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Members of the Newington-Berlin ice hockey team celebrate at the Ingalls Rink at Yale University after winning the Division III state championship bydefeating Northwest Catholic by a score of 2-1 Saturday. See story and photos on Pages 6-7.

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NEWINGTON TOWN CRIER2 | Friday, March 23, 2012

By ERICA SCHMITTSTAFF WRITER

Next month about 50 people willstep back in time into the Victorianera — unhurried, elegant, refined.Their experience will still be

in Newington,however — at thehistoric Kellogg-Eddy House onWillard Avenue,built in 1808.The Newington

Historical Societywill present its 5thAnnual VictorianTea April 22, withthree differentseating times, asthe event has grown to be widelyattended.“The first one was so popular we

wanted to keep going and we are,”said Dorothy Abbott, the society’sexecutive director.Guests will be greeted by the

Docent Committee (tour guides)upon entering the home. Aftermaking their selection of tea sand-wiches and desserts, they will beescorted to the Garden Solarium,to be seated at tables dressed withwhite table cloths and napkins,

fancy silverware andVictorian china.Recipes for the

finger foods servedcome from oldercookbooks, addingto the authentic-ity of the afternoon.Newington’s ownLotus Leaf TeaGarden providesthe selection of teas,including specialty

and organic loose-leaf white tea,green tea, red tea, black tea, oolongand jasmine teas.Reservations are quickly filling

up, however.“The guests that arrive are always

so enthusiastic,” said Abbott. “I had

one individual say to me one time,this was so wonderful, you shoulddo it every month. But there’s somuch preparation for it we can’t!”The Newington Historical

Society hosts a variety of otherevents year-round, includ-ing its Open Hearth Cookingand Weaving Demonstration inFebruary.They also offer a popularAntique Appraisal Fair in October,a Holiday Open House andChristmas Boutique in December,and a large tag sale every June.

Victorian era a popular destinationIF YOU GO...When: Sunday, April 22 fromnoon to 4 p.m.Reservations are required foreach of the three sittings: noonto 1 p.m. 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. and3 to 4 p.m.Where: Kellogg-Eddy House,679 Willard Ave.How: (860) 666-7118 Newing-tonHistoricalSociety.orgAdmission: Current NewingtonHistorical Society members: $5non-members: $10 seniors: $8

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By ROBERT STORACESTAFF WRITER

NEW BRITAIN — Family,friends and even total strangers paidtheir respects Saturday to Lt. Col.Thomas Budrejko, who was remem-bered as a loving father and aninspiration to those who knew him.A Montville native and U.S.

Marine who had strong ties to NewBritain and Newington, Budrejko,37,was killed last month in a trainingexercise in Arizona.Hundreds of people packed

St. Mary’s Church in NewingtonSaturday morning and then attendeda military burial at Sacred HeartCemetery.While the funeral was closed to

the media and attended only byfamily and friends, John Sheffield, a67-year-oldNavy veteran,watched inthe cemetery from a distance.Sheffield,who lived nearby, said he

had to come “because when one ofour boys die, it affects all of us.”“He was highly decorated. He

deserves everyone’s respect,”Sheffieldsaid.Budrejko’s family said he was

stationed at Camp Pendleton inCalifornia, was fun-loving andadmired for his strength, convic-tion, love of nature and love of hiswife Dianna and two-year-old son.Andrew.His sister, Catherine Alexander,

said this past week she wanted to bejust like her brother.“I went to the Naval Academy in

Annapolis just to follow in his foot-steps,” said an emotional Alexander.“I wanted to be like him my wholelife.”Alexander said her brother always

looked out for her and his other sister,Jillian Dietz.“He did the teasing, but he was

always the big brother,” Alexandersaid. “He always took care of us andtookcareoftheboysthatcamearoundthe house. He was very protective.”

Thomas Budrejko also had a brotherStanley.Budrejko’s father, Donald, him-

self a former Navy pilot, said hisdecorated son left an indelible markon Marine Corps aviation by thetraining programs he implemented.Thomas Budrejko was a 16-year vet-eran of theMarine Corps.“He was humble and non-assum-

ing,” his father said. ”He had theability to instruct, but to also bringout the talents in other people. Hisimpact will be felt for generations.”Donald Budrejko, who was born

in New Britain, said his son’s ties tothe city run deep. Both of ThomasBudrejko’s grandparents and great-grandparents are buried in SacredHeart Cemetery.Seven family mem-bers are buried in the family plotnear the top of the Polish-Americancemetery.“OurNewBritain connection goes

back to 1910,”said Donald Budrejko.And, Thomas Budrejko’s grandpar-ents lived in Newington, where healso spent a lot of time.Mary Budrejko remembers when

her son said he wanted to join themilitary. It was 1988 and Thomas,who was 14 at the time, had just vis-itedWashington,D.C.,where he sawa lot of military sites.“I’ll be a Marine,” His mother

remembers Thomas saying atthe time. “I’m going to the NavalAcademy. Watching the Silent Drill

Team in Washington inspired himso much.On the spot he knew whathe wanted to be and he followedthrough on it.He didn’t waiver.”Thomas Budrejko was a huge

Philadelphia Eagles fan, his fathersaid, joking that was “somewhere wewent wrong.”His favorite Eagle, his father said,

was the late ReggieWhite.“His goal was not to die before he

met Reggie White. He said that inhis high school year book,” DonaldBudrejko said. “Now, he is meetinghim in heaven.”Thomas Budrejko’s combat tours

includedKosovo,threedeploymentstoIraq and one to Afghanistan.He wasscheduled to deploy to Afghanistanagain in the spring. His personalawards include the MeritoriousService Medal, Individual Action

Air Medal w/Combat “V” (goldnumeral 2) and Air Medal Strike/Flight (numeral 19), and the Navyand Marine Corps CommendationMedalw/Combat“V”(fourthaward),National Defense Service Medal,Afghanistan Campaign Medal, IraqCampaign Medal, Global War onTerrorism Expeditionary Medal, andGlobal War on Terrorism ServiceMedal. His next assignment was tobe the commandingofficer ofMarineLight Attack Helicopter TrainingSquadron 303.He graduated from the U.S.Naval

Academy with a degree in aerospaceengineering in May 1996, and wascommissioned a second lieutenant inthe U.S.Marine Corps.In February 1999, he complet-

ed his flight training, designated anaval aviator and was selected as anAH-1W Cobra pilot.When pinnedby his father, Budrejko became thethird generation of naval aviators towear the same“Wings ofGold”wornby his father and his great uncle,LCDR Casey Suchcicki, all threeraised in Connecticut.DonationsmaybemadeinThomas

Budrejko’s memory to the Semper FiFund or any pro-life organization.

Family, friends lay highly-decoratedMarine to rest

Mike Orazzi | Staff

Fellow U.S. Marines at Sacred Heart Cemetery in New Britain during a fu-neral service Saturday for Connecticut Marine pilot Lt. Col. Thomas A. Bu-drejko. who was killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise inArizona in February.

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The Newington Kiwanis areinviting everyone to learn how tobetter get along with their sig-nificant other, boss, co-workers,children and others at a relation-ship problem-solving lecture thisMonday evening.The Rev. Joel Rissinger, from

Newington’s Mill Pond Church,will present “Keys to ResolvingMarital and Business Conflicts,Employer/Employee Issues andOther Relationships” at theParadise Pizza Restaurant in NewBritain.The Kiwanis have had their

speaker meeting at the restau-rant on the last Monday of everymonth since 1986 when the tra-dition began, according to AlCohen, Kiwanis Club ProgramChair. Rissinger, one of many dis-tinguished speakers the club hashosted, is the lead pastor of MillPond Church and author of “TheCrucified Church.”He has a BA in theology from

Ambassador University, MAs inreligion and religious educationfrom Liberty University and iscurrently pursuing a Doctoratefrom the Antioch School inIowa.He recently presented a similar

presentation for the Chamber ofCommerce, but Monday’s lectureis open to the public.Rissinger’s system to resolve

conflict is comprised of threemain ideas, which stem in partfrom his professional training forMinnesota-based company LifeInnovations, in addition to theBible.“It is presented in an almost

secular way,” said Rissinger of histalk.The first part will focus on

I-language, a way to diffuse prob-lem situations.“It’s a way of being assertive,

instead of pointing blame, say, ‘Ihave a need, a concern, I need helpwith this,” Rissinger explained.The next component of his

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said to you in your own wordsuntil they’re satisfied with yourinterpretation. Thirdly, Rissingerwill address the ‘10 steps to resolv-ing couple conflict.’“But I’ve always said anybody

can use them,” he added.Then if there’s time at the end

of the evening, the group willhave the opportunity to partnerup and practice the communica-tion techniques discussed in mockscenarios.Those who wish to dine should

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speaker meeting will feature apre-Memorial Day program, witha couple of veterans taking thelead.“Keys to Resolving Marital and

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were donated to a number ofother town entities as well. $5,000went to support the running

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also support various events,including the 6th AnnualCruising Newington Classic CarShow held on Market SquareThursday, June 14 and the 9thAnnual Silent Auction, WineTasting & Chocolate Challengein the beginning of November.They also sponsor September’sWaterFall Festival and theNewington Library’s 5K Raceas well as the Newington PoliceDepartment’s 5K Race.“We do whatever we can to

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By STEVE MORTONSTAFF WRITER

NEW HAVEN — When theNewington-Berlin ice hockey teamlost its last game it was four day beforeChristmas. Little did the team know atthat time that would be the last time itwould lose this season. And who wouldhave guessed then that its final win of theseason would be for the entire pot of goldon St.Patrick’s day.But that’s exactly what happened to the

No. 1-ranked Indians (22-2) who wonan amazing 21 games in a row to clinchthe Division III state title Saturday at theIngalls Rink at Yale University.The Indians clinched the title with a

2-1 win over No. 3-ranked NorthwestCatholic (19-5) Saturday.“I can finally say it; twenty-one in

a row,” Newington-Berlin coach DavidHarackiewicz said. “It’s just simply anamazing group.”It’s an amazing feat that deserves amaz-

ing acknowledgement. Not many teamscan stay on a streak for such a long timewithout slipping up. The Indians neverdid,even as the games got bigger and big-ger throughout the playoffs and finally,the

championship.“I knewwe had a good team coming in”

Indian forward Alexander Ericson said.“We started off a little shaky, but then wepulled together and just kept riding a hot-streak the rest of the season.”The Indians have had their trials and

tribulations over the years. They werealways so close yet so far away from astate title they could call their own. Notany longer.“It feels great,” Indian defenseman

Matthew Carlson said. “We lost the lastthree years and never made the finals. Ijust couldn’t believe that we had actuallywon it. I’d always dreamt of it, but I neverknew it would actually happen.”For Indian forward Brandon Ralph,

he’s been anticipating an ending like thisfor himself and his team.“I was really looking forward to this

game,” he said. “I was really pumped up.I’ve been here before my freshman year soI was just really excited for this game. It’ssomething I wanted the whole year.”It was the second time this season

the two teams have played. Both timesthe Indians were able to handle every-thing Northwest Catholic was able tobring. In mid-January the Indians topped

Northwest 6-3.In away,that helpedNewington-Berlin

not over-think things too deeply.“There’sreallynostrategy,”Harackiewicz

said. “We played them before during theyear and we knew they were going tocome out tough andhang in there becauselast time theywere down by two goals andthey came back and played a good game.”Now that the Indians are state cham-

pions, they can just sit back and enjoyand let the good times roll. They’ll havea lot to think about though. It’s a long,arduous road to glory, so they’ll have tospend some time considering the aston-ishing feat which they’ve accomplishedthis season.“I’m just taking it all in,”Ralph said.

Indians’21-game steak endswithDIII state title

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Newington-Berlin head coach David Harackiewicz creditedgoalie Drew O�Leary as the �star� of the title game. O�Learyhad 18 saves in the game.

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At Ingalls Rink, Yale UniversityNorthwest Catholic 0 1 0 — 1Newington-Berlin 1 1 0 — 2SCORING SUMMARYFirst Period: 1. NB-Brandon Ralph (PP) (Jeff Rossman, Jeffrey Smolicz),13:30Second Period: 2. NB-Brandon Ralph (Nicholas Briganti, Dante Gug-liotti), 8:36, 3. NW-Patrick Melanson (PP) (Alex Hunter, Tanner Vaughn),11:02.Saves: Matt Greenwood (NW) 15, Drew O’Leary (NB) 18.Shots: Northwest Catholic 19, Newington-Berlin 17.Records: Northwest Catholic 19-5, Newington-Berlin 22-2.

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NEW HAVEN — Lookingback at what was by and large anunanticipated display of greatness,the inquiring mind just has toknow; how’d they do that? That’sthe burning question in regards tothe Newington-Berlin ice hockeyteam that won 21 games in a row toclinch the Division III state cham-pionship Saturday after defeatingNorthwest Catholic 2-1 at IngallsRink at Yale University in NewHaven.When you ask such a question

to the team, you’re likely to getpointed in one direction—towardsthe team’s head coach DavidHarackiewicz.Harackiewicz has the absolute

respect of his players for the jobhe’s done this season at the helm ofthe Indians, who finished with a anaccomplished record of 22-2 andof course, a state title.The team has not lost since mid-

December when it was defeated2-1 by NFA St. Bernard-Bacon.Harackiewicz’s team eventuallyavenged that loss in the DivisionIII semifinals when it defeated theBobcats by a score of 4-1.“He definitely kept us together,”

Indian forward Alexander Ericsonsaid about his coach. “We have areal good team chemistry. I guess

his system works; we won.”Harackiewicz was as instrumen-

tal in the team’s state championshipwin any as player he had in skates.The coach called a crucial timeoutin the middle of the third period inthe championship game when hesaw his line starting to fatigue andNorthwest Catholic settling in histeam’s zone looking for an oppor-

tunity to tie the game.The timeout helped the Indians

regroup while Harackiewiczgave his crew a gameplan, which

allowed them to overcome a latepower play by holding NorthwestCatholic scoreless throughout thethird period despite being outshot

10-4.“We really played our systems the

coach put in place and played greatD,” Ericson said. “Drew [O’Leary]helped us out a lot. We just gotenough goals to squeak through.”The Newington-Berlin goalie

O’Leary came up huge for theIndians. He was without a doubtthe main reason why the Indianswere able to survive the final periodand hang on to the one-goal lead.“It was a little nerve-wracking

but we have a quality goalkeeper,”Indian forward Brandon Ralphsaid of O’Leary. “He was hot allgame and he was there to make thesaves. He played great today.”Harackiewicz acknowledged his

goalie’s play following the game,referring to O’Leary as the star ofthe game.But it wasHarackiewicz’sleadership and ability to keep histeam focused that kept the Indiansmoving forward in the right direc-tion throughout the season and inits final battle.“He kept us all in line,”

senior Timothy Lynch said ofHarackiewicz. “Come today wewere really prepared.We were real-ly ready to go.”

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AGlastonbury woman accused offatally shooting her ex-boyfriend in aNewington motor lodge pleaded notguiltyMonday to a murder charge.Alanna Carey, 35, allegedly shot

her ex-boyfriend Edward Landry,44,as the two were arguing the night ofJan.2 in a room at the CarrierMotorLodge on the BerlinTurnpike.Carey’s attorney, Patrick

Tomasiewicz, said days after theshooting that Carey was afraid ofLandry who he said belonged to theJames Gang Motorcycle club andwas threatening her family.“This is a classic case of self-

defensewhere thismanwas an officerin the James Gang motorcycle club,”

Tomasiewicz said. “A knife that waspulled was going to be used againsther. She has a gun permit to legallycarry a gun, which she used in self-defense.She did that to save her life.”Newington police found a knife

with Carey when they arrived toinvestigate his death, court recordssaid.Carey is free on $1 million bond.

She stood next to TomasiewiczMonday morning dressed in a casualblack outfit with a colorful shirt ashe told New Britain Superior CourtJudge Hillary Strackbein that his cli-ent was waiving her right to probablecause hearing and would be pleadingnot guilty to the murder charge.

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nized the event since its inceptionin 2000,has stepped down from therole of chairwoman of theWaterfallCommittee aftermany years of hardwork.HerFormerCo-ChairwomanTheresa Reynolds scrambled tohelp Ginn save the widely-attendedevent last year and offered to headefforts this time around.“Last year there was question as

to if we would even have it and wedid,”Reynolds remembered.

“It’s a nice community festival.They close off this beautiful streetand the whole town seems to come

out for it,” she added of her enthu-siasm to take the lead.And it’s back on the street this

year.For nearly its entire run, the

Waterfall Festival has closed downMarket Square downtown upuntil 2011, when road construc-tion pushed the day into the largeparking lot behind the road. Butthis year, granite curbs, red-pavercrosswalks, and wider sidewalkswill greet festival-goers because the$1 million renovations of MarketSquare are complete.Now the committee of volunteers

is up to 8 to 10 people and theyare seeking more help — tryingto gather sponsors, re-connectingwith loyal vendors and reachingout to new ones. The festival costsbetween $8,000 and $10,000 to puttogether.“We have a great committee of

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said Reynolds, who meets withthe committee once a month toreview their progress and has beenmeeting with Town Manager JohnSalomone and Fire Chief ChrisSchroeder to go over the techni-cal, regulatory side of the process.Come August, the commitee meetsweekly.Michael Montgomery from

Picture This Productions hasdonated the website and RichardMilluzzo, Milluzzo & Co CPA ofNewington is in charge of account-ing- just two of many volunteers.The Waterfall Festival date has

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NEWINGTON KNIGHTS MIDGET FOOT-BALL LEAGUE REGISTRATION: TheNewington Knights Midget football leaguewill hold a walk-up registration from 8 a.m. tonoon Sunday, March 25 at the Clem LemireSports Complex (football field). Go online formore information regarding registration. www.newingtonknights.com.

CARMANIA EXHIBIT: Larry Gebeloff willpresent another view of eye-popping photosof classic cars during March in the southfoyer of the Newington Senior & DisabledCenter, 120 Cedar St., from 8:30 a.m. to 4

p.m., Monday through Friday.

ORCHIDS, ORCHIDS, ORCHIDS: DianeAugustine will exhibit her photographs of rareand exotic orchids during the month of Marchat the Newington Senior & Disabled Center,120 Cedar St. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,weekdays, and 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednes-day and Friday.

VISION SCREENING: The Lions Club ofNewington will sponsor a community visionscreening at the Newington Senior andDisabled Center from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.Thursday, March 29, The screening is freeand open to the public. Appointments are re-quired and you must be at least 18 years oldto participate. Call (860) 665-8778 to sched-ule your appointment. For more information,contact Club Secretary Meri Beatrice at (860)667-3833 or visit us on Facebook.

ALL NIGHT GRAD PARTY FUNDRAISER:The Newington High School All Night Gradu-ation Party Committee will hold a fundraiserfrom 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 31at Outback Steakhouse in Newington. Ticketsare $20. Contact Lori Neu at (860) 667-0706. Outback Steakhouse will provide thefollowing menu: 6 ounce sirloin plus 5 ouncechicken breast, homemade garlic mashedpotatoes, choice of Caesar or ranch salad,honey wheat bread, soft drinks, coffee, or tea.

NEWINGTON ART LEAGUE SCHOLAR-SHIP: The Newington Art League hasannounced its new scholarship availableto students at Newington High School. Toqualify, applicant must be a senior male orfemale who has excelled in art while at NHS,

and is intending to pursue a degree in art orart education. It is also based on financialneed, academic performance, and artisticability. For more information, call Jean Henry,head of the Scholarship Committee of theNewington Art League, (860) 667-7647, orcontact Newington High School.

CALLING ALL GARDENERS — COMMU-NITY GARDENS! The Community Gardensare located next to the Young Farm propertyat 282 Church Street in Newington. Com-munity Gardens are open to Newingtonresidents only. Garden plot sizes are 20 x20 feet, and will be roto-tilled and marked bythe town. Gardening guidelines are availableat the Parks & Recreation office and on thewebsite at www.newingtonct.gov. Plantingdate will be dependent on soil and weatherconditions but is anticipated to be mid-spring.Water will be available for gardeners —bring your own containers. The fee for eachgarden plot is $20. Register in the Parks &Recreation office Monday through Friday8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Returning garden-ers may reserve their plot any time beforeWednesday, March 28. Registration for NewGardeners begins at 8:30 a.m. Thursday,March 29 (upon availability). Call the Parks &Recreation office at (860) 665-8666 for moreinformation.

BOTTLE AND CAN DRIVE: Cub ScoutPack 345 will hold bottle and can drive from9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at St.Mary’s School parking lot on Willard Avenue.For more information, contact Kevin or LisaMooney at (860) 665-0597.

EVENTS CALENDARDavidRodriguez,25,of 67FranklinAve.,Hartford,

was charged March 13 with tinted windows, posses-sion of narcotics,possession of narcotics with intent tosell and operaring a motor vehicle while suspended.Jacob Sullivan, 21, of 33 Abbotsford Ave., West

Hartford, was charged March 13 with possession ofnarcotics and possession of narcotics with intent tosell.MarcGlover,37,of 85Highgate Roadwas charged

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March 14 with third-degree assault.Salvatore Artale, 20, of 540 Cypress Road was

chargedMarch 15 with two counts sale of marijuana.William Leiss, 53, of 470 Worthington Ridge,

Berlin,was chargedMarch 16 with driving under theinfluence and improper tail lamps.Matthew Hamel, 24, of 636 Cypress Road was

charged March 16 with driving under the influencejand failure to illuminate head lights.Gilbert Lagasse Jr., 42, of 217 Fairview St., New

Britain, was charged March 16 with failure to havetail lamps, emissions violation, failure to obey controlsignal, reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit,operating a motor vehicle under suspension, threecounts violation of probation, and second-degreefailure to appear.Timothy Smith,23,of 77 Edmund St.was charged

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OVERNIGHT PARKING BAN NO LONGER IN EFFECTAFTER APRIL 1: The citizens of Newington are hereby noti-fied that effective Sunday, April 1, the overnight parking ban isno longer in effect. This notice is pursuant to Town Ordinance,Section 18 18.

DINOSAUR STATE PARK SPONSORS DINOSAUR EGGHUNT: The Friends of Dinosaur State Park and the Con-necticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection(DEEP) will sponsor a dinosaur egg hunt at 2 p.m. EasterSunday, April 8 for children ages 2-12. Participants will beseparated into two groups ages 6 and under and ages 7 to12. The event will be rain or shine and will take place on thelawn in front of the museum. There is no fee to participate inthe hunt and reservations are not necessary. Note that thehunt will start promptly at 2 p.m. Six of the hidden eggs willcontain a gift certificate for a stuffed “Dilly” the Dilophosaurus.Participants must bring their own basket. Dinosaur State Parkis located on 400 West Street in Rocky Hill. Visitors can view600 early Jurassic dinosaur footprints under the dome alongwith museum exhibits. The park has a Discovery room thatfeatures a small live animal collection, coloring and book-markmaking stations, puzzles, puppets and fossil and mineralcollections that visitors can touch and examine. There are 2½miles of outdoor hiking trails and an outdoor picnic area. Thepark also has a bookshop that has a wide variety of uniqueitems for sale. There is an admission fee to enter the museum.Adults (13 and up) are $6, Youth (6 to 12) are $2 and childrenunder 6 are free. The park accepts MasterCard, Visa andDiscover. Charter Oak Passes are available for seniors (65and over) who are Connecticut residents. Picture ID must bepresented to acquire a pass. For more information or if youhave any questions, contact Meg Enkler at (860) 529-5816 orvisit the website at www.ct.gov/deep/dinosaurstatepark.

HEALTH DISTRICT OFFERS FREE NUTRITION EDUCA-TION PROGRAM: The Central Connecticut Health District isoffering a free educational course designed to assist individu-

als in managing healthy and affordable eating habits. Theprogram will consist of 4 educational sessions, each coveringa different aspect of nutrition management including how toshop on a budget, properly reading food labels as well asincorporating more fruits and vegetables in their diets. Classeswill be held at the William J. Pitkin Community Center, RoomS-2, 30 Greenfield St. from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on four consecu-tive Thursday evenings: April 12, 19 and 26 with a tour of Stop& Shop Supermarket in Rocky Hill May 3. In the event of acancellation, all classes will be pushed to the following week.The Health District received funding from the ConnecticutDepartment of Public Health to present this program. Theclass is open to residents of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill,and Wethersfield who have an interest in changing their eatinghabits, incorporating more fruit and vegetables in their diet orneed to grocery shop for healthy, family-friendly foods on abudget. Debbie Brinckman, RD, CDN will discuss healthy eat-ing and nutrition management through the use of the USDArecommendations from their new program ChooseMyPlate.Participants will receive free materials, recipes and samplemenus. At the last class, Debbie Brinckman, RD, CDN, willhost a tour of Stop& Shop Supermarket in Rocky Hill, Thurs-day, May 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m, to provide information onhow to read food labels and what to avoid when shopping.Arrive in the store by 6:15 p.m. Pre-registration is required— RSVP by April 9, to be part of this class. All participantsmust commit to all four classes. To register for the program,residents should call the Central Connecticut Health District at(860) 721-2818.

ST. MARY WOMEN’S CLUB COMMUNION BRUNCH: St.Mary Women’s Club will hold its annual Communion BrunchSunday, April 15, at approximately 11:15 a.m. (after the10 a.m. Mass). Guest speaker will be the author Katherine(Kate) Valentine. For further information regarding this event(cost and location) and for reservations, contact Madeline byWednesday, April 11 at (860) 666-9329. All parishioners arewelcome; members of the Women’s Club are asked to attendthe 10 a.m. Mass and to sit together as a group.

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Connecticut voters support Gov.DannelP. Malloy’s push for teacher tenure reformand Sunday liquor sales, while the stateis evenly divided on the governor’s jobperformance, according to a QuinnipiacUniversity poll released this week.The poll also found across-the-board

voter support for the legalization of medi-cal marijuana and strong opposition toabolishing the death penalty, two issuesto be debated by the legislature’s JudiciaryCommittee today.Malloy’s job performance is approved

by 44 percent and disapproved by 45 per-cent of voters.“This lukewarm 44-45 percent score

is not bad for a governor who raised theincome tax across the board his first yearto deal with an inherited deficit,” saidDouglas Schwartz, the poll’s director.The new poll finds that men are

warming more quickly than women toMalloy, who has an aggressive publicstyle. Women generally are more sup-portive of Democrats than are men, butthey disapprove of Malloy, 45 percent to41 percent. Men are evenly divided aboutthe governor.

Last month, Malloy was disapproved50 percent to 43 percent by men and 46percent to 40 percent by women.Medical marijuana is supported in the

Quinnipiac poll, 68 percent to 27 percent,with opposition by no demographic subset

— gender, party affiliation, income, age oreducation level.The poll slightly misrepresents the bill,

asking if voters supported use of medicalmarijuana with a doctor’s prescription.Actually, patients could obtain marijuanaif a doctor certified they had one of several

chronic diseases.Malloy is prepared to sign a medical

marijuana bill should it pass, as expected.The governor’s top legislative prior-

ity of education reforms gets a mixedreview: Asked generally about his han-dling of education, 41 percent disapproveof Malloy and 36 percent approve of him.Public school teachers are more popularthan the governor, but their unions arenot.But overall, the poll seemed to buoy

Malloy’s high-profile push for educationreforms, including a proposal to moreclosely tie tenure and pay to a strongerevaluation system.Despite the high regard enjoyed by

teachers, voters say by a 2-1 ratio thatit should be easier to fire a teacher, and54 percent say they agree with Malloy’sproposal to limit teacher tenure. Evenunion households support merit pay andlimiting tenure.Sixty-six percent of voters have a favor-

able view of teachers,while only 12 percentview them unfavorably. And 85 percentsay the public schools in their communityare very good (41 percent) or fairly good(44 percent).Teacher unions are viewed unfavorably,

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The polling comes as the Malloyadministration is negotiating with teacherunions over his reform package.The state’slargest union, the Connecticut EducationAssociation, is airing television commer-cials attacking the governor’s plan.Sunday sales of alcohol is favored, 54

percent to 42 percent, but allowing salesat convenience stores at gas station is not.A legislative committee Monday approveda bill to allow package stores to openSundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Repealing the death penalty is opposed

by a 2-1 ratio. Repeal has done betterin other polls, when voters are told theoption would be a sentence of life inprison without parole.Quinnipiac asked only if repeal was

a good idea or a bad idea. Democratssaid it was a good idea, 48 percent to 44percent. Republicans and independentsoverwhelmingly called it a bad idea.The poll is based on a telephone survey

of 1,622 registered voters from March 14to 19. It has a margin of error of plus orminus 2.4 percentage points.ThisstoryoriginallyappearedatCTMirror.

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