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KILLINGLY VILLAGER Center Street Businesses and More Memories Natalie Coolidge Is One of the Center St Mailed free to requesting homes in Brooklyn, the borough of Danielson, Killingly & its villages Vol. V, No. 30 Complimentary home delivery (860) 928-1818/email:[email protected] Friday, May 20, 2011 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE Voters send $49M budget to referendum “Character is the basis PINIONS SHARED ON SCHOOL PLAN TEACHER CUTS of happiness and happi- O , ness the sanction of BY CLARE HOPKINS state money as well as $342,735 in bringing the total to about $13 mil- fied staff positions. character.” VILLAGER STAFF WRITER cuts to the Town Hall budget. The lion. More than 100 residents came to KILLINGLY — Residents voted to new mill rate with the additional Town Manager Bruce Benway said vote on and express their concerns send a $49 million budget to the polls funds is 19.45. One mill equals $1 in the funds will allow for the library to over the budget. later this month at Town Meeting taxes paid for every $1,000 in assessed stay open on Fridays and the town “Teachers are not nonessential Monday, May 16. property value. A mill rate of 19.45 will avoid having to cut an assistant employees. You cannot cut any more INSIDE The original proposed $49.07 mil- would mean that taxpayers with town clerk and a cutting a full-time teachers from this school system. $150,000 assessments would pay Recreation Department employee to When you cut teachers from the A8 — OPINION lion budget was increased to $49.87 million with the addition of $808,000 $2,918 in taxes, $53 more than the part time. school system, the people who suffer A12 — SPORTS in state funds. amount paid this fiscal year. Board of Education Chairman are students,” said Monique The education budget will receive Alexis Rich said the additional funds Revellese. B1 — HOT SPOT Prior cuts to the school budget amounted to $1.28 million, some of $683,000 bringing the total to $36.7 could help avoid additional cuts. The Revellese’s sentiments earned B3 — CALENDAR which will be restored with the new million and the $12.9 million Town original budget included cutting four Hall budget will receive $125,000 teacher positions and 2.5 non-certi- B4 — OBITS Please Read BUDGET, page A11 B5 — RELIGION LOCAL Twilight’ concert to benefit Homemakers BY CLARE HOPKINS cash bar and silent auction. Northeastern Connecticut. VILLAGER STAFF WRITER “The exquisite food, won- With 450 clients and close THOMPSON — Day derful music, exciting auc- to 90 employees, the Kimball Healthcare will host tion items and the chance to Homemakers program pro- the 6th Annual Twilight in relax with friends while vides non-medical support the Country, a dinner stroll strolling throughout this services such as general and concert at Greystone pristine historic property housecleaning and chores, Farm, in Thompson, CT on make for an unforgettable running errands, meal plan- Sunday, June 5. experience that is not to be ning and preparation, Musical entertainment missed,” said event co-chair bathing, dressing, toileting, June Schoppe. transportation to medical will include musicians from Courtesy photos Villager Old Sturbridge Village and Twilight in the Country is appointments, shopping and the American Band. The a benefit for Day Kimball recreation outings as well as Nadia Panciano receives a dictionary from Rotary member Bob Interview event also includes a house HomeCare, Day Kimball socialization, medication Simons. tour, hors d’oeuvres, a multi- HomeMakers and Hospice & Palliative Care of Page A4 course dinner stroll, wine Please Read DKH, page A11 Rotary gives SPORTS RUNNING THE RACE the gift of reading BY CLARE HOPKINS VILLAGER STAFF WRITER The Danielson Rotary Putnam Fishing donated around 300 dic- tionaries to schools in Derby Killingly and Brooklyn Page A12 last week. For the past six years the Danielson Rotary Club has donated hard EVERDAY ECOLOGIST cover dictionaries to all third graders in the towns of Danielson and PAGE A5 KILLINGLY — On Saturday, Brooklyn including St. May 14, the Parks and James School. OPINION Recreation Department held the “The mission of the second River Fun Race Day GET YOUR Danielson Rotary is to event, which included a 2-mile help our community. One POINT ACROSS kayak on the Quinebaug way we give back to the PAGE A8 Reservoir, a 0.75-mile run to the community is by giving a River Trail, and a mile on hard cover dictionary to WHAT TO DO wheels to the finish line. Zara Robinshaw receives a all third graders which dictionary from Rotary mem- A CALENDAR will positively affect their Top: River Fun Race first place win- ber Nick Haines. lives for many years,” OF AREA EVENTS ner Mike Grudzinski and his daugh- said President-Elect tionary fund. Their name, PAGE B3 ter, third place finisher Anna Sheryl Kempain. along with the seal of the Grudzinski. Rotary member Linda Danielson Rotary, is Lamoureux said that placed in the cover of a Left: Team members of team Beauty and the Beast transition at the each week at Rotary meet- dictionary so the child River Fun Race Day event on May ings members have a who receives it will know 14. drawing in which the who sponsored it for For the story and more pho- lucky person donates their winnings to the dic- tos, turn to page A3! Please Read GIVING, page A11 A2 • Friday, May 20, 2011 KILLINGLY VILLAGER Center Street businesses and more memories Natalie Coolidge is one of the Center St. Package Store. wondered if I had come across tioned the shoe repair shop on many former Killingly residents The Windham County Buster’s Billiards on Academy or Center Street. A check of the who are able to read this column Transcript ran a lengthy article in Central Streets. Natalie had no Killingly Business Encyclopedia online. ILLINGLY December 1952 about Mailhot’s, entry for Buster’s in my older copy 1709-2008 gave the name of Victorin She continues to gather informa- K which Natalie Coolidge extracted of the Business Encyclopedia. Savoie as the proprietor in 1954. tion about businesses for the AT 300 for the Business Encyclopedia. I’m There was nothing under that list- Gary Wrobel remembered it as Encyclopedia and is the editor for including it because it also men- ing in the 1954 Directory on Savoie’s Shoe repair shop. the Killingly Journal, which is pub- tions a number of earlier business Academy Street; however, in that If you remember the above busi- lished twice a year. She sent the fol- establishments that were once on year the Rainbow Billiard Academy nesses or have photos, please con- lowing request. MARGARET Center Street. See how many you was located on Central Street in the tact the Killingly Historical Center “Does anyone have a picture or WEAVER remember. same building where Walter Lis or email me. I am seeing a “domino stories about the Barrowclough “Mailhot’s newly enlarged and lived. Gary was delighted. He said effect” as one memory sparks home that was on the four corners renovated quarters at Center Street that Walter Lis was his uncle, and another. Please keep your recollec- where Zip's is now located? It was else received the e-mail. Luckily,we are nearing completion and will his nickname was Buster. Tom tions coming. Readers really seem moved to Pleasant Street in were able to connect in person. open for inspection this weekend. Bunning then called that he had to enjoy them. Dayville c. 1954. (per Killingly I’ve been having a grand time The building formerly occupied by discovered that Buster’s Billiard Margaret M. Weaver is the Historical Journal 2008:15-1, pg. 43). reading and extracting information the Modern Laundry has been Academy was listed on Academy Killingly Municipal Historian. We have no photos of the way that from a photocopy of the 1954 entirely remodeled inside and pro- Street in the 1948 Directory. Gary Special thanks to Natalie Coolidge, corner previously looked before all Danielson Directory that Tom vides space for the conduct of both said that his cousin Wayne Lis Richard Anger, Wayne Lis, Gary the construction took place. It Bunning gave me. I like trying to laundry and dry cleaning services. remembered that the Academy Wrobel, and Tom Bunning for assis- would be great to have those pic- picture a street at a particular time Mailhot’s recently vacated their for- Street room was very small and tance with materials and memories tures in our collection.” in our history. He thought it might mer space in the Elk’s building and probably only had two tables. The used in this column. For additional If you have photos or memories be more helpful if I separated the all equipment has been moved into one on Central Street was on the information visit the Killingly of this location, please contact the odd and even numbers rather than the new establishment. The wood third floor of a large brick building Historical Center Wednesday or Killingly Historical Center or e- keeping them in sequence as they turning shop, which was attached and had room for six tables. Major Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or by mail me. were listed. to the Modern Laundry, has been league umpire Frank Dascoli fre- appointment), visit www.killingly- What a small world it is! Recently Since I’ve been talking about removed leaving the entire floor quented the poolroom. It had a won- history.org, or call 860-779-7250. when I was at the Center a gentle- Center Street, I thought I’d give you space available for laundry and derful view so “Buster” could look Margaret Weaver may be reached at man came up to me and said that he the businesses there in 1954.
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