HK Sports: The HK Girls Basketball team scored a, 63-47, upset win over Coginchaug last night in Durham. HK's Michelle Fillion led all scorers with 21 followed by Jordan Schultz with 16 and Shelby VanHuysen with 11. Read all about the game in the Middletown Press

The Central Connecticut Aquatics Team (CCAT) co-sponsored the 12th Annual Swim For Hunger Invitational at Wesleyan University on December 14-16. The goal for this meet was to involve USA swimmers in the collection of food and hygiene items to help those in need. Food and Hygiene items were donated by the swimmers, collected by the CCAT swim team, and distributed to various food banks in Middlesex Counties. In previous years, the team has raised approximately 2000 pounds of non-perishable food and hygiene items for local shelters. CCAT is a USA swimming club practicing at the Choate pool in Wallingford, Conn.

Photo courtesy L. Wargo

At the Special Town Meeting last night, residents voted against discontinuing a portion of Jay Dowd Road and all of Tibbals Bridge Road, including the small bridge. The Board of Selectmen and Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the discontinuance, but residents turned out in force to oppose the move.

The portion of Jay Dowd Road considered in the motion runs through land owned by the Hammonassett Fishing Association. The proposal was to discontinue 750 feet heading north on Jay Dowd toward Route 148 and 4,200 feet south to the HFA boundary line. The HFA, a hunting, fishing and shooting club, owns approximately 3,000 acres in Madison and Killingworth including the land on both sides of Jay Dowd and Tibbals Bridge Roads. HFA, which has a similar motion pending in Madison, offered to pay for the removal of Tibbals Bridge which HFA attorney Tom Cronin said was in "significant disrepair". The lower portion of Jay Dowd that connects with County Road remains an active Town road.

Vice President of the Land Conservation Trust, Sue Davenport asked, "why are we giving anything up?" She said many groups and organizations in Town are trying to open trails and preserve greenways. Gwenne Lally echoed the sentiment and said we should be opening up unimpeded access to wildlife. Land Trust President John Himmelman said the concept needs more study and urged residents to oppose the resolution. Land Trust member Bruce Dodson said he visited the site on Monday with Town officials and also urged residents to vote against the resolution in order to have more time to look into alternatives.

The road portions referred to in the motion have been gated at both ends by the HFA to impede travel. Cronin said the gates were put up because HFA considers the roads abandoned. Cronin said the Town has the obligation to maintain its roads and discontinuing the road would remove the town from liability. Following the meeting, he said he would discuss the project with Town committees, but said an alternative was to have the courts officially declare the roads abandoned.

HK Sports: The HK High School Wrestling team opened its dual meet season with two wins Wednesday night. H-K stunned Cheney Tech in the first contest of the night, 60-24, with seven Cougar pins. Ellis Tech was equally surprised when they fell, 66-18.

Stars of the night were freshman Nick Adler who pinned in both matches to start the grapplers on their way. Captain Nick DiGioia returned to the line up after last year's season ending injury with two pins. All varsity wrestlers had at least one win in the impressive dual meet debut.

The Annual H-KTV Holiday Telethon will take place Friday, December 21. This year the show will benefit the Terrie Lusis Scholarship Fund and Sgt. Jason Lantieri Scholarship Fund.

This year's Holiday Show will also showcase the 3rd Annual Shoreline Idol Competition with students from surrounding towns singing for a chance to be awarded a $1,000 scholarship provided by Lenny and Joe's Fish Tale Restaurant and studio recording time provided by Tape Works Studio in Hartford.

People wishing to vote should call in to the Holiday Show Telethon with a pledge to the scholarship funds in the name of their favorite contestant. Each pledge will equal one vote for the contestant of their choice. The number of votes received by each contestant is considered by judges in determining the winner who will be announced at a concert hosted by John "Cadillac" Saville from 102.9 FM WDRC on January 18, 2008. Pledge Forms are available online for downloading. Call 860-345-6090 to cast a vote for the idol of your choice or to place a bid on silent auction items.

H-KTV will be broadcasting live on Channel 18 from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm Friday and will rebroadcast the telethon until January 2, 2008.

To the Editor:
The officers and members of the Killingworth Vol. Fire Co. Juniors wish to thank everyone who made donations to their "Stuff the Boot" fund raiser this past weekend. We received over $1000 in donations and will use this money to purchase new red helmets and boots. We will be having an other Fund Raiser the end of February: a Pancake Breakfast to raise money for new pagers and any other gear we need at that time. We will make the info available as soon as we can as to the date, time and cost. Our membership has grown from a low of 2 members to the present 11. Anyone ages 14 to 18 is able to join our group. You can contact any member or Senior member of the Fire Co for info if interested in joining. It is a very rewarding experience and it helps our community. Thank You again for your support.

The Killingworth Vol. Fire Co. Juniors

Greg Bousquet Wish Fulfillment Drive
On behalf of Helping Hands and the Killingworth Women's Organization (KWO), we would like to thank all who participated to help make the Greg Bousquet Wish Fulfillment Drive a huge success this year. We collected about 60 gift cards and over 95 gifts to be distributed to the children and senior citizens in Killingworth, who needed some assistance this holiday season. Many thanks to Jackie Bousquet and the St. Lawrence church for posting and collecting list items, to Lee Kozlowski and Mary Anne Lisk from KES for their support, and to the KES staff who donated their dress down collections to the Drive. This Drive could not have succeeded without the help and support of the many caring people in our town!

Helping Hands: Alice Simionello, Lisa Sodergren, Mercedes Ricciuti, Jan O'Sullivan
KWO: Marni Lustberg, Kristen Van Alstine

According to the Hartford Courant, The state Supreme Court has ordered the release of $27.4 million to 70 municipalities that won a lawsuit in June against the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority. Killingworth's share is $84,092.00. The lawsuit was an attempt to recover part of the $220 million lost in the failed agreement in 2001 between CRRA and Enron Corp.

HK Sports: The HK High School Girls Basketball team defeated Valley Regional last night, 66-53. Deanna Loso led the Cougars with 16 followed by Allie Rand with 14, Michelle Fillion with 13 and Shelby VanHuysen with 11.

The HK Middle School Swim Team defeated Plainville Tuesday, 140-118, in its season opener. The girls' score was 71-49 and the boys' score was 69-56. Jake Gibbons, Zack O'Bymachow, and R.J. Moore swept the 50 free by finishing 1,2,3. R.J. Moore, Jake, and Zack teamed up with Tristan Stritzel to take 1st in the 2oo free relay; in addition, Stuart Stritzel and Zack O'Bymachow placed 1st and 3rd respectively in the 100 free; also, Tristan Stritzel, R.J. Moore, and Mason Revis went 2,3,4 in the 50 butterfly.

For the girls, Anna Fetteroll won both the 50 and 100 free and was part of the winning 200 medley relay as well as the 200 free relay; Brennan Marczewski was 2nd in the 50 free, 3rd in the 100, and part of the winning relay teams in both the 200 free and 200 medley. Celine Coleman also won 2 individual events--the 100 I.M. and the 50 butterfly and also was part of both winning relay teams; Jules Conway, Logan Craffey, and Juliette Homicki got 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, respectively to win that event. Tess Grimaldi had an impressive 2nd in the 100 I.M. and Lauren Wright had 3rd in the I.M. Also, Michelle Wendt picked up a 3rd in the 50 free and was part of 2 winning relay teams. The team's next meet is on January 9th vs. Hopkins School.

HOLIDAY GREETINGS TO ALL
As we enter yet, another Holiday Season, one's thoughts naturally turn to shopping for our loved ones, getting together with family and friends, and enjoying the festivities of the season. It is during this very season that each person makes a sincere effort to extend good wishes to everyone. These very good wishes create collective warmth in all of us and, thus, make it a time to be enjoyed by all. My personal wish is that this collective warmth be felt by all in Killingworth throughout the entire New Year.

We, here at Town Hall, would like to take this opportunity to extend our warm and heart felt wishes to you and your families for a most joyous Holiday Season.

Richard J. Cabral
First Selectman

To the Editor:
Since the election of Killingworth's new administration, it is apparent that change is already in progress. This first sign of this change, for me, is the fact that Lovers Lane is still open well into December. It appears that the new administration sees the value and convenience that this thoroughfare provides the taxpayers of Killingworth, as well as all others who frequent our lovely town. For me, Lovers Lane is a very convenient way for me to access Schnoor and Bethke Road, as well as route 81.

Hopefully, we will see improvements made to Lovers Lane in the future. There have been numerous posts in previous editions of Killingworth Today in which improvements could feasibly be made with very little intrusion, if any, to the surrounding wetlands. I encourage others who feel strongly about this topic to offer your insights and suggestions so that all can benefit from the continued and safe use of this town road.

Sincerely,
Bob Bavolacco

Haddam-Killingworth Middle School held its Holiday Choral Concert last night. Under the direction of "Super Sub" Chris Solimene and accompanied by pianist Joel Spineti, the sixth and seventh grade choirs got their chance to shine. With beautiful harmonies and talented soloists, the choir's selections included "The Rainbow Connection", "Part of Your World", "Any Dream Will Do", "A Charlie Brown Christmas", "Happy Hanukkah, My Friend" and "The Innkeeper's Carol". The performance concluded with a wonderful rendition of "My Favorite Things" by Rodgers and Hammerstein.

HK Sports: The HK Boys Basketball team fell to Westbrook last night, 60-39. Steve Landell led the Cougars with 19 followed by Alex Langevin with 13.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) will be attending a class for "Shelter Management", on Saturday, January 12, 2008. Anyone interested in participating may call Don McDougal at 860-663-1355.

A CERT course will be offered again in the Spring, most likely in the month of May 2008. Contact McDougal for more information.

KILLINGWORTH
Snow Emergency & Parking of Vehicles
The purpose of this article is to review the parking restrictions during snow emergencies. It is of the utmost importance that each and every resident assist our Town Highway crew in their efforts to keep the public roads of Killingworth safe for you and your family by adhering to the following regulations:

• During any snow emergency, it is unlawful to park a vehicle on any public road within the town of Killingworth.
• From November fifteenth (15) to April fifteenth (15) of each year, it is unlawful during the hours of 12 midnight to 6:00 am to park a vehicle on any public road within the town of Killingworth.
• Each of these parking violations is subject to fines and any other financial expenditure incurred by the town of Killingworth.
• It is unlawful for any person to deposit, or permit to be deposited, snow or ice from their premises, driveways, or sidewalk in front of their premises, upon the public roads of the town of Killingworth.
• Depositing snow on the public roads of Killingworth by any resident shall constitute a violation and shall result in a fine regardless if a snow emergency has been declared.

With your help and cooperation, each resident will transgress the winter months ahead safely.
Thank you.
Richard J. Cabral
First Selectman

A standing room only crowd attended the Killingworth Elementary School Fourth Grade Choral Concert last night at the school. Under the direction of Irina Rubalsky, the children performed winter and holiday songs as a full group and select chorus.

Sunday December 9:
• 8:17 AM: Medical emergency, North Roast Meat Hill Rd
• 2:39 PM: Medical emergency, Route 148
Monday December 10:
• 7:23 AM: Medical emergency, Schnoor Rd
• 5:14 PM: Medical emergency, Roast Meat Hill Rd
Wednesday December 12:
• 12:34 PM: Mutual aid to Haddam, motor vehicle accident, Route 81
• 6:33 PM: Medical emergency, River Rd
Thursday December 13:
• 7:12 AM: Medical emergency, Boulder Trl
• 3:18 PM: Hazardous materials incident, Green Hill Rd
Friday December 14:
• 4:16 PM: Fire alarm, Dudley Towne Rd
Saturday December 15:
• 9:45 AM: Medical emergency, Green Hill Rd
• 8:37 PM: Motor vehicle accident, Route 148

HK Sports: The HK High School Wrestling team, just three years in existence, finished 5th over the weekend out of nine well-established teams at the Farmington Tournament. The Cougars were the top finishing team in Class S. Guy Hall led HK with his first place in the 145lb weight class. Also scoring well were Tony Larosa (3rd 135lbs); Justin Simmers (3rd 130lbs); CJ Jaccabucci (4th 112lbs) and Eric Gamberdella (4th 215lbs).



The HK Boys Basketball team defeated Portland in its home opener on Saturday, 58-39. HK's Brendan Hatin scored 13 points, while senior guard Alex Pollack scored nine points. Read all about the game in the Middletown Press

Town of Killingworth Meeting Reminder
The Electors of the Town of Killingworth and all those qualified to vote in meetings of said Town are hereby notified and warned that a Special Town Meeting will be held in the All-Purpose Room of the Killingworth Elementary School on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. to consider and act upon the following items of business:

This meeting was originally scheduled for December 13th. Click to view the posted notice.

To the Editor:
On behalf of the Killingworth Lions Club, I wish to thank all the people who donated food, money, and gift cards to our food drive during November and December. Special thanks also to Ferraros Food Store and the Community Soup Kitchen in New Haven for their food donations.

All items collected were turned over to Helping Hands of Killingworth who enriched the holidays for many families. Thank you once again for your support of our projects. Wishing you a Happy New Year.

Dan Civiello
President Killingworth Lions Club

Property transfers as reported by the Killingworth Town Clerk's office for the period November 1- November 30, 2007:
• Maryanne Cordone AKA to Ernest S. & Kim R. Passerelle, Lot#2 Carlyn Estate Route 148 for $400,000.00
• Daren Strickland & Zimei Huang to Jason D. Weinstein, Iron Works Rd 3.27 A for $420,000.00.
• Raymond H. Kuharski Sr. & Deborah Becker to Mary L. Becker, 1974 Mobile Home 31 Bridlepath for $30,000.00.
• Barret S. Robbins-Pianka & Chris Robbins to Kimberly Chimbro, Route 148 8.1 A for $150,000.00.
• Jeneen A Signore to James H. Sachs, Lot 6 Settlers Farm for $1,100,000.00.
• Timothy J. & Nora C. McNulty to Judith C. Hawke, Parcel A River Road for $522,000.00.
• Jeneen A. Signore to Michael & Rosemary Natalie , Reservoir Road 1.81 A for $164,000.00.
For previous property reports, click here.