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Thursday September 1, 2011

Volume XXVI, No. 35

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Waves pound Gulf Beach Sunday just before noon, when the local tide was at its highest.

Irene clobbers shoreline
Decks, siding, windows — many gone
By Jill K. Dion
Editor
Lorraine Huber sobbed
when she saw what
Tropical Storm Irene did
to the Bayview Beach
house that had sheltered
four generations of her
family during the summer months.
Crashing waves ripped
off the back of the house,
leaving the rear living
room exposed and its
wooden floor covered
with sand and mud.
She wasn’t home when
Irene wreaked its havoc.
“I went to Howard
Johnson,” she said
Sunday as family and friends gathered around to offer comfort.
The house has been in the family since 1949, and while it suffered
similar damage in the winter of 1981,
Huber wasn’t quite sure yet if she
would fix it this time. In fact, she had

recently decided to sell it — “for sale”
signs went up not long ago, though
Irene washed them away.
“This was my favorite place on
earth,” she said, explaining that this
had become her summer home: She
lives in Florida in the winter.

A truck braves the water at Gulf Beach. Photo
above is Anchor Beach. (Ratzenberger Photo)

All around her, beach
front homes suffered
similar damage, though
to the naked eye, it
wasn’t quite as bad
as the damage at her
house. Decks and siding were ripped from
homes: Many houses
had been engulfed by
water before the water
receded.
Huber said she felt
badly for all her neighbors. Though heartbroken, she said she was
happy she had taken a
number of family photos and other keepsakes
with her when she left
her house before Irene.
She also showed a bit of humor.
Pointing at a wooden cabinet in a sitting room, into which rushing water
had pushed a sofa and other furniture,
she said, “Look, not a dish fell off the
- see Shoreline on page 12A

(Photo by Ralph Petitti)

Damages total
millions of dollars
It’s too early to determine
the total storm damage here,
but Mayor James Richetelli Jr.
speculated it will be in the tens
of millions of dollars.
“Some homes are completely destroyed,” the mayor said.
“Well, maybe not completely
destroyed but close enough.
And these are shoreline homes,
so they’re costly, and therefore
the tally of damages is likely to
get quite high.”
The hardest hit areas in
Milford include Bayview
Beach, Point Beach, Hillside,
Broadway and East Broadway,
where homes suffered extensive
damage.

“The worst I saw was
Bayview,” the mayor said.
“That area got kicked quite
heavily.”
“There were no serious injuries, thankfully,” he added.
The river areas were not
affected as emergency officials
had feared because less rain fell
than was initially predicted.
The mayor said it will take
some time to get everything in
order throughout the city.
There is sand in the streets,
and public right-of-ways to be
cleared of trees and debris.
City leaders met with FEMA
- see Dollars on page 12A

City will pick up
branches, debris
As Tropical Storm Irene rushed out of Milford Sunday,
municipal officials were formulating damage assessments and cleanup plans to return the city to normal.
Department of Public Works crews will pick up tree
debris generated by the storm.
The limbs must be cut into lengths no longer than four
feet and properly bundled for pick-up. And the debris
must not be placed in the roadway.
The debris will be picked up on a continuing basis
throughout the city, or residents can bring the debris to
the transfer station.
“Our first priority will be opening our streets and making them safe,” Mayor James Richetelli Jr. said. “We
need to get the trees and debris off the streets, and allow
utility crews safe access to the repair projects.”
At the height of Irene, officials said at least 50% of
utility customers were without electricity. And they cautioned that live wires may be present in storm debris for a
- see Cleanup on page 13A

The rear wall of Lorraine Huber’s house at Bayview
Beach was ripped away.
(Photo by Joan Savage)

Inside
Arts & Leisure ..................... 7A
Classifieds ......................... 19A
Obituaries ........................... 8A
Opinion .............................. 4A
Police News ........................ 3A
Senior News ..................... 16A
Sports ............................... 17A
Spotlight ............................. 6A
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THE MILFORD MIRROR, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Irene strikes hard

Tropical Storm Irene struck Milford in the early morning hours Sunday,
leaving behind a wrecked shoreline. At the height of the storm, high
winds and higher tides, combining with rain totals from overnight,
left many in the city without power. Officials said at least 50% of
utility customers were without electricity by Sunday night. Clockwise
from the top, some images captured along the shore during Sunday
morning’s high tide: The Gulf Beach lifeguard tower sits unattended;
a group of sightseers along Walnut Beach fail to heed safety warnings; waves pound the wall along the Gulf Beach parking lot; a lone
resident attempts to return to her flooded home on East Broadway;
residents begin to survey the damage as the tide recedes, and finally,
water tops the wall at Gulf Beach, threatening Goodie’s Snack Bar.
(Photos by Ralph Petitti)

THE MILFORD MIRROR, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

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P&Z approves Alpha Street plan with several conditions
Jill K. Dion
Editor
The Milford Planning and
Zoning Commission recently
approved a plan to rehabilitate
15 former military homes.
The Alpha Street home
proposal passed unanimously, but with conditions.
Conditions include creating a
walkway or path between the
houses, and leaving one lot
undeveloped as open space.
The history of the development is interesting. In the late
1950s, the U.S. government
bought a section of land in
Milford from the Quinnipiac
Council of Boys Scouts and
built 16 single-family homes
to house military personnel.
The homes were adjacent
to a Nike Missile Defense
Site on Eels Hill Road, which

has long been abandoned.
Current plans call for renovating and upgrading 15 of
the homes, which have been
empty a couple of years, and
turning them into moderately
priced starter homes or housing for older people looking
for a smaller home. One of
the houses was destroyed by
fire years ago, and the developer had hoped to rebuild it.
The application by John
Horton to renovate the homes
actually stood before the
Planning & Zoning Board
and the Zoning Board of
Appeals at the same time,
which some city officials say
was an unusual circumstance.
Horton has a contract to buy
the property from Milford
Heights LLC when the development plan is approved.
The single-story houses

on Alpha Street are built on
slabs and create a unique
neighborhood in appearance,
primarily because of the size
and closeness of the homes.
The homes are about 1,200square-feet in living space.
Susan
Shaw,
P&Z
Chairman, said the cluster
of homes will be a “nice
neighborhood” if developed
properly.
Horton said he plans to
go before the P&Z board
Tuesday to review detailed
plans that incorporate the
board’s conditions. He said
he viewed some of the conditions as “vague,” and while
he hopes to move forward, he
has to see if his interpretation
of the conditions meets with
the board’s approval.
The Planning and Zoning Board approved plans to renovate homes on Alpha

Street.

Political Briefs

Ticket booth coming to Walnut Beach
By Carole Walker
Correspondent
Walnut Beach visitors
will enter the parking area
in style when a small stone
structure at the entrance to
the parking lot is completed
in September.
The Walnut Beach welcome shack and the parking
attendant’s office, is the latest addition to the beautification project headed by the
Walnut Beach Enhancement
Committee.
According to Bob Gregory,
director of Community
Development, the committee
put together a $1 million state
grant proposal, and former
Speaker of the House Jim
Amann helped push the bill
through the legislature.
In addition to the welcome
shack, a storage room, currently under construction, is
being added to the Walnut

A ticket booth takes shape at Walnut Beach.
(Photo by Carole Walker)
Beach restrooms. When it
is completed at the end of
September, people who rent
the Walnut Beach pavilion
will be able to use the stored

tables and chairs in addition
to the existing picnic tables
located in the pavilion.
Other projects currently
underway at Walnut Beach

Blake proposes ordinance

are a modification of the
parking lot, and the continuation of the sidewalk from the
end of the new boardwalk to
East Broadway.
Michael Jacobsen, recreation supervisor for the
City of Milford, said this
will enable visitors to easily
access the commerce center
of Devon. “These projects
were originally scheduled to
be completed by June 30, but
probably won’t be completed
until the end of September or
October,” Jacobsen said.
Jacobsen said the completion in May of the boardwalk
between Silver Sands State
Park and Walnut Beach has
brought more visitors to the
area.
“There is a lot more traffic.
I can definitely tell,” he said.
Milford residents with
beach stickers can park for
free at Walnut Beach. The fee
for out-of-town visitors is $5
per car.

Captain’s Cove celebrates 10th anniversary
The Connecticut Fallen
Heroes Foundation will be
teaming up with the band, and
local sensation, Remember
September at Captain’s Cove
Seaport, 1 Bostwick Ave.,
Bridgeport, on Sunday, Sept.
11. The event is free and
open to the public. Team
members will be setting up
tables around 1 p.m., on the
deck outside to recognize
the importance of this special anniversary that changed
America and the way we
lived forever.
Remember
September
is set to perform between
3 and 7 p.m., with a short
break around 4 p.m., where
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes and
Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch
will say a few words and

reflect on that fateful day 10
years ago. Lt. Gov. Nancy
Wyman will also try and
make it down.
“Captain’s Cove owners
Jill Williams and David Toth
have been great supporters of
the Connecticut Fallen Heroes
Foundation over the years, as
well as band manager John
Schod,” said Mike Mastroni,
foundation chairman.
“They donate their time
as well as funding to our
cause and are some of the
nicest folks we have ever
come across,” said team
member Linda Hvizdo, who
is the manager of Homewood
Suites in Stratford.
The day is also used as a
stepping stone to the foundation’s Fallen Heroes Memorial

Police News
DUI

MIlford Police arrested Kevin Routhier, 32 of
Naugatuck for DUI on August
26 after they observed his
vehicle traveling on Bridgeport
Avenue and not obeying the
lane markings.
Police pulled Routhier over
after he continued to make
unsafe lane changes. During
a stop of the vehicle, police
found that Ruthier was operating the vehicle while under the
influence.
Ruthier is charged with failure to drive in proper lane,
failure to carry a license and
DUI.
Bond was set at $500 for
court on Sept. 15.

Weapon

Milford police received a suspicious activity complaint at
the Westfield Mall and arrested Christina Pollitz, 19 of
Brooklyn for possession of an
electronic defense weapon.
Pollitz is charged with carrying a dangerous weapon. Bond
was $1,000.

Threatening

Milford police arrested and
charged David Zaccaria, 45 of
Stratford for a disturbance he
created at Port Milford during the lead up to the arrival
of Tropical Storm Irene on
Saturday.
Police say that on Saturday
evening Zaccaria was advised
by a representative of the
marina that it was not safe to
stay on his boat during the
storm and he was told to leave
the property.
Zaccaria refused to leave
the marina and, according to
a police report, he pushed the
marina representative to the
ground, nearly knocking him
into the water.
Zaccaria then allegedly
poured gasoline onto the boat
dock and threatened to light
the dock on fire with a flare
gun.
Zaccaria is charged with
reckless endangerment, breach
of peace, threatening and discharging a substance into the
harbor without a permit.
Bond was set at $10,000 for
court on September 13.

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Tribute, which will take place
at Trumbull’s Indian Ledge
Park on Saturday, Sept. 24
The foundation had 300
special 10th anniversary Tshirts made just for this occasion and they will be selling
them for $20 each that afternoon.
“Wait until you see these,
there is nothing else like it,
we incorporated the fireman’s
helmet and police officers cap
along with the boot, helmet,
and dog tags of our country’s

fallen,” said team member
Kevin Murphy of Sikorsky.
“Then we had the eagle and
white dove swinging around
the towers on each end.”
The Sikorsky Finance
Women’s Forum will also
be helping the Connecticut
Fallen Heroes Foundation
that day with a sports raffle,
along with other items.
For more information, visit
ctfallenheroes.org.

Mayoral candidate and 5th District Alderman Ben Blake
unveiled a plan recently that would offer tax relief to members of the armed forces.
“When men and women put on the uniform and serve
our nation in combat,” Blake said, “they need to know that
their government and their hometown will offer them support and assistance wherever possible.”
Earlier this year, the state legislature passed Public Act
No. 11-62, which allows municipalities to waive one year’s
worth of interest due on property taxes for active-duty
members of the armed forces who are stationed outside of
the state.
Men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan have
already been granted this exemption by statute, but the
new law gives municipalities the option to expand this
protection to all active-duty residents who are stationed
outside Connecticut. Blake is seeking to pass an ordinance
to codify this exemption for Milford residents.
State Senator Gayle Slossberg offered the following
statement: “With the legislation passed last session and
Ben’s ordinance, our troops serving out of state will no longer pay an unfair penalty for serving out of state when their
property taxes are due. I am proud that Ben has proposed
this ordinance, which, when passed, will be amongst the
first in the state to provide proper relief to the brave men
and women who are called to duty outside our state.”

Joy proposes hurricane relief

Alderman Bernard ‘Bob’ Joy, Jr. said he will propose a
hurricane-relief ordinance that will waive all city building,
planning and related fees in Milford through Dec. 1 for
residents devastated by Irene last weekend. The proposed
ordinance would only affect city, and not state, fees.
“Many local homes have been destroyed and/or damaged
by Hurricane Irene,” said Joy. “This is true from Woodmont
and Bayview Beach to East Broadway and Laurel Beach
— and throughout the city — where flooding and fallen
trees have created havoc and destruction.”
Joy said he will also propose a resolution at the next
Board of Aldermen meeting to re-word an applicable ordinance with language permitting discretion in fee collection
from Irene victims. A small part of these fees is state-mandated and cannot be waived locally, Joy explained.
In addition, Joy said he will strongly advocate the creation of a special task force, consisting in part of permitting
and other appropriate officials, to meet regularly over the
next weeks to give prompt review, advice, feedback, and,
if possible, necessary permits, to applicants seeking to
rebuild and recover from Irene.

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Editorial

City was well prepared

M

ilford ofﬁcials did an awesome job
preparing for Irene, which was expected
to roar into town as a hurricane but was
downgraded to a tropical storm over the weekend.
The downgrading didn’t mean much to people
on the shoreline who were trapped in their homes
and needed to get out. Milford police and fire
officials, with help from the National Guard,
made sure they were rescued.
This couldn’t have happened without the kind
of preparation that went into gearing up for the
storm.
Local officials set up an emergency shelter at
Jonathan Law High School that appeared to run as
smooth as silk. There were cots, snacks, and even
games for children, plus volunteer and city staffers to keep the facility running. There was even
a place for pets, so residents wouldn’t hesitate to
leave their homes if there was a potential danger.
City leaders — from police and fire to the
mayor’s office and public works — were in regular contact with each other before and during the
storm. They prepared for who had to be where;
called in extra staff, pulled people off of vacation
if they needed to be in Milford, and they readied
for downed trees and downed power lines.
Communication was nearly perfect. News and
alerts were posted on the city’s Web site, and the
city’s emergency alert phone messaging system
was activated to directly inform residents about
dangers in their neighborhoods.
A media information center was set up at the
Milford Health Department, and although the
media didn’t really use the center, it showed considerable planning on the part of city officials.
There was a small glitch when an initial notice
about streets that were to be evacuated was sent
to all phones in the 06460 zip code area Saturday,
rather than just to the impacted roads. Fire officials quickly remedied that and sent a follow-up
message.
Public works crews were ready to roll when
the storm quieted down and streets needed to be
cleared from roads.
It’s great to know that Milford is this organized
and will be this prepared during an emergency.
The fact that there were no storm-related injuries here is testament to the planning and professionalism of not just city leaders, but the rank and
file employees too. The city nurses, public works
employees, school custodians, as well as our
police and fire chief and the others at the top of
the emergency preparedness ladder, did their parts
to make sure Milford was ready for the worst.
As the weeks unfold, city residents and business owners will need to rely on this level of
professionalism as they try to get their homes and
livelihoods back in order. The city has already
arranged for pickup of tree limbs and debris from
residents’ homes, and that will be a comfort to
people with lots of branches to get rid of.
Many also will have to count on the city’s ability to quickly coordinate FEMA funds and create
a FEMA center, where people who suffered major
property damage will be able to seek help and
information.

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Columns

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Remembering the Hurricane of 1938

ith 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 problem. There were several
of us who lived in relative
proximity, 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 fol-

match sticks across Main
Street.
A few months prior to
Reﬂections the storm my parents had
By Ellen Beveridge purchased an electric stove,
a relatively rare appliance
in those days. My mother
lowing day.
was so proud of her gleamThe wind was fierce, and
ing
white stove, and it was a
the rain pelted down in
great
advancement from the
all directions. I especially
wood,
coal or gas stoves she
remember watching a large
had cooked on all her life.
maple tree in front of the
But the storm, which came
house next door. It had a
to
be known as the Great
large trunk that branched off
into three large sections. As September Gale because
the winds increased without the word hurricane was
let up, the sections began to not common in American
split open, wider with every vernacular at the time, had
brought down so many trees
gust.
Unlike so many trees that that electric power was out
for days. So my mother’s
were felled, this maple was
pride and joy was rendered
spared, but at a price. In
useless. I remember her
the end, the owners had it
reinforced with a heavy wire trotting next door to cook
some of our meals on the
in a triangular formation
gas stove of our neighboring
that connected the affected
family.
branches. This preserved it
Yes, it was a terrible
for many years, but it was
storm,
but little did anyone
never the same healthy tree
realize
we (but not everyit had been before it was so
one) had survived what
viciously attacked.
today would be classified as
Dad made it home suca category 3 hurricane, down
cessfully the day after
from what today would be
the storm. He had had his
a monstrous category 5 as
camera with him and took
several storm photos; one, I it churned its way up the
remember, showed a demol- Atlantic.
An unwanted notoriety
ished automobile with a
came to Connecticut when
large tree that had crashed
landfall was near New
into its roof. In the followHaven at about 2:30 p.m.
ing days, dad went about
But the greatest destruction
town (Stratford) taking
actually occurred eastward
photos of the devastation.
where the storm ferociously
Several captured the many
stately elm trees that lay like 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 deadliest 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, sometimes 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].

Selfishness vs. heroic virtue in times of trouble

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hat has always
frightened me about
disasters, beyond
the magnitude of destruction
and the loss of life and property, is that while they can
bring out the best in us, they
often bring out the worst.
They can open the tiny
portals into our souls, and
in microscopic moral detail,
reveal us to be either selfless people or selfish people.
Sometimes I shudder when
I see what I’m really all
about. Instead of courage,
there’s cowardice. Instead of
caring for others, I’m caring
for me.
A crisis can magnify our
character so much that acts
of compassion and kindness are elevated to what
saint-watchers call “heroic
virtue,” while acts of greed
and self-interest are shown
for what they truly are, classical evil.
The examples are many.
A store owner price-gouges
because people are rushing

stranded on the side of the
highway, and she waves for
help, but motorists pass by
Did I Say That? because they have their own
By Joe Pisani lives to worry about.
On the occasions that
to buy water and food. After I’ve been the one to pass
all, he reasons, everyone has by someone in need, I’ve
thought in a moment of selfto make a buck.
deception that it didn’t necAn old man struggles
essarily make me a bad perdown the stairs to escape
an office building during an son, even though I couldn’t
deny that it illuminated my
earthquake, and scores of
selfishness in a very painful
people rush by him while
one or two pause to help, but way.
I’m reminded of that parthen even they abandon him
able
of the Good Samaritan,
to save themselves.
where
two people walk by
Amid the hysteria and
the
traveler
who had been
turmoil, maybe one person
beaten and robbed and left
makes the sacrifice and
for dead. To their thinkstays with him to her own
ing,
they had good reasons
peril. Meanwhile, the rest of
to keep walking. However,
us with shaky consciences
when you’re the one lying
breathe a sigh of relief
by the side of the road,
because someone is doing
watching the parade of passwhat we know we should
ersby
look the other way, it
have done but were too
can lead you to despair.
afraid to do.
There were examples like
As the hurricane
that
during Hurricane Irene,
approaches, a car with a
in the supermarket aisles,
mother and children is

at the gas station lines, and
in the flooded areas where
people were stranded.
And yet, sometimes goodness still shines through,
and it can be an inspiration
for all of us — most especially 10 years ago on 9/11,
when terrorists hijacked four
jet airliners and slammed
them into the Twin Towers,
the Pentagon and a field in
Pennsylvania.
That day, there were
many heroes who acted with
exceptional grace. Some
thwarted the terrorists who
intended to slam a jet plane
into the Capitol, and many
more rushed into the World
Trade Center while everyone
else was rushing out.
They were ordinary men
and women who found that
thing called “heroic virtue”
inside themselves when the
world needed it most.
Joe Pisani can be reached
at [email protected].

THE MILFORD MIRROR, THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

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Columns

Is it time to ﬁre Metro-North?

I

s it time to find another
operating agency for our
commuter trains?
Consider the last year:
Winter service reductions,
summer strandings in sweltering heat, the M8 cars
almost two years late in
delivery, abusive and incompetent conductors, arrogant
and unresponsive management.
You may not realize that
Metro-North is hired by the
state of Connecticut to operate our trains. They work for
us. Yet they never seem to
be held accountable for their
mistakes.
Last week there was a
very loud “listening session”
for Metro-North President
Howard Permut, to hear
from passengers stranded on
July 22, in potentially lifethreatening conditions on the
hottest day of the year.

self-renews every five years.
Neither side has ever renegotiated the terms. There are
By Jim Cameron neither penalties for bad service nor incentives for good.
[email protected]
There is no accountability.
The income MetroMr. Permut said he came
North
makes from running
to listen and learn. Yet, he
New
Haven
line trains is
squirmed in his seat, his
more than they make from
body language screaming
discomfort, and hardly took the Hudson and Harlem
lines combined. We in
a single note as dozens of
Connecticut are Metrogood ideas were presented.
North’s main source of revHe apologized for what
enue. Yet, they hold all the
happened. But in a 20power and tell us what to do.
page “Open Letter to
The M8 project was
Commuters,” he acknowledged no fault, assessing the of their design, not
blame for what happened on Connecticut’s. The new car
contracts had set-asides for
old cars and power-lines.
minority and women-owned
How does Metro-North
keep this job, except for neg- businesses in N.Y., not CT.
Through their parent agency,
ligence in oversight by the
the MTA, Metro-North
CDOT?
determines capital expendiThe contract between
tures with no “yea” or “nay”
CDOT and Metro-North
votes from Connecticut, and

Talking
Transportation

then bills us for our share.
Yes, Metro-North has an
admirable on-time record.
And certainly many of the
issues they struggle with
regarding aging equipment,
insufficient repair facilities
and century-old power lines,
are not their fault.
But July’s stranding of
hundreds of passengers near
Greens Farms on the hottest
day of the year shows an
area easily improved upon:
staff training.
Why did conductors on
that train not communicate
with passengers, leaving
them so desperate they
called 911 to be rescued?
Why did it take passengers,
not conductors, to open windows and doors to cope with
the 100-plus degree heat?
Why did a conductor take
off his uniform so as to not
to be bothered by anxious

passengers? And when the
train did start moving, why
did conductors curse at each
other over the PA system for
all to hear?
What consequences did
those conductors face? Were
they disciplined? Re-trained?
Demoted? Fired? Nobody
knows, or at least the railroad won’t tell us.
Maybe it’s time to tell
Metro-North it can be
replaced. Other commuter
rail lines have changed operating agencies… the MBTA,
Virginia Railway Express…
and passengers found better
service at lower cost.
Yes, Connecticut can
“fire” Metro-North and find
someone else to run our
trains. Just because MetroNorth has had a monopoly
on our commuter lines since
1983 doesn’t mean they’re
the only game in town.

But first, our governor and
the legislature should ask the
CDOT what kind of oversight they conduct on MetroNorth. Why not an annual
report card? The CT Rail
Commuter Council issues
an annual report. I wonder
if anyone in Hartford reads
it. If they did, they’d know
these problems are not new.
Jim Cameron has been a
Darien resident for 20 years.
He is chairman of the CT
Metro-North/Shore Line East
Rail Commuter Council, and
a member of the Coastal
Corridor TIA and the
Darien RTM. The opinions
expressed in this column are
only his own. You can reach
him at CTRailCommuterCo
[email protected] or trainweb.org/ct.

Trudging up the mountain with the young’uns

S

omeone gave me a surprise subscription to a
popular men’s magazine, and it started arriving
last month with the bills and
junk mail.
My only other subscriptions are to “AARP” and
“Hobby Farms,” so this
opened up an exciting new
world for me, and I went
from reading about annuities
and beekeeping to how to
pick up hot chicks, which is
clearly a necessary skill on
the farm and in the retirement community.
The circulation department probably thought I was
a good candidate for free
sampling, the kind of guy

love of literature must be
waning because the Playboy
empire is crumbling, and
Did I Say That? that great American thinker
By Joe Pisani Hugh Hefner is headed for
the retirement mansion at
last, along with his smoking
who matches their demojacket.
graphics, a cool, hip, big
The magazine I get has
spending, youthful swinger.
articles
about things like
Well, maybe not “youthful”
and definitely not “swinger,” how to treat a hangover, how
although I have been known to smoke expensive cigars
and how to change the oil in
to squander money.
your Jaguar C-X75 superDuring the heyday of
car. But I’m the kind of guy
men’s magazines, many
guys I knew pretended to be who needs “how to” articles
“intellectuals” and said they about planting grass seed
read “Playboy” for the John and cleaning the garage.
As I leafed through the
Updike stories and not the
pages
in the privacy of the
buxom nude women. But the
bathroom so no one would

see me (there were no nude
women), I pondered the
chasm that separates young
men from old men. I hasten
to add, I’m not an old man
by Baby Boomer standards.
According to a recent poll,
Boomers say you don’t reach
“old age” until 70, and some
insisted it was 80, which
leads me to conclude I’m
actually going through a
very, very late adolescence.
Two stories inspired me,
one was about how a guy’s
face ages with wrinkles and
jowls, and the other about
cross-country running, which
deluded me into believing I could act like I was
35 again, so I jumped in

the car and drove to Mount
Washington, the highest peak
in the Northeast, to do some
hiking before it’s time for
knee-replacement.
Climbing one of the hardest trails up the 6,288-foot
mountain, which has the
world’s worst weather, was a
foolhardy thing to do, but we
adolescents are known for
impetuous behavior.
In the past, I’ve hiked
alone, but this time I brought
my daughter, Dana, in case I
had to be carried down on a
stretcher.
After hiking 10 hours —11
miles up and down Mount
Washington — my legs
ached, my knees were sore,

and I probably got a few
more wrinkles and jowls,
but I felt good. Somehow I
suspect I’m in better shape
than many readers of the hip
men’s magazine, who are
afflicted by a widespread
condition known as “the beer
belly.”
There were a lot of men
and women my age trudging up the mountain — they
were probably the ones who
said old age doesn’t start
until 80.
Joe Pisani can be reached
at [email protected].

Letters to the Editor

Making noise about noise ordinance
To the Editor:
I am writing in support
of Ben Blake for mayor of
Milford. My chief concerns,
like those of my neighbors, are
taxes and quality of life issues.
In particular, I am impressed
by Ben Blake’s commitment
to enacting a noise ordinance
in Milford.
Most municipalities in
Connecticut have a noise
ordinance, and it is surprising

and disturbing that we do not.
Noise control is a major quality of life and health issue.
An important aspect of
such an ordinance must be
coordination with the police
department to enforce ticketing of motorcycles that have
no mufflers or defective mufflers. These race up and down
Naugatuck Ave., for example,
at all hours of the day and
night, but I have yet to see

them ticketed.
About three weeks ago, I
e-mailed the Republican candidate Bob Joy on his web
site asking for his thoughts
concerning a noise ordinance.
I have still not received a
response.
I think Milford should have
a mayor responsive to citizens’
concerns.
Rosette Liberman

Wants prayers for 9/11 observance
To the Editor:
Upon hearing the decision
to not conduct prayer nor have
any clergy or religious representatives participate in New
York City’s 9/11 memorial
observance on the 10th anni-

versary of the tragedy — I
wondered what the families of
the victims desired?
Did any of the organizers
check with them?
In light of the deaths of
over 3,000 people, why would

anyone begrudge prayer or the
spiritual significance of such
an event?
In my opinion, this is tragedy upon tragedy.
Vincent A. Lattanzii

Hot Air

Cougar Ghost Tale #2: Haunted Land
By Barbara Currier Bell
Environmental Writer
Milford made headlines in
June with the death of a cougar. That animal is gone. His
forebears are extinct. But the
cougar’s ghost still haunts the
land.
When cougars were thriving
in Milford, before the colonists
became established and cougars
began their long decline, they
were the top carnivores, large
apex consumers. They could
kill and eat just about any other
animal in their territory, including humans (native Americans),
even though they didn’t hunt
humans-who, after all, were relatively scarce back then, not as
easy to come by or as nutritious
as deer, their main prey.
An apex consumer controls
and shapes its surrounding ecosystem. The size of the cougars’ populations, the extent of
their territories, and the pattern
of their predations determined
not only the characteristics of
their own immediate food web,
which involved deer and the
deer’s food (plants), but other
intersecting food webs, since,
ultimately, every species in a
given ecosystem-animal, plant,
or microbe-is connected through

such webs.
When a large carnivore is
removed from its surrounding ecosystem, the food chain
gets shorter, control passes to
a smaller predator, plant-eating increases at the bottom,
and the number and type of
plants change. Eventually, the
ecosystem reaches another plateau, where it stabilizes, becoming controlled by a new apex
consumer, but with its level of
biodiversity and functionality
degraded from before. These
steps, either alone or in series,
are called a “trophic (‘foodrelated’) cascade.”
Until the advent of humans,
large apex consumers dominated the natural world, in both
terrestrial and marine ecosystems. Where they still prevail, their influence has many
effects, not all well understood,
but some related to human disease (lions limit the number
of baboons that feed on crops
and inflict their intestinal parasites on farmers); and some as
fundamental as determining the
chemical composition of soil
and water. (Largemouth bass
consume small fish that eat zooplankton, not phytoplankton.
Zooplankton in water are clear;
phytoplankton are not.

By limiting predation on zooplankton, largemouth bass keep
lakes clear.) Apex consumers
can even affect the composition
of the atmosphere. Talk about
cows being gassy-Pleistocene
megaherbivores supposedly
produced enough methane to
keep the whole planet nine
degrees above the Big Freeze!
The history of human settlement has been one big natural experiment in the removal
of large apex consumers. For
Milford, the cougars are prime
examples. The four-century trophic cascade from cougars to
raccoons has degraded Milford’s
ecosystem to the point where it
cannot support anywhere near
the diversity of species familiar
to our founders. None of the
colonists in New England had
a clue, at the time, that destroying the cougars could actually
downgrade the entire ecosystem
of the temperate deciduous forest.
Only now the cougars are
gone can we see the evidence
of what happened and begin to
understand. Too late. Behind
the bright environmental doovers of our own design, the
cougar’s ghost haunts us like a
shadow of that lost land.

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Spotlight
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10

Fire Muster — The annual
The 2011 Engine 260 Antique
Fire Apparatus Show & Muster
will be held at Eisenhower
Park on Saturday, Sept. 10,
starting with a parade of fire
engines in the morning. Look
for times and details in next
week’s Milford Mirror.

Milford residents are welcome to join the Long
Hill Garden Club.

New members invited
to garden club meet
The Long Hill Garden
Club will hold an orientation for new and prospective
members on Wednesday,
Sept. 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the
home of membership cochairman Rose Nemchek,
53 Salem Road.
Anyone living in Trumbull
and surrounding towns is
invited to attend. New residents will gain a sense of
the garden club’s presence
in the area, and current residents may find this is the
right time to join.
Club President Cheryl
Basztura will discuss how

new members can participate in activities that may
interest them, which include
horticulture, floral design,
community and environmental issues, gardening
tips, garden visits and trips.
More information will be
given during the meeting.
If you wish to attend,
e-mail
Nemchek
at
[email protected], or
Basztura at baszses@aol.
com., or phone 203-2687672.
Visit longhillgardenclub.
org to learn more about the
club.

Tag sale at B’nai Torah

A giant Labor Day weekend tag sale is being held
on Sunday, Sept. 4, at
Congregation B’nai Torah,
5700 Main St., from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.
The sale, to be held in
an indoor, air-conditioned
facility, includes clothing,

small appliances, electronics, furniture, art, toys,
sporting goods and household items. Funds raised
from this sale will benefit
educational programs. Cash
only.
Call 203-268-6940 or
[email protected].

St. Theresa to hold tag sale
On Saturday, Oct. 15, St.
Theresa Confraternity will
sponsor a tag sale from 9:30
a.m.-3 p.m. in the school
gym, located at 55 Rosemond
Terrace.
Anyone intersted in renting

a table for a non-refundable
fee of $25, can contact cochairpersons, Dolly Crowley
at 203-268-0827 or Toni
Avery at the rectory, 203261-3676 Monday through
Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Church tag sale — Christ
the Redeemer Church will hold
a “Yours and Mine Treasures”
tag sale Saturday, Sept. 10,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the church, 325 Oronoque Rd.
Tables are $20. For information contact Dottie at 203878-5823.
House of Grace — House
of Grace” Community Coffee
House will host Christian
musical group “REDEEMED”
on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Grace
Baptist Church, 400 Burnt
Plains Rd. Food and fellowship at 6 p.m.; concert at 7
p.m.. Free admission, donations welcomed. For more
information call 203-874-8928
or visit houseofgracecc.com.

SEPTEMBER 10 AND 11

Relay for Life — The annual
Relay for Life to support cancer research will take place at
Jonathan Law High School
Sept. 10 and 11. There will
be many events and chances
to remember loved ones and
support research.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 16

Family Movie Night —
Friday, Sept. 16., at 6 p.m., at
The United Church of Christ
in Devon. A hot dog dinner
will be served beginning at
6 p.m. Price: $6.00 dinner.
Phone: 203-874-6422. The
movie is RANGO, about an
ordinary chameleon who accidentally winds up in the town
of Dirt, a lawless outpost in
the Wild West in desperate
need of a new sheriff. Rango
is an animated feature starring
Johnny Depp.

SEPTEMBER 16, 17

Milford Irish Festival
— The Irish Heritage Society
of Milford will open its sixth
Annual Irish Festival on
Friday, Sept.16, from 6 to 9:30
p.m., at Fowler Field, featur-

ing the music of The Mighty
Ploughboys. The event will
continue Saturday, Sept. 17,
starting at 11 a.m., and will
include music, shopping, food
and more. Tickets are $10.
Children 13 and under enter
free. There will be children’s
activities until 6 p.m.

will host the local band
The Rum Runners Sept. 23,
from 7 to 10:30 p.m., at 21
Daniel Street. The event is
sponsored by ReMax of
Milford and will benefit the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Connecticut Chapter. Tickets
are $10. For information go
to TeamCherBear.com. The
fund-raiser is being held in
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
Teen challenge walk- memory of Sharon Thomas.
athon — The third annual
Clinton Salsman Scholarship
Foundation/Teen Challenge
Walkathon will be Sunday,
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Sept. 18, at the River Walk in
Irish comedy — Joey and
Shelton. Registration will be at Mary’s Irish/Italian Comedy
2:30 p.m. and the walk will start Wedding. Dancing, food, singat 3 p.m. There will be prizes, alongs. Knights of Columbus,
goodie bags, food and more. 625 Bridgeport Ave. Tickets,
All proceeds from the walk are $70, includes show, dinner
divided evenly between the and open bar. Contact Jim
Scholarship Foundation and Lambert 203-878-4598 or
Teen Challenge New England. [email protected].
The Foundation was started in
the memory of Clinton, who SEPTEMBER 24 AND 25
died July 11, 2008 in a bicycle
Meet the Artists — The 49th
vs. car accident in Milford. annual Fall Meet the Artists and
For more information contact Artisans show takes place on
Deborah Salsman 203-671- the Milford Green Sept. 24 and
5580.
25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There
will be entertainment, qualGolf Classic — The Foran ity crafters and vendors in this
High School Sports Booster award-winning show. For inforCub will present its 4th Annual mation on showing or selling
Golf Classic sponsored by at the show, go to meettheartTri City Heating, Cooling, istsandartisans.com or ctlimner.
Appliance and Plumbing, com; or email denisemorriscurt
Sunday, Sept. 18, at the Grassy @ctlimner.com or info@meetth
Hill Country Club, Orange. eartistsandartisans.com.
The golf tournament is the
THURSDAY, SEPT. 29
club’s major fundraising event
Glow Ball Golf — The
of the year. The day will consist of golf/cart, lunch buffet Devon Rotary will host its 7th
and dinner buffet as well as Annual Nighttime Glow Ball
lots of prizes. Registration is Golf Event on Thursday, Sept,
limited to the first 144 golfers. 29 beginning at 5 p.m., at
For more information call Jim The Orchards Golf Club, 137
Joseph 203-878-1704 or Susan Kozlowski Rd. Proceedings
O’Shea 203-494-5339.
will begin with a picnic social.
The menu includes hamburgers, hot dogs, salads, beer,
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
Film fellowship — Grace wine, soda and water. The
Baptist Church at 400 Burnt shotgun start begins at dark.
Plains Rd. will host a Friday Donations are $75 per golfer,
Film and Fellowship evening or $300 for a foursome. Only
on Sept. 23, at 6:30 p.m. No paid foursomes are reserved.
tickets needed for the viewing Those interested in the picof Soul Surfer, the true life nic social only are welcome
story of Bethany Hamilton, in with a $20 donation. As with
the church sancturay. All are all Devon Rotary events, the
welcome to attend for no cost money raised will be used to
or offering and there will be help fund local community
free snacks. For information organizations and scholarships
call 203-874-8928.
that the club sponsors. For
more information, call Jason
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Jenkins at (203)877-4198 or
Oktoberfest — The First Glenn Beck at 203-877-8401.
Milford Oktoberfest sponsored
by the Devon Rotary will be
held on Saturday, Sept. 24,
SATURDAY, OCT. 1
from 1 to 10 p.m., at the Rotary
Benefit
features
Pavilion at Fowler Field. The Rumrunners
—
The
event includes food, including Rumrunners, a Milford band,
hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, will perform Saturday, Oct.
beer, and soft drinks. German 1, at the Paugusset Club, 1
fare will also be available. Club Rd., Orange from 7 to 11
Along with the food, there p.m., to benefit the Sunshine
will be entertainment for the Kids. Sunshine Kids is a nonentire family. Bands scheduled profit organization dedicated
to perform include the Total to children with cancer. The
Hacks, The Elwoods, Hit List, event will include a buffet dinand Free Play. Tickets are $10. ner, coffee/dessert, raffles and
Children under 16 free. Call more. Tickets are $40. Call
John Moffitt at 203-231-9890 the Milford Prudential office,
for more information.
203-877-2704.

SEPT. 23 AND 24

St. Mary’s Carnival —
Sept. 24, 1-11 p.m., Sunday,
Sept. 25, 1-5 p.m. Wrist bands
will be available for $20 at
the carnival Friday, 6-11 p.m.,
Saturday,1-5 p.m., Sunday15 p.m. Entries are still being
welcomed for the pie baking
contest. Contact Patsy Varnum
or Jennifer Ciatto to register
ahead to enter. Both Friday
and Saturday Night you can
enjoy live music. Friday night
(Federation) and Saturday
night (Outside Chance).
Fireworks on Saturday night.
Car Raffle Tickets available for
$5 (Grand Prize: 2011 Nissan
Juke S-A. W.D.) Drawing
Sunday Sept. 25 at 4:30 p.m.
Contact Jennifer Ciatto, 203218-8191, Patsy Varnum at
203-444-3261.

School, class of ’69 reunion;
classes of 1968 and 1970
welcome, Saturday, Nov.
12, 7-11 p.m., Costa Azzura
Restaurant, Milford. $50 in
advance; includes dinner/
dancing, cash bar. No entry
without ticket. Checks payable to Sandy Basile UlianoWHHS Class Reunion; send
to Sandy Basile Uliano, 136
Cupheag Crescent, Stratford,
CT 06614. List people attending. Ladies include maiden
name. Information: Linda
Harrison Sherry, 203-5021128; Elena Berardi Spinelli,
203-240-3099; or e-mail
whhsclassof1969@yahoo.
com.

ONGOING

Computer seminar — The
public is invited to discover the
wonderful world of computers
beginning Saturday, Sept. 17,
at 9:30 a.m., in the Saint Ann
Parish Library, 499 Naugatuck
Ave. In a series of 90-minute sessions she calls “Little
Mouse/Discovery,” Carolyn
Lonergan will address all the
basics: What is a computer?
How do you turn it on? What’s
a mouse and how do I use
it? Little Mouse/Discovery
sessions are scheduled from
9:30-11 a.m. on five consecutive Saturdays from Sept. 17
through Oct. 15. Suggested
donation: $5 per class. To sign
on or for additional information call 203-673-6928.
Friday night exercise —
Beginners exercise class at
Woodmont United Church of
Christ, 1000 New Haven Ave.,
Fridays from 5 to 6 p.m. Each
class includes exercises to help
burn body fat, tone muscles
and gain flexibility. Enrollment
is open to everyone. Certified
Group Fitness Instructor is
Judith Doherty. Suggested
donation is $5, which will help
support WUCC and the Yale
Children’s Hospital.
Grace Baptist — Grace
Baptist Church, Family Night,
400 Burnt Plains Rd., 8748928; Wednesday is Family
Night. Teen Boys Bible Study
- Grades 7-12, every 2nd, 3rd
& 4th Wednesday (5:15pm 6pm); Corporate Prayer - (6pm
- 6:30pm); Kiddie Care - Infant
to Age 3 (6:30pm-8pm); GBC
Kids Club - Pre-K through
Grade 4 (6:30pm-8pm); Tree
House Club - Grades 5 &
6 (6:30pm-8pm); Yahweh’s
Youth - Grades 7 & 8 (6:30pm8pm); Pastor Joe’s Bible Study
- (6:30pm-8pm); Turn It Up Grades 9-12 (7pm-9pm); Our
Community Coffee House
- “House of Grace”- is the
2nd Saturday of every month.
Impact Young Adults’ Group
(ages 18-30) every Tuesday
from 7 to 9 p.m. Meets in the
log cabin.
St. Gabriel bingo — St.
Gabriel School has weekly
bingo, Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.;
Saturdays, 6 p.m. Full dinner
available. Doors open at 4.
Church gives away more than
$3,000 in prizes each night,
with two progressive pots and
two winner-takes-all; free coffee.

Fall fair — Woodmont
United Church of Christ,
1000 New Haven Avenue,
will hold its Annual Fall Fair
on Saturday, Oct. 1, beginning at 9 a.m. Area crafters
may rent 10 x 10 spaces for
$30. To request space or for
other information, contact
St. Mary bingo — St. Mary
Debi at (203) 301-0546 or School Bingo, 72 Gulf St.,
[email protected].
every Thursday night in the
school gym. Doors open at 5
SATURDAY, OCT. 15
p.m., first game at 6:45, two
Pumpkins at Pier — progressive pots, winner take
Saturday, Oct. 15, noon all game, sealed tickets, dinto 7:30 p.m. at Walnut ner, snacks and dessert availBeach will be the first-ever able. Smoke free; newcomers
Pumpkins on the Pier, cre- welcome; the first 100 people
ated by the Boys and Girls will receive a free pasta dinner
Club of Milford. Rain date on the first Thursday of the
Oct. 16. Admission is free; month. 878-6539.

shuttle bus transportation
from assigned parking lots
Announcement submissions
available.
must be e-mailed in order to be

published. E-mail announcements to milfordmirror@hers
Fund-raiser at Daniel
Harding HS class reunion amacorn.com by Thursday at
Street — Team CherBear — Warren Harding High 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 29

SATURDAY, NOV. 12

Ballet holds auditions for annual Nutcracker
New
England
Ballet
Company will hold open auditions for performers age 4
through adult for its 20th annual production of Nutcracker on
Saturday, Sept. 17, at New
England Ballet School, 200
Boston Post Road, Orange.
Nutcracker will be performed at the Parsons Complex
in Milford on December 16,
17 and 18.
The fairytale ballet tells the
story of Clara, a young girl
who receives a nutcracker

from her godfather. After her
nutcracker turns into a life-size
prince, he takes her on a magical journey to the Kingdom of
Sweets.
The Ballet Company will
try to accommodate all who
audition. Individuals do not
have to dance at New England
Ballet School to perform.
Boys who like acting are
sought for the party scene
and the sword fight scene.
Gymnasts are welcome, too.
Audition fees are due at the

time of registration.
Registration will begin at
1:30 p.m. The audition times
are: 2 to 2:30 p.m. for ages 4
and 5; 2:30 to 3 p.m. for ages
6 and 7; 3 to 4 p.m. for ages
8 -10; 4 to 5 p.m. for ages
11-14; 5 to 6 p.m. for ages 15
to adult.
For additional information, contact New England
Ballet at 203-799-7950, email
[email protected], or go online
to newenglandballet.org.

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Arts & Leisure

Arts & Leisure Briefs
Joanne
Rochman lives in a hard-hit neighborhood where power
went out early Sunday morning and is not likely to be restored for up to a week. As a result, to her regret, she was
not able to produce the Curtain Call column this week but
reassures readers that they can expect to find it in next
week’s edition.

Curtain Call falls victim to hurricane

National political cartoonist
to comment at Sacred Heart
Award-winning political
cartoonist Jimmy Margulies
will speak at Sacred Heart
University as part of the
Gottlieb Memorial Lecture
Series, co-sponsored by the
Department of Communication
and Media Studies.
Margulies has been at The
Record in Hackensack, N.J.,
since 1990, and his work is
distributed nationally to more
than 425 newspapers and
magazines, including The

Washington Post, The New
York Times, Time and USA
Today.
He has won the National
Headliner Award and Fishetti
Editorial Cartoon Competition,
and also the Barryman Award
from the National Press
Foundation.
When the National Rifle
Association placed Margulies
on its blacklist, he considered
it a badge of honor.
The author of two published

collections of cartoons — My
Husband is Not a Wimp! and
Hitting Below the Beltway
— he appears regularly on
network and local TV news
programs.
His talk takes place at Sacred
Heart University’s Schine
Auditorium, 5151 Park Ave.,
Fairfield, on Sunday, Sept. 18,
at 7 p.m.
The event is free and open
to the public. Donations are
welcome.

Free Shakespeare Elm Shakespeare Company presents Measure for Measure Thursday-Sunday, 8 p.m.,
through Sunday, Sept. 4, Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff St.,
New Haven; elmshakespeare.org; 203-393-1436. Bring a
blanket or chair. Picnics encouraged. Free with suggested
donation.
To benefit the Elm Shakespeare
Company, Thursday, Sept. 1, 5-8 p.m., followed by performance of Measure for Measure, Edgerton Park, 75 Cliff
St., New Haven. Gala tickets: $125; elmshakespeare.org.

Gala and auction

Jimmy Margulies

Time for homegrown tomatoes
Homegrown tomatoes, Homegrown
tomatoes;
What would life be without homeThe Conscious Cook
grown tomatoes?
By Robin Glowa
[email protected]
Only two things money can’t buy;
That’s true love and homegrown
tomatoes.
tomato; for me, it’s the luscious
Sung by John Denver, pinky red Brandywine. Spread your
lyrics by Guy Clark favorite bread (very lightly toasted
sourdough) with a bit of mayonAhhhh, the mouth-watering, naise, season with freshly ground
meaty magnificence of homegrown black pepper and a pinch of sea salt
tomatoes. Fresh from the vine, and take a giant bite.
homegrown tomatoes are one of my
There are at least 10,000 varieties
great loves and truly the heartthrob of tomatoes, in a rainbow of colors
of the summer garden.
including black, green, pink, scarlet
Have you ever experienced the red, yellow and glowing little orbs
full, frontal flavor of a tomato of orange. Sun golds, the current
plucked straight from the vine? darling of cherry tomatoes, is a perThose lucky enough to have their fect blend of sweet, sugary flavor
own garden can get out there and and glorious orange color.
take a big bite!
Tomatoes are so good for you
The juices will run down your — good for your heart, your brain,
chin as you revel in the dazzling your soul and your health. Bursting
explosion on your tongue. The sun, with lycopene, a super charged antithe rain, the moon, all the natural oxidant, tomatoes are an excellent
forces joined together to create this source of fiber and vitamins A, B
extraordinary taste experience that and C. Tomatoes can help repair
is such a symbol of summer.
smoke scarred lungs, combat heart
I can scarcely wait to make my disease and save vision.
first tomato sandwich of the season.
So, eat your homegrown tomaIn the dead of winter, I often dream toes, tomahtoes, anyway you say
of the sun warmed sweetness of it, tomatoes are one of the most
this simple, yet sweep-me-off-my delightful ingredients when preparfeet snack.
ing a delicious life!
Cut thick slices of your favorite

Fantastic Tomato Salad

Assorted tomatoes in assorted colors, use any
flavor or variety
Fresh basil, minced
Fresh parsley, minced
Extra virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper

at the state Department of
Agriculture Web site, ct.gov/
doag.
Information about other
family activities and adventures in Connecticut can
be found by visiting www.
CTvisit.com or calling 1-888CTvisit. CT Visit is a site
created by the Connecticut
Commission on Culture &
Tourism to help residents
find fun in state activities and
travel deals.
I hope that you and your
family find this information
useful. Enjoy the local farms
and fairs.
Sen. Kevin Kelly represents the 21st District, which
includes all of Shelton, most
of Stratford, and parts of
Monroe and Seymour.

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Saturday, Sept.
10, 10-4, grounds of Shelton History Center, 70 Ripton
Road, Shelton. Everyone from Army privates to President
Abraham Lincoln will be on the grounds. $5/person; $15/
family. Proceeds benefit the Shelton Historical Society;
203-925-1803; sheltonhistoricalsociety.org.

Apple Festival Saturday, Sept. 10, 10-5; Sunday, Sept.

11, 10-4, hosted by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, on the
Historic Monroe Green, Route 111. Sunday service will be
conducted at 9 a.m. on the Green; the church bells will be
rung to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11. 203268-4265; stpetersonthegreen.com.
Long Wharf Theatre’s Education
program offers Adult Acting I, Saturdays, Sept. 10-Oct.
8, 10:30-noon, $225; and Off the Cuff Improvisation II:
Middle School, Tuesdays, Sept. 13-Oct. 11, 5:30-7 p.m.,
$195, Long Wharf Theatre, 222 Long Wharf Drive, New
Haven; longwharf.org; 203-772-8262.

Saturday and Sunday,
Sept. 17 and 18, Taylor Farm Park, Norwalk. Exhibits,
speakers, local food, children’s activities, money saving
tips and green education; livegreenct.com.
Sticks & Stones Farm, 201
Huntington Road, Newtown, Sundays, 9-11 a.m., Sept. 18
and Oct. 16. Walk of reflection and a closing meditation.
Information: e-mail [email protected].

Healing gatherings

Hosted by Trumbull Arts Commission,
Sunday, Sept. 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine on the
Town Hall Green, 5866 Main St. Handcrafted items with
60 artists and crafters; photography and sculpture for sale.
Children’s Creative Center, live entertainment, food vendors. Free admission; 203-452-5065.

Arts festival

Singers sought Harmony on the Sound (HOTS)
Chorus invites women who love to sing to come and learn
holiday music in four-part harmony beginning Wednesday,
Sept. 21, and then sing in holiday show. Visit harmonyonthesound.org or call 203-881-1477.
Fallen Heroes Memorial
Tribute — Remembering military service members from
the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard,
Saturday, Sept. 24, 12:15 p.m., Indian Ledge Park, 307
Indian Ledge Park Road. U.S. Air Force Colorguard and
U.S. Marine Corps as escorts. Performances by The United
States Navy Band, Northeast, and the U.S. Army Parachute
Team Golden Knights. Free and open to the public.

Fallen Heroes tribute

PriMed welcomes Flora Zarcu Power, MD as the newest
partner to its growing family of physicians. A native of
Bucharest, Dr. Zarcu Power has most recently worked with
Milford Physician Services of Milford, CT as an internist. Board
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Saturday, Sept. 10, 10-4, Trinity
Episcopal Church, 1734 Huntington Tpke., Trumbull.
Jewelry, floral arrangements, crafts, bake sale, children’s
activities, book sale, plants and more. Lunch on the grill
available. Free admission.

Arts & crafts fair

Acting classes

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Tony Reno performs dance music
Tuesday, Sept. 6, 7 p.m., Trumbull Town Hall gazebo. In
case of rain, concert held in Trumbull Library community
room.

Robin Glowa, HHC, AADP, is a food and
wellness enthusiast who earned her certification in holistic health counseling from
the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and
Columbia University Teachers College.
She specializes in teaching healthy cooking classes for children and adults, as well
as cooking presentations and wellness workshops for many local organizations.
For more information go to theconsciouscook.net, call 203-393-1037, or http://confessionsofaconsciouscook.blogspot.com.

Connecticut fairs

By Kevin Kelly

Tag sale Sunday, Sept. 4, 8-4, Congregation B’nai
Torah, 5700 Main St., Trumbull. Clothing, small appliances, electronics, furniture, art, toys, sporting goods, household items. Funds raised benefit educational programs;
cash only; 203-268-6940; [email protected].
Free concert

• Goshen Fair, Sept. 3-5, goshenfair.org
• Haddam Neck Fair, Sept. 2-5, haddamneckfair.com
• Taste of Litchfield Hills Food & Wine Festival, Sept. 3-5
• Woodstock Fair, Sept. 2-5, woodstockfair.com
• Bethlehem Fair, Sept. 9-11, bethlehemfair.com
• Granby Grange Agricultural Fair, Sept. 10, ctstategrange.
com/subgrangepage.asp?GrangeID=185
• Hebron Harvest Fair, Sept. 8-11, hebronharvestfair.org
• Ledyard Fair, Sept. 9-11, ledyardfair.org
• Killingly Grange Fair, Sept. 10, ctstategrange.com/subgrangepage.asp?grangeid=47
• Meriden Grange Fair, Sept. 10, ctstategrange.com/subgrangepage.asp?GrangeID=192
• Monroe Apple Festival, Sept. 10-11, stpetersonthegreen.com
• North Haven Fair, Sept. 8-11, northhaven-fair.com
• Wapping Fair, Sept. 8-11, wappingfair.org
• Four Town Fair, Sept.15-18, fourtownfair.com
• Guilford Agricultural Fair, Sept. 16-18, guilfordfair.org
• Orange Country Fair, Sept., 17-18, orangectfair.com
• Wallingford Grange Fair, Sept. 17, ctstategrange.com/subgrangepage.asp?grangeid=84
• Cheshire Grange Community Grange Fair, Sept. 24-25, ctstategrange.com/subgrangepage.asp?grangeid=26
• Durham Fair, Sept. 22-25, durhamfair.com
• Hebron Renaissance Fair, Sept. 24-25, ctfaire.com
• Beacon Grange Fair, Sept. 26, ctstategrange.com/subgrangepage.asp?grangeid=17
• Berlin Fair, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, ctberlinfair.com
• 155th Harwinton Fair, Oct. 1-2, harwintonfair.com
• Portland Fair, Oct. 7-9, portlandfair.com
• Riverton Fair, Oct. 7-9, rivertonfair.org

From the Capitol

For the benefit of muscular dystrophy,
Saturday, Sept. 3, 11-4, home and yard of Bob and Margie
Schulman, 3 Layayette Drive, Trumbull. Rain date: Sept.
4. Hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza cotton candy, magic show,
games, arts & crafts, bounce house, and dunk tank with
First Selectman Tim Herbst; 203-261-2248.

Carnival

Slice or chunk your tomatoes and arrange
on a large platter. If you picked up sun golds
or other cherry tomatoes, cut them in half
and scatter over the top. Drizzle with olive
oil and balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle with basil
and parsley. Season to taste with salt and
pepper. Serve immediately with good bread.
Gild the lily by adding minced garlic,
chopped cherry peppers, olives, crumbled
goat cheese or sliced fresh mozzarella.

Connecticut fairs and farms
As the summer months
come to an end, we all begin
thinking about the cooler
weather, the fall foliage and,
of course, fall family traditions such as weekend trips
around the state.
And as my family gets
back into the busy school
year and all the kids’ lacrosse
and hockey games, we enjoy
supporting our local farms.
Throughout the fall we take
time to visit local farms to
pick apples, drink cider, wander through corn mazes, or
experience a hay ride. These
trips are a fun way to enjoy
the fall season, and an even
better way to support our
local family farms, businesses
and economy.
Like me, I am sure many
of you also make one of our
state’s fairs an annual family
tradition where you can enjoy
food, rides, games, animals,
music, art, local crafts and
Connecticut culture.
Additional information
about upcoming fairs and
local farms can be found

Massaro Community Farm fund-raising dinner Saturday, Sept. 3, farm tour at 4:30 p.m., cocktails at 5, dinner at 6, outside on the farm, 41 Ford Road,
Woodbridge; catered by Antonio’s, featuring Massaro
farm produce. $100/person. RSVP to Melissa Waldron at
[email protected].

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Obituaries

Antoinette F. Cirillo
Antoinette
F.
“Toni” Cirillo, 79, of
Milford, wife of John
J. Cirillo, died Aug.
21, at home, surrounded by her family.
She was born Feb.
3, 1932 in New Haven,
to the late Michael and
Anne Barone Calise.
Toni was a dedicated homemaker, and loving wife, mother, grandmother and greatgrandmother, her family said.
She was a parishioner of St.
Lawrence Church where she
was a volunteer at all their
fundraising events for many of
her younger years.
Besides her husband, she
is survived by her children,
Pasquale J. Cirillo and wife,
Rosario of Moodus, John M.
Cirillo and Carol Griffith of
Mesa, Ariz., Marianna Kuhn
and husband, Bernard of
Milford; her grandchildren,

Sergio,
Michael,
Javier,
Stephanie,
Deirdre,
Kyle,
Kristofer, Nicholas,
and Melissa; greatgrandchildren,
Madelyn and Ethan;
many nieces and
nephews including
Maryanne Vecellio,
Debbie Calise, Lisa Lawrie
and Lori Cirillo; and many
sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law
and cousins.
Smith & Sefcik Funeral
Home, 135 N. Broad St.,
Milford, handled arrangements. Burial in Mt. St.
Peter’s Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made to CT Hospice,
100 Double Beach Road,
Branford, CT 06405.
Online condolences: georgejsmithandson.com.

Donna M. Reda
Donna
Marie
Cimmino Reda, 47,
of Bridgeport, wife
of Patrick Reda, died
Aug. 24, at home,
with her family by
her side. Her brother,
Jerry Rynich lives in
Milford.
She was the daughter of Anita Parsons and the
late Dominick Cimmino.
Mrs. Reda worked in the
Jewish Home for the Elderly
in Fairfield for many years.
Her caring and loving ways
touched everyone who knew
her, her family said. She was
a very special person and will
be greatly missed.
Besides her husband and
mother, survivors include her
dog, Eddie; brothers, Jerry
Rynich of Milford, Michael
Rynich of Stratford, and
Anthony and Betty Cimmino

of Trumbull; an aunt,
Florence Muto of
Milford; a stepson
and his wife, Jason
and Stacy Cancelli of
Bridgeport; her granddaughter,
Hayley
Cancelli; a sister-inlaw and brother inlaw, Holly and Mark
Bartlett of Brookfield; several
nieces, nephews, cousins, several great nieces and nephews,
and many friends.
She also was predeceased
by her baby daughter, Patricia
(Trisha) Lee.
Adzima Funeral Home,
50 Paradise Green Place,
Stratford, handled arrangements. Burial in Kings
Highway Cemetery, Milford.
Online condolences: adzimafuneralhome.com.

Christine D. Young
Christine D. Young, 60, a
longtime Milford resident,
wife of Thomas J. Young,
Esq., died Aug. 22, at Milford
Hospital after a brief battle
with cancer.
Daughter of Stanislawa
Uskiewicz Rudzik and the
late Walter Rudzik, she was
born April 2, 1951 in London,
England.
Mrs. Young was an accountant for Teal Technology in
Norwalk.
She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and daughter
who took great pride in caring for her family, her family

said. She was an avid and passionate supporter of the Boy
Scouts of America.
Besides her husband and
mother, she is survived by her
son, Brian T. Young of Milford;
sister, Irene Brathwaite and her
husband, Arlen of Waterbury;
and many family members
and friends.
Cody-White Funeral Home,
107 Broad St., Milford, handled arrangements.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Boy Scouts of
America, Camp Sequassen,
60 Wellington, Road, Milford,
CT 06461.

Joel B. Whelan Jr.

Stella E. Donenfeld
Stella
Elizabeth
DeYoung Donenfeld,
88, of Milford, wife of
Herbert Donenfeld for
59 years, died Aug. 21,
at home, surrounded by
her family.
Daughter of the late
Abraham and Hattie
Hoffman DeYoung,
she was born July 18, 1923 in
Bronx, N.Y.
Mrs. Donenfeld graduated from Mt. Sinai School
of Nursing, winning the
Guggenheim Award for excellence. After marrying and moving to Connecticut in the early
1950s and having her children,
she returned to nursing at Yale
New Haven Hospital where
she remained for the remainder
of her career, retiring as head
nurse of the orthopedic unit.
Stella pursued her love of
politics and animals throughout
the years, her family said. She
served as chair of the Milford

Animal
Shelter
Commission for more
than 30 years and
established the local
food bank there which
was named in her
honor.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by her children, Karen
(David) DeCostanza of Milford,
Laura (Mark) Fucci of Milford
and Richard (Donna) Donenfeld
of Hamden; and her grandchildren, Marisa, Corinne, Jessica,
Matthew, Katie and Meredith.
She was predeceased by her
sister, Eleanor Hellinger.
Cody-White Funeral Home,
107 Broad St., Milford, handled
arrangements.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Milford Animal
Shelter Food Bank, 664 East
Broadway, Milford, CT 06460;
or Autism Speaks, 2 Park Ave.,
NY, NY 10016.

Andrew E. Buynak Sr.
Andrew E. Buynak Sr., 78,
a Stratford resident for the past
24 years, husband of Jeanne
Bukovcik Buynak for 54 years,
died Aug. 22, at Bridgeport
Hospital.
Son of the late John Sr. and
Veronica Zubricky Buynak, he
was born Oct. 7, 1932.
Mr. Buynak attended St. John
Nepomucene Grammar School
and graduated from Fairfield
Prep in 1950. He spent four
years in the Navy during the
Korean War and was aboard
four ships during his tour of
duty — the Daly; the Stribling,
on which he made an around
the world cruise; and The
Guyotte. He also helped put
the Point Defiance into commission, making him a plank
member.
After the service, Mr. Buynak
attended
Bullard-Havens
Vocational School for plumbing. He then became a security
guard at the Mechanics and
Farmers Bank for a number
of years.
He was a member of the First

Plavecky Society, the Slovak
Catholic Sokols (Wreath 9),
and the Slovak Alliance. He
also was a member of the Holy
Name Society at Holy Name
of Jesus Church and the VFW
Post 1940 of Stratford.
Besides his wife, he is survived by his son, Andrew
“Drew” Buynak Jr. and his
girlfriend, Andrea Hillier of
Wallingford; his grandson,
Matthew Buynak of Milford;
his sister, Marion Gresko of
Stratford; his brother, John
Buynak and his wife, Dorothy
of Stratford; several nieces and
nephews; several great-nieces
and great-nephews; and several
cousins.
He was predeceased by his
sister, Helen Buynak.
Pistey Funeral Home, 2155
Main St., Stratford, handled
arrangements. Burial in St.
John Cemetery, Stratford.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Holy Name of
Jesus Building Fund, 2 Mary
Ave., Stratford, CT 06614.

John P. Gallo Sr.
John (Herks) P. Gallo Sr.,
74, of Stratford, died Aug. 18,
in St. Joseph’s Manor with his
family by his side.
Son of the late John and Vera
Simone Gallo, he was born
April 3, 1937 in Bridgeport.
Mr. Gallo was a retired from
the Textron Company. He was
a 1956 graduate of Harding
High School.
Mr. Gallo enjoyed gardening,
trips to Las Vegas, and spending time with his family.

He is survived by one son,
John P. Gallo Jr. of Stratford;
two daughters, Michelle Gallo
of Oakland Gardens, N.Y.,
Francine Poore and husband,
Jerry of Philadelphia; five
brothers, Dominic Gallo and
wife, Anna Mae of Trumbull,
Frank Gallo and wife, Laverne
of Trumbull, Eugene Gallo of
Stratford, Joseph Gallo and
finance Carol of Stratford,
Anthony Gallo and wife, Cio of
Stratford; one sister, Catherine
Gallo of Trumbull; two grandchildren, Kevin Leggett,
Camryn Gallo.
He also was predeceased by
three sisters, Santina, Pearl, and
Louise.
Galello-Luchansky Funeral
Home, 2220 Main St., Stratford,
handled arrangements. Burial
in St. Michael’s Cemetery.

Joel
Blonford
Whelan Jr., 26, of
Orange,
formerly
of Virginia Beach,
Va., died Aug. 23, at
home.
Son of Joel B. Sr.
and Deborah Anne
Kanel Whelan, he was
born Aug. 14, 1985 in
Milford.
Mr. Whelan was a graduate
of Southern Connecticut State
University with a bachelor
of arts in music. He continued his education completing
his master’s in music education from the University of
Bridgeport.
Joel was a gifted and accomplished guitarist, his family
said. He achieved the status of
Life Scout in the Boy Scouts
of America. He also enjoyed
the outdoors. Fitness was a
passion of his as he worked

Margaret Buckley
Margaret Buckley,
81, of Naugatuck,
formerly of Milford,
wife of the late Daniel
J. Buckley Sr., died
Aug. 25, at Griffin
Hospital in Derby,
with her family by
her side, after a long
and courageous battle
with cancer.
She was born July 17, 1930
in Glasgow, Scotland to the
late Bridget and Hugh King.
Margaret spent most of
her life caring for others and
worked for many years at the
former Pond Point Nursing
Home in Milford, her family

Allan R. MacAllister Sr.,
82, of Milford, husband of
the late Barbara Ann Moran
MacAllister, died Aug. 22, in
Connecticut Hospice.
He was born Oct. 6,
1928 in Stratford to the late
John and Georgina Ramsay
MacAllister.
Mr. MacAllister served in
the U.S. Marines during the
Korean War. Before retiring,
he was an electronics technician for Sikorsky Aircraft.
He also was a former Boy
Scoutmaster.
Survivors include his children, Allan MacAllister Jr.,
Laurie MacAllister, both of

Milford, Michael MacAllister
of Irwin, Pa., Paul MacAllister
of Milford and Brian
MacAllister of Southington;
a brother, John MacAllister of
Moraga, Calif.; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandson.
Smith & Sefcik Funeral
Home, 135 N. Broad St.,
Milford, handled arrangements. Burial in St. Mary’s
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Lung
Association, 45 Ash St., East
Hartford, CT 06108.
Online condolences: georgejsmithandson.com.

Lois L. Hadden
Lois
Louise
(Ketter)
Hadden, of Milford, wife of
the late William E. Hadden
Sr., former fire chief of the
Springdale Fire Company,
died Aug. 26, in West River
Health Care Center, after a
long battle with Alzheimer’s
disease.
Daughter of the late Charles
F. and Martha Y. Ketter, she
was born April 20, 1918 to the

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She is survived
by her sons, Daniel
J. Buckley Jr. of
Naugatuck and Hugh
P. Buckley of West
Haven; two grandsons, Daniel Buckley
Jr. of Naugatuck and
C. J. Cammarano of
West Haven.
She also was predeceased
by her twin sister, Christina.
Cody-White Funeral Home,
107 Broad St., Milford, handled arrangements. Burial in
St. Mary Cemetery.

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out on a daily basis.
Besides his parents,
he is survived by his
brother, Joshua B.
Whelan of Orange;
paternal grandmother,
Shirley Whelan of
Milford and maternal
grandparents, Charles
and Colleen Kanel of
Milford; and numerous aunts,
uncles and cousins.
He was predeceased by his
paternal grandfather, Robert
Whelan Sr.
Cody-White Funeral Home,
107 Broad St., Milford, handled arrangements. Burial in
King’s Highway Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may
be made to Catholic Charities
Mental Health Services, 205
Wakelee Ave., Ansonia, CT.
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late Charles F. and Martha Y.
Ketter in Stamford.
Mrs. Hadden graduated
from Stamford High School
in 1933 and Merrill Business
School in 1935. She and her
family owned Ketter Brothers
Service Station in Springdale
until 1969.
Mrs. Hadden ran and
maintained the business during World War II, when her
brothers Herb and Clarence
were overseas. She was
a parishioner of the former
Emmanuel Episcopal Church
in Springdale, where she was
Sunday school teacher for
many years. She also was past
president of the Springdale Fire
Company Ladies Auxiliary
and captain of the American
Heart Association, where she
devoted her time to raising
donations for many years.
Lois will remembered for
her kindness, generosity and
most of all her honesty, her
family said.
Survivors include her daughter, Ginnebeth H. Ritchie
and her husband, Wayne of
Florida; three stepsons, William E. Hadden Jr. (Ann)
of Easthampton, Mass.,
Thomas L. Hadden (Nancy)
of Stamford and Robert L.
Hadden of Squantz Pond; 12
grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; and a nephew, Herbert C. Ketter, Jr. of
Appleton, Wisc.
She also was predeceased by
brothers, Herbert and Clarence
Ketter, sisters Martha, Erma
and Constance.
Smith & Sefcik Funeral
Home, 135 N. Broad St.,
Milford, handled arrangements. Burial in Fairfield
Cemetery, Stamford.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Alzheimer’s
Assoc., 2911 Dixwell Ave.,
Hamden, CT 06518.
Online condolences: georgejsmithandson.com.

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Local News

The store was originally at 1 New Haven Avenue.

The store was later located at 43 River Street.

The final location was 14 Broad Street.

Hebert Jewelers closing after many years
By Carole Walker
Correspondent
After more than 80 years
as a family business, Hebert
Jewelers will close its doors
in October.
“It’s better to close up shop
while we’re still doing well,”
Joe Hebert said. “We’re going
out on a good note.”
A variety of reasons contributed to Joe and Louise
Hebert’s decision to close their
business. They have another
business opportunity that will
take less time and generate
more money, a venture they
are not ready to disclose. In
addition, they have seen some
changes in the nature of the
jewelry business. With gold
selling at around $1,800 per
ounce, fewer people are buying jewelry.
“Diamonds have followed
suit,” John Hebert said. “So
prices are going up and sales
are going down.”
“We are really going to
miss our awesome customers,” John Hebert said. “We

have had people come up to us
on the street or in a restaurant
and show us a ring or necklace
that they got for their wedding
or fifth anniversary. It’s really
special when that happens.”
Margaret
Nourse,
of
Milford, a frequent customer,
remembered the first Hebert
owner, who bought the jewelry story in the 1930’s.
Nourse said she had two gold
watches that were not working, one of them owned by her
mother, and the other by her
grandfather. When she took
the two watches to a shop in
New Haven, the owner said
he would buy them for $30
each since that was all they
were worth. Nourse decided
to get a second opinion, and
Felix Hebert, a watchmaker
by trade, told her the gold
alone in each watch was worth
$200.
“He got those watches up
and running for me for a very
reasonable price,” Nourse
said, “and so I eventually gave
them to my two daughters to
keep them in the family.”

Felix Hebert sold the business at 1 New Haven Avenue
and moved to Florida, and
opened another business. In
1953, Felix’s son John Hebert
opened a new Hebert Jewelry
Store at 43 River St. John
Hebert was one of the earliest
members of the Chamber of
Commerce. When he retired in
the 1980’s, John sold the business to Joe Hebert’s brother
Peter.
Joe and Louise bought the
business, now located at 14
Broad St., in 2003. It was
a total career change for the
two of them. Joe had been a
manager for conservation and
load management for United
Illuminating, and Louise had
been the Connecticut director
of services for Mastercare, a
health insurance organization.
“After we took over the
business, many people would
come up and say I was the
spitting image of my father,”
Joe said.
“In fact,” Joe continued,
“an elderly customer came
in one time, stopped dead in

her tracks and said how could
John Hebert look so young
when she’d gotten so old. We
had a good laugh when I told
her he was my father and was
94 years old.”
The Heberts have served
on different committees
and helped with community
events. Louise Hebert was
the director of Open Doors of
Milford, a fundraiser for charity as well as a way to provide
exposure to local artists. The
doors can be viewed in local
businesses through Sept. 15,
and will be auctioned off on
Sept. 18 at the Milford Fine
Arts Council.
Joe Hebert has created and
chaired the downtown Milford
Wine Trail. Last year the event
raised $12,000 for Bodies’
Place, a playground located
at Eisenhower Park. The Wine
Trail will be on Sept. 24 and
tickets may be obtained from
Hebert Jewelers and Milford
Photo.
Joe Hebert has also been past
president of the Downtown
Milford Business Association,

Joe Hebert and his daughter Rebecca in front of Hebert
Jewelers as the store prepares to close.
(Photo by Carole Walker)
and Louise Hebert has served Hebert said. “It has been great
on the board of the Chamber being a part of Milford history
of Commerce.
for the past 50 years.”
“We’ve been a part of the
fabric of the community,” Joe

Joseph A. Foran’s great-grandson will start at Foran this year
By Jill K. Dion
Editor
Foran High School will have
a descendant of its namesake
at the school this year when
the doors open.
Eric Hammer is the greatgrandson of the late Joseph A.
Foran, for whom the school is
named. This will be the first
time a descendent of Foran has
walked the halls since Eric’s
father graduated in 1991.
“I guess I’m excited to start,
and nervous at the same time,”
Eric said, pointing out that
there’s a painting of his great
grandfather hanging in the
media center. So family eyes
will be on him all the time.
“But one of my great aunts
said he had a great sense of
humor,” Eric said, speculating

Eric Hammer, Joseph A. Foran’s great-grandson, will be
a freshman at Foran High School this year.
(Photo by Jill Dion
that those watchful eyes might was school superintendent in
cut him a little bit of slack.
Milford from 1945 to 1966,
The late Joseph A. Foran and was very instrumental in

the development of Milford’s
schools.
He was much loved in the
city, as an unofficial historian,
an intellectual and modest man
who could comment on many
aspects of Milford life.
Eric’s father — also named
Joseph Foran — walked the
halls of Foran High School with
his brother in the late 1980s, but
back then, his last name wasn’t
Foran. He and his brother were
Joseph and James D’Alessio
— which was their mother’s
married name. Their mother is
Monica, one of three of the late
Joseph A. Foran’s daughter.
After Joseph A. Foran died
in 2001, D’Alessio decided to
change his last name to Foran
— with much encouragement
from his family — because
there wasn’t anyone else to

carry on the family name. That
and the fact that he has a lot of
respect for his late grandfather
convinced him that the name
change was the right thing to do.
“If you go back to the old
papers, you can tell that he had
a clear agenda as a superintendent,” Joe said. “You see meetings that he attended, where
he was getting to know what
made the school system tick.”
Eric, who is 14 and a graduate of East Shore Middle
School, is Joe’s stepson, and
that’s why his last name is
Hammer and not Foran. But
he has been part of the family since he was little, and
without a doubt considers the
late Joseph A. Foran his greatgrandfather.
When Eric’s little sister,
Lucilia Foran, 5, starts Foran

High School in 2020, she will
bring the actual Foran name
with her. Then she’ll be followed by two other siblings
— Gary Joseph Foran,4, and
Cassady-James, 2.
Foran High School Principal
John Barile said it is noteworthy that a descendant will
walk the school halls for the
next four years.
“Foran High School has
been in existence for nearly
40 years and it’s great that we
will have one of Mr. Foran’s
descendants as a student,”
Barile said. “This is really
something special.” Eric’s
mother, Sharon Foran, who
worked at Foran as a longterm substitute teacher, is very
proud of her son and believes
he’ll do fine at Foran High
School.

Garbage Museum in Stratford shuts its doors for lack of dollars
By John Kovach
Staff
The Garbage Museum in
Stratford has closed its doors.
Staff
member
Jaimie
McCarvill was at the museum
earlier this week calling area
schools that had scheduled
trips to the museum to tell
them they will have to cancel.
Paul Nonnenmacher, director of public affairs for the
Connecticut
Resources
Recovery Authority, said the
museum board voted with
one dissension to shutter the
museum during its meeting
last week in Old Saybrook.
That spells the end for the
Stratford center that taught
environmental responsibility, “barring a miracle,”
Nonnenmacher said.
“The last instruction we
had gotten [from the board]
was to come to them with
$100,000 in commitments,”
Nonnenmacher said. “We only
had $68 [thousand]. There are
a lot of things we’re working
on, but nothing is promised.”
Milford and other communities had voted to kick in funds
to keep the museum open.
Milford had pledged about
$26,000 toward the museum.
Among the other sources of
funding being explored is a
$50,000 grant from the Pepsi
Refresh Everything Project.
“Save the Garbage Museum”
was in 11th place as of 11:30
a.m. Thursday, with up to 10
grants being awarded each
month.

The museum was actually
in the top 10 before Tropical
Storm Irene hit, leaving many
would-be voters in this area
without power or Internet
access to cast their votes.
Voting for the museum was
scheduled to end Aug. 31, and
one day prior, McCarvill said
the museum had dropped to
13th place, meaning it probably would not get a grant.
“I don’t think they’d extend
the deadline because it’s a
national grant, and it’s only
this area that’s affected,”
McCarvill said.
Trash-o-saurus was a popular display at the museum.

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That $50,000, plus the
$68,000 already raised, would
have topped the amount
requested by the board by
$18,000.
“We’ve had some people
come forward in the last couple weeks to try to help us,”
Nonnenmacher said. “It just
wasn’t enough to get them to
change their minds.”
While the museum had not
been scheduling tours of late,
Nonnenmacher said 60% of
the slots for school visits for
the coming school year had
already been booked.

The lone vote against closing the museum came from
Steve Edwards, director of
Public Works in Westport and
president of the Southwest
Connecticut
Regional
Recycling
Operations
Committee [SWEROC].
SWEROC, Nonnenmacher
said, owns the exhibits in the
museum. He said Edwards
told the CRRA board that
SWEROC is inclined to leave
the exhibits and contents at
the museum for six to eight
months “in case a miracle
occurs.”

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School starts Tuesday

Club News
Retired Women — The
Retired Women’s Club of
Milford will hold a general
meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20,
at 2 p.m. at the Milford Senior
Center. There will be a speaker
at this meeting. New members
are always welcome.

Tropical Storm Irene delayed the start of Milford
schools, which were slated to open on Wednesday.
The plan as of earlier this week was to start school on
Tuesday after Labor Day, barring any more unforseen
events.
Residents can stay on top of the situation by going to
the school Web site, milforded.org.

Girl Scout leader opportunities — Women are invited
to meet some of the dedicated volunteers who help
girls through Girl Scouting in
Milford and find out how they
can take part. Explore adult
oppotunities in Girl Scouting
as either a volunteer or a parent. Volunteer meet and greet
at Cafe Atlantique on River
Street on Thursday, Sept. 8
starting at 6:30 p.m.

Business Briefs

Masons — Ansantawae
Masonic Lodge #89 A.F. &.
A.M. will hold a meeting on
Friday, Sept. 2, at 7:45 p.m.
in the Masonic Lodge Hall, 59
Broad Street in Milford under
the direction of Worshipful
Master Christopher J. Buck.
There will be a dinner served
in the banquet hall at 6:30 p.m.
for members and ladies who
make reservations with the
Junior Warden. After a short
business meeting, friends
and relatives will join with
the Officers to celebrate “Roll
Call” Night. Incremental pins
will be presented to several
members who have reached
Masonic Milestones.
For information call Chris
Buck at 203-980-3279.
Saint Mary Guild — Saint
Mary Guild of Milford will
hold its first meeting of the
new year on Tuesday, Sept.
13.
President Rosemary
Lynch announced Mass will
be held at 6:30 p.m. in the

Lisa Shea

Lisa Shea named to board
Lisa Shea, assistant director of human resources
for the Subway restaurant
chain, was named a member
of the board of directors for
the United Way of Milford
in July.
“It is very exciting to be
involved with an agency
with the goal of helping
those in Milford who are
in need,” said Shea, who
has been with Subway for
21 years.
“I am honored to represent Subway and serve
on the board of the United
Way. I look forward to contributing to the great work
it has done throughout its
history.”
Gary Johnson, president of the Milford United
Way, also commented on

the history of the relationship between the two companies.
“United Way goes way
back to the early days of
Subway. With the world
headquarters right here in
Milford, it was a perfect
match to partner with the
chain,” said Johnson in a
prepared statement.
The restaurant chain will
sponsor the Milford United
Way annual kick-off campaign, which will take place
on Sept. 14.
According to a company release, Shea began her
career at Subway in 1990,
after receiving an MBA
degree in human resources.
She said she looks forward
to her time serving with
United Way.

in full costume. Visiting Royal
Arch Masons are always welcome. For information call
Ken Greenhill at 203-2830727.

Connecticut hosts a support
group for “Adults Living with
Epilepsy” the second Monday
of every month, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
at Milford Hospital.

Low vision — The Low
Vision support group will hold
its monthly meeting at the
Milford Senior center at 10:30
a.m. on Sept. 12. For information call Eileen Turow at 203878-8904.

The Milford MS Support
Group meets at Milford
Hospital located at 300 Seaside
Ave. at 1:30 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month.
For more information, contact
Debbie at (203) 878-6661 or
John at (203) 874-1225.

Eastern Star — Lucia
Chapter #25 Order of the
Eastern Star will hold a meeting on Thursday Sept. 8, at
7:30 p.m., in the Masonic
Lodge Hall 59 Broad Street
in Milford under the direction
of the Worthy Matron Sarah
Prokop. Visiting Eastern Star
members are always welcome.
Refreshments will be served
in the banquet hall after the
meeting.
For information
call Sarah Prokop at 203-3068208.
Royal Arch Masons —
Milford Chapter #49 Royal
Arch Masons will hold a
meeting on Tuesday Sept. 13,
at 7:30 p.m., in the Masonic
Lodge Hall, 59 Broad Street in
Milford under the direction
of the High Priest Kenneth I.
Greenhill. There will be a dinner served in the banquet hall
to the members who make reservations with the Secretary.
The Royal Arch Degree will
be conferred upon a class
of candidates by the Officers

Post 7788 Ladies — The
Devon Post 7788 Ladies
Auxiliary meets the second
Tuesday of every month at
7 p.m. at the VFW upstairs
hall, 422 Naugatuck Ave., in
Devon. All eligible women are
invited to attend; wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, grandmothers, stepdaughters, stepsisters, fosters, step moms of
those who served in a foreign
war. The groups works on special projects throughout the
year that support veterans as
well as those currently serving
overseas. For information call
Joan 203-877-0584.

Knights bus trip —
Memphis Tenn., Sept.10-18,
9 days 8 nights, 14 meals,
Graceland, Tunica Museum,
Beale Street, Guided tour
of Memphis, Rock N’ Soul
Museum and more $655. Call
John Benard 203-877-2737.

Divorce
support
—
Divorce Support Group meets
Thursdays, 7-8:15 p.m. at The
Family Room, 31 Cherry St.
This group will discuss the
emotional process of divorce
as well as successful strategies
to navigate this difficult time.
Epilepsy Foundation —
The Epilepsy Foundation of

St. Ann trips — St. Ann’s
Church 50-plus club has
planned the following trips:
September
28:
Trip
to Providence, RI for “The
Edwards Twins” musical
show at Via Roma Restaurant.
Includes: Italian luncheon,
“Celebrities on Stage” musical
entertainment, motorcoach,
meal gratuity, tax, & driver’s
tip. Must be able to walk up 10
stairs. Cost: $68.
October 12: Trip to
Oktoberfest at the Platzl
Brauhaus in Pomona, NY. In
cludes: German entertainment
, family-style luncheon buffet,
beer, cider, soda, donuts, coffee, dessert, motorcoach, meal
gratuity, tax, & driver’s tip.
Cost: $75.
November 14: Trip to an
Old Fashioned Pennsylvania
Thanksgiving at Mt. Haven
Resort. Includes: full country
breakfast, games, comedy,
music, turkey dinner buffet,
four-hour open bar, motorcoach, meal gratuity, tax &
driver’s tip. Cost: $76.
Anyone interested in more
information, contact Ann
Dunne at 203-878-2618 or Pat
Gutierrez at 203-876-8548. All
trips leave from the K-Mart
parking lot (Bridgeport Ave. &
Lansdale Ave.) in Milford.

Recreation Notes
Badminton — The Milford
Recreation
Department
announces open play badminton for Women on Mondays
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.,
beginning on Monday, Sept.
12.
The program will continue
on Monday mornings until
June 11, 2012. and is open
to Milford Residents of any
skill level. It is held at the
West Shore Recreation Center,
which is located at 14 Benham
Avenue in Milford.
Participants will be required
to complete a registration
form and are asked to bring
their racket and a sleeve of
Shuttlecocks.
For further information contact Bill Garfield at 203-7833388 or [email protected].
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church followed by a Pot
Luck Supper in the Church
Hall. Dorothy Beliveau and
Anne Lisk are in charge of the
food arrangements. Members
should check the Guild News
Letter and Church Bulletin for
further information.
Scholarship Chairperson
Patricia Mraz has invited the
Guild Scholarship and Grant
winners along with their families to the Pot Luck Supper.
Subjects to be discussed at
the meeting are the Fall Plant
and Bake Sale and the Holiday
Auction. Proceeds from the
Guild fund raisers support
their scholarships, the church,
school and community. All
women of Saint Mary Parish
are invited.

Bowling — The Milford
Recreation
Department
in cooperation with AMF
Milford Lanes announces its
2011 – 2012 Youth Bowling
Program.
This program is open to
Milford boys and girls, ages
5-16 of any ability, who will
bowl on Tuesdays from 4 to
5:15 p.m. The program will
begin on Tuesday, Sept. 27,
and will conclude on Tuesday,
March 27.
This program will cost $7.50
per week (payable to AMF on
a weekly basis) and includes
two games of bowling and
shoe rental each week; along
with awards and an end of season Extreme Bowling party.

Children will bowl in teams
of three. Sign a child and
friends up together.
For more information contact Bill Garfield at the Milford
Recreation Department 203783-3388 or bgarfield@ci.
milford.ct.us. Or downtown
information at ci.milford.ct.us
and follow the links to recreation.
Learn to Skate —
The Milford Recreation
Department in cooperation
with the Milford Ice Pavilion
announces its Learn to Skate
and Learn to Play Hockey for
all ages beginning on Saturday,
Sept. 10. The classes are available to residents and non-residents. The Learn to Skate program is a basic skills class
that is ideal for the beginning
ice skater while the Learn to
Play Hockey is an introductory class to the sport.
The upcoming class is being
offered from Sept. 10 through
Oct. 29 each Saturday from 10
to 11 a.m., while the hockey
lessons with run from 8:45 to
9:45 a.m.
The fee is $125 for the
eight-week session and rental skates are available at no
charge. There is also a hockey equipment package available through the Milford Ice
Pavilion.
For information contact
Bill Garfield at the Recreation
Department 203-783-3388
or by e-mail bgarfield@ci.
milford.ct.us. Or contact the
Milford Ice Pavilion at 203878-6516.

Bollywood dance —
The Milford Recreation
Department announces its fall
Bollywood Masala Fun Dance
Workout class for children with
instructor Manjusha Kothari
beginning on Wednesday,
September 29, 2011. The
classes are available to both
residents and non-residents.
The choreography is based
on remixed Bollywood music
and set to slow and fast paced
moves which are creative and
hip. The class is an exciting
packed hour of song and dance
from the Indian movies and
popular hit Indian songs.
The Bollywood name
(Indian Cinema) is originated from Mumbai (formerly
known as Bombay) and is a
combination of Indian dance,
folk dancing such as Bhangra
and sometimes has a hip-hop,
Latino and Arabic influences.
The class is designed to be
fun and expressive. There is
a lot of deep meaning behind
music. There is no prior experience is needed and please
wear comfortable clothing.
The 4-6 year old class is
on Thursday from 5:30 pm to
6:30 pm while the 7-13 year
old class will take place from
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Both
classes will be held at the
Margaret Egan Center and run
for eight weeks. The cost for
either class is $80 for residents
and $85 for non-residents.
Registration is required prior
to the class and both classes
are limited in size. For more
information please contact

Bill Garfield at the Recreation
Department 203.783.3388 or
by email [email protected].
Fall basketball clinic —
Residents and non-residents
ages 5-14 are welcome to register for a fee of $50. The
clinic will be held Monday
through Thursday and begin
on Sept, 12. There will be
a total of five sessions each
consisting of eight hours of
instruction.
The clinic will be held at
the Fowler Field basketball
courts and will run from 4:30
to 6:30 pm. All registered
boys and girls will receive
a better understanding of the
fundamentals of basketball.
Newcomers are welcome. All
classes that are canceled due
to weather will be made up.
For more information, contact Bill Garfield at 203-7833388 ([email protected].
ct.us) or visit the web at milfordrecreation.org.
Session 1: September 12
– September 15, 4:30 – 6:30
pm
$50.
Session 2, September 19
– September 22, 4:30 – 6:30
pm
$50.
Session 3, September 26
– September 29, 4:30 – 6:30
pm
$50.
Session 4, October 3 –
October 6, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
$50.
Session 5, October 10 –
October 14, 4:30 – 6:30 pm
$50.

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Magazine collection
MILFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY group gathers to socialize Sept. 26 - 7:00 PM - Civil
and work on their projects.
War Series - Beginning of
The Milford Library has
57 New Haven Avenue
Sept. 6 - 11:00 - 12:30 PM the Civil War with historian more than 150 magazines,
Milford, CT 06460
- Basic Computing. Call 203- David Koch
from cooking to crafts, sci-

783-3292 to register.
Sept. 6 - 7:00 PM Genealogy - Finding your
ancestors: how to get startADULTS
Knitters and quilters meet ed.
Sept. 10 - 10:00 AM- SAT
every Friday at 1 p.m. The
Boot Camp - presented by
James Maroney.
Sept. 19 - 6:30 PM - Brain
Power - Keep your brain
active with fun exercises.
Sept. 20 - 11:00 - 12:30 PM
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- Introduction to the Internet
- please call 203-783-3292 to
register
Sept. 20 - 7:00 PM Evening Adult Book Group,
Elizabeth Street by Laurie
Fabiano
Sept. 23 - 1:30 PM - Civil
War Series - Uncle Tom’s
Cabin, The book that started
the Civil War, with historian
David Koch

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• Come Tour Our School

• Flexible Enrollment Options

• Computer/Spanish Classes Available

Sept. 27 - 7:00 PM Staged Reading - Barrymore
- directed by Scott Brill, and
performed by Will Jeffries.
Funded by the Friends of
Milford Library
Sept. 29 - 10:00 AM Classic Books - Uncle Tom’s
Cabin, Harriet Beecher
Stowe.

ence to sports, literature to
travel: Martha Stewart Living,
Bon Appétit and Cooking
Light, Saltwater Fisherman,
Sail and Golf Digest, Vogue
and Glamour, to name a few.
For more information call the
Reference Department at 203783-3292 or visit milfordlibray.org.

CHILDREN’S
The children’s department
at Milford Public Library, 57
New Haven Ave., is holding
events the next few weeks.
For information call: 203-7833304.

Milford Library passport
office open Monday and
Tuesdays evenings by appointment for July and August. Call
203-783-3307 to make an
appointment.

Woodmont Library

Toddler time: Every
Wednesday at 10 and 11 a.m.
Dixon Street
for ages 2 and under. Sing,
Open Monday to Friday, 10
share fingerplays and read sto- a.m. to noon and 3 to 5 p.m.
ries.

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The deck of this Bayview Beach house, which sits right on the beach, was leveled by Irene.

(Photo by Joan Savage)

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cabinet. None of them broke.”
Not far up the road, Point Beach was in shambles, residents said.
“Many of the homes have been destroyed
and it is just a horrible site,” said resident Peter
Spalthoff, who used to live at Point Beach. “I
lived through some storms while at Point Beach,
however, this was by far and away the worst I
ever saw. It was heart-wrenching to see some of
the homes up close and to see just how powerful
the storm was and how the homes didn’t have a
chance against the force of mother nature.”
Near Silver Sands Beach, residents on East
Broadway found themselves pummeled by water
on both sides, from the Sound in front of them
and the marsh behind them.
A number of people had to be rescued from
their homes when tides rose quickly and they
became trapped Sunday.
Police and fire scuba teams, assisted by the
National Guard, used inflatable boats and military vehicles to rescue people.
“There were people who didn’t leave their
homes when it was suggested, and the tides rose
quickly around 11:08, resulting in them being
in danger,” said Police Spokesman Vaughan
Dumas.
Two homes — one on East Broadway and one
on Broadway — partially collapsed.
As of late Sunday, no storm-related injuries
had been reported, Dumas said.
A local couple was happy to be safe after emergency rescuers pulled them from their house on
Shorefront, which is near Silver Sands and Fort
Trumbull beaches.
As the local tide was at its peak around 11:30
Sunday, the Milford Police Department received
a call regarding people trapped in their home at
108 Shorefront. Members of the Milford Police
Department’s Marine and Dive Units responded
with two inflatable vessels to assist the stranded
occupants.
Officers safely removed and transported Greg
Davenport, 64, and his wife, Diane, 63, who were
accompanied by their dog and cat, by vessel to a
safe location on Kirkside Avenue. Officers were
assisted by a Milford Police Citizens’ Academy
graduate, who transported the couple and their
pets to the emergency shelter at Jonathan Law
High School.
The couple’s home suffered damages from the
storm, including the waterfront windows being
blown out by waves.
Inland, some residents reported damage from
trees, power lines and flying debris. Many were
left without power.
But there were stories of relief, also.
Mario Recupido, whose mother lives on North
Street along the ‘ River, was prepared for flooding. His mother’s house routinely floods when
there are heavy rains.
“There was nothing,” Recupido said. “She was
fine.”

Waves smash a fence along the coast near St. Gabriel’s Church Sunday.

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assistance is made available,
he expects an office will be
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set up to help residents with
officials earlier this week, the paperwork process for
securing federal assistance to

Dollars –

(Photo by Audra Napolitano)

(Photo by Jill Dion)

pay for their property dam- call there, he said.
ages.
The number is 203-874In the meantime, the city’s 6782.
emergency center is still
manned, and people with
questions or problems should

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Shawn Adams and his dog check out the depth of the water in their yard on Robert Treat Parkway
Sunday.
(Photo by Ralph Petitti)

Young children delight at the sight of water on a small
green near Walnut Beach Sunday.
(Photo by Jill Dion)

Bulk pickup takes place this month
Tuesday, your bulk pickup will be
Sept. 14.
If your trash is picked up
Thursday, your bulk pickup will
be Sept. 21.
If your trash is picked up Friday,
your bulk trash pickup will be
Sept. 28.

Bulk trash pickup is scheduled
one last time this year, just in time
to help people get rid of storm
damaged material.
If your trash is picked up
Monday, your bulk pickup will be
Sept. 7.
If your trash is picked up

Cleanup –
Continued from page 1A
number of days.
Fire Department spokesman
Capt. Chris Zak said residents
should stay away from any hanging wires and use extreme care
when walking through standing
water.
“While power remains out, we
also want to remind residents to
use flashlights rather than candles
for lighting in their homes,” Capt.
Zak said, noting that storms like
these pose a variety of potential
hazards. “We certainly don’t want
to see a house fire because someone has carelessly used candles for
lighting.”
The Police Department continues to operate on an emergency

schedule that places more officers
on patrol.
“Our main focus continues to
be on deterrence and pro-active
policing,” said Police Lt. Vaughan
Dumas, department spokesman.
“We will maintain a significant
presence, particularly in the shoreline communities where residents
have evacuated their homes. And
if a resident doesn’t have a phone,
and has a concern or question, we
encourage him or her to flag down
a passing patrol car.”
Mayor Richetelli said recovery
from Irene may be a lengthy process, but that the city is committed
to returning services and functions
to normal as quickly as possible.
“I’d like to commend our city
workers and emergency personnel
who worked tirelessly during this
event,” Richetelli said.

People trudge along the road near Gulf Beach, trying to assess the impact of the storm.
(Photo by Ralph Petitti)

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Residents along
East
Broadway
boarded up their
homes in the hopes
of averting excessive damage from
Irene’s storm surge.
The owner of this
house wrote the
words, “Keep Us
Safe” on the outside
of their home. East
Broadway homes
actually sufferred
a
two-pronged
hit: Waves from
the Sound flooded
their property on
one side while an
overflowing marsh
got them from the
other side.
(Photo by
Ralph Petitti)

City spent time prepping for Irene to hit
City officials were taking
Hurricane Irene very seriously
in the days before the storm
hit, urging residents to do the
same.
“This is going to be a lot
worse than Gloria,” said Fire
Chief Louis LaVecchia, referring to the 1985 hurricane that

downed trees, flooded streets
and left some people without
power for almost two weeks.
“After Gloria, I was without
power for 11 days.”
The mayor and the city’s
emergency responders held a
press conference Friday, two
days before Irene was sched-

uled to touch down here, and
told people who live near the
shore or near rivers that generally flood to leave their homes
by Saturday afternoon.
“When tropical force winds
begin as anticipated Saturday
night, it may be too late to
evacuate,” Mayor James

Richetelli Jr. said prior to the
storm.
People staying in their
homes were advised to hunker
down Saturday afternoon and
stay home until the hurricane
had passed and any resulting
damage, such as downed trees
and power lines, had been

addressed.
In coordination with the
Board of Education, the city
designated Jonathan Law High
School, 20 Lansdale Avenue,
as its emergency shelter. By
storm’s end, about 30 people
had sought refuge at the shelter, and another 20 showed up

to recharge phones and other
electronic equipment
A pet shelter, managed
by the city Animal Control
Department, also was available at the Jonathan Law High
School emergency shelter.

The storm

About 30 people housed at emergency shelter
By Jill K. Dion
Editor
About 30 people and a handful of
pets sought refuge at the emergency
shelter at Jonathan Law High School
during Tropical Storm Irene, choosing green, Army-style cots and brick
walls instead of their own beds on a
weekend predicted to bring 100 mph
winds.
Of the 30 people, some had been
evacuated from their shoreline
homes, and others simply weren’t
comfortable with the safety of their
houses in light of the hurricane force
winds predicted for Sunday morning.
“These are people who were concerned about this,” said Milford
Health Director Dr. Andrew Dennis

McBride Saturday night, indicating
the people stretched out on cots in
the cafeteria at Jonathan Law High
School. “Some are people who have
been in flooded areas before and are
nervous.”
The shelter had enough cots for
71 people, and was prepared to
find additional shelter if that wasn’t
enough.
The shelter, set up by the health
department and American Red
Cross, was being staffed by almost
30 volunteers and a number of health
department employees.
Tara Mustakos, a Milford Health
Department sanitarian, was in charge
of the facility, and she said that
between school custodians, volunteers and city staff, all went very
well.

“There were no issues, so this
being our first time, I think it was a
success,” she said.
She said services provided at the
high school were more than sufficient. There were snacks, beverages
and even coloring materials to keep
children occupied.
In addition to people who decided
to stay at the shelter, another 20 or so
dropped in to charge cell phones and
other electronic equipment.
Down a long hall from the cafeteria
where people spent the night, animal
control officials and volunteers were
taking care of two cats and two dogs,
and they were prepared for more.
Rick George, animal control officer, said about 20 cages were set up
for animals, but he had another 100
or so available.

“Since Katrina, federal law mandates that when we open a human
shelter, we have to open an animal
shelter,” George said.
Pat Liptak, retired animal control
officer, was helping at the pet shelter
Saturday night. She visited Louisiana
after Hurricane Katrina and pointed
out that many people died during
Katrina because they wouldn’t leave
home without their pets.
George said the only problem was
that a few people showed up and
wanted to just leave their pets while
they went to a hotel.
“But it wasn’t set up that way,”
George said. “It was set up so their
pets could stay, and they could stay,
and then they would have the primarily responsibility for taking care of
their pets.”

As rain fell lightly Saturday night,
Milford emergency officials opened a
communication center for area media
next to the Milford Fire Department
on New Haven Avenue, and shops
around the city stood with taped windows and doors.
At the Beachcomber Restaurant on
Melba Street, a local cafe that often
floods, a small but lively crowd of
about 30 people sipped cocktails and
laughed.
Hours later, water would be lapping at the front of the Beachcomber
and the houses around it, ripping siding and decks from homes and forcing residents to higher ground.

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Gerard Jamieson and his children, Kelsey and Alex, prepare to take their dog
Abby for a walk in the courtyard at Jonathan Law High School before leaving her
in the hands of pet shelter volunteers.
(Photo by Ralph Petitti)

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Destruction was heavy in the areas of Bayview Beach and Point Beach.
(Photo by Wayne Ratzenberger)

Mayor James Richetelli Jr,. Public Works Director Bruce Kolwicz and Police Chief Keith
Mello were among city officials to address the press as the storm approached last week.

The storm

Residents venture out to assess damage
Despite warnings by city
officials to stay inside, many
residents are out, especially
along the shoreline, checking out the extremely rough
waves.
At Walnut Beach, about 50
sightseers crossed a flooded parking lot to get to the
beach, where waves pounded

the Bert Munroe pier.
The same was happening
along Milford’s other beach
areas, where streets were
flooded.
Mayor James L. Richetelli,
Jr.
and
Emergency
Management Director, Fire
Chief Louis LaVecchia,
issued strong warnings

Sunday morning for residents
to stay indoors as Tropical
Storm Irene continued to
pound the region.
“It is crucial that residents not venture out of their
homes at this time,” Chief
LaVecchia advised.
Officials pointed out the
dangers and said a tele-

phone pole had snapped off
of its base in Woodmont. In
Milford center, a tree had
fallen on a historic home and
vehicles parked in the driveway. And there was a utility
pole down at the Boston Post
Road entrance to the Merritt
Parkway.
The damage was occurring

citywide, officials said, with
mature trees being uprooted
and, in some instances, live
wires hanging over roadways
and homes.
Officials really wanted
people to stay home.
But residents saw things
differently.
Hot spots were Walnut

Beach, Fort Trumbull and
Gulf Beach, with others venturing into Bayview Beach to
witness firsthand the impact
of Mother Nature.

At right, Phil June, the owner
of the Beachcomber Restaurant,
said he plans to clean up and reopen as soon as he gets the city’s
okay. The tide came in, flooded
the beach-side bar, stayed for
45 minutes, and then left, June
said. Here, a day after the storm,
June proudly wears a Spongebob
shirt, representing his ability to
handle the sea.
Below, residents make their way
through deep water to see the
waves at Walnut Beach.

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the storm.
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Social
Square One sets auditions

Couple united in marriage

Trisha and Stash Kozloski

William (Butch) and Linda Gilbert of Milford
announce the marriage of their daughter, Trisha
Ann, to Stash Richard Kozloski, son of Janice
Lagace and Richard Kozloski of Worcester,
Mass. The couple was married Nov. 13.
The ceremony took place at St. Gabriel
Church and was officiated by Deacon Richard
Sennett.
The couple met while both attending
Massachusetts Maritime Academy in Buzzards
Bay, Mass. Trisha graduated from Jonathan
Law High School in 2002 and from MMA
in 2006 with a B.S. in Marine Safety and
Environmental Protection.
She is currently a stay-at-home mom to the
couple’s two children.
Stash graduated MMA in 2007 with a B.S.
in Facilities and Environmental Engineering,
and is currently working as a Plant Operator
at Wheelabrator Bridgeport in Bridgeport. The
couple lives in Milford.

Company starts 22nd season
The Square One Theatre Company
will hold open auditions for its 201112 season Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 6
to 8 p.m. In the Lovell Room at the
Stratford Library, 2203 Main St.
The company will begin its 22nd
season in November with Donald
Margulies’ latest comedy/drama,
“Time Stands Still.”
Other scheduled productions
include Mark St. Germaine’s offBroadway hit “Freud’s Last Session”
and Nora and Delia Ephron’s look at
women’s fashion through the years,
“Love, Loss and What I Wore.”
The season continues through
May 2012. Play titles are subject to
change, pending rights.
Square One also casts for its

annual Readers Theatre Showcase
series at this time.
Actors are requested to prepare
a 1- to 2-minute (strictly enforced)
monologue of their choice for the
Sept. 6 audition, and to provide a
current resume and photo.
Performers will be heard on a
first-come, first-served basis. No
appointments will be taken.
The company said it is in particular need of African-American
actresses this year.
This will be the only general call
the Square One will hold this season.
Further information is available at
203-375-8778 or squareonetheatre.
com.

Save A Date
Nicotine Anonymous —
Bridges of Milford sponsors
weekly Nicotine Anonymous
meetings on Mondays, 6:30
- 7:30 pm, at Trinity Lutheran
Church, 21 Robert Treat
Parkway, Milford. Anyone can
attend; walk-ins are welcome.
There are no dues or fees. The
only requirement for membership is the desire to be free of
nicotine. For more information
call Bridges, 203-878-6365.
Vendors wanted — Christ
the Redeemer Church will hold
a “Yours and Mine Treasures”
tag sale Saturday, Sept. 10,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at
the church, 325 Oronoque Rd.
Tables are $20. For information contact Dottie at 203878-5823.

tion, and be willing to sign
a confidentiality agreement
upon acceptance into the program. No previous counseling
experience is required. Bi-lingual volunteers also needed.
Volunteers are asked to pay a
$25 fee to cover the cost of the
training manual. For additional information contact Sheila
Richards at (203) 874-8712, or
email sheila.mrcc@sbcglobal.
net. Visit rapecrisisctr.org for
more information.
Foran 30th reunion —
Joseph A. Foran High School,
class of 1981, will have a 30th
reunion Saturday, Oct. 29,
5:30-9:30 p.m., Daniel Street
Club, across from Stonebridge
Restaurant. No up-front fees;
buy your own food/drink.
Must RSVP to Wanda Gimler
Kollar at 954-881-7006 or
email [email protected].
Or find Wanda on Facebook
for reunion details.

Rape Crisis Counselors
— Volunteer training is right
around the corner. Thirty-hour
training begins Sept. 13, ending Oct. 20. Volunteers must
be at least 18 years of age,
Faith formation — St.
have a valid driver’s license Gabriel Church is enrolling
with available transporta- youngsters in its 2011-2012

Faith Formation programs,
which promote the teachings
and traditions of the Catholic
Church from K-10th Grade.
Parents and guardians of public
school youngsters are reminded to enroll their children for
Sunday School K-8; in order
to receive the Sacraments
of First Reconciliation/First
Eucharist in this academic
year. Children in grade 2,
either in public school or St.
Gabriel School, need to enroll;
9th grade students are eligible to enroll for the two-year
Confirmation program.
Enrollment forms are available on the church bulletin
board as well as on the parish
Web site, stgabrielmilford.org.
Click Faith Formation on the
left, then click the appropriate
link. Forms and calendars are
available to download from
there.
Crafters wanted — Saint
Ann Parish has issued a call
for talented crafters to participate in this year’s Christmas
Spectacular on Saturday and

Sunday, Dec. 3 and 4, in the
Parish Center, 499 Naugatuck
Ave. This is a juried event.
Crafters must submit two photos of their work with completed application. Contract
deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 1.
The fee for an 8-foot space
and two chairs is $50. For
further information or to
obtain a contract, call or email MaryJo, 203-882-0695
or maryjobellehome@yahoo.
com.
MHS ‘56 reunion —
Milford High School Class
of 1956 will hold its 55-year
class reunion on Sept. 24 from
noon to 5 p.m. at Aldarios
Restaurant, Naugatuck Ave.,
Milford. For more information contact Arlene Broudeau
McMullin at 203-775-8917,
Carol Molloy Smith at 203878-6237 or Linwood Schulte
at 203-878-6717.
Alzheimers meeting —
Individuals and families in the
early stages of Alzheimer’s
disease and related dementias
are invited to participate in a

Family and Caregiver Support
Group. The meetings are held
the 4th Wednesday of every
month at 5:30 p.m. at Carriage
Green at Milford, 77 Plains
Rd. This event is free and open
to the public. Refreshments
will be served. RSVP to 203874-4408.

for information.

Miss cheerleading —
Residents who miss cheerleading may want to consider the
Connecticut Bearcats Semi Pro
Cheerleading Squad, which
has openings for woman 18
years old and older. For information, contact Coach Ortiz at
Crafters wanted — Saint 203-687-2866.
Ann Parish is seeking crafters
Nicotine
Anonymous
for its Christmas Spectacular.
This juried show is sched- — Bridges sponsors Nicotine
uled for Saturday and Sunday, Anonymous meetings on
Dec. 3 and 4, from 10 a.m. Mondays, noon to 1 p.m. at
to 5:15 p.m. in the Parish Trinity Lutheran Church, 21
Center, 499 Naugatuck Ave. Robert Treat Parkway. Anyone
Exhibit space for the event can attend; walk-ins are welis $50. For information or to come. There are no dues or
obtain a contract, call or e- fees. The only requirement for
mail MaryJo (203-882-0695 membership is the desire to
or maryjobellehome@yahoo. be free of nicotine. For inforcom).
mation call Bridges, 203-8786365.
Yoga on the beach — Yoga
class Saturday mornings at
E-mail announcements for
Silver Sands State Park, 8 a.m. publication in this section of
Class is to benefit the Milford the paper to milfordmirror@h
food bank. Bring non-parish- ersamacorn.com by Thursday
able food items, beach towel at 5 p.m.
and water. Call 203-878-2760

Senior News
Milford Senior Center, 9
Jepson Drive, offers a variety of activities for senior
citizens; annual membership
is $10. For more information
visit milfordctseniorcenter.
com or call 877-5131.
Friday, Sept. 2 — 9 a.m.
ceramics; 9-11:30 free haircuts to members, appointments accepted; call Mary
Steinmetz, 203-877-5131;
9:15 a.m. light weights; 9:30
a.m. bowling (see Art White);
10 a.m. Wordsmith; 10:30
a.m. choral group; 1 p.m. Wii
bowling (see Al Salamanca).
Sunday, Sept. 4 — Center

is open noon-4 for cards and
bingo. Pool room is open
Monday-Friday,
9-4:30;
Sunday, noon-4.
Monday, Sept. 5 — Center
closed.
Tuesday, Sept. 6 — 9-1
AARP driving course, call
203-929-7487 to register;
9 a.m. beginners line dancing; 9:15 a.m. slimmercize;
10 a.m. beginners ceramics,
Gospel Choir; 10:45 a.m.
osteoporosis exercise; 11:30
a.m. Morning Glory’s; 1 p.m.
billiards club meeting, second Tuesday of month, Club
C meeting, bingo, book club

meets last Tuesday of month;
2 p.m. Men’s Club meeting, first Tuesday of month;
Retired Women’s Club, third
Tuesday of month, quilting;
3:30 p.m. billiards instruction.
Wednesday, Sept. 7 —
9:30 a.m. Rhythm & Blues,
intermediate Tai Chi; 10 a.m.
band rehearsal, country western line dancing; 10:30 a.m.
beginners Tai Chi; 1 p.m.
conversational French; 1:30
p.m. tap dancing, bingo; 2
p.m. conversational French.
Thursday, Sept. 8 — 9:15
a.m. Morning Glorys; 9:30

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a.m. computer class; 10 a.m.
Writer’s Unlimited bimonthly, line dance; 10:45 a.m.
osteoporosis preventative
exercise; 11 a.m. computer
class, advance registration
required; 1 p.m. beginners
Spanish, knitting class, beginners Wii bowling, call Al
Salamanca, 203-877-5131;
bingo; 1:30 p.m. speaker
“Art of thinking and acting
with a Positive Attitude.”
Friday, Sept. 9 — 9 a.m.
ceramics; 9-11:30 free haircuts to members, appointments accepted; call Mary
Steinmetz, 203-877-5131;
9:15 a.m. light weights;
9:30 a.m. bowling (see Art
White); 10 a.m. Wordsmith;
10:30 a.m. choral group; 1
p.m. Wii bowling (see Al
Salamanca); 1:15 movie,
Accidental Husband.
Sunday, Sept. 11 — Center
is open noon-4 for cards and
bingo. Pool room is open
Monday-Friday,
9-4:30;
Sunday, noon-4.

dinner: $2.75, includes soup,
Tre a s u re
Chest
dinner and dessert; sandwich,
soup and dessert $1.75; sand- Consignment and Craft
wich only $1.25; soup only Shop — Open Monday to
Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to
$.50.
2:30 p.m.; Friday from 9:30
Disabled veterans meeting a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pool room
— The Disabled American open daily, plus Monday and
Veterans meets Thursday, Thursday nights from 6 to 8.
Sept. 1, 12:30 p.m., Fowler
Memorial Building, 45 New
Volunteers sought — The
Haven Ave. The Forget Me Ahrens Program, at the
Not Program will be the main Milford Senior Center, protopic of discussion. The DAV vides recreational, nutrition
meets the first Thursday of and educational activities
every month at this location. for older adults with physical and cognitive impairLow Vision group — ments. This program enables
meets the second Monday of caregivers several hours of
the month, 10:30 a.m.
respite while the participant
is being supervised by staff
Zumba classes — Six- members and volunteers.
Presently, the program is in
week sessions, $20. Sign up
need of volunteers. If interat the front desk.
ested, call Rita Whiskeyman,
Center membership — Ahrens program coordinator,
Membership at the Center 877-5131.
is open to Milford’s older
adults, 55 and over. Annual
Trips
fee is $10. Interested residents
Road to Scottish Highlands.
may sign up at the Center Sept. 12-13, $350. Two full
Menu — Sept. 5-9: or call Mary Steinmetz, 203 days in New Hampshire.
Monday, closed for Labor 877-5131.
Meals, Hobo Railroad ride,
Day; Tuesday, spaghetti
scenic boat ride and the
with meatballs, tossed salad;
Model Railroad Club — Scottish Highlands show.
Wednesday, baked chick- The formation of the Center’s
Big E Connecticut Day,
en, stuffing, sweet corn; Model Railroad Club has Sept. 21, $49.
Thursday, open roast beef, begun. Membership is open
Newport Playhhouse, The
sandwich, potatoes, green to all Milford residents age Edwards Twins, Oct. 3, $93.
beans; Friday, pasta with 55 and older.
Master impressionists and a
cream sauce and shrimp,
The HO scale of model buffet.
tossed salad.
railroading will be used.
Mohonk Mountain, Oct.
Donations of any model rail- 13, $95. Culinary tour bufLunch is served Monday- roading equipment or any fet, explore the beautiful
Friday, 12:15 p.m. Menu is scale and cash donations are grounds, hotel, greenhouse,
antique car barn and more.
subject to change. Complete accepted.
Neil Diamond tribute, Nov.
8, $76. Twin Rivers Casino;
Renowned cruise ship duo
Jose and Patti, casino bonus
and buffet.
Branson Christmas season
James P. Ralabate, MD
shows, Nov. 28-Dec. 2, R/
Sarah A. Mullane, APRN
T air BDL, Branson Towers
Erin K. Flynn, APRN
Hotel, breakfast and dinner
daily and shows. Only 10
Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
seats left.
Special
presentation,
Sunday, Aug. 21, 1 p.m.,
Canadian
Rockies
and
Glacier National Parks tour,
an informative presentation
on trip July 28 to Aug. 2,
2012.
For more information, call
203-877-5131, ext. 2119.

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Sports
Milford Mirror

Thursday September 1, 2011

Wasson bracket semifinals today
By Bill Bloxsom
Sports Editor
Semifinalists are set for the
Daniel S. Wasson Open Men’s
Tournament.
In one semi, 88 Stitch plays
Anthony D’s/Candido Electric
at 6:15 tonight at Foote Field
while Spacecraft meets Sound
Mortgage at 6:30 at Washington
Field.
The winners’ bracket finals
are set for 6 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 7 at Foote Field with the
title game at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 8 at Washington Field.
In the losers’ bracket, Stuart
White Fire plays the Pipelayers
today at 7:30 and Olde Lynch
meets CT’s Own Volvo/Mazda
at 8:30.
Both game are at Washington
Field.
Play began on Aug. 18 with
four teams dropping into the
loser’s bracket of the doubleelimination event to decide city
supremacy.
Top-seeded 88 Stitch defeated
eighth-seeded Stuart White Fire,
26-0, and fifth-seeded Anthony
D’s/Candido Electric got by the
fourth-seeded Pipelayers 6-4 to
move to the winners’ bracket
semifinals.
In the lower bracket, seventh-seeded Sound Mortgage
knocked off second-seeded
Olde Lynch 9-2.
Continuing the trend, sixthseeded Spacecraft scored a 16-5
victory over third-seeded CT’s
Own Volvo/Mazda.
Tim Rose Memorial
Semifinalists are set for the
title game in the Women’s
Open Division, scheduled for
6:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 at
Washington Field.
Top-seeded Advanced Home
Audio played fifth-seeded
Baker’s Bar & Grille in one
semifinal.
Second-seeded
Connect
Computer met third-seeded
King’s Court in the second
semifinal.
Baker’s had advanced with a
7-3 win over fourth-seeded RJ

In one semifinal, 88 Stitch plays Anthony
D’s/Candido Electric at 6:15 tonight at
Foote Field while Spacecraft meets Sound
Mortgage at 6:30 at Washington Field.
Testo & Associates.
King’s Court defeated sixthseeded Keep It Clean, 8-6, and
Connect Computer topped seventh-seeded Paradise Pizza.
Women’s Recreation
In the Eastern Division
playoffs, top-seeded Coppola
Realtors played second-seeded
Subway for the title on Aug.
30.
Coppola defeated fifth-seeded
Montano’s Candy in the semifinals, which opened play with
a 3-1 win over fourth-seeded
Matties Service Center.
Subway knocked off Gipper’s
in the semis after the third seed
had advanced past sixth-seeded
Anthony D’s Bar & Grille.
Subway opened with a 102 win over seventh-seeded 7
Seas.
Design Technique, the top
seed, met third-seeded Alfa
Pizza Restaurant to decide the
Women’s Western Division title
on Aug. 30.
Design Technique defeated
King’s Court Jesters, 9-2, after
the fourth seed opened with a
win over fifth-seeded Milford
Land Title.
Alfa Pizza defeated secondseeded Lasse’s, 8-1, in the
semis, and started play with a
10-4 victory over sixth-seeded
AMF Alleygators.
Lasse’s had scored a win over
seventh-seeded EPS.
Indy Rec title
The Industrial Recreation
Division title game matched
the Bombers against Milford
Fabricating on Aug. 30.
The Bombers, Western
Division champions, advanced
with a 13-3 victory over
McInnis Company and an 8-4
victory over BKM.
McGinnis had defeated
Modell’s 15-7 in the opening

round.
Milford Fabricating, the
Eastern Division’s third seed,
posted upsets over Western runner-up Turner Construction (43) and Eastern champ OSDA
(8-6) to gain the final.
OSDA advanced with a decision over Frog Pond, which
had ousted EDR by a score of
13-8.
Men’s Recreation Division
Liquor Connection out of the
Southern Division was looking to continue its run in the
Men’s Recreation Division
Tournament when the fifth
seed took on Burns Insurance/
Marcus Paper, the Northern’s
Division second seed, in semifinal play on Aug. 31.
Pala/Anthony D’s/Fix It,
the Southern’s top seed, and
Eastern Division champion On
The Rocks/Anthony D’s, met in
the other semifinal.
Liquor Connection edged
Devine Construction Workers,
the Easts’ fourth seed, 12-11 in
its opener.
Northern Division champion
Baker’s/Kimberly Dinner was
next to fall, this time by an 8-7
margin.
Liquor Connection then
defeated Carp Energy, 12-2, in
the quarterfinals.
Burns
Insurance/Marcus
Paper defeated Pond Point Wine
& Spirits, 6-2, and Western
Division champion Green
Team, 6-5.
Pond Point, the East’s third
seed, advanced with a 1710 over ASA Approved, the
South’s sixth seed.
Green Team defeated Viscuso
Motors/7 Seas, 14-6 after the
South’s fourth seed topped
Anthony D’s Devil Dogs, the
East’s fifth seed, 5-1.
Pala/Anthony D’s defeated

the Milford Brewers, 11-10,
after the North’s fifth seed
topped Cabo Grille, the West’s
fourth seed, 8-2.
In the quarterfinals, Pala/
Anthony D’s defeated the CT
Fire Protection Friars, the East’s
second seed, who had advanced
with a 5-2 victory over Liquor
Connection/Top Side.
Third best in the North,
Liquor Connection/Top Side
won a 10-0 first-round decision
from the Grove Crew, sixth best
in the West.
On The Rocks/Anthony
D’s made it to the semifinals
with a 13-12 quarterfinal win
over Anthony D’s Hitmen, the
West’s third seed.
The Hitmen had won twice,
first winning a 17-10 decision
from Bella Napoli of MFD, the
North’s sixth seed, and then
defeating Southern Division
runner-up 7 Seas, 19-3.
On The Rocks/Anthony’s
D’s first tourney win came by
an 8-2 count over Coddington/
AC Electric, the North’s fourth
seed.
Coddington/AC
Electric
opened with an 11-0 win over
Beachcomber Cafe, the West’s
fifth seed.
Men’s Industrial
City of Milford Heat, the top
seed, played second-seeded
Subway for the Indy title on
Aug. 30.
The Heat knocked off fifthseeded Team Alinabal, 17-4,
which in turn had defeated
fourth-seeded Total Mortgage
12-2.
Subway edged third-seeded
MCW, 13-12, in the semifinals
after MCW had advanced with
a 6-5 victory over sixth-seeded
Frito-Lay.
Subway defeated seventhseeded Costco, 11-5, in the first
round.
Coed Tier II
Fifth-seeded Sticks & Chicks
will play sixth-seeded Kondor
Construction for the crown at
6:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9 at
Foote Field.

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Sports Briefs
One-pitch softball tourney

The Milford Umpires Association Double
Elimination One-Pitch Slow Pitch Softball Tournament
will be held on Sept. 10-11 (rain dates (Sept. 17-18)
for registered Wood Bats teams only. The entry fee is
$100.
Contact Mark Bender at [email protected] or
203-876-2574 or 203-671-5564 or Tom Collins at
[email protected] or 203-530-7846 by Sept. 5 to
reserve spot. Games played per City of Milford Wood
Bat League rules.
Each team will supply a game ball (47/525) for each
game.

Sunset Run update

Due to Hurricane Irene and surrounding weather,
the Sunset Run For the Warriors is being 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.

Knights basketball sign-ups

The Devon Rotary Knights Basketball League is
organizing for the 2011-12 season. Applications will
be accepted from individual players only, following
the Milford Recreation Department rules.
The league is open to boys born between Jan. 1,
1995 and Dec. 31, 2002 and girls born between Jan.
1, 1996 and Dec. 31, 2002. Players must be Milford
residents.
Returning players will have registration forms
emailed directly to them and may be returned by
mail.
Walk-in registration for returning or new players
will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sept. 9 at
the Milford Rec Dept, Parsons Complex.
Night registration will be held from 6-8 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept. 7 and Thursday, Sept. 8 at the
Margaret Egan Center.
The fee is $95. A birth certificate is required for all
new players and all new players must also attend a
player evaluation to be placed on a team.
Any adults interested in coaching or helping with
individual teams or with league events are welcome
to apply.
For questions or further information, please contact
Keith Rice, at drkb.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 informatiob, contact coach
Schuler at 203-641-3450.

Dawgs walk off with Mid-Atlantic title
The Connecticut Dawgs 16U baseball team completed a truly remarkable summer season, compiling a
27-1-3 record and emerging as either
champions (four times) or co-champions (one time) of each tournament
they played in.
The Dawgs began their season
in mid-June at the 19U Division of
the War-at-the-Shore Super Regional
Tournament in East Lyme.
After going undefeated and reaching the finals, the game against the
19U Connecticut Capitals ended in
a tie, called after seven innings due
to darkness.
The title of co-champions wasn’t
expected by either team, but the
16U Dawgs were congratulated for
battling an opponent that included
mainly high school seniors, as well
as three Division I college freshmen.
The Dawgs ended their season in
dramatic fashion in late July, with

Baseball
an extra-inning walk-off win in
the finals of the 18U Mid-Atlantic
Showdown at Baseball Heaven
inYaphank, N.Y.
With Division I college coaches at
this tournament specifically to scout
players on the Dawgs, the locals provided a strong showing from the first
game to the last.
Game one was a 6-0 shutout of
the NY Seminoles behind a ninestrikeout performance by Michael
Concato.
The final was an 11-inning battle, with starting pitcher Christian
Malave allowing only one run, on
three swinging-bunt singles, and
late-inning reliever Gary Flowers
allowing only one run (enabled by
the tie-breaker system).
After being held to two runs over
10 innings by strong pitching of the

Rockland (N.Y.) Red Devils, Chris
Cimmino’s suicide squeeze bunt in
the bottom of the 11th inning gave
the Dawgs a 3-2 win.
In between these tournaments, the
Dawgs sought out highly-competitive 16U tournaments.
First, the 40-team Blue Chip
Prospects Great American Classic
in Staten Island, N.Y. produced six
wins and no losses over three days
in late June.
Highlights
included
Bryan
Terzian’s two-run home run to start
the Dawgs’ scoring in game-one, and
his grand slam to ice the championship game.
The July 4th Beast of the East
Tournament in Wheeling, W.V. hosted a 42-team field from the U.S. and
Canada.
A 5-1 pool play record included
beating a strong Baltimore (Md.)
Flat Rocks team, 6-0, aided by a
home run from Nick Campos and

two from Kyle Lockery.
The Dawgs lost 7-5 to the Michigan
Blue Jays, but rebounded from an 82 deficit to defeat the Youth Service
Bombers from Brooklyn, 9-8, in
their quarterfinal playoff game.
They then beat the top seed KOA
Baseball (Bethesda, Md.), 6-2, in
their semifinal.
In the finals, their ninth game in
four days, the Dawgs deep pitching
staff and potent offense were evident in a 12-1 win over the Oakville
Royals from Ontario, Canada.
Nick Lamberti went the distance
on the mound, and Brandon Wynne
hit two home runs.
A trip to Diamond Nation
(Flemington, N.J.) led to five more
wins.
The relentless lineup of the Dawgs
was on display in a 12-8 first-game
slugfest, ranging from the long-ball
power of Keith Klebart (3-for-3 with
a home run) to the small-ball prow-

ess of Sean Beaulieu (2-for-3 with a
stolen base and run scored).
In the next game, Dawg’s pitching was showcased, with Chris Katz
allowing no hits in a 13-1 win.
The final, against Langan (N.J.)
Baseball, was tied 4-4 in the third
inning when the offense added six
more runs to provide a 10-4 margin
of victory.
The Dawgs also played and won
several non-tournament games.
In addition to hard work and talent, coach Joe Norko credits chemistry among the players, some of
whom have played baseball together
since they were 10 years old.
Now, as 15 and 16 year-olds standouts at Amity, East Haven, Foran,
Notre Dame of West Haven and
Staples, the Dawgs contribute to the
strength of high school baseball in
the Southern Connecticut Conference
and Fairfield County Interscholastic
Athletic Conference.

The Connecticut Dawgs 16U baseball team won four tournament titles this summer. Team members (front row l-r) are: Chris Cimmino, Nick Lamberti, Chris Katz, Nick
Campos, Sean Beaulieu and Bryan Terzian; (second row) coach Steve Klebart, Michael Concato, Brandon Wynne, Kyle Lockery, coach John Concato, Christian Malave,
Keith Klebart, Gary Flowers and head coach Joe Norko.
(Submitted photo)

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Businessmen’s workout
set for Parsons

The Milford Recreation
Department’s Businessman’s
Basketball Workout will be
held on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday from 11:30 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. at the Parsons
Complex Gymnasium beginning on Monday, Sept. 12. The
program runs through May.
This open-gym basketball
activity is open to both men
and women who are either
Milford residents or employees
of Milford businesses. Lockers
and showers are available.
All participants must be
at least 30 years of age and
must register in advance
at the Milford Recreation

International stars shine

Department.
Participants will be required
to complete a registration
form, show proof of residency
(driver’s license) or employment (company I.D. or business card).
The registration fee is $30
and is valid for all days of the
program. Registration is on
a first-come first-serve basis
or until program maximums
are met.
For further information,
please contact Patrick Austin
at the Milford Recreation
Department 783-3390 or
[email protected].

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The Milford International Little League Coach Pitch All-Stars finished All-Star and Seabreeze
Tournament play with a 10-2 record. Team members (front row l-r) are: Daniel Silva, Luca Marinelli,
Anthony Capua and Michael Simonelli; (second row) Dylan Fortier, Thomas Ellis, Daniel Cartagena,
Matthew Mullen, Alexander Conte, Trevor Hitchcock, Brendan May and Caden Ondek. Missing from
photo is Patrick Fallon. The team was coached by Angelo Simonelli, Bob Fortier, Tom Ellis, Fabio
Marinelli and Sean Conte.
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The Milford Recreation
Department
has
begun
team registration for its Fall
Volleyball Leagues that are
scheduled to begin in early
September.
Three Coed divisions (A, B
and C) will be offered. The A
and B divisions play Monday
nights and the C division plays
Wednesday nights.
The Men’s Recreation
League will consist of 4 to 6
man teams (can play with a
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Thursdays and/or Fridays.
Entry fees for all leagues are
$50 per team plus additional
nonresident and former resident fees; team registrations
only.
The league now accepts
non-residents for any level of
play, including Coed for an
additional $10 per non-resident or former resident.
Milford-based companies
are also eligible to register as
an industrial team. Non-residents currently playing in the
league for an industrial team

are exempt from this fee provided the whole team qualifies
as an industrial team.
All non-resident participants
are eligible on a seasonal basis
until further notice, however,
he/she will not be offered a
grandfather exemption in the
event that resident demand
increases.
All games will be played at
the Parsons Complex gymnasium. The registration fee and
coaches contact information
will secure a team’s spot in
the league.

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League
Director
must receive these items by
Thursday, Sept. 1. Registration
is on a firs-come, first-serve
basis until leagues are full.
Completed roster will be due
at a later date. Complete rules
and eligibility information is
available at the Recreation
Department at the Parsons
Complex.
For more information, call
Patrick Austin at 783-3390 or
[email protected].

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City observes anniversary
of September 11 attacks

Open doors and windows

The Downtown Milford Business Association presents the 4th Annual Open Doors and Windows Art Exhibit
and Auction through Sept. 10. Residents can walk along the downtown shops and view painted doors and
windows that are part of the exhibit. This window hangs at Café Atlantique.
(Photo by Jill Dion)

The City of Milford,
in conjunction with the
Milford Clergy Association,
will remember the events
of September 11, 2001 on
Sunday, September 11, 2011
with a ceremony of song and
prayer beginning at 5 p.m.
The event will be held at
the September 11 Monument
on historic City Hall
grounds, and Mayor James
L. Richetelli, Jr. invites all
residents to attend.
To begin the event, the
honor guards of the Milford
Police Department and Fire
Department will present the
colors. Students from the
three middle schools will participate in the short but meaningful remembrance.
Sandie James will sing
the National Anthem, and
music will be provided by
the Milford Concert Band,
Jonathan Law and Foran High
School choirs, the Milford
Volunteer Ancient Fife and
Drum Corps, and the New

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Emerald Society Pipes and
Drums.
In addition, Milford will
participate in the National
Moment of Remembrance
of the 10th Anniversary of
September 11th.
At 1 p.m. on Sunday,
September 11, 2011 church
bells will ring to begin a
silent moment of reflection
on the lives that were lost on
that fateful day.
Mayor Richetelli asks
that all residents fly their
American flags.
And per a suggestion
from Milford resident Nancy
Cathey, all residents also are
asked to place two candles in
a front window representing
the twin towers on Saturday,
Sunday and Monday nights,
city officials said.
In case of inclement
weather, the September 11th
ceremony this year will be
moved into the City Hall
Auditorium.

Orange Country Fair starts September 17
Hard to believe, but it is
September and the Orange
Country Fair is right around
the corner.
Scheduled for Sept. 17 and
18, fair hours are Saturday
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Sunday 8
a.m. - 6 p.m. Exhibits will be
removed on Sunday at 6 p.m.
Start off the day with Chip’s
famous Pancake Breakfast,
which will be served in the
Main Food Pavilion starting at 8 a.m., followed by
Saturday at 8:30 a.m. horse
show; and at 8:30 a.m. garden
tractor pull.
Official Opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m. A two-person hand saw contest will be
at 11 a.m.
Homing Pigeon will be
released several times during the weekend, at 11 a.m.
Saturday, again at 1 p.m., 3
p.m.
Oxen draw also is at 11

a.m.
Saturday at 1 p.m. is the
always popular women’s skillet toss, followed by a 2 p.m.
magic & juggling show and a
3 p.m. Doodlebug contest.
3:30
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Musical
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with Chip’s famous pancakes
at 8 a.m. followed by Antique
tractor pull at 9; and antique
car show at 10 a.m.; 11 a.m.
horse draw; 11:30 a.m. pedal
tractor pull
At 1 p.m. men’s hay bale
toss (16 years & older)
Homing pigeon release
will be at 11 a.m., 1 p.m.
and 3 p.m. both Saturday and
Sunday.
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closes
Live
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Phil
Rosenthol (Traditional Blue
Grass, Banjo, Mandalin).
Juggler/Unicyclist
Bruce
Sarafian after a half hour
stage show will be around
fairgrounds all day.
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fair are Chip’s famous pancakes; also the largest snake
& reptile exhibit in the East; a
toddler driving contest
Birds of Prey, 11, noon, 1 &
2 pig races;
Garden Club demonstrations 2 & 3 p.m.
Official Fair T-shirts, hats
and Commemorative Items
available at the Souvenir
Tent.
Ticket are $7 for adults and
children 15 and under free.
For senior citizens, $5.
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Parking is free and a free
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Food offerings
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clam chowder, chili; hot dogs
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hot roast beef au jus on a hard
roll; or Philly cheese steak
sub.
Longhini chicken sausage
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French Fries and corn on
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Carnival rides and many other attractions will be featured at the ever popular Orange Country Fair coming
up later this month.
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