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The Cheshire High School football team compiled a record of 6-4 in 2021 and graduated 20 players from that squad. The new-look Rams open their season at home Friday, Sept. 9 against New Milford. “I’m feeling good. We are getting close to ‘go time,’" CHS coach Don Drust said last week. See more about the CHS football team on Page 5. Pictured: Cheshire quarterback Michael Simeone prepares to pass during practice Monday,Aug.29.

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A staple program at area public li braries, Christine Richards, youth services librarian at the Cheshire Public Library, said storytimes help children socialize, which is important for kids, especially now due to the pandemic. “It’s a time to help socialize, which is so needed right now after going through the pandemic not only for the babies and the kids but also for the parents and the care givers,” Richards said. “It’s hard being cooped up all the time and not having that interaction.”

A greener Fall Festival kicks off Friday evening

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Generation Prime’s founder Linda Blackburn, a member of the town’s SustainableCT committee, has rallied around efforts to educate Cheshire residents about food recycling. As part of that push, Generation Prime brought in Blue Earth Com post, a food recycling service, to help limit food waste gen erated at this year’s festival. “I was very interested in ad dressing the topic of com posting, especially with re spect to getting food out of the waste stream. Hauling food waste to the trash costs money and it’s not produc tive. This will not only save residents and the town mon ey, but it’s good for the envi ronment,” said Blackburn. “It would be great if Cheshire could lead this movement to composting food waste.” Festival, A11

The Cheshire Citizen The Cheshire Fall Festival is going green this year, thanks to the support of the Cheshire Chamber of Com merce and the generosity of a local non-profit, Genera tion Prime Education Foun Thedation.festival kicks off Friday at 5 p.m. at Bartlem Park with food trucks and musical entertainment, EIght to the Bar, at 7 p.m. Activities go all day Saturday, starting at 9 a.m with hot air balloon rides and finishing with fire works at dusk. A car show, demonstrations, and more, are on the schedule.

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With food a major attraction at any festival, all those food trucks and food stations have a downside a lot of waste. And that’s a situation that Generation Prime want ed to help address at this year’s Fall Festival. According to its website, Generation Prime provides assistance and resources to educational non-profits in an effort to provide safe, in clusive learning opportuni ties for those with autism spectrum disorder.

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now, Lights Out CT aims to educate people on what they can do to mini mize bird window strikes during the fall migration pe riod which runs through Oc tober. The next critical peri od is the spring migration which begins April 15. A 2019 Science Journal arti cle found one out of four birds have been lost since the 1970s and that many North American birds are facing serious conservation Repaszthreats.said another study determined that shut ting off lights in 50 percent of a building has a measur able effect on decreasing bird fatalities. He added that bird fatalities also come from them hitting home windows at a second- and third-story level. To make those windows visible to birds, the American Bird Conservancy counsels homeowners to paint them, or use decals or other spe cialty products. For reporting and tracking bird-window collisions, Barges recommends the website iNaturalist.org. The “Yale and New Haven BirdWindow Collisions” section in iNaturalist details sight ings within the city of New Haven and greater New Haven County made by community members and others. Birds cited in the da ta include northern parula, black and white warbler and white-throated sparrow, and strikes have been reported for at least two dozen birds of each species.

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen Each year, nearly 1 billion birds are killed flying into Thatwindows.startling statistic comes from the Audubon Society’s Project Safe Flight initiative, one of many bird strike tracking programs helping to raise public awareness and create steps to minimize such bird deaths. Getting the word out on a lo cal and regional level is Lights Out CT. The group’s co-chairs are Meredith Barges, Yale Divinity School (Class of 2023), a student re searcher with the Yale BirdFriendly Building Initiative; and Craig Repasz, who is af filiated with the New Haven Bird Club and the Connecti cut Ornithological Associa Intion.addition to habitat de struction and fragmentation, lighting is a major contribu tor to bird deaths. “Birds are migrating on routes that are millions of years old,” said Repasz. “They evolved migrating in darkness. It was only the light of the stars and moon they would use to navigate, as well as barometric pres sure and the earth’s magnet ic field. So we build cities right underneath them and the light confuses them.” What ends up happening, for example, is that birds waste energy flying in a cir cle around a large, lit-up building. With their energy depleted, they may then crash in that urban setting. “The EPA has reported that 90 percent of lighting use in the U.S. today is not need ed,” Meredith Barges said. “This means that we need to rethink our relationship to lighting, especially given the outsized threats to wildlife, human health and the envi Thereronment.”are148 species of birds that breed in or mi grate through Connecticut, including finches, warblers, sparrows, woodpeckers, and some blue jays. While blue jays are in the state yearround, some may migrate to Virginia or Pennsylvania to spend the winter, Repasz Rightsaid.

For Shuthomeowners:offallexcess outdoor lighting from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during migration cycles. Shut off outdoor decorative lighting and garden lights. “Down shield” all lighting. Use efficient LED lights, which are not as bright.

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The Cheshire Symphony Or chestra will commence re hearsals Monday, Sept. 12. Rehearsals will take place Mondays at St. Peter's Church, 59 Main St.

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The Cheshire Human Ser vices Department is taking applications for the Con necticut Energy Assis tance program, which pro vides financial assistance to income eligible households in paying for a portion of their heating costs during the winter months. Program eligibility is based on in come and family size. Applicants must provide documentation of the cur rent income of all household family members over the age of 18. Also, applicants must provide a current primary heating source bill and most current utility bill. All heat sources are considered, including oil, propane, elec tricity, gas and wood. Renters who have heat in cluded in their rent must provide proof of their rent and Applicationslease. will be taken by appointment beginning Monday, Sept. 12. Contact Kristen Schechter at 203271-6690.

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A Red Cross blood drive will be held Saturday, Sept. 17, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at St. Thomas Becket Church, 435 N. Brooksvale Road. Donors can schedule an appoint ment using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, by visiting RedCross-Blood.org or by calling 1-800-733-2767.

The Cheshire Symphony Or chestra is a civic group com prised of approximately 50 dedicated, volunteer musi cians drawn from many cen tral Connecticut communi ties. New members are wel come. Visit groupnyorchestra.orgcheshiresymphoorfindtheonFacebook.

In Brief 'Swords' demo A free demonstration by Swords to Plowshares North east on how to transform surrendered guns into gar den tools will take place Sunday, Sept. 11, 3 p.m., at Boulder Knoll Community Farm, 875 Boulder Road. Swords to Plowshares was co-founded by the Right Reverend James E. Curry and retired Bishop Suffragan of the Episcopal Church of Connecticut. The organiza tion aims to build coalitions of community groups to help reduce gun violence.

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Arrests reported by Cheshire Police: Aug. 1 Darren S. Palmer, 34, 110 Prospect St., Bristol, sixth-degree larce ny, failure to respond to a payable violation, 12:15 p.m. Aug. 3 Daniel Carrasco, 32, 37 Clifford St., Hamden, fifth-degree larceny, 3:35 p.m. Aug. 11 Aylssa M. Caruso, 34, 199 Cook Hill Road, sixth-degree larceny, 1:29Matthewp.m. Northrup, 46, 199 Cook Hill Road, sixth-degree larceny, 1:20 p.m. Aug. 14 Corey R. Dzienkiewicz, 26, 35 Barbara Drive, Shelton, risk of injury to a child, second-degree breach of peace, possession of a weapon on school grounds, first-degree threatening, 9:40 p.m. Saiasia Swift, 21, 405 South 15th St., Newark, N.J., sixth-degree larceny, interfering with an officer, 4:55 p.m. Kaiasia Swift, 21, 405 South 15th St., Newark, N.J., sixth-degree larceny, interfering with an officer, 4:55 p.m. Aug. 16 Nicholas H. Fortunato, 18, 90 Copper Beech Drive, disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, 7:53 p.m. Virginia Hall, 32, 579 Cook Hill Road, disorderly conduct, 6:21 p.m. Aug. 20 Jaxon T. Rivers, 46, 362 Pondview Terrace, Southington, violation of a protective order, 9:36 a.m. Aug. 23 Jullian Philbrick, 33, 95 Carter Lane, disorderly conduct, 11:30 p.m. Aug. 24 Jared Martin, 42, 180 Curve Hill Road, disorderly conduct, thirddegree assault, 5:45 p.m. Aug. 25 Erynne McMahon, 21, 301 Main St., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 5:30 p.m.

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Charles Kurtz and Michael Simeone are the senior cocaptains. Krutz is a tight end and linebacker. Simeone is also a two-way player. He’ll play defensive back, wide receiver and some “quarterback.Weliketoget the ball into the playmakers hands this year and you will see that a lot this year,” Simeone said. “I’m feeling good. We are getting close to ‘go-time.’ We are just trying to get every thing together before that first game on Sept. 9 (against New Milford at home). We’ve been looking forward to that all summer long. This is big for us and we are putting all of our effort into “September.Weexpected everyone to come out and work hard ev ery day, and that will take us to Sept. 9,” he added. “We expect to win. We are look ing for hard work and stack ing the W’s...We are a well balanced team. We throw and run the ball well. We have good players at the skill positions. We have a lot of options to spread the ball around to this year.”

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The drought plaguing the re gion is not only affecting wa ter supplies and burning out lawns, it’s also leaving trees around the state weak and vulnerable with the potential to damage the electric sys tem. As effects of the drought coupled with the ongoing infestation by inva sive insects continue to threaten Connecticut’s land scape, Eversource is working closely with the communi ties it serves to address the hazardous trees along roads across the state that threaten overhead electric lines.

“Current circumstances can result in the loss of trees that are already under stress for other reasons, such as insect infestations, diseases, over crowding, past storm dam age and location factors like already very dry sites,” said Worthley. “Drought can also exacerbate some of these stresses. Some trees may en ter dormancy earlier, ex hibiting early foliage color change. In general, most trees will produce smaller growth rings during drought conditions, thus sequester ing less carbon from the at mosphere than in ‘normal’ years. Some loss of limbs or branches might also be ex pected, presenting potential hazard Eversourcesituations.”reminds cus tomers that maintaining veg etation and trees is a shared responsibility between utili ties, communities and prop erty owners. The energy company encourages cus tomers to work with them and give permission when needed to trim or remove trees that are in danger of coming down and could possibly cause power out ages. Customers should also check trees on their property for signs of stress, which may include thinning of the crown, loss of foliage and the presence of mushrooms near the base of the tree and call a licensed arborist to as sess the situation.

“It has been a hot, dry sum mer and our team of ar borists is seeing telltale signs of stress like weakened branches and early fall col or,” said Eversource Vegeta tion Management Manager for Connecticut Sean Red ding. “We’ve seen the devas tation storms can cause, and trees already in poor health are especially vulnerable to the effects of drought, rais ing even greater concern of them coming down in a storm, possibly taking down electric lines with them and causing power outages. Ad dressing the state of our trees is critically important to ensuring safe, reliable electric service for our cus tomers, and we’re commit ted to collaboration with our communities and property owners as the changing cli mate drives more extreme drought conditions that weaken trees and threaten reliability.”

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TheCheshireCitizen | cheshirecitizen.comA10 Thursday, September8, 2022 passes for 646 yards and four TDs. He also ran for a touch down. Cheshire will have a newlook running game after graduating Christian Russo. A four-year starter, Russo led the 2021 Rams with 952 rushing yards and seven touchdowns, but his season was truncated by in jury. Russo is now putting in a post-grad year at Cheshire TakingAcademy.over the backfield are junior Jeffery Gonzalez and senior Connor Moran. Cheshire graduated top re ciever E.J. Quint, who led the team in catches (21), receiv ing yards (392), and receiv ing touchdowns (5).

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On defense, the linemen are senior Brett Rochford, ju niors Evan Russo, Micael Anton, Alexander Kailan and Jack Brewster, and sopho more Jack Kurtz. Russo fin ished with a team-high 10 sacks last season. The linebackers are Charles Kurtz, Brewster, Gonzalez, junior Adam Vernon and sophomore Jeremy Steven Theson.defensive backs are Simeone, Thomp son, Moran, Chymbor and junior Logan Kranyak.

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Additionally, Generation Prime worked to enlist the assistance of Cheshire’s Sus tainableCT committee, as well as the Cheshire Envi ronment Committee. Volun teers from the local Coali tion for a Sustainable Cheshire will also take part. Generation Prime is underwriting the food waste service on behalf of the Cheshire Environment Com Thismission.year, the Fall Festival al so will have food truck ven dors who use biodegradable materials. Plus, Generation Prime made an investment to provide the food outlets with bamboo utensils. Blue Earth Compost will provide education and guidance on how residents can cut down or eliminate food waste.

This year, much of the Fall Festival’s unwanted food will be composted.

“We are so grateful to Linda and Generation Prime Edu cation Foundation for bring ing this idea to the table and funding the initiative,” Cheshire Chamber of Com merce President Yetta Augur said. From A1 Festival Flag-waving To commemorate the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attack, on Sunday, Sept. 11, Wreaths Across America is calling on Americans to join them in waving the flag in their commu nity. The flag-waving will start at 8:46 a.m. Eastern time, when on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers took control of American Airlines Flight 11 and flew it into the World Trade Center's North Tower, and will end at 10:03 a.m., when hi jackers crashed United Airlines Flight 93 into a field in Stonycreek Township, Penn. Share pictures and videos from your community flag-waving using the hashtag and #AmericaStrong.

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“Food Truck Friday” opens the festivities at 5 p.m., with food available until 9. At 7 p.m., Eight to the Bar will per form. Saturday will feature more musical performances and demonstrations on two stages, along with the continued presence of food trucks. From 9 to 11 a.m., a tethered hot air balloon will be available for rides. An updated car show will be among the highlights of the day, and at dusk, visitors can settle in for a fireworks display. In Brief

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The 34th annual Cheshire Fall Festival opens Friday evening followed by a full day of events and activities on Saturday. The event is held at Bartlem Park. The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with the Town of Cheshire, host the event. Among the offerings are displays by local businesses, crafters, farms, orchards, and local non-profits.

There’s this energy at our storytimes that’s pretty in Mollyfectious.”Virello, head of chil dren’s department for Southington Public Library, said “you can’t go wrong” with storytimes. Not only are they good for children, Virello said story times are a good way for new and younger parents in the community to get to know one another.

Richards said that in all of their children’s programs they try to include the sense of play. “We’ll put out blocks and different manipulatives that the kids can interact with, not only themselves but also with the other kids that come in,” she said.

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Art Mongillo, Public Infor mation Officer at the State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Ser vices, explained it is impor tant to look for signs, for ex ample, people threatening to hurt themselves and those seeking access to pills or Mongilloweapons.suggests busy par ents to stay connected and to have a conversation about suicide with their children. Knowing what is happening in their life, relationships, school life and anything that could be causing them stress, can help parents keep an eye on red flags. If an in dividual has suspicions about another person want ing to commit suicide but the person denies their in tentions, Mongillo said speaking to a professional about it can help. “Don’t wait until it becomes a bigger issue,” Mongillo said.

In the U.S. suicides have in creased by nearly 40% be tween 2000 and 2018, Allen Hesaid.noted that in Connecti cut, more people die from suicides than in homicides and car accidents. “It is a very significant public health issue,” he said. Also, there is a trend associated to a de crease in suicides after a na tional crisis ocurs. “But what’s often seen is that after the crisis is over, the residual damage to the social infrastructure, the psychological infrastructure, even the healthcare infras tructure, creates a rebound and a higher rate of mental health issues including sui cide after those crisis have leveled off or been resolved,” Allen Althoughsaid.the suicide statis tics for 2021 have not been released, there is a chance they’ll be higher due to the pandemic, Allen said. Cur rently, there are escalated numbers of people suffering from depression, anxiety and psychiatric emergen Thecies.American Foundation for Suicide Prevention re

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Prevention tips Suicidal risk factors can be found in individuals who are talking about dying, who are having a dramatic change in the way they behave, be coming socially isolated, in creasing their use of sub stances and becoming more introverted, Allen said.

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The Schedule: New Milford, Sept. 9, 7 p.m.; at Hillhouse, Sept. 16, 6 p.m.; at Conard, Sept. 23, 6:30 p.m.; Daniel Hand, Sept. 30, 7 p.m.; at Fairfield Prep, Oct. 14, 6 p.m.; Notre Dame-West Haven, Oct. 21, 7 p.m.; North Haven, Oct. 28, 7 p.m.; at Shelton, Nov. 4, 7 p.m.; at Xavier, Nov. 12, 1:30 p.m.; Southington, Nov. 24, 10 a.m. From A10 Football Cheshire’s Charles Kurtz looks to make a block as the Rams practice plays. Kurtz, a senior co-captain, is a tight endandlinebacker.

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