Killingly & Its Villages Vol

Mailed free to requesting homes in Brooklyn, the borough of Danielson, Killingly & its villages Vol. IV, No. 23 Complimentary home delivery (860) 928-1818/email:[email protected] Friday, March 26, 2010 THIS WEEK’S QUOTE Williams: ‘Time was right to retire’ Foreclosure ‘The time is always QVCC PRESIDENT’S LAST DAY WAS MARCH 12 rates still right to do what is BY MATT SANDERSON right.’ VILLAGER STAFF WRITER DANIELSON — It was nine increasing months ago when former Quinebaug Valley Community College President Dianne Williams Editor’s Note: This story is part of a INSIDE announced she was going to retire. series of articles the Villager is writ- However, it was Friday, March 12, ing to focus on the current state of when she finally emptied her office A8-9 — OPINION Windham County’s housing market. and transitioned her presidential A7 — SPORTS duties to her successor, Dr. Ross B1 — HOT SPOT Tomlin, who began work that fol- BY MATT SANDERSON lowing Monday. VILLAGER STAFF WRITER B3-4 — OBITS For 18 years, Williams, 64, steered With buyer confidence slowly B5 — RELIGION the helm of QVCC through positive evaporating from 2005 to 2006, evi- and challenging times, when it saw denced by the slump in home sale B5-6 — CALENDAR unprecedented growth, additions to prices and coupled by questionable its infrastructure and the formation lending practices of banks and mort- of an ever-growing alternative gage lenders that put millions of peo- LOCAL learning program called Quinebaug ple into homes they simply could not Valley Middle College High School. afford, it has sent a ripple effect that When she announced after last is still jolting the country today dur- year’s commencement that she ing its second-worst economic reces- planned to accept the retirement sion. The subprime mortgage crisis incentive and retire July 1, Williams took heed to Connecticut and the ongoing financial and real Community Colleges’ Chancellor estate disaster continue to indicate a Marc Herzog’s recommendation to rise in foreclosures and mortgage stay on as interim QVCC president delinquencies around the country. Matt Sanderson photo until the end of the 2010-’11 school The lack of job growth, as evi- denced by the Connecticut Outgoing Quinebaug Valley Community College President Dianne Williams sits at Department of Labor’s report earlier her emptied desk on Friday, March 12: the final day on her job after 18 years. Turn To WILLIAMS, page A12 Turn To FORECLOSURE, page A10 Hats off to Fire chief faces harassment charges Day Kimball Thompson hat drive BY MATT SANDERSON chief of the Attawaugan Fire stalked and harassed her through a VILLAGER STAFF WRITER District, was denied entry by Judge series of phone calls and text mes- DANIELSON — A Killingly man Vernon Oliver into an accelerated sages over the fallout of a rocky Page A3 faced threatening, harassment and rehabilitation program to clear his relationship last year. court breach of peace charges in two sep- record and dismiss the charges. According to the arrest warrant Learning arate cases yesterday in Danielson On March 8, Pepin faced more affidavit, filed by Resident Trooper Superior Court. charges when he turned himself Eric Trotter, dated Oct. 30, 2009, Brian M. Pepin, 38, of 71 into Troop D barracks, was Trotter met with Quattrucci in location Pineville Road, Ballouville, has processed and booked on two early October to describe several been charged with second-degree counts of breach of peace and one incidents after their June 2009 harassment and disorderly conduct count of threatening, stemming break-up where Pepin drove down charges stemming from a Nov. 6, from a Feb. 4 incident. He awaited her street slowly at night and 2009 incident. He has pled not plea on this separate case in watched her house. She also told proposed guilty in this case and attended his Danielson Superior Court yester- the police, which was later con- pre-trial hearing on the misde- day. firmed in a police interview with meanor charges yesterday (after The November 2009 case stems Pepin, according to the affidavit, BY RICH HOSFORD press deadline). from Pepin’s relationship with his that he sent Quattrucci dozens of VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Math when it counts At a hearing on Feb. 23 surround- ex-girlfriend, Kim Quattrucci, 38, of There is a new option of where ing this particular case, Pepin, Brooklyn, who claims Pepin Turn To COURT, page A13 to place the regional probate court for area towns. Page A7 During the Thompson Board of Selectmen meeting Tuesday, Villager adds new reporter, advertising executive March 16, First Selectman Larry Groh put forward a proposal to the OUR BETTER NATURE other members of the board that A temporary reprieve HOSFORD, CARMINATI JOIN STAFF the Thompson Town Hall put its name into the ring as a potential PAGE A5 BY STEPHANIE JARVIS location for the probate court. VILLAGER STAFF WRITER Selectmen voted to make the pro- OPINION For the last five and a half years, posal to the other town leaders at Villager Newspapers has been a an upcoming meeting on the sub- GET YOUR faithful, trusted friend to residents ject. POINT ACROSS of the Quiet Corner. The towns of Ashford, PAGE A8-9 We’ve helped celebrate your Brooklyn, Eastford, Pomfret, milestones — weddings, birthdays, Putnam, Thompson, Union and WHAT TO DO anniversaries — and we’ve taken Woodstock have been consolidated A CALENDAR note of student accomplishments, by the state to become one probate OF AREA EVENTS whether it’s a local team winning court district, which leaders have dubbed the Northeast District PAGE B5-6 the big championship, a son or daughter heading off to college, or Probate Court. The towns of VILLAGE TRIVIA schools’ programs and events. We Killingly, Plainfield, Sterling and have been the loyal listener when Canterbury have been mandated residents have issues or concerns to form their own probate district. What letter of the they want to bring to the public’s Groh said he believes using the alphabet is the oldest? attention, and we have been a con- Thompson Town Hall will be a stant news source, publishing a “win-win” for all the towns Answer on page 2. variety of stories that appeal to all involved in the regional probate Turn To PROBATE, page A13 Turn To VILLAGER, page A13 Rich Hosford and Rosemary Carminati are the Villager’s two newest staff additions. WE ARE YOUR NEW CHEVY DEALER FOR 10OVER 0 SOUTHBRIDGE-WEBSTER PRE-OWNED PUTNAM-WINDHAM ON-LINE KILLINGLY & DAYVILLE ARGILLCHEVY.COMARGILLCHEVY.COM CC 860-928-6591860-928-6591 800-927-6591800-927-6591 A2 • Friday, March 26, 2010 KILLINGLY VILLAGER First ordained woman was from area VILLAGER ALMANAC nce again I’d like to begin with felt to be crucial. She was a passionate some feedback from readers. advocate of divorce reform, placing her- QUOTATION OF THE WEEK O self at the forefront of the women’s “Unemployment certainly impacts a per- Maureen Girard reminisced about KILLINGLY movement on this issue at the son’s comfort level. I think what’s hap- downtown Danielson in the late 1940s AT November 1870 conventions in following World War II. She said that if 300 Cleveland and Detroit, emphasizing a pened in the state and national economy you stood at the railroad tracks, where woman’s ‘ownership of person’ and has caused everyone to reflect on how they the liquor store now is, and looked duty to escape ‘unholy alliances.’ Celia across to present-day Commerce MARGARET was identified by herself and others as spend and live their lives. There have been Avenue, the present parking lot area WEAVER an advocate of dress reform, having a lot of lessons learned from issues that was all grain sheds. The liquor store donned the Bloomer costume of a short were identified on a national level that has used to be Buster’s Barber Shop run by dress and Turkish trousers, which caused first-time homebuyers to really do Buster Viens. The “Killingly Business Brooklyn, president of the Unitarian afforded less restrictive movement and Encyclopedia 1708-2008” by Natalie Universalist Society,called my attention normal breathing. their homework before they pursue pur- Coolidge lists entries for Wilfred D. to another female first from “Before W. H. Burleigh died in March chasing a home. As this settles out over the Viens and the shop in 1954 and 1957. Northeastern Connecticut: Celia 1871, he had urged his wife to pursue a next several years, there will continue to be Maureen thought that the next build- Burleigh, who was the first female to be career in the ministry.In the summer of ing coming north on the east side of the ordained in Connecticut and the first 1871, she accepted the offer of the First foreclosures.” street was Cass’s Lunch. According to female Unitarian minister. The follow- Ecclesiastical Society of Brooklyn, an obituary reference in the “Killingly ing material was prepared by Ann’s Connecticut, to fill its pulpit for eight — Carol DeRosa, administrator of residential mortgage pro- Business Directory,” Emil P. and Alice husband, Dennis Landis, who gave per- weeks. Her husband had been known in grams at the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority E. (Smith) Castagna owned and operat- mission to summarize it and quote from the area through connections at ed Cass’s Luncheonette for about 23 it. Plainfield and Woodstock Academies years beginning around 1933. Next, “Celia was born at Cazenovia, N.Y., on and Prudence Crandall’s school. ‘The ATTHEAUDUBON north of the luncheonette came Sept. 18, 1826. She married C. B. Kellum invitation of the Brooklyn people Week of March 14: Danielson Cut Rate, where her aunt in 1844 and moved to Cincinnati.

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