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NEIGHBORHOOD AWARDS DINNER
The Waterbury Neighborhood Council will be holding its 7th Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, November 2nd at the Villa Rosa (Ponti Club). There will be a cash bar from 6:00pm to 7:00pm with dinner starting at 7:00pm. Price per person is $45.00. For tickets please call Michael Ptak at 754-9311; Antoinette D’Almedia at 755-6924 or any of the neighborhood associations presidents. These awards are give to individuals who give their time and talents to make Waterbury a better place to live. Some are paid and others are strictly volunteers. but all have one thing in common and that is their pride in the City of Waterbury. We have all seen Waterbury take its hit in disasters; both from nature, such as the Flood of 1955 and through man made disaster such as corruption scandals. The people of Waterbury have “taken their lickings but kept on ticking” because of individuals such as the ones we honor this year. This year the Council is honored to award the following individuals for their work within the community: This year’s Person of the Year will be Mr. Carl Rosa. Mr. Rosa heads the Main Street Waterbury program which has been very effective in bringing to light the needs of the downtown merchants and developing programs to help revitalize the downtown district. He writes a monthly article for the Waterbury Observer to help keep the public aware of what Main Street is doing and what plans are being developed for the future. He also lists the ten most littered properties in the downtown area. He works with the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce and with the WDC to help promote Waterbury to potential investors. This year’s Legislative award is being presented to Mr. Reggie Beamon who is retiring from serving his district and city for twenty years in the State Legislature. Mr. Beamon has been very instrumental in bringing funding that was needed into his district and working with the other members of the state delegation to provide a strong and united voice in promoting the city’s needs at the state level. He has always been there for the constituents of his District. This year’s Education award is being given to Ms. Robyn Apicella, Principal of Wilby High School. In 2002, Ms. Apicella took over as principal of Wilby High School, which was in danger of losing its accreditation after failing in seven out of seven categories following a NEASC inspection of the school. In the past four years, Ms. Apicella and her staff have turned the school around and is now fully accredited with NEASC and has been acknowledged by Fordham University as one of the most changed urban schools in the country. The strides made at Wilby High school with her dedication and that of her staff make her very worthy of this award. The Council is also pleased to award one of its City Service awards to Edith Reynolds and her husband Dan Gaeta. Edith and Dan are the owners of the John Bale Book Company located on Grand Street. They are very active in the Main Street Program and have helped organize various events for the children and adults to help show the positive side of downtown Waterbury. John Bale Book has over 20,000 volumes of books on their shelves and more that 60,000 through their online service. Another City Award honoree is Nancy Stokes. Nancy was very instrumental in getting the Main Street Waterbury Program organized and getting the body overseeing the selection process to see the benefits of having the program in Waterbury. Nancy has also volunteered her time to various other projects in the City of Waterbury. She has spent countless hours promoting the many positive things that have happened in the city. Finally, the last City Service award is being given to Mr. John Sarlo for his many years of service to the City of Waterbury. John has served as a member of the Board of Aldermen; attended many of the neighborhood groups meeting to see what was important to the members. He also serves on the Veterans Committee and can be seen at all of their events and many others in the city taking pictures to commemorate the events.
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