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Saturday, October 14, 2006School District Appoints New Finance DirectorSuperintendent of Schools Gary Mala announced that Killingworth resident Martha Vaughn, will assume oversight of Region 17's $33 million budget. Vaughn was most recently the director of fiscal management for East Haven schools. She replaces Gary Shettle who served in the position for 26 years. He left in July to become finance and operations director for Area Cooperative Educational Services in North Haven. Read more about the appointment in the Middletown Press.
Field Hockey Flip Flops ![]() ![]() The Haddam-Killingworth Football team bounced back from a loss to Vinal Tech last week with a convincing 34-0 drubbing of the rival Morgan Huskies at Peters Complex in Clinton. HK domintated from the beginning as it cruised to a 21-0 lead just 10 minutes into the game. In that span Cougar fullback Jarrod Ramsey scored on runs of 27, 30, and 21 yards. Joey Tarallo kicked the extra point each time and HK found itself up big. The Cougars stalled from there as the offense couldn't find the end zone the rest of the half. However, the HK defense was able to keep Morgan from getting anything going offensively, and kept it a three touchdown lead. Opening the second half, HK was caught napping as Morgan attempted and recovered an onsides kick. It did the Huskies no good as they were unable to score. Defensively HK showed no signs of loosening the strangle hold it had on the Morgan offense, as it produced numerous sacks and turnovers throughout the half. With the score still 21-0, the Cougars found themselves driving deep into Morgan territory closing out the 3rd quarter. As the 4th quarter opened, a raucus HK crowd roared as Ramsey plowed his way into the end zone to make the score 27-0. After a few more stalled drives by both teams, HK put up its final score while attempting to run out the clock as Bill Kolodziej broke through some Morgan tacklers and jetted 85 yards for the touchdown. Tarallo's extra point rounded out the scoring 34-0. For the evening, Ramsey carried 24 times for 175 yards and a whopping 4 touchdowns. Kolodziej finished with 9 carries for 117 yards to go with his touchdown. Defensively, HK was led by co-captain Eric Auer's 9 tackles (4 for a loss), and senior Russ Hawkins' 1.5 sacks. Dave Bartolotta and Matt Difilippo eached intercepted a pass to aid the defense. The Cougars now head into the tougher part of their schedule as they face undefeated North Branford next Saturday at home for a 1:30 contest. Photos from last night's game available in the Fall Sports Gallery ![]() Bill Kolodziej on a 85 yard-run for the Cougars' final touchdown. ![]() Eric Auer sacks the Morgan quarterback.
To the Editor,
I read with interest how the Board of Finance recently admonished the First Selectman for his failure to strictly adhere to the Bidding Process concerning a two or three hundred dollar discrepancy with a contract but what concerns me more is that no one has admonished the Board of Finance for their colossal blunder concerning the sale of the Bosco Farmhouse and adjoining property. The Board of Selectman voted to sell this property and had it appraised, surveyed, sub-divided and put out to bid. When no bidder met the requirements, it was advertised in the New York Times and further marketed in hopes of generating up to $400,000. in revenue. Then to everyone's surprise it was not able to be sold because it was included in Killingworth's first ever Bond sale. It would seem to me that it was the Board of Finance's responsibility to explore the implications of the inclusion of Bosco into the Bond sale and to explain at the Town Meeting these issues so that the Town's people could vote on this issue with the full story before them. To find out after the Bond sale that Bosco was now unable to be sold was totally inappropriate and a governmental failure. I'm new to town but a $400,000. mistake plus now the cost to maintain the farmhouse and outbuildings or dispose of them has got to be a historic blunder and those responsible should be held accountable. But as I say I'm new, and maybe Killingworth's taxpayers are use to this type of costly mistakes. Sincerely, Phil Stull Milo and Molly Make a Matched Set! ![]() ![]() Photograph by K. Gomard Friday, October 13, 2006 The HK High School Boys Soccer team visited North Branford yesterday and came away with another win. Although all the goals came in the second half, HK dominated the game from the start. Goals were scored by Joel Blancaflor (Tucker Cumpstone assisted), Matt Martin and Bahar Karimullah. Greg Cumpstone had 5 saves in goal. The 3-0 win improves the Cougars' record to 9-2. The team travels to Portland on Saturday for a 4pm game. On Wednesday, the HK Girls Soccer team fell to North Branford, 2-1. Corrine Mazzotta scored for the Cougars. Katie Anderson had 8 saves in goal. Also on Wednesday, the HK Field Hockey team had a, 3-1, win over Morgan of Clinton. In the first half, Kellie Moskey scored and Lindsey Griswold scored off a pass from Mary Kate Murray. In the second half, Leslie Zules scored to solidify the win. Shelby VanHuysen had 2 saves in goal for the 11-1 Cougars. Photo courtesy S.Cumpstone ![]() Tyler Bradley takes a shot on goal. OBITUARY: William F. Bauer Jr. William F. Bauer, Jr., M.D. died Wednesday, (October 11, 2006) at Aaron Manor Health Care surrounded by his loving family. Born May 26, 1920 in Newark, NJ to parents William F. Bauer and Jenny L. Bauer both deceased. His sister, Ruth Little is also deceased. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Carolyn (Bielefield) Bauer; daughters, Betsy J. Burger and her husband Paul, Lauren J. Burns and her husband Tom and children, Michael and Erin; sons, Karl W. Bauer and his wife Deborah; John H. Bauer and his wife Kelly and children, Nicole and Riley; Richard A. Bauer and his wife Sallyanne and children, Kathryn and Luke; and Peter F. Bauer and wife Elizabeth and a new grandson who will arrive in November. He also leaves countless friends, especially Ken Faraci. Dr. Bauer graduated from East Orange High School in 1937. He attended Wesleyan University and graduated in June 1941. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy December 7, 1942. He attended Midshipman's School at Notre Dame University and was commissioned Lieutenant, J.G. He was a command officer of Beach Jumper Units where he commanded his boat and crew. He served in the American Theatre, Pacific Theatre, and European Theatre. He received the Bronze star and Victory Medal. He was discharged as a full lieutenant in December 1945. He served in the Naval Reserve from 1942-1955. After active duty, Bill spent one year at Harvard Dental School and then transferred to New York Medical College and received his medical degree in 1950. He did a one year internship at Middlesex Hospital, after which he set up private practice in Middletown. Dr. Bauer left private practice in 1954 and did a two year residency in anesthesiology at Hartford Hospital. Upon completion, he was an Anesthesiologist at Middlesex Hospital for many years. He then switched to Emergency Medicine and was the first Medical Director of the Shoreline Clinic in Essex. After 10 years with emergency medicine, he set up private practice in Madison. His final years in medicine were spent as Medical Director at CVH. He retired from medicine in 1998. Besides his family, Bill's passion was music. He was a well-known trumpeter in Middlesex County and for many years had his own Dixieland Jazz groups, and was a life member of American Federation of Musicians, Local 499. Another love was for automobiles of all kinds and over the years he owned and restored many. He was a member of the Antique Automobile Club of America, Belltown Antique Car Club, and the Plymouth Barracuda Owners Club. Dr. Bauer was a member of the First Congregational Church of Haddam and had served on the Music Committee. A private graveside service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Mt. Freedom Cemetery in New Jersey. A memorial service will be held on Monday, Oct. 16 at the First Congregational Church, Main St, Haddam at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ann Lindberg Crites officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be sent to Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company Memorial Scholarship Fund, 333 Route 81, Killingworth, CT 06419 or George Manston Memorial, PO Box 934, Essex, CT 06426. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.doolittlefuneralservice.com. Doolittle Funeral Service, 14 Old Church St., Middletown, CT is in charge of arrangements.
HK Field Hockey Holds Alumni Game The Haddam-Killingworth High School Field Hockey team welcomed former players back on Sunday for its annual alumni game. The alumni topped the current team 3-2 after a sudden victory in a 7 v 7 overtime. Photos courtesy W. Adamczyk.
![]() ![]() Fire Prevention Week In accordance with its goal to educate the public in fire safety matters, the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company under the leadership of Fire Marshal Ray Clark with the assistance of Asst. Fire Chief Jeremy Adametz, Rescue Captain Raf Graham, Chief Engineer Damon Munz, Lt. Mike Carri and FF Jim MacDonald made five presentations at Killingworth Elementary School, four at the Killingworth Nursery School and two at the Rock Church this week. The presentations included videos, discussions and viewing of fire apparatus. The goal of these activities was not only to reach the children, but to get a message to the parents regarding the importance of various fire safety issues.
Thursday, October 12, 2006Klein's Bid Policy Under FireFirst Selectman Marty Klein, Selectman Ed Sipples and the Board of Finance were presented with a packet of information at Tuesday's BOS and BOF meetings regarding Klein's handling of several bid projects, an allegation of misappropriation of funds for highway department purchases as well as the dismissal of a Town employee. Resident Michael Board said he met with Richard Kehoe in the State's Attorney's General Office on October 3. Board contends that Klein's conduct is inappropriate and has "dishonored our town". Read more about this in today's Hartford Courant.
Annual Autumn Art Trail This Weekend! ![]() The Trail opens Saturday, October 14th (11-6pm) and Sunday, October 15th (11-5pm). All are invited to the Opening Reception at The Mill House Gallery (5 West Main St., Chester) to bring us good luck on yes, Friday, October 13th from 7-9pm! For more information on the artists featured on the trail, please click here. ![]() One-Stop Holiday Shop Looking for Vendors Vendors and craftspeople willing to participate in KES-PTO playground fundraiser. The KES-PTO Playground Committee is seeking vendors to sell their products at a One-Stop Holiday Shopping Night at KES on Thursday Nov. 9th, 5:00 p.m. -9:00 p.m. Vendors and crafters must be willing to donate 100% profits to the construction of a new playground at KES. In return, vendors will not only receive exposure, possible bookings and re-orders, but the gratitude of the entire Killingworth community. If you are interested in participating in this worthwhile event, please contact Kerry Afragola at 860-663-0955.
Voter Registration Sessions The Killingworth Registrars of Voter will hold two registration sessions at the Killingworth Town Hall, 232 Route 81. The first session on Saturday, October 21,2006 at 10 am to 2pm. The second will be held on Tuesday, October 31,2006 at 9 am until 8 pm.Tuesday, October 31, 2006 is the last day registrations will be accepted before the November 7,2006 election. All mail-in registrations must be postmarked by October 24,2006 and hand delivered cards received by the registrar by this date. Wednesday, October 11, 2006 The HKHS Boys Soccer team continued to improve its record after defeating Morgan 6-1 yesterday afternoon. The scoring was divided up amongst the players with first half goals from Josh Wright (Tyler Bradley with the assist); Matt Waldman after controlling a punt by keeper Greg Cumpstone and Tyler Bradley (assisted by Ryan Conway). In the second half, Joel Blancaflor (assisted by Liam Isleib), Tucker Cumpstone (assisted by Blancaflor) and a penalty kick by Cumpstone completed the rout. The lone goal by Morgan was scored late in the game by Antonyo Serrano. The team is now 8-2 and travels to North Branford on Thursday. The HK Volleyball team defeated Old Lyme three games to none. Game scores were: 25-12, 25-5, 25-13. Jess Lindquist had 12 assists and seven kills; Hannah Donadio had 23 digs and Megan Murray had 14 digs. The Cougars are 11-0.
A Heartfelt Thank You
To the advertisers, contributors and readers of the Killingworth Krier, I wish to thank you all for four wonderful years. Editing the Krier for the Chamber of Commerce brought me in contact with many of Killingworth's citizens. Through this experience I have gotten to know great people and the ins and outs of small town life. I will truly miss the monthly banter with Chamber members and residents. Family circumstances made it necessary for me to abruptly take leave of my position as editor. My daughter's car accident necessitated long hours of rehabilitation and I was not able to give a time frame for my return. With a background in editing, publishing and graphic design, the team of Fiona Phelan and Susan Gumbart enthusiastically took over the helm and will continue to serve the Krier in that capacity. I am happy to report that my daughter has made remarkable progress in a short amount of time, continuing outpatient therapy at Gaylord Hospital. Thank you all for your prayers, good wishes, and the many acts of kindness that helped us through a very difficult time. We may live in a small town, but it has a huge heart. Karen Milano LaChance Earns College Tennis Honors ![]() LaChance helped the Chargers claim the No. 2 seed in the conference standings by recording a 4-0 record this past week. Lachance went 2-0 against Gordon, winning a super-tiebreak 16-14, giving the Chargers the 5-4 victory. Against Endicott, LaChance also went 2-0, winning both her singles match and teaming with Alex Hardenbrook for the doubles victory. The Colby-Sawyer women's tennis team captured the No. 2 seed in the CCC tournament and played host to the No. 7 seed Curry College. LaChance won both her singles and doubles matches in yesterday's 8-1 rout of Curry. Photo courtesy Colby-Sawyer Sports Information. Local Man Charged with Sexual Assault Jacques Imbert, 77, was arrested Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting a man in a sauna at a Milford gym, police said.
Police were called to Bally's Total Fitness on Barnum Avenue Cutoff just after noon Sunday after a fellow gym patron complained that Imbert molested him while they both were in a sauna that morning. Read more about this in the New Haven Register. Killingworth Land Trust Cranberry Harvest ![]() John Himmelman, Bruce Dodson and Patrick at last year's "harvest". This year's crop is more promising as is the weather forecast. Berries are available for picking, and each family will be allowed to bring home a bag of berries, approximately one pound. The berries will freeze, should you wish to save them for Thanksgiving, but pulling out Grandma's muffin (or better yet, cordial...) recipe and using fresh berries is recommended. Cranberry scones with white chocolate, anyone? ![]() A Pitcher Plant: sarracenia purpurea So, in addition to some berry picking, good company and a glass of cranberry juice, please join the Killingworth Land Trust this Saturday and learn all about the bog, and its future management. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact David Gumbart (663-2425), head of the Land Trust's Cranberry Bog Committee. Only severe weather cancels - if necessary, a postponement notice will be posted here at Killingworth Today. We look forward to seeing you there!
Wednesday, Oct. 11:
8am and 7pm: Board of Education Meeting (10-3-06) 10am and 9pm: Board of Education Meeting (10-3-06) Thursday, Oct. 12: 8am and 7pm: HK vs. Vinal Football Game( 10-6-06) 10am and 9pm: Boys Soccer Game vs. Coginchaug Friday, Oct. 13: 8am and 7pm: HK vs. Vinal Football Game (10-6-06) 10am and 9pm: Boys Soccer Game vs. Coginchaug Saturday, Oct. 14: 8am and 7pm: HK vs. Vinal Football Game(10-6-06) 10am and 9pm: Boys Soccer Game vs. Coginchaug Sunday, Oct. 15 : 8am and 7pm: HK vs. Vinal Football Game(10-6-06) 10am and 9pm: Boys Soccer Game vs. Coginchaug Tuesday, October 10, 2006 The Town Office Building has re-opened and the meeting will be held as scheduled.Agenda Meeting of the Board of Selectmen Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. Town Office Building 1. Call to Order 2. Approval of Minutes of Meeting held September 6, 2006 and September 25, 2006 3. Visitors: P. Venuti (PAYT) 4. Tax Abatements & Refunds 5. Appointments/Vacancies: 1. Housing Partnership - update 6. Old Business: 1. Hazardous Waste 2. Septic Lagoon Testing Fee Approval & Authorization of Town Meeting 3. Approval of Temporary Acting Public Works Foreman (retro-active pay adjustment from 4/17/06) 7. New Business: 1. Discussion of Maintenance Program for Compactor - P. Venuti 2. Park & Recreation Ordinance 3. Authorization to go to Board of Finance for approval of $3,200 for Septic Lagoon closure 8. MK Announcements 9. Selectmen's Concerns 10. Adjournment Agenda as of Tuesday 8:00 a.m., 10/10/06 Printable version Fire Company Auctions Off Old Brush Truck The Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company held an auction last week to sell its 1968 International 4x4 Brush Truck. The $7,700 high bid came from a collector from North Haven who intends to maintain the truck and show it at antique car shows and parades.
The old truck was taken out of service and replaced in September 2005 by a 2006 Ford. The fire company, which has one brush truck at each station, replaced the 1969 Jeep at Station 2 in 2004 with a previously owned 2001 Jeep. Both trucks were replaced due to maintenance and safety issues and the inability of the trucks to accommodate the needed equipment. The new brush trucks perform double-duty for the KVFC. In addition to being fully equipped for brush fires they are also used by the KVFC Rescue Squad to respond to medical emergencies. Each truck has been outfitted with an oxygen kit, trauma kit, portable defibrillator, epi-pen, suction unit, backboards and other basic life support equipment. The brush trucks respond to all medical emergency calls in place of our heavy-rescue (1994 Freightliner) which now only responds to motor vehicle accidents, fire calls and hazardous materials incidents. The new brush trucks are smaller and more maneuverable which provides greater flexibility when responding to over 200 medical emergencies each year. Assistant Fire Chief Brian Ahearn coordinated the auction held Monday, October 2. Sealed bids were accepted for two weeks and the bid opening occurred on at 7:00 p.m. 15 bids were received. The Brush trucks are town-owned vehicles, so the money received goes back into the Town's general fund. Monday, October 09, 2006![]() The Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company responded to the following incidents during the week beginning Sunday, October 1, 2006: Sunday October 1: 8:35 AM: Fire alarm, Fawn Hill Rd. 9:06 AM: Medical emergency / injured person, Chatfield Hollow State Park, Rte 80. 2:29 PM: Medical emergency, North Parker Hill Rd. Monday October 2: 9:37 AM: Mutual Aid to Clinton, Structure Fire, Cow Hill Rd 10:12 AM: Motor vehicle accident, Rtes 148 & 81. Patients transported by ambulances from Killingworth and Clinton. 1:32 PM: Fire alarm, Tower Hill Rd 3:16 PM: Medical emergency, Little City Rd Tuesday October 3: 10:17 AM: Medical emergency / fall victim, Chatfield Hollow State Park, Rte 80. Wednesday October 4: 8:47 AM: Medical emergency, Kenilworth Drive 9:36 AM: Mutual Aid to Deep River, Fire Standby / Station Coverage at Deep River Fire Dept Headquarters Thursday October 5: 1:05 PM: Medical emergency, Bridlepath Trail. Saturday October 7: 1:01 PM: Medical Emergency, Roast Meat Hill Rd. KES Fall Beautification Day Parents, children, staff and teachers pitched in on Friday for the Killingworth Elementary School Beautification Day. KES-PTO chairs Lisa Kelly and Bill Drain organized the day and put in several extra hours preparing the courtyard classroom for a new look. Thanks to everyone's hard work, the school grounds are ready for fall and prepared for looking great this spring.
![]() Sunday, October 08, 2006 The HK Junior Varsity Football team remained unbeaten in 2006 with a, 45-0, pounding of the Vinal Tech/Coginchaug Hawks in Higganum. The Cougars came out with an intensity that simply overwhelmed Hawks from the start and clicked on all cylinders throughout the game. Greg Zak connected with Adam Cubeta on a 39 yard touchdown pass to open the scoring, and then threw to Sal Zichichi for the two point conversion, which made it 8-0 HK. After shutting down Vinal's offense, the Cougars engineered a six-play 62 yard drive that culminated with a Nick Digioia one yard touchdown run to make it 14-0. After regaining possession, the HK offense kept their foot on the gas as Sal Zichichi raced 63 yards for a touchdown. Cubeta's two point conversion run made it 22-0 HK. Justin Simmers quickly ended the following Hawk drive by returning an interception 32 yards, which set up Zichichi's five yard touchdown run. Zak found Digioia in the end zone for the two point conversion, which found HK up 30-0 at the half. Unfortunately for Vinal, the second half opened with a bang for the Cougars as Zichichi returned the kickoff 81 yards for a touchdown. Another Digioia conversion made it 38-0. Just when things couldn't get worse, Tyler Scovill stripped a Hawks' kick returner of the football on the ensuing kickoff and gave HK the ball at the Vinal 16 yard line. Four plays later Teddy Kanaras ran off tackle for a 3 yard touchdown run and HK's final score. Zichichi added to his amazing day by kicking the extra point to make it 45-0. Zichichi rushed five times for 91 yards and 2 TD's. For the day he ended with 187 all purpose yards and three touchdowns. Zak had a terrific day directing the HK offense as he completed 5 out of 6 passes for 57 yards, a touchdown, and two 2-point conversions. Despite being considerably undersized, the Cougar offensive line had a tremendous day opening holes and protecting Zak, who was rarely touched by a Hawk defender. Meanwhile, on the other side of the ball, the HK defense was hitting hard all morning, and held Vinal to under 100 yards of offense. The JV team improves to 3-0. The HK Field Hockey team defeated Newtown, 2-0. Leslie Zules scored in the first half and Kellie Moskey scored on an assist from Lindsey Griswold in the second half. Land Trust Sponsors Tree Identification Walk On Sunday, October 15, the Killingworth Land Conservation Trust will sponsor a walk with state forester Emery Gluck. The hike will take place in the Cockaponset forest off of Firetower Road. From 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon , hikers will learn about tree identification, the history of the fire tower and a bit about state forest history while enjoying a family-friendly woods hike of 2-3 miles. Anyone interested should meet inside the gate a little before 10. For any additional information, contact KLCT Trails Chairman Debby Butler at 663-2231.
Light rain will not cancel the walk; call Emery after 8:30 that morning if the weather is questionable, at 860-462-8960. To reach the trail area, head north on Route 81 from the 80/81 traffic circle. Take the first left after KES, onto Fire Tower Road. 500 feet up there will be a yellow gate on your left. Park on the side of the forest road after going through the gate. Bring water, bug repellent and hiking boots. We hope you can join us on this interesting and informative event.
Property transfers as reported by the Killingworth Town Clerk's office for the period September 1 - September 30, 2006:
John F & Sandra Lee C. Martindale to Robert F. & Karen A. Bavolacco, Lot 10 Powder Brook Jacob Lane for $550.000.00 George D. Davis to Neil & Tammy S. Quatrano, Cow Hill Road for $410,000.00. Inez S. McKinney to Philip H. Alber, 1969 Mobile Home 39 Woodland Tr. for $35,000.00. Killingowrth Country Commons LLC to Shirlee Bochanis, Route 81 3A for $230,000.00. Francis P. & Henrietta B. Carfora to Josee M. Walther, 1973 Mobile Home 42 Bridlepath for $97,500.00. Joanne B. Hine to Larry L. Bright Jr., Lot #1 Route 81 2.62A for $417,000.00. Ralph L. & Nancy L. Braun to Timothy P. Roberts, Lot 12 Old Bedford Farms Rt. 81 for $301,000.00. John M. & Joyce Tucker by Atty to Bertha E. Dinardi, 1970 Mobile Home 20 Whitewood Rd. for $33,000.00. For previous property reports, click here. |
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