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Local wrestling icon Ben Aleks will be honored as a member of the Class of 2022 by the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum. (Candace Aleks)
ENFIELD, CT For the third time this year, retired Fermi High School wrestling coach Ben Aleks received notification Tuesday that he had been selected to receive recognition for his contributions to the sport. The accolades have grown dramatically in scope, from local to statewide to national, with the latest honor being the highest an individual can achieve: election to the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.
Aleks, 73, received a letter at his Somers home from Lee Roy Smith, executive director of the Oklahoma-based hall of fame, informing him he has been chosen for the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award. The letter acknowledges that your life has been significant and you are leaving behind a legacy that others admire. You have a special place in the heritage of the sport and y
ENFIELD â When David DJ Tuttle Jr. dons his Santa suit tonight, it will be all about the kids in his community of Enfield.
At 6 p.m. Tuttle will begin broadcasting live on Facebook on his own page and as he journeys as jolly old St. Nick to at least 40 homes in Enfield to spread holiday cheer.
His sleigh will be his gray 2010 Chevy Silverado pickup truck decorated with multi-colored holiday lights and outfitted with a speaker to continually broadcast 100 Christmas carols via Bluetooth during the ride.
Tuttle, 40, who works as a judicial marshal and is a lifelong resident of Enfield  he graduated from Fermi High School in 1999 and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy will be traveling in the bed of his slow-moving pickup truck, using his cellphone to film live on Facebook as his friend, Pete Devine of Enfield, drives, accompanied by Devine s wife, Polly.
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