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j-sr COURANT: Way, May 6, 1997 B3 jj 7 THE HARTFORD HARTFORD 36 in two drug stings Police arrest By JOSEPH ROCHA Courant Staff Writer Hartford police arrested 36 people accused of trying to buy drugs from plainclothes officers posing as dealers in two weekend incidents at opposite ends of the city. People seeking heroin made up nearly all the arrests Friday evening at a Brook Street location in the city's Clay-Arsenal neighborhood, police said. Lt. Michael Manzi, who oversaw the sting operation, said in a release that more than a dozen people were arrested in about 60 minutes. Officers were forced to stop because police were unable to transport and process those arrested more quickly, Manzi said.

Along Jefferson Street in the city's Frog Hollow neighborhood, nearly two dozen people were arrested earlier in a similar daylong NEW BRITAIN to of of of 206 E. Main Vernon; Reinaldo Lopez, 34, of 187 Babcock Angel Martinez, 21 of 788 Capitol Jaime Matos, 45, of 291 Buckingham Edwin Medina, 1 of 1 74 Washington luis Molina, 21 of 131 S. Marshall and Kathryn Nick-erson, 41, of 164 Vernon Rockville. Also arrested were: Rosa Ortiz, 31, of 902 Broad Victor Ortiz, 18, of 140 Central East Hartford; Francisco Otero, 37, of 5 Arlington George Pe-luso, 35, of 4 E. Cedar Newington; Angel Perez, 45, of 302 Maple and Barbara Ramos, 52, of 118 Main St.

Also arrested were: Angel Resto, 51 of no certain address; Edil Ramos, 34, of 61 7 Broad Erugrls Rivera, 35, of 37 Bond Swade Sanders, 47, of 1 74 Ashley Luis Sifuentes, 44, of 242 Main New Britain; Jennifer Smith, 1 7, of 1 55 Westerly Terrace, Colchester; and Jose Virola, 18, of 218 Mather St. Anibal Dones, 21 of 87 Ward was charged with possession of narcotics, possession with intent to sell, and sale of narcotics within 1 ,500 feet of a day-care center. Li LJ Li ry Li vj rai nM) 1 Motorola PC 550 fj --j; with Cigarette 1 Lighter Adapter i 1 I Vw''l Stalled bargaining heats up talk of nursing home strike through May 11th effort by police. Both operations were in response neighbors' complaints about drug-peddling and other related crimes, police said. Arrested were the following: Richard Altman, 34, of 967 Asylum Joseph Auclair, 51, of 4 E.

Hayes Road, East Hampton; Angel Burgos, 31 20 Adelaide Kenneth Byrd, 43, of 34 Neanda New Britain; and Thomas Cannor, 27, of 14 Main Stafford Springs. Also arrested were: Corlos Castro, 25, 206 S. Marshall Rosemary Connor, 24, of 121 A Orcuttville Road, Stafford Springs; Robert Depeau, 25, of 29 Laurel Stafford Springs; John DiMauro, 25, 513 Main Cromwell; Clifton Drayton, 17, of 513 Main Cromwell; Edgar Gonzales, 38, of 93 Roxbury and Kim Harris, 29, of 68 Furnace Stafford Springs. Also arrested were: David Hill, 38, of 110 Broad Michael Hodges, 37, of 197 Jefferson Steven Jones, 43, of 74 Catherine Vincent Lomnicky, 32, of leaders went to Andrew House at the union's invitation and urged Santoro to bargain in good faith and provide workers with adequate pay and benefits. Santoro told his visitors that day that he believed the nursing home, owned by Vencor Corp.

ot Kentucky, was negotiating in good faith. On Monday, Santoro said the union was manipulating workers into authorizing a strike. "We believe our employees don't really want to strike and leave their patients," Santoro said. "Rather, they are being manipulated by a union that refuses to compromise at the bargaining table." Andrew House has settled contracts for 20 years without a strike but is prepared to continue operations if a strike occurs, Santoro said. District 1 199 said Monday that all Vencor has offered at the table are cut-backs in workers' rights, benefits and job security.

Union leaders said that Vencor, with 300 nursing homes and many hospitals across the country, has the money to improve conditions at Andrew House. In the past three years, Andrew House has generated $600,000 in revenues to Vencor, which had revenues of $100 million in 1995 and paid its chief executive officer $4.9 million that year. "We think it's immoral that a company that makes millions and can afford to pay its top officer almost $5 million a year is not willing to pay its workers a living wage or provide affordable health benefits," District 1199 spokesman Leslie Frane said. "We would love to settle without a strike," Frane said. "But management canceled our last two meetings and has not gotten back to our requests for another meeting." warh mmmmmmrnm 3 Hartford police news Two men who police say tried to set a pizzeria owner's car on fire were arraigned Monday.

The two were thwarted in their attempt when they couldn't light a match in the rain, police said. Michael Kendall, of 35 London Road, Windsor, and Paul Jones of 42 Great Hill Road, East Hartford, both 36, were both charged with first-degree attempted to commit arson and disorderly conduct. Kendall was also charged with disobeying an officer, engaging ponce in pursuit and reckless driving. Jones was also charged with conspiracy to commit first-deeree arson. The two were being held late Monday at Hartford Correctional Center, Kendall on $300,000 bail and Jones on $100,000.

The arrests stem from an inci dent on Friday, which started inside Kent Pizza, 211 Garden police said. The owner told officers that he threw Kendall and Jones out of his restaurant after they became belligerent. A short time later they returned to douse his automobile, parked out front, with gasoline, the owner told officers. Officers arrived before the two managed to light anv matches. Dolice said.

Kendall tried to flee by driving his car in reverse up Garden Street, police said, but was cor nered at an intersection just north of the corner pizza shop in the A It'll 11 1 Asyium nui neignDornooa. Weather A report from the Weather Center at Western Connecticut State University updated 3 times a day. Call 246-1000 or 1-800-246-8070 and enter Source No. 1212 A touch-tone phone it required. Iv-r I i i is1.

I II 1 I zsz zzr i I II MI IW f7mi "Zf. I By BILL LEUKHARDT Courant Staff Writer NEW BRITAIN Stalled contract talks and a strike vote by a union at Andrew House nursing home could mean picket lines May 16. In a press release Monday, Andrew House administrator David Santoro accused the union representing 65 nurses aides and laundry, housekeeping and dietary workers of pushing for a strike rather than compromising at the bargaining table. The union represents half the nursing home staff. But members of the union, District 1199 of the New England Health Care Employees Union, said management has canceled several negotiating sessions in recent months and has refused since March to set new meeting times with the union.

"Nobody likes the idea of a strike but we can't live under the conditions the company is proposing," said Elaine Geraci, a nurse's aide at Andrew for the past 12 years. "There is no wage offer. The benefits are terrible. A lot of women working here can't pay for their own health insurance." District 1199, which became the bargaining agent for Andrews House last fall, is trying to improve conditions for workers by getting more affordable medical benefits, better pay, protection for part-time ana per-aiem worKers ana a pension, said union employee Edgar Aracena. "The benefits package here is horrendous," Aracena said.

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