Thursday, August 20, 2020
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Volume 22, Number 25
CIAC delays start of fall school sports
Checker Linda Tourtellotte, center, looks to verify the names of Rob and Susan Thomas, of Southington, during primary election day at the Flanders School polling location, Aug. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal 11.
By Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff
On Friday, the road toward bringing back high school fall sports took another turn. A day after receiving a letter from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Board of Control had a meeting and announced that they would be pausing all in-person fall sports activities through Aug. 24. Coaches are allowed to promote virtual contact and conditioning. “During next week, we will take additional time to review and understand all of the recommendations made by DPH,” said CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini. “We have invited DPH to meet with us next Thursday (Aug. 20), along with our medical advisors to insure that we have a full unSee Delay, A5
Veach given the nod in 30th By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Unofficial vote totals Friday gave Berlin Town Councilor Donna Veach the victory over Southington pastor the Rev. Jim Townsley in the Republican primary for the 30th House District.
Once absentee ballots were counted, Veach had 928 votes to Townsley’s 627. Veach, the party’s endorsed candidate, will face Democrat and fellow Berlin Councilor JoAnn Angelico-Stetson for the seat that will be vacated by House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz. The district
includes Berlin and a portion of Southington. Absentee ballots were accepted until Thursday, Aug. 13 as long as they were postmarked by Tuesday, Aug. 11. Registrars in Berlin said that complicated talSee Veach wins, A8
A presence that ‘bears’ close watching By Mike Roberts
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With all the attention being paid to COVID19, many things in our outdoor world are going unnoticed.
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You know about checking yourself for ticks. And recently there was a report of the first mosquito that tested positive for West Nile virus. But there is another outdoor critter that has been popping up on the news every once in See Bears, A12
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The state’s black bear population is growing, with an estimated 800 now calling Connecticut home.