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Thursday, January 28, 2021
New state senator: Growing wealth gap a significant issue By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Rick Lopes started his new position as a state senator representing the 6th District earlier this month with plans to put a spotlight on issues that affect wealth inequality.
House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, a lifelong Berlin resident, addresses the Connecticut legislature on opening day of the 2019 session. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
“My focus has always been a representation of underrepresented populations – marginalized and disadvantaged people who have
limited access to healthcare, quality education and economic opportunities in our country,” said Lopes, who represents Berlin, New Britain and parts of Farmington. The Democratic lawmaker said he supports a tax system that addresses socioeconomic disparities by raising tax rates on the wealthy. See Lopes, A4
A look back, and down the road By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Joe Aresimowicz is ready to begin a new chapter. Elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 2004, Aresimowicz became a powerful figure in Hartford. The Democrat was elected Majority Leader in 2013 and became Speaker of the House in 2017. Aresimowicz was honored by a variety of groups during his time at the Capitol, including the Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance, the New England Secondary School Consortium, the American Legion, the Con-
necticut State Firefighters Association, the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, the Alliance of Connecticut YMCAs, the Connecticut State Medical Society and the Connecticut River Salmon Association. But Aresimowicz opted not to run for reelection in 2020, and this month his tenure as state representative of the 30th District came to an end. The longtime lawmaker said he wanted to maintain the tradition of serving only two terms as House speaker and expressed pride in passing the gavel to Matthew Ritter, his 38-year-old successor.
State Sen. Rick Lopes, pictured, represents Berlin, New Britain and parts of Farmington at the Capitol.
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Vaccine mix-up leads some local teachers to sign up early Miscommunication from the state Department of Public Health to school districts’ human resource officials forced teachers in about seven districts to cancel coronavirus vaccine appointments. “It was like someone gave them a gift then they took it away,” said Brian Benigni,
superintendent of Berlin Public Schools. “They were absolutely looking forward to getting the vaccines.” Benigni said the mixup occurred when the human resources office received an email from the state allowing local officials to upload school personnel for vaccine appointments.
The HR department uploaded the roster and teachers and others began receiving emails to schedule appointments. The district has about 400 employees, Benigni said. The state quickly sent a follow up email stating that only school nurses were eligible, not the entire staff and
advised those with appointments to cancel them. State officials later said don’t cancel the appointments, but many appointments were rejected when the school employees arrived at the clinic. Others were not and the employee was vaccinated ahead of schedule.
”I don’t know how it’s working in the system. We’re disseminating the information,” Benigni said. “It’s not like we were trying to cut the line. I know we’re not alone. It was done inadvertently.” — Record-Journal report
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Prior to assuming his new position, Lopes represented the 24th Assembly District in New Britain. He advocated for highway tolls, a plastic bag ban, legalization of medical marijuana and the establishment of driver's license rights for the state’s undocumented population.
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“I feel like I’ve had my four years,” said Aresimowicz, a lifelong Berlin resident. “I enjoyed my time greatly: I got to help a lot of people and do a lot of good things. I feel like these jobs aren’t for life. We have to allow other qualified, talented representatives to have their chance at it.”
Before joining the state legislature, where he represented the residents of Berlin and Southington, Aresimowicz served three terms on Berlin’s Town Council. Looking back on his time at the Capitol, Aresimowicz said one of his proudest moments was seeing the adoption of the 2017 budget, which was crafted without the governor’s input. “I think I brought a true bi-
partisan nature to the process,” Aresimowicz said. “When I was elected Speaker of the House, I publicly announced that I am not a speaker for the Democrats, not a speaker for Republicans, but a speaker for all.” On the same day Aresimowicz stepped down as House speaker, he retired from AFSCME – the largest trade union of public employees in the country. While Aresimowicz’s role with AFSCME was viewed by some as a clear conflict of interest, he said he always did his best to remain impartial.
“After listening to all people and all sides, I always tried to come up with what I thought was fair, even if it was contradictory to my beliefs and where I wanted to land,” Aresimowicz said. “But I always believed that it was my job to bring people a fair compromise.” What’s next for the former Speaker? He said he wants to continue being a voice for others.
Also, he plans to stay on as head coach of the Berlin High School football team, a post he has held for five years. “Our players in Berlin are second to none, they’re absolutely amazing kids, and I have a great group of coaches as well,” Aresimowicz said. “We all work together and we enjoy continuing our tradition of excellence.”
“I enjoy the government relationship and I enjoy advocating on behalf of people, so hopefully I’ll find a job that allows me to do both,” said Aresimowicz.
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At local Y, things are slowly getting back to normal By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN — His basketball team couldn’t practice. At least not in the traditional sense. When basketball practice is limited to cohorts of four, you can’t exactly work on your motion offense or zone press.
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BERLIN- Shirley Helen O’Brien, 97, of Berlin, wife of the late George O’Brien, Jr., passed away peacefully Monday, January 18, 2021, at Middlesex Health Care Center in Middletown. A native and longtime New Britain resident, Shirley was a graduate of New Britain High School, Class of 1941. Shirley was a war bride, proud of George’s US Navy service during WWII, working at Fafnir Bearing Company during those years. Later she was office manager at Plainville Machine & Tool for many years. Shirley has resided in Berlin since 2008 at Sage Pond Place, among helpful neighbors. Shirley was the daughter of Gustave and Helen (Yabs) Rush. She will be dearly missed by her three daughters, Cheryl O’Connor and husband Daniel O’Connor of Edison, NJ, Susan O’Brien of Middletown, CT, and Jill Parkin and husband Don Barthelemy of Austin, TX. She leaves her six beloved grandchildren, Owen O’Connor, Colin, Molly and Mackenzie Felth, Rachel Gonzaga, Susannah Parkin, and beloved great grandson, Ilan Gonzaga. Shirley also leaves sister-in-law Audrey Russo, several nieces and nephews, and family friend Stella St Cyr. Shirley was predeceased by her sister, Ruth Barbour, whom she greatly missed. Married for 71 years to George, for Shirley, family truly came first. She dedicated her life to her family growing up, and never stopped. Likewise, she loved and was loved by her six grandchildren, who enhanced her life immeasurably. Shirley and George hosted family for many memorable Christmases, a beloved tradition. A positive aspect
K E N S I N G T O N Christa Ouellette, 81, of Kensington, passed away on January 17, 2021. She was the daughter of the late Herman and Emma (Buttler) Trautenbach. Christa was the wife of the late Albert Ouellette. They were happily wed for over 55 years until his death in 2010. Born in Germany, Christa moved to the US in 1954. Christa loved to cook, and followed her dreams as she established, owned and operated Christa’s Restaurant at the Miller Company in Meriden. She was then employed in the deli at Rogers Market in Kensington for 13 years, where her special recipes and creations filled the deli counter. Along with her mother and sister, Christa owned Apple Hill Farms on Southington Rd. in Kensington. She was a member of St. Paul Church, Kensington. She also dearly loved spending time with her family and very special best friend Joyce Ronowicz, as well as cooking for her grandchildren and sharing recipes with them. She is survived by her two
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of Shirley’s life was raising her family in a close knit Glen Street neighborhood. Shirley was known for being a good seamstress, a joyful pianist, and an avid housekeeper, things she really enjoyed. She planted her flower garden annually, and enjoyed making her family’s favorite dishes. Another favorite activity was dancing, especially tap dancing, which she did at the New Britain Senior Center for many years. Shirley had a lifelong love of books and read avidly. The interest she immersed herself in the most was following the Syracuse Orange and their athletic teams, especially basketball, football, and lacrosse. This team gave Shirley many, many hours of pleasure (and pain), a passion she passed along to her entire family. A funeral service and burial will be private. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated later at a time when conditions allow it. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Stuttering Foundation of America, P.O. Box 11749, Memphis, TN 38111-0749. Carlson Funeral Home, New Britain, is assisting the family with arrangements. Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www. carlsonfuneralhome.com
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“Just to see the kids active and involved and to have that trust from the parents that the Y is doing it the right way, the safe way, it means lot,” Ferreira added. The Y is refiring the stove by degrees. Like high school athletes, kids and adults participating in YMCA programs have to wear masks. They no longer are limited to four-person cohorts or, in the pool, one swimmer to a lane. Swim teams are now allowed to have four swimmers in a lane. While basketball is on target
children: Phillip and his wife Pamela Spada-Ouellette of Forestville, and Karen Tierney-Kruger and her husband Andy of Orange, seven grandchildren Fawn, Beau, Mollie, Hilary, Eddie, Emmalee, Kaleigh, two great grand-children, Noah and Layla, and Joyce Ronowicz. Christa was predeceased by her son: Edward M. Ouellette and her daughter: Barbara Ann Ouellette and two sisters: Elizabeth and Anna. To share memories of Christa with her family, please visit www. berlinmemorial funeralhome.com
CASA of Northern Connecticut, based in East Berlin, formed in response to a 2016 law that enables courts to appoint trained volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children. Contact CASA of Northern Connecticut about volunteer opportunities at gbrochu@ CASAnorthCT.org. For more information, visit casanorthern connecticut.org.
Food drives Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St., hosts food drives the second Saturday of the month, 9 to 11 a.m. Proceeds go to local food pantries.
Crash reports The Berlin Police Department Records Bureau now offers citizens the ability to download and pay for crash reports online via policereports.lexisnexis.com. There is also a link to this service at berlinpd.org. See Briefs, A17
for a mid-February start for games, the other winter sports in which the YMCA fields competitive teams — volleyball, swimming and gymnastics — are in a lesscertain situation. The Connecticut Department of Public Health is advising against multi-team sporting events now through the end of February, and that’s typically how those YMCA teams compete.
what we can come up with as far as teams that want to play.
In lieu of meets and tournaments, the Y will likely line up events against single opponents, wherever they might be found.
Looking at the big picture, Benigni said, “There’s a risk in no matter what you do. We can only be as safe as possible and that’s what we’re trying to do.
“Things are going to look a litlte different because some of our competition may choose not to play,” John Benigni noted. “We’re calling all of our resources to see
“We believe it will be safe,” Benigni continued. “We can’t guarantee it completely, but we’re ultimately going to want to play games and compete. We’re going to follow the guidelines to a T and let the medical experts who set them up be medical experts.”
“And I think every parent has their own decision to make. I, for one, think kids need activities in their day to day.”
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Panel recommends inflationary pay hike for officials A state panel narrowly recommended Friday that Connecticut legislators and constitutional officers receive their first pay hikes in two decades — albeit very modest ones. But whether the General Assembly and Gov. Ned Lamont will order those increases remains uncertain. The Commission on Compensation of Elected State Officials voted 3-2 Friday
A 2019 report from the National Conference of State Legislatures confirms Bal“Connecticut is the wealthi- ducci’s assessment that Conest state in the union [and] necticut’s compensation Based on current rates, that legislators have not had a hasn’t kept up with its relawould involve an increase of raise since 2001,” said former tively high cost of living. slightly more than 1%. But House speaker Richard J. because no raise could be Of the 39 other states that Balducci, who chairs the implemented before the next compensation advisory pan- set an annual compensation rate for its lawmakers, 22 exterm for lawmakers begins, el. in January 2023, the increase ceed Connecticut’s $28,000would be based on inflation- He noted that lawmakers per-year base pay for senahaven’t received a pay hike ary rates at that time. tors and representatives. since 2001 and constitution- New Mexico provides no And legislative leaders and a al officers since 2003. “Infla- salary for its legislators. tion over the years certainly spokesman for Lamont all said no talk of raises can has dimmed the value of Nine other states pay their proceed unless it’s done in a their compensation.” legislators on a daily, weekly or sessional basis, rather than on a set annual amount. morning to tie the salaries for lawmakers and constitutional officers to inflationary factors.
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Lamont to co-chair national task force on pandemic response HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee have been appointed to cochair a national task force designed to coordinate the response of states to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont, a Democrat, and Lee, a Republican, will lead the new National Governor Association’s Pandemic and Disaster Response Task Force, which is charged with advocating for the states on issues such as the distribution of vaccines, testing supplies and personal protective equipment.
“Throughout this unprecedented crisis, I have worked with my neighboring governors to ensure our responses were coordinated,” Lamont said in a statement. “We also worked with our federal partners as we responded to multiple severe weather events, and I am ea-
Though Connecticut’s General Assembly serves parttime – with regular sessions stretching roughly five months in odd-numbered ger to exchange ideas and years and three months in best practices with my fellow even-numbered years — governors.” commission member Mary The task force also will work with federal officials on other natural disasters and issues involving the deployment of the National Guard, cybersecurity and health care.
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Ann Handley, a former state senator from Manchester, said there is recognition legislators’ jobs are becoming more time-consuming. Constituent work has exploded over the past decade, legislators say, as e-mail and social media have made it far easier for voters to reach out to their lawmakers. “Unless we provide a reasonable income for somebody who’s going to be a legislator, we’re really cutting out a lot of people who can’t afford to take this kind of job,” Handley said, adding that weakening diversity in the General Assembly harms its ability to represent all interests. But commission member Justin Bernier of Plainville said the current compensation is “within the range of See Raise, A15
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Green streak of light seen in the night sky Monday By Nick Sambides Jr. Record-Journal staff
fireball or meteor that flew on a line almost directly east to west between Saratoga Springs and Syracuse, New If you saw a green-tinted fireball rac- York, at about 6:06 p.m., according ing across the sky after dark on to a fireball log on the American Monday, you weren’t seeing things. Meteor Society webpage. More than 20 witnesses from ConTami Kniffin was among the witnecticut, Massachusetts, New nesses. The Wallingford resident was Hampshire, New Jersey, New York on Northford Road near Muddy Rivand Vermont reported seeing the er Farm, driving home from her job
as an assembler at a printing company in Guilford, when she saw the quick green streak of light. “It looked like a big green fireball is what I could say. You could see that it was on fire,” Kniffin said Monday. “It wasn’t a solid circle. You could see little sparks, like, coming out of the side of it. I could tell that it wasn’t a plane or something like
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normal” and added that many citizens are struggling without raises in an economy weakened by the coronavirus. “We’re not seeing real wage increases in Connecticut for many years now,” he said, adding that raises for state officials at this time “doesn’t make sense to me.”
of each following, four-year term — under the compensation panel’s proposal.
For example, the Social Security Administration announced a 1.3% cost of living adjustment in October. The Consumer Price Index for the federal fiscal year ending September was 1.4%.
The General Assembly approved a similar arrangement for judges’ compensation in 2012.
If those same conditions exist when the next state term begins in January, legislators’ base pay would rise from $28,000 to $28,364.
Legislators also receive other Lamont, a Greenwich milforms of compensation. lionaire, does not accept his $150,000 salary, but the govMost lawmakers hold leadernor’s base pay — on paper ership titles that raise their — would rise to $151,950. wages. Compensation for Similarly, the annual comleaders ranges from $30,403 pensation for other constituto $38,889. tional officers would grow from $110,000 to $111,430. The state provides $5,500 annually to senators and Lawmakers would continue $4,500 to representatives for to receive inflationary pay expenses they don’t have to adjustments at the begindocument. ning of each subsequent, And legislators also receive a two-year term — and constitutional officers at the start mileage reimbursement — which they don’t have to document. As long as they demonstrate they came to the Capitol, they receive this reimbursement, even if — for example — they arrived at no expense by carpooling with a colleague. This mileage reimbursement also is counted when calculating legislators’ pensions. Rep. Holly Cheesman, REast Lyme, introduced a bill this year to end that practice. “Why would it even be included in the first place?” she asked. But Balducci noted the committee’s proposal would not dramatically boost state offiRecord-Journal | myrecordjournal.com
Leaders of three of the four legislative caucuses stopped short of endorsing the raises but agreed with the commission’s conclusion that legislators’ responsibilities have grown, even as their pay has stagnated. House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, and House Minority Leader Vincent J. Candelora, R-North Branford, all said raises could be discussed — provided neither party tries to make a partisan issue of them. “I would never put that to a vote unless I knew we had agreement, at least in our chamber, with the Republicans,” Ritter said.
“Paying legislators a base salary of $28,000 for a job that’s very time-consuming and becoming closer to fulltime than part-time puts barriers to entry for people to run for office,” said Candelora. Looney said the topic at least is worth a thorough review. He said leaders of some of the major legislative committees — such as the budget-writing and billscreening panels — are especially poorly compensated.
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“There are varying [work] loads within the legislature that are not reflected in the compensation at all,” he said. But Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, said too many are struggling in Connecticut’s economy to consider pay hikes for elected officials.
“Middle class families are facing unprecedented financial struggles because Connecticut is unaffordable,” he said, calling Balducci’s panel “tone deaf” to the problems facing the state.
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