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Report: Private Plowers Charging Exorbitant Rates

February 11, 2013, 10:00 am
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A plow truck tackles a wall of snow Sunday morning on a road in East Hampton.

As the piles of snow got higher from Friday night into Saturday, the cost of having your driveway plowed may have been going up as well.

In New Haven, there was at least one private snowplower who was charging $200 per hour to clear snow away from residences, according to a story in the New Haven Independent.

Connecticut has laws in place that prohibit so-called price gouging in the wake of natural disasters, a law that was enacted in 2012. Under this law, "the Department of Consumer Protection can level an unfair trade practices charge against any business charging an "unconscionably excessive price" for vital goods or services during a weather emergency as declared by the governor," the Connecticut Mirror reported last year.

There have been many stories since Friday of Good Samaritans  and good neighbors helping out where needed.

How much did you pay to get the snow cleared? Tell us in the comments.

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Obituaries: Vane, LaClare

February 11, 2013, 10:00 am
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Sports World Bubble Collapses in East Windsor

February 11, 2013, 10:03 am
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Workers assess the damage.

TheSports World bubble in East Windsor collapsed Saturday night from this weekend's heavy snowfall, according to owner Michael Fioretti.

No one was injured from the collapse, Fioretti said.

Fioretti said that a representative of the company that manufactures the bubbles will be on site Tuesday to assess the damage.

Sports World opened in East Windsor in 2004. The weather-protected bubble has three synthetic turf fields that accommodate sports such as lacrosse, football, soccer, baseball, softball and Frisbee.

It is not the only sports bubble to have collapsed as a result of the weekend’s storm that dumped between 2 and 3 feet of snow on the area.

The Star Hill Athletic Facility’s sports bubble also collapsed on Saturday. That weather-protected bubble contained basketball courts, volleyball courts, turf field and an indoor track.

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Enfield Police Blotter: Feb. 8-10

February 11, 2013, 1:30 pm
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The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of Feb. 11, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch to omit any misdemeanors or felonies from this log.

Feb. 8

Nicole L. Barnes, 33, of 697 Hall Hill Rd., Somers, was charged with operating under the influence, in connection with a DUI call on Elm St., 1:51 a.m.

Shawn P. Schillinger, 18, of 16 Woodward Ave., Enfield, was charged with assault on public safety/emergency medical personnel, simple trespass and 2nd-degree breach of peace, in connection with a disorderly conduct call on Raffia Rd., 3:42 a.m.

Keith D. Lundie, 18, of 13 Long Hollow Rd., Enfield, was charged with 2nd-degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to drive in proper lane and traveling unreasonably fast, in connection with a criminal call on North and Elm Sts., 5:20 p.m.

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Feb. 9

Bertin St. Pierre, 40, of 16-E Enfield Terr. Ext., Enfield, was charged with criminal attempt to assault public safety/emergency medical personnel and interfering with an officer, in connection with a domestic disturbance on Enfield Terr. Ext., 9:22 p.m.

Laurie M. Hunt, 61, of 46 Woolam Rd., East Windsor, was charged with violating a protective order, in connection with a domestic disturbance on Enfield Terr. Ext., 9:22 p.m.

Feb. 10

Kenneth Dubiel, 25, of 7 Marion Pl., Enfield, was charged with 2nd-degree breach of peace, 2nd-degree threatening and 3rd-degree criminal mischief, in connection with a domestic disturbance on Marion Pl., 3:41 p.m.

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Enfield Schools Scheduled to Open Tuesday

February 11, 2013, 2:07 pm
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Enfield students will go back to school Tuesday, according to a message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeffrey Schumann.

All Enfield public schools, parochial schools, Head Start, CREC Public Safety Academy, ERfC School Age Centers and YWCA Kids Link Centers will be operate on a half-day schedule with lunch Tuesday. The early-release schedule for Feb. 12 had been determined prior to the school year due to a professional development workshop for Enfield teachers.

Release times will be:

  • 10:55 - Head Start
  • 11:05 - AM-K (milk only)
  • 11:10 - Pre-K
  • 12:20 - 9-12
  • 12:55 - 6-8
  • 1:30 - 3-5
  • 1:50 - PM-K, Full Day K-2

Schumann sent his notification around 4:15 p.m. Monday via the School Messenger system.

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Enfield Photo of the Day: Gimme Shelter

February 12, 2013, 2:30 am
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After the arduous task of plowing and/or shoveling out, this Enfield resident went about constructing and decorating an igloo.

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Enfield Scholastic Sports Schedule, Feb. 11-17

February 12, 2013, 6:54 am
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Here are the scheduled games for varsity sports at Enfield and Fermi high schools for the week of Feb. 11-17, 2013. (NOTE: some games postponed due to last week's storm are still being re-scheduled)

Tuesday, Feb. 12
Girls basketball, Avon at Enfield, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball, RHAM at Fermi, 7 p.m.
Boys basketball, Enfield at Avon, 7 p.m. 

Wednesday, Feb. 13
Boys basketball, SMSA at Enfield, 7 p.m.
Girls basketball, Fermi at Rockville, 7 p.m. 

Thursday, Feb. 14
Girls basketball, Rockville at Enfield, 7 p.m. 

Friday, Feb. 15
Wrestling, Enfield at Class S Championships (at Haddam-Killingworth), 4:30 p.m.
Boys basketball, Stafford at Enfield, 7 p.m. 
Boys basketball, Simsbury at Fermi, 7 p.m. 

Saturday, Feb. 16
Ice hockey, Fermi/Enfield/East Granby/Stafford at Guilford, 7:30 p.m.

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Patch's Poll: What's Your Plan for Valentine's Day?

February 12, 2013, 7:00 am
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Valentine's Day 2013 is approaching.

Digging out from two feet or more of snow doesn't put anyone in a romantic mood, and yet, Valentine's Day is almost upon us.

The history of the Feb. 14 holiday is a long and complicated one linked to Christian and Roman traditions, according to History.com.

"In addition to the United States, Valentine's Day is celebrated in Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, France and Australia," the Web site says. The American tradition of exchanging hand-made valentines likely began in the early 1700s.

So what's your plan for Valentine's Day? The traditional flowers, candy, jewelry or romantic dinner out? Do you think more creatively than that, or do you shun the holiday altogether?

Take our poll and tell us in the comments.

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Directory Spotlight - Leland R. Hawthorne and Son

February 12, 2013, 9:00 am
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Leland R. Hawthorne & Son Agway

Many of you may not know this, but there are descriptions and photos of nearly 900 businesses and organizations on Enfield Patch.

Under the "Directory" heading at the top of our home page, you will find everything you need to know about restaurants, stores, civic organizations, churches and numerous other locations around Enfield.

Enfield Patch will feature a different listing daily. We encourage readers to submit reviews or comments; if you are the owner or manager of the business or group, we invite you to claim the listing as your own.

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Cheaper Booze Prices in Connecticut Are on the Table This Year

February 12, 2013, 10:00 am
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Last year Gov. Dannel P. Malloy pushed through a law allowing Sunday liquor sales in Connecticut. Now he wants to eliminate the minimum pricing laws in those stores that increase bottle prices by several dollars.

Last year the governor took on Sunday liquor store sales. This year he's set his sights on lowering the price of alcohol at those stores.

Among the legislation Gov. Dannel P. Malloy submitted this week is a proposal to eliminate the state's alcohol pricing laws for Connecticut liquor stores, which set minimum prices that increase the retail costs of that bottle of wine or cognac by as much as $9 in some cases, the Journal Inquirer reports.

The state's law banning package store owners from setting prices below those established by their wholesalers is intended to protect smaller stores from the bulk-buying capabilities of large retailers. But the law also hurts consumers and the state because Connecticut residents either buy less alcohol or they go to the border states of New York, Rhode Island or Massachusetts, where booze prices are lower, the newspaper reports.

Getting rid of minimum pricing standards could bring another $1.5 million annually in sales tax revenues into state coffers because of increased sales in Connecticut, the JI reports. Smaller retailers, however, are likely to oppose the change because of concerns that large retailers could set prices too low for them to compete.

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Obituaries: Walter H. Zessin

February 12, 2013, 10:00 am
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Walter H. Zessin, 95, formerly of Enfield, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013.

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Valentine Photo Contest: Are You Patch's Cutest Couple?

February 12, 2013, 12:45 pm
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Enfield Police Update "Most Wanted" List

February 12, 2013, 1:00 pm
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Jeffrey Gaston

The Enfield Police Department is looking for the public's help in locating more than a dozen suspects wanted in connection with various crimes.

A tab on the department's website entitled "Enfield's Most Wanted" currently features 14 wanted suspects. Each individual's photo is accompanied by their date of birth, their pending charges and contact information for the police department.

Each profile contains a link where persons with information about a suspect may contact the police anonymously.

Enfield Patch will periodically be publishing photos of the wanted persons, as well as their pending charges and other available information.

Today's suspect is Jeffrey Gaston, born Aug. 13, 1959. He is wanted on charges of forgery and sale of narcotics. 

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 860-763-8930, or click on the web site and utilize the Anonymous Tips feature.

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New England Urgent Care to Host Free Health Fair

February 13, 2013, 5:41 am
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Patch's Poll: Which Sport Should Be Eliminated from the Olympics?

February 13, 2013, 7:00 am
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Wrestling at the 2012 Olympics in London.

The International Olympic Committee surprised the sporting world Tuesday by voting to cut wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympics.

The committee agreed to pare down the 26 sports it features to 25 so that a new sport could join the lineup in 2020. Wrestling has a chance to make it back into the Olympics, but the Los Angeles Times said that was unlikely now that it has been cut.

The other sports reportedly up for elimination included modern pentathlon,Taekwondo and field hockey.

"This is a process of renewing and renovating the program for the Olympics," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said. "In the view of the executive board, this was the best program for the Olympic Games in 2020. It's not a case of what's wrong with wrestling, it is what's right with the 25 core sports."

Should wrestling, an Olympic sport since the first modern games in 1896, be thrown to the mat?

Take our poll and tell us in the comments.

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Springfield Man Charged in 2011 Liquor Store Robbery in Enfield

February 13, 2013, 8:26 am
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Timothy Moses

A Massachusetts man has been charged in connection with a 2011 robbery at an Enfield liquor store.

Timothy Moses, 42, of Springfield, MA, was charged Tuesday with second-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny and third-degree assault. He was held on $50,000 bond.

The robbery took place on Aug. 5, 2011 at 8:40 p.m. at Harry's Discount Liquors in the Stop & Shop Plaza on Hazard Ave., Police Chief Carl Sferrazza said.

According to the police report, the store owner saw Moses and his wife, Estelle, stealing liquor from the store. When the owner confronted the couple, Timothy Moses struck him and the pair fled in a car onto I-91 northbound.

The Enfield police detective bureau investigated surveillance video and other evidence, and Estelle Moses was arrested on Sept. 17, 2012. She was charged with second-degree robbery, sixth-degree larceny and conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny. Her next scheduled court date is Thursday, Feb. 14.

Massachusetts state police contacted Enfield police Tuesday, stating they had detained Timothy Moses on unrelated charges. He was extradited from Springfield Superior Court, Sferrazza said.

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Directory Spotlight - Mark's Motorsports

February 13, 2013, 9:00 am
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Mark's Motorsports

Many of you may not know this, but there are descriptions and photos of nearly 900 businesses and organizations on Enfield Patch.

Under the "Directory" heading at the top of our home page, you will find everything you need to know about restaurants, stores, civic organizations, churches and numerous other locations around Enfield.

Enfield Patch will feature a different listing daily. We encourage readers to submit reviews or comments; if you are the owner or manager of the business or group, we invite you to claim the listing as your own.

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Malloy: Climate Change is Cause of Storms That Have Hit the State

February 13, 2013, 10:00 am
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As Connecticut continues to dig out from this past weekend's blizzard, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says climate change is at the root of the severe storms this state has seen in the last two years.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, whose tenure has been marked by a series of storms that have battered Connecticut, said this week that climate change is at the root of the dramatic weather we've seen.

On a stop in New Haven yesterday Malloy, surveying piles of snow being removed from city streets, told the New Haven Independent"This is climate change."

Since he took office two years ago Malloy has dealt with several devastating storms that have hit the state, including a series of snowstorms early in 2011. Later that year Tropical Storm Irene battered the state in August, cutting power to nearly 800,000 businesses and homes. Then, in October, a freak snowstorm struck the state, a storm that again paralyzed Connecticut with power outages that lasted more than a week for some.

In October of 2012 we had Hurricane Sandy, another major storm that brought devastating flooding and cut power across the state,  then this past weekend's historic blizzard dumped as much as 40 inches of snow in some parts of Connecticut. The storm crippled travel in towns and cities and has closed schools for days.

“I think climate change is giving (us) more severe weather more frequently as the environment continues to warm,” Malloy told the Independent.

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Obituaries: Lois (Pronovost) Sabettini

February 13, 2013, 10:00 am
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Local Wrestling Experts Dismayed at Decision to Drop the Sport From the Olympics

February 13, 2013, 11:00 am
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Jack Cimino (Enfield) vs. Tristen Cauley (Suffield) in high school wrestling action in 2012.

Some notable local wrestling experts are reacting with dismay to the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to remove the sport from the Summer Games, starting in 2020.

The committee agreed to pare down the 26 sports it features to 25 so that a new sport could join the lineup in 2020. Wrestling has a chance to make it back into the Olympics, but the Los Angeles Times said that was unlikely now that it has been cut.

Wrestling in the Olympics started with the ancient Games in 708 B.C., and became a staple of the modern Olympics, beginning in Athens, Greece in 1896.

"That is the longest-running sport in Olympic history, and I am astounded they decided to pull it," said Tim Desjardin, a member of the 1980 state championship wrestling team from Fermi High School who is currently a referee. "It's a bad sign of where they're going with the Olympics."

Jim Olson, a teammate of Desjardin and co-captain of that state championship team, went on to coach at East Windsor High School for 25 years, and is a member of that town's Athletic Club Hall of Fame.

"I think it's a crying shame," Olson said. "It's a demanding sport which requires a lot of commitment, and it teaches great work ethic and discipline."

Fermi head wrestling coach Jeff Beiler said, "Wrestling is one of the original Olympic sports, and I think it's a travesty the IOC could make this decision. I can't see the reasoning behind this, and I hope they reconsider this decision and reinstate the world's oldest sport."

A report by the IOC program commission said TV ratings and ticket sales are among the criteria used by the panel, according to ESPN.

"The reality is a bunch of TV executives are looking at ratings, and when they're showing wrestling at 3 o'clock in the morning, of course the ratings are terrible," said Dave Fredrick, a member of the 1984 Enfield High School state championship wrestling team.

Among the sports being kept in the Olympics is modern pentathlon, a combination of fencing, horse riding, swimming, running and shooting. It has been an Olympic sport since 1912.

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, 71 countries participated in wrestling, while just 26 nations competed in modern pentathlon.

What is your feeling about the decision? Take our poll.

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