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Tramluillo. . .... (continued from page !) "In order to obtain thee $3.5 tant's position. "Then cost to hire an assistant for a two-year period at a base salary of $45,000 pins $1S,000 f benefits isSt20,O00," he said. "rl e town can realize a savings ofa. ,us $80,000 over that pea'ied by hiring an assistant." Tranquillo said, "Obvionsly the assistant town engineer can also provide additional design services on minor proiects as well as bettor efficiency of existing per- Tranqnillo fu her sought to sofidify his argument by pointing out that a $1 million pump station needs to be constructed this year million grants for both Laning Street and South End Road, we need to do the necessary design," Tranquillo said in his report. "If the design in done in-house, we are able to save significant monies as well as have better control of the design process." The vice chairman of the Finance Board, Philip Pomposi, said the panel had discussed the request at a lengthy meeting recendy but, that no action was taken. Pomposi said if the town hires an assistant engineer, it will not be able to release him after the projeers are enmpleted. There should be more accountability at could be designed by his office departments in Town Hall and cost the town about $100,000 time is counter to the message which can be saved with an assis- we've sent the taxpayers this bud- . ]he Observer, July 4, 199_6 as the group handed over its sugastions for several new zones ong the thoroughfare to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The two.hour meeting,and public hearing sought to "gain some last-minute opinions from residents and business owners, but only three residents tendered some advice to the study group. Joe palfini, of 95 West Pines Drive, said that although he apprec/ated the several months the committee has ut into the study, he hoped the group would consider the needs of,the people whoop.re trying to make their home near West Street, and not st those who aro _n / g to property. Fred Serafino, chairman of the study group, said the report would be turned over tu the PZC W Oe8. of committee the enm hashed , outno many g dif- the * • ferent ideas and some he thought -- - - would make a difference in the fo- (continued from page I) • be cut. Town Manager John Weieb_ ..! advL'- d the fibrary boa Just Murphy's opened in May on Ouee, Street where Conti's Res auran! hod been Iocaled. #.. , L c tare of the street from the Bristol line toJude Lane. the summer as in previous years, Howe-€ -, :n vm.r - -dfied that u i,'on people could not be d-offwhile noo-unmn employ- R . . k " --a a,wa. , g g*gg ,- " A _ , ,e- [] g E- ,- . , - w = . rg' ' ' ' ' ba Serafmo and two other mem- Michad Riecio and Franas still have m come in to work even The Lthrary Board and the when the fibrary L% dosed. "The behind the scenes work still needs to get done," Brown said. The director said that the real cost savings from the layoffs and reduced hours has not been determi_ned yet. Employees and the pubhc wiff feel the impact from the toss of the pagm, she stud, while patrons will be the most deeply effected by the reduced hours. %Ve will know the impact betm" in a couple of weeks, Brown said. Library officials had announced that redncuons in hours and personnel were inevitable because budget funding was not restored by the Finance Board or Town Council. Seven union employeea had received notification last month that their hours would Mistake... (continued from pagn I) The malor adjustment was ordered by the state Depamnent of Environment ProteeUon last year. John DtGioia, water pollution control plant supervisor, told The Observer that when the foundation was poured, it was for the wrong system. If the 4000 system had been |nsmiled, the ulttavtolet bulbs would have been underwater," he said. Town Council members are expected to reee/ve a report from the town manager at Monday evaning's meenng about the suuanon. Town Manager John Welchsel said he did not want to comment on specifics until he met w th DiGiola and engineers from Weston-Sampson of Massachusetts, the firm which des|gned the roustruction. However, DiGioia pointed out that plant furcman, Rick Golf ran__ e (continued from page I) stream which allows for fishing and drinking. With 120 cars in a parking lot adjacent to the wetlands, the runoff could impact the river, he said. Others were concerned about the |mpact the 45-foot hghts would have on the surrounding areas. Rosemary Silkman said the area would also be disrupted by the building process. Denorfia told comm|ssioners that the land wall eventually be developed and thin will be the a good use of the area. The attorney explained other uses of the I-2 zone could be umd for storage, drilhng equipment, blasting business, a power or sewage plant, garbage facility, asphalt business, or drop forges. Denorfia said the golf range would be "environmentally sensitive" and the most ompatible use." The traffic study which was ,ubmitted to the town will be re- the next meeting. It was s ggested that an appraisal of the effect on he.by property values be cotopleted and submitted as well. The town manager met m execunve seasion to discuss the issue and budget during a meeUng in june. They then handed down the de" on that the non-ninon employees would not be cut but redueaons would be made m other areas. q' n approved 1996--97 lib ;-y budget is about $37,500 less than the 1995-96 budget which ended on June 30. Library board members have requested a meeting with the finance board to discuss emergency appropnanons but no date has been set. If necessary, the Library Board could go m the Town Counc|l and appeal fur additional funding. Several councd members have .toted that they would support re,ca ,ng some funds to the library so that it can retain its normal houri. leronimo, spotted the mistake. The supenntendent added that the fuundanon will have to be torn down and rebuilt at least 5feet higher Welchsel said the town s Iookang to have the engineers pay the $90,000 because of incorrect design and mod|ficanons. I expect them to pay fur those th|ngs wfuch were prec|pltated by the engineer's error," We|chsel sa d No matter what happens later, the town is responsible fur the work to the R. H. White Contractors. Town Attorney David Kelley sent a letter on behalf of the town to Weston-Sampson stanng they are holding the engineers responsible for the error Welchsel said DiGIma wdl be at Monday's meenng to explain the sttuanon However, the manager said. the town may have to share most of the cost. project would have to receive wetlands commission approval before the site plan could be passed. Town Planner Robert Nerney and Verderame said several snpolanous could be placed upon the speoal perrmt use approval to limit the development to a golf driving range Bnsinessmen Lawrence Kwiat and Thomas Brown stud they will be closing on the property m two weeks. "It's an improvement," said Brown, explaining v th the zomng they would be able to introduce indnstry to the area. Kwlat, who Is from Westchester County in New York sa d he and his partner are retiring from the|r investment careers and are seeking to start a business. The land offers multiple nses," Kwtat and. "I like golf a lot." He said the facf ts, would be developed to be a f,m €recreauonal center. Though there Is m|n|ature golf, a driving range and golf courses in the area, Kwlat said, the Jude Lane fadlity would offer golf lessons within a practice setring, a feature not offered by the other businesses. fin" The Observer as a rounder of the F rst Bank of West Hartfurd, Bill McDougall hked the dea of being in the restaurant briskness. "It's land of m the blood," he laughed. "My wife's famdy Greek and owned a restaurant In New York for 50 years. And we'd wanted a restaurant/pub for years." Come, dentally, McDougall added, he and his wife, Diana, had been fans of the Farnungton restaurant and pub, Murphy ard Scarletu's "In fact, ff you had asked me what hnd of restaurant I was going to open, I'd have said 'have you heard of Murphy and Scarletn's n Farmmgton?' Then we got the opportumty to buy It." Since tahng over the operauon In 199L McDougait sa d, his team -- mcluthng general manager Bryan Moffett and execuuve chef Saul Brown -- have conunued the restaurant's record of success Almost mnnedlately, he added, he started thlnkang of opening a second restaurant m the town where he has lived for more than 20 years. On May 28. that dream came true when McDougall and company opened Just Murphy's at 196 Q cen St What he has there is far from a carbon copy of the otagmal restaurant, McDougall said We've set forth to estabhsh a first coustn of Murphy and Scarfeto's I've always wanted to have a restaurant that had all fresh food, ample quantity; the kind of food that you get at more expensive, DePaolo (continued from page 1) • • • cluthng Deun Moore, Bruce Wilhs, and Arnold Schwarzenegger, DePanfu said his star-struck atutude has vamshed. "A lot of these people are nice," he said. IRRESISTIBLE OFFER Last year, DePaolo was wooed away by Fashion World Co. w th an offer he couldn't Fashion Care, which had been the site of a former bank in Rockefeller Center, opened m April 1995 and is owned by three of the world's most prestigious fashion models, Elle MacPherson, Naomi Campbell, and Claudia Schiffer. lt doesn't hurt to have gorgeons besses," he laughed. More than 85 people work in the kJtchen alone to create as many as 2,500 meals each day at 250 tables during the 14 hours of operaUon. Several theme rooms make up the restaurant, including the blonde room, the Pans room, the runway room, and styling room. Once each week, fashion shows are conducted m the runway romn feamnng such events as grilled sandw|ches in addition to a variety of entrees, the menu features some of the best of Murphy and Scarlem's with a twist of tts own, McDougsll stud. "The salads are particularly popular, and we have eight different vaneue of the pub burger," he said. "We actually have a children's menu w th some of these d|shes too. So you can come tn and have a full dinner -- and there's not too many places you can get a full turkey dinner for $1095 " However, he said, mnst popular so far is the special recipe ribs. Key to the flavor o 0ae ' ts the effort of Brown, execunve chef at both restaurants, Mc- Dougall said. "I knew Saul when I was in banlang and he was the head chef at Wampanoag Country Club in West Hartford," he said. "As soon as you walked in the door, you saw Saul'S spec|als. And they're grnwmg to be very popular here too. He has specials that fit the season " Seasonal produce is one of his loves as a chef, Brown said. "We have here at Just Murphy's a fresh food concept." he stud "I thrive on that. And when the fresh produce comes m, we wdl be buying from local farms " "An expert|se of Saul's which we haven't even ntroduced yet Is his buffets," McDougall added. "We're starUng after Labor Day w th a Sunday brunch buffet from I 1 a.m. to p.m." Brown said the bus ness always wall have flesh fruits and the finals for Teen Magazine as well as charity funcUons. "I don't do as much cooking as I nsed to, DePanlo said, explaunng he primarily plans the meals and creates the recipes. The culinary selections are updated on the average of every six months though some favorite standbys are ma|nta|ned. Each dlsh is named for some aspect or person in the fashion industry, such as "couture catch of the day and "super model sorbet." "We serve a consistent, decent product," DePaolo said. "We want to give gnests a good expert- As corporate chef, he oversees all kitchen operations, including purchasing, for all the Fashion C.afe and Mezzaiuna reslanrants worldwide. He will be leaving New York City In August for three weeks In London where he will oversee the opening of one of the newest Fashmn Cafes. "It's incredible," DePaulo said, refet ng to the popularity of theme rest turants. Visitors love to visit the restaurants becanse they enjoy the fantasy and excitement, he said, as well as viewing the With the atmosphere set, Just Murphy's s setting its physical atmosphere to become a community gathering place. Finding the spot on Queen Street was a matter of luck, McDougall said. The former Midway restaurant and Conu's had been located there but Mrs Conu was looking to retire, McDougall said. He added that he is particularly happy with the space. "I think we're fortunate because this is on the Southington side of Queen Street," he said. Now, wit a 'Complete fadlift ' ' 'ifichiding a'new'bar aril] hardware floor in it the addltion of booths to the dining room, and photos of historic Southmgton lining the walls, J.ust M,u,rphy's is r dy to becbme Southington s meeting p ace," McDougall said. "People love fresh food," he noted, "and I think that we attract diverse people. We have seniors who come in early, families who come m after church, and we're snll serving thnner at 11 at night. We have a little bit of something for everyone " The pub at Jnst Murphy's features entertainment Thursday through Satu'tday evenings. Dining room hours are from 4 to 10 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and 4 to 11 p.m., Thursday through Saturday. Pub hours are from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday; and 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thursday through Saturday. Just Murphy's is dosed on Monday. memorabilia such as clothes worn by Elton John or Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Pcople want to be entertained." DePaulo said he loves to travel, an experience he will be able to enjoy during the upcoming year. Restaurants proposed to open during the next year include locations in London, Barcelona, Indonesia, and Manila, with additional sites being considered in Paris, Australia, Tokyo, Singepore, Hong Kong, and Egypt. "I really want to see these places," he said. The Southington native said he tries to visit his parents as often as he can, and attended a local Democratic fond-raiser recendy held. "I think it's great my Dad is on the Town Council," DePanlo said. "He's doing a .fine job. Heb not afraid to speak his mind. He's very far, consistent, and makes good decisionsY In the future, the y ..unger DePzolo said he would like to open his own concept restaurant focosing on virtual reality teehnulogy. color-coded maps showing suggested zones. The group has offered the following changes for West • Bnsiness zones near the Bristol line and Welch Road become Bnsiness Limited Zones. • Indnstrial I zones off West Queen and Spring Street be tended to border West Street. In addition, the enterprise zone that allows tax breaks to businesses would be expanded as well. •.Bminem erlay Zones .set,up. on portiom.of the L,uhastrla t zone land fltat could be devdoped as support businesses for mdnstry, such as dry cleaners, fine restaurants, and the like. Bnsiness entities locating would be asked to be set further back on their lots to allow for more green space along West Street. • The Executive Park and vimnity would be rezoned and expanded to Indnstrial 2. No longer allowed would be tire storage fecilities. Encouraged would be research facilities, trade and computer schools, as well as tel and conference centers. • A large area of R-40 (residential lot with a minimum of 40,000 square feet) would be left near Churchill Street. • A-R-12 limited zone would be established south of Hart Street. 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The.Ob rver, Thurs&iy, July 4, 1996 news out of harddip!areas but it wasn t until early. Sunday morning that hun- SHS seniors ended their Just clayl as high schoolers. The all-night graduation J parly at Ihe school wa a uge success ac:edrding to the dozens of volunteers who served as chaperones from 9 p m. to 5 ° cnoot graduates t was aturday for outh:ngon : O -r.... , Led by twin sisters Amie and Rebecca Giordano, both bound for Yale University, the 409 members of the Southington High School class of 1996 celebrated their successful completion of 12 years of educauon Saturday w th a ceremony before hundreds of family and friends on the school's F0nt lua Field. Under cloudy bat rainless skies, the graduates were lauded in their a omplishment by school oflidals and representatives of the dgs", itl :lUdit a dlddi Itt ah" C , nd class pre idtnt Dashan San/lets. Ira their speeches, the smdent took the opportunity to reflect on the tenuousness of the moment. BUSINESS NEWS STEPHEN DELBUONO Rebecca Gmrdano, in "Questions:" exhorted her classmates to "cunstandy strive m ask questions about the foundations of our culture and way of hfe, quesuons about lusuc , peace and truth. We must not accept things sunply because they have always been. we must not assume that we ourselves are perfect simply because we have no desire m change." "Somettmes the problems m our world seem so overwbelmmg that we think our effor can mean nothing, Amie Giordano said. "We may get discouraged by huge cant. toaka .dtffe . give up trying, and remain wrapped up on our own concerns for the rest of our lives." And while she joined other speakers in wishing the class q{ NORTHEAST UTIUTIES VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR Stephen DelBuono recently received the Northeast Utilities volunteer of the year platinum award for his commitment to the development of young people m the YMCA's Indian guide pro° gram. DelBuono has been the federation chief for four years. He has been active in regional act viues and served as chatrman of a regtonal powwow. The platinum award is the Mghest recogmnon for Northeast Utilities' volunteer SSB appoints new assistant vice president Southington Savings Bank has announced the appointment of Duane Beale as assistant vice president, commercial banking ofiqcer. Beale will be responsible for managing the small business loan portfolio. Prior to ioming SSB, Bcale was employed" by Shawmut National Bank as an assistant vice president for commercial loan relationship manager. He has 18 years of banking experience tn the areas of branch management and operations, credit and commercial lending. Beale received his bachelor's degree in management and science from the University of New Haven and has completed advanced studies in economics, statistics and financial planning. He has beeh active in leadership in his community through his involvement in scouting and pardcipating in youth gro ps. He is a farmer member of the board of managers for the Cheshire YM- DUANE BEALE SSB, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bancorp Connecticut Inc., is a $400 million fall service bank. SSB serves the seven town C¢ htralConnecticut area with retail and commercial banking, trust, and brokerage services through three allies, 1996 success, Amte cauttoned, "When your hfe draws to a dose. your ac aievements and material wealth wdl become ms gmficant. but your gifts of kindness and compass,on wdl remain 1minor- Superintendent of Schools Lores D Salaam seconded Am e's emphases on the personal, warnmg students against the gro mg emphases on technology. "I behere greedy m the power of technology," he sa d "Yet 1 have my reservations. I beheve that technology can only advance us as a peol)le f t enhances ? u" byes as indi iduMs. ' ' 'd ', "You've bge dtra ed.m think for yourselves and make good dectsions," Salaam added. You know that there are human qualiues that exceed every, form of technology V Pnnctpal Jerome A - ucla r reflected on the 190 -96 school year a " barphy .v r t seemed that e e thmg that can go wrong d d go wrong," he laughed, membenng etght sno days, early d sm ssals, and late o mn , as well as e hll mplementat on of school testing and fire ala mal ntoons. "Some good comes from eye.thing, and life s ghat make t, he pointed out. cmng •e class of 1 6 as a succor, w th four s den slated to enter Um erstt and producers of the best year k ever." d tr add¢ ou vc old .khu ow ho to work hard, you know ho to care other, and }ou kno ho m en- IO hfe u are our st. ou are the st " Board of Edutat on Chart- ,oman .lamce McDonald m her remarks sa d, %Vhen you see the n,ppoctalm '. don t t , 't stand there The graduates, m turn, d d not forget to the facult} and parents ho helped them g th their accomphshmen "qbda 's graduation would not ha e been possible tthout the care and contern }ou ha e sho n." class President Dashan Sanders d tie went on to refle on hts experiences as a bouthlngton l¢ tballpla}er, thanh e cam- all so generousl shogn for bouthmgton's sports programs and all at the extra rncular ac- tr.ngl ho benefioal the effect TEDDY BEARS GALORE H,gh school peer advocates Knsten Aver,/, left, ond Dana S,ngarella,' I CASEY'S CELEBRATES STH YEAR , d,splay some of he teddy bears collected for Heather's Teddy Bear Or- , Casey's Image Consu nis is celebral,ng ,Is fifth annbcersory The bus- , .,,, . nuss ,s kx:aL=d m the Marion Ma!l and ,s ovmed by Casey Modey, left gon,zot,on Judy Ames soot , is the solon s massage therapist and Teresa C serves as the makeup consullant M,ss,ng 'om photo is Lynn Fn ault. Stu dents collect massage therapist Cosey's provides hair care, perms, colors, nau, services, trea e.g.|" and skin ments.| " ' ' ' " " new teddy bear8 Btll Ltttie, a veteran of the sensor and motion control ndustry, has joined Electric Bill UTTLE Ltd. on Spring Street as vice president of sales and marketing, announced President Rob Frats "Ltttle wdl he responstble for overall sales and marketing t*es, strategic planning, and tributor sales commun*catmn Prmr to iommg Baumer Flectnt. lartle was a v ce prestdent of hank Corp. a manufacturer and products Also, he was general sales manager w th Veedcr-Root. a leading provider of counter and nmer product . Baumer Electric s a Swtssbased manufacturer of prectsmn sensing devices. t, n Ihgh anti I)ePaolo Mtddle sthools collected I 0 tedd} bears h,r tteather's ledd', Bear Organtzatlon during the spnng All at the bea tll be donated to young children ht) are in aumattzmg methcal anons ,Mso, the a x tll be green to hospital erect- lance e aces to be dtsmbuted I'hc non-profit orgam tton as created b Arlene od to collect and dis thute new ddy bea to benefit chtld n and adolestent m unex cted emer n ' 1) |temen'. a}, d,ed lUSt before ' her 1 th btrthdas XVhde sertousl} dl, the teen-ager " as comforted her andmo er's ted- (t} hear Peer advocate programs at both hools colle ed teddy a as e ce prolects H gh school student Dana qmgarella and' Kn ten er} were responsflle for promoting and coiling the teddy , At DePanlo. den y D cke an, Nixie P fie, Sa Speriale, Ja S n and" Justin X nneuman coordinated ' •e proem ere
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