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Volume 23, Number 18

Voters approve $93.9M budget

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LOCAL DELEGATION SPLIT ON RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION BILL

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Berlin voters last week approved a $2.5 million increase in spending for the coming fiscal year, though taxes will remain at current levels. The municipal budget received the most support at the Tuesday, April 27 referendum, with 301 voters favoring the $1 million spending increase, while 95 were opposed. Ballots for the $1.5 million increase in school spending came in with 268 approving and 120 voting against. The overall 2020-21 fiscal budget approved by voters is $93,959,047, a 2.7 percent increase over last year. Town Finance Director Kevin Delaney said there was a focus on avoiding a tax increase this year to help residents and businesses still dealing with the economic effects of the pandemic. Town Manager Arosha Jayawickrema told staff working on the budget to only request what is necessary, Delaney said. “We tried really hard to keep it barebones, knowing COVID, knowing that some individuals are struggling, the businesses are struggling and some businesses didn’t make it through the shutdown,” Delaney said. Board of Finance Chairperson Sam Lomaglio agreed the goal was to keep the mill rate flat. “It was important for us to go with a zero mill increase this year, because … the small business, people were struggling with the pandemic,” he said.

Opponents of a bill to repeal Connecticut's religious exemption for required school vaccinations march down Capitol Avenue in Hartford Tuesday, April 27 before the State Senate voted on the legislation. See story on Page 12. Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP

Call her Madam President Berlin Town Clerk Kate Wall was elected president of the Connecticut Town Clerks Association for a two-year term. Mayor Mark Kaczynski shared the news on social media, prompting one commenter to state: “Kate Wall is great! She is a public employee who truly serves the citizens. Instead of putting up road blocks, Kate accommodates us. We are lucky to have her!”

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Berlin remains in the coronavirus red zone. Connecticut’s color coded status for cities and towns represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for top-of-the-chart red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. The state’s most recent report, issued April 29, showed 48 positive cases in Berlin; an average of 16.8 daily cases per 100,000 people. Berlin logged 49 positive cases in the previous report. To schedule a vaccination: VAMS online system: The Vaccine Administration Management System can be used to schedule appointments. Vaccine Appointment Assist Line: Call 877-918-2224. Hartford HealthCare: Hartford HealthCare has multiple locations. Go to hartfordhealthcare.org.

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Berlin High School has named the following students to its honor roll for the second quarter: Grade 9, high honors: Andreas Aichele, Alina Asatourian, Jack Baclaski, Alexa Barbagallo, Tyler Bergstrom, Jenna Borselle, Nathen Brini, Ryan Brown, Elijah Burgos, Adriana Casella, Emily Collin, Rolando Crespo, Adelaide Crisler, Kyle DeGroff, Jamison Evans, Alexa Fallon, Rose Fas, Glenn Fearn, Brandon Garrity, Angela Gross, Sara Guzzardi, Riley Hoops, Christina Huynh, Hiba Jebli, Paige Kemish, Julia Kielbowicz, Michael Kobus, Patrick Kot, Emma Lavoie, Madelyn Lazzara, Connor Lindsay, Cameron Malcarne, Jacob Marion, Ryan Markey, Noah Melnyk, Bailey Michaud, Jacob Miller, Katherine Morris, Natalia Olszewska, Kaleigh Ouellette, Julia Palmese, Diya Patel, Shohum Patel, Alexandra Pauley, Jessica Petit, Charles Pinchera, Kiersten Reardon, Adam Rice, Ella Rice, Jack Salerno, Julia Salina, Ian Saunders, Chelsea Schuler, Kairi Sinnott, Santino Sisti, Hannah Smith, Joslyn Smulski, Madison Stec, Kelsey Therrien, Sophia Tierney, Alyssa Wenzel, Ashton White, Whitney White, Addison Whiteside, Alliana Wicik, Kalyssa Williams, Elizabeth Yeske, Maya Zureiqi; honors: Madelyn Andros, Mason Arborio, Brayden Bannon, Daniel Barnat, Caroline Benoit, Gavin Carrubba, Chelsea Contreras, Erika Damboise, Nina DeGrandi, Bois Del, Calvin DeLude, Emma Ellison, Evan Gentile, Jacob Hines, Leah Jankowski, Rachel Karanda, Ryan Krupa, Nadia Kukula, Carly Lapointe, Toby Lavender, Connor Lennehan, Deanaize Mack, Julian Martinez, Ryan Matan, Lily Matassa, Nicholas Parise, Natalia Pelc, Alex Poloszczak, Alexia Prytko, Matthew Raynock, Nora Ritchie, Elijah Santos, Catrina Sirois, Kayleigh Spencer, Logan Szczesniak, Isabella Yagmin, Matthew Zup. Grade 10, high honors: Tamarah Almozani, Noah ArceCaliskan, Hailey Bigelow, Nawal Bilal, Ceylin Bozal, Meghan Bresch, Dylan Brockel, Kirchner Brown, Eva Chmielewski, Katrina Chorzepa, Sean Colello, Ethan Cooper, Kevin Corteville, Kelsey Day, Michael Deegan, Kailee DeMaio, Brianna DeMorais, Ariana DiDomenico, Elizabeth Dunn, Christina Duong, Oksana Dyshuk, Malcolm Ferguson, Samuel Franczak, Alexander Gabor, Adam Gauvin, Meredith Gendreau, Julia Greenwood, Nicole Halas, Alivia Halkias, Derek Heckler, Andrew Helm, Lara Hodas, Brenna Howes, Talia Impelluso, Matthew Jamrozek, Claudia Jankovich, Grace Kelly, Isabella Kmita, Emily Lamoureux, Paris Lange, Michael Lanteri, Chloe Loehr, Katherine Lukens, Alex Machata, Luke Maguder, Ian Malespini, Olivia Marolda, Trista May, Reagan McGowan, Lorenzo Miele, Alex Miloszewski, Dominic Mongillo, Lucia Morisse-Corsetti, Michael Motta, Olivia Motta, Laura Munch, Emma Nagel, Alexandra Nawalaniec, Ethan Nelson, Sydney Nelson, McKensie Neumann, Brynn Nogiec, Alyssa O'Leary, Nandini Patel, Neil Patel, Ronit Patel, Kevin Paventi, Natalia Penkiewicz, Alexa Prendergast, Adriano Rasmussen, Sara Rogan, Kenna Roman, Matthew Ross, Ashley Rusch, Ethan Rusch, Kaya Rutkowski, Savanna Serafin, Hanna Smola, Nathan Snyder, Alexzandra Spinali, Madison Starace, Klaudia Szarwacki, Molly Szczesniak, William Turgeon, Jameson Urrunaga, Nicolas Vignone, Julia Wanke, Jenna Wenzel, Morgan Wesoly, Hailey Wieczorek, Molly Williams, Donovan Yeung; honors: John Barnat, Ryan Bird, Anna Butrimas, Ryan Catalano, Gialena Cruz, Marcel Dabek, Kevin Daley, Terrence Dornfried, Brielle Dumont, Izabella Dutremble, Lindsey Eckrote, Gavin Foster, Joshua Grimm, Ryan Hines, Gavin Holland, Bryce Hrubiec, Joshua King, Thomas Lewis,

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Library Upcoming at Berlin-Peck Spice It Up! kit. May’s kit includes a sample of lavender -which is technically an herb rather than a spice -- as well as information sheets and a few recipes to try. Snap a picture of your finished recipe and share it and your thoughts via email, or on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Reserve a kit at berlinpeck.org. Take & Make kit. Pressed Flower Luminarias. Learn the simple art of pressing flowers, and use spring’s beauty to add a warm, inviting ambiance to your summer table with this easy luminaria project kit. Reserve a kit at berlinpeck.org. Grab & Go kit: Make your own gnome home from a paper bag. Ages 2 to 5. Reserve a kit at berlinpeck.org. Pick up Monday, May 10 to Wednesday, May 12. Understanding Your Senses (Zoom program). Tuesday, May 11, 6 to 8 p.m. Learn how people can use their senses (smell, hearing, sight and touch) to connect with their loved ones after death. Register at berlinpeck.org. A Passeggiata (Stroll) Through Italy (Zoom program). Wednesday, May 12, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Take a “walk” through Italy with presenter Mariann Millard, a licensed Washington, D.C. guide and a certified tour director who specializes in Italy. Register at berlinpeck.org. For a complete list of programs, visit berlinpeck.org.

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Contentious religious exemption bill passed (AP) – Connecticut will no longer allow a religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities, becoming the sixth state to end that policy. The legislation was signed into law Wednesday, April 28 by Gov. Ned Lamont, hours after the Democratic-controlled Senate passed the bill late Tuesday night, April 27.

More than 2,000 opponents rallied outside the Capitol building, arguing the legislation unfairly infringes on their religious liberties and parental rights. Berlin’s representatives were split on the bill. Sen. Rick Lopes and Rep. Cathy Abercrombie, both Democrats, were in favor of the legislation. Republican representative Donna Veach was a no vote. Under Connecticut’s new law, which applies to public and private schools, higher education, day care and child care centers, any students in kindergarten and older with an existing religious exemption secivreS gnifoorwill pretaWbetngrandfathered. emesaB Also, .the state’s medical will ecneirepxe denibmoc sraeYexemption 63 revO remain in place.

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Why is there a waiting period between the two shots? Is the window to get the second shot flexible? The waiting period between the two vaccines is a well-thoughtout scientific process based on historical research and the time it takes for the immune system to respond after receiving the first dose.

The first dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is called the ‘primer dose,’ which wakes up the body’s immune system and recruits the appropriate immune cells (antibodies, T cells, macrophages, etc.). These are the soldiers that respond to an invader or enemy in your body. Just like the training process of soldiers, which takes time, the process in humans and non-human primates takes about 2-3 weeks.

The second dose of the vaccine called the ‘booster dose,’ is then given at 3 weeks for the Pfizer vaccine and 4 weeks for the Moderna vaccine. This will boost the levels of immune cells for optimal protection against future exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. After another two weeks of the booster dose, the ‘immune soldiers’ will be well trained to win the battle against the virus. The second dose should preferably be given as stated above (3 weeks for Pfizer and 4 weeks for Moderna), but if it is not possible to adhere to the recommended interval, giving the second dose 4 days earlier or up to 6 weeks (42 days) after the first dose is still acceptable according to the CDC. Henry Anyimadu, MD Infectious Disease Specialist

¿Por qué hay que esperar cierta cantidad de tiempo entre las vacunas? ¿Es flexible la ventanilla de oportunidad para recibir la segunda vacuna? El periodo de espera entre las dos vacunas es un proceso científico cuidadosamente calculado basado en investigación histórica y el tiempo que le toma al sistema inmunológico en responder después de recibir la primera dosis.

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School Notes Locals in college Goodwin University, E. Hartford, named Mickel Grumo, Maria Karoni, Cassandra Knopf and Linda Sirois to its president’s list for the fall semester. Goodwin University, E. Hartford, named Daniela Dinino, Jeff Glowka, Mickel Grumo, Maria Karoni, Cassandra Knopf, Kiersten Oszmian, Nilesh Patel, Linda Sirois and Amanda Tuller to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Quinnipiac University, Hamden, named Max Weiss to its dean’s list for the fall semester.

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State regulators mull utility fines over storm response Isaias knocked down scores of trees and utility wires, causing more than 740,000 outages at its peak and a total of more than 1.3 million outages to Eversource and United Illuminating customers. Many customers

and local officials expressed anger and frustration at the companies’ power restoration efforts, which took more than a week in some places. Eversource and United Illuminated have defended their responses to the storm. The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Wednesday, April 28 issued a unanimous ruling that orders the companies and their affiliates to improve how they respond to major storms. The orders include increasing the number of line workers and other responders who restore power and clear blocked roads, and improving communications with customers. During a meeting via video conference, the agency also ordered management audits of the two companies by independent firms, and officials said they are now considering fining the companies. How much the fines would be is not yet clear. The ruling also reduced the companies’ profits. A dollar amount for the profit reductions has not been calculated.

“Unfortunately we find ourselves with much more than a public image problem on our hands,” said Marissa Gillett, chair of the regulatory agency, known as PURA. “Our public utilities, and Eversource in particular, have failed us and continue to fail us by putting shareholders above the rights and goods of the system of Connecticut.” PURA said United Illuminating, which serves 340,000 customers in southwestern Connecticut, did a better job responding to Isaias than Eversource, which serves nearly 1.3 million customers in the rest of the state. Regulators said orders they imposed on the two companies after storms in 2011 and 2012 that also caused hundreds of thousands of power outages that took days to restore were not sufficient to improve the utilities’ responses to future storms. Both companies have the right to appeal PURA’s decision to Superior Court. It was not clear if they would do so. Officials from both companies said they were reviewing the ruling.

Eversource spokesperson Tricia Modifica said the company stands by its response to Isaias, but acknowledged “there are many areas for improvement that we are already addressing.” “Our thousands of employees showed skill and dedication in restoring power to customers as quickly as possible,” Modifica said in a statement. “Today’s decision deserves careful consideration and review and we are committed to moving forward in the best interest of our customers.” Ed Crowder, a spokesperson for United Illuminating, said company officials were disappointed in PURA’s ruling, because regulators imposed a penalty despite finding the company generally met performance standards. “We are mindful of the deficiencies cited by PURA, and are well aware of the difficulties that extended outages cause for our customers,” Crowder said in a statement. “However, we believe the facts clearly support that UI faithfully followed its Emergency Response Plan, and met the overall targets therein.”

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ments are no longer needed at many local vaccination clinics. Demand for COVID-19 vaccinations in Connecticut has decreased by about 50% over the past two weeks, prompting state officials to now focus heavily on reaching people — especially younger residents — with the state’s fleet of mobile vaccination vans and walkup vaccinations at more than 100 existing clinics, according to information from the Associated Press. Gov. Ned Lamont said plans are underway to bring the vans to large workplaces, fairs, parades and other large gatherings. See Clinics, A17

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“We’re doing everything we can to make the last of our folks, the 34% who aren’t vaccinated — I hope they get vaccinated — vaccinated soon,” Lamont said recently during his regular COVID briefing with reporters. Walk-ins are now welcome at all Community Health Center Inc. sites, including State Street in Meriden, and Hartford HealthCare is providing vaccines without appointments at all its locations, including MidState Medical Center in Meriden and Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. The vaccine is available to those age 16 and up, though minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Wallingford Health Department is directing the general public to the Oakdale for vaccination to allow the department to continue its outreach program in underserved communities, said Health Director Stephen Civitelli. A Hartford HealthCare spokeswoman said the vaccine brand available to the public varies from site to site based on supply. Those in search of a particular brand should make an appointment first. “Demand for vaccine appointments is weakening and there is plenty of availability,” said Dr. James Cardon. “We expected this. As we recognized the need to remove barriers, we’ve begun to move and allow more walkups.”

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Local health care providers are fighting vaccine hesitancy on three fronts, access, information and trust. The priority at this time is access, Cardon said. Hartford HealthCare tested its walk-in program at three sites to ensure supply was available before expanding it to all locations. The health care network is evaluating the shift from mega clinics offering thousands of vaccines to smaller venues serving hundreds of patients. As it dispenses second round doses and administers first round doses through walkins, second dose appointments might be made elsewhere, Cardon said. The health care network has resumed dispensing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in its emergency rooms and to patients leaving the hospital. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was halted for two weeks to study a potential connection with rare blood clots. Although walk-ins are welcome at Community Health Centers, there might be a wait. Those in a hurry are advised to pre-register in the state’s Vaccine Administration Management System at least one hour prior to arrival. Drug store chains CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens, announced Monday COVID-19 appointments are available for the same day through their online registration sites or by calling their stores.

CVS has vaccines available in its Berlin store, Walgreens at its East Main Street store in Meriden, and Rite Aid at its North Colony Road store in Wallingford. The pharmacies are trying to reach more people who are hesitant, or have transportation and technology barriers. The pharmacies are also offering walk-in appointments at select stores nationwide and have entered into partnerships with large employers, similar to flu shot clinics. Walgreens has partnerships with Apple and Amtrak to vaccinate thousands of employees across the country and has opened walk-in mobile clinics in underserved areas. The U.S. is averaging 2.4 million reported vaccinations per day over the past week, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, down from a peak of 3.4 million reported shots per day on April 13. That number has dropped off, even as every adult in all states are eligible. Health experts have said mass vaccinations will get the U.S. closer to herd immunity — the point when COVID-19 can’t spread easily and mutate, because most of the population has been vaccinated.

Connecticut’s number of vaccinated adults is higher than many states nationwide — roughly 66 percent with the greatest numbers of vaccinated residents in the over 65 age groups. Some medical experts and scientists have expressed doubts about when — or if — herd immunity is possible, but have encouraged vaccinations to try to reach the goal. Also Monday, Lamont and the state Department of Public Health announced that 27 municipalities and local health departments were selected to share in more than $13 million in federal grant money to be used to form partnerships between local health and community organizations and vaccine providers to promote and increase vaccine equity. The Meriden Health and Human Services Department and the Chesprocott Regional Health District, which services Cheshire, Prospect and Wolcott, were among the agencies selected for the grants. The contracts with each district are still being negotiated and the amounts were unavailable on Monday. The Meriden health depart-

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 44 percent of the population has had at least one dose of vaccine and 31 percent are fully vaccinated.

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“Our goal with the vaccination program is to reach out to every Connecticut resident, particularly those who have historically been underserved when it comes to access to health care, transportation, or other challenges,” Lamont stated in a statement. “Everybody deserves the right to access these lifesaving vaccines. We need to do everything we can to make sure everyone has an equal opportunity to receive this care.” Jeffrey A. Flaks, Hartford HealthCare president, said Monday a close review of the data proves the vaccines are bringing down the number of people seriously ill with COVID-19 in Connecticut. “Today we have 108 COVID positive patients,” Flaks said. “When we look at each person, in nearly every instance they have not been vaccinated or completed the full vaccination process.”

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Larson, other Conn. politicians share updates from D.C. American Rescue Plan Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) was joined by Ken Corbin (Commissioner of the Wage & Investment Division and Chief Taxpayer Experience Officer for the Internal Revenue Service) April 28 at an event to highlight the direct benefits made possible by the American Rescue Plan and to answer questions on how people can access the benefits. The American Rescue Plan includes direct stimulus checks to Americans, an expansion of the Child Tax Credit for Families, an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit, and more. “The American Rescue plan

includes countless number of provisions that directly help American families and our challenge is to make sure families across the state and country know what these benefits are and how to apply for them,” said Larson.

(NJ-12) introduced the Making Essentials Affordable and Lawful (MEAL) Act to lift restrictions on the receipt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits for people with prior felony drug convictions.

with Representatives Cohen, Moore, and Watson Coleman on this crucial legislation ensuring formerly incarcerated Americans have a fair chance at success and self-sufficiency,” said Hayes.

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Joint Address to Congress House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued a statement following President Biden’s April 28 Joint Address to Congress, stating, in part : “Tonight was a historic evening for many reasons. For me, the most poignant was seeing two women seated behind the President for the first time: the first female Vice President and the first female Speaker of the House. “It was also a night of great promise and hope. Because of President Biden and our See D.C., A20

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with foreign leaders and senior officials including King Abdullah II, Omani Foreign Minister Al-Busaidi, Qatari Foreign Minister Al-Thani, United Nations Special Envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths and several European ambassadors to Yemen to discuss the humanitarian crisis and urgent need to find a political solution to end the war in Yemen. He will also discuss the reform agenda in the Middle East, prospects for preserving the two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, instability in Syria and the refugee crisis, and the need to restart the Iran nuclear deal. “The Biden administration has taken the right steps to start bringing the war in Yemen to an end, and we must keep pressing full speed ahead. As the humanitarian crisis worsens each day, we need to keep up the pressure on countries to fulfill the global appeal for humanitarian relief and work to find a political solution, even as the Houthis are continuing to threaten the vulnerable population of Marib,” said Murphy. “I’m traveling to the Middle East to make this case to several key international players based in the region. I’ll also be holding meetings with King Abdullah II and other key government officials to discuss regional security concerns like preservation of the two-state solution for Israelis and the Palestinians, Syria and the ensuing refugee crisis, the need for political reform, and the urgent need to return to the Iran nuclear deal.” — Press Release See D.C., A29

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In Brief Tax credit program The Town of Berlin is accepting proposals from nonprofit organizations for community programs to be designated as eligible for business contributions under the State of Connecticut 2021 Neighborhood Assistance Act Tax Credit Program. Interested organizations should submit a proposal no later than Friday, April 30 to the Town Manager’s Office, Berlin Town Hall, 240 Kensington Road, Berlin, CT 06037. For further information and proposal materials, visit the Department of Revenue Services website at portal.ct.gov/DRS.

Berlin Bingo Berlin Bingo runs through May 9. The rules align with traditional Bingo. When a player marks five spaces in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, they’ve earned one entry towards a gift card drawing. If a player manages to make an X on their card, they will receive five entries, 20 entries if they complete 20 boxes, and 25 entries if they fill the entire Bingo card. While players can complete some boxes by getting a coffee or eating out at a local restaurant, they also have an option of getting motor vehicle service, receiving a beauty treatment and more. The game also includes a variety of free tasks. Bingo cards are available at any town business and can

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Autism walk, festival Autism Services and Resources Connecticut (ASRC), the first exclusive Connecticut autism advocacy organization for individuals and families, will hold the 24th Annual Walk and Festival for Autism Sunday, May 23 at the North Haven Fairgrounds. The event will include a short walk with three staggered start times, food trucks, a classic car show, raffle and other socially-distanced entertainment.

Founded in 1997, ASRC provides services, support and resources to families and individuals living with autism, as well as to the educators, medical and therapeutic professionals and community providers who work with them. One hundred percent of the funds raised by the organization stay in Connecticut. The ASRC Walk for Autism was the first walk benefiting individuals living with autism and their families in the state. For more information, visit ct-asrc.org.

Foundation grants The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) recently approved their first round of grants and awarded more than $260,000 to a wide variety of community programs serving Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington. A second round of grant applications will be accept-

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Catalyst Fund The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain wants to share a unique and affordable opportunity for local residents to come together and make an impact in their community. Now entering its 18th year, membership for Catalyst 2021 is now open. Members consider funding requests from charitable organizations addressing that issue and choose a grant recipient to receive up to $12,500. A brochure and application form are available at cfgnb.org/catalyst-fund. For more information, contact Joeline Wruck at jwruck@cfgnb.org or 860229-6018, ext. 307.

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Before casting her ballot on Tuesday, Elaine Andrews said the spending levels in the budget are fair, especially since the mill rate isn’t increasing, which likely kept turnout low.

“This bill directly confronts the persistent and pervasive culture of sexual harassment in STEM,” said Blumenthal. “Harassment and discrimination rob talented individuals of brilliant careers and

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Though he was glad to see the mill rate was kept stable for a second consecutive year, Lomaglio cautioned much of the revenue that made it possible — including the leftover high school funds and the pandemic aid — come from one-time sources. If additional revenues aren’t found, it will be difficult to avoid a tax increase in the next budget, he said.

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deprive our country of their great minds. With deep gender inequality in STEM fields, we must make it easier for women and other underrepresented groups to join and thrive in these industries. I’m proud to spearhead this effort with Senator Smith and ensure we put a stop to unacceptable harassment and discrimination in STEM.”

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The finance board reduced the budget passed by the Board of Education by around $650,000 and cut most municipal capital spending requests, leaving just $60,000 budgeted for replacing computer hardware in police cruisers and upgrades to town facilities to provide safety for those with disabilities.

technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, examine impacts of harassment on individuals and policies to reduce it, and spur interagency efforts to mitigate this harassment.

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