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B2 THE HARTFORD COURANT: Wednesday, November 23, 1994 2 Today institute at 868-0518. Watertown: A Christmas Bazaar to help homeless animals will be sponsored by Animal Rescue Foundation from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall on Route 6 with holiday plants, crafts, ornaments, knitted items, pet toys, baskets, jewelry and baked goods. Information from Cricket Zabit at er's Support Group will meet at 7 p.m.

in Bristol Hospital's Hughes Auditorium and the fourth Monday of each month. Refreshments are 'served. Information, 585-3268. Bristol: A Red Cross blood drive will be held from 1:45 to 6:15 p.m. at Union Hall, 247 Park St.

Call 1-800-433-1879 for appointments. Bristol: The Growing Center at Bristol ARC is selling holiday gift plants such as poinsettia, cyclamen, azalea, Christmas Cactus Mondays through Saturdyays through December. During Anniversary Week this week, dining room customers will receive a free houseplant. Plainville: The Wheeler Regional YMCA, will run a scuba class from todav through January, meeting Mon can you put this in on the 19? Southington: Southington High School Class of 1984 will have its 10-year reunion at the Aqua Turf from 7 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Invitations have been mailed. Cost is $45. Checks payable to Class of 1984 may be mailed to Class of 1984, 482 Lake Unit 17, Bristol 06010. Information, 585-9278 or 659-3233. Washington: The Institute For American Indian Studies will have a book signing of the new "Earth-maker's Lodge: American Indian Folklore, Activities, and Foods" by trustee and research associate E.

Barrie Kovasch from 2 to 4 p.m. in the lobby. Washington: Storytelling festival at Institute for American Indian Studies from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $5 for adults and $3 for children and members. Also from 11 a.m.

to 4 p.m., storytelling workshop for teachers (.5 CEUs); $25, $20 for members. Reservations, Drunk Driving, Litchfield County Chapter from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. John's Church on the green, with a "LiT Shopping" corner for children (average price of a gift $1 to $4), photos with Santa and a raffle for a gingerbread house.

Admission is free. Plainville: Class of 1969, Plainville High School, Plainville will hold its 25th year class reunion at at Nuchies Restaurant, in Forestville section of Bristol. Committee members are looking for classmates. A list of missing classmates is available from Gail Snedeker Pugliese at 6 Nod Road, 747-3091. Plymouth: The following trips are open to the public, sponsored by the recreation department: today, The Radio City Music Hall Christmas Show; Dec.

10, The New York City "Do Your Own Thing Dec. 16, Foxwoods Casino. All recreation are non-smoking and non-drinking on the bus. Registration, 585-4031. 563-9972 (days) or 628-9283 (evenings) or 235-3224.

New Britain: Hole in the Wall Theater will present Jack Neary's adaptation of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" at 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 17 on Fridays and Saturdays. Suggested donation is $9, children, $5. Reservations, 229-3049.

New Britain: Pulaski Senior High School Class of 1969 will hold a daance in conjunction with its 25-year reunion, sponsored by the PulaskiNew Britain High Alumni Association, at the VFW, New Britain. Cost for the dance featuring Motown Review is $10. Reunion Nov. 26 is at the Whitman House, Farmington. Information, Mary Chatfield Jones, 678-4496, or Lori Hinchcliffe Fuller, 827-1449.

Washington: Storytelling festival at Institute for American Indian Studies from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $5 for adults and $3 for children and members. Information, institute at 868-0518. New Britain news notes Alderman steps in to donate turkeys As a New Britain city alderman, William C. Rivera has faced many difficult problems.

But Tuesday, when he heard that the Foodshare program was short 50 Thanksgiving turkeys for needy New Britain families, he saw one with an immediate solution. Rivera, a local lawyer, volunteered to buy 50 turkeys, and will hand them out to families this afternoon at the Spanish Speaking Center. Rivera said he didn't think twice about stepping in when he heard about the shortage. He said his law office donates about $20,000 a year to charitable causes. "My office always looks to good causes.

I'd say putting food on the table is a pretty good cause," he said. He said the families on the Food- NEW BRITAIN Director sues housing authority share waiting list each have at least four members and are of diverse tl. -i- Speaking Center is the local distrib- UlVJl 1UI MIC MUgIclIU. Rivera said he hopes his act of charity will inspire other people to donate to the less fortunate. "One of my themes is people taking responsibility for other people," he said.

"Sometimes we see it during hurricanes, natural disasters and other emergencies. That kind of mentality is good, but I wish it was all year round." School dedication to honor teacher Parents and officials at Pulaski Middle School on Friday will dedicate the new school auditorium in memory of Donald R. Santora. Santora, who died in 1993, taught at Pulaski High School from 1962 to 1982. The high school was converted into the middle school.

The dedication is scheduled for 3 p.m. The suit contends that Croslan was authorized by the board's former chairwoman to take the November pay raise, even though she had no formal written contract. ting Croslan's ouster with the mayor. Springer said he will "cast a wide net" in pursuing the lawsuit, including taking statements from Blogoslawski and other city officials about discussions they might have had regarding Croslan. He said Dilzer and the authority could "resolve the case in a week, if they make me an offer that's reasonable." The authority still has not settled a lawsuit filed by Croslan's predecessor, Charles Cobb, who was dismissed in May 1990.

Bristol: Bristol's fifth annual Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration at 7:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church. The Rev. C.

Burtis Crooks, interim pastor of Bristol Baptist Church, will speak. The Rev. James F. Leary, pastor of St. Joseph, will deliver welcome.

Clergy from several congregations will participate. Offerings of food for needy and money for fuel bank received. Social hour will follow. All invited to attend. New Britain: New Britain recreation department youth indoor soccer league for ages 4 years to Grade 6 will meet Saturdays, Dec.

3 to Feb. 18. Fee is $25 ($5 less if registered by today). Registration closes Dec. 2.

Participants must attend skill evaluation day Dec. 3 for team assignment. Applications and registrations weekdays in recreation office in city hall. Payment must accompany registration. Brochures, 229-5337.

Friday New Britain: The Children's Department of New Britain Library will hold its annual pre-holiday book sale starting 10 a.m. and lasting as long as the books do. Books will be sold on a cash only. Proceeds will help purchase a new computer and printer for reference use in the Children's Department. New Britain: New Britain High School Class of 1979 will have its 15-year reunion at Angelico's Restaurant.

Cost is $23.50. Addresses of classmates are needed. Information, LudwigAutunno; was machinist Ludwig M. Autunno, 74, of Terry Road, Berlin, formerly of New Britain, died Monday. Mr.

Autunno was a machinist for such companies as Accurate Thread and Skinner Chuck. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of St. Ann Church. He is survived by his son, Thomas P. Autunno of Berlin; three daughters, Marjorie Rio of Plainville, Judith Ann Bosco of New Britain and Anny Popielarczyk of Florida; two sisters, Virginia Alderuccio of New Britain and Mary Roderick of New-ington; three brothers, John Autunno of New Britain, Eugene Autunno of New Britain and Julius Autunno of West Hartford.

Funeral services will be held with military honors Friday at 8:30 a.m. at the Donald D. Sagarino Home, 109 North New Britain. Services will continue at 9:30 a.m. at St.

Ann Church. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery, New Britain. Friends and relatives may call at the funeral home today from 5 to 8 p.m. MaryKablesh; church member Mary Kablesh of 87 Berlin Southington, died Monday at home after a short illness.

Mrs. Kablesh was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church and a member of Calendar House. She is survived by her husband, John F. Kablesh; three daughters, Sheilah K. Tycz of Milldale, Sharon K.

Zimmer of Southington and Cynthia K. DeMauro of California; her son, Jason J. Kablesh of Massachusetts; two sisters, Stella M. Bodzich of West Hartford and Lillian B. Res-telli of California.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 8:15 a.m. at Delia Vecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main Southington. Services will continue at 9 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, Southington.

Burial will be in Immaculate Conception Cemetery. Calling hours will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1155 Silas Deane Highway, Wethersfield, CT 06109. Wendy Wargo; lived in Plymouth Wendy Lynn Wargo, 29, of 5 Hillside Plymouth, died Saturday. Mrs.

Wargo was a resident of Plymouth for most of her life. She was employed by AMCO of Berlin and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Terryville. She is survived by her husband, I g1)c $mftmt How can we help you? Local News: a We invite readers to write, call or I visit our news offices to share their opinions, ideas for news stories, I pictures and letters to the editor. Our I news bureau is located at 1 16 Main I New Britain 06051.

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Registration is necessary at 585-3478. New Britain: Tours of the Family Birthplace at New Britain General Hospital will be given from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. It will include labor and delivery, postpartum and newborn care facilities. Educational material will be available. Registration required at 224-5227, weekdays.

MOntlaV Bristol: Bristol Hospital's Alzheim NEW BRITAIN Neighbors reopening By BILL LEUKHARDT Courant Staff Writer NEW BRITAIN Neighbors of a Spring Street landlord who needs city permission to reopen a closed bar in his building came out in force Tuesday to argue against another bar on the crime-plagued street. Fifteen people from the Spring Street area came to the zoning board of appeals to oppose James Newman's request for a special permit for a bar. Newman was before the board because his old city permit for a bar has lapsed in the 1 0 months since he closed the bar, the Mercedes Cafe, and evicted the man who ran it and the tenants who lived above it. "The only reason I'm here is that I cleaned out a bad element and it backfired on me," he said. "I didn't know the permit lapsed after 90 days." Evangelist Frank Boddie, who said he is an ex-drug addict now leading a church, said opening another bar on the street "is just like shooting gasoline into a fire.

We New Britain meetings City Hall: 27 West Main 826-3344. All meetings are at city hall unless otherwise noted. Public meetings today: North Central Connecticut Area Agency on Aging, 9:30 a.m., 999 Asylum Hartford; insurance commission, 6 p.m. New Britain school menus Menus for next week: one. Aline Butler White and her husband, Philip White, the former Orleans County state's attorney, live more than 50 miles away from Newport.

But they read about James and called Ford, offering a donation. "Here is a young person who really wants to kind of connect with his life. He doesn't want to just waste it," Aline White said. "Here is a kid Bristol school menus Menus for next week: ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Monday: Chicken nuggets, long dog on roll, baked beans, potato puffs, corn, pears. Tuesday: Bacon cheeseburger, chicken pattie, lettuce and tomato, fries, green beans, pudding.

Wednesday: Stuffed shells, chef salad, broccoli, gelatin. Thursday: Steak sandwich, sausage, said his department was replacing three in-ground fuel tanks when two more tanks were discovered. The tanks had leaked fuel, causing soil contamination. The cost of testing and cleanup could exceed $140,000, Smith said. In another matter, the finance board waived normal bidding procedures to allow ESPN Inc.

to purchase a small tract of city-owned land on Middle Street to complete a building project. 1 days from 7 to 11 p.m. Cost of $150 includes all equipment used in the pool except the mask, snorkel and fins. Space is limited. Information, 793-9631.

Southington: DePaolo Middle School PTO will hold a book fair through Dec. 1 during school hours and parent conferences in the school library with classic and popular literature for children of all ages, posters and book accessories. Visitors are welcome. oppose closed bar need something uplifting there, a store or a police substation." Others asked for a grocery store, candy store, anything except a bar. They say reopening a bar a few blocks up Spring Street from Newman's Sea Food Restaurant would be a magnet for drug dealers, street thugs, prostitutes and unruly people.

Six people, including Newman, his mother and business partnerr attended the meeting to support the permit request. "We're working to clean up this and other buildings Mr. Newman has in the area to help get this street back to where it once was," busi-, ness partner Paul Colenesse said. The bar, open over the years as the French Quarter, Nick II, Foxy Lady Cafe and Mercedes Cafe, would be run with an iron fist and cater to an older, less rowdy clientele, Newman said. No action had been taken by late evening.

The city plan commission has already voted 4-0 against Newman's request, saying a bar isn't appropriate for a residential section. Thursday and Friday not available. MIDDLEELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Monday: Pork choppette, whipped potato, fruit or juice, or peanut butter and jelly, fruit and juice. Tuesday: Cheeseburger on roll, peas, fruit or juice, or salami and cheese, fruit and juice. Wednesday: Chicken nuggets, green beans, fruit or juice, or bologna and rhaaca nn run fruit and iuice.

HIGH SCHOOL Monday: Choice of one: chicken noodle soup, pork choppette with roll and gravy, chicken nuggets, assorted grinders, salad bar. Choice of two: whipped potato, carrot sticks, fruit juice, fruit. Vermont who has made a home with his grandmother and is really doing well, and why should he go back?" Sandra Melendez has mixed feelings. She misses her son. "Sometimes at night I can't go to sleep," she said, because she keeps thinking about him.

"I worry that somehow I've failed him as a mother. But he's doing so well up there. I just hope I'm doing the right thing." cheese and egg on bagel, potato puffs, juice, applesauce. Friday: Cheese pizza, calzone with garlic bread, salad, peaches, cookie. HIGH SCHOOL Monday: Chicken nugget boats, vegetable, fruit.

Tuesday: Stuffed shells, garlic bread, vegetable, fruit mix. Wednesday: Taco salad with all the trimmings, fries, apple slices. Thursday: Chicken chow mein over rice, oriental vegetWe, cookies, pineapple. Friday: Pizza or calzone, garlic bread, salad, vegetable, fruit. 'mi- Read Every Wednesday oitfant jiji ill (203)241-6200 orl-800-4PAreRS I Mi i Saturday New Britain: Hole in the Wall Theater will present Jack Neary's adaptation of "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" at 7:30 p.m.

through Dec. 17 on Fridays and Saturdays. Suggested donation is $9, children, $5. Reservations, 229-3049. New Britain: Pulaski Senior High School Class of 1969 will have its 25-year reunion at the Whitman House, Farmington.

Information, Mary Cliat-field Jones, 678-4496, or Lori Hinchcliffe Fuller, 827-1449. New Milford: MADD about Santa will be held by Mothers Against Lance A. Wargo; her parents, Ron and Terry Luther of Terryville; her son, Brent Matthew Wargo; her daughter, Rachel Chelsea Wargo; and her brother, Robert J. Luther of-Terryville. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 1 1 a.m.

at St. Paul Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery, Terryville. Calling hours are Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Ann Sherman, 93; Bristol resident Ann Simoneau-Sherman, 93, formerly of 1385 Stafford Bristol, died Tuesday at Ridgeview Convalescent Home in Cromwell. Mrs. Sherman had been a resident of Bristol since 1924. She was employed at New Departure, Bristol, for 24 years, until retirement in 1969. She was a member of Prospect United Methodist Church, Ruth Rebekah Lodge 24 of Bristol and the Bristol Grange, serving as a chaplain.

She is survived by six sons, Ralph E. Simoneau of Claremont, N.H., Ernest Simoneau of Chester, Vt, Raymond G. Simoneau of Newport, N.H., William W. Sherman of Con-neaut, Ohio, Kenneth Sherman of Plainville and Robert Sherman of Bristol; and two daughters, Dorothy Zakerzewski of Plainville and Helen Walczewski of New Britain. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m.

at the O'Brien Funeral Home, 24 Lincoln Forestville. Burial will be in West Cemetery, Bristol. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. C. Anthonypillai; church member Cecilia R.R.

Anthonypillai, 65, of West Main Street, New Britain, died Sunday. She was a member of St. Maurice Church in New Britain. She is survived by eight daughters, J. Mohanraj of New Britain, N.

Emmanuel of Chicago, R. Gane-shan of New Britain, B. Sivaku-maran of Bayonne, N.J., T. Sel-venthiran of New Britain, S. Thiruloganathan of Canada, M.

Paul of New Britain and M. Anthonypillai of New Britain; one son, R. Anthonypillai of New Britain; one brother and five sisters. Private funeral services will be held Saturday at Shaker Memorial Chapels, 60 Winter New Britain. Services will continue with a Mass of Christian burial at St.

Maurice Church, New Britain. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery. Calling hours will be today from 5 to 7 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.

at the funeral home. call 241-6475 or toll-free 1-800-524-4242 Ext. 6475. This edition Is devoted to news and advertising from these towns: -Berlin -Plainville -Bristol -Plymouth -New Britain -Southington News and advertising from these towns and the surrounding area also appear In this edition: -Burlington -Newington -Waterbury -Cheshire -Thomaston -Wokxrtt -Mend en Courant office: i 116 Main New Britain 06051 to help teenager stay in Continued from Page Bl Dilzer and O'Keefe did not follow through with the firing. Instead, board members had talked privately to Croslan about resigning in exchange for severance pay.

Then, in September, at Dilzer's urging, the board directed Croslan to advertise her own job. Croslan, who earns $73,000 a year, has not yet done that. The suit contends that Croslan was authorized by the board's former chairwoman, Connie Wilson Collins, to take the November pay raise, even though she had no formal written contract. It also alleges that Croslan's rights have been violated because the board has moved to replace her without granting her a hearing. In charging that Dilzer had defamed Croslan, the suit says Dilzer "stated that he wanted to review Croslan's performance because it provided an opportunity to raise 'possible The suit suggests that Dilzer, an aide to Mayor Linda A.

Blogoslawski, was plot- BRISTOL Many rally Continued from Page Bl But then things began to look up. Lollie Melendez found a lawyer. School officials, impressed with James, began a fund-raising drive. An account of James' plight James was published in Vermont's largest newspaper, the Burlington Free Press, and strangers from as far away as New York called with offers of financial support. The main reason people seem to want to help James is James himself.

Colin Benjamin, who shares a law practice with his wife in Newport, agreed to take on the case after meeting James. "He is a spectacular child," Benjamin said. "I want to do everything I can for him." Benjamin filed an appeal of the Vermont judge's decision in state BRISTOL Superior Court Friday, and said chances of winning are "very good." Noel Ford, superintendent of the school district that oversees James' high school of 1,000 students, launched the fund-raising drive after meeting the teenager and his grandmother. "He is really taking advantage of what we have to offer, and he really wants to be here," Ford said. "A lot of young people aren't quite ready to buckle down at that age.

But this kid is." One reason teachers and officials want to keep James with them is that he is giving back as much as he is receiving. "I think he has a lot to give kids in this area," O'Neil said. James is of Puerto Rican descent, a rarity in a high school with only a handful of minority students, and he grew up in an urban area with experiences few northern Vermont teenagers are familiar with, she said. Those who have volunteered to help James know they can't help every kid who comes along, but sometimes it's enough just to help told federal Justice Department officials hope to continue the community policing program until the year 2000. The city council must now formally accept the federal grant money.

The finance board also appropriated 1 06,200 to pay for the removal of two 40-year-old fuel tanks discovered unexpectedly during a project at the public works yard. Public works Director Ron Smith Finance board votes to accept grant Continued from Page Bl people can't do it." Kohnke was unable to assure city officials that overtime expenses, which reached $1 million last fiscal year, would decrease with new officers on board. It is unclear whether additional federal funds will be available to Bristol after three years, but Mayor Frank N. Nicastro Sr. said he was I.