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What you need to know about the new flu The Chesprocott Health District recently updated the public on the flu season and related concerns about 2019-nCoV, commonly referred to as coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that the virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 is not the same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild
illness. In light of recent concerns, Chesprocott provided the following advisory. Chesprocott’s Public Health Emergency Response Plan guides our health department on how to respond to a public health emergency such as a pandemic flu outbreak or a new emerging infectious disease such as 2019-nCoV. The first step is
educating the public. This is a new virus, so the information is changing daily and we need to make sure everyone gets the most up-to-date information. Chesprocott Health Director Maura Esposito said, “We have been forwarding updates to EMS, first responders (police and fire), our private and public schools and town
officials almost twice a week. (Centers for Disease Control) and (Connecticut Department of Public Health) have been holding conference call updates twice a week and we will continue monitoring this 'til its over.” Many local health departments are See Flu, A2
Veterans, school officials to meet on curriculum
Artist gets a surprise exhibit to celebrate her 80th birthday
The Cheshire Veterans Council and the school district's curriculum team will meet again in March to continue their talks on how the role of veterans is represented in the classroom.
By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
For Cheshire artist Csilla (pronounced Chill-ah) Somogyi, see- The Madison Art Cinema gallery is featuring an exhibit by Cheshire artist Csilla Somogyi. Photo courtesy of Csilla Somogyi ing the artwork she’s created novel approach to celebrate the ments than by really showing through the years matriarch’s recent birthday. them off in the most public of on the Madison ways - an exhibit.” “Our mom never had a chance Art Cinema gallery walls was to follow her artistic dream - she She explained how the concept came together. “We knew some devoted herself to her kids, her the best kind of people and fortunately the stars husband, and her community,” surprise. said Ilona Somogyi, one of Som- aligned to make this a reality.” Somogyi’s family ogyi’s three daughters. “Eighty is Somogyi Csilla Somogyi’s daughter were the ones a pretty big milestone so we who arranged the thought what better way to cele- Zsuzsanna Somogyi handled show, aptly titled “The Artist at brate her artistic accomplish80: A Retrospective.” It was a See Artist, A8
CVC represents the local posts of The American Legion, The Veterans of Foreign Wars, The Army Air Force Roundtable of Connecticut, Disabled American veterans and AmVets. A press release from John White, commander of VFW Post 10052, stated, "Specifically, we feel there are significant omissions in the education of Cheshire’s youth. These omissions relate to the role of veterans in American history, civics and society. They also concern why America is unique in all the world." Last summer the Cheshire Veterans Council
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community volunteers who participate on the “Citizens that Help in Disasters” team. In fact, Chesprocott will be conducting a drill on March 26 at the Prospect Fire Department. If anyone would like to be a volunteer, please call Chesprocott at 203-2722761. Our main goal at Chesprocott is to prevent illnesses and diseases, but every once in a while we have to respond to an illness (or outbreak) and perform basic epidemiology methodology to determine what caused the illness, who is at risk of getting the disease, and put in place steps/actions to stop anyone else from getting sick. This is no different than what the World Health Organization (WHO) and CDC are doing on a much higher level for the current public health emergency that was declared on Jan. 31. Local health departments have almost a dozen essential services they must provide to the community they serve. At Chesprocott we are constantly evaluating and
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus (named “2019nCoV”) that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and which continues to expand. Infections with 2019-nCoV, most of them associated with travel from Wuhan, also are being reported in a growing number of international locations, including the United States. Imported cases of 2019-nCoV infection in people have been detected in the U.S. More cases are likely to be identified in the coming days, including more cases in the United States. Given what has occurred previously with MERS and SARS, it’s likely that personto-person spread will occur, including in the United States. There are no confirmed cases in Connecticut at this time.
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Healthy Family FunFest Feb. 23 Mulberry Street. Rides are courtesy of Mulberry Gardens of Southington and The Orchards at Southington assisted and independent living communities, not-forprofit members of Hartford HealthCare Senior Services.
The 11th annual Healthy Family FunFest will be held 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St., Plantsville. The area’s biggest health-focused event will feature more than 100 Hartford HealthCare health professionals representing dozens of specialties, resources and interactive wellness activities. Admission and all activities are free.
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$4.6M to create low-income seniors housing HARTFORD — The federal government has awarded $4.6 million in funding to build homes for low-income seniors in Connecticut, officials recently announced.
The $4.6 million in housing assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to New Samaritan Corporation also will fund rental assistance and supportive services delivery for low-income se-
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“This funding helps fill a critical need to expand affordable housing opportunities for seniors in Connecticut,” he said in a statement.
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Ice rink Whether the Greg Schena Memorial Ice Rink is opened at Bartlem Park this year remains uncertain because of the unseasonably warm winter the northeast has been experiencing. Usually, the town opens the outdoor rink near the start of the winter, but it has not been consistently cold enough, town officials said. The ice rink usually is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call 203-272-2743.
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A local resident was among the Quinnipiac University students who worked as campaign volunteers helping out during the recent presidential primary in New Hampshire. John Hangen, an 18 year-old freshman from Cheshire joined 19 other Quinnipiac students who knocked on doors and attended rallies in support of
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The Town Council now has 60 days from that date to approve the appointment of another town Republican to fill the vacancy. If after 60 days the council cannot agree on an appointment, Town Council Chairman Rob Oris Jr. has the authority to fill the vacancy without a full council vote. The process of vetting candidates to replace Bowman began this week with the Republican Town Committee taking the lead.
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High School Sports Boys basketball Cheshire 72, North Haven 45: The Rams snapped a 13-game losing skid with the SCC Oronoque victory in Cheshire. Alec Frione returned from injury with a vengeance, pouring in 23 points. It was a career high for the senior. Colby Griffin was also in double figures for Cheshire with 13 points. Dylan Fohl added nine. After the teams played to a 13-13
draw in the first quarter, the Rams steadily pulled away, building a 2823 lead by intermission and a 5234 bulge by the end of three quarters. Cheshire is now 2-14 overalll and 1-5 in the Oronoque. Cheshire 56, Guilford 55: Like the Cheshire girls team, the Cheshire boys are showing renewed fire late in the basketball season. The Rams won their second straight, taking down the Indians in a SCC crossover in Cheshire.
Colby Griffin led the Rams with 18 points and Cole Feinauer factored in with 15 as Cheshire improved to 3-14. A pair of free throws by Feinauer with 17 seconds left put the Rams up 56-54 and proved to be the difference. Chris Cahill collected a game-high 26 points for Guilford (8-9). Brayden Santabarbara had 18. See Sports, A7
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sent a letter to the Board of Education and superintendent of schools that said, in part, that the CVC wants to bring some veteran-related concerns to the attention of the board. A meeting in regards to those concerns took place in September and was followed by another meeting in November. As a result of those talks, a public meeting has been scheduled for 7 p.m. March 16 at the Senior Center. The stated purpose of the meeting is "to hear a response from the Superintendent’s Curriculum Team about what is presently being done in support of our goals." White said the meeting is open to the public and "anyone who shares our concerns,"although the primary audience is Cheshire veterans.
In an email, Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan wrote, "The Cheshire Public Schools have demonstrated a long commitment to civic education and engagement. We look forward to meeting with the Cheshire Veterans Council in March to continue our longstanding and productive partnership with them. Teachers from Cheshire Public Schools will share K-12 curricular activi-
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Girls basketball Cheshire 40, Branford 33: After snapping a 13-game losing streak at Lyman Hall, the Rams made it two straight with the SCC interdivisional win in Cheshire. The Rams outscored the Hornets 22-13 in the second half to improve to 5-14. Kaylee Clark put up 16
To help with the review, CVC proposes that the school district "set up a means by which we veterans can offer comments on aspects of the curriculum which touch on the military history of America and the role of veterans in American society. “A Veterans Advisory Committee seems right for this purpose. There could be half
points for Cheshire. Gabby Lucertini matched it with 16 for Branford, which closed the regular season at 7-13.
Ice hockey Amity 1, Cheshire 0: The Rams suffered their fourth shutout loss of the season in falling to host Amity in a SCC/SWC Division II game at West Haven’s Bennett Rink. The lone goal was scored by Caleb Marcin 6:35 into the third period.
Amity improved to 4-10-2 behind Brendan Smith’s 26save shutout.
Indoor track Class L state meet: In Saturday’s first meet at the New Haven Athletic Center, Cheshire senior Brendan Mellitt placed second in the 3,200 and junior teammate Ryan Farrell was third in the 600, breaking his own
school record in the process. Talib McBride of Hillhouse won the 600 in 1:23.67. Farrell crossed in 1:24.01, eclipsing the school-record 1:24.28 he ran last week in the SCC Championships. Mellitt, the SCC’s 3,200 meters champ, placed second in Class L behind Bristol Central junior Nate DeAngelo. Mellitt ran a 9:41.78. DeAngelo crossed in 9:38.44.
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Here's how the veterans council summed up the curriculum additions it’s suggesting: "The curriculum will help Cheshire students understand the unique benefits
of being a citizen of the United States and the effort it takes to continue to grow as a nation. By better understanding our founding documents and the sacrifices made by those who have gone before us, the students will be better prepared to become active and engaged members of our community and our nation. The lack of these concepts in our curriculum may lead to a generation which doesn't understand the role they will one day need to take to preserve the freedoms which have been bestowed upon us."
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The CVC noted that the "Board and the Superintendent responded in a welcoming manner and suggested that we meet" when the veterans' group approached the district last summer.
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a dozen vets, representing CVC, who comment on curriculum, school events and holiday activities in connection with Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day and Memorial Day."
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According to CVC, the present curriculum should be reviewed for opportunities to enhance patriotism and civics. The CVC press release states, "Please be assured that we are trying to assist you in accomplishing Board of Education goals. We want to be a resource, not a critic. We have no wish to impose ourselves, but simply to be of service by providing a viewpoint which we feel is
lacking to some degree, partially because there are no veterans on the Board."
ties and practices that are currently in place to teach students about American History, the workings of our nation's government, student engagement in civic life, and address the role of Veterans in our society."
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creating publicity and getting the word out about the show. Born Csilla Makay in Budapest, Hungary in 1940, her father was a successful cinematographer and her mother, a gifted artist. On the surface, it would seem Somogyi would follow in the path of either talented parent. It was not to be. The time period was one of turbulence and war, which changed the family forever. After years of upheaval, family separations and poverty, the family was lucky enough to reunite and immigrate to America in 1952, settling in New York City, as they tried to make a new
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As a child, Csilla Somogyi studied at the High School of Music and Art in NYC, then continued to take art courses while in college as she majored in biology. After marrying, she relocated to Cheshire to raise her family in the early 1970s. Somogyi learned printmaking and metalwork through the Creative Arts Workshop. She also earned an associate’s degree in sculpture through the University of Bridgeport. For a few years in the 1980s, Somogyi also served as president of the Cheshire Art League. Her portfolio includes etchings, lithographs, linocuts, collages and extends to painting. Her “problem” as she calls it, is that she loves so many different media. “If it’s painting, I do love painting with acrylic,” she said, al-
though watercolors are represented in her exhibit. The artist also loves sculpture. As for her inspiration, Somogyi said it comes from life. Nature is one muse. “A lot of them are landscapes,” she said, adding, “I love all the patterns in nature — bark and stems, trunks of trees and the backgrounds. I like lines and design.” One painting in the exhibit shows the duality of emotion and form in one painting of a mother, loving and protective, encircling the child in her arms. Mother-child relationships are another frequently visited theme for Somogyi. In total, there are 29 pieces in the exhibit that can be seen during regular theatre hours through March 4, at Madison Art Cinema, 761 Boston Post Road, Madison.
Mother-child relationships are one of Csilla Somogyi’s favorite themes as seen in this painting on exhibit at the Madison Art Cinema gallery.
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The joy of gardening, there’s a lot to learn By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Ever the student. Ever the curious girl. That’s me. That’s why I try to take in all the local speaker events around town. Here’s another bonus, most of these are free or dirt cheap. In the case of the Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire’s speaker presentations, “dirt cheap” is fitting — gardening, dirt, get it?
pher and gardener. You might know her work from her blogs or magazine articles, or like me, her books. In fact, my mother and I both fell in love with her after reading her books on Tasha Tudor. Tudor was a legendary children’s author-illustrator who had an equally legendary garden. Her Vermont gardens were insanely beautiful.
When I lived in Delaware, For just a nominal price, my mother and I were hardnon-members can hear core gardeners. We had a speakers who are worth their good piece of land with weight in gold. Many of good soil and lots of sun, so those presenting are on rewe kept a huge veggie gargional speaking circuits or den and had a lot of room to are even nationally known. I play with trees, shrubs and have been to so many excel- flowers. Martin’s “Tasha Tulent talks sponsored the dor’s Garden” was inspiraSGC. This includes the year tional and the book won us SGC brought in Tovah Marover. We just fell in love with tin. both Tasha and Tovah. Needless to say, I was comShe’s a well-known Conpletely starstruck to meet necticut author, photogra-
Martin at the SGC event. What a thrill. There really are so many exceptional SGC speakers, and a variety of topics. One speaker may focus on container designing with flowers, another may speak on landscaping with perennials and another might talk about protecting pollinators. I love the caliber of subject matter experts bring to town. The SGC has hosted David Furman, the peony expert from Cricket Hill Garden in Thomaston. After hearing him speak, I took my sidekick adventurer friend with me to visit their “store.” (Yes, we did get lost. Yes, we did a Garmin.)
I also enjoy the interesting talks given by Adam Wheeler from Broken Arrow Nursery. He’s the propagation and plant manager at the Hamden nursery and he has a knack for keeping audience engaged. He always has some great stories to share.
You would warm up to him, too, I’m sure. He also usually brings a lot of plants with him from the nursery for his presentation. By the way, Wheeler is returning to speak at the May Suburban Garden Club meeting. Don’t miss it.
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For Rams, better late than never Surge down stretch, overtime win send Cheshire girls into the postseason playing their best basketball
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The Rams (6-14) scored the first seven points of overtime and bolted to a 47-42 SCC crossover victory over North Haven (12-7) in front of a packed house.
The late-season surge for the Cheshire Rams 47 girls basketball team Indians 42 Senior Emma Watkinson continued with a Senior was the star for Cheshire Night win on Monday night. with a game-high 17 points
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Cheshire went up 42-37. Following a North Haven turnover, Watkinson penetrated and dished to Kaylee Clark for a trey.
Post and Watkinson were honored before the game and played their final career home game on Monday night.
“Kaylee Clark has hit some big shots for us this year,” Watkinson said. “This was the best game we’ve played as a team all year and it felt so good to do it in front of so many fans tonight.”
“We’ve been playing together since fourth grade,” Watkinson said. “I feel we played we played the best we’ve ever played as a team.”
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The 3-pointer also capped a 8-0 North Haven run over the final 6:21 to finish the half. Cheshire took control of the first quarter. Perlini (9 points) had back-to-back driving layups and Grace Lurz (7 points) came off the bench to drill a 3-pointer. Lurz also took a charge in the closing minute of the first quarter.
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North Haven held a 16-15 lead at the break behind a trey by Laura Petrafesa with 40 seconds left in the half. The shot gave the Indians their first lead since a 1-0 edge in the opening minutes.
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give the Rams a 11-5 edge after one quarter of play. Ella Watson (7 points) hit two field goals early in the second quarter as Cheshire went up 15-8, but the hosts went into a drought and missed their final six shots of the half. Sarah Puzone, who netted a team-high 13 points, scored North Haven’s first eight points of the third quarter. North Haven left 29-26 after three. North Haven’s last lead, 3633, came on a 3-pointer by Petrafesa with 3:45 left in the fourth quarter. Perlini tied the game by banking in a trey with 2:33 to go to tie the game 36-36. Watkinson, who will play college basketball at Endicott, split a pair from the line with 32.8 seconds left. Watkinson also grabbed a block and rebound at the otherend, but the Rams threw the inbound pass out of bounds. That gave North Haven the ball with 10 seconds left. Eveani Okwuosa was fouled and hit the first of two to tie the game. Perlini’s deep 3-point attempt at the buzzer hit the back rim and bounced out. Cheshire took control in overtime and never looked back. “I’m extremely proud of how they played tonight with our backs against the wall,” Vieria said. “The only thing I said to the girls in the locker room is, ‘That’s why we play See Hoops, A12
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The Rams defeated Branford and Lyman Hall last week and will await the state tournament pairings to see where they will head in the Class LL bracket. “We would like to have a few more wins, but I tell the girls all of the time that we play some of the best teams in the state,” Vieira said. “We will be going into the state tournament playing our best basketball.”
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In keeping with her name, Trinity Cardillo is on course for a triple crown in the shot put this winter. Following up on her CCC conference title, the Southington senior captured the Class LL state crown last Thursday, and it wasn’t even close. Cardillo went well over 40 feet on all six of her attempts, peaking at 43-7½. No one else threw beyond 39 feet. Cardillo will look to complete the sweep at Saturday’s State Open. She goes in as the No. 1 seed.
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Here’s another Meriden wrestler to watch in the upcoming state tournaments. Like Platt’s Luke Fuerstenberg, Maloney senior Kody Talento brought home CCC small-school gold from last Saturday’s conference tournament, capturing the 160-pound division. Three days earlier, Talento capped a 30-3 regular season by earning career win No. 100 in the Platt-Maloney rivalry match. He was also an All-CCC and All-RJ linebacker in football.
As solid as she’s been all season, Sheehan junior forward Caitlyn Hunt has been on an especially hellacious tear of late. With a game-high 22 points Friday night, Hunt helped the Titans cap a 17-3 regular season and an 8-0 run to the SCC Housatonic banner with a 48-29 victory over Mercy. Hunt put up a combined 97 points over her last five games and now leads last year’s Class M runners-up into the postseason averaging 16.25 points a night.
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What a finish to the regular season for the Cheshire Lady Rams, who won their final three games, including vs. Lyman Hall and in overtime vs. North Haven. The catalyst? Emma Watkinson. The senior forward scored 13 points against Lyman Hall on Wednesday, then came back with 17 against North Haven on Monday, when her 3-pointer, assist and block/ rebound in overtime swung things Cheshire’s way. She’s going on to play at Endicott.
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WINNER for Best Ribs ......................................................... BONGIOVANNI INSURANCE & FINANCIAL / BSP INSURANCE
WINNER for Best Fine Dining FINALIST for Best Romantic Restaurant ......................................................... KEYS & STRINGS MUSIC STUDIO
WINNER for Best Investment Firm, Business Insurance, Place to Work (1-25 Employees) and Insurance Agent FINALIST for Best Commercial Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance and Business Insurance ......................................................... CINDY’S UNIQUE SHOP
WINNER for Best Music Instruction ......................................................... MAHON, QUINN & MAHON, P.C.
107 E Main St, Meriden, CT (203) 237-7900 • https://www.bifct.com/
32 N Colony St, Wallingford, CT (203) 269-9341
WINNER for Best Antique Store and Consignment Store FINALIST for Best Furniture Store ......................................................... COLONIAL FLOORING AMERICA
1116 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 774-5856 • colonialflooringamerica.com
WINNER for Best Flooring Company FINALIST for Best Floor Covering Store ......................................................... COLONY DINER & RESTAURANT 611 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 269-9507 • colonydiner.com
WINNER for Best Diner, Early Bird Diner .........................................................
COUNTRY FLOWER FARMS
320 Baileyville Rd, Middlefield, CT 06455 (860) 349-3690 • countryflowerfarms.org
WINNER for Best Garden Center
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E C TREE LLC
1005 Amherst Pl, Cheshire, CT 06410 (203) 272-4485 • ectreellcct.com
WINNER for Best Tree Surgeon ......................................................... HERITAGE FLOOR COVERING CO
892 N Colony St, Wallingford, CT (203) 269-8626 • heritagefloorcoveringco.com
WINNER for Best Floor Covering Store FINALIST for Best Flooring Company
321 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 265-1500 • keysandstringsmusicstudio.com
636 Broad St, Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 238-1010 www.mqmlawyer.com
WINNER for Best Law Firm & Personal Injury Lawyer FINALIST for Best Elder Care Attorney ......................................................... MESLIN PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY DENTISTRY
60 Church St # 15, Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 774-0019 • meslindentistry.com
WINNER for Best Pediatric Dentistry ......................................................... PETRUZELO INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. 4 Research Pkwy, Wallingford, CT (866) 479-3327 • petruzelo.com
AWARDS
2019 There are over 15,000 businesses across four cities, Meriden, Southington, Wallingford and Cheshire, whose hard work, dedication and success make our communities a great place to live and work. The Readers’ Choice program was created to recognize and reward our local businesses and to be a resource when you might be looking for a dentist, car repair, or even a place to have dinner with your family. Over 210,000 votes were cast, and over 500 businesses have earned the right to call themselves the Best of the Best and be celebrated at an exclusive first-class gala all for them. Congratulations again, to our 2019 Readers’ Choice winners.
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WINNER for Best Home & Auto Insurance FINALIST for Best Business Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Insurance Agent ......................................................... SERENITY SALON & DAY SPA 118 Center St, Wallingford, CT (203) 265-4419 • serenityofwallingford.com
WINNER for Best Day Spa FINALIST for Best Hair Salon, Skin Care Treatment Center ......................................................... ULTRA COIN 2 LAUNDROMAT 1118 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 623-9621
WINNER for Best Laundromat ......................................................... VINCENT CERVONI, CERVONI LAW OFFICE, LLC 221 N Main St, Wallingford, CT (203) 265-5789 • attorneycervoni.com
FINALIST for Best Law Firm
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