DeMeo studied dance and theater during a semester at New York University and graduated from Bowdoin College in Maine with a teaching certificate. She has taught in Durham, Wa tertown and Madison, and also lived and taught in Brazil.
While statewide Smarter Balanced test results were below those prior to the pandemic, Cheshire and Southington administrators are pleased with how their students tested last year.
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DeMeo’s father, John De Meo, a former math teacher at Coginchaug Regional High School; and her broth er, Scott DeMeo, a math teacher at Amity High School; also have received teacher of the year honors.
The festival is a collaboration between the Town of Cheshire and the Cheshire Chamber of PreparationsCommerce.forthe34th annual festival
began in January, said Yetta Augur, cham ber president.
Vendors included a variety of local organi zations like Olympic Taekwondo Acade my, the Cheshire Public Library, the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway, Cheshire Public Schools and JC Karate.
The festival lineup Saturday included 75 vendors, 33 crafters and 13 food trucks spread out across the park. The day also featured sunny, seasonable weather.
Cheshire Public Schools ranked 11th out of the dis tricts who serve grades three through eight when it comes to SBAC test results for the 2021-22 school year.
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Cheshire High School English teacher Dawn DeMeo, center, is pictured with SuperintendentAssistant Marlene Silano and Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeff Solan. Photo courtesy of Cheshire Public Schools
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“So that’s pretty exception ally high,” said Jeff Solan, superintendent of Cheshire Public Schools. “We had been fifth prior to the pan demic but you know I think to come through the pan demic performing where we are is something that we’re pretty proud of.”
Dawn DeMeo earns district-wide honor
More than a dozen food vendors kicked off the first day of the Cheshire Fall Festi val at Bartlem Park with “Food Truck Fri day.” The fun continued Saturday starting at 10 a.m. with the addition of vendors, crafters, more food, a car show, music and children’s activities. The event was capped with a fireworks display.
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Dawn DeMeo recently was named the 2022 Teacher of the Year for the Cheshire School District. The an teacher, has been with the district for 24 years, begin ning in 1999 when she start ed as a long-term substitute teacher. She is also co-edu cator of the Black and Latino Studies course and director of the spring musical.
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“We’re so excited that it’s happening to day,” Augur said, last week. “There were a few little hiccups, but it is going to be a beautiful day and most importantly, all these businesses are going to get expo
Sun, fun and tradition at the annual fall festival
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The festival wraps up Sunday with a book sale, featuring discounts on ReRead’s inven Attendeestory. are encouraged to make a $10 do nation to ReRead.
Riverbound Farm Sanctuary, a Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society property, will hold an “Insect Walk” Sunday, Sept. 18, with CAES research technician Kather ine Dugas. The insect expert will talk briefly about benefi cial insects and not-so-bene ficial insects in the open-air presentation area, followed by a walk to the pollinator garden to find and ID vari ous insects among the blooms.
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Events kick off Sept. 15 with a team trivia contest from 7 to 9 p.m., with cash prizes for the winning squad. Friday’s activities will include live music starting at 6 p.m., with an acoustic duo and band to appear. Accompa nying the music will be a wine tasting spon sored by Mt. Carmel Wine & Spirits.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 28. To reg ister, visit the Parks & Recre ation Facebook page, where you’ll find a link.
Also scheduled to appear is author and his torian Tony Renzoni, whose newest book, “Historic Connecticut Music Venues,” explores the state’s musical legacy.
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.
Watch Factory Shoppes since 2020, the book store is operated and funded by the Connecticut Community Empower ment Foundation. Books in the store come as donations from the community. The mis sion of ReRead Books is to provide job train ing and skill development for young adults with special needs as well as to provide the community with a used bookstore.
Donors can schedule an ap pointment using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, by visiting RedCross-Blood.org or by calling 1-800-733-2767.
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A scarecrow-building con test sponsored by Artsplace, and the Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, public library and Parks & Recreation De partment, returns this fall. Make a scarecrow represent ing your hobby, family, orga nization, business, or any thing you’d like. Choose to display it on your own prop erty or at a public spot as signed by event coordina Scarecrowstors. should be on display throughout the month of October. A scare crow map and slideshow will be made available on the Parks & Recreation website.
ReRead Books will host its first Author’s Fes tival this week, Thursday, Sept. 15 to Satur day, Sept. 17. The event will take place at the shop’s 104 Elm St. location and under a tent Locatedoutside.inthe
Ashley Baylor of WTNH, New Haven’s ABC affiliate, will discuss her New England-themed children’s book, “Storms and Snow, Skis and Sox,” published by Guil ford-based Globe Pequot.
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The program begins at 1 p.m. Riverbound Farm Sanc tuary is located at 1881 Cheshire St.
Other speakers include: Cheshire Nursery’s Sylvia Nichols; Ron Gagliardi, author of “Images of America”; Alan Bisbort, a blogger and historian, who will discuss the history of the beatniks; young adult author and edi tor Loan Le; and New York Times-best selling author Kristan Higgins.
Saturday will be the main day for the festi val, and almost two dozen Connecticut au thors will be on hand for a full day’s worth of discussions, readings and signings. Events start at 11:15 a.m., with broadcast
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Only by electing Republi cans like Lou Arata, repre senting Berlin, Cheshire and Meriden, can Connecticut once again prosper. Demo crat elected officials no longer represent our Ameri can values. Everything wrong with this state can be put at the feet of the decades-long one-party rule. Vote Republican Lou Ara ta our state depends on it.
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He also captain’s “Team Jenifer”, a WalkMS team started in 1999 to raise funds for multiple sclerosis. To date, this charity has raised over $400,000.
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Don is also a civic minded individual. He and his wife, Jenifer, started the charity Cheshire’s Lights of Hope in 2005. Since its inception, this charity has raised over $1 million to help those in need within the Cheshire community.
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Don served as an alternate on Cheshire’s Planning and Zoning Commission from 2018-2019. In 2019, Don was elected to serve on the Cheshire Town Council representing the 3rd District and was elected as Vice Chairman in 2021.
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In the aftermath of the Uvalde, Texas, school shoot ing, two ministers at the First Congregational Church of Cheshire searched for a meaningful way to make a statement about gun vio lence. Their quest ultimately led to involvement with Swords to Plowshares North east, an organization that turns surrendered guns into garden tools.
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The group partners with police de partments to obtain guns that have been turned in.
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Swords to Ploughshares also works to build community coalitions to help reduce gun violence.
farm as a creative way to educate the community and “address the prob lem of so many guns in circulation.”
We can and must do better to stop the proliferation of guns and the terrible toll that’s taken as assaults unfold in our schools, malls, churches and streets all the places we gather for our peaceful, daily activities.
In the R-J story, Curry says this is “just one strategy, one prong in a multi pronged approach to changing the at titude toward gun violence in our Incommunity.”practicalterms, at this scale turn ing guns into tools is primarily sym bolic, but the message is powerful.
The phrase “swords to plowshares” comes from the Book of Isaiah, and refers to taking instruments of war and turning them into tools for peaceful civilizations. The way the or ganization states this is: “The strategy we apply to this problem is to convert weapons of death into tools of life, and then use those tools for the bet terment of the community.”
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On Sunday, St. Peter’s, First Congre gational and Boulder Knoll Commu nity Farm co-sponsored a guns-togarden tools demonstration at the farm. One of the founders of Swords to Ploughshares, the Right Reverend James E. Curry, served as blacksmith and, using a forge and anvil, demon strated how to transform gun parts.
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In response, the state legisla ture this spring approved a requirement that municipal ities with a population of more than 25,000 have a Fair
Councilor Jason Zan dri said constituents have complained to him about problems with landlords, in cluding rent increases.
The study needs to differen tiate between different sec tions of town, Mayor William Dickinson Jr. said.
A study will need to be done to assess the town’s invento ry of rental units and the cost of rents, said Small, who will be charged with drafting the ordinance creating the commission. It will need to determine rents that are “harsh and unconscionable” based on factors such as the amount and frequency of rent increases based on the size of the apartments.
The Wallingford Town Coun cil Ordinance Committee this week began work on creating the new commis sion, but Corporation Coun sel Janis Small warned it may not be able to provide the relief people are looking “for.This is going to be the Fair Rent Commission, not the Affordable Rent Commis sion,” she said. “The amount and frequency of rent in creases can be considered,” she said, but the commis sion will have no authority to control what landlords ask to rent their units.
past few years, so too has the cost to rent an apartment, making it harder for families already struggling to keep up with the bills.
“You want to have a good cross section of people,” she Townsaid.
won’t be affiliated with the town’s Housing Authority, Small said. It will be a town com mission that eventually will have the help of a staff per
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The Ordinance Committee needs to decide how many people will serve on the new commission, Small said.
As the price to purchase a home has soared over the
Rent Commission. The deadline to create the com mission is July 2023, but work is already underway in several communities to meet that mandate.
“I think we have to be very careful how we put this to gether,” he said. “The people who leverage the commis sion will feel it should go to bat for them, but it won’t have that level of control.
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tual number is 4,195. The discrepancy was most acute ly felt at Highland, with a projected 801 students and an actual count of 841. Con sequently, additional firstgrade and sixth-grade sec tions were needed. Part of
“It also needs to look where zoning allows apartments,” Zandri Councilorsaid.Vincent Testa pre dicted the new commission will be popular. “Based on what I see on social media posts, it’s going to be the busiest commission in town,” he said.
Student enrollment up slightly in Cheshire
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“It begs the question, is Wallingford just one mar ket?” he said. “This is why a study is needed.”
and outlined goals, curricu lum and other issues for dis Solancussion.said enrollment large ly was in line with projec tions. Doolittle School, High land School, Dodd Middle School, Cheshire High School and Darcey School
The Cheshire Board of Edu cation recently received an update on enrollment from Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan. The superinten dent’s report of the opening of the 2022 school year re capped the first day events
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In Cheshire, the Town Coun cil Ordinance Committee addressed the creation of a Fair Rent Commission at its Aug. 18 meeting. Town At torney Jeffrey Donofrio is creating a draft ordinance creating the commission,
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pre-K all had enrollment slightly over expectations while Darcey kindergarten, Norton School, and Chap man School came in slightly less than forecast. The dis trict had projected 4,170 stu dents in all buildings, the ac
Highland’s capacity is 820 students, according to Solan.
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Keith Grayeb, who grew up in Cheshire, came this year with his family, including his two young children. He feels as if the festival “has grown” over the years.
“We’ve got lots of people coming by, hopefully they’ll
residents, the festi val is an annual tradition.
“This is the new boomer generation, all millennials are having kids, so there’s just a million kids and I feel like there is a lot more com munity engagement than there used to be, so it’s good to see that there is fun stuff being made available in per son for all generations,” Grayeb said.
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Joanna Debear, associate di rector of the Cheshire Polli nator Pathway, said the festi val was a “perfect” way to educate the community about the organization.
stop in and ask questions and we can educate them on how important it is to avoid pesticides and plant natives and support those ecosys tems,” Debear said.
The Cheshire High School Marching Ram Band performs.
who are behind the scenes often and you don’t get to see, it’s nice to make those personal connections with your customers or your resi dents or your patrons.”
The festival also included hot air balloon rides from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Joanna Miller, left, a volunteer with the Cheshire Pollinator Pathway, poses with Joanna Debear, associate director of the Pollinator Pathway, at the group’s booth at the CheshireFallFestival.
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“It’s one place where every body can get a sense of all the different civic organiza tions and also our business es that are here and make our town great,” said Beth Crowley, director of the Cheshire Public Library. “I think just being able to walk around and meet the people
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For the children, there were inflatables. Local musicians performed throughout the Forday.many
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In Cheshire, the percentage of students, all grades com bined, who SolanproudtotiveandtrictFor49.1%.necticutSBACguageandexpectationsmet/exceeded(levelsthreefour)fortheEnglishlanartssectionoftheis74.2%,withtheConaveragebeingmath,theCheshiredisaverageforlevelsthreefour,allgradescombined,was70.3%.Thestateaveragewas40%.“Forwhereweperformrelatoourpeersandrelativethestate,we’rereallyofhowwe’redoing,”said.
The state’s average for ELA for students meeting/ex ceeding standards was 49.1%, while Southington’s average for these levels was 64.1%, for all grades com bined. In math, CT’s average for levels three and four was 40%, while Southington’s was 58.4%, for all grades
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‘Hearts and souls’
Amy Zappone, director of teaching and learning for secondary education for Southington Public Schools, said she is happy with how Southington students per formed on last year’s SBAC.
“combined.Ourschool community and our teachers have really stepped up to the plate,” Zappone said.
“They came off a very emo tional stressful year with the pandemic and they put their hearts and souls into teach ing everyday and preparing students and ensuring that they can be successful not only in the classroom but on assessments such as state level assessments because that’s one way to show their growth and their mastery in learning.”
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and his wife Gloria pur chasedUpham’s Department Store on Colony Street. After the building was destroyed by fire in 1965, Herb devot ed his attentions to developing Barker Advertising Specialty Company, a fore running company in the new promo tional products industry. Today, Barker Specialty in Cheshire is one of the country’s leading producers of promo tional products and Herb was actively involved in the company’s operations until his passing.
Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y., has named Brianna Pearson to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I., awarded the following stu dents with degrees at com mencement in May: Mark Ru bin, a bachelor’s degree in busi ness administration, team and project management; and Emily Williams, a bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance.
Barker was born in Meriden on Jan. 23, 1929. He attended local schools until age 15 when he dropped out to work at his family’s supermarket while his brothers served in the Army. Herb’s first experience in entrepreneurship came with his wholesale toy and sou venir business called the Superior Gift InCompany.1961,he
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nity service), Walter A. Shamock (law, government and military), Robert J. Szymaszek, Jr. (sports), and Christopher W. Wilson (historic persons.)
2022 Meriden Hall of Fame in ductees include: Lucile Bilger (philan thropy), Mollie Stickles Katz (commu
The 2022 Meriden Hall of Fame Induc tion Ceremony will honor the late Her bert Barker for his accomplishments in business and commerce.
The induction ceremony will take place Sunday, Oct. 16, 2 p.m., at Augusta Cur tis Cultural Center, 175 East Main St. See more info at meridenhallof fame.org.
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tion art cells and antique toys which evolved into the Barker Animation Arts Galleries and the Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum, which attract visitors from across the country. His business acumen and friendly de meanor made him an icon in Meriden and among others business ventures, he opened First Golden Skillet fried chicken restaurant in the late 1960s. Also, he chaired Meriden’s Public Cel ebrations Committee, leading parades through downtown and at Meriden Day at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. He was one of the first inductees into the Connecticut Business Hall of Fame in 2006 and was named “Boss of the Year” by Greater Hartford Jaycees.
The capstone of his career was receiv ing an honorary PhD from Briarwood University. Herb is remembered as a kind man who loved his community and thrived on hard work. He passed away April 3, 2019 in Hollywood, Flori
Belmont University, Nashville, Tenn., has named Jen nifer Soeters to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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Assumption Universi ty, Worcester, Mass., has named Katelyn Pickman to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I., has named Jillian Ulicki and Jullian Stevens to its president’s list for the spring semester.
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College Charlestonof , Charleston, S.C., has awarded Jack Donahue with a bachelor’s degree in art history.
Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y., has awarded Andrew Marini a bachelor’s degree in televisionradio (magna cum laude).
Goodwin University, E. Hart ford, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Meryl Camp bell, Nicholas Carisio, Rian De groat, Lynette Griffin, Brianna Justice, Kelsey McSherry, Carrie Micker.
College Charlestonof , Charleston, S.C., has named Makena Dlugos to its presidents list for the spring semester.
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Curry College, Milton, Mass., awarded a degree to Madison Denne at commencement in May.
Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, has named the following student’s to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Alexandra Aguiar, Kel ly Allen, William Caron, Charles Caron, Nadia Caso, Michael Collins, Hayden Curello, Shane Curtis, Isabele DeSouza, Rana Elawad, AbuBakar Farid, Hayley Fiedler, Nuzhat Jabeen, Morgan Kelly, David Mason, Leanora Mc Gowan, Tasim Muca, Joseph Os trowsky, Michael Papa, Cecelia Puckhaber, Kathryn Robinson, Drew Spalding, Cecelia Sutphin.
Elms College, Chicopee, Mass., has named Klara Schom mer to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Hofstra University Hemp stead, N.Y., has named Alliya Catanzarita to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Clark University, Worcester, Mass., has awarded Thomas Mueller with a bachelor’s degree in music and management (magna cum laude).
Clark University, Worcester, Mass., has named Thomas Mueller and Mary Halasinski to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Curry College, Milton, Mass., named Madison Denne to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Coastal Carolina Universi ty, Conway, S.C., has named Is abelle Pellegrino to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Hofstra University Hemp stead, N.Y., has named Emma Hartshorn to its provost’s list for the spring semester.
Bryant University, Smithfield, R.I., has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Lexie Bouthilli er, Samantha Grenon, Jillian Ulicki, Dylan Clark, Jillian Stevens, Alyssa Carey.
Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass., has awarded Maria-Isabel Coler with a bachelor’s degree in a double major in liberal studies and elementary education at commencement in May.
Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, awarded degrees to the following students at icommencement in May: Madison Diglio, bachelor’s degree in communication (cum laude); Elizabeth Harris, bache lor’s degree in art (magna cum laude); Katherine Harris, bache lor’s degree in theatre (magna cum laude).
Goodwin University, E. Hart ford, has named the following students to its president’s list for the spring semester: Nicholas Carisio, Rian Degroat, Lynette Griffin.
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Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Buntin,LaChance,EthanNathanielElizabethHarris, Kather ine Harris, Nicole Pepe, Kate
Emmanuel College, Boston, Mass., has named Annabelle Sarojak to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., has named Jack Fiala to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Florida Tech, Melbourne, Fla., has named Tyler Volpert to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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Champlain College, Burling ton, Vt., has awarded degrees to the following students: Patton Jarrel, bachelor’s degree in cy bersecurity; Steven Rapil lo, bachelor’s degree in business administration; William Gesler, bachelor’s degree in computer science and innova tion.
Connecticut College, New London, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Justin Finkel, Isaac Moskowitz, Emily Schwab, Chloe Stults, Natalie Witkowski.
Endicott College, Beverly, Mass., has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Spencer Harte, Meaghan Hogan, Michael Kozlowski, Jessica Mollin, Karly Pedbereznak, Elana Pusz ka, Kirsten Slade.
Champlain College, Burling ton, Vt., has named Max Braylyan to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C., has named Grace Keaveney to its presi dent’s list for the spring semester.
College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Mass., has named Julianna Mariani to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., awarded Kin sey Ratchelous a bachelor’s de gree in health sciences; and Ja son Como a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
Hamilton College, Clinton, N.Y., named Jennifer Gidicsin and Xiangyu Yan to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Fairfield University, Fairfield, has named the following stu dents to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Christine M. Anthony, Meghan E. Bouw man, Zachary T. Ciampi, Noah J. Duncan, Jack Hickey, Caroline G. Kent, Kayla E. LaPointe, Car oline Mayer, Amelia S. Pellegri no, Ariana V. Perlini, Nicole K. Perugini, Gabriella R. Tejeda. Fairfield University, Fairfield, awarded degrees to the following students at commencement in May: Anthony Cifarelli, Ryan Gal lagher, Christian Hakim, Saman tha Helm, Caroline Kent, Kayla LaPointe, Caroline Mayer, Haley Meier, Brian Murphy, Samantha
Connecticut College, New London, has awarded the follow ing students with bachelor’s de grees: Isaac Steven Moskowitz, Psychology; Emi Rose Schwab, Behavioral Neuro science; Natalie Kate Witkowski, Biological Sciences.
College Charlestonof , Charleston, S.C., has named Reese Purdy to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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Run for The Cove will take place Sunday, Oct. 9 at Winding Trails in Farming ton and Sunday, Oct. 16 at Hammonasset Beach in RunMadison.forThe Cove supports the Cheshire-based Cove center’s free programs. For more information, visit cov ect.org/race.
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Rainstorm gave some relief to local drought conditions
As a steady rainstorm con tinued to work its way across the state Tuesday, Sept. 6, the precipitation was expect ed to alleviate the intensity of drought conditions, but not eliminate the current drought entirely.
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Rain began falling Sept. 5 and as of 3 p.m. on Sept. 6, 5.66 inches of rain had accu mulated in Wallingford, while Cheshire received 4.5 inches, according to Gary Lessor, meteorologist at Western Connecticut State RainfallUniversity.totals were not available in Meriden, where there was thingsseasontheThiseratefromTheequipment,malfunctioningLessorsaid.rainwillbringthestateseveredroughttoeitherabnormallydryormoddrought.willnothelpmuchwithendoftheagriculturalbutitshouldhelpgetbackontracktonormalasweheadtowardwinter,Lessorsaid.
The Town of Cheshire pro vides a container at 1304 Waterbury Road for disposal of residential grass clippings and leaves. The container is accessible Mondays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., through Monday, Oct. 31.
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SOUTHINGTON- Justine (Scott) Potrepka, 75, of The Villages, Florida, and formerly of Southington, entered into eternal life on August 31, 2022 after a courageous and hard fought 5-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was the beloved wife of Robert F. Potrepka for 54 years. Born October 11, 1946, Justine was the daughter of the late Mark A. and Anita (Verseckas) Scott. Justine is survived by her loving husband, Robert “Bob” Potrepka of the Villages, FL, two children, Susan Thompson and her husband, Mark of Sarasota, FL and son Kevin Potrepka and his wife, Tina of Cheshire and her grandchildren who she adored, Davis and Tess Thompson and Allison and Ryan Potrepka. She also leaves a brother, Mark W. Scott and his wife, Claudia, of Greenacres, FL, sister, Debra (Scott) Busto and her husband Domenic, of the Villages, FL, brotherin-law, James Potrepka of Plantsville and two sisters-in-law, Marianne Reynolds of Durham, CT and Kathleen Potrepka of South Portland, Maine. She is also survived by
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Lasell University, Newton, Mass., has awarded Sarah Votto (magna cum laude) with a bach elor’s degree in criminal justice.
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, has named Sienna Breton to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Lasell University, Newton, Mass., has named Sarah Votto, Ryan Sokolik and Kiley Pippa to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Quinnipiac University, Ham den, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Srinidhi Arunachalam, Christopher Baker, Kayla Bedford, Hannah Benson, Colleen Brumleve, Ellen Byers, Kelsey Calabrese, Jared Chase, Thomas Cherneskie, Maeve Cox, Megan Curello, John Deko, Ruth Del Vecchio, Molly Demeo, Will DePalma, Amina Farid, Brandon Feero, Elizabeth Feest, Joshua Fisher-Parsley, Antonio Gomez, Brandon Hartshorn, Ashika Jain, Angelina Kaliada, Brendan Kelly, Alyssa Ko siorowski, Ethan Labagnara, Yasha Laskin, Yun Ting Lee, Cal ista Lonardelli, Matthew Long, Jenna Mullen, Molly Phipps, Matthew Pisani, Stephen Pis catelli, Natalie Purtill, Nicole Pur till, Amanda Rossi, Gabrielle Russitano, Aaron Schlosser, Megan Smith, Julia Torello, Mark Venice, Elizabeth Vignola, Angel Wang.
MCPHS University, Boston, Mass., has named Jordan Diosa and Nicholas Rosadini to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Obituaries
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., has named Rachel Landau to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., has awarded Rachel Landau (cum laude) with a bach elor’s degree in psychology.
Norwich University, Northfield, Vt., has named Andrew Vernon to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Lehigh University, Bethleham, Pa., awarded Ryan Loftus a bachelor’s degree in English and psychology at commencement in May.
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va., has named Kimberly Morico, Jason Como to its president’s list for the spring semester.
Qunnipiac University, Ham den, awarded the following stu dents with degrees at com mencement in May: Ellen Byers, bachelor's degree in biochem istry; Jared Chase, bachelor's degree in health science stud ies; Patrick Clifford, master's de gree in business administra tion; Maja Cuprys, bachelor's degree in biology; John Deko, bachelor's degree in account ing; Will DePalma, bache lor's degree in entrepreneurship/ small business; Charles Drao, master's degree in business ad ministration; Zachary Dubois, master's degree in teaching; Bri enna Durante, master's degree in nursing; Joshua Fisher-Pars ley, bachelor's degree in ac counting; Camryn Formica, mas ter's degree in business adminis tration; Taylor Frazier, doctor of medicine; Robert Fritz, bache lor's degree in communica tions; Antonio Gomez, bache lor's degree in history; Courtney Hall, master's degree in teaching elementary education; Ryan Hayes, bachelor's degree in soft ware engineering; Marissa Jamele, master's degree in teaching elementary educa tion; Jacob Jones, doctor of medicine; Kaitlin Mines, bache lor's degree in mechanical engi neering; Tanner Munroe, sixthyear certificate in educational
Purchase College, SUNY, Purchase, N.Y., has named Benjamin Motmans and Nicholas Motmans to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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several nephews and nieces as well as her friends, near and far. In addition to her parents, Justine was predeceased by her granddaughter, Amanda Potrepka.In lieu of flowers, contributions in Justine’s memory may be made to The American Cancer com.plantsvillefuneralhome.pleaseandonlinetheentrustedFuneralSouthington.St.serviceorg/).(https://www.cancer.SocietyAprivategravesidewillbeheldatThomasCemetery,PlantsvilleHomehasbeenwithhandlingarrangements.Forcondolencesdirections,visitwww.
Marquette University, Mil waukee, Wis., has named Brid get Mach to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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It’s important to know which apples to pick. The apples on the outside of the tree ripen first, so choose the most firm apples without brown spots. Don’t take home any apples withholes.
By Caitlin Houston Special to the Record-Journal
2. Choose best times
Some orchards have strict rules for apple picking, so it’s important you inform children before you go. Our orchard allowed one apple for tasting before purchasing what you pick, but some or chards might not allow any samples. Remember not to climb or shake trees and leave your pets at home.
A note about photography: some orchards prohibit pho tos while apple picking or re quire permission in advance from the orchard. If you’re going to bring a camera to take pictures of your apple picking adventure, make sure you know the orchard’s rules beforehand.
1. Research orchards
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Apple picking in Connecti cut is a must-do fall activity. It is a fun way to spend time with your family and the perfect excuse to learn how to make an apple pie. How ever, it can be stressful tak ing children to an orchard if you don’t know what to ex pect. Use these apple pick ing tips to plan your trip to the orchard.
Tips for apple picking
The best time to go apple picking is not when it gets cold, but rather when your desired apples are ready to pick. Apple orchards are most busy on the weekend
My husband laughed at my apple picking outfit, but I dressed specifically for the occasion. Check the weather ahead of time and plan your clothing choices appropri ately. Wear boots or sneak ers since the grass might be wet from dew or smashed apples.
3. Dress appropriately
Whether you’re looking to visit an orchard with extra activities (corn maze, hayride, etc.) or fresh pro duce for purchase, each or chard offers something dif ferent. My family chose Drazen Orchard in Cheshire because of its proximity to our home on a rainy a day. However there are three oth er orchards within a 15 mile radius that are just as amaz ing. Research the best apple picking orchard for your needs before you go.
during the middle of the af ternoon, so go early or late in the day.
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ket. It’s important to plan what you’ll do with your picked apples so you don’t take home too little/too Wemany.picked around 25 apples for apple pie (8-10 apples needed), apple crisp (5-6 apples needed), and every day snacking.
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Southington senior golf captain Ryan O’Don nell got on the Athlete of the Week radar back on August 30 when he shot a 1-under-par 35 on the front nine at Southington Country Club to lead the Blue Knights over Lewis Mills. O’Donnell sealed his Athlete of the Week nomination when he shot 35 again last Thursday, this time at Blue Fox Run, to lead SHS past host Avon. O’Donnell and the Blue Knights entered the new week at 3-2.
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Gabby Tirado is the other side of the AOTW comeback coin. Like Lyman Hall’s Cam Pra gano, Tirado suffered a season-ending injury early in her junior season. There’s no question it was a major hit for CHS. Tirado had been All-New England as a sophomore. Tirado returned to the field on Friday and opened her senior season by scoring both goals in the Rams’ 2-1 victory over Amity, their first over the Spartans since 2017.
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How much of a hit did Lyman Hall football take last year when wide receiver Cam Pra gano went down with a season-ending injury in Week 4? Opening night of the 2022 season offered a pretty good clue. The 6-foot senior pulled down a team-high six passes from quarterback Tyler Casey for 97 yards and touchdown in Friday’s 40-14 victory over Wil cox Tech at Fitzgerald Field. The touchdown came on a 70-yard reception.
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A few years ago we ran into ex-Platt football star Adamis “Pito” Gonzalez and he said, “Watch for my nephew JoJo; he’s coming up at Maloney and he’s going to be good.” JoJo has indeed lived up to his uncle’s billing. A standout at receiver and defensive back on Maloney’s Class L state title team and dangerous return man to boot, Gonzalez launched his senior season Friday with an interception and 72-yard punt return for a TD.
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Wilcox girls soccer has been torrid out of the gate. The hitch is, the Wildcats have done it far from home, blanking Platt Tech 3-0 in Milford on Friday and thumping Grasso Tech 7-2 in Groton on Monday. Wilcox can see what the team is all about in the home opener Wednesday against Goodwin Tech. They’ll see a fine goalkeeper in Joyce Vecchito. The junior had a five-save shutout vs. Platt and eight saves vs. Grasso.
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Saturday’s Sheehan-Lyman Hall soccer doubleheader was shaped by sibling combi nations. In the boys game, the Stone brothers of LH, Evan and Morgan, combined on the goal that forged a 1-1 tie. In the girls game, goals by Kate and Stacey Casorla propelled the Titans to a 4-1 victory. Kate, who added an assist, gets the AOTW nod. The senior captain is a returning All-SCC First Teamer who led Sheehan last year with 12 goals.
The 2022 Berlin Fair will be open Thursday, Sept. 15 from 4 to 10 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 17 from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sun day, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Admission is $15 Fri day, Saturday and Sunday. Admission on Thursday is $10. Senior tickets are $10 each day. There is no charge for children age 11 and younger when accompanied by an adult. Also, on Friday, those age 12 to 17 entering the fair before 2 p.m. can do so at no charge. To learn more about the Berlin Fair, go to ctberlinfair.com.
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Six years ago, the Cheshire Board of Education adopted the goals of creating com plex thinkers and strong so cial emotional learners. Back then, the district was ranked 35th in SBAC test re “sults.Ithink by doing those things well, the kids do well on the standardized assess ments, but they do really well in other ways as well,” Solan said. “That’s more im portant at the end of the Inday.”Southington, Zappone said that each year, they track the SBAC results, at tempting to get back to the level of achievement the dis trict had pre-pandemic.
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“... We’re bridging that gap of getting back on that level of proficiency We are get ting students back to that level of learning we are hop ing for.”
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down on the main key components of the standards and focusing on those priority standards be cause there is so much to be taught and learned, we have to focus on grade level in struction and finding a way to get all students to that level of mastery,” Zappone
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The State Department of Ed ucation reported that while there are some signs of progress, “the achievement in 2021-22 is still below the three most recent pre-pan demic years.”
The state, then, estimates that students in grades four and five may be two to three months behind their expect ed performance, if there was not a pandemic.
In order to achieve these levels of learning, Zappone said the district is focusing on the standards in the cur
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Solan said that his district isn’t solely focused on im proving test scores.
“Our focus is supporting students to be complex thinkers and strong social emotional learners and we really believe that when we do that well, test scores will take care of themselves,” Solan said.
However, Zappone has no ticed that the district is starting to move back to where it was pre-pandemic.
The state’s performance in dex shows that there are de clines of around six to eight percentage points in the ELA and mathematics por tions of the test.
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“Through all those efforts with curriculum prioritiza tion and extra support staff and really getting back to in person learning models, our trajectory of moving forward with achievement and growth is increasing and getting back to where we want to see it,” Zappone said.
“In the middle school grades (6 through 8), stu dents may be 5-7 months behind in ELA, and a year or more behind in math,” according to an Aug. 25 press release from the state education department. “The rates of academic growth will need to increase sub stantially in the coming months and years to shorten the recovery period.”
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“We are starting to get closer to that 2015-2016 perfor mance level,” Zappone said.
Roger Williams Universi ty, Bristol, R.I., has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Vio let Aitken, Allison Bradley, Carina Declement, Jarred Miller, Olivia Santoro, Carson Andes, Emily Yonych.
University of Hartford, West Hartford, has named the follow
University of Hartford, West Hartford, has named the follow ing students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Courtney Klimak, Shannon Mitchell, Lind say Underwood, Kellen Bas sett, Richard Miller.
Washington Col lege, Chestertown, Md., award ed Ryan Mostoller a bachelor’s degree in business at com mencement in May.
Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Angelica Ioime, Tyler Levesque, Rosie Mar quez, Christopher Torres.
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University of Albany, Albany, N.Y., has awarded Adaobi Okoro a master’s degree in public health.
University of Utah, has named Laura Herscovici to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Springfield College, Springield, Mass., has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Sara Mulligan, Jenna Smith, Kaylie Behuniak, Kyle Kemp, Sara Taylor, Rylee Post, Lorenzo Pepe.
Tunxis Community Col lege, Farmington, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Daniel Ben nett, Nicholas Spence and Androniqi Zhgaba.
leadership; Nicole Purtill, bache lor's degree in health science/ occupational therapy; Amanda Rossi, bachelor's degree in health science/physician as sistant; Aaron Schlosser, bache lor's degree in finance; Lauren Schwartz, master's degree in business administration; Mariella Sica, occupational therapy doc torate; Elizabeth Vignola, bache lor's degree in interdisciplinary studies; Hannah Ward Tullo, master's degree in business ad ministration.
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Lauren Anderson, Na talie Arneson, Meghan Baker, Ashleigh Bass, Justin Biafore, Mike Bronson, Eleanor Casner, Christian Clark, Emily D'amora, Connor Daniels, Madeleine Fus co, Giuliana Gaudio, Talia Gau dio, Aidan Holroyd, Kiley Jack son, Aaron Kaszas, Hannah Krutz, Liang Lin, Maria Mauriello, Sawyer McEwen, Jonathan Mey ers, Joseph O'Donnell, Sierra Penner, Samantha Pettola, Bradley Robidoux, Matthew
University of New Eng land, Bidderford and Portland, Maine, has named Tehreem Pasha to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Western New England University, Springfield, Mass., has awarded Melissa Bailey with a ju ris doctor and Taylor Deubel with a juris doctor at commencement in May.
Rochester Institute of Tech nology, Rochester, N.Y., has named Chris Shepard, and Bian ca DeDominicis to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Western New England Uni versity, Springfield, Mass., has named Paul Villecco to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
University of Saint Joseph, West Hartford, has named Natalie Amato and Patrick O’Connor to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
Rochester Institute of Tech nology, Rochester, N.Y., has awarded Anoop Rajeevan a bachelor’s degree in game de sign and development.
University of Rhode Is land, Kingston, R.I., has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Ryan Cyr, Hannah Dale, Michelle Frenkel, Katie Gal lagher, Brady McQuade, Patrick Murphy, Charlie Pettit, Rachel Ri naldi, Gracie Schmidt, Kailey Sweigard, Julia Wieloch.
Roger Williams University, Bristol, R.I., awarded the fol lowing students with degrees at commencement in May: Carson Andes graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in engineer ing/civil engineering specializa tion; Andrew Declement graduat ed with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice; Austin Grabarz graduated with a bachelor’s de gree in environmental sci ence; Emily Yonych graduated with a bachelor’s degree in histo ry/secondary education.
University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has named the following students to its dean’s list for the spring semester: Elizabeth Flight, Dylan Hick, Riley Pettit, Elli Haskes, Nathan Pisani.
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University of New Hamp shire, Durham, N.H., awarded the following students with de grees at commencement in May: Jack Gribko, William Graikoski, Conrad Reynolds, Cameron Si mon, Sarah Lombardi, Garrison Gazvoda, Nicholas Quint.
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University of Tampa, Tampa, Fla., has awarded Jessica Zanca a bachelor’s degree in psycholo gy.
Siena College, Loudonville, Ky., has named Ellie Murphy to its dean’s list for the spring semester.
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