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COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Businesses, organizations adapt to latest surge By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal
With the omicron variant of COVID19 surging through the country, area businesses and organizations are having to adapt once again to provide services while also keeping employees safe.
“Even during the peak of the pandemic ... we never really shut down our facility, we’ve always been up and running,” said Doug Johnson, president of Marion Manufacturing in Cheshire. “We haven’t had any real issue up until recently. The omicron has been the biggest challenge for us so far, as far as employees making it in.”
Businesses and organizations of all types have had to modify operations due to employees not being able to come into work because of exposure to COVID-19. “If someone in their organization tests positive or is ill, that can slow down the progress of the on-site work,” said Ray Andrewsen, execu-
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“We are so grateful that St. Peter’s Church is able to partner with CHRO in their efforts to recognize and raise up the voices of children and young people from around the state, who are calling out racial healing and See MLK, A3
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Wallingford Health Department staff, bottom, distribute athome COVID19 rapid test kits and N-95 masks to town residents at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre Tuesday, Jan. 4. Wallingford police assist in checking identification during the drive-thru distribution.
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Cheshire will be among towns across the nation to host observances in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday, Jan. 17. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church and the state’s Commission on Human Martin Rights and Luther OpportuniKing, Jr. ties partnered together again this year to create an inclusive, anti-racism Children’s March and Bell Ringing Ceremony for Unity to mark the day.
tive director of the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce. “That’s just a temporary thing we’re going through right now.”
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COVID test trailers open, test kits distributed By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
Dr. James Cardon, Hartford HealthCare’s chief clinical integration officer, told reporters Friday, Jan. 7, that the MERIDEN — Hartford HealthCare has system had opened a trailer at St. Vinopened COVID-19 testing trailers at cent’s Hospital in Bridgeport and locations in Bridgeport, Torrington, were looking to open similar trailers Newington and New Britain. On Friat Windham Hospital, Norwich Hosday, the network announced a plan to pital and MidState Medical Center. put a trailer at MidState Medical Cen“Testing has become essential and ter in Meriden and two other sites limited,” Cardon said. Last week, he were on the schedule to open this projected that “by next week this will week.
bring us seven total sites. We’re doing 4,000 a week. This will increase our capacity another 1,000 tests a day.” Testing is for symptomatic and nonsymptomatic patients, by appointment only. The centers will be open seven days a week and staffed by three health care workers who will supervise self-testing. All tests are nasal swab PCR tests. See COVID, A2
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The Town of Cheshire announced Monday morning that all available at-home test kits have been spoken for and there are no more available to the public.
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Town officials had announced over the weekend that a limited supply would Cardon said the state has be made available beginning not offered any financial on Monday, through the support to open the Cheshire Senior Center, to testing trailers, but has asked residents who are 55 years of for support from the state’s age or older who are symphealthcare networks to intomatic or have a known dicrease testing capacity. rect contact with someone who had tested positive. Thousands of rapid test kits were distributed The tests were to be handed at drive-through events in out on an appointment-only Meriden, Southington, basis, and appointments Cheshire and Wallingford would begin at 9 a.m. By last week. 9:50 a.m. the Town released
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The significance of the children leading the march cannot be overstated. It is a moFrom A1 ment taken straight from recent history. “In 1963, injustice,” said Rev. Sandy It is important to hold the spired by the civil rights Staynor, St. Peter’s Episcopal event here, said Cheryl work of Dr. Martin Luther, Church. “Since the death of Sharp, an attorney and CHRO King, Jr., children marched George Floyd, members of deputy director. She exin Birmingham, Alabama for the congregation have plained that the suburbs are equality, justice, freeformed a racial healing group not traditionally where these dom and dignity, and they that actively seeks to underevents are held, generally it’s sparked a positive change in stand the history and imin larger cities such as this nation,” said Sharp. “On pacts of racism in our counBridgeport or Hartford. “It’s Jan. 17, 2022, we will solidify try. good to come together to and honor their efforts and show solidarity and unity in those of Dr. King by march“A core part of this commitCheshire, even though the ing in this little suburban ment to healing and justice is percentage of people of color town of Cheshire led by our to listen carefully to our chilhere is very small,” she said. children, with the goal of dren and young people – and to join with them in their desire to see the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King for the day when children will ‘not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.’ We are thankful to CHRO for this opportunity for our children and adults to walk together in hope and solidarity.”
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More than 100 children are expected to march, along A brief ceremony will be with their parents, beginning held before the march. at 1 p.m. at St. Peter’s EpisThat’s when 8-year-old Jere- copal Church, 59 Main St. my and his twin brother Hot cocoa and lunch for the Ezekiel (Zeke) Works, among children will be served. other Cheshire residents, Marchers will travel from St. will speak. Peter’s to Spring Street, to Williams Street, past Main “I want discrimination to stop,” said Zeke, adding, “Ev- Street Caffe, the Cheshire Public Library, to the Watch eryone should be treated Factory Shoppes and return fairly.” to the church. His brother, Jeremy, added The march is non-denomithat all people should feel safe and comfortable around national. All are welcome. one another and that every- For details, go to stpeterscheshire.org. one should be respected. unifying our community.”
Lori’s Truth event postponed The Tree Burning Festival scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 16 at Bartlem Park has been postponed. Event organizer Tim Galvin said the postponement is due to concerns about COVID. He hopes to reschedule the event – a benefit for the Lori’s Truth Foundation – some time in February if conditions improve.
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you keep changing regulations or you don’t enforce them all the time or it’s kind of lax and then you want to bring them back. That’s really confusing.” In response to the rise in cases, the Wallingford YMCA has implemented its mask policy again. Sean Doherty, executive director, said he gave everyone 24 hours notice about the policy change before starting on Friday, Jan. 7. “All of our staff will be re-
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At-home COVID tests Some scenarios where a rapid home test might be useful: For unvaccinated children, who could be tested periodically before going to camp or school or right before a birthday party; To regularly check and protect the health of a babysitter who spends time with your unvaccinated children or a home-health aide who is caring for a high-risk individual; As an added precaution for a vaccinated person who wants to spend time with a grandparent or someone who is immune compromised; After traveling on an airplane or spending time in an airport or a crowded bar; To be sure a cough or sniffle is just allergies or a common cold rather than COVID-19; To test houseguests before a dinner party or overnight stay, if someone in the group is unvaccinated or at high risk; For guests at weddings or other large gather-
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We have had sensational rookie debuts over the years. Then there is the Max Festa rookie debut. The Sheehan freshman has redefined “first-year phenom” with 14 goals in his first seven games. Skating on a line with his older cousin, senior Anthony DeFilio, Festa already has three hat tricks to his name. Somewhere, Sheehan’s lone 200-point man, Anthony Romano, might just be looking over his shoulder.
After helping Maloney put a historic soccer season in the books, Bria Benigni has now turned the page to track. The sophomore distance runner launched the indoor season setting a program record in the 3200 meters, running an 11:50.25 to dramatically win by less than a half second at the Elm City Coaches Invitational. Expect that time to drop. Benigni also holds Maloney’s outdoor 3200 record at 11:42.42.
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For all of Max Festa’s fine play, the first Lyman Hall-Sheehan battle on ice went to the Trojans, 5-4, on Saturday night at Northford Ice Pavilion. Dylan Gay led the way with two goals for LH. Those goals continued a streak for the senior forward. He’s scored at least one goal in each of Lyman Hall’s first seven games, including a hat trick on Dec. 18 vs. Cheshire. Gay now has 11 goals and six assists on the year.
Southington coach Howie Hewitt spoke highly of his incoming freshman class heading into the season. It was no idle boast. The Lady Knights have had a number of rookie contributors in opening 6-0, and the list is led by Lily Cooper. The freshman guard, in double figures in all but one game, paces Southington in scoring with 10.8 points a game. Cooper also leads the way with 24 assists and 24 steals.
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Artsplace offers winter classes Join the Learn to Paint Large art class and make an impact for your community. Working with acrylic paints, this is an opportunity for inter-mediate-level painters to work with master muralist Tony Falcone. In this nine-week program sponsored by Artsplace, students, 21 and older, will learn how to create large-scale themed artwork for Cheshire Craft Brewery, working at 129 Commerce Court after hours.
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Cheshire Academy announced the list of local students named to the school’s honor roll for the fall semester.
Grade 11, first honors: Maria Bailey, Ava Capuano, Kamden Denomme, Devan Fernando, Luke Nieman, Aishlinn Parrinello, Allison Schatz, Patrick Sullivan.
Grade 9, first honors: Jason Brucato, Allison Fowler, Sarah Hooper, Niamh Keating, Laci Theroux, Betty Weske, Margo Weske; second honors: Sofia Della Porta, Lachlan Hardy.
Grade 12, first honors: Audra Foti, Kavin Kathir, Luke Parkerson, Emma Riemann; second honors: Brooke Bokon, Jessica Lavoie, Jordan Shanok.
Grade 10, first honors: Ryan Bulger, Griffin Davis, Leo Ehrenfels, Chloe Galloza, Molly Golden, Shreeya Go-
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A number of ways to look at things By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
I just made the bed. I’ve done this every day, almost without exception, each day for the past year. There was that one time when I was being a lazy-bones and did not make the bed. Another time, the hubby had a bad cold and I declared the bedroom a HAZMAT area and refused to go in for a whole three days. Other than that, though, I make the bed. I’ll say I’ve made that lumpy old bed up at least 350 times in the past 365 days. That got me going on more numbers in our household. I didn’t count doing the dishes since that is the hubby’s jurisdiction. I did not give him the title of Dishwasher Man, he grabbed it himself. How many dishes has he washed in the past day, week, month, year—or years? It’s got to be a mountain of dishes.
combination of virtual and in-person attendance. It’s pretty remarkable considering the limited interaction Erica Biagetti is the Food & all of us have had during this Nutrition Services Director pandemic. Then there’s the for Cheshire Public Schools. service provided to homeShe tells me they served over bound individuals, with 61,000 breakfasts and more 2,140 items delivered to resithan 175,000 lunches in dents. 2021. (And I’m complaining about making the hubby a My numbers fixation is pretty much satiated at this cup of coffee each morning?) The schools served point. Although now that I give it a minute, I am curimore than 1,000 pounds of ous to know how many stoapple slices, plus 7,000 pounds of chicken. Can you ries, how many hours I have imagine? That’s astonishing. logged at this keyboard, writing about neighbors, Eventually, my numbers friends—the people, busigame brings me to the nesses, events, places and Cheshire Public Library. I organizations that make up practically live there and at- our little town. If I go back to tend many of the programs when I started, it may take a they offer, so I was curious while. You know it has been to see those numbers in a a number of years – I’ll get year’s time. back to you on that. Library director Beth Crowley told me staff held 312 Contact me at jvanderlek@ programs with more than record-journal.com. 6,660 attendees. This is a Now I’m on a roll and I start puzzling over other numbers and checking around town.
How many times have I cleaned the bathrooms? And how many times have I vacuumed the living room rug? In fact, how long has the rug been in this house and is it time to get rid of it? (Too long, and yes.) I also wonder how many times in the past year have I stopped at the gas station up the street, now Cumberland Farms, for milk? And how many times has my family ordered a pizza on a Friday night?
I love all the local choices: Cheshire Pizza, Pops, Anthony’s, Vespucci’s, Viron’s and Rossini’s. But when we moved to town and had no idea where to get a good pie, Cheshire friends sent us straight to Rossini’s. I cannot say how many pies we’ve had there in the past year, but when I called on Rossini’s, they gladly told me how many they made overall in 2021 – a grand total of 100,000. That’s a heck of a lot of dough.
Art historian lectures on colonial portrait-creators By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
about growing up in Springfield, Pennsylvania and learning how to mix paints A lecture on “The Art of from native Americans by Colonial America, the Art of mixing clay from the local the Portrait in a New World,” riverbank. West was a man was presented by art historiof two worlds, said Potter. an Bob Potter at the “He was a painter in the Cheshire Public Library. The colonies where he immortaltalk, held in December, ized, in portraits, the leaders was made possible by the of a revolution, and he Cheshire Art League. Potter’s featured artists inwould also become a painter cluded Charles Wilson Peale, at the court of King George Potter has worked as an art John Singleton Copley and III.” director and creative director Gilbert Stuart, with special for major media companies, emphasis on Benjamin West, West took “The Grand Tour” and as a development officer who served as mentor to of Europe in 1760, as a 22for the National Gallery of Art these artists and others. year-old, studying the masin Washington, D.C. These artists lived in the ters of the Renaissance in time of colonial America. Rome. He returned home inA resident of Lyme, ConHowever, while one foot was spired by neoclassicism, a necticut, Potter recently planted in the colonies of resurgence of interest in the launched a professional detheir birth, the other was ancient antiquities, which velopment program for art planted in England. spread throughout art, literastudents at the Lyme Acadeture, music and architecture. my College of Fine Arts and “Benjamin West had a reThe movement coincided is a docent at the Yale Center markable life,” said Potter. with the 18th century Age of for British Art. West often retold a story Enlightenment. Potter’s library presentation took the audience through history with a glimpse into the professional and personal lives of distinguished artists. “When we look at art and history through the artists who were there. This is a remarkable period,” the presenter said.
West’s influence on American colonial artists was profound, said Potter. As he was welcomed in England, West also would welcome a “who’s who” of American artists. Maryland-born Charles Wilson Peale’s talents and interests also included clockmaking and saddle-making, as well as politics and science. He is known for his portrait paintings of leading figures of the Revolution, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. He also painted historical legends, explorers Lewis and Clark, and his own family. A few family members are painted in Peale’s wellknown trompe l’oeil “Staircase Group.” John Singleton Copley was a painter of the Revolution
and history. Born in 1738 in Boston, he was mainly selftaught. He is known by his portraitures of wealthy, influential and also middleclass subjects in colonial New England. “Portrait painting paid the bills, yet it is still this low rung of the esthetic ladder,” said Potter. “He also incorporates personal objects, tools of the trade, into these portraits. It’s a standard approach to conveying who the person is,” Potter said, noting the silversmith Paul Revere is shown in his portrait, sleeves rolled up as if working, and holding an example of his trade, a silver teapot with his engraving tools at his elbow. Gilbert Stuart, born in Rhode Island in December See Lectures, A11
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1738, was considered one of America’s foremost portrait painters. Stuart joined Benjamin West to apprentice with him in England and West was so impressed with his skills that he asked Stuart to paint his portrait.
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All of these artists were welcomed to England by Benjamin West and his “open door policy.” American artists who traveled to Britain were given access to Stuart produced more than West’s studio to work and 1,000 portraits, including the study and, perhaps more imfirst six presidents. He is best portantly, were introduced known for his unfinished to his connections. “It was portrait of George Washinghis legacy,” said Potter. ton. Potter explained that
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in its first game since defeating Shelton 49-29 win on Dec. 21. The Rams were on a 10-day pause through the weekend due to COVID protocols. West Haven, which won its first three games by an average of 34 points, had not played since Dec. 23. West Haven, though, had not been on hold due to protocols. Their last three game were postponed due to issues with the opposing teams. “It’s been a challenge,” WH coach Jessica Moriarty said. “We can practice as hard as we can, but the pace of the game and the environment of the game and the atmosphere (are) completely different. It wasn’t a surprise to have a slow start, but we recovered for the most part.”
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Abuhatab had her way inside for WH. She had all of her 11 points by the half.
Cheshire started the game hot, hitting its first three shots from the field. A jumper by Jenna Stickney started the scoring, and then Taylor Fitzgerald hit back-to-back hoops as Cheshire went up 6-2.
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Cheshire’s Emily Grayson looks to take a shot over West Haven’s Mya Flemming during the first half at Cheshire High School on Monday. Photos by Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
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West Haven answered with a 14-1 run fed by six Cheshire turnovers. Stickney, who scored a team-high seven points, hit a field goal in the closing seconds of the quarter that drew the Rams within 16-9 after the first quarter.
Cheshire’s Taylor Fitzgerald and West Haven’s Isabella Fiorillo battle.
West Haven, though, was in the midst of an extended 275 run. Abuhatab scored the Blue Devils’ first three hoops of the second quarter as the Blue Devils opened the frame on a 8-0 run that ballooned the lead to 24-9.
West Haven outscored Cheshire 10-2 in the third quarter and led 50-19 after three. Carrano had eight points for West Haven in the third. “We’re off to a good start,” Moriarty said. “We are pretty experienced. We have a lot of scorers and we are a well-balanced team.”
“They just missed playing tonight. It felt good for the team to be back out there again. We’ve been practicing, but there’s nothing like being out there and seeing what you are applying in practice to use in the game. It’s good to be back. I just
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5
Russet Potatoes 5 Lb Bag
Cooked Shrimp 2 Lb Bag
Oyster Bay • 31 To 40 Ct
2
$ 49
Rice-A-Roni Or Pasta Roni Selected Varieties 4.3 To 7.2 Oz Box
5
2/$
$ 99
5/$
Filippo Berio 100% Pure Olive Oil
Campbell’s Slow Cooker Sauces
Crystal Farms Shredded Cheese
Extra Virgin Or Extra Light 16.9 Fl Oz Btl
3
$ 99
Oven Or Skillet Selected Varieties 12 To 13 Oz Pkg
2
$ 69
Or Bar Selected Varieties 6 To 8 Oz Pkg
5
2/$
ea.
15
$ 99 ea.
Red Or Green Seedless Grapes Imported From Chile
2
$ 49 lb.
Botticelli Pasta Sauce Selected Varieties 14.5 To 24 Oz Jar
3
$ 99 Turkey Hill Ice Cream
Selected Varieties Excluding All Natural 48 Fl Oz Cntr
7
2/$
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