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By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER

Thedocument thatoutlineshowtown government operates willbe revised during the next threemonths by the recently-appointedCharter Revision Commission,who has been instructed by theTown Council to focus on updat-ing outdated sections of theTown’s Charter, informally knownas its “Constitution.”TheDemocraticandRepublican

town committees recommendedcertain individuals to the Councilthat they believe would make asolid commission. Former MayorMike Lenares is one, along withPaul Vesella, who ran unsuc-cessfully for Town Council inNovember’s election. Democrats

on the committee include formerTown Councilor and school boardmember Donna Clark, formerchairman of the town’s planningand zoning commission, VincentCamilli and Alan Nafis, a mem-ber of the last charter revisioncommission.The last revision was attempted

in 2009, but rejected by votersdue to controversial changes rec-ommended, during what is said

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Alexander Ericson of Newington-Berlin takes a slap shot during the Indian�s 4-1 victory in Tuesday�s semifinal game.With the win, the Indians will face Northwest Catholic in the D-III title game. See story and photos on Page 4.

Council tasks Revision Commission with twoitems; public hearings, referendum still to come

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to have been a highly-partisan pro-cess.The document was last revisedin 1986.The Town Council charged the

commission with looking at twoissues in particular, but they mayaddress any “inconsistencies withcurrent standards in the State ofConnecticut General Statues and/or Constitution.”The Council recommended they

look into making the hiring ofTown Planner an appointment ofthe Town Manager, instead of theCouncil, eliminating any “political”aspect of the selection. The com-mission will also review sectionsthat contain monetary references toinsure that amounts are reasonablefor 2012 and beyond.Mayor Steve Woods recom-

mended that councilors go throughthe current copy of the charter tohighlight things they think shouldbe reviewed and personally delivercopies of these to the commission.Councilor Myra Cohen stated

that she would like the group toget the minutes from the meet-ings of the last commission, when

a number of feasible suggestionswere offered by the public but nevermade it to the referendum. Cohenattended these meetings, where she

and others offered ideas that werenot even considered. During thattime, she noted that many of thechanges that group made to thecharter were “not well-written andunrealistic,” including a proposal fora 3 percent tax cap. These meetingminutes can be accessed in archiveson the town’s website, newingtonct.gov.The commission is required to

hold at least two public hearingsduring their process. One will beat the beginning of any substantialwork they do and another after adraft report has been compiled, butbefore it is submitted to the coun-cil on or before June 29. At thatpoint, the council may recommendchanges to the draft before the com-mission has 30 days to implementthem and re-submit a final report.Mayor Woods’ goal is to have

the referendum on the Novemberballot, to save the town money andget the highest amount of voters toweigh in on changes made to theCharter.

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Council outlines planof action forCharterRevisionCommission

The Councilrecommendedthey look intomaking the hiringof Town Planneran appointmentof the TownManager, insteadof the Council,eliminating any“political” aspect ofthe selection.

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This past Monday evening at morethan 75 different locations all acrossthe state,most ofConnecticut’s 46,500Girl Scouts linked hands in PromiseCircles to celebrate their 100th anni-versary. Newington’s 30 Girl ScouttroopsmetatChurchillParkaccompa-nied by their local and state legislators,all whowere touched somehow,some-time byGirl Scout values.“This is really special for me,” said

Rep. Sandy Nafis before addressingthe group. “I was a Girl Scout and Iplayed Juliette Gordon Low in mysixth grade play.”Low started the Girl Scouts

back in 1912 with just 12 foundingmembers.After recounting a few Cub Scout

memories,Mayor SteveWoods reada proclamation Monday eveningfrom Gov. Dannel Malloy to thecrowd of more than 250 who gath-ered on the park lawn.The governorproclaimed 2012 as “The Year ofthe Girl.”Senator Paul Doyle also spoke,

encouraging the girls before himto carry on the character principlesthey learned through their Scoutexperiences.“Representative Nafis is a woman,

soof course all of youcanget involved

in government somewhere down theroad,”he said.One-hundred years ago when

Girl Scouting began, women didn’teven have the right to vote.“Today women are leaders all

across the state,”Doyle added beforedelivering a “sincere congratula-tions”from the Connecticut GeneralAssembly and the State Capitol.Among the group were parents

there to support their kids, likeVeronica Szczerkowski, who has a15-year-old that has been in theScouts since she was 6— one of thereasons Szczerkowski believes herdaughter is so strong.“She’s a leader,” said the mom.

“She takes on opportunities to do

things and volunteers all over theplace.”After speeches were made, every-

one formed a circle, crossing armsand joining hands. Quiet signs wentup in the air from Brownies andmoms alike and the field fell silent.That’s when Newington’s Service

Unit Manager Regina Jamesaddressed the group and the singingbegan.A time-honored favorite rang true

as the group stood in a PromiseCircle, representing their unbrokenchain of friendship:“Make new friends, but keep the

old.One is silver and the other’s gold.A circle is round,it has no end.That’show long I will be your friend.”

Ceremony celebrates 100 years ofGirl Scouts

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Two Girl Scouts chat with each other during a ceremony at Churchill Park tocelebrates the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts Monday.

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NEW HAVEN — WhenNewington-Berlin forward BrandonRalph scored an empty-netter late inthe third period of the Division IIIstate semifinals, it was just icing onthe cake.Ralph scored two goals in the

Indians’ 4-1 victory over NFA-St. Benard-Bacon Tuesday nightat Ingalls Rink and advanced toSaturday morning’s state champion-ship game.“It was just the nail in the coffin,”

Ralph said of the goal. “It felt good.”Ralph also scored themost impor-

tant goal of the game.The Indians took advantage of a

golden opportunity just after the startof the second period, making theSaints pay for a giving the Indians atwo-man advantage.Ralph found the back of the net

on a rebound of Jeff Roseman’s shotfrom the point to put Newington-Berlin ahead 2-0.“I just saw the puck in the right

place and the right time and I fin-

ished it,” said Ralph, a senior captain.“Our coach emphasizes finishing andI did it right there.”Newington-Berlin goaltender

Drew O’Leary was simply magnifi-cent in the victory.Though his total number of saves

may not turn many heads, he madebig save after big save to keep theSaints at bay.“I would say it was his best game

this year,” Newington-Berlin coachDave Harackiewicz said. “He madesome critical saves, one early in thegame. He was solid. One of thethings we worked on was controllingthe rebounds and we did a good jobof that.”With the game scoreless early

in the first, O’Leary made a divingblocker save on what would other-wise have been a sure Saints goal.“He made some great saves,”

Ralph said of O’Leary,who made 14in all. “He played really good today.From our goalie all the way up toour offense, the whole team playedgreat.”Brendon Richard got the scoring

started midway through the opening

period.After a pass from fellow winger

Nick Briganti, Richard went fromright to left with a wrap-around goalto put the Indians ahead 1-0.The Indians’ penalty kill got a

workout in the first as well, quellingtwo Saints power plays to maintainthe one-goal lead after the first 15minutes.“One of the things we pride our-

selvesonisourdefense,”Harackiewiczsaid. “We bottled a lot of things updown low, we took away passinglanes, and that’s good defense.”The No. 1 Indians defense held

the No. 4 Saints (12-10) to only 15shots on net, compared to 30 forNewington-Berlin.

The third goal for the Indianscame at the start of the final peri-od, with Jeff Smolicz scoring offpasses from Briganti and AlexanderEricson.

The Indians will have to gothrough a fellow CCC opponent tocapture the Division III state crown,facing Northwest Catholic at Ingallsat 10 a.m.Saturday.

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NFA-St.- Bernard-Bacon 0 0 1 — 1Newington-Berlin 1 1 2 — 4SCORING SUMMARYFirst Period: 1. NB-Brendon Richard (Nick Briganti), 8:03.Second Period: 2. NB-Brandon Ralph (Jeff Roseman, JeffreySmolicz), 1:25. Third Period: 3. NB-Smolicz (Briganti, Alex-ander Ericson) 1:32, 4. NFA-Blake Biancamano (Eric Brown),8:39, 5. NB-Brandon Ralph, EN (Richard) :50.Saves: Jonah Beauton 26, Drew O’Leary 14. Shots: NFA-St.Bernard-Bacon -15, Newington-Berlin 30Records: NFA-St. Bernard-Bacon 12-10, Newington-Berlin 21-2

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Newington Cub Scout Pack 347spent last weekend living out a Scouttradition that brings fathers and sons(mothers, too) together to race min-iature cars they spent the last twomonths building.The Pinewood Derby started

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ersgivetheboys—ingrades1through5— their kits,which are comprised ofone block of wood, four nails andfour plastic tires. From there, thecreative possibilities are endless.The38 Scouts in Pack 347 each workedwith a parent to build their own racecars over the next two months.They vied for the top spots on

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The Board of Education gave a thorough presen-tation of their $63.78 million budget to the TownCouncil Tuesday, emphasizing theprogress Newington schools havemade over the last two decades.“We want every student who

graduates from Newington HighSchool to be college, career andcitizenship ready,”Board ChairmanMarc Finkelstein told the council,with the other eight Board mem-bers seated beside him.Their proposed budget has a 3.59 percent increase

over current spending, which Mayor Steve Woodssaid he would like to bring down to 2 percent, ifpossible.Of the projected increase,impacting factors include

teacher salaries at 0.8 percent, with health benefitscontributing 0.73 percent. The schools’ special edu-cation programs take up 0.71 percent of the increaseand 0.65 percent provides tuition for the 146-plusmagnet school students from Newington.

Finkelstein then addressed the negative impactsprevious budgets have had on schools, including 17teacher positions lost in the last two years.The giftedprogram was eliminated as well. Current budgetconstraints have kept them from allotting funds for

new equipment and only tendingto the most critical of maintenanceissues.Priorities for the 2012-2013

school year are to improve studentachievement, increase technologyuse, support 21st century learn-ing and implement a K-12 worldlanguage program, among other

initiatives.The presentation also highlighted the board’s past

and recent accomplishments, like successfully extend-ing the school day in Newington by 15 minutes at noadditional cost, a practice that will begin July 1, 2013.Plus, he told the group, schools are moving closer towireless internet accessibility and the first graders arenow using iPads in a pilot program.“We should all agree that we want to continue the

culture of excellence in Newington schools,” he saidin closing.

School boardpresents budgetBy ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER

Only two Newington residents chose to speak Tuesday evening at a pub-lic hearing on the town manager’s proposed $104.5 million 2012-13 townbudget.Although theNewingtonTownCouncil had already received and reviewed

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It’s never easy for a coach to say goodbye to agroup of seniors, especially when the bound he’sformed with them over the years is quite tight.For Newington boys basketball skipper Scot

Wenzel, his time with Peter Feeney, JorgePremto, Sam Tinkham and Matthew Deancame to an end on Thursday night as theIndians were defeated in the second round ofthe Class LL State Tournament in New Havenby second-seeded Hillhouse.“Those four guys, the four seniors are irre-

placeable,” Wenzel said. “To be losing thosefour guys is going to be hard.”All four seniors got into the scoring column

in what turned out to be the final game of theirhigh school basketball careers.Premto led the group with 13 points.But it was a junior who kept Newington in

the game with 25-win Hillhouse for as long aspossible. Timmy Blair was superb, dropping in17 points.He tallied eight of the final 10 pointsin the third quarter for Newington and fueleda 13-4 Indian run to close them to within 10points with seven minutes remaining.Blair drained three 3-pionters in the game.“Timmy is tough,” Wenzel said. “He’s the

type of player that makes things happen. Hedoesn’t back down.”

With Blair as the centerpiece, there’s reasonto be optimistic about the future.Six players who jogged onto the court on

Wednesday will be back in a Newington uni-form next winter. In all, nine players listed onthe varsity state tournament roster will return.To go along with Blair, Zachary Morris,

Bryant Morander and Michael Koss were con-sistent contributors this season.Morris proved to be a quality scorer. He had

seven points on Wednesday, but had shot his

way into the 20s during the year.Both Morris and Blair were starters this

season.“We have some good juniors that are coming

back next year who have handled themselveswith class all season,” Wenzel said. “We alsohave some younger guys coming up that shouldkeep the program in a good place movingforward.”Newington finished this season with a 13-10

overall record.

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Timmy Blair, a junior, at left, and junior Zachary Morris, at right, are poised to form the core of New-ington�s team next year.

NEW HAVEN — While oneplay is never what truly decides agame,often times it’s enough to pro-vided a huge swing in momentum.That one play came early in the

fourth quarter in the Class LL StateTournament second round clashbetween No. 2 Hillhouse and 15th-seeded Newington. And it came atthe most inopportune time for theIndians.Newington had closed a 19-point

deficit to 10 via a 13-4 run in whichit had Hillhouse flustered. TheAcademics turned the ball over fourtimes in the first minute-and-a-halfof the fourth quarter.It appeared the Indians Jorge

Premto had turnover No. 5 whichwas going to directly lead to aneasy lay-in to bring Newington towithin eight with 6:42 still to play.Instead, the whistle blew. The playwas stopped on a kicked ball call.And while the ball did make contactwith the foot of Premto, it did sounintentionally.By rule, a kicked ball foul should

only be whistled if it comes in anintentional manner.While he did not dwell on the call

after the game, and certainly did notattribute it to his team’s 65-50 loss,Newington skipper ScotWenzel didsay that not being able to pick upthose points was “a let down” forhis club.Wenzel was also hit with a quick

technical foul on the play after voic-ing his displeasure with the call.The Academics’ Andre Andersonhit both free throws.

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NEWINGTON — The20th Annual Home and BusinessShowcase Saturday filled the town’shigh school gymnasium with ven-dors, business and groups thatmake up a big part of Newington’scommunity.“It’s a nice place to see friends

and catch up with new businesses intown,” said Carol Snyder, a longtimeresident. “It’s always interesting andsometimes fun.”Snyder said that at the very least,

it’s a great way to restock the pensupply by her phone stand becausemany booths give them away.Filling the gym Saturday were

representatives from churches, chi-ropractors, home improvementcontractors and a host of other ven-dors seeking to extend their namerecognition and perhaps grab somenew customers.“It’s a beautiful community event,”

said Alan Mardirosian, a co-coor-dinator of the show who was busyselling raffle tickets to everyone hecould as they entered the school.JimWellsofWestHillAutomotive,

said the home show is “a nice way tonetwork and greet the public”as wellas providing a chance for businesspeople to get to know each otherbetter.TheWest Hill Automotive booth

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sponsors it.Betsy Miller, who came with

her 10-year-old daughter, said theymostly wanted to check out the foodat the mid-dayTaste of Newington.But, she said, she also had an ear-

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Enfield Sen. John Kissel, ranking member of the GeneralAssembly’s Judiciary Committee, discussed potential compro-mises to the legislation at the bill’s Wednesday public hearing.

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What a difference four months can make.Let us regress tolast November and the Newington mayoral race. In the Nov.4, 2011 issue of the Newington Town Crier, the Democratspublished two very interesting political ads. In one ad (pg.5) entitled “Why Steve Woods?”, mayoral candidate SteveWoods pledges (emphasis added) a NO tax increase budgetfor next year. In yet another political ad (pg. 7), the entireDemocratic team states the following: “The Woods’ Teamunderstands your concerns about taxes and we will deliver a0 percent tax increase.”Now, let’s fast forward to March of this year. In a recent

article (March 3, 2011, The Hartford Courant), MayorWoods is quoted as saying: “The town council and I have alot of work to do to fully understand it (the budget [addedfor clarification]) and get it down some more.” Further, inthat same article, Woods said he would like to see the totalbudget increase brought down from 3.4 percent to about 2percent. This begs the question, what has happened to thepledges made by the Democrats just four short months ear-lier? During this same time period both President Obamaand Governor Malloy had been saying that the economy wasslowly improving.In my opinion, this is somewhat reminiscent of the, “Read

my lips: no new taxes,” sound bite spoken by presidentialcandidate George H.W. Bush during the 1988 RepublicanNational Convention. During his presidency, PresidentBush explained that he had to deal with a Senate and aHouse controlled by the Democrats. Such is not the situa-tion with Mayor Woods.More recently, Mayor Woods has seen the need to estab-

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ORCHIDS, ORCHIDS, ORCHIDS:Diane Augustine will exhibit her photo-graphs of rare and exotic orchids duringthe month of March at the NewingtonSenior & Disabled Center, 120 Cedar St.Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., weekdays,and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesdayand Friday.

CHURCHILL PARK PICNIC RESER-VATIONS: The Newington Parks &Recreation Department has reservedareas at Churchill Park available forrental. Churchill Park picnic reservationshave begun in the Parks & Recre-ation office. Reservations are limitedto Newington families, organizations,and businesses and are accepted ona first-come, first served basis. Phonereservations will not be accepted. Proofof residency is required. There are threepicnic areas to choose from: Upper Area(open space — no shelter): 40 personlimit ($35); Middle Pavilion (large shelterand electricity): 150 person limit ($75);Lower Pavilion (shelter and electricity):60 person limit ($50). Facilities includerestrooms or portable restrooms, largecharcoal grill(s) at each site, volleyball,tennis, basketball and bocce courts,horseshoes and a children’s playscape.The softball field can be reserved fortwo hours Saturdays or Sundays. Sportsequipment can also be reserved. Pay-ment for picnic rentals must be receivedat the time of registration. Note thatwe are unable to issue refunds oncea picnic area is reserved. For furtherinformation, call the Parks & RecreationDepartment at (860) 665-8666 Mondaythrough Friday between 8:30 a.m. and4:30 p.m.

ST. MARY WOMEN’S CLUB ST.PATRICK’S DAY DINNER: St. MaryWomen’s Club will sponsor a St. Pat-rick’s Day dinner at 5 p.m., directly afterthe 4 p.m. Mass, Saturday, March 17in the parish hall. Tickets are $12 perperson, and reservations may be madeby calling Madeline at (860) 666-9329.Respond by Monday, March 12.

NEWINGTON ART LEAGUE MEET-ING: The Newington Art League willmeet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March14 at the Newington Senior Center, 120Cedar St. The center is wheelchair ac-cessible, has ample parking and meetson the first floor in the ceramics room.There will be a brief business meet-ing and then this month there will be ademonstration on the use of pastels byBarbara Jenkins. All are welcomed toattend. The league meets the secondWednesday of the month and has awebsite with each month’s activities andevents. See www.newingtonartleague.org for specifics. For further informationcontact Kim Skewes at (860) 594-8539or [email protected].

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VISION SCREENING: The Lions Clubof Newington will sponsor a commu-nity vision screening at the NewingtonSenior and Disabled Center from 4:30to 7:30 p.m. Thursday March 29, Thescreening is free and open to the public.Appointments are required and youmust be at least 18 years old to partici-pate. Call (860) 665-8778 to scheduleyour appointment. For more information,contact Club Secretary Meri Beatrice at(860) 667-3833 or visit us on Facebook.

ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY FUND-RAISER: The Newington High SchoolAll Night Graduation Party Committeewill hold a fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, March 31 at OutbackSteakhouse in Newington. Tickets are$20. Contact Lori Neu at (860) 667-0706. Outback Steakhouse will providethe following menu: 6 ounce sirloin plus5 ounce chicken breast, homemade gar-lic mashed potatoes, choice of Caesaror ranch salad, honey wheat bread, softdrinks, coffee, or tea.

NEWINGTON ART LEAGUE SCHOL-ARSHIP: The Newington Art Leaguehas announced its new scholarshipavailable to students at Newington HighSchool. To qualify, applicant must be asenior male or female who has excelledin art while at NHS, and is intending topursue a degree in art or art education.It is also based on financial need, aca-demic performance, and artistic ability.For more information, call Jean Henry,head of the Scholarship Committee ofthe Newington Art League, (860) 667-7647, or contact Newington High School.

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