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Volume 13, Number 5

Thursday, February 3, 2022

Council to review plan for schools

HOLIDAY PLANNING

The Board of Education voted to adopt the “Next Generation” modernization plan during its Jan. 20 meeting.

After a 6-1 vote in favor, the district’s proposal now goes to the Town Council for further review and approval.

Coming up with a school modernization plan has been a multi-year effort by the Town Council and Board of Education, with both takSee School plan, A4

Elise Sampson, of Elise Floral, expects a busy Valentine’s Day at her shop.

Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen

Valentine’s Day is almost here

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Valentine’s Day is just a heartbeat away. This year the Feb. 14 holiday falls on a Monday, which isn’t as perfect as perhaps a Saturday night. But it does provide a weekend in advance to shop.

According to the National Retail Federation, consumers spent a little over $120 per person for Valentine’s Day 2021. That was down from 2020, when the average expenditure was $190.

All told, last year, consumers spent $21.8 billion for Valentine’s Day. Flowers were a substantial portion of that total, coming in at $2 billion.

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Elise Sampson of Elise Floral in Cheshire calls Valentine’s Day “the long holiday.”

Flowers start arriving from wholesalers to her shop at 80 Hinman St. about a week before the holiday. It then takes Sampson several days to prepare the flowers before she even begins design work.

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Chamber will host pop-up shop at brewery The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce will provide a boost for home-based businesses by hosting its first pop-up shop at Cheshire Craft Brewery on Friday, Feb. 4.

A pop-up shop is an opportunity for vendors without a storefront to promote and

Cheshire Baking Company’s cake pop bouquets are one idea for Valentine’s Day gift-giving.

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In Brief Kindergarten registration In order to be eligible to register for kindergarten for the 2022-23 school year, your child must be 5 years old before Jan. 1, 2023 (born on or before Jan. 1, 2018). The school your child will attend for kindergarten is based on your street address, with the exception of Darcey and Doolittle schools. If you are unsure which school your child will attend, a complete list of streets and districted schools can be found on the Cheshire Public Schools website, cheshire.k12.ct.us.

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This act also enables the Connecticut family court to treat military retired pay as property that can be divided The federal Servicemembers between the divorcing Civil Relief Act impacts start- spouses. This is especially ing and completing a divaluable to the civilian in a vorce case. It protects serlong-term marriage who vicemembers so they can sacrificed their own career “devote their entire energy to frequently relocate with to the defense needs of the the servicemember.

Nation.” There are rules to Not understanding both the protect a servicemember from being divorced without state and federal laws can have serious and unintendtheir knowledge. There are ed consequences for the other rules to protect the servicemember, for example, military family. For example, eligibility for benefits under regarding how papers are the Uniformed Services Forserved. The act also directs mer Spouses Protection Act that, at the request of the often depends on whether servicemember, the state the marriage lasted for at court must pause the divorce proceeding until up to least 20 years and the servicemember was in the mili60 days after the servicetary for at least 20 years durmember’s active duty coning the marriage. cludes.

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Meanwhile, the Uniformed Services Former Spouses Protection Act protects the civilian spouse. Under the right circumstances, the civilian may retain access to military-sponsored medical care and commissary and exchange privileges post-divorce, sometimes for as long as they remain single.

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For Darcey and Doolittle students: All such students are to be registered at Darcey school. We request that you indicate school preference with your registration. While Cheshire Public Schools cannot guarantee placement requests, we will make every effort to accommodate students and families.

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In late May, you will receive a welcome letter from the principal of the school your child will attend. If you are in need of a registration packet, contact your child’s districted school.

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Valentine’s Day From A1

Sampson knows it will be a busy stretch, and she’s “very curious to see what happens this year with Valentine’s Day falling on the Monday after Super Bowl Sunday.”

Sampson also is curious to see if any orders will be of the unusual variety. In the past, she has received requests for bird-of-paradise flowers and black roses. Her personal favorite is red roses.

The tradition of gifting roses began in the United Kingdom. Roses are associated

with the Roman goddess of love, Venus. Research reveals that recipients expect one dozen roses as the standard gift – not three or six stems.

The number 12 represents the hours on the clock, the months in a year, and is seen as a measure of love.

For Valentine’s Day, Cheshire Baking Company will offer bouquets of vanilla and chocolate cake pops.

Owner and baker Kristin Raucci also creates Valentine’s Day-themed royal iced cookies and cocoa bombs.

Check the Cheshire Baking Company website for details.

For her own family’s Valentine's observance, Raucci, her husband and five children have a special breakfast featuring heart-shaped pancakes.

sauce. Additional entrée selections include filet mignon and Bella’Gio’s signature zuppa di pesce dish. The featured drink is a chocolate-strawberry negroni.

A tradition for many couples is a Valentine’s dinner, and Cheshire has a number of dining choices for a romantic evening out.

Frank Loga’s Italian restaurant is managed by his son Kory. Another son, Kel, is the chef.

One option is Bella’Gio, 835 West Main St. This year's special Valentine’s menu begins with berry and beet salad, followed by the main entrée of halibut with saffron risotto and a lobster bisque

to replace a pagan fertility festival. Also, there’s a scholar’s claim that the poet Chaucer was the catalyst for the holiday.

What is known is that traditions of the day are celebrated around the world, albeit in diverse ways.

For instance, in Japan, it is The origin of Valentine’s Day the women who give the is complicated and has myri- gifts on Valentine’s Day. ad versions.

In Finland, Feb. 14 is One has its roots in the oftFriend’s Day. heard story of a saint’s exeHowever you chose to celecution (Valentine). And brate Valentine’s Day, here’s there's the version that hoping it makes you happy.

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School plan From A1

ing cues from the School Modernization Committee that presented its proposal to the town in April of 2021.

The “Next Generation” plan is essentially the Scenario 6 proposal recommended by the School Modernization Committee in 2021.

Phase One calls for building two new kindergarten through sixth grade elementary schools; one in the north end and one in the south end, possibly on the current Norton School site.

Phase One also includes the demolition of Darcey and Chapman schools.

Committee had approved the proposal the week before.

While subsequent phases would focus on upgrades to all other school buildings, Board of Education Planning Committee Chair Andrew Martelli said those proposals can change depending on how much of Phase One is completed.

Martelli explained that the district share of the cost of just Phase One is expected to between $73.3 million and $88.2 million, and the total cost of the plan before state reimbursements would be between $109 million and $131 million.

Martelli, who is also the Economic Development Coordinator for the town, presented the “Next Generation” plan to the full school board on Jan. 20, after the Planning

The Planning Committee decided that Darcey Elementary School could not be absorbed into Highland Ele-

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Board member Anne Harrigan was the only no vote.

While overall supporting a modernization plan, Harrigan said a new 6-8 grade middle school, instead of new elementary schools, would address enrollment growth.

next step is to prepare the grant application to the state, due by June 30. This includes updated enrollment projections, finalizing budgets,and educational specifications. SLAM, a company from Glastonbury, is handling the enrollment projections, while Colliers International, the consulting group working with Cheshire on the school modernization project, is working on finalizing the budgets.

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Maringola leans on her faith for a sense of meaning but, as COVID lingers, she can't join her church community. Instead she watches services online.

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Fighting disease with art cure for spinal muscular atrophy or SMA. Fortunately, her condition has plateaued and new treatments provide more hope. However, treatments can cost upward of $20,000, posing a hurdle for those paying out of pocket.

Maringola recognizes that

she’s fortunate enough to have these costs covered, but hopes for “change in the near future.”

Statewide, Maringola advocates for more wheelchairaccessible areas and accommodations for disabled individuals. Banks, bathrooms and older buildings are “not really wheelchair friendly,” she said.

Becoming an advocate, maturing and going through what few Americans have experienced, Maringola wishes she could have taken her own advice during her youth.

“Be an advocate for yourself, speak up when you need help, don't be afraid to ask somebody to help you, voice your concerns,” Maringola said. “Accept the people who do want to help you, don't push them away because if somebody's willing to help you, that's really good.”

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The chamber’s pop-up shop is for its smaller business members. “I wanted to give them an opportunity to reach more potential customers,” Chamber President Yetta Augur stated. “It will also bring awareness of the fantastic brewery we have in town.”

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Experts say talk of turning the corner on COVID-19 premature

By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

MERIDEN — William Frias lost his sister to COVID-19 Thursday night, Jan. 27 and on Friday morning was taking nothing for granted.

“I have to do it,” Frias said Friday about vaccinations and mask wearing. “Viruses have been around for a long time. It’s not going away just because we want it to.”

The Meriden native, who is vaccinated and boosted, was leaving a train at Meriden Station from New York, where he travels three or four times a week. His sister was unvaccinated.

“She didn’t want to get it,” he said about the vaccine. “It’s been hard for her family.”

Frias intends to continue wearing a mask even if mandatory restrictions on public transit are lifted.

“It’s irresponsible” not to, he said.

Mask-wearing, vaccines, boosters and regular testing are key to making COVID-19 an endemic illness like the cold and flu, health experts said. But despite a slowing rate of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations statewide, experts said that talk of turning the corner is premature.

“It’s still too early to determine that,” said Dr. Ulysses Wu, chief epidemiologist & system director at Hartford HealthCare. “It has to move away from being widespread in all countries. I don’t know when, but eventually.”

World governments, including the U.S., can do more to move things in the right direction, said Dr. Peter Hotez.

A global vaccination effort, including developing and

manufacturing vaccines that utilize a variety of technologies, is critical to keeping variants at bay and overcoming hesitancy.

Hotez told reporters, during a virtual media conference Jan. 27, that it’s time to take a look at the durability of the current mRNA vaccines now used to combat the pandemic. Hotez is dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and co-director of the Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development.

being infected by 89% and lowered the risk that people with breakthrough infections would transmit the virus to other household members A CTrail worker keeps a lookout as the Hartford Line pulls by 23%. out of the Meriden train station.

After the emergence of the delta variant, however, vaccination no longer reduced the infectiousness of breakthrough cases and provided slightly less protection against infection, the scientists found. Instead, people who had received their second dose of vaccine more than three months ago were “The omicron wave does only 40% less likely to be inseem to be subsiding. We fected compared to an unhave to see if it goes down as vaccinated person and may quickly as it accelerated,” have actually been more Hotez said. “I’m careful not likely to transmit the delta to be too overly optimistic. variant to other household Sometimes it’s going down members. then goes up. The ques“Our analysis suggests that tion is will it subside” while vaccines provide good What’s next? protection against coronThe delta variant was an epi- avirus infection, this protection wanes over time,” said demic among the unvacciVirginia Pitzer, an associate nated, health experts said. professor at Yale School of Their core messaging was about the importance of vac- Public Health and the study’s senior author. cinations and boosters, but “Moreover, vaccinated peothe breakthrough infections ple who got infected with with the omicron variant as the delta variant were just as vaccination effectiveness waned told a different story. infectious as unvaccinated Still, data indicated that vac- cases. This emphasizes the cinated patients who caught need for booster doses and for people who are infected the virus were less likely to require hospitalization, ICU to isolate regardless of whether or not they are vacand ventilation treatment. cinated.”

“What’s next is what hapThe transmission study did pens after that,” Hotez said. not review hospitalizations “Too many colleagues are engaged in too much happy or serious illness, the impact talk that omicron will create of boosters, and was conducted prior to the omicron immunity and end the panvariant. demic. I’m of the opinion that’s not going to happen.”

This doesn’t necessarily Two hours after Hotez made mean the vaccines failed.

They do the things they were his comments, the Yale designed to do — protect School of Public Health released a study of 2.5 million against serious illness, hospeople which found that be- pitalization, and death — and taken as a three-dose fore the emergence of the delta variant in Israel, vacci- series, reduce the duration of infection. But almost 40 nation reduced the risk of

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million people remain unvaccinated in the U.S.; globally, only 58 percent of the world’s population has been able to receive even a single shot.

This population provides an endless opportunity for the virus to survive and any mutation around the corner could bring us back to square one. This is why health leaders, such as the World Health Organization, likely won’t classify COVID19 as endemic should omicron subside.

medical professionals as to when the shift will begin from a classification of a pandemic to endemic will be based on various factors,” Civitelli said in an email.

“The amount of a particular disease that is usually present in a community is referred to as the baseline or endemic level of the disease.”

Evaluating the data trends surrounding the latest omicron surge will allow public health officials to determine what phase the state/country are in as well as how to Shift to endemic best approach combating COVID-19 moving forward.

Wallingford Public Health Director Stephen Civitelli ex- At this time both pharmaceutical (vaccines/boosters) plained how health officials and non-pharmaceutical inclassify disease. terventions (masking/testEpidemic is a disease that ing) are the best line of deaffects a large number of fense against COVID-19, people within a community, Civitelli and other health expopulation, or region. perts said.

Pandemic refers to an epidemic that has spread over several countries or continents, usually affecting a large number of people.

Endemic refers to the constant presence and/or usual prevalence of a disease or infectious agent in a population within a geographic area.

An outbreak is a greaterthan-anticipated increase in the number of endemic cases. It can also be a single case in a new area. If it’s not quickly controlled, an outbreak can become an epidemic.

“The discussion currently had by public health and

COVID-19 treatments need to be administered early in the infection stage and are not considered a substitute for vaccination. Two monoclonal antibody treatments were found to be ineffective in treating omicron.

Steady practice The evolving science and introduction of new variants and vaccine durability have done little to boost confidence in vaccines that have tested safe and effective.

But the anti-vaccination movement, which has grown in the U.S. throughout the pandemic, is also diminishing the chances of slowing See COVID-19, A12

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A winter hike with a tree ID challenge

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Beyond the pond, there’s a series of wooden bridges and platforms. These go to a narrow trail which runs alongside the water. The little stream becomes wider, too, maybe 20 feet in some places.

I can’t remember the last time I made it out to the woodlands at Cheshire Park to hike. True, it’s the middle of winter now, and barely 20 degrees at noon, but my mind is made up. I’m going for a hike.

The parking lot, right off Country Club Road, is only three cars wide, but there is plenty of room. I’m a little stunned by the cold as I step from the car. I’m happy I have my knitted cap and trusty knitted scarf.

made a difference, but there was none of that on this day, though plenty of dog pawprints could be seen in the snow and ice.

neath it. Water is moving quickly under small plates of ice. Here and there, frosted swirls are frozen in place. It is quite pretty in the sun.

The kiosk sits just beyond the lot by a few feet, and that’s where the trail map is posted. A sign which calls on dog owners to keep pets onleash and to pick up after them also is posted.

I’m surprised at how much ice there is on the trails, and to see tire tracks from a truck. I hope it was a public works vehicle and not a rogue lumberjack on the loose.

That’s new. Now that I think about it, the trails in the forest were out of control with dog waste when I last visited. I don’t know if the sign

I avoid most of the ice by staying to the edge of trails.

By the way, for winter hiking, I suggest a pair of heavy-duty boots with excellent traction. Also, consider microspikes. They have teeth and grip the ice.

Carefully I pick my way back to the green trail and notice what I think is a red oak.

This is one reason why I love hiking in the forest. It’s a chance to completely humiliate myself with my horrible tree ID skills. But this time I get the name right. The app on my phone says so. Someone told me the way to ID red oaks is to look for raised vertical lines on the bark that look like ski tracks.

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I skip following the trail farther to the ridgeline where it eventually winds up somewhere at Creamery Road. I will seek that out when it’s warmer.

Even though my fingers are frozen solid, the sun is warm on my face as I get back to the car. This was a really good, invigorating hike.

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There’s a small, downed tree where I want to turn. It looks like it was cut on purpose, but is easy enough to get by.

The path, which may be the black trail, leads to a pond – a terrific place to listen to frogs in the spring or spot salamanders.

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More than a few white ash trees are found by the pond and wetlands. Beech is common, too. That’s Fagus grandifolia.

Mind you, this is winter, so there’s no help from leaves to make IDs.

The tree ID game gets more interesting as I go on.

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I stay mainly on the green trail, which winds hither and yon. I maybe see fox and coyote tracks, and definitely squirrel prints. Just a quick jaunt onto the blue trail gets me to the newer bridge (the other one was smashed in that ice storm a few years back). A little brook runs be-

The forest back here is really beautiful. Among the trees are American hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), also know as ironwood, as it’s one of the hardest trees.

Ironwood is used for tool handles and fence posts, among other things. And the nuts it produces are eaten by wild turkey, grouse, bobwhite quail and deer.

cause it’s so darn easy to identify. Local botanist, ecologist and wetlands scientist Sigrun Gadwa introduced me to yellow birch many years ago, on one of her nature walks. The tree has a yellow cast to the bark, and little curly rolls of bark stretch up and down the length of it.

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be dealing with this pandemic.”

the spread of the virus.

Masking should remain a steady practice when people are indoors among those whose vaccine status is unknown. Testing should become routine to ensure asymptomatic positive cases isolate to prevent spread, health experts said.

“Rates of vaccination in our community continue to rise weekly — albeit very slowly,” said Lea Crown, director of health and human services for the city of Meriden. “The issue public health is facing is that we are also in an ‘infodemic’ of health misinformation, in which many people have had trouble figuring out what to believe, which sources to trust, and how to keep up with changing knowledge and guidance.

We ask residents to stay the course; we know that it is frustrating, in our fourth calendar year of COVID, to still

will study and make available a variety of technologies in vaccine development that could overcome hesitancy.

Hotez, a Connecticut native, is among those who developed a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. Unlike the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer-BioNTech and ModerEvolving science na and the modified adenovirus technology shot deHotez and others blame extreme right-wing commenta- veloped by Johnson & Johnson, Hotez’s vaccine CORtors for sowing doubt about BEVAX is a recombinant the vaccines, which has slowed global vaccine efforts protein vaccine. The technology has existed since the that could prevent variants such as omicron from form- 1970s and was used to deing in hosts. Hotez advocates velop a vaccine against hepatitis B. Other forms of refor a vaccine task force that combinant protein vaccines using protein from insect cells have been used to fight ebola, SARS, MERS, influen-

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“It's made through microbial fermentation of yeast,” Hotez said.

In December, Corbevax was authorized for emergency use in India, and technology to develop more is available in dozens of countries. Although the drug is not authorized for use in the United States, Hotez has received numerous requests from

those who are hesitant about getting an mRNA vaccine.

“The U.S. is vulnerable to the next wave,” Hotez said.

“Delta rose out of unvaccination, omicron out of west Africa. Mother Nature is going to continue to hurl variants of concern. We have to recognize we still have variants. The only way to get around this is to vaccinate the global population.” mgodin@record-journal.com 203-317-2255 Twitter: @Cconnbiz

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Maloney girls basketball coach John Vieira is always talking up his senior captains. That’s because he’s got two good ones in Amal Bahili and Gracey Massicotte. Bahili, the point guard, got the Spartans rolling last Tuesday in their 50-24 rivalry win over Platt, finishing with 13 points. Then she scored 10 Thursday against Hartford Public. Bahili and the Spartans entered the week at 10-1 and No. 2 in Class L rankings.

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With a hat trick last Wednesday against Amity, Hilinski now has 12 goals and 13 assists on the season.

It’s been something of a roller coaster season so far for the Lady Titans, who entered the week at 9-5. One steady hand has been sophomore Olivia Cassesse. Picking up the reins as starting point guard from Caitlyn Velez, Cassesse is averaging 12.75 points a game in her first season. She had 18 points in last Tuesday’s win over East Haven and followed two nights later with a season-high 20 in a victory over Cheshire.

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We bid farewell to State Open track champ Ryan Farrell in the spring. Now we say hello to his kid sister. Leah Farrell made her first major splash on the varsity stage in last Thursday’s SCC East Sectional. With a personal-best time (so far) of 1:44.42, the Cheshire freshman won the 600 meters, the same indoor race her brother dominated. Leah also ran a leg on the first-place 4x800, which set a school mark at 10:42.

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

Prevent a big bill with cold weather maintenance With winter’s severe weather and cold temperatures blanketing the region, residents can take steps to avoid the damage, cost and inconvenience that comes with a burst water pipe or damaged water meter.

tion wherever you can.

Aquarion Water Company, the largest investor-owned water utility in New England, suggests following a few simple tips to keep the water safely flowing all winter long:

Locate the main water shutoff valve to your home and show all household members how to turn it off in the event of a burst pipe.

Check water pipes near uninsulated or drafty walls, doors, floors and windows, including in your basement, garage or attic. Add insula-

Keep all doors and windows tightly closed.

Fill cracks in walls and openings around doors and windows. Insulating or wrapping pipes can also help.

Open cabinet doors to allow warm air to circulate around pipes along outside walls.

In extreme cold, let faucets drip.

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Never use a torch or open flame to thaw a pipe. If you see, or suspect, damage to

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