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VOLUME 137, NO. 11 Thursday, March 17, 2022
Crafted from the finest local ingredients since 1885 1406 Main Street, East Hartford, Connecticut 06108 860-289-6468 editor@ehgazette.com website: ehgazette.com
Council adopts $204M budget; mill rate at 41
could be coming the town’s way also swelled the values of motor Whitney Aircraft, will pay $1.6 2021 the town received $64.6
By Bill Doak if estimates of state municipal vehicles by 25 percent in town million less in taxes under the million in state aid, in Fiscal
After tweaking spending and aid are accurate. giving the town a taxable base budget, and Mayor Mike Walsh year 2022 $70.44 million, and in
simplifying the mil rate the The largest impact for the of $3.5 billion. also observed the average small fiscal year 2023 the town is to
Town Council by and large left town was revaluation, the first Commercial values and per- to medium sized business will get $78.56 million.
Mayor Mike Walsh’s recom- year of new values coming off sonal property also rose, but see their taxes go down in their Mayor Walsh said some of
mended 2022-2023 spending one of the largest increases in not to the extent as residential July 1 tax bill. that funding may be set aside
plan intact Monday. residential real estate in state real estate resulting in a shift in According to state biannual for the Board of Education and
The budget calls for spending history. The valuations, on aver- the tax burden from those cate- budgeting estimates and Educa- part of the federal American
$204,432,077 in revenue, how- age, saw real estate values in- gories to homeowners. Town tion Cost Sharing formulas, Rescue Plan Act funding ear-
ever the town has other pockets crease 27 percent overall while Councilman Richard Kehoe East Hartford is projected to re- marked separately from the
of money that were not part of the total grand list rose 24 per- noted that the town’s largest ceive an 11.5 percent increase in budget process. According to
the plan – and more funding cent. An increase in used cars taxpayer, Raytheon/Pratt & state grant funds. In fiscal year the announcement by Congress-
EAST HARTFORD POLICE PROMOTE NINE
man John Larson last summer,
Real Estate East Hartford was going to re-
ceive a total of $38 million in
ARPA monies with $14 million
values level for educational programs.
Those funds are restricted to
new programs and non-pension
off in area items, however, which created
unique challenges into how they
can be spent. The Town Council
According to the Greater already passed a spending plan
Hartford Association of REAL- for some $24 million in ARPA
TORS® (GHAR), the median funds it is supposed to receive,
sales price of single-family mostly for infrastructure im-
homes in Greater Hartford re- provements and fire apparatus.
mained unchanged from Febru- Education spending in FY
ary of last year ($280,000). 2022-23 is what the Board of
Closed sales dropped 12.1 per- Education requested,
cent (from 379 to 333) and $95,993,863. The town side of
pending sales rose 9.2 percent the spending plan adopted by
(from 381 to 416). New listings the Council is $98,197,367. Debt
decreased 8.0 percent (from 460 service payments will decline
to 423) and inventory dropped slightly to $8,105,180 and some
36.8 percent (from 1018 to 643) $2,135,667 is set aside for capi-
over February of 2021. The av- tal improvements.
erage days on market until sale One of the biggest capital
decreased 35.2 percent (from 54 spending plans will be the ren-
to 35). ovation of Town Hall which will
In year-to-date statistics, year be closed off as the electric,
over year, new listings are down heating and cooling, elevators
7.8 percent (from 868 to 800). and asbestos abatement work
Pending sales increased 4.9 per- will now be the scope of the fix.
cent (from 809 to 849) and During that time, all town de-
closed sales decreased 10.1 per-
CAKE PROVIDES EVIDENCE of last Thursday’s East Hartford Police Deptartment promotion ceremony overseen
by Mayor Mike Walsh with the families of the officers to celebrate 9 advancements within the department to partments will be relocated to
cent (from 828 to 744). The me- other buildings.
dian sales price remained
sergeants, lieutenant, assistant chiefs and detective. Advancing were Assistant Chief Mack Hawkins, Deputy
Chief Joshua Litwin, Deputy Chief Donald Olson, Lieutenant Steven Camp, Sergeant Adam Aborn, Sergeant SEE BUDGET ADOPTED, pg. 10
See REAL ESTATE VALUES, pg. 10 Richard Hill, Sergeant Tara Hewins, Sergeant Michael Romano and to Detective Christopher Coe.
2 THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 THE GAZETTE
AROUND TOWN
‘Prevention Idol’ contest TOP JOB BY EH COMPANY Parks & Rec
returns with prizes, fun Egg Hunt at
Prevention Idol, after a two-
year hiatus, is back! Sponsored
by the town’s Prevention Coun-
in size. If you need help record-
ing your performance, Youth
Services staff are able! Call 860-
McAuliffe
cil, Prevention Idol is also being
supported by the Youth Serv-
291-7179 to ask for assistance.
If your talent is something
Park April 9th
ices Department. All young peo- that is not traditionally Parks and Recreation invites
ple and their families are recorded live, we encourage you residents to participate in the
invited to show off their talent! to find a creative way to show- annual egg hunt at McAuliffe
Singing, dancing, dramatic case your talent in video format. Park, 30 Remington Road, Sat-
reading, or magic tricks - they For example, artists can create urday, April 9 at noon. Thou-
want to see it. Organizers are a time-lapse of them creating sands of chocolates and stuffed
eager to show everyone what their work or create a presenta- plastic eggs for children ages 10
our town is capable of. Partici- tion about their artistic process. and younger (with accompany-
pants also will highlight the ben- Submissions end April 1 at ing parent/guardian). Partici-
efits of living substance-free, midnight. A panel of judges will pants will be grouped by age
and asked why they choose to select five finalists in each cate- and directed to designated
be drug free in a workshop that gory. Once the finalists are se- areas. Each child should bring
is required for participation. lected, the public will choose their own bag or basket to col-
This year, virtual submis- the winner by taking a survey lect eggs and candy.
sions will be accepted in the fol- that will be available in the end In case of inclement weather,
lowing five categories: family of April. Winners will receive a the egg hunt will be postponed
act, dramatic reading/poetry, seasonal pass to Six Flags, a to the following Saturday, April
dance, vocals, and instrumental night out (dinner & movies), CDM SMITH OF EAST HARTFORD earned a National Recognition Award 16th. Check www.easthart-
(and other specialty acts). passes to Flight Adventure for exemplary engineering achievement in the American Council of Engi- fordct.gov/parks-recreation and
Registration is open now Park, an East Hartford Youth neering Companies’ (ACEC) 55th annual Engineering Excellence Awards Facebook at @EHParks for up-
through April 1 and contest- Services Swag Bag. (EEA) for the West Hartford “Accelerated Water Main Replacement” proj- dates. This event is FREE.
ants will be asked to submit a FMI go to www.easthart- ect. The project team developed a successful strategy to replace 140- FMI call 860-291-7160.
video in MP4 format, no longer fordct.gov/youth-services or call year-old water main with a new 24-inch pipeline in the densely developed
than 5 minutes and under 1 GB Youth Services at 860-291-7179. commercial area of West Hartford. Speed was of the essence as the town
wanted to avoid construction-related interference with the 2021 outdoor
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new pipeline through a web of underground utilities, not all of which were
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THE GAZETTE THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 3
Rojas working for housing reforms
By Sten Spinella dress its affordable housing and housing assistance for those
THE NEW LONDON DAY housing segregation crises all who have become homeless and
The General Assembly’s while ensuring that individual 5) the recognition of special cir-
Housing Committee sent a di- towns remain in the driver's cumstances,” the CCM wrote,
verse package of bills to the seat when it comes to how and adding that it supports provid-
floor or to other committees where they build more hous- ing affordable housing and com-
with joint favorable reports ing.” batting homelessness.
Tuesday afternoon in Hartford. Sure to spark debate in Hart- “With that being said, the bill
Renter and landlord issues, ford is the “right to housing” bill as currently drafted is vague
housing affordability and avail- which seeks to “establish a and potentially opens the door
ability and an act establishing a right to housing for all residents to burdensome unfunded man-
right to housing, among other of the state and a right to hous- dates,” the CCM added in its Exp. 3/31/22
related measures, are covered ing committee,” according to its testimony. “The financial com-
in the legislation that made it summary. “It shall be the goal mitments regarding the compo-
out of the Housing Committee. of this state to implement poli- nents listed are unknown.”
Included among the pro- cies that will respect, protect
posed measures which passed and fulfill a right to affordable,
out of committee Tuesday is “A decent, safe and stable housing
Needs Assessment and Fair for every resident of this state,”
Share Plans for Municipalities the proposed bill language
to Increase Affordable Hous- reads. State agencies would be
ing.” compelled to “consider the right
The bill would “require (1) to housing” when implementing
an assessment of the state-wide policies and to “give priority to
need for affordable housing and assisting families of low and
an allocation of such need to moderate income.”
planning regions and munici- In public testimony for the
palities, (2) the creation of af- bill, Evonne Klein, the CEO of
fordable housing plans for each the Connecticut Coalition to
municipality, and (3) a study End Homelessness, said that in
concerning the municipalities' Connecticut "we believe that
performance in meeting the re- housing is a human right.”
quirements of such plans,” ac- “Today, we have the opportu-
cording to its summary. nity as a state to codify those
Opponents of the bill, including words and those beliefs in S.B.
municipal interests such as 168,” Klein said in her testi-
CCM and Republican members mony. “Ensuring the right not
of the committee, expressed to be evicted unfairly, the right
concerns that the legislation to safe and decent housing, the
would put an undue burden on right to live in communities
municipalities. with good schools, and sup-
“I’m past the point of trying ports for health and safety, the
to convince people that we have right to equal access regardless
to do something about afford- of race, gender, disability or
able housing in the state,” Sen. other status.”
Gary Winfield, D-New Haven, Lobbyists for CCM said the
said Tuesday, referencing past bill “would require municipali-
debates between Republicans ties to consider the right to
and Democrats on the topic of housing and the components es-
affordable housing. tablished under the bill.”
House Majority Leader Jason “Some of these components
Rojas, D-9th Assembly District, include the right to 1) protec-
is a co-sponsor of the bill. Rojas tion from housing loss, 2) safe
said in his testimony that the housing that meets basic needs,
bill “allows Connecticut to ad- 3) housing affordability, 4) re-
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TITLE 18, SUBSECTION 4.38 related to an application for hydro-
electric exemption, Burnside Hydro LLC will be holding a joint
agency meeting on March 24, 2022 with officials from the
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection,
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, and US Fish and
Wildlife Services. The discussion will focus on Burnside Hydro's
intent to pursue a 10-MW exemption for its hydroelectric facility
using the dam near the property. Members of the public are wel-
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be from 11:15 am to 2:00 pm at 87 Church Street, East Hartford,
Connecticut in the 206 Great Hall Room.
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OPINIONS - LETTERS - SPEAKING OUT!
Honoring K-9 teams for all they do for our community
our communities. We take time cated to keeping our commu-
by Henry Genga to reflect upon the tremendous nity safe. It is a shame that we
STATE REP., (D) 10TH ASSEMBLY DIST. work and sacrifices of both do not often take a moment to
those who train and work with recognize their sacrifice and
March 13th marked our cele- these dogs as well as the ca- hard work, but let March 13th
bration of K-9 Veterans Day in nines themselves who serve our be an opportunity to thank
our community. This will be the community. them for their selfless dedica-
sixth time we recognize this oc- In particular, I think always tion throughout the year.
casion. In 2017, I sponsored a of Sergeant Rambo, a 3-legged At right, East Hartford Police
bill to recognize K-9 veterans K-9 officer who traveled from Officer Steve Grossi and his K-9
annually for their great military his home in Texas along with partner, Hades.
work - they are usually some of his handler, Lisa Phillips, to tes- Officer Grossi has been a po-
the first feet, or paws, on the tify in 2017 to support K-9 Vet- lice officer for 23 years, a K9
ground in hostile situations. erans Day. Lisa, an East handler for 18 years, and a op-
According to the U.S. Mili- Hartford native, was a military erator/ team leader and assis-
tary History Institute, dogs have veterinary technician who took tant team leader of the East
been a part of the United States care of K-9 vets. Now, she has a Hartford Police Department
Army since the beginning. They foundation to help pay for med- SWAT Team for 12 years.
officially became members on ical treatment after their mili- Officer Grossi has had 2 po-
March 13, 1942, which is why tary service. lice dogs during his career. His
we celebrate K-9 Veterans Day I think of all the K-9 officers first was K9 Odin who was a
on that date. Prior to that, the working in East Hartford where German Shepherd and his sec-
military considered them equip- they help their fellow police of- ond being K9 Hades, a Belgian
ment. ficer. These K-9 officers have Malinois. K9 Hades worked
There have been many deco- been deployed over 300 times in from 2010 - 2021. He had over
rated dogs throughout Ameri- our community – one of their 20-plus criminal apprehensions
can military history. Sergeant primary duties include search- and numerous tracking finds
Stubby of New Haven was a ing for shell casings after a K9 Hades battled cancer for
very important four-legged sol- shooting. K-9 officers also par- a little over a year and worked
dier in World War I. He partici- ticipate in food and toy drives during his chemotherapy treat-
pated in 17 battles, captured a for local children. ments, having conducted tracks
German soldier, and was You can learn more about right up to his last week of life.
wounded. He was recognized these amazing members of our K9 Hades died November 18,
for his heroism by President community through their Insta- 2021 and was the first K9 at
Wilson in the White House. gram page @easthartfordpdk9 The East Hartford Police De-
Today, these animals provide where you can also support the partment to pass as an active ford’s K-9 teams will be right- rade. It seems fitting to have
faithful protection for our mili- unit in their community events. member without retiring. fully honored for their service our K-9 teams front and center
tary soldiers and police here in These K-9 officers are dedi- This Saturday East Hart- and dedication to the public in to allow everyone to applaud
Hartford’s St. Patricks Day Pa- their service and devotion to all.
Drivers need to pull over and let all emergency vehicles pass by
To the Editor: I am bothered by something. Come on, people of East then get home to their families and women doing their job on
It is 1:55 p.m. on Friday. We Vehicles are not pulling over Hartford! Pull over and stop. at the end of the shift. our behalf. And they are count-
just had a snowstorm and the and stopping for the emergency We have great emergency re- East Hartford drivers - and ing on us to do the right thing
roads are slippery and bad out- vehicles. I am perplexed by this, sponse teams in East Hartford. all other drivers who might be and pull to the side when they
side as I write this letter. and I wish I could say it is not Show them the respect they de- reading this and driving on our sound the lights and sirens to
As I look out my window the usual driver behavior. Per- serve as they rush to possibly roads: Please yield for all emer- keep them as safe as possible.
here on Connecticut Boulevard haps drivers forgot that the law rescue someone you might gency vehicles. Pull over and Thank you all,
hearing all the emergency says yield to emergency traffic know in an emergency. Help stop. It is the right thing to do, Gail Farnham
sirens going off and the fire with lights flashing and sirens them do their job safely so they and it is easy to do. East Hartford
trucks and police cars going by, sounding. can get to their destination, and We all count on these men 101 Connecticut Boluevard
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OPINIONS - LETTERS - SPEAKING OUT!
Mayor Walsh response to critic: ‘Doing nothing is not an option’
To the Editor: enabled this project to become from the new tenants also be- has a $2,686 tax burden ranking As to my finance director se-
I’d like to take some time to a reality. gins to stimulate the Silver Lane us 109 out of 169 towns, the bot- lection, I have hired what I be-
unpack the comments provided To Mr. Carvey, it’s math. The Corridor making it more attrac- tom third. That’s not a license lieve to be the most talented
to the community in last week’s Town can have a blighted, dor- tive to retail, which is what we to raise taxes, but simply a need and gifted candidate available
Gazette by resident Donald Car- mant parcel of land and over desire. to unpack the writer’s com- to East Hartford and my choice
vey (March 10, 2022 issue). the next 27 years collect $3.5 As to American Rescue ments. in her was solely based on her
As to the Project Control million dollars in taxes or the Funding, it can’t be used to As to the Fiber Project, utili- track record of achievement and
Tower that he laments, it’s both Town can allow the developer to lower taxes. That’s the law and ties belong in the ground in results that I witnessed first-
a communication tool and a use the land sold for $1 as col- I can’t change that. order to be best fortified. When hand.
strategic planning document so lateral to secure the bank fi- As I have reminded anyone this project was designed, the In closing, Mr. Carvey and I
the community understands nancing for this $81 million who will listen, citing our mill State prohibited fiber of this share a strong desire to make
our priorities. project while collecting $27.5 rate as high is a meaningless sort from going onto telephone East Hartford a better place to
Mr. Carvey’s critique of two million over the next 27 years. statistic because real estate val- poles. The fastest fiber in the live and work. Understand that
elements of the Showcase Cin- $3.5 million or $27.5 million. ues in town are low, so to pro- nation, if installed, will make all decisions made by me as
ema development project to Wanting Walmart, Target, vide the wealth of services our East Hartford an attractive your Mayor are based on that
bring amenity rich apartments IKEA, or Kohl’s to move to that budget provides, our mill rate is place to do business which will desire because doing nothing is
to East Hartford was limited to site was a nonstarter because high. allow development to happen not an option and hope is not a
the sale of the property to the the economic math doesn’t Alternatively, the single sta- with less effort and investment plan.
developer for $1 and to the tax work for them. Adding $15 mil- tistic to focus on is per capita – isn’t that the idea as a strate- Mike Walsh
setting agreement. Both items lion in new disposable income tax burden and East Hartford gic plan? Mayor
Updating all on East Hartford Public Schools’ five-year ‘Pride in 5’ plans
Dear Friends, 250 classrooms. We hope to complete this design
We are marching through March and pleased with process with construction phased over the next two
the continual progress we are making in our schools years.
across our district. It’s hard to believe we are at that Priority: Diversify EHPS teacher, administrator
point of the year where we start looking forward to and employee workforce
spring, baseball, concerts and dare we mention, • Building on our track record of racially diversi-
graduations. Good things ahead! fying our workforce, we maintain our long-term com-
As we look forward to warm, we wanted to take a mitment to identify, recruit and hire diverse and
brief moment to keep you updated as a community talented candidates across all district systems. This
on our progress aligned to our annual district im- year these efforts have included work across our
provement plan. For our faithful readers, you are Human Resource department to refine and expand
aware that EHPS is guided by the five-year visionary recruitment practices as well as broadening the “net”
plan called Pride in 5. If you are interested, take a by expanding university partnerships. In addition,
look at our website at www.easthartford.org. Under- we have launched new pre-service engagement with
neath Pride in 5, we develop an annual improvement both Central Connecticut State University and the
plan that set up the major projects we plan to ac- Nathan D. Quesnel Tyron Harris University of Saint Joseph.
complish each year. Approximately every six months Superintendent of Schools Chair, EH Board of Education Priority: Expand Opportunities for Success
we return to this plan (also located on the website) • As a district, we are committed to expanding
and update our Board of Education on our progress.
To put it simple, we are obsessed with getting bet- WHAT’S WELL the definition and pathway to post-secondary suc-
cess for all students. We think that the notion that
all students should go to a four-year university after
ter—our kids deserve it!
We presented the mid-year report to the East
Hartford Board of Education on February 7th. If you
FROM WELLS HALL high school is disingenuous and fails to recognize the
success opportunities of career or military service.
would like to see this presentation, we taped our both supporting the behavioral needs of every child We have partnered with the Town of East Hartford
meeting. You can watch it in full on East Hartford and academic learning. To accomplish this goal, we to develop several pathway programs at Synergy and
Community Television at www.ehct.viebit.com under are enhancing our current staffing to include addi- East Hartford High School focusing on workplace
the Board of Education tab. This month, we wanted tional expertise that can better meet student needs. learning experiences in the sectors of public safety,
to provide some bullets that capture major accom- In addition, we are actively working to find new health care and manufacturing. In addition, we are
plishments to date. partners, construct a School Based Health Center working to increase the number of work-based learn-
Priority: Accelerate Academic Achievement for and strengthen our relationships with surrounding ing opportunities (e.g. job shadowing and intern-
Every Child school districts. ships) for students to have while they are in high
• Over the past six months, the district has been Priority: Transform Structures and Systems school.
hard at work building leader and teacher capacity to • Using funding made available through federal Thanks for your interest in the success of our stu-
implement the principles of Universal Design for COVID relief grants (ESSER2/ARP), we have dents as we work to accomplish big things. We look
Learning (UDL). UDL blends previous district efforts launched a comprehensive Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) forward to taking the next step with all these proj-
to help our teachers facilitate student-centered in- project for our school buildings. In this project we ects and reporting back in June.
struction using culturally-responsive teaching prac- are working to design solutions for all schools using If we can be of service to you in any way, please
tices. We want our classrooms to be places where full window systems and mechanical upgrades. For do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience
kids “own their learning,” are interested, celebrated all designs, IAQ will be of primary concern, with a (Mr. Harris – 860-622-5017
and engaged by relevant content. target of having schools in compliance with national harris.tv@easthartford.org, Mr. Quesnel – 860-622-
Priority: Weave Webs of Caring standards and best practices. To date we have com- 5107 quesnel.nd@easthartford.org.
and Empowering Supports pleted a request for proposal for the design process With great East Hartford Pride,
• One of our key projects this year is the transfor- of six elementary schools to have a complete win- Tyron V. Harris, Chairman
mation of Woodland School. With the addition of a dow wall redesign as well as a comprehensive solu- Nathan Quesnel, Superintendent
new principal and assigned special education super- tion providing air conditioning/ventilation for over East Hartford Public Schools
visor, there is a new vision and energy focused on
6 THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 THE GAZETTE
A RTS & E NTERTAINMENT
Looking Back... Our town’s Main Street before the Great War
Celene Clemens Zaczynski of Winsdor shared these postcards views
of East Hartford she came across recently. Judging from the view of
East Hartford High School below before it burned down, they date
from 1915. On Main Street, right, is Wells Hall, Town Hall at the time,
today the Board of Education offices. The corner of Burnside and Main
shows buildings to the right that served as a funeral home, then where
CVS is today. Post Office square, top right, just north of Center Ceme-
tery, had a pass-through alley in the center of the wood buiding. The
offices of the Gazette were on the second floor. Stately elm trees
formed a towering leafy archway above Main, which, at 76-feet wide
was considered one of the most beautiful in Connecticut back then.
Less recognizable today is the railroad crossing (where Torpey Bridge
is today); the road was lowered after a tragic accident in 1916.
THE GAZETTE THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 7
Society
East Hartford East Hartford’s Saunders is Parade Grand Marshal
summer camp East Hartford resident Elizabeth
(Liz) Lynch Saunders is being hon-
of the East Hartford Parade Commit-
tee and is General Chair of the Cen-
scholarships ored as the Parade Grand Marshal in
this weekend’s St. Patrick’s Day Pa-
tral CT Celtic Cultural Committee a
position she has held for 14 years.
are offered by rade in Hartford. The event was post-
poned from lasst weekend due to
Liz grew up in Hartford, along
with her siblings Jimmy, Mary, and
inclement weather, and kicks off at Barbara. She was an active member
Glastonbury 11 a.m. this Saturday at the State
Capitol building on Capitol Avenue.
of St. Lawrence O’Toole Church
where she taught CCD and was the
law firm Saunders, for many years one of
the organizers of the annual celebra-
coach of the girls CYO Softball team.
In addition, she taught CCD at St.
Connecticut Trial Firm with tion of Irish culture and traditions, is Christopher’s Church here and
offices on Naubuc Avenue in a first generation Irish American coached girl’s softball in East Hart-
Glastonbury is sending two kids with both her parents hailing from ford. She has been married to Terry
to East Hartford Parks & Rec Ireland. Her father’s family is from Saunders for 38 years and they have
camp this summer for free! The Athy, Co. Kildare while her mother’s three daughters - Kaitlyn, Kristen,
local personal injury firm would side is from Tarbert, Co. Kerry, Ire- and Kellie - three grandchildren:
like to give back to the commu- land. She is the daughter of Margaret Brody, Theodore and Charlotte, and
nity and reward children with (Foley) and Anthony (Jimmy) Lynch. a new addition due in August.
some needed sunshine after the Liz has been a member of the Liz worked at the Hartford
long school year. To learn more Irish American Home Society for Courant for over 30 years and cur-
about the camp and to submit more than four decades. During that rently works as the Executive Assis-
your ballot for selection, visit time she held the positions of Finan- tant to the President/CEO of Capital
their event page by May 31st. cial Secretary and Recording Secre- Workforce Partners the regional
https://cttrialfirm.com/2022- tary for over 20 years. Workforce Development Board for
summer-camp-initiative/ In addition, she was a bartender North Central Conneecticut.
for 15 years, Feis Chairperson for nu- The Central Connecticut Celtic
REUNIONS merous years as well as an active vol-
unteer for over 30 years in the
Cultural Committee is incredibly
pleased to honor Liz as the 2022 Pa-
The East Hartford High Glastonbury club, the area’s heart of rade Grand Marshal for all that she
School Class of 1972 will cele- all things Irish. Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Saunders has contributed to her hometown and
brate its 50th year reunion Sat- She served as the former Co-Chair 2022 Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Grand Marshal to the community at large.
urday, June 4, 2022 at the
Maple Café, 781 Hopmeadow
St., Simsbury. Join us for a fes-
tive evening of food, fun, and
music. Reservation forms will
be forthcoming. Informal Meet
and Greet is Friday night, June
3, at Carmine’s Bar and Grill,
389 Main St., East Hartford.
If questions contact Andrea
(Garabedian) Karanian at 860-
985-3177; Jackie (Emmons)
Paquin (860-573-4454); Nancy
(Barone) Walsh (860-882-7926);
or Leslie Davis (860-569-4969).
Like us on FB "EHHS Class of
1972" or e-mail EHHS Class of
1972@gmail.com. See you there!
Committee: Frank Mazzarella,
Bob Ryan, Frank Macchi, Leslie,
Nancy, Jackie and Andrea.
***
REUNION: EHHS Class of
1971 - Celebrating 50+ years!
June 4, 2022 from 6 to 10 p.m.
at the Manchester Country
Club, 305 South Main Street,
Manchester. Dance to East Hart-
ford’s own “Cover to Cover”
from 7-10. $65 per person in-
cludes dinner and band. Make
checks payable to EHHS Class
of 1971 and mail by April 21 to
Terri Fedor-Francis, 53
Rollingview Drive, Vernon, CT
06066.
8 THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 THE GAZETTE
EAST HARTFORD SPORTS
Tournament seeding fair to UConn
They got what they deserved.
Hornet Girls in state final
Both UCONN teams were properly positioned when the By The Middletown Press to set the tone. Kayla Henry loon. And I thought it really
NCAA tournament brackets were announced Sunday night. chipped in with nine points and hurt us when Shalyn went
The UCONN men had little argument for being seeded SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE Nia Edens and Zoe Mercado down. It took a little wind out
higher than #5 in the West region. In weighing UCONN’s added eight for the Hornets. of the sails. You hope it’s not
seeding the selection committee may have discussed a “I always have butterflies,” going to happen, but you under-
Beckoned by a raucous and said Pinkney, “but I just know I stand when it does.”
sixth seed but, in all likelihood, nothing higher than fifth. ecstatic student section, the
The Huskies lost two of their last four games but the com- can play and once I get on that East Hartford’s man-to-man
East Hartford girls basketball court, they all go away. I really defense kept Pettaway, senior
mittee took into consideration that those losses were to team made its way to the top of feel like we can win the cham- Shadae Bushay (two points)
the bleachers and down again pionship. I’m just ready for that and the Blue Dragons’ transi-
at New Britain High School. The
SCOTT GRAY on SPORTS players mixed easily with the
ring and to make history.”
Like East Hartford, Middle-
tion game in check, and the
Hornets’ length denied Middle-
fans for high-fives and hugs. town was making its first ap- town second-chance scoring op-
by Scott Gray Soon after, coach Jonathan pearance in a state semifinal portunities.
Myette did the same and got the and finished its best season in Middletown made a brief run
the two Big East Tournament finalists, Vil-
same kudos reaction. If next 35 years with a 20-4 record. with five straight points in the
lanova and Creighton, which carries a lot weekend at Mohegan Sun works
of weight because the league as a whole Senior Tyah Pettaway, the first 2:12 of the second quarter
out in their favor, the Hornets team’s leading scorer, led the to trim its deficit to 17-11, but
was shown considerable respect, with six might get to do it all over again. Blue Dragons with 16 points. the Hornets shut out the Drag-
selections, second only to the Big 10, with No. 2 seed East Hartford ad- Middletown led just once on ons the rest of the way while
nine. The Big 12 and SEC also earned six vanced to its first state champi- Friday, at 3-2 when Pettaway adding 10 points to their lead.
tournament slots. onship game after a dominant swished a 3-pointer from the The final five came from Mer-
Despite the respect the committee showed UCONN and 67-38 win over No. 3 Middle- corner. From there, the Hornets cado, a freshman, on a jump
the Big East they also did the Huskies no favors, putting town in the CIAC Class LL raced to a 10-5 lead behind five shot with 30 seconds left and a
them in what may be the toughest region, with the tourna- semifinals on Friday night. points from Pinkney and a 3- 3-pointer from the corner with
Seton Hall-bound senior guard pointer from Edens with 2:01 1.7 to go.
ment’s overall number one seed, Gonzaga. UCONN opens
Shailyn Pinkney scored 29 left in the first quarter. “That was definitely our
Thursday night in Buffalo against New Mexico State in points and the Hornets, playing
what is commonly referred to as the “Upset Bracket”, for The Blue Dragons were dealt spark for the second half,”
at a high level throughout at a significant blow on their next Henry said. “That’s our fresh-
good reason. In the 42 years since the tournament ex- both ends of the floor, turned a trip down the floor when soph- man and she’s been doing great
panded to 64 teams (now 68) the 12th seed has won the 16-point halftime lead into a omore playmaker Shalyn Smith this season. Just to see her be
first round game one third of the time. #5 seeds are the rout by the midpoint of the turned her right ankle under- confident and actually shoot the
only ones in the top half of the bracket to never win the third quarter. neath the basket with 1:48 to go. shot was a big spark for us. That
tournament. It’s not an easy assignment, but the Huskies “The crowd, the cheerlead- She went to the bench and just kind of clicked for us to
played at the end of the season like they’re up to the chal- ers, the community and par- didn’t return for the remainder move on to the second half.”
lenge. I expect them to go deep. ents, everyone is behind them. of the half. Smith’s absence East Hartford opened the
This is what they’ve wanted seemed to give the Hornets an second half with a 10-2, the only
Baylor in the East, Kansas in the Midwest and Arizona
from the start and it feels great opening and they took it, scor- points for Middletown coming
in the South join Gonzaga as #1 seeds. to accomplish everything we’ve
Based on their health and the way they played at the ing seven of the next eight from two free throws by senior
wanted,” Myette said, before points in that final stretch to Alexa DeSena. Pettaway gave
end of the season, including a no-nonsense run through pausing. “At this point,” he grab a 17-6 lead heading to the the Dragons their first field goal
the Big East Tournament, the UCONN women might have added. “Don’t get me wrong. second quarter. of the half on a drive to the
argued for a higher seed, but why bother? The committee We’ve still got one more game to “We were excited for the hoop with 5:59 left, but it
showed them due respect by seeding them second in the go. But this team has brought game,” Middletown coach Rob turned out to be a blip. Soon
Bridgeport region, behind North Carolina State. In the last the community together and Smernoff said. “The kids after, Smith returned to the
regular season selection “reveal” UCONN, playing without these girls deserve it. We’ve worked hard the last few days floor but only for a short
four starter caliber players, was seeded third in the talked about being humble. Now in practice and it’s just like, stretch.
we’re hungry. The goal’s in sight when you play a big game and The Hornets scored 26
Spokane region, where Stanford’s the top seed, and tick- ents, proceeds from t
and we’re going to go for it all.”
he Snow Dash go t
eted for an opener in Iowa. The second seed gives the if the other team comes out points in the quarter, 13 by
The Hornets face No. 12 seed early and hits a few shots, it’s Pinkney, and led 53-36 heading
Huskies four games in Connecticut, if they go that far, two Wilton Sunday for the title game
in Storrs, beginning Saturday against Mercer. They ride in like taking the air out of a bal- to the fourth.
at 6:30 in Mohegan Sun Arena.
EAST HARTFORD 67, MIDDLETOWN 38
on a ten game winning streak. Their last loss was to Vil- Myette said he’d been in-
MIDDLETOWN 6 5 15 12 — 38
lanova, by three, with those four players sidelined. spired watching “Survive and
EAST HARTFORD 17 10 26 14 — 67
South Carolina, #1 in the Greensboro region, is the top Advance,” the ESPN Films’ “30
overall seed with Louisville the fourth top seed, in the Wi- for 30” entry about the under-
chita region. Because UCONN played all but the last two dog North Carolina Wolfpack’s MIDDLETOWN (38): Shalyn Smith 0 0-0 0, Tyah Pettaway 7 1-2 16,
weeks of the season shorthanded no #1 seed has seen a trek to the 1983 NCAA champi- Alexa DeSena 2 2-2 6, Jada Bryant 3 1-2 7, Shadae Bushay 1 0-0 2,
team of their current caliber this season. I expect the onship under Jim Valvano. Ava Studinski 1 0-0 3, Jahnae Carrenard 1 0-0 2, Tajahnae Brock 1
“This is a team of destiny,” 0-0 2. Totals: 16 4-6 38.
EAST HARTFORD (67): Zoe Mercado 3 0-0 8, Kayla Henry 4 0-0 9,
Huskies to be measuring their ring sizes when all is said he said, referring to his Hor-
Victoria Silva-Soto 3 0-0 6, Shailyn Pinkney 12 3-5 29, Nia Edens 3
and done. nets. “It’s a special group.
1-4 8, Comfort Boateng 0 1-2 1, Savannah Morgan 1 0-0 2, Eliza-
P.S. Major League Baseball returned to reality just as I They’ve been counted out from
warned that greed was about to cost them three genera- the start and this is just the beth Kawkira 1 0-0 2, Janiya Henry 1 0-0 3. Totals: 28 5-11 67.
tions of fans. They announced a resolution to the lockout start (for them).” 3-pointers: Middletown—Pettaway 1, Studinski 1; East Hartford—
the day last week’s column hit the streets. Opening day, Pinkney, who said she battles Pinkney 2, Mercado 2, K. Henry 1, Edens 1, J. Henry 1.
April seventh. The nick of time. nerves before every game, RECORDS: MIDDLETOWN 20-4; EAST HARTFORD 24-2.
scored 14 points in the first half
THE GAZETTE THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 9
OBITUARIES
Douglas C. Repoli, 61; helped Ann Elizabeth Killian, 69
Ann Elizabeth Killian, 69, of and Daniel Lallier all of
run Mickey’s Oceanic Grill East Hartford, peacefully
passed away on Tuesday,
Wethersfield; two adored great-
grandchildren, Colton Carilli
Douglas C. Repoli, 61 of East March 8, 2022 with her beloved and Jameson Carilli both of
Hampton, beloved father of family by her side at St. Francis Wethersfield; several cousins,
Mikala and Kristen, passed Hospital in Hartford. Born in nieces, nephews, and dear
away unexpectedly on March 1, Hartford on May 21, 1952, a friends.
2022 at his home. Born in daughter of the late David J. Besides her parents, Ann
Hartford on March 29, 1960 to and Theresa “Terry” (O’Brien) was predeceased by a brother,
the late Francis and Dorothy Killian, she had been a lifelong William A. Killian of East
(Pelletier) Repoli. Doug grew up resident of East Hartford. Hartford; and a sister, Claudia
and lived in Newington before Ann was a graduate of East R. Killian of East Hartford with
moving to East Hampton. He Hartford High School, class of whom she lived with.
always loved sports and was 1970. During her professional Funeral service celebrating
very athletic. He played on the career, Ann worked over 25 Ann’s life will be Saturday,
baseball, basketball and football years at The Hartford March 19, at 10 a.m. at the
teams as a child and in college. Insurance Company in their D’Esopo East Hartford
Doug attended UCONN and Law Department. She later Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter St.,
graduated in 1982 with a worked for the East Hartford with burial to follow at Mount
degree in Economics. He was a Chamber of Commerce for sev- Saint Benedict Cemetery,
lifelong UCONN sports fan, he eral years prior to working for (Section W), Bloomfield.
also loved the Boston Celtics the town of East Hartford Ann’s family will receive rel-
and Boston Red Sox. He where she retired in 2018 as an Ann Killian atives and friends Friday,
worked doing carpentry and in Administrative Assistant. David J. Killian and his wife, March 18, from 4-7 p.m. at the
the last 23 years as a manager
Douglas ‘Doug’ Repoli
Ann enjoyed cooking and Irene, of Glastonbury, John O. funeral home chapel. In lieu of
at his family's restaurant, Ann Repoli of Glastonbury, and baking (especially impressive Killian and his wife, Donna flowers, memorial gifts may be
Mickey's Oceanic Grill on Pitkin David Repoli of Tenafly, NJ, delicious cakes) for her family Ericson, of West Hartford, made to the American Lung
Street. Everyone knew Doug at several nieces, nephews, and friends. She was also an Brian E. Killian of East Association, 45 Ash St., East
Mickey's, and could count on a cousins and many friends. The avid reader and loyal fan of the Hartford; four cherished grand- Hartford, CT 06108.
cheerful greeting and a proud wake at Spencer Funeral UConn Women’s basketball children, Kaeleigh Rakus, On-line visit www.des-
update on his daughter's lives. Home, East Hampton, is team. Emma Rakus, Olivia Lallier, opoeh.com.
He is survived by his daugh- Sunday, March 20 at 10 a.m.
K.G. Keena Memorials, Inc.
Most of all, Ann loved being
ters Mikala alongside her fiancé with funeral at noon. All are a grandmother by spending
(Sal Esposito) and Kristen welcome. Wear a pop of color time, caring and supporting all
Repoli, his brothers and sister, to honor Doug's personality. four of them.
Monuments • Markers • Cemetery Lettering
Dennis and Pamela Repoli of Gifts may be made to the Ann is survived by her Pre-need designs and inquires encouraged.
South Glastonbury, Anne and National Police Dog Foundation Evenings and weekend appointments at our office or at your home. Visit our indoor and outdoor display at
daughter, Raechel K. Lallier 1375 SILVER LANE, EAST HARTFORD • 860-569-3125
Kurt Nyman of South www.nationalpolicedogfounda- and her husband, Dan, of Carol A. Keena Kristopher J. Keena Kevin G. Keena
Glastonbury, Daniel and Mary tion.org/donations. Wethersfield; three brothers,
Clare E. Scanlon, 32
Clare E. Scanlon, 32, of East Bryan of Texas,
Hartford passed away suddenly Lawrence Roohr (Godfather) of
at Hartford Hospital on March Colorado; Thomas Roohr and
12, 2022. his wife Joanne of Florida and
Clare was the daughter of Matthew Roohr and his wife
Diane Roohr Cummings and Robin of Connecticut.
her husband, David, of She will also be missed by
Norwich, and John Scanlon, III her many special cousins
of East Hartford. whom she dearly loved, her
Clare graduated from huge extended family and her
Synergy Alternative High friends all of whom she loved
School/Life Program. She was so much.
self-employed at “Hair by She was predeceased by her
Clare”. At the age of 12, after grandparents; George and Ruth
watching a friend’s mother Roohr and John and Dorothy
braiding, she decided she want- Scanlon.
ed to learn to braid. She start- Calling hours for Clare will
ed out teaching herself, then be held Saturday, March 26,
with some help from her 2022 from 2 to 5 p.m. at
friend’s mother, she became the Benjamin J. Callahan Funeral
excellent braider that she was. Home, 318 Burnside Avenue.
Clare will be most remem- In lieu of flowers please
bered for her loving nature and make a donation in Clare’s
sense of humor. memory to the American
In addition to her parents, Diabetes Association, dia-
she is survived and will be betes.org, or by mail P.O. Box
dearly missed by her aunts and 7023 Merrifield, VA 22116.
uncles; Joanne Sava Online, visit
(Godmother) and her husband www.CallahanFuneral.com
10 THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022 THE GAZETTE
Real estate market cools off Town Council approves FY 22-23 budget
From Page One cent (from 141 to 111). From Page One have until May 15th to apply for its are much higher for those on
unchanged at $285,000 and the “A leveling off of prices is a The mill rate was set at 41, the local option. To qualify their Social Security incomes allow-
average days spent on market good sign but until inventory however the state is deliberat- income has to be $57,400 or ing more to qualify,” he ob-
decreased 29.2 percent (from 48 opens up, the spring market ing Gov. Ned Lamont’s proposal below for a couple, $49,100 for serves.
to 34 days), during this same could continue to be a challenge to set a uniform mill rate of 29 a single homeowner. On top of “Overall, I’m a happy guy,”
year to date, year over year, for buyers,” said GHAR CEO, for every municipality, meaning that the town offers the elderly said Mayor Mike. After working
timeframe. Holly Callanan. the average homeowner with circuit breaker program. By law on the budget for 23 years, this
The median sales price of In the national outlook, two cars could see a tax reduc- residents must apply for those year the budget was completed
condominiums increased 0.1 Lawrence Yun, National Associ- tion on their East Hartford every two years, a process that by Mike Lupkas who was acting
percent (from $172,750 to ation of REALTORS® chief motor vehicle taxes. That will was suspended during the pan- finance director. Linda Tretziak,
$173,000) over last year. Closed economist stated: "The inven- offset the slight increase in demic by the governor’s execu- former finance director, retired
sales increased 9.6 percent tory of homes on the market re- property taxes post reval, Mayor tive orders which have expired. in November.
(from 94 to 103) and pending mains woefully depleted, and in Walsh explained. East Hartford set aside The collection rate was set
sales increased 15.0 percent fact is currently at an all-time “There are two important $520,000 for the elderly tax re- lower than last year’s, at 97.31.
(from 107 to 123) over February low." things to remember. Number lief program. The mayor “It was good to have a differ-
of 2021. Inventory dropped 52.3 According to Yun, homes one, this is a zero tax increase pointed out the town is more ent set of eyes on the budget
percent (from 329 to 157), when priced at $500,000 and below by and large. We are raising the generous with that program this year,” said the mayor.
compared to this month last are disappearing, while supply same revenues as last year - than other towns. “Income lim-
year. The average days on mar- has risen at the higher price $136.1 million. However reval is
ket until sale decreased 32.1
percent (from 56 to 38). and
new listings decreased 21.3 per-
range. He noted that such in-
creases will continue to shift
the mix of buyers toward high-
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WHERE THE ACTION IS! BY CORINNE HORAN
HARTFORD ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE is March keeping of chickens, how to find out about your local Kitchen Kettle Village, chalk talk with Elva Hurst, and
19 in the capitol city. Postponed from last weekend, ordinances. You will learn how to determine the a casino visit. ($469 per person, double occupancy.)
the parade begins at 11 a.m. by the State Capitol amount of space you need along with other basic re- Atlantic City, New Jersey October 25-27,2022 - In-
building and wends its way through Downtown Hart- quirements, common problems you may encounter, cludes two nights at Caesars World Class Hotel, $50
ford, finishing at the Soldier & Sailors Memorial Arch. while passing on Tips and Tricks for dealing with and in slot bonus, $50 in food coupons, 2 fantastic shows
*** preventing predators and diseases. The Workshop is - one mystery show and the other, a tribute to ABBA.
MARCH 20: "Adventures in Historic Preservation open to all and is free. The Hillstown Grange Hall is ($280 per person, double occupancy.) All trips in-
with William Hosley" Sunday at 2p.m. at the Wood located at 617 Hills St. - the Hillstown corner of East clude bus driver tips, meal taxes and gratuities, and
Memorial Library, South Windsor. Hosley will discuss Hartford, Glastonbury, and Manchester, since 1888. motor coach. A copy of your vaccine card must ac-
his passion for history and historic preservation. A The Grange is one of the oldest Agricultural groups in company your $75 deposit. For more information,
student of local his- the United States. Any questions or further informa- please call Joan Perrone at 860-568-6229.
tory, architectural tion contact Frank Forrest; hillstowngrange@aol.com ***
history, art and arti- or Dan Gallagher; daninct@yahoo.com MAY 1: PASSPORT TO HEALTH & WELLNESS
facts Hosley is a his- *** EXPO 10am to 4pm at The Bristol DoubleTree by
torian, APRIL 3: TOY AND TRAIN SHOW Sunday at War- Hilton. Presented by the Holistic Community Profes-
preservationist, saw Park, 125 Pulaski Highway, Route 243, Ansonia, sionals, will feature speakers on the half hour and a
writer, and photog- 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission $6. Vintage toys, old and KEYNOTE at 2PM with more than 75 vendors and
rapher. He was for- new trains of all gauges, railroad art, and paper arti- readers, free raffles all day and a grand prize of a
merly director of facts from actual rail lines. Railroad clubs will display Hilton overnight stay with breakfast for two, as well
the New Haven Mu- running train layouts in HO, N, S, and O gauges. Chil- as a free drum healing closing ceremony on the
seum and Connecti- dren 15 and under are free when accompanied by an patio. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact
cut Landmarks adult. For details visit www.Classicshowsllc.com. with vendors and exhibitors as they learn about
where he cared for *** available resources to help promote healthy living
a chain of house Joan and Frank Perrone are offering the following and overall well-being. The Passport to Health &
museums. Prior to multi-day bus trips under the name "Perrone's Wellness Expo is free with any door proceeds do-
that, as a curator Pals": Lancaster, PA June 7-9,2022 - Includes attend- nated to the CT Children's Medical Center (Connecti-
and exhibition de- ing the play "DAVID" at the Sights and Sounds The- cutChildrens.org) and Hartford Hospitals Integrative
veloper at ater, 2 nights at the Bird in Hand Resort, 2 breakfast Medicine Debbie Bator Memorial Fund. FMI call
Wadsworth buffets, Shady Maple Smorgasbord, a family style Shirley Bloethe at 860-989-0033, email YourHolis-
Atheneum, Bill or- dinner in an Amish home; a guided Amish farmland ticEvents@gmail.com or visit PassItOnLLC.com. Loca-
ganized The Great River: Art & Society of the Con- tour, pretzel and homemade root beer stand visit, tion: Bristol DoubleTree, 42 Century Dr, Bristol.
necticut Valley, The Japan Idea: Art and Life in
Victorian America, and Sam & Elizabeth: Legend and
Legacy of Colt's Empire, a project that spawned the
Coltsville National Park. Bill is writing a book about
the public work of local history and how it restores
public spirit, one great place at a time. preservation-
ist, museologist, photographer and storyteller. Learn
about our cultural heritage and what historic preser-
vation is about - there isn't one answer. $7 admis-
sion, $5 for members. FMI
www.woodmemoriallibrary.org. Wood Memorial Li-
brary is at 783 Main St., South Windsor.
***
MARCH 22: During National Credit Education Month,
American Eagle Credit Union of East hartford will
host an online seminar, "Understanding and Building
Credit", Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Learn all about
the importance of good credit, credit scores and re-
ports, creating a budget, healthy spending habits
and debt management. Featuring Patricia Mason,
Vice President of Residential Lending at American
Eagle, and Cheryl Ross, American Eagle Branch Man-
ager and a Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor
(CCUFC). Advanced registration required. Go to the
event page on americaneagle.org Click on the
“Learn” tab and then “Events.”
***
MARCH 23, March 30, and April 6: Soup & Sta-
tions at Saint Edmund Campion Parish. Join parish-
ioners for a sharing of soup and bread at 5:30 p.m. in
the Saint Christopher campus church hall (538
Brewer St.) on the following Wednesdays during
Lent: March 23, March 30, and April 6. Stations of
the Cross begins at 6:30 p.m. in the church. The
young people from our religious education program
will lead us in the Stations. Volunteers are needed to
prepare soup and/or bring bread for each Wednes-
day.
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MARCH 31: Hillstown Grange workshop, "Raising
Chickens", Thursday from 7 to 8:30 p.m. As many
places have their spring sales on baby chickens and
ducks, this workshop will discuss the raising andYou can also read
