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Volume 13, Number 18

Thursday, May 5, 2022

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GOP candidate switches from state House race to Senate By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

An outspoken Meriden Republican with a weekly podcast has exited the race for the 83rd House district to run for the 13th Senate seat. Joseph Vollano filed paperwork last week to run for the Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Mary Daugherty Abrams — allowing the Republican party to avoid a potential primary in the 83rd House district.

Cheshire Girl Scout Brownie Troop 60279 worked on a Journey project called “Wonders of Water,” where the youngsters learned all about this invaluable resource. The project incorporated research, science and a clean-up of the Mill River at Lock 12. The “Wonders of Water” Journey culminated in a presentation for family and friends at Norton Elementary School on April 22 – Earth Day. Pictured at the presentation are Maddie Yokley, her sister Samantha, Kevin Yokley and Allison Carson. Joy VanderLek, The Citizen

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Republican Gwen Samuel, a parent activist from Meriden who had formed an exploratory committee to run in the 13th Senate district, recently withdrew from consideration, according to Meriden Republican Town Chairwoman Elain Cariati. After Samuel’s withdrawal, Cariati said she approached former state Sen. Leonard Suzio to run for his old seat. See Vollano, A4

Local garden has new name, caretakers By Joy VanderLek The Citizen

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This season the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway will find

room to bloom in a new space. The native plant initiative, which operates under the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire, entered into

an agreement with the town to manage the former Cheshire West Community Butterfly Gardens, located on the Farmington Canal

Heritage Trail. Officially transferred to the Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire on April 5, the garden is adjacent to Ball & Socket Arts

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The ceremony also prepares the green and Veterans Memorial Plaza in front of Town Hall for the annual Memorial Day Parade the next day. The parade stops at veterans plaza while a brief ceremony is performed. The ceremony will be moderated by John White, commander of VFW Post 10052. A parade of color guards — veterans, police, fire depart-

Town Council Chairman Tim Slocum will convey greetings on behalf of the town, which co-sponsors the event. A wreath will be placed at the Civil War monument by Navy Commander Nancy Tapp and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Amy Waraksa. A bugler from the Cheshire High School Marching Band will sound “Taps” and Lieutenant Emily Trudeau, chaplain of VFW Post 10052, will sing the National Anthem and “America, the Beautiful.”

At 1 p.m., flags will be placed on the graves of veterans buried in the town’s five cemeteries. Volunteers are needed for this “Flags Across Cheshire” effort.

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In divorce, non-participation a losing proposition By Lisa J. Cappalli

If a judge finds that it is more likely than not that divorced parents would have provided support for their child for college or vocational education if the family remained intact, the judge may issue an “educational support order” to require that support. It isn’t automatic — there are a number of factors for the judge to consider. And there are limits. An educational support order can’t be issued for a child after age 22 and ceases when the child reaches 23. Either it must be issued at the time of the divorce or twenty the judge has to reserve jurisdiction to issue one later. The maximum amount a parent can be forced to pay,

unless the parents agree to more, is based on the cost of in-state full-time attendance at UConn. The law requires that both parents “shall participate in, and agree upon” the school that the child will attend. If they can’t agree, then a judge may decide. A recent case clarifies the participation requirement. The evidence showed the mom sought the dad’s participation throughout the process. For example, she suggested that he arrange college trips with his daughter, told him

of the schools the daughter was considering and where she chose to go, and provided financial aid documents. When the mom sought an educational support order for college expenses, the dad argued that since he hadn’t participated in the decision, he shouldn’t have to pay. The court found that the dad “excluded himself entirely from the college selection process.” He ignored almost all the mom’s messages and never discussed the application process or final college choice with the mom or the

daughter. The court wouldn’t allow the dad to evade responsibility by engaging in a course of conduct that violated his duty to participate in the selection process.

Lisa J. Cappalli is Of Counsel at the law firm of Freed Marcroft, LLC. She can be reached at lisa@freedmarcroft.com or 203-271-3888. This column should not be construed as legal advice or legal opinion Lisa J. Cappalli The lesson: If you want an or Freed Marcroft, LLC on educational support order, as the mom in this case did, any specific facts or circumyou need repeatedly to invite stances. The content is intended for general informaparticipation by the former spouse and provide information only and you are urged tion, even if there isn’t a re- to consult an attorney to advise you personally concernsponse. On the other side, ing your own situation and you won’t be able to avoid any specific legal questions one by simply ignoring the you may have. issue.

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Suzio suggested Vollano, who was already a GOP candidate for the 83rd House seat and facing a potential primary battle against fellow Republican Lou Arata. Vollano agreed and filed paperwork for the 13th Senate on April 25. “I think I got him thinking about the impact he can have as a senator,” Suzio said April 27. “Philosophically, we’re alike. We’re both conservatives and he’s also a hard-charging guy. I’m happy to see he’s going to do it.”

“It helps the Republicans out because now there is no primary,” Cariati said. “It’s for the betterment of the party and he’ll do great.” The 13th Senate district covers all of Meriden and Middlefield and parts of Cheshire and Middletown. Once solidly Democratic, the 13th has become a swing district after Suzio took it twice against Democrats in the past 15 years. He lost by a thin margin in 2018 to Abrams, who is not seeking reelection due to an unspecified illness.

“Straight Talk with Joe Vollano” — where he discusses state, local and national issues, including concerns with certain members of local Republican leadership and Democratic governance. He owns a fuel supply company and is a member of the city’s Board of Assessment Appeals, which has heard two weeks of taxpayer complaints over the city’s recent revaluation or property. Vollano welcomed the opportunity to take on Democratic candidate Jan Hochadel of Meriden, a for-

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She announced her candidacy in April with backing from Torres-Ferguson added that local party leaders. Hochadel also has campaign experience and a record of Contacted last week, advocating for teachers, stuHochadel said she was not dents and families: “Teachfamiliar with Vollano but ers and nurses trusted her to welcomed a debate about represent them by voting her the issues. “It’s a democratic in as the AFT president. She process and I look forward brings a much stronger skill to expressing my views,” said set than Joe Vollano does. Hochadel, 58. What has Joe done?” Vollano criticized some of Vollano said he is reimbursHochadel’s positions and ing donors who contributed said he looked forward to a to his 83rd district camdebate around school curpaign. Many of them are rericulum, police accountabili- submitting checks for the ty, gender in sports and 13th Senate run, he said. more. “It’s better for me because as “Having a union president in one of 36, it gives me better the House or Senate is prob- opportunity to help the peolematic,” Vollano said. “She ple, and be able to get some has a lot of things she has to things done,” Vollano said of answer for.” running for the Senate. Meriden Democratic Town mgodin@record-journal.com 203-317-2255 Committee Chairwoman

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In Brief The Suburban Garden Club’s annual plant sale will take place Saturday, June 4, 7 a.m. to noon, on the Congregational Church green. More than 100 varieties of member-grown perennials will be available. Also, a tag sale will be held offering garden- and floral-related items. Proceeds enable the Suburban Garden Club to make a positive contribution to the community through numerous charitable and civic activities.

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Garden “We hope to continue what Gary started and keep this garden as a beacon for our pollinators and all that come by to see it.” Richards worked with members of the Petit Family Foundation to establish an official “Michaela’s Garden” in the space. Cheshire Pollinator Pathway has committed to continue that relationship with the foundation. “The new garden will also allow us to provide opportunities for engagement,” said Katie Bateson, Pollinator Pathway stewardship leader. “For instance, we work with students of all ages in various environmental projects. Then there’s Master Gardeners who are working on their certifications and Boy and Girl Scouts, and others, looking for projects or who need community service hours,” Bateson said. “We also

host educational workshops and speakers.” The Cheshire Pollinator Pathway is a grassroots movement, made up of public and private pesticide-free corridors of native plants that provide nutrition and habitat for pollinating insects and birds. Even the smallest green spaces, like flower boxes and curb strips, can be part of a pathway. For more information, visit sustainablecheshire.org or contact the group at cheshirepollinatorpathway@ gmail.com.

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Eversource aiding local wildlife research With its firm commitment to environmental stewardship, Eversource is partnering with wildlife researchers to study black bears and bobcats living on company land. Berlin-based Eversource protects and maintains tensof-thousands of acres of forested wildlife habitat throughout Connecticut, land that is home to the ani-

mals at the center of the two wildlife research projects being done by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and UConn. “Our environmental stewardship and sustainability efforts are important to us and these partnerships allow scientists to better under-

stand these animals, their habits and how that might affect how we manage this land,” said Eversource Vice President of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs Catherine Finneran.

“Much of Eversource’s land is essentially untouched forest, dense with tree cover and vegetation, so it’s the perfect habitat for black bear,” said Jason Hawley, Wildlife Biologist at DEEP.

Working with Eversource’s Real Estate Management Department, DEEP wildlife biologists identified a 40-acre parcel of Eversource-owned land in Avon, where a black bear sow was denning with her two young cubs.

“This data will help us better understand how the bears are moving around and interacting with their environment,” Hawley added.

Eversource is also a collaborating partner with DEEP and UConn to track and study Eversource employee Gillian how bobcats interact on “The scientists and I hiked forested land within urbanthrough the woods to trian- Carroll and a baby bobcat. ized settings, utilizing Evergulate the bears’ location using a GPS device that corre- The data collected will be in- source-owned land in Hartford, West Hartford, Windsor, sponds with the sow’s satel- corporated into a larger study of black bears in eight Bloomfield, Avon, Farminglite collar,” said Eversource other Northeastern states ton, Simsbury and Canton. Real Estate Administrator through a federal program Information gathered on EvGillian Carroll. “Once the called “Partner with a Payer” ersource properties, which bear was immobilized, they – an initiative of the Wildlife represents only a portion of took body measurements, and Sport Fish Restoration the total study area, will be temperature readings, fur program involving state and used to track population and blood samples and changed the batteries in the industry partners for wildlife numbers, movements and activities of bobcats for the CT GPS tracker so the bears’ lo- and conservation research cation can be tracked for the as well as state management Bobcat Project. plans. next two years.” — Press Release

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In Brief Memorial Day The Cheshire Memorial Day Parade is planned for Sunday, May 29, 1:30 p.m. There is no rain date. Detailed information can be found on the Parks and Recreation webpage via cheshirect.org.

Honoring vets Wreaths Across America volunteers work year-round to ensure military members laid to rest are remembered, their families and living veterans are honored, and the next generation is taught about the value of freedom. Visit wreathsacrossamerica.org.

Renters Rebate program State law provides a reimbursement program for Connecticut renters who are elderly or totally disabled, and whose incomes do not exceed certain limits.

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The CT Safe mobile app allows citizens to report suspicious activities within their communities. The app can be downloaded on Apple and Android smartphones.

Free home-based assistance is available to Cheshire residents age 70 and older or adults with physical disabilities thanks to the Senior Center’s partnership with

Persons renting an apartment or room or living in cooperative housing, or a mobile home may be eligible for this program. Rebates can be up to $900 for married couples and $700 for single persons. Applications accepted through Oct. 1.

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A total of eight Cheshire students took part in the 2022 Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair, where middle and high school-aged participants were asked to devise and construct devices with real-world applications. Suchita Srinivasan, an eighth-grader at Dodd Middle School, and Avery Fowler, a seventh-grader from St. Bridget School, were two of the 16 finalists chosen to participate in the Broadcom MASTERS national competition. Srinivasan’s science fair submission was a domestic violence alert device, and Fowler created a low-cost way to easily identify livestock. Srinivasan is pictured below; Fowler to the left.

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RECORD-JOURNAL EDITORIAL

The Ukraine crisis: A couple’s story Every day media coverage, via newspapers, television and the internet, brings Russia’s invasion of Ukraine into household living rooms. Yet the war and the plight of Ukrainians can still seem distant.

ried wife Anna in a civil ceremony in Ternopil, Ukraine. They have planned a wedding Mass in September, but the civil ceremony was also an effort to have her visa application to the United States submitted more quickly. After the ceremony he returned home and awaited her arrival.

A recent Record-Journal story, however, reminds us that the story of the ongoing conflict is also taking place nearby, affecting our neighbors, perhaps directly and intimately.

Then came Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. Nazar Prudyvus remains in daily contact with his wife via social media and phone. “She makes the food, the masks, the blankets,”

The story is about Nazar Prudyvus, a Cheshire contractor who in January mar-

Prudyvus said of his wife’s effort to offer support services. Ternopil is in the western part of Ukraine, and has accepted thousands of families fleeing conflict.

Fresh Homes LLC in Cheshire. He met Anna at a friend’s wedding in Ukraine.

Ukrainian refugees looking to come to the U.S. That followed a pledge by President Joe Biden to take in up to 100,000 Ukrainians.

Nazar Prudyvus has family in Poland and would like his wife to go there, but he’s It’s personal stories like the “For now she is safe,” he concerned it might influence one experienced by Nazar said. “But who knows?” and Anna Prudyvus that her visa application. help solidify American supAs the Record-Journal’s Mary There have been moves by port. The couple’s SeptemEllen Godin reported, Nazar the Biden administration ber wedding Mass, like so Prudyvus, who is 29, came to that promise help for situamuch else right now, is unthe U.S. as a college student tions like those faced by certain, but we’re full of after he won a lottery to get a Prudyvus and his wife. hope that things will work green card. He moved to “Uniting for Ukraine” offers out for our neighbor. New Britain and opened New a streamlined way for

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With their team victory at Saturday’s O’Grady Relays in Danbury, the undefeated Lady Titans underscored just how deep and balanced they are. In the throwing events, Sheehan is spurred by the senior tandem of Darla Jagrosse and Madison DiPasquale, who were also teammates in basketball. In Danbury, DiPasquale threw for 82 feet, 4 inches in the javelin and a second-place 113-9 in the discus.

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After undergoing surgery to correct supraventricular tachycardia, an irregularly fast and erratic heartbeat, hitting a softball must seem like a breeze to Maloney sophomore Morgan Pelletier. Her stats show it IS a breeze. The Spartans’ cleanup hitter entered the current week batting .457 with a team-high four home runs and 14 runs batted in after going yard with two RBI on Friday versus Lewis Mills.

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Who’s hotter than Nelson Rondon and the Platt baseball team? The Panthers extended their winning streak to five and their record to 9-2 with Friday night’s 4-1 victory over Maloney. Rondon fueled the triumph at Ceppa Field by driving in three of Platt’s four runs with an RBI double in the third inning and a two-run homer in the fifth. The senior catcher also had three hits in a 7-1 victory Wednesday at Bristol Central.

Pick a game, any game, and chances are Southington shortstop Sam Rogers put up stellar numbers. The reigning Class LL state champions are 9-0 so far this season and opponents have found Rogers nigh impossible to get out. After going 4-for-4 with two home runs and seven RBI on Friday in South Windsor, the junior is batting .655 on the season with five dingers and 21 RBI in 29 plate appearances.

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611 N Colony Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269-9507 colonydiner.com Wallingford’s place to go for oldfashioned breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Proudly serving up delicious and hearty meals daily. Voted Best Diner 4 years running by Record Journal. Open seven days. Breakfast served all day.

Athena II Diner

320 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT 06473 203.239.0663 www.athena2diner.com Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Accept Q Cards. Serving North Haven for 30 years. Daily specials and full liquor available.

Duchess of Wallingford 124 Church St. Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 265-9431 www.facebook.com/pages/ Duchess -of-Wallingford/119682821380599 Celebrating Over 25 Years in Wallingford! Our Success comes from dedication to quality,freshness & variety! Breakfast cooked to order. Open 7 days for breakfast lunch & dinner.