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Kimball’s performance in those areas using a scale of 1 to 5. Coun cilors’ submissions were anonymous.

The town manager’s goals were broken down into topics, including the pandemic, finance, economic development, major projects and town operations, customer service and com Councilorsmunication.ranked

The Cheshire Y/Sea Dog Swim Club claimed four titles and clocked several top-10 finishes at the ISCA Senior Summer Blast, held July 27 to 30, in St. Petersburg, Florida. “The kids swam really tough,” Coach Sean Farrell said. See story on Page 5.

WALLINGFORD In honor of her mother’s love for popcorn, Robbin Jackson opened up a kettle corn shop called Nutmeg Kettlecorn. “We lost her eight years ago and she loved popcorn, absolutely adored popcorn,” Jackson said. Jackson started her company in 2014, the year her mother, Ruth Ford, died. “We started doing vending, it was a hobby and then we started getting more orders,” Jackson said. “... It’s been a long hard road in developing the store. The storefront is my favorite thing.”

Kimball’s objectives in responding to the pandemic included: providing support for residents and businesses as they recovered; and providing support for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine. In the finance area, Kimball held a successful bond sale in March 2021, developed a “fiscal ly responsible” operating and capital budget for the past fiscal year and ensured budget and audit report documents met Govern ment Finance Officer Association award cer tification Economicstandards.development

Robbin Jackson, of Wallingford, is the owner of Nutmeg Kettlecorn, a new business at 2 Chapel St., Suite 6, in Wallingford Dave Zajac, Record-JournalSee Businesses, A8

Late last month, councilors met to review Kimball’s list of goals and accomplishments for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.

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Councilor Sylvia Nichols, who chairs the Personnel Commit tee, noted that the next step is for the committee to hold an other meeting this month to establish new goals for Kim ball.

objectives included hiring a coordinator for economic develop ment and grant writing, a role Andrew Martelli filled; increasing publicity and visi bility of the council’s Tax Increment Financ ing District and Master Plan; and pursuing expansion of utilities in the north end. Kimball also was lauded for the energy and enthusiasm he brings to the job. Kimball

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Citizen report Sean Kimball recently received high praise from the Town Council for his response to the pandemic. The feedback was part of a re view of the town manager’s accomplish ments over the past year.

Nutmeg Kettlecorn opened at 2 Chapel St., Suite 6, in March, holding a grand opening June 4, which was Ford’s birthday. Jackson sells 10 different flavors of kettle corn, including caramel, blue raspberry, grape,

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Art demo The Cheshire Art League will host a free presentation on Nuno Felting by guest artist Linda Garcia, Wednes day, Sept. 7, 6:30 p.m., at the Cheshire Public Library. Nuno Felting is an environ mentally-friendly, wet felt ing process that uses water and goat oil soap. Designs are created by adding meri no wool, vintage silk and other natural fibers. Run for The Cove Run for The Cove will take place Sunday, Oct. 9 at Winding Trails in Farming ton and Sunday, Oct. 16 at Hammonasset Beach in Madison. Now in its 25th year, Run for The Cove sup ports the Cheshire-based Cove center’s free programs. For more information, visit covect.org/race. Lawn debris The Town of Cheshire pro vides a container at 1304 Waterbury Road for disposal of residential grass clippings and leaves. There is no Thecharge.container is accessible Mondays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., through Monday, Oct. 31.

Beginning with the Sept. 1 edition, Letters to the Editor about the upcoming election will be limited to 100 words. Non-political letters are limited to 300 words. Also, candi dates are welcome to submit commentaries for publication of 500 words or less. Email letters/commentaries to news@ thecheshirecitizen.com. We will print only one letter/commentary per person each month. Letters/commentaries must be sub mitted by 5 p.m. Friday to be considered for publication the following Thursday.

The Cove Center for Griev ing Children is offering a free program to help young sters who have lost a close family member due to the pandemic cope with the ex perience. “Confronting COVID” will commence in September and provide sup port through a variety of ac tivities geared towards heal ing. The program will be held at The Cove’s office in Cheshire, 1113 South Main St., Suite A. There is no charge. Interested families can complete an application at covect.org. Call 203-6340500 for more information.

As Saturday's temperatures closed in on 90-degrees, the Follert family put up a lemonade stand at their Wolf Hill Road home. Neighbor Kevin MacDougall was the first customer of the day. From left, Michelle Follert holding Olive, with Camden, and Delaney Follert

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Scot X. Esdaile, president of the state chapter of the NAACP, said the racial de mographic data was trou bling. “It’s not something that I think I’m surprised about because we see on a regular basis the heavy hand of law enforcement on Black communities, and we’ve seen it for decades,” he said.

“This kind of validates that something seriously needs to be Daviddone.”McGuire, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Con necticut, also said he found some of the data disturbing.

The bulk of use of force re ports came from police de partments in the state’s largest cities, which have much higher minority popu lations, said analysts in the report by the Institute for Municipal and Regional Pol icy at the University of Con Kennecticut.Barone, associate direc tor of the institute, said it may be better to compare the use-of-force data with arrest data. In 2019 and 2020, about 34% of people arrested in Connecticut were Black, 44% were white and 21% were Hispanic. The number of use-of-force inci dents was just 1% of the number of arrests.

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The state is just the second in the country, after New Jersey, to publicly report statewide police use-of-force data, officials said. Several other states have passed similar requirements in re cent years and will soon be reporting their results. The changes have come in re sponse to fatal shootings and other uses of force by police officers against Black people that sparked outrage and protests across the Severalcountry.cities in the U.S., in cluding New York, have been reporting use-of-force data for years. The FBI has been gathering data nationally but has not yet released the raw data or analyses.

Theity. data from 2019 and 2020 appeared to show Connecti cut police used force on Black people at dispropor tionate rates compared with white people, but the ana lysts who released the data cautioned that there were limitations in the reporting, saying it was “insufficient” and could not be used for a comprehensive assessment.

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The Connecticut report said that of the more than 1,300 people reported to have been subjected to police use of force in 2019 and 2020, 38% were Black, 33% were white and 20% were Hispanic. The Connecticut population is 13% Black, 65% non-His panic white and 18% His panic, according to U.S. Cen sus Analystsdata.and police officials said comparing use of force data to the Census data was neither valid nor fair for a host of reasons.

“A disparity still appears to exist in reported incidents of force involving Black indi viduals when compared to available arrest data,” the re port said.

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“I didn’t expect to win. I went in wanting to have fun since this could be my last meet with Sea Dogs,” explained Tyler. “It was good to win and score for the Tylerteam.”placed second in the 400-meter individual medley (4:58.75). She additionally placed fourth in the 100-me ter butterfly (1:03.18) and 100-meter breaststroke “(1:14.53).Alialways swims great,” said Farrell. “She was in great shape (in Florida) and had some awesome swims.” The 400-meter IM was a deep event for the Sea Dogs. After Tyler took second, Meghan Tiernan (5:00.58) and Julianna Tyler (5:08.63) seized the next two spots. “That was such a cool race,” stated Julianna Tyler. “Ali and Meghan did amazing. The fact that we got 2, 3, 4 was great.” The Tyler sisters enjoyed swimming together. “It was pretty cool,” said Ali. “With her going to college next year, I’m not sure if I will be able to race her again. She (Julianna) had a great Alongmeet.”withcontributing in the 400-meter IM, Julianna Tyler took a bronze medal in the 200-meter butterfly (2:20.37). She contributed eighth in the 100-meter but terfly (1:05.27), 200-meter freestyle (2:11.15), and 200meter IM (2:27.53). “I was thrilled for her,” re flected Farrell. “Every time she got in (the pool), she swam tougher and tougher.” Tiernan won the champi onship in the 400-meter freestyle (4:28.21). She was runner-up in the 200-meter butterfly (2:19.01) and 200meter IM (2:21.44), along with posting third in the 200-meter breaststroke “(2:42.98).Iexpected that,” recalled Farrell. “With the way she has been training, I thought that she did great.” Katrine O’Leary made the fi nal heat in the 50- (seventh, 27.59), 100- (fifth, 59.05), and 200-meter (10th, 2:14.07) freestyles. She also garnered 10th place in the 100- (1:08.44) and 200-meter (2:27.82) backstrokes.

“I was very lucky to be able to end the season in Flori da,” said Ali Tyler, who swims at George Mason Uni versity in Virginia. “Normal ly, the last meet for college swimmers is the Connecti cut senior (event).” Tyler excelled in Florida. She won the 50- (26.76) and 100meter (56.97) freestyles, the 50-meter backstroke (30.38), and the 50-meter butterfly (28.21).

The Cheshire Y/Sea Dog Swim Club strives to peak at the end of each season. In visiting St. Petersburg, Flori da, from July 27 30, the se nior team felt that their hard work paid off in the 2022 In ternational Swim Coaches Association Senior Summer Blast Cheshireevent.claimed four titles and clocked several top-10 finishes in the meet.

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“Those relays are all so fun. To be part of those races and get second was cool,” stated Julianna Tyler. See Swimming, A6

Cheshire girls took second in four relays. Ali and Julian na Tyler teamed with Tier nan and Avery Potyrala in the 200- (2:00.78) and 400meter (4:21.69) medleys.

“The kids swam really tough,” said Coach Sean Far Forrell.many years, the club ended the season in YMCA Nationals, but when the pandemic caused that event to be canceled for two years, Farrell decided to take the team to Florida last summer.

“I think it has worked well for the last two years,” re flected Farrell. “We can actu ally bring a bigger team to this (ISCA) meet compared to CollegeNationals.”swimmers are un able to compete at Nation als, but they can take part in the ISCA event.

TheCheshireCitizen|cheshirecitizen.comA6 Thursday,August25,2022 Tiernan, Potyrala, O’Leary, and Ali Tyler swam the 400meter freestyle (3:57.20). For the 200-meter freestyle, O’Leary, Ali Tyler, Julia Bar to, and Potyrala clocked a time of 1:48.37. “The girls had a lot of events to do, but they were up for the chal lenge on the relays,” added Farrell.

“It felt awesome to see if you put in the work, you can get something out of it,” explained Wynne. “Shane deserves the recog nition,” added Farrell. “He had shoulder injuries that held him back in short course, but he was ready to go for this season.”

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A swimmer at the University of South Carolina, Hanke was the runner-up finisher in the 50- (27.12) and 100meter (57.96) backstrokes. He placed fifth in the 200meter race (2:09.15).

“You want to see him con tinue to thrive,” stated Far rell. “It was great to have Sam Withback.”atime of 1:06.19, Mitchill tied for second in the 100-meter breaststroke. He swam to fifth in the 50 meters (30.19) and recorded ninth in the 100 meters (2:29.85). Chen was the bronze medalist in the 50(29.79) and 200-meter (2:25.53) breaststrokes. He took fourth in the 100 me ters (1:06.42).

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For Cheshire boys, Sam Hanke, Eddy Chen, Shane Wynne, and Andrew Mitchill captured the 400-meter medley relay in 3:56.09. They took second in the 200meter medley (1:46.68).

“Eddy is a student of the sport,” Farrell said. “I think he can keep getting better.” Nikita Zuev, Hanke, Martin Adlianitski, and Wynne combined to finish fourth in the 400-meter freestyle relay (3:36.41). Wynne, Hanke, Adlianitski, and Mitchill claimed seventh in the 200meter freestyle (1:38.31) Boys and girls also got to team up for relays. Mitchill, Wynne, Potyrala, and Ali Tyler placed second in the 400-meter freestyle (3:42.71). Adlianitski, O’Leary, Tier nan, and Zuev came in sev enth (3:48.08). was becoming more difficult to keep her at home. We both needed some extra support. Who knew? memory care gave me my mom back! all right here.

“Our 400 medley relay has always been good for boys and girls in Sea Dogs, so it felt good to live up to that tradition,” stated Wynne. In a versatile effort, Wynne earned second in the 200meter backstroke (2:07.87), 200-meter butterfly (2:05.46), and 400-meter IM (4:37.97). He supplied third in the 200-meter IM (2:09.44) and fourth in the 100-meter butterfly (57.03).

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“He learned pretty quick, he really did,” Robbin Jackson said. “He watched how my cousin was making it. Then he started practicing and it started tasting pretty good. Now, he’s got it down pat where it is consistent every batch. We are definitely a small batch small business, so we make small batches and we want that flavor to taste However,homemade.”“theconcept is all my idea,” Robbin Jackson said. “What we want to do is be a local little sweet shop, a cute little place where you can pick up just that little impromptu gift if you’re go ing to a friend’s house or a baby shower.”

Kettle corn is popcorn often made in a large kettle, usual ly mixed with oil, sugar and salt. Jackson has a cousin who used to work in New Haven, where he hand stirred kettle corn. He ended up moving away, so when Jackson was starting her business, her husband, Herb Jackson, learned how to make the kettle corn and has been making it at a separate location in Wallingford.

With the increase in the price of food and oil, she is con cerned about raising prices. “We are taking a beating in the loss of profit, we’re really not profiting at this point,” Robbin Jackson said. “I am leery to go higher up on my prices because if I do, I am outpricing myself before I even get this business off the ground … But I’m not going to stop. I’ve come too far and I feel like I am being blessed from above to even get this far.”

Kettlecorn is the first step toward what Rob bin Jackson wants to do in the future, which is to one day expand into more store fronts and a smaller busi ness called NKWed to focus on weddings and special “events.We’re certainly hoping to expand,” she said. Caramel and salty sweet kettle corn is seen for sale at Nutmeg Kettlecorn.

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“I think they can be go-to people in the future,” said ForFarrell.16-U boys, Alexander Lee finished runner-up in the 100- (1:08.40) and 200meter (2:27.70) breast strokes. In the 400-meter medley relay, Peter Zalews ki, Brendan Matos, and Michael Gauthier joined with Lee to take seventh place Gauthier,(4:09.06).Matos, Kristian Adlianitski, and Zalewski al so took seventh in the 400meter freestyle (3:47.37). Za lewski nabbed eighth in the 800-meter freestyle (9:01.02).

Elizabeth Bodie teamed with Milhomens, Tray, and De gennaro to place fifth in the 200-meter medley (2:05.82). Milhomens, Richardson, Starzman, and Degennaro chipped in sixth for the 400meter freestyle (4:06.87).

Farrell thought that the Sea Dogs had a great season.

“chapter.”Ifeelso thankful to have gotten to swim for Sean (Farrell),” stated Ali Tyler. “Everyone wants to swim for Sea Dogs because they see the atmosphere on dock and how well we do. The team is looking good for the future and I’m happy about that.”

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“It is cool to see the different (relay) strategies of where you will put the boys and girls,” said Wynne. For the 400-meter medley, Sophie Milhomens, Chen, Wynne, and Potyrala se cured fourth (4:11.76). Han ke, Mitchill, Barto, and Ali Tyler posted a time of 4:16.21, placing sixth overall. “The mixed relays are a wild card,” stated Ali Tyler. “You don’t know if you are swim ming against a boy or a girl. I thought Sean (Farrell) did a great job with strategy.” On the 16-U level, Barto fin ished second in the 200(2:22.47) and 400-meter (4:57.05) IM. She posted third in the 400-meter freestyle (4:28.76) and 200meter butterfly (2:21.63), along with taking 10th in the 100-meter butterfly “(1:05.60).Sheraced her heart out,” stated Farrell. “Everything was really Milhomenssolid.”collected top-10 finishes in the 100- (sixth, 1:07.17) and 200-meter (fifth, 2:23.82) backstrokes and the 200-meter butterfly In(2:24.31).breaststroke, Kaya Tray earned sixth in the 100 me ters (1:18.57) and seventh for the 200 meters (2:50.13). Emme Starzman immediate ly followed Tray in the 100meter breaststroke (1:19.06). She added ninth in the 50meter race (36.03).

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Elise Richardson, Tray, Mil homens, and Laura Degen naro secured third place in the 400-meter medley relay (4:33.93). The girls recorded in sixth in the 200-meter freestyle (1:52.57).

“I felt that our kids made a lot of strides and worked hard,” added Farrell. For seniors and college swimmers, it is emotional saying goodbye to the team.

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“I was on this team for 13 years and my brother (Will) was on it for even longer. I’m still excited for the next

“It is definitely a little sad,” said Wynne, who will com pete at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.

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By Nicole Record-JournalZapponestaff Berlin High School is hosting a blood drive in support of young Plainville resi dent Daniela Ciriello, who was born with a rare genetic blood disease called beta thalassemia, or Cooley’s TheAnemia.drive will be held Aug. 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is sponsored by the Lions Club of Berlin and the Berlin Upbeat Program.

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The family has been organiz ing blood drives for years, usually having two a year. This year, however, they’re aiming to have one every 56 days the minimum recov ery period between dona Lionstions. Club member Philip Porter is happy to support the family. “No child or parent should ever have to worry about the things that Daniela and her parents have had to worry about or fear that there won’t be the blood that she needs to survive,” Porter “said.Those children and their parents should know that their community has their back and that there will al ways be blood when she needs it.”

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“We are thankful that Matteo doesn’t need the transfu sions like his sister. He is still maintaining his levels,” said Nicole Ciriello, mother of Daniela and Matteo, who grew up in Berlin. “Through out the year, we have to hold blood drives for Daniela be cause her count goes down so fast.”

Plainville resident Daniela Ciriello was born with a rare genetic blood disease called beta thalassemia, or Cooley’s Anemia.

Blood donors on Aug. 27 will receive a complimentary ticket to the upcoming Berlin Fair. To make an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1800-733-2767) or visit red crossblood.org and use sponsor code: Daniela.

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Achieve Financial Credit Union is excited to announce the opening of our new, state-of-the-art branch in Meriden on August 1st, 2022. This modern branch is a full-service facility offering award winning member service and competitive rates on home loans, auto loans, personal more! addition, the new Meriden branch has the latest self-serving technology with eTeller Machines and drive-up services. Achieve Financial, pride ourselves on making the auto loan process as straightforward and hassle-free as possible. Whether are purchasing a new or used vehicle or refinancing the vehicle already own, our loan experts with help find the solution that is right for auto loans come with the lowest rates in town, so you can spend less time worrying about your budget and more time enjoying your new (or new-to-you) ride. new Meriden branch at 752 East Main Street website at

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TheCheshireCitizen|cheshirecitizen.comThursday,August25,2022 A65 Great Futures Start HERE. The Boys & Girls Club of Meriden is a safe and positive place for kids to learn and grow while having fun. Our programs are made available to and affordable for all children in the community and are designed to offer recreation, companionship, and a sense of belonging. Thank you to our community for nominating us for Best After School Care and Best Children & Youth Community Organization. Our Mission To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Three key characteristics define the essence of the Boys & Girls Club of Meriden. All are critical in exerting positive impact on the life of a child: Dedicated Youth Facility • Professional Staff Available and Affordable to AllAYouthBoys & Girls Club Provides: • A safe place to learn and grow • Ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals • Life-enhancing programs and character development experiences • Hope and opportunity What We Do With Your Support • Help keep 1,500 kids off the street after school and on non-school days • Serve 10,000 dinners and snacks to members throughout the school year • Offset fees so that 500 kids can participate in sports programs • Keep membership costs to a minimum so that all kids can join 15 Lincoln Street Meriden, CT www.bgcmeriden.org06451 203.235.8185 R254179

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Officials believe a standard ized form for all departments that was rolled out in July 2022 for use of force will take care of some of the inconsis tencies in reporting.

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According to the report, 1,058 officers used force on 650 people in 2019, and 977 officers used force on 663 people in 2020. Some inci dents involved multiple offi Therecers. are about 7,250 police officers in Bridgeport,Connecticut.thestate’slargest city, led all departments that reported data with 264 useof-force incidents over the two years. Waterbury report ed 229 incidents, followed by state police with 181, New Haven with 161 and Hartford with Connecticut91. has more than 100 police agencies. The data included incidents reported by 60 departments. Other agencies reported they had no use of force incidents or did not submit data. The data included the use of guns, stun guns, pepper spray, fists and physical re straining. Most of the uses of force were physical restrain ing more than 800 inci dents over the two years while incidents involving deadly force and firearms to taled nearly 280. In most cas es involving police drawing guns, officers only displayed them and did not fire, the re port said. In 2019 and 2020, 11 people were killed by police officers’ deadly use of force. Most of the people subjected to po lice force were unarmed 90% in 2019 and 85% in 2020, the report said.

Of the more than 1,300 peo ple subjected to police use of force over the two years, po lice reported that 31% were said to be emotionally dis turbed, 9% were said to be suicidal and more than 40% were said to be under the in fluence of drugs or alcohol, the report says. And about a third of the people subjected to police force were fleeing at the time. “It is another clear indication that there needs to be a very intentional move by govern ment ... to move money out of policing and into services people need,” McGuire said.

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Cheshire Police Chief Neil Dryfe, president of the Con necticut Police Chiefs Associ ation, said police leaders will be closely watching future re ports that include better da ta, including race and ethnic ity numbers, to see if any changes in policing are war “ranted.Thebig takeaway I think, for me and many other chiefs, is that force is used in just a small, tiny fraction of police community interactions,” he said.

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Call Before You Dig is a program established to protect the public safety with regard to excavations near underground facili ties by providing a com munications link between excavators, public agen cies and public utilities. Excavation damage to un derground utility facilities can cause fires and explo sions, injuries, deaths and significant disruptions to public utility service. To have your utilities located, contact CBYD by calling 811 or 1-800-922-4455. Girl Scouts Girl Scouts bring their dreams to life and work together to build a better world. Girl Scouts of all backgrounds and abilities can be visitteer,Totoerthemselvesunapologeticallyastheydiscovtheirstrengthsandrisemeetnewchallenges.joinGirlScouts,volunreconnectordonate,gsofct.org.

In Brief Walk with Me Walk with Me is a specialized outpatient treatment track for LGBTQ+- identifying people age 10 to 25 who are seeking therapeutic, medical, and/or peer support. For more infor mation, call 888-793-3500.

Cheshire Public Schools has announced its policy for de termining eligibility of chil dren who may receive free or reduced-price meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, or free milk served under the Special Milk Program. Applications are available via the school system web site, cheshire.k12.ct.us. To apply for free or reducedprice meals or free milk, households should fill out the application and return it to the school. Only one application is re quired per household. The information provided on the application is confidential and will be used only for the purposes of determining eli gibility and for administra tion and enforcement of the lunch, breakfast, milk, and P-EBT programs. This infor mation may also be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials. Ap plications may be submitted at any time during the year. Questions regarding the ap plication process may be di rected to the determining official at 203-250-2459.

The CT Safe mobile app allows citizens to report on suspi cious activities within their communities. The app can be downloaded on Apple and Android phones.

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In the case where you be lieve an unemployment claim has been filed using your identity, report that to the Department of Labor as Thewell.agency has information, reporting tools, and re sources available on its fraud Cyberpage. security experts rec ommend regular account maintenance to maintain the integrity and security of your personal information. Best practices include: Using different passwords for your social media, bank ing, email, and other ac ¸Changingcounts; your passwords Usingregularly;strong pass words upper and lower case letters, symbols, possi bly a short phrase in lieu of a single word, and stay away from dictionary words; Monitoring your ac counts if you had an email breach, other accounts may also be compromised. If you receive a message via text or email and it seems suspicious, do not reply to the message, instead, inde pendently search out the contact information for the organization so you can con firm the communication.

The Connecticut Depart ment of Labor works with state and federal law en forcement to protect the un employment system from imposter claims and fraud. If you think your personal information has been com promised, please notify your local law enforcement.

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Stuff the Bus American Eagle Financial Credit Union is partnering with the United Way for their annual “Stuff the Bus” school sup ply drive. Throughout August, all American Eagle branches will be collecting school supplies from their members, em ployees and the general public. All donated items will be used by the United Way to supply school classrooms for the 2022-23 school year. For more information on the United Way’s “Stuff the Bus” program or to make a monetary dona tion, visit unitedwayinc.org/stuff-the-bus.

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Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Danté Bartolomeo is warning resi dents of another text scam; this one tells filers to verify their identity in order to process their unemploy ment payment. The text appears to be a message from ReEmployCT but sends users to a ".net" address to verify their infor mation. The agency does not do claims work through text or social media. As is true for other scams, CTDOL expects variations of this text message to prolifer ate. CTDOL warns residents not to click on these links. “CTDOL does not do claims work over text or on social media platforms. We do not verify identity through text or on social media. We do not ask for account informa tion or personal identifying information on text or social media," Bartolomeo said.

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“Community events are a critical tool in our efforts to ensure awareness of our new Time to Own program,” said Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno. “This pro gram represents the deep commitment by Governor Lamont and state leaders that the home is a place of stability and financial health for our residents and com munities. I am thrilled for the Department of Housing to drive this landmark initia Additionaltive.”

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Press Release Liberty Bank is teaming up with the Connecticut Hous ing Finance Authority and Connecticut Department of Housing to host a first-time homebuyer seminar series with a focus on the new Time To Own Loan Program beginning Wednesday, Aug. 31.

By Lau Record-JournalGuzmán staff

Anyone in Connecticut who is looking to purchase their first home may attend the free Time To Own seminar on Aug. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hartford Public Library, 603 Park St. It will provide an in-depth overview of the program, including eligibility information, how to apply, and more. Two Affordable Lending Loan Officers from Liberty Bank, Fanita Borges (fluent in English and Span ish) and Pamela Hippolyte, will be available for ques tions at the event.

“Partnerships like this one are helping to grow stronger communities and making home buying more afford able and attainable for work ing families,” said David Glidden, Liberty Bank Presi dent and CEO. “Through Time To Own, we are excited to continue playing an inte gral role in ensuring new homeowners realize their dreams while fulfilling our mission to improve the lives of our customers, teammates and communities for gener ations to come.”

Connecticut Medicaid provider HUSKY Health announced a new maternity bun dle that would allow parents to pay for doula care and breastfeeding support with Medi caid funds starting next summer. The pro gram is funded through an additional $830,000 allocated to improve maternity health outcomes in the governor’s budget for Doulas2022-23.aretrained people (mostly women) who support parents during labor and the postpartum period, according to a definition from Department of Social Services spokesperson Maura Fitzgerald. The expan sion is part of an ongoing effort to address the systemic inequities in medical systems, especially for people of color.

“The overarching goal of including doulas and increased breastfeeding support in the Medicaid maternity bundle is to remedy dis parities in access, utilization, and outcomes for pregnant people, with an emphasis on people of color and people with substance use disorders,” Fitzgerald wrote in an email.

The Time To Own Loan Pro gram is available with the CHFA and the Connecti cut Department of Housing for a limited time and is a forgivable Down Payment Assistance Program avail able to eligible first-time homebuyers. This program is helping to alleviate the down payment and closing costs required to purchase a first home. Liberty Bank is a lead lending partner.

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The statistic is especially concerning as Medicaid cov ers 40% of the births in Con necticut and up to 70% in distressed municipalities, Fitzgerald said.

“My doula was there with me and was able to help me and my partner advocate for not doing that [procedure],” she said in an online inter view. “In the big scheme of things, it’s not that big of a deal. But at the same time, we also know that in hospi tal births, many times one intervention leads to anoth er in this sort of a cascading effect.”

Doula affordability Since the pandemic, Doula trainer Krista Maltais has seen a shift in the national conversation about inequali ty in the health care system and finds that more families are willing to advocate for “themselves.Ithinkanybody who’s ever had a child knows that there are really big gaps in care and that’s always been kind of put back on the family to find an advocate for them selves,” she said in an online interview. “I think the pan demic actually really helped highlight that we’re facing way more than just gaps. We’re facing chasms of lack of support and continuity of Maltaiscare.” is based in New Hampshire and hosts online sessions to certify doulas in the Northeast regions by the standards held by doula cer tification program DONA In ternational. As an advanced postpartum doula certified by DONA international, she has worked as a doula since 2006 and has been running doula training sessions since Maltais2017. considers doula care as an advantage for the fam ily if an expensive one.

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The study also found that Black people were overrep resented in pregnancy-relat ed deaths. White people ac counted for 44% deaths and 54% of live births, whereas Black people accounted for 27% of deaths, but only 13% of live births.

“There’s so many things that happened during this post partum time, whether it’sa person’s first child or it’s their fifth child,” Maltais said. “There’s always a struggle. And doula care is one of the ways that those struggles can get minimized. However, it’s still generally considered out of pocket ex pense and so it’s very unattainable for a huge por tion of people.”

A recent study published by the Connecticut Department of Public Health found sig nificant disparities in mater nal mortality rates related to race and income. People who receive Medicaid made up 68% of the pregnancy-as sociated deaths, but only 37% of live births.

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