In the news: Anthony C. Coletti, 48, was appointed warden of the Brooklyn Correctional Institution Dec. 15. He replaces Warden Robin H. Sutherland, who died in November.

Background: From 1979-88, Coletti was a patrolman and detective with the Norwich Police Department. He began a career with the state Department of Correction at the Hartford Correctional Center. While at the J.B. Gates Correctional Institution in Niantic, he was promoted to lieutenant and then captain. As captain, he helped develop the agency’s Emergency Plan manual and was assigned as the District 3 Complex captain. He was promoted to major in 1998 and assigned to oversee operations at Corrigan Correctional Institution in Niantic. He also served as operations major at the Bergin Correctional Institution in Storrs and at the Brooklyn Correctional Institution, where he also served as acting warden. He was promoted to deputy warden in 2007 and returned to oversee operations at the consolidated Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center.

Community: Coletti served six years with the Occum Volunteer Fire Department and its EMT/Ambulance Squad.

The job: Brooklyn Correctional Institution is a level 3 medium-security facility housing approximately 454 inmates overseen by 123 staff members.

Quotable: “It’s an honor to be appointed warden of this institution, and I’m mindful of the opportunity the commissioner and the department have given me,” he said. “This department has given me a lot and I want to give something back.”

Abigail Kate Noll and Justin Dale Warner were married Nov. 29, 2008, at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Pomfret.

The bride is the daughter of Rita Noll of Woodstock and the late Frederick Noll.

The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Warner of East Hampton.

Maid of honor was Alexa Marisa Noll of Oneco, sister of the bride. Best man was Matthew Fliss of Phoenix, friend of the groom.

Bridesmaids included Abigail Wilber of Canterbury and Jennifer Snelling of Raeford, N.C., friends of the bride. Junior bridesmaid was Anna Wolfs of Hartland, Wis., cousin of the bride.

Groomsmen included Dean Warner of Pomfret, Glen Warner of Paris, Ky., and Neil Warner of Killingly, all brothers of the groom.

A reception was held at Point Breeze Restaurant in Webster, Mass.

The couple live in Eagle River, Alaska. The groom is stationed at Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

Marissa Margaret Mayes and Michael Paul Fraser were married Oct. 11, 2008, at the First Congregational Church of Bethel. The Rev. Dr. Sheldon T. Smith officiated.

The bride is the daughter of Nancy Northrop of Brookfield and the late Michael E. Mayes.

The groom is the son of Linda Fraser of Danielson and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fraser of Cottonwood, Ariz.

The bride was given in marriage by Dr. Anthony Telesha, the father of her late best friend. She wore a silk satin ivory gown featuring eggplant satin trim, embroidery, and crystal and pearl beading. She carried a bouquet of purple and white roses, miniature calla lilies and lisianthus.

Matron of honor was Cynthia Guy of Danbury, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids included Ashley Ross of Brookfield, fiancée of the bride’s brother, and friends of the bride Kellie Bellmay of Danbury, Katherine Pobutkiewicz of Wethersfield and Tina Romeo of Bristol. Junior bridesmaid was Kendall Ware, niece of the groom.

Flower girls were Lauren Fraser and Logan Ware, nieces of the groom, and ring bearer was Ethan Fraser, nephew of the groom.

Best man was Tad Elliott of Hamden, friend of the groom. Ushers included brothers of the bride Matthew Mayes and Morgan Mayes of Brookfield, as well as friends of the groom Justin Kilcollum of Willimantic and Lucas Karmazinas of West Hartford.

A reception was held at The Candlewood Inn in Brookfield.

The bride graduated in 1998 from Brookfield High School and in 2004 earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and history from Western Connecticut State University. She is pursuing a master’s degree in education. She is employed as a third-grade teacher for the Newtown Public Schools and also teaches ballet, tap and jazz at Dance Dimensions LLC in Brookfield.

The groom is a 1999 graduate of Norwich Free Academy and is attending Naugatuck Valley Community College. He is employed as a service manager at Nejame and Sons in Danbury.

The couple live in Brookfield with their dog, Aubrey.

Nancy and Michael Broughton of Canterbury and David Knapp of Little Falls, N.Y., announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany Knapp, to Anthony Miller, son of Valentine and Hazel Miller of New Jersey and Jamaica.

Beth, a 1996 graduate of Norwich Free Academy, earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2000 and a Master of Social Work from the Advanced Standing Program at Springfield (Mass.) College in 2003. She is employed as a school social worker with Cobb County School District in Georgia.

Anthony is a 1999 graduate of the High School of Telecommunications, Arts and Technology in Brooklyn, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years and is now employed with Paragon Securities in Atlanta.

A June 27, 2009, wedding is planned at Central Baptist Church in Norwich with a reception at Ocean Beach. They live in Marietta, Ga.

Woodstock Academy has named the following students to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2008-09 school year:

Grade 12
High honors: Tiana Almquist, Joseph Barlow, Chelsea Berris, Sarah Bober, William Charron, Caleb Cooper, Laura Durst, Jonathan Gaunya, Andrew Geragotelis, Chelsea Hustus, Jessica Johnson, Melissa LePage, Derek Lukin, Zachary Lussier, Katie Maurice, Christopher McGinn, Andrea Nault, Ian O'Neill, Shevaun Reddy, Olivia Richman, Victoria Roy, Meredith Sbordy, Suzanne Slater, Ashley St. Martin, Jessica Stevens, Sarah Ullrich

Honors: Collin Adkins, Ian Andersen, Alyssa Anderson, Shea Bailey, Mary Bartolotta, Kayla Belanger, Colin Billings, Danielle Blackmer, Julie Blais, Michael Bove, Erica Brimberry, Michelle Bulmer, Tyler Campbell, Amanda Carpenter, Stacy Cloutier, Peter Collins, Devon Conroy, Chelsea Contre, Tessa Cooper, Samantha Corden, Kelsey Cunningham, Melanie Desrosier, Anthony DePietro, Saige Dupont, Erika Enderle, Jeffrey Fagnant, Christopher Favreau, Colin Garry, Scott Gaudreau, Evan Giamundo, Nathan Grenier, Benjamin Hallowell, Ashley Hammond, Kaine Herrick, Eric Howard, Alyssa Hunsaker, Matthew Jones, Bridget Kesling, Lauren Komorowski, Jeff Lajoie, Kyle LaPrade, Meredith Leo, Kyle Livernoche, Bethany Lyon, Effie Merrill, Mindy Moreau, Olivia Nijssen, Kyle Notis, Amanda Nowak, Christine Palacios, Thomas Palkovic, Christina Radlo, Aaron Raszka, Robert Reynolds, Rebecca Rollinson, Karen Scott, Jennifer Simpson, Katherine Sokoloski, Shelley St. Jean, Jonathan Trudeau, Sean Vincent, Hope Wayman, Kiley Zurowski

Recognition: Dylan Baker, Michael Berthiaume, Caitlin Borowy, Lauren Bousquet, Colin Breen, Bria Bristol, Amanda Burdett, Jacob Dexter, Zachary Dexter, Kelsey Falco, Joseph Fiorenza, Robert Goodno, Siana Green, Shelbie Greene, Hollie Hart, Joshua Honeychurch, Thomas Hull, Stephanie Kryzak, Michael LaForce, Brendan Loughead, Corina Lugo, Brittany Mantha, Christopher March, Timothy Nowak, Michael Olm, Jonathan Roemer, Sarah Savoie, Kyle Senick, Kyle Slayton, Brian Sullivan, Athena Sweeney, Gregory Syrek, Dellick Thavone, Calvin Underwood, Colin Whiston, Marissa Young

Grade 11
High honors: Megan Audet, Richard Baker, John Bartolotta, Nicole Bowen, Timothy Curry, Virginia Derrico, Victoria Masiello, Rachael Matty, John Sherman

Honors: Stephanie Baldino, Kristo Bolano, Cassandra Canniff, Marina Cinami, Marissa Cutting, Kayla Deskus, Timothy Fogarty, Hillary Fundin, Mikayla Gagnon, Lindsay Gardner, Arthur Guerra, Melissa Incera, Philip Kemp, Brohen Krsulic, Jacqueline Kulig, Hillary Kutschker, Valerie Lachapelle, Jessica Lamey, Alissa Lingard, Jessica Little, John Lorusso, Tyler Luppi, Karissa Lyon, Anneliese Mahoney, Michael Martin, Charles Mauro, Nicholas Mavros, Hannah McMerriman, Alexander Owen, Justin Paprota, Alicia Ploughman, Emily Potrzeba, Olga Radchenko, Mariah Rae, Katherine Randall, Evan Rollins, Bailey Rosenberg, Chrysalin Rosselli, Emily Sachs, Emily Swenson, Maya Tarabishy, Emily Tetreault, Julia Thayer, Ryan Vinnicombe, Keena White, Kyle Wickiser, Meghan Wright

Recognition: Holly Bartomioli, Danielle Bouchard, Andrew Bove, Kalina Calderone, Scott Converse, Alexandra Copeland, Jessica Cornman-Homonoff, Danielle Derrico, Zacharia El-Samin, Jeni Fillmore, Mallory Gee, Dylan Girardi, Katarina Glover, Rochelle Graveline, Erik Hazelton, Ian Howley, David Hussong, Matthew Jessop, Brandon Labrecque, Amanda Lafreniere, Dylan Main, Nicholas McCoy, Kyle Morin, Melissa Pelletier, Shane Person, Derrick Renaud, Cody Semmelrock, Brian Smith, Sarah Smith, Heather Spink, Aaron Stark, Elizabeth Stever, Danielle Strandson, Matthew Stringer, Laura Thibodeau, Nicholas Thibodeau, Chelsea Vogt, Christopher Walsh, Melanie Young

Grade 10
High honors: Jennifer Diluciano, Virginia-Desi Dykstra, Jasmin Floyd, Jessilyn Gaylor, Erin Kelly, Andrew Klemola, Kailyn Kowolenko, Tyler Malboeuf, Brady Matteau, Annaleise Peterson, Siri Rosendahl, Kerribeth Szolusha

Honors: Lukas Almquist, Karissa Altdorf, Kara Ames, Shelby Archer, Cori Bailey, Colin Barry, Jonathan Bastien, Hailey Blackmer, Kevin Bonitz, Samantha Boyle, Julia Budd, Sangita Burke, Joseph Collins, Nicholas Danforth, Jocelyn Dexter, Brenna Dougherty, Megan Dryburgh, Holly Dubois, Chelsea Duhaime, Sara Facer, Kevin Fenstermacher, Danielle Fortin, Joyce Fountain, Nicole Gugliotti, Rachel Hall, Jacob Harder, Nathan Kacerik, Samuel Lambert, Amanda Lamoureux, Rachel Landry, Jacquelin Lee, Jamie Loader, Molly McDermott, Ryan Melville, Audrey Miner, Laura Mustis, Alison Navarro, Shannon Papuga, Rachel Perkins, Ricky Phongsa, Andrea Plucenik, Richard Ross, Kailey Roy, Amanda Schena, Thomas Simpson, Levi Smith, Andrew St. Jean, Anja Stark, Audrey Wayman, Bailey Wilber, Zachary Wilcox, Jessica Wilson, Sagan Woods, Meagan Zadziejko, Jacob Zinn, Brandon Zurek

Recognition: Alexzandria Alvarado, Brian Blanchard, Tiffany Brimberry, Kayla Brooks, Jessica Brown, Emily Burkart, Adam Cacciapuoti, Michael Coyle, Sean Cunningham, Kelly Diaz, Tyler Dort, Austin Dzki, Matthew Esmaieli, Katherine George, Shea Goudreau, Sarah Henry, Brian Jones, Brooke Jordan, Michael Kantorski, Hunter Kelley, Benjamin Keyes, Chelsea Lajoie, Michael Magee, Wade Manuilow, Kali McGann, Jackie Menard, Alex Morrison, Carissa Mrouse, Kathleen Murphy, Brendt Nash, Mackenzie Prindle, Jennifer Rollinson, Avery Schena, Paul Slevinsky, Justina Thoma, Carl Underwood, Kyle Welch, Blake Willis, Ryan Yakis

Grade 9
High honors: Molly Archambault, Meagan Ferreira, Sarah Froehlich, Jeremy Geragotelis, Jonathan Henault, Rachael Hickey, Jared Oleksiak, Travis Osborn, Rachel Solomon, Ian Sorensen, Victor Strama, Kelly White

Honors: Michaela Anderson, Jacklyn Bellanceau, Kyle Bergman, Danielle Bourgeois, Alexis Brierley, Ashlyn Brockett, Genevieve Cohen, Shannon Darby, Catherine Dee, Cody DeGray, Michael Delpapa, Elena Deluca, Abigail Dubois, Hannah Duhaime, Kaitlyn Fenton, Shannon Fuller, Sarah Gilloran, Emily Glass, Eric Glinsky Chelsea Gosselin, Maegan Hernberg, Victoria Herr, Amber Kelly, Alaina Kilburn, Emily Klawitter, Mikaela Koivisto, Nicole Kremer, Emily Lamarre, Megan Lord, Garrett Lynch, Andrew Markes, Kay McMerriman, Hannah Neill, Scott Olm, Jessica Page, Daniel Palkovic, Tess Person, Nathan Ploughman, Bridgette Poirier, Galina Radchenko, Leana Reagan, Melissa Roy, Jane Sconzo, Alana Spalding, Kaitlynn Thayer, Christopher Tufano, Katie Ventura, Victoria Vieira, Vanessa Wallace, Amanda Wedegis, Stacey Yazo, Taylor Zakrzewski

Recognition: Kayleigh Arthur, Brett Bartomioli, Adam Becher, Samuel Beckwith, Mikaela Bembenek, Michael Bodinger, Paul Butkevich, Dakota Cournoyer, Tyler Fickett, Chelsea Gaucher, Victoria Gunderson, Aideen Hanlon, Annastasia Harris, Nicholas Howard Rose Jandrow, Madison Jones, Lauren Kelley, Caroline Kenney, Jennifer Kristal, Emily Lachapelle, Brigette Lajoie, Sarah Lamb, Ethan LePine, Casey Lerz, Kelsey Marasco, Brittany Morissette, Allyson Oatley, Natalie Osman, Jessica Otto, Alexis Pellecchia, Rebacca Pelletier, Anthony Pezzetti, Gregory Pike, Justin Rapose, Mariah Rasmussen, Joseph Reynolds, Hannah Richman, Kelsey Sanelli, Lauren Sbordy, Alyson Schena, Nicole Stanley, Hunter Toney, Megan Torcellini, Alexa Wallace, Alexander Welzant, Jasmine Williams, Dana Wood, Nathaniel Woods, Travis Young

Plainfield Central School has named the following students to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2008-09 school year:

High honors
Grade 8: Kaitlin Allard, Suzanne Arpin, Jordan Beauregard, Kylie Beauregard, Haley Beausoeil, Megan Boast, Mackenzie Church, Meg Collelo, Adam Coutu, Tori Crandall, Johnathon Crouch, Colby Cyrus, Nigel Dennison, Oliva-Kate Desjardins, Courtney DiMaria, Samantha Doyon, Chelsea Elkins, Shelley Erickson, Michael Fusaro, Shawn Greenman, Allen Griffin, Morgan Griffin, William Griffin, Patrick Haggerty, Danielle Hoard, Robert Howeson, Samantha Jaramillo, Samantha Jimmis, Chelsea Koziol, Rose Labrie, Matthew Liebel, Samantha Longo, Matthew Martin, Cynthia McIntosh, Sean McMerriman , Derek Meier, Christopher Messier, Karen Molina, Zachary Moon, Kayla Moran, Daniel Mueller, Samuel Mueller, Hunter Oberdorf, Avery Palmer, Jordan Panteleakos, Nichole Perry, Michelle Pfeifer, Elijah Pollard, Stephanie Porras, Amanda Raymond, Daniel Rogers. Alicia Roy, Tyla Rudd, Cearra Rushton, Stephanie Salois, Joseph Saros, Skylar Solomon, Talia Ann Sonner, Danielle Soucie, Jacob Still, Joshua Tanner, Nathan Thereau, Russell Thompson, Whitney VanAlst, Monique Whitehead, Danielle Willard, Alexis Williams, Deven Young, Susan Zheng

Grade 7: Samantha Allard, Alex Alteri, Jacquelyn Bartholomay, Jake Bath, Alexandria Bergman, Eric Bolonis, Alexander Bryan, Moranda Chapman, Lindsey Charlwood, Michaela Chilcote, Nathan Corey, Alicia Cournoyer, Heather Curran, Kianna Dailey, Derek DiGioia, Curt DuBois, Tabitha Federer, Enxhi Ferraj, Hillary Florence, Alexis Flores, Ariel Fontaine, Cosette Gagne, Adam Godfrey, Patrick Goebel, Emily Gorman, Travis Gowin, Garet Griffin, Allison Heath, Rachel Hough, Alanna Insalaco, Shelby Jendrewski, Kara Johnson, Taylor Jones, Hayley Joyal, Jordan Joyal, Brett Kettle, Kylee Kropp, Amber Labrie, Spencer LaFlamme, Dustin Lane, Gabrielle Laskarzewski, Abbi Legler, Alexander Lumpkins, Gavin Martin, Keenan Mebane, Leah Mikaelian, Destiny Morin, Tanner Nason, Joshua Neeley, David O’Brien, Nicole Oswell, Hailee Parenteau, Hannah Parker, Justin Petrucci, Anastasia Phillips, Amber Pipkins, Nicole Plantier, Mikayla Poulin, Ryan Rickey, Brianna Rocha, Kerri Ruffo, Sadey Rushton, Kyle Sampson, Kathryn Sanborn, Darien Sharkey, Keith Sheeley, Celina Shippee, Meagan Sikorsky, Abigail Souiller, Ezekiel Stahr, Mary Ellen Sweeney, Julianna Tetreault, Thomas Theroux, Dominique Toper Withey, Arianna Traylor, Amanda Vernon, Nathaniel Vernon, Taiylor Watson, Brandon Young, Melinda Zekiri, Mikey Zheng

Grade 6: Shelby Atlas, Brandon Beauregard, Jarod Beauregard, Abdulkhaliq Bhonhariya, Brandon Bollenbach, Brooklyn Brown, Alexander Brunet, Victoria Burbank, Sophi Connor, Branigan Cook, James Delle Fave, Vanessa Eldridge, Jordan Federer, Christopher Fontaine, Jesse Fontaine, Marisa Gaathje, Haley Gaines, Alyssa Gauvin, Jillian Gorman, Brianna Greenman, Michaela Grimaldi, Arielle Hall, Alyssa Hapgood, Aprile Hoard, Hanah Hopps, Kaneza Kadambaya, Gabrielle LaFlesh, Devon LaQuire, Toby Lavigne, Samantha Lee, Maria Lopez, Jordan Lumpkins, Victoria MacLelland, Daniel Marchesseault, Devin Maxim, Kaileigh McCarthy, Lauren McElwain, Micaela McNany, Halie Meier, Michael Mosher, Hannah Nicholson, Brandon Pfeifer, Jordan Pollard, Karinne Porras, Sarah Price, Sheanna Rankin, Jordan Rice, John Richmond, Kevin Roode, Brandon Roy, Matthew Sandage, Noah Sarette, Ryan Saros, Alexander Stringer, Rebecca Szruba, Tristan Terre, Jacquelin Torres, Bryan VanAlst, Paige Waterman

Honors
Grade 8: Korinne Alubowicz, Cynthia Avery, Ryan Barile, Joseph Bates, Madelynn Bonfiglio, Joseph Bryan, Steven Federer, Brandon Field, Parker Franklin, David Gamboa, Cira Garcia, Brooke Garrett, Michael Grimaldi, James Jones, Paige Lefevre, Joshua Main, Sean McKinney, Joshua Millette, David Parenteau, Dustin Peck, Michael Peloquin, Ryan Perry, Kyle Pomo, John Paulo Ramirez, Justin Reilly, Dustin Ritchotte, Katrina Roys, Alysha Smith, Seth Standeford, Joseph Waterman, Nicole Waterman, Courtney Wright

Grade 7: Wolfgang Barlik, Emily Brennan, Drew Campo, Zachary Coons, Cameron Doyle, Michael Esposito, Andrew Ferguson, Edward Jacome, Brandon Missino, Laura Montgomery, Alex Savaria, Zachary Shabenas, Brandon Spino, Dominique Starr Barker, Kali Taylor, Rebecca Vincent, Adam Zientek

Grade 6: Kade Amster, Nikole Assi, Tristan Beausoleil. Tyler Brooks, Chivon Burns, Nicole Davis, Kathleen Dixon, Britney Dufrat, Justin Dupuis, Benjamin Henault, Stephen Jankowski, Leighann Labrie, Sarah Leclair, Thomas Lyon, Stephen Mattingly, Brayden Palmisano, Luis Rosario, Jacklyn Scovel, Austin Shirley, Christopher Thornhill, Dakota Waters

Day Kimball Hospital
ABRAM: Son, to Elizabeth Anne (Bernat) and Benjamin John Abram, Oct. 22.

The William W. Backus Hospital
MALLOY/HASLIP: Daughter, to Charles Malloy and Kristy Haslip, Dec. 7.

JOHNSON: Daughter, to Brian and Lisa (Schumacher) Johnson, Dec. 7.

DUTERVIL/ALCIUS: Son, to Lucmane Dutervil and Jeamanie Alcius, Dec. 7.

NGUYEN: Daughter, to Thao Nguyen, Dec. 8.

ITHIER: Son, to Karla Ithier, Dec. 9.

SIMON: Son, to Marc and Patricia Simon, Dec. 9.

BROWN/FOSS: Son, to Joseph Brown and Kelly Foss, Dec. 9.

ARSENAULT/BOSTROM: Son, to Anthony Arsenault and Shannon Bostrom, Dec. 9.

MUSHERO: Son, to Henry Mushero Jr. and Laura Mushero, Dec. 9.

KLEWIN: Son, to Luke and Anne (Woodmansee) Klewin, Dec. 9.

LEBLANC/GAUTHIER: Son, to Travis LeBlanc and Rebecca Gauthier, Dec. 10.

COTTLE: Twin sons, to Charles and Stacylynn (Ault) Cottle, Dec. 10.

LIU/ZHANG: Daughter, to JianMing Liu and Yue Zhang, Dec. 11.

RAPOSO: Son, to Humberto and Heidi (Roethel) Raposo, Dec. 12.

CANESTRARI/PERKINS: Son, to Michael Canestrari and Candace Perkins, Dec. 12.

NICHOLS: Son, to Michael and Jill (Steidl) Nichols, Dec. 12.

WELLINGTON/PHILLIPS: Son, to David Wellington Jr. and Mattie Phillips, Dec. 12.

IZZARELLI: Son, to Robert Izzarelli Jr. and Emily Izzarelli, Dec. 12.

SOLOVEI: Son, to Chris and Patricia (Coffey) Solovei, Dec. 13.

STRANGE: Daughter, to Amanda Strange, Dec. 14.

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital
LOPEZ/BANCHS: Son, to David Lopez and Shavonne Banchs, Nov. 25.

VITORINO/COLON: Daughter, to Eduardo E. Vitorino and Dana Colon, Nov. 25.

DEAN: Daughter, to Jeremy M. and Katherine (Dixon) Dean, Nov. 25.

MOSCOL/GIBSON: Son, to John E. Moscol and Kara Gibson, Nov. 25.

GROGAN: Son, to David W. and Shala (Sethi) Grogan, Nov. 25.

MOREAU: Son, to Bradley D. and Shannan (Matteson) Moreau, Nov. 25.

BRENNAN: Son, to Timothy D. and Kelly (Moriarty) Brennan, Nov. 26.

DEAN: Son, to Chad J. and Kayla (Brindle) Dean, Nov. 26.

SCOTT: Son, to Hughroy A. and Aisha Scott, Nov. 26.

MALINOWSKY/BERRY: Daughter, to Eric C. Malinowsky and Haley Berry, Nov. 27.

FORD: Daughter, to Paul A. and Eliza (Rivera) Ford, Nov. 28.

ALOKAM/KONDAPAVULURI: Son, to Sriramamurthy Alokam and Radhika Kondapavuluri, Nov. 28.

THOMAS: Daughter, to Justin S. and Molly (Norris) Thomas, Nov. 28.

VANDERWOOD: Daughter, to Timothy M. and Melissa (Lussier) Vanderwood, Nov. 28.

BARRETT/CAULUM: Daughter, to Adam M. Barrett and Samantha Caulum, Nov. 29.

LALLIS/LOVATON: Son, to Joshua A. Lallis and Yesenia Lovaton, Nov. 29.

SCAHILL: Son, to Edward J. Scahill III and Maribeth (Page) Scahill, Nov. 29.

STRINGER: Daughter, to Gary R. Stringer Jr. and Karen (Johnson) Stringer, Nov. 29.

MAIN/FOSTER: Son, Gilbert H. Main and Rebecca Foster, Dec. 1.

GROSSETT: Son, to Floyd G. and Tamara (Mhone) Grossett, Dec. 1.

HORNER: Son, to Jennifer Horner, Dec. 1.

KENNEDY/NOLAN: Daughter, to Ryan M. Kennedy and Charity Nolan, Dec. 1.

JOHNSON/REYES: Son, to Dana R. Johnson and Evelyn Reyes, Dec. 1.

ALICEA/TORO: Daughter, to Jose L. Valentin Alicea and Rochely Marrero Toro, Dec. 2.

SEALS: Son, to Kelly C. and Nova (McConnico) Seals, Dec. 2.

Windham Community Memorial Hospital
JIMENEZ: Daughter, to Marisely Jimenez, Nov. 24.

ROYCE: Daughter, to Kara (Beaudry) and Fredrick A. Royce III, Dec. 1.

KONIAR/MCMAHON: Son, to Christine Koniar and Matthew McMahon, Dec. 4.

PARKER-SANTOS: Daughter, to Theresa Parker-Santos, Dec. 7.

FIORE/MCKAY: Daughter, to Christina Fiore and Donavan McKay, Dec. 8.

MATEO/GONZALEZ-CHAVEZ: Daughter, to Yolanda Mateo and Andres Gonzalez-Chavez, Dec. 13.

In the news: Jean Cole, 80, of Thompson wrote a chapter in a book titled “The Newborn as a Person: Enabling Healthy Infant Development Worldwide.”

Background: Cole, a native of Scotland, worked for infant specialist Dr. T. Berry Brazelton for 20 years at the Brazelton Institute at the Children’s Hospital in Boston. She taught how to use the Brazelton scale, a test that measures a newborn’s behavioral style. Cole holds a master’s degree in child development from Wheelock College.

Family: Cole and her husband, Floyd, have five children and seven grandchildren.

About the book: It is a text for professionals worldwide in infant development. Cole’s chapter is titled: “Preparing Professionals to Work with Newborns: The Brazelton Institute Experience: United States.”

The Brazelton scale: Newborns are generally administered with the Apgar scale, which rates a child’s appearance, pulse, responsiveness, muscle activity and breathing. Some hospitals also give the Brazelton test, which picks up an infant’s behavioral style. The results give caregivers clues in handling and nurturing the infant. The exam, which has been around since the early 1970s, takes 20 minutes, Cole said, and is “the most important 20 minutes in a baby’s life.” Brazelton, now 90, views a baby’s behavior as its way of communicating.

Quotable: “It should be every child’s birthright,” Cole said of the Brazelton test. “Dr. Brazelton said it was like peeling away layers — like an onion, with the baby at the core. It’s a fascinating process. People have told me it’s almost mystical — you see how the baby is responding.”

Day Kimball Hospital

ST. LOUIS/MAHONEY: Daughter, to Richard Joseph St. Louis III and Meghan Lee Mahoney, Nov. 26.

MILLER/SHATLEY: Son, to Bradley Gus Miller and Meghan Rose Shatley, Nov. 28.

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

HALEY/BARRETT: Daughter, to Dameon E. Haley and Korilyn Barrett, Nov. 19.

LEVESQUE/DREHER: Son, to Michael J. Levesque and Kristine Dreher, Nov. 19.

LADIA: Twin sons, to Marcus O. and Danielle (Kant) Ladia, Nov. 19.

MCBAIN: Son, to Donald J. and Elizabeth (Smith) McBain, Nov. 19.

ALI/PAULIE: Son, to Mohammed A. Ali and Sahana Paulie, Nov. 19.

SIEFMAN: Son, to Brett A. and Samantha (Book) Siefman, Nov. 19.

TAPLEY: Daughter, to Scott D. and Susan (Anderson) Tapley, Nov. 19.

LEGG: Son, to Jamie S. and Livia (Gorini) Legg, Nov. 20.

DELZER: Son, to Michael R. and Julie (Stafford) Delzer, Nov. 21.

ANDREWS/DUNPHY: Son, to Nicholas R. Andrews and Heather Dunphy, Nov. 21.

WROBEL: Son, to Jeffrey A. and Victoria (Rivera) Wrobel, Nov. 21.

SMITH: Daughter, to Chris S. and Lara Smith, Nov. 22.

PAPE: Daughter, to Richard W. and Tianne (Hallas) Pape, Nov. 22.

GUTIERREZ/SERRANO: Son, to Hitler U. Gutierrez and Julia Serrano, Nov. 23.

CAREY: Son, to Daniel A. and Michele (Biltcliffe) Carey, Nov. 24.

SILVA: Son, to Mark and Kasey (Comeau) Silva, Nov. 24.

MINTO/YOUNG: Son, to Robert R. Minto and Danielle Young, Nov. 24.

The William W. Backus Hospital

HAUTA: Daughter, to Jeffrey and Jennifer Hauta, Nov. 25.

TALLEY: Son, to Kayla Talley, Nov. 25.

BUNNELL/BENHAM: Daughter, to Joseph Bunnell and Kristen Benham, Nov. 25.

MARSHALL: Son, to Eugene and Monica (Vaughan) Marshall, Nov. 25.

WARD/PROCTOR: Daughter, to Gerald Ward Jr. and Amanda Proctor, Nov. 25

COUTURE: Daughter, to Joseph and Cheryl (Borkiewicz) Couture, Nov. 26.

DUMAS: Son, to Randall and Melissa Dumas, Nov. 26.

MCCONNELL/PHELAND: Daughter, to Thomas McConnell Jr. and Angelien Pheland, Nov. 27.

GONZALEZ/RIVAS: Daughter, to David Gonzalez and Damaris Rivas, Nov. 27.

LAVALLEE: Daughter, to Dale and Cassondra (Eliasson) LaVallee, Nov. 28.

CROTEAU: Daughter, to Jason and Kelley Croteau, Nov. 29.

PENDERGRAFT: Son, to Jason and Jennifer (Donlin) Pendergraft, Nov. 30.

HEON/GLENN: Daughter, to Randy Heon and Jessica Glenn, Nov. 30.

MASTERSON/PATCH: Son, to Dustin Masterson and Amber Patch, Dec. 1.

GARCIA: Daughter, to Adony and Shaneeva Garcia, Dec. 1.

JOHNSON: Daughter, to Sara Johnson, Dec. 2.

BARBER/SULLIVAN: Daughter, to Tyler Barber and Heather Sullivan, Dec. 3.

BARNES: Son, to James and Tanmarie Barnes, Dec. 3.

ATHEY/MCGILLIVRAY: Son, to Aaron Athey and Mitcheline McGillivray, Dec. 3.

ROMASANTA: Daughter, to Vernel and Lisa (Phillipo) Romasanta, Dec. 4.

IMASUEN: Son, to Nosa and Carilla Imasuen, Dec. 4.

FOWLE: Daughter, to Scott and Amanda Fowle, Dec. 4.

DOYLE: Son, to David and Michelle (Picard) Doyle, Dec. 5.

CUTIPA/MONTOYA: Son, to John William Cruz Cutipa and Rosario Montoya, Dec. 5.

VENTURINI/MICHALSKI: Daughter, to Gabriel Venturini and Crystal Michalski, Dec. 5.

BEAUVIS/MCCONNELL: Son, to Roland Beauvis and Colleen McConnell, Dec. 6.

JEAN/BURROUGHS: Son, to Lovesky Jean and Hollie Burroughs, Dec. 6. 

In the news: Norwich native Judith M. Pepin, a senior scientist with Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals’ Scientific Writing and Editing Section, has been named to a second term as treasurer of the American Medical Writers Association.

Education: A 1976 graduate of Norwich Free Academy, she holds a doctorate and a Master of Science in pharmacology and toxicology from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in Storrs, and a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Smith College. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Vascular Cell Biology and Atherosclerosis.
 
Background: A resident of Mason, Ohio, Pepin is responsible for, among other things, writing projects within the cardiac, gastrointestinal and personal health care therapeutic areas, manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals and regulatory agency briefing packages.

Active member: Pepin is a member of American Medical Writers Association’s budget and finance committee and served as treasurer of the association’s Ohio Valley chapter from 2000-07. She was a member of the association’s Web site and Internet Technology Committee in 2005-06, and she also served as administrator of development on its national executive committee. She has earned core and advanced curriculum certificates through the association’s education program.