Going Green at the Transfer Station

Starting on Today, May 1, you can bring plastics numbered 3 to 7, as well as numbers 1 and 2, to the recycling bins at the Transfer Station. The numbers appear inside the recycling triangle on the bottom of the containers. (Click here to view CRRA plastics recycling chart) Remember to rinse out your containers, and remember, the more we recycle, the lower the tipping fees the town pays. That's money that stays in taxpayers' pockets.

The town will also be issuing new, green Transfer Station stickers. Red stickers will be honored until June 15, so you don't need to rush to replace your current ones. New ones will be available at Town Hall and at the Transfer Station; remember to bring the registration for the vehicles to be stickered. Each household is entitled to two stickers.

Thank you all for helping to keep Killingworth clean, green, and in the black.

Cathy Iino
First Selectwoman

HK Sports: Playing on the road for the second time in three days, the HKHS Lacrosse team traveled to Town Woods Park in Old Lyme to take on the reigning Shoreline Conference Champions on their home field. Coming into the game, the Wildcats had never been defeated on their home field in conference play ever. With an amazing team effort, the Cougars made history and came away with a hard fought 11-10 overtime victory. Both teams traded goals early in the first half and with Old Lyme holding a 6-4 advantage, Coach Heather Ferrer called a key timeout to settle the team. The strategy worked as the Cougars scored the next four goals to take an 8-6 lead into halftime. The second half was more back and forth scoring with neither team able to pull away. With HK holding a slim 10-9 edge and one minute left in regulation, Old Lyme scored to tie the game and send it into the overtime period. Neither team could find the back of the net early in OT and with under a minute to go in the extra frame, Cougar goalie Teagan Ferguson cleared the ball upfield to Nicole Armenia who beat two Old Lyme defenders to net the gamewinner. HK was able to control the ensuing draw and run out the clock. Ferguson stopped 8 Wildcat attempts, many from free position shots by Old Lyme's top scorers. In addition to Armenia, 7 other Cougars participated in the scoring effort led by Emily Anderson with 4 goals, Leah DiGregorio with 2 goals and Camille Kostek with 1 goal and 1 assist. Ally Gillespie, Amanda Johannes, and Michelle Wendt each scored once and Mikayla Litevich dished out an assist. Em Alaconis, Liz Craffey, Fran Mastria and Sarah Muise all had huge contributions on the defensive end of the field. HK is now 6-1 (3-1 in conference) and will next host Old Saybrook on Tuesday, May 4th at 4 p.m.Photo and Article & courtesy A & E Anderson

Behind the first varsity win for Wes Nuhn, the HK Baseball team was able to earn a well played 2-1 victory over SLC for Westbrook on Friday. The game marked the third contest in three days for the Cougars, and the pitching passed with flying colors.

HK would stake Nuhn to an early lead when they tacked on a run to a 1-0 lead. Colin Sledzik would lead off the fourth with a double to the gap, which was immediately followed by Nate Silas sacrificing him to third. Carson Mislick would make the lead 2-0 after he hit a sacrifice fly to drive Sledzik in. Nuhn meanwhile, was carving his way through the Westbrook line-up to the tune of eight strikeouts in five plus innings. He only allowed four hits and walked four batters in that time. He ran out of gas in the sixth up 2-1. With a runner on third and no one out, Kyle Krajewski came on in relief and rudely slammed the door on the scoring chance by striking out the next two batters and inducing a pop out to first. HK improves to 9-1 (8-1 SLC) and will now wait until Monday to host Portland at 3:45.

HK Girls Tennis earned its second win of the season with a 5-2 victory at home over Coginchaug Friday afternoon. The Cougars are now 2-6. Junior Co-Captain Kelsey Hawkins had an easy 6-2 6-1 win over Jamie Garuti at number one singles. Sophomore Anna Shultz had a easy 6-0 6-2 victory over Maura Fehon at #4 singles. The #3 doubles team of senior Gen Dedushaj and junior Meg Wright won in straight sets 6-2 6-4 over Gwen Kotlarz and Chelsea Tuttle. The #1 and #2 doubles teams kept the afternoon interesting by splitting sets with their opponents and forcing a third set. #1 doubles team seniors Annie Bartosiak and Brittany Timothy prevailed 6-3 5-7 6-4 over Jen Roth and Sierra Querns . The #2 doubles team junior Michelle Roberge and sophomore Emma Soneson prevailed over Ashley Pen and Amanda Presutti 2-6 6-2 6-4

"We are starting to see some of our doubles teams gel," said coach Fiona Phelan. "As the season moves on they are playing better together and communicating better. They are also starting to recognize opportunities to win a point in different ways so hopefully going forward we can improve our record. I was really proud of the way everyone played today, even those players who didn't notch a win played really hard and well." HK travels to North Branford Monday.

HKHS Boys Tennis came away with a 5-2 victory in an away match at Coginchaug today. #1 Singles Patrick Gilhuly defeated Coginchaug's Nick D'Aquila (6-2, 6-1). Senior Co-captain Varun Ravishankar won the match at #2 singles by beating Mike Finley in straight sets (7-6 TB 7-3, 6-3). "Varun should be pumped after that win said H-K Coach Rod Pakus because Mike played #1 singles for Coginchaug at our last match. I told him that he is in good company in this league with that win!" The match at #3 singles was won by the Cougars' Andrew McCurdy over Mike Smith (6-4, 6-1) while Kyle Kelsey took the match from Coginchaug's Mark Flannery (6-2, 6-1). Due to availability of courts, Tyler Montesi of H-K took courts late at #5 singles and won the last match of the day from Tony Rondinone of Coginchaug, winning in straight sets (6-4, 6-2) to complete the singles sweep.

The Coginchaug duo defeated H-K's top doubles team Gabe Kumnick and Paul Boccia (6-4, 6-2). Coginchaug's #2 doubles team outlasted H-K's Clayton Rountree and Eric West winning in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-4). "We were up in the third set 2-love and those guys dug deeper than we did and came away with a good win for their program."

A tricolor, neutered male beagle about 30 pounds has been missing since Thursday, April 24 from the Warwickshire Drive area. He is not wearing a collar. Please call 860-663-1765 x 219 with any information.

The second Parmelee Farm Cleanup Day will be happening this Sunday from 9 am-3 pm at the farm on Rt. 81 just North of the middle school. Last Saturday, 25 hard working volunteers made good progress in helping with the cleanup, but much more still needs to be done. The rain last Sunday prevented a number of people from working, so we are asking for those people who weren't able come last Sat.or Sun, please come join us on this Sunday. Help us make the Parmelee Farm a great place for town residents to gather and enjoy.

Bring your loppers, vine cutters, gloves, water, and a lunch. Come for a few hours or the whole day. Students that need community hours can get them by working on the cleanup.

I hope to see you there.

Tim Gannon
Chairman of The Parmelee Farm Steering Committee

On Wednesday at the HKHS varsity baseball game, the Cougars gave thanks to the family and friends of Jason Lantieri for their generous funding of the new scoreboard in left field at the baseball field. Lantieri, of Killingworth, gave his life in the service of his country in 2007 when he was killed in Iraq. The scoreboard is in memory of the two year baseball letter winner. Jason's family and members of the Lantieri Memorial Foundation were presented a plaque of appreciation before the game by the entire baseball team and Head Coach Mark Brookes.

According to The Source, Regional School District 17 has contracted with Student Transportation of America (STA) to manage the district's student transportation system. The conversion to STA will allow the district to spend less on transportation services and to resolve many of the difficulties with routes. Click to read more.

HK Sports: Last Tuesday the HKHS Track and Field Team hosted East Hampton High School. In a very close meet, the boys emerged victorious 76-74, but the girls fell to the 2009 outdoor and this year's indoor Shoreline champions, 92-57. The boys dominated the 1600M Run and the 3200M Run while East Hampton swept the pole vault and the shot put. First place performances were turned in by Peter Brandon in the 1600M Run (5:09); Andrew Vollaro in the 400M Dash (53.2); Ryan Kleinschmidt in the 3200M Run (11:29.5); Chris Pfrommer in the Long Jump (19-06), High Jump (5-10), and Triple Jump (38-11); Ray Cerino in the Javelin (122-06); the 4x800M Relay (9:02.2); and the 4X100M Relay (45.6). In many events HK placed 2nd and 3rd. A combination of 2nd and 3rd place points were captured by Eric Dornfeld (20.2) and Richard Stephens (22.8) in the 110M High Hurdles; Nick Duval (11.8) and Ryan O'Neal (11.9) in the 100M Dash; Bryce Colonia-Hughes (5:10.4) and Drew Sodergren (5:12.5) in the 1600M Run; Brendan Walsh (2:12.1) and Colonia-Hughes (2:15.6) in the 800M Run; O'Neal (23.6) and Vollaro (23.9) in the 200M Dash; and Dan Hollenbeck (11:47.1) and Eric Davidson (11:47.2) in the 3200M Run. Other notable performances came from 2nd place finishers Pfrommer in the 300M Hurdles (42.5) and Cerino in the Discus (92-06); and 3rd place finisher Will Ellery in the High Jump (5-02).

The girls faced top quality competition with the Shoreline champions. Although the team did not place first in as many events as usual, some promising performances were recorded, especially by the younger members. First place performances came from Marina Annino in the 100M Dash (13.0) and Long Jump (14-10); Megan Tischbein in the 1600M Run (6:28.1); Jess Moore in the 800M Run (2:39.3); Alisha Taboada in Discus (76-01); Rachel Mazzotta in the Triple Jump (30-06); and the 4X800M Relay (11:58.4). Other individual point winners included Allie Buys with 2nd in the 100M Hurdles (18.3) and 3rd in the 300M Hurdles (55.7); Ally Rodman finishing 2nd in the 1600M Run (6:32.1) and 3rd in the 3200M Run (14:38); Caitlin Blancaflor placing 2nd in the 300M Hurdles (55.2) and 3rd in the High Jump (4-04); Tischbein finishing 2nd in the 3200M Run (13:55.7); Taboada with 2nd in the Shot Put (24-05); Melissa Buckley with 3rd in the 1600M Run (6:37.3); Mazzotta finishing 3rd in the 400M Dash (67.2); Annino with 3rd in the 200M Dash (28.3); and Meryl Gersz placing 3rd in the Long Jump (13-06). HK will host Coginchaug Regional High School, next Tuesday at 3:45 PM. Photo and Notes courtesy M. Hughes

In a battle of the best Shoreline Conference records, the HK Baseball team came away with a 3-2 victory over visiting Old Lyem on Wednesday.

Hits were hard to come by as each team only had five, however the Cougars were able to use theirs to jump out to a 3-0 lead and hold on from there. Colin Sledzik had an RBI single in the first, with Dan Milardo knocking in another with an RBI single in the second. Milardo would have two hits, a run, and a stolen base on the afternoon.

Sledzik meanwhile, was busy carving through the Old Lyme hitters with his array of offerings from the mound. He pitched a complete game five hitter, four of which were infield hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out six. HK improves to 7-1 (6-1 SLC) and will be right back in action at home versus Hale Ray at 4:00 on Thursday.

After downing Hale-Ray, 6-4, Thursday, the HK Baseball team improves its 2010 record to 8-1 (7-1 SLC). The Cougars used a balanced offensive attack to pound out nine hits, including three doubles. HK took a 2-0 lead thanks to a Connor Bremer two-run single in the second, and never trailed the rest of the way. Rob Flynn, Carson Mislick, and Nate Silas would each chip in with two hit games to help the cause.

Flynn started on the mound for HK, going the distance and striking out six. He scattered seven hits and two walks on the afternoon. The Cougars will travel to Westbrook on Friday, to play their third game in three days. Game time is slated for 3:45.

To the Editor:
I recently had occasion to patronize the Cozy Corner Bake Shoppe in the shopping plaza on Route 81. I was favorably impressed with the quality of the baked goods, the reasonable prices and the cleanliness of the establishment. Tucked away in the corner of the plaza, I'm afraid that many townspeople might be unaware that they have such a fine bakery so close by. If you have a chance, I'd recommend that you give them a try.

Mary Harkin

The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) presented awards to engineers and home/facility owners recognizing their exceptional devotion to energy-savings and excellence in design. George Keithan, president and CEO of Consulting Engineering Services, and his wife Mary were presented with their award in the residential category for their Net Zero Energy home located in Killingworth, Conn.

About two years ago George and Mary decided to commit to fostering a carbon free new life-style and designed the first Net Zero Energy Home in the State of Connecticut. With the hard work of CES employees James Senatro, PE and Nick Fair who designed the MEP systems, J. W. Huber Architect LLC and Essex Squared LLC and numerous contractors, the home was completed in November and the Keithan family was able to start their new life-style in the very first Net Zero Energy Home completed in Connecticut.

This home is a certified LEEDTM Platinum home, has a -7 HERS rating, was featured in the CT Department of Environmental Protections Earth Day 40 Video and is entered in Northeast Utilities Zero Energy Challenge.

Show Dates: Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st at 7:00pm
All Tickets $10. General Admission - doors open at 6:30pm

Free Show for Senior Citizens - Tonight, Thursday, April 29th at 6:00 at the High School Auditorium

(Tickets are now on sale in the H-K HS Main Office. Please call 860-345-8541 to reserve)

The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable in which Joseph endures a series of adventures where his spirit and humanity are continually challenged.

In this retelling of the Biblical story, Joseph is a handsome young man who is his father's favorite child, able to interpret dreams, and the bearer of an amazing coat. These facts lead Joseph's eleven brothers to become insatiably jealous. Thus, they sell Joseph into slavery to some passing Ishmaelites. After refusing the advances of his owner's wife, Joseph is sent to jail. Once in jail, he quickly becomes popular due to his ability to interpret dreams. The Pharaoh soon hears of Joseph's ability and appoints him to the post of Number Two man in Egypt. Years later, Joseph's now starving brothers arrive in Egypt and ask Joseph, whom they don't recognize, for assistance. Joseph, in turn, gives his brothers a scare, but eventually grants them all they desire, reveals his identity, and reunites the family.

Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country western and calypso to bubble-gum pop and rock 'n' roll, you won't want to miss this spectacular production! Appropriate for all ages.

This coming Saturday, May 1, 2010 from 5pm - 7pm, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life Team will be holding a Pulled Pork Fundraiser Dinner at St. James Parish Hall, 498 Killingworth Road (Rt 81), Higganum, CT.

Dinner will include Smoked Pulled Pork (with choice of three bbq sauces) & a Hamburger Roll, Coleslaw, Pasta Salad, Baked Beans, your choice of a variety of desserts and Coffee/Tea and Lemonade/Ice Tea. Adults are $10, Seniors $8, Children $5. Age 2 and under are free. Takeout is available. (Everything is fresh and homemade...including the smoked pulled pork!) All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society.

HK Sports: The Old Lyme bats were as cold as the weather when HK Softball faced Old Lyme on home Wednesday afternoon. Ashley Cook was hot despite the weather holding the Old Lyme hitters to just 3 scattered hits and striking out 6. HK batters also started cold but got hot in the 3rd inning scoring all 4 of their runs on a combination of hits and errors by Old Lyme. Sammy Waskowitz got a triple in the 3rd and later scored on Taylor Burger's single. Mary Kate Murray hit Burger in on a fielder's choice and Kellie Moskey scored on Kaylee Normandy's single. Normandy got 2 hits on the day while the Old Lyme pitcher held HK to just 6 hits but that would be all they needed as they got their 4 straight win. HK dominated Cromwell on Tuesday afternoon cruising to a 13-0 victory at Cromwell. HK faces Westbrook on Friday afternoon at Westbrook trying to keep the winning streak alive. Photo and Notes by J. McFee

HK Boys Tennis lost to a visiting Old Lyme Team in a home match Wednesday leaving them with a .500 record for the season after eight matches. "We had our chances and Old Lyme was stronger than we were during those important games, said Pakus." Patrick Gilhuly beat a previously undefeated Conor Fallon of Old Lyme in a well played three setter at #1 singles (2-6, 6-2, 7-5). HK Senior Varun Ravishankar lost a difficult straight set match to Morgan White with both sets going to a tiebreak to decide with White coming out on top (7-6-TB 7-5, 7-6 - TB 7-4). Old Lyme's Kevin Reidemeister came back after losing the first set to defeat HK's Kyle Kelsey (1-6, 7-6 TB 7-5, 6-2) at #3 singles. The Cougars won at #4 doubles with Andrew McCurdy beating Kevin Pon in straight sets (6-2, 6-1). Old Lyme took their third singles match of the contest when Joavi Kour-Haus defeated HK Senior Tyler Montesi in a match with the first set decided by a tiebreak (7-6 TB 7-5, 6-3).

Old Lyme swept the doubles with G. Beruymen and B. Bevay taking #1 doubles in a thrilling three set match. Beruymen and Bevay dropped the first set before winning the match in three sets by the scores of (4-6, 7-6-TB 7-5, 6-3). Old Lyme took a straight set match victory at #2 doubles by beating HK's Gabe Kumnick and Mario Caruso (6-2, 6-0). Notes by R. Pakus

The HKMS Softball bats were alive in Old Saybrook on Tuesday, tallying 17 hits and as many runs against the Rams to a final score of 17-1. Offensive notes as follows: Casey Jackson (3-3, 2 RBI's), Lauren McCann (2-3, double, 2 RBI), Kolby Burger (2-3, 3 RBI), Meghan Sepega (2-2, double, 2 RBI), Maddy DeRita (2-4, 2 RBI), while Caroline Fortuna and Carly Church added 2 RBI each. The HK defense was strong once again behind the pitching of Ciara Samuel (3 innings, 4 hits, 3K, 3BB, 1 run) and Julia Babbitt (2 innings, no hits, 2 BB, 1K). Christiana Field ended the game with a tremendous catch deep in centerfield to deny a grand slam homerun to Old Saybrook catcher Trabucchi. Notes by S. Castlevetro

The Killingworth Women's Organization and the Killingworth Lions Club are sponsoring a May Day Wine and Champagne Tasting this Saturday, May 1st from 5-10 p.m. at the Killingworth Library.

The elegant affair will include the newest wines and a wide array of delicious hors d'oeuvres. Ticket are $35 per person in advance and $45 per person at the door and are available now at the Library ( cash of check) or through the KWO's website (www.killingworthwomensorg.org). Tickets are limited.

The proceeds will support several of the Library's most popular programs that are in jeopardy due to the elimination of a $5000 grant from the American Savings Foundation.

The Higganum United Methodist Church, Route 154 (next to Haddam Elementary School), will hold an auction on Friday, April 30. Doors open at 6 p.m. for previewing. Auction starts at 7 p.m. Lots of items to bid on, silent auction, door prizes and snack bar. Come join us.

To the Editor:
I was very sad to see yesterday,that one of Killingworth's most revered elementary school teachers, Janet Scranton, had passed away on April 21st.

Both of my daughters, Jen and Sarah, had the great experience of having Mrs. Scranton when they were very young students at Killingworth Elementary School. They both have many fond memories of their days in her class, and the years that followed, as they became upperclassmen. She was a great example of a very dedicated and loving teacher, that everyone at the school respected and appreciated.

Thank you Janet (Mrs. Scranton), for being such a caring teacher, and getting my daughters' school career started in the right direction. Killingworth has lost a terrific teacher and citizen.

To Lou Scranton and the rest of the Scranton family, thank you for sharing such a wonderful person. We are sorry for your loss.

Sincerely,
Tim Gannon

The Haddam Killingworth Youth Lacrosse Association (HKYLA) is off to a great start in their first season, with the Juniors getting the first ever HK youth lacrosse win by beating Stonington 4-3 on Sunday, April 18th. The team played great! The Senior team had a lot of opportunities on Saturday April 17th to beat East Lyme, down only 2-1 at half time, but in the end lost 7-1. Congratulations to Danny Thompson with first ever HKYLA assist and Patrick Fitzgibbons with the first ever HKYLA Seniors Goal! The Bantams played in Guilford on Tuesday, April 20th. Devin Civiello scored with assist from Kyle Cusick. Jared Sullivan took some great shots at the goal. Bantam goalies Hayden Steinhilper, Kevin Dougherty, and Teal Samson worked hard to defend the goal, but in the end, the Bantams were defeated by Guilford.

Thanks to all who came out on Saturday April 23rd to the HKYLA booth at the Haddam Junior Women's townwide tagsale. All money raised at the tag sale will go toward providing equipment for the new teams. For more information about HKYLA, go to their website: hkyouthlax.org

HK Sports: The HK Lacrosse team traveled to North Branford on Tuesday and the Cougars fell 12-11 in a close game. The Cougars held a slim one goal advantage at halftime, but the Thunderbirds took a late two goal lead and held on for the win. HK was led by Emily Anderson with 6 goals and 1 assist. Also scoring for the Cougars were Leah DiGregorio with 2 goals, Nicole Armenia with 1 goal and 1 assist and Mikayla Litevich and Giana DeNisi with 1 goal apiece. Teagan Ferguson stopped 9 T-bird shots. The Cougars are on the road again on Thursday to take on Old Lyme for a 4 pm contest at Town Woods Park.Photo and Article & courtesy A & E Anderson

Racing late into the night last Friday the HKHS Track and Field team competed in the Stafford Rotary Invitational at Stafford High School. Out of eight teams in their division, the girl's team placed 3rd with 85 points and the boy's team placed 4th with 77 points. For the boy's team the tone of the meet was set with the first relays. The team of Ray Cerino, Jason Funaro, Dan Hollenbeck, and Peter Brandon placed 3rd in the 4X800M Relay (8:54.89); and Ryan O'Neal, Will Ellery, Andrew Vollaro, and Nick Duval placed 1st in the 4X100M Relay (45.62). Individually, Chris Pfrommer snagged two first place finishes in the High Jump (5-10) and 300M Hurdles (42.83). Other notable performances came in the 3200M Run with Funaro coming in 3rd (9:58.23) and Brandon placing 8th (10:45.96); the 200M Dash with Duval placing 5th (24.23); the Shot Put and Discus with Robbie Sheahan finishing 6th (38-08) and 10th (101-07) respectively; the 1600M Run with Tom Day placing 9th (4:49.48); and the 4x400M Relay of O'Neal, Cerino, Vollaro, and Luke Gersz placing 4th (3:39.83).

The girls had strong finishes by Marina Annino who was 3rd in Long Jump (15-03.50) and 4th in the 100M Hurdles (17.78); Alisha Taboada throwing to a 4th place in Discus (80-00) and 11th place in Shot Put (26-03); Rachel Mazzotta placing 4th in the Triple Jump (30-11); Caitlin Blancaflor jumping to a 5th place in the High Jump (4-8); Allie Buys placing 9th in the 300M Hurdles (54.01); Jess Moore finishing 9th in the 1600M Run (5:53.89); Grace Colonia-Hughes placing 11th in the 400M Dash (68.93); Ali Armstrong, Blancaflor, Mazzotta, and Moore placing 4th in the 4X400M Relay (4:27.68); Melissa Buckley, Megan Tischbein, Sarah Tischbein, and Ally Rodman placing 8th in the 4X800M Relay (11:52.58); and Meryl Gersz, Shannon Sledzik, Erin Buckley, and Allison Vegliante placing 8th in the 4x100M Relay (57.0). Photo and Article & courtesy M. Hughes

Killingworth Elementary School PTO will host a Scholastic Book Fair from Friday, April 30th through Thursday, May 6th (Weekdays only). Families, teachers and the community are invited to attend the Fair, which will feature the theme of "Book Fair Diner - All You Can Read!"

"Book Fair Diner" will offer a great menu of specially priced books and educational products, including new releases, award-winning titles, children's classics, interactive software, adult books and current bestsellers from many publishers. In addition to purchasing books for family and friends, you can help the school build classroom libraries by purchasing books for teachers through the Classroom Book Wishes. And come join us for our Family Fun Math Night on Tuesday evening from 6PM-8PM, where we'll have fun diner-themed math games and activities!!

Destination Book Fair hours are: Friday, 3:30PM - 6PM; Monday, 8AM - 3:30PM; Tuesday, 8AM - 8PM; Wednesday, 8AM - 3:30PM; Thursday 8AM - 2PM

The Book Fair will be held in the KES gymnasium, 340 Rt. 81 in Killingworth. All visitors are asked to enter the building at the Main Entrance and sign in at the office before heading to the gym. For more information, please contact Lynn Gallant, 663-2127, or Margaret Whiteman, 663-3408, or visit the KES Book Fair website at http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/kes. Thanks for your support!!

IBIZA Restaurant
39 High Street, New Haven
203-865-1933
www.ibizanewhaven.com

Cuisine: **** Service: **** Ambiance: ** Price Range: $$$
Wine Menu: Spanish; featuring select very fine wines from small estates
Hours: Lunch: Friday Noon - 2.30 pm; Dinner: Monday-Thursday 5-9 pm; Friday - Saturday 5-10 pm. Closed Sunday. Reservations essential.

The renaissance fortress of Ibiza casts a spell of bold majesty from high above the blue Mediterranean. This islo-gem of the Baleares, where sparkling crystals of ancient salt flats create the world's most magnificent sunsets and where brilliant fireworks illuminate D'Alt Vila, are modifiers that can be transduced to describe Ibiza the restaurant in downtown New Haven. Their website-philosophy states: Ibiza is a very special Spanish restaurant, where the traditional and the modern fuse; I emphatically agree but must note that the philosophy and the chef's resume are presented with a humility that misleads by understating the creative passion and expertise of a sensational kitchen.Read more

Monday: April 19:
• 17:57:05 Medical Call, Route 81.
Tuesday: April 20:
• 09:27:56 Medical Call, Little City Road.
• 11:16:49 Structure Fire, Clinton Airline Road.
• 17:59:24 Medical Call, Roast Meat Hill Road.
• 20:01:16 CO Alarm, Pond Meadow Road.
Wednesday: April 21:
• 20:17:02 Medical Call, Little City Road.

To the Editor:
I must correct something that Mr. Stull said in his letter published yesterday. The Wettish project is not over budget; the Park and Recreation Committee has been attending extremely closely to expenditures and expects to complete it for no more than the $975 thousand that the town approved on June 18, 2009. More than half that amount, $500 thousand, has been paid for by a STEAP grant from the state, and the rest is being paid for out of town reserves--a decision that saves us money over the cost of bonding that amount.

I would just add that the reserve levels we have will allow us to bond future expenditures at favorable rate, should the need arise. The Board of Finance has been fiscally responsible in this regard.

Cathy Iino
First Selectwoman

Students at KES helped keep their corner of the world looking green during Beautification Day held on Thursday's Earth Day. Students and other volunteers raked, weeded, planted and mulched to keep the KES grounds looking beautiful. Mother Nature gave her blessing by providing sunny weather all day followed by a quick, hard-driving rain in the early evening to water all the new plantings and wash away any debris. Thanks to Carolyn Lindell for organizing the day's activities.

Janet Hetzel Scranton died Wednesday, (April 21, 2010), after four years of medical challenges. She was born in Bridgeport, CT to the late Elizabeth Mattoon Hetzel and Paul Hunt Hetzel. She is survived by her husband Lewis Willard Scranton. They celebrated their 50 th wedding anniversary in 2009. Besides her husband, she is survived by a daughter, Abigail (Abby) S. Patrizio of Clinton and a favorite son-in-law, Carmine N.A. Patrizio. Also survived by a daughter, Rebecca (Becca) W.S. Durbin of Beltsville, MD and a favorite son-in-law, Phillip Durbin and her grandchildren, Katharine and Jackson Durbin. She is survived by a sister, Mary H. von Conta of Southport, CT and a sister, Barbara H. Angstadt and brother-in-law Charles H. Angstadt III of McCormick, SC. She is a graduate of the Northfield School, East Northfield, MA and the University of Connecticut, Storrs. She taught Kindergarten and First Grade at the Killingworth Elementary School for 31 years. She was a charter member of the Fibre Arts Guild and the Delta Queens. She was a life member of the Middlesex Retired Teachers Association and the Killingworth Historical Society where she served on the Board of Directors. A private graveside service will be held in Evergreen Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Memorial remembrances may be made to the Killingworth Historical Society, Building Fund, PO Box 707, Killingworth, CT 06419. Arrangements in care of the Guilford Funeral Home, 115 Church St. Guilford.

In order to feed the many presenters, volunteers and staff that help to make this day so special for our kids, we need your help! The Festival is scheduled for Friday, May 14.

The list of items we are seeking is located at the KES front office. Please take a moment to stop by and consider choosing an item to contribute. If you would like to choose an item, but can not get to the office please contact Caryn Luneau at 860-663-3603 or carynluneau@comcast.net.

If you have any questions regarding the Festival or would like to help out in some way, please contact: Kim Perugini at 860-663-0349/ kdppnp@sbcglobal.net Christine Miller at 860-663-1741/ dmiller7273@att.net

HK Sports: The HK Softball team kept their winning streak alive by defeating Valley at Valley 10-2. Alli McFee pitched 5 innings allowing just 2 runs and Ashley Cook came in in the 6th to preserve the victory. The HK offense was strong with several hitters getting 2 hits or more in the victory. Sammy Waskowitz, Taylor Burger, Mary Kate Murray, and Kaylee Normandy all had 2 hits or more in the offensive attack. Taylor Burger had 3 RBI's with 2 doubles and Mary Kate Murray had a triple with 2 RBIs while several of the HK hitters drove in the other 7 runs. There were several Valley miscues to help HK get runners on base. HK was able to get the entire roster of players into the game. HK plays Hale-Ray on Monday afternoon at 3:45 at home trying to maintain it's winning streak. Come out and cheer on the girls. Photo and notes by J. McFee
Last Tuesday the HKHS Track and Field team traveled to Clinton to face Morgan High School for their first dual meet. The girls soundly beat Morgan 81-59 while the boys trampled the competition 96-40. The girls performed strongly sweeping the throwing events. In Shot Put, Mary Morton (19-4) led the sweep followed by Heather Macintyre (17-9.5) and Sarah Massicott (17-9). The Discus was dominated by Megan Church (55-1), Carly Clegg (52-6) and Macintyre (47-8) while it was Morton (48-0), Clegg (45-0), and Macintyre (43-5) who shut down the Javelin. Other first place performances came from Marina Annino in the 100M Dash (12.76), 200M Dash (27.80), and Long Jump (16-8); Rachel Mazzotta in the 400M Dash (68.19) and Triple Jump (31-8); Caitlin Blancaflor in the High Jump (4-8); and Blancaflor, Allie Buys, Mazzotta, and Annino in the 4x100M Relay (54.25).

The boys swept the 110M Hurdles, 800M Run, and High Jump. In the 110M Hurdles the sweep came from Chris Pfrommer (17.34), Eric Dornfeld (21.10), and Richard Stevens (23.14). The 800M Run had Jason Funaro (2:09) placing first followed by Brendan Walsh (2:16.5), and Bryce Colonia-Hughes (2:21.3). In the High Jump, Will Ellery (5-4) placed first followed by Luke Gersz (5-2) and Dornfeld (5-0). More first place performances were turned in by Nick Duval in the 100M Dash (11.35); Peter Brandon in the 1600M Run (4:53); Tom Day in the 3200M Run (10:40); Pfrommer in the 300M Hurdles (48.48), Long Jump (21-2.5), and Triple Jump (40-4); Rob Sheahan in the Shot Put (41-5) and Discus (96-6); and Dan Hollenbeck, Ray Cerino, Walsh, and Funaro in the 4x800M Relay (9:19.0). Photo and notes by M. Hughes

Haddam-Killingworth High School Principal Charles Macunas has announced the Third Quarter Honor Roll for the 2009-2010 school year. Find the complete list here.

HK Sports: HK Girls Tennis lost 0-7 to Westbrook on Friday at home. Although the team lost, #4 singles and #1 doubles forced a third set and the #1 doubles team of Anna Shultz and Michelle Roberge forced a third set tiebreaker where they lost 11-9 in a very closely contested match. At #4 singles Senior Co-Captain won the first set 6;3, lost 4-6 in the second and third.

"Ashley really played hard today and used a lot of tactics that we discussed. She's a very tenacious player and will keep the point going as long as she can. She's to be commended for her determination and will," said Coach Fiona Phelan.

"I was shocked by the way our #1 doubles team played today. Westbrook has very strong players across the board and their number one doubles team is a seasoned team. I think Anna and Michelle - who had never played together before today - were a little shell-shocked after losing the first set 6-3. They got their act together with a little PMA as they told me - Positive Mental Attitude - and came back to win 6-4. They played a terrific third set and had their opportunities to win and really frustrated their opponents which played to our advantage," said Phelan. "It was great that it came down to such a close tiebreaker because either team deserved the win." HK plays Cromwell at home on Monday. HK is now 1-5. The match against Morgan on Thursday was rained out and will resume where play left off on May 4.

The HK Lacrosse team improved to 5-0 with a convincing 15-4 home victory over previously undefeated Valley Regional. Goalie Teagan Ferguson needed only 6 saves on the afternoon as the Cougars controlled the ball on the offensive side of the field for most of the contest. Seven different HK players got into the scoring column led by Emily Anderson with 5 goals and 1 assist and Mikayla Litevich and Leah DiGregorio with 3 goals apiece. Giana DeNisi found the back of the net twice, Nicole Armenia had a goal and an assist, Amanda Johannes scored once and Camille Kostek dished out an assist. The Cougars JV squad played a close game against the Valley JV and HK prevailed 7-6. Next week the Cougars face two tough conference opponents on the road as they travel to North Branford on Tuesday and defending champion Old Lyme on Thursday. Opening draw for both games is 4 p.m. Note that Old Lyme hosts games at Town Woods Park and not at the Lyme/Old Lyme High School fields.

The HK Boys Tennis team lost both doubles and 2 of the five singles matches in an away Shoreline conference match at Westbrook today. HK's Patrick Gilhuly won at #1 singles in straight sets over James Landino (6-1, 6-2). "James played a good match and the results don't reflect how he played through an injury in that second set", said Coach Rod Pakus. The match at #2 Singles was won by Westbrook's Mike Arena over Grant Armstrong (6-1, 6-1) and Ryan Taylor beat HK's Andrew McCurdy (7-5, 6-2) at # 3 singles. HK's Senior Kyle Kelsey remained undefeated at #4 singles besting Alex Tragakes (6-0, 6-3). #5 singles was won by the Cougars Tyler Montesi. "Tyler was our shining star today, said Pakus, we knew that we had lost the match to Westbrook when he came off the courts having lost the first set. In spite of that he told me he would do the best he could and he overcame a 1-4 deficit in both the second and third sets to come away with that victory. He showed the true spirit of what HK tennis means with his (4-6, 7-5, 7-5) victory. That was a tough, close match for Mike Hathaway to lose but he's part of a team that really exposed our weaknesses." #1 Doubles Gabe Kumnick and Paul Boccia fell (6-0, 6-4) and Jon Lehane and Eric West fell in straight sets (6-4, 6-2).

HK Softball played an exciting game Friday afternoon at East Hampton and came away with the 5-4 come from behind much needed win. HK fell behind early 3-0 on several HK errors. HK battled back with 2 runs on a Shaina Rowley 2 RBI triple. East Hampton added an insurance run but HK did not quit. The 7th inning started with HK behind 4-2 but Kaylee Normandy singled and Alli McFee reached on a fielder's choice and Lauren Muise came up big with a clutch 2 out 2 run single to score the tying run when both Normandy and McFee scored. Jamie Corda was up with 2 outs and hit a hard grounder to third. The East Hampton third baseman tried to get the force at second but threw the ball into right field and the go ahead run came in when Muise scored. HK held East Hampton scoreless in the bottom half of the 7th to come away with the 5-4 victory. HK is now 3-2 in Shoreline Conference and 4-3 overall. They travels to Valley Saturday at 1 so come out and cheer on the girls. Shaina Rowley had 2 hits including the 2 RBI triple.
The HK Baseball team scratched out a 7-3 win on the road at East Hampton on Friday, in a SLC matchup. Trailing 3-2 entering the fourth inning, the Cougars finally woke up the offense and exploded for a five run inning. The big hit was a Matt Stojak bases loaded single that drove in two runs. Colin Sledzik and Nate Silas also had RBI hits. Chris Milardo led HK with three hits on the afternoon. Sledzik was also the starting pitcher for HK. He uncharacteristically struggled with his command early, but got things under control in the fourth to gut out the complete game victory. His performance gives HK a 6-1 (5-1 SLC) record going into Monday's 4:00 battle with Hale-Ray at home.

Agenda
Meeting of the Board of Selectmen
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.
Town Office Building

1. Call to Order
2. Pledge Of Allegiance
3. Approval of Minutes of Regular Meeting April 12, 2010
4. Visitors: Concerning Items on the Agenda
5. Tax Abatements & Refunds:
6. Vacancies:
    (A) Cable Advisory Council - 1 (B) Conservation Comm. - 1 (C) Estuary Council of Seniors - 2 (D) Housing Partnership- 3 (E) Parmelee Farm Steering Comm.- 1 (F) Public Health Agency - 1 (G) Town Office Building Comm.- 2
7. Appointments:
8. Old Business:
    A. Richard Pleines: recommendations from MLUC on Parmelee Farm
9. New Business:
    A. Authorization for First Selectwoman to sign Contract and Construction Agreement with Standard Demolition Services, Inc. for Rehabilitation of River Road Bridge No. 04712 in the amount of $123,178.
    B. Award of Bid for Four Wheel Drive Backhoe-Loader
    C. Randy Davis: Historic Review Commission, proposed revisions to ordinance
    D. Revaluation Bid Solicitation
10. First Selectwoman's Comments
11. Selectmen's Comments
12. Visitor Comments: General
14. Adjournment
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To the Editor,
Here we go again. Every year in Killingworth the Board of Finance decides to keep taxes higher than the need to be so that they can add to Killingworth "savings." Many Killingworth taxpayers are having tough times making ends meet, but this Board of Finance sees no problem in taking more money from them so that they can in the future buy some unspecified thing. They're not sure what that something might be, but you never know what might come up that looks good.

When the approximate $1 million Wettish project went more than $400,000 over budget, no problem, just hit the savings account. This type of government is not good. A modest surplus is fine, but in Killingworth our surplus is enormous, and can only lead to increased family stress and future unnecessary governmental expenditures.

It is a good family practice for extra monies to be put in savings, but Killingworth's Board of Finance should not treat the taxpayer's monies in this way.

Phil Stull