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Happy to Be of Service Mailed free to requesting homes in Brooklyn, the borough of Danielson, Killingly & its villages Vol. VII, No. 33 Complimentary home delivery (860) 928-1818/email:[email protected] Friday, June 21, 2013 THIS WEEK’S Officials hope third time’s the charm for budget QUOTE SPENDING PLAN SET TO HEAD TO THE POLLS NEXT WEEK “It is through creat- ing, not possessing, BY MERYL E. WILLETT Following the vote, the Town Council school system’s budget is at $38,346,314, and that life is revealed.” VILLAGER STAFF WRITER directed the Board of Education to make fur- due to salary increases, which total almost KILLINGLY — Superintendent Kevin Farr ther cuts to its proposed spending plan, which $1.8 million, the only way to balance the bud- said the recent failure of the Board of had already been amended after failing the get going forward is to cut staff. Vida D. Scudder Education spending plan to receive support first time at the polls in May. “We have to reorganize our schools with from voters (twice) complicates the school’s By a 6-3 vote, the Town Council decided to less staff,” said Farr. “Any place that we had ability to provide programming to the same cut another .2 mills from the mill rate openings that we didn’t have to fill we’ve level as in the past. increase, which brought the budget down to a taken out of the budget, but there are posi- However disappointing the result of the 1-percent increase. The contribution the tions we have to fill. We had a veteran vo-ag last machine vote was for the school system, school must make to get back to that number teacher retire, we have to hire a new high INSIDE Farr said he is not discouraged. calls for another $259,000 that has to be taken school principal and an assistant superinten- With the education budget missing passage out of the school’s 2013-2014 budget. Farr said dent, and there are other positions that will A8— OPINION by a mere 30 votes during the last vote, as a result the ability for the school to fund its need to be filled as well. Killingly taxpayers did manage to approve budget to comply with the state’s request of Most of the cuts, said Farr, are going to A12 — SPORTS the town’s $13.5 million general government funding to the minimum state level is looking come from the elementary and middle budget, but rejected the proposed $38.6 mil- unlikely. B2— OBITS lion education budget. Right now, according to Farr, the Killingly Please Read POLLS, page A14 B3 — RELIGION B1 — CALENDAR Happy to be CONGRATULATIONS, GRADUATES! LOCAL of service STUDENTS TAKE VOLUNTEERISM TO ANOTHER LEVEL ing their time and energy to help local area non- profits with whatever tasks that needed accom- plishing. What’s better is that the volunteerism being offered through this group of students who Villager Interview have chosen to participate Page A4 in the schools Community Outreach Program is con- sistent. Members of the Board of Education alternated turns congratulating KHS graduates, and wish- SPORTS The mission of commu- ing them well on their future endeavors. nity outreach at Pomfret School is to produce grad- Meryl E. Willett photos uates who have the empa- thy, experience and skills to become active citizens KILLINGLY — The and engaged leaders in rain Friday,June 14, may their communities. The have hampered the weather, but spirits Courtesy photo program is designed to provide every member of remained high as the Anne Richards’ team helps the community with the Class of 2013 officially make Paul Newman’s camp opportunity to serve oth- said goodbye to Killingly summer-ready. ers. Through a variety of High School. In all, 173 seniors moved on to the BY MERYL E WILLETT offerings, students discov- VILLAGER STAFF WRITER er and learn about issues next step of their lives within and beyond the last week, as proud fami- POMFRET — You may local area and work ly and friends watched. have noticed a group of together with peers and Killingly softball students emerging on the local leaders to develop community service scene and implement strategies Page A12 recently, but maybe you that address the issues. didn’t know who they For students, participat- For more photos, were. ing in the Community turn to page A9! For the past two years, EVERYDAY ECOLOGIST the students of Pomfret Looking cool on his way into the gymnasium. School have been donat- Please Read HELPING, page A5 PAGE A5 FINANCIAL FOCUS GOP legislators visit Pomfret, talk issues Schools roll out PAGE A14 ALBERTS, summer learning GUGLIELMO, BACCHIOCHI CRITICIZE BUDGET initiative BY MERYL E. WILLETT dents stay mentally active VILLAGER STAFF WRITER BY MERYL E. WILLETT during the summer, creat- VILLAGER STAFF WRITER WOODSTOCK— Due to ing a smooth transition for POMFRET — As the tight budgets, schools are them in the fall. Visit our website with 2013 legislative session finding it increasingly diffi- “The Woodstock your smart phone or tablet has come to a close, state cult to afford anything Education Foundation rais- device! legislators Sen. Tony extra in terms of program- es money to help pay for the Just scan the “QR code” Guglielmo, Rep. Mike ming, especially public ‘extras,’” said O’Hara. below with your device and Alberts and Rep. Penny schools. “When we were instantly be linked to our Bacchiochi reflected on However, this summer approached by Jim and website, www.villagernews- the past year’s session students at the Woodstock Alicia Reynolds to start a Meryl E. Willett photo papers.com, where you can before a crowd of inquis- Elementary School are summer learning imitative read the PDF versions of itive members of the Sen. Tony Guglielmo, Rep. Penny Bacchiochi and Rep. Mike being offered the opportu- the WEF was incredibly our newspapers! It’s as easy Republican Party Alberts at Pomfret Community School on Monday, June 18. nity to participate in a sum- supportive.” as that! Monday, June 18 at mer learning initiative. The Education Pomfret Community This program comes as the Foundation donated $4,000 School. the Pomfret Republican in is crippling the state result of dedicated parents, to help get the program off The legislators identi- Town Committee. of Connecticut.” and education focused the ground. Currently, fied what they found dis- “The biggest problem Bacchiochi organizations willing to Renee Suprenant has been concerting about the we have in Hartford,” announced that she donate money to fund the hired to serve as the direc- 2013 session and said Bacchiochi, “is that would be making a run program. tor for the Summer answered directly to we have a majority party for the lieutenant gover- With 60 kids already con- Leaning Initiative, but cre- questions about the that has no common nor’s seat in November. firmed, Communications ating the curriculum is upcoming 2014 session sense, and they cannot She said currently an Director of the Woodstock going to be a collaborative during the town hall understand that the Education Foundation effort. direction we are moving meeting sponsored by Please Read BUDGET, page A18 Dena O’Hara said the pro- gram is going to help stu- Please Read KIDS, page A18 A2 • Friday, June 21, 2013 KILLINGLY VILLAGER Dr. Seuss, Shaker Museum and La Salette shrine I’m sure many of you have the exhibit made me want to land on both sides of Lake Salettes and the miracle on which heard of the renowned children’s reread some of his many stories, Mascoma at a tax sale in the Order was founded…When author Dr. Seuss. especially “Green Eggs and KILLINGLY Connecticut in 1765 prior to the the La Salettes sold the property Perhaps your parents read his Ham,” which I read numerous Shaker settlement. He and his in 1985, the Roman Catholic stories to you or perhaps you’ve times to my younger siblings and AT 300 second wife Sarah and nine adult Church deconsecrated the read his wildly imaginative sto- my own children. children — five sons and four chapel…(which) is now used for ries to your children and grand- My sister and I stayed at daughters settled in the area nondenominational services, children. Maybe you’ve watched Shaker Farms Bed and Breakfast between 1765 and 1772. “His son MARGARET weddings, and concerts.” “How the Grinch Stole on Lake Mascoma in nearby Abner’s wife Abigail in her Enfield is a little over three Christmas” year after year dur- Enfield, N.H., not far from the WEAVER Recollections, describes how the hours away so if you are looking ing the holiday season. Shaker Museum. I was right in family traveled by horseback dri- for an interesting day trip to The weekend of June 8-9, I my element in this historic old ving their cattle before them.” beautiful country, consider visit- again returned to Dartmouth home that had once been a sis- England in 1774, and eventually (p.13-14) ing the Shaker Museum and College in Hanover, N.H., this ters’ workshop for the South established communities Two impressive stone struc- LaSalette Shrine. I hope to return time for the joyous occasion of Family of the Enfield Shaker throughout New England, New tures immediately stand out later in the summer to see the seeing my son Gabriel receive his community.Among the tasks that York, Ohio, and Kentucky. They when visiting the Enfield Shaker Shrine and its exhibit of crèche doctorate in computer science. had been undertaken in the build- practice celibacy,communal own- Museum. The older is the Great sets since I collect them.
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