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‘Merry Little’ craft fair gives High school again recognized for vendors a needed boost its college prep
By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Nearly 300 people flocked to the Merry Little Christmas Craft Fair in Berlin on Sunday to shop for one-of-akind, handmade gifts. Twenty-six local vendors showcased their paintings, pottery, woodwork, wearables, home decor, candles and more at the event, held in and around the American Legion hall on Porters Pass.
When it comes to preparing students for college, Berlin High School is on the right track.
Launched in 2018, the College Success Award honors schools that excel in ensuring students prepare for college, enroll in college, and succeed once they get there. Berlin High School is among 2,158 award-winning public schools from 29 states that
For the second year in a row, the high school has been honored with the College Success Award from GreatSchools.org, a national nonprofit organization that provides infor-
Rene Matos, left, helps Lucia Loura and Tina Barone at the Scentsy booth during the Merry Little Christmas Fair. Photos by Nadya Korytnikova, The Citizen
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Area hit with heavy rain, strong winds Cheshire and 566 in Southington, Eversource said. By 6 p.m., the total outages fell below 25,000, with the high winds largely over and only a heavy rainfall occurring. By then, Cheshire’s outages had fallen to 78, Meriden’s was at 227, and Southington’s Eversource reported a was down to 11, according peak of outages, just under to Eversource. 30,000 statewide as of 4 p.m. It included 221 customers in Meriden, 122 in See Rain, A14 Isolated thunderstorms with heavy gusting winds of up to 56 miles-perhour took down trees and electrical utility lines, leaving more than 1,000 utility customers without electricity in the Meriden area for several hours on Monday.
Aside from browsing, customers also could participate in a 50/50 raffle for a chance to win a holiday basket. Half of the raffle proceeds will go to buy toys for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford. See Fair, A13
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Wooden snowmen at the CraftyBritt booth.
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“I am happy to be able to help people get their business going,” said Hilary Elizabeth, who hosted the craft fair. “A lot of the small business owners, as cliche as it sounds, are responsible for putting food on their tables. Knowing that I am helping everyone to present their products and make some profit feels great.”
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Police described the man as a short, thin Hispanic with a “scruffy beard.” The man wore a black coat with no logos or insignias on it, according to the police press release.
In recognition of Utility Scam Awareness Week, Eversource joined energy companies across the country in helping customers identify the signs of scammers to keep themselves and their families safe.
Anyone who has had a similar encounter recently or who has information about the Bishop’s Curve incident is asked to contact Officer Kevin Chaffee at kchaffee@ berlinpd.org or 860-8287080.
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School schedule changes In a letter sent out to the school community prior to Thanksgiving, Superintendent of Schools Brian J. Benigni stated, in part:
one week following the winter break. Additional schedule information for this week will be forthcoming directly from the schools.
“Because the emergence of COVID-19 symptoms can take several days after exposure to develop, we are adjusting our school schedule to operate on a fully remote model for one week after Thanksgiving, Nov. 30-Dec. 4. We will return to the hybrid model at the middle school and high school and to in-person instruction at the elementary level on Monday, Dec. 7. Please note for your advance planning, it is also possible that we will operate on this schedule for
“In consultation with the Central CT Health District, we have the following guidelines related to travel: If you/ your child are subject to the travel quarantine for the 14 days, and wish to return to school earlier, please wait five days after returning to Connecticut to get RT–PCR tested.
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In Brief Municipal business Food drives Town Hall is open by appointment only. Residents are encouraged to conduct business by phone, mail, email or drop box.
Bethany Covenant Church, 785 Mill St., hosts food drives the second Saturday of the month (Dec. 12), 9 to 11 a.m., in the
church parking lot. Please bring non-perishable food items. Volunteers will remove the items from your car. Proceeds go to local food pantries.
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Berlin High School Honor Roll Berlin High School has named the following students to its honor roll for the first term: Grade 9, high honors: Andreas Aichele, Mason Arborio, Alexa Barbagallo, Caroline Benoit, Tyler Bergstrom, Ryan Brown, Elijah Burgos, Adriana Casella, Emily Collin, Aiden Cooney, Kyle DeGroff, Calvin DeLude, Jamison Evans, Alexa Fallon, Rose Fas, Glenn Fearn, Brandon Garrity, Angela Gross, Sara Guzzardi, Riley Hoops, Hiba Jebli, Paige Kemish, Michael Kobus, Patrick Kot, Emma Lavoie, Madelyn Lazzara, Connor Lindsay, Jonah Lorenzo, Cameron Malcarne, Jacob Marion, Ryan Markey, Makailee Marschat, Lily Matassa, Noah Melnyk, Bailey Michaud, Katherine Morris, Kaleigh Ouellette, Ju-
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The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, in partnership with Wethersfield Public Library and Cora Belden Library in Rocky Hill, is hosting virtual employment workshops for the public. The presenter, Gary Gekow, has more than 30 years of employment consulting and recruiting experience.
The Berlin High School Athletic Hall of Fame has selected its Class of 2021: Ryan DiPietro (Class of 2002, baseball), Katelyn Zarotney (Class of 2010, basketball and volleyball), Max DeLorenzo (Class of 2011, football and basketball) and Cliff Landry (football and basketball coach 1954-61.)
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The induction ceremony, which had been scheduled for April 11, 2021 at the Aqua Turf, has been moved to Sept. 12, 2021 due to the pandemic.
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Nearly 80% turnout in Nov. 3 election HARTFORD — A record 1.86 million Connecticut residents voted in the Nov. 3 election, a turnout of nearly 80% of registered voters despite concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, state officials announced last week. The election results that produced wins for Joe Biden in the presidential race and five fellow Democrats in all the state’s congressional races were officially certified by Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, state Treasurer Shawn Wooden and state Comptroller Kevin Lembo.
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About 185,000 more people voted this year than in 2016, when turnout was nearly 77%. This year’s turnout was officially 79.7% of a record 2.3 million registered voters. The This was the first year all state second-highest turnout in recent presidential elections in residents were allowed to Connecticut was 78.7% in vote by absentee ballot, due 2004. to the pandemic. Just over
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Troopers make 29 DUI arrests over holiday MIDDLETOWN — Connecticut troopers responded to 376 accidents on state highways and charged 29 people with driving under the influence during beefed-up enforcement efforts over the Thanksgiving holiday period, state police said Monday. Seven people were killed in crashes from early Wednesday morning, Nov. 25 through Sunday night. Two people died early Sunday morning in a two-car crash on Route 8 in Waterbury. Nov. 25, two men died in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 95 in Clinton. Fatal accidents also were reported
in Southbury, Glastonbury and Pomfret. Troopers cited 211 drivers for speeding, 106 for seatbelt violations and 775 for various other violations including using cell phones without hands-free devices and tailgating. Arrests and citations were down from the same time last year, when troopers charged 52 people with driving under the influence, cited 385 for speeding, issued more than 1,250 citations for other violations and investigated 593 accidents. Two people were killed in two separate crashes.
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The watchword is caution A second wave of COVID-19 infections is sweeping the state and the nation, and with the biggest holidays of the year now upon us, many people seem to be putting COVID fatigue ahead of COVID caution. This does not bode well for public health in the near future.
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If there was ever a time for caution, it’s now.
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that Connecticut is in the middle of the pack when it comes to cases per 100,000 population — at 49.2 we’re doing much better than worst-case North Dakota (155) but nowhere near as well as best-case Hawaii (6.9).
And although many of the worst cases in the early days of the pandemic occurred in nursing homes and assisted-living centers, administrators have learned much about controlling the virus through such measures as the use of better personal protective equipment, more frequent testing of staff as well as residents, more stringent disinfection procedures, and various levels of restriction of visitation. “We never let our guard down,” said Ann Collette, spokeswoman for Masonicare, in Wallingford. “It's like fighting an invisible enemy.” About 25 percent of the state's nursing homes reported upticks in cases from Nov. 4 to 10, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. But some area nursing homes, such as Elim Park Baptist Home in Cheshire and Silver Springs in Meriden, recently reported zero new cases since July.
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“If we don't control the community spread,” Collette said, “it will be difficult if not impossible to control inside of nursing homes.”
Again, it’s time for caution — a lot more caution than some of us who are suffering from bad cases of COVID fatigue seem willing to demonstrate. Many of us gathered with extended family for Thanksgiving and may do so again for Christmas, against official advice.
While a state study concluded that nursing homes overall did not take prompt and strong enough action to protect their residents early in the pandemic (more than 64 percent of COVID-19 fatalities in Connecticut have occurred at nursing homes), the situation has improved greatly. But as long as the virus remains, and until the widespread use of effective vaccines and treatments becomes possible, caution is the watchword. Originally published in the Record-Journal.
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BRISTOLRichard “Rich” Maitz, 47, of Bristol, CT, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 15, 2020 from COVID-19. Born on September 11, 1973 in New Britain, CT, he was the son of Valentine and Barbara Maitz of Berlin. Rich loved spending time with his large network of friends whom he met through the years while serving as a cook in many local establishments. He also worked part time for over 20 years at Amity Printing of Berlin. Everyone who knew Rich knew that how he loved to have a good time and always told stories (they never really believed him) but he got really creative at telling them anyway. He was always up for a trip to the casino with his friends and was an avid Raiders fan who hoped to one day attend a game at their new stadium in Las Vegas. Some of his most cherished moments were the times he was able to spend with his son Cristian. He was so proud to see Cristian graduate and always bragged about how he was going on to college to study computer science. Rich earned the nickname “Hard as Nails” from his friends for his ability to take on all challenges and still come out smiling. Rich is survived by his son, Cristian Maitz of Clinton, MA, his sisters Stacie and Tuoc Phan of South Carolina, Sandra and Thomas Nichols of
Andover. He also had five nieces and nephews: Brandon Phan, Tyler Phan, Kylie Nichols, Tamer Nichols, Jake Nichols and a great niece, Everleigh Nichols. Rich was predeceased by his father and most recently by his mother and brother who also passed away earlier this year from COVID-19. His family would like to give their heartfelt thanks to his friends for always being there for Rich over the years. Funeral services will be private. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery, New Britain. The family has established an education fund at TD Bank to support Rich’s son, Cristian, and have requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the “Cristian Maitz Educational Fund” at any TD Bank branch. Erickson-Hansen Funeral Home of Berlin is in charge of the arrangements. Please share a memory of Rich with the family in the online guest book at www. e r i c ks o n h a n s e n b e r lin. com.
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until 10 p.m. Monday for southern Connecticut and southeast New York. Winds were steady between 15 and 20 miles an hour for much of the afternoon. Between one and a quarter and two and a quarter inches of rainfall were expected, said Gary Lessor, a meteorologist with the Weather Center at Western Connecticut State University. Motorists were told to take care and homeowners were advised to tie down loose objects, according to the weather advisory.
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Vets’ Digital Wall of Honor The Berlin Veterans Commission is looking for military families with at least one family member who lives or has lived in Berlin, to be immortalized on the Berlin Veterans Digital Wall of Honor. Family members are grouped together, from the earliest to most current time of service.
Now that we are staying home and social distancing, it is a good time to find the photos, military history and/ or DD 214 (Release from Active Duty) for yourself or any family member who has served or is currently serving in the military, so we can honor you and them on the wall.
The Wall of Honor is set up in Town Hall and is also available to see online. You can find an updated link on the veterans commission’s page via the town website.
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FIREFIGHTERS TAKE PART IN MULTI-DEPARTMENT TRAINING SESSION Last month, members of the Berlin, East Berlin and Kensington fire departments took part in a day of training along with firefighters from Southington and Wethersfield. A post on the East Berlin Volunteer Fire Company Facebook page states, in part: “The training was to familiarize ourselves with our newer rescue equipment in town, learn the capabilities of each piece of equipment.”
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. This service requires that you have the last name of the involved party, date of the crash and report number. If you do not have the crash report number, contact the records department for that information: Alicia Boncek, 860-828-7190, aboncek@berlinpd.org; Tracey Lentini, 860-828-7087, tracey.lentini@berlinpd.org. Private parking lot crashes are not available online, only crashes that occur on a roadway.
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Memorial bricks are being sold for the “Heroes Walk” at the Berlin Veterans Memorial Park on Veterans Way. Each brick honors a veteran, living or deceased, who served in the nation’s military.
St. Paul H.S. St. Paul Catholic High School placement exams for prospective grade 9 and 10 students will be held at the school Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 a.m. To register, visit spchs.com/ placementexam.
Memorial brick applications are available on the Town of Berlin’s Veterans Commission web page. Applications are also available at the Town Clerk’s and the Town Manager’s office. Mail the form and check to: Town of Berlin, Attn: Veterans Commission, 240 Kensington Road, Berlin, CT 06037.
Prudence Crandall Prudence Crandall Center, the oldest domestic violence program in the state, seeks financial assistance to help the agency cover the extra costs incurred throughout the summer and the anticipated costs in the months ahead. Contributions may be mailed to 594 Burritt St., New Britain, CT, 06053. Donations may also be made via prudencecrandall.org.
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