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Lawmakers: Bottle surcharge doesn’t help towns clean up

By Kate Ramunni Record-Journal staff

WALLINGFORD It’sa routine that state Rep. Mary Mushinsky, D-Wallingford, knows well getting off the train and walking home, a trip of just less than a half-mile. Along the way, she encounters nips small bottles of alcohol sold at liquor stores that are frequently strewn along roads, highways and parks.

“I’m walking home from the train right now and I’ve already taken pictures of about 10 of them and I just found another four, so that’s 14 and I’ve only gone two blocks,” Mushinsky said during a phone interview Friday afternoon.

By the time the veteran lawmaker got home, she had counted 39 along the way.

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Perosino lands AD job

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Under the guidance of teacher Carol Warner, a fourth-grade class at Norton School recently celebrated heart health. February is American Heart Month, a time when all people can focus on their cardiovascular health, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The CDC website offers an online tool kit for its 2023 “Live to the Beat” campaign, with information, videos and quizzes designed to help individuals learn more about cardiovascular disease; especially how to prevent and reduce risks. This year’s CDC campaign has a focus on support for Black adults and their heart disease risk. Black adults in the United States die from heart disease at a rate two times higher thanwhiteadults.

The Cheshire School District has hired a new athletic director, an individual well-known to the town. Cheshire native John Perosino, who currently serves as assistant principal at Dodd Middle School, will take on the new job July 1.

Perosino’s hiring was confirmed with a unanimous vote of the Board of Education at its Feb. 16 meeting. The search process included interviewing 12 candidates. Steve Trifone, the current athletic director, announced his retirement last fall after holding the position for 19 years.

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SELFLESS STUDENT

Highland Elementary School student Halle Lucht visited state police Troop L in Litchfield, Feb. 10, to donate a care package. She initiated and coordinated the school project to collect food and snack donations for the troop, with the help of her classmates in Eric Brinkman’s sixth grade class. Sgt. McAlpin and TFC. Kenney met wiith Halle and gave her a tour of the facility.

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Learn the dirt about composting

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Two widely recognized gardening experts will discuss the ABCs of home composting in a talk at Cheshire’s First Congregational Church Wednesday, March 15 at 7 p.m. The talk is free, and the public is cordially invited.

“Save Our Planet One Food Scrap at a Time: Your Guide to Home Composting” will be presented by Deanna Fontaine-Motyl and Beth Ann Loveland Sennett. Both are UConn certified Master Gardeners and extremely knowledgeable about composting, which not only prevents food scraps from

Singers sought

The Hartford Yard Goats Baseball Club, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced National Anthem auditions will be held Saturday, March 4, 9 a.m. to noon, at Dunkin’ Park, 1214 Main St., Hartford. Singers of all ages are welcome to audition for the opportunity to perform at a Yard Goats home game or event. Singers must register at yardgoatsbaseball.com. A time slot will be assigned.

entering the waste stream but provides excellent soil for gardens.

Fontaine-Motyl is a UConn Master Composter who is involved in advocacy, education and outreach. Sennett is a professional educator and a Master Composter Intern. Both are knowledgeable about reducing food waste, low-impact land care and growing food sustainably.

Educational materials will be available at their talk, and vermiculture (creating compost with worms) will also be discussed. Parking is available behind the church. For more information, call 203-272-5323.

Energize CT

The Energize Connecticut Community Partnership Initiative is accepting applications for its second round of funding supporting energy efficiency outreach in local communities. The deadline for applications is Friday, March 3. The Community Partnership Initiative assists community-based and nonprofit organizations in their efforts to raise awareness and educate residents about Energize Connecticut’s energy efficiency programs. Visit energizect.com.

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut is an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the 119-year-old national youth mentoring organization.

Based in Hartford, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut offers life-changing programs to at-risk children in all of the state’s 169 municipalities. Learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters by visiting ctbigs.org.

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St. Patrick’s Day Celebration: Tuesday, March 14 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Featuring the McLean Avenue Band, Irish step dancers, and a meal of corned beef and cabbage/ baked scrod. $52 per person.

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Out of town schedule: Monday Meriden; Tuesday North Haven & Hamden; Wednesday Wallingford; Thursday New Haven &

West Haven VA; Friday Southington & Waterbury Outpatient VA Clinic.

Rides are accepted for out of town appointments between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Call by 11 a.m. the day before for your transportation needs.

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It’s an issue every city and town faces, and in response, the state legislature in 2021 passed a bill placing a fivecent surcharge on each 50 mL bottle, with the money going to municipalities to help pay for environmental cleanups, including efforts to remove nips from public places.

The funds are released to cities and towns in April and October of each year, and payments are based on the number of nips sold in the municipality.

“The money is supposed to go to picking up things like this,” said Mushinsky, a member of the Environment Committee. But lawmakers have doubts that is actually happening.

“Just today, we sent a slight adjustment to the bottle law and it has language in it to have the Council on Environmental Quality find out what happened to the money sent to each town, so hopefully we will get a report on that,” she said. “I don’t think it works, to be honest, I don’t think the money does anything. It was the liquor industry’s idea but it’s not effective.”

The program is administered by the Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of Connecticut, which collects the money and distributes it to municipalities.

“They put an extra fee on themselves so they wouldn’t have a deposit,” Mushinsky said. “They take five cents per bottle and give it to the town to clean up the environment, but clearly it does not work well and their product is all over the streets anyway.

“I personally am unhappy with how it’s playing out and feel we need to put them in the deposit law along with the other liquor containing

beverages,” she said. In the last round of payments sent to cities and towns in October, Meriden received $47,069 for the period of April 1 to Sept. 30, 2022, and received a total of $82,592 for the year the program has existed. Cheshire received $9,766 for the sixmonth period and has received a total of $17,360 in the last year. Southington has received a total of $53,825 in the last year, including $31,307 for the sixmonth period, and Wallingford received $59,442 in the last year, of which $32,443 is for the six-month period.

Planning for a crisis

Masonicare will host the program “Planning Before a Crisis” Wednesday, March 15, 3 to 4 p.m., in the Knapp Auditorium at Masonicare at Ashlar Village, 74 Cheshire Road, Wallingford. Attorney Steven L. Rubin will discuss the legal aspects of having a plan for your future care vs. making decisions at the time of a health crisis.

The program is free and open to the public. RSVP by calling 203-679-6460.

When beginning your estate plan, your first task will be to inventory what you own. You may be surprised by all the tangible and intangible assets you have.

You will then need to work with your lawyer to prepare a will and name an executor to manage your estate after you pass. Think about naming a guardian for your children and documenting your wishes for their care.

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Cheshire hasn’t decided yet what to with the money, according to Assistant Town Manager Arnett Talbot.

“The Solid Waste Committee of the Town Council is considering a combination of programs and some cleanup events,” said Talbot. “They are in the process of planning how to spend this money and any future money we might get. Hopefully within the next month or so we will have that in place.”

In Wallingford, the issue came up recently when Long Hill Road resident Bob Gross asked the Town Council and Mayor William Dickinson Jr. how the town would be spending its share of the money.

“We have received the money, ” Dickinson said. “It hasn’t been appropriated yet. My chief concern now is the 2023-24 budget, so that’s occupying time and concerns. ”

“It’s a shame it’s just sitting there,” Gross said. “It could be used to fix parks.”

According to the State Office of Legislative Research, “the law requires municipalities receiving the funds to use them for environmental efforts to reduce the amount of solid waste generated in the municipality or impact of litter. These efforts can include such things as hiring a recycling coordinator; installing storm drain filters to block debris or buying a mechanical street sweeper, vacuum, or broom to remove litter from streets, sidewalks, and abutting lawn and turf areas. ”

“It’s not working,” Mushinsky said. “They’re all over the streets and people like me and volunteers, we clean them up every year, but I get tired of cleaning up the liquor in the streets. I really get tired of it.”

“They’re all over the place. My personal preference would be either to put a deposit on them as soon as possible or if we can’t do

that, to ban them. But they’re here now and they’re all over the streets of Wallingford, I can tell you that,” she said.

It’s a problem that is costing taxpayers money because municipalities and the state have to devote time and staff to cleaning them up, Mushinsky said.

While the payouts are supposed to fund those efforts, Mushinsky hasn’t yet seen any results, she said.

“When the stuff is left along the roads and parks, the public volunteers, the Department of Public Works, the Parks Department and the Department of Transportation, they all have to clean up this stuff,” Mushinsky said. “And it’s every year, and in some of these neighborhoods it’s every week depending on how close you are to the liquor store, and it’s pretty bad. So I don’t think this fund works very well. I’m not a fan of this fund because it doesn’t make a dent in the problem.”

David Martin Simisky

Obituaries

HAMDEN - David Martin Simisky, 66, of Hamden, CT, son of the late Paul James, Sr. and Arlla (Gillespie) Simisky, died peacefully in his home on Friday, February 3, 2023. He graduated from Cheshire High School in 1974.

David was a talented carpenter and finish craftsman. He loved working with and building computers and playing his guitar.

He is survived by his siblings, Margaret (Meg) and John Verret of Martha’s Vineyard, Justin Simisky of Hamden, CT, Arlla (Betsy) and Richard Kenefick, Jr., of Meriden, CT, Jonathan and Julia Simisky of Louisville, CO, Mary (Siobhan) and Jack Costello of Southington, CT and Karim and Brian Tripodina of North Dakota. He is also survived by his sistersin-law Carol Simisky of Dalton, MA and Diane Simisky Billings of Cheshire, CT, several nieces, nephews, greatnieces and greatnephews. He was predeceased by his brothers,

Athletic director

Perosino has a long history with the district, starting as a student at Highland Elementary School.

Perosino graduated from Cheshire High School in 2000, and he and his wife, and their three children, live in town.

At the Feb. 16 Board of Education meeting, Dr. Mary Gadd, CHS principal and member of the hiring committee, noted that Perosino has served the district as a physical education teacher at the secondary level and has been a coach throughout his career in Cheshire.

Paul (Scrapper) James Simisky, Jr., Anthony (Toby) Christopher Simisky, James (Jamie) Francis Simisky, his sister-in-law, Maryann Simisky and his nephew, Toby Merrill Simisky.

David was a devoted son who loved his family. He was loved by and will be missed by all of them. A memorial mass will be held at a future date.

Arrangements are under the direction of the John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, 88 E. Main St., Meriden, CT 06450. For online condolences, please visit jferryfh.com.

Donations in David’s name may be made to the Connecticut Audubon Society, 314 Unquowa Road, Fairfield, CT 06824 or at ctaudubon.org.

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Perosino has been assistant principal at the middle school for six years.

Also speaking on Perosino’s behalf at the recent BOE meeting was Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeff Solan, who described the appointment as “the next generation of leadership” for CHS athletic programs.

Perosino said he hopes to build on the work Trifone put into Cheshire athletics and to continue the collaborative work with stakeholders.

Lorraine Maxwell

CHESHIRE - Lorraine

Maxwell entered eternal rest on February 11, 2023. She will be missed by all who knew her. Lorraine was born in Dickson City, PA, the fifth daughter of Daniel and Christine Kowalchik. After graduating from high school, she enrolled in the Nursing School at Temple University and received her RN Certification. She worked in Philadelphia for a couple of years before accepting a position at the West Haven VA Hospital. It was here

that she met her future husband, Tom Maxwell. They were married on October 3, 1964.

Lorraine was a dedicated nurse who put the welfare of her patients as her

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top priority. She spent 36 years as an RN, and also worked at YaleNew Haven Hospital, St. Raphael’s, Gaylord, and Whitney Center. They had a son, Tom Jr., the light of their life, who prematurely passed away at age 49. Tom called his mom prior to his graduation from Drew University to say that he was being inducted into the Drew University Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa upon his Graduation as Summa Cum Laude. It was the proudest moment as a mother for her.

Being raised by a loving family she had a host of friends that she met as a nurse, as well as any one she met for the first time. She loved to travel and spent many vacations in

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Florida, South Carolina and Annapolis, Maryland, as well as Hawaii.

Upon his retirement from SNET her husband became the CT Area Coordinator (AC) for the U.S. Naval Academy Admissions Office, and she attended the conferences with him, and met the wives of other State ACs, the Superintendent, and some of her husband’s candidates who received appointments.

While on a vacation in Florida some years ago she was diagnosed with NonHodgkin’s lymphoma, and thus began many years of chemotherapy treatment. She licked lymphoma, but at a physically draining price. Her indomitable spirit refused to

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quit, and she willed herself to continue as best as she could to enjoy her life. She, and her husband, were inseparable and went everywhere together. Her husband lovingly referred to her as his ‘gold nugget’, and he was her ‘Pookie’ As the years went on, she increasingly felt the effects of her bouts with chemotherapy by not being able to travel. She was sustained by many calls from her extended family, as well as visits from them, lifelong friends, and the doting care of her ‘Pookie.’

On February 11th the Lord said ‘Lorraine, it’s time to come home’. She will be terribly missed by her Pookie, until one day when they will meet again. Honey, may you have Fair Winds and Following Seas.

Arrangements: A Memorial Service for Mrs. Maxwell will be scheduled for early April. The Alderson Ford Funeral Home of Cheshire, 615 South Main St., 06410. is assisting with the arrangements. To view these arrangements online, share a condolence, or an online photo, please visit www.fordfh.com.

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Joanne Kuczynski

CHESHIRE - Joanne

Kuczynski, age 80, of Cheshire, passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2023 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, after a brief illness. She was the devoted wife of Leo Kuczynski for over 58 years. Joanne was born on July 22, 1942 in Derby, daughter of the late Joseph and Marion (Dick) Fiasconaro. Joanne grew up in Ansonia and attended local schools before earning an Associate’s Degree from Southern Connecticut State University. It was there that she met Leo. They married on June 27, 1964 and moved to Cheshire to raise their two daughters, Karen and Amy. After staying home to raise her children, Joanne worked in the insurance industry as an insurance adjuster and rater. She retired from The Hartford in 2004. Joanne was an avid reader, frequent visitor at her local

Recycling Event

The Town of Cheshire will hold a free, community-wide mattress recycling event Saturday, March 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Quinnipiac Park, 1325 Cheshire St.

Cheshire residents may drop off mattresses/box springs at no charge.

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library, and an expert at crossword and jigsaw puzzles. She was happiest when spending time with her family and enjoying her morning cup of coffee with her husband, Leo, the love of her life. She enjoyed trips out with her daughters and grandchildren to lunch, the movies, and shopping excursions, where she always did her utmost to pick up a trinket to brighten their day. She also enjoyed supporting

her grandchildren at their sports competitions, and above all wanted them to know that their Gram and Gramp were cheering them on no matter what. Joanne and Leo enjoyed many trips in retirement including adventures in Italy, France, Germany, Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, as well as many vacations in Wellfleet, Gloucester and Rockport, MA. There were also trips to southern Maine and Canada and out West to various National Parks. Joanne is survived and deeply loved by her devoted husband, Leo; daughters Karen (Robert) DiNino of Glastonbury and Amy (Janssen) Padilla of East Haven. She also leaves her loving grandchildren, Dedee Baker Kuczynski and Casey Moody of East Haven and Anna and Nicholas DiNino of Glastonbury; her cherished great-granddaughters, Riley and Abigail Moody of East Haven; her

sister Diane Henries (William); brother-in-law Thomas Kuczynski; nieces Alison Henries; Elizabeth Henries (Jason Crelinsten) and their children Lucas and Max; Katherine HenriesMeisner (Michael) and their children Thalia and Harrison; and Rebecca Henries - as well as many cousins and longtime friends. Family and friends may greet Joanne’s family at the AldersonFord Funer-

al Home of Cheshire at 615 So. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410 on Thursday, February 23, 2023 from 4 PM6:30 PM. The funeral service will be held at 6:30 PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the autism and/or children’s charities of your choice. To leave online condolences for her family, or to share a memory of Joanne, please visit www.fordfh.com.

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