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A store with heart By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Aiming to “spread kindness and positive energy throughout the town,” Good Cause Gifts recently initiated a mural project to help beautify the town and draw attention to the revitalization taking place around the train station. The mural, titled “Greetings from Berlin, Connecticut,” is on display at the store’s 384 Main St. location. The large painting can be seen on an exterior wall of the store that faces the railroad area. With all the challenges of the past year, “community is more important than ever. We created this mural to highlight our hometown pride and create a landmark for future visitors,” said store manager Sharon Faucher. “As the train arrives at the station, we want people to see the mural and know that they are coming to a community where they are welcomed and loved.” See Good Cause, A16
Students’ ornaments part WINTER SPORTS Plan comes of White House display into focus
As part of the America Celebrates ornament display, creations designed by Berlin High School students can be seen in Washington D.C.
By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
CHESHIRE — Casting an eye to the calendar, the CIAC Board of Control met last Thursday to give some shape to the delayed winter season.
BHS’s Eryn Riggott, Karla Oyola, Jack Salerno and Emily Kobus are among the students from 56 schools across the country to design one-of-akind ornaments for the 2020 National Christmas Tree display on the Ellipse in President’s Park. The unique ornaments adorn smaller trees that surround the National Christmas Tree. The trees represent each U.S. state, territory and the District of Columbia. This year, several ornaments from each school are also displayed inside the White House.
The CIAC also announced that, for what remains of the 2020-21 school year, it will give priority to making the spring season as complete an experience as possible for the teams and athletes who missed all of last spring due to the coronavirus pandemic. As for any formal decisions, though, none were forthcoming. The winter season remains on hold until at least Jan. 19, a decision the CIAC made back on Nov. 17 and a decision followed two days later by Gov. Ned Lamont’s suspension of youth and recreation sports, also until Jan. 19.
Kobus had the opportunity to attend the ceremony honoring the students’ artwork, and took a tour of the White House led by the First Lady.
Should the Jan. 19 launch come to pass for the winter scholastic season, a two-week practice period would lead to games starting Feb. 3, according to the time frame the Board of Control mapped out Thursday, Dec. 3.
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Ornaments created by Berlin High School students Eryn Riggott, Karla Oyola, See Ornaments, A10 Jack Salerno and Emily Kobus.
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Annual event goes virtual Berlin-Peck Memorial Library’s 11th Annual Gingerbread House Contest will take place online this year. Just submit a photo. Creations must be constructed primarily of edible materials and icing. You can use store-bought gingerbread kits. Bases for the projects must not exceed 24 inches by 24 inches. Voting will take place online, Dec. 15-22. To submit a creation and to vote, visit berlinpeck.org.
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come for a quick (under an hour) visit any time during normal business hours, no appointment needed. Study rooms are available by reservation. One-hour computer appointments are in effect.
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Town Hall is open by appointment only. Residents are encouraged to conduct business by phone, mail, email or drop box.
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For safety purposes, masks are required for entry and building capacity will be monitored. There will be a chair set up for newspaper and magazine reading inside the building. While children’s toys and games have been temporarily removed and adult seating areas remain unavailable, the library continues to provide numerous services, including personalized reading recommendations, children’s and teen book bundles and Grab & Go kits, craft kits for adults, homebound delivery, a puzzle exchange, downloadable eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, streaming videos and virtual programming.
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The following local students were named to Mercy High School’s honor roll for the first term:
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State unveils preliminary plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution By Susan Haigh and Dave Collins Associated Press
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday, Dec. 3 unveiled the state’s planned distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, which includes an initial focus on frontline health care workers and nursing home residents. The goal is to have everyone in the state who wants a dose to be vaccinated by early fall of 2021. While the state’s final detailed plan was not yet ready to be released, Lamont said the first phase of distribution will include 204,000 health care workers, 22,000 nursing home residents and 6,000 medical first responders, such as paramedics and EMTs.
Lamont said those figures represent 80% of people in those groups agreeing to take a vaccine. The Democratic governor said his state advisory group followed federal guidance, which he called “very sensible.” Lamont said it makes sense, for example, to vaccinate residents of nursing homes early in the process, noting how the population has been hit hard by COVID-19. Connecticut tentatively expects to receive its first shipment of 31,000 doses of vaccine from Pfizer on Dec. 14 and its first shipment of 61,000 doses from Moderna on Dec. 21. He provided a chart that projected Connecticut receiving up to 380,000 doses of the
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Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging offers many educational events. Visit hhccenterforhealthyaging.org or call 1-877-424-4641.
Upcoming drive: Berlin – Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge.
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Connecticut overhauls rules for electricity rate increases By Dave Collins Associated Press
for electricity distributors Eversource and United Illuminating. The changes will help HARTFORD — Connecticut prevent dramatic increases in regulators last week imposed bills, ensure rates more accuwhat they called sweeping rately reflect costs and dechanges to how electricity crease the likelihood that the rate increases are proposed companies overcharge conand approved, responding to sumers, the agency said. an uproar by customers over “PURA concluded that the substantially higher bills current approach to adminduring the summer. istrative rate adjustments is The state Public Utilities not in the public interest, is Regulatory Authority unani- inconsistent with the intent mously approved new rules of the authorizing statutes
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and renders PURA’s role in the review and approval process objectively inconsequential,” the agency said in a statement. Officials at Eversource, which serves nearly 1.3 million homes and businesses in the state, and United Illuminating, which serves nearly 340,000, said Wednesday, Dec. 2 that they were reviewing the new regulations and did not offer detailed comments about them. They said they looked forward to working with PURA to make required changes. The agency also approved redesigning customer bills to make them easier to under-
stand and provide more transparency. The changes to the bills are expected to be in place by next summer.
home during the coronavirus pandemic, and higher prices charged by electricity suppliers.
Eversource rates that were approved by PURA and took effect July 1 took many customers by surprise because their monthly bills increased by hundreds of dollars in some cases. In response to a flood of complaints, the agency suspended the new rates July 31 and investigated.
On Dec. 2, PURA chair Marissa Gillett said the electricity distribution rates in effect before the July 1 will remain in place until May 1. The rulings will not affect the other component of bills — electricity supply charges related to power plants.
Eversource said the higher bills were due to several factors, including increased use of air conditioners and other appliances because of hot weather during the summer, more customers staying
“During our investigation ... the authority uncovered a number of concerning aspects with respect to the implementation of the rate adjustments,” Gillett said. See Electricity, A7
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One of the findings was that the utilities were being compensated for certain expenses at an “unjustifiably” high rate. They were charging 7% to 9% interest on some costs the companies had to pay up front before being reimbursed by rate revenues.
two vaccines in batches by Jan. 25. Dr. Reggy Eadie, chief executive officer at Trinity Health of New England and the co-chairman of Lamont’s advisory group, said health care workers in key specialties, such as emergency room staff, would be prioritized.
PURA on Dec. 2 lowered the allowed interest rate to the prime rate, which is around 2% to 3%, saying customers should see “meaningful” savings.
Gillett said the utilities had been submitting their rate increase requests as late as a week before they had been scheduled to take effect under the old January and July dates, leaving little time for review.
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PURA also changed the two dates per year that new delivery rates take effect from Jan. 1 and July 1 to May 1 and Sept. 1, allowing the agency more time to review rate increase proposals.
cording to the Lamont administration.
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Agency officials also said the cost projections the utilities use to request rate increases historically have been incorrect, leading to “wild” swings in customer bills and overcharging for services in some cases. So PURA is now requiring them to base the requests on actual data from the previous year. If costs increase for the companies compared with the previous year, they can request rate increases based on the actual costs.
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urday of the month (Dec. 12), 9 to 11 a.m., in the church parking lot. Volunteers will remove the items from your car. Proceeds go to local food pantries.
In our estate planning practice and our probate practice we often run into situations where clients have homes that are vacant for some period of time. Often when we are handling an estate and there is a vacant home my client may feel that if they don't tell the insurance company that the home is vacant then they won't face an increase in cost of insurance. I have asked a colleague, Dennis Morrissey from AAA Insurance, to outline some of the concerns regarding vacant properties:
The non-profit Pajama Program provides new pajamas and new books to children in need, many of whom are waiting and hoping to be adopted. Artsplace in Cheshire is collecting new pajamas in all sizes, newborn to adult. Pajamas must
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Do you own an additional home or secondary residence that is currently unoccupied? If no one lives in your home for thirty, sixty days or longer, a home insurance company may consider the property to be ‘vacant’ or ‘unoccupied’. Insurance companies view vacant and unoccupied homes to be at greater risk for damage. Therefore, these homes can be more difficult and more expensive to insure. A pending home sale or relocation, major renovation or property inheritance are common instances where occupancy may present an issue with home insurance. Meet 7-year-old, 17-pound Neff. Her pet mom passed away and she had no one to take her in. She is currently residing at the Berlin PetSmart. Neff is still adjusting to her surroundings, and can get nervous, but she is mostly very mellow and easygoing. Find an adoption form at fobac.org. Also, Friends of Berlin Animal Control is looking for volunteers to help out for about one hour, once a week. For more information, call 860-828-5287 or email rittyratcat@yahoo.com.
Often, there is a distinction to be drawn between unoccupied and vacant homes. A primary or secondary residence that is furnished, with utilities and which is suitable for living might be unoccupied for the time being- with the occupant’s return simply a matter of time. Vacant homes are often empty with an unknown timeline for occupancy. Vacancy can result from a change of circumstance, possibly affecting the ultimate ownership of the property. Regardless of the cause, leaving a property empty for an extended period could limit or even cancel your coverage. Don’t wait until you have a claim to learn that your coverage doesn’t fit your property.
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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 report number, contact Alicia Boncek, 860-828-7190, aboncek@ berlinpd.org; or Tracey Lentini, 860-828-7087, tracey.lentini@berlinpd.org.
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In situations where a home’s owner passes, the property will transfer to their spouse or estate. An insurance company will continue to insure the home in accordance with the terms of the policy, but notification of any change in the property’s condition, occupancy or ownership is an important step. Current homeowners insurance will very likely be transferred to a live-in spouse. With estates, however, existing insurance does not automatically extend to a beneficiary, so it is very important to be in contact with the home’s insurer to fully understand the terms of coverage, and any requirements in having that coverage either extended or re-written.
be complete sets. Artsplace also is collecting new books for youngsters of all ages. Drop off in the bin outside Artsplace, 1220 Waterbury Road, Cheshire, until Thursday, Dec. 17. Artsplace may be reached at 203-272-2787.
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The Town of Berlin Revenue Collection Office is pleased to announce that a Dropbox has been installed outside of the entrance to the Revenue Collection Office (door #3) for your convenience and safety. Due to the recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Town, the Revenue Collection Office will be closed beginning January 1, 2021, until further notice. The following payment options are offered to the taxpayers: Mail to bank lockbox: Berlin Revenue Collector PO Box 150410, Hartford, CT 06115-0410 Online (nominal service fee applied: 2.95% for credit/ debit, $0.95 for EFT): www.town.berlin.ct.us
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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. The Wall of Honor is set up in Town Hall and is also available to see online. The Wall of Honor is a way to show our sincere thanks to our country’s service
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Obituaries Jean Tessman NEW HARTFORD- Jean (Szymanski) Tessman, 99, of New Hartford, passed away peacefully Saturday, December 5, 2020, with her family by her side. Wife of the late Alfred A. Tessman, born in Cromwell, she was a longtime Berlin resident for over 50 years until moving to New Hartford nine months ago. Jean worked as an assembler at New Britain Machine before retiring. Jean was a member of St. Paul Church in Kensington and was a Gold Star Mother. She was a life member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Berlin and also at the Auxiliary of the New Britain VFW Post 511. Surviving are a grandson, Albert Tessman of New Hartford, two granddaughters, Christine Tessman of New Hartford and Tara Tessman of Newington; a great granddaughter, Allie Tessman; three step great grandchildren, Praisely, Karah & Cal; two step great great grandchildren, Greyson & Maddie. She also leaves a sister, Bernice Brousseau of Florida; a son-in-law, David Zanelli of Newington; two sistersin-law, Irene and Joanne Szymanski; many nieces and nephews, and her very good friend Diane Roncaioli of Berlin. Besides her husband Alfred, Jean was predeceased by her four children, Richard C. Tessman, serving with the US Navy when he
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was killed during the Vietnam Conflict; Albert A. Tessman, Sr., James L. Tessman, and Diane Zanelli; as well as, four brothers, Stanley, Walter, Joseph and Henry Szymanski and his wife Barbara; four sisters, Alice Kywan, Sophie Bugnacki, Louise Pellegrini and Helen Petrichenko. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, December 10, 10 AM at St. Paul Church, 485 Alling Street, Kensington, CT 06037. Please meet directly at the church. There are no calling hours. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, New Britain. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Carlson Funeral Home, New Britain, is assisting the family with arrangements. Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www. carlsonfuneralhome.com. coordinators to meet the basic needs of residents from the foundation’s four-town community who are displaced for an extended period of time due to a natural disaster. If you are interested in making a gift to the disaster relief fund, send check to 74A Vine St., New Britain, CT 06052 with “Disaster Fund” in the memo, or visit cfgnb.org/donate-now.
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Thursday, December 10, 2020
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Lois Arena BERLIN- Lois (Kozalka) Arena, 80, of Berlin, wife of Ralph R. Arena, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the Hospital of Central CT in New Britain. Born in New Britain, Lois was a lifelong Berlin resident and was a graduate of Berlin High School, class of 1958, and also graduated from Moody’s Secretarial School. She was employed at several local travel agencies including, Globe Travel in New Britain. Later, she worked part time for New Britain Transportation Travel Department and Getaway Tours of Bristol as a tour escort. Lois was a member of Berlin Congregational Church; loved being at the Berlin Senior Center; was a member of the Berlin VFW Women’s Auxiliary and enjoyed her morning “Call Group”. Besides her husband Ralph, she leaves a brother, Joseph Kozalka and his companion Jane
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Holmstrom of Kensington. A private memorial service will be held at Berlin Congregational Church. Burial will be in Maple Cemetery, Berlin. There are no calling hours. The Carlson Funeral Home, New Britain, is assisting with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Berlin Congregational Church, 878 Worthington Ridge, Berlin, CT 06037. Please share a memory or note of sympathy at www. carlsonfuneralhome.com
At the Oct. 13 meeting of the Board of Education, the board approved the formation of the Equity and Social Justice Advisory Committee. The board is seeking members for the committee. These individuals will serve as a steering committee and will develop avenues for input from the broader Berlin school community. We expect that committee members will commit to participating in regular meetings (most likely once a month), will read materials as requested in preparation for participation, and will assist in community outreach to ensure that perspectives of many members of the community are heard. If you are interested, please complete the form posted to the district website and sent out to the school community via School Messenger by Tuesday, Dec. 15.
Charges for Equity and Social Justice Advisory Committee: The Berlin Board of Education recognizes the need to address and dismantle the institutional barriers and systemic racism that continue to impede equitable educational opportunities for each child in the district. The Equity and Social Justice Advisory Committee is committed to evaluating and transforming our current practices at a systemic level to eliminate disproportionality in education and in all aspects of administration. These efforts require a longterm commitment from our advisors that includes both making recommendations and staying engaged as our work progresses over time.
Goals of the Advisory Committee: Represent diverse voices and perspectives across the education system and community on equity and race. Address authentic concerns with the current system and recognize disproportionality in education and in all aspects of administration. Collaborate with district leaders to develop an Educational and Racial Equity District Plan as well as making thoughtful and timely policy, procedures and school support recommendations for change for the 2020-2021 school year. Focus on learning about institutional, structural, and systemic racism and share findings with the board. See BOE, A17
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If residents are interested in starting an in-person Neighborhood Watch, they should visit the National Neighborhood Watch website, which will teach them to recruit and organize the vigil as well as develop communication and action plans.
“The best defense is a good offense. You need to lock your vehicles, lock your homes and contact us immediately if you see suspicious activity,” said Deputy Chief John Klett during a virtual community forum last month.
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Klett advised residents to park inside a garage if possible, install outdoor security cameras, and obtain a GPS vehicle tracker. To stay informed about criminal activity, Crime Prevention Officer Cathy Griffin suggested joining local Facebook groups and downloading a free Neighbors App, which delivers real-time crime and safety alerts from neighbors and local law enWin forcement.
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In most of these incidents, cars were unlocked, allowing thieves to swoop in and get their hands on unsecured valuables. According to Ciuci, vehicle theft in Berlin significantly reduced in 2019 but jumped during the coronavirus pandemic. That is, in February of 2020, police recorded three stolen vehicles and four break-ins, while in March of 2020 they recorded four stolen ve-
Aside from actively educating residents on crime prevention techniques, the police department added more night shift officers, expanded neighborhood-based beat policing, and are planning to team up with the New Britain Car Burglary Task Force. “This department is your police department, we are here to protect the community and our officers take it personal when the community is terrorized. Officers are out there every night, driving around trying to find these guys,” said Klett.
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For example, if you invest $200 per paycheck into your workplace retirement plan, and then receive a 3 percent raise, consider increasing your retirement plan contribution to $206 (equal to 3 percent). Making that a regular habit can help you achieve your goals more quickly.
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The Jan. 19-March 21 winter plan discussed last week by the Board of Control covers all the winter sports except wrestling and competitive cheerleading, which have been deemed high risk for spreading COVID19. The Connecticut Department of Public Health is recommending those winter sports not be held. The advice of the state health department and Gov. Lamont, CIAC member schools and the CSMS Sports Medicine Committee will continue to be weighed in as the CIAC re-asseses its winter plan in the weeks
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Stay focused Good intentions are in ample supply at this time of year. The key to making meaningful changes is to focus on the fundamental aspects of your financial life and follow through on the plans you make. Working with a financial advisor can help you be more accountable and provide guidance to help you stay on track.
Should a season come to pass, it will look different. Basketball and hockey players will be required to play wearing masks, just as girls volleyball players were this fall. Decisions about some of the other winter sports, most notably gymnastics and indoor track, are being affected by a lack of suitable facilities.
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