Volume 25, Number 22
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Thursday, June 1, 2023
BHS Ultimate team soars during its inaugural campaign
PURE GOLD
Contributed
Berlin High School’s Ultimate team held its first-ever practice in May of 2022. One year later, the squad earned a state championship. Berlin went 4-0 in the 2023 Division II Ultimate tournament, held May 21, and outscored its opponents 43 to 5 on the way to claiming the state title in the team’s inaugural season.
Originally known as ultimate Frisbee, Ultimate is a non-contact team sport played with a disc flung by hand. The Division II champs are: Noah Arce-Caliskan, Sean Colello, Kevin Daley, Terrence Dornfried, Malcolm Ferguson, Zachary Hills, Matthew Jamrozek, Luke Johnson, Nicholas Koops, Thomas Lewis, Dominic Mongillo, Bryan Morris, John Pease, See Ultimate, A4
Juneteenth celebration to include film premiere Contributed
Local resident Madelyn Lazzara received the Gold Award – the highest achievement a Girl Scout can attain – at a pinning ceremony held May 22 at the Berlin Community Center. The Gold Award is earned by Senior and Ambassador Girl Scouts. In attendance at the recent Gold Award ceremony were Mayor Mark Kaczynski and state representatives Donna Veach and Jack Fazzino. Pictured, from left: Donna Veach, Madelyn Lazzara and Jack Fazzino. Photo submitted by Marilisa Lazzara
The Berlin Equity Action Team’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth celebration will be held Saturday, June 17 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Berlin-Peck Memorial Library. The Berlin Equity Action Team (B.E.A.T.) has partnered with Wide Awake
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Films to produce a documentary capturing the untold heroism of Connecticut’s Black soldiers during the American Civil War. The short film depicts the story of the 29th Regiment Connecticut Volunteers, which included soldiers from Berlin’s early Black community.
Mówimy po polsku!
See Juneteenth, A10
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