How Americans learned to
This issue: 2019
Year In Review
14 PAGES IN 1 SECTION VOLUME 123 NUMBER 21
2019: Our community supports local journalism
The past decade has been a
blistering time for newspapers
large and small across America,
with thousands closing down
and leaving towns with no way
to learn about what’s happening
in their local government and
schools.
The Lakeville Journal Co.
reached a crisis point in 2019
Protesters gathered around a vintage tractor in November, creating a blockade, as they demon-
strated their opposition to the Cricket Valley Energy power plant. Several protests have been
held, and the plant’s opponents promised more extreme measures in January 2020.
2019: Cricket Valley fears, protests continue
By Cynthia Hochswender
As the new electric plant
in Dover Plains, N.Y., nears
completion and prepares to
go online, area residents have
intensified their efforts to have
it shut down by the New York
state government.
Multiple protests were
staged during the year includ-
ing one in which the actor James
Cromwell took part and two
in which four farmer/activists
chained themselves to an an-
tique tractor.
A court case was also heard at
Superior Court in Poughkeepsie
in mid December that alleged
that Cricket Valley Energy wasn’t
correctly reporting emissions
data.
On the Connecticut side of
the border, a grassroots group
called the Western Connecticut
Clean Air Alliance purchased
air quality monitors to ensure
that emissions from the plant
don’t degrade air quality in
nearby towns such as Kent and
Cornwall. The state Department
of Energy and Environmental
Protection is checking the data
from the monitors.
An initial report released in
December indicated that some
of the machines might not be
calibrated properly.
Meanwhile, Connecticut
distrust their government
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for its two newspapers, The
Lakeville Journal and The Mil-
lerton News.
Faced with the possibility of
shutting down, we reached out
to the community to ask if you
want local news coverage, what
kind of coverage you would like,
and whether you would help
us fund our continuing efforts
Attorney General William Tong
and New Jersey Attorney
General Gurbir S. Grewal filed
a lawsuit in October charging
that the federal Environmental
2019: Feeling left behind, residents seek high-speed internet service
By Cynthia Hochswender
Towns in the Northwest Cor-
ner announced in 2019 that they
would try to increase availability
of high-speed internet and cel-
lular phone communication to
their town residents.
Both Sharon and Norfolk are
exploring creating a municipal
electric utility that will allow the
towns to put their own fiber optic
lines along the electric poles.
Once this is done, individual
property owners would still have
to pay to have high-speed lines
into their homes. In theory, this
would make broadband available
to all homes in these rural towns,
where some 25 to 35% of home-
owners cannot get high-speed
internet.
Sharon has had only one
meeting to discuss the concept
in theory.
Norfolk has moved along to
the point where a vote is expected
in early 2020 on how to proceed.
Falls Village is exploring the
possibility of bringing fiber optic
service to homes in the center
of the village and then building
multiple towers around town
that would bring high-speed ser-
Netflix dominates
Front
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to provide the coverage you’ve
asked for.
We were heartened and sur-
prised by the positive response
we received to our proposal of a
membership model in Novem-
ber of 2019. Your membership
checks continue to arrive daily
in our post office box. We have
raised almost as much money as
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Protection Agency (EPA) did
not enforce rules designed to
limit the pollutants coming into
the two states from Virginia and
Pennsylvania.
vice to more remote residences.
Cornwall also explored
broadband options last year.
In Sharon, First Selectman
Brent Colley theorized that per-
2019: Bears make themselves too comfortable here
By Patrick L. Sullivan
Bears continued to annoy
and alarm Northwest Corner
residents in 2019.
Paul Rego, from the Wildlife
Division of the state Department
of Energy and Environmental
Protection (DEEP), told a stand-
ing-room only crowd at Scoville
Memorial Library on March 30
that they can expect to see more
2019: Marijuana and vaping use
are on the rise in the region
By Cynthia Hochswender
Residents of the Northwest Corner learned in 2019 the difference
between THC and CBD as retailers in Connecticut and Massachu-
setts began to make hemp and marijuana products available in a
variety of forms.
See VAPING, Page A11
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the Globes
COMPASS, Page A12
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2020 $1.25
we need to continue publishing We will continue to list our Janet Manko,
through 2020, and we feel confi- members throughout the year. publisher and editor in chief,
dent we will be able to raise the A list that is up to date as of Dec. The Lakeville Journal Comapny
rest of what we need. 20 is on Page A9. Cynthia Hochswender,
Thank you to all who have We wish you all a happy executive editor,
joined us and to all who have holiday season and a new and The Lakeville Journal
sent us supportive and encour- improved 2020.
aging notes. We appreciate it Whitney Joseph,
very deeply and feel energized editor, The Millerton News
as we move into the new year.
2019: Hayes a strong presence in NW Corner
By Patrick L. Sullivan
Freshman U.S. Congress-
man Jahana Hayes (D-5) made
several trips to the Northwest
Corner in 2019.
She met with the Northwest
Hills Council of Governments in
May; helped celebrate the 150th
anniversary of the Cornwall
Library, also in May; attended
the Great Country Mutt Show
in Cornwall in June; and the
25th anniversary of the 21st
Century Fund for Housatonic
Valley Regional High School at
the Interlaken Inn in Lakeville
in October.
She also made several smaller
unannounced visits, including
one with emergency services
volunteers in Falls Village. And
her staff offered numerous Con-
gressman in Your Corner work
sessions for anyone struggling
with problems with federal gov-
ernment-related issues.
The most high-profile appear-
ance by Hayes was at Housatonic
Valley Regional High School
in September, where she said,
among other things, that she was
in favor of an impeachment in-
quiry and said that while she was PHOTO BY LEILA HAWKEN
for “secure borders,” she believed Congressman Jahana Hayes (D-5), at left in photo, made
federal immigration policy to be regular visits to the Northwest Corner in 2019, reaching out
“inhumane and outdated.” to constituents and listening to their concerns.
haps it will encourage broadband hands. have expressed concern about
providers to improve service to In Kent, AT&T has proposed having a new tower in their town;
the towns here if they see that building a new cell phone tower there are fears that it will increase
town residents are preparing to improve service in one dead radiation dangers and that it will
to take matters into their own zone area. Residents of the town ruin the beauty of the ridgeline.
bears as forests reclaim once-
cleared land in Connecticut.
He said bear sightings have
increased dramatically, from 25
in 1995 to over 9000 in 2018. And
he estimated the bear population
will continue to grow at a rate of
10% to 15% per year.
Rego said DEEP will continue
to educate citizens about bears
— and how to avoid attracting
them.
PHOTO BY LAZLO GYORSOK
The bear population continued to grow in 2019.
A2 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 2, 2020
Regional
In The Journal this week Recycling holiday decorations and wrappers
By Lia Wolgemuth that most waxy, paper take-out
LEGALS.......................... A2 SHARON........................ A6
food containers are not accepted
FALLS VILLAGE............ A3 SALISBURY................. A6-7 The season of gifts and love for recycling at most transfer sta-
SPORTS.......................... A3 OBITUARIES................. A8 is also the season of massive tions. But cardboard pizza boxes
CORNWALL................... A4 OPINION..................... A10 amounts of waste. And the list are OK for single stream/mixed
NORTH CANAAN......... A5 COMPASS................ A12-13 of items that can be recycled, and recycling — if you were able to
KENT.............................. A5 CLASSIFIEDS......... A13-14 the manner in which you recycle keep them free of grease and
them, does change. cheese. Some restaurants include
Three-day forecast If you’re not really sure how a cardboard insert or piece of wax
Friday.................................... Showers, high 44°/low 41° to dispose of an item but want to paper to catch the grease, Bartram
Saturday...................... A few showers, high 47°/low 32° do the right thing, here are some said. Simply throw that part in the
Sunday.......................... Partly cloudy, high 43°/low 28° tips on common items. garbage and put the rest in single
Keep in mind that you can stream/mixed recycling.
always ask a transfer station Electronics
employee if you have a question “The holidays are when TVs
Police Blotter: Troop B about any items for recycling, or
go to www.RecycleCT.com and
start coming in again to be recy-
cled because people are getting
PHOTO BY LIA WOLGEMUTH

In the post-holiday mess it’s hard to know what goes where.

use the search feature to look newer and bigger TVs as gifts,” Decorations like shiny tinsel go in the garbage, not recycling.
The following information was provided by the Connecticut State up items. Bartram said.
Police at Troop B. All suspects are considered innocent until proven Wine boxes Televisions, computers and Bartram, referring to the facility grocery store. You can also look
guilty in a court of law. Wine that comes in a card- other electronics go in the elec- in Hartford that sorts recycling. for the “How2Recycle” label on
board box is tricky when it comes tronics trailer, and batteries go in Any shredded paper that packaging from retailers such
Failure to maintain lane to recycling. The outer cardboard the battery container. is taken to the transfer station as Amazon and Kohl’s. Many of
On Dec. 14 at approximately 6 a.m. on Route 44 in Salisbury box goes in single stream/mixed No electronics should be must go in the garbage hopper. these shipping packages can be
a 2005 Ford F150 driven by Austin McKenzie, 32, of Torrington recycling. However, the plastic placed in the Swap Shop unless For clean office paper, take it to a dropped off at grocery stores.
traveled off the right side of the road and struck approximately 50 pouch is often #7 plastic. Since they’re small, new, still work and shred day at an area bank. Gift wrap, tinsel and more
feet of wire rope guardrail. No injuries were reported. McKenzie it’s a bag, the transfer station are in their original box with a ‘Tanglers’ All the shiny stuff that helped
stated he fell asleep while driving. He was found at fault and issued cannot accept it for recycling manual and all cords. (So if you A tangler is anything that can make your festivities merry and
an infraction for failure to maintain the lane. (plastic bags get caught in the really must get rid of that iPhone get tangled in the recycling equip- bright — it all goes into the gar-
Restricted turn recycling machinery). And if it’s 11 Pro Max, then consider regift- ment, such as clothing, extension bage hopper. This includes gift
On Dec. 14 at approximately noon on Sharon Station Road in not stretchy or labeled #2 or #4, ing it by way of the Swap Shop.) cords and tree lights. Make sure wrap, bows, ribbon, tinsel and
Sharon a 2016 Toyota Tacoma driven by Emeric Harney, 32, of the bins at grocery stores can’t Coffee cups to place clean and dry clothing, foil decorations.
Sharon veered off the road while negotiating a curve and collided accept it either. For now, it goes If you’re traveling this season fabric and shoes in the yellow Greenery, live and artificial
with a tree. Harney stated he swerved to avoid an animal. He was in the garbage. and buy coffee at a rest stop, or if Planet Aid boxes. Christmas trees are only ac-
issued a verbal warning for making a restricted turn. Metal tea boxes you savor hot cocoa while listen- Extension cords and tree lights cepted in January and February.
Suspended registration If holiday guests have depleted ing to carolers, make sure to throw go in the scrap metal box because “By March,” joked Bartram,
On Dec. 15 at approximately 1 a.m. on Route 7 in North Canaan your tea supply from a favorite your paper cups in the garbage. the copper wire can be reused. “it’s probably time to take the
a 2008 Ford Edge driven by Dakota Vadney, 25, of North Canaan local manufacturer, then you “They’ve been treated so that Shipping packages tree down.”
drove off the right side of the road and struck a speed limit sign. have some options with the metal the liquid doesn’t come through Between Thanksgiving and All wreaths go in the garbage
Vadney was issued a misdemeanor summons for operating with container. to your hand,” explained Bartram. New Year’s day, the U.S. Postal hopper because of the metal or
suspended registration and operating with no insurance. “It could go in the sin- If that cup is mixed in with Service expects to deliver nearly plastic frames that are used to
gle-stream recycling,” said Brian other paper, then it contaminates 16 billion pieces of mail and attach the greenery.
The Lakeville Journal will publish the outcome of police charges. Bartram, manager of the Salis- the load. This is also true for packages. “When wreaths are put down
Contact us by mail at P.O. Box 1688, Lakeville, CT 06039, Attn: Police bury/Sharon transfer station. ice cream containers and many “One of the biggest problems with the Christmas trees, it doesn’t
Blotter, or send an email, with “police blotter” in the subject line, to “But it could also go in the metal frozen vegetable and frozen fruit with boxes,” said Bartram, “is that help,” Bartram said.
cynthiah@lakeville­journal.com. box. boxes. people don’t take the Styrofoam The plastic greenery from ar-
“The town gets revenue from Shredded paper or plastic out of the box.” tificial trees and wreaths should
the metal box,” he added. If you’ve received mail-order Cardboard boxes and manila be thrown in the garbage hopper,
Or, consider reusing the box fruit that arrives nestled in shred- envelopes go in single stream/ but metal frames go in the scrap
to organize office supplies, hard- ded paper — or you’ve made a mixed recycling. Styrofoam and metal box.
Family & Friends ware, pantry items and more.
They are also great for cookie
New Year’s resolution to tackle
your piles of paperwork — the
manila envelopes with plastic
bubble-wrap liners, such as those
Plastic plant containers
After the poinsettia is past its
exchanges. shredded paper is not accepted from Amazon, go in the garbage peak, the plant itself can be com-
Pizza boxes and
Sharon Center Fall Honors take-out containers
for recycling at the transfer station
anymore.
hopper.
Plastic, such as bubble wrap
posted and the plastic containers
(black and green included) go in
When holiday stress has you “The biggest concern is that and air pillows, can be placed single stream/mixed recycling.
SHARON ­— Sharon Center Noelle Maus, Christopher Ped- dialing for take-out, keep in mind it’s a fire hazard because the pa- in a Wrap Action Recycling Make sure to clean and dry the
School announced its list of ac- ersen, Olivia Peterson per dust gets everywhere,” said Program collection bin at the container first.
ademic honors for the first term
of the 2019-20 school year.
Sixth Grade
High Honors Congressional
Eighth grade
Chase Kilian, Katherine La-
Fond, Camerone Murnane, Vi- issues Jan. 15 LEGAL NOTICES
High Honors olet Roy, Alyssa Stahovec-Duntz, SALISBURY — The staff of Legal Notice of Legal Notice below. Failure to promptly
Finn Cousins, Mary LaFond, Wyatt Thompson Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-5) will
Fifth Grade
Democratic Caucus To all registered Republican present any such claim may
Fiona Roy, Gage Wilkinson meet with constituents at the Sco-
Highest Honors To the enrolled members Voters in Sharon, CT notice is result in the loss of rights to
Honors
ville Memorial Library in Salis- of the Democratic Party of the hereby given that on Thursday, recover on such claim.
Dylan McDonald Finian Malone
bury on Wednesday, Jan.15, from Town of North Canaan. Pursuant January 9 at 6:30 pm in the Town The fidicuaries are:
Seventh Grade High Honors
1 to 4 p.m. to help solve problems to the rules of the Democratic Hall, the Republican Town Adam Scoville and Helen
Highest Honors Shealin-Rose Brady, Griffin
involving federal government Party and State Election Laws, Committee will hold a Caucus Scoville
Charlotte Smith Ducey, Lily Haxo, Gabriella Ives,
High Honors agencies such as the Social Se- you are hereby notified that a to vote on members for the c/o Emily D. Vail
David Nam, Julia Roy, Alanna
Nicole Haxo, Haley Hosier, curity Administration or the VA. caucus will be held on January Committee for the upcoming Ackerly Brown, LLP, 25
Tatro, Addie Thompson
This service is free, non-partisan, 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm at the North term. West Main Street, PO Box 158,
and open to all residents of Con- Canaan Town Hall, Pease Street, Any registered Republican Sharon, CT 06069
necticut’s 5th District. As part of North Canaan, CT. to elect Town may submit their name for Megan Williams
Grants awarded for Northwest her commitment to accessibility, Committee officers, to endorse membership and all registered Assistant Clerk
Congressman Hayes is hosting Town Committee members and Republicans may cast a vote 01-02-20
Connecticut’s critical needs services Casework on Your Corner events to transact other business as for these candidates. Dale Jones,
to all 41 towns in the district for may be proper to come before Secretary of the SRTC, will NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The Northwest Connecticut ical needs grants included: all those who need or prefer a said caucus. Dated at North preside over the meeting. Please ESTATE OF EVERETT S.
Community Foundation Draper Canaan Child Care Center, local option. Residents of any Canaan on December 30, 2019. direct any questions about the PITCHER
Foundation Fund and Marion Chore Service, Church of Christ town can drop in to any of these Democratic Town Committee process to Mary Robertson, Late of Salisbury AKA
Wm. and Alice Edwards Fund Congregational (UCC), Corn- Insert Listing House Ads - 1/2/20
sessions. Visitors are also always
welcome at the congressman’s
of North Canaan, CT. Chair of the SRTC. We welcome Everett Pitcher (19-00470)
and through gifts from com- wall Food and Fuel Fund, Falls Susan E. Warner, Secretary new members, so please do The Hon. Diane S. Blick,
munity members awarded 52 Village Senior Center, Housa- office in Waterbury. 01-02-20 reach out to us. The Sharon Judge of the Court of Probate,
charitable organizations serving tonic Youth Service Bureau, Kent Lakeville Journal 1x2 Town Clerk has my contact District of Litchfield Hills
Millerton News 1x2
Legal Notice information. Email is best. Probate Court, by decree dated,
some of the area’s most econom- Social Services, North Canaan
ically distressed residents grants Social Services, Salisbury Visit- TAX COLLECTOR, TOWN Respectfully Submitted, December 12, 2019, ordered
totaling $60,000. Grants will ing Nurse Association, Sharon OF CANAAN Mary Robertson, that all claims must be presented
help provide the most basic of Community Foundation, Sharon Pursuant to Sec. 12-145 of Chair of the SRTC to the fiduciary at the address
necessities: food, warm clothing Community Foundation Food the Connecticut statutes, the 01-02-20 below.
and shelter. Bank, Sharon Day Care Center, Tax Collector, Town of Canaan Failure to promptly present
Nonprofits that received crit- Town of Canaan (Falls Village) gives notice that she will be Notice of any such claim may result in
Emergency Relief/Fuel Fund, ready toCheck
receivethem
Supplemental Democratic Caucus the loss of rights to recover on
Check them out inside. out inside.
United Church of Christ Con- Motor Vehicle taxes and the To enrolled members of the such claim.
Torrington gregational Cornwall. • Rite Aid • CVS of Real Estate Democratic Party of the Town of
2nd installment The fidicuary is:
• CVS & Personal Property taxes due Sharon, Connecticut Pursuant Edward Pitcher
Savings awards • Ocean State Job Lot January 1, 2020 at the Canaan to the Rules of the Democratic c/o Louise Brown,
Town Hall, PO Box 47, 108 Main Party and State election laws, Ackerly Brown, LLP
local nonprofits St., Falls Village, CT 06031. you are hereby notified that a 25 West Main Street
Office Hours: Monday’s 9-12, caucus will be held on Monday, P.O. Box 158
The Torrington Savings Foun- 1-4 and Wednesdays 9-Noon. January 13, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. at Sharon, CT 06069
dation announced the award of
11 grants totaling nearly $42,000 YOU ARE NOT ALONE Payments must be received Sharon Town Hall, Main Street, Megan Williams
or postmarked by February 3, Sharon, to endorse candidates Assistant Clerk
from its new charitable fund. The 2020 to avoid interest. for the Democratic Town 01-02-20
Abusive relationships are not okay.
foundation’s primary focus is in- All taxes remaining unpaid Committee and to transact
We can help.
creasing economic development after February 3, 2020 will be other business as may be proper Salisbury Republican Caucus
by supporting nonprofits that charged interest from January to come before said caucus. On Tuesday evening, January
Hotline 860-364-1900
provide neighborhood revital- 1, 2020 at the rate of 1.5% for Dated at Sharon, Connecticut, 14th, Salisbury Republicans
www.wssdv.org
ization and education services. each month from the due date on January 2, 2019. Democratic will hold a Caucus to elect
All services are free and confidential.
Grants made by the founda- of the delinquent tax to the date Town Committee of Sharon. All members of the Republican
tion include Canaan Child Care of payment, with a minimum enrolled Sharon Democrats are Town Committee for 2020 and
Center to support its Spanish to interest charge of $2.00. Sec. encouraged to participate. 2021. The Caucus will be at Town
English literacy project, Amer- 12-146. Nancy Green Hall, second floor, at 5:00; it is
ican Mural Project to support Failure to receive a tax bill Chairperson open to all Salisbury registered
its summer enrichment pro- does not relieve the taxpayer 01-02-20 Republicans. According to
gram and Fishes and Loaves in of their responsibility for the RTC Chair Tom Morrison, the
North Canaan to help fund the payment of taxes or delinquent NOTICE TO CREDITORS Committee currently has 16
replacement of the roof on the charges. Sec.12-30 ESTATE OF ANTHONY members; with the exception
Pilgrim House Dated at Town of Canaan, ELLSWORTH SCOVILLE of two who are moving out of
Sanitation Service Connecticut, this 9th day of Late of Salisbury (19-00478) the area, all members are likely
December 2019. The Hon. Diane S. Blick, to stand for re-election. The
Quality Service For Refuse Removal Rebecca Juchert-Derungs Judge of the Court of Probate, Committee hopes to continue
Send Family & Friends CCMC District of Litchfield Hills to focus its efforts on state and
announcements to Recycling For The Future Canaan Tax Collector Probate Court, by decree dated, local issues and candidates.
editor@lakevillejournal.com
Amenia, New York 12-19-19 December 12, 2019, ordered 01-02-20
01-02-20 that all claims must be presented
1-800-522-7235 | 845-877-9354 01-23-20 to the fiduciary at the address
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Falls Village/Sports
Real Estate 2019: Regional plan for middle school sports
By Willy Yahn middle school sports so the plan. MacNeil said the Middle
Transfers students will never need to ride School Athletics and Activities
FALLS VILLAGE—It’s been on the late bus with high school Committee will most likely
a long time coming for Middle students.  make an update to the plan for
School sports regionalization in Kent has said they want to the first year that would not
FALLS VILLAGE — The fol- our area. It took Middle School remove themselves from the include Kent. 
lowing property transfers were and High School Athletic Di-
recorded at Town Hall.
Jan. 7, property at 56 Pros-
rector Anne MacNeil and her
Middle School Athletics and Ac-
2019: Almost a great season for
pect St. from Nancy A. Jacobs
to Mary Anne L. Berzine for
tivities Committee the entirety Housatonic’s boys soccer team
of 2019 to draft a manageable
$42,000. plan. After some revisions, the By Willy Yahn in their second-round game
Jan. 14, property at 163 Mu- plan was approved by the All against Cromwell by a score of
sic Mountain Road from Mies Boards Chair (ABC) Committee FA L L S V I L LAG E — T h e 4-2. Cromwell ultimately lost
O’Neil Surdoval to Sarah and by a vote of 4-2 on Nov. 26. Housatonic Valley Regional in the semifinals of the Class S
Corey Thomen for $60,000. The plan has been revised High School boys soccer team tournament to the state cham-
Feb. 19, property at 181 to include requests from the had a productive season, finish- pions, Old Saybrook. 
Beebe Hill Road from Brent and different towns. As the most ing just under .500 at 7-8-1 and Housatonic boys soccer has
Mitzi Magid to Hazon Inc. for recently revised plan stands, it qualifying for states. made the state tournament all
PHOTO BY TOM BROWN $1,000,000. includes varsity and junior var- Head coach Jim Terrall was but one year in their last five
Feb. 25, property at 19 sity boys and girls soccer along left with a sour taste in his mouth, seasons. Although they have only
Wide awake for ‘Rip Van Winkle’ Prospect St. from the estate of with cross-country in the fall. however, knowing that the boys recorded two state tournament
Margaret B. Clarke to Jason B. Those teams will practice and were right on the edge of being wins in those seasons, both have
The Housatonic Musical Theatre Society earned rave reviews Losh and Caitlin M. Jenkins for have home games at Veteran’s a team near the top of the Berk- come in the last two years.
for its original production of “Rip Van Winkle” in 2019. The $255,000; and property at Point Field in Sharon.  shire League.  Midfielders Keaton Terrall
2020 show will be Rogers & Hammerstein’s “The Sound of of Rocks Road from Sunset Hill In the winter, the region will “We were just a bit short all and Micah Matsudaira com-
Music,” performed from March 12 to 14. Farm Inc. to Jacquier Properties, split into three basketball pro- season,” said Terrall, head coach bined for 14 of Housatonic’s
LLC for $55,491; and property grams with varsity and junior since 2011. “That’s what showed goals this season. Terrall said
at Sand Road from Sunset Hill varsity levels. Salisbury and up in that last states game.” returning that core of their
2019: Inches at issue in inn dispute Farm Inc. to Jacquier Properties, Sharon will play in Salisbury, The Mountaineers routed midfield who accounted for that
LLC for $55,491. Kent and Cornwall will play in Parish Hill, 3-1, in the first many goals is a bright spot for
By Patrick L. Sullivan the inn’s property by a matter March 6, property at 354 Cornwall, and North Canaan round of states but fell short next season. 
of inches. Route 7 North from Susan C. and Falls Village will play in
FALLS VILLAGE — An Todd repeatedly expressed Reville to Robert S. and Clau-
dine Gallagher for $540,000.
North Canaan. Swimming will
also be offered in the winter. 
2019: Historic season for girls hoops
imbroglio arose at the Oct. 21 the desire to avoid costly and
meeting of the Falls Village possibly pointless litigation. April 4, property at 5 Stein The spring will include var- By Willy Yahn
Board of Selectmen. Public comment was pointed Lane from Secretary of HUD to sity and junior varsity baseball
First Selectman Henry Todd and critical of the inn. This con- Joseph M. Vernali for $115,000. and softball teams and will FALLS VILLAGE—The Housatonic Valley girls basketball team
reported on the status of nego- tinued at the selectmen’s Nov. April 9, property at 318 Mu- head back to Veteran’s Field had a historic season last winter, winning the Berkshire League
tiations between the owners of 18 meeting. But one suggestion sic Mountain Road from Mark for practices and home games. Championship and tying for the best record in the state among
the Falls Village Inn and the town came out of that meeting: that W. Lundeen and Katherine R. Track and Field will be offered Class S schools (ranked No. 2). 
on a longstanding problem: The the selectmen meet with the inn’s Askinazi to Emelie B. Gold and and will have practices and The team started off strong in their first two games of the state
rear wall of the former firehouse owners in executive session. This John H. Veronesi for $360,000. meets at HVRHS.  tournament, crushing two tech schools by a combined score of 99-32.
on Railroad Street encroaches on was done on Dec. 3. April 30, property at 64 The biggest update to the They clashed with No. 7 seeded Trinity Catholic in the quarterfinals
Belden St. from Peter R. and proposal is that the region will and their historic season ended with a 52-34 loss. Trinity Catholic
William C. Lorch to David M. invest in having more buses for would go on to win the Class S state championship.
2019: Planning for the 21st century Soper for $212,500. The strong senior class was what led the team to success last year.
May 8, property at 16 Route 7
By Patrick L. Sullivan South from One Miner St., LLC 2019: Girls soccer Six seniors graduated the girls basketball program, and they only
have one junior returning for her senior season, Elle Segalla, who
to 16 Route 7 South Holding,
FALLS VILLAGE — First Selectman Henry Todd gave a pre- LLC for $182,500. goes the distance is captaining the team.
Center Sydney Segalla is a key returning player for the Lady
sentation on the future of Falls Village at the emergency Services May 15, property at 84 Dub- Mountaineers, and coach Steve Dodge returns for his fifth season
By Willy Yahn
Center on Oct.11 and 12. lin Road from Angel and Robert as head coach with a 61-9 record during that span. But they will
The centerpiece of the presentation was an idea for a municipal Dickinson to Robert Grant Stair need a few players to rise to the occasion if they wish to replicate
fiber optic system to improve internet access and performance. FA L L S V I L LAG E — T h e
for $115,000. Housatonic girls soccer team their success from last year.
Todd noted that small towns in western Massachusetts have suc- June 3, property at 196 Route The Housy girls didn’t get off to the start that they wanted on
cessfully implemented similar systems. He also spoke about revital- had another remarkable season,
7 South from Anne Lee Lasher winning their first Berkshire Dec. 16, losing to Thomaston, 46-17. The team played Terryville on
izing the downtown area of Falls Village, in part by changing zoning to Matthew Atkins for $140,000. Dec. 19, Immaculate on Dec. 20 in an out-of-conference contest,
regulations to allow for more mixed-use applications. (In November, League championship since 2015
June 17, property at 84 (co-champs) and earning the and Litchfield on Dec. 30 before the new year. 
the town Planning and Zoning Commission approved such changes.) Beebe Hill Road from Mark D. No. 1 rank for the Class S state
Rosenbloom to Jill E. Robinson tournament. 
for $224,500. Their convincing 4-1 victory
July 1, property at 86 Main over Nonnewaug on Nov. 1
St. from James D. and Loretta sealed their league title. After
H. Cooper to Philip Canneaux thumping Wamogo 7-1 in their
for $345,000. final regular season game, the
July 1, property at 196 Route Lady Mountaineers 15-1 record
63 from John W. Limpert to was officially the best in the state
Deborah C. Becker, trustee, for among Class S schools. It was
$550,000. the first time the girls team has
July 22, property at 406 Un- been ranked No. 1 in the state
dermountain Road from the since 2007.
estate of Shirley Betti to Ginger Many big pieces will return for
PHOTO BY TOM BROWN
M. Betti and Donald R. Betti Jr. the girls soccer team next year to
A shark-like Cadillac was one of many notable cars that pulled for $200,600.
into Falls Village for the increasingly popular annual vintage defend their title and chase an-
July 29, property at 17 Fac- other Class S state championship.
car show, held each year in July. chin St. from Federal Home Most importantly, college
Loan Mortgage Corp. to Benja- soccer prospect Sydney Segalla
min Servin and Larissa Servin will be back for her junior year,
2019: Conflict and growing pains for $63,000.
Aug. 19, property at 162
along with the team’s goalkeeper,
Maggie Bickford, returning for
between towns and school leaders Music Mountain Road from
Jerri and Joan M. Wingard to
her senior year.
PHOTO BY TOM BROWN
The Housatonic Mountaineers girls basketball team defeated
Despite an earlier state tour- Nonnewaug in January, on the way to an undefeated season.
the same, the number of students Sarah R. Oyanadel for $350,000. nament exit than the team hoped
By Patrick L. Sullivan receiving them decreased. Aug. 29, property at 80 Sand for, the 2019 season was a domi-
In July, the All Boards Chair Road from Glenn and Juanita nant one in the already successful
FALLS VILLAGE — At committee of the Region One Williams to Falls Village Rent- history of the Housatonic girls DR. DAVID STAMM*
Housatonic Valley Regional school board voted to extend als, LLC for $120,000. soccer program.
Sept. 3, property at 84 Rail- & DR. FIONA CONNOLLY*
High School (HVRHS), students Region One Superintendent
adapted to a new grading system Pam Vogel’s contract for two road St. from Joshua D. Stone
to Timothy M. and Olff Julia
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in which traditional D and F years. Falls Village and Kent
grades were replaced by a grade voted against the extension. The Metzger for $280,000. FALLS VILLAGE — Take
called NYP (not yet proficient). All Boards Chair committee is Sept. 9, property at 81 Main curling lessons on Saturday, RELIEF FROM FOOT AND ANKLE PAIN
Students are given multiple made up of the chairmen of the St. from Lewis Block, LLC to Jan. 4, at 2:15 p.m. at the Nor-
chances to make up missing work six town school boards plus the Chloe F. Rohn for $225,000. folk Curling Club with the Falls
or redo assignments in order to regional board. Sept. 19, property at 263 Village Recreation Commission.
earn a passing C grade. HVRHS And in Falls Village, Dick Route 7 South from the estate Registration ahead of time is 28 Front St. 845-677-3363
Principal Ian Strever said in Heinz and Louis Timolat (both of Alison M. Menniges to Nicole required; space is limited. Email Millbrook, NY M-F 8:30a.m.-5:00 p.m.
March that while the number on the town’s finance board) Richards for $198,000. reservation requests to fvrc@ *Board certified in foot surgery
of NYP grades remained about spoke to the Falls Village school Sept. 23, property at 186 comcast.net.
board about the possibility of the Route 63 from Amber A. Cam-
town hiring its own part-time eron and Lucas E. Miller to
2019: Opposition superintendent. Catherine Wales for $172,200;
The two gave Norfolk’s Bo- and property at 62 Railroad St.
to new plan for telle Elementary school, which from US Bank National Asso-
has a principal and a part-time ciation Trustee to LBC Capital,
rental housing superintendent, as an example LLC for $78,000.
By Patrick L. Sullivan of how such an arrangement
might work.
FALLS VILLAGE — The Falls
Village Housing Trust submitted
to the Falls Village Planning and
Zoning Commission an appli-
cation to build 28 affordable
housing rental units on a parcel
on River Road.
At a public hearing that began
April 25 and continued on May
25, there was significant opposi-
tion to the plan from neighbors.
The housing trust withdrew
the application shortly after
the second round of the public
hearing. A revised plan is being
formed. Lakeville, Connecticut • 860-435-0578
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Cornwall
Inside Scoop: ‘Uprooting
Addiction,’ and understanding it
By Debra A. Aleksina

CORNWALL — Tory Estern

Jadow has found a passion and
purpose for her filmmaking.
“I love stories, especially
ones that explore the human
condition,” said Jadow, a 20-year
veteran of the New York City film
industry who now lives in West
Cornwall, where she spent much
of her childhood.
She is a staunch advocate for
people and for causes that she PHOTO BY TOM BROWN

believes in.
During a recent interview at
the Mountainside Café in Falls
Village, the filmmaker, who
works as a director, cinematog-
rapher and editor, reflected on
how, at a young age, she felt at
home behind the camera’s lens.
In those early years she absorbed
as much knowledge about the
industry as possible.
“I got to work with a lot of
famous directors as a fly on
the wall, on movies, TV shows,
commercials, music videos, every
genre you can think of. It was a
great experience,” she recalled.
“I rose through the ranks of
the lighting department and
became a gaffer [chief lighting
technician[, which was a terrific
vantage point from which to
observe.”
Jadow’s career as a gaffer took
her to “Saturday Night Live,”
“Sesame Street” and many other
shows as well as independent
films throughout the 1980s and
1990s. In 1986, she co-founded
Brooklyn-based Northern Lights
Lighting & Grip, Inc. After mov-
ing to Connecticut, she founded
the Indian Mountain School
film program in Lakeville (she
served as the department chair
from 2006 to 2014), regularly
producing and shooting videos
for the school’s website.
Film business in her DNA
Artistic influence surrounded
her as a youngster growing up in
New York’s Brooklyn Heights.
Her father, Neil Estern, who died
in July at age 93, was a renowned
sculptor who had created monu-
Cornwall documentary filmmaker Tory Jadow’s new film
takes an innovative look at the struggles of addicts.
that time but I missed the visual
aspect of filmmaking.”
She kept busy doing portrait
photography to fill that void, and
that soon turned into a business.
As her two children got older,
she started teaching film classes
at Indian Mountain, which they
attended. But she was eager to
return to her original creative
goal, which was “to make a film
that mattered and resonated
with me. Serendipitously, right
around that time, I met Hope
Payson.”
Filmmaker, social worker
Jadow had been yearning to
sink her teeth into a meaningful
project. She collected notes on
potential ideas, met with a host
PHOTO BY JOHN GRUEN
nity screenings. The filmmaker
also applied for inclusion of
“Uprooting Addiction” at sev-
eral national film festivals in the
spring of 2020.
The scourge of addiction
Before embarking on the
project, Jadow said she “didn’t
know how much I didn’t know”
about addiction. “My education
on the topic kind of began with
that first meeting with Hope in
the spring of 2016. It was still
a relatively quiet epidemic in
America at that point.”
Payson, on the other hand,
was all too aware of the death
and destruction that was raging
through small communities
across the country. Connecti-
Swimsuit season will return again (eventually)
Cornwall remained the town that most honors old-time traditions. Children played tug-of-
war and other tried-and-true games at the 2019 July Fest.
2019: Croft
leaves CCS;
search begins for
new principal
By Leila Hawken
CORNWALL — An interim
principal took over the adminis-
trative reins at Cornwall Consol-
idated School (CCS) in late sum-
mer, in the wake of the departure
of former Principal Mike Croft,
who had served in the position
since 2011. He was honored at a
farewell picnic in August.
Appointed as interim prin-
cipal at CCS was Pat Carvello,
who will serve in the position
throughout the search process,
expected to begin in 2020.
Croft accepted a position as
assistant principal at Shepaug
Valley School, where was former-
ly a social studies teacher.
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2019: The Bend is now
open to the public
By Leila Hawken
CORNWALL — Hot dogs
and speeches were plentiful at
the ribbon cutting celebration at
The Bend in late May, marking
the successful end to years of
discussion and planning toward
the goal of providing a Housa-
tonic River access point in West
Cornwall.
“It was a long and winding
process for a long and wind-
2019: New plan for the town’s future
By Leila Hawken
CORNWALL — Revisions to
the Town Plan of Conservation
and Development (POCD) were
approved at a public hearing in
November. The town plan forms
the basis of the town’s planning
and zoning regulations and in
major ways it determines how
the town will look. The state
requires all towns to update their
plan every 10 years.
Four subcommittees of the
Planning and Zoning Commis-
sion worked on the plan. Each
ing river,” Bart Jones of the
Housatonic River Commission
commented.
Work included improved
drainage to redirect drainage
away from the river, creation
of a parking lot, invasive plant
removal and new plantings.
The project was funded by
GE as part of reparations for
PCB pollution in the river. The
Housatonic Valley Association
administered the grant.
was charged with reviewing the
plan and devising amendments
to recognize progress and to
reflect current needs. The sub-
committees were Development,
Housing, Natural Resources and
Community, and Cultural and
Youth Services.
The result is an important
comprehensive planning tool,
a guide for town officials to
measure how new proposals
align with the goals laid out in
the plan. The plan can be found
online at the town’s website,
www.cornwallct.org; search for
“town plan.”

mental works, largely in bronze,
for sites in Washington, D.C.,
Manhattan and Prospect Park,
among other locales.
The filmmaker credits her
father’s work ethic as an inspi-
ration.
“I often think back, when I
start getting frustrated, about
how he went to work every day,
clocked in and did his work. It
wasn’t an option to just stand
around and wait until something
inspired him.”
Her mother defied the gender
norms of the day and worked
full-time for CBS as a production
designer. Her brother Evan, also
in “the business,” is an accom-
plished cinematographer (her
other brother is a retired lawyer).
Jadow and Evan often col-
laborate on projects, and are
currently working together on
an impact piece for Women’s
Support Services in Sharon.
“The film business is in our
family’s DNA,” Jadow said.
Since moving to the North-
west Corner, the filmmaker has
immersed herself in a variety of
local projects including a music
video for the Harlem Line Band,
a documentary for the Salisbury
Historical Association, and a
documentary she is currently
editing for Hussey-Cotton Films
about the artist Roy Lichtenstein.
Jadow, who earned a BA
from Wesleyan University in
Middletown, Conn., eventually
went back to school and got an
MFA in creative writing from
Bennington College in Vermont,
moved to Litchfield County and
started a family.
“I was doing a lot of writing at
2019: West Cornwall septic plan could aid village growth
By Leila Hawken
CORNWALL — After years
of discussion, town residents
in July approved funding for an
engineering study that is the first
step in creating a West Cornwall
septic system.
It is hoped that the septic
system will allow the village re-
tail center to expand and thrive,
attracting more visitors (and
of people and followed leads, but
“nothing felt quite right” — until
Payson, a Winsted social worker,
popped onto her radar.
Payson had reached out via
email looking for a videographer
to help create media for her
presentations on trauma and
addiction.
“I met with her and realized
how passionate and committed
she was,” recalled Jadow. “She
knew the subject inside out, not
only as a trauma survivor who
had struggled with her own
addictions, but as a clinical ther-
apist who had been working in
the mental health and addiction
field for decades.”
Payton, said Jadow, had a
burning desire to change the
system, change attitudes, remove
the stigma, make things better,
“and her convictions were con-
tagious.”
‘Uprooting Addiction’
The resulting film, “Uproot-
ing Addiction,” focuses on the
unresolved trauma that often
co-exists with physical addiction
to drugs and alcohol. “We didn’t
want to portray active users; that
film had already been made a
few times.”
Several of the six people
from various walks of life who
appear in the film are clients
of Payson’s who volunteered to
talk about their experiences in
recovery. Almost immediately,
said Jadow, “I wanted to help
her spread this different kind of
message; that was the genesis of
our collaboration.”
Three years in the making, the
documentary is now complete,
and is being shown in commu-
perhaps even new residents) to
the town.
After three years of study by
the West Cornwall Septic Study
Group, the funding approval
marked a major concrete step in
finding a viable solution.
Stephen McDonnell of WMC
Consulting Engineers was ex-
pected to submit his report de-
tailing options before the end of
2019. He is also working on an
Brain Teasers
cut’s Northwest Corner was no
exception.
Fast forward to today, and
the entire country is struggling
with a drug overdose rate that
has decreased life expectancy CLUES ACROSS
for the first time in decades. 1. Database management system
Overdoses, according to the 5. Soft blue-gray mineral
11. Algerian coastal city
film’s directors, now kill more 12. A healthy redness
people than gun homicides and 16. El __, border town
car crashes combined. 17. Part of the mind
“[Payson] was experiencing 18. Female body part
losses first hand and was des- 19. Atrocities
24. You can call Paul Simon this
perate to do something about 25. Copyread
it. We agreed that by using the 26. Large integers
medium of film we could reach 27. Large, flightless bird
more people, and hopefully make 28. Bread and whiskey are two
29. Indicate pain or discomfort
a difference. Our thinking was if 30. Worry
we just save one life, or one family 31. Wild goats
from the pain and heartbreak of 33. Belittle
an overdose, it will all be worth it.” 34. More supernatural
The experience, said Jadow, 38. Wakes up
39. Intestinal pouches
has been an eye-opener. “From 40. Popular dance
behind the camera, I was deeply 43. American state
moved by the stories of trauma 44. CSI actor
and addiction. It was intense 45. Having a keen enthusiasm for
49. Swiss river
and heartbreaking, and yet there 50. Restaurant item 32. One of the six noble gases 54. About aviation
was a beautiful resilience, too, a 51. Intense unhappiness 33. Southern constellation 55. At all times
willingness to work through the 53. Unit of loudness 34. South American nation 57. Military peace officer
painful experiences and not let a 54. Increase in velocity 35. Suitable for use as food 61. College degree
36. The back 62. Indicates position
rocky past define one’s present.” 56. Mesoamerican religion
58. Early multimedia 37. I (German)
Jadow said the film couldn’t 59. Forearm bone 38. Blood group
have been made without support 60. An unprincipled person 40. Fit to stand trial
from area nonprofits who helped 63. Swarming with 41. Praise excessively Dec. 19 & 26 Solution
42. Female’s title
fund it, but also from her core 64. Shellfish
65. Root of taro plant 44. EU predecessor
team including co-producer 45. Acutely insightful and wise
Payson, executive producer Edie CLUES DOWN 46. Disguised
Dao Schechter of Salisbury, her 1. More silly 47. Improved the appearance of
cinematographer Evan Estern 2. Adult beverage 48. Generator
50. The real __, the genuine article
and line producer Marina Ko- 3. Iron used for lofting
4. Noses 51. Male’s title
tchoubey. 5. Smile 52. Home of the Hawkeyes
“They were amazing and 6. One who examines closely
I’m so grateful to them for their 7. Lethal dose
8. Denotes past
passion, integrity and expertise,”
9. “This Is Us” actor Fitch Sudoku
said Jadow. “We really went on 10. Dabbling ducks
a journey together and it’s been 13. Polish beer
quite a rewarding one.” 14. A type of cat
15. Shows respect for
20. Of I
21. Commercial
22. Chai and chamomile are two Dec. 19 & 26 Solution
23. Lodging option
application for funding from the 27. Geological times
29. Unit of electrical inductance
U.S. Department of Agriculture. (abbr.)
Accordingly, the mission of 30. Where G-men work
the West Cornwall Septic Study 31. Hot beverage
Group changed in December
to include exploring various
solutions to arrive at the most
practical wastewater manage-
ment system for the village. retirement rehabilitation healthcare
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2019: At last, a sidewalk plan
By Cynthia Hochswender
KENT — After many meet-
ings and much conversation,
the selectmen settled on a plan
for sidewalk repair work at their
meeting on Nov. 6 (following
a public hearing the week
before).
Sidewalk work will be done
on North and South Main Street
in the first phase of the project,
from the monument to the Kent
Green Boulevard Exit on the
east side of the street and from
the monument to the Fife ‘n’
Drum parking lot on the west
2019: The Depot museum comes to life
By Cynthia Hochswender
NORTH CANAAN — For de-
cades, the former railroad station
in the center of town was just a
small commerce center, with a
restaurant and an accountant’s
office.
Then in 2001, just days after
the terror attacks of Sept. 11
that year, a fire was set by local
youngsters that destroyed North
Canaan’s historic railway depot.
Federal funds were sought
(and awarded) for rehabilitation
of the building. It took nearly two
decades for all the paperwork to
be done, all the organizational
work to be done, all the construc-
tion work to be done.
At last the building was
finished and then tenants were
sought for the interior spaces.
In December 2018, the Great
Falls Brewery moved in; they
celebrated a successful first year
with an anniversary party on
Dec. 14, 2019.
2019: B. Metcalf paving appeal awaiting
judge’s decision in Torrington
By Leila Hawken
NORTH CANAAN — After a
year and a half of efforts in con-
nection with B. Metcalf Paving’s
appeal of an action by the North
Canaan Planning and Zoning
Commission (P&Z), the appeal
was heard by a judge in Litch-
2019: Kent’s cell tower fight begins
By Cynthia Hochswender
KENT — At a public infor-
mation meeting at Town Hall
on Friday, Dec. 13, more than
100 town residents turned out to
hear about a plan for a cell tower
that could improve coverage in
the center and eastern part of
town, and especially Route 341/
Segar Mountain Road.
Many people spoke out with
great vigor in opposition to the
tower, which they feel will wreck
the beauty of the town, especially
on Spectacle Lake, from which
it is believed the tower will be
visible.
The few voices in favor of
the tower were public safety
2019: Highway project moves steadily along
By Leila Hawken
NORTH CANAAN — Al-
though progress often proceeds
at a slow pace, it still moves
forward. Such is the case with
the federal road work that has
long been discussed for the area
of town near the now-revitalized
Depot.
The highway improvement
project in the town center has
been submitted to the state
Department of Transportation
for review.
As the year closes, the process
of finalizing the plans continues.
Throughout 2019, the process
continued to unfold as state of-
ficials suggested changes to the
plan and the town continued to
discuss the workability of those
changes.
When completed the project
will smooth the uneven railroad
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side; and from the monument
to Kent Greenhouse on the west
side and from the monument
to South Commons Road on
the east side.
In the second phase of the
project, work will be done on
Bridge Street from the monu-
ment to Elizabeth Street on the
north side and from the mon-
ument to the Housatonic River
bridge on the south side; and
from the monument to Maple
Street Extension on the north
side and from the monument to
the Kent Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment driveway on the south side.
David E. Adams and the model train, built by his father, Fred,
that he has donated to the railroad history museum at the
Canaan Union Station.
The Depot is now owned by
the Connecticut Railroad His-
torical Association, which had
long planned to open a railway
museum on the second floor.
That museum opened, slowly,
field County Superior Court in
Torrington in early December.
Judge John Moore has up
to 120 days to reach a decision
in the matter which involves
a mandamus writ to compel a
decision.
The original application,
submitted in May of 2018, was
volunteers in town, including the
town’s retired resident state po-
lice trooper, who lives near Segar
Mountain Road and said he has
had to help stranded motorists
on several occasions.
The tower will be built by
Homeland Towers of Danbury,
Conn., and its first tenant on the
tower is expected to be AT&T.
Other service providers will be
invited to lease space as well.
As part of the national First-
Net program, the town’s highway
and emergency services will also
be invited to have antennas on
the tower, at no cost.
Two sites are being consid-
ered. The state Siting Council will
ultimately decide whether one of
track crossings that can pose
a hazard for pedestrians and
especially for wheelchair users.
The road surface and sidewalks
will also be improved in the area.
Sticking points in the discussions
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In the bid packets, contractors
will be asked to include pricing
for both asphalt and granite
curbing and concrete and granite
curbing.
They will also be asked for
estimates to do three additional
crosswalks, near House of Books,
the Fife ‘n’ Drum and Swift Lane.
And they will be asked to
provide a cost estimate to create
conduits for as many as 24 street
lamps on North Main Street.
The total cost of the project
has to be $2,925,000 or less, the
amount approved by voters in a
referendum.
PHOTO BY CORDELIA SCHILLER
in spring and has continued to
grow through the year. There are
displays of local and national
historical railway interest. The
museum is open on Saturdays
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
to amend the site plan for Met-
calf ’s business property at 235
East Canaan Road to permit the
processing of warm mix green
asphalt at the site.
Property owners in the neigh-
borhood around the plant are
making a grassroots effort to stop
the permit from being issued.
the two sites will be acceptable.
One of the towers, on Bald Hill
Road, is proposed at 154 feet and
the other, on Richards Road, is
proposed at 175 feet.
In January, Homeland will
float a balloon on Bald Hill and
lift a crane at Richards Road
to help demonstrate where the
towers will be seen from.
Then the company will file its
application to the Siting Coun-
cil. Another balloon float will
be scheduled, for the council,
and there will be an evidentiary
hearing and a public hearing. To
find out when these events will
be scheduled, go to the Kent
website at www.townofkentct.
org.
in 2019 focused in part on the
sharp turning angles that might
be difficult for trucks in the De-
pot area and at the intersection
of Routes 44 and 7, at the traffic
light.
THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 2, 2020
New selectmen for Kent
Kent has a new Board of Selectmen. In the November 2019 election, Democrat Jean Speck
and Republican Ed Matson were on the ballot for first selectman, seeking the seat that Bruce
Adams was retiring from. Speck garnered the most votes and was put in the first selectman’s
seat; Matson won enough votes to be on the board as a selectman. Incumbent Chris Garrity
remains on the board.
Real Estate
Transfers
KENT — The following
property transfers were record-
ed at Town Hall.
Jan. 3, property at Valley
View Road from John Stine-
baugh and Blakely Stinebaugh
to Jordan Iovino and Patrick
Howell for $378,000.
Jan. 10, property at Macedo-
nia Brook Road from Ira Ewen
and Rani Ewen Dalgin to Adam
L. Briant and Denise M. Briant
for $275,000.
Jan. 16, property at Fuller
Mountain Road from Susan
Markowitz to Kerry McKen-
na and Michael Schnurr for
$440,000; and property at
Preston Mountain Road from
the estate of Elizabeth Crane
Lawrence to Jeffrey S. Wain and
Candace E. Wain for $420,000.
Jan. 22, property at Elizabeth
Street from Robert T. Schull-
ery and Susan M. Schullery to
Kent School Corporation for
$315,000.
Jan. 25, property at North
Main Street from Anna K. John-
son to David Yewer and Dorothy
Yewer for $620,000.
Jan. 28, property at Camps
Flat Road from Fidelity In-
vestments as a charitable gift
to Rock Cobble Farm, LLC for
$1,588,000.
Feb. 14, property at South
Road from Maria Jesus Caval-
leiro to Attila Fodor and Allison
W. Fodor for $273,000; and
property at Old Homestead
Lane from Paul Yagid and An-
gela Yagid to Beckett Holdings,
LLC for $752,500.
Feb. 28, property at Kent
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Road from the estate of Mar- NORTH CANAAN — The
garet A. Seabury to Pierfilippo
Desanctis and Virginia A. De-
following property transfers were
recorded at Town Hall.
sanctis for $336,000. Jan. 2, property at 20 Clayton
March 6, property at Gor-
ham Road from Wilmington
Road from 625 Lake Street Trust
to William G. Perotti for $175,000.
National Trust to Sahara Prop- Jan. 16, property at 39 High St.
erty Management, LLC for from Carrington Mortgage SVCS
$96,400. as POA for Bank of America to
March 15, property at Rail- Noreen Driscoll for $66,500.
road Street from Kent Station Jan. 31, property at 33-35
Square, LLC to Konstantine Church St. from Lu-Ann Zbin-
Kapetanopoulos for $90,000. den, executrix, and Shannon L.
March 25, property at Bald May Vernali to Todd S. Vernali
Hill Road from Wilmington for $90,000.
Savings Fund Society, Christi- February, no date, property
ana Trust, and Premium Mort- at Sand Road and 3 Boinay Hill
gage Acquisition Trust to Peter
Fitzpatrick for $94,900.
Road from Sunset Hill Farm Inc.,
to Jacquier Properties, LLC for
April 2, property at Main $644,508.90.
Street North from Stacey Spence
Grimsley to Roslyn Molho and
Feb. 1, property at 173 West
Main St. from Canfield Group,
Rouben Molho for $265,000. LLC and Benjamin E. Wohlfert
April 12, property at Mace- to Bridgewater Management, LLC
donia Road from Barbara J. for $215,000.
Culver to Peter Hanby and Abi- Feb. 12, property at 107 Daisy
gail Smith Hanby for $430,000. Hill Road from Joseph Gulotta
April 26, property at Kenico to Daniel R. Vandeusen III for
Road from Kenico, LLC to Eric $115,000.
Aroesty for $1,365,000. Feb. 13, property at 173
April 30, property at Green Church St. from US Bank Trust,
Hill Road from Talbott C. Smith NA as Trustee for LSF9 Master
to Alan F. Ciamporcero and Participation Trust to Michael
Carolyn F. Sachs for $595,000. LaForge for $35,000.
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Healthy Brains and Memory Screenings – January 23 at 11am.
Make your brain a priority at this FREE memory screening
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Healthcare’s Center for Healthy Aging.
Housatonic Camera Club opening – Opening reception
January 24 from 5-7pm, open weekends 11-4 through February
23. Join the Housatonic Camera Club at an opening reception for
its annual New Year exhibition. FREE
Balance classes – Every Thursday, 10:30-11:30. Taught by
physical therapists Kaitlyn Duerr, PT/DPT and Kim Tormay,
MOT, OTR/L, CDP, the classes will help improve balance,
increase agility and develop muscle tone. FREE
High Energy Zumba Classes with PJ – Tuesdays, from
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 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 2, 2020
A6
Sharon/Salisbury
2019: Draining the
Green, adding curbs
By Leila Hawken

SHARON — Persistent drainage concerns around the town

Green were solved during a summer-long construction project that
concluded in the fall with the final reseeding of the grass.
The project to dig up the Green and provide for better drainage
patterns was slowed because experts could not be certain where
existing buried underground lines were located. Digging proceeded
gingerly throughout the summer.
Drainage was further controlled by installing new granite curb-
ing along Upper Main Street, not only to direct water away from
the surface of the Green, but also to discourage parked cars from
disturbing the grass.
The project and its completion were a highlight of 2019, having
assured that the Green’s beauty will continue to be a source of local
pride for years to come. The job was finished ahead of schedule and
under budget.

2019: Ella Clark retires after

31 years of helping those in need
By Leila Hawken

SHARON — Described as an inspiration to many during her 31

years of service to the community, town officials and friends feted
PHOTO BY CORDELIA SCHILLER
Ella Clark in September, honoring her humility and selfless energy
The Audubon Center in Sharon continued to provide programs for young and old, such as the Easter season’s teaching
directed toward meeting the needs of the town’s residents.
session on eggs, led by Erica Clark, above; and the rescue program, which aided a number of owls, hawks and more.
A farewell party drew more than 50 well-wishers to Town Hall,
where Clark had served tirelessly and often heroically as town mu-

Real Estate Transfers

nicipal agent and social worker.
She also founded the Chore Service in 1992, now located in
Salisbury and offering household support for residents of all towns
in the Northwest Corner. Today, the Chore Service is a nonprofit
organization employing about 40 workers, serving 200 clients and SHARON — The following Feb. 28, property at 33
their families. The program matches up able-bodied workers who property transfers were recorded South Main St. from Salisbury
need paying work with people who need assistance with tasks and at Town Hall. Bank and Trust Co. to Thomas
chores. Jan. 16, 2019, property at Delaney and Patrick Mullin for
26 Caroline Drive from Sha- $1,085,000.
2019: New regs clear way for ron Love and Neil Schlecht to
Michael D. Lynch for $242,500.
March 11, property at 75 Kee-
ler Road from Harlan S. Stone
affordable housing and more Jan. 25, property at 240 West
Cornwall Road from Nancy
and Susan C. Stone to Brett
Immanuel Parker and Jessica
By Patrick L. Sullivan Dart to Diane O. Valentine for Parker for $1,205,400.
$149,000. March 15, property at 85
SALISBURY — In August the Salisbury Planning and Zoning Feb. 6, property at 29 Morey Sharon Mountain Road from
Commission passed a package of amendments to zoning regulations Road from Secretary Of Veter- Caroline A. Paton to Janis
designed to encourage the construction of multi-family housing in ans Affairs to Brian Abut and Stemmermann for $210,000;
Salisbury and Lakeville. PHOTO BY WILLY YAHN
Tracey Abut for $165,000. and property at 103 South Main
In December, First Selectman Curtis Rand asked for proposals Feb. 8, property at Silver Lake St. from the estate of Claude H.
from professionals or groups interested in taking on the preliminary A new face on Board of Selectmen Shores from Mary Badoyannis
to Michael Kingfield and Lanlan
Golden Jr. to Matthew Weav-
er and Stanton Yuwono for
work of converting the former Chinese restaurant on Main Street
in Lakeville into some form of affordable housing. (The appearance Sharon was one of the few towns in the Northwest Corner Zhou for $6,500. $130,000.
of the property has caused widespread dismay among residents.) that changed personnel on its board of selectmen in the Nov. Feb. 28, property at Clay Bed March 21, property at Ame-
Rand said at the December Board of Selectmen’s meeting that 5 election. Incumbent First Selectman Brent Colley, at center Road from William C. Butts and nia Union Road from Four
he will not ask the town to consider purchasing the property until in photo, and incumbent Selectman Dale Jones, at right in Samantha Addonizio to Chris Maples Farm Inc. to Ellsworth
there is a plan in place photo, were joined by new member Casey Flanagan. Marino for $160,000. Woods Inc. for $2,425,000.
March 21, property at 60 Hill-
top Road from Eileen Powers
Tuthill to John Hecht and Paree
Hecht for $922,500.

More neurology expertise

March 25, property at 22
Upper Main St. from German
Martin to New Sharon Green,
LLC for $170,000.
March 28, property at 22
Upper Main St. from Linda R.

Right in your neighborhood. Amerighi to New Sharon Green,

LLC for $149,000.
April 2, property at 85 South
Main St. from Kenneth Tyler
and Marabeth Cohen-Tyler to
Ignacio Ramirez and Stephen
Ketterer for $1,600,000.
April 8, property at 11 West
Meadow Road from Wilming-
ton Savings Fund Society and
Normandy Mortgage Loan
Trust to Bryan Kippel for
$150,000; and property at 102
West Woods Road from Richard
W. Baker and Darren Joseph
Bilotto to TBG Ventures, LLC
for $640,000.
April 15, property at 15 West
Meadow Road from Ricochet
One Inc. to Dana Kraus for
$1,250,000.
April 24, property at 119-121
Amenia Union Road from U.S.
Bank National Trust to Riga
Construction, LLC for $575,500.
May 13, property at 8 Joray
Road from Sergei C. Bouteneff
and Elisabeth Bouteneff to Kyle
P. Mcaward and Laura Mcaward
for $228,750.
May 15, property at 67 Hos-
pital Hill Road from the estate
of Helen A. Riley to Gold Dog,
LLC for $142,500.
Lucas Meira Benchaya, MD Sarah Benchaya, MD Sabra Becker, PA Hugh Cahill, MD, PhD May 17, property at 25 Ame-
Neurology Neurology Neurology Neurology nia Union Road from Alison
Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: Areas of Interest: R. Kenary to David Williams
• Neuromuscular Disorders • Epilepsy • Migraine Headache • General Neurology and Bernardo Coindreau for
• Motor Neuron Disease/ALS • Electroencephalography (EEG) • Neuropathy • Stroke $650,000.
• Myasthenia Gravis • Intractable Epilepsy • Stroke • Multiple Sclerosis May 28, property at 34 River
• Polyneuropathy • Neurostimulation Therapy • Headache Road from John Bartlett to Sar-
• CIPD/Guillain Barre Syndrome • Epilepsy in Pregnancy ah H. O’Brien and Samuel N.
• Muscular Dystrophies Fraidin for $395,000.
• Electroneuromyography/EMG June 6, property at 107 Jack-
son Road from Joel Revzen and
Cynthia Rhys to John Vlahoplus
and Uma Muthuchidambaram
Accepting New Patients for $520,000.
June 11, property at 10 Mo-
538 Litchfield Street, Torrington 860.626.8232 rey Road from Nancy Haynes,
Barbara Leopold, and Virginia
L. Fletcher to Gold Dog, LLC
The Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute’s expert team of neurologists uses a
comprehensive multidisciplinary approach that includes state-of-the-art technology and
for $525,000.
techniques to provide the best possible outcomes for every patient. June 24, property at 6 Weeds
Dam Road from Jonathan W.
Wilbur to Mark W. Orth for
$50,000.
 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 2, 2020
Salisbury A7

How Americans learned to distrust their government

By Patrick L. Sullivan
SALISBURY — Hamish
Lutris, an assistant professor of
history and political science at
Capital Community College in
Hartford, delivered a high-en-
ergy talk about Presidents John
F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
and Richard M. Nixon at Noble
Horizons on Monday, Dec. 16.
He started by observing that
in a politically charged time, peo-
ple “our age” avoid the subject
“like the plague.”
At least in person. Many
people prefer “screaming at each
other on the internet, that sanc-
tum of peace and logic.”
A solid entry into the 1960s
Lutris said at the beginning
of the 1960s the country was
generally unified. The economy
was good, America had emerged
from World War II as the dom-
inant power on the planet, and
while people disagreed on details,
most approved of the path the
country was on.
The symbolism of the tran-
sition from President Dwight
D. Eisenhower to Kennedy — a
“young, vibrant” family man
taking over — masked somewhat
the reality that Eisenhower and
Kennedy were both grounded in
their war experience.
This was reflected in the mood
of the country.“There were more
2019: Crossing
lights to come
to the village
By Patrick L. Sullivan
SALISBURY — In October,
Salisbury First Selectman Curtis
Rand announced that there were
no longer any objections from
state and federal authorities to
the town installing traffic safety
lights at crosswalks on Routes
44 and 41 (Main Street and Un-
dermountain Road) in Salisbury
village.
The lights would be similar
to those in action in Lakeville.
The problem, Rand explained,
had been a question of patent
rights. He said he was trying to
find contractors to take on the
project.
Residents who had urged the
selectmen to take action to slow
traffic on Main Street were happy
to hear the news. There have
been several serious incidents,
including one that was fatal,
involving pedestrians and motor
vehicles in the center of town in
recent years.
Hamish Lutris, a professor of history and political science,
talked about Presidents Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon at Noble
Horizons on Monday, Dec. 16.
points of unity than points of
difference.”
And people had confidence in
their leaders. Of Eisenhower and
Kennedy, Lutris said, “You knew
these guys fit the bill.”
Eisenhower and Kennedy
were both pro-civil rights and
pro-tax cuts, and both were
“strong Cold Warriors.”
Lutris said Kennedy was not
a particularly effective president,
despite the “Camelot” hype. He
staffed his cabinet with leading
academics and intellectuals,
The jumps will return, Feb. 7 to 9
The warm, wet weather impeded some of the activities of
last year’s Salisbury Winter Sports Association Jumpfest
weekend. The 2020 jumps will be held Feb. 7, 8 and 9 (go to
www.jumpfest.org for a detailed schedule).
PHOTO BY PATRICK L. SULLIVAN
prompting House Speaker Sam
Rayburn to say to Johnson, the
vice president, “I’d feel a whole
lot better about them if just one
of them had run for sheriff once.”
Lutris said that because of
the lack of political experience
in the Kennedy administration,
“events got away.”
Such as the Bay of Pigs,
Vietnam and the Cuban Missile
Crisis.
(Kennedy had a secret weap-
on, however: his wife, Jackie, who
charmed such notably prickly
PHOTO BY TOM BROWN
Free Library Programs
world leaders as Charles de
Gaulle and Nikita Khrushchev.)
Discontent & demonstrations
Domestically, things were
starting to get hot, with Mar-
tin Luther King Jr.’s March on
Washington, the Freedom Rid-
ers, and the emergence of more
confrontational black leaders
such as Malcolm X.
Kennedy was assassinated on
Nov. 22, 1963, and when Johnson
took over, he stuck to Kennedy’s
priorities.
One of those was the use of
American power to intervene in
the civil war in the Dominican
Republic in 1965-66. Lutris said
the intervention worked, in the
sense that it helped establish “a
fairly stable government.”
And Johnson stepped up
American involvement in Viet-
nam.
Johnson was elected in his
own right in 1964. An excep-
tionally effective legislator, he
was vastly different from the
urbane Kennedy.
Johnson was “like a bipolar
person,” Lutris said.
But he got landmark civil
rights legislation through Con-
gress, and his Great Society
programs (the War on Poverty,
Medicare, Medicaid) are still hot
topics today.
“It appeared that it was going
to be one of the most success-
ful administrations,” Lutris
said. But the events of 1966-68
demonstrated that it was politi-
cally impossible to have a Great
Society and the Vietnam War at
the same time.
Facing a strong anti-war
faction in the Democratic Party
(and a significant third-party
challenge from segregationist
George Wallace), Johnson de-
clined to run for reelection in
1968. He kept control of the
party platform, however, and the
eventual nominee, Hubert Hum-
phrey, was forced to maintain a
hawkish stance.
Enter Richard Nixon
Meanwhile the eventual win-
ner, Republican Richard Nixon,
was able to run on getting out
of the war.
With the Tet offensive in Viet-
nam, the assassination of King
and the subsequent riots, the as-
sassination of Robert F. Kennedy, legislation such as the Clean Air
and the riots at the Democratic Act and the Clean Water Act. Title
convention in Chicago, 1968 was IX was created to address gender
a violent year. discrimination and 18 year olds
The unity that was present at got the vote.
the beginning of the decade was Nixon also tapped into the
crumbling.“These illusions were national mood as a strong law-
being taken from us very quickly,” and-order president, cracking
Lutris said. down hard on radical outfits
If you take the Watergate such as the Black Panther Party.
scandal out of the mix, the Nixon won reelection by a
Nixon administration was the landslide in 1972, but the Wa-
most successful since Franklin tergate affair destroyed his pres-
D. Roosevelt, said Lutris. idency and left a lasting legacy.
Ni xo n s i m u l t a n e o u s l y By Nixon’s resignation in
ramped up the war in Southeast 1974, “the fundamental unity of
Asia while opening a back-chan- the political structure had been
nel to the North Vietnamese; absolutely shattered,” said Lutris.
established diplomatic relations “The relationship between
with the People’s Republic of people and presidents had been
China; and created the Environ- irredeemably shattered.”
mental Protection Agency and
PHOTO BY LANS CHRISTENSEN
An array of Morgans lined the infield at the 2019 concours
d’elegance at Lime Rock Park during the Historic Festival.
2019: Regulations seek to
control Lime Rock Park car racing
By Patrick L. Sullivan
SALISBURY — State Rep. Maria Horn (D-64) introduced a bill
in January that would allow local zoning commissions to regulate
the times that auto racing may take place.
On Feb. 7, an overflow crowd filled the Emergency Services Center
in Falls Village to hear Horn explain that the bill was intended to
begin a conversation about racing regulations and local control.
She said she did not intend to change the status quo. (She sub-
sequently withdrew the bill.)
On Nov. 13, the state Supreme Court heard oral arguments from
attorneys for Salisbury Planning and Zoning (P&Z), the Lime Rock
Citizens Council and Lime Rock Park.
The P&Z and the Citizens Council are appealing a 2018 ruling
on Sunday racing; the track is appealing a 2018 decision on noise
regulations.
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Transfers
SALISBURY — The following
property transfers were recorded
at Town Hall.
Jan. 7, 2019, property at 23
Meadow St. from Kevin G. Mc-
Givern and Kathleen F. McGivern
to Keith D. Ohler and Erin M.
Ohler for $440,000.
Jan. 15, property at 389
Between the Lakes Road from
the estate of Rosemarie Lutz
to Samuel Kellner and Judith
Kellner for $330,000.
Jan. 25, property at 245 and
251 Belgo Road from Beau Vallee,
LLC to Hang with the Turkeys,
LLC for $2,500,000.
Feb. 4, property at 40 West-
mount Road from Thomas
Levine to Tyler C. Kinder and
Peter Blackstock for $320,000.
Feb. 14, property at Rocky
Lane from the estate of John Ber-
nard Gahura to Debra Drucker
for $600,000.
Feb. 27, property at 107 Lime
Rock Road from the estate of
Ann R. Noble to Vicki E. Noble
for $1,200,000.
March 4, property at 138
Sharon Road from Russell H.
Coward Jr. to David P. Bolmer
for $265,000; and property at
62 Indian Orchard Road from
Joanna Coles and Peter Goodwin
to Nadav Goshen for $805,000.
March 7, property at 19 East
Main St. from Wendy Hamilton
to Elyse Harney for $350,000.
March 15, property at 446
and 448 Salmon Kill Road from
Donna E. Saliter to Michael
Hilbig and Sarah Blodgett for
$220,000.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF STUFF: WHY WE
HAVE SO MUCH AND WHAT WE CAN
DO ABOUT IT
The good news is we don’t have to let
our stuff control our lives. Dr. Kelly
Kandra Hughes, PhD in Psychology,
shares practical advice for decluttering
our homes and keeping the $1.2 trillion
we Americans spend on nonessential
goods out of landfills.
Saturday, January 11, 11:00
GOING ON BEAR HUNT (HIKE)
After reading the classic “We’re Going
on a Bear Hunt”, we’ll take a hunt/hike
outside on library grounds where themed
obstacles and surprises will make for a
fun adventure! Kids: bring a teddy bear
hiking companion!
Saturday, January 11, 4:00
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO PREVENT
PLASTICS FROM OUTWEIGHING FISH
IN THE SEA
Only 9% of all plastic is recycled. This
means that by 2050 our oceans could
be more full of plastic than fish. Diane
Decker and Carrie Rowe, co-presidents of
Washington Environmental Council, lead a
talk and discussion on the actions you can
take to prevent this. You’ll leave feeling
empowered, informed and prepared to
affect positive change for our planet.
What a great idea.
S C O V I L L E L I B R A R Y. O R G | 8 6 0 - 4 3 5 -2 8 3 8 | 3 8 M A I N S T R E E T, S A L I S B U R Y, C T
T h i s a d ve r t i s e me n t ha s b ee n m a d e p o s s ible b y a d on a t ion to the S cov il le Me mo r ia l L ib ra r y.
January 22, 6:00 (Snow dates Thursday,
January 16, 23)
BUSINESS MASTERY SERIES:
TAXATION FOR SMALL BUSINESS
This two-part series presented by Kris
Roberts, EA, ABD, will cover topics
critical for business owners or those
considering starting a business. Roberts
is a highly qualified tax professional
with over twenty years of experience
representing clients before federal
and state tax agencies. In collaboration
with the Salisbury Bank, Scoville
Memorial Library, SCORE, and NCCC
Entrepreneurial Center of Northwest CT.
Sunday, January 12, 2:00
SML BOOK CLUB “ASYMMETRY” BY
LISA HALLIDAY
Led by Claudia Cayne. Meets in the Oak
Room.
Sunday, January 12, 3:00
WINTER COMMUNITY POETRY
READING
Share your poetic voice by reading a
poem by a published poet, or one of your
own. Reading limited to two minutes.
Sign up in the library, by phone or email
scovlibn@biblio.org.
Saturday, January 25, 4:00
HOW MILITARY DRONES ARE
CHANGING THE WORLD
Dan Getsinger, Co-Director, Center for the
Study of the Drone, will present a master
class on the history of and present-day
use of military drones. Presentation is
based on latest research and includes
discussion of the consequences of
military drone proliferation.
Weekly Happenings
Wednesdays at 10:45 (January 8, 15, 22, 29)
STORY TIME WITH MISS MOLLY
Thursdays, 10:00 - 11:00 (January 2, 9, 16, 23)
THERAPEUTIC MOVEMENT AND
BREATH CLASS LED BY SUZANNE
MAZZARELLI, YOGA THERAPIST
Sundays, 9:00 (December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29)
MEDITATION WITH KATHY VOLDSTAD
Open to anyone, no experience needed.
Meets in the Reading Room, main floor.
LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO WORK
OR CO-WORK?
Come to the library for free hi-speed
WIFI and access to printers, copiers,
scanners and teleconferencing. Call
860-435-2828 to reserve the Tech or
Oak Rooms.
CLOSINGS REMINDER
The library will close whenever Region
1 schools close due to weather and/or
related road conditions.
A8 THE LAKEVILLE JOURNAL, Thursday, January 2, 2020
OBITUARIES
Patricia ‘Dolly’ Beard
SALISBURY — Patricia “Dol-
ly” Beard, 71, died Christmas
Eve morning (Dec. 24, 2019) at
Hartford Hospital.
She was born Nov. 22, 1948,
in Sharon, daughter of the late
Helen (Pond) and John Beard.
Dolly worked for more than
30 years in the Quality Control
Department of Becton Dickin-
son Company in North Canaan.
For more than 50 years she
was a member of the Salisbury
Band, where she played the
clarinet, and had earned the
distinction of being the Salisbury
Band’s oldest member.
Dolly and her late mother
were staunch supporters of both
the American Legion and the
Veterans of Foreign War orga-
nizations.
Dolly gave back to the North-
west Corner as a hospice volun-
teer for the Salisbury Visiting
Nurse Association.
She enjoyed crocheting and
Norma Helen Midthun
PINE PLAINS — Norma
Helen Midthun, 87, passed away
at home on Dec.
23, 2019.
Per Norma’s
wishes, she spent
her last days
w atch i ng t he
birds and squir-
rels at the feeders
and looking out
at Twin Island
Lake and Stissing
Mountain from
the comfort of
her living room.
Born July 26, 1932, in Oceans-
ide, N.Y., Norma was the only
daughter of the late Lars Johan
“John” Midthun and Gladys A.
Myran Midthun. Norma grew
up in Valley Stream, N.Y., with
the four adoring adults she lived
with.
Every evening Norma sat at
the piano with her mother next
to her and her father behind her
on the violin, and they sang songs
together as her grandparents
listened.
Norma attended Hofstra Uni-
versity after receiving the very
first Vocal Music Scholarship
awarded by Hofstra. She taught
vocal music there for one year
and at Massapequa Park School
District on Long Island for 15
years.
Norma and her parents
moved to Pine Plains in 1970
after she took a job in the Pine
Plains Central School District
when they added vocal music to
the curriculum.
She started teaching at Sey-
mour Smith Elementary School
and then went to the new high
school, teaching in Pine Plains
for 17 years.
Norma was an accomplished
pianist and gave private piano
lessons. Music was a huge part
of Norma’s life.
Norma was a world traveler,
traveling by ship, plane or car.
She could talk for hours about
her trips abroad and all over the
United States.
She used to enjoy showing
slides from her travels. Norma
Jacqueline Moody
CLINTON CORNERS — Jac-
queline Moody, 95, passed away
Dec. 22, 2019, at The Thompson
House in Rhinebeck.
She was born on Dec. 2, 1924,
in Elizabeth, N.J., the daughter of
Gladys (Stuart) and John Losee.
Mrs. Moody was a secretary
for the Pine Plains Central School
District.
On March 28, 1948, in Pough-
keepsie, she married Vincent J.
Moody Sr.
He predeceased her on March
18, 2016.
Survivors include three sons,
Gary Moody and his wife, Di-
ane, Brian Moody and his wife,
Susan, and Vincent J. Moody
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puzzle books and was a voracious
reader.
Dolly leaves behind her dear
friends including Pam Sands,
Mary Whitbeck and Joe Salam-
one, all of Salisbury; and Dom-
inick Franzosa of Boston, Mass.
A funeral Mass celebrating
Dolly’s life will be held on Satur-
day, Jan. 4, at 2 p.m. in St. John’s
Church in Salisbury. Burial will
be in Salisbury Cemetery later
in the spring.
Memorial donations may
be sent to either the Salisbury
Band, P.O. Box 220, Salisbury,
CT 06068; or to the Salisbury
Visiting Nurse Association
Hospice Program, 30A Salmon
Kill Road, Salisbury, CT 06068;
or to St. John’s Church, 12 Main
St., Salisbury, CT 06068; or to
the Lakeville Hose Company, 4
Brook St., Lakeville, CT 06039.
Arrangements are under the
care of the Newkirk-Palmer
Funeral Home in North Canaan.
was very proud of her Norwe-
gian heritage and loved to share
her vast knowl-
edge with anyone
who would sit and
listen.
Fun facts: Nor-
ma could sing in
seven languages,
sang at Carnegie
Hall, went to Dis-
neyland in Cali-
fornia on opening
day in 1955, could
tell you everything
and anything about
World War II, and traveled the
polar circle by ship in 1957. She
saw Harry Belafonte at Carnegie
Hall in 1959.
She supported many charities
including those for World War
II veterans, Wounded Warriors,
nature, animal rescues and
wildlife.
With a great sense of humor,
she could easily make you laugh
(blush) and she had a smile that
could light up a room. Norma
loved the peace and quiet of
living on a lake and watching
birds, wildlife and sunsets from
the comfort of her recliner.
Norma will be greatly missed
by those who knew and loved her,
especially those she employed
to care for her and her home
and property. We shared many
wonderful times together and
made fond memories and she
will remain in our hearts forever.
Many thanks to hospice, true
Angels on Earth.
In addition to her parents,
Norma was predeceased by her
grandparents, Alf F. and Her-
mine J. Fredriksen Myran.
A graveside service will be
held Dec. 27 from the Evergreen
Cemetery in Pine Plains,with
Pastor Jackie Jefferson offici-
ating.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations may be sent to Hudson
Valley Hospice, 374 Violet Ave.,
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601; or
SPCA, which Norma supported.
To sign the online register, go
to www.peckandpeck.net.
Jr.; her grandchildren, Nathan
and his wife, Tara, Nicholas and
his wife, Allyssa, Brianne and
her husband, Anthony Vitali,
Richard and Barbara; and her
great-grandchildren, Kyle, Ju-
lia, Ellison, Ethan, Gianna and
Ariella.
Mrs. Moody was predeceased
by her two sisters, Gwendolyn
Losee and Jeane McGrath.
A funeral service was held
Dec. 28 from the Peck & Peck
Funeral Home in Pine Plains,
the Rev. Kent Wilson officiating.
Burial followed in St. Mary’s
Cemetery Bangall, N.Y.
To sign the online register, go
to www.peckandpeck.net.
Irene Jane (Wilcox) Ruggiera
SHARON — Irene Jane (Wil-
cox) Ruggiera, 93, of Sharon, died
Dec. 12, 2019.
She was born
Feb. 11, 1926,
daughter of Al-
bert and Julia Wil-
cox. She was the
beloved wife of
Petero Ruggiera.
Irene loved
her home town
of Sharon. She en-
joyed gardening,
knitting, reading
about everything
from curling to woodworking
and helping her husband, Pete,
make birdhouses.
She delighted in the local deer
Frank Lee ‘Butch’ Sherwood
SALISBURY — Frank Lee
“Butch” Sherwood, 75, a life-
long Salisbury resident, died
peacefully on Dec. 16, 2019, at
Sharon Hospital, surrounded by
his caring family.
Butch worked as a mainte-
nance supervisor for Lime Rock
Park race track for more than
40 years prior to his retirement.
Born March 5, 1944, in Sha-
ron, he was the son of the late
Grace (Webb) and C. Stanley
Sherwood.
He was a graduate of Housa-
tonic Valley Regional High
School and served his country
in the United States Air Force
from 1965 until his honorable
discharge as an Airman First
Class (Sergeant) in 1969. He
served in Vietnam in 1968.
He was a life member of the
Couch-Pipa VFW and was an
avid skier and ski jumper. He
loved to hunt and fish in his
spare time and enjoyed spending
time with his loving family and
friends, who will miss him dearly.
Butch is survived by his son,
Jacob Sherwood of Torrington;
his nieces and nephews, Merrilee
Kenneth William Stevens
MILLERTON — Kenneth
William Stevens, 87, a lifelong
area resident, died Dec. 15,
2019, at Vassar Brothers Medical
Center in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,
following a lengthy illness.
Mr. Stevens worked as a
mechanic and bus driver in
the transportation department
at Webutuck Central Schools
in Amenia from 1978 until his
retirement in 2012.
Born Aug. 23, 1932, in Sharon,
he was the son of the late Grace W.
(Valyou) and Robert D. Stevens.
He attended Millerton schools
and served his country in the
United States Army from 1955
until his honorable discharge
in 1958.
He attended Smithfield Pres-
byterian Church for many years
and was a past member of the
Millerton Fire Company.
Mr. Stevens is survived by his
loving children, Robert D. Ste-
vens of Millerton and Donna M.
Donald Cleveland Walker
AMENIA — Don Walker
of Amenia and New York City
passed away after
a sudden, brief
illness, on Oct.
11, 2019.
Born on March
28, 1942, Don
grew up in Pen-
sacola, Fla., and
in 1969 came to
New York City to
realize his own
authentic self as a
gay man.
D on w as a
deeply generous and loving spir-
it. He made a difference in many
lives as a seminar leader for the
“est” organization in the 1980s.
During our sojourn in Taiwan, he
taught English to young children
and afterward volunteered as an
English conversation partner for
immigrants in NYC; he was won-
derful with students, who were
always smiling and laughing in
his conversation groups; in this
setting, as in all, he was always
able to foster a lovely camara-
derie. He opened our garden to
visitors every year to raise money
to beautify the town of Amenia
and to preserve gardens through
the Garden Conservancy.
Don was a craftsman who
made beautiful jewelry and
Christmas ornaments; while he
did sell them sometimes, he was
truly most happy giving them
away as gifts.
There is no better tribute than
the words and sentiments so
and their fawns, the rabbits, chip-
munks, robins and especially the
little wrens.
She was pre-
deceased by both
husbands, Gilbert
Hall and Petero
Ruggiera.
She is survived
by a daughter,
Wanda Lee Rug-
giera.
Burial was pri-
vate. Memorial
donations may be
made to the Sha-
ron ambulance and fire company.
Arrangements are under the care
of the Kenny Funeral Home in
Sharon.
(Sherwood) Alexander and Kim
Louise Sherwood of Salisbury,
Holly Elliott of Georgia, Chris
Sherwood of Portland, Ore.,
Mike Sherwood of Salem, Ore.,
Howard Paine of Salisbury and
Tom Paine of Taconic, Conn.
In addition to his parents, he
was predeceased by his siblings,
George Sherwood, Elisabeth
“Betty” Warland, Lois Paine,
Charles “Stubby” Sherwood,
William “Billy” Sherwood and
Grace “Ginger” Semar; and his
nephews, Robert Paine, Jack,
Jimmy and Jerry Semar and Chet
Warland.
At Butch’s request a “party”
will be held a Lime Rock Park
in Lakeville in the spring of 2020
and will be announced in The
Lakeville Journal. Burial will be
private at Salisbury Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Salisbury Volunteer
Ambulance Service, P.O. Box
582, Salisbury, CT 06068.
Arrangements are under the
direction of the Scott D. Conklin
Funeral Home in Millerton. To
send an online condolence, go to
www.conklinfuneralhome.com.
Archer of Litchfield; the mother
of his children, Roberta Stevens
of North Canaan; two grandchil-
dren, Robert D. Stevens Jr. and his
wife, Courtney, of Austin, Texas,
and Tiffany Archer of Litchfield;
and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents,
Mr. Stevens was predeceased
by two sisters, Carol Schwab of
Lenox, Mass., and Ruth Merwin
of Millerton.
Graveside services and burial
with military honors were private
at Irondale Cemetery in Miller-
ton, the Rev. William Mayhew
officiating.
Memorial donations may be
made to the Millerton Fire Com-
pany, P.O. Box 733, Millerton,
NY 12546.
Arrangements are under the
direction of the Scott D. Conklin
Funeral Home, 37 Park Ave.,
Millerton, NY 12546. To send an
online condolence, go to www.
conklinfuneralhome.com.
many friends and family shared
after his passing: how he exud-
ed warmth and
joy, how vibrant
and full of life he
was. They spoke
and wrote of his
exuberance and
enjoyment of life
(and all the jewel-
ry he would always
wear!), of his being
a bright light and
so much fun, of his
ready smile, and of
his funny tales (he
was a master story-teller!).
In “The Book of Joy,” the Dalai
Lama tells us that joy most often
derives from “our choice to be
kind and generous.” Indeed, the
space of joy that Don created
sprung from his kindness and
generosity. So many friends
spoke of his beautiful heart and
generous nature, of his kind and
thoughtful soul, and of his living
with a joyousness that buoyed
those around him.
Don is lovingly remembered
by his life partner of 45 years, Paul
Arcario — who is profoundly
grateful for having the gift that
Don has truly been, and for a
lifetime of unconditional love.
He is deeply missed by his
and Paul’s family, and by so many
wonderful friends.
Don was able to connect
with people so easily and deep-
ly — all who experienced that
connection will always treasure
his memory.
Why Yale Forestry camp is at GMF
FALLS VILLAGE — The
6,000-acre Great Mountain For-
est in Norfolk and Falls Village
is one of the most important
conservation organizations in
the state. Learn a bit about its
history, and learn about the Yale
Forestry Camp there, in a talk at
the Center on Main on Jan. 11 at
4 p.m. Michael Gaige will be the
speaker, and he will tell how Yale
Learn the latest on Alzheimer’s
SALISBURY — The Alzhei-
mer’s Association Connecticut
Chapter will present a talk on
the latest research on Alzhei-
mer’s disease. The talk will be
on Sunday, Jan.12, at the Grove
in Lakeville from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Learn about the very latest
in research including lifestyle
interventions you can incorpo-
rate now that may reduce your
Worship Services
Week of January 5, 2019
The Congregational
Church of Salisbury, U.C.C.
30 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Serving the Lord with Gladness
We bid you warm welcome to come
worship with us Sundays at 10 am.
All are welcome!
Moving music,and Christian fellowship
in a historic 19th C. Meeting House.
No nursery care for the summer months,
beginning Sunday June 9
The Rev. Dr. John A. Nelson
(860) 435-2442
www.salisburycongregational.org
St. John's Episcopal Church
12 Main Street, Salisbury, CT
Rev. Marilyn Anderson
Rev. Paul Christopherson
SUNDAY SERVICES
8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist (Rite I) Said
10:00 a.m. Eucharist with music (Rite II)
WEDNESDAY HEALING SERVICE
At Noon – with Eucharis
www.stjohnssalisbury.org
860-435-9290
North Canaan
Congregational Church, UCC
Joyfully opening our hearts
and doors to all God's people
Pastor Savage Frieze
172 Lower Rd/Rt. 44, East Canaan CT
Worship services Sundays at 10 am
AT THE PILGRIM HOUSE
30 GRANITE AVE, CANAAN:
FISHES & LOAVES Food Pantry and
CLOSETS for clothing, Wednesdays 9-11
www.facebook.com/
northcanaancongregational
North East Baptist Church
Historic Meeting House,
Main & Maple Millerton, NY
God's word is always relevant!
A Warm Welcome Awaits You
SUNDAY SERVICES
Family Bible School - 9:30 AM
Morning Worship - 11:00
Evening Service - 6:00 PM
WEEKDAY MEETINGS
Weds. Prayer Meeting 7:00 PM
at Parsonage 33 S. Maple Ave.
Sat. Bible Studies
for Men & Women 3:00 PM
FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON
First Sunday of each month
after AM services
Pastor Henry A. Prause
518-789-4840
The Sharon United
Methodist Church
112 Upper Main Steet,
North End of Sharon Green
Touching Lives - Lifting Spirits
10:45 a.m. Worship Service, Nursery Care
No Sunday School in Summer
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-364-5634
sharonumc5634@att.net
Canaan United
Methodist Church
2 Church St., Rte 44, Canaan, CT
11 a.m. Worship Service
“Open Hearts – Open Minds – Open Doors”
Rev. Lee Gangaware
860-824-5534
canaanct-umc.com
canaanctumc@gmail.com
Promised Land
Baptist Church
29 Granite Ave., Canaan, CT
Where you will find: A Warm Welcome!
Helpful Bible Messages, A Place to Grow!
Sunday School - 10am
Sunday Worship - 11am
Wednesday Bible Study
and Prayer Meeting — 7PM
(860) 824-5685
VISITORS WELCOME!
www.promisedlandbaptist.org
The Chapel of All Saints,
Cornwall
An intimate Episcopal service every
Sunday
9:00am Holy Eucharist and sermon
Chapel at Trinity Conference Center
West Cornwall, CT
WELCOMING ALL
SAINT KATERI
TEKAKWITHA PARISH
860-927-3003
The Churches of
Sacred Heart, Kent
St. Bernard, Sharon
St. Bridget, Cornwall Bridge
MASS SCHEDULE
9 AM – Sacred Heart
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday & First Friday
SATURDAY VIGIL
4 PM - St. Bridget
SUNDAY MASSES
8 AM - St. Bernard
10 AM - Sacred Heart
The Smithfield
Presbyterian Church
656 Smithfield Valley Rd.
Route 83, Amenia, NY
Services every Sunday 10 a.m.
21st Century Theology
in an Historic Building
University’s Forestry Camp came
to the Great Mountain Forest in
1941, on the site of an old farm
in Falls Village.
That farm was settled by
Elisha Mansfield in 1795 and
eventually passed through three
families over the next 115 years.
To register for this free talk,
email jean@greatmountainfor-
est.org.
risk of Alzheimer’s and other
forms of dementia. Hear updates
on public policy initiatives, care
and support and new community
partnerships in the Northwest
Corner of the state.
Light refreshments will be
served. There will be a ques-
tion-and-answer period. RSVP
by email at thogan@alz.org or
call 860-828-2828.
All Saints of America
Orthodox Christian Church
313 Twin Lakes Rd., Salisbury, CT
Sat. Vespers at 5:00 p.m.
Sun. Liturgy at 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Fr. John J. Kreta
860-824-1340
www.allsaintsofamerica.us
Falls Village
Congregational Church
16 Beebe Hill Road, Falls Village
10:00 a.m. Family Worship
11:00 a.m. Coffee Hour
A Friendly Church with
a warm welcome to all!!
860-824-0194
Christ Church Episcopal
in Sharon
9 South Main, Sharon CT
Sunday Holy Eucharist at 9:00 AM
Rev. Dr. Martha Tucker
All welcome to join us
860-364-5260
www.christchurchsharon.org
Greenwoods
Community Church
355 Clayton Road, Ashley Falls, MA
Sunday Service 10:30 AM
Kidz Konnection
K-6th grade (during Sun. Service)
Nursery Care All Services
Pastor Trip Weiler
413-229-8560
www.greenwoodschurch.com
St. Thomas
Episcopal Church
40 Leedsville Road
Amenia Union, NY
SUNDAY WORSHIP 10:30
followed by refreshments
All ages welcome!
Rev. Dr. Robert D. Flanagan
www.stthomasamenia.com
845-373-9161
Trinity Episcopal Church
484 Lime Rock Rd., Lime Rock
Sun. 8 & 10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Nursery Care/Sunday School 10:20 a.m.
“Offering companionship along the way”
Rev. Heidi Truax
(860) 435-2627
trinity@trinitylimerock.org
www.trinitylimerock.org
Unitarian Fellowship
of NW CT
Cobble Living Room
Noble Horizons
The next meeting will be
Sunday, January 12 at 10:30 a.m.
All are Welcome
For information call 860-435-2319
The Lakeville United
Methodist Church
319 Main St., Lakeville, CT 06039
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
Sunday School 9:15 a.m.
“Open Hearts - Open Minds - Open Doors”
The Rev. Margaret Laemmel
860-435-9496
Lakevillemethodist@snet.net
ST. MARTIN OF TOURS
PARISH
Immaculate Conception,
4 North Street, Norfolk
St. Joseph, 4 Main Street, Canaan
St. Mary, 76 Sharon Road, Lakeville
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil 5 pm, St. Joseph Church
Sunday 9 am, Church of St. Mary
Sunday 11 am,
Immaculate Conception Church
DAILY MASS SCHEDULE
Wednesday 6pm
St. Joseph Chapel or Church
Thursday 8am
Immaculate Conception Church
Friday 8am
Church of St. Mary
ALL ARE WELCOME!
For information,
please call 860-824-7078
UCC in CORNWALL
Congregational
Worship Sunday, 10 am
Cornwall Village Meeting House
8 Bolton Hill Rd, Cornwall
Outstanding Church School (10 am)
Mission Opportunities
Warm Fellowship following Worship
860-672-6840
FB - UCC in Cornwall
Rev. Micki Nunn-Miller, Minister
Welcoming all - including the
LGBTQ Community
Sharon Congregational
Church
25 Main Street, Sharon, CT
Sunday Worship Service
and Sunday School at 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study will resume Jan. 16, 2020
860-364-5002
info@sharoncongregationalchurch.org
Millerton United
Methodist Church
6 Dutchess Avenue, P.O. Box 812
Millerton, NY 12546
Services on the 1st & 3rd Sunday of
each month at 9:30 A.M.
518-789-3138
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Looking back and, more
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Truman Bates was quite badly
burned about his right arm and

importantly, ahead side by the bursting of a steam

pipe on the stationary engine

A
around which he was working at
s the new year begins, and the whirlwind activity of East Canaan recently. As a result
the holidays subsides, it’s always a good time to take he has been unable to work for
a step back and evaluate where we are, where we’ve several days.
been and what we would like to do with the blank slate of
time that is now before us. On a personal level, many of us LAKEVILLE — Mr. A.B. Hall
make a stab at resolutions to improve our lives and ourselves, has purchased the house at pres-
and here’s hoping you can hone in on just the right ones to ent occupied by Frank Silvernale.
make for a happier and fuller life in 2020. On a national and It is understood the house is to be
even international level, it can seem we have little control moved from its present location.
over the most daunting problems of our time (though with
this being a national election year, we encourage everyone 1920 Needs of Lakeville. A bet-
to be ready to vote and be active participants in the political PHOTO BY CAITLIN HANLON ter road to Millerton. A new fire
system to have more say in the outcome for our country). alarm system. More new houses
But on the local level, each of the Northwest Corner towns The road ahead to accommodate those who wish
has its own priorities, and will benefit from a look back and to come here. A more strict en-
forward to be sure they are attending to the most important forcement of auto travel in our
issues for their citizens. They should each have a wish list to streets. A better train service
be ready for both the challenges and the joys they will expe-
rience in the year ahead.
Letters to the Editor to connect us with the outside
world. A good dose of pep, public
For all the towns, it can seem that the opportunities for spirit and enterprise. A little more

Honoring Kaelan’s life, and lessons

attention to clean streets. A base
young people to make their homes here are fewer, though
ball team next summer.
with the public and private schools and hospitals healthy

learned along the way

in their basic structures, both the education and health LAKEVILLE — W.P. Bradley
care sectors could be the region’s salvation. We wish that is harvesting 10 inch ice on his
young people and young families who can tap into those own pond.
professions would also see the many benefits to living their
Any people connecting to Skip Kosciusko (who speaks of these endeavors and appreciate
lives, and raising their children if they have them, in a rural The sleighing is reported as
make a difference gaining ground eloquently as do many in their what everybuddy is doing along
area where they know their neighbors. As seen in the town, to save forums online and in print sharing on the youtube of these lines. fairly good.
cultural, intellectual, religious and academic events over the journalism, nonprofits to serve Kaelan’s Memorial Service about Happy trails for more success
past months covered in this newspaper, there are many op- spiritual, cultural, educational the difficult events of that time.) on safety, learning and living well LAKEVILLE — Thomas
portunities for children and adults to gather and thrive here. and many other needs and ser- Kaelan lived a remarkable life with kindness and respect! Bartle of Falls Village has been ill
Looking forward to the heart of winter, outdoor and indoor vices, I would like to share some and was much loved as part of an Thanks for being a Connect- with a hard cold at the home of
sports offer lots of fun activity, the cultural events are still verses that I have posted over extensive family, friend and com- I-Can in the Connecticut River his mother Mrs. Bartle this week.
available even during this slow season and there are many the years. I hope to list more of munity network of local schools, Valleys and beyond.
other ways for young and older people to gather and build a them on livfully.org soon and faith groups, folk festivals, ath- 50 years ago — 1970
sense of community here. welcome input for ideas to share letic teams and endeavors. His Community Dufour Brothers Inc. has
Housing they can afford is a major obstacle in making on that forum. Hats off to all legacy has much more to offer our Teamwork purchased a transit company in
this area a practical home for young people, though. How online and print publications, world as we have time to reflect Pittsfield, Mass., and will begin
about if those residents who have already engaged in creative groups and gatherings seeking on matters related to growing up Rising franchise and charter bus runs
thinking to open the door wider to their towns also found to create meaningful, uplifting in America, taking more safety Intelligently to as of the first of the year. William
ways to coordinate more regionally, benefitting from ideas community in 2020 and for precautions around monitoring Validate and John Dufour, who have pro-
and real cooperation town to town and across state lines? decades to come! activities (including preventing Each Other vided school bus transportation
There could be more awareness of the wider opportunities in I am sharing this also to re- dangerous outings and offering Respectfully for the towns of Lee, Lenox,
flect on the the wonderful life of more support at all stages of life North Canaan, Salisbury and
this unique area, making the entire region more of a draw to
our late teen son and local hero, for people, families and groups Vessels Cornwall for the past five years
full- and part-time residents and to visitors who could more
Kaelan Palmer Paton. in general.) Aglow with paid $167,000 for the Yellow
easily see the ways their lives are enriched by making such a Coach Lines, which were sold
rural yet active and creative place part of their lives. His mortal life, as for most of Thanks for thinking of the Light and
us, began nine months prior to lessons we can learn to improve Love under bankruptcy proceedings.
We invite our readers to share with The Lakeville Journal
his birth. He was born at home in the future for US All. The Acorns Encouraging
their wishes for their towns in the coming year, and we will KENT — A large building
Sharon on Jan. 6, 1993, just after to Oaks Team Outreach (A-2020) You to
record them in this space. Will North Canaan find a solution at Camp Kenmont - Kenwood
midnight, and passed on June 16, is an outreach I have done infor- Share and Care.
to contested regulation on asphalt production there? Already 2009, after saving two friends and mally for a few decades and will burned to the ground unnoticed
this town has come so far forward in downtown activity attempting to rescue a third at the develop in a timely manner to Catherine Palmer Paton sometime Christmas Eve in a
with the Depot’s brewery and rail museum open and thriv- Falls of the Housatonic River in create more networks and pro- Falls Village remote area of East Kent. Cause
ing. Will the new transfer station for Salisbury and Sharon Connecticut. mote advocacy on many fronts. I of the fire was not determined,
open on time and be the resource those towns hope for? The That friend was saved by welcome input and support in all but State Police and Fire Marshal
newly refurbished town Green in Sharon is a great example Louis Goodman said that arson
of short-term pain endured for a long-term solution. Will
Congressional holiday fruit cake
is not indicated.
Salisbury find the right formula for better pedestrian and
traffic safety downtown? Will Lakeville find a way to make 25 years ago — 1995
its downtown the obvious destination it deserves to be? Will FALLS VILLAGE — Marine
Kent find the right path to new sidewalks? Will Cornwall be Twas just before Christmas Then Congress left town Till somber-dressed Nancy Pfc. Darin J. Dodge, son of Da-
happy with its downtown septic solution, helping the town’s That the Dems overreached, Gridlocked in confusion, Found herself in collusion, vid G. and Suzanne L. Dodge,
business center to survive, grow and thrive? Will Falls Village And all through the House For a long winter’s nap With Donald the red-capped has reported for duty with the
find a way to offer more affordable housing for new resi- Some said Trump wasn’t All smug in their Constitu- For a State of the Union. Marine Aviation Training Sup-
dents? Will Falls Village and Cornwall find the best way to impeached. tion. port Group, Naval Air Station,
deal with their small schools as Cornwall searches for a new So the country now hopes Lemoore, CA.
leader for theirs? Mitch’s trial proceedings While out on campaign In the early new year,
Slowed down with a bound, As the candidates fought, That John Roberts can craft These news nuggets originally
Are these some of the issues that are uppermost in our
As Nancy delayed There arose such a clatter Mulled wine from stale beer. appeared in the pages of The
readers’ minds as they consider the challenges for their
Sending the Articles ‘round. O’er their White House on- Lakeville Journal.
towns this year? Let us and your neighbors know, and we slaught. Ere we heard Trump exclaim
will share your thoughts on what you consider the most She obstructed the Senate As he tweeted the folks,
important topics and local concerns here. And pray’d with her hammer, Now Elizabeth! now Bernie! “Happy New Year to all!
Happy new year and thank you to all our readers and The letters deadline is
While her caucus had visions Now Peter! and Joe! It’s just a big hoax!”
advertisers, and to all our supporters who gave so generously Of sugar plums and the On Amy! and Michael!
10 a.m. each Monday.
to our membership model to bring The Lakeville Journal and slammer. They’re all white as snow! Mark Godburn Email letters to
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2019: Changes
and concerns at
Sharon Hospital
By Patrick L. Sullivan
Sharon Hospital, now part
of Nuvance (created from the
merger of HealthQuest and the
Western Connecticut Health
Network) had three presidents
in 2019: Peter Cordeau, who
announced he was stepping
down in January; Denise George,
interim president; and Dr. Mark
Hirko, who was introduced to the
public at a public information
meeting in Sharon in December.
The hospital is actively re-
cruiting doctors and other certi-
fied staff, but Northwest Corner
residents remain concerned
about staffing for (and the future
of) the maternity department.
Nuvance officials confessed
they are having problems finding
doctors for the department and
cited the relatively low number of
births as the primary cause: 135
in the period of January-Septem-
ber 2019, compared to 167 in the
same period in 2018.
Massachusetts made the sale of marijuana products legal in
2019; long lines of people, including some from Connecticut,
waited outside Theory Wellness, above, in Great Barrington.
Vaping
Continued from Page A1
The new Theory Wellness
shop in Great Barrington had
long lines of eager customers
waiting patiently outside its door
from the first day it opened in
January.
A number of bills were pro-
posed in Connecticut to make
recreational marijuana use legal,
but none went anywhere. How-
ever, products with hemp CBD
in them were sold legally here,
promising relief for everything
from anxiety to arthritis, without
a mind-altering experience.
Meanwhile, last January the
National Institutes of Health
2019: School populations
continue their decline
By Cynthia Hochswender
Concern continued this year
about declining enrollment
numbers at the seven schools in
the Region One School District.
Enrollment for the
2019-20 school year:
Lee H. Kellogg School (Falls
Village): 70
Cornwall Consolidated
School: 78
Kent Center School: 192
North Canaan Elementary
School: 249
Salisbury Central School: 276
Sharon Center School: 103
Housatonic Valley Regional
High School: 348
Enrollment for the
2018-19 fiscal year:
Lee H. Kellogg School: 73
Cornwall Consolidated
School: 73
Kent Center School: 223
North Canaan Elementary
School: 277
Salisbury Central: 298
Sharon Center:133
Housatonic Valley Regional
High School: 364
Enrollment for the
2017-18 fiscal year:
Lee H. Kellogg School: 66
Cornwall Consolidated
School: 83
Invasive ash borer: a destructive tree killer
Nature’s
Notebook
Tim Abbott
T
his is a special revisit with
a column written by Tim
Abbott that was published
in our issue of April 25, 2019. In
it, he writes about the emerald
ash borer, an invasive insect
that is destroying forests across
the region and the country, and
changing the landscape as did
the earlier blights that destroyed
Connecticut’s elm and chestnut
trees.
Sam Fraidin had posted pho-
tos on Instagram of destruction
to the bark of an ash tree in his
yard in Sharon, near the Housa-
tonic River. He wondered if it
was a bear that had clawed at the
bark and he also wondered why
the bear had climbed so high
up in the tree and why it wasn’t
PHOTO BY ANNE DAY
released a study indicating that
vaping among teens has reached
epidemic and dangerous pro-
portions.
“Increases in adolescent
vaping from 2017 to 2018 were
the largest ever recorded in the
past 43 years for any adolescent
substance use outcome in the
U.S.,” according to a report from
the Institute for Social Research
at the University of Michigan.
The institute does an annual
Monitoring the Future survey of
students across the U.S. in grades
eight, 10 and 12.
Kent Center School: 213
North Canaan Elementary
School: 253
Salisbury Central: 287
Sharon Center: 115
Housatonic Valley Regional
High School: 368
Realtor® at Large
With the holiday season upon us, it
is a good time to think of both our
blessings and of people in need. A local
organization that is active addressing
hunger in our tri-state region is Sunday
in the Country (sundayinthecountry.org).
Since 1992 they have raised funds to feed
local families and they handed out close
to 600 turkeys last year. They work closely
with food banks in Millerton, Ancram,
Wassaic and Amenia on the New York side.
And on the Connecticut side, the food
banks in Lakeville, Sharon, Cornwall and
Canaan. We are picking up turkeys this
Saturday to be distributed at the Corner
Food Pantry (thecornerfoodpantry.org)
here in Lakeville. Both organizations
do great work and could use additional
support. Thank you and Happy Holidays!
Sam Fraidin of Sharon initially thought the destruction to
the ash tree bark was caused by a bear before consulting col-
umnist Tim Abbott and Eileen Fielding of Sharon Audubon.
hibernating yet.
He shared the photos with
The Lakeville Journal, and we
consulted with Nature’s Note-
book columnist Tim Abbott
and Sharon Audubon Director
Eileen Fielding. Both quickly
responded with the sad news that
it wasn’t a bear that had ravaged
the tree; it was woodpeckers, try-
ing to get at the ash borer larvae.
Abbott wrote in an email that,
“Emerald ash borer is the worst
tree-killing pest to affect our
woodlands since the Chestnut
Blight in the early 20th century.
It is not the woodpecker that
will kill the tree, but the larvae
of the beetles that are already
infesting it.
“I wrote a piece for The Jour-
nal about emerald ash borer last
spring, when I first started seeing
the ‘blonding’ of woodpeckers
feeding on the larvae. It is grim
reading. Things have become so
dire that the International Union
for Conservation of Nature has
listed all three American white,
green and black ash species,
once abundant, on its Red List
of threatened species.
“We are looking at near 100%
mortality for infected ash stands,
and all three native ash species
are affected.
“There are apparently insec-
ticide options for uninfested
trees, but not for an infected one
and early signs of infestation are
subtle.”
To explain more about this
blight, which will continue to
spread in this area, we are run-
ning Fraidin’s photos and we
are republishing Abbott’s earlier
column on the insect and the
devastation it is inflicting on
area trees. Here it is:
My grandfather’s generation
lost the American chestnut to an
exotic fungus that reduced this
once mighty forest giant to old
roots and hopeful shoots.
My parents saw the Ameri-
can elms that used to shade our
streets in broad allées felled by
the one-two punch of Dutch elm
disease and the elm bark beetles
that helped to spread it. I am
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PHOTOS BY SAM FRAIDIN
watching the next great killer
of trees advancing through the
woodlands today, and now that
I know what I am seeing, I find
it everywhere I go.
As its common name sug-
gests, the emerald ash borer
specializes in ash trees. The beetle
prefers the foliage, but its larvae
do the real damage beneath the
bark where they savage the vas-
cular network of the tree.
Woodpeckers are fond of the
beetle larvae, so much so that
they expose the pale inner bark, a
condition known as blonding. It
is the work of these woodpeckers,
rather than the fingernail shaped
exit holes of the emerging adult
beetles, that catches the eye. At The “blonding” of the bark of these ash trees was caused by
this point, the beetle has done its woodpeckers in search of the destructive larvae of the em-
work, and the tree is doomed. As erald ash borer. The woodpeckers will not be able to keep up
there are more larvae than the with the larvae, which will destroy the tree within two years.
woodpeckers can handle, the
infestation spreads.
Since this exotic insect ar-
rived from Asia in contaminated
packing material in 2002, it has
spread from southern Michigan
to Colorado and the Canadian
Maritimes.
It was discovered in Connecti-
cut in 2012 and is now in every
county and nearly every town. It
is too late to contain it, despite
rigorous quarantine efforts and
early detection efforts.
It has killed more than 50
million ash trees in less than
two decades since it arrived in
North America. It will kill many
millions more and threatens
the entire native ash genus. The
International Union for Conser-
vation of Nature (IUCN) now
lists the American white, green
and black ash on its “Red List”
of critically endangered species PHOTO BY LANS CHRISTENSEN
at high risk of extinction. A January protest in Kent was one of many that was staged
The white ash (Fraxinus in the Northwest Corner last year.
Americana) is an important
food source for many tadpole 2019: Reaching out in the darkness
species because its leaves are low
in tannins, but this is also what By Cynthia Hochswender
makes the tree susceptible to the
emerald ash borer. Northwest Corner residents continued to make their voices
The green ash (Fraxinus heard by holding protest marches and rally on a number of topics
Pennsylvanica) was prized as an in a number of towns.
urban street tree to replace the
American elm and is likewise low
The largest protests were those asking for the Cricket Valley energy
plant in Dover Plains, N.Y., to be shut down by the New York state
government (see story this page).
in tannins. It was this species,
heavily planted around housing There were also a number of protests against the mistreatment
developments in the Detroit area, of illegal aliens by the federal government.
that allowed the emerald ash Students at Housatonic Valley Regional High School also staged
borer to increase and multiply a rally on the oval in front of the school in support of climate activist
once it became established. Greta Thunberg.
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COMPASS
Your Guide to Tri-State Events Jan. 2-8, 2020

MOVIES: PATRICK L. SULLIVAN

Schlock and Awe-Ful: Continuing

The Series on Horrible Movies
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very so often I dial
up an obscure horror
flick on the streaming
gizmo, only to realize I’ve
seen it before. And once is
almost always enough.
This makes me nervous.
What if I have seen all the
horrible movies out there?
But the supply of bad cin-
ema seems inexhaustible,
and I am thankful for that.
It’s a long winter.
smoke. Alas, this was made
in 1964, so the nekkidity is
only implied.
“Dracula A.D. 1972”
(1972) and “The Satanic
Rites of Dracula” (1973). By Robert De Niro, right, and Joe Pesci in “The Irishman”
the 1970s Hammer Studios
MOVIES: ALEXANDER WILBURN
was looking for ways to
make the vampire tale more
contemporary. Thus “1972” Netflix and the Golden
has hot pants, horrible mu-
sic and nekkidity; “Satanic Globes: What’s at Stake
Rites” has nekkidity, hu-

“Dawn of the Mummy”
(1981) is a film that explores
the similarities between
mummies and zombies.
Conclusion: Both are dead,
and deadly. Mummies
generally have a motive for
mayhem, such as a cen-
turies-old curse; zombies
are more ecumenical and
attack the living without
regard for race, creed, sex-
ual orientation or relative
tastiness. Director Frank
Agrama coaxes stellar
performances from the
cast, many of whom could
be mistaken for mummies
and/or zombies without the
aid of professional makeup.
Plus there are many exciting
scenes shot in the dark.
“Blood and Black Lace”
(1964) is directed by the
immortal Mario Bava and
is considered an important
“giallo” film. (That’s Italian
for “incomprehensible —
but some nekkidity.”) Many
women die in unpleasant
ways, for no apparent rea-
son, while more or less in-
terchangeable bad guys and
good guys stand around and
man sacrifice and a kind of
super-Ebola in a test tube.
Both feature the immortal
Michael Coles, who looks
like a horse with long hair,
as Inspector Murray of
Special Branch, and both
star Christopher Lee as the
Count and Peter Cushing as
Van Helsing. Nobody ever
said “ee-ville” better than
Cushing.
“Hannibal” (TV series).
The NBC horror show “Han-
nibal” ran three seasons
from 2013-15 and was can-
celed without my noticing
it.
But there’s something
about having a stubborn
head cold that makes damn
near anything on a stream-
ing service attractive. So I
watched the first two sea-
sons of “Hannibal” through
a fog of herbal tea and cold
medicines.
I’m a big fan of Hannibal
Lecter, Will Graham, Jack
Crawford and the rest of the
gang, so I was curious as to
how this network produc-
tion would stack up against
the movies.
“Blood and Black Lace” is excitingly incomprehensible.
Answer: So-so. movie. It is also shot in the
The show gets off to a dark and there are no subti-
solid if somewhat stately tles for the French parts.
start. But a pattern emerges. The leader of a devil cult
Will goes off into la-la land, has a madame on the pay-
and grows antlers. Hannibal roll to supply girls for the
prepares food of dubious human sacrifices. Even the
provenance while wearing police take notice.
plaid suits, extreme spread Unfortunately, this flick
collar shirts and ties with goes back and forth with
gigantic Windsor knots. flashbacks and jump cuts
Also Will has discovered and overlapping dialogue
how to always have four and a bunch of other artsy
days’ worth of beard. Never stuff that makes me suspect
more, never less. that someone was trying to
By the time I got to sea- make a SERIOUS FILM and
son three I was thoroughly not an excuse to see the im-
sick of the entire thing and mortal Karen Black nekkid.
my cold was done. Which we do, sort of.
“The Hooker Cult Mur- Does a see-through nighty
ders” (1973) is a hybrid count?
police procedural and devil Anyhoo, this is pretty
damn boring and unless you
have a really strong feeling
about the immortal Karen
F
or the first time,
Netflix is the dom-
inating presence
on the list of Golden
Globe award nominees,
with “The Irishman” and
“Marriage Story.”
This is the second year
that Netflix has gone
after Best Picture at the
major film awards; and
there is speculation that
the streaming service,
which offers subscribers
the option of watch-
ing their nominated
films from home, will
negatively impact the
traditional movie-going
experience, especially for
independent theaters.
While you can’t vote
for who wins at the
Globes on Sunday, Jan.
5, how you watch the
nominated films is a vote
for the way these types
of films may be available
in the years to come. The
future of cinema (and on
what size screen we will
consume it) is entirely
open.
In New York City,
anyone stopping on Fifth
Avenue in December to
admire the decorated
Bergdorf Goodman may
have noticed some-
thing to the right of the
department store. The
lit-up faces of actors
Adam Driver and Scar-
lett Johansson on several
billboards next door.
The images are not
ads. They are on the out-
side of the iconic Paris
Theater, Manhattan’s
last single-screen movie
theater. Once known for
showcasing European
art films, the 71-year-old
theater seemed to have
closed its doors in sum-
mer 2019.
Now it’s been given
a revival as Netflix’s
physical New York City
location.
The Paris’ screen is
currently running Net-
flix’s distribution of Noah
Baumbach’s “Marriage
Story,” which earned six
Globe nominations in-
cluding Best Drama Mo-
tion Picture; and acting
nominations for its stars,
Johansson and Driver.
What Netflix will do
with the historic theater
after this awards season
ends remains to be seen.

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Despite its absence
from major North Amer-
ican theater chains, “The
Irishman” has played
across the country
largely on independent
art house screens. The
question is: How do you
watch it? Even The New
Yorker film critic Richard
Brody came down on the
side of staying at home.
So if even the intelli-
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