The Cheshire Citizen May 6, 2021 by Record Journal

Volume 12, Number 18

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Mother’s Day specials abound locally

Project gives bird a home By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

By Faith Williams Record-Journal staff

A project that involved installing an American kestrel nesting box took place at the Giddings property in Cheshire recently. Working on the local project were American kestrel expert and nest box designer Art Gingert, Dr. Robert Giddings, a retired veterinarian with a specialty in avians, and Melissa Baston with the Connecticut Ornithological Association.

With Mother’s Day approaching, local businesses are offering deals and specials to celebrate the holiday safely. An American kestrel perching

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Cheshire Nursery Garden Center and Flower Shop, 1317 S. Main St., created its own floral arrangements special for Mother’s Day. “We expect this year to be strong,” said Heather Potter, flower shop manager. “People that aren't traveling or socializing as much, we’re hoping they’ll call a local florist and have something delivered, so that moms can still be celebrated on their special day.”

Baston and Gingert made several stops in the region to install the boxes, which Gingert designs and been used in installations throughout the country.

Potter said the most popular arrangement is the “Cheshire Sunset” — which includes tulips, roses and hydrangea blooms. Other options include “Magnificent Mom” and the popular “Spring Sonata.”

Nest boxes are a way to support kestrel populations. Kestrels are on the state species of special concern and are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and Connecticut General Statutes regarding threatened and endangered species. According to All about Birds (allaboutbirds.org) the slender American kestrel is roughly the size and shape of a mourning dove, al-

Art Gingert, Dr. Robert Giddings (DVM- retired) and Connecticut Ornithological Association’s Melissa Baston are shown installing an American Kestrel Nest Box on the Giddings property in Cheshire. Baston and Gingert made several stops in the region to install the See Project, A6 boxes, which Gingert designs.

Wallingford Flower Shoppe, 190 Center St., is offering arrangement options, including a variety of roses, daisies and tulips. Owner Sal Greco said he expects an increase in sales this year. See Specials, A2

State regulators mull utility fines over storm response By Dave Collins Associated Press

HARTFORD — Connecticut regulators last week criticized the state’s two largest electricity distributors and said they are considering fines over what they called the compa-

nies’ failures in their preparation and response last August to Tropical Storm Isaias, which left hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the dark for days. Isaias knocked down scores of trees and utility wires, causing more than

740,000 outages at its peak and a total of more than 1.3 million outages to Eversource and United Illuminating customers. Many customers and local officials expressed anger and frustration at the companies’ power restoration efforts, which took more than a week in some places.

Eversource and United Illuminated have defended their responses to the storm. The state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Wednesday, April 28 issued a unanimous ruling that orders See Utilities, A3

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“I’m forecasting a 10 to 15 percent increase. The orders are already flowing in, which is unusual,” Greco said. “Normally people wait until the Thursday before Mother’s Day to put in orders.” Greco said he thinks people are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel regarding the pandemic and believes people will do more “down to earth gift giving.” The flower shop is only offering delivery, there is no pick up option. The showroom will be closed to customers from May 6 to 8. Orders can be made by calling 203-265-1514. Other ways to celebrate Mother’s Day, May 9: n Paradise

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An Eversource crewman works on a utility pole off of Cornwall Avenue in Cheshire on Aug. 7, 2020 trying to restore power to customers in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Isaias.

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the companies and their affiliates to improve how they respond to major storms. The orders include increasing the number of line workers and other responders who restore power and clear blocked roads, and improving communications with customers. During a meeting via video conference, the agency also ordered management audits of the two companies by independent firms, and officials said they are now considering fining the companies. How much the fines would be is not yet clear.

Ed Crowder, a spokesperson for United Illuminating, said company officials were disappointed in PURA’s ruling, because regulators imposed a penalty despite finding the company generally met performance standards. “We are mindful of the deficiencies cited by PURA, and are well aware of the difficulties that extended outages cause for our customers,” Crowder said in a statement.

knowledged “there are many areas for improvement that we are already addressing.” “Our thousands of employ-

ees showed skill and dedication in restoring power to customers as quickly as possible,” Modifica said in a statement. “Today’s decision

deserves careful consideration and review and we are committed to moving forward in the best interest of our customers.”

“However, we believe the facts clearly support that UI faithfully followed its Emergency Response Plan, and met the overall targets therein.”

The ruling also reduced the companies’ profits. A dollar amount for the profit reductions has not been calculated. “Unfortunately we find ourselves with much more than a public image problem on our hands,” said Marissa Gillett, chair of the regulatory agency, known as PURA. “Our public utilities, and Eversource in particular, have failed us and continue to fail us by putting shareholders above the rights and goods of the system of Connecticut.”

PURA said United Illuminating, which serves 340,000 customers in southwestern Connecticut, did a better job responding to Isaias than Eversource, which serves nearly 1.3 million customers in the rest of the state.

Both companies have the right to appeal PURA’s decision to Superior Court. It was not clear if they would do so. Officials from both companies said they were reviewing the ruling. Eversource spokesperson Tricia Modifica said the company stands by its response to Isaias, but ac-

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Environmental group targets invasive plants By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

As the Eco-Justice Council at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church considered projects for “Earth Week” in April there was an obvious issue that would fit the bill as an “actionable item” for the group. Taking up the fight against invasive non-native plants was an idea the EJC had been “percolating for a long time,” according to the Marjorie Chapman, co-lead in the EJC. Non-native species, alternately known as “introduced species” include, among others, autumn olive, barberry, bittersweet, and garlic mustard. The group consulted with Sigrun Gadwa of Carya Ecological Services in order to narrow the scope of work and come up with a plan. Gadwa acted as intermediary between the EJC and the town of Cheshire to get permissions. This included getting permission to work at the base of Roaring Brook Park and also to remove invasive plants. The group then determined they would tackle invasive garlic mustard. Church members

Wetlands scientist Sigrun Gadwa, of Cheshire, leads volunteers with the St. Peter’s Eco-Justice Council at the base of Roaring Brook Falls during an April 24 Earth Day project.

Kristin Peters, Sam Dunlop and Marj Chapman were leaders for the project and met with Gadwa to “scope out an area” and receive a short leader training session to learn all about garlic mustard. The training ensured that leaders could better train volunteers to know the difference between a violet plant with heart-shaped, fine-toothed leaves, and garlic mustard which has mostly jagged-toothed leaves, but can also have somewhat heart-shaped leaves, said Gadwa. Garlic mustard is also “smelly,” she said. Crush the leaves, and the plant emits a noticeable garlic odor. Since garlic mustard is a biennial, it produces leaves the first year with flowers and seeds produced in the See Plants, A8

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The first dose of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is called the ‘primer dose,’ which wakes up the body’s immune system and recruits the appropriate immune cells (antibodies, T cells, macrophages, etc.). These are the soldiers that respond to an invader or enemy in your body. Just like the training process of soldiers, which takes time, the process in humans and non-human primates takes about 2-3 weeks.

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¿Por qué hay que esperar cierta cantidad de tiempo entre las vacunas? ¿Es flexible la ventanilla de oportunidad para recibir la segunda vacuna? El periodo de espera entre las dos vacunas es un proceso científico cuidadosamente calculado basado en investigación histórica y el tiempo que le toma al sistema inmunológico en responder después de recibir la primera dosis.

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Beginning May 1, pick up a free heirloom sunflower seed packet (while supplies last) at one of the following spots: The Bean Coffee Roasters, ReRead Books, Whippersnapper’s Play Gym, Artsplace CPFA, NorthPoint Pets & Company, Red Owl Jewelry & Gifts, West Main Music Academy, and Cheshire Public Library. Make sure to find the Cheshire Summer of Sunflowers on Facebook.

Guiderail upgrade The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced that guiderail work on Route 68 in Prospect and Cheshire will take place through Thursday, May 27.

proach to Partnerships in Parenting, to prepare prospective foster parents and families for the role of fostering a child or youth. Classes run Monday evenings, 6 to 8 p.m., May 10

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tion to become licensed foster parents. To register for Wheeler’s TIPS-MAPP course, contact Michelle Martins at 860-7075068, Allison Casinghino at 860-637-5586, or email fostercareprograms@wheelerclinic.org. — Press Release

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control personnel and signing patterns will be utilized to guide drivers through the work zone. The regular work schedule for this project is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Monday through Friday). Drivers should be aware that modifications or extensions to this schedule may become necessary due to weather delays or other unforeseen conditions and are advised to maintain a safe speed when driving in this vicinity.

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Cheshire Public Library Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St. 203-272-2245. The library has expanded services to allow in-person visits. For more details, visit cheshirelibrary.org.

Night, Wednesday, May 12, at 6:30 p.m. Calling all cozy mystery lovers, join us for a conversation with local author Kathleen Marple Kalb on A Fatal First Night, her second Ella Shane mystery.

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American Rescue Plan Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) was joined by Ken Corbin (Commissioner of the Wage & Investment Division and Chief Taxpayer Experience Officer for the Internal Revenue Service) April 28 at an

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When Southington softball coach Davina Hernandez remarked to us last week that Ashlyn Desaulniers was unstoppable at the plate, she wasn’t engaging in hyperbole. The junior centerfielder and leadoff hitter reached base in all eight at-bats last week. Heading into this week, Desaulniers was batting .700 (14-for-20) with four triples, two doubles and a homer. She’d stolen 10 bases, scored 12 runs and driven in eight.

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Try as we may to avoid the same team two weeks in a row, Sheehan girls track makes it a challenge. The Titans are unbeaten and seem to break school records each time out. So was the case Satuday vs. Mercy. Leading the way? Patrice Mansfield. The junior sprinter ran a 12.6 in the 100 to break Keri Wielgosh’s record that had stood since 1992 and ran a leg on the 4x100 relay that broke its own standard with a 50.1.

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News Briefs Among the concerns reported were broken windows as well as damage to gates and walls put in place to prevent intruders. Additionally, the board recently took other preventative measures at the property, including a $5,000 surveillance system. Police were asked to increase patrols around the area. The April 5 vandalism, which occurred in the early evening, comes just weeks after the Ball & Socket Arts project announced plans to open Building 2 to tenants, six years after beginning the historic restoration project. Board members said the incident will not delay the plans for a summer opening. Police ask anyone with information about the incidents to call 203-271-5500.

Council looks at bulk pick-up

$293,712. There were 1,451 tons of bulk waste.

At the April 28 meeting of the Town Council, Town Manager Sean Kimball raised the possibility of bringing back the popular bulk waste pick-up service.

Kimball gave a rough estimate of what bulk waste pick-up would cost the town if it were to be implemented.

In walking through the Town’s revenue and expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year, Kimball hinted that the town could possibly use a COVID-19 grant to help offset some of the expenses associated with bulk waste pick-up, which deals with large, heavy items discarded by residents. The town reports that in 2019 there was a record amount of tonnage in our bulky waste pick-up. The original amount appropriated for the pick-up was $290,000 but the process ended up costing us

For 1,500 tons, with the cost for removal at about $100 per ton, the cost woule be around $300,000 to $325,000 for the service. The council and Kimball discussed the possibility of using funds under the American Rescue Plan (a COVID19 subsidy) might be diverted to bulky waste pick-up. While no decision was made at the meeting regarding the servce, Kimball indicated more information on use of the ARP funds will come after May 11. — Record-Journal staff

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When it comes to debt, spousal responsibility varies are exceptions. One exception is a law that makes both spouses responsible for certain expenses Just being married doesn’t that are essential to basic automatically make you refamily life. Here, the creditor sponsible for your spouse’s can collect directly from eidebts. That is the general ther spouse – that means rule. I am not liable for bills even from the spouse who on my husband’s credit card didn’t make the purchase or - unless I signed on the acincur the expense. These count and agreed to be liare: 1) doctor and dental able. But, absent such an bills for either spouse, 2) agreement or a specific law, hospital bills for the spouses such as one making a surviv- and minor children, 3) rental ing spouse liable for funeral payments on the family resiand last illness expenses dence, and 4) any article which cannot be paid from that has gone to support the the deceased spouse’s esfamily or the joint benefit of tate, the creditor of one both spouses. spouse cannot collect from the other. Of course, there The first three items seem By Lisa J. Cappalli

straight forward. The fourth is broader but still limited. For example, in one case, the wife was required to pay the supplier for an oiler burner for the family home that was ordered by the husband. But, in a later case, the court said that a widow was not responsible for her husband’s nursing home bills because the personal, care, food and lodging provided were services and not “articles.” But wait, there are exceptions to the exceptions. At any time that the spouses are separated, a spouse who has a support obligation to the other spouse and who has provided reasonable

support to the other spouse is protected from liability under the law. And a spouse who has been abandoned doesn’t have liability for the other spouse’s bills. For example, a wife was sued for medical expenses for her husband resulting from a car accident in which the husband was injured and his girlfriend killed. The wife was held not liable because the husband had abandoned the wife and their five children, moved in with the girlfriend and had failed to support his family.

when the spouses divorce. I will discuss that in my next article.

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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 or Freed Marcroft, LLC on any specific facts or circumstances. The content is intended for general information only and you are urged to consult an attorney to advise you personally concernThis article isn’t about alloing your own situation and cation of responsibility between spouses of their debts, any specific legal questions you may have. whether joint or individual,

Health Medicare 101 Hartford HealthCare and Integrated Care Partners is offering a free virtual class, “Medicare 101 – Understanding Your Options.” Upcoming dates include: May 6, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 24, 26 and 27. For convenience, the times vary. Registration is required; call 1-855-4424373 or visit HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

Retirement-ready When considering retirement, it is important to have a plan. A virtual class, “Medicare 103 – Roadmap to Retirement,” can provide the directions for this milestone on life’s journey. The free programs will be held Tuesdays, May 11, 18 and 25. For convenience, the times vary. Information includes Medicare coverage options and valuable resources. Registration is required; call 1855-442-4373 or visit HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

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Managing stress A free virtual class on stress management will be held Thursday, May 6, 11 a.m. to noon. Registration is required; call 1-855-4424373 or visit HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

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The free program “Advance Directives – Who Would Speak for You?” will take place Thursday, May 13, noon to 1 p.m. Palliative programs, advance directives guidelines and family planning will be discussed. Registration is required; call 1855-442-4373 or visit HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

Exercise can help fend off disease and age-related decline. A free virtual program, “Exercise and Healthy Aging,” will be held Friday, May 14, 1 to 2 p.m. Registration is required; call 1-855-4424373 or visit HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

Insights into the function of the brain, keeping the brain healthy, age-related changes and symptoms of dementia will be discussed at a free virtual class on Friday, May 14, 10 to 11 a.m. Registration is required; call 1-855-442-4373 or visit HHCHealth.org/VirtualClasses.

Open house Arbor Rose at Jerome Home, located at 975 Corbin Ave., New Britain, will host an open house Sunday, May 16, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Visitors will be able to learn about the benefits of a senior living community, engaging activities and supportive services. Arbor Rose also has memory care available. Registration is recommended. To reserve a time, call Ali Weber, retirement counselor at Arbor Rose, at 860-229-3707.

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“As the elderly population in our state increases each year, more agencies and care facilitators will be needed to properly meet the demand for care,” said Mario D’Aquila, MBA and COO of Assisted Living Services, Inc., a family-owned company founded in 1996. “Forging positive working relationships is a necessity to successfully serve seniors and their families.” ALS has been partnering with Growing Options for several years. Founder Lisa Krauss, MA, LPC, NCC, CMC has specialized in geriatrics for 30 years and is a geriatric care manager. Geriatric care managers serve as an advocate for their senior clients and even follow them

into hospital and nursing home settings, if needed. Launched in 2002, Growing Options is also a family business, as Krauss’ daughter, Carly Cartisano, LMSW, is also is a geriatric care manager(also known as an aging life care manager) at the company. “As we advise our clients on what care is needed and appropriate for their particular situation, we refer them to many outstanding companies that support the geriatric and disabled population,” Krauss said. “We work with ALS often when companion or caregiving services are required. We also partner with ALS when medical assistive technological devices will be a benefit.” Both ALS and GO receive referrals from client families, elder law attorneys, financial planners, geriatricians, se-

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Large or small, a garden brings joy (mostly) By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

For more information about Growing Options, Inc. go to growingoptions.com. — Press Release

If you are not planting a garden yourself, just look around. I’ll bet that at least half your neighborhood is either creating a flower garden or putting in a vegetable garden. Last year

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