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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Water officials consider consolidation
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Town officials and the leadership of the two public water districts not under municipal control are looking at possibly consolidating some functionalities or combine the districts entirely.
Expanding current station possible
By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
“I don't think any town in Connecticut has three water districts that operate like ours do,” said Mayor Mark Kaczynski, who believes the council would support the town’s water department absorbing the other two public water districts in town, Worthington Fire Water District, centered around the turnpike, and Kensington Fire Water District. Since the three are independent, they each incur their own legal, billing, administrative and engineering expenses. In a report he wrote on the subject, Ray Jarema, superintendent of the Berlin Water Control Commission,
By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
Berlin Water Department Manager Ray Jarema speaks at the Sept. 18, 2018 Town Council meeting. Jarema advocated consolidation of the town's three water districts and spoke about the need for upcoming renovations to the East Berlin water system. Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen
said water could be delivered to all of Berlin for as much as $1 million less by merging the three, although that figure is likely to be lower should BWCC have to take on additional employees to accommodate for the increased workload.
The council has yet to meet with the committees which oversee Worthington and Kensington, who are elected by residents of the districts, but Kaczynski hopes discussions can begin this winter. The leadership of the three districts began
meeting on a quarterly basis last year and a second meeting is expected in the coming weeks after it was canceled due to improper notice on Jan. 3. See Water, A15
Aresimowicz begins final session as House Speaker By Mike Savino Record-Journal staff
During the recent campaign, House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz repeatedly said this upcoming term in the General Assembly will be his last. Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, who narrowly won re-election, isn’t concerned the decision will affect his ability to preside over the chamber. The legislature returned Wednesday.
“My ability to be speaker is more about relationships than it is power,” Aresimowicz said during a recent interview for the “Morning Record” podcast. His district includes a part of Southington. Aresimowicz’s final term will also give his caucus a much more comfortable majority than he had in his first term as speaker — House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, speaks at the Democrats, who had a 79- podium during opening day of the 2018 legislative session See Aresimowicz, A15
in Hartford, Feb. 7, 2018.
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Despite recommendations from the Public Building Commission, the Police Commission is maintaining that a new building for the police department is the best course of action. Recently, the building commission examined moving the Board of Education out of the Town Hall and allowing the police department to use the entire first floor of the building. The plan would also eliminate the police firing range, requiring that the department to find a new location to train. Police Commission Chairperson Paul Eschoo said that his main concern is that it would just be a matter of time before the department outgrew the space in the Town Hall, requiring another costly expansion or new building down the road. Eschoo feels the placement of the department presents a potential safety hazard, since officers trying to quickly respond to calls have to traverse multiple crosswalks and go through the parking lot in front of the Town Hall. In a 2014 referendum, voters rejected a proposal to build a new police station on FarmSee Police, A11
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Library Briefs East Berlin Library Winter hours – East Berlin Library is open Mondays, 3 to 7 p.m., and Thursdays, 3 to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
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Blood drive – Tuesday, Jan. 22, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 1800-733-2767 to schedule an appointment.
Book Club – Saturday, Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m. “An American Marriage” by Tayari Jones.
Movie Matinee – Friday, Jan. 25, 1 p.m. “Adrift.” Rated PG13.
Bob Backlund – Monday, Jan. 14, 6:30 p.m. WWE Hall of Famer Bob Backlund was a professional wrestling star for more than four decades. Program includes discussion of his book “Backlund: From All-American Boy to Professional Wrestling's World
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Senior Happenings Activities
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The Community Renewal Team, Inc., RSVP team initiated the Volunteer Medical Transportation Program to help bridge the transportation gap facing seniors 55-
Reiki Healing Sessions – Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon, 15-minute intervals. A fee is charged. Reiki is a gentle form of energy medicine which can improve overall health. Sign up at the front desk or call 860-828-7006.
plus who experience challenges getting to non-emergency medical appointments in their hometown or nearby. For more information, contact Theresa Strong at 860-519-3484, or email Strongt@crtct.org.
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Volunteers sought The Senior Medicare Patrol program is looking for volunteers. Volunteers are trained to educate beneficiaries how to recognize and combat fraud. Volunteers work in their own communities and hours are flexible. For more information, contact Carol Walsh, Carol.walsh@ncaaact.org, 860724-6443, ext. 271 or visit smpresource.org or ncaaact.org.
Senior meals are provided by CW Resources. Reservations must be made 24 hours in advance by calling Doretha Dixon at 860-6708546, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. A donation is requested.
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Friday, Jan. 18: Cranberry juice, chicken cacciatore, brown rice, Italian blend vegetables, Italian bread, pudding.
Tuesday, Jan. 15: Pineapple juice, roast pork with apples and sauerkraut, Harvest rice, beets, rye bread, peanut butter cookies.
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Berlin brings title home The Berlin High School boys basketball team brought home the 2018 David T. Rybczyk Memorial Basketball Tournament title. The Redcoats earned wins over host Plainville and SMSA. Team leaders in the two wins included Holden Murphy – 28 points and 13 rebounds; Gianni Fanelli – 26 points and 11 steals; Ryan Hyde – 19 points and 19 assists; and Jeff Madeia – 17 points and 13 rebounds. Hyde was named tournament MVP. Murphy was selected to the All-Tournament team.
Front row: Alex Halkias, Gianni Fanelli, Giancarlo Tufano, Holden Murphy, Ryan Hyde, Jeff Madeia, Zach Hrubiec. Back row: Coach Stritch, Ben Lincoln, Camden Murphy, John Addamo, Sal Dastoli, Paul D’Amore, Jake Holmes, Michael Ciarcia, Danny Lynch, Coach Ayotte, Coach Veneziano.
Annual free throw contest set for Jan. 12 The Knights of Columbus Msgr. Thomas L. Greylish Council 3675 has scheduled its annual basketball free throw contest for Saturday, Jan. 12, 1:30 p.m., at St. Paul School, 461 Alling St. Boys and girls, age 9 to 14, are welcome to participate. Participants are required to
furnish proof of age and written parental consent. Winners will progress through local, district and state competitions. For more information, call Thomas P. Sullivan at 860505-8128.
Scouting Boy Scout Troop 44, Tuesdays, 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Sacred Heart Church, 66 Cottage St., East Berlin. 860-8299879. Boy Scout Troop 256, Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at Kensington Volunteer Fire Department, 880 Farmington Ave. 860828-8693.
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Starting 2019 at Mount Southington By Devin Leith-Yessian The Citizen
SOUTHINGTON — Skiing at Mount Southington got off to a comfortable start in the new year as temperatures rose to the 50s Tuesday morning, Jan. 1. “It’s a great mountain to ski … The kids really enjoy it, the atmosphere is phenomenal,” said Ian Dann, who was on the slopes for the seventh time this winter teaching his sons Liam, 4, and Conner, 6. “For us, it’s really about getting out and being together. “It’s kind of nice that it’s a warm day. You don’t have to battle the cold temperatures,” he added. Duane Bass, general manag-
er and president of Mount Southington, said the balmy weather makes it ideal for younger children excited to race downhill, but not so thrilled with the cold. The other side of the coin is that mild temperatures make some forget about winter sports. “They’re outside playing football,” Bass said. Because of the temperatures, snowmaking crews had to climb into their trucks to groom the snow later into the night than usual to make sure it was clear of bumps and divets. “Would we like colder temperatures? Yes, but we still have good coverage,”
Isabella Marino, of Berlin, guides Rohan Tiyyagura down the hill during a lesson at Mount Southington Ski Area in Plantsville Jan. 1. | Justin Weekes, Special to the Record-Journal
said Office and Marketing Manager Brian McCloskey. “Cold weather is always our friend,” Bass added.
This month, bands will play live at Mount Southington on Fridays and Saturdays and skiing from 5 to 10 p.m. Sundays is $20.
“The next few weeks should be busy,” McCloskey said. dleithyessian@record-journal.com
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St. Paul School St. Paul School first trimester honor roll. High honors Grade 8 – Daniel Drumski, Abby Hubert, Mia Hunt, Sophia Kuselias, Julia Malz, Catherine Milewska, Haileigh Orzel, Reiyako Pigeon, Jacob Rulka, Richard Smith. Grade 7 – Jennifer Chyra, Anna Guzda, Andrew Kim, Julia Lawson, Heather Loaiza, Samantha Sein. Grade 6 – Madalyne Bielecki, Charles Henriques, Riley Jachym, Jacob Krzynowek, John Platt, Matthew Sein, Daniel Taylor. Honors Grade 8 – Victoria Chandler, Carlin Jachym, Sabrina Morais, Daniel Oppel, Gabriela Soderberg, Jack Soudier, Aiden Staus, Tyler Turner, Molly Williams. Grade 7 – Hunor Bartis, Anna Beresford, Tristan Ferguson, Morgan Gagnon, Devin Hinkson, Sydney Kallaugher, Rebecca Kelly, Lilly LaPorte, Rose Szeghy, Riley Telke, Devin Wojcicki. Grade 6 – Drew Aitken, Camilla Jarzbek, Michelle Kuchciak, Ava Louiselle, Dylan Oppel, Carter Tarry.
Preschool screenings planned The Berlin school system has scheduled a preschool screening for residents, between the age of 2 years, 6 months and 4 years, 8 months, by Jan. 20, 2019.
Thursday DVD and Book Sale: Jan. 10, New Britain Public Library, 20 High St., New Britain. 860-224-3155 ext. 125. “Early Birds: Greater New Britain Arts Alliance Artist Members Show”: Jan. 10, 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Stockman Gallery, 19 Chestnut St., New Britain. 860-8181112. stockmangallery@ gmail.com. Family Story Hour: Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. New Britain Public Library, 20 High St., New Britain. Make & Take: Embellished Trays: Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, 234 Kensington Road, Berlin. Makerspace Teen DropIn: Jan. 10, 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, 234 Kensington Road, Berlin. Party bridge at the Calendar House: Jan. 10, 1 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Free. Calendar House Senior Center, 388 Pleasant St., Southington. 860-621-4663. Rainbow Madness Culinary Class for Toddlers: Jan. 10, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Stew Leonard's of Newington, 3475 Berlin Turnpike, Newington.
Friday DVD and Book Sale: Jan. 11, New Britain Public Library, 20 High St., New Britain. 860-224-3155 ext. 125. Meetup at Newington Nights of Columbus for Open Mike: Jan. 11, 7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus, 171 Pascone Place, Newington. Movie Matinee: “Leisure Seeker” Jan. 11, 1 p.m. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, 234 Kensington Road, Berlin. Rainbow Madness Culinary Class for Kids: Jan. 11, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Stew Leonard's of Newington, 3475 Berlin Turnpike, Newington. Rainbow Madness Culinary Class for Toddlers: Jan. 11, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Stew Leonard's of Newington, 3475 Berlin Turnpike, Newington. "Wait Until Dark": Jan. 11, 8 p.m. $35. Connecticut
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Saturday Basketball Free Throw Contest: Jan. 12, 1:30 p.m. St. Paul School gym, 461 Alling St., Berlin. 860-505-8128. Book Club: An American Marriage: Jan. 12, 10:30 a.m. Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, 234 Kensington Road, Berlin. DVD and Book Sale: Jan. 12, New Britain Public Library, 20 High St., New Britain. 860-224-3155 ext. 125. Rainbow Madness Culinary Class for Toddlers: Jan. 12, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Stew Leonard's of Newington, 3475 Berlin Turnpike, Newington. SaturPLAY!: Jan. 12, 10:30 p.m. - 12 p.m. Free. BerlinPeck Memorial Library, 234 Kensington Road, Berlin. 860-8287125.
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The Preschool Roundup is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 25, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Saturday, Jan. 26, 8:30 a.m. to noon, by appointment only, at the Community Center, 230 Kensington Road. Time will be dependent upon the child’s age. Appointments are on a first come, first serve basis. Call JoAnn or Sue at 860-8296795 or 860-829-6792, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., through Jan. 23.
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Faith Concert CitySingers of Hartford is scheduled to present “Celtic Fire!” on Sunday, March 10, 4 p.m., at Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St. A voluntary free-will donation will be accepted. Proceeds benefit Family Promise of Central Connecticut, a non-profit transi-
tional housing program, serving homeless families in Connecticut. For more information, call 860-828-3637.
Berlin Congregational Berlin Congregational Church schedules Sunday
worship for 10 a.m., with communion on the first Sunday of the month. Nursery care is available. Call 869-828-6586. Tot Time – Thursdays, 10 a.m. Birth to age 5. For more information, call 860-828-6586.
Bethany Covenant Contemporary Worship: Sundays, 8:30 a.m.; Traditional Worship: Sundays, 11 a.m. Childcare provided. Call 860-828-3637 or visit bethanycovenant.org. 785 Mill St., Berlin.
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Kensington United Methodist Church, 103 Hotchkiss St., Sunday worship, 9 a.m. The church schedules a healing and music service the second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m.
Prince of Peace The Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 1103 Chamberlain Highway, Sunday service at 10:15 a.m. Call 860828-5079 or visit princeofpeacelutheran06037.com.
Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church Saint Gabriel’s Episcopal Church, 68 Main St., East Berlin, Sunday Eucharist, 9 a.m.
United Methodist Church of East Berlin The United Methodist Church of East Berlin, 139 Main St., schedules Sunday services for 10 a.m.
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EDITORIALS
In this June 15, 2014 photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, a polar bear rests on a chunk of sea ice in the Arctic.
Shining light on drug crisis When Ginger Katz, of Norwalk, lost her teenage son to an opioid overdose, she was advised to tell people he had died of a heart attack or a brain aneurysm. That was back in the late 1990s, when people simply didn’t talk about such things.
tional Institute on Drug Abuse.
"But I wanted to speak out," Katz told The Connecticut Mirror. So she founded The Courage to Speak Foundation, which has become a leader in the drug prevention movement, bringing presentations to children, parents, educators and others.
Katz and others active in drug-abuse prevention came to realize that many parents fail to talk about drugs with their children and are unaware of the danger signs that teens and their friends may be living a secret life involving drugs.
This is a service sorely needed today. While back in the 1990s opiate-related deaths may have been a problem, what we have today is an epidemic. Connecticut is among the 10 states with the highest rates of opioid-related overdose deaths, according to the Na-
Opioid-related deaths in the state (from heroin, prescription opioids and fentanyl) totaled 208 in 2012; in 2016 that number was more than 3,000.
Inspired by these facts and funded by a federal grant, there are now “recovery coaches” — usually former addicts themselves — available in at least eight Connecticut hospitals, including Meriden’s MidState Medical Center. See Recovery, A11
ACA — a plan worth saving These are uncertain times for the Affordable Care Act and for those Americans insured under it. At the end of 2017, the Republican-backed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act effectively repealed the ACA’s individual mandate, which hit people with an IRS penalty for not carrying health insurance.
coverage and expands the Medicaid pool — simply falls apart. So what’s to become of the Affordable Care Act? It’s too soon to tell. A group of states is vowing to appeal O'Connor’s ruling, meaning the fate of the ACA may be decided in the Supreme Court.
With that tax penalty gone, on Dec. 14, Republican-appointed U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled that the ACA was unconstitutional.
In the meantime, legal experts say O'Connor’s decision won't immediately affect peoples’ health coverage, which will come as a relief to many Americans.
Without the individual mandate, O'Connor said the law — which offers protections for people with pre-existing conditions, provides subsidies to help families afford
Here in Connecticut, the head of the state’s health insurance exchange assured residents that O'Connor’s See ACA, A17
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COMMENTARY
We’re skating on thin ice By Jeffrey Kurz
I’ve come to state the obvious: It is not cold. Oh, you could quibble. It is cold if it were July. Certainly. It is cold if it were October. Perhaps. But January? Not cold. I’m trying to think of when it was cold. It was cold last year. A year ago it was so cold Memorial Park was open for ice skating. This was thanks “to a stretch of freezing winter temperatures that made the pond safe” for skating, said a recent Record-Journal story, which was less about how it was freezing a year ago in Southington and more about how it has not been freezing since. Winter has only just started, but if it isn’t freezing enough to ice skate around the third week of January it’s not likely to be freezing enough after — at least not without artificial assistance — on account of the days getting longer, every day a little bit, which gives the sun an increasing opportunity to warm things up. That’s good for solar panels, maybe; not good for ice skating.
on your ice skates and meet your future spouse, potentially. You could start skating before Christmas and keep skating into February and even March. This is the way it was for years. Before there was refrigeration, they would take chunks of ice out of the lake for your ice box. Decades ago, as in up to the 1990s, an article announcing that Hubbard Park was ready for ice skating was an annual feature in the Record-Journal. That’s a long time gone now, and now ponds that people think might be places for ice skating have to be shallow, and sometimes it still isn’t going to work out because it doesn’t stay cold enough long enough. I have a hard time with this, because the older I get the less I like the cold and the more I have to give myself a good talking to when it comes to embracing winter. But when mud season comes in the winter and not in the spring like it’s supposed to, my aversion to cold seems trivial. A decade ago I was told that it was too soon to deliver the verdict of global warming, despite what was an already long-established pattern of lost ice-skating opportunity. Some decades are warmer than others, it was said, and it goes in cycles.
There were times when it was taken for granted that Mother Nature would make it cold enough to ice skate around these parts. There was “skate and date” at Mirror Lake, in Meriden. It was a big thing in the 1960s In the meantime, at the end of last year it was reported at Memorial Park, too. Put
that 2018 was on track to be Earth’s fourth-warmest year on record. This I gleaned from the web site of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which, incidentally, is not being updated because parts of the U.S. government are closed. Anyway, 2017 was the thirdwarmest year, following three years of also high temperatures. And, of course, in November a scientific report issued by 13 federal agencies presented the most dire warnings yet about climate change. The tales of decades-gone “skate and date” and ice harvesting are worth telling because strings of warm years make it start to feel normal. Those stories remind us of what’s gone missing. Near the corner of Pratt and Cedar streets in Meriden the other day, Hector Cardona was watching the demolition of the last piece of the Mills Memorial Apartments. It was a place of childhood memories for the former police officer. “It’s sad to see it go,” he told an R-J reporter. “I loved it, you know, but you gotta move on.” Is it too much to observe that we don’t want to be saying something like that about our collective home, this planet? Reach Jeffery Kurz at 203317-2213, or jkurz@recordjournal.com.
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proposal for a new police station, Police Commission members visited other area stations for tips on how to make the project cheaper. Based on what they heard, Eschoo estimated that a station could be built for around $12-to-$13 million. In 2016, the Town Council decided not to move forward with allocating $16 million for a new station.
“They should have put it up for a vote again to see exactly what the citizens would have to say about that,” The new study estimated Eschoo said. He recognized that the department rethat councilors were looking quires 22,940 square feet of to avoid the cost of a referspace, up from the current 10,2444, and making the en- endum, but he said the voters should have been given a tire first floor available to chance to vote on a cheaper the department would provide 22,030 square feet. It al- option. so projected that the departdleithyessian@ record-journal.com ment would grow to 73 em203-317-2317 ployees by 2027, up from 37 Twitter: @leith_yessian a few years after the department moved into the Town Hall in 1973. After voters rejected the first
‘Coffee With a Cop’ slated Jan. 24 The Berlin Police Department has scheduled “Coffee With a Cop” for Thursday, Jan. 24, 8 to 10 a.m., at Josie’s Corner, 166 Mill St. No agenda is planned. The event is a chance to ask
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When someone having an overdose comes into the Emergency Department, these coaches can counsel them and help connect them with recovery resources.
questions, voice concerns and get to know the BPD officers. To promote the #9pmroutine and CARS Program (Community Assistance in Response to Stolen cars/ property), a raffle of a Ring
How times have changed! Older readers may remember a time when “cancer” was a bad word that never appeared in obituaries. Today, the taboo word is “overdose” and — although it’s rare — the occasional courageous family will come right out and say it, hoping to somehow spare another
doorbell system is planned. For more information, contact Officer Cathy Griffin at 860-828-7185 or cgriffin@berlinpd.org.
family the grief of losing a young person to drugs. Such families, like Katz, are to be praised for their courage and for helping others to cope with this crisis. -- Originally published in the Record-Journal.
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Republican leader will continue working across the aisle Two years ago, state Sen. Len Fasano became Republican Pro Tempore, the closest a Republican has come to presiding over a chamber since 1994, after his party forced an 18-18 tie in the Senate. It was the result of Republicans making regular electoral gains over nearly a decade, going from a 24-12 disadvantage in the Senate after the 2008 election to a tie in 2016. Fasano, R-North Haven, returned to being Senate minority leader Jan. 9, when Democrats regain control with a 23-13 majority. “There’s always a role for us to play,” he said during a recent interview for the “Morning Record” podcast. “Sometimes it’s a spoiler role and sometimes its a slowdown role, but we do have a role to play” The interview is part of a “Morning Record” series previewing the upcoming legislative session. Fasano said he believes the recent election results were
largely a reflection of voters’ feelings toward President Donald Trump, particularly in traditional Republican strongholds in Fairfield County. “I think some folks were blinded by their dislike of this president to the point that rational thought took a backseat relative to Connecticut,” he said. “Why would you want to put a group of folks who have shown a propensity to put the state of Connecticut last in many of the economic drivers — put that same group back in with the majority?” Fasano said he was hopeful voters would have credited Republicans for the bipartisan budget the legislature adopted in September 2017 and amended in May. He also said Gov.-elect Ned Lamont appears “more open and more inclusive” than outgoing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. One area where Fasano expects bipartisan collaboration is on health care, noting he and Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, DNew Haven, have worked to-
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To hear more from Fasano, listen to the “Morning Record,” the Record-JourHe also thinks the legislature “If it was the right policy and nal’s daily news podcast, at will be able to adopt sports https ://bit.ly/2F3N08G it was good for families and gambling, with the biggest msavino@record-journal.com obstacle being talks with the kids and it was a good 203-317-2266 health policy, we would state’s two tribal casinos. Twitter: @reporter_savino Fasano is more critical of the have done it 20 years ago,” he said. legalization of recreational
Murphy: No bills unless government opens By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
Democrats who said Monday the chamber should not vote on anything until the shutMERIDEN — U.S. Sen. Christo- down ends. pher Murphy told a group of health care workers and advo- The idea of withholding supcates Monday that he will not port on Senate matters is gainvote on or discuss any bills un- ing some attention among Democrats after President less they address ending the Donald Trump said he won’t government shutdown. support any reopening bill Murphy joins other Senate that doesn’t include $5.6 bil-
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Northford skating instructors By Ashley Kus Record-Journal staff
Children and adults can learn to ice skate this winter with the help of the team at Northford Ice Pavilion. The Record-Journal recently stopped by to talk to Anne Buccino-Katz, director of the Learn to Skate program, Sydney Hogan, a skating instructor, Mary Anne Ferro, a skating instructor, and Debbie Roos, rink office manager.
Buccino-Katz : Probably over 40 years. Hogan: I would say maybe 10 years. Ferro: About 43 years. Roos: Probably 45
Buccino-Katz: My mother was in the Ice Follies (a touring ice show.) Hogan: My mother was also an ice skater.
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OLD SAYBROOKGenevieve Norton, of Old Saybrook, Conn., formerly of Ossining, N.Y., passed away with her family by her side on Monday, Dec. 24, 2018. She spent 96 years with us and she spent this Christmas in heaven. Genevieve was born on May 11, 1922 in New Britain, Conn. to the late Louis and Mary (Humaj) Iskra. She received her Nursing Degree from Fordham School of Nursing, and Masters from PACE University. It was while she was working at Fordham Hospital that she met and married her husband, Howard, retired NYPD. Working as nurse at Phelps Memorial Hospital, Genevieve went on to work at Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers in Ossining, where she was responsible for the medical care for the priests, brothers, and missionaries worldwide. She also had the privilege of caring for Bishop James E. Walsh, after he was released from prison in China, until his death. Bishop Walsh was one of the first Maryknoll missionaries sent to China and a former Superior General of Maryknoll. Predeceased by her husband, Howard, she is survived by her beloved children, Ginny, Kathy Kooney (Dennis), Kenny, Jimmy (Phyllis), and Howie (Colette); grandchildren, Paul, Nicole, Drew, Tim, Bryan, and Mike, and great-grandkids, Colin, Jack, Matteo, Logan, Ben, and William; in addition to her sister, Jean; and brother, Eugene. The most thoughtful person you could know,
Genevieve loved to laugh, spend time with family and friends, listening to music, and doing crossword puzzles. She enjoyed playing the piano, teaching some of her children and grandchildren to play. She was an accomplished seamstress and knitter, making her children and grandchildren sweaters and Christmas stockings. She was not afraid to undertake any task, no matter how involved, whether it be laying tile to reupholstering furniture. Genevieve was also a great cook, known for her pierogies, soup, strudel, bread, and Christmas cookies. She was always the first one to quietly help anyone in need. Above all, she was and is an angel to her family and friends. Visitation was held on Friday, Jan. 4 at the Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated following at the Chapel in the main building at the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Ossining, N.Y. A private burial will be held at a future date. In lieu of flowers or donations, the family asks that you spend quality time holding the hand of and hugging your parents, grandparents, and elderly loved ones, and remembering how they held your hand all those years ago. Should you want to make a donation, the family asks that you address your donation to either the Maryknoll Father & Brothers, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, NY 10545; or Alzheimer’s Association National Headquarters, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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Senate floor this year, which would authorize security assistance to Israel and include provisions aimed at promoting security in the Middle East. Other Senate Democrats are getting behind the strategy to block any legislation and paralyze the Senate to pressure McConnell to pass legislation funding the government, according to media reports. Murphy said that although he couldn’t speak for his Democratic colleagues, his Twitter feed indicated the strategy was generating support. At least two Republican senators have also expressed their desire to convince McConnell to take up a reopening bill. The shutdown has shuttered key government functions in the areas of taxes, housing policies and patrolling national parks. “It’s going to get real for a lot of Americans very quickly,”
Murphy told the group. “How does it end? You can’t hold the country hostage, especially after you got your clock cleaned in a mid-term (election).” Many federal Food and Nutrition Service workers have been furloughed pending reinstatement of funding by Congress. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or (SNAP) will continue operations and eligible households will receive monthly benefits for January, according to a letter to the state Department of Social Services. Funding is available for state administrative expenses through the end of January. Other impacted programs include, the Emergency Food Assistance Program, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the National School Lunch Program, which are covered by states through federal allocations. Once those allocated funds have been expended, states can choose to continue certain operations under the understanding that funding will not be provided
Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., speaks to supporters in Hartford after winning his senate race on Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) without an appropriations act, according to a notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Currently, DSS provides SNAP services to over 384,000 individuals in 215,000 households,” according to state Department of Social Services spokesman David Dearborn. “These numbers include over 133,000 children under the age of 18 and 65,000 individuals age 60 and older. Ben-
efits for January are already in enrollees’ electronic benefits transfer accounts.” U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development workers were also furloughed. According to HUD, funding ended in December. Public housing agencies will continue operating in the event of a federal government lapse and there are existing systems that will be available
to public housing agencies so that they can draw down funding from prior years without review by HUD employees, according to a HUD contingency plan. Representatives from the Meriden Housing Authority, which serves about 800 families receiving federal Section 8 housing benefits, could not be reached for comment Monday.
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Jarema pointed out that means upgrades to one’s home or revaluations could From A1 cause the water bill to increase even if no changes Both Jarema and Joseph were made to the water sysPagliaruli, chairman of tem and industrial cusKensington’s committee tomers who use little water and superintendent of Worwould nonetheless be paythington, claim their respecing a high water bill for a few tive departments are the sinks and toilets. He estimatcheapest in town and ed his own $622 water bill as should absorb the other. a Worthington customer While the BWCC’s newly would have been around implemented water rate of $300 under the BWCC and $4.15 per 100 cubic feet of $500 in Kensington. water is higher than Kensington’s $2.89 or Worthing- Even factoring in the mill ton’s $3.24, both of the latrate, Pagliaruli claimed a ter also charge a mill rate on study Kensington commiscustomers’ property. Kenssioned found it to be the ington’s rate is 1.1 mills, cheapest in town, although while Worthington’s is 2.0. The Citizen was not able to
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obtain a copy of the study. Pagliaruli said that it would be in the best interest of Berlin residents for Kensington to incorporate the BWCC and Worthington.
Even if the three don’t consolidate, Jarema said there could be cost savings if they collaborated on projects. Such a move would require a revision of the town’s char- Having one contract for all the repairs or relinings in ter, which mandates the extown would be cheaper than istence of a town-operated each district putting out its water district, a prospect own bids, since it’s expenKaczynski said is unlikely and not one which the coun- sive for contractors to transport all of their equipment. cil is currently considering. “If we’re going to operate inArthur Powers, chairman of dependently we should at Worthington’s committee, least operate efficiently,” he said it’s still too early in the said. discussions the districts are having regarding consolida- After the districts declined to work with the town to reline tion to share his own views, sewers around 2012, Jarema but he said “whatever’s go-
Aresimowicz 72 majority after the 2016 election, now have a 92-59 edge.
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Still, Aresimowicz said he wants to continue working with Republicans, building on the bipartisan budget that was passed in September 2017.
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He’s not willing to eliminate any options for the upcoming budget. House Majority leader Matt Ritter D-Hartford, left, sits with Speaker of the House Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, at the State Capital, May 9, 2018, in Hartford. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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“We have a five-year capital improvement plan and we’ve expanded it to 10 … and I’m not sure it’s done equally with the other 2 districts,” he said. “My biggest fear is that, also as a Berlin resident, is that they extract everything they can from these two companies and they let them go belly up and the town has to pick up the pot.”
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Democrats will also have a 23-13 advantage in the Senate after having to share power due to an 18-18 split the past two years.
A self-proclaimed “eternal optimist,” Aresimowicz said he’s hopeful Gov. Ned Lamont will have a good working relationship with the legislature.
also became concerned that they could be neglecting to spend what is necessary to keep their systems running well into the future.
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“The easy cuts, if you will — and none of them really were, but the easier cuts, they’re all gone...,” he said. “If we’re going to change and cut more, than we’re going to have to change how we do business.”
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take tests online to coach. Q: What are the levels or ages being taught here? Buccino-Katz: We teach tots from three and four-years old through adults.
Buccino-Katz: The children will either turn to figure skating or hockey. We have a synchronized skating team as well here at Northford that the kids can join. They can either do competitive skating or just testing. We also teach hockey. Q: What skills are you teaching?
Buccino-Katz: There’s a program that Learn to Skate USA has put out that we follow. So there’s different levels within that program. There’s probably five to seven skills in each level. Once the kids are ready to move on the teachers will have them tested, I’ll test them, and if they’re ready, they’ll move up to the next level. Some skills are swizzles, rocking horse, then there’s a one-foot glide. Ferro: Backward skating too. As they climb up the ladder progression wise they do things like forward and backward crossovers.
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The blade is flat and on a figure skate it’s a little bit more rocked and it has a (toe) pick at the end.
Ferro: It’s the basic skills program so it’s geared toward either a beginner hockey player or beginner figure skater.
Hogan: I skate on both. I actually put my mom’s skates on last year and was able to skate around perfectly but I don’t have my own figure skates anymore.
Q: What would you say is the most popular form of skating you teach here? Roos: I would say hockey. Q: What is the difference between figure skates and hockey skates? Roos: First off the blades are different on a hockey skate.
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Ferro: I use only figure skates. I teach power skating but I use only figure skates. Q: Has skating become more popular over the years... have you seen an increase in people wanting to learn? Buccino-Katz: Every Olympic season it does become more popular. Roos: Well we started with two rinks here and we just added a third rink two years ago. This part of Connecticut I believe is very popular, we have six high schools that skate here. Hogan: High school hockey is definitely popular around here.
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The Gallery is located in the Trinity-on-Main Annex at 19 Chestnut St. in downtown New Britain. The GNBAA has managed an art gallery since 2007 and has hosted over 50 exhibitions and featured over 150 artists. This is the first artist members show for the Alliance.
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With O’Connor’s recent decision, Obamacare is legitimately on the ropes. This is troubling, especially for the millions of Americans who are insured thanks to the ACA. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, 19.3 million fewer people were living without health insurance in
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