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“The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.” 

Locals 

support 

arts 

agency 

LAST GREEN 

VALLEY HOSTS 

MEETING 

BY CHENOA PIERCE 

VILLAGER STAFF WRITER 

A small group of Quiet Corner 

residents gathered at the 

Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage 

Corridor office in Putnam Friday, 

Feb. 8, to discuss starting a Local 

Area Arts (LAA) Collaborative. 

“LAA is a collaborative grant 

program, creating a statewide network 

to better serve Connecticut 

citizens,” explained Betty Hale, the 

commissioner on the Commission 

on the Arts, administrator for the 

Performing Arts of Northeastern 

Connecticut and chairman of the 

Community Cultural Committee, 

in an e-mail. “LAAs help promote, 

strengthen and expand the cultural 

resources of each community. 

These are strategic partnerships 

with the states as regional partners 

of the Commission on Culture and 

Tourism.” 

According to Hale, the Quiet 

Corner is currently involved in an 

LAA. 

“Right now, we are included in 

the Windham Area Arts 

Collaborative, which covers 35 

towns,” she said. 

Last Friday’s meeting, hosted by 

Last Green Valley CEO and 

Executive Director Charlene 

Cutler, was an informational one 

with a goal of getting a feel for 

what artists and residents in the 

area would like to see, and if there 

Turn To ART , page A14 

New high school going green 

BY JOSH SAYLES 


DANIELSON — For the first 

time in a long time, members of 

the Killingly Town Council, 

Board of Education and 

Permanent Building Commission 

smiled while discussing the new 

high school at a joint meeting on 

Thursday, Feb. 7. 

Environmental attorney 

Jennifer Janelle, from Shipman 

& Goodwin, LLP, based out of 

TOWN HIRES THE HELP OF 

ATTORNEY JENNIFER JANELLE 

A preliminary drawing of the new East Killingly Fire Station. 

Hartford, presented a plethora of 

ways to make the school “go 

green” at very little additional 

cost to the town. The response to 

her proposals were largely positive 

and the council appeared 

eager to bring her on board. 

Janelle was officially hired at 

the Feb. 12 Town Council meeting, 

with the stipulation that no 

more than $20,000 will be allotted 

for her services. When $5,000 

remains in that budget, Town 

Josh Sayles photo 

Manager Bruce Benway will be 

notified and engage in further 

negotiations if deemed necessary. 

“Thank you very much, 

Attorney Janelle,” said Killingly 

Town Council Chair Bob Young 

after her presentation on 

Thursday. “I will sleep much better 

tonight.” 

Fire station proposal 

draws concerns 

Turn To HIGH SCHOOL, page A8 

BUILDING COMMISSION RESPONDS TO RESIDENTS’ QUESTIONS 



EAST KILLINGLY — A small 

number of residents showed up to 

voice their displeasure with the 

prospect of building a new fire station 

during the East Killingly Fire 

District Building Commission’s 

meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 6 

East Killingly Fire District 

(EKFD) President George Stevens 

said it is extremely rare for any 

member of the general public to 

attend a meeting in which there is 

not a public vote. 

Those who attended were 

opposed to a new building; several 

accused the EKFD of maneuvering 

around behind people’s backs in 

order to get plans passed. They said 

that those involved in the planning 

did not inform people when the 

public votes were supposed to 

occur. 

Stevens responded that the 

Turn To FIRE, page A13 

Courtesy photo 

Attorney Jennifer Janelle, of Shipman & 

Goodwin, LLP 

Borderlands 

chooses 

consultant 



KILLINGLY — Dodson 

Associates, LTD, of Ashfield, 

Mass., was hired Feb. 12 as consultants 

to the Borderlands Project 

and will serve as the head consultants 

in a team of three that 

includes the Consensus Building 

Institute (CBI) of Cambridge, 

Mass., and Foresee Consulting of 

Lyons, Colo. 

“We are very excited to be working 

with the Dodson team,” said 

Borderlands Project Coordinator 

Susan Westa upon breaking the 

news to the Borderlands Advisory 

Group. “We’ve watched the firm’s 

work for many years and have been 

impressed with their ability to synthesize 

complex issues and relate 

them in a way that is easy for 

everyone to understand.” 

The goal of the Borderlands 

Project is to find a way to encourage 

economic growth within 

Turn To BORDERLANDS,page A13 

Wildlife enthusiasts learn about tracking animals 

AUDUBON SOCIETY HOSTS ‘SKULLS, SKINS AND SCAT’ 

BY BRAD TILLES 


POMFRET — Regional wildlife 

enthusiasts came out to the 

Connecticut Audubon Society 

Center of Pomfret Friday, Feb. 8, to 

view the exquisite animal preserves 

as well as a slide show by 

wildlife photographer Fran 

Baranski. 

The “Skulls, Skins and Scat” 

exhibit provided an up-close experience 

with animals found 

throughout the northeast 

Connecticut wildlife. Baranski, 

who has since retired from the 

Department of Environmental 

Protection as a state park manager 

and land surveyor, spends his days 

photographing wildlife and their 

tracks throughout the northeast 

corner of Connecticut and has 

traveled as far as Maine. By using 

his photography, Baranski is helping 

enthusiasts learn how to identi- 

Turn To AUDUBON, page A13 

Brad Tilles photos 

left: Fran Baranski, of the Connecticut Audubon Society of Pomfret, provided a slide show of his wildlife photography in the northeast corner of the state during a the “Skulls, 

Skins and Scat” exhibit last Friday, Feb. 8. Right: A brown bear mount loaned by local trapper Louis Bourassa was on display at the wildlife exhibit at the Connecticut 

Audubon Society. 

INSIDE 

A10-11 — OPINION 

A 12 — SPORTS 

B1 — HOT SPOT 

B4-5 — OBITUARIES 

B7 — RELIGION 

B6 — CALENDAR 

LEARNING 

QUIET CORNER 

CHRONICLES 

PAGE A4 

SPORTS 

SHANE 

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PAGE A12 

VILLAGER TRIVIA 

Who was the only 

Holocaust survivor to 

serve in Congress? 

Answer on page 2.

A2 • Friday, February 15, 2008 

KILLINGLY VILLAGER 

Newspapers clippings show 

1840s was time of rapid growth 

VILLAGER ALMANAC 

QUOTATION OF THE WEEK 

Once again I have been perusing 

old newspaper extracts 

searching for items of interest 

or those that depict a way of life 

from bygone eras and provide food 

for thought. 

The decade of the 1840s was one 

of great change and rapid growth 

around the new railroad depot in 

Danielsonville. What had once been 

a vacant field quickly became the 

commercial center of the town, 

eclipsing the older villages on 

Killingly Hill, South Killingly and 

Westfield. Extracts from the papers 

provide glimpses of the old ways 

that would quickly pass away and 

the excitement and changes of the 

dawn of a new era. 

Cooking could be quite dangerous 

for the females of the family 

prior to the coming of the more 

modern stoves as evidenced by the 

following 1832 event: “Distressing 

— An accident occurred at 

Killingly, on Thursday of last week, 

on which it is indeed painful to 

reflect. Widow Abigail Stearns, 

aged about 75 years, was burned in 

so shocking a manner that she survived 

but a short time. The particulars, 

as far as we knew them are as 

follows: she was engaged in cooking, 

when her clothes, which were 

of cotton, accidentily (sic) took fire. 

She held a glass bottle containing 

Sal-A(illegible) with which she 

inflicted a deep wound in her 

breast, probably in attempting to 

extinguish the flames. She was 

alone in the home, at the time, and 

appearing sensible of her condition, 

had the presence of mind to 

fly to the closet and make use of 

several pans of milk, but without 

success. Soon after, she was found 

by a neighbor, on the bed, which 

had also taken fire from her 

clothes.” (Connecticut Courant, 

Hartford, November 13, 1832). 

The opening of the railroad from 

Norwich to Worcester in 1840 produced 

much interest and curiosity. 

Unfortunately, for one Killingly resident, 

curiosity killed the cat: 

“Fatal Accident. On Wednesday, a 

young physician by the name of 

Rice, of Killingly, CT, got upon the 

snow-plough on the Norwich and 

Worcester railroad, to ride to 

Worcester, probably from curiosity 

Gilly’s Art Classes 

Vacation Week 

Feb. 18 th -22 nd 2008 

KILLINGLY 

AT 300 

MARGARET 

WEAVER 

to witness the work of clearing the 

track. Attached to the plough there 

were three engines, and when a 

short distance below Oxford they 

came in contact with a drift of 

snow so large and solid as to crush 

together the plough and the forward 

engine — Dr. Rice was caught 

between them in such a manner as 

to break both his limbs near the 

hips, and otherwise wound his person. 

He was left at the depot in 

Oxford, and surgical aid procured 

as soon as possible, but he survived 

the accident only six hours.” (Barre 

Patriot, Barre, Mass., Feb. 21, 1845.) 

Have you ever stopped to consider 

how different clothing was in the 

mid-19th century or where 

Killingly’s residents shopped for 

items they did not make? Where 

people shopped for groceries? 

Where they went when they needed 

furniture? Killingly Historical 

Center director and researcher 

Marilyn Labbe has been assisting 

Natalie Coolidge in compiling an 

index of Killingly businesses and 

business owners over the past 300 

years. Some of the ads which she 

extracted from the old Windham 

County Telegraph of 1848 provide a 

window into the past. “New Store! 

New Goods and New Firm. 

Chamberlin & Rothwell on 1st of 

April will be ready to open their 

dry goods store in the store now 

occupied by J. D. Bigelow, which 

will be enlarged. William A. 

Chamberlin, formerly with Boyden 

& Ely, and James Rothwell, formerly 

Merchant Tailor” 

(Danielsonville, March 16, 1848). 

The same paper also contained an 

ad for Boyden, Ely & Co. advertising 

dress goods and shawls. 

Despite these stores, this was still 

an era where much work existed 

for tailors. “I. Simmons would 

Single 2-hour sessions of just Painting and Drawing 

Mon, Wed or Fri: 1-3pm • Ages 7-14 yrs. 

Tues or Thurs: 9-11am • Ages 6-1 yrs. 

Fees: $25 per day ($10 discount for 3 or more days) 

Call Gilly at 860-974-1140 

inform the people that he now occupies 

a room in his dwelling house, 

where he does tailoring” (WCT 

3/8/1848). By the end of April he 

had moved to a shop opposite the 

Methodist Church, situated where 

Danielson Surplus now is (WCT 

4/20/1848). Household goods were 

to be found at a number of establishments. 

“The People’s Furniture 

Ware rooms at #1 Arcade Bldg., 

Danielsonville Depot are yet open 

to the public. House furnishing 

articles-also coffins. William C. 

Bacon and Hezekiah L. Danielson” 

(WCT 3/8/1848). “Groceries. The 

subscriber having relinquished his 

Cabinet and Furniture business, 

and taken the shop formerly occupied 

by S. Reynolds, intends to keep 

a full assortment of groceries, 

etc…Daniel E. Day, W. Killingly 

(WCT 3/8/1848). 

In the 1840s, the Danielsonville 

area was also referred to as West 

Killingly; that was its post office 

name. That same time period saw 

William C. Bacon and Abner F. 

Bacon advertised washing 

machines at their store in the 

Arcade Building near the Depot. 

Later in the month they advertised 

carpeting, floor matting and oil 

cloth (WCT 3/23/1848). That spring 

Mr. A. M. Blake “opened a Bonnet 

Room over the shop of Messrs. 

Boyden, Ely & Co. — he has had 

long experience in manufacturing 

bonnets; dress making will be 

added”(WCT 4/6/1848). 

Area residents could also have 

instruction in penmanship from E. 

M. Cole, have daguerreotypes taken 

by Langdell & Pierce, obtain books, 

stationery and silver spoons at 

Backus & Dowe, visit the new drug 

store of George W. Kies and Joseph 

B. Crandall opposite the Depot 

(WCT 4/13,4/20, 5/4, 5/18/1848). 

A.B. Peckham provided hair dressing, 

shaving, toys, confectionary 

and oysters (WCT9/21/1848). 

Newspapers provided notice of 

the dissolution of partnerships and 

the forming of new ones on a regular 

basis. “Furniture — The subscriber 

having bought the entire 

stock of what was formerly 

Boyden, Ely & Co. Furniture Ware 

Rooms. F. & T. F. Clark, 

Danielsonville, location, one door 

south of Boyden & Ely’s store” 

(WCT 4/13/1848). “The co-partnership 

heretofore existing under the 

names of I. & S. Hyde is this day 

dissolved by mutual consent. S. 

Hyde will continue the business as 

formerly. January 20, 1849. Isaac 

Hyde and Silas Hyde (WCT 

1/25/1849). “The co-partnership 

under name of Backus & Dowe, dissolved 

this day. Thomas Backus Jr. 

and Amasa Dowe, April 19, 1849. 

“Co-partnership — Thomas 

Backus, Jr. having associated with 

him, Mr. John W. Chandler, they 

will continue the Watch, Jewelry, & 

Book business at the store lately 

occupied by Backus & Dowe, under 

the name & firm of Thomas 

Backus, Jr. & Co” (WCT 4/19/1849). 

The 1840s brought numerous 

changes to Killingly. Greater ones 

would follow in the next decade 

when the borough of 

Danielsonville would be chartered 

and the town of Putnam would be 

formed from part of Killingly. 

Those are other stories waiting to 

be told. 

Margaret M. Weaver is the 

Killingly municipal historian. For 

additional information, visit the 

Killingly Historical Center from 10 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday or 

Saturday or online at www.killinglyhistory.org. 

“There is no way in hell I would allow 

inferior materials.” 

— Permanent Building Commission member John Navarro on 

accusations that the new Killingly high school is being 

constructed with substandard products 

FRONT-PAGE QUOTE 

“This week’s page one quote is attributed 

to...” 

— George Eliot 

TRIVIA 

ANSWER: 

Tom Lantos, a Democratic representative from the Bay Area 

in California. He was serving his 14th term in Congress when he 

passed away at age 80 on Feb. 11. 

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2. "Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins," $17.1 million 

3. "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds 

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4. "The Eye," $6.6 million 

5. "Juno," $5.73 million 

6. "27 Dresses," $5.7 million 

7. "The Bucket List," $5.3 million 

8. "Rambo," $4.1 million 

9. "Meet the Spartans," $4.075 million 

10. "There Will Be Blood," $4.073 million 

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SUNRISE-SUNSET 

Saturday, Feb. 16 : 6:44 a.m. 5:22 p.m. 

Sunday, Feb. 17: 6:42 a.m. 5:23 p.m. 

Monday, Feb. 18: 6:41 a.m. 5:24 p.m. 

Tuesday, Feb. 19: 6:39 a.m. 5:25 p.m. 

Wednesday, Feb. 20: 6:38 a.m 5:27 p.m. 

Thursday, Feb. 21: 6:36 a.m. 5:28 p.m. 

Friday, Feb. 22: 6:35 a.m. 5:29 p.m. 

WEEKEND WEATHER 

SUNDAY — 

Cloudy. Highs in the low 

30s and lows in the upper 

20s. 

SATURDAY — 

Times of sun and clouds. 

Highs in the mid 20s and 

lows in the low teens. 

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Friday, February 15, 2008 

• A3 

Killingly Commons work progressing 

PUBLIC 

MEETINGS 

KILLINGLY 

TUESDAY, FEB. 19 

Economic Development Committee, 4 

p.m., Room 102 

Housing Authority, 7 p.m., Maple Court II 

Planning and Zoning Commission, 7 

p.m., Town Meeting Room 

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 

Board of Assessment Appeals, 4:30 p.m., 

Town Hall 

Water Pollution Control Authority, 6 

p.m., Water Plant 



Left: An outline of the shops in Killingly Commons as of Jan. 23. Right: The sign out front of the main entrance to Killingly Commons. The Lowe’s “Now Hiring” 

sign is a recent edition. 

STOP & SHOP TO OPEN IN MAY 



DAYVILLE — Killingly Commons is well 

on its way. 

What used to be an unobstructed view is 

now acres of giant slate outlines of buildings, 

paved parking lots, chain link fence 

and pickup trucks. 

Stop & Shop will be the first retailers to 

open its doors; it is scheduled for a May 

opening. Target will follow suit Oct. 12. 

Other stores include Bed Bath & Beyond, 

CABE OFFICIALS TRAVEL TO D.C. 


Left to right: Waterford Board of Education Member Don Blevins, CABE President Cal Heminway, CABE 

Executive Secretary and Killingly Board of Education Chair Richard Murray, Capitol Region Education Council 

(CREC) Chair Lydia Tedone, CABE Executive Director Robert Rader and CABE staff member Sheila McKay. 

Michael’s, Staples and Dress Barn, to name 

a few. 

Officials are currently negotiating a deal 

with T.J. Maxx. 

John Knofla, senior vice president of 

Ceruzzi Holdings, LLC, the developer in 

charge of Killingly Commons, said 98 percent 

of the complex will be leased by the 

spring of 2009. He added that all stores 

should be open by then. 

Knofla also said that buildings are never 

fully finished until a lessee is found. A 

framework is constructed and then customized 

to the client. 

Killingly Economic Development 

Coordinator Elsie Bisset said the most 

recent additions to Killingly Commons have 

been a sign that is visible from I-395, as well 

as a sign at the main entrance on Route 101 

advertising that Lowe’s is hiring. 

She added that the next noticeable event 

will be streetlights turning on along 

“Killingly Commons Drive,” the main 

entrance to the shopping center. 

Josh Sayles may be reached at (860) 928- 

1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail at josh@villagernewspapers.com. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Richard 

Murray, Killingly Board of 

Education chair and 

Connecticut Association of 

Boards of Education (CABE) 

Executive Committee secretary 

treasurer, and other members of 

the CABE executive board took a 

trip to Washington, D.C., from 

Feb. 3 to Feb. 5. They joined up 

with the National School Board 

Association’s (NSBA) Federal 

Relations Network (FRN) to 

advocate on behalf of 

Connecticut public schools to 

members of Congress. 

“The National School Boards 

Association’s Federal Relations 

Network (FRN) involves local 

school board members like you 

from every congressional district 

in the country who are committed 

to grassroots advocacy 

for public education,” reads the 

NSBA Web site. “The FRN gives 

you an opportunity to make a 

difference in the education of 

our nation’s public schoolchildren. 

The ultimate goal of your 

FRN advocacy is to make public 

education a top priority of the 

federal government.” 

For more information on the 

NSBA, go to www.nsba.org. 

MONDAY, FEB. 25 

Board of Recreation, 6 p.m., Community 

Center 

Neighborhood Watch, 6:30 p.m., 

Community Center 

Republican Town Committee, 7 p.m., 

Town Meeting Room 

Historic District Committee, 7:30 p.m., 

Room 102 


Democratic Town Committee, 7 p.m., 

Town Meeting Room 

Fiscal Subcommittee, 7:30 p.m., Town 

Manager Conference Room 


Public Safety Commission, 6:30 p.m., 


Board of Education, 7 p.m., Town 

Meeting Room 

THURSDAY, FEB. 28 

Plan of Conservation and 

Development, 7 p.m., NECCOG 

FRIDAY, FEB. 29 

NECCOG, 8 a.m., 125 Putnam Pike, 

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Housing Authority, 7 p.m., Community 

Center 


Board of Finance, 7 p.m., Town Hall 

Thursday, Feb. 21 

Recreation Commission, 7 p.m., 


Conservation Commission, 7 p.m., Town 

Hall 


Fire Commissioners, 7:30 p.m., East 

Brooklyn Firehouse 

CORRECTION 

In the Feb. 8 issue of the Villagers, in the 

“Five Questions” in the Almanac section of 

the paper, one of the questions was, “Who is 

the only U.S. president born in Vermont?” 

with Calvin Coolidge given as the answer. 

There are actually two presidents born in 

Vermont; the other is Chester A. Arthur. 

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Farrah aims to make learning fun for local students 

BY CHENOA PIERCE 


PUTNAM — Growing up, Putnam 

Elementary School’s Principal, Georgeann 

Farrah, always knew she was going to end up 

in the education field. 

“I always saw myself as a teacher from the 

time I entered school; I loved school. I’ve always 

loved literature in books, stories …” she said. 

“[I] always thought that I wanted to be a teacher 

from the time I was very young.” 

Throughout her 23-year teaching career, 

Farrah taught kindergarten and first and second 

grades at schools in Norwich and 

Canterbury, before switching occupations and 

eventually making her way to Putnam. 

Before coming to Putnam Elementary seven 

years ago as the school’s principal, Farrah said 

she had no prior administrative experience. 

But it was during her 23 years as a teacher that 

Farrah become more and more interested in 

school administration. 

“I never knew that I wanted to be a principal,” 

she said with a laugh. “That sort of grew. 

The idea of that grew on me the longer I’d been 

teaching, and I wanted to branch out and find 

some other ways that I could [be an] influence 

in education and teaching from a different perspective. 

According to Farrah, taking on the role of 

PES principal is what brought her to Putnam. 

“I had completed my degree to be an administrator 

and I was applying for jobs and I was 

living in Scotland, working in Canterbury, so 

Putnam was in this area,” she said. “And 

[Putnam Elementary School] was one of the 

schools that I applied to and liked the people 

when I came for the interview.” 

Since arriving at Putnam Elementary 

School, Farrah has brought change and opportunity 

to the students. 

“We’ve changed a lot of our programming. 

We’ve … revised curriculum. … We’ve purchased 

[a] new reading series, many new 

instruction materials for the students. We’ve 

made additions to our technology department. 

We’ve improved classroom libraries,” she said. 

“Gosh, there’s probably so many things that it’s 

hard to even remember them.” 

The new playground at the school is also an 

addition made during Farrah’s time as principal, 

though she said it was not a change initiated 

by her. 

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GEORGEANN FARRAH 

“That wasn’t really my doing. That was our 

PTO [that] spearheaded that project,” she said. 

Though there are many things that Farrah 

would like to do for the school, she said that 

state mandates dictate what can and cannot be 

done. 

“The state and federal mandates really dictate 

what projects you have the time and energy 

and finances to secure,” she said. 

That being said, there are a few areas that 

Farrah plans to focus on, now and in the future. 

“I think literacy is always going to be first 

and foremost — promoting early literacy, early 

intervention. A major focus right now is reaching 

students at a younger age so that their prereading 

skills are in place from to age 5 — making 

sure that we intervene at an early enough 

age,” she said. “So early intervention, I would 

say, is a huge focus. Literacy continues to be a 

huge focus and just maintaining all of the mandates 

that are coming our way.” 

In addition to all of the above, Farrah is also 

looking for ways to make learning fun for the 

students at Putnam Elementary School. 

“Balancing that with keeping the school 

experience interesting and stimulating and fun 

for students” is important, she said, “because 

you have to remember that they’re children.” 

And when Farrah says she wants to make 

learning fun for students, she doesn’t mean 

“fun” as in constant playtime. 

“I think the one thing [that] people misunderstand 

is when we say making learning ‘fun,’ 

we don’t mean doing non-academic activities,” 

she said. “We mean infusing fun or making an 

academic activity interesting and fun for a 

child. It doesn’t mean play; it doesn’t mean that 

it’s not an academic activity. It just means making 

one fun, which you have to do for young 

kids.” 

As with any job, being principal has its ups 

and downs. The one thing that Farrah considers 

to be her favorite part of what she does is 

interacting with the students on a daily basis. 

“Oh gosh, the kids hands down. I’ve been in a 

school environment my entire life, first as a 

child and then as a teacher and now as an 

administrator and I absolutely love it,” she said 

Chenoa Pierce photo 

Georgeann Farrah, Putnam Elementary School’s principal, stands ready to help make learning fun for the 

children at the school. 

when asked what she enjoys most about being 

a principal. “I love watching the kids blossom; 

I love all the developmental stages. I love everything 

about them. Absolutely my favorite part 

[is] working with children.” 

Being a steady means of support for the faculty 

and staff at the school is another part of 

her job that she enjoys. 

“After [the students], supporting teachers. 

Having been a teacher for … 23 years … I know 

how important it is to have that support from 

outside of the classroom from parents, from 

your administrators, from the public,” she 

said. “So I think after the kids, my favorite part 

is [trying] to find ways to support the teachers 

to do their best.” 

There are some aspects of the job that 

Farrah finds tough, however. “I think the hardest 

part would be the gap between knowing 

what we could be doing and what we have the 

resources to do and trying to close that gap, 

which sometimes feels impossible,” she said. 

Overall, Farrah said she believes that she 

born to work in the education field. 

“I’ve never felt that being an educator was 

job so much as a calling and … I think that 

many, many, many other teachers and administrators 

feel the same way,” she said. “It’s a job 

that I have always felt compelled to do. It’s a passion; 

I love it. I could go elsewhere in other professions 

and earn money. … This job is not 

about earning money; this job, it’s really more 

about passing on to the children and to the 

future.” 

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Berris finds inspiration in music, art 



CHAPLIN — Hanging on the wall in the far corner 

of 16-year-old Parish Hill High School junior 

Pete Berris’ dimly lit piano room is a replica of 

Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The copy, done 

with dry pastels, has been created by a reasonable, 

though not extraordinary, artistic hand. Her 

outline is slightly crooked and her gaze does not 

follow the viewer around the room. If she could, 

Pomfret School invites you to 

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Broadway Night 

A cabaret of songs performed 

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she would probably shift her attention to the blue 

sky in the background where, by the way, there is 

a cow flying over her head. 

A modern art critic might liken the piece to 

neo-Dadaism and write about how the drawing’s 

creator intended to challenge the meaning of art. 

Berris, who is the artist in question, never 

intended for any such conversation. He just wanted 

to be funny. He likes irony in his art. And he 

would be the first to admit that he is not the next 

da Vinci. 

He might, however, be the next Duke Ellington. 

Berris, who has been playing the piano since he 

was 4 or 5, has been writing songs since the age of 

9. Though by his own admission he still has a long 

way to go, he spends several hours every week 

practicing and composing. 

“I think I draw and paint in the same way I 

write pieces,” Berris said. “I don’t have a specific 

order. I don’t generally start at Point A and go to 

Point B, Point C. I can pretty much start anywhere 

and work backwards or go forwards. Ideas 

will pretty much just come to me.” 

Berris said that he began writing music 

because he had a short attention span. 

“Instead of playing what my [piano] teacher 

wanted me to do, I’d spend a lot of time messing 

around at the piano,” he recalled. “There was a lot 

of stuff I’d come up with that was kind of interesting 

but not worth remembering. But every 

now and then I’d come up with an idea that would 

turn into a song. … 

“I wrote my first song when I was 8 or 9, and 

that was a pretty simple one, pretty much all on 

one hand,” Berris continued. “I got the idea to 

write it based on words you can play with musical 

notes like ‘cabbage: C-A-B-B-A-G-E.’ That was 

basically the whole song. It was [musical] words 

and I changed the tempo. It got more complicated 

as I got older. The first real song I wrote when I 

was 10 or 11.” 

Berris gets much of his inspiration from classic 

rock and roll, R&B and the blues. He listed at 

least 10 bands when asked what his favorite 

artists were — Creedence Clearwater Revival, 

Ray Charles and B.B. King, to name a few. 

He said that those musicians, among others, 

influence how he composes. 

“I’ll hear something by Ray Charles and I’ll 

want to make something that I think sounds 

alike,” Berris said. “It’s not a copy, but it has a similar 

idea or a similar feeling.” 

A lot of his inspiration for the piano comes 

from the guitar, which he is currently learning to 

play. 

“Guitarists only have to worry about the treble 

clef,” said Berris. “It breaks down into very, I don’t 

want to say simple, but it’s almost pure form. 

When I transfer that to piano, I can keep the same 

ideas but I can embellish it. I can expand on it. … 

I can add more elements and incorporate more 

things.” 

Berris is still developing his own style and is 

hesitant to compare his sound to any other 

artists. 

“Right now I’m still pretty amateurish with my 

stuff, so at this point I wouldn’t compare myself to 

someone,” he said. “My favorite composer, 

though, is Ellington. I really love his stuff. But my 

[music] right now is kind of simple.” 

It takes Berris several months to complete a 

song, although only 20 or 30 minutes to create a 

melody. 

“What takes a long 

Pete Berris at his piano. 


time for me is figuring out how to put [the melody] 

into a piece and not have it sound boring,” he said. 

“I want to make sure I can make [the song] long 

enough. I have to come up with enough variations 

on them. … And that’s often what takes me the 

longest.” 

Berris uses the piano as a form of stress relief. 

“I get stresses pretty easily,” Berris admitted. 

“I’m not stressed when I’m at the piano. I can pretty 

much tune out whatever’s bothering me. So 

when I’m composing I can kind of express how 

I’m feeling and at the same time hopefully make it 

interesting for other people, too.” 

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Feburary 22 & 23 

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Part I: Fishable and swimmable waters 

Editor’s note: This 

article was written by 

Jean Pillo, coordinator 

for the Thames 

River 

Basin 

Partnership and QSHC 

Water Quality 

Monitoring Program, 

and edited by Bet 

Zimmerman. 

Kid’s 

riddle: What 

kind of fish can’t 

swim? (Answer at 

the end.) 

The Clean Water Act 

(CWA) is the cornerstone 

of surface water quality 

protection in the United 

States. It is also one of the 

nation’s most successful 

environmental laws. The 

statute has prevented billions 

of pounds of pollution 

from spilling into our 

waterways. In 1972, only 

36 percent of the country’s 

lakes and rivers were safe 

for swimming. After 30 

years, more than 66 percent 

of waters are safe 

enough for fishing and 

swimming. (Sources: EPA, 

Sierra Club, PBS.) 

However, water pollution 

remains a serious threat. 

The CWA requires a 

variety of measures to 

reduce polluted discharges, 

finance municipal 

wastewater treatment 

facilities and manage 

runoff. (Runoff is water 

that travels over the land 

before entering water bodies 

like streams and lakes.) 

These controls are 

designed for “the protection 

and propagation of 

fish, shellfish, and wildlife 

and recreation in and on 

the water.” In other 

words, the goal is to keep 

water clean enough for 

wildlife to live in and for 

human aqua-fun. Two of 

the CWA criteria are 

whether water is considered 

“fishable” or “swimmable.” 

When is water considered 

un-fishable? Two categories 

are when (1) fish 

have so many toxic substances 

in them that they 

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are unsafe to eat, or (2) 

water quality is so bad that 

fish populations are significantly 

reduced or absent. 

For example, in certain 

sections of the Housatonic 

River in western 

Connecticut, PCBs levels 

in fish tissues are considered 

unsafe for eating. 

PCBs are man-made chemicals 

once used in electrical 

transformers by companies 

like General 

Electric in Pittsfield, 

Mass. Once released into 

the river, PCBs get into 

sediment. Then they can 

bio-accumulate in fish tissues, 

when big fish eat little 

fish that eat critters 

that live in the sediment. 

Because PCBs can cause 

cancer in humans, eating 

fish caught in the 

Housatonic River is not 

advised by the Connecticut 

Department of Public 

Health. Likewise, a similar 

warning is issued 

about eating fish caught in 

Versailles Pond, Paper 

Mill Pond and connecting 

section of the Little River 

in Sprague, due to past 

industrial discharges. 

(Not to be confused by the 

Little River in Woodstock 

and Putnam — there are 

many different ‘Little 

Rivers’ around.) For more 

information, see the 

Connecticut DPH website 

at www.ct.gov/dph. 

Un-fishable also happens 

when physical and chemical 

conditions in the river 

are altered so they no long 

support aquatic life that 

should be there. Some 

fish, like trout, are sensitive 

to water temperature. 

If the water gets too warm, 

as it can when all the 

shade trees along banks 


In 1969, record numbers of fish kills were reported — 41 million 

fish died. Problems like this spurred passage of the Clean Water 

Act in 1972. 

are cut down, trout do not 

survive. When too many 

nutrients get in the water, 

algae can flourish. As the 

dead algae decomposes, it 

uses up dissolved oxygen 

in the water. Without 

enough oxygen to breathe, 

fish die, as do underwater 

insects they feed on. 

A “rapid bio-assessment” 

can be done to help 

figure out whether water 

quality is impaired for 

aquatic life. Certain 

insects are used as indicators, 

since it is easier to 

collect insects that fish 

feed on than it is to catch 

the fish themselves. The 

Quinebaug-Shetucket 

Heritage Corridor supports 

a volunteer water 

quality monitoring program 

in our area. Every 

day, people are trained to 

sample their neighborhood 

streams for these 

“indicator” insects. 

In 2007, 18 samples were 

collected by volunteers 

and sent to the 

Connecticut DEP. The 

results will be used in its 

water quality assessment 

program. While the technique 

does not tell us 

everything we need to 

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know about river health, it 

does send up a red flag if 

key indicator species are 

missing, so follow up 

investigations can be conducted. 

If you are interested 

in volunteering for 

the water quality monitoring 

program, contact Jean 

Pillo at (860) 928-4948. It is 

a fun way to relive your 

childhood by playing in 

the brook, but with a noble 

purpose. 

A long list of “impaired” 

waters that do not meet 

water quality standards 

can be found on the 

Connecticut DEP Web site 

at www.ct.gov/dep. The 

list is updated every two 

years. For example, 

Muddy Brook and North 

Running Brook in 

Woodstock are on the list 

for habitat for fish, other 

aquatic life and wildlife. 

Next week’s column is 

about swimmable waters. 

Riddle answer: A dead 

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New high school option to open at QVCC 

DANIELSON — An innovative 

educational option, 

combining high school and 

college classes for non-traditional 

learners in grades 10 

through 12, will open its 

doors in August at 

Quinebaug 

Valley 

Community College in 

Danielson, officials have 

announced. 

The Connecticut State 

Department of Education 

has approved the operation 

plan for the new Quinebaug 

Valley Middle College High 

School, which will be 

financed by state funds and 

local tuition. 

“The overarching theme of 

the Quinebaug Valley Middle 

College High School is to 

offer the college experience 

to high school students who 

are non-traditional learners, 

yet who are ready for the 

freedoms and responsibilities 

of college,” said 

Maureen Crowley, 

EASTCONN’s director of 

Planning and Development. 

In late August, QVMCHS 

will welcome 30 students to 

the new school, but that number 

will grow to 125 once the 

program is fully enrolled, 

sometime in the next several 

years, Crowley said. In addition 

to earning college credits, 

students will graduate 

from QVMCHS with the 

same number of credits that 

the traditional high school 

requires, she said. 

EASTCONN will manage 

the program for a partnership 

that includes QVCC, 

Killingly, Plainfield, Putnam, 

Thompson, Windham and 

Woodstock. 

“This is an exciting partnership 

that will provide a 

new option for high school 

students in northeast 

Connecticut,” said QVCC 

President Dianne E. 

Williams. “We believe it will 

increase the probability that 

students will not only successfully 

complete high 

school, but continue on to 

college.” 

In order to be eligible for 

the program, students must 

already attend high school in 

one of the partner towns. 

Each partner town will provide 

transportation to and 

from QVCC, officials said, 

adding that students will 

begin their day at 7:30 a.m. 

and end the day at about 2:30 

p.m. Interested students 

should contact their guidance 

office. 

QVMCHS will support students’ 

success with daily 

individual and group advisory 

meetings, according to 

Crowley. Students will be 

expected to meet rigorous 

standards, enabling them to 

achieve their personal educational 

and career goals. The 

classes themselves will blend 

literacy and technology, global 

studies, world languages, 

math, science and engineering, 

as well as electives. Each 

day will end with a community 

meeting and tutoring, as 

well as opportunities for 

optional independent study. 

Once students have 

demonstrated their academic 

abilities, they may take 

electives at QVCC in topics 

that include allied health, 

art, music and career pathways, 

among other subjects. 

The roster of course options 

will expand over time. 

Community service will be a 

main component 

of the 

program as students participate 

in real-world, hands-on 

projects intended to bolster 

student engagement, creativity 

and innovation, Crowley 

said. 

The program’s curriculum 

design is based on Stanford 

University’s High School 

Redesign principles, she said. 

The partnership is currently 

seeking staff, including 

a principal, for the program’s 

August start-up. Staff 

configurations will change 

as the program increases its 

enrollment, Crowley said. 

WOODSTOCK ACADEMY SECOND-QUARTER HONOR ROLL 

GRADE 12 

High honors: Brian Adams, 

Isabel Balachandran, Cynthia 

Beckwith, Stephanie Bernardi, 

Jessica Berner, Patrick Cooper, 

Danielle Dumaine, Elisse 

Emerson, Megan Emigh, Kevin 

Filchak, Anthony Guido, 

Katherine Holzer, Vanessa 

Kantorski, Meghan Kelly, 

Jessica Kulig, Stephanie 

Ledogar, Chelsea Paquette, 

Jessica Parker, Jessica Peterson 

and Shannon Sardi. 

Honors: Peter Ambrozaitis, 

Travis Anderson, Olivia 

Andert, Cindy Benoit, Kylee 

Bergin, Garrett Block, Deanna 

Boucher, Laura Boucher, 

Jonathan Bowen, Calley 

Carlage, Caitlin Child, Katie 

Collelo, Kaitlyn Corvello, 

Nicholas Cuesta, Joseph 

Derrico, Matthew Desrosiers, 

Roger Engle, Kelsea Faucher, 

Sarah Fish, Jason Fortin, 

Zachary Gauthier, Robert Glass, 

Ryan Green, Catherine Holt, 

Leah Janetatos, Marcus 

Janetatos, Katie Jarrett, 

Spencer Kuchle, Amy 

Laflamme, Alexandra Larrow, 

Michael Lowry, Kelly Malone, 

Amanda Mancini, Patrick 

Meehan, Olga Michaelidis, 

Amanda Milikin, Nadezhda 

Mironchenko, Amanda 

Mlyniec, Kelly Munroe, Paul 

Nickerson, Paul Palmer, 

Candace Powers, Carlene 

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Teagan Rosendahl, Trevor Ruff, 

Britany Salo, Amber Schmitt, 

Heather Slesinski, Paul Smith, 

Joseph Spada, Jennifer Szela, 

Abigael Thienel, Ashley Vangel, 

Cassie Vendetti-Collins, Steven 

Warford, Emily Weaver, 

Brianne Wood, Anne Zinn, 

Brian Zmetra and Eric Zmetra. 

Recognition: Stephanie 

Atsales, Adam Ball, Jacquelyn 

Brown, Aaron Burr, Rebecca 

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Cassie Cholewa, Patrick 

Dempsey, Ethan Dumaine, 

Mariam El-Samin, Brian 

Gatheru, Alyssa Geissler, 

Amber Gilbert, Bradley Gillett, 

Jason LaRose, Emma Leonard, 

Emma Lorusso, Sasha 

Paparelli, Jared Prussia, Erin 

Smith, Jennifer Smith, 

Zachariah Wetzel, Jacelyn Wilk 

and William Wolfburg. 

GRADE 11 

High honors: Joseph Barlow, 

Sarah Bober, Peter Collins, 

Andrew Geragotelis, Benjamin 

Hallowell, Derek Lukin, 

Christopher McGinn, Rebecca 

Rollinson, Suzanne Slater, 

Shelley St. Jean and Ashley St. 

Martin. 

Honors: Tiana Almquist, Shea 

Bailey, Chelsea Berris, Colin 

Billings, Rachael Budd, Tyler 

Campbell, Katie Cataldo, 

William Charron, Kirby Cipot, 

Graham Cooper, Caitlin Coyle, 

Laura Durst, Erika Enderle, 

Ashley Fell, Jonathan Gaunya, 

Kianne Gaylor, Rebecca Hall, 

Ashley Hammond, Joshua 

Honeychurch, Thomas Hull, 

Chelsea Hustus, Jessica 

Johnson, Matthew Jones, 

Megan Kennett, Beauregard 

Lafollette, Jeff Lajoie, Melissa 

LePage, Corina Lugo, Robert 

Mackowiak, Mindy Moreau, 

Amanda Morrison, Andrea 

Nault, Olivia Nijssen, Amanda 

Nowak, Michael Olm, Casey 

Papuga, Shevaun Reddy, Robert 

Reynolds, Victoria Roy, Karen 

Scott, Victoria Sear, Jennifer 

Simpson, Tyler Theodores, 

Jonathan Trudeau, Sarah 

Ullrich, Calvin Underwood, 

Sean Vincent, Lucas Warren, 

Hope Wayman and Colin 

Whiston. 

Recognition: Collin Adkins, 

Jarrod Anderson, Mary 

Bartolotta, Kayla Belanger, 

Danielle Blackmer, Julie Blais, 

Caitlin Borowy, Michael Bove, 

Justin Bressette, Amanda 

Carpenter, Chelsea Contre, 

Tessa Cooper, Kelsey 

Cunningham, Saige Dupont, 

Emily Duszlak, Khelsi Evans, 

Sean Gilmartin, Siana Green, 

April Herleikson, Lauren 

Komorowski, Stephanie 

Kryzak, Elizabeth Lipka, 

Zachary Lussier, Kari 

Martyniak, Kyle Notis, Thomas 

Palkovic, Chelsea Pope, 

Christina Radlo, Olivia 

Richman, Jonathan Roemer, 

Ethan Sandness, Meredith 

Sbordy, Katherine Sokoloski, 

Christian Toth, Matthew 

Wootton, Zachery Wootton and 

Marissa Young. 

GRADE 10 

High honors: Megan Audet, 

Nicole Bowen, Lindsay Gardner, 

Jessica Little, Tyler Luppi, 

Rachael Matty, Charles Mauro, 

Alexa Roth and Emily Swenson. 

Honors: Stephanie Baldino, 

John Bartolotta, Holly 

Bartomioli, Kristo Bolano, 

Danielle Bouchard, Shaylah 

Carbone, David Carter, Marina 

Cinami, Scott Converse, 

Timothy Curry, Marissa 

Cutting, Timothy Fogarty, 

Kayla Garibay-Presa, Rochelle 

Graveline, Michael Green, 

Arthur Guerra, Catharine 

Halpin, Melissa Incera, Philip 

Kemp, Kaitlyn Kenney, 

Whitney Klare, Brohen Krsulic, 

Jacqueline Kulig, Valerie 

Lachapelle, Anneliese 

Mahoney, Emily Marois, 

Michael Martin, Lacy Milano, 

Justin Paprota, Mariah Rae, 

Evan Rollins, Cody 

Semmelrock, Elizabeth Stever, 

Maya Tarabishy, Julia Thayer, 

Laura Thibodeau, Courtney 

Trahan, Keena White and Kyle 

Wickiser. 

Recognition: Andrew Bove, 

Alyssa Broga, Alicia Campbell, 

Alexandra Copeland, Alyssa 

Deary, Kelly Downer-St. Martin, 

Nicole Favreau, Jeni Fillmore, 

Hillary Fundin, Mikayla 

Gagnon, Nicholas Giovanni, 

Dylan Girardi, Erik Hazelton, 

Ian Howley, Jessica Lamey, 

Dylan Main, Hannah 

McMerriman, Kyle Morin, 

Michael O’Dea, Alexander 

Owen, Shane Person, Jacob 

Pritchard, Samantha Quirk, 

Olga Radchenko, Katherine 

Randall, Lauren Rhodes, Maya 

Rogers-Bursen, Emily Sachs, 

Erin Shea, John Sherman, 

Sarah Smith, Brittni Soucy, 

Scott Spalding, Aaron Stark, 

Langston Stokes, Matthew 

Stringer, Ashley Szela, 

Khristine Wallace, Christopher 

Walsh and Meghan Wright. 

GRADE 9 

High honors: Lukas Almquist, 

Antonio Carabina, Chelsea 

Duhaime, Rachel Hall, Erin 

Kelly, Emilee Kilburn, Kailyn 

Kowolenko, Rachel Landry, 

Jacquelin Lee, Shannon 

Papuga, Annaleise Peterson, 

Ricky Phongsa, Kailey Roy, 

Kerribeth Szolusha and Audrey 

Wayman. 

Honors: Cori Bailey, John 

Barlow, Colin Barry, Aimee 

Bernier, Kevin Bonitz, Jennifer 

Boucher, Samantha Boyle, Julia 

Budd, Erin Burkart, Sangita 

Burke, Haley Chapman, Joseph 

Collins, Katie Collins, Caitlin 

Crosby, Nicholas Danforth, 

Hannah Delashmutt, Jocelyn 

Dexter, Brenna Dougherty, 

Megan Dryburgh, Emma 

Dugas, J. Connor Dvorsky, 

Virginia-Desi Dykstra, Kevin 

Fenstermacher, Joyce Fountain, 

Michael Geddes, Wyatt 

Gibeault, Katie Gignac, Jacob 

Harder, Sarah Henry, Kaitlynn 

Holmes, Caleb Honeychurch, 

Kristina Johnson, Nathan 

Kacerik, Andrew Klemola, 

Amanda Lamoureux, Emily 

Looby, Michael Magee, Tyler 

Malboeuf, Wade Manuilow, 

Brady Matteau, Laura Mustis, 

Alison Navarro, Korina Ocasio, 

Andrea Plucenik, Catherine 

Poirier, Jotham Reynolds, 

Marianne Reznik, Jennifer 

Rollinson, Siri Rosendahl, 

Damien Santos, Avery Schena, 

Thomas Simpson, Andrew St. 

Jean, Anja Stark, Anna 

Sullivan, Carl Underwood, 

Valerie Voccio, Bailey Wilber 

and Zachary Wilcox. 

Recognition: Karissa Altdorf, 

Kara Ames, Shelby Archer, 

Kristin Bassett, Devin Bergin, 

Hailey Blackmer, Jessica 

Brown, Emily Burkart, Samuel 

Collins, Michael Coyle, Sean 

Cunningham, Jennifer 

Diluciano, Sara Facer, Jessilyn 

Gaylor, Shea Goudreau, Nicole 

Gugliotti, Tyler Hawes, Jessica 

Korytkowski, Christopher 

Lamb, Kelsey McConnell, 

Michael McLean, John-Michael 

McWilliam, Scott Mutchler, 

Nathaniel O’Leary, Autumn 

Putnam, Vladislav Radchenko, 

Richard Ross, Amanda Schena, 

Paul Slevinsky, Bryan 

Sosnowski, Anne Spada, 

Rebecca Stafford, Erin Szela, 

Eric Wendel, Alexander 

Whiston, Patrick Williamson, 

Ryan Yakis and Jacob Zinn. 

Killingly High School 

Monday, Feb. 18: No school. 

Tuesday, Feb. 19: Oven fried chicken, 

whipped potatoes, biscuit, fruit choice, 

milk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Open-faced hot roast 

beef sandwich, cheesy potato bake, fruit 

choice, milk. 

Thursday, Feb. 21: Penne pasta with meat 

sauce or Alfredo sauce, cucumber salad, 

fruit choice, milk. 

Friday, Feb. 22: Pizza, garden salad, fruit 

choice, milk. 

Killingly 

Central/Memorial 

School 


Tuesday, Feb. 19: Hamburger on a roll or 

macaroni and cheese casserole, veggie 

slices, fruit choice, milk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Chicken parmigiana 

or sausage patty, bowtie pasta, fruit salad, 

juice, milk. 

Thursday, Feb. 21: Roasted turkey, 

whipped potatoes, applesauce, breadstick, 

milk. 

Friday, Feb. 22: Pizza, veggie sticks, fruit 

choice, milk. 

Killingly Intermediate 

School 


Tuesday, Feb. 19: Pizza, salad, fruit, milk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Steak and cheese on 

a roll, onion rings, fruit, milk. 

Thursday, Feb. 21: Baked chicken with 

gravy, whipped potatoes, roll, fruit, milk. 

Friday, Feb. 22: Fish square on a roll, oven 

fries, veggie sticks, fruit, milk. 

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Elementary schools 


Tuesday, Feb. 19: No school. 

Wednesday, Feb. 20: No school; 

Professional Development Day. 

Thursday, Feb. 21: French toast sticks, 

syrup, applesauce, orange juice, milk. 

Friday, Feb. 22: Pizza, salad, choice of 

fruit, milk. 

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dressings, and deserts are made from scratch by this family from Sicily, 

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mind Giuseppe, his son Giovann, and his daughter Sarah serve 

only the freshest seafood, beef and other entrees to their customers. 

The Bella Restuarant offers many specials for their customers. 

Specialty items are added to their menu on Friday, 

Saturday and Sunday evenings. These specials are contemporary 

spins on Italy's favorites. Tuesdays the Calapai family 

offers dinner for two for $35. This meal includes an 

appetizer, salad, your choice of entree, dessert, and a bottle 

of wine from a Sicilan vineyard. 

The atmosphere at Bella is impecible. The tables are lined 

with the best of linens and adorned with fine settings. On the 

weekends the diners are serenaded by a guitarist. The feeling of 

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Killingly hires attorney to help with high school project 

HIGH SCHOOL 

continued from page A1 

Town Council Vice Chair Joyce 

Ricci beamed after the meeting as 

she told Janelle that, in less than 

an hour, she had validated much 

of the town’s hard work and 

struggles involving the school. 

“I think she will be a tremendous 

asset to building the green 

aspect of the high school,” said 

Town Council member Mark 

Johnston. “This is something the 

town always wanted to pursue 

and did not know how.” 

Some members of the audience 

expressed concern with where 

Killingly was going to find the 

funds to pay another attorney. 

Young said the town has a line 

item in the budget set aside for 

attorneys and that the town, not 

the school budget, would pay for 

Janelle’s services. He added that 

Killingly did not deplete its legal 

budget last year. 

Janelle was most recently 

involved in the Middletown High 

School project and was able to get 

that town millions of dollars in 

grant monies for more economically 

friendly and environmentally 

efficient energy. Though it cost 

the Middletown taxpayers a little 

more money up front, it saves the 

town hundreds of thousands of 

dollars every year in energy bills. 

Janelle could not say exactly 

how she would help Killingly 

because she is unfamiliar with 

the town’s high school plans. Her 

presentation was an overview of 

potential grants and other state 

and federal funding for which the 

town might be eligible. 

“There is no one-stop shop in 

Connecticut for people to get this 

information,” Janelle said. “… I 

have an understanding of the 

available programs that are out 

there that will [deflect] some of 

the costs in order to make the 

building more environmentally 

friendly.” 

An example of one program is 

the Connecticut Energy 

Efficiency Fund (CEEF), which, 

Janelle noted, “is designed to 

cover the difference between 

spending on baseline and spending 

on the super-efficient.” 

That means that among other 

improvements, with the proper 

steps, Killingly can obtain premium 

boilers for the same cost of 

the boilers it is currently planning 

to purchase. 

According to Janelle, 

Connecticut is in a three-way tie 

with California and Vermont for 

spending on energy-efficient programs. 

“You can’t first just look at capital 

cost,” she said. “You have to 

look at capital cost and operating 

cost. … You build a school once 

every 30 or 40 years. You might as 

well do it right the first time.” 

With all these positive steps 

toward energy efficiency and taxpayers’ 

savings, one question 

loomed large: Why did architect 

Fletcher-Thompson not make 

Killingly privy to any of this 

information? 

Town Council member John 

Sarantopoulos said that Fletcher- 

Thompson had been in contact 

with Janelle and never came forward 

about potential improvements 

to the school. 

Janelle said that while she did 

give Fletcher-Thompson a similar 

presentation to what she gave 

to Killingly, she never specifically 

discussed the Killingly high 

school project with anyone from 

Fletcher-Thompson. 

Several Town Council members 

surmised that Fletcher- 

Thompson had been designing 

schools for years and did not 

want to stray far from what it 

knew. 

Although Janelle is able to provide 

improvements to the school 

at a small fraction of what they 

would normally cost, the majority 

of town officials believe that 

the town would still have to go to 

a referendum to get additional 

funding approved. 

“Let’s pull together and let’s get 

the best school this town can 

get,” said Town Council member 

Jack LaGarde. “If that’s going to 

cost a little more money, then 

that’s going to cost a little more 

money. … I only want to go to go 

to one referendum. I don’t want to 

go out and ask for $1 million and 

four weeks later ask for $3 million. 

… I want to do it as quickly 

as possible and I want to do it 

right.” 

“If we’re up front, we’re truthful, 

and the people know exactly 

where we are and what we have to 

do to go forward, the taxpayers 

will [approve more funding],” 

Sarantopoulos said. “… But it’s 

going to take some work. … The 

voters are going to have to play an 

active role in making sure the 

building is built properly.” 

In the case that Killingly went 

to referendum, Young agreed 

with Sarantopoulos. But he added 

that although he once thought a 

referendum would be needed, he 

is no longer certain that is the 

case. 

Young said that given the current 

economic climate, the school 

may come in under budget. He 

believes large companies will bid 

the project aggressively low in 

order to keep their employees 

working. 

Also of note, the council put to 

rest the rumblings of potentially 

moving to a new site and 

addressed the quality of materials 

in the new high school. 

The current site was recently 

officially approved by the state. 

Moving the high school now 

would cost the town several million 

dollars and force the project 

several steps backward. 

“Criticize the site all you 

want,” said Board of Education 

member Dr. Lavius Robinson. “I 

think we’re going to end up with 

a very good school, and I think 

we’ll be pleased with the site once 

we get used to it.” 

Permanent 

Building 

Commission member John 

Navarro voiced his frustration 

with rumors that the school was 

being outfitted with lesser goods. 

“There is no way in hell I would 

allow inferior materials,” he 

announced. 

Board of Education member 

Gail Oakley Pratt echoed 

Navarro’s sentiments. 

“There is no way inferior products 

are going to go into this 

building,” she said. “… I’m not at 

all worried. Let’s move forward. 

Let’s have a green building. Let’s 

do it quickly.” 

Despite some discussion of 

lesser materials and relocation, 

Young viewed the meeting as 

largely positive. 

“A united council came out of 

Thursday night,” he said. “The 

council united in its resolve to 

put up a quality building, and the 

people of Killingly have been 

waiting a long time for that.” 

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK 

From the Feb. 12 Killingly Town Council 

meeting: 

• A proposed Demolition Standards Code 

was referred to an ordinance sub-committee. 

Upon review by the subcommittee, the code 

will return to the vote of the council. 

• The creation of a Charter Revision 

Commission was kept on the table. Once the 

commission is legally appointed, it has 30 

days to begin working or else it is disbanded. 

There are currently three volunteers for the 

commission; the council is waiting to appoint 

two more members before officially recognizing 

the body. A Charter Revision 

Commission is required to consist of at least 

five people. 

• $22,047.93 was appropriated from the Solid 

Waste Disposal Fund to Dayville Refractory 

& Ironworks (DRI) as an adjustment under 

the Municipal Recycling Center and Transfer 

Station Operations and Transportation 

Agreement for increased fuel expenses and 

the handling of brush. This had been an 

issue in town for a while; there was no way of 

validating the fuel expenses. The matter was 

brought before Town Engineer Bruce 

Chimento, who said that while he could not 

guarantee the bill was accurate, the numbers 

were reasonably close to his calculations. 

The Town Council acknowledged the need to 

better monitor the situation. 

• The contract with construction management 

firm Gilbane Building Co. for the new 

high school project was extended. 

• The council accepted the auditor’s annual 

financial report for the fiscal year ending 

on June 30, 2007. Town Council Chairman 

Bob Young said that the report validated the 

financial practices of the town and that the 

town was in a good financial situation. 

• A town meeting will be held at the next 

Town Council Tuesday, March 11, meeting to 

vote on the acceptance of 0.84 acres of land at 

84 River Road. The property, donated by 

Terence Chambers, cannot be built on. It is 

currently used for fishing and other recreational 

activities and Young said the land 

will remain unchanged. 

• Town Council members Joyce Ricci, John 

Hallbergh and Young will serve on an ordinance 

sub-committee. 

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Brooklyn wants local 

pictures, notes and stories 

BROOKLYN — The Economic 

Development Commission of Brooklyn needs 

local pictures of residents enjoying life and 

having fun in Brooklyn. The EDC also needs 

stories about residents, past and present, of 

Brooklyn and tales of its past. 

“The reason for this open call is that it has 

long been mentioned that tourism is a large 

component of our Northeastern Connecticut 

economy,” said Gregory Shimer, Brooklyn 

Economic Development chairman. “Because 

of my work with EDC, I am also a member of 

the Mystic Country Marketing Committee. 

We were discussing the Mystic Country Web 

site a while back with the ad agency developing 

it, and it occurred to me that in order for 

us to show up on the main site for tourism in 

Eastern Connecticut at http://www.mysticcountry.com 

and 

http://www.quietcorner.com. We need to give 

them as much content as possible to write 

about and see in regards to Brooklyn. This is 

an affordable and easy way to attract more 

tourists, local or otherwise, to our region.” 

Residents of Brooklyn are encouraged to 

go to the town of Brooklyn’s new Web site 

http://www.brooklynct.org and submit their 

stories, events, listings, ideas and tales about 

Brooklyn to the Economic Development page 

at http://www.brooklynct.org/economicdevelopment.htm. 

Residents can submit as 

many as they would want published, but it is 

preferable that submissions are in either 

Microsoft Word or text as an e-mail. 

Submissions can be as long or as short as 

they need be and must be appropriate for 

public viewing. Submitters must understand 

that the stories they send become public 

property of the town of Brooklyn. Former 

residents or anyone else who has had experience 

within the borders of Brooklyn are also 

encouraged to submit. Digital pictures can 

also be submitted via this webpage. 

“We want to hear stories about visits to the 

Brooklyn Fair, dinners at the Golden Lamb 

or breakfasts at the Cozy Corner; people 

going on trips with the Recreation 

Department or acts of heroism of Mortlake 

or East Brooklyn; 

family get-togethers, 

neighborhood tag sales, school events and so 

on and so forth. I personally am looking forward 

to the Historical Societies stories,” said 

Shimer. “The more, the better.” 

The Brooklyn Economic Development 

Commission is charged with the encouragement 

of business in the borders of the town 

of Brooklyn. It meets the first Tuesday of 

every month at 7 p.m. at the Brooklyn Town 

Hall. Everyone is encouraged to attend. 

Heifer International 

seeks volunteers 

PUTNAM — Heifer International, a worldwide 

development organization dedicated to 

elimination of hunger and poverty through 

donations of livestock, trees, bees, etc. to poor 

communities, will hold a meeting to recruit 

community volunteers to assist in its local 

fund-raising and education programs. 

Pat Stanley Keay, community relations 

director for the northeast, and Bill Wernau, 

area volunteer coordinator for Connecticut, 

will meet with those interested in becoming 

community volunteers from 6:30 to 8 p.m. 

Thursday, April 10, at the Putnam Public 

QUIET CORNER ROUND-UP 

Library, 225 Kennedy Drive, Putnam. 

For more information, contact Wernau at 

(860) 739-4212. 

T’ai chi sessions 

starts March 4 

THOMPSON — The Thompson Recreation 

Commission is offering an eight-week “T’ai 

Chi for Health Program” for adults on 

Tuesdays from 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. beginning 

March 4 at the Thompson Library/ 

Community Center. 

This program will help participants reduce 

the effects of stress, learn mind and body 

relaxation techniques, use and quiet their 

minds, improve circulation and breathing, 

burn calories and train their bodies. 

No previous experience is needed. Please 

wear loose clothing and comfortable shoes. 

The instructor is Laddie Sacharko. 

Registration is required. Through Feb. 26, 

the fee is $72 for Thompson residents and $80 

for non-residents. For registrations received 

after Feb. 26, the fee is $77 for residents and 

$85 for non-residents. 

Download registration materials from the 

Web site, www.thompsonrec.org, stop by 

Thompson Town Hall to register, or call 

Thompson Recreation at (860) 923-9440 to 

have a registration form mailed. 

Yoga classes begin March 8 

THOMPSON — The Thompson Recreation 

Commission is sponsoring an eight-week session 

of power yoga classes on Saturdays from 

10:15 to 11:30 a.m. beginning March 8 at the 

Thompson Library/Community Center on 

Route 12 in North Grosvenordale. 

Power yoga builds awareness, strength, 

flexibility and mindfulness through a series 

of yoga postures that help to bring balance to 

the mind and body. The class is recommended 

for all levels and encourages participation 

of athletes working with imbalances, exercisers 

looking for a good workout, and stressed 

individuals in need of some time to relax and 

reenergize. 

Registration is required. The cost through 

March 1 is $56 for Thompson residents and 

$64 for non-residents. For registrations 

received after March 1, the price increases by 

$5. 

Download registration materials from the 

Web site, www.thompsonrec.org, stop by 

Thompson Town Hall to register, or call 

Thompson Recreation at (860) 923-9440 to 

have a registration form mailed. 

Hospital appoints new 

diabetic program educator 

PUTNAM — The Day Kimball Hospital 

Diabetes Self-Management Education Program 

has made significant changes to better help 

serve those with or at risk for diabetes in the 

community. Day Kimball Diabetes Education 

Medical Director Lee S. Wesler, MD, of the 

Medical Center of Northeast Connecticut, 

recently welcomed Virginia Chartier, APRN, as 

the new diabetic educator. 

Wesler plans to continue the program’s outreach 

to community members and provide useful 

information about diabetes management. 

“It’s important to understand both diabetes 

and its precursors, pre-diabetes and the 

Metabolic Syndrome,” said Wesler. “Our program’s 

goal is to aggressively treat and prevent 

these serious illnesses.” 

Day Kimball’s program teaches patients how 

to live with diabetes and is a resource for 

providers in the community to help manage 

patients’ diabetes. 

Gaining education recognition from the 

American Diabetes Association in 2006, the Day 

Kimball program includes instruction on blood 

sugar testing, medication management, nutrition 

and exercise information and works in collaboration 

with the patient’s primary care 

physician. The program features classes and 

information facilitated by an Advanced 

Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), a certified 

diabetes educator, a registered dietitian, an 

APRN in behavioral health and a master’s prepared 

exercise physiologist. 

“We feel that it is very important to continue 

making strides with the diabetes education program,” 

Chartier said. “We want to reach out to 

community members and begin to act as a liaison 

for physicians to provide information for 

everyone who needs and wants it. I’d like to 

keep my approach simple in the way that we 

educate about diabetes management.” 

To become a part of the Day Kimball Hospital 

Diabetes Self-Management Education 

Program, an individual must be referred by a 

primary care physician. In addition to the Self- 

Management Education Program, Day Kimball 

Hospital offers the Quiet Corner Diabetes Club, 

which meets September through June and provides 

community education lectures on diabetes 

and related topics. For more information 

on either of these programs, please call (860) 

928-4344. 

Connecticut Cake 

Competition to be held 

EAST HARTFORD — New England 

Sugarpaste, a Divisions of Designer Cakes 

Bakery, and Kathy’s Cakes and More will be 

sponsoring the “Winter In New England” 

Connecticut cake competition and challenge 

Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Holiday Inn, 363 

Roberts St., East Hartford. 

Demonstrations will be held throughout the 

day and are part of the Connecticut Cake 

Challenge, which will feature three to four 

sugar artists and bakery owners who will decorate 

a real cake in three and a half hours in 

front of a live audience. 

Classes will also be offered throughout the 

day. Classes include: 

• “Sand Painted Cookies and Cupcake Ideas” 

with Margaret Hoxie of Connecticut; 

• “Border Punching & Lace/Art Deco with 

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Pomfret School dancers 

present ‘Our Glass’ 

• A9 

POMFRET — Guests are invited to attend the 

Pomfret School Dance Company’s winter production 

of “Our Glass,” inspired by the book 

Einstein’s Dreams by Alan Lightman, at 7 p.m. 

Friday, Feb. 22, and Saturday, Feb. 23, in Pomfret 

School’s Hard Auditorium. 

This interpretive dance, choreographed by 

Pomfret School’s Dance Directors Ellen 

Guglietti and Nichola Johnson Mercier, is a 

journey through many different perspectives of 

time as the dancers lead the audience through 

several thrilling worlds. 

Eleven talented 

dancers will perform to music from Philip 

Glass, Radio Head and Handle. The young 

ladies of PDC will excite the audience with 

their quick moves and graceful fall and recovers. 

In a world controlled by time, the proverbial 

clock ticks faster or slower depending on how 

you live your life. “Time is something that we 

all take for granted, forgetting to live in the 

moment. Time flies right before our eyes, and 

we bring that to life in this show,” said senior 

Nicole Shirley, one of the dancers. 

All are invited to attend this educational and 

entertaining show, which is recommended for 

the whole family. 

Pomfret School to 

present ‘Bat Boy’ 

POMFRET — Guests are invited to attend the 

Pomfret School’s Performing Arts production 

this weekend of “Bat Boy: The Musical,” written 

by Keythe Farley and Brian Flemming, with 

lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe. 

Chip Lamb, Pomfret School’s director of performing 

arts, leads 12 talented students in this 

controversial play about a boy born with physical 

deformities in the heart of the South. Based 

on a story in the Weekly World News, “Bat Boy” 

is a musical comedy/horror show about a half 

boy/half bat creature who was discovered in a 

cave in West Virginia. Under the care of the 

local veterinarian and his wife, the boy is taught 

to be “normal,” but cannot deny his primal 

instincts. The audience is sure to enjoy this offbeat 

show, which includes musical numbers 

such as “Another Dead Cow.” 

“There’s something for everyone. It’s dark, 

but has a little bit of romance, action, and comedy,” 

said senior Jimmy Fitzgerald, who plays 

Dr. Thomas Parker, Bat Boy’s father. 

The students in the Performing Arts Program 

are passionate about the message this production 

sends out. “The message shows how people 

are afraid of the new. They don’t want to 

change, but in the end, we have to embrace 

change,” said sophomore Christian Ramos, who 

plays Bat Boy. 

Although it deals with controversial issues, 

this production has been modified for the 

Pomfret School audience and is recommended 

for the whole family. 

“Bt Boy: The Musical” is being performed at 

Pomfret School’s Hard Auditorium, showing 

Thursday, Feb, 14, at 6:45 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 15, at 

7 p.m.; and Saturday, Feb. 16, at 8 p.m. 

Before the last performance of “Bat Boy,” 

guests are invited to attend a special Broadway 

Night Performance up in the Jahn Reading 

Room at 7 p.m. This cabaret of songs is a fundraiser 

to benefit the Pomfret School Chorus’ 

upcoming trip to Japan, with a suggested donation 

of $15. Refreshments will be served 

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EDITORIAL 

Walk to 

help cure 

cancer 

Just under a month ago, a large crowd gathered 

at the Imperial Room in Danielson to 

kick off planning and forming teams for the 

2008 American Cancer Society Relay For Life. 

Here in the Quiet Corner, the 2008 Relay will be 

held May 17 and 18 at the Woodstock 

Fairgrounds, and if you haven’t before participated 

in this powerful event, this may be the year 

to consider becoming involved. 

The Relay For Life is a 24-hour team event that 

brings together families, friends, co-workers and 

even strangers to raise money for cancer education 

and research, as well as to celebrate survivors 

of the disease. Held throughout the country, 

teams camp out on a field and take turns 

walking or running on a track, motivated by 

music, fun and the many survivors who participate 

themselves. 

The Northeast Corner American Cancer 

Society Relay For Life kicked off its campaign on 

Jan. 23, when local organizers, including cochairs 

Melissa Franklin and Pat Faucher, and 

participants gathered together to reveal this 

year’s theme, “Hand in Hand, We Are a Family of 

Hope.” This group of dedicated walkers has been 

proving that for more than a decade, particularly 

during the 2007 event, the 12th year of Relay in 

Northeastern Connecticut. Last year’s event 

raised $670,000 and was one of the top-grossing 

Relays not only in Connecticut, but in New 

England as well, according to Shannon Stahecki 

of the American Cancer Society. 

The Relay For Life began more than 20 years 

ago, when, in May 1985, Tacoma, Wash., surgeon 

Dr. Gordy Klatt decided to raise money for his 

local American Cancer Society Office by walking 

around the track at Baker Stadium at the 

University of Puget Sound, according to the ACS 

Web site. He spent 24 hours and logged more than 

83 miles that night, but he was not alone — his 

friends paid $25 to walk 30 minutes with him, and 

in doing so, $27,000 was raised to fight cancer. 

That event was the precursor to the modernday 

Relay For Life, which was first known as the 

City of Destiny 25-Hour Run Against Cancer. In 

1986, 19 teams participated on the track at the 

Stadium Bowl, raising $33,000, certainly a large 

amount in and of itself. 

Imagine, then, that last year, the top 25 Relay 

events in the country raised $8.1 million — all in 

the name of finding a cure for cancer. 

Cancer knows no boundaries; it can strike anywhere 

at any time and manifests itself in the 

youngest of the children to the oldest of man. 

The American Cancer Society estimated that in 

1997, approximately 1,445,000 people would be 

diagnosed with the disease, and that did not 

include skin cancers, of which more than 1 million 

cases were expected to be diagnosed last 

year. Just behind heart disease, cancer is the second 

deadliest killer in the United States. 

Although the five-year survival rate for all cancers 

diagnosed between 1996 and 2002 is 66 percent 

(an increase from the 51 percent rate in 1975 

to 1977), the ACS estimated that in 2007, about 

559,650 Americans would die from the disease. 

Sobering statistics indeed. Is it any wonder, then, 

that probably every person knows someone who 

has been affected by cancer? 

Consider then forming a team for this year’s 

Relay For Life. The next team meeting is scheduled 

for 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in the cafeteria 

of the Hold Science Building at Woodstock 

Academy, 57 Academy Road (just off Route 169 

across from Roseland Cottage). Anyone wishing 

to learn more about the Relay is invited to attend. 

Walk in the name of your mother, your father, 

your sibling, your grandparents, your aunt or 

uncle, your friend or your colleague. If you are a 

survivor, walk for yourself — for having the 

courage to face cancer, for making it through 

another day, for inspiring encouraging others 

who also are fighting the disease. And walk to 

help find a cure so that this deadly killer can be 

eradicated sooner than later. 

The 


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“Black Ice.” 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Stebbins: Election headline was skewed 

Editor’s note: The headline originally read, 

“Quiet Corner voters favor Clinton, McCain,” 

and was shortened on deadline for space reasons 

to “Voters favor Clinton, McCain” for the 

Woodstock Villager edition. The story was 

regional and appeared in all four editions of the 

Villager on Feb. 8. Although the letter writer is 

correct in that Barack Obama was favored by 

Woodstock, Pomfret and Eastford voters, the 

article also took into account results from 

Putnam, Thompson, Killingly and Brooklyn. 

When the results were added from the seven 

towns, Clinton came out ahead (2,487 to 

Obama’s 2,101), which is why the headline was 

written reflecting Clinton and McCain. The 

Villager apologizes for any confusion that the 

shortened headline may have caused. 

To the Editor: 

I am a devoted reader of your paper and look forward 

each Friday to the great service you provide to 


Smutnick: Gathering signatures for budget petition 

JANET J. STEBBINS 

WOODSTOCK 

At the Feb. 4 selectmen’s meeting in Pomfret, I 

asked if our annual budgets would be going to referendum. 

Tim McNally’s reply was that he continues to 

like town meetings. David Smutnick stated his 

preference for a town referendum for all budgets. A 

part of Jim Rivers’ response included the fact that 

the selectmen’s job is to take the “pulse” of their 

constituents. Their read on our pulse, according to 

Jim, is that we favor the town meeting style. 

So, I ask local residents, what does your pulse 

read? If you favor the referendum, then it is important 

that I hear from you. The best way to move the 

budget to referendum is by petition. I need to get 

200 legal signatures within a short time frame; 

therefore, organization is key. 

Please e-mail me (preferable) at 

budgetvote08@gmail.com or call 974-3790, leaving 

your name, phone number and a good time to reach 

you. If you have the time to assist in gathering signatures, 

please let me know that as well. 

Thank you. 

MARY SMUTNICK 

POMFRET CENTER 

Goulet: Bruno should discuss concerns with parks/rec dept. 


What they’re saying... 

BRITTANY WOOD, 

DANIELSON 

What was the last book that you read? 

“Beowulf.” 

NICOLE GELINAS, 

DAYVILLE 

“Confessions of a 

Video Vixen by 

Karrine Stevens.” 

NAJIA STEELE, 

DAYVILLE 

“The Chronicles 

of Spiderwick by 

Tony DiTerlizzi 

and Holly Black.” 

CAMERON JANICE, 

DAYVILLE 

PHOTOS AND QUESTIONS BY VILLAGER STAFF WRITER JOSH SAYLES 

I am writing in response to Mr. Bruno, who feels 

the need to continually bash the Parks and 

Recreation Department for not answering his questions. 

I have just one question for Mr. Bruno. Has he 

called the Recreation Department and asked to 

speak/meet someone regarding his questions? If he 

simply called and asked about Hygeia, he would 

have learned that it will be open to Killingly residents 

who purchase a pass from June 30 to Aug. 23. 

It will cost $5 per person, or $20 for a family of five, 

and this is for all eight weeks. People will be able to 

swim from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Should he 

or anyone else reading this feel $5 is too expensive, 

then I might suggest driving to Quaddick or 

Hopeville State Parks, where they can swim at their 

own risk. Oh, that’s right, it would cost more than $5 

in gas for a round trip. 

As far as our former “mayor” putting kids first, 

has Mr. Bruno ever been to Hygeia when camp is 

present? Did he know that there is a limit to the 

number of people who can be at Hygeia at one time 

based on staff/lifeguards on duty? The limit for 

Hygeia is 150 people. Camp alone (between staff and 

campers) puts 120 people on the waterfront. As a 

mother, I would like to know that the staff and lifeguards 

are not over-committed to watching too 

many people. Camp staff, lifeguards and those who 

are at Hygeia with camp have the awesome responsibility 

of keeping those 100 children safe at all 

time. If 3 p.m. is too late in the afternoon to go cool 

off, then did he take advantage of the weekend 

hours or the additional two weeks Hygeia stayed 

open last year? 

In regards to his comments about it not taking a 

Ph.D. to know the difference between entertainment 

and recreation, then does it take a Ph.D. to 

look up the definition of recreation in a dictionary 

and discover the following: N. refreshment of 

strength and spirits after work, also a means of 

refreshment or diversion. In my humble opinion, 

watching a show or attending a concert is a diversion 

from day-to-day life and is therefore a form of 

recreation. If this isn’t the “true” meaning for him, 

then has he looked in the brochure put out by Parks 

and Recreation? Did he miss the swim lessons, 

Nerfkins, horseback riding lessons, youth hoop, 

adult basketball, dance lessons, sports club, spinning, 

kickboxing, and the cardio/weight room offerings 

for residents? He can say that they all cost 

money — which is true — but if someone really 

wanted to attend a program, but didn’t have the 

funds, the Parks and Recreation Department would 

work something out. Scholarships and reduced 

prices are offered if a need is shown. I find it hard to 

believe that Mr. Dooley and his staff would turn 

someone or child away from an opportunity. 

Finally, in regards to the ducks at Owen Bell, I 

understand that Mr. Bruno would like to “get rid” of 

the ducks — except that it is geese causing the problem, 

not ducks. Thanks to groups like PETA and 

state agencies like the DEP, the geese cannot be 

killed or given harmful medicines to get them to disappear. 

Again, I ask, has Mr. Bruno tried to sit down with 

someone to discuss what has been done? Spouting 

off in the editorial section of the newspaper isn’t 

the best way to get answers. As the old adage says, 

“You get more with honey than you do with vinegar.” 

KATIE GOULET 

DAYVILLE 

corner 

the towns of Eastford, Pomfret and Woodstock. 

Therefore, I was struck this past Friday, Feb. 8, 

when the front page headline read, “Voters favor 

Clinton, McCain.” 

Isn’t this somewhat disingenuous? According to 

your statistics on page 7 of the issue, Eastford voted 

for Obama by 90 votes to 80 (for Clinton), Pomfret 

voted for Obama 274 to 175, and Woodstock voted for 

Obama 428 to 375 over Clinton. Since your masthead 

reads “Woodstock Villager: Serving Eastford, 

Pomfret and Woodstock,” wouldn’t it have been 

more accurate for the headline to read, “Voters 

favor Obama, McCain”? 

As a staunch Obama supporter (and one who 

held, in the rain, one of the Obama signs appearing 

in your front page photo from 7 to 9:30 a.m. on voting 

day), I feel the victor deserves his due recognition. 

The green light flashed. 

Out of ink again, I 

thought as I pressed the 

print button on my computer. I 

need to see things on paper 

rather than a 

computer 

screen to 

understand 

what I am 

reading, or 

writing. I 

print and 

print, using 

up qualities of 

paper and the 

small containers 

of ink 

NANCY WEISS 

that snap into 

the base of my aging printer. 

Once I could jump up and 

drive to Putnam to solve my 

problem. I might have to force 

myself to parallel park, but at 

Shaw’s Stationers I could readily 

replace the empty ink tank as 

well as the one next most likely 

to go dry. I usually bought a few 

of the disposable fountain pens 

I love and chatted with the 

clerks. Now, that is over. 

Friendly Shaw’s is gone, 

replaced by a banner in the 

window for a chain operation 

that doesn’t deal with retail 

customers like me. 

Everyone who knows the 

Shaw family is pleased that 

after decades of hard work and 

long hours, they sold the business 

to a reputable firm. The 

new mall in Dayville will have 

an office supply store that 

would certainly have cut into 

Shaw’s business. It is so much 

better to see a local operation 

sold rather than slowly eroded 

by the power of a giant corporation. 

Kevin Shaw, the last family 

member to operate the business, 

is a community leader, a 

generous supporter of local 

causes and a rather good cook. 

He can now follow other pathways 

and interests after years 

of being chained to the long 

hour’s retail commerce 

demands. But, something special 

has been lost. 

Printer ink can be bought 

online and delivered to my 

home. Large stores have more 

inventory and may be open 

longer hours. I may find a new 

source of disposable fountain 

pens, but the sense of smalltown 

commerce and the connections 

we have to one another 

has shifted. At the recent 

reopening of the Pomfret 

Public Library, Pomfret 

Selectman Tim McNally characterized 

the sale of Shaw’s as 

another “click” in the string of 

changes in area towns. 

Each alteration is a move 

toward a different community. 

We live with fewer face-to-face 

interactions and less need for 

local commerce. We may know 

more about national politics 

than local issues and more 

details about the social life of 

celebrities than our neighbors. 

In Pomfret, another change is 

noted. The Topsfield 

Foundation, later called Study 

Circles Resource Center and 

renamed Everyday Democracy, 

is part of the legacy of visionary 

Paul Aicher. It has called 

Pomfret home since its inception 

in 1989. Now it is moving 

its headquarters to East 

Hartford. While the relocation 

makes perfect sense in terms of 

recruiting more diverse staff, it 

is a loss for our area Study 

Circles, which helped Pomfret 

look at the changing environment 

and provided employment 

for local people, including 

some who set down deep roots. 

Under the able direction of 

Executive Director Martha 

McCoy, the organization will 

continue to flourish. We will 

miss its subtle, but palpable 

influence in our community. 

Everyday family stores close 

and foundations move their 

locations, but these changes 

matter more when the pool of 

retail stores is small and the 

presence of a nationally known 

foundation adds some prestige. 

The Shaw family will continue 

to make a positive contribution 

to the area just because it is in 

their nature. Everyday democracies 

will help change the 

world. So best wishes for the 

future to both. The “click” of 

change keeps marching on. 

Nancy Weiss resides in 

Pomfret and writes a regular 

column for Villager 

Newspapers.


Friday, February 15, 2008 • A11 

SOUND OFFS 

Scrap metal policy should be reviewed Zoning change would be counterproductive 

We believe the new policy initiated in late 

2007 to have the transfer station not allow residents 

to recycle bulk waste and scrap steel 

should be repealed. There is a greater benefit 

to the townspeople in being able to reuse 

small pieces of scrap steel, than the few cents 

margin Thompson may get at the scrap yard. 

Besides, we add far more steel to the collection 

than we would possibly take, if the issue 

is the measly scrap value. 

Thompson does maintain a swap shack, 

which is a good idea. However, it does not 

make sense for us to leave all the steel and 

bulky waste in the shack, as 99 percent of it 

has no value to anyone. If someone brings in 

a bike frame, they should be able to leave it at 

the scrap steel bin. If someone needs a bike 

frame, it would be great if they could take it 

from the bin. The pair of tires in the scrap bin 

may not be suited for the road, but fine for my 

tractor with a set of chains. Why pay a disposal 

fee on items that can be put to use for free? 

We need a government that promotes freedom 

and helps the people they serve. We pay 

to support the transfer station. We ask Larry 

Groh to consider his role in promoting a better 

quality of life for the townspeople. We do 

not need restrictions, especially in this case 

where there is no benefit of the restriction. 

OPINION 

Truth has never seemed stranger than fiction 

Listening to a podcast online for 

a class of mine this semester, I 

became intrigued. A woman 

was speaking quite candidly about 

some of her most isolating experiences 

as a mother and how knitting 

a shawl helped her come to several 

realizations, one of which allowed 

her to find peace in her hectic life. 

While listening to the podcast was 

interesting, and certainly must have 

been therapeutic for this woman to 

record — and for women in her position 

to listen to, to relate to — I 

couldn’t help but wonder: When did 

American culture become so … personal? 

What I mean by that is: When did 

“reality” overcome fiction? When 

did the personal become political? 

When did the idea of finding out 

what is absolutely, 100-percent true 

and factual begin to trump all else in 

our collective consciousness? 

It wasn’t too long ago that the 

number of scripted dramas and sitcoms 

on television outnumbered the 

reality television series that now air 

on television — the same reality 

television series that now rule the 

ratings, thanks in large part to the 

ongoing writers’ strike. 

It wasn’t too long ago that podcasts 

and blogs didn’t exist; where 

YouTube and MySpace, Facebook 

and the Anderson Cooper style of 

reporting weren’t on the horizons of 

what we as a culture were willing to 

imagine. 

Instead of seeing authority figures 

online, on television and in 

writing, dictating what we should 

say, believe or know, we now have 

the Everyman, saying whatever is 

on his mind — whether or not he is 

qualified or what he is saying even 

makes sense. 

For years, Americans have been 

reading memoirs, but only recently 

have they insisted they be 100-percent 

factual and true. One look at 

Oprah Winfrey’s sharp criticism of 

the fictionalized parts of James 

Frey’s A Million Little Pieces proves 

that Winfrey somehow confused the 

words “memoir” and “autobiography” 

— however much Frey’s 

appearance and insistence of truth 

KRISTAL 

KLEAR 

KRISTINA 

REARDON 

on her show confuses his book with 

genre. As a literary genre, memoirs 

were meant to present only one person’s 

perspective — not a factual and 

historical account. James Frey was 

actually correct, in a literary sense, 

in calling his book a memoir, though 

his appearance on her show has 

obscured that fact. As Gore Vidal 

wrote in his own memoir: “… A 

memoir is how one remembers one’s 

own life, while an autobiography is 

history, requiring research, dates, 

facts double-checked.” 

Frey never insisted his book was 

an autobiography in print, but 

Americans, including Winfrey — 

and maybe Frey himself — cared 

more about the person, what was 

true, than his writing or the literary 

definitions of the genre in which he 

wrote. 

The podcast I was listening to 

went on for more than an hour. Only 

for 20 minutes did the woman speak 

about her personal encounters with 

motherhood; for the remaining 

parts of the podcast, she alternated 

between speaking about her friends 

and listeners’ comments, her knitting 

habits and her family life in a 

more superficial way. But the fact 

that she had listeners — and that 

they cared enough to write in to her 

“show” — was more of what 

intrigued me. 

Blogs have readers. Podcasts have 

listeners. YouTube has viewers. And 

truth has never seemed stranger 

than fiction. 

Increased access to the tools necessary 

to produce things people can 

read, listen to and view, and 

increased access to reading, listening 

and viewing online, has certainly 

contributed to this trend in consumerism. 

But when, all of a sudden, did we 

The citizens of Pomfret have no clue what 

is happening in our town government. I feel 

that both the first and second selectmen are 

methodically working to negate the town’s 

land use laws. They have successfully 

removed citizens who advocated the enforcement 

of the regulations. And now they are 

working to make a change in the zoning regulations 

for their own political agendas and 

the public be damned. 

Most citizens expect that our commissions 

and boards are doing the right thing in the 

interest of the public. But it seems the first 

and second selectmen are more interested in 

political favoritism for a few over what is best 

for the whole town. These two selectmen have 

all get so interested in things 

unscripted, raw, unpolished and 

unprofessional? It might seem, as 

many have commented, that the art 

of storytelling — in whatever form 

— has begun to die in favor of a few 

“real” facts. 

I’m not a blog reader, and I don’t 

find podcasts particularly interesting, 

and my biggest exposure to 

YouTube was through the CNN presidential 

debates. 

But maybe, a new method of storytelling 

has been reinvented — a 

type of storytelling once known as 

conversation, which is at the root of 

all scripted communication to begin 

with. 

Maybe there’s something our culture 

is reaching toward in an 

increasingly digitalized age, which 

reaches back to something that computers 

have seemingly replaced — a 

real connection, not a computerized 

or televised one, with another 

human being. 

Bring on the blogs. 

Kristina Reardon writes a regular 

column for Villager Newspapers. 

been working and lobbying commission and 

board members for their own political agendas, 

and they are trying to make our zoning 

regulations ineffective without outright 

repeal. 

The proposed text language they support, 

to allow a mixed use of many commercial 

vehicles to be stored in a residential district, 

is counterproductive to the protection of 

property values. 

Citizens of Pomfret, don’t be fooled by 

political rhetoric from either the first or second 

selectman. Ask questions and attend 

commission meetings to see what is happening. 

LETTERS POLICY 

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The rules of good taste and libel will, of course, apply to all submissions. Personal attacks will not be published. The editor retains the right to edit all letters. 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Langlois: Surprised by election story headline Kelleher: Asks Bruno to constructively help out 


Imagine my surprise when I saw the headline 

on the front page of the Feb. 8 edition of 

the Woodstock Villager: “Voters favor 

Clinton, McCain.” I knew that Obama, not 

Clinton, had won Connecticut, so I curiously 

read on to get the details. The truth, it 

turns out, is that Clinton and Obama split 

wins in the seven-town area that was covered. 

Clinton won four towns to Obama’s 

three. I guess I should not have been taken 


Marianapolis Preparatory School wanted 

to clarify the article that appeared in last 

week’s Villager. It was our Sophomore Mom’s 

group that worked countless hours planning 

last week’s Staff Appreciation Day. The 

group of moms, headed by moms Valerie 

Clark as well as Lisa Bodreau, included an 

amazing food spread, lovingly prepared by a 

half-dozen sophomore moms, who also spent 

hours transforming the school’s library into 

a relaxing, peaceful spa. More than 45 teachers 

and staff received pampering. 

aback by this headline, given the inclination 

of Mr. Bird to distort everything 

Democratic. 

NATALIE LANGLOIS 

WOODSTOCK 

Editor’s note: The headline was written 

by Villager Editor Stephanie Jarvis, not 

Editor-at-Large Walter Bird. For further 

explanation, see editor’s note above. 

Ebbitt: Clarifying article about staff day 


Cashier Theresa Stuckey sold a woman groceries, 

and the next thing she knew, the 

woman was outside pleading for her life. A 

man was stabbing at her with a knife and 

attempting to burn her to death with a gasoline 

can. Then, just as she was about to die, 

another man rushed in with a hand gun saying, 

“Stop, or I shoot! And if you run, I’m 

going to kill you.” The man held the suspect 

until the police arrived. 

If a law had been passed by the left outlawing 

guns, that woman would have likely 

burned to death. All for a bill that prevents 

protection and promotes death and the antigun 

Democrat agenda that will give them 

money and power. They then use the Second 

Amendment and say that it only meant guns 

for the Army, but by looking closer at it you 

see that that is not so. The second amendment 

is as follows: “A well regulated Militia, being 

necessary to the security of a free State, the 

right of the people to keep and bear Arms, 

shall not be infringed.” But their faulty logic 

is exposed in the last part of the amendment 

— “the right of the people to keep and bear 

arms shall not be infringed.” Yet that is exactly 

what they are doing. Not by enforcing an 

outright gun ban, but by forcing guns to be 

registered, thus giving the location of the 

gun, so that when it comes time for them to 

Volunteering their services were not only 

staff from Finally Lisa’s of Southbridge, but 

also Lori Lazzara of Euphoria Day Spa 

Auburn, Mass.; Jennie Plasse of Massage for 

Health, Southbridge, Mass.; and Hope 

Johnson of Allure Hair Design in Sturbridge, 

Mass. The day was a gift of love and generosity, 

and our thanks to the moms for organizing 

the day. 

MARILYN S. EBBITT, 

HEADMISTRESS 

MARIANAPOLIS PREPARATORY SCHOOL 

Green: Democrats favor gun registration 

take your gun, they will know who has what 

and where. 

After registration laws were passed in 

Australia, their guns were then taken away 

and their armed robbery rate went up 166 percent. 

Yet the Democrats still push for registration 

of guns whether it makes sense or not. 

You may ask, “Would they really do this?” 

But unfortunately, yes. Barrak Obama called 

a bill supporting the District of Columbia’s 

total gun ban “common sense.” In the New 

York Times it was said, “If elected to Senate, 

Mrs. Clinton said she’d work with Sen. 

Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on her bill that 

would require prospective gun buyers to first 

obtain a gun license by passing a background 

check and safety course exam. The bill would 

also establish a national registry to record all 

gun sales.” 

This is just the first step to a national gun 

ban, and by hiding behind general welfare of 

the people, Barrak Obama and Hillary 

Clinton, if elected, would take your guns and 

make them into park benches. That is why 

you all must not vote for the Democrats, as 

they will certainly hurt your way of life, as 

well as enable someone else to take your life 

because you won’t be able to protect yourself. 

LUKE GREEN 

BROOKLYN 


I am a consistent reader of your newspaper 

and have often thought of responses I would 

like to make to many of the letters you have 

run. Today I would like to respond to some of 

the many letters Mr. Albert F. Bruno has written 

to you. 

I applaud Mr. Bruno for his interest and 

involvement in our community and for 

proudly signing his name to everything he 

writes. I am disheartened that someone so 

caring about his community approaches the 

issues so negatively and personally. When 

writing about Killingly’s recreational opportunities, 

Mr. Bruno raises excellent points, 

particularly concerning elderly recreational 


On Feb. 12-18, 10 students at Killingly High 

School are competing in the International 

Home Builders Show in Orlando, Fla. The 

students will represent the town of Killingly, 

Killingly High School, the Home Builders 

Association of Eastern Connecticut, and the 

State of Connecticut. This year, several companies 

and individuals helped make this trip 

a reality. Without their strong support, the 

students would have never been afforded the 

opportunity to compete. We would like to sincerely 

thank everyone who helped make this 

a reality and we look forward to working with 

you in the future. Once again, thank you. 

• Corporate/Business Sponsors: Platinum 

sponsors ($1,000) — Michael F. Davis 

Scholarship Foundation, Connecticut Light & 

Power Company. Gold ($500) — United 

Natural Foods, United Water Services Inc., 

Michael Ricci, The Exchange Club, Frito-Lay, 

Gerardi Insurance Service Inc. Silver sponsors 

($250) — Central Cycle Club, U. S. 

Cosmetics Corporation, Providence & 

Worcester Railroad Co., Quinebaug Valley 

Community College, Arthur Parent 

Contractor Inc., Core Plus Credit Union, 

Corner Properties Inc. Bronze sponsors ($100) 

— Boudreau’s Welding, Willimantic Waste 

Paper Co., Amity Construction & Design of 

Hamden Inc., Friendly Spirits Liquor Store, 

United Builders Supply, Jolley Concrete, 

Killingly Building Products, Samuel Sisisky, 

Bonneville Pharmacy, T. F. Buxton LTD, 

Yankee Remodeler of New London, Artistic 

Stamped Concrete LLC, Samson Inc., Salem 

Stone Design Inc., Memry Corporation, The 

Center for Bone and Joint Care, Village 

Electric, Mystic River Building Company 

LLC, Pomfret Computer Technologies, 

Sarantopoulos and Sarantopoulos, Branch 

Yard Acoustical Supplies. 

• Individual and Family Donors: Gold 

services, Hygeia availability and entertainment 

versus recreation. I think we have room 

for everything. I ask him to use some of the 

time and energy he spends complaining to 

your newspaper and join, or at least communicate 

in a positive manner, with the 

Recreation Board, where he can constructively 

make a difference. 

I know it is much harder to act rather than 

critique, but once you work together to understand 

and deal with the costs, organization, 

priorities and details involved in creating 

quality recreational activities for the town of 

Killingly, we will all win. 

JOAN KELLEHER 

DAYVILLE 

KHS students, Beland: Thanks for support 

donors ($250) — John E. Burke. Silver donors 

($100) — David Mulford, Robert Kaufman. 

Bronze donors ($50) — Richard J. Wilcon, 

M.D., Douglas Sutherland, Dennis and 

Antonette Walsh, Peter B. Mann. 

• Other Donors: Individual — Diane 

Williams, QVCC president; Theodore 

Coolidge; Everett Hyde, BAEC; Brian S. and 

M. Louise Willett. Corporate/ business — 

Brooklyn Beef & Fish, RL & G Agency Inc., 

St. Onge and Brovillard, Wolfco Inc., D. H. 

Copeland Builders Inc., United Builders 

Supply Company Inc. of Richmond. 

• Silent Auction Donors — i98.3 and Pete 

Nicoles, The Home Depot in Lisbon, Wal- 

Mart Super Center in Putnam, Edible 

Arrangements in Willimantic, The Kitchen 

Witch in Danielson, Johnson Family 

Christmas Shoppe in Danielson, Schiller’s 

Sewing Circle in Willimantic, Todd’s House of 

Carpets in Danielson, Daniel’s Pharmacy in 

Danielson, Sherman Williams in Danielson, 

Bench Shop in Willimantic, The Hoot at East 

Brook Mall, George’s Galley in Danielson, 

Danielson Adventure Sports in Danielson, 

Pizza Pizzazz in Danielson, Kid’z Klozet in 

Danielson, New England Pizza & Restaurant 

in North Windham, Papa Gino’s in the East 

Brook Mall, Country Bits-N-Pieces in 

Plainfield, Foxy Lube in Willimantic, The 

Mansfield MoviePlex 8 in the East Brook 

Mall, Verizon Wireless Zone, The Fairy Hop 

Gift Shop in the East Brook Mall, Burt Ives & 

Sons Honda in Columbia, Sports Central in 

Danielson, Lake of Isles Golf Course at 

Foxwoods, Killingly High School Vo. Ag. 

Department. 

THE STUDENT CHAPTER 

OF THE HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION OF 

EASTERN CONNECTICUT 

BONNIE BELAND, 

TECHNOLOGY EDUCATOR AT KILLINGLY 

HIGH SCHOOL



SPORTS 

Gibson has elevated KHS 

hoops to another level 

BY BENJAMIN R. KIPP 

SPORTS CORRESPONDENT 

KILLINGLY — Shane Gibson hasn’t 

just gotten better the past four 

years while playing basketball for 

Killingly High School. He’s risen to a 

level that’s been unparalleled by anybody 

that’s played in the Quiet 

Corner for the past 20 years. 

He hasn’t just made himself better 

because he’s been the only Division I 

player Derosier has ever had. He’s 

taken great responsibility to make 

sure his teammates have elevated 

their games, as well. 

“The kids around Shane have 

much more confidence, and right 

now their feeling that because we’re 

playing good right now,” said 

Derosier. 

Seventeen games into the season 

Gibson and Co. have elevated the 

Redmen to a No. 2 ranking among 

Class “M” schools. 

“It’s a tribute to his efforts and the 

fact that he’s brought this group up 

around him,” said Derosier. 

He’s averaging 29.8 points a game, 

11.2 rebounds, six steals and about 

five assists a game, making him the 

complete player. He’s also shooting 

87 percent from the free-throw line. 

His goal is to help carry the Redmen 

on his back to an Eastern 

Connecticut Conference title and a 

Class “M” state title. 

“I think this year more so than any 

other year it’s more of an indication 

that he can do that, will do that and 

he’s exhibited the patience to do 

that,” said Derosier. 

The impressive thing about it has 

been every team he’s played against 

have imposed a different defense and 

he’s responded everytime. 

His body has matured to the point 

where he’s able to do things now that 

he wasn’t able to do as a freshmen or 

sophomore. Four years ago Derosier 

knew that had a special talent with 

Gibson. What Derosier didn’t know 

and a aspect he couldn’t coach was 

how Gibson responded mentally to 

the rigors of class, practice, games 

and whether or not he would be successful. 

“Four years later, he’s been everything 

we could expect from him and 

more,” he said 

Like Quiet Corner counterpart 

Randell Mauge from Putnam 

Playoffs set for local cagers 

BY BENJAMIN R. KIPP 


No matter how the respective seasons 

play out, playoff teams are set 

in stone for local hoopsters this year. 

On the boys side: 

The team that was last to get in — 

Woodstock — secured itself a playoff 

spot last week with a 61-26 win over 

Fitch on Monday, Feb. 11. Actually, 

the Centaurs have played good as of 

late, rattling off four straight wins 

against Waterford, Fitch, Ledyard, 

and East Lyme, with three games left 

on the season: Norwich Free 

Academy, Griswold, and Lyman 

Memorial. NFA has always been a 

test for the Centaurs, who lost to 

them in late January, 68-47. The 

game this past Wednesday will be a 

good barometer to see if the 

Centaurs have improved since then. 

They should finish the season winning 

six out of their last seven 

games, which should give them some 

much needed confidence heading 

into the postseason. 

The Clippers of Putnam have won 

five straight, as well, and finish the 

Science Academy, Gibson has been 

nominated to play in the McDonald’s 

All-American game. Just over 2,400 

athletes get nominated every year 

and only 24 get to play, which is 

reserved for Division I prospective 

athletes. 

Gibson has been by far the best 

basketball player Derosier has ever 

gotten to coach. 

“He’s the leading scorer in school 

history, you’re talking about the single 

game record holder, shooting 

almost 90 percent from the freethrow 

line, and he’s leading the state 

in steals. He’s not only one of the 

regular season with New London 

this past Wednesday, and then travel 

to Ledyard a week later. Like the 

Centaurs, they should finish the regular 

season with some confidence, 

winning six of the last seven games. 

The Redmen of Killingly are flying 

high, enjoying a No. 2 ranking 

among class “M” teams in the state. 

They have won nine out of the last 10 

games and should be able to win the 

last three games of the season. 

Montville, Ledyard, and Tourtellotte 

are the only teams remaining. They 

should finish with a 17-3 record. 

Their goal is to win an Eastern 

Connecticut Conference title and 

have the talent to do so. Senior phenom 

Shane Gibson is the best player 

in the Quiet Corner, and may be the 

best player in the ECC. 

On the girls side: 

Putnam lost any chance of postseason 

play with their loss to St. 

Bernard last Friday, Feb. 8. Head 

coach Willie Bousquet would have 

like to see his Clippers in postseason 

play, just to get younger kids on the 

team more experience. 

Shane Gibson 

better players around period, never 

mind one that I’ve coached but he 

definitely the best player that I’ve 

ever seen and coached as well,” said 

Derosier. 

In a recent game against Windham 

he scored 51 points, 29 of which came 

in the third quarter. Twenty of his 29 

points in the quarter were scored in 

the last three minutes of the quarter. 

During a timeout when Windham 

cut the lead down to three points, 

Gibson took it upon himself to let 

the teammates know that he’s not 

going to score 51 points and lose the 

game. 

Tourtellotte, under first-year head 

coach Rebecca Bissonette, are finished 

with the regular season and 

await their seed for the ECC tournament. 

They finished the season 

Friday, Feb. 8 with a 61-51 win over 

Lyman Memorial to finish the season 

with 12-8 record, not bad for a 

Tigers team under Bissonette. 

Hillary McKinley is the driving force 

behind the offense and the defense: 

the bigger she plays the farther the 

Tigers will go. 

The only other Quiet Corner team 

in the playoffs is the Centaurs. The 

Centaurs have one more game 

remaining, against ECC foe NFA. 

The Falcons have also been a thorn 

in the side of Woodstock: the 

Centaurs hoped to come out of 

Wednesday’s contest with a win to 

give them some much needed confidence 

heading into the playoffs. 

Since Jan. 2, the Centaurs have gone 

win-loss, win-loss. If the win-loss 

omen continues they beat NFA and 

finish the season 12-8 and we could 

potentially see a Tourtellotte vs. 

Woodstock ECC playoff game. 

Ellis Tech downs 

Tourtellotte 68-54 

BRIAN AUSTIN 


DANIELSON — After forfeiting 

last Wednesday’s game 

against New London, the 

Tourtellotte boys’ basketball 

team needed to win out the rest of 

their schedule to make the CIAC 

Class S playoffs. Beating Lyman 

Memorial on Friday night helped 

their cause, just three more 

games and three more wins to the 

state tournament. But on 

Saturday afternoon, the Tigers’ 

dreams of extending their season 

were dashed as the Ellis Tech 

Eagles, in a non-conference 

matchup, beat Tourtellotte 68-54 

in Danielson. 

The Tigers had started the 

game on a 9-2 run in the first five 

minutes of the game, but Ellis 

flew themselves into the game. 

With 50 seconds remaining in the 

first quarter, Tourtellotte was 

ahead 14-9. The Tigers then went 

until 3:18 left before halftime 

without a point, and Ellis put up 

13 unanswered points in the span. 

Drew Faucher and Scott Coderre 

single handedly kept the Tigers 

somewhat in the game, but the 

Eagles on whole were effective 

and consistent once shaking 

their early minute problems. 

Five different players had points, 

and were taking advantage of 

Tourtellotte’s bad defense and 

passing. The Eagles heavily outrebounded 

the Tigers during the 

entire contest, and Tourtellotte 

only seemed to have interest in 

shooting and long passes… neither 

of which were proficient 

areas. 

Ellis expanded on their nine 

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Tourtellotte still was having 

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Audubon Society hosts tracking presentation 

AUDUBON 


fy the tracking signs of the wild. 

“I was in the woods all my life, 

so now I am considered an 

expert tracker,” Baranski said 

According to Baranski, the 

winter months are the best time 

of year to go tracking since the 

snow on the ground provides the 

perfect animal imprints. 

“When I get up in the morning 

and see this kind of snow on the 

ground, I get really excited about 

tracking,” Baranski said, while 

presenting a photo from his driveway 

with small bird imprints 

walking across. 

Baranski added that footprints 

on a driveway present a clear 

outline of an animal’s feet since 

the black gravel provides the 

contrast. 

When coming across two different 

types of small tracks that 

seem to zigzag back and forth, 

Baranski said, this could be a 

EKFD put a notice in three local 

newspapers informing citizens 

about the previous public vote, 

which was in November. Legally 

the EKFD was only required to 

use one. He said for the next vote, 

the EKFD is considering even 

more ways to get the message 

out, which could potentially 

involve a sign outside of the firehouse, 

a notice at the post office, 

postcards mailed to every home 

and advertising on WINY in 

addition to the newspapers. 

“[The point at which] they’re 

at now, that’s already been decided,” 

said East Killingly resident 

Mike Campbell, who attended 

the meeting to learn more information 

about the project. “But 

they haven’t been sneaky or anything 

like that.” 

“The building committee is 

committed to getting the word 

out,” said East Killingly Fire 

Chief Kevin Hubert. 

No expenditures have been 

approved without residents’ consent. 

At a November meeting 

that 66 citizens attended, $65,000 

was allotted to create plans for a 

new firehouse. That money will 

carry the project until it comes 

back from bid, likely in late 

March or April. At that point in 

time, residents will have another 

public vote to decide whether to 

permit the funding for the construction 

of the firehouse. 

Stevens said that he wants 

more people to be informed, but 

that many residents, for one rea- 

sign of a mouse trying to escape 

the clutches of a bird. 

Foot tracks are not the only 

way to spot where an animal has 

been. Baranski has photographed 

and collected a variety 

of animal scat from squirrels, 

bobcats and even bears. 

There were samples of dried 

scat on display to show how size 

and color differ amongst the animals. 

Yet, when it comes to capturing 

the perfect photo, Baranski 

emphasized the amount of 

patience required. In one series 

of photos, it took him an hour to 

approach a small woodcock sitting 

in the tall grass of an open 

field while staying still for minutes 

at a time. 

“Every animal has a comfort 

range and if you come into that 

range, they run away,” Baranski 

said in regards to how to 

approach one’s photographic 

target. 

Aside from looking on the 

ground, hikers should keep their 

eyes peeled to the trees. A tree 

son or another, do not show up to 

fire district meetings. 

“If we could get 25 percent of 

the public to come out and vote, 

that would be tremendous,” he 

said. 

Some in attendance did not 

want a new firehouse because 

they did not believe it was necessary. 

They thought that the 

EKFD could address its space 

needs in other ways. 

“I just don’t see the need,” said 

East Killingly resident Judy 

Rzucidlo. “It’s not sufficient 

enough to constitute a new fire 

station.” 

“I know ultimately there’s a 

reason why they want a new firehouse, 

but in the end, I’m not 

sure if that’s the answer,” 

Campbell added. 

Both Rzucidlo and Campbell 

raised the issue of condensing 

the six Killingly volunteer fire 

departments. They did not push 

for a paid full-time fire department, 

but instead wanted to 

know why Killingly could not 

shrink from six to five or even 

four departments. 

The East Killingly Fire 

District, as well as all of the 

other fire districts in the community, 

is a self-governing quasimunicipality 

unconstrained to 

the town of Killingly and can tax 

independently of the town. 

Residents also wanted to know 

why an additional wing could 

not be constructed on the current 

firehouse as opposed to a 

brand-new building. 

Stevens said the EKFD initially 

planned to build an addition. 

He and several other volunteers 

with several wide holes will end 

up making a home for squirrels 

and would be an opportunity to 

capture them on camera. A sign 

of occupying squirrels would be 

bite marks and scratches around 

the edge of the hole, made so that 

the hole would not close up over 

time. 

Another piece of advice 

Baranski gave to the audience 

was looking closer through a 

condensed area of trees, whereby 

a deer’s antlers could blend in 

well with the surrounding 

branches. 

Around the room, there were a 

wide array of animal mounts 

and pelts on display, some donated 

to the Audubon society over 

the years and others loaned by 

local trapper Louis Bourassa, 

who was not present at the 

night’s presentation. Pelts from 

squirrels and foxes were laid out 

for guests to feel their fur while 

stuffed mounts such as beavers 

and bobcats were for display 

only. 

Meanwhile, Citizen Science 

spent hours in the firehouse 

parking lot painting the outlines 

of where an expansion would go 

and pulling trucks in and out of 

the parking lot to see how the 

spacing would work. 

He said they decided after this 

experiment that a new station 

was ultimately the best avenue. 

Both Stevens and Hubert 

agreed that the debate was a 

need for space against the townspeople’s 

desire for their taxes not 

to increase. 

“We’re just running out of 

room,” Hubert said. “We’ve been 

through all the courses of additions 

and renovations and they 

just didn’t fit. … People don’t 

want their taxes to go up. We’re 

looking at an $80 million school 

in Killingly. People are saying 

now is not a good time.” 

Hubert said that the new firehouse 

would not be much larger 

than the present one, just laid 

out differently. 

If a firehouse is not built and 

there is no expansion, when new 

equipment is purchased the 

department may have to go with 

smaller, less than optimal models 

because of space constrictions. 

Rzucidlo said that although 

she is dead-set against a new 

East Killingly fire station, she is 

more concerned with residents 

becoming aware of EKFD meeting 

times. 

“If the notification is there, 

they have our blessing,” 

Rzucidlo said. “… I would still be 

upset [if the proposal passed], 

but then again, that’s how a 

democratic society works. I don’t 

Coordinator Paula Coughlin 

spoke with visitors about the 

Audubon’s corresponding mammal 

monitoring training hike, 

which is taking place from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, and 

from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, 

Feb. 23. 

Audubon volunteers such as 

Coughlin and Baranski will lead 

guests through study sites in 

Pomfret and Woodstock and 

train how to spot footprints in 

the dirt or on top of snow and 

how to distinguish which animals 

had traveled through the 

area. Hikers may be lucky 

enough to spot a group of squirrels 

or a deer while hiking. 

The fee for the training hikes 

is $50 for Audubon members and 

$60 for non-members. 

For additional information, 

Coughlin can be reached at the 

Audubon Center at 928-4948. 

Brad Tilles may be reached at 

(860) 928-1818, ext. 113, or by e- 

mail at brad@villagernewspapers.com.. 

Fire District Building Commission defends proposal 

FIRE 


think there has been fair representation.” 

Rzucidlo added that if East 

Killingly residents are educated 

about the situation and show up 

to vote, she doubts the plans 

would pass. 


District places about 88 percent 

to 91 percent of its annual taxes 

towards its budget, which is 

approximately $152,000. The rest 

goes into savings accounts and 

CDs. 

Stevens said he is currently 

working with Jewett City 

Savings Bank to determine a 

loan at a favorable interest rate 

for a new fire station. He 

appeared frustrated with accusations 

that the EKFD is not allocating 

the taxpayers’ money 

wisely. 

“If we spend all this time 

[researching interest rates] and 

putting money in the bank, why 

would we spend it ridiculously?” 

Stevens asked. 


District Building Committee 

meets on the first Wednesday of 

every month at 7 p.m. at the firehouse, 

and the East Killingly 

Fire District meets on the second 

Monday of every month at 7 p.m. 

at the firehouse. 

For more information on the 

construction of the East 

Killingly firehouse, see the Feb. 1 

edition of the Killingly Villager. 

Josh Sayles may be reached at 

(860) 928-1818, ext. 110, or by e-mail 

at josh@villagernewspapers.com. 

Dodson Associates to identify Killingly’s ‘heart and soul’ 

BORDERLANDS 


Killingly and Exeter, R.I., while 

maintaining their rural character. 

“We want to make our downtown 

village areas stronger, such 

as Danielson, while protecting 

what we love about the town,” 

said Peter Flinker, principal at 

Dodson Associates. “… We want 

to allow growth to continue without 

damaging what everyone 

loves.” 

Flinker said the first order of 

business is “consensus building” 

by meeting with local residents 

to discuss what they like 

about the town. He will also 

work with the Borderlands committee 

and will create community 

workshops based on the information 

acquired from the citizens. 

“This whole Borderlands 

Project is designed as a pilot for 

a more inclusive way of doing 

planning based on what [residents] 

care about,” Flinker said. 

He added that he would 

attempt to discover the “heart 

and soul” of Killingly and use it 

as a building block. 

“Developers come in and propose 

something they think will 

fit the community,” Flinker continued. 

“Then 500 people show 

up at the planning and zoning 

meeting and yell and scream.” 

He said he wants to “go slow to 

go fast,” spending more time at 

the beginning to build up support 

within the town. By doing 

this he believes he will run into 

fewer problems down the road. 

On top of meetings and workshops, 

Dodson Associates will 

send team members around 

town to have face-to-face one-onone 

conversations with residents. 

They will ask the townspeople 

to submit pictures of 

their favorite places in town and 

implement an electronic survey. 

More methods of input may 

become available; many of the 

innovative techniques developed 

for the project center around citizen 

participation on a personal 

level. One of the goals of the 

Borderlands is to include people 

in town affairs who usually do 

not get involved. 

The Borderlands Village 

Innovation Pilot Project is 

“designed to encourage a cutting 

edge approach to planning,” 

Flinker said. “We’ll really be 

testing out some new ideas. 

We’re all very happy to have that 

opportunity.” 

“We thought that [Dodson 

Associates] was most suited to 

work in our community,” said 


Economic 

Development Coordinator and 

Borderlands Project Team contact 

Elsie Bisset. “From the 

skills they showed in their presentation, 

they were the best 

match [for Killingly].” 

Friday, February 15, 2008 • A13 

POLICE LOG 

Editor’s Note: The information contained 

in these police logs was obtained through 

either press releases or other public documents 

kept by each police department, 

and is considered to be the account of 

police. All subjects are considered innocent 

until proven guilty in a court of law. 


Feb. 5 

Luan Morgan, 45, of 11 Coomer Hill Road, 

Killingly. Charged with disorderly conduct 

and risk of injury. 

Brian Lavigne, 20, of 514 Mashmoquet 

Road, Pomfret. Charged with possession 

of less than four ounces of marijuana 

and traveling unreasonably fast. 

Feb. 6 

Michale Adu-Gyamfi, 28, of 161 West 

Mountain St., Worcester, Mass. Charged 

with driving while intoxicated, failure to 

drive right and speeding. 

Feb. 7 

Jeffrey Cote, 43, of no certain address. 

Charged with criminal trespassing in the 

third degree, criminal attempted burglary, 

criminal attempted larceny and 

interfering. 

Feb. 8 

Menda Raj Sidarth, 18, of 25 Crescent St., 

Waltham, Mass. Charged with reckless 

driving. 

Kenneth Butler, 51, of 16 Shumway St., 

Danielson. Charged with driving while 

intoxicated. 

Feb. 9 

Nicholas Palazzi, 26, of 1396 North Road, 

Killingly. Charged with driving while 

intoxicated. 

Feb. 10 

Kristopher King, 29, of 45 Hill Hollow 

Road, Sterling. Charged with assault in 

the third degree and disorderly conduct. 

Devon Kinsey, 31, of 194 Washington St., 

Hartford. Charged with two counts of 

failure to appear. 

Feb. 11 

John Burton, 26, of 41 Green St., Putnam. 

Charged with violation of a restraining 

order. 

Danielson 

Feb. 5 

Thomas Nedweden, 27, of 30 Kenyon 

Road, Hampton. Charged with escape. 

Feb. 6 

Timothy Ahmet, 20, of 231 Woodstock 

Ave., Putnam. Charged with failure to 

appear in the second degree. 

Michael Hersey, 18, of 150 Hines Farm 

Road, Cranston, R.I. Charged with being a 

fugitive from justice, three counts of burglary 

in the third degree, two counts of 

criminal mischief in the third degree, larceny 

in the fourth degree and two counts 

of larceny in the third degree. 

Amy Frechette, 27, of 129 French Road, 

Bolton. Charged with failure to appear in 

the first degree. 

Diego Blanco, 27, of 227 Central Ave., 

Norwich. Charged with failure to appear 

in the second degree, two counts of failure 

to appear in the first degree and violation 

of probation. 

Feb. 7 

John Soper, 41, of 915 North Main St., 

Killingly. Charged with failure to appear 

in the second degree. 

Dwight Godley Jr., 32, of the Corrigan 

Correctional Facility, Uncasville. 

Charged with sexual assault in a spousal 

or cohabiting relationship and kidnapping 

in the first degree. 

Feb. 9 

Paul Warren, 44, of 205 State Ave., Rogers. 

Charged with driving while intoxicated, 

speeding and engaging an officer in a pursuit. 

Feb. 10 

Travis Bourque, 18, of 25 Gladys St., 

Danielson. Charged with burglary in the 

third degree and larceny in the sixth 

degree. 

Brett Costello, 36, of 37 Rock Ave., 

Danielson. Charged with assault in the 

third degree, threatening, disorderly conduct 

and interfering with 911. 

Brooklyn 

Feb. 8 

Tyler Hoar, 24, of 45 Chestnut St., 

Danielson. Charged with violation of probation 

and failure to appear in the second 

degree. 

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Last Green Valley hosts art meeting 

ARTS 


is an interest in starting an 

LAA in the Quiet Corner. 

“Whatever we do has to be 

done on a regional basis,” 

said Hale. 

John Cusano, the community 

development coordinator 

of the Connecticut 

Commission on Culture and 

Tourism, spoke in depth to 

the small group of approximately 

13 people about 

LAAs in the state, what 

they’ve done and the benefits 

of forming one. 

“Every town wants a local 

arts agency,” he said. 

According to Cusano, 

LAAs did not have a focused 

program until he was hired 

in 2005. Since then, he has 

almost single-handedly created 

a solid program that 

distributes grants to several 

LAAs around the state. 

“The local arts agencies in 

Connecticut had never had a 

really focused program until 

I was hired,” he said. “A 

community development 

coordinator at a state arts 

agency is a very normal 

position. Most states have a 

CDC working at their states 

arts agency that generally 

does community arts development 

work, and local arts 

agencies fall into that 

realm.” 

Cusano also informed 

those present of what the 

difference between a local 

arts agency and a presenting 

agency. 

“Local arts agencies are 

different from presenting 

agencies. A presenting 

agency … their job is to put 

on theaters and find actors 

and fill seats and put on 

shows and be successful at 

that,” he said. “But local arts 

agencies really operate more 

like a Chamber of 

Commerce does in the business 

world where the desire 

is to be connected to all parts 

of the community, meaning 

not just arts and culture, but 

heritage and tourism and 

healthcare and economic 

development and the interests 

of the municipalities in 

development and so forth.” 

Specifically, Cusano is 

responsible for the Peer 

Advisor Network (PAN) that 

is a “flexible, short-term 

consulting service that 

matches nonprofit arts or 

community cultural 

group[s] with a designated 

peer advisor,” according to a 

pamphlet provided by him. 

“Peer advisors are seasoned 

Connecticut professionals 

trained to provide consultation 

(from one-on-one to 

group meetings) to address 

organizational health and 

capacity issues.” 

Joining the PAN has many 

benefits, according to the 

pamphlet. 

“Peer support can help 

organizations and groups 

with planning, organizational 

issues, financial management, 

technology, programming, 

marketing, community 

participation, evaluation 

and more,” states the pamphlet. 

According to Cusano, 

there are currently 30 peer 

advisors assisting LAAs 

across the state. 

Cusano spoke at length 

about other LAAs in the 

state and how the partnerships 

those agencies have 

benefited them, as well as 

how the PAN would benefit 

the Quiet Corner agency. 

Cusano also spoke in 

detail about a grant program 

that he is in charge of that 

also benefits the LAAs 

involved. 

“The main program I am 

running is a grant program 

for local arts agencies and a 

couple of different things 

happen in that program and 

it’s been evolving since it 

started,” he said. “… We’re 

looking to help build the 

capacity of local arts agencies 

around the state. The 

developmental math of 

existing local arts agencies 

goes from two volunteers on 

a sofa in Easton to the 

Greater Hartford Arts 

Council with a budget of $5.5 

million … and everything in 

between.” 

This year, 18 LAAs are 

involved in the grant program 

and the money that is 

received through the grants 

can go toward staffing, purchasing 

a computer, creating 

a database and more, according 

to Cusano. As more and 

more agencies start to network 

and become involved 

in the program, he said he 

does his best to try and procure 

more funding for them. 

After concluding his presentation, 

Cusano entertained 

questions, concerns 

and comments from those in 

attendance. Many of the 

concerns centered on how to 

take the ideas and information 

presented at the meeting 

and turn them into realities. 

Should a Quiet Corner 

LAA come to be, the towns of 

Putnam, Eastford, 

Thompson, Woodstock, 

Killingly, Brooklyn and 

Pomfret would be included 

in the collaborative, and all 

would benefit from it. 

At the end of the 

meeting, the overwhelming 

response 

from those in attendance 

was that forming 

a Quiet Corner 

LAA would be a wonderful 

and beneficial 

asset to the communities 

in the Quiet 

Corner. Determining 

the region and who 

will head the collaborative 

is still in the 

works, though it was 

determined that, if 

she was willing, 

Delpha Very, Putnam’s 

community development 

director, should 

head the group. 

Details for future 

meetings and such are 

in the works. 

According to Hale, 

there was a group of 

people who were interested 

in forming an 

LAA in 1983, but never 

got it off the ground. 

In 1986, an arts council 

was formed in the 

area, but died out in 

1993 after merging 

with an arts collaborative 

in Southbridge, 

Mass. 

For more information, 

contact Cusano at 

(860) 256-2723 or by e- 

mail 

at 

John.Cusano@CT.gov, 

Cutler at (860) 963-7226 

or Hale at (860) 928- 

7051. You can also 

learn more by visiting 

the Commission on 

Culture and Tourism 

Web site at 

http://www.cultureandtourism.org. 

Chenoa Pierce may 

be reached at (860) 928- 

1818, ext. 112, or by e- 

mail at chenoa@villagernewspapers.com. 

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The Hot Spot 

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT 

James Montgomery’s Delta Blues are red hot 

James Montgomery brings his 

“hotter than ever” band to Mill 

Street Brews on Feb. 23, just a 

few weeks after opening for 

Aerosmith at Tweeter Center. Now is 

your chance to see the band up close 

as they debut many new songs from 

their upcoming CD that features 

Aerosmith members, blues legend 

James Cotton, Johnny Winter and 

DMC. 

James and the guys just returned 

from Clarksdale, Miss., where they 

were guests of Morgan Freeman and 

played songs they wrote for a movie 

that is slated to film at Freeman’s 

nightclub, Ground Zero. Freeman 

said they were the best band he’s 

ever had at his place. The band 

recently teamed up with Jim Belushi 

to help raise money for health care 

for blues musicians, and last week 

James played for Judy Belushi, 

John’s wife at a benefit with Kate 

Taylor, among others. 

Earlier this year, James was asked 

by Dennis Leary, Michael J. Fox and 

Cam Neely to put a band together for 

their huge charity event in Boston. 

James and the guys also played 

Symphony Hall twice last year, once 

to open for B.B. King on his 80th 

birthday, and again at the invitation 

of Doug Flutie and Keith Lockhart 

to honor Doug’s contributions to the 

community. James is also featured in 

a documentary about Delta Blues 

that looks like it will play at 

Sundance early next year. Also featured 

in the film are Freeman and 

Willie Nelson as well as many Delta 

Blues greats. James also headlined 

the blues segment of the Boston 

NOT SO 

QUIET 

CORNER 

MARK 

RENBURKE 

Music Awards and many said it was 

the highlight of the evening that 

included Extreme and Bobby 

Brown. 

James will bring David Hull, who 

was Aerosmith’s bassist during 

Tom’s medical leave, to play bass, 

along with George McCann and Seth 

Pappas — both the best in the business. 

James’ band and career are 

both red hot right now, so get your 

tickets in advance. This will be a 

great show, with lots of new songs. 

Classic Rock Project is a five-man 

band based in Seekonk, Mass. Each 

of the members of the group are 

vocalists and multi-instrumentalists, 

allowing the band to morph into 

several classic rock configurations. 

Having played in bands since the 

1960s, each member of the Project 

lived the era and brings all of the 

classic sounds back with authenticity 

and quality that makes each song 

a tribute to the original band that 

performed them. Great care is taken 

in reproducing the sounds of the 

Ventures, the Rascals, Pink Floyd, 

the Beatles, Badfinger, Bad 

Company, Steppenwolf, the Allman 

Brothers and more. 

Ben Bembenek (guitar, harmonica, 

bass, vocals) is formerly of Webster, 

Mass. Both him and Stevie J. Seeley 

(keyboard, guitar, vocals) have 

played with B&E’s Ed Deluca in 

Early Iron that has twice opened for 

Jefferson Starship. Don Bowers also 

add his guitar, keyboard and vocal 

talents. The rhythm section are 

bassist Peter Roy and drummer 

David Wenger. Don’t miss the Classic 

Rock Project this Saturday, Feb. 16, at 

the PACC on Harris Street in 

Webster, Mass. 

Friday, Feb. 15 

• Dana Lewis — 9 p.m., The Galway 

Bay, 186 Stafford St., Worcester, Mass. 

• Sean Fullerton and Russ Mullet 

— 7 p.m., Greendale’s Pub, 404 West 

Boylston St., Worcester. 

• Jackie Brown — 8 p.m., Fiddler’s 

Green, 19 Temple St., Worcester. 

• Backseat Lover with C.O.A.D.M. — 

8 p.m., The Lucky Dog, Worcester. 

• The Chilli Brothers — 9:30 p.m., 

Classic Rock Project 

Gilrein’s, Worcester. 

• Route 66 — Club KasBar, Route 

20, 234 Southwest Cutoff, Worcester. 

• Pilot with Gutta and Weight of 

Gravity (Club), Radio Blackout 

(Cafe) — 9 p.m., Mill Street Brews, 18 

Mill St., Southbridge, Mass. 

Admission: 21-plus, $5; 18-20, $10. 

• Nitestrike — 9 p.m., The Pump 

House, Main Street, Southbridge. 

• Circadian Rhythm — 9 p.m., 

Rick’s Billiards, 9 Grove St., Putnam, 

Conn. 

• Desert Rain — 9 p.m., The Desert 

Café, 49 Cottage St., Danielson, 

Conn., (860) 774-3397. 

• RAM, Altones — 9 p.m., Jewett 

City, Conn. 

Saturday, Feb. 16 

• Old School — Greendale’s Pub, 8 

p.m., Worcester. 

• Gilmour’s Breakfast (Pink Floyd 

Tribute) with Black River Sound and 

Dusty Cobb — 9 p.m., Lucky Dog, 

James Montgomery 

Worcester. 

• Bobby Watson Band — 9:30 p.m., 

Gilrein’s, Worcester. 

• Route 66 — Club KasBar, 

Worcester. 

• Sharp Harp Jr. & The Blades — 9 

p.m., The Pump House, Main Street, 

Southbridge, Mass. 

• Hoodrat, Gen Soprano, Gerry R, 

Can’t Kill Katie, Jay, Slit Stitch, CTA, 

Isaac Danna and The Wolfman 

Conspiracy — 9 p.m., Mill Street 

Brews (Performance Center), 

Southbridge, (508) 943-0404. 

Admission: $7. 

• Jabooda with Rounding Off 

Numbers and Free Beer — 9 p.m., 

Mill Street Brews (Club), 18 Mill St., 

Southbridge. Admission: 21-plus, $5; 

18-20, $10. 

• Bret Talbert — 8 p.m., The 

Whistle Stop, Oxford, Mass. 

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A Beautiful Home in Woodstock 

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Music 

continued from page B1 

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Webster, Mass., (508) 943-0404. 

• Open mic night with B&E featuring the 

Classic Rock Project and Deck o’ Squares — 8:30 

p.m., PACC, Harris Street, Webster. 

• John Schindler with Michael Troy — 8 p.m., The 

Vanilla Bean Cafe, 450 Deerfield Road, Pomfret, 

Conn. Admission: $12. 

• Mark Renburke (8:30 p.m.), “DoubleTake” with 

Johnny Bruce (10:30 p.m.) — The Gold Eagle, 8 

Tracy Road (395 Exit 94), Dayville, Conn., (860) 779- 

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• Desert Rain — 9:30 p.m., The Desert Café, 

Danielson. 

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Bluegrass Jam — 2 p.m., The Desert Café, 

Danielson. 

Tuesday, Feb. 19 

• Bill McCarthy’s open mic — 7:30 pm, Greendale’s 

Pub, Worcester. 

• Blues Jam with Brandt Taylor — 8 p.m., The 

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• Open mic — 8 p.m., The Desert Café, Danielson. 

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Henry David Guertin, 79 

PUTNAM — Henry 

David “Pat” Guertin, 79, 

of Putnam, died Feb. 4, at 

his home surrounded by 

his loving family. 

He was the devoted 

husband of 46 years to 

Mary Jane (Laroche) 

Guertin. 

In addition to his wife, 

he leaves his children, 

Theresa Wilson and husband 

Jon of Danielson, Henry Guertin II, and 

Claudette Hill and husband Kevin O’Brien of 

Plainfield; four special grandchildren, 

Amanda, Patrick, Tessa, William, and grandchildren 

Shannon, Nicholas and Jasmine; 

brothers Joseph Guertin and wife Ruth of 

Florida, and Walter Spraske and wife Rita of 

Danielson; many nieces and nephews; and 

his loyal companions, Buddy, Max and Lucky. 

He was predeceased by a brother, Nelson 

Guertin. 

The son of the late Arthur and Rose 

(Chattelle) Guertin, he was born April 7, 1928, 

in Putnam. 

Mr. Guertin was a veteran of the Korean 

War, serving with the U.S. Army in Germany, 

and was honorably discharged in 1952. 

PUTNAM — Stella Mary Desautels, of 

Grove Street, Putnam, passed away Feb. 8 at 

Middlesex Hospital in Middletown. 

She was the beloved wife of Lionel Joseph 

Desautels, who died Aug. 15, 2003. They 

were married June 28, 1941, at St. Mary’s 

Church of the Visitation in Putnam. 

She leaves her daughter Carlene and husband 

Thomas Landry of Old Lyme, her 

daughter Janet and husband Thomas 

Auclair of Putnam, and daughter Alma and 

husband James Morey of Putnam; her 

grandchildren, Lauren and husband 

Timothy Wojcik of Salem, Gregg Landry 

and wife Lori of Old Lyme, Heidi Auclair 

and fiancé Denis Golden of Woodstock, 

Adam Auclair of Dayville, Aaron Auclair 

and wife Bethany of Denville, N.J., and 

Shannon, Kayla and Jill Morey of Putnam; 

her great-grandchildren, Alexander and 

Charlotte Wojcik, Ava Golden, and Brianna 

and Brenden Landry; her sister, Bertha 

Provencher, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; and 

many nieces and nephews. 

She was predeceased by her son, Lionel J. 

Desautels Jr.; her grandson, Brian J. 

Landry; and her sisters, Antoinette, 

Theresa and Beatrice Bourque, Dorilla 

Rachel Couture, Celia Caron, Agnes 

Dubois, Yvonne Bouthellier and Alma 

Mazzarella; and her brothers, Alfred, 

Archilles and William John Bourque. 

PUTNAM — Rita V. Pezanko, 87, of School 

Street, Putnam, died peacefully Saturday 

morning, Feb. 9, at her home surrounded by 

her loving family. 

She was the wife of Lawrence J. Pezanko, 

who died in 1974. 

She leaves two daughters, Joyce 

Weisenberger of Norwich and Gail 

Houghton and her husband Michael of 

Putnam, two sons, Larry Pezanko and his 

wife Sally of Southport and Peter Pezanko 

and his wife Mary Ann of Putnam; three sisters, 

Mary Plante of Putnam, Alice Deloge of 

Putnam, Theresa Tatro of Wauregan; a 

brother, Eugene Lariviere, of Putnam; 

grandchildren Susan, Scott, Shawn, Heather, 

Dana, Kera, Sara, Tim and Luke; and greatgrandchildren 

TJ, Tyler, Ellie, Carter, Logan, 

Trevor, Shaun and Alyssa. 

She was predeceased by her daughter, 

Nancy Pezanko. 

The daughter of the late Joseph and 

Bertha LaRiviere, she was born Jan. 20, 1921, 

in Moosup. She had made her home in 

Putnam most of her life 

For 23 years, Mrs. Pezanko was employed 

DANIELSON — Richard J. Barbeau, 80, of 

L’Homme St. Extension, passed away at 

home Thursday, Feb. 7, surrounded by his 

family after a brief battle with cancer. 

He was the husband of the late Betty 

(Hunt) Barbeau, whom he married Oct. 24, 

1959. 

He leaves three sons, Patrick M. Flannery 

of Waterville, Maine, Douglas D. Flannery 

Sr. and his wife Rita of Danielson, and 

Jeffrey M. Barbeau of Rhode Island; two 

daughters, Cindy L. St. John and her husband 

Gary of Brooklyn and Doris A. 

Marcoux and her husband Dennis of 

Danielson; a brother, Paul J. Barbeau, and 

his wife Lea of Storrs; nine grandchildren, 

Jodie, Betty Jean, Kellie, Douglas, Nichole, 

Kevin, Erica, Emily and Alyson; eight greatgrandchildren; 

many nieces and nephews; 

and a dear friend, Alfonzo “Honey Bunny” 

DelPesco. 

He was predeceased by two brothers, 

Toussaint Barbeau and Roger Barbeau. 

The son of the late Adelard and Doris 

Stella Mary Desautels 

The daughter of Ovila 

Omer and Anna Marie 

(Bissonnette) Bourque, 

she was born Dec. 4, 

1917, in Putnam and 

raised there. 

Rita V. Pezanko, 87 

Richard Barbeau, 80 

OBITUARIES 

Known as Pat to his family 

and friends, he had a great 

love for life, and his pastime 

was working in his gardens 

and cooking. He always 

spoiled his family with 

gourmet meals. 

Mr. Guertin was employed for 10 years at 

Linemaster in Woodstock and for 45 years 

at the American Optical in Putnam and 


He had a great love and devotion to his 

late mother, Rose Guertin, who he took care 

of for many years. He will be greatly 

missed. 

The family would like to send a special 

thank you to Shawn Mathewson, RN, at the 

Connecticut VNA. 

A graveside service was held Saturday, 

Feb. 9, at St. Mary Cemetery in Putnam. 

Smith & Walker Funeral Home of Putnam 

handled arrangements. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made 

to American Cancer Society, 106 Route 32, 

Frankiln, CT 06254 or to Connecticut VNA 

Hospice, 12 Case St., Suite 316, Norwich, CT 

06360. 

To share a memory with his family, “light 

a candle” at www.smithandwalkerfh.com. 

Mrs. Desautels 

worked at the Woolen 

Mill on Church Street 

for seven years and 

retired from Jacobs Rubber Company in 

Killingly in 1984 after working there for 29 

1/2 years. She was proud of her membership 

in the Girl’s Marching Guard Drill 

Team, which she joined as a young adult. 

She was a communicant of St. Mary 

Church of the Visitation in Putnam. 

Mrs. Desautels was a devoted mother, 

grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and 

great-aunt. She will be missed by many who 

knew her and loved her sharp wit and zest 

for life and knew of her flower and vegetable 

gardens. 

The funeral was held Monday, Feb. 11, at 

the Smith & Walker Funeral Home in 

Putnam, followed by a Mass of Christian 

burial at St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 

also in Putnam. Burial was in Grove Street 

Cemetery. 

To share a memory with her family, “light 


at American Optical, 

working in Putnam and 

the last three years in 

Southbridge, Mass., 

retiring in 1983. She was 

an active communicant 

of St. Mary Church of 

the Visitation and a 

member of the 

Daughters of Isabella. In 

addition, she belonged to 

the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and 

served as secretary. 

Mrs. Pezanko was an avid reader and 

enjoyed traveling. She traveled with the 

Putnam Travelers for many years. 

The funeral was from the Smith & Walker 

Funeral Home in Putnam, with a Mass of 

Christian burial on Tuesday, Feb. 12, at St. 

Mary Church of the Visitation in Putnam. 

Burial was in St. Mary Cemetery in Putnam. 


to St. Mary Church of the Visitation, 218 

Providence St., Putnam, CT 06260. 



(Larosque) Barbeau, he was born Sept. 15, 

1927, in Danielson. He attended St. James 

School in Danielson. 

Upon completion of his education, Mr. 

Barbeau became employed in his father’s 

house painting business. He also worked 

with his brother in house painting. In 1966, 

he formed his own painting business, which 

he owned and operated until his retirement 

in 2004. As a hobby, he refinished antique 

furniture. 

Mr. Barbeau was an avid hunter and fisherman. 

He enjoyed UCONN women’s basketball, 

the Boston Red Sox and gardening. He 

was a member of the Danielson Lodge of 

Elks 1706 and the Knights of Columbus St. 

James Council. 

The funeral was from the Gagnon-Costello 

Funeral Home in Danielson. Cremation followed 

with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery in 

Danielson at the convenience of the family. 

Donations in his memory may be made to 

Hospice of Northeastern Connecticut, P.O. 

Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260. 

QUIET 

Joseph P. Lukaskiewicz 

BROOKLYN — Joseph P. Lukaskiewicz, of 

125 Fortin Drive, Brooklyn, and formerly of 

Ware, Mass., died Tuesday, Feb. 5, at home 

surrounded by his loving family. 

He was the husband of Doris (Dominie) 

Lukaskiewicz, whom he married July 23, 

1949, at St. Mary’s Church in Ware, Mass. 

Besides his wife, he will be sadly missed 

by his three daughters, Cheryl Dunbar and 

her husband Richard of Ware, Mass., Janet 

Cutting of Brooklyn, with whom he made 

his home for the past year, and Joanne 

Kennawi and her husband Tarek of 

Dayville; 10 grandchildren, Shane, Robbie 

and Heather Dunbar, Marissa and Justin 

Cutting, and Tarek Jr., Shareen, Dezmond, 

Jamie and Jordan Kennawi; great-grandchildren 

Morghan and Emaleigh Dunbar; 

his sister, Mary Walulak, of New Jersey; 

brother-in-law and best friend Howie 

Whitaker of Ware; brother-in-law and sister-in-law 

Leo and Claudette Dominie of 

Ware; and many nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by his sisters, Anna 

Skutnik, Caroline McCarthy and Irene 

Whitaker. 

The son of the late Peter and Agnes 

THOMPSON — Lisa M. Pope, 93, formerly 

of Chase Road, Thompson, died Friday, Feb. 

8, at Matulaitis Nursing Home. 

She was the wife of the late Chester H. 

Pope, who died in 1996, and Francis Bates, 

who died in 1950. 

She leaves her grandchildren, Shawn Bates 

and his wife Jennifer of Putnam, Kyle Bates 

of Manchester, N.H., Stacy Bates-Trombley 

and her husband Tyler of Springfield, Vt., 

and Lisa Bates of Woodstock; her great 

grandchildren, Kristopher, Kobie, Karson, 

Nevaeh and Crystal Rossetti; her daughterin-law, 

Elaine Bates, of Putnam; her sisters, 

Matilda Deotte and Lydia Cutter, both of 

North Grosvenordale; her brothers, Connie 

Lippiello and his wife Ruth of North 

Grosvenordale and Victor Lippiello of 

Putnam; and several nieces and nephews. 

BROOKLYN — Donald Keech, 65, of 

Brooklyn, died peacefully at home 

Wednesday, Feb. 6. 

The son of Marjorie (Mellor) Keech of 

Willimantic and the late Harold Leta Keech, 

he was born April 23, 1942, in Putnam. 

In addition to his mother, he leaves his son, 

Sean Keech, of California; grandson Justin 

Keech of California; his companion of four 

years, Debra Anderson, and family; his former 

wife, Barbara Mills, of California and 

her son Doug Mills and family; several nieces 

and nephews; and his best friend of 60 years, 

Judy Riley, of Brooklyn. 

He was predeceased by three brothers 

John, Gerry and Tom Keech, and a niece, 

Erica Lynn Keech. 

Lisa M. Pope, 93 

Donald Keech, 65 

(Lebida) Lukaskiewicz, he 

was born March 11, 1920, in 

Three Rivers, Mass. 

Mr. Lukaskiewicz attended 

Ware High School. Upon completion 

of his education, he 

enlisted in the U.S. Army in 

1942, serving in World War II 

with the 47th Bombardment Group 

throughout France, Africa and Italy. He 

received the Distinguished Unit Badge, 

European African Middle Eastern Theater 

Campaign Ribbon and the Good Conduct 

Medal. He was honorably discharged in 

1945 at the completion of the war. 

Until his retirement in 1990, Mr. 

Lukaskiewicz was employed as a cook for 

Belchertown State School in Belchertown, 

Mass. 

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 

a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, at St. Mary’s 

Church in Ware, Mass. Burial will be in the 

Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial 

Cemetery in Agawam, Mass., at the convenience 

of the family. Gagnon-Costello 

Funeral Home, 33 Reynolds St., Danielson, 

is in charge of arrangements. 

She was predeceased by her son, Louis F. 

Bates. 

The daughter of the late Bartholomew and 

Mary Lippiello, she was born July 10, 1914, in 

Thompson and had made her home there all 

her life. 

Mrs. Pope was a member of the Thompson 

Congregational Church and a member of the 

Ladies Aide. She enjoyed word games and 

puzzles. 

The funeral was held Monday, Feb. 11, at 

the Smith & Walker Funeral Home in 

Putnam. Burial was in West Thompson 

Cemetery. 


to the Thompson Congregational Church, 

P.O. Box 308, Thompson, CT 06277. 



Mr. Keech was a 1960 graduate 

of Killingly High School, 

and he served in the Air Force 

during the Vietnam War era 

from 1960 to 1964. He resided in 

Orange, Calif., for 35 years and 

worked for Leavitts for many 

years before returning to 

Danielson in 1998. He had also owned his own 

courier business. 

A memorial service was held on Sunday, 

Feb. 10, at Tillinghast Funeral Home in 

Danielson. Burial will be at the convenience 

of the family. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory 

may be made to Hospice of Northeastern 

Connecticut, P.O. Box 632, Putnam, CT 06260. 

William Stanley Jr., 70 

DUDLEY, Mass. — William “Bill” 

Stanley Jr., 70, of 112 Southbridge Road, 

died peacefully Feb. 9 at his home. 

He leaves his wife of 50 years, Joan 

(Paquette) Stanley; two sons, William 

Stanley III of South Carolina and James 

B. Stanley of Fiskdale; two daughters, 

Donna Evanski of Dudley and Kim 

Kingsbury and her husband Mike of 

Killingly, Conn.; three brothers, Leonard 

Stanley of Connecticut, Richard Stanley 

of Rhode Island and Ronnie Stanley of 

Webster; three sisters, Marjorie Maple of 

Florida, Jane Davis of Oxford and 

Barbara Stanley of Dudley; six grandchildren; 

two great-grandchildren; and many 

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Maud (Genung) 

Gubernat, 82, of Cookeville, formerly of 

Maplewood and Irvington, N.J., passed away 

Sunday, Feb. 3, after complications of pneumonia 

and congestive heart failure following 

hip surgery. 

She was married for 50 years to her beloved 

husband John, who predeceased her 10 years 

ago. 

She leaves her daughter, Laura Gubernat, 

and her partner Steven Jorjorian of 

Woodstock, Conn.; her son, John, and his 

wife Susan of Aberdeen, N.J.; her dear grandson, 

James Bogdanski, of Woodstock; her 

brother-in-law, Adam Gawel, of Toms River; 

and her niece, Carol McGraw, and her husband 

Ronnie of Colonia, N.J. 

She was predeceased by her parents, 

Henry (Harry) and Maud (Egan) Genung. 

Born Aug. 11, 1925, in Newark, N.J., Mrs. 

Gubernat graduated from Eastside High 

PLAINFIELD — Loretta C. Bigonesse, 101, 

formerly of 66 Salisbury Ave., Moosup, died 

Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, at Haven Health Care 

in Danielson. 

She leaves several nieces, nephews and 

great-nieces and great-nephews. 

A daughter of the late Hubert and Hermine 

(Morency) Bigonesse, she was born April 21, 

1906, in Moosup and 

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Maud Gubernat, 82 

was a lifelong resident 

of the community. 

Miss Bigonesse was 

a graduate of All 

Hallows Parochial 

School. She was 

nieces and nephews. 

He was predeceased by two brothers, 

Henry and John Stanley. 

The son of the late William and Jenny 

(Hicks) Stanley, he was born in Worcester 

and had lived in Dudley for 40 years. 

Mr. Stanley worked 60 years and started 

seal coating and paving at the age of 10 

and continued until his illness. He 

enjoyed trucks and his work, but most of 

all, the love of his family. 

The funeral was held Wednesday, Feb. 

13, from Bartel Funeral Home & Chapel, 

with a Mass at St. Anthony of Padua 

Church in Dudley. Burial followed in 

Waldron Cemetery in Dudley. 

School in 1943 and married her high school 

sweetheart, John, a decorated World War II 

veteran shortly after his return from service. 

She contributed to the war effort by attending 

the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics, 

helping to assemble aircraft. 

In 1974, Mrs. Gubernat moved to 

Cookeville with her husband, who helped 

open the Cooper Industries plant in Sparta, 

Tenn. She worked for a time at the now 

defunct Rose’s Department Store. She was a 

regular attendee of Holy Host Lutheran 

Church and, until recent years, a member of 

her local AARP. 

Everyone will remember Maud as a quiet, 

staunchly independent and friendly woman 

who loved her family, her home, her neighbors 

and her church. 

Family arrangements were private. 

Gilman & Valade Funeral Home was entrusted 

with arrangements. 

Loretta Bigonesse, 101 

employed by several area textile mills and 

retired from the former Acme Cotton Co. of 

Danielson. 

A devoted communicant of All Hallows 

Church in Moosup, Miss Bigonesse enjoyed 

knitting, crocheting, needlework, the Boston 

Red Sox and UConn women’s basketball. 

A graveside service was held Friday, Feb. 8, at 

Sacred Heart Cemetery in Wauregan. A memorial 

Mass will be announced at a later date. 

Dougherty Bros. Funeral Home of Plainfield 

has been entrusted with arrangements. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions 

may be made to All Hallows Church, 130 

Prospect St., Moosup, CT 06354. 

Turn to B5 for more OBITUARIES

RELIGION 

Christianity like it was meant to be 

BEYOND 

THE PEWS 

JOHN 

HANSON 

Once upon a time, deep in the 

heart of New England, lived 

a family of squirrels. 

Sheltered in the strong branches of 

a giant oak tree, they enjoyed the 

“good life,” gladly sharing a plentiful 

supply of acorns and a freshwater 

spring. Although gathering 

food took a great deal of work and 

enduring the winters was difficult, 

these happy critters had a sense 

that this was how things ought to 

be. 

One spring morning, these country 

squirrels were awakened by the 

screaming of chainsaws and the 

rumblings of a bulldozer. It seems 

a visionary developer had devised 

a plan that would bring “improvements” 

to the area. Architects had 

designed a huge mall that would 

surround the great oak, incorporating 

it into a beautiful courtyard, 

which would be covered with enormous 

skylights. 

The building process was unsettling 

at first, but soon they became 

accustomed to commotion and, 

eventually, adjusted to the many 

changes. Now the climate was 

milder, the food was different and 

they had much less interaction 

with nature. Their beloved acorns 

were regularly swept up and disposed 

of, but now there was 

caramel corn, salted peanuts and 

milkshakes aplenty. And, the trash 

bins were gold mines! 

Years passed. Now, younger 

squirrels rolled their eyes as 

grandma and grandpa squirrel 

chattered about the good old days. 

They talked about acorns, fresh 

water and warm sunlight, but 

everyone knew they had overactive 

memories. Two generations lived 

and died in this new manmade 

environment. Due to the mild climate 

and unhealthy food, many of 

squirrels were sickly. Because of 

their confinement, they were 

always on each other’s nerves. 

They often wondered about the 

meaning of life; what was the purpose 

of waking up, eating garbage 

and watching frenzied shoppers 

rush by? 

Then, one glorious day, a daring 

squirrel escaped. Curious about 

the bright skylights, he jumped 

from an upper branch of the tree to 

a pole. Climbing the pole he came 

to a ceiling beam, which took him 

to an air vent. Slipping through the 

vent, he plopped out onto the roof. 

What sensations accosted him! 

Dazzling sunlight, warm, fresh air 

and new vistas overwhelmed his 

senses. Scurrying down a rain gutter 

to a parking lot, he dodged traffic 

and darted into the undeveloped 

woods nearby. For hours he 

roamed, discovering nuts, acorns, 

fresh water and healthy squirrels. 

Thrilled with his new life, he 

retraced his steps and breathlessly 

told his peers of the wonderful 

“real” world outside. They 

laughed, declaring, “That kind of 

world doesn’t exist anymore!” 

Disappointed that they would not 

believe, the squirrel quietly 

slipped back out into life — as it 

was meant to be. 

OBITUARIES 

Robert Thomas Desjardins 

PUTNAM — Robert Thomas Desjardins passed away 

peafully Saturday, Feb. 9, at his home. 

He was the husband of Karen Lee McKay, of Fabyan. 

They were married July 21, 1979. 

In addition to his wife, he leaves his daughter, Rebecca Lee 

Desjardins, of Virginia Beach, Va., of whom he was extremely 

proud and loved above all else; his brothers, Ronald and 

wife Lynn, Michael and wife Kristine, and Jeff and wife 

Tracy; his sisters, Anna and husband John, and Brenda 

Jarvis and Ed Fratoni; nieces Kristen, Katy, Kelly, Karla, 

Kayla and Michelle; nephews Sean, Kyle, Garrett, Daniel, 

Benjamin, Brandon, Dylan and Kevin; his mother and fatherin-law, 

Jim and Lucille McKay; his godparents, Richard and 

Eleanor Desjardins; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. 

He was predeceased by his grandparents, Thomas and 

Eva Desjardins and William and Ellen Exley; and a sisterin-law, 

Cindy McKay. 

The son of Doris (Exley) and the late Maurice 

Desjardins, he was born Aug. 8, 1955, in Putnam, Conn. 

Mr. Desjardins was a 1973 graduate of Killingly High 

School. Growing up, he was active in the Killingly FFA and 

4-H. 

A man who enjoyed the simple things in life and loved 

his family, Mr. Desjardins took pride in being the herdsman 

for Desjardins Farm, where he was employed. He was 

a member of the Holstein Association, DHIA, Connecticut 

Farm Bureau and Killingly FFA Alumni Association. 

Mr. Desjardins bowled for many years, was an avid fan 

of the Oakland Raiders, USC football and UConn basketball, 

and enjoyed showing off his 1973 Z-28 Camaro. 

A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated Wednesday, 

Feb. 13, at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in 

Plainfield. Burial followed in All Hallows Cemetery in 

Moosup. Dougherty Brothers Funeral Home of Plainfield 

handled arrangements. 

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Robert 

Thomas Desjardins Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of America, 

574 Middle Turnpike, Storrs, CT 06268. Donations may also 

be made to the American Heart Association. 

William Hull Beckwith Jr., 62 

DANIELSON — William “Bill” Hull Beckwith Jr., 62, 

passed away peacefully Feb. 7 at his home in Danielson, 

after a courageous battle with cancer. 

He leaves his loving wife, Deborah (Rudin) Beckwith of 

Danielson; his son Jeff and Mary Beckwith and their children 

Sydney and Brooke of Montville; his son William 

“Chip” and Daisy (Prado) Beckwith of Dublin, Calif.; his 

daughter, Cori J. Allard, and her husband Jason Allard of Dublin, 

Calif.; his stepdaughter, Aimee (Jarvis) Dean, her husband Mark Dean 

and their children Kaitlyn, Dylan and Devan of Brooklyn; his stepson 

Chad and Shannon Jarvis and their children Keryn, Felicia and 

Spencer of Wichita, Kan. 

He was predeceased by his parents, William Hull Sr. and Cora 

(Freeman) Beckwith, and an aunt, Blanche Smith, also of Norwich. 

Formerly of Norwich, Mr. Beckwith grew up on the West Side, attended 

Norwich Tech and served in the US Army from 1965 to 1967.Mr. 

Beckwith worked most of his life as a mechanic at Lehigh Oil Company 

and Southeast Area Transit (SEAT) Bus Co. He also worked at 

Wernicki’s Truck Co., a sub-contractor for the United States Postal 

Service, and retired in 2005 due to his illness. 

Mr. Beckwith was an avid handyman and an ardent patriot, and he 

loved spending time with his family on his boat at Gardiner’s Lake. He 

was a loving man, with a passion for model trains, model airplanes and 

radio-controlled helicopters. 

The funeral was from the Church and Allen Funeral Home in 

Norwich on Thursday, Feb. 14. Burial followed in Maplewood Cemetery. 

His soul will always be loved. His presence will be deeply missed. 

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of Northeastern 

Connecticut. Please visit the online memorial at www.mem.com. 


Once upon a time not long after 

the Day of Pentecost, some 

Christians were having church 

like it was meant to be. But then 

developers came along. “Progress” 

was made. Creeds were written, 

rituals were developed and soon 

the climate seemed to be a little 

more controlled. Eventually services 

were planned to the smallest 

detail, politically incorrect doctrines 

were carefully altered, 

action was taken to make the 

church more culturally sensitive, 

and institutions and procedures 

were established to insure that all 

interaction with the real spiritual 

world was carefully buffered by 

“the church.” No longer were people 

challenged to pick up their 

crosses. Money or good works 

became the means to forgiveness 

rather than godly sorrow and 

repentance. Baptism was redefined, 

and speaking in tongues was 

considered a thing of the past. 

Soon, nothing more than obscure 

references to real Christianity survived. 

Christians became emaciated 

and sickly. 

But occasionally some brave soul 

will escape back to the original. 

(See the book of Acts.) Upon doing 

so, their spiritual senses are overwhelmed 

with God’s love and 

power. Their lives are drastically 

changed. Of course, others often 

laugh or persecute them. 

Nevertheless, Christianity — like 

it was meant to be — can still be a 

reality. Maybe you should slip out 

and take a peek. 

John W. Hanson is the bishop of 

Acts II Ministries of Thompson. For 

more articles or books, please visit 

www.ActsII.org and choose the 

“Inspirations Bookstore” icon. 

Rita M. DiVincenzo, 86 

WOODSTOCK — Rita M. (Walker) DiVincenzo, 86, of 

Butts Road, died Saturday, Feb. 2. 

She was the loving wife of the late Joseph DiVincenzo, 

who died Feb. 6, 1986. They were married June 6, 1942. 

She leaves her daughter, Shirley Ann Weimann, and 

her husband Gordon of Woodstock; her brother, Ronald 

Walker, of Webster, Mass.; and her granddaughter, Jane 

Weimann, of Woodstock. 

She was predeceased by her brothers, Myron Walker, 

Alvin Walker, Bernard Walker, Richard Walker and Leon 

Walker; and her sisters, Veronia LaCroix and Hazel 

Burdett. 

The daughter of the late Leon and Mary (Templeman) 

Walker, she was born in Webster, Mass. 

Mrs. DiVincenzo was a homemaker and a communicant 

of St. Stephen’s Church. 

A Mass of Christian burial was held Feb. 6 in St. 

Stephen’s Church in Quinebaug. Gilman & Valade 

Funeral Homes was entrusted with arrangements. 

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to 

Woodstock Volunteer Fire Association, Route 169, 

Woodstock, CT 06281; or to St. Mary School, 23 Marshall 

Street, Putnam, CT 06260. 

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BALLOUVILLE 

St. Anne’s Church, 125 Ballouville 

Road, Ballouville, 774-6164. Pastor: 

Rev. Sylva P. LeCours. Masses: 

Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday, 9 and 11 

a.m. CCD program, 9:45 a.m. 

Sunday. Confession Saturday, 4:30 

p.m. or by appointment. 

BROOKLYN 

Community Bible Chapel, 385 

South St., Brooklyn, 774-7115. 

Pastor: Services: Family Bible 

hour and Sunday School, 11 a.m. 

Federated Church of Christ, 15 

Hartford Road, Brooklyn, 774-9817. 

Pastor: Rev. Paulette Harwood. 

Services: 10 a.m. Sundays 

Open Bible Baptist, 198 Prince Hill 

Road, Brooklyn, 779-7595. Pastor: 

Ricky Davis. Sunday School, 10 

a.m. Services: 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. 

Wednesday prayer and Bible 

study, 7 p.m. 

Our Lady of LaSalette Church 25, 

Providence Road, Brooklyn, 774- 

6275. Pastor: Fr. Raymond 

Vaillancourt. Masses: Sunday 

Masses, 8 and 11a.m. Tuesday 

Mass: 8 a.m. Holy Day Masses 9 

a.m. Confessions, baptisms and 

marriages by appointment. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, 620 

Wauregon Road, Brooklyn, 774- 

6892. Services: Saturdays, 5:30 p.m. 

Rectory, 564-2668. 

St. John Lutheran Church, 445 

Providence Road, Brooklyn, 774- 

0029. Pastor: Lisa Anderson. 

Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday 

School, 9:30 a.m. 

Trinity Episcopal Church, 

Brooklyn, 774-9352. Pastor: The 

Rev. Ronald A. Glaude. Services: 

Sunday Holy eucharist, 8 and 10 

a.m. Wednesday healing 

eucharist, 7 p.m. 

Unitarian Universalist Society in 

Brooklyn, Rts. 6 and 69, Brooklyn, 

779-2623. President: Ann Barry. 

Services: 10:30 a.m., two Sundays 

per month at Brooklyn 

Community Center January to 

April, at meetinghouse on the 

Green, April to December. 

DANIELSON 

The Cornerstone Baptist 

Church, 247 Broad St., Danielson; 

Pastor Rev. Nancy E.F. Morrow; 

Sunday School: 9 a.m. Worship: 

10:30 a.m. handicapped accessible; 

nursery care available. 

Congregation B’Nai Shalom: Sons 

of Zion building, 125 Church St., 

Putnam. Beth Israel building, 39 

Killingly Dr., Danielson. Friday 

evening services: 7 p.m. in 

Putnam. Saturday morning services: 

9 a.m. in Putnam. 

Hebrew school meets Sunday 

mornings. Hebrew School 

Director Jennifer Wright, 774-6404; 

Lay Leader Alan Turner, 774-7181; 

President Linda Simons, 928-4806. 

Gospel Light Christian 

Fellowship, 132 Wauregon Road, 

Danielson, 779-2418. Pastor Ralph 

Stravato. Services: Sunday 10 a.m. 

(Children’s Church at same time), 

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 

St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 254 


RELIGIOUS SERVICES 

Over 150 Monuments and Markers on display 

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Broad St., Killingly, 774-8833. 

Pastor: The Rev. Anthony C. 

Dinoto. Services: Sundays, 10 a.m. 

St. James Church, 12 Franklin St., 

Danielson, 774-3900. Pastor: Rev. 

John J. O’Neill. Morning Masses: 

Monday – Friday 7 and 9 a.m. 

Saturday at 7:30 a.m. Confessions 

Saturday, 3:45 p.m. Saturday Vigil 

Mass, 4:30 p.m. Sunday Masses at 

7, 9 and 11 a.m. 

United Methodist Church of 

Danielson, 9 Spring, Killingly, 774- 

2839. Office, 779-2018. Pastor: Dan 

Ames. Services: Sundays, 10:30 

a.m. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. 

Westfield Congregational Church 

210 Main St., Danielson 

774-8438 

Rev. Alice O'Donovan 

Worship at 10:00 a.m., Sunday 

School at 10:00 a.m. 

e-mail: westfieldcongregat@sbcglobal.net 

www.westfielducc.org 

Colonial Baptist Church 

185 Broad St. 

Danielson, CT 

774-2202 

Pastor Russ Elam 

Sunday morning services: 

celebration and worship, 

9:30 to 10:30 a.m. 

Community & Youth 

(pre-kindergarten-high 

school 

mentoring program), 

10:30 a.m. to noon., Sunday 

C.O.R.E. (adult group), 

6 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday 

DAYVILLE 

St. Joseph/St. Ignatius Weekend 

Mass Schedule is as follows: 

Saturday Vigil - 4pm St. Ignatius, 

Rogers. Sunday Mass - 8:30am & 

10am St. Joseph, Dayville 

KILLINGLY 

Calvary Bible Baptist Church, 162 

Main St., Killingly, 779-7267. 

Pastor: Michael J. Rizzuti. 

Services: Sunday School 10 a.m. 

Services 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Wednesday services, 7 p.m. 

Church of the Nazarene, 440 

Westcott Road, Killingly, 774-5844. 

Pastor: Rev. Wendy Ambrefe. 

Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. Sunday 

services, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Wednesday prayer and Bible 

study, 7 p.m. Thursday youth 

social time, 7 p.m. 

Colonial Baptist Church, 687 Cook 

Hill Road, Killingly, 774-2202. 

Pastor: Russ Elam. Services: Faith 

education 9:30 a.m., worship, 10:30 

a.m. faith application from the 

Bible, 6 p.m. 

First Apostolic Church of 

Danielson, 6 Academy St., 

Killingly, 774-3564. Services: 

Sunday, 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. 

Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. 

South Killingly Congrega-tional 

Church, 160 Halls Road, Killingly, 

774-3871. Pastor: Frank C. Perkins. 

Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m. 

Union Baptist Church, 1369 

Hartford Pike, Killingly 774-6653. 

Pastor: William P. Pearl. Services: 

Sunday, 10 a.m.,, including children’s 

Sunday School. Tuesday 

Bible study, 7 p.m. 

Send all obituary notices to the Killingly Villager, 

107 Providence St., Putnam, CT 06260, or by 

e-mail to sjarvis@villagernewspapers.com. 

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FRIDAY 

February 15 

LENTEN FISH FRY, hosted by Knights of 

Columbus Council 2087, will be held from 

noon to 8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus 

Hall, 1017 Riverside Drive, North 

Grosvenordale. The menu at this annual event 

includes fish and chips, fried clams, fried scallops, 

a fisherman’s platter and combination 

plates. Each entrée comes with coleslaw, fries 

and a dinner roll. Food is available for eating 

in or taking out. A full bar will be available for 

dine-in patrons. The entertainment for the 

evening will be karaoke. 

SATURDAY 

February 16 

‘INTRODUCTION TO HYPNOTHERA- 

PY’ with Elaine Turner will be held from 2 to 

3:30 p.m. at Putnam Public Library, 225 

Kennedy Drive, Putnam. Curious if hypnotherapy 

could help you? Come to this informative 

session to find out. For more information, 

call the Putnam Public Library at (860) 

963-6826. 

WILDLIFE MONITORING TRAINING 

HIKE will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Begin 

or continue training to become a Citizen 

Science Wildlife Monitor. A team of volunteers 

monitor study sites four times a year to 

collect data important to conservation efforts. 

The fee is $50 for members and $60 for nonmembers. 

For more information or to register, 

call (860) 928-4948. 

FREE TAX PREPERATION BY VITA will 

be held at the Putnam Public Library, 225 

Kennedy Drive, Putnam. Please call the 

library at (860) 963-6826 for more information 

or to make an appointment. 

‘AHOY MATEYS!’ PROGRAM, sponsored 

by the Thompson Public Library, will be held 

from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Faucher Community 

Center. Captain Hairy Foot Flynn and First 

Mate Black Bandit Banister invite boys ages 6 

and up to join their pirate crew and set sail on 

the Jolly Roger. Light refreshments will be 

served. Registration is suggested. For more 

information or to register, sign up at the circulation 

desk or call (860) 923-9779. 

BENEFIT SPAGHETTI DINNER will be 

held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Danielson Elks 

Lodge. Dinner is $8 for adults, $5 for children 

and free for children under the age of 5. For 

tickets, call Ronnie at (860) 377-7521, Warren at 

(860) 315-0770 or Tom at (860) 428-3572. 

BENEFIT SPAGHETTI DINNER AND 

DANCE will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight at 

the Danielson Elks Lodge. Dinner and dance is 

$10 for adults, $5 for children and free for children 

under the age of 5. For tickets, call 

Ronnie at (860) 377-7521, Warren at (860) 315- 

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Tue, Thurs, & Sat 9am-1pm 

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PASTA DINNER AND DANCE, hosted by 

the American Legion Post 67, will be held from 

5 to 11 p.m. at the Legion, Route 200, North 

Grosvenordale. Dinner is from 5 to 7 p.m. and 

the dancing will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. 

Tickets are $8 per person and are available at 

the bar by calling (860) 923-9203 and at the door. 

All proceeds will go to benefit Relay For Life. 

WILD BIRD CROSSING LOCAL AREA 

WINTER BIRDWALK will be held starting at 

7:30 a.m. at Wild Bird Crossing, 4 Cedar St., 

Sturbridge, Mass. The group will be walking 

or snowshoeing in the local area. There is no 

charge for this event. Please call Wild Bird 

Crossing at (508) 347-2473 to make reservations. 

TURKEY POTPIE SUPPER will be held 

from 5 to 7 p.m. in the dining room of the 

Congregational Church of Putnam. Dinner is 

$8 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and 

under. Take-out will be available. To make a 

reservation, please call (860) 928-4405. 

ROAST BEEF SUPPER will be held from 

4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist 

Church of North Grosvenordale, 954 Riverside 

Drive, North Grosvenordale. Take-out will be 

available and there will also be a bake sale. 

Dinner is $8 for adults and $3.75 for children. 

ANNUAL GIANT WHITE ELEPHANT 

SALE will be held at the Killingly Grange 

from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The kitchen will be open 

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A blow-out sale will be 

held from 2 to 3 p.m. The Grange is located on 

Route 101 in Dayville, at the corner of Dog Hill 

Road. 

SUNDAY 

February 17 

PANCAKE BREAKFAST, hosted by the 

Capt. Put Engine Co. of the Danielson Fire 

Department, will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. at 

the BPOE Lodge on Center Street in 

Danielson. Tickets are $4 for adults, $3 for 

seniors and $2.50 for children. 

‘PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN: A 

MUSICAL CELEBRATION WITH ENTER- 

TAINER BOB MEL,’ a special event for 

seniors, will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the 

Thompson Library Community Center, 934 

Riverside Dr., North Grosvenordale. Take a 

musical trip across America with the songs of 

San Francisco, New York, Chicago, “Over 

There” (from World War I), “God Bless 

America,” “I Believe,” American rock and roll 

and classics like “This Land is Your Land,” 

“America the Beautiful,” “What a Wonderful 

World” and more. Also enjoy bits of history 

and trivia from when ancestors arrived in this 

country and today. All attendees will receive a 

free 12-inch American flag, popcorn and 

punch. Please call (860) 923-9440. 

GENTLE YOGA INTRODUCTION 

WORKSHOP will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. at 

Nia Connecticut Fitness and Day Spa in 

Dayville. This complimentary introduction is 

open to men and women for an opportunity to 

experience yoga at its best. This class is led by 

John Snell, a certified yoga teacher who has 

taught yoga for many years. To register or for 

more information call (860) 779-1303, send an e- 

mail to jdsnell@mindspring.com or visit 

http://www.nia-connecticut.com. 

ALDRICH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY’S 

112th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION will be 

held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the library, located at 

299 Main St. in Moosup. Cake, balloons, live 

music and crafts will be featured at this special 

celebration. Bring birthday or Christmas 

cards and learn how to turn them into boxes 

and learn the art of Origami. For more information, 

call (860) 564-8760. 

TUESDAY 

February 19 

‘STORY OF WAITY CORNELIUS’ BY 

GWENDOLYN PRESUTTI will be held at 

10:35 and 11:35 a.m. at Killingly Intermediate 

School and at 1 p.m. at Killingly High School. 

Senior citizens are welcome to attend the performances, 

but should note that only 25 seats 

per assembly will be available to them at 

Killingly Intermediate School. A performance 

for the general public will take place at 7 p.m. 

at Killingly High School. For more information, 

please contact Killingly Intermediate 

School Principal Sheryl Kempain at (860) 779- 

6700 and Killingly High School Principal 

Daniel Costello or Assistant Principal 

Michael Devine at (860) 779-6620. 

‘THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM’ will be 

shown starting at 6 p.m. at the Thompson 

Public Library, 934 Riverside Drive, North 

Grosvenordale. This movie is rated PG-13 and 

runs for 1 hour and 56 minutes. This showing 

is free and open to the public. Children under 

the age of 10 must be accompanied by an 

adult. Light refreshments will be allowed. For 

more information, stop by the library or visit 

http://www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org. 

SUMMER OPPROTUNITIES/GAP 

YEAR FAIR will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. in the 

Common Room of the Main House on the 

Pomfret School campus. Representatives from 

a variety of organizations around the United 

States will be present. Students and parents 

are welcome. For more information on this 

event, please contact Louisa Jones at (860) 963- 

6156. 

WEDNESDAY 

February 20 

LUNCH WALK, hosted by the Connecticut 

Audubon Society, will be held starting at noon 

at the center at 189 Pomfret St., Pomfret 

Center. Get out of the house or office to stretch 

your legs and clear your head. Seniors and 

parents with babies in backpacks are welcome. 

This event is free. 

‘EVAN ALMIGHTY’ will be shown starting 

at 1 p.m. at the Thompson Public Library, 

934 Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale. 

This movie is rated PG and runs for 1 hour 

and 36 minutes. This showing is free and open 

to the public. Children under the age of 10 

must be accompanied by an adult. Light 

refreshments will be allowed. For more information, 

stop by the library or visit 


‘HAIRSPRAY’ will be shown starting at 6 

p.m. at the Thompson Public Library, 934 

Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale. This 

movie is rated PG and runs for 117 minutes. 

This showing is free and open to the public. 

Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied 

by an adult. Light refreshments will be 

allowed. For more information, stop by the 

library or visit http://www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org. 

THURSDAY 

February 21 

CONGRESSMAN JOE COURTNEY 

OFFICE HOURS will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. 

in Room C221 at Quinebaug Valley 

Community College, 742 Upper Maple St., 

Danielson. During the allotted time, an aide to 

Courtney will be available to help address 

issues that residents may have with the federal 

government, including problems receiving 

Social Security or veterans’ benefits, or other 

problems related to a federal agency. For more 

information or to make an appointment, 

please call Courtney’s District Office at (860) 

886-0139. 

MORNING WALK, hosted by the 

Connecticut Audubon Society, will be held 

starting at 8:30 a.m. at the center at 189 

Pomfret St., Pomfret Center. Longtime volunteer 

and naturalist Fran Baranski and other 

center volunteers will take participants for a 

walk on the Bafflin Sanctuary and Wyndham 

Land Trust properties. Walk for fun and exercise. 

This is free to CAS members and $3 for 

non-CAS members. 

BLOOD DRIVE will be held from 1:30 to 

5:45 p.m. at Brooklyn Middle School. The 

National Junior Honor Society is sponsoring 

the drive by providing good food and great volunteer 

service. Walk-ins will be welcome on a 

limited basis. Please call for openings. For an 

appointment, sign up at or call Brooklyn 

Middle School at (860) 774-9153, or call the 

American Red Cross at 1-800-GiveLife (448- 

3543). 

‘HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL’ will be shown 

starting at 1 p.m. at the Thompson Public 

Library, 934 Riverside Drive, North 

Grosvenordale. This movie is rated G and 

runs for 98 minutes. This showing is free and 

open to the public. Children under the age of 

10 must be accompanied by an adult. Light 

refreshments will be allowed. For more information, 

stop by the library or visit 


WINTER FESTIVAL FOR GRANDPAR- 

ENTS AND GRANDCHILDREN will be held 

from 1 to 3 p.m. at Thompson Public Library, 


There will be a hula hoop show, creative 

games, crafts and an ice cream social. This 

event is funded by School Readiness and 

Discovery. For more information, please call 

Jessica LaParle at (860) 923-1121. 

FRIDAY 

February 22 

DANIELSON ELKS POLISH NIGHT will 

be held beginning at 7 p.m. at the lodge. 

Dinner is served at 7 p.m. and consists of cabbage, 

soup, stuffed cabbage, potato and cabbage 

pierogis, kielbasa, rye bread and dessert. 

Dancing will follow the meal. The meal is $10 

per person. For more information, contact the 

lodge at (860) 774-9775. 

FULL MOON WALK will begin at 7:30 p.m. 

at Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Road, Hampton. Get 

the nocturnal view of Trail Wood under the 

full moon. Catch the reflections of the moonshine 

off Beaver Pond, listen for denizens of 

the night and delight in the beauty of it all. 

The event is free to CAS members and $3 for 

non-members. 






will consist of fish and chips, fried clams, fried 

scallops, a fisherman’s platter and combination 

plates. Each entrée comes with coleslaw, 

fries and a dinner roll. Food is available for 

eating in or taking out. A full bar will be available 

for dine-in patrons. 

‘THE LAST MIMZY’ will be shown starting 

at 1 p.m. at the Thompson Public Library, 


This movie is rated PG and runs for 97 minutes. 


Children under the age of 10 must be 

accompanied by an adult. Light refreshments 

will be allowed. For more information, stop by 

the library or visit http://www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org. 

SATURDAY 

February 23 

MEATLOAF DINNER, sponsored by the 

Thompson Memorial VFW Post 10088, will be 

held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the post, located on 

Route 131 in Quinebaug. Dinner will consist of 

meatloaf, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls 

and butter and dessert. Dinner is $8 for adults 

and $4.50 for children age 12 and under. 

FRENCH RIVER BUFFER BENEFIT, 

sponsored by the Thompson Together 

Environment Committee and the Knights of 

Columbus Council 2087, will be held at the 

Knights of Columbus Hall, Riverside Drive, 

North Grosvenordale. The French River 

Buffer is a community project using native 

plantings to stabilize the riverbanks of the 

French River and beautify Riverside Park in 

North Grosvenordale. There will be a roast 

beef dinner, live music by B and E, a quilt raffle 

and a silent auction. Tickets will only be 

sold in advance and are $10 for adults and $7 

for children under 7. Take-out dinners will 

also be available. For tickets and more information, 

please call Ida at (860) 923-9052 or send 

an e-mail to iransom@snet.net. 

WILDLIFE MONITORING AND TRAIN- 

ING HIKE will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Train alongside citizen science volunteers for 

six hours as they look for tracks and sign of 

mammals on the Woodstock study sites. The 

fee is $50 for CAS members and $60 for nonmembers. 

For more information or to register 

contact Paula Coughlin, Citizen Science coordinator, 

at (860) 928-4948 or by e-mail at paulacoughlin@ctaudubon.org. 

GREGORY PEARCE IN CONCERT will be 

held starting at 3:30 p.m. at Putnam Public 

Library, 225 Kennedy Drive, Putnam. Warm 

up a winter Saturday at the library listening 

to guitarist Gregory Pearce. Take advantage of 

this great opportunity to hear some fantastic 

guitar music. Please bring a non-perishable 

donation for the Daily Bread food bank. For 

more information, call (860) 963-6826. 



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THOMPSON LITTLE LEAGUE REGIS- 

TRATION will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 

Tourtellotte High School. The cost is $50 per 

player with a $90 family maximum. 

HEALING CLINIC will be hosted by Linda 

Worchel, a multi-dimensional healer, from 10 

a.m. to 2 p.m. Half-hour sessions will be available 

on a monetary donation basis. Physical, 

emotional, mental and spiritual issues are all 

part off the same being. Healing gets to the 

hear of the matter and works on all levels. To 

make an appointment, call (860) 963-2122. For 

more information, visit http://www.lindaworchelhealer.com. 

‘RATATOUILLE’ will be shown starting at 

1 p.m. at the Thompson Public Library, 934 

Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale. This 

movie is rated G and runs for 111 minutes. 


Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied 

by an adult and light refreshments will 

be allowed. For more information, stop by the 

library or visit http://www.thompsonpubliclibrary.org. 

SUNDAY 

February 24 

MARBLE CARVING DEMONSTRATION 

by Willimantic artist Richard Jaworowski will 

be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Celebrations Gallery, 

330 Pomfret St., Pomfret Center. Jaworowski is 

a self-described “sculptor of dreams” who 

works in mahogany as well as Vermont marble. 

Graced with the fluid lines and gentle 

swells of the human form, his pieces are 

shaped to capture deeper emotions of the 

mind. He was selected for the 42nd annual 

exhibition of the National Sculpture Society 

in New York, and his sculptures can be found 

in public and private collections across the 

United States. This event is free. For more 

information, call (860) 928-5492 or send an e- 

mail to info@celebrationsshoppes.com. 

OPEN HOUSE will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. 

at Aspinock Historical Society, 209 School St., 

Putnam. The historical and genealogical 

library and the World War II exhibit will be 

open to the public. Copies of Perspectives of 

Putnam will be on sale. For more information, 

call (860) 963-0092 or visit 

http://www.aspinock-putnam.com. 

ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT BREAKFAST, hosted 

by American Legion Post 67, will be held from 

8 to 11 a.m. at the post, Route 200, North 

Grosvenordale. The price is $6 per person and 

all proceeds will benefit Legion programs. 

MONDAY 

February 25 

MOMS CLUB OF WOODSTOCK OPEN 

HOUSE will be held from 10 to noon downstairs 

at Woodstock Town Hall. Local moms 

are invited to find out more about MOMS 

Club, a support group for stay-at-home moms. 

There will be kids’ crafts, a play area, snacks 

and information packets to peruse. Contact 

Dawn M. Morin at (860) 928-7933 for more 

information, or visit the club’s Web site at 

http://www.geocities.com/woodstockmommies. 

WEDNESDAY 

February 27 

POMFRET PACK 26 CUB SCOUT BLUE 

AND GOLD BANQUET will be held from 5:30 

to 8 p.m. in the Pomfret Community School cafeteria. 

For more information, call (860) 928-7002. 

LUNCH WALK, hosted by the Connecticut 

Audubon Society, will be held starting at noon 

at the center at 189 Pomfret St., Pomfret 

Center. Get out of the house or office to stretch 

your legs and clear your head. Seniors and 

parents with babies in backpacks are welcome. 

This event is free. 

‘NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY: A NORTH- 

EASTERN CONNECTICUT SHOWCASE,’ 

hosted by members of the Quinebaug Valley 

Photography Club, will be held at 11 a.m. at 

the Connecticut Audubon Center, 189 Pomfret 

St., Pomfret Center. Members of the 

Quinebaug Valley Photography Club will present 

a selection of their best nature photographs. 

It will be a spectacular array of 

landscapes, flowers, insects, animals and 

other wildlife — a real treat for the eyes in the 

midst of winter. This event is free for CAS and 

QVPC members and $5 for non-members. 

WOODSTOCK LITTLE LEAGUE BASE- 

BALL AND SOFTBALL REGISTRATION 

will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Woodstock 

Town Hall. The Woodstock Little League 

offers T-Ball, Coach Pitch, Minor, Major and 

Junior League Divisions for boys and girls 

ages 5 to 18. Registration is $75 per child and 

$125 for two players, with a $150 family maximum. 

Check out http://www.woodstockctlittleleague.org 

for more information or to register 

online. The online registration deadline is 

March 15. 

THURSDAY 

February 28 

MORNING WALK, hosted by the 

Connecticut Audubon Society, will be held 

starting at 8:30 a.m. at the center at 189 

Pomfret St., Pomfret Center. Longtime volunteer 

and naturalist Fran Baranski and other 

center volunteers will take participants for a 

walk on the Bafflin Sanctuary and Wyndham 

Land Trust properties. Walk for fun and exercise. 

This is free to CAS members and $3 for 

non-CAS members. 

FREE TAX PREPERATION BY AARP 

will be held from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Putnam 

Public Library, 225 Kennedy Drive, Putnam. 

Please call the library at (860) 963-6826 for 

more information or to make an appointment. 

PYSANKA, the art of egg decorating, will 

be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Aldrich 

Library, 299 Main St., Moosup. There is a belief 

that the fate of the world depends upon egg 

decorating, or Pysanka. The belief is that, if 

there are too few decorated eggs, a monster’s 

chains will come undone and evil flows into 

the world. If there are many, the monster’s 

chains hold him back, allowing love to conquer 

evil. Adults and children over the age of 

7 are invited to stop by the library and decorate 

their own eggs. There is a $5 materials fee. 

Space is limited, so registration is required. 

For more information, stop by the library or 

call (860) 564-8760. 

FRIDAY 

February 29 


Columbus Council 2087, will be held from noon 

to 8 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1017 

Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale. The 

menu at this annual event includes fish and 

chips, fried clams, fried scallops, a fisherman’s 

platter and combination plates. Each entrée 

comes with coleslaw, fries and a dinner roll. 

Food is available for eating in or taking out. A 

full bar will be available for dine-in patrons. 

Classic acoustic rock band B&E will provide 

entertainment for patrons to enjoy. 

SATURDAY 

March 1 

STITCHES, a group for needle workers of 

all types, will be held from 11 a.m. to noon at 

Putnam Public Library 225 Kennedy Drive, 

Putnam. The Yarn Craft Council of America 

estimates 53 million women in the United 

States knit or crochet. The number of female 

knitters between the ages of 25 and 34 

increased 150 percent between 2002 and 2004, 

while a significant number of teenage girls up 

to the age of 18 and older women, ages 55 to 64, 

joined or rejoined the growing ranks of knitters. 

Local residents who are interested in 

joining this practical, relaxing craft may bring 

an ongoing project or come to learn how to 

knit. The group is open to all skill levels. For 

more information, call the Putnam Public 

Library at (860) 963-6826. 






WILD BIRD CROSSING LOCAL AREA 

WINTER BIRDWALK will be held starting at 

7:30 a.m. at Wild Bird Crossing, 4 Cedar St., 

Sturbridge, Mass. The group will be walking 

or snowshoeing in the local area. There is no 

charge for this event. Please call Wild Bird 

Crossing at (508) 347-2473 to make reservations. 

HEALING CLINIC will be held from 12:30 

to 4:30 p.m. at Nia Connecticut Fitness and 

Day Spa, Dayville. Experience different forms 

of healing with various local healers. Each 

session is a half-hour and will be conducted 

free or with a donation. For more information 

call (860) 779-1303, send an e-mail to 

jdsnell@mindspring.com or visit 

http://www.nia-connecticut.com. 

MONDAY 

March 3 

BASIC OF COLD PROCESS SOAP-MAK- 

ING WITH SANDY BOND will be held from 

6 to 8 p.m. at the Putnam Public Library, 225 

Kennedy Drive, Putnam. Cold process soapmaking 

is easy to learn and quick to do and 

results in elegant soaps that are fantastic for 

the skin. There is a $5 program fee for all participants. 

Stop by the library for more information 

and to pick up a list of protective clothing 

to wear to the workshop. Please register 

for this program by calling (860) 963-6826. 

WEDNESDAY 

March 5 

BLOOD DRIVE will be held from 7 a.m. to 

noon at Marianapolis School in Thompson. 

The Class of 2010 is sponsoring the drive and 

will be providing great breakfast trips for al 

donors. Walk-ins will be accepted on a limited 

basis between 8:45 and 9:30 a.m. For an 

appointment, please contact Anna at (860) 923- 

9565 or call the American Red Cross at 1-800- 

GiveLife (448-3543). 

THURSDAY 

March 6 

CONGRESSMAN JOE COURTNEY 

OFFICE HOURS will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. 

in Room C221 at Quinebaug Valley 

Community College, 742 Upper Maple St., 

Danielson. During the allotted time, an aide to 

Courtney will be available to help address 

issues that residents may have with the federal 

government, including problems receiving 

Social Security or veterans’ benefits, or other 

problems related to a federal agency. For more 

information or to make an appointment, 

please call Courtney’s District Office at (860) 

886-0139. 

‘THE MAN IN THE NET,’ an encore presentation 

by the Thompson Public Library 

and Thompson Historical Society, will be 

shown starting at 1 p.m. in the library meeting 

room of Thompson Public Library, 934 

Riverside Drive, North Grosvenordale. The 

black and white film stars Alan Ladd and 

Carolyn Jones and was filmed in 1959 in 

Thompson. Many local residents at the time 

were cast as extras. The film runs for 98 minutes. 

For more information, visit 


FRIDAY 

March 7 






includes fish and chips, fried clams, fried scallops, 

a fisherman’s platter and combination 

plates. Each entrée comes with coleslaw, fries 

and a dinner roll. Food is available for eating 

in or taking out. A full bar will be available for 

dine-in patrons. The entertainment for the 

evening will be karaoke. 

SATURDAY 

March 8 



Kennedy Drive, Putnam. Please call the library 

at (860) 963-6826 for more information or to make 

an appointment. 

BOOK DISCUSSION: ‘WATER FOR ELE- 

PHANTS’ by Sara Gruen will be held starting at 

2 p.m. at Putnam Public Library, 225 Kennedy 

Drive, Putnam. Those interested in attending 

should call (860) 963-6826 or visit the library to 

order a book several weeks before the book discussion 

is to take place. 

‘THE LONG ISLAND SOUND: FLOUN- 

DERING OR FLOURISHING?’, a conference 

sponsored by Save the Sound, a program of the 

Connecticut Fund for the Environment, will be 

held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and 

Conference Center in Bridgeport. Speakers will 

include Keynote Paul Greenburg, author and 

New York Times Magazine contributor, and 

Peter Auster from the University of 

Connecticut. Topics covered will include national 

and global trends in fisheries management, 

habitats and biological diversity of the Long 

Island Sound, strategies of keeping the fishery 

healthy, oysters in the Sound and contaminant 

concerns effecting edible fish. Everyone with an 

interest in the identification, protection and 

enhancement of the natural resources of the 

Long Island Sound is welcome to attend. For 

more information or to register, download a registration 

brochure at http://www.longislandsoundstudy.net 

or contact Emily Schaller at (203) 

787-0646, ext. 113 or send her an e-mail at 

eschaller@savethesound.org. 

SUNDAY 

March 9 

SECOND SUNDAY WALK, hosted by the 

Connecticut Audubon Society, will be held starting 

at 2 p.m. at Trail Wood, 93 Kenyon Road, 

Hampton. Stretch your legs and burn off those 

extra holiday calories with an afternoon walk at 

Trail Wood with caretaker Vern Pursley. Some 

readings from Teale’s “Walk Through the Year” 

will be included along the trail. This event is 

free. 

MONDAY 

March 10 

BLOOD DRIVE will be held from 12:30 to 6 

p.m. at Woodstock Town Hall, 419 Route 169, 

Woodstock. There will be senior center volunteers 

at the drive to help the donors. Walk-ins will 

be accepted after 2:15 p.m. To make an appointment, 

please call 1-800-GiveLIfe (448-3543). 

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2 sets of 17” rims with tires 

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26” Sanyo Color TV 

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$100 or best offer. 

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1940’s Solid 

Cherry Trestle 

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1955 

International 

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dirt bucket. Also has 3 point 

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Runs good. Asking $3500. 

550 Gallon Fuel 

Tank 

Heavy gage, $325. 

Hand Pump 

$125 

Call (860)429-6632 

1995 Lincoln 

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Runs good, a lot of new 

parts in front end new 

suspension in rear. $800 

firm. Also a garage floor 

jack, $800. 

Call (508)797-7361 

1996 Tigershark 

Two-Seat Jetski 

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$1275 

Andersen 3-Panel Middle 

Swing Patio Door. New. 

$550 

5-Phone Executone Office 

Telephone System 

$450 

6-Outlet NetworkPro 

U.P.S., $100 

New 17” Compaq Monitor. 

Sealed Box, $50 

Antique Stainless-Steel 

Milkcan, $25 

New Tennis Court Net $50 

Antique Singer Sewing 

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IBM Selectric Typewriter 

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2 Aluminum 

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80 C.F., $95 each. 

Call (508)523-6616 

2002 12x40 Park 

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Lot is paid for until 2097. 

Call Don (508)344-9499 

2006 ATV 

Youth Quad 

150cc, automatic remote 

shut-off, $1200. 

Mother-of-the-Bride 

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2006 Jazzy Select 

Motorized 

Wheelchair 

In great condition. $1900 or 

best offer. 

Call (508)892-1908 

26 Inch Yardman 

2-Stage 

Snowblower 

9HP, Excellent Condition. 

$465 

508-275-9359 

3-Year Old Formal 

Living Room 

Couch 

Blue & Gold. 

Matching Wingback 

Chair Included. 

$400 

508-832-7414 

4 Chrome 

Wheels with 

Center Caps 

for 2005 GMC 2500 HD, 8 

lug, $300. Aluminum tool 

box for full size truck, $250. 

Call Mark (508)479-4847 

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Wheels & Tires 

Platinum wheel xcess 

chrome 17x7.5” fwd 245/45 

R17 95H Goodyear Eagles 

tires. Used one summer, 

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Call (508)765-9913 

4 Snow Tires and 

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Used one season, size 

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Kenmore 80 Series 

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washer 

Excellent condition. $75.00. 

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5 Piece Henry 

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White, couch, 2 club chairs, 

ottoman, coffee table w/glass 

top. sunbrella fabric on 

cushions. Good condition. 

$500. Good condition. 

$500/BO 

Call (860)974-0481 

53” Panasonic 

HD TV 

$800 

860-564-6658 

6 Shaper Bits 

Never used w/factory 

coating. 1/2 inch shank. 

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$1.85 

Delta Lathe 

Reproducer 

Fits 12" & 14" Delta 

Lathes $450 

Backpack 

Never Used 

$100 

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Beautiful Diamond 

Engagement Set 

1/2 Carat Diamond solitaire 

in 14K ring setting, plus 14K 

surround with 7 small 

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2 Weeks $ 22 .00 

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65 Inch Mitsubishi 

HD 1080 Widescreen 

Rear-Projection 

Television 

4 Years Old, Great Condition. 

With Manuals & Remote. 

$800 Or Best 

Reasonable Offer 

508-248-6043 

7 1/2 Foot Fisher 

Plow 

Great condition used 3 

seasons, $1950. 

Ladies Harley Davidson 

Boots 

Black, workbook style, size 8, 

brand new, paid $120 will 

sell for $65. 

Call (508)612-1828 

8’ Fisher Plow 

Comes with snow foil plow 

frame form a Ford F-350, 

pump control and joystick. 


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Old stlye off 1995 F-250. 

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With pump. $400. 

Call (413)250-5774 

‘89 Sno Scoot 

$1800. Mint. Electric start. 

‘89 Sno Scoot, $1400. ‘83 

Honda 250R, $700. ‘93 

Honda XR80, $600. 

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Antique Bedroom 

Set 

$1200. Old mirrored 

dressers, $85. New pre-hung 

exterior door, $80. Three 

new pre-hung interior doors, 

$70. Three new pre-hung 

interior doors, $60 per. Three 

new skylights, still boxed, 

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Antique Dresser 

Wood With Floral Pattern On 

Front Of Drawers. Has Two 

Wooden Jewelry Boxes 

Attached To The Top, 

Also Has An Oval Mirror 

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Black Marble Top. 

Very Good Condition 

$850 

Double Window 

New, Vetter High Pro 4 

With Screens. 

Measures 76”Long 

61”High 

$650 OBO 

Marine Hemi 

Engine 

1959 With Latham Blower 

And Four Carburetors 

$8000 OBO 

Honda Goldwing 

Motorcycle Seat 

Black, Other Accessories 

Available 

$150 

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Antique 

Wood Boat 

N/Work 

$100 OBO 

Scott Flyrod 

10 wt. Combo, 

Tioga Reel. 

$200 (Un-Used!) 

Penn 6 wt. Flyrod 

$100 (Un-Used!) 

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B&S 4HP Horizontal 

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$40. Recliner w/massage, 

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vibrator. $125. 

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Baldwin 

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Digital Piano 

Top Quality. 

Excellent Condition 

$1,800 or best offer 

Dining Room Set 

High Quality. Table has 

beautifully carved top 

with pads. Chairs are 

highback with 

cushioned seats. 

Excellent condition 

$800 or best offer 

860-428-1014 

Baseball Cards 

Appx 30,000 

Some Old, Some New. 

Also Includes Some 

Football Cards. 

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508-476-2947 

Bathroom Mirror 

Beveled Glass, 32” Wide, 

50” Long, On Oak Wood. 

Asking $75 

508-765-5919 

Beanie Babies 

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Retired-2005 

Tags still attached, 

starting at $5. 

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(860)779-7600 

Beautiful White 

Italian Dining 

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Gorgeous China, 

Table & 8 Chairs. 

$750 

Two Dark Green Sofas 

$100 

508-579-7317 

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Trek Navigator 200, 21 

speed, 4 years old, less than 

50 gentle miles. $250. 

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Bin of Infant Toys 

Doll carriage, Tonka riding 

toy plus gas pump, swing, 

roller skates, $5 each. Table 

saw, $50. TV stand, $30 

(508)885-5093 

Couch & Loveseat 

Muted Beige, Brown, Rust 

And Blue Print. Like 

New Condition. 

508-867-6861 

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$85 

508-434-2702 

508-434-2576 

Brand-New Automatic 

Scrubbing Power-Head 

$500 

Reconditioned Prop 

19” Pitch, Fits 

Merc Cruisers 

$85 

508-826-2029 

Bridal Gown 

Size 10, never worn. $350. 

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Bronco 

Convertible Top 

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Zenith 27” 

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2-piece hutch, server, $500. 

Living Room Set 

5-piece sectional w/reclining 

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Business Items 

Cash register with scanner 

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Large/small bag holders. 

Sign Stand. Approximately 

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Chainsaws 

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20 Inch Bar 

$50 OBO 

Echo 650EVL 

18 Inch Bar 

$65 OBO 

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2 Patio Loungers 

4 Office Chairs 

1 Kennedy Rocker 

1 Swivel Office Desk Chair 

Call (508)461-9477 

Cherry Dining 

Room Table 

Beautiful sculpted edges. 

Includes 2 leaves, 4 side 

chairs, and 2 end chairs with 

arms. $600. 

Call (508)234-2053 

Cherry Dining 

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and 2 captains chairs. 

Only $500. 

Cherry TV Armoire 

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Cherry Triple 

Dresser 

$200 

Cherry Daybed With 

Twin Mattress 

$300 

Blonde Dropleaf Table 

With 2 Chairs 

$200 

(2) Cherry Cabinets With 

Swivel Top 

$50 Each 

5-Drawer Bureau 

$50 

860-974-2881 

Chickering 

Spinet Piano 

Baby Grand & 

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$700. 1993 Chevrolet 

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original, $5000. 

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Clawfoot Tub 

$400 

508-867-9566 

Complete Hair 

Salon 

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shop. 

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Contemporary 

Couch 

Asking $200 OBO. 

In good condition. 

Call (508)765-5919 

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Contents of Estate 

Hutch, TV, lamps, bedroom 

set, living room, dishes, 

glasses, tables, clock, stereo, 

and miscellaneous items, 

priced low to sell! 

Call (508)764-7193 

Couch 

Like New $200 

Cushman Maple Dining 

Room Set 

4 Straight Chairs, 

2 Captain’s Chairs, 

1 Hutch. 

$350 

860-774-8479 

Crate & Barrel 

Loveseat; 

$950. Fully restored Victorian 

loveseat; $1500. Victorian 

bureau, carved pulls; $350. 

Antique Chinese trunk; $100. 

Pair soapstone lamps; $60. 

Blue mirror Deco end-tables; 

$75 each. 

(860)923-9056 

Crib and Changing 

Table Set 

Pali, Italian White 

Crib turns into toddler bed, 5 

years old. In excellent 

condition. $350 for both. 

Call (508)987-0480 

Custom Built 

Entertainment 

Unit 

White Oak and African 

Mahogany, natural finish, 

7ft. high x 8 1/2ft long. 

Open bookshelves on ends 

and area for components 

behind doors in center 

section. Like new 

condition. Comtemorary 

style. Asking $2500. 

Photo’s available. 

Call (508)347-9202 

evenings 

Customized Quilts, 

Table Runners or 

Wall Hangings 

For Sale 

Quilts and tables runners for any 

occasion, for sale. 

~make great gifts~ 

Call Carole (860)923-7407 

Dark Wood Curio 

55” Wide x 77” Tall, 

18” Deep 

Glass Doors On Top, With 

Three Drawers Below. 

$500 

Highchair 

$50 

White Crib 

Mattress Included $300 

508-885-2866 

Designer 

Wedding 

Dress 

Never Worn! 

Christina Wu Strapless 

Gown with train. Size 8. 

Purchased at Kleinfelds 

NYC. Elegant beading 

with organza & silk/satin 

material. $700. 

Call (508)949-2528 

Diamond Ring 

.48 carat, brilliant cut, round. 

Clarity VS2. $1200. 

Sanyo 27” TV $100. 

Complete used computer 

with copier. $150. 6ft futon. 

Black tube frame, $90. 

Call (508)347-8294 

Dirt Bike 

2003 RM65 Suzuki 

Great condition, asking 

$1200. 

Call (774)696-3360 

Dishwasher 

Brand new, never used. 

Contains garbage disposal. 

$200. 

Call (860)779-3638 

Double Bed 

Sleep Sofa 

Brand new mattress. Blue 

and white stripes, $100 or 

best offer. 

Call (508)987-0743 

Duncan Phyfe 

Mahogany Dining 

Room Set 

60” Double Pedestal, 

5 Chairs, 12“ Leaf. 

Original Tapestry. 

Appx 1940’s 

$500 OBO 

508-867-8674 

Duncan Phyfe 

Mahogany Drop 

Leaf Table 

31”x42” with leaves down 

32”x60” leaves up. Extension 

leaf 24” wide. Can sit 12. Will 

email picture. $200. 

Call (508)347-6427 

Generator 5K 

Watts! 

2-20 Amp/110V or 1-220V 

outlets, only run 7 hours, 

just serviced, runs great. 

Asking $550. 

Call (508)347-2960 

010 FOR SALE 

Electric Dryer 

Used 6 months, $100. 

Washer used holds x-large 

loads, $50. Solid oak kitchen 

table, 5 chairs, 2 leafs, $100 

or best offer. Good condition 

wrought iron & glass coffee 

table & end tables inlay 

w/stone, very nice, $50. 

Apartment size freezer, $50. 

Works well. 

Call (508)340-2098 

Entertainment 

Center 

Corner unit holds 32” TV. 

Excellent condition. $500. 

Call (860)963-7880 after 

5:30pm or leave message 

Entertainment 

Center 

Oak, Holds Up To A 32” 

TV. Bevel-Cut Glass Door 

Front For AV Equipment 

With Storage Drawer. 

Excellent Condition. Paid 

Spencer Furniture $600 

Asking $250 

(860)974-0674 

Entertainment 

Center 

Solid Oak Wood, Custom 

Made. Custom Side Door 

For Tapes, Excellent 

Condition. 62” Wide, Can 

Fit Up To A 30” TV 

$250 Firm 

Ask For Bob 

508-963-0714 

Fitness Equipment 

For Sale 

Life Fitness Treadmill 

9100HR 

$500 

Stairmaster PT 4000 

$500 

This Is Commercial 

Fitness Equipment At A 

Fraction Of New Pricing! 

860-315-0205 

Four Drawer Dresser 

With Hutch Top And 

Matching 6 Drawer Bureau. 

$100. 

860-779-1632 

After 6pm 

Freedom for 

Christmas 

Give it to someone you 

love... a new 

Rascal Turnabout 

Top of the line. Very secure 

and stable. 

$925.12 takes it away. 

(508)234-1283 

Furniture 

Beautiful Mint Condition 

Merlot-Finished Dining 

Room Set And China 

Cabinet. 

Queen/Full Sized Penn 

Plus Master Bedroom Set. 

Includes Men’s Dresser 

& Woman’s 

Dresser/Vanity. 

Prices Negotiable! 

Both Items Must Go! 

413-531-1654 

Furniture For 

Sale 

Cherry armoire, $250 or b/o, 

all-in-one bunk beds, $350 

or b/o. Cherry stackable 

bookcase, $75. Buttercream 

contemporary sectional 

couch (very different) $600 

or b/o. 

Please call 

(774)452-0294 

Gas & Gas Heating 

and Cooking Stove 

White, very clean. Will 

deliver. $500 or best offer. 

Call (860)963-7313 

GE/RCA 

Washing Machine 

Super Capacity 

New Belt 

Also, Toddler Toys & 

Other Items 

860-923-9131 

Generator 

MQ Multi Quip 6000. Used 

only once, 3600 RMPs. 

Asking $650. 

Call (508)476-3579 

Geriatric Chair 

On casters with push bar and 

feeding tray. Foot rest, very 

sturdy, like new, $100. 

Call (860)774-0525 

Gibson 14.5cu.ft. 

Heavy Duty Commercial 

Chest Freezer 

$250 OBO 


508-922-0121 

Girls Twin 

Canopy Bed 

With mattress and 

boxspring. Color is white 

with pink flowers on 

headboard. Good condition. 

Asking $200. 

Call (860)974-2055 

Kitchen 

Wood-Burning Stove 

Boston Stove Foundry. 

Light Blue, Good Condition. 

$400 

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Onkyo Complete 

Stereo System 

Turntable, Receiver, 6-CD 

Changer, Cassette Player, 

Surround Sound. 

Rarely Used, 2 Years Old, 

Paid $4500 

Asking $1000 

Brother Multi Photo Center 

Color Printer, Copier, 

Scanner. Never Used. $100 

Hewlett/Packard Color 

Copier/Printer/Fax 

Brand New In Box $100 

Konica Minolta 5MP 

Multi-Function 

Camera w/Video. 

Rarely Used $150 

Zyron Wish Blade For 

Scrapbooking 


Inversion Table 


Tony Little Rock’n Roll 

Stepper 


Call 508-764-6398 

For Information. 

Ask For Deb 

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010 FOR SALE 

Goodyear 

Wrangler w/Silent 

Armor 

305-75-16, 80% tread. $400 

for set of 4. 

Also 1979 Chevy K10 

rebuilt motor, daily 

driver. $2,100. 

Call Dan (860)963-0525 

“Gould” 

Water Pressure 

Booster Pump 

3/4 HP w/220 volt 3-phase 

variable speed controller, 

$600. 

Dinette Set 

Seating for four w/glass top 

and three bar stools. $500. 

Call Matt at 

(774)535-1799 

Grandfather Clock 

Walnut, Winchester chime, 

$200. 

Designers Mother-of-the- 

Bride Gown 

Size 8, Pewter color with 

elegant beading, matching 

jacket paid $700, 

asking $250. 

Call (508)885-4303 

Hand Carved 

Benches 

Unique, rustic benches. 

Great for yards, patios 

and etc.. 

Different styles and sizes. 

Starting at $150. 

Call 508-892-3158 

Harvey New 

Construction Vinyl 

Window 

DH-PW-DH 20-5050-20 R.O. 

9’-2 3/4”x 5’-5 1/2” White 

w/low-E glass and grids. 

New with wrong size. Paid 

approximately $690. 

Best offer. 

Call (508)885-7692 

Hayward D.E. 

Extended Cycle 

Pool Filter 

Self-Priming Pump & 

Chlorine Feeder. 

Inground Pool Ladder 

& Light 

$250 

Call 860-774-7346 

HearthStone 

Heritage Wood 

Stove 

Polished Soapstone, Black 

matte cast model No. 8020. 

Purchased new 7/01. Still in 

perfect condition! $1000. 

Call (860)928-1101 

Heating Stoves 

1. Woodstove Soapstone and 

castiron. 16” logs glass door 

like new, $700/BO. 

2. Keystone/Coalstove. Fully 

automatic, 65,000 BTU, uses 

rice coals, 4 days on 50lbs. 

2yrs $1,000/BO. 

(860)774-4671 

HIGH 

PERFORMANCE 

TIRES 

Toyo SNOWPROX S952 M+S 

Size 215/55R16 93H 

Set Of 4 

Don’t Fit New Car 

$250 OBO 

508-347-2217 

Hot Tub 

‘07 model; 6 person, 32 jets, 

with all options. Waterfall, 

aroma-therapy, lighting, with 

cover, full warranty. Brand 

new in wrapper. Cost $7000, 

sell for $3800. 

Call (860)244-9544 

Jackie Kennedy 

Doll 

In original box by Franklin 

Mint. Includes accessories, 

display case and stand. 

Certificates of authenticity. 

Selling for $150 or best offer. 

Call (860)774-7194 

John Deere 

Snowthrower 

For LX And GT Series 

Lawn & Garden Tractors. 

42 Inch, 

Used Once(Honest!) 

Includes Chains, Weights, 

And Operator’s Manual 

$1500 

774-745-0242 

Email For Pictures Or 

Questions 

Deere700@aol.com 

Keyboard 

Stand, Case and 

Chair 

New, never been used. Top 

of the line. Bought at 

Gordon’s Music last fall. Paid 

over $600 will sell for $325 

firm. 

Please contact 

(508)450-7150 

Kroeger-Gildemeester 

Piano 

c/ 1852 Patent, Mahogany. 

$2000 

Featherweight Sewing 

Machine 

$500 

Federal Antique Dining Table, 

w/6 Chairs, Unfinished. $150 

Fireplace Screen w/ 

Glass $25. 

Computer $50 

Lexmark Copier/ 

Printer/Scanner $50 

27” Sony TV $50 

19” Zenith TV $25 

2-Speed Hot Tub Pump $50 

New Faucet With Pull-Out 

Sprayer $50 

Morse Console Sewing 

Machine $50 

3 VCR’s $50 Each 

Microwaves $20 Each 

Call Beverly 

413-245-4587 

Ladies 

Engagement Ring 

14 carat Yellow Gold, 

Diamond Solitaire, 

6-Prong Tiffany Mounted 

.78 carat, Color G 

Clarity VS1, Round 

Brilliant Cut 

Asking $2700 

508-987-3987 

Large Double 

Stainless-Steel 

Sink 

w/Faucet & Sprayer 

43” x 22” 

$150 

Christmas China 

$10 

508-735-9493 

Lazy Boy 

Recliner/Rocker 

Large, comfortable, beige 

colored. Gently used for two 

years. Includes owner’s 

manual and arm covers. 

Downsizing. $275 or best 

offer. 

Call (860)774-7194 

Lazy Boy Sofa 

Solid Sage Green, three 

cushion, excellent conditon, 

standard size 7’. $600. 

Call (860)963-7880 leave 

message or call after 

5:30pm 

LIKE NEW 

INSTRUMENT 

Vito Tenor Saxophone 

Paid $900 

Will sell for $600 

Call 508-885-1050 

Like New 

Whirlpool Portable 

Dishwasher 

Model 840. Purchased June 

Of ‘06, Used Only A Dozen 

Times. Paid $446 

Asking $200 

508-885-6631 

Like new 

Whirlpool 

Side-by-side 

White fridge 

25.4ft. $650. 

Like new Pioneer 101-disc 

CD Changer/player, $75. 

New/unopened GE 8000 

BTU 

window AC, $110. 

Items in Uxbridge, MA 

Call (508)779-0344 

Like New! 

Large Two-Level Light 

Oak Coffee Table 

$125 

Good Condition 

8’ x 11’ Karastan 

Oriental Rug 

New Fringe & 

Professionally Cleaned 

$350 

Call Rich 

508-826-2029 

Living Room Couch 

And Matching Chair 

Floral Design Fabric 

$150 

413-245-9001 

Living Room Set 

90” Sofa 

Love Seat 

Oriental Rug 

(Machine-Made) 

2 Matching End-Tables 

Take The Whole Set For 

$1000 Or Best Offer 

508-867-9650 

Local History 

Book 

(1) Bowen’s History 

Genealogy Woodstock 

Families 

Volume 6, 1935, Author 

Signed/Numbered 

$135 

Call Dave 

860-774-1203 

860-774-2949 

Machinist Tools 

Tool chest, also other odds 

and ends. 

Call (508)234-8034 

Maple Hutch 

Early American Temple 

Stuart. Base: 45”x20”x35”. 

Top: 46.5”x10”x38.5”. 

Excellent condition. $400. 

Call (508)867-6439 

Massage Table 

Secretary’s Desk 

Antique Dresser & Mirror 

Huntington House Couch 

Entertainment Center 

5-Seat Sectional 

Patio Set 

Jessica McClintock Dress 

Size 6 

File Cabinet 

Lawnmower 

Many Miscellaneous Items 

EVERYTHING MUST GO! 

508-987-0977 

Memory Foam 

Authentic 

Therapeutic 

NASA Mattress 

Queen, $399. Brand new in 

plastic full warranty. 

Call Tom (978)597-3033 

“Merits” 

Power Wheelchair 

Like new 

PLUS 

Hercules 3000 Chair Lift 

For Van 

Cost over $5500.00 

Will sell for $2000.00 

Call (860)774-5114 

Metal Radiator 

Covers 

2 Available 

Peter 

508-832-7414 

Miscellaneous 

Items 

Broyhill Shaker Pine 

Entertainment Center 

w/doors 

Fits 36” Or Smaller 

TV/DVD/Stereo 

$300.00 o.b.o. 

Breyer Model Horses 

Older, For Collector 

(860)774-3309 

Moving Sale 

Queen Bed, 

Entertainment Center, 

Toaster Oven, Microwave, 

Utility Shelves, Dishes, 

Glasses, Pans, Storage Unit 

And Miscellaneous Items. 

FREE Box Turtle! 

Best Offer! Must Sell! 

508-826-9237 

Moving Sale 

Whirlpool washer and dryer 

set, $300. 2 couch and chair 

sets, $300 each. Oak 

entertainment center, holds 

32” TV, $50. Miscellaneous 

bedroom furniture, best 

offer. 

Call (774)766-0359 

New Diamond 

Ring 

Size 5 1/2 white gold, .80 

carat total (1/2 carat center 

stone plus 6 small 

diamonds) paid $1500. 

Asking $1000. 

Call (860)928-4661 or 

(860)234-3128 

New Englander 

Pellet Stove 

One Month Old, Rarely 

Used. 6-Bag Hopper, 

Works Excellent, Can Be 

Used With Thermostat. 

Comes With $300 Worth 

Of Piping. 

Paid $1700 

Asking $1550 FIRM 

508-248-5950 

New Snap-On 

Harley Davidson 

Collectors Edition 

Toolbox 

Black and chrome with 

Harley logos & flames. 5, H x 

3, W 12 drawers. Must be 

seen. $4000 firm. 

Contact Dale 

(508)943-8692 after 6pm. 

New Solid Oak 

Sideboard/Hutch 

with Brass 

Hardware 

Mission style 50” L x 33” H x 

18” D; three center drawers 

18’ x 5’, two cupboards 12” 

L x 18” H w/adjustable 

shelves. Home built by seller. 

$300. 

Call (508)434-2702 

New Woodmaster 

Planer/Molder 

With 18” Drum Sander 

Attachment. 5HP Motor. 

Weighs 420lbs. 

Also, 120A, 2HP, Shop 

Fox Vacuum With All 

Attachments, Hooks Up 

To All Three. 

Mint Condition. 

Books/Manuals Included 

Asking $3500 OBO 

Call John 

508-949-1051 

NordicTrack 

Elliptical 

$150. Displays heart rate, fat, 

calories burned. Six 

resistance and pace levels. 

Training zone monitors your 

progress to guide through 

effective workout. 

Call (860)792-0482 

Oak Entertainment 

Center 

60” W x 73” H, $200. 

Natural Wood Kitchen Table 

36x54 with 6 cushioned 

chairs, $200. 

Brass Fireplace Doors 

fit approximately 28x34, 

$100. 

Call (508)943-1477 

after 5pm 


Center 

Oak King Bedroom Set 

Oak Table 

(3) Craftmatic Twin Beds 

Desk 

Shredder 

Exercise Bike 

Oreck Vacuum & 

Shampooer 

Singer Sewing Machine 

And Much More! 

860-974-1396 

Piano 

Baldwin Spinnet 

With Bench. 

Good Condition. 

$950 

Sauna 

Finnleo, Portable, Comes 

In 2 Pieces. Perfect 

For Two. Assembles 

In Minutes. Simply 

Plugs Into Standard 

Household Outlet. 

$500 

508-347-5725 

Oriental Style Rug 

Green $40 

Coffee Table 

46” x 28” $30 

508-248-6505 

Before 9pm 

Oster Mixer 

Blender, grinder, slicer, 

shredder. 

Good condition, $50. 

Black and white TV 

16 inches, Sylvania, $50. 

Good working condition. 

Call (860)774-5770 

Paddleboats 

For Sale 

Unique, Pirate Ship 

Shaped Paddleboats. 

Suitable For Everyone! 

Lots Of Fun! 

See Boats On 

www.adventureglass.com 

Asking $2000 Each 

Or Best Offer 

Call 

860-208-9224 

Will Deliver 

Pellet Stove 

Like new, $899. Also, wood 

stove, $500. Cord wood, 

$189 per 128 c.u. ft. 

Call (508)347-3165 or 

(774)452-1235 

Pepsi-Cola Cooler 

Double Sliding Doors. 

6’7” Tall, 3’8” Wide. 

Recently Been 

Refurbished. 


Call Ed. 

508-754-3900 

508-612-9462 

Pfaltzgraff 

Gold "Village" Pattern. 

Table setting for 8 plus 

extras. Casserole, platter, 

mixing bowls, soup 

tureen, cookie jar, and 

more. 75 pieces all very 

good condition. 

$100. 

508-347-7654 

Piano 

Whitney upright with bench. 

Needs to be refinished. $400 

or best offer. 

Call (508)278-6501 

Player Piano 

With 400 rolls. Located on 

first floor. $1200. 

Call (508)867-2739 

Pool Table 

8’, 3/4” Slate Brunswick, 

Drop Pockets. 

$3700 New. 

Sell For $2250 

Bedroom Set 

Mirror/Lighted 

Headboard, Mirror 

Dresser. 

$80 

Hot Tub 

For Parts/Repair. 

Has Small Tubing Leak. 

$150 

860-887-5933 

Portable Air 

Conditioner 

9000 BTU 

Can Be Moved From 

Room To Room. 

Excellent Condition, 

Used Very Little. 

Bought at Sears For $499. 

Asking $150 

Call 860-923-9964 

Pride Jet 3 

Electric 

Wheelchair 

Purchased In 2002. Has All 

Attachments (Foot Loops, 

Straight Pad). Two New 

Batteries And Two New 

Electric Motors Installed 

In July 2007. 

$350 

508-765-1582 

Pub/Bar Set 

Mahogany Braided Edge 

Table With Center Wine 

Rack. Includes Two 

Barstool Chairs, 

Beautifully Designed, 

Fabric Still Covered In 

Plastic, Brand New. 

Asking $400 

Please Call 

508-987-2798 

Radio/Control Air 

Planes 

(3) Ready to fly with Futaba 

transmitters and 4 cycle 

engines. Loads of misc. flight 

& building equipment. 

Former member of Neds R/C 

club. 

Call Bob (860)779-6484 

Recliner Sofa 

Dark green, 85 inches 

Excellent condition 


(860)779-1798 

Sandblaster 

Portable, 5 gallon tank, very 

little use, $125. 

Kayak Roof Racks 

made by Yakima, over $300 

new, sell for $175. 

(2) 8” and (2) 12” Utility 

Trailer Tires 

on 4 lug wheels, $15 & $20 

each tire. 

(508)248-6783 

Schwinn Electric 

Scooter 

Needs new battery, $60. Air 

hockey table, $50. 

Flute with case, $250. 

(508)764-6560 

Sealy Queen-Sized 

Mattress 

Pillow-Top, Excellent 

Condition.Sold For $1200 

Asking $500 

508-234-0453 

Sear Craftsman 5HP 

Chipper/Shredder 

$250 

508-765-5700 

Sewing Machine 

and Serger Cabinet 

$175 or best offer. Maple 

twin bed, with box spring, 

$165/BO. Lay-Z-Boy Maroon 

swivel recliner $200/BO. 

Duvet covers; other chairs. 

All very good condition. 

(860)963-9036 

Shed 

10’ x 12’ 

T-111 Polycoat, Double 

Doors, Loft, Workbench, 

Windows. 

$1250 

508-867-5850 

508-579-1827 

Shopsmith Saw 

With Attachments 

For Sale 

Includes Wood Lathe, 

Drill Press, Table Saw, 

And Converts To Sander. 

Asking $500 

860-617-0182 

Small Roll Top 

Desk 

Oak in color, (4) pedestal 

legs. 45” H, 31” W and 24” 

D. $75. 

Call (860)963-7880. 

Leave message or call 

after 5:30pm 

Snow Tires 

4 P225-60-R17. Tires like 

new, winter ‘07. $300 or best 

offer. 

Call (508)234-7930 

Snowbear 7’ Plow 

Universal Mount, With Roller 

Trolley. 

$200 

Tires 

235/75/16 (Truck Tires) 

$15 Each 

Stake Body Bed For Pickup 

With Roll Bar 

$150 

508-867-6460 

Sofa 

Country Plaid With 

Cushions And Recliners 

On Each End. 

Great Condition. 

$200 


Center 

Will Hold Wide Screen TV 

$100 

Call 

508-764-2101 (Nights) 

774-230-8337 (Days) 

Solid Mahogany 


Pre-1940’s 

Table w/Leaf 

(extends to 72”) 

One-armed chair, 

Five side chairs. 

Buffet 

62”Wx36”Tx17.5”D 

China Cabinet 

44”Wx72”Tx15.5”D 

All pieces in excellent 

condition - pictures 

available through 

the internet. 

Will sell complete set for 

$1,850.00 

860-935-5981 

Solid Maple 

Cabinet 

By American Woodmark 

(Matching pieces available 

through Home Depot) 

Like new, $100 or 

best offer. 

Call (508)987-2702 

Solid Oak 

Contemporary 

Style Desk 

Simple Lines, 30” x 60”. 

$200 OBO 

Please Call For More Details 

508-446-3967 

Solid Oak Dining 

Room Set 

Pedestal Table, 42”x64”, 

(4) Matching Chairs, 

(2) 14” Self-Store Leaves. 

Glass-Top Hutch 

(78”x44”x19”) 


$1500 OBO 

860-923-9317 

Stamp Set 

Issued by the country of 

Sierra Leone. This is the 

exploration of Mars set. 16 

years ago the country made 

only 3000 sets. $750/BO 

Call John (860)774-5877 

Solid Oak Set 

48” round table w/18” 

extension, 66x48” oval, 4 

matching chairs w/cloth 

seats, a corner hutch 

26”Dx44”x78”H, $1500/BO 

Electronic Piano 

Casio Model# CTK1000 

w/stand, $250/BO. 

Call (860)974-0236 

Solid Teak 

Dining Table 

Rich natural color, oval with 

slatted top, trestle base, 

43”x70” with 30” drop 

extension leaf. Unique heavy 

construction. 

Only $700 OBO. 

Call (860)774-0624 

Sony 50” XBR 

Projection TV 


Lane 2 piece sectional 

with recliner, $1000 or 

best offer. 

Queen size bed 

with cherry wood 

frame, $700. 

Call (508)347-2764 

Sound System 

High End Home 

Theatre With 

Receiver 

Pair McIntosh THX loud 

speakers, McIntosh THX 

center speakers, MX (Miller 

and Kreisel THX 

subwoofer, Yamaha 

RX-V3200 Receiver, 

remote control. Rarely used. 

Paid $6000, asking $1700. 

Call Ken (508)234-3042 

Spa 

4-6 Person, Runs Great 

$1000 

Maytag Washer 

Runs Like New, $25 

Baby Stuff 

Nothing Over $20 

Changing Table, Pack & 

Play, Etc. 

Upright Freezer 

13 cu. ft. $50 

860-935-0003 

Speedaire Air 

Compressors 

3 ph 30 & 80 gallon. Onan 

Generators 5k W. Scale 1k 

lbs. Best offer on all listings. 

Call (508)347-1223 

Spinet Piano and 

Bench 

$800. Country Blue plaid 

loveseat and chair. $450. 

Wilson ladies clubs, bag, 

cart, $200. All excellent 

condition. Will consider 

reasonable offers. 

Call (508)867-8532 

Stair Lift 

New England Stair Lift. 12 

Steps. About 8 Months Old, 

Like New. No Longer 

Needed. $2200 

2008 Toyota 

Camry Hybrid 

Red, Only 500 Miles, 

All-Weather Mats, Rear 

Lip Spoiler, Mudflaps. 

$29,000 

Call For Details 

508-832-0344 

State Select 

Propane Water 

Heater 

40 gallon, like new, used 3 

months. $125/best offer. 

Call (860)974-3926 

Tempurpedic Bed 

Full Sized, Fully Adjustable 

With Massage. Excellent 

Condition. Paid $3000 

Asking $1200 FIRM 

508-987-5239 

Toro Commercial 

Lawnmower 

Pro-Line Series, With 44” 

Deck And Trac Vac 

Collection System. 

Great For Picking Up 

Grass Clippings And 

Leaves. 

$1900 

508-832-7414 

Troy-Bilt Chipper 

Vac 

4-Speed Forward, 

1-Speed Reverse. 

Paid $1300 New 


Good shape, lightly used 

(508)410-1934 

or 

(508)943-5188 

TV and Surround 

System 

32” Sony Trinitron TV $400. 

Surround system including 

dvd player $400. 

Call (508)943-0089 

TV Cabinet 

With TV 

Oak Cabinet, 36” TV 

Which Fits In Cabinet 

$650 For Both 

Small Desk 

48” Long, 24” Wide $100 

Exercise Equipment 

Ab Lounger $50 

“The Bean” $30 

6’ Artificial 

Christmas Tree 

$40 

508-450-1054 

Twin Loft Bed 

By Broyhill 

Built In Desk, With Light. 

7 Drawers & Bookshelves. 

$225 

860-779-2664 

Used Furniture 

3 beds, 4 bureaus, 1 vanity, 

2 tables, 1 dining set, desk, 

5 braided rugs, chairs, 

some are antiques, 

(860)928-3829 

Unique Bar 

Solid Oak with lighted 

stained glass canopy, brass 

top and foot rail, 2 chairs, 

72” high, 64” wide, 22” deep. 

Great Christmas gift. 

$1200 or BO. 

Call (508)450-5836 

Upright Freezer 

Appx. 14 cu. ft., In Nice 

Shape. 

$100 OBO 

8’ Fiberglass 

Truck Cap 

Front & Side Sliding 

Windows, Locking 

Rear Door. Like New! 

Only $495 

860-928-3181 

Used Computer 

Equipment 

HP Printer Deskjet 932C 

Gateway Keyboard 

HP Scanjet Scanner 

5300C Series 

Best Offer! 

Hammond Organ 

With Drawbars 

And Pedals 

$1400 

508-476-7642 

Used Furniture 

Sewing table, $100, Casual 

chair; 

Bureau; end table, $20 each; 

Sofa table, $150. Couchgood 

condition Clayton Marcus, 

$350 

Cash only please! 

Call (508)347-7820 

Utility Trailer 

4x6, 6 months old, $450 or 

best offer. 

Call (508)885-5560 

Water Pump 

$50 

Electric Motor For Boat 

And Battery $75 

Electric Scooter $500 

Jet Ski Dock $500 

508-347-7219 

Weaving Loom 

Four-harness floor loom, six 

treadles, 32” weaving width. 

Quality maple construction, 

excellent construction. 

Matching maple bench, extra 

reeds, heddles, other 

accessories included. $800 

for all. Call (860)963-2228 

Wedding Dress 

In sealed box. White with 

veil, worn once. $200 or 

best offer. 

Call (508)248-6601 

Wedding Party 

Ensemble- 

Never Worn 

Mori Lee 3600 

Champagne/Rhinestone- 

Claret trim-Size 8 w/slip + 

cups-$500/BO. 

Veil-$75/BO 

Tiara-$150/BO 

6 Bridesmaid Dresses-Raylia 

5307-Red w/Silver F/L-strapless-shawls-$150 

or BO. 

Sizes 2-18. Call for details. 

1979 SeaStar Boat 16ft 

Tri-Haul 50HP Mercury. 

$500 or BO. 

6x10 ft utility trailer 

$300/BO. 

Make an offer 

Call (860)974-3582 or 

(508)612-7601 

Leave message 

Weider Pro 240 

Weight Bench 

With Exercera Vinyl 

Barbell Set (150#) 

Brand New In Boxes 

$75 

Call (860)923-3833 

Welding Cable 

New. 1/0. $2 per foot. 

Call (860)935-9193 

White Wedding 

Gown 

Never Worn 

Size 8, long sleeves beaded 

and lace. Terra mid length 

vale, cathedral vale, slip. Paid 

$1400 for all, asking $800 or 

best offer. Call 

(508)-365-8528 

Wm. Knabe Baby 

Grand Piano 

With Bench, Good Condition. 

Any Reasonable Offer. 

Buyer Must Move! 

Monitor 38 Cast-Iron 

Wood Stove 

Holds 32 Inch Logs 

Top Or Side Feed. 

Best Reasonable Offer 

860-774-3013 

Wood Stove 

Large, Air Tight, Cast 

Iron. Glacier Bay, Ornate 

Front Doors. Takes Over 

Two-Foot Length Wood. 

Excellent. 

$500 OBO 

Antique Aladdin 

Kitchen Cook Stove 

Complete. 

BO Over $500 

860-928-3858 

Wood/Coal Stove 

$100. Poster Bed Maple 

wood, double/queen, good 

condition, very nice, $300. 

Antique Wedding Dress, size 

6 with train, excellent 

condition, $200. 

Call (860)935-0116 

Yamaha PSR 195 

Electric keyboard with 

speakers. Excellent 

condition, in carrying case. 


Call (508)234-8038 

before 6pm 

Wooden 

Quilt Frame 

3 Rail System - Folds 

Down. 2 Swing Arm 

Lamps Included 

Quilting Area Is 18” x 72” 

For Photos, 

Use This URL: 

www.flickr.com/photos/ 

mlm7154/sets 

Call 860-963-7932 

Wurlitzer Player 

Piano 

Studio model. Excellent 

condition. 

Call (508)764-7601 

100 GENERAL 

105 BULLETIN BOARD 

WANTED 

Single Disabled Mother 

Needs Electric Range 

And Small Apt.-Sized 

Clothes Washer 

If You Can Help, Please Call 

860-377-3712 

107 MISC. FREE 

FREE WOOD 

PALLETS 

You pick up. Monday thru 

Friday 8am-noon. 

Stonebridge Press 

25 Optical Drive 

(located behind Southbridge 

Hotel & Conference Center) 

200 GEN. BUSINESS 

203 SNOWMOBILES 

2004 Arctic Cat 

Sabercat 700 LX-EFI green 

and black. only 525 miles, 

loaded, mirrors reverse 

electric start. Comes with 

color match cover. 

Only $4600 Firm. 

(508)892-1550 


F7 Snowmobile 

Low Miles, Real Fast. 


440 Z-Model 

Snowmobile 

Like Brand New! 

$7500 For Both 

508-987-9313 

2005 Polaris 600 

Edge Touring Sled 

Low mileage 

2004 Polaris 

700XC-SP 

Low mileage 

2005 Load Rite 

Trailer 

101x10 never used. Selling 

whole package with 3 

snowmobile suits, 3 helmets 

and 2 snowmobile covers. 

Valued at $14,800, selling for 

$11,000. MUST SELL!! 

Call (860)974-1625 or 

(860)617-2116 

Two Arctic Cat 

Snowmobiles 

1998 550 Cougar DLX 

2000 EFI 580 ZL 

Both Electric Start, 

Reverse, Liquid Cooled. 

2000 Karavan Enclosed 

Trailer, Spare Tires, Etc. 

Package Deal: $6500 OBO 

Also, 

Collet Communicators 

$200 

Call After 6pm 

860-779-9780 

205 BOATS 

17 Foot Glastron 

Sierra 177 4.3 

Mercruiser I/O 

Only 156 Hours On 

Engine 

Power Steering, Trim 

Control, AM/FM Radio, 

Soft Top, Mooring Cover, 

w/Glastron Trailer, Skis, 

Vest & Etc., Maintenance 

Manuals and Supplies 

$8000 

For More Info Call 

413-245-7501 

1963 17-Foot 

Laurel 

With 1988 85HP 

Outboard Motor 

Fair/Good Condition 

Runs Well 

Comes With Trailer 

$750 

(508)397-4994 

1980 Grady 

White 24’ 

With 235 Johnston Motor 

(Overhauled 2004) And 

Holes Claw Break-Away 

Trailer. 

Standard Electronic, 

Cabin. Many Extras. 

Needs Cosmetic Work. 

$15,000 OBO 

Danielson, CT 

401-487-8677 

1986 Bow Rider 

170HP I/O Mercruiser with 

EZload trailer. Great shape. 

Call (508)826-2926 

1986 Stingray 

18 foot bowrider, 3.0 

mercruiser, I/O, good 

condition, new covers, depth 

finder, marine radio, runs 

great. $3000 with trailer. 

Call (860)779-3059


205 BOATS 

1987 Bayliner 

22 foot, dual axle trailer. 4 

cylinder Volvo crusader outdrive. 


Call 860-923-2396 

1992 Sunbird 

19’ with trailer 

Cuddy cabin, fully equipped, 

low hours on engine. 

Very good condition. $7,900. 

Call 508-885-3689 

2000-18Ft Pro 

Series Bass 

Tracker w/trailer 

50HP Outboard with dual 

fish finders. Too many 

options to list. $5,900 


If interested please call 

(860)974-2755. If no 

answer leave message 

2006 Bayliner 

185 Runabout 

135 I/O HP w/extended swim 

platform, custom cover, 

trailer, coast guard safety 

package, used at most 20 

hours. $13,750. 

Call (508)868-1972 

92 20HP Mercury 

Outboard Motor 

20” shaft/tiller control 

Good Condition/Used in 

fresh water only. 60 pt. 

inspection by OUTBOARD 

EXCHANGE. 

$950 OBO 

Call (860)230-4940 

or email 

tony758@sbcglobal.net 

For Sale 

Boat 

9 Ft. Dinghy, 4 Ft. Beam 

$1000 New 

Ideal Lake Boat 

$500 Firm 

860-774-0587 

REDUCED!! 

Two Sea Doo 

Jet Ski’s 

with Trailer 

One is a 1996 XP, yellow. 

The other is a 1994 FPX 

white w/green trim. Both run 

excellent! $4000 for all 

Call 508-764-2293 

215 CAMPING 

GET RID OF 

THE KIDS FOR 

THE WEEKEND! 

And reconnect with your 

spouse, or take a small 

vacation! Slumber-party 

camp in beautiful 

Fitzwilliam, New 

Hampshire! 

Transportation, food, 

lodging, and fun! Year 

round,spaces go fast. 

Wont break you, 

kids will have a blast! 

FOOD, FUN, FIELD TRIPS! 

Alternating boy weekends 

and girl weekends! 

Call For Rates, 

And Reservations! 

Kathy (603)585-9245 

225 INSTRUCTIONS 

Can’t Afford 

Massage 

School? 

Why Not Learn 

REFLEXOLOGY 

Or the “New” Body- 

Reflexology 

Classes begin April 

Body Reflexology 

(Acusage Academy) 

508-987-0178 

250 Main Street 

Oxford, MA 

Reflexology-Foot 

$1250.00 

(10 weeks-1 day per week) 

(NO State license 

required) 

Reflexology-Body 

$1850.00 


(NO State license required) 

(all materials included) 

50% discount if your are 

a Nurse-PTA-Barber-Dental 

Hygienist-Hairdresser otherwise 

“licensed to touch” 

New Reflexology 

Online-May 1st 

Sallie Mae LOANS 

available 

www.AcusageAcademy.com 

www.TheRCB.com 

225 INSTRUCTIONS 

Enroll Now 

Classes 

begins April 

Acusage Academy 

(Body Reflexology) 

Licensed & Accredited 

250 Main Street 

Oxford, MA 

508-987-0178 

Massage - $8,500 

(six months-3 days per 

week) 

(State license NOW 

required) 

Foot Reflexology - 

$1250 



Body Reflexology- 

$1850 



(all materials included) 

50% discount if you 

are a Nurse-PTA-Barber 

Dental Hygienist-Hairdresser 

otherwise “licensed to 

touch” 

New-Reflexology Online- 

May 1st 

Sallie Mae LOANS 

available 

www.AcusageAcademy.com 

www.TheRCB.com 

255 PHOTOGRAPHY 

East Coast 

Photo 

Imagery 

Company 

New to area, low 

introductory Wedding and 

Portrait prices. Visit our 

Studio special $10.00 for 

full sheet fill with any sizes. 

Call LJ (508)864-0365 

www.epicphotography. 

ifp3.com 

265 FUEL/WOOD 

Firewood Green 

$125. Half Seasoned, 

$150. 

128 cubic feet. 

Delivered (508)735-7072 

283 PETS 

2 St. Bernard 

Puppies 

15 Weeks, Great 

Temperament, Vet Checked, 

Vaccinated. 

$800 OBO 

508-614-0409 

Pure Bred 

Puppies 

Over thirty breeds available. 

Health checked/guaranteed. 

State licensed. 

www.laughlinkennel.com 

Laughlin Kennel 

Call 508-987-7161 

Rat Terrier 

3 1/2 year old male. Friendly, 

up to date with shots, has 

papers. $400 or best offer. 


284 LOST & FOUND 

PETS 

LOST DOG 

Australian Cattle Dog. 

Lost 2/8/08 near 

Burrillville, RI. Small 

female, just spayed, 

White with Black/Tan 

speckles. Answers to the 

name, Aussie. Rescue 

dog-timid with people. 

Call Terry (774)696-8897 

Get The 

Job 

Done 

Right... 

hire a 

professional! 

You’ll find 

the best 

in this 

Business 

Directory. 

To advertise 

here call 

1-800-536-5836 

285 PET CARE 

New Owners! 

New Energy! 

New Stuff! 

Boarding 

Luxury suites, 

walks, treats, & one on 

one playtimes available. 

Natural foods 

Reiki 

Flower Essences 

Feng Shui 

Daycare 

Daily/weekly rates 

Training 

Basic-Advanced 

Group or private 

Experienced caring staff 

Tours 10am-4pm 

Other times by appt. 

please! 

508-987-0077 

205 Federal Hill 

Road 

Oxford, MA 

www.starwoodpetresort.com 

286 LIVESTOCK 

Bagged Shavings 

Kiln-Dried Pine 

Paper Bags. 

3.25 Cubic Feet 

$4.50 Each (No Limit) 

Pick Up In 

West Brookfield 

Rock Valley Farm 

508-867-2508 

295 BUILDING SUPPLIES 

Harvey Windows 

New - Still Wrapped 

(2) Big 41 1/2 x 57 

R.O. Double Hung, 

Vinyl, White 

Both For $300 

508-278-7835 

297 CHILD CARE 

Dr. Day Care’s 

Part time & Full 

Time Rates 

Free breakfast and lunch. We 

accept CT care 4 kids. 

Call (401)647-7421 

drdaycare.com 

298 WANTED TO BUY 

$ 

Ross Recycling 

We Will Buy Your 

Scrap Metals 

Trucks 

Cars 

Aluminum 

Copper 

Brass 

Route 44 

(E. Putnam, CT) 

860-928-7165 

$ 

300 HELP WANTED 

310 GENERAL HELP 

WANTED 

Companions For 

the Elderly Needed 

Throughout MA/CT 

Border 

Make a difference in 

someone's life by providing 

care, companionship, and 

the ability to retain their 

independence. Flexible P/Tyou 

decide when & where to 

work. Clients’ needs may 

include transportation, 

assistance with 

cooking/cleaning, or 

personal care. Full time 

live-in positions with benefits 

also available. Companions & 

Homemakers, two 

convenient local offices: 

Enfield CT, 77 Hazard Ave 

Unit L, 800-690-5348, and 

Norwich CT, 60 Main Street, 

800-690-5187. 

CT DCP HCA. 0000101 

Direct 

Care 

Webster/Southbridge/ 

Auburn areas working 

w/developmentally disabled 

people in their 

home/community for 2nd 

shifts (FT/PT/Relief). 

Energetic people with 

positive attitude! HS/GED, 

driver’s license, orientation 

training required. 

Call (508)943-0700 

ext. 115 

Advertise in the 

Town-to-Town 

Classifieds 

310 GENERAL HELP 

WANTED 

Domino’s 

Pizza 

Immediate openings 

Now hiring drivers for 

Southbridge and Webster 

locations. 

Full-time & Part-time 

Earn excellent money 

while having fun! 

Call 

Jared (Southbridge) 

(508)765-0822 

Gary (Webster) 

(508)949-1330 

333 SURROGATE 

MOTHERS 

Surrogate 

Mothers Wanted 

Established Surrogacy 

Program seeks loving 

women to carry couples’ 

biological babies 21-45, prior 

birth experience required, 

non-smokers, generous 

compensation. 

1-888-363-9457 

www.reproductivelawyer.com 

400 SERVICES 

400 SERVICES 

402 GENERAL SERVICES 

A&H 

JUNK 

REMOVAL 

MASONRY 

MOVING 

CLEANING & 

DEMOLITION 

Clean Out 

Attics, Garages, 

Cellars, Houses, 

Apartments, 

Offices, Stores, Etc. 

Demolition 

Small Buildings 

ATTN: Landlords 

Or House Owners 

Clean & 

Paint Interiors 

10% Discount 

With This Ad 

Call 

800-844-0034 

Call The 

Junk Man 

Snow Plowing. 

Removal of Metal, 

Appliances, 

Furniture. 

Construction 

materials Cellars & 

Attics cleaned. 

Demolition of small 

buildings, Tires. 

Leaves & brush 

removed. Small 

Residential Moves. 

Furnaces Removed 

Check-our-down-toearth 

prices first! 

Weekends also! 

All of Central Mass 

and Connecticut 

Dave 

508-347-7804 

or 

413-262-5082 

Saunders & 

Sons Roofing 

Talk to the owner 

directly. I’m on the job from 

start to finish. 

Call Bill Toll Free 

1-866-961-ROOF 

508-765-0100 

MA Reg # 153955 

CT Reg # 0609329 

Fully Insured Free Estimates 

References Available 

*Now Accepting All Major 

Credit Cards* 

SEWING 

MACHINES 

REPAIRED 

In your home. Free pick 

up and delivery. 

Serving MA, CT & RI. 

Call Anthony at 

(401)529-5488 

Town-to-Town 

Classifieds 

1-800-536-5836 

508-765-6940 

402 GENERAL SERVICES 

TRASH 

SERVICE 

Residential-Totes 

Available 

Commercial- 

2yd-10yd 

Roll off- 

12yd -30yd 

Greenway Waste 

Services 

is a locally owned and 

operated business 

offering weekly, biweekly, 

monthly, or on call 

service for all of your 

TRASH & RECYCLING 

NEEDS. We Guarantee a 

saving up to 40% off your 

current service. 

Pass the word about the 

savings and receive an 

additional savings. 

CALL GWS TODAY 

860-963-1919 

442 LICENSED DAY 

CARE 

*************** 

Per CT General 

Statutes 19e-87b-5g, 

all advertisements for 

Daycare Services in 

the state of 

Connecticut must 

include your 

license/registration 

number. 

500 REAL ESTATE 

501 REAL ESTATE 

WANTED 

************** 

EQUAL HOUSING 

OPPORTUNITY 

************** 

All real estate advertising in 

this newspaper is subject to 

The Federal Fair Housing Act 

of 1968, which makes it 

illegal to advertise any 

preference, limitation or 

discrimination based on race, 

color, religion, sex, handicap, 

familial status (number of 

children and or pregnancy), 

national origin, ancestry, age, 

marital status, or any 

intention to make an such 

preference, limitation or 

discrimination. This 

newspaper will not 

knowingly accept any 

advertising for real estate 

that is in violation of the law. 

Our readers are hereby 

informed that all dwellings 

advertising in this newspaper 

are available on and equal 

opportunity basis. To 

complain about 

discrimination call The 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development “HUD” 

toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. 

For the N.E. area, call HUD 

ad 617-565-5308,. The toll 

free number for the hearing 

impaired is 1-800-927-9275 

505 APARTMENTS FOR 

RENT 

FREE RENT 

Through 

February 2008 

Heat & Hot 

Water Included 

2 Bedrooms 

Spacious, Fully 

Applianced 

Apartments For Rent 

Starting at $696 

• On-Site Laundry 

• Basketball Court 

• Playground 

• Pool 

INCOME LIMITS APPLY 

Section 8 Welcome 

Office Open From: 

Monday-Friday 

9:00am to 5:00pm 

Saturday 

10:00am to 4:00pm 

Evening Appointments 

Available 

Brookside Terrace 

11 Village Drive 

Southbridge,MA 01550 

(508)764-7675 

Quinebaug 

2 bedroom, 2nd floor, newly 

renovated, off street parking, 

washer/dryer hookups, no 

pets, $700 per month. 


Spencer 

Bright, sunny one bedroom 

ground level. Nice back yard, 

new kitchen, tile/hardwood, 

applianced, trash removal, 

coin-op laundry nearby, no 

pets/smoking. $600/month. 

First, security and 

background check. 

Call (508)450-1678 

505 APARTMENTS FOR 

RENT 

River Mill 

Village 

N. Grosvenordale, CT 

Very Spacious Studio, 

1, 2 & 3 Bedroom 

Apartments 

ONE MONTH 

FREE RENT 

Rents starting at $525 

*Must Income Qualify* 

Section 8 Vouchers 

Accepted 

•Recently Remodeled 

Building Exteriors 

• Close to 395 

• Adjacent to Riverside 

Park 

•On-site professional 

management and 

maintenance staff 

Please call 

(860)923-3919 

for more information 

Southbridge 

Two bedroom apartment, 

completely renovated. All 

hardwood floors, 

refrigerator & stove, washer 

& dryer connections, heat & 

hot water, off-street parking. 


Webster 

NORTH VILLAGE 

2 bedroom units 

starting at $760!! 

Heat and hot water 

is included. 

Must income qualify. 

Section 8 Vouchers 

Accepted. 

Please call 

(508)987-1595 

ASK ABOUT OUR 

NEW FALL 

SPECIALS!!! 

Webster 

2 bedroom apartment, offstreet 

parking, coin-op 

laundry, nice neighborhood. 

$650 per month. 

Please call 

(508)949-1558 

WEBSTER 

Hartley Terrace 

Now Accepting 

Applications for 

2 Bedroom 

Apartments 

Must Income Qualify. 

Section 8 Certificates 

Welcome 

Modern Kitchens 

Wall to Wall Carpet 

Spacious Closets 

On-Site Laundry 

Easy Highway Access 

For More Information 

Call 508-943-9567 

Webster 

Prospect 

Estates 

1 Bedroom 

Apartments. 

1 Month Free Rent 

Now Available: 

Historical Buildings 

Must Income Qualify 

SECTION 8 CERTIFICATES 

WELCOME 

Call 

(508)943-9567 

E.H.O. 

Webster 

Two Bedroom Apartments. 

Coin-Op & Off-Street 

Parking. Second & Third 

Floor Available. No Pets. 

$600/month 

First/Last & References 

508-943-1076 

After 5pm 

Woodstock 

Brookwood Apartments 

Route 171 

Clean 1 bedroom apartment, 

heat and hot water included. 

Laundry facilities in building. 

$725/month. First, last and 

security. 

Call (781)771-2810 

510 

COMMERCIAL/BUSINESS 

Webster 

FOR RENT 

7,500 Square Feet 

Free Standing, Loading 

Dock, Nice Office. 




All With 

Docks & Offices. 

Owner Will Give 

You A Price You 

Can’t Refuse! 

Call 

508-753-3670 

525 HOUSES FOR RENT 

I’ll Buy The 

House, 

You Make The 

Payments! 

774-745-7747 

Dayville 

Ledge Road 

Large country house for rent. 

4 bedroom, 2 bath. Oil heat. 


Call (860)774-3848 

Pomfret 

Small 1 bedroom, 1 bath. 

1000 sq. feet. Patio 

off kitchen, gas 

fireplace, new carpet, 

ceramic tile. New paint, no 

pets, no smoking. 


First, last and security. 

Call (860)377-3677 

Woodstock 

House for Rent 

Gracious, Historic. 3 

bedrooms including master 

suite, 3 fireplaces, 2 1/2 

baths, large living and dining 

rooms, laundry with 

washer/dryer, study, garden. 

References and security. 

(860)428-0656 

Woodstock 

House for Rent 

Gracious, Historic. 3 

bedrooms including master 

suite, 3 fireplaces, 2 1/2 

baths, large living and dining 

rooms, laundry with 

washer/dryer, study, garden. 

References and security. 

(860)428-0656 

530 HOUSES FOR SALE 

Need Your 

Real Estate 

Problem 

To 

Go Away? 

774-745-7747 

Cocoa Beach 

Time Share 

First week in October on the 

beach, see the Rockets at 

Cape Canaveral. $2000. 

Call (860)774-2755 

546 CEMETARY LOTS 

Cemetery Lots 

for Sale 

Worcester County Memorial 

Park-Paxton, MA 

2 Lots (#408A) available in 

the beautiful Garden of Valor 

II. $5,000 for both. 

Call (508)987-0531 

550 MOBILE HOMES 

Adult Mobile 

Home Community 

in Scenic 

Sturbridge 

Comfortable 2 bedroom, 1 

1/2 bath, central air, new 

roof, beautiful sunroom, all 

new appliances. Asking $92K 

plus park share. 

Call Paul (508)347-1439 

Brookfield 

55 Plus Community. 

Nanatomqua Mobile 

Home Park. 

2 Bedroom, 1 1/2 Bath, 

Carport, Screen Porch, 

New Appliances, 

New Roof. 

508-892-7228 


Brookfield 

Nanatomqua Mobile 

Home Park 

(55 And Over) 

2 Bedroom with 1-1/2 

Bath, Living Room, Large 

Kitchen, Laundry Room 

(With 5 Wall Cabinets), 

And Door To Back Porch. 

$87,900 

508-868-4662 

Mobile Home 

For Sale 

Dayville CT 

12 Conrads Park 

(860)774-8884 

Sturbridge 

Mobile Home 55+ 

1 Bedroom, Ideal 

Location, Close To 

Everything. New Floors, 

Carpets, Paint, Windows, 

Shower, Cabinets & 

Counters. Newer Furnace, 

A/C & More. 

Washer/Dryer. 

508-347-7027 

Sturbridge 

Move-In Condition 

In Retirement Park. 

New Floors, Central Air. 

Open Floor Plan. 

Two Bedrooms, One 

Large Bath, Garden Tub. 

Washer/Dryer, Range, 

Refrigerator & Extras 

Included.No 

Maintenance, Shed, 

Covered Patio. 

$79,900 Plus Park Share 

Call 860-315-7122 

550 MOBILE HOMES 

Temporary 

Storage 

Problems? 

Utilize This 14x70 

Mobile Home! 

Large Rooms, Plenty 

Of Open Space. 

First $2500 

Takes It Away 

(860)774-6989 

Auto 

Sect. 

700 AUTOMOTIVE 

705 AUTO ACCESSORIES 

4 Almost 

Brand-New OEM 

BMW 7-Series 

19-Inch Wheels 

With Tires (245-35R 19 

93W) And 5-Lug Bolt 

Pattern. Wheels Sell For A 

$5000 Option When You 

Buy A BMW 

Asking $2000 

508-943-6151 

4 Cooper Weather 

Master S/T Tires 

Steel Belted, 205/65 R15 

Like New $150 

4 Cooper Weather 

Master S/T Snow 

Groove Tires 

225/55 R17 

Like New $200 

508-867-2560 

Evenings 

4 NEW 16” 

Steel Rims 

And Covers 

Original Equipment Off 

Of Toyota. 

Perfect For Winter Tires 

$90 Each 

Yes, They Are Flawless 


A-1 Condition 

4 new Yokohama 

High Speed Rain 

Tires 

195-50-R15/82V on mint 5 

Bolt American Racing 

Wheels. Fits Accord, Sentra, 

Camry, Corolla, Miata, Neon 

and many more. 

Call Tom ask if they will fit 

your car. Asking $750 

(508)873-2227 

Tires & Rims 

Black custom rims and 

Yokohama tires, 16x7, 

205/55R16C 

Sell $275 or best offer. 

Call (860)974-1043 

Truck Rails 

Chrome Tube For 8’ Bed 

Great Condition 

$95 For Set 

Holly Carburetors 

Two New 600 

Double-Pump. 

$200 Each 

GM Chrome 

Slotted Wheels 

15”, 5-Lug Bolt Pattern 

For Full-Size GM. 

$200 Set Of 4 

454 Complete 

GM Block 

With Fuel Injection 

$1200 

508-259-8805 

720 CLASSICS 

1976 Chevrolet 

Nova Hatchback 

305 Automatic, PS/PB, 

AM/FM. All Original With 

Matching Numbers. 

Excellent Condition With 

70,000 Original Miles. 

New Flowmaster 

Dual-Exhaust, New Tires, 

Original Rally Wheels. 

$6000 

Call 508-885-6549 

1973 Green 

VW Beetle 

Recent Engine, 

Good Tires 

Best Offer 

413-245-3530 

1966 Mustang 

1971 VW Beetle 

Call (508)341-3910 

for information 

1973 VW Type-3 

Squareback 

Runs Excellent, 

Inspected In March. 

Clear Title 

$2000 

413-214-9133 

Ford 1930 Model A 

Coupe 

Good driver, original interior, 

side mount, rumble seat 

upholstery new, stone guard, 

trunk rack, $12,500 

negotiable. 

Call (508)885-5395 

Classic 1972 C-10 

Chevy Pick-Up 

8’ bed, 14,000 miles on new 

motor, many new parts- too 

much to list. $3,000 or best 

offer. 

Call Mike (774)262-8052 

Antique Black 

Jaguar 

1972 XJ6. Body, paint and 

chrome nearly perfect, New 

Michelin pin stripe tires, 

spare engine and many spare 

parts. $5000 firm. 

Call Tom (508)873-2227



B11 

725 AUTOMOBILES 

1999 Audi 

Avant Quatro 

A6, V6, 4 door wagon, 75K 

miles. Beautiful car in 

excellent condition. Bose 

premium stereo, power 

sunroof, all power 

features. Have Carfax. 

Call (860)974-1970 

1999 Audi A4 1.8T 

82k Miles. 19” Chrome 

Wheels, Body Kit, Custom 

Paint, Plus Many Extras. 

Asking $9,800 

or best offer 

(508)717-9244 

2006 Buick 

Lucerne CX 

Only 13,700 miles, fully 

loaded, leather seats, dark 

blue, $17,900. 

Call (508)764-4071 after 

4pm 

2002 Buick 

LeSabre Custom 

Low Mileage (46k), Well 

Maintained, Looks & Runs 

Great. 6 Passengers, Power 

Everything. Mint! 

$8750 

860-928-5771 

1999 Buick Park 

Ave 

Loaded, like new, leather, 

122K miles. $4500. 

Call (508)752-8683 

1993 Buick 

Park Ave Ultra 

V6 With Supercharger. 

Estate Car, Mint Condtion, 

Always Garaged. Recent 

Tires & Brakes, Loaded. 

Asking $2800 

508-867-3888 

1993 Buick 

LeSabre 

Fully loaded, 4 door, Red, 

excellent condition, 

automatic, 63,500 miles, 

maintenance records 

available. Asking $2,000. 

Call (860)974-3615 

1963 Caddy 

Convertible 

New top, white with blacktop 

& interior 75,600 miles 

$14,000. 

1964 T Bird 

Convertible 

with new black top, needs 

cleaning & starting $12,000. 

76k miles, new 

motor. Call (860)974-0066 

or (203)237-6956 

1989 Camaro RS 

350 Auto, T-Tops. 

Too Many Extras 

$3000 

1985 Merkuer 

5-Speed XRT4 

Sunroof 

$2000 

1967 GMC 

Dump Truck 

HM7700, V-6, 5-Speed & 

2-Speed Rear 

$2500 

(860)428-3478 

1997 Chevy 

Blazer 4x4 

Used Motor Ready To 

Be Installed. Vehicle Is 

In Good Condition 

$1100 

Call Anytime 

774-230-3504 

2002 Dodge Neon 

4 Door, Alloys, Spoiler, 

CD, New Tires, New 

Brakes, 102k. 1 Owner. 

Asking $4700 

860-923-0457 

1999 Dodge 

Stratus 

6 cylinder, automatic, cruise 

control, CD player, fairly new 

tires and rear brakes. Looks 

and runs great. 130K miles. 

$2500. 

Call (508)867-8176 

1985 Fire-Engine 

Red Mazda RX7 

1.1L Rotary Engine. 


Single Owner, 54k Miles. 

Always Garaged, No Rust, 

Sunroof. 

Runs Beautifully. 

$5000 

508-845-9237 

2003 Ford 

Mustang Mach 1 

Azure Blue with Black 

leather. 18K miles, like brand 

new. Couple after 

market parts. $17,500. 

Call (508)987-8486 

2001 Ford 

Taurus SSE 

Power Windows & Locks, CD 

Player & Snow Tires. Looks 

Good And Runs Great. 

$4800 

Call (508)949-1223 

2000 Ford 

Focus ZX2 

2-Door Coupe. Alloy 

Wheels, Air, Sunroof. 

78k Miles. Excellent 

Condition. 

$4800 OBO 

Call 774-253-7157 

2002 Honda 

Civic LX 

Grey Coupe, Automatic, 

CD, Remote Starter, 

Cruise Control, Power 

Windows/Doors 

Silver, 85K miles, $5900 

Call (508)347-2301 


2005 Hyundai GLS 

4 door, Grey, 25K miles, 

excellent condition. $9980. 

Call (508)278-4362 

2004 Hyundai 

XG350L 

103k Miles (Mostly 

Highway.) Loaded 

Leather, Sunroof, 

Satellite Radio. 

$8500 OBO 

508-769-4215 

1997 Hyundai 

Sonata 

4-Cylinder 2 Liter Engine, 

Great Gas Mileage. 115k 

Miles, Grey, Metallic. 

Runs Great. 

$1700 OBO 

Kris 

548-341-0267 

1999 Jetta 

Clean, runs great, 32 m.p.g., 

157K miles. Asking $5,000 

but will consider all serious 

offers. Call or email for 

details. (860)208-9720 

xrh234@netzero.com 

2002 Lincoln 

LS V8 

***MUST SELL*** 

Luxury-comfort-style-all-in 

this Metallic Silver 2002 

Lincoln LS-Loaded with a V8. 

Automatic transmission, A/C, 

power heated memory seats, 

power windows, power 

locks, power mirrors, 

sunroof, leather interiors, 

alloy wheels, alpine premium 

stereo, six disc CD, air bags 

ABS tilt wheel cruise control. 

This vehicle is in fabulous 

condition, must see. If you 

are in the market for a 

Lincoln LS, don’t pass this 

one! Even and iPod 

Direct Connection... 

$11,495 obo. 

Call 888-457-2333 

2002 Lincoln LS 

Black/Tan, Leather, 40k, 

Fully Loaded, Chrome 

Rims/Grill/Rocker 

Panels/Pillars, 

Brand New Snow Tires, 

Extra Set Of 18” Chrome 

Rims with Tires. New 

Brakes 

Sharp Car! Mint! 

$13,500 obo 

774-289-9074 

1981 Mercedes 

Benz 240D 

Original Owner 

$4,000 

860-774-0587 

1963 Mercury 

Comet 

Four door, 260 cubic inch. 

Very low original mileage. 

Very clean interior. Asking 

$3,500 or best offer. 

Call (860)928-7832 

2000 Mitsubishi 

Eclipse RS 

Coupe, 2 door, runs good, 

auto, air, CD, asking $3300. 

Call (508)987-3152 

2002 Mustang GT 

Low Miles, New Tires. 

5-Speed Manual, Fully 

Loaded. Excellent 

Condition. 

$13,500 

561-312-2214 

1967 Mustang 

Coupe 

289 C.I. 3 speed manual 

transmission, 63K original 

miles, excellent condition. 

$14,500 or best reasonable 

offer. Serious inquiries only 

please. 

Call (860)428-9455 

1997 Olds Regency 

Nice solid driver 105K 

highway miles, loaded with 

moonroof, needs nothing. 

Asking $3500. 

Call (860)974-3022 

1996 Oldsmobile 

Ciera 

Navy Blue, good mechanical 

condition, a few cosmetic 

scratches. Asking $2400. 

Call (860)928-2624 

1998 Plymouth 

Voyager 

V6 engine, 144K miles, A/C, 

1 owner. 

Asking $3200. 

Please call 

(508)347-5685 after 5pm 

1987 Plymouth 

Turismo 

Duster Option. Two-Door 

Hatchback. Estate Car, 


Only 6900 Original Miles. 

All Dealer Brochures & 

Manuals Included. Last 

Registered In 1996. 

Must Be Seen! 

$5500 

508-867-3888 

1992 Ranger 

With plow $650. 

1988 Isuzu Trooper 

5 brand new terrain tires. 

$600. 

1978 MGB 

Good condition 

$3800 firm 

Call (860)779-1102 

1987 SAAB 900 

Needs some work but runs 

well. $500 firm. 

Call (860)928-5116 

1991 Volvo 740 

Black, 4 cylinder, new 

exhaust, battery and tires. 

Asking $650. 

Call (508)347-5685 


2001 Toyota 

Camry 

5 speed standard, 73,000 

miles. Great mileage, reliable, 

good condition. Black with 

tan interior. Cruise, A/C, 

power pkg. $8,800. 

Call (860)779-1260 

2000 Toyota 

Camry LE 

Excellent Condition. Black, 

Moon Roof. 

$8500 


Corvette 1988 

Excellent Condition. New 

T-Top, Tires & Interior. 

Over $11k Invested. 


1-508-943-1128 

1-508-341-3164 

Must Sell 

2004 Dodge Stratus SXT 

Auto, starter, 42K, fully 

loaded, excellent condition. 

$11,500. 

Call (508)765-7770 

SPORTS UTILITY 

VEHICLES 

1993 Ford Bronco 

Great Shape, 

New Rear Quarters, Paint, 

Transmission, Rear End, 

Tires & Brakes. 

$3000 or best offer. 

Call (508)867-6922 

1995 Jeep Grand 

Cherokee 

New transmission, 2 extra 

wheels. $2800 or best offer. 

Call (508)943-7017 after 

6pm 

1996 2 door Red 

Chevy Tahoe 

push button 4WD automatic, 

leather interior, power 

everything, 135K/350 V8, 

tow package, CD, cassette, 

AM/FM, maintained well. 

Priced fairly! 

Call (617)943-0288, 

North Brookfield. 

$5500/OBO 

1996 Ford 

Bronco XLT 

4x4, 1 owner, no accidents, 

never smoked in, interior 

99%, runs perfect, 

Green/Grey, brush guard, 

needs rear fenders, $3500. 

Call (508)949-1525 

1998 Ford 

Expedition XLT 

113K miles, Red exterior, 

Grey interior. Loaded, very 

clean, a must see, just had 

tune up, runs like new. 

Asking $4,200 or best offer. 

Call (860)935-5635 or 

(860)481-1447 

1998 GMC Jimmy 

Sport Utility 4D 

V6 Engine, 4WD, 

Automatic Transmission, 

92k Mileage, Excellent 

Condition, Loaded. 

Asking $4995.95 

860-928-6853 

1998 Nissan 

Pathfinder LE 

4x4, power windows, power 

locks, sunroof, leather 

interior, heated seats, Bose 

stereo, great condition, 113K 

miles. $5500. 

Call (508)868-4598 

1999 GMC 

Suburban SLT 

4x4, Leather, 

Remote/Keyless Entry, 

130k Miles, Good 

Condition. 

$6500 

508-612-6398 

740 MOTORCYCLES 

1970 BSA 

Model B25S 

New Front End & 

Other Parts. 

Looks Good, Runs Good. 

$2950 Cash OBO 

Call 860-974-1912 

1pm-9pm 

2002 Harley 

Davidson XL 1200 

Dealer serviced, 5000 

original miles, many 

screaming eagle accessories. 

Red Black, lots of chrome, a 

must see @ $6500. 

Call (860)774-7615 

2001 Harley 

Davidson 

1200 Sportster 

Yellow & Black, 

Mint Condition With New 

Parts..3000 Miles. 

$5600 

508-892-4495 

1998 Harley 

Davidson 

1200 Sportster 15,500 miles, 

excellent condition, 

registered, many extras! 

$7000 or BO 

508-764-8754 

1987 Harley 

Davidson XLH 883 

under 20,000 miles, bike 

looks almost new, many new 

parts, female owned, 

dependable, a steal 

for $3350. 

Leave messaage 

(860)779-7526, will call 

back 

1990 Harley- 

Lehman Trike 

with matching cargo trailer. 

$10,000 firm. 

Call (860)928-3180 


2005 Honda VT750 

Shadow Spirit 

Mint Condition, Low 

Mileage, Always Garaged. 

Pearl Blue/Metallic Silver 

Flame, Chrome Backrest. 


Call 860-792-0506 

2003 Honda 

CRF-150 

Hardly Used! 

Paid $3200 

Asking $1800 Firm 

(508)987-0557 

2002 Honda 

XR80R 

Good Condition, 

Runs Great! $800 

508-764-1435 

1996 Honda 

Goldwing SE 

Excellent condition, must 

see, loaded. Asking $10,500. 

Call Steve (860)963-9030 

1994 Honda 

CBR 600 

Excellent Condition, 24k 

Miles. White & Black. 

New Chain & Tire. 

$3500 OBO 

508-765-9266 

1994 Honda 

Shadow 600cc 

Motorcycle 

Hardly used. 3,500 miles. 

$3,000. Call (860)774-4668, 

leave message 


1200 CC 

Mint Condition 

Must See 

$4,700 or best offer 

Call After 6pm 

860-779-9780 

1996 Suzuki RM 

125 

Runs excellent, look great. 

new top end, sprockets, 

chain, well maintained, never 

raced. Includes accessories, 

riding gear, extra plugs, oil, 

etc. Ready to ride for the 

spring. $1000 or BO. 

Call (860)928-0797 after 

7pm or anytime on 

weekends 

2004 XL 883 

Harley 

Davidson 

3400 miles, lots of 

upgrades, mint 

condition, handles 

great. $7200 or best 

offer. Won’t last long! 

Call (508)347-8969 

Kimball Piano 

With Bench 


$400 

508-765-0548 


A great buy at 

$4200! 

2004 Kawasaki 

VN800-E4 Vlcn 

Drifter 805cc 

Replica of the Indian Bike, 

very comfortable to ride and 

a real head turner. Only 

ridden in 2005, has only 

6,152 miles and has been 

garaged every day. Has two 

years left on a full service 

contract. 

Call (860)928-9493 

745 RECREATIONAL 

VEHICLES 

2005 Honda 

Rancher 4-wheeler 

Army Green color, extremely 

low mileage, used mostly for 

yard work. Asking $3250 or 

best offer. Must sell. 

Call (860)779-9756 

2004 Honda 

Foreman 

Rubicon 500cc 

“very low miles and hours” 

must sell. baby on the way!!! 

used 25 times tops. $5000 or 

best offer. 

Call (860)315-7167 

2002 Honda 

400EX 

4 Wheeler 

White Bros. Exhaust, Hole 

shot tires, full face helmet, 

good condition. Asking 


Call 860-935-5449 

2007 

TAURUS 

3870VP 

$11,495 

2007 

EXPEDITION 

XLT 4X4 

3842VP 

$24,995 

MILLBURY 

FORD MERCURY 

2005 MONTEGO 

LUXURY 

3764VP 

$12,995 

2007 EDGE SEL 

PLUS 

AWD/VISTA ROOF 

3876VP 

$24,995 

745 RECREATIONAL 

VEHICLES 

2000 Honda 

XR-100R 

Asking $1100 

(508)943-6099 

1998 Kawasaki 

750 Xi Sport Jetski 

Two seater, new battery and 

recently serviced. Excellent 

condition. Includes trailer 

and cover. $2500 or best 

offer. Call (508)234-0252 

2006 Polaris 

Outlaw 500 ATV 

30 Hours Of Use, Great 

Condition. Just Like New. 

MUST SELL 

$4500 OBO 

Includes Maintenance 

Manual, Chain Lube Plus Oil. 

Call (860)779-1087 

1982 Winnebago 

Brave RV 

Lots Of Good Features. 

New Batteries, Starter, 

Wiring, and Refrigerator. 

Lots Of Storage. 

Sleeps Six. Good Shape 

Original Price $5,500 

Asking $4000 As Is 

Call For Details 

(860)774-8333 

Dirtbike 

2005 Yamaha 

TTR 125-E 

Low Mileage, Looks New 

$2000 OBO 

860-928-3090 

FAMILY OWNED FOR OVER 83 YEARS 

EVERY VEHICLE MARKED WITH OUR SALE PRICE 

PRE-OWNED SPECIALS 

2006 MILAN 

PREMIER 

3829VP 

$13,495 

2006 

MOUNTAINEER 

LEATHER/MOONROOF 

3828VP 

$19,995 

750 CAMPERS/TRAILERS 

2002 12x40 Park 

Model RV 

(like brand new) on beautiful 

lot in campground can be 

used for a full 6 months (15 

April-15 October every year) 

Lot is paid for until 2097. 

Call Don (508)344-9499 

1999 23’ Ford 

Jamboree RV 

White and blue, like new. 

Perfect condition, with 

generator and new tires, 

sleeps five, full bath. 

$16,000. 

Call (508)764-4010 or 

(508)450-7761 

2001 24 ft. Travel 

Camper Trailer 

All works, call for details! 

Call from 8am-7:30pm. Best 

time to call 4pm-7:30pm 

(508)867-6124. 

Price $6,200. 

1997 24’ 

Dutchman Pop-Up 

Camper 

Model 1007 

Great Condition. Heat, 

Refrigerator, Stove, Etc. 

$3200 

413-537-0619 

1989 24’ Terry 

Travel Trailer 

Excellent Condition, New 

Battery, Tires, & More. 

Receiver & Sway Bars 

Included. Must See To 

Appreciate. 


508-885-6215 

2007 FOCUS 

SE ZX4 

3878VP 

$11,995 

2006 EXPLORER 

EDDIE BAUER, 

LOW MILES 

3840VP 

$22,995 

www.millburyfm.com 

RTE. 20 AUBURN 

508-832-6261 

2005 

MUSTANG GT 

M3291VAA 

$18,495 

2005 4 DOOR 

F150 SUPER 

CREW XLT/4X4 

3841VP 

$23,995 


2001 7000 lb Car 

Trailer 

Made by CarMate. Asking 

$1800. 

Leather Sofa and Love 

Seat 

Black. Paid $1000, 

asking $500. 

Treadmill by Sportcraft 

has cupholder, $250. 

2 Dog Pens 

$50 for both. 

Call (860)774-3989 or 

(860)617-1371 

2006 Camp 

Out Truck Cap 

Gray, 6ft with sliding front 

window & side windows & 

locking back window. Used 2 

months, brand new. Stored 

in heated garage. Fits Ford 

Truck Super Cab. $1100. 

(508)729-9177 

2002 Citation 

31Ft. Travel 

Trailer 

$16,500. One owner, kept on 

site, nice camper, includes 

back ladder, spare tire, 

awning, electric jack, sleeps 

6, lots of storage, huge 

bathroom, queen bed, 1 large 

slide-out in living room & 

dinette area. Pictures on 

www.breezybendrv.com 

Call (508)987-1519 for 

more details 

1985 Wilderness 

Camper 

Sleeps 6, Very Good 

Condition 

All Original Paperwork, 

Lots of New Parts. 

$3000 or best offer 

860-774-0100 

2004 SABLE 

LS PREMIER 

3858VP 

$8,995 

2004 

EXPLORER XLT 

LEATHER/MOONROOF 

36030A 

$12,995 

HOURS: 

Mon-Thurs 8:30-8:00 

Fri 8:30-6 • Sat 8:30-5 

SUN., FEB. 17 TH 11-4



2003 Coleman 

Pop-Up Trailer 

With Slideout 

Inside/Outside Stove, 

Refrigerator, Hot Water, 

Heat, Lots Of Storage, 

Sleeps 6. 

Excellent Condition, 

Must See. 

$6800 OBO 

508-949-6107 

2003 Rockwood 

Tent Trailer 

Sleeps 6, Has Heat & 

Heated Mattresses. 

Curtains, Outside Grill, 

Canopy, And Wheel 

Covers. A-1 Condition. 

Asking $3750 

Call 508-671-0013 

95 Rockwood 

Pop-Up Camper 

Sleeps 6, Excellent 

Condition. 

Asking $2000 

Craftsman Mig Welder 

Used Once 

$440 

Craftsman Radial 

Arm Saw 

$500 


Show Bike 

Chromed Out 

$7,500 

(860)963-1196 

2000 Starcraft 

Truck Camper 

850 Lite 

8 1/2 Foot, 1600 lbs. 

Sleeps Four, Like New. 

Never Abused. 

Ready To Go! 

$6350 firm 

Call For More Details 

860-974-0746 



Pop-Up Camper 

Meteorite Model 817 

Awning, Stove, New Tires, 

New Gas Tank, 

Excellent Condition. 

$2450 

Or Best Reasonable Offer 

508-867-4105 

2003 Trail- 

Cruiser 

26’, queen bunk house, light 

weight, stereo, micro, A/C, 

heat, 6 gallon hot water, 

tub/shower. $8000 firm. 

Call (508)579-8141 

2 Travel Trailers 

Dutchman Classic Royal 

33’ With 13’ Slide Out 

Living Room & Dinette. 

Queen Sized Rear 

Bedroom. Sleeps 6. 

A/C, Awning 

Asking $7995 

Also 

30’ Cobra Camper 

With A/C, Sleeps 6, 

Queen Bed In Rear. 

Asking $4500 

Call (860)428-3478 

2004 Wilderness 

5th Wheel 30’ 

White, 16’ power living room 

slide-out, queen size bed 

w/home mattress, two 

bunks, sleeps 8. Tons of 

extras, very clean, excellent 

condition. Asking 

$15,900/BO. 

(508)892-8080 

Tent Trailer 


Space Flyer 

Full Storage Trunk Across 

Front, Heater, Fridge, 

Awning, Indoor/Outdoor 

Gas Stove. 


$2500 BRO 

508-885-9410 


33-Foot 

Fifth Wheel 

Camper 

REDUCED To $18,000 

Includes Many Extras. 


F-350 Crew Cab 

Pick-Up Truck 

$6,800 

Call 

860-935-5411 

Quinebaug, CT 

FLAGG RV 

CENTER 

2 Locations 

Massachusetts & 

Rhode Island 

2008 39’ 

Travel Trailer 

2 Bedroom, 

2 Slide-Out. 

Sleeps 10. 

$19,995 

NEW 2008 

Motor Homes 

As Low As 

$399/Month!!! 

www.flaggrv.com 

1-800-678-9278 

Mention This 

Ad And Recieve 

A FREE Gift! 

Snowbird Special 

Park Model With Loft & 

Matching Addition. 

Appx. 950 sq. ft. 

Furnished, Central Air, 

Matching 12x16 Shed 

With Washer & Dryer. 

$39,900 OBO 

508-867-5850 

508-579-1827 

760 VANS/TRUCKS 

1986-1979 AMC 

CJ7 Jeep rebuilt 

350 

curry rear end 411 gear 

(body in good shape) still 

needs work. 

Call (508)943-1951 ask 

for Ron. Asking $5000 or 

best offer. 

2005 Chevy 

Silverado C1500 

White, 4.3/V6, 62k 

Highway Miles. Has 

Cap/Shell That Covers 

The Truck Bed. 


$8,500 OBO 

Call 508-764-4202 

2003 Chevy 

Extreme 

Yellow w/black racing 

stripes. 4.3L V6, w/hurst 

shifter and hard top tonneau 

cover. Second owner, 52K 

miles. Asking $10,500 or 

best offer. 

Call (860)774-9572 

1996 Chevy 

K3500 Pickup 

6.5 Diesel, Auto, 4x4, 8’ Bed, 

149k. New Batteries, Tires, 

Front-End Bushings, Brake 

Lines, Bedliner, Fuel 

Tank/Pump/Lines, Engine 

Cooler Lines, Clean. 

$9000 

860-779-2568 

1994 Chevy 3/4 

Ton 

350 V8, 2WD, excellent 

condition, 190k miles, new 

tires, recent brakes and 

tuneup. $3000. 

Call (774)272-1192 

1989 Chevy 

Conversion Van 

Rigged for towing, southern 

unit, good condition. $3000 

Call (860)883-4797 


1989 Chevy 1500 

Short bed Z71 off road. 


Call (774)280-2480 

1984 Chevy C-20 

Pickup (3/4 Ton) 

Runs & Drives Good, Needs 

Body Work. Good ‘Everyday’ 

Driver. Also Included: 4 

Extra Tires And Toolbox. 

$700 OBO 

508-347-3672 

774-200-1957 

1980 Chevy 1 - 

Ton 

2WD, dual wheels, A/C, PS, 

PL, PW, recently restored, 

aluminum flatbed, $3000 

2000 Chevy S-10 

Blazer 

6 cylinder, 4x4, loaded, 2 

door, $3995. 

Call (508)450-4573 

1978 Chevy 3/4 

Ton 4x4 

With 8FT Fisher plow. Rusty 

but runs good. $2000 or 

best offer. 

Call Alan, (603)396-6385, 

cell 

2003 Dodge Grand 

Caravan Sport 

37K miles, $12,000. 

Call (508)765-9417 

2000 Dodge 

Ram 1500 Van 

Great Condition, 70k 

Miles. Used By Physically 

Challenged Passenger. 

Semi-Automatic Lift 

Built Into The Floor. 

Lots Of Work Done To It: 

Brakes, Radiator, Water 

Pump, Etc. Great Running 

Condition. TV, VCR, 

CD Player. 

Great Van For 

Transporting Wheelchairs 

Or Equipment. 

Call 508-278-6870 


97 Dodge 


Excellent Shape 

$4700 

Or Best Offer 

Call After 5pm Or 

Weekends 

860-917-7381 

1997 Dodge Ram 

1500 Pickup 

2WD, air, stereo, new 

exhaust, tires, full size 

bed-lined, looks great, runs 

excellent. 129K miles. Asking 

$3800. Contact me after 

7pm. weekdays or anytime 

on weekends. 

(860)928-0797 

1996 Dodge 

Dakota Sport 

Pickup 

5 speed standard with 2.5 

4 cylinder engine, runs good, 

looks great, has new tires. 

Good on gas. $2500. 

Call (860)774-4600 

2005 Ford Ranger 

24k Original 

One-Owner Miles. Power 

Steering/Brakes, CD, A/C. 

Asking $11,200 OBO 

860-923-9067 

2000 Ford 

F150 XLT 

Dark Green, extended cab, 6 

cylinder, 2WD, A/C, bedliner, 

tonneau cover. Excellent 

condition only 44k miles. 

Book $12,500, your price 

$11,200. Call 

(860)974-0110, Woodstock 

1995 Ford F150 

XLT 

Long bed, 4x4, standard 

transmission, full bed liner, 

track rack system, behind 

seat tool storage, AM/FM/CD, 

power windows and door 

locks, A/C. 115k miles. 

Asking $3495. 

Call 508-764-1246 

1994 Ford F150 

XLT 4x4 Xtracab 

Pickup 

Looks Good, Runs 

Excellent! V8, PW, 

PL, Cruise, 5-Speed, 

Cold A/C. 

$2,900 OBO 

2003 Honda 

TRX250 EX ATV 

Runs Great! Looks Great! 

$2100 OBO 

860-634-0581 

1994 Ford Ranger 

2 door, XL Extended Cab, 

2.3L 4 cylinder, standard, 

144K original miles. One 

owner, runs well, some rust. 


Call (413)245-4127 

1988 Ford F-350 

1-Ton Dump 

(Flat-Bed) 

With 8-Foot Plow. 

Excellent Condition, Low 

Mileage, Ready To Work! 

First $5500 Takes It! 

508-764-6376 

1986 Ford 350 

Dump Truck 

With Hydraulic Plow 

90k Miles 

$3500 

508-765-9057 

2003 Isuzu NPU 

16 ft Box Truck 

V8 automatic transmission, 

power steering, power 

brakes. Runs great, very 

clean, 10 ft loading ramp. 

$10,000. 



1986 Ford 

Pickup Truck 

4-Door, Dual Wheels, 

V-8 Automatic, 8’ Bed, 

83k Miles. 

$2750 

1993 Hoope 

Utility Trailer 

10,000 lb Capacity. $2600 

1989 Plymouth Horizon 

4 Door Hatchback, 

4-Cylinder. 86k Miles. 

$1000 OBO 

413-610-0138 

1985 Ford F-600 

Box Truck 

low miles, runs good, needs 

some new brake lines. $1000 


Call (508)922-3936 

2006 GMC Sierra 

Ext Cab Pickup 

With cap, 5.3 V8, 2WD, 

excellent condition, 17,400 

miles. Blue Book $17,815, 

asking $15,200. Factory 

warranty til 8/08. 

Call (860)923-1956 

2002 GMC Safari 

4.3L, AWD/ABS/Cruise, 

New Tires, Seats 8, Fr. 

Green, Clean 

$8000 

860-963-7484 

2000 GMC 

Sonoma SLS 

2.2LFI Complete with pick up 

shell cap, A/C, cassette, 35K 

original miles, excellent 

condition, $7000 or 

best offer. 

Call (508)987-1035 after 

7pm 

1986 GMC 

Hi-Top 


Full Sized Bed, Captain’s 

Chairs, Many New Parts, 

Three-Way Refrigerators, 

Two Portable Heaters, 

10’ x 12’ Screen House. 

Many Extras! 

$1500 OBO 

508-943-4175 

1997 Mercury 

Villager Mini-van 

Runs great, 3.0L V-6 engine, 

good gas mileage. Van is 

clean; recent tires, brakes, 

and emissions. 159K miles. 

Asking $2500. 

Call (860)928-1165 

2000 Pontiac 

Montana Mini Van 

Fully loaded, seats 8, runs 

excellent. 174K, excellent 

condition. Many extras. Well 

maintained & garaged. 


Call (413)245-0065 after 

6PM 

2003 Silverado 

2500 HD 

Crew cab, 6.0, auto, 4x4, 

grey, loaded, leather, 

tonneau, chrome step, tow 

package, excellent condition. 

Call (978)697-0706 

2000 Silverado 

Red, extended cab, 99,700 

miles 4.8 engine 8 cylinder, 

fully loaded, good condition. 

$9,500. 

2000 Ford Ranger XLT 

Green extended cab 4 door, 

86,700 miles 4.0 engine 6 

cylinder, loaded, $7000 

Call (508)764-3891 

2003 Toyota 

Tacoma Pickup 

White, 43K miles, $8500. 

Call (508)943-6941 or 

(508)855-3924 


“California” 

1967 F-250 

Service Truck 

with lumbertack. New 

engine, 6x6x10’ (enclosed). 

2-3 Motorcycle Trailer 

Haulmark 2006 Harley 

“Dyna” Street Bob, Black 

cherry, 2000 miles. 

12 foot, pungo 120, kayak 

with paddle, vest. 

(951)522-0573 

765 HEAVY EQUIPMENT 

CAT D8H 

Bulldozer 

Cable Blade - Power Shift 

Runs Good 

$12,000 

(860)928-3477 

International TD-6 

Crawler-Loader 

6 cylinder diesel, runs good, 

digs good. $3500. 

Call (860)779-3929 

767 VEHICLES WANTED 

High-top Mini 

Wheelchair 

Van Needed 

In excellent running 

condition with fully 

automatic wheel chair lift 

and closing doors. 

Please leave message 

(508)764-2807 

VEHICLES FOR PARTS 

1987 Chevy 3/4 

Ton Pickup 

Had Fire In Engine 

Compartment. Had 

Rebuilt 350 Engine, Auto 

Transmission, And 

Transfer Case. 

Heavy-Duty Leafs On 

Rear-End. Reese Hitch, 

Fisher Plow-Frame, New 

Exhaust, Ladder Rack 

(860)428-3478 

SELL 

YOUR 

CAR TRUCK 

VAN or 

Motorcycle 

in our 

Classified 

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2008 

• Front & Side Impact Airbags 

• 4 Wheel ABS Brakes 

• Automatic 

• Power Windows & Locks 

• 33 MPG 

PRESIDENT’S MONTH BARGAINS 

BEST PRICES OF THE YEAR GOING ON NOW! 

SPECIAL FACTORY INCENTIVES & DEALER DISCOUNTS 

PONTIAC VIBE BUICK LACROSSE PONTIAC G6 



2008 

2008 

#3939 • Remote Starter • Power Seat 

• Head Curtain Airbags 

• Auto Climate Control 

• ABS & Traction Control 

• Steering Wheel Radio Controls 

#3933 • CD Player • Automatic 

• Head Curtain Airbags 

• Power Locks & Windows 

• Tilt Steerig 

• XM Satellite Radio 

#3921 

SAVE= 

$17,888 

2007 CHEVY IMPALA LT 

3.8 L V-6, remote start, alloys, 

rear spoilers, power everything. 

#2968 

2007 CHEVY MALIBU 

4 cyl. 2.2 L, CD player, rear fold 

back seat, cruise/tilt, power 

everything. #2995 

SAVE= 

$21,788 

GM CERTIFIED USED CAR = 2.9% FINANCING 

2007 HUMMER H3 2006 LANDROVER LR3 

Leather, stability control, Leather seating, driver selectable 

anti-lock brakes w/ traction, responsive suspension, stability 

chrome, running boards, 

driver’s info center, power everything, 

much more! everything, much more! Only 

control, tow package, power 

Only 19,950 miles. #2973 26,500 miles. #3881A 

$27,888 

$28,988 

2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 

Side airbags, trailer package, 

CD player, Cruise/tilt, 

power everything. #2978 

GREAT DEALS ON HIGHLINE SUV’S... 

ALL FACTORY WARRANTEED AND FULLY EQUIPPED! 

2006 GMC ENVOY SLT 

Navigation, power sliding 

sunroof, leather seating w/ 

memory, DVD entertainment, 

running boards, Bose Sound 

System, every option. 

Only 23,649 miles. #2960 

$26,888 

SAVE= 

$15,988 

2004 BUICK RENDEZVOUS 

AWD 4 DR. 7 PASSENGER 

Leather, rear park assist., climate 

air, all the extras, sharp 2 

tone, only 27,000 miles. #2969 

$15,788 

2001 PONTIAC 

GRAND AM 

Power windows, door locks, CD 

player, tilt & cruise, spoiler, 

local trade. 

$6,880 

New car prices include all factory incentives including Conquest, GMAC Smartlease, no money down, 39 mos., 30K. First month’s payment, conveyance, doc., taxes & reg. extra. 

Designed for Action 

Drive Beautiful 

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BUY WITH CONFIDENCE 

Our autos come with warranties 

FROM 12 mos./12,000 miles 

TO 72 mos./100,000 miles 

518 Washington Street • Auburn, MA 01501 

508-721-2300

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