegone through five majorweather events with poweroutages in the past 30months.

Then, there is the re-sourcefulness of our LocalWellness Council in work-ing every angle possible inaiming your childrenthrough the gauntlet of adrug and alcohol free promseason. Plus, the resource-fulness of both Durham andMiddlefield in finding sum-mer employment for over 40students.

There also is resourceful-ness of the recently formedLake Beseck Committee,who, (if we can get DEP tocooperate) I am certain we

will make a difference indealing with the lake’s inva-sive weed issue. There is theresourcefulness of a singlecitizen, Jen Schulten, in in-troducing the “Go-Far” run-ning program in ourschools.

You get the picture. Andnow a few other items of in-terest: The start of work onthe Rt. 147 bridge has begun.The alternating traffic willbe a royal pain for the nextyear. Get use to it and pull inyour car mirrors.

Speaking of bridges …the bids came in on the re-pairs to the bridge on MillerRoad. As soon as we cansign a contract, needed workwill begin. We’ll keep youposted. The majority ofwork will be paid for with a$250,000 STEAP Grant we re-ceived from the state.

With no fanfare, our an-nual school budget and townbudget passed. The bottomline is that the school budgetaccounts for 73.6 percentand the town 26.4 percent.

The mill rate is 33.24 re-sulting in an increase of$183.00 to the average home-owner. For the eighth year,the cost to run the town hov-ers in the $4 million-plus lev-el.

Our Board of Finance,under the leadership ofChairman Lucy Petrella

also was resourceful inworking to surgically craftour town budget. Thanks tothe Board Members for a re-sponsible undertaking.

FYI, work is moving alongon slowly as the PowderRidge developers work on fi-nal drawings and specifica-tions along with the neededpermitting. The groundslook great as do the chair-lifts which have been refur-bished.

Speaking of PowderRidge … a reminder. We re-ceived an unsolicited offerof $300,000 from the ownersof the horse farm thatboarders the Powder Ridgeproperty. The price was con-firmed by a certified ap-praiser. Like everything intown government, thingsmove slowly. The Board ofSelectmen voted unani-mously to sell the 19.67 acresand to take the funds andpay down the mortgage wehave on the ski area. Since itis up to the town’s people toratify the sale of “real prop-erty,” we plan to host a refer-endum. Obviously we canpush the deal through byvoting at a simpler (andcheaper) town meeting.However, once again takingthe high road garners morepeople voting.

So, in the next month orso, we will be having a refer-endum to vote on selling theland. The details of the dealare available at Town Hall.According to the buyers,they intend to use the prop-erty for agricultural uses.

And finally, on behalf ofour own and the thousandsof well-educated offspring, Iwant to formally thank andsay good bye to Superinten-dent Susan Viccaro for her29 years of service to ourtown and its children andfamilies. Our children couldnot have been in betterhands. Her kindness,strength and leadership willbe missed by this writer.

(Jon A. Brayshaw is firstselectman for the Town ofMiddlefield)

Resourcefulness now and into the future

Jon A. Brayshaw

From The DeskOf The FirstSelectman

Commentary

A brief history of CRHS from interim principal

By Don Gates Special to Town Times

I am honored to be servingas the interim principal hereat Coginchaug RegionalHigh School. Having taughtat Coginchaug when it firstopened its doors in 1970, it isamazing to see the growthand development of what Iconsider to be one of thefinest regional school dis-tricts in the State of Con-necticut.

For many young readersand residents new to the dis-trict since Coginchaugopened, I thought I wouldtake this opportunity toshare some history as it re-lates to CRHS.

Board of Education mem-bers committed to creating aregional school district forthe towns of Durham andMiddlefield included JohnLyman, Jr., Mark Spatuzzi,Domenic Ferretti, CharlesChurch, Jr., David Bascom,Charles W. Chase, M.D., Ju-lian Thayer, Philip Merriamand Dr. Hans C. Haagan.The CRHS auditorium wasnamed in honor of Mr. Thay-er for his dedication andcommitment for the creationof a regional school district.The Maynard Stender gym-nasium also was named tohonor Mr. Stender’s for hiswork in support of a region-al school district as well. Thelibrary/media center isnamed in honor of Robert O.Mason a citizen of Middle-field who was a well-respect-ed citizen and leader as achairman of the Board ofEducation.

CRHS opened its doors inthe fall of 1970. The firstprincipal for the school wasMichael J. Perrone. Theschool operated on a “mod”schedule, teachers workedout of cubicles that wereconsidered their individualoffices, and the food serviceprogram was provided byNavin Brothers.

Coginchaug got its namewhen the Regional Board ofEducation decided to namethe school after the Cogin-

chaug River that runsthrough the towns ofDurham and Middlefield.Coginchaug is an Indianname that means “greatswamp” or “long swamp”and was used by NativeAmericans.

The first director of guid-ance was Alice Newton whowas very influential estab-lishing the Coginchaug Re-gional High School Scholar-ship Foundation that hasbeen in existence for over 40years. This organization hasawarded thousands of dol-lars in scholarships to grad-uates and has established asizeable monetary base thathas kept the fund solvent formany years. However, thescholarship committee is indesperate need of new mem-bership to ensure continu-ance of this long standingorganization that has raisedfunds and provided financialassistance to deserving stu-dents for post-secondary ed-ucational opportunities. Ifthe organization does not in-crease its membership thereis a possibility that this wellmanaged foundation will bedissolved and financial assis-tance for many young peoplewill be unavailable.

The Coginchaug Bench-warmers were founded inthe fall of 1966. At that timecharter members of thebooster club included: Hel-muth Brown, Bill Cahill,Wally Camp, Harold Corson,Donald Gates, Frank John-son, Jake Schilling and IraKerschner

The purpose of the Bench-warmers was to solicit dona-tions and raise funds to pro-mote athletics in the highschool, but not to take overany of the duties and respon-sibilities of the regionalboard of education.Fundraising events includedsoliciting ads for a wintersports booklet, sponsoringan annual family day event,sponsoring a setback cardplaying tournament and sell-ing food at the Durham Fair.

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By Diana Carr Special to Town Times

June 8 was bright, balmy,and beautiful — a gift fromthe gods, made-to-order forOld Home Days.

As I parked on Strickland

Road and walked to the backentrance of Peckham Park, Iheard that old time favorite,“Soul Man.” The song tookme back to earlier days, andput a little giddy-up in mystep. I had to restrain myselffrom, as the kids say, “bust-ing a move.”

My first stop was at Gmon-key Mobile, where I boughttheir “world famous” sweetpotato fries (they are not ex-aggerating), and the most de-lightful woman called every-one “sweetheart” as sheserved each customer with abig smile and a heartfeltwish for a great day.

I sat down at one of the pic-nic tables to eat my fare, andlistened to greetings fromSummer Lerch (the chairper-son of the committee that or-ganizes Old Home Days) andMiddlefield’s First SelectmanJon Brayshaw, who describedthe day as a big birthday par-ty.

“This is a celebration ofus,” he said.

Though we were warnedthat a cannon would be fired,I was not prepared for thethunderous roar that ham-mered my ears. Sue Van-Derzee then led the crowd in“God Bless America.”

When I was done eatingmy world famous sweet pota-to fries, I stood off to the sideand took in the scene – kidsplaying with carefree aban-don, people with their dogs,neighbors greeting neigh-bors. It all seemed idyllic.

It was time to make myrounds of the booths, wherelocal crafters sat behind ta-bles displaying their talents,always ready with a smileand a warm greeting forpassers-by. I came upon sometables and chairs under atent, with a sign that read“Hello Neighbor! Come &Sit-A-Bit.”

Is there anything betterthan small-town living? I al-ways feel at home wherever Igo.

After making a quickround of the booths, Isashayed over to a tentwhere the Middlesex DanceStudio was performing. The

girls, bedecked in blackpants and pink shirts,twirled and kicked andlunged their way throughnumbers like “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah.”

I was next drawn to a tentwhere Cyril the Sorcererused magic to impress uponhis young audience the im-portance of honoring ourplanet and using renewableresources. “Everything isconnected,” he said, “andwhen you change the oceans,the forests, and the air, youalso change the climate.”

My last stop was at theCoginchaug Area Transitiontent. CAT is a grassrootsmovement to promote sus-tainable lifestyles in thecommunity. Speakersthroughout the afternoonwould give talks on topicssuch as organic gardening,

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Old Home Days festivitieswere held in Middlefield June8. Below left: Characters from“The Wizard of Oz” came to lifeto promote the summer read-ing programs at the Levi E.Coe Library.

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The key to any good rela-tionship is keeping lines ofcommunication open, whichalso applies to our children.

The days of “children aremeant to be seen, not heard”have passed as television andother media depict graphicscenes of devastation anddeath, and sadly it seems toinclude too many children oflate. Children, exposed tonews stories and photos thatare difficult for adults toprocess, become over-whelmed or consumed withanxiety if they cannot com-municate their feelings andprocess their emotions.

Even thunderstorms withlightning and strong windscan be emotionally upsetting.While some fear of violentweather is normal, childrencan develop phobias that in-terfere with their everydaylives.

“Worries about weathercan make it hard for kids toconcentrate in school,” ex-plains Stephen Whiteside, apsychologist and anxiety pre-vention expert at the MayoClinic Children’s Center inRochester, MN.

“Some will routinely checkweather forecasts or becomeafraid to leave the house.

It’s essential that parents nottell their anxious childrenthey are being silly or other-wise dismiss their fears,” hesaid.

It is important to talk tochildren about natural andunnatural disasters becausetheir imaginations can makea situation far worse than itactually is. Young childrenconfronted with tragic im-ages repeatedly do not alwaysrealize they are the same, butfear the disaster has hap-pened over and over again.Talking to children can helpthem cope with their fear.

Talk often and honestly inlanguage and concepts yourchild can understand.Younger children processsmall amounts of informa-tion at a time, so ongoing dia-logue is best. Encouragechildren to ask questions andbe sure to you listen and un-derstand their concerns. Doyour best to answer questionswithout volunteering moreinformation than asked.Know the facts so you can ex-plain what, why and how thedisaster or tragedy hap-

pened. Don’t assume and nev-er project your fears ontoyour children. Normalizefeelings — especially fear. Itis important that a childknow it is okay to be afraidwhen bad things happen.Watch for building anxietyand/or distress, and seek pro-fessional help if necessary.

“Kids may experience in-creased anxiety, nightmaresand difficulty sleeping ... in-creased irritability,headaches, stomach achesand panic symptoms such asa racing heart or sweating,”said Mary Alvord, author of“Resilience Builder Programfor Children and Adoles-cents.”

Professional support canbe found at all RSD 13 schools,and local towns have severaltherapists who can provideservices or offer referrals forthose who need additionalhelp coping.

Experts recommend turn-ing off the television. Watch-ing a tragedy over and overonly heightens a child’s wor-ry and fear. If you are un-able to avoid television re-

ports, it is best to watch withyour children in order to dealwith their reactions and cor-rect misinformation. Don’ttell them “this will never hap-pen to you” but reassure yourchildren that they will be tak-en care of and that you willdo everything you can do toprotect them.

Use conversations aslearning opportunities —make a plan and talk aboutwhat your family would do inthe event of a disaster. The re-assurance will provide com-fort. Set up an escape routeand an area of refuge.

A good start is to sign upfor the emergency notifica-tion system (Town of Middle-field: Brian T. Dumas (860)349-7123 Ext. 25; Town ofDurham: Francis Willett,[email protected],(860) 349-3295). Teach a curi-ous child about weather sothey are less afraid and un-derstand that storms are anormal part of nature. Agood weather website forchildren is www.weather-wizkids.com.

Help kids cope with disasters with these strategies

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Indian Springs softball triumphs Under the lights at Allyn Brook Park, the top two out of the four girls’ majors teams

went head to head in the final competition. Indian Springs Golf Club, managed by JenHuddleston, prevailed over Around the Clock Heating and Cooling, led by managerMichael Mancini 10-6 in the final inning. Taylor McDermott pitched a four innings, andTyra Hultgren closed out the final two. Around the Clock was within one point of tyingthe score when a home-run, hit by Hannah Huddleston, brought new inspiration to Indi-an Springs.

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Team members pictured, from bot-tom left: Taylor McDermott, KellyBoothroyd, Dana Boothroyd, Melis-sa Fowler, Ava Pitruzzello, OliviaTawa. Top row from left, Coach TimMcDermott, Colby Courchesne, TyraHultgren, Coach Eric Hultgren, Is-abella Marotta, Coach TomBoothroyd, Allie Lecza, AshleyShuetz, Hannah Huddleston andmanager, Jen Huddleston.

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Grace Meadow Farm of Middlefield recently par-ticipated in its first show of the year. Placing atthe show were Olivia Tawa winning day end cham-pion in Jr. English on “Pars Silver John,” Brid-gett Turecek in Open on “Ive Got Nomer Cash,”and Avery Mendick in Walk-Trot on “Pars SilverJohn.” Brittany Hall and Carol D’agostino partici-pated in their first WTC and Julia Gillotti took sec-ond in showmanship.

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School BriefsGraduates

Choate Rosemary Hall -Kathryn Bronson, JeremyScalzi, Emily Sokol ofDurham; Daniel Piscatelli ofMiddlefield.

Dean’s listEastern Connecticut

State University - JamesMalcolm, William Malcolmof Middlefield; MichaelSbona, Jeff Tiedemann ofDurham.

Fitchburg University,Massachusetts - Jill Hughesof Durham.

Muhlenberg College,Pennsylvania - Rachel Langof Middlefield.

Sacred Heart University- Molly Ferrari of Durham.

Scholasticachievements

Chelsea A. Tuttle ofDurham recently receivedthe Outstanding JuniorAward at Quinnipiac Univer-sity’s Undergraduate AwardsDay.

Jill Hughes of Durhamwas recently awarded theEarly Childhood EducationScholarship award and theRoberta Fitzmaurice Con-nors Scholarship award atthe annual Honors Convoca-tion at Fitchburg University,Massachusetts.

Will Griffin of Durhamhas been appointed editor ofexecutive articles for theBoston College Environmen-tal Affairs Law Review.


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For more information andto schedule an appointment,call Amanda at (860) 349-3153.

Get in shapeThe Senior Center has

scheduled exercise classesfor seniors every Mondayand Friday, at 7:45 a.m. Yogaclasses are scheduled forWednesdays, at 7:45 a.m. Theclasses are on a drop-in basisand free to Middlefield sen-iors, age 60 and older. Bring awater bottle and mat. Formore information, call (860)349-7121.

Knitting andcrocheting

Knitters and crochetersmeet every Thursday, at 9:30a.m., at the Middlefield Se-nior Center for coffee andknitting. Bring your unfin-ished project or learn a newone. The group also makesAfghans for the MiddlesexCancer Center and the Mid-State Cancer Center. Yarnand needles are available.

Blood pressurescreenings

Free Blood PressureScreenings are held everyfirst and third Wednesday ofeach month, at noon, at theMiddlefield Senior Center.No appointment is necessary.

Durham seniorlunches

Senior lunches are offeredevery Monday and Wednes-day at the Durham ActivityCenter, 350 Main St. The El-derly Nutrition program isdesigned to provide nutri-tional meals, at a low cost topersons ages 60 and over andtheir spouses. To cover thecost of the meal, a suggesteddonation is welcome. To

make lunch reservations,call Amanda Pedersen, sen-ior cafe manager, at (860) 349-3153. Bingo is offered everyWednesday, at 1 p.m., follow-ing the luncheon.

Senior BusThe Durham/Middlefield

Senior Bus is available fortransportation to activitieson Tuesday and Wednesday.There is no fee for this serv-ice. Planned trips include:The Christmas Tree Shops inManchester and Orange,Yankee Candle in Deerfield,Mass., IKEA, Mohegan Sun,Foxwoods, Evergreen Walk,WFSB Better Yet Connecti-cut, Stew Leonards, FootPrints, Maritime Aquarium,Mystic Village and the Thim-ble Islands, to name a few.The bus schedule can befound at various establish-ments in Durham, such asthe library, the Durham Ac-tivity Center, Town Hall andonline at www.townof-durhamct.org. Call (860) 347-5661 Monday through Friday,9 a.m. to 3 p.m., to make areservation.

Senior exerciseSenior exercise is offered

Monday, Wednesday and Fri-day, at the Durham ActivityCenter. Two classes are of-fered: 9 a.m. and 10 a.m.There is no cost for Durhamresidents 60 and over.

St. Luke’sEldercare

St. Luke’s supports suc-cessful aging and independ-ent living serving veteransand elders. Free services pro-vided are friendly visiting,out-of-area medical trans-portation, transportation forelderly veterans to VA hospi-tals, grocery shopping servic-es, minor home repair, infor-mation/resource referral, in-dividual case management,education/advocacy, TheGatekeeper Program, Ac-cess4Care and St. Luke’sApartments on Broad Streetin Middletown. For specificinformation on their servic-es, call (860) 347-5661. St.Luke’s is located at 760 Say-brook Road in Middletown.

The Middlefield SeniorCenter is located in the Mid-dlefield Community Center at

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Durham, and Stephen Lu, an-nounce the birth of their daughter,Riley Sophia Lu.

Riley was born on April 24, 2013,at 12:36 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds,1 ounce and was 19 inches in length.

Maternal grandparents are Lisaand Doug Mentlick, of Durham.

Riley and her parents reside inHaverill, Mass.

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The Durham Senior Center celebrated the birthdaysof Sylvia Fazzino and Ernest Clark at the May seniorluncheon.

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Submitted by Eileen Chupron

Brandon Tang, a stu-dent in Maryellen Za-stawsky’s fourth gradeclassroom at Korn Ele-mentary School, wasrecognized recently atthe state capitol build-ing. Brandon was oneof five students in thestate to win first prizefor creating a posterthat demonstratedgood citizenship hap-pening in his communi-ty.

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Church has scheduled aspring tag sale for Saturday,June 15, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.,in the church parking lot.The sale offers collectibles,treasures, small furniture,toys, books as well as homebaked goods. Proceeds bene-fit the mission and ministryof St. John’s Church.

Because of the tag sale, theFriday Night CommunitySupper will not be held onFriday, June 14.

For more information, call(203) 239-0156.

Notre DameChurch

Notre Dame Church, 280Main St., has scheduled anauthentic Haitian dinnerand craft sale at the church.The craft sale is scheduledfor Saturday, June 22 from 10a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday,June 23, from 9 a.m. to noon.The dinner is scheduled forSaturday, June 22, at 5:30 p.m.Menu includes creole chick-en, red snapper, grio (ovenfired seasoned pork pieces),stewed goat, vegetables, Hait-ian rice, beverages anddessert. A fee is charged. Pro-ceeds benefit Outreach toHaiti. For more informationand tickets, call Maryann Bo-ord at (860) 349-1431.

Notre Dame Church, 280Main St., has scheduled itsmonthly flea markets and tagsale for Saturday, July 6, Aug.3, Sept. 7 and Oct. 5, from 8a.m. to 1 p.m. The event willbe in the church hall, rectorygarage, parking lot and theside lawn of the church, rainor shine. The event featureshousehold goods, pots andpans, dishes, craft supplies,sewing supplies, furniture,clothing, shoes, antiques,toys, collectibles, books,Christmas decoration, andmore. A jewelry table will beset up inside. Breakfast andlunch will be available forpurchase. Vendor space isavailable for rent.

For more information, callBob Smith at (860) 349-0356.

FaithBriefs

Over the past 46 years it isestimated that this organiza-tion has raised over $1 mil-lion dollars to support andsubsidize athletic programs.The design for the Bench-warmer trademark was cre-ated by Frederick Beuther,an art teacher at DurhamHigh School.

The school seal that is dis-played on class rings, theschool podium and gradua-tion diplomas was designedand made by the Herff JonesRing Company.

How fortunate the commu-nities of Durham/Middle-field are to have an exempla-

ry regional school districtwith excellent facilitiesalong with great teachers.Our school facilities con-tribute to a number of co-curricular/athletic pro-grams that promote opportu-nities to engage students be-yond the classroom.

In closing, I would like tosay it is nice to be back andto be able to share some in-sight with community mem-bers as related to the historyof Regional School District13.

I am glad to be here andhope during my short tenureI will contribute to the for-ward movement of theschool and constituents willbenefit from my successfulexperiences as a school ad-ministrator.

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Coginchaug High School teacher Megan Ka-vanaugh, left, presented an award to exchange stu-dent from Germany, Hannah Zobele, during theschool’s recent Underclass Awards Ceremony.

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Summer PlaygroundWednesday, June 26

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Little People ProgramMonday, June 25 and

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Night Recreation Youth Program meets every Tues-

day and Thursday evenings,from June 27 to Aug. 8, atStrong School for students en-tering grades five througheight. Open to Durham andMiddlefield residents. Activi-ties include table games, mu-sic, volleyball, basketball andspecial events. A fee ischarged.

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Shoshin Ryu Classes - AtAllyn Brook Park on Mondayand Thursday evenings, forgrades two through eight,and adults. Call Toby Bates at(860) 349-3075 for informationon class instruction.

Cheerleading SpiritClinic

July 22-26. For grades en-tering grades three througheight, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., atStrong School. Learn cheers,chants, stunts and a dance.Last day. A fee is charged.Open to all residents.

Summer Track and FieldClinic

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Little Devils FootballSkills Clinic

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Blue Devil Varsity PlusFootball Clinic

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All registration forms andinformation are available on-line at townofdurhamct.org,call (860) 343-6724 or [email protected].

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sion - Tuesday, June 18 at 7:30p.m. “House of Silk” by An-thony Horowitz. Copies ofthe book are available at thelibrary. All are welcome.

Book Lovers’ Circle -Wednesday, July 3 at 7:30 p.m.“Calligrapher’s Daughter”by Eugenia Kim. Copies ofthe book are available at thelibrary. All are welcome.

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Hours: Mondays-Thurs-days, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Satur-days, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. ClosedFridays.

The library is closed onSaturdays for the summer.The library is scheduled to beclosed Thursday, July 4.

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Do you have a collectionyou’d like to share? Are you acommunity group interestedin showcasing your work? Ifso, please contact the Chil-dren’s Department at (860)349-3857 to use the downstairsdisplay case.

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123 Broad St. in Middletown,is open from 9 a.m. to 8:30p.m. Monday through Thurs-day, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Fri-days, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. onSaturdays.

Library Briefs Big fish

During a recent fishing trip, Mid-dlefield fisherman Harry Barbercaught two trophy-sized browntrout and Durham fisherman PalBenjunas caught another. Thefish weighed between 7 and 9pounds.


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Local scouts earn Gold AwardTwo local girl scouts have earned

the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highestaward a girl can earn in Girl Scouting.

Sarah Ertle of Durham developedan academic component to her localmiddle school’s annual Field Day Step-Up event. Her goal was to allow fourthgraders who didn’t excel at sports tofeel comfortable engaging in a litera-ture and logic-based activity. The aca-demic program is scheduled to becomea part of the school’s annual Field Day.Currently at Wellesley College, she isconsidering joining the Peace Corpsafter graduation.

Catherine Clara Kannam ofDurham organized a team and built setpieces for local community theaterproductions at John Lyman Elemen-tary School in Middlefield. The sets were used for a production of Disney’s “The Aristocats” and for a production of“Annie.” She plans to study theology and music while continuing her commitment to community service.

Julia Rose Messier, and Kelly Szwaja both Cromwell; Kasey Jacobs of Killingworth and Bree Currier of Portlandalso earned the gold award.

Eagle projectfundraiser

John Amendola, of BoyScout Troop 270, hasplanned a fundraiser toraise $1,500 for his EagleScout project, a storageshed for United Churchesof Durham.

Amendola will performyard work, take junk to thedump, remove small treesand other small projects toraise the funds.

For more information,contact Amendola at [email protected].

TrailsContinued from page 6

the New Britain Museum ofAmerican Art, the ConnecticutForest and Park Association inMiddlefield, and Hartford ArtSchool.

Randi Hopkins, curator forBosworth’s work, said the exhi-bition will be a sort of trail thatruns alongside the New Eng-land Trail.

Hopkins said Bosworth is anotable artist because she tooka traditional genre of land-scape and used a traditionalmethod — and old film accor-dion camera — and she is ableto make this contemporary im-age that speaks to what the trailmeans to the culture today.

Previously, Bosworth’s workhas been displayed at theSmithsonian Art Museum inWashington, D.C. and thePhoenix Art Museum, Ariz.

According to a NPS press re-lease, Bosworth’s images echothe work of the Hudson RiverSchool of painters, who paint-ed in the area of the New Eng-land Trail. For example,Thomas Cole painted “Viewfrom Mount Holyoke,Northampton, Massachusetts,after a Thunderstorm-theOxbow” in 1836. Bosworthmore recently photographedthe same oxbow from the trail.

Despite upcoming exhibi-tion, the work on the trail is notyet done. Bosworth will contin-ue carrying her accordion cam-era up ridges in search of hersubject.

“It’s not done yet,” she said. For more information about

the New England Trail andBosworth’s work, visitwww.newenglandtrail.org.

Photo by Girl Scouts of Connecticut.

Gold Award recipients, from left: Catherine Clara Kannam of Durham;Sarah Ertle of Durham; Kasey Jacobs of Killingworth; Bree Currier ofPortland; Kelly Szwaja of Cromwell; and Julia Rose Messier ofCromwell.

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As the 2013 season got un-derway recently, the Fortyand Over Men’s Softball teamManager Steve Ackermanwelcomed back his veteranplayers, including pitchersWayne Hubbard and Bob Ed-wards, first baseman JackCarr, left fielder Wills Evers,third baseman-outfielderKen Judson, right fielder BobDynia, as well as utilitymenGeorge Miller, Bruce Bissonand Russ Harrison.

After a short hiatus, SteveGreen and Mike Mills havere-joined the team. “BostonMike” in particular appearsrejuvenated, having been adesignated hitter in his earli-er stint; his play in the fieldhas been a positive early inthe year. Green also looks tobe in prime shape as in thepast. The team also addedMicah Ackerman and BobMounts for some offensiveand defensive depth. Acker-man awaits the arrival ofsome additional talent to so-lidify the team, includingshortstop Steve Dimartinoand outfielder Charlie Math-er, who hopes to overcomesome lingering injuries.

Matty’s has come out ofthe gate sluggish, droppingcontests to Mad Murphy’sand Killingworth. Harrison(5 hits in 6 at bats) and Miller(4 for 6) were top hitters, withEvers and Judson each hav-ing three hits apiece. Carrmade the most of his twohits, with a triple and double.Dynia leads the squad with 3runs batted in; Harrison has2. Evers and Judson haveeach scored twice. Edwardshad a tough first gameagainst Murphy’s, but cameback with a quality effortversus Killingworth. Hub-bard, battling health con-

cerns, did an excellent job inrelief to keep Matty’s closeagainst Killingworth.

Matty’s played ElectricWorks June 3. Results will bereported in an upcoming edi-tion of Town Times. TheMatt-Men also had a date inHigganum June 10.

Time Out Taverne andowners Gary Carmichael andthe Castigliones were formersponsors for the team. Newsponsors for the 2013 seasonare Carmela and Matt Lock-wood, owners of the recentlyopened Matty’s Next DoorSports Bar on South MainStreet, Middletown.

By Jim BransfieldSpecial to Town Times

The scholastic sports sea-son for the Coginchaug Re-gional Blue Devils has cometo an end.

The baseball team won itsfirst game in the CIAC ClassS tournament by defeatingWindsor Locks 1-0 in nine in-nings. But the Blue Devilswere knocked out in the tour-ney’s second round 7-3 by St.Bernard High of Uncasville.

Coach Ted Lombardo’steam, which credited its suc-cess to pitching and defense,

finished 12-11.The softball team lost to

Lauralton Hall of Milford 8-1in its only CIAC Class Mgame. The 2012 Class S cham-pions finished 9-13.

Lauralton Hall, in anotherexample of the CIAC’s hardto figure classification sys-tem, was the school that lostthe Class LL title to Mercy ofMiddletown in basketball onthe Tigers’ near miracle end-of-game play. Yet in softball,the all-girls Catholic school isClass M. Go figure.

There were several Cogin-chaug athletes who per-

formed well at the CIACClass S state championshiptrack meet held at WillowBrook Park in New Britain.

In the girls meet, whichwas won by Bloomfield, soph-omore Jessica Drop finishedfourth in the 800 meter runwith a time of 2:25.06. KellyDonovan took eighth in the100 meter hurdles in 16.98seconds and Bailey Mauswas seventh in the 300 meterhurdles with a time of 50.45seconds.

The 4x400 meter relay

Another sports year comes to a close for Coginchaug

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1993Continued from page 1

Photo by Diana Carr

Former All-Star play-ers Sarah (Arrigoni)Ezzo and Jill Munsonreunite to recall the1993 Coginchaug Lit-tle League SoftballTeam.

Regionals. That’s the tourna-ment just before the WorldSeries for Little League,where three coach buses fullof fans from Durham andMiddlefield showed up to sur-prise them.

“We came in second, losingto New York,” Ezzo said. “Wewere one game away from theWorld Series.”

Ezzo was one of threepitchers (there was a rulethat the players could onlypitch every other game; whenshe wasn’t pitching sheplayed outfield), and herrepertoire of skills includedthrowing the balls at differ-ent locations and the change-up (which is a slower pitch;changing the pace of thepitch throws the batter offbalance).

Munson, who played leftfield, said they had differentfielding plays, depending on

the situation. In theNew England Tourna-ment, she caught the fi-nal out, which ended thegame and won them thechampionship.

Ezzo’s father, Ray Ar-rigoni, was the thirdbase coach, “and he wouldtell us batters what to do,”Ezzo said. “For instance, atouch of the hat meant toswing away, and a touch tothe chin was the signal tobunt.”

For the New England Tour-nament, the teams stayed atthe Giovanni Center in Bris-tol, which had been made forbaseball. “We were the firstteam to stay there,” Ezzo

said. “We got to meet the oth-er team players, and we madegood friends. We wanted towin but it wasn’t like we hadto. Our coaches were compet-itive, but they wanted this tobe fun for us.”

The state championshiprequired 18 games in 21 days,a grueling schedule played inthe heat and the rain and thedirt, but even then they were

having fun. “We all got alonggreat,” Ezzo said.

“We had nicknames foreach other, and we got toknow all the parents so well.”“We always knew what par-ent to go to for what,” addedMunson, “like for candy or adrink or a band-aid.”

Fond memories of thatyear abound. Like tradingpins. They got a pin whenthey won a tournament, andthis they kept, but the towngave them pins they couldtrade. “The goal was to get asmany kinds of pins that youcould,” Ezzo said. “It was coolgetting pins from the differ-ent states. We put them, aswell as the pins we won, onour hats.”

And then there were theaccolades – the parade thetown held for them; the bill-board next to Timeout Tav-ern, congratulating them; re-ceiving jackets that read“New England Champions,”and had their names on them.And going to the state capitol

to meet Gov. Lowell Weiker,where they received a letterof recognition.

Ezzo and Munson remem-ber the large crowds theydrew, with their extendedfamilies, and even peoplewho didn’t have kids on theteam, coming to see themplay. They also learned a fewcheers from other teams, thatthey did at every game, andwhich required the crowd’sparticipation.

But their fondest memo-ries are of their teammates.Said Ezzo, “We were so luckyto have a group of girls thatplayed so well together. Itwas awesome. We could al-ways count on each other tomake the play.

“Sometimes people under-estimated us because wewere so small. We surprisedpeople. We were the most‘winningest’ team in Cogin-chaug Little League history.”

(Were you on the team ordid your child participate?Send your memories [email protected] andwe’ll publish them at a laterdate this summer.)

team was fifth with a time of4:17.91 and the 4x800 teamwas seventh with a time of10:36.28.

In the boys competition,Mike Decker was sixth in the400 meters with a time of53.27 seconds, Ben Tabor wasthird in the 800 meters with atime of 2:00.16 and ChristianAlberico was eighth in the1,600 meters (4:39.58) and fifthin the 3,200 meters (10:00.57).

The 4x400 meter relay teamwas fourth with a time of3:31.74.

The top eight finishersscore points for their team.The girls finished 16th andthe boys were 14th.

The girls tennis team fin-ished 5-13 and the boys tennisteam was 7-13. The boys golfteam finished 7-11.

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Coginchaug Little League SoftballTeam New England Champions 1993

Right: Front row, from left: Megan Castor, Lisa Morettini, ShannonRyder, Sarah Arrigoni, Heather Dragon, Brandi Daly. Back row,from left: Coach Nancy Miller, Jill Munson, Michaela DeShane,Coach Toni Calcagni, Katie Powers, Coach Dane Castor, KatieArcher, Dana Sheehan, Coach Sherry Castor, Amy Drega, andHead Coach Ray Arrigoni.

The team picnic. Signs throughout town honored the team.

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