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Volume 13, Number 25

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Summer camps increase access

MOVING ON

By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

Kids to Camp” program is $600,000.

Summer camps and other enrichment programs kicked off this week with increased numbers of children participating.

Summer camps and programs in Meriden are not the only programs poised to welcome greater numbers of youth. Other state funding — through Connecticut’s share of federal American Rescue Plan Act monies — has been utilized to enhance other programs as well. According to the state Department of Education, some $12 million of that department’s COVID-19 relief funds has been distributed

COVID-19 relief monies have enabled Meriden officials to renew a program launched last year, in which the city offered vouchers, valued at $350 each, allowing local students to attend two-week-long summer programs at local camps free of charge. The overall funding set aside for this year’s “Get

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Town-wide property revaluation to begin Phase 2 ning 68th peSchool’s A total of 371 students were handed diplomas during Cheshire O High n commencement ceremony, held Wednesday night, June 15 at Alumni SooField.

The State of Connecticut mandates that the Town of Cheshire perform a real property revaluation for the Oct. 1, 2023 Grand List.

The purpose of a revaluation program is to develop accurate and uniform assess-

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The last revaluation of Cheshire real estate was conducted for the Oct. 1, 2018 Grand List and the last

physical inspection of all properties was conducted for the Oct. 1, 2013 Grand List.

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Wildlife can get injured or killed by lawn mowers, get tangled up in fishing lines and hooks not properly disposed of, ingest pesticides meant for rodents (or eat the rodent with the poison in it), and more.

It helped that she didn’t have to attend hours of training. She doesn’t have lots of free time. The most important thing is that you have a box with a lid. That is critical, she said.

That brings me to a friend’s recent adventure. This escapade centers around a turtle. She absolutely loves turtles (all animals, really), and so when asked to help a re-

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My friend goes to the address for the pick-up. It is about 7 p.m. There is still some light left to the day.

When she arrives at the destination, she sees a group of people standing around a wagon. The turtle is a humongous snapper turtle. It is as big as a dorm fridge. My friend is 4 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 110 pounds. You get the picture.

Happily, the snapper was in a box. My friend’s car is small, about as small as she is. The men in the group open the hatch and hoist the box with the snapper in.

There is no cover on the box.

“Hmmm,” says my friend.

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About three miles away from the destination, she looks up to check the rearview mirror.

Oh no! Staring back at her, she sees the head of the turtle peeking at her over the backseat. His claws pulling him up as he is attempts to move into the backseat.

She is panicking. Where does it think it is going? She knows she cannot pull the car over, there’s no shoulder or really anywhere with room to park. And she doesn’t even have a cover for the box. And remember, the snapper is bigger than she is.

She does what any frightened woman with a snapping turtle in her car would do: she yells at it. “Get down, turtle,” she insists.

“Get down right now!”

Not unlike children and husbands, it doesn’t listen.

She yells louder: “Get down!”

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I drove back to Cheshire with them, stopping at rest areas along the way to bottle feed them, and I even took them to work with me every day, carting their heating pads, towels, and formula, until I finally found a squirrel rehabber in Southbury who would take them.

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That got me thinking. During COVID, when we were in lockdown and off the streets, wildlife began to expand their territories. Now we humans are out on the roads again in large numbers.

There lies the problem. If you are an animal lover, it is heartbreaking.

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While driving around Cheshire lately, it seems to me there is an unfortunate number of local wildlife — opossum, skunks, rabbits, fox — that have been hit and killed by vehicles.

Wildlife can also fall out of trees. Such was the case with my squirrel adventure. One year on a visit to my mom who lived in Delaware, three baby squirrels fell out of a large tree. Their mom did not come back for them.

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FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR Local firefighter Griffin Stover was honored as the William Grove Firefighter of the Year at a June 1 awards ceremony hosted by the Cheshire Rotary Club. A Cheshire Fire Department Facebook post states, “Griffin was selected by his peers for this award and is beyond deserving.” The award’s namesake, William Grove, is the only firefighter to lose his life serving the Town of Cheshire.

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tion. The rehabber took over and my friend’s job was It’s only when she stops talk- done. ing to it that the turtle obeys and gets down. Maybe he Post note: in case you wonjust got tired. dered, the turtle checked out okay and was released in a Luckily, the turtle had no safe location. If you want to sooner gotten down when do something to help turtles, they reached the destina-

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Go make your mark, graduates An editorial from the Cheshire Herald

ing that it’s precisely because the purpose of the fence cannot be discerned Two individuals are traveling that it should be left up. in a field when they happen This is the rather simple upon a fence. premise behind one of the It’s a rather ordinary looking more enduring political fence and, at first glance, it philosophies in American seems to serve no purpose. history. Chesterton’s Fence, One of the individuals sugthe brainchild of G. K. gests that, since there seems Chesterton, English writer to be no clear reason for the and philosopher of the late fence, it should be taken 19th to early 20th centuries, down immediately. The oth- is the theory that institutions er individual disagrees, stat-

should not be discarded nor reforms enacted until one understands the purpose of the status quo. The concept may seem simple, but as each new generation looks to make its mark on the world, Chesterton’s Fence never loses its relevancy.

ter all, it would be easy to look around at the state of things — the discourse in America and the rising tensions around the globe — and determine that everything that’s come before is of little use, and only something new can be of benefit.

As a new crop of Cheshire High School graduates look to take on the world, they will be tempted to seek change for change’s sake. Af-

But we hope these new grads take the time to consider the lessons of the fence. Tearing down what already exists before one truly understands why it exists in the first place is a recipe for disaster. Undoubtedly, there are institutions, policies, and overall concepts that require real alterations or to be outright abandoned. Yet, what history teaches us is that most institutions serve an important purpose, and most laws were enacted to deal with real issues that must be addressed.

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Many of the problems that plague America at the moment are ones that have nipped at the heels of this country for generations.

They remain problems because their solutions are hard, not easy. Those who have come before us were forced to do most of the heavy lifting when it came to everything from race relations to economic equality.

That work was never perfect nor ever complete, but it must be fully understood in order for the work to continue today.

The teenagers who walked across the stage last week have the benefit of youth.

They can bring a fresh perspective to old battles, and a renewed vigor to fight for a better world. But it’s important for all to remember that, graduating from high school is a first, not a last, step. One must be dedicated to being a learner before ever hoping to be an effective teacher.

That means opening oneself up to all the information and opinions out there. It means engaging, in good faith, with those who disagree with you.

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Graduates have already had to adapt and adjust to situations outside their control.

The last two years have almost certainly challenged what they may have believed when it comes to a variety of issues. That’s a part of lifeeducation. One can’t truly learn without learning to admit you are wrong.

Students hear a lot this time of year of how they will “change the world” and how they are “our future.” All of it is correct. Each generation changes the world. Each generation is our future. The question is, what future will they shape?

The CHS Class of 2022 has taken its first steps towards those answers, but if they

are to make a better tomorrow, they need to fully understand the intricacies of what has happened in the past.

So, when you come to that fence, don’t just tear it down. Understand why it is there and who put it there.

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The firm of eQuality Valuation Services, LLC has been contracted by the Town of Cheshire to assist in conducting the revaluation for the Oct. 1, 2023 Grand List. Under the supervision of the Town Assessor, eQuality Valuation Services, LLC will be collecting and analyzing data on all properties in town.

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In Brief Golf tournament Timberlin Golf Club is now taking registrations for its 2022 Timberlin Amateur Championship, slated for Sunday, July 3. All flights are open to anyone with a USGA handicap.

Deadline to register is June 29 at golfgenius.com. (Code is timberlinam2022.) Entry fee is $36 for the Championship Flight and $21 for the A, B and C Ladies Flights.

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large part to the camps being able to offer more scholto 200 programs across the arships with the grants. The state to increase quality and programs themselves will accessibility. improve, with more field John Benigni, chief executive trips and special guests slatofficer for the Meriden-New ed. The agency has also entered into a partnership with Britain-Berlin YMCA, said Cheshire Academy to prothe agency has welcomed vide swim lessons, Pooler around 650 students to its said. summer camp sites for the session that started on Monday. Benigni anticipates later Report shows gains sessions will average more According to a report issued than 700 campers. by the Connecticut COVID19 Education Research ColBenigni said participation in laborative, the state’s 2021 summer camp definitely has Summer Enrichment Initiaan impact. tive allowed more than 108,000 students to attend “The more kids that are acsummer camps, which was tive, that have something to do over the summer, the bet- an increase over the previter prepared they are for the ous year, during which participation was significantly start of school,” he said. reduced due to the pandem“The YMCA believes in turn- ic. The report’s authors ing no one away for inability wrote that one reason for the to pay,” Benigni said. increased participation “is likely the scholarships and Southington-Cheshire fee waivers that the Summer Mark Pooler, chief executive Enrichment funds made officer for the Southingtonavailable.”

Cheshire Community YMClose to 39% of all camps CAs, is optimistic about the that participated in the inigrant’s impact on attentiative offered some form of dance at the camps his financial assistance, whether agency runs. scholarships or fee waivers Summer camp participation to all of their attendees. dwindled greatly in 2020.

More than half of students The following year saw a re- who attended camps last turn to normal enrollment. year had received such aid.

Pooler said this summer his Researchers noted some of agency has seen a healthy the goals in enhancing local increase in summer camp registrations. He anticipates programming. The first goal was to help students “resosome 4,000 children will take part in programs at sites cialize with one another and have fun outside their including Camp Sloper and homes” after having experiCamp Naciwonki. enced long periods of social Pooler attributed that in isolation and increased anxiety.

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Officials also hoped the expanded opportunities “would spark students’ excitement for and help ready them to return to in-person school” last fall. About half of the site supervisors surveyed for the study reported last year’s programs were “very effective” in helping students prepare for, and become excited for, school that fall.

Reporter Michael Gagne can be reached at mgagne@ record-journal.com.

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Health District UV exposure Everyone thinks about sun safety during the summer.

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To play it safe, stay in the shade; use a broad-spectrum sunscreen with a sun protective factor (SPF) of 15 or higher; and wear full-coverage clothing, sunglasses and widebrimmed hats.

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SPECIAL VISIT Earlier this month, several members of the Cheshire Police Department visited Alex’s Lemonade Stand at Highland Elementary School.

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Refuse collection In observance of the Independence Day holiday, there will be no collection of solid waste or recycling on Monday, July 4. Residents are advised that trash and recycling collection will be delayed one day. Collection will occur Tuesday through Saturday, July 5 to 9.

QU symposium The Quinnipiac University School of Law and the Connecticut Bar Foundation James Cooper Fellows will host “The 10th Anniversary of The Attorneys of Color Symposium: A Celebration of Progress and Perseverance” Wednesday, June 29, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The symposium, will take place in person and via Zoom, is free and open to the public.

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SOUTHINGTON — The Wayton Open is entering its 15th year of tennis in Southington.

Tournament director and founder Matt Wayton said the 2022 event, which is running from July 9-17 at Southington High School, could be a record-breaker.

It will feature 14 divisions, ranging in age from players as young as fifth grade to senior citizens.

Per tradition, proceeds will benefit dog rescues.

Last year, the tournament gave $3,000 to One More Dog Rescue, $1,800 to Long Island Bulldog Rescue and $500 to Thank Dog Rescue.

Since 2017, the tournament has donated $14,805 to rescue dogs.

Last year saw the tournament’s third-largest field at 217 participants. The record is around 250 and, three weeks out here in 2022, Wayton said it is possible for the tournament to get up to 250 again.

Entry fees are $25 for singles players and $50 for doubles.

Registration is at Waytonopen.com.

Donations and sponsorships are also available on the tournament website.

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We are trying to break our entry record and we are on a pretty good pace this year.”

Wayton is a special education teacher at Bristol Central and an assistant coach on the school’s girls tennis team. Wayton said many of his players from BC will be in action next month at the Wayton.

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District continues 2-pronged approach to school safety

Schools Honor roll Cheshire Academy named the following local students to its honor roll for the spring semester: Grade 9, first honors : Sofia Della Porta, Allison Fowler, Sarah Hooper, Niamh Keating, Laci Theroux, Betty Weske, Margo Weske; second honors : Jason Brucato, Peter Carson, Lachlan Hardy.

Grade 10, first honors: Ryan Bulger, Griffin Davis, Leo Ehrenfels, Molly Golden, Shreeya Gomathinayagam, Brian Hersh, Eliana Orlinsky; second honors: Chloe Galloza, Vaughan Rockwell. Grade 11, first honors: Ava Capuano, Kamden Denomme, Devan Fernando, Luke Nieman, Aishlinn Parrinello, Allison Schatz, Patrick Sullivan; second honors : Maria Bailey. Grade 12, first honors: Audra Foti, Kavin Kathir, Luke Parkerson, Emma Riemann; second honors : Hannah DelGrego, Jessica Lavoie. Postgraduate, first honors: John Brucato; second honors: Daylin Concepcion-Hunn.

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CHESHIRE – Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan admits that he has had to send the same type of letter to parents far too often over the last several years.

In the aftermath of a mass shooting at a school in the U.S., Solan will contact parents to con-

cerns and assure them that the district is doing everything possible to ensure the safety of their children.

Though Cheshire, fortunately, has never had to deal with circumstances such as those seen in Uvalde, Texas, where an 18year-old gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School last month, the threat, Solan admitted, touches all schools and students.

“I worry that it has become in some ways normalized,” he continued.

In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown on Dec. 14, 2012, schools across the state began making safety improvements to limit access.

In Cheshire, according to Solan, $5 million has been spent over the course of a decade to make improvements, including bullet-resistant film added to windows, the installation of “person traps” at the entrances to schools and the upgrading of video equipment and cameras around

“For kids, this has become much more commonplace,” said Solan. “Some generate a lot of media attention, but others only receive some (attention), where maybe there is some gunfire around schools.

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Victim Services The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many domestic violence victims, making it more difficult for them to report abuse and seek help.

Help is available, however.

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To listen to what people say, watch what they do, and support them where they need it.

“Several years ago, we brought in a trainer from the state to work with our staff on how to report a threat — any threat — when recognized,” said Solan.

The district also employed However, Solan insists that is a former FBI agent, who only the first of a twoworked with staff to further pronged approach that the understand warning signs. district has taken.

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Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence is made up of 15 member organizations and 18 sites across the state. Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence is home to the statewide domestic violence hotline.

The 24-7 hotline number is 888-774-2900.

“Really supporting people who need support from an emotional perspective is probably the best thing we can do (to prevent a tragedy),” Solan added.

“Now, having said that, we are always going to make sure our buildings are as secure as possible.”

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