HK Sports: The HK High School Boys Basketball team fell to North Branford last night, 62-59. Dan Wendt led the Cougars with 17 points followed by Steve Landell with 16. HK is 9-6 on the year. Read more about the game in the Middletown Press

George J. Feeley, 70, of Orland died February 1 st 2008 after a brief illness. George was born August 24, 1937 in New Haven Connecticut son of George D. Feeley and Marion N. (MacCauliffe) Feeley. George graduated in 1955 from the New Haven school system and after passing a civil service exam, he was appointed patrolman with the New Haven Police Department. George served on New Haven's first radar enforcement unit, was promoted to the motorcycle division, also was promoted to detective of what was know as Gambling and Narcotics division, and also served as a Homicide Detective. George's service on the New Haven police force went from January 1959 and he retired August 1975 as a Sergeant. During his time on the force he received the Medal of Honor for his involvement in a shoot out at the Winchester Manufacturing Co. with a gunman who was wanted for homicide. After retiring from the police force in New Haven in late 70's he went on to do private investigation. He served two terms as second selectman for the town of Killingworth, CT, and finally retired to Maine in the mid 1980’s. He is survived by his mate and companion of 10 years Julie MacDonald of Orland, his son Dan and his wife Renee Feeley of Killingworth, CT., his son Michael and his wife Deb Feeley of Burlington, TX., his daughter Susanne Sliney of West Haven, CT., his daughter Irene Murdock and her husband Scott of Branon, FL., grandson Michael Feeley of Ellsworth, as well as five additional grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The family thanks Dr. Robert Baroody and the staff at Blue Hill Family Medicine for their great care and support. Family and friends will gather for visitation at 1 p.m. until the time of the funeral service at 2 p.m. on Monday February 4, 2008 at Mitchell-Tweedie Funeral Home 28 Elm Street, Bucksport. In lieu of flowers donations can be made in George's name to the Bucks Mills Rod and Gun Club, c/o Floyd Clement 359 Bucksmills Road Bucksport, Maine 00416 or to the Maine Trappers Association, c/o T. Perkins 1826 Hudson Rd, Hudson ME 04449

The Killingworth Lions Club will sponsor the ELEVENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DINNER, Saturday, February 16, at the Saint Lawrence Church Hall at 6:00 p.m. All Killingworth seniors 65 and over are invited to attend. Please call Ellie Becker at 663-1363 for information.

Outstanding middle and high school students were honored in the 19th Annual Connecticut Regional Scholastic Art Awards competition and exhibition at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. An awards presentation was held on Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Lincoln Theater on the campus of the University of Hartford.

Connecticut Regional Scholastics is organized by the Connecticut Art Education Association as part of the National Scholastic Art Awards program which was created in 1927 in New York to "honor creative excellence". It is now the largest and oldest student competition in the country. Top state award winners and gold key recipients' work is entered in a national competition with a National Awards Ceremony held at Carnegie Hall, New York City, in June. Last year ten Connecticut students were selected for that honor.

Local Art Awards winners were:
Haddam-Killingworth High School, Higganum: Katherine Corkum received Group 2 Honorable Mention for Digital Imagery; Kayla Pfrommer received Group 2 Honorable Mention in the Drawing category

Haddam-Killingworth Middle School, Killingworth, Mary Morton received Group 1 Honorable Mention in the category Mixed Media; Patrick Dougherty received Group 1 Gold in the Painting category; Mary Morton received Group 1 Gold in the Painting category; Jasmine Topping received Group 1 Silver in the Painting category; Allie Peplau received Group 1 Honorable Mention in the Painting category.

David Sadowsky, age 66 of Ivoryton, passed away on Tuesday (January 29, 2008), at Middlesex Hospital. Mr. Sadowsky was born in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Michael and Ethel Sadowsky, and was a graduate of The City College of New York. He received a Masters Degree in Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and was a chemical and mechanical engineer for the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft Corporation for over 30 years. Mr. Sadowsky was one of the original engineers to work on the fuel system for the Boeing 747 aircraft. After his retirement, Mr. Sadowsky became a substitute teacher at the Killingworth Middle School, and he pursued his passions which included his grandchildren, fishing and his dog Cinnamon. Mr. Sadowsky was pre deceased by his first wife, Diane Rosenblum Sadowsky 14 years ago. He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia Holden and her husband Peter of Fairfield, his son Richard Sadowsky of Hudson, MA, his brothers, Stephen Sadowsky of CA, Paul Sadowsky of NY, a sister Doris Banilower of NJ, and his former wife Elaine. Mr. Sadowsky is also survived by his adored grandchildren, Anna Holden, Jacquelyn Sadowsky, Jack, William and Audrey Philbrick, Luc and Lilly Andreassi. A memorial service will be held on Sunday February 3, at 12 p.m. at The Abraham L. Green and Son Funeral Home 88 Beach Road in Fairfield, CT. Memorial contributions may be made to the H K M S Student Activity Fund c/o H K Middle School 451 Route 81 Killingworth, CT. 06419 to fund summer camp scholarships.

Representatives from the Haddam-Killingworth Recreation Authority and the new Central Connecticut Aquatics Team (CCAT)report that have reached an agreement that both sides agree is equitable and brings closure to the separation of the Cougar Aquatic Team and CCAT. Director of HK Recreation Frank Sparks said the members of the authority and CAT are happy with the documents and are ready to move forward. He said the CAT program is excited about its big meet this weekend at the HK Pool and he encourages anyone interested in joining the program to contact HKRec. According to CAT President Robin Gibbons there are currently 27 Haddam and Killingworth swimmers in the program.

Robert Hannon, Treasurer for CCAT reported that the program was refunded 100% of member dues and received $1300 towards the Choate pool rental and approximately $1000 in additional funds. He said the program is now in a strong financial position and hopes to move forward to build a top tier USS Swim Club.

HK Sports: Wednesday evening the H-K mat men hosted the Wreckers of Staples in the inaugural match in the new middle school gym. In their first home match at the middle school the Cougars stunned the Wreckers 52-29.

Staples set the tone early by jumping out to a 17 point lead by capturing the first three matches of the evening. The Cougars responded by winning the core of the evening's matches, sealing the deal in the final two bouts.

The evening had an air of sentimentality by recognizing the six seniors in their last home match. Darcey Hughes, Cody Scovel, Matt Plum, Korey Johnson, Alex Mathies and CJ Jacabucci were met by their parents at center mat before the evening's contest started. Head coach Geoff Korper thanked the parents and praised the wrestlers for their accomplishments during their time with the program.

The team is preparing for the state tournament over the next two weeks and is confident about their performances as an improvement from last years finish.

The results of the middle school state open swim meet are in, and HKMS finished 5th overall of 18 teams with the girls finishing 3rd and the boys, 8th. The Cougars represented their school admirably with 22 personal best times being swum.

Among the top performers for HK were Anna Fetteroll who finished 4th in both the 50 breastroke and 50 freestyle; Michelle Wendt swam a personal best to get a medal for the 50 free; Celine Coleman swam a personal best in the 50 backstroke and finished 2nd and also got 4th in the 100 IM; Kathleen Darling, Emmery Bates, Gaby Orlando, and Michelle Wendt got 4th in the 200 freestyle relay. 7th grader Brennan Marczewski had an outstanding meet by finishing 8th in the breastroke, 7th in the 100 free, and 3rd in the 200 medley relay. 5th grader Jake Gibbons was the highest finishing 5th grader in the entire meet by getting 9th in the 50 backstroke. Stuart Stritzel swam a lifetime best in the 100 free to capture 8th place. Divers Mike Wasilchuk and Tim Lafleur finished 8th and 12th respectively in that event, while 8th grade diver Kathleen Darling finished 9th in girls' diving. 7th grader Neal Tyson finished 10th in the 50 breastroke with a personal best of 39.44. Ana Tarbetsky, Zack O'Bymachow, Tess Grimaldi, Emmery Bates, Gaby Orlando, R.J. Moore, and Sarah Massicott were the other Cougars with personal best times in the meet.

The HKMS continued its win streak by handily defeating Hamden Hall Wednesday, 82-64. Once again Anna Fetteroll and Celine Coleman had outstanding meets with both getting a 1st and a 2nd in their events. Anna swam a very impressive personal best in the 50 free with a time of 27.43 to win that event. The freestyle relay team of Neal Tyson, Brennan Marczweski, Stuart Stritzel, and Anna Fetteroll combined to win that event. Later in the meet, those same 4 swimmers combined with Celine Coleman, Jake Gibbons, Emily Meredith, and R.J. Moore to win the 8 by 50 free relay. Brennan Marczweski, Neal Tyson, and Zack O'Bymachow swept the 50 breastroke with a 1-2-3 finish. 7th grader Mike Wasilchuk won diving. 5th grader Jake Gibbons swam a lifetime personal best of 1:08.65 in the 100 free, while Gaby Orlando also swam a personal best in the 50 free. The team's record is now 5-0. Their next meet is at home vs. Plainville next Friday .

The Killingworth Cub Scout Pack 18 held its annual Pinewood Derby last Friday night at Killingworth Elementary School. The Cub Scouts built mini-racers and competed in multiple heats to determine the winners. The 1st and 2nd place winners of each rank will continue on to the regional competition in Durham next month. Cub Scouts range in grade from K-5.

Overall: 1st-Cameron Garrelts, 2nd-Matthew Blewett, 3rd-Christopher Roccio.
Tiger:1st - Ian McHugh, 2nd - Parker Smith, 3rd - Joseph Signore.
Wolf: 1st - Shane Williams, 2nd - Trevor Hines, 3rd - Oliver Artus.
Bear: 1st - Christopher Roccio, 2nd - Ben Chasse, 3rd - Kai Franceschi-Hoffman.
Weblos I:1st - Cameron Garrelts, 2nd - Arnold Moore, 3rd - Morgan Smith.
Weblos II:1st - Matthew Blewett, 2nd - Garret Murphy, 3rd- Robert Tischbein.

Congratulations to all of our participants and a big 'Thank You' to our volunteers who made it all possible. Pack 18 would like to thank the sponsors of this year's cars for supporting its efforts.
Sponsors: All Points Technology Corporation; RLD Heating and Cooling; C.J. Hallahan; Schumack Construction; B.P. LLC; Attorney Andrew O'Neill; Essex Savings Bank; Forte's Gourmet Meat Market; Heiland Electronics; Killingworth True Value; Dr. Ronald Wygonik; Long Hill Oil; David R. Adams Investments; Wings and Wheels and Hobbies

Haddam-Killingworth Middle School Principal Miriam Wagner reported the passing of respected substitute teacher David Sadowsky. Sadowsky collapsed at the school on Tuesday, January 29th following dismissal. He received immediate attention from the school nurse and staff members and was transported to Middlesex Hospital by emergency medical volunteers. Sadowsky passed away later that afternoon.

Wagner said, "David Sadowsky was a well respected substitute who not only served the Haddam Killingworth district but surrounding towns as well. He was reliable, consistent, and kind to our students. He always had a good book in his bag and a twinkle in his eye. His last day was spent in a supportive school community who valued his hard work and dedication to our students. He will be greatly missed."

If parents or students have concerns or questions, please contact the HKMS guidance department at 663-1797.

The Tuesday Book Discussion Group will meet on February 12 to discuss Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer winning novel, "The Road". It is a modern tale of the heroic journey, this time of father and young son. As they travel across a devastated landscape, searching for food and avoiding lawless bandits, the father struggles to keep the boy's sense of goodness and hope alive. The catastrophe that has devastated the planet is unnamed, a cautionary tale in itself.

The discussion will begin at 1:00 in the library meeting room and newcomers are always welcome.

In CT Hospice, Branford, Tuesday, January 29, 2008, Robin S. Roberts of Killingworth, a long time resident of Clinton and Guilford. Born in New Haven, August 24, 1951 son of the late Stephen and Eloise Woodford Roberts. Loving father of Timothy Roberts and Denise Roberts Salafia both of Killingworth and Tracy Pereira of Wallingford. Brother of Stephen Roberts of Guilford, Raymond (Gunner) Roberts of Branford, Marguerite Potter of Guilford and Eloise Mester of Clinton. Also survived by four grandchildren, Troy and Savannah Pereira, Jackson and Joseph Salafia. Predeceased by two brothers, Warren and Frank Roberts. Mr. Roberts worked at Stanley Bostich in Clinton for over thirty years, was a life-long Yankee fan and was most happy spending time with his children an grandchildren in whom he took great pride. He will be lovingly remembered for his strength, sense of family and kind heart.

Friends may call on Thursday, January 31 from 5-8pm at the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St., Guilford. Graveside services will be held at Alder Brook Cemetery, Boston St., Guilford on Monday, Feb. 4 .

Connecticut Presidential Preference Primary Tuesday, February 5, 2008

DEADLINE: Thursday, January 31, Killingworth Town Hall
Thursday, January 31, 2008 is the mail-in deadline for new voters, and for unaffiliated voters, to enroll in a party for voting in its primary. This is because only candidates from these two parties are on the ballot.
1. For new voters, mail-in applications must be postmarked, or received by Registrar of Voters or voter registration agency, by this date.
2. For unaffiliated voters, the mail-in application must be received (not merely postmarked) by the Registrar of Voters by this deadline.
For your information, the deadline for switching from one political party to another to vote February 5 was November 5, 2007.

Monday, Feb. 4, by 12:00 noon - Killingworth Town Hall
Monday, February 4, at noon is the in-person deadline for new and unaffiliated voters to register with a party for voting in the primary.

Student Voter Registration
Students at the Haddam-Killingworth High School had the opportunity to register for the Presidential Primary and the November elections. Forty-seven eligible seniors completed the necessary forms. Some will be eligible to vote next Tuesday. The students are 18 years old and did enroll with a political party as required by law. All 47 will be eligible to vote in November. Seven additional potential voters took forms to complete at home.

The interest and response from the students was wonderful to see. It was obvious that there is excitement about the Primary and the November elections.
Article and photos by Susan Dean, Killingworth resident

HK Sports: HK Seniors Greg Cumpstone and Liam Isleib were awarded All State honors in boys soccer at a banquet held on Sunday evening at the Aquaturf in Southington. The two standouts helped lead the talented HK team to the Shoreline Championship and the quarterfinals in the State Tournament two years in a row.



The HK Boys Basketball team lost to Coginchaug last night, 64-46, in Durham. A.J. Marginelli scored 19 including 5 three pointers and Steve Landell scored 9; all three point shots. The Cougars fall to 8-6 on the year.

Everyone can support the fight against heart disease in women by wearing red on National Wear Red Day, Friday, February 1, 2008. It's a simple, powerful way to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke. Visit the American Heart Association website at www.goredforwomen.org

At Monday's Board of Selectmen meeting First Selectman Richard Cabral proclaimed that Friday be "Wear Read for Women Day" and urged all citizens to wear red in recognition of family, friends and neighbors who have suffered from heart disease, and as a show of support to fight it. By increasing awareness of the risk factors for this devastating disease and taking actions to reduce them, we can save thousands of lives each year.

HK Sports: The HK Girls Basketball team fell to North Branford, 68-62, last night despite having four players in double figures. Shelby VanHuysen led the Cougars with 18 followed by Jordan Schultz with 15, Allie Rand with 12 and Michelle Fillion with 10.

The Department of Transportation announced that the project involving the upgrade of an Existing Roundabout at Routes 80 and 81, in the Town of Killingworth, is expected to begin this month (January 2008). One lane of traffic, in alternating directions, will be maintained at all times during periods of active construction.

Hammonasset Construction, LLC of Clinton, Connecticut, is performing the work on this $1.15 million project under contract with the Department of Transportation. The majority of the work is scheduled for completion by the fall of 2008.

LET COOLER HEADS PREVAIL
As we move through the doldrums of winter, each person has thoughts of the spring weather that lies ahead. Thoughts of singing birds, blooming vegetation, warmer weather, and walks through the beautiful countryside of Killingworth, I'm sure, are in all of our minds.

The many trails offered throughout our town as provided by our ever efficient Trails Committee of the Land Trust Association afford each resident an ample amount of available hiking.

After meeting the good people of the Jay Dowd/Tibbals Bridge area, it is evident that they would like this road to be among the areas available for hiking. At the present, there seems to be some misunderstanding on the part of parties concerned as to the status of Jay Dowd Road. To this end and in an effort to clarify any misunderstanding, the B.O.S. will be discussing the status of Jay Dowd Road and Tibbals Bridge Road at its regular meeting on Monday, March 10, 2008, at 7pm at the Town Hall. There will be an updated presentation from the Town attorney and the attorney for the Hammonassett Fishing Association regarding this entire situation.

Thus, a plea to the many that are closely involved in this matter; until an equitable and amicable solution can be reached, prepare for the meeting, bide your time, and let cooler heads prevail.

Richard J. Cabral
First Selectman

With recent cold temperatures, conditions are perfect for pond hockey. Several families from Killingworth and Haddam enjoyed the skating at a Murray Pond Rd. rink this weekend.

Photo courtesy S. Clark

Literacy Volunteers is pleased to be the host of a Valentine Piano Concert by Candlelight, performed by world-renowned pianist Meehyun Ahn. The fundraising performance will begin at 7:30 on Friday evening, February 15, 2008 at The First Congregational Church of Essex, 6 Methodist Hill Road, Essex, CT

Meehyun has been described as one of the leading pianists of her generation "with skilled and artistic excellence", who has been influenced by the traditional Russian school of pianism. Meehyun studied at the Moscow State Conservatory and the renowned Imola International Piano Academy in Italy. She has performed recitals on world stages in venues as the Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow, Marmor Saal of the Mirabell Palace in Salzburg, the Morse Recital Hall at Yale University and the Kumho Art Hall in Seoul. She has also performed with numerous orchestras such as the KBS Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Symphony, Samara Philharmonic, Kharkov Philharmonic, Rumania Philharmonic, Kauno Symphony, Kaohsiung Symphony and the Korean Symphony.

Literacy Volunteers is a non-profit organization that provides one-on-one tutoring in reading, writing, and speaking English to adults in our local area, including Killingworth, at no charge to the student.

Tickets for the performance are only $20.00 ($10.00 for seniors and students), and can be obtained by contacting the Literacy Volunteers office at 860-767-1202 (lvvs@snet.net), or Ann Pellegrini at 860-663-3233 (tahoupert@snet.net). Oliver's Taverne in Essex will donate a percentage of your dinner check that night if you bring the receipt to the concert.

Sunday January 20:
• 1:08 AM: Fire alarm, Route 81
• 5:31 PM: Mutual aid to Clinton, Structure fire, East Main St
• 11:33 PM: Medical emergency, Beechwood Rd
Friday January 25:
• 8:38 AM: Medical emergency, Roast Meat Hill Rd
Saturday January 26:
• 5:38 PM: Medical emergency, Route 81

Controversial Ending To Middle School State Open Meet
16 middle schools-both public and private- from across Connecticut gathered at the Cheshire Community Pool on Saturday January 26th to compete for the state open championship. Over 400 swimmers participated in the meet. By all accounts it was the most closely contested meet yet in its 7 year history. Brookfield, HK, Long River, and Kingswood-Oxford were all with a few points of each other both for the overall championship and for the girls' championship going into the final relay-an event that officially never occurred! Prior to the end of the 50 yd. Butterfly, meet director Brian Reiff of Brookfield was ordered by the Cheshire pool director to end the meet after the butterfly due to a time conflict with a local group that wanted to use the pool. This announcement provoked a loud, sustained chorus of boos from the over 600 people in attendance. Great disappointment and anger spread throughout the crowd as people tried to comprehend why someone would do this.

Meanwhile, many of the disappointed swimmers received permission from their coaches to change and to go home with their parents, thinking that there would be no last relay. After many had already changed and left the building, the pool director bowed to pressure from the crowd and relented and allowed the final relay to be swum. Unfortunately, it was too late for HK and a couple of other teams who had released their swimmers to travel home. As a result, the last relay became an unofficial event. It was an especially unfortunate outcome for HK as the Cougars were seeded a huge 50 seconds faster than one of their rivals-Kingswood-Oxford- who was at that time only 25 points ahead of HK in the runner-up position to top-seeded Brookfield. HK would have picked up 44 points by swimming their seed time and would have beaten the time recorded by Brookfield in the unofficial running of the race.

I just don't get how anyone could make such a foolish and ill-considered decision. Hundreds of kids and their coaches from all over the state have been pointing to this meet as our culminating event of the year. Our schools paid a lot of money to rent this place; our parents and supporters paid admission to see this meet result in the crowning of a middle school champion. To have so many teams so close to each other going into the final relay and have the suspense of a dramatic finish taken away from the kids, the parents, and the coaches is just terrible. As it turns out, my kids were pointing toward that relay and had they swum their seed time, they would have not only won the event by 5 seconds, but also would have finished no worse than 2nd in the championship Each should have gotten a medal for finishing in the top 6. It really soured the experience for everyone involved. It was just unbelievable that someone would do that, especially after the meet was delayed 15-20 minutes by an electronic problem with the starting device at the facility. We think we finished 3rd but due to the confusion at the end, we won't know officially until Monday.

HKMS Head Coach Phil Devlin

Agenda
Regular Meeting of the Board of Selectmen
Monday, January 28, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.
Town Office Building

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of minutes of meeting held January 14, 2008
4. Visitors: Concerning Items on the Agenda
5. Tax Abatements & Refunds:
6. Vacancies:
    a. WPCA 1/30-30,2/14-45
    b. Land Use (2)
    c. Recreation Commission 1/10/08-30, 1/25-45
    d. TOB Study Committee - 12/31
    e. Open Space Sub-Committee - 12/31
    f. Local Emerg. Planning Comm. 12/31
7. Appointments:
    a. Open Space Sub-Committee - Todd Berman
    b. Town Office Building Study Committee - James Lally
    c. Local Emerg. Planning Comm. - Todd Berman
8. Old Business:
9. New Business:
    a. BOS Approval of Call of Town Meeting Feb. 7, 2008
    b. Codification Project Analysis
    c. Discussion: Land Conservation Tax Abatement for Non-Profit Organizations
    d. Reservoir Rd. Bridge Comm. - Concept of Surface Design for Side Walls
    e. Charge to Land Use Committee (Bosco)
    f. Non-discrimination Agreement & Warranties Policy
    g. Agreement Between the State of Connecticut and the Town of Killingworth for Right of Way Activities, related to Reservoir Road Bridge Project
10. RJC Announcements
11. Selectmen Concerns
12. Visitor Comments: General
13. Adjournment
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