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Volume 13, Number 26

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Council supports $5M capital budget plan Citizen staff

After making adjustments during its June 21 meeting, the Town Council unanimously voted in support of a $5 million capital expenditure plan for the 2022-2023 fiscal year. The budget, which totals $5,006,000, includes 26 projects. Additional projects may be approved at a later date. See Capital budget, A9

A front view of Lock 12 as seen from the trail.

Photos by Joy VanderLek, The Citizen

New protected habitat aims to help pollinators by may notice heavy equipment working the site.

A new protected area is being developed near Lock 12 on North Brooksvale Road. Situated adjacent to the lock parking lot, a Cheshire Pollinator Pathway is under development and passers-

Crews from Winthrop Construction were at the site June 7, along with landscape designer Kathy Connolly, and Cheshire Pollinator Pathway volunteers to oversee the start of the work.

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“The crew did a great job. We are very excited to get the project moving forward,” said Cheshire Pollinator Pathway’s Assistant Director Joanna deBear. The project got underway after funds were raised through SusSee Pollinator Pathway, A6

Helping out Ion Bank Cheshire Road Race donates more than $50,000 to local groups The 2022 Ion Bank Cheshire Road Race recently donated over $50,000 to local charities. A check presentation ceremony was held at Cheshire High School recently where a $10,000 check was presented to a number of CHS teams, clubs, and organizations. DoSee Donations, A10

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Minimum wage in state to increase July 1 The current rate of $13 per hour will be increased to $14 per hour. The change is the result of legislation Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law three years ago. The law scheduled several increases in the minimum wage over a five-year period.

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“We met and exceeded our goal,” said Pam Roach, who initiated the fundraising in her position as director of grants for the 501(c)3 Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire. “In order to do a project of this scale, we had to raise a lot of money,” Roach said.

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in just over $8,000. Sustainable CT then matched the donations dollar for dollar, said Roach. The project pulled in approximately $16,000. The work on the site got underway almost immediately. “Long before the fundraiser, we had already presented before Inland-Wetlands, worked with town officials, two different soil scientists and principles of the Southwest Conservation District. So, we were prepared,” deBear said, adding, “We realize that this is a long-game project.” Just like the original garden across the street on North Brooksvale, the work on this garden will need about a year of prep to get it ready. The group is utilizing a technique called smothering, also known as lasagna layering, using cardboard and wood chips.

ly to overwhelm native plants. Native plants, with their longer and denser root systems, are best at erosion control, especially along watercourses. Some invasive plants can change the chemical make-up of the soil. Some have allelopathic properties, which make it difficult for other plants to establish or exist near them. The Cheshire Pollinator Pathway is a part of the larger, statewide Pollinator-Pathway.org. The umbrella group began as a response to the critical worldwide insect apocalypse. Pollinator numbers have been decimated, due to habitat fragmentation, pesticide use, and the lack of native plants. Pollinators at risk include lepidoptera, bumblebees, solitary bees, moths, fireflies, dragonflies, and others. The food web is also in peril. Without native “straightspecies” plants, there are not enough insects that bats need in their diet, and there are not enough caterpillars to feed baby birds, whose sole diet comes from soft caterpillars.

No pesticides are used. The area contains copious amounts of porcelain berry, mugwort, multiflora rosa and other invasives. Invasive plants are harmful to local The Pollinator Pathway beecosystems since they leaf gan in 2016, with Donna out earlier and spread quick- Merrill, as one way to create

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Cheshire High School athletic teams recently received $10,000 from an Ion Bank Cheshire Road Race donation. More than $50,000 from race proceeds have been given to local charities. Pictured with CHS student-athletes are: Sean Fogarty, Ion Bank assistant vice president, Cheshire branch manager; Abilities Without Boundaries board member Bill Manthey, Cheshire Road Race treasurer; and Steve Trifone, CHS athletic director, Cheshire Road Race board member. Photo by Tony Cipriano

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SOUTHINGTON — Each year, for a number of decades, Carol Langley has hiked portions of the Appalachian Trail. And this summer, as she closes in on a milestone birthday, Langley will be on the Appalachian Trail once again.

“I turn 80 in December,” the longtime Southington resident pointed out. Langley credits her grandparents for her good genes and love of nature. She remembers going on all-day hikes with her grandfather, and recalls her grandmother working in the family vegetable garden in Wolcott well into her 90s. See Hiker, A13

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Langley joined the Green Mountain Club in the early 1980s and began to hike with a core group on a regular basis. She also is happy to set off on her own, and has done so extensively. She’s not afraid. Langley told her doctor, “I work like a dog all day and sleep like a bear at night.” Aside from being an avid hiker, Langley, a greatgrandmother, is active in her local land trust. Sheri Guarino, treasurer and director of the pollinator pathway for the Southington Land Trust, said Langley is “one tough lady.” Guarino said Langley weeds the pollinator pathway along the Linear Trail, one time filling seven large bags. Langley led the land trust group on a hike for Trails Day earlier this year. See Hiker, A14

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“She’s a very diligent, dedicated worker” Guarino said. “She is a very big asset to the On one hike, some young land trust.” thru hikers were making too much noise for the group Langley’s schedule generally trying to sleep inside the takes her on the Appalachicabin. So Langley had a chat an Trail for day-hikes, often with the youngsters. three days at a time. Fall is her favorite time of year for a “You know what, boys? Calm jaunt. In the spring, there things down,” she said. are a lot of thru hikers; generally young people who

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“Grandma needs her rest, otherwise you won’t like me in the morning.” The guys heeded her warning. Langley regularly leads groups for the Green Mountain Club. She tries to limit her parties to a half-dozen people and aims to complete six to eight miles; a comfortable pace. The goal is to enjoy the hike and have a safe experience. Langley has completed the length of the Appalachian Trail in Georgia and has 20 miles left in North Carolina.

This season she wants to log about 90 miles on the AT. Her group will hike portions of Southwest Virginia, through Damascus, with a goal to finish at Dennis Cove in Tennessee. A special moment Langley loves when hiking the Appalachian Trail in Virginia reminds her of her youth. “You lay down at night in your tent and the whippoorwills sing and sing, and sing again in the morning,” she said. “It takes me back to my childhood in Wolcott. That’s what I remember: falling asleep to the whippoorwills singing.”

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The state Department of Education will begin offering a new scholarship next month of up to $20,000 to high school graduates in priority school districts from a minority background who are enrolled in a four-year college.

Funding for the scholarship comes from a wide-reaching new bill passed by the state legislature in May that aims to improve mental and physical health of children in schools. In addition to creating a new council within the DOE to administer these scholarships, the bill grants additional funding for child See Minority teachers, A17

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Minority teachers dards put in place to prevent minority teachers from recare centers, school-based ceiving their certifications health centers and staffing during the Great Migration grants for schools to hire and the problems of school more social workers, psysegregation addressed by chologists, counselors and Brown v. Board of Educanurses. tion, Valentin thinks it’s imThe scholarship is specifical- portant the issue receives legislative attention. ly available to minority students graduating from prior- “If you don’t see yourself ity school districts, which represented in a profession the state designates annually growing up, then you don’t based on student population think that’s really an option and need. Meriden was for you,” he said. “A lot of among 16 priority districts in people don’t want to be a 2021-2022. The list also inteacher because there’s a lot cluded Hartford, New of professions out there. It Haven, Manchester, Waterdoesn’t pay that well.” bury and New Britain. Valentin suggests increases The new scholarship comes in funding and greater supat a time when the nation port for teachers leaving the faces an ongoing teacher workforce. However, despite shortage, exacerbated by the large divide between miCOVID-19, in addition to a nority students and teachers, lack of diversity among teach- Valentin remains hopeful ers in Connecticut schools. change will come. He pointIn Meriden, students of color ed to statistics from the Meriden Public Schools represented 77% of the total showing a 19% increase in enrollment in 2021-2022, minority teachers since while minority educators made up just 11.9% of the to- 2018. tal staff, according to state data. Hanover Elementary School Assistant Principal Orlando Valentin traces the disconnect in the number of teachers of color to the number of students of color to American history. Citing racist stan-

“It doesn’t happen by accident. There’s a lot of initiatives in place,” he said. “While we made some ground, we still have a lot of

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“As a kid, I remember not seeing somebody like me,” she said. “Now, however, when I’m in Wallingford, it’s a little different for those kids that see me teaching.” Despite the high cost, education is very important to Maldonado. She holds bachelors’ degrees in elementary education and sociology from Saint Joseph college, a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at UConn, a sixth-year certificate as a classroom teacher specialist from Southern Connecticut University and a certification in Teaching English Speakers of Other Language (TESOL). Recently transferred to a position as a district TESOL/bilingual teacher at three schools, she also teaches adult education ESL classes.

“As a minority woman, I feel like I’m walking around defending myself,” she said. “I have to say ‘I actually have this degree, this degree, and this certification.’ I’m giving my resume in two minutes.” Nevertheless, minority teachers have a lot to contribute to their communities. As a Latina bilingual teacher, Alicia Lorenzo notices that the cultural disconnect between students and teachers impacts student achievement and parent involvement in school activities. She believes partnering with parents is an important part of creating community and See Minority teachers, A21

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In Brief Class reunions The Cheshire High School Class of 1982 will mark its 40-year reunion Saturday, July 16 at the Manor Inn Restaurant, 1636 MeridenWaterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Tickets are $75 and include a deluxe buffet and 4hour open bar. A family picnic day will be held Sunday, July 17 at the Cheshire Hollow Farm, 1559 Peck Lane. Picnic tickets are $15. Contact Salvatore Zarra at 203390-9684 or salapalooza@ gmail.com. The New Britain High School Class of 1971 will hold its 50th reunion Sept. 17 at Indian Hill Country Club in Newington. Classmates should email nbhsclassof71.50yrs@ gmail. com or call 860-798-3265.

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Specializing in tree removal, trimming, chipping & grinding. Call for free estimate. 203-945-1808.

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FEATHERBED LLC Handyman property maintenance and service. A to Z. Call Frank, (203) 627-7182.

ED’S JUNK-OUT (203) 494-1526 Fully ins. Free Estimate. Call Ed, we will take it to the dump for you!

Home Improvements HOME DOCTOR - 48 yrs exp. Odd jobs & remodeling, former US Navy, 15 yrs, #640689, 203.427.7828.

#1 PAINTER’S EDGE Ext. & Int. Painting. Sheetrock.Popcorn Repair. Wallpaper Remv’l. Decks. 25 yrs exp. Free est. Sr. disc. #0656136. Ins. 860.538.5520

Let Us BEAR Your Junk! Junk Removal in CT

OVER 28 YEARS EXP Stonewalls, patios, sidewalks, chimneys, pool areas, fireplaces, fire pit steps, all types of masonry work. Free est. (860) 274-4893.

CustomColonial Painting.com Since ‘99 Lic’d 0630904 & Ins’d Senior Discount Warranty. Financing 860-306-0270

Classified ads are the best way to find what you need. They are also the best way to sell your services, goods or items. Call Monday thru Friday 8:30am - 5pm 203-238-1953

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