Cheshire Citizen April 9, 2020

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Library steps up online programs

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Cheshire Public Library is more than just a library. For many, it’s the heart of the Faced with closing the build- town. The library has almost ing, book check-outs and 12,000 card holders. More book returns due to the pan- than 125,000 people walked demic, the Cheshire Public through the doors last year.

Library has met the chalMore than 16,000 people atlenge by going digital with a tended one of the 600wide assortment of offerings. plus programs offered by the “It’s been a challenge to pre- library. sent programming in this Crowley and the staff, inway,” said library director cluding reference librarians, Beth Crowley. “We do miss who fielded more than everyone and we miss going 27,000 inquiries last year, are to the library each day.” currently available by calling

the main number to leave a message, or by email. Librarians are available weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“We are growing and developing as we go,” Crowley said. “We are definitely here to help.”

A sampling of children’s programming includes a Virtual Storytime at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday each week with a See Library, A2

Virtual Storytime with Cheshire Public Library’s “Miss Ali,” the children’s services head, Allison Allen.

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Restrictions, adaptations for sports and recreation Record-Journal staff

With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing changes in most areas of life, local sports and recreation options have responded to the situation. Here are a few of the latest adaptations.

Ys online Around the area, local YMCAs and recreation departments have been hosting virtual classes in order to keep members engaged and supported.

At the Southington-Cheshire Community YMCA, John Philips, director of health and well-being, explained the organization’s approach.

The Easter Bunny hopped into town recently, a bit ahead of schedule but hoping to bring a smile to those driving by on Highland Avenue. By the number of motorists tooting their horns, that mission was accomplished. Easter Sunday is April 12.

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“So what we did when we realized that our members were going to be isolated and kept apart from each other, we put together a bunch of Facebook groups and through those groups we are doing live classes and there’s links to different videos,” he said.

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Roaring Brook Falls has one of the state’s more remarkable waterfalls as well as trails with good views of the stream up and down the falls. The incline can be steep, particularly on the trail veering right, and the on-street parking can be limited.

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A sign by the Cheshire High School softball field advises that all athletic fields and playgrounds at Cheshire public schools are closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

and bird feeders and a garden attract plenty of wildlife, though parking is sparse and the trails can be narrow.

and the CIAC spring sports season has been put on hold until the state decides when they will re-open.

The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail tends to be fairly busy, however is wide enough to allow for visitors to easily pass each other.

“We are still in a wait-andsee period and the spring season is going to depend on the governor’s decision when he will re-open schools again,” said Steve Trifone, CHS athletic director.

Athletic facilities

“We would be in the thick of the spring season right now,” he added. “My job is certainly different right now. This is the first spring I’ve been home in 25 years. But I give my coaches credit for staying involved. They are staying in High schools in Meriden, Wallingford and Southington touch with their players even have also closed their athlet- if it’s not face to face. Thank God for technology. I don’t ic facilities. know where we would be Connecticut schools have right now without it.” been closed since March 13

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full line-up of library’s staff, including the new children’s services head, Allison Allen, along with Lauren Gledhill and Andrea Willard.

For all ages, the library has “ramped up its selection of e-books and audiobooks,” she said. All genres have been expanded.

“They’re all different personalities,” said Crowley.

One fun project for families to work on together is Ancestry.com. Before COVID19, patrons would have to come into the library to make use of the service. But at this time, they can use the service from home via the internet.

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The gates to athletic facilities are officially locked and closed to the public at Cheshire High School. While town parks are open at this time, playgrounds and tennis courts are closed.

dren can sing and play along during story time. It’s not easy to do, but they’re up to it, said Crowley.

Picture books are favorites for the little ones.

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To use the Ancestry.com service, go to the portal shown on the Cheshire Public Library homepage and follow the link. A library card is necessary to access Ancestry.com. If you do not have a library card, you can acquire one online. Go to the library’s website and follow the link to the online form.

The Ancestry.com service also goes well with the all-ages 2020 Summer Reading Program, called “Imagine Your Story,” said Crowley, adding that there will be more details on that later.

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Resident dies from COVID-19 complications Record-Journal staff

A 73-year-old local woman with underlying medical issues has died from complications of COVID-19.

The Chesprocott Health District notified the town of the death, according to a statement April 1 from Town Manager Sean Kimball.

“The community offers its deepest sympathy to the family and friends for the loss of their loved one,” he said.

As of April 6, Cheshire had 30 confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, according to

statistics from the governor’s office.

“Residents are strongly urged to continue to stay home, to adhere to social distancing, to avoid interpersonal contact as much as possible, to practice respiratory hygiene (cover your cough and sneeze with a disposable tissue), to wash your hands and avoid touching your face, and to disinfect surfaces,” Kimball said.

the COVID-19-related death of an infant in Hartford County drove that point hard, she said.

“These are not just numbers.

These are actual people. We need to honor the memory of our neighbor by following the advice of our health officials,” said Linehan, who also represents parts of Wallingford and Southington. “I just urge everyone in order to flatten the curve and stop the deaths, stay home, order State Rep. Liz Linehan, Din, get your groceries online.

Cheshire, said the impact of Don't go out unless it's absoCOVID-19's spread is “taking lutely necessary.” a serious emotional toll.”

The announcement of a Kimball also urged residents town resident’s death and to adhere to social distanc-

Lights of Hope Street Captains and volunteers will have the opportunity to do periodic outreach and virtual wellness checks on elderly and/or other neighbors who may be isolated during the crisis,” a statement said.

ing guidelines and other recommendations. He also suggested residents stay in contact with their loved ones by phone and online, and to find ways to check in with neighbors to “make sure they're well and that they have the resources they need.”

“We’re asking our volunteers to do what they do best, be amazing neighbors, connect with each other, be a helper and offer support,” said Don Walsh, president of Cheshire’s Lights of Hope, in a statement. “Together we will help our community stay connected.”

Local non-profit Lights of Hope announced on Wednesday it was activating its network of 240 street captains and other volunteers to participate in a neighborhood check-in program.

“Created in partnership with Cheshire’s Human Services Department, Cheshire’s

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MERIDEN — Two local YMCAs are participating in a new state-led initiative to provide child care for children of hospital employees and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state Office of Early Childhood is using a $3 million donation from Dalio Philanthropies to launch “Project 26” — which matches the state’s 26 hospitals with a nearby day care center.

MidState Medical Center, and the Southington/ Cheshire YMCA has been paired with Bradley Hospital.

“These first responders and medical professionals are working hard and going through difficult times, and we’re just trying to make it easier so they can do what they do,” said John Benigni, CEO of the Meriden-New Britain-Berlin YMCA. Both YMCAs have already begun serving the children.

“As a YMCA, we need to be here to fulfill community The centers will receive money from the Office of Early Childhood to provide child care at no cost to hospital workers and first responders. Locally, the Meriden YMCA’s Early Learning Center has been approved by the state to partner with

needs, especially during a crisis like this,” Mark Pooler, CEO of the Southington/ Cheshire YMCA, said in a statement. “I am proud of our staff for their willingness to step up to the challenge...”

The OEC is allowing up to 30 children at each day care.

Last week, both Benigni and Pooler said their programs were about half filled, and they expected slots to go fast.

Both YMCAs said they may be able to work with OEC to open up an additional day care space with another 30 slots if the demand is too great.

Many health care workers and first responders have suddenly needed child care because schools are closed.

In some cases, families have had to look elsewhere because their usual day care center closed, Benigni said.

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ditional burdens they're bearing as a result of this pandemic," Barbara Dalio said in a statement. “… To us, they are heroes. The least we can do is make sure their children are taken care of while they're on the front lines providing medical care.”

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ters were required to have a licensed space available, be within three miles of the hospital, have a licensing status in good standing, and an ability to serve infants/toddlers, preschool children and school-age children.

‘Cash flow challenges’ While the Southington/ Cheshire Y awaits funding from the state, the Main Street Community Foundation has donated $25,000 to

get the child care services up and running, Pooler said.

The money is much appreciated, Pooler said, because the Y has experienced “cash flow challenges” from the pandemic. The donation should be enough to cover at least two weeks of day care operations, he said.

“This program would not be running right now without their support and generosity,” Pooler said.

In addition to providing free emergency child care services, Project 26 will help participating day cares continue to operate and maintain staff.

Prior to enrolling in Project 26, Benigni said the Y had closed all five of its day care centers in Meriden for financial reasons and also to encourage the public to stay home.

Jaclyn Kish, owner of My Little Rascals in Southington, said her daycare has lost about 75 percent of its families — from about 30 to 9 — because many either can-

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“It’s definitely had a huge impact,” she said.

Kish said she is serving two families with a health care worker. Her day care was interested in stepping up to participate in the Project 26 program, but the Y ultimately got the donation and state approval.

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When Jason Zandri’s grandmother died about two weeks ago, his family was faced with a difficult choice.

Is it safe to hold the funeral service or are we putting our loved ones at risk?

The Office of Early Childhood said it is contacting day care facilities that have closed and “may be willing to reopen specifically to provide child care for health care workers; or currently open programs that can dedicate specific classrooms for this effort. We will be reaching out to specific locations who may meet the need.”

Gathering bans and social distancing mandates prompted by COVID-19 have affected many things, including funeral services.

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“I think rather than subjecting family and friends to having to make that decision, the family just opted to not have anything (open to the public),” said Jason Zandri, a Wallingford town councilor.

The family didn’t have a viewing or a church service open to the public, but about 20 family members gathered for a brief service and burial.

The Zandri family was able to say goodbye to their loved one on a relatively normal timeline, but many families have chosen to postpone services for months.

Because of this, many local obituaries now read “a celebration of life ceremony will be held at a later time.”

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Homes, said the families he’s worked with in the last few weeks have been understanding of limitations and don’t want to put anyone at risk.

“The families I’ve dealt with have been embracing and have been appreciative of what we can do,” MacDonald said. “They’re taking it in stride.”

David Warren MacDonald, funeral director, arranges chairs for social distance in a gathering room at Wallingford For most families that means Funeral Home in Wallingford.

having a very small gathering.

Not the same Some families are also taking advantage of live streaming and video recording offered by funeral homes.

MacDonald said his funeral homes have always offered the service, but it was never used much until now.

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nothing, MacDonald recognizes it's not the same experience as attending in person.

“Nothing feels better than a hug,” he said.

At Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes in Cheshire, Naugatuck and Waterbury, owner Daniel Ford said they adopted a “Hugs from Home” program to allow

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people to write and submit notes of condolences to be tied to balloons at services.

“These balloons will fill our chapel as hugs for the families,” the funeral home’s website says.

“They will be Ford able to read your heartfelt messages and hopefully know that many others are there with them in spirit.”

One family separated geographically made a video slideshow to commemorate a loved one.

“There was a sense of all of them being together and collaborating together to create this,” Ford said.

Extended grief Other families are choosing to postpone for months.

Patrick Ferry, vice president of John J. Ferry & Sons Funeral Home, said a delay in services can also extend the grief period.

A note displayed for visitors of Wallingford Funeral Home asks them to consider offering condolences at a later date if experiencing fever, cough and generally not feeling well.

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“Folks are going to have kind of an extended period of grief, because they can’t necessarily close a chapter until these services happen,” he said. “They’re not going to have that closure right away.”

Even for those that do gather, the services is different.

People are hesitant to touch and be close to one another, Ferry said. Instead they offer condolences and words of comfort from a distance.

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“We’re not used to saying ‘we can’t do this’ because we try to do whatever we can,” Ferry said.

But Ford said families can always rely on their funeral director.

“The funeral directors in this area are really fantastic,” he said. “People just need to lean on their funeral directors and say ‘OK, what are my options.’” bwright@record-journal.com 203-317-2316 Twitter: @baileyfaywright

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Kids unlock the door to fun

I can remember taking my kid to various events in town a few times a week. Sometimes it was the pool. No, I would not get in a swimsuit without a kid to urge me on, but there’s no way you can say no to that little face. And it was fun!

While you may not be able to drag the hubby out bowling, get yourself a kid and that’s all he needs to propel him out to duckpin bowling at Highland Bowl a few times a month. Then you notice both you and hubby and child are also getting into the arcade games while you’re there and the air hockey table, too. (We are all overly competitive.)

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The Cheshire Public Library is also a dependable fallback for fun. They have a ton of programs. That gave me the perfect opportunity to use my mediocre theatre skills while playing with the puppet theatre in the children’s area. If I didn’t have a kid,

high. There is a place to play that has extreme air and extreme dodgeball and pretty extreme wall climbing right here in town. It’s Extreme Air, over on Jarvis Street, where the Paul Bunyan stat-

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You may remember I told you in a previous column that my kid was not a skier.

She did, though, love her bike. Well, I should say that she loved her bike once she got over her fear of training wheels (seriously). But hitting the canal trail with our bikes was a blast. We probably did not bike really serious distances, but hitting the trail was healthy and fun for all of us. Heading down to Brooksvale Park in Hamden was wonderful because we got to see the animals at the barn.

play in the sandbox and swings for hours. Kids in Motion replaced that as the newer playground. It has a nautical theme and it’s quite fun for all abilities. Although my kid was initially nervous to take on the sail rope climb, the rest of it was great. And you guessed it – I Remember when there was a also went on or tried everywooden playground at thing I could (read that as Bartlem Park? It was magiappropriate for my height cal – with castle features, and weight). peaks and turrets and nooks and crannies perfect for Let me ask you this … when pint-size people. It even had was the last time you went to extremes and had some fun? a drawbridge. Created by a group made up of parents, it How about bouncing higher than the sycamore tree outwas the first playscape at side of town hall? Yes, that’s Bartlem. My child would

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When you have a kid, it’s like having the key to the city. Having a kid allows us grown-ups to do stuff we would not otherwise be allowed to do. Having a kid lets us do stuff “we” really want to do — like jump on a huge trampoline, or go to see a reptile show and hold the boa constrictor. Yeah, having a kid is a great excuse to be kids again ourselves.

they’d probably kick me out.

We also enjoyed story time (who doesn’t like being read to) and the Mad Science presentation or the Dance Party or the 10 million other great events they held and still have for kids. We love our library.

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Divorce and your dog

By Lisa J. Cappalli

When a marriage breaks down, the family dog doesn’t take sides. As a dog lover I know the attachment that can develop between the family dog and each spouse. Where the marriage is ending, often both spouses would like custody or visitation rights to maintain the pre-divorce relationship.

Alas, in Connecticut there is no

such thing as dog custody. The law treats the family dog like the family residence, cars or any other items of personal property where ownership of property is given to one spouse or the other to achieve an equitable distribution. The emotional dimension of pet ownership need not be considered.

But don’t give up hope. Judges are human and, whether a dog owner or not, a judge can appreciate the emotional aspect of a property order. If you can’t reach an agreement and a judge

must decide, here are some things you can do to make the case to have the dog, cat, bird or other pet, awarded to you.

Who is the “official” owner – whose name is on the adoption papers, AKC registration, town license or microchip records?

What evidence is there of past commitment to the care of the dog? Who has had primary responsibility for veterinary care, grooming, training classes, walks (in rain, snow and summer heat), and for food, meds and toys?

Will you have an appropriate place to keep the dog and the time to devote to its care?

Things are changing. Other states have recently passed divorce laws that recognize the special relationship with a dog and provide for custody and visitation. Connecticut now allows judges to issue restraining orders to protect pets. Many judges are amenable to ordering time and expense sharing arrangements voluntarily agreed to by divorcing spouses.

No doubt who gets the dog can be intensely emotional, often resulting in high divorce con-

flict and expense. But you are better off proceeding calmly and rationally. Obviously, an experienced attorney can help you keep the dog issue in perspective and if necessary, analyze and present relevant facts to the court in the most persuasive way.

Lisa J. Cappalli is Counsel at the law firm of Freed Marcroft, LLC, which has offices in Cheshire and Hartford. She can be reached at lisac@freedmarcroft.com or 203-271-3888. This column should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion.

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