The Cheshire Citizen July 1, 2021 by Record Journal

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Volume 12, Number 26

Thursday, July 1, 2021

CHESHIRE HIGH SCHOOL

Top student says he could not have done it alone By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

From left: Fung Shan, Cheshire High School Class of 2021 valedictorian Ryan Shan and Daniel Shan.

Cheshire High School Class of 2021 valedictorian Ryan Shan gives much credit to his parents for his stand-out academic career.

“I attribute a lot of my success to my parents. They are the ones who enable me and encourage me to pursue my passions. From countless car rides to support at competitions and games, I wouldn’t be half the person I am

without them,” he said. Shan also found success in a number of extracurricular interests at CHS, including tennis and music. See Shan, A3

Tenants expected to move in this month

Strawberry picking is popular at season’s peak

By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff

By Sammi Bray Special to the Record-Journal

Tenants are expected to begin moving into two new luxury apartment buildings near downtown Cheshire this month.

“I was talking to a customer and she said it was her third time here that day,” Torello shared.

Farm hand Ben Wildstien, 17, picks strawberries at Old Bishop Farms, 500 South Meriden Road, Cheshire.

The Cheshire business is home to a variety of fruits and vegetables, pies, donuts, and ice cream, all made on site. It’s now peak strawberry picking

season. With two fields, the farm welcomes nearly 20 to 40 families each day on weekends.

Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

With coronavirus regulations changing, the farm is already busier than

The units are the first to be constructed under a zoning regulation created five years ago to allow compact developments on small parcels near downtown.

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Old Bishop Farms is a full day experience, says owner John Torello, with regulars coming in the morning for coffee and donuts, then returning in the evening for ice cream.

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Hamlet on Highland, an 11-unit luxury apartment development is seen here on June 24 at 138 Highland Ave. in Cheshire. The new apartment buildings are slated to receive residents this month. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

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Hamlet on Highland is the first development to be completed under the town’s residential infill regulations, said John Milone, who helped write the regulations as then president of Milone & MacBroom Inc. The change allowed for higher density residential developments on parcels smaller than two acres and within two miles of the Cheshire Town Hall along Route 10. Milone continues to be involved in the development as U.S. Sector Leader of SLR Consulting, which acquired Milone & MacBroom Inc. last year. The firm was contracted for the project’s site planning, engineering and landscape architecture.

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The 11-units in the Hamlet on Highland development at 138 Highland Ave. range from 1,000 square foot, one bedroom apartments costing $1,950 a month to 1,639 square foot, three bedroom apartments with a monthly rent of $2,950. Developer Sheila Fiordelisi said leases have already been signed for all but three of the units and tenants are scheduled to start moving into one of the buildings today, Thursday, July 1.

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Shan

In Brief

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The Cheshire Symphony Orchestra will perform an outdoor Patriotic Holiday Concert under the direction of Dr. Hilarie Clark Moore. The free concert will be held Friday, July 9, 7 p.m., at St. Peter’s Church, 59 Main St. Bring lawn chairs, blankets. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be held inside. For more information, visit the orchestra’s Facebook page or cheshiresymphonyorchestra.org.

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Intro to synchro The Heronettes, a local synchronized swimming team, are offering a summer intro to synchro session for school-age swimmers. The six-class session runs Mondays and twenty Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. beginning Wednesday, July 7. For more information, visit heronettes.org, find the Heronettes on Facebook or call 203-850-7058.

He said playing high school tennis had a “significant” impact on him. It was a chance for “a group of guys to get out of the house and have a fun time,” he said. Shan tipped his hat to the CHS music department, as well, pointing out that it gave him the opportunity to audition for and perform in All-State and New England ensembles. And those experiences afforded him “the chance to make new friends both close to home and far away.” Shan’s involvement in Best Buddies also has been important to him. Best Buddies offers one-to-one friendship and leadership development programs for individuals with and without intellectual and de-

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“To me, college is going to be a great opportunity to get a fresh start,” said Shan. “After living 17 years in Cheshire and being fairly cooped up at home due to quarantine, I’m looking forward to making new friends and great memories in person again.”

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Shan will continue his academic career at the University of Connecticut. “I’m still not entirely sure what I want to do out of college. I am pretty confident I want to end up in the medical field, which combines my love for science and my love for helping others,” he said.

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Join The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce for the Annual Golf Classic In Memory of Leo P. Lavallee Jr., Tuesday, July 20. To register, contact Jean at jean@cheshirechamber.org or call 203-272-2345.

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Briefs

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Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is offering free virtual memory screenings that can be scheduled at a person’s convenience. These confidential memory screenings average 20 minutes and consist of five questions to assess memory. These screenings are not a diagnosis but can indicate if someone should follow up with a full medical exam. Call Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, 1-877-424-4641.

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First Tuesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m., facilitated by Michelle Wyman, certified dementia specialist; Second Wednesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m., facilitated by Adrianne DeVivo, certified dementia spe-

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John Torello, co-owner of Old Bishop Farms, talks about this year’s strawberry.

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ry cream pies, strawberry key lime pies, strawberry donuts, and multiple strawberry infused ice cream flavors. John Torello’s wife and co-owner, Carolyn Torello, leads a team of mainly high Nathan Buccetti and his school and college aged emgrandparents, Arlene and Michael Buccetti, came from ployees in preparing nearly Wallingford to pick strawber- 40 pies a day during the week and up to 100 on the ries. Nathan had never weekend. picked strawberries before and had no idea they grew When the Torellos took over in the ground. the farm, they shut down for two years for a complete “He is used to going to the renovation that included an store and just seeing everything there,” Arlene Buccetti expansion of the kitchen. A window was installed, allowsaid. ing for hungry guests to Strawberry season means watch the making of their fathe daily baking of strawber- vorite baked goods. last year. This year’s weather conditions also helped bring in more visitors. “It is an unbelievable year for growing, ” Torello said.

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Movement disorders The Chase Family Movement Disorders Center and Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging offer a caregiver support group for individuals who care for people with movement disorders and other neurodegenerative conditions. This free support group is offered the first and third Tuesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m. For more information, call Amanda Brill at 860-6964653, or Jennifer McCaughey at 860-696-4623.

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Remember to check for ticks high grass and leaf litter. Use a chemical repellent with DEET, permethrin or picaridin or purchase clothing with these chemical repellents in them. Bathe or shower right after spending time outdoors. Conduct a full-body tick check using a mirror to see hard-to-reach places such as the under arms, belly button, behind the knees and on the scalp. Keep grass mowed and trees trimmed.

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It can take a tick 2 to 96 hours after attaching to the body to transmit the pathogens. Most people never see or find the tick on their body. Therefore, it is important to be alert to your health.

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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL

Checkered to checked out

Highly successful Southington and Cheshire Legion programs not fielding teams this summer By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff

team and they were devastated,” Boccuzzio said.

For generations, American Legion baseball has been a rite of passage for players ages 19 and under.

Southington has literally gone from all to nothing. Post 72 was the state Legion champion in 2018 and state runner-up in 2019, advancing to the New England regional tournament both years.

In Southington and Cheshire, that tradition is over for the summer — and perhaps forever.

Cheshire has also seen considerable success in recent years. Post 92 was 25-9 in 2019 and Zone 3 champion for the ninth straight season. Cheshire won the state championship in 2014.

Southington Post 72 and Cheshire Post 92, two programs that have experienced state and regional success, especially in the past decade, have both folded for 2021. Southington held a tryout in June, on the Monday following the end of the high school state tournament, and only two players showed up. “It’s an end of era; it’s sad,” said Post 72 coach Marc Verderame. “I feel bad for the town. This town has a history of excellence in base- Southington American Legion coach Marc Verderame (center) and his Post 72 team ball and Legion is a big part advanced to the New England regionals in 2018 and 2019. This year, due to a lack of Record-Journal file photo of that. I was shell-shocked.” players, Southington is not fielding a Legion team. Nor is Cheshire. Vito Boccuzzio, the Post 72 general manager, said, historically, 14-18 members of the Southington baseball team show up at tryouts.

This year, it was one player from Southington and one from Cheshire. Most Southington players, Boccuzzio said, are in-

stead suiting up for AAU teams. Others are playing for the Southington Black Knights — formerly the Southington Shock — in the

Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League. “I contacted the Southington American Legion to tell them there was no baseball

“We brought a lot of pride to the town, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough to combat AAU and the general state of summer baseball right now,” said Verderame, referring to the rise of travel teams. “It’s been transferred into a corporate kind of game. It takes away from the old school kind of ways. It’s sad. The championships and excellence weren’t enough, and everything has gone another way.” “I’m proud of what we did,” Verderame added. “I was always proud of the SouthingSee Legion, A11

Legendary softball pitcher meets fans in Cheshire By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame member Joan Joyce stopped by Cheshire Public Library June 23 for a meet and greet along with Tony Renzoni, author of “Connecticut Softball Legend, Joan Joyce.” Joyce is the greatest female athlete in history, hands down, Renzoni told attendees at the library program, held in the Mary Baldwin community room.

Born and raised in Waterbury, Joyce was a longtime member of the Waterbury Raybestos Brakettes softball team. One of her most notable achievements is striking out baseball legends Hank Aaron and Ted Williams. She also excelled in volleyball, basketball and golf. Joyce was inducted into the Connecticut's Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and played golf on the LPGA circuit for almost two decades.

She has led the Florida Atlantic University softball program since the early 90s. Eileen Topizer, reference librarian at the Cheshire library, was a softball player in her youth and is a huge fan of Joyce. “She broke the mold and led the way for other women,” she said. Sharon Cioffi and Kathy Fracker lined up to buy books and get photos with Joyce at the library program. See Softball, A11

Softball legend Joan Joyce, left, is pictured with with reference librarian Eileen Topitzer. Photo by Joy VanderLek

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Karen Galinsky Lesh took this picture on the last day of school. The youngsters are wearing special Tshirts declaring: “We survived the masked school year.” The Tshirts were created by Becky Irish, who made sure Mack McKenna received one as well. This was the bus driver’s last day of school for good. McKenna’s hanging up the keys and retiring.

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

What is it about the trail off Cornwall Avenue Extension in Prospect that keeps calling me back, time and again? Oh yes, it’s my birder friend. She has a habit of calling me and innocently asking what I am doing at 5 a.m. on such and such a day. “Why, I imagine I am sleeping,” I reply. She then tells me how she needs to go back to recheck the birds she heard the previous time we made the trek to the top of Cornwall Avenue in Prospect and would I mind going with her. See Joy, A12

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ton program. As a little kid, all I ever wanted to do was to be a part of the program.” The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t help matters. American Legion baseball was cancelled nationwide in 2020, and while an independent league organized by state Legion administrators sprung up in Connecticut, not every post fielded a team. That included Southington. “Because of COVID, we lost a whole generation of players who were 15 the last

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Cioffi, who is 82, watched the Connecticut Falcons when Joyce played for and co-owned the pro softball team. “She was a marvelous pitcher,” Cioffi recalled. Fracker brought a softball Joyce autographed for her nearly five decades ago. “She signed it March 29, 1973,” said Fracker, who had the ball signed a second time by Joyce.

“At one point, they would play Legion, but a lot of the players feel committed to continued to play on their AAU team. They recruit early and often, and we can’t keep up with that. That was really the downfall.” Verderame coached Post 72 for 10 years and totaled a 227-64 record. Post 72 won its zone in 2012 for the first time since 1994, then made it to the state championship game in 2013 before falling to Branford.

Southington reached the pinnacle in 2018. That year, Post 72 swept Ellington in the state finals and advanced to the semifinals of the New England Regional in Worcester, Mass. “Never in a million years did I think we wouldn’t be able to field a team with all of the pride we brought to the town," Verderame said. “But we could see the writing on the wall. I just hoped it ended differently. We reached two state championship games and then COVID happens. “It’s hard to imagine this happening to a town like Southington, but it just goes to show that there’s no one immune to the privatization of summer baseball.”

Verderame said he’s heard from many of his former players who shared their dismay about Southington no longer having a Legion team. “I’m proud of all of the kids over the years," Verderame said. “We won five games in 2016 and the state title the next year. One of my players shot me a message, ‘You can take away the program, but you can't take away our rings.’ They were all like my little brothers. They still call me to talk about the good old days. That’s what I take the most pride in.” Is there hope for Legion returning to Southington? Right now, Verderame isn’t optimistic.

“We live in a different world,” he said. “You can’t tell kids where to play and there are so many AAU teams around town. In 1997, there were three AAU teams and now there are over 100.” Boccuzzio, on the other hand, is hopeful. “No season this year, but we are still holding out hope for next year,” the Post 72 GM said. “I’m hoping to come up with a plan to start in the fall and work on it during the winter and see if we can turn it around. “We want to get our players back; we want to play again. These kids love playing for Marc.”

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tanks off Tress Road and at “the end” of Cornwall Avenue. Yes, at one time it was From A11 a real road, and it’s paved. We park the car at the culReally? “I’d love to,” I tell her. de-sac, away from the fire And I really, really mean it. I hydrant. It is pretty ironic to love to be outdoors and I see a hydrant when you have love being outdoors very two water storage tanks that early or very late when it is probably each hold a million very quiet. There are no gallons of water right there dogs barking. There are no in front of you. lawnmowers. There are no leaf blowers. It’s rare to meet We wear orange vests, someup with anyone here on the thing I learned from a trail, too. I love this special forester way back when. I time. usually always wear mine whenever I go into the We carpool to the water woods. It has lots of pockets,

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spring ephemerals make a home among the layers of stone and soil from the trail edge to the base of the slope and up the bank. Large tree roots sprout out of earth, dangling into the air. The scenery on the trail changes with the season. In spring, To the right, the mountain there’s bloodroot and trilliside is exposed with layers of um. In early summer, woodrock. They form almost as if land aster and fern can be they were layers of mushseen. Meadow rue is sproutrooms, just stacked on top of ing this time out. An abunone another. It’s quite fasci- dance of touch-me-not folnating. Now is about the lows the edge of the stream. time I wish I had a geologist Between the birdsong and with us, like Cheshire’s Dr. the babbling brook, it’s Charles Dimmick. Maybe I worth the effort to come will tap him for the next here. walk. Don’t’ be lulled into thinkTrees, shrubs, grasses and

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ing it’s all easy going on this trail though. Invasive plants such as multi-flora rosa try its best to narrow the path. We carry hand snips with us. We also give a wide berth to any barberry we happen on (it’s the host plant for ticks). You also need to watch for a rock or two under foot as you head down to the base where the terrain changes to a woodland setting with a very wide path, likely an old logging trail. At this point in the walk, we are at the base of the ridge among towering trees. Huge slabs of rock are strewn about against the incline of the ridge. The birds are different down here, too. We hear a Scarlet Tanager way up on the treetops. Altogether in this trip, we have heard a northern waterthrush, an eastern wood pewee, a great crested flycatcher, a winter wren, a veery, a black and white warbler, an ovenbird and a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The bird block my friend monitors ends here. Reluctantly, we turn around and head back up to our car. However, if you choose to go forward and go along the path, and you are free to do so, you are on public trails at the base of Prospect Ridge. Enjoy.

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