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Thursday, July 29, 2021
LIFT Performance celebrates 1-year anniversary with ribbon cutting
Local’s art featured in upcoming exhibit
A local business, owned by three brothers, celebrated its one year anniversary by holding an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.
A new exhibit opening at Gallery 53 in August features a Cheshire resident, along with two other artists. The upcoming show is titled “Painted Ladies.”
On Wednesday, July 15, the Cheshire Chamber of Commerce held the ribbon-cutting ceremony for LIFT Performance, which is co-owned by Bryan Clark, Connor Clark and Tyler Clark. The 613 West Johnson Ave. gym is located inside the D-Bat baseball and softball training facility and primarily focuses on training athletes who compete in those sports.
The gallery, located at 53 Colony St. in Meriden, will hold an opening reception Saturday, Aug. 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibit will offer a selection of work from each artist, showcasing their unique style.
LIFT Performance also helps non-athletes who are looking to get in better shape by creating custom fitness and nutrition programs, tailored to the individual.
Artists Ellie Bender, Bonnie Potter, and Rita Sarris, along with G53 staff will be on site to welcome visitors and to discuss their work.
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Brothers Tyler Clark, Bryan Clark and Connor Clark, co-owners of LIFT Performance.
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Expert support, advice aims to ease return to school By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
school staff and parents are all working towards that goal.
It may seem early to be gearing up for back-to-school concerns, but those charged with making sure the vacation-to-education transition goes smoothly say now is the time to help kids prepare. Town services,
Cheshire Human Services is offering a Back-to-School Support Group program for middle and high school students and their parents that will begin in August. Topics planned for the program include anxiety, conflict
resolution, coping skills, structure and time management and other organizational skills. A lot of children don’t realize they are anxious, so emotions that often come out are anger or fear or sadness, said Michelle Piccerillo, the town’s director of human ser-
vices. Helping kids to identify what they are feeling and what the triggers are is just one of the ways the Back-to-School Support Group program can help. The program’s format was modeled with separate sessions for students
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Saris, a Cheshire resident, is an award-winning artist who studied oil painting with Bruce Raven and pastels with David Cain and Mally DeSomma. Still life is her subject matter; realism describes her style.
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Contemporary realism describes her style of painting, which entails applying pastel in a layered technique creating intense color and contrasts, reflecting fabric and texture. She has taught porBorn in New York City, Sarris trait classes at Gallery 53 for has resided in Cheshire, for many years. most of her life. Bender is a native of MeriBender, an award-winning den. artist, was professionally Sarris studied business law, economics, and accounting at Quinnipiac University. As Director of Gallery 53 she combined both her business skills and her love of art.
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Potter is a native of Maine, and currently resides in Willington.
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Potter, an award-winning painter, has studied under Bruce Raven and at Lyme Academy College of Fine Art, in addition to attending numerous workshops. Her subject matter covers landscapes, still life, and portraits. Currently she teaches multi-medium portrait, and landscape classes at Gallery 53.
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trained at the Art School of Fashion in Hartford. She studied oil and watercolor at Previously, she was owner and office manager for Sarris the Hartford Art School. She studied pastels with Claudia Real Estate in Cheshire where she oversaw every as- Post, Alan Flattman, and Elizabeth Mowry. pect of the business.
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Additionally, Saris was director of Gallery 53 from February 2006 to December 2019.
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As a case among the “real moments” of parenting, there can be a struggle in the morning when your child doesn’t want to go to school, Piccerillo pointed out. Kids can be offered “grounding techniques” to help calm them. These can include deep breathing, body awareness, noticing things around them and focusing on sounds, smells or objects.
and parents of students. Registration is closed, but those with questions can contact the department. Parents and students will be able to work together, said Piccerillo. “Whatever skills we are teaching the student,” she said, the parents will learn as well. Then, parents can “support and have their child find success with it.” Piccerillo also encouraged parents to connect with their child’s school for help and support. Terri Lachance, a secondgrade teacher at Norton Elementary School, who also taught kindergarten for 10 years, said “The most important thing is that the child gets the impression that school is fun and the teacher is there to help. Preparation takes many forms, whether it’s playing on the playground, or, as you drive by, saying ‘there’s your school,’” she said. “The goal is for the transition from home-to-school to be smooth, so knowing what your child needs is important. That means sometimes going into the school and looking at a classroom or going to the cafeteria and talking about what it’s going to be like. The teacher will also be helping to guide the routines and expectations once they get there. It’s helping the child be able to ask questions and relieve anxiety.” A major issue across all age groups is getting back to a routine. “Kids have been out of a routine for a long time,” Piccerillo said. She advises parents start in August with reintroducing eight- and nine-hour sleep schedules and not letting kids sleep until the afternoon. She also advises a schedule that includes breakfast, to mimic a
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“It can also be as simple as “going to get a glass of water,” and focus on drinking the water. All of those are grounding techniques and coping skills,” Piccerillo
said. Parents also weighed in with advice at the online Cheshire women’s forum. Diane Cotton said she found one back-to-school post especially helpful as a “public service announcement” for parents of soonto-be kindergarten moms. Practice eating school lunch with your child, the post advised. “Make sure they can open everything you send with them. Talk about not eating off of the table in the lunchroom! Set a timer for 15 minutes and talk about how they may not finish eating and that’s OK.”
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Sponsor a student’s back-to-school gear By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Back to school shopping is the norm for most children. The ritual includes heading out with the family to select the perfect backpack, the coolest sneakers and the allimportant ensemble for the first day of school.
Unfortunately, some Cheshire kids do not have the opportunity to get a new backpack, let alone new shoes or an outfit. That’s where the Cheshire Community Food Pantry steps in.
school year on the right foot,” CCFP Executive Director Kerry Walsh said. In order to make it happen, however, the organization needs help from the community.
“We would love to make sure Those who would like to that all of our schoolaged sponsor a child can conkids have everything they tact CCFP for a wish list need to start the 2021-2022 from a child.
“Our hope is to have you shop and fulfill each child’s unique preferences as closely as possible,” Walsh said. The estimated guideline to sponsor a child is $200 to
$250 for all back-to-school items, which includes clothing, sneakers and backpacks. “We understand this is a significant undertaking,” Walsh said. To sponsor a child, email kwalsh@cheshirefoodpantry.org. Include your full name, mailing address, phone number and the number of students you wish to sponsor. Sponsors also have the option of having a CCFP volunteer do the shopping for you.
If you cannot commit to sponsor a child, but would still like to assist, monetary donations in any amount are appreciated. Checks can be made payable to “The Cheshire Community Food Pantry.” Please write BTS 2021 in the memo line. The pantry is currently collecting clothing size and color preferences from their families. Note that donations can be dropped off at the pantry by Friday, Aug. 13.
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Solan said that while other candidates had applied for the dual assistant principal position, Carlucci was considered to be the best choice. Prior to arriving in Cheshire, Carlucci was an educator in the Greenwich, Easton, and Redding school districts. She also served as a substitute teacher at Cheshire High School before taking a position as a language arts teacher at Dodd Middle School, the position she held for the last seven years.
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Ball & Socket tapped for $1.5M state grant By Lauren Takores Record-Journal staff
Numerous funding requests were on the State Bond Commission’s agenda July 23 and the Ball & Socket Arts adaptive arts project in Cheshire was in line to receive a grant along with several other area organizations.
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In addition, the Wallingford Family YMCA will receive a $750,000 state grant to help with renovation of its two branches, including the expansion of its aquatic facilities. The funds will provide a grant-in-aid to the town of Wallingford for the YMCA, which would cover installation of a new playscape,
The Y’s original funding request in 2018 was for $1 million. The renovation plans are part of the Y’s Healthy Communities campaign. “We're going to stretch that ($750,000) out as much as we can from a construction standpoint, and be as frugal with it as possible, but it's going right into the building and providing amenities for the community,” said Sean Doherty, YMCA executive director. said “Aquatics is a big need in the community and we're trying to fulfill that need.” Doherty said the goal is to start renovations in spring 2022, with plans to replace the roof on the west side facility in the next couple months. The grant money is part of a larger proposed renovation and expansion plan. The overall cost is $10 million, according to a project description by Doherty shared with the state Department of Economic and Community Development. Most of the money is slated to come from private philanthropy fundraising, including $4 million from corporations, $3 million from indi-
viduals and $1.5 million from foundations. In addition to the anticipated $750,000 from the state grant, the Y is relying on borrowing and using reserve funds for another $750,000.
Doherty said the goal of the multi-phase project is to ”create a modern, vibrant, gathering place for all, providing educational opportunities, childcare, youth development, wellness and chronic disease prevention
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The local arts center, 493 W. Main St., will receive $1.5 million. Other grant funding requests receiving approval include: $4 million to expand the Meriden Emergency Communication Center; $775,000 for urban bikeway, pedestrian connectivity, trails and alternative mobility programs at the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail connections to Norton Park in Plainville; and $1.5 million to finance renovations and infrastructure improvements to Farnam Community Center in New Haven and Farnam Camp in Durham.
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Recycling big stuff is so easy, who knew? By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Last weekend I sent the hubby out on a mission. I know. He puts on a frownie face when I mention things that might be considered a chore. But this was one thing we needed to do for a long time. The task was to go the Electronics Recycling and HazWaste event at the Regional Water Authority in Hamden. Believe me, we had more than enough things to quality for everything they were taking. Between the garage and the basement, we accumulated such a collection, it would make your head spin. The hubby had assorted stereo
joke if you ask for it. Digital alarm clock with radio? That is so yesterday. I began to hand things to him to pack in his truck. Why oh why do we have 15 half-used bags of weed-andfeed? We stopped putting pesticide on the lawn once the kid was born and we got animals, so goodness knows why we still had so many, many leftovers.
components he was finally willing to part with since they couldn’t be sold. He also was amenable to giving up his old alarm clock. Who needs that when you can just say out loud, “Alexa, set an alarm for 8 a.m.” That’s all there is to it. Or you can
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All these things and more were lining the garage or stacked up in the pile in the basement. They had to go. It was time. (The hubby’s frownie face did not improve.)
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Readers’ Opinions Beetle trap To the editor: I read Joy VanderLek’s column, in the July 22 edition of The Cheshire Citizen, concerning the Japanese beetle. Several years ago I happened upon a scheme which has gradually reduced the population of this beetle in my yard, perhaps mainly because as I reduce the adult population there are consequently fewer eggs laid, thus fewer larvae to grow into adults. I encourage the growth of a very attractive weed called evening primrose, Oenothera biennis. The plant attracts adult Japanese beetles and the related Oriental beetle, which keeps them off my roses. Twice a day I make my rounds, collecting the beetles which show up. The beetles tend to land on the plant at heights of 30 to 60 inches above ground level, which makes it easy to spot them, and easy to make them drop into my collection cup, a yogurt cup half full of water with a few drops of oil (any oil will do) added. Within about an hour the beetles are dead and easily fished out with a stick. When I first started using this method about 20 years ago I would collect 15 to 20 beetles a day. But over the years the population has dropped to about three to four beetles a day. Some days no beetles. And no beetles on the roses. Charles Dimmick Cheshire FACEBOOK.COM/ RECORDJOURNAL NEWSPAPER TWITTER.COM/ RECORD_JOURNAL
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how little effort it took and I was surprised by how great it felt to not only get rid of those items but to do it in a responsible way.
didn’t even get out. They unloaded the stuff that was in the bed and off I went.” That’s easy.
Then there was Ann Marie Duffy, who said, “We go almost every year, first thing when they open.” However, she followed that with a And we aren’t the only ones great tip: “You don’t have to who do this. wait for a town electronic recycling collection. Take 2 Neighbor Joe Spirito, who is around the corner from lives just up the street, said Costco.” he went to the recycling event on a recent Saturday. I checked up on that. Take 2 He registered online and is located at 122 Avenue of from there, he said it was Industry in Waterbury. Peo“very easy, very simple.” For ple can drop off electronics those of you who are appre- Monday through Friday hensive, Joe described it from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The step-by-step: “When you website says, “Just pull in get there, there are plenty of and park and call 203-286people who direct you.” He 5757 and a Take 2 employee used his pickup truck for will come out and unload this trip. “When it’s your your items.” turn, they have an area with Now I don’t have an excuse plastic on the ground. I
not to recycle, not if it’s this easy. I can recall a few environment horrors I encountered in my lifetime. This would include volunteer work in land and water clean-ups. Amazingly, we would pull television sets, radios, tires and shopping carts and sofas from rivers and ponds.
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showed up as the thick deposit of muck in that area of the yard and in the brook, with a sheen that you knew would suffocate any turtle, fish or bird going near this section of the water.
I am sincerely glad to have these recycling opportunities available to us and happy to know it’s effortless. We only have to drive there. I also had a horror show ex- Perhaps more people will perience with the first think twice about dumping house I bought. The proper- and improperly disposing ty was about an acre and of things they no longer there was a babbling brook want. surrounding the property. I I believe most people have discovered, upon moving gotten smarter and more in, that the former owners responsible about recycling did their own vehicle oil and want to do what is right changes. How did I find for the environment. Me, out? When clearing high too. grass on one part of the property by the brook, I found evidence of oil that Contact me at jvanderlek@ they apparently had been record-journal.com. dumping for years. It
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Cheshire Academy names new athletic director Jim McCarthy has been named as director of athletics for Cheshire Academy. His official start date was July 1. McCarthy is also a faculty member and history teacher at the academy. McCarthy succeeds Ed Banach, who has taken on the new role of associate director of athletic operations. Banach, who joined the academy in 2012, also will be head coach of the varsity boys soccer and varsity girls
tennis programs. McCarthy also serves as head coach of the varsity boys basketball program, as well as the school’s summer programs coordinator.
mally join and lead the Athletics Department at Cheshire Academy.” Joining McCarthy in new roles this year are head coaches Caroline Brasa and Corey Holton, and Senior Woman Administrator and coach Princess Zabel.
He previously held the position of assistant coach at McCarthy Yale, Towson, and NortheastBrasa coaches varsity girls ern. basketball and volleyball. Holton McCarthy said, “I’m thrilled to for-
will lead the varsity girls soccer program. She also will serve as an admission associate in the Admission Office. Zabel is the new head coach of the varsity girls lacrosse program. She also will serve as assistant coach for the varsity girls basketball program, as well as the academy’s first senior woman administrator in athletics. — Press Release
Uptick in COVID-19 infection rates spurs concerns Dr. Ajay Kumar, executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Hartford HealthCare, receives the first Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Hartford Healthcare’s Marylou Oshana in December 2020.
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A top hospital official warned last week that the state is experiencing a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” playing out in its beds and intensive care units. Dr. Ajay Kumar, the executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Hartford HealthCare, told reporters Thursday, July 22 that the “hospital systems are concerned about the unvaccinated individuals as they’ve seen higher hospitalizations and mortality at this time.” Hospitalizations in the Hartford HealthCare system have risen in recent weeks from 12 patients on July 11, to 15 patients on July 16. On July 22 that number reached 23 patients with five patients in the intensive care unit. Four patients are hospitalized with COVID-19 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden. There were 66 patients being treated for COVID-19 statewide, an increase of eight patients since Wednesday and the highest number in several months, according to the state Department of Public Health. The state has seen an uptick in its infection rate, primarily due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, now the dominant strain in the U.S. and responsible for 80 percent of the state’s infections, he said. “Because the (Delta variant) is highly transmissible, the
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best defense we have is to continue to get vaccinated,” Kumar said.
ficacy against the likelihood of death. Vaccines will reduce your mortality.”
The network has also seen breakthrough infections among the vaccinated, Kumar said, but he stressed that they shouldn’t be viewed as a sign the vaccines don’t work. The severity of illness is significantly lower in those vaccinated, he said.
The ages of those currently hospitalized range from young adults to patients in their seventies, Kumar said.
“We are primarily seeing the unvaccinated in the hospitals,” Kumar said. “If I’m vaccinated, I can still get COVID. We all need to know that there is a 95 percent ef-
He doesn’t recommend the state re-implement mask mandates but asks vaccinated people to wear a mask when indoors around others with unknown status. Kumar said the level of transmission between a vaccinated person and unvaccinated person isn’t well known, but is less than if both people are unvaccinat-
ed. The number of COVID-19 cases continued to climb statewide July 22 with a 2.22 percent positivity rate and eight more patients admitted to hospitals, according to DPH. Meriden and surrounding towns have seen increases of about three to four cases in the past several weeks. But vaccination rates have also climbed. Leslie Gianelli, a spokeswoman for the Community Health Center, said the agency is crisscrossing the state to vaccinate people.
The numbers at the mobile clinics have been steady, she said. The DPH on July 22 also reported an increase in 12-15 year olds getting their first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech. “It’s encouraging to see the number of people in Connecticut getting vaccinated increase 7% over the last week, and we now have more than 50% of kids aged 12-15 vaccinated,” Gov. Ned Lamont said in a statement. mgodin@record-journal.com 203-317-2255 Twitter: @Cconnbiz
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Yoga can play role in addiction treatment The stress and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic drove many of us to new habits and hobbies. For some, it was a newfound love for biking through trails in their neighborhoods, while others found a sense of calm in baking a loaf of bread. Others turned to one of my favorite activities — yoga — a practice that has grown in popularity due to its many physical and mental benefits. But did you know that yoga can help those in recovery from substance use disorders? Yoga, along with other holistic treatments such as creative therapies, nutrition education, mindfulness training and meditation, is integrated into every program at Rushford at Cheshire.
That’s because addiction is about numbing, escaping and avoiding. Yoga teaches clients to tune into their bodies and tune out the negative thoughts. By tuning into your body, you can learn what it is trying to teach you and realize that there is no need to escape. The mind and body work together toward recovery instead of against one another. Yoga also teaches the skills of mindfulness and breathing, which together can change the trajectory of recovery. At the core of addiction is the feeling of not being connected, not only with others but also with oneself. For many struggling with addiction, feeling emotions is uncomfortable and anywhere is better than being stuck with the feelings of anxiety or obsessive thoughts and fears. Yoga teaches individuals to be
present in their bodies and stay with uncomfortable feelings, eventually learning that they will pass. Through yoga poses, we create a space where we can work with clients to face negative thoughts and feelings and work through them when they crop up. We are implementing what is learned through individual and group therapy and applying it to yoga which clients can continue on their own at home. Our yoga classes are taught by recovery support specialists who have personal experience with addiction and add a layer of peer support to treatment. Yoga is just one aspect of a client’s treatment plan. Medication-assisted therapy helps
Michelle Voegtle, M.Ed., is a licensed professional counselor and Rushford clinical program manager. Rushford, at Cheshire’s newly expanded location at 680 South Main St., is part of Hartford HealthCare’s Behavioral Health Network. Call 1-877-577-3233 to schedule an appointment.
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R-J EDITORIAL: Safety should be the top guide higher than usual.
Anyone who regularly enjoys recreation on the water likely has had a close call. Bodies of water are unpredictable, it’s never the same lake, stream or ocean twice.
The Farmington River the past few weeks has not been the familiar river that kayakers, anglers and swimmers usually enjoy. After recent torrential rains, it roared by at a dizzying speed, ruthlessly cutting into banks, spewing froth. Fiercer than many had seen in a long time.
Conditions can change rapidly and this spring and summer have been especially volatile when it comes to weather and how that may affect waterways.
Most of us have experienced that moment of misjudgment, that time we get caught off guard during what began as a fun outing. Perhaps you’ve taken the kayak for a paddle and out of nowhere a thunderstorm swells into the sky, chasing you back to shore wondering if you can dodge the lightning.
Sadly, two teens died this month while going for a swim in the Farmington River. While the official investigation is still underway, it appears to be a drowning situation. Lucas Brewer, 15, a student at Plainville High, and Anthony Nagore, 17, who was visiting family in Plainville, went for a swim July 15 and didn’t return home. Their bodies were found July 19. A heartbreaking outcome for their family, friends, schoolmates and community.
At the beach, recent storms have brought enticing waves, a bit bigger and wilder than usual. But with those storms, the waves can get too rough and the undertow stronger than usual. Even strong swimmers may find themselves out of their comfort zone.
The search for the two young men was called off several times as strong currents and high water made the effort too dangerous for search and recovery teams, even after the Army Corps of Engineers tried to reduce the water flow from the Colebrook Dam.
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Since then, a spokesman for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s police force has urged people to avoid waterways, engorged and dangerous due to all the rain. Water levels are six or seven times
When it gets hot, the impulse to get in the water and cool off is strong. But some of us haven’t been out to the lake or the shore or even the pool in a while. Our skills may be rusty, our equipment in need of a check. Depending on the situation, other factors may
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