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addedpNativelants to Lock 12 garden

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Cheshire Pollinator Path way completed the first phase of its new, native plant installation at Lock 12 on North Brooksvale

MoreRoad.than two dozen na tive shrubs and trees of varying sizes were planted on Saturday, Sept. 16.

"It was an exhausting day but the teamwork was wonderful and the results are amazing," said Cheryl Romaniello, a long-time volunteer with the Cheshire Pollinator Path

“way.Itwas also gratifying to get so many bikers and walkers on the trail stop to thank you and comment on how great the garden looked, she added.

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New path for Trail Trekkers

Press Release

A local walking group is looking to get more residents involved. To accomplish that, the Cheshire CT Trail Trekkers is expanding its offerings and invites every one to check it out.

“Walk for the health of it”, say organiz ers, explaining that Trail Trekkers is now providing new, unique opportuni ties for socializing, exploration and exer cise while learning about interesting rel evant topics. Those topics include na ture, wildlife, healthy living and town history explored with the help of knowl edgeable group leadership.

Enjoyable events designed for all ages are scheduled to take place on two days each month, with different paces de pending on the walk.

The first Saturday each month has a start time of 9 a.m. and features leisurely walking. Brisker-paced walks are planned for the third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.

Check out the Trail Trekkers’ calendar at the Cheshire Park and Recreation web site for walking dates, details, and for easy on-line registration.

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By Jessica Record-JournalSimmsstaff

While the pandemic has put additional stress on people’s mental health, area school administrators say their dis tricts have always put a fo cus on students’ and staff members’ social and emo tional wellness, even before “COVID-19.Climateand mental health have been components of our strategic plan for several years, well before COVID,” said Aimee Turner, assistant superintendent for special education for Wallingford schools. “Many of the strate gies and supports in place now were in place prior to COVID. Although we have seen an increase in the number of students strug gling emotionally, the sup port and systems we have had in place continue to be appropriate.”

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CANDIDATE COMMENTARY

Leading with a personal touch

By Jack Fazzino

Access to justice changes people’s lives. I see this every day as a lawyer and as an elected leader in Berlin. This holds espe cially true for our seniors.

For the past year, I’ve defended a client in a foreclosure action, using every effort, argu ment, and tool to keep him and his wife in their home of almost 30 years. My client is a retiree with a fixed income who has battled health issues. His need for a home went far beyond sentimental value. Without a stable living situation, he could not seek the so phisticated medical care he needed.

I’ll be the first to admit that my heart skipped a beat when the judge called our case for argument. But despite whatever nerves we had at the outset, we overcame them, providing extensive evidence in sup port of our position. We won. And since then, our chances of keeping him in his home have improved drastically.

Access to a strong advocate can, in certain instances, mean the difference between

OPINION

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By Steve Trumbo

I recently had the privilege to see a monarch butterfly in Cheshire’s Pollinator Path way and wondered whether it might be the last one.

It is getting past time for monarchs to start the 2,500 mile journey south, relying on links in space and time to reach their winter retreat in

TheMexico.odds are not good that the particular monarch I saw will make it safely, survive the winter and lay eggs next spring. So, why should we care about establishing gar dens for monarchs?

If this monarch is fortunate,

having a home, a job, or any other basic necessity.

Among the many experi ences I hear knocking doors, those of our seniors are per haps the most powerful. Eco nomic insecurity has forced many of our older neighbors out of Connecticut and out of the lives they’ve built here.

Expensive health insurance and prescrip tion drugs make it more difficult for seniors to fight disease. Social isolation and elder abuse place their emotional and physical well-being at risk. Our seniors have paid their dues. They have worked tirelessly for a better Connecticut for young people, like me. They deserve an advocate in Hartford who will work to ensure that our state deliv ers just, equitable outcomes for them.

As an elected leader, I will continue to sup port initiatives that create a more affordable Connecticut for seniors. Property tax credits,

it will depart Mexico next March and head north, per haps stopping to lay eggs on milkweed plants on the edge of a crop in south Texas, left intentionally by a farmer be longing to farmersformonar

Itschs.org.offspring will continue the pattern of movement and egg-laying, but further north, possibly in a roadside garden sponsored by the town of Gallatin, Tennessee. Its grand offspring may do the same in Quiet Water Park in Maryland, using a garden sponsored by Polli nator Pathway, the same or ganization that maintains Cheshire’s garden.

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Monarch

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Eventually, a descendant of the monarch I saw in Cheshire might be born in Cheshire late next summer, too late in the year to be lay ing eggs. Like its great-grand mother, it will instinctively turn toward Mexico, its gen eration’s task to make it all the way back by November.

It too will need help, stop ping to refuel on nectar at one of the sites where an an cestor was born or at one of the hundreds of sites main tained by Bee City USA.

The monarchs seem to un derstand the strength of large numbers. Of the bil lions of monarchs in any one year, hundreds of millions will pack themselves each winter into an 80-acre mountainside forest in cen tral Mexico.

Or once congregated in such numbers, before a 90% de cline in the population. Try ing to save the monarch, like most environmental chal lenges, is fruitless on our own. But with each farmer, town and knowledgeable backyard gardener that be comes involved, the odds improve of preserving this continental journey that has occurred for thousands of

Cheshireyears. is doing its part, trusting in others along the monarch’s route, and trust ing in our children and grandchildren to continue to do theirs, to complete our long journey of environmen tal responsibility.

You can learn more about Pollinator Pathway of Cheshire as well as about all the organizations that make up the Coalition for a Sus tainable Cheshire at the Sus tainability Fair on the First Church Green on Saturday, Oct.

Steve8.Trumbo is a professor of Biology at UConn-Waterbury and a member of Pollinator Pathway.

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retirement income de ductions, and caps on prescription drugs pro vide a great foundation. But there’s more we can Ido.will continue to advo cate for accessible, agerestricted affordable housing for seniors who want to downsize. This is a true need in communi ties across our state, in cluding in the 83rd Dis trict. I will continue to work with our local se

nior centers in providing community programs, trans portation options, and other services that keep our se niors connected and en Igaged.willcollaborate with the Department of Health and our newly formed Rare Dis ease Advisory Council to give a voice to elderly pa tients who suffer from de generative illnesses that of ten fly under the radar.

Effective representation re quires a personal touch. That’s why I spend so much time knocking doors, nearly 2,500 to date, to con nect with our community.

That’s why I spend so much effort learning about my clients, and the obstacles that complicate their lives.

Public service is a roundthe-clock job, and while I don’t pretend to be an ex pert on our district, I’ma hard worker who loves this

community. I will strive con stantly to truly understand what it needs. This is the personal touch I will deliver for those who need it most.

Jack Fazzino is the Demo cratic Party’s candidate in the 83rd House District.

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Arata, Fazzino vying for open 83rd House District seat

By Mary Ellen Record-JournalGodinstaff

Berlin Democratic Town Councilor Jack Fazzino and Republican challenger Lou Arata have been going door to door and attending events in the hopes of earn ing votes in the redrawn 83rd House district.

Fazzino and Arata, a Meri den resident, are vying for the seat left open by retiring state Rep. Cathy Abercrom bie, a Democrat.

It is Arata’s third try at the

seat after narrowly losing to Abercrombie by roughly 300 votes in 2018 and 2020. Ac cording to state election fil ings, Fazzi no raised $9,135.00 through August, to Arata’s $6,455.03, as of July 18.

The newly-redrawn district has shaved off some parts of Meriden, and expanded in Berlin and Cheshire. It re mains to be seen if more suburban voters help Arata, who has endorsements from the Connecticut State Frater nal Union of Police and the Berlin police union. He was

also endorsed by the Inde pendent Party and will ap pear on that ballot line in

“November.Ilovemyhome state and would like to retire here,” Arata stated on his cam paign website. “But like so many, I might not be able to afford to do that.”

“Connecticut has a finan cially dysfunctional govern ment,” he continued. “Our present leadership in Hart ford is unable or unwilling to control its spending, putting an unnecessary

pressure on residents and corporations to pay the highest taxes in the country.”

Arata believes in a strong system of checks and bal ances in government, while operating with a high degree of transparency and efficien cy, he said. Using enhanced technologies and best prac tices employed in the private sector is a priority.

“For starters, we must clean house by eliminating com placency, icorruptionmismanagement,andoverspendng,”hestated.“Iwouldstart

by conducting forensic au dits of each individual de partment. We can’t expect to fix things when we don’t know how or if they are bro Fazzino,ken.”

27, studied political science at the University of Notre Dame, then earned his master’s degree at Georgetown University and his law degree from Boston College Law School.

While at Georgetown, Fazzi no interned with U.S. Sen.

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Recycling talk

“Is this recyclable?” If ques tions like this have you stumped, find the answers at a Wednesday, Oct. 5 talk at First Congregational Church of Cheshire. The presenter is Sunshine Fiore, a packaging engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the consumer production indus Thetry.

talk, free and open to the public, will being at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall. For more information, call 203272-5323.

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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.

Registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 28. To reg ister, visit the Parks & Recre ation Facebook page, where you’ll find a link.

Cheshire orchestra

The Cheshire Symphony Or chestra is comprised of ap proximately 50 musicians drawn from many central Connecticut communities.

New members are welcome. Visit grouporchestra.orgcheshiresymphonyorfindtheonFacebook.

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 RunMadison.forThe Cove supports the Cheshire-based Cove center’s free programs. For more information, visit cov ect.org/race.

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Schools

In 2021, the Centers for Dis ease Control found that “more than a third (37%) of high school students report ed they experienced poor mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, and

44% reported they persis tently felt sad or hopeless during the past year.”

“I think since the pandemic, anxiety has been on the rise,” said Jeff Solan, super intendent of Cheshire schools. “There’s a lot of stress and sometimes it's so cial anxiety after coming out of the isolation. I think we’ve

certainly seen an increase in anxiety which is why things like physical fitness, being involved physically, a healthy diet, taking care of your body and also your mind supports that. If that is not enough for you, we have other resources as well.”

Solan said in Cheshire’s classrooms there are desig nated periods of time known as “mindful moments.”

Cheshire schools also have an on-site health coach for staff members.

“She’s available to meet with staff virtually or in-person,” Figueroa said. “She has indi cated that there are many topics that someone can choose to receive coaching on … She has mentioned that mindfulness and mental health has been a very pop ular topic.”

leaders lead, teachers teach, students learn and families support students,” according to its website.

“It’s really focusing on the emotional wellbeing of stu dents and staff in the school environment, making sure that we’re checking in on how people are feeling,” Cavallaro siad.

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Cheshire school staff are currently participating in a 30-day mental health aware ness challenge, which began on Sept. 6.

“Employees have access to a special portal for free where they can participate in week ly webinars on stress man agement, mindfulness and they also have forums and discussions where they can share suggestions for what is working for them, what their challenges are,” said Adilen Figueroa, a human resources staff member for Cheshire Public Schools.

In partnership with Con necticut Behavioral Health, Southington Public Schools was able to develop a dis trict-wide behavior team. Dr. Ryan Loss of Connecticut Behavioral Health is spear heading this project, accord ing to Rebecca Cavallaro, di rector of pupil services for Southington Public Schools.

“He works closely with our district staff and administra tors to look at providing sup port to school teams and to students who are struggling with either behavioral con cerns or any issues relating to mental health that might impact them during the school day,” Cavallaro said.

Wallingford elementary schools use a program called Second Step, a “social emo tional curriculum that intro duces children to identifying and managing their emo tions, navigating social situa tions as well as citizenship,” Turner said.

In the upper grade levels, the schools use the program, Sandy Hook Promise.

“This program focuses on students and adults support ing each other to create a safe, violence-free environ ment,” Turner said.

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The district uses a program called RULER, which is cre ated by the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, to “infuse the principles of emotional intelligence into the immune system of pre-K to 12 schools, informing how

Turner said the district also performs a screening to identify students who are at risk emotionally and social ly. “For students who require support, the district mental health staff work closely with students and families to identify school and commu nity resources depending on the level of need,” Turner said.

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addeders,psychologists,ployees,Thetgdemics,we“tetheytheyPublicstudentassistantSullivan-Kowalski,superintendentofsupportsforMeridenSchools,saidwhenlookatmentalhealth,lookattheentireconxt.It’simportanttoknowthatareaddressingacawe’readdressingsocialactivitiesandweareaddressingsocial-emotionallearningassomethingthatwe’reteaching,butit’salltoether,”Sullivan-Kowalskisaid.Therefore,whenthedistrictlooksatkidswhoare“doingbetter”afterthepandemic,Sullivan-Kowalskisaidtheyarelookingforstudentswhoare“activelyparticipatinginhings.”districthirednewemincludingschoolsocialworkschoolcounselorsanddeansofstudentsat

Lincoln Middle School and Edison Middle School that focus on social-emotional Davelearning.Manware is dean of students at Lincoln Middle School and Nate Testroet is dean of students at Edison Middle School.

“They have worked in sup porting the students’ needs and are already making great connections,” SullivanKowalski said.

Third grade and above take the district’s “Getting To Know You” survey, which helps teachers get to know their students better.

“What we like to do is have most students take it in May or June and it’s for the new school year,” SullivanKowalski said. “Teachers are able to pull up an individual student’s Getting To Know You survey and you get a quick idea of what the stu dent likes, their dislikes and different ways to connect with the student.”

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Caregiver support

The Virtual Dementia Care giver Support Group meets the second Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Facilitated by Patty O’Brian, CDP, dementia specialist, Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging.

Registration required. Call 1855-442-4373 or go to fordHealthCare.org/VirHarttualClasses.

Open house: The Orchards

The Orchards at Southing ton, an independent and as sisted living community lo cated at 34 Hobart St., will host an open house Thursday, Sept. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m. Registra tion recommended. To re serve a time, call 860-6285656.

Bone, joint health

This informational session on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 12 to 1 p.m., will cover bone and joint health, the benefits of moving and best exercise practices. Presented by Meghan Pagano, exercise physiologist, Hartford HealthCare GoodLife Fit ness. Registration required: Call 1-855-442-4373 or go to VirHartfordHealthCare.org/tualClasses.

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The Oct. 1 trek will be held at Old Bishop Farms for a special, fun apple tour at 9 a.m. Other events are planned for October, November and December.

More information is avail able on Facebook at Cheshire CT Trail Trekkers or call Park and Recreation at 203-272-2743.

Memory loss

Join this virtual class Tues day, Sept. 27 from 1 to 2 p.m. to learn the differ ence between mild forgetful ness and more serious mem ory problems, the causes of memory loss, tips for navigat ing tough conversations about dementia and next steps. Presented by Michell Wyman, dementia specialist, Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging. Registra tion required. Call 1-855-4424373 or go to HartfordHealth Care.org/VirtualClasses.

Call-in support

Talk to a professional about questions and concerns you may have regarding de mentia, Fridays from 2 to 3 p.m. Join the call at 860-9726338 (Meeting Room 19623#).

Memory Café

The Memory Café is a wel coming place for people with memory loss, mild cogni tive impairment and early dementia. Friends and fami lies are welcome. This virtual gathering, facilitated by a Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging Dementia Specialist, takes place the first Monday of the month, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Registra tion required. Call 1-855-4424373 or go to HartfordHealth Care.org/VirtualClasses.

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Chris Murphy’s office and was a clerk for a federal judge. He is currently em ployed as a lawyer at Cohen and Wolf P.C. in Bridgeport

He won a seat on the Berlin Town Council last Novem ber. Since announcing his candidacy for state office, Fazzino has secured en dorsements from the Demo cratic town committees in Meriden, Berlin and Cheshire. He is also en dorsed by the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of Teachers, AFSCME Council 4, and Planned Parenthood. He is endorsed by the Con necticut Working Families Party and his name will ap pear on that ballot line.

“It’s never too early to pay it forward,” Fazzino said. “Right now, we are slowly emerging from a two-year period that has placed an enormous toll on our peo ple, our businesses, and our Highinstitutions.”taxesand infrastruc ture improvements are key issues for Fazzino, as is edu cation. He supported an ed ucation initiative introduced by Gov. Ned Lamont that teaches middle school stu dents financial literacy

“skills.I’veseen the roads and sidewalks,” Fazzino said. “We need to continue to invest in infrastructure. We need walkable streets, that’s im portant. People want to be able to get around in their Aftercommunity.”spending time in Meri den schools, he recognized the progress the district has made to increase the num bers of college-bound stu dents. But he also supports skill-based training in all schools, and positive pro grams such as the financial literacy curriculum coming from the state.

Fazzino said discussions over Critical Race Theo ry and trans athletes are not topics that come up when he talks to voters. But access to safe abortions has come up, especially following talk

of a national ban. Fazzino supports safe access to abor Hetion.said he has taken active steps to support transit-ori ented housing in Berlin.

“The train station is one of our town's greatest assets,” his campaign website reads. “It unlocks access to major hubs like New York City, Boston, and Washing ton, D.C. moresibility,bonpractices.ablemoredevelopmentTransit-orientedencouragessustainableandaffordpublictransportationItalsoreducescaremissions,buildsaccesandcontributestovibrantcommunities.”

He also advocated for Berlin's 2022 Affordable Housing Plan. “I’ve been for tunate to grow up in 83rd district,” he said. “I under stand the responsibility of building a community that supports the people that live Partthere.”of

that involves sup porting police officers by en suring they have adequate funding. He added that the police accountability bill passed by the legislature needs to be revisited annu

“ally.We have to meet the bal ance to ensure it doesn’t hamstring police officers,” he Fazzinosaid.

said one of his strengths is building biparti san consensus.

“Bipartisanship is important to me,” he said. “This is the benefit of bringing the local government experience to an office by building a con sensus. That is the type of leader I am and aspire to be at the local and state level.”

Arata, of Meriden, is a for mer business owner and en trepreneur. He pledges to work toward smaller govern ment, less waste and an end to corruption. He supports personal freedoms, includ ing parental rights, and commonsense fiscal policies aimed at helping all state residents, according to his Aratawebsite.started in student gov ernment and continued in leadership roles throughout

his life. He said although Meriden, Cheshire and Berlin face different chal lenges, “there are many sim ilarities in running a munici pality.”“Mycore values of smaller more efficient government,

lower taxes, support and funding police, and support ing communities in the 83rd district to maintain local control of their zoning and BOE, resound overwhelm ingly well with my district,” he said.

Arata’s priorities include opening the lines of commu nication to constituents and more citizen participation and transparency in govern ment.

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Lawn debris

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.

Call Before You Dig

Call Before You Dig is a pro gram established to protect the public safety with regard to excavations near under ground facilities by provid ing a communications link between excavators, public agencies 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 locat ed, contact CBYD by calling 811 or 1-800-922-4455.

A native plant installation took place at Lock 12, Sept. 16. Volunteers, from left, are: Veronica Schaefer, Cheryl Romaniello, Cheshire Pollinator Pathway Assistant Director Jo deBear, Nancy Fede, Ed Szechtman and Karen Schnitzer.

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Landscape Designer Kathy Connolly is the group's pro ject manager for the Lock 12 installation. Volunteers as

Gardensisting with the project in clude: Veronica Schaefer, Cheryl Romaniello, CPP As sistant Director Jo deBear, Nancy Fede, Ed Szecht man and Karen Schnitzer.

Since 2017, pollinator path ways have been established

in more than 200 communi ties throughout Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylva Pollinatornia.

pathway projects work to establish pollinatorfriendly habitat and food

sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinating insects and wildlife along a series of continuous corridors.

Cheshire Police Blotter

Arrests reported by Cheshire Police:

July 9

Aldair C. Lopes, 51, 137 Manchester Ave., Waterbury, second-de gree threatening, 1:54 p.m.

July 13

Joseph Morgillo, 33, 435 Main St., Apt. 2, interfering with an offi cer, disorderly conduct, 3:09 a.m.

July 15

Michael R. Hedding, 37, 81 Belair Circle, Windsor Locks, fifth-de gree larceny, 10:51 a.m.

July 16

Charles W. Dayhoff, 62, 72 Cherrywood Circle, interfering with an officer, disorderly conduct, 3:06 p.m.

July 17

Charles W. Dayhoff, 62, 72 Cherrywood Circle, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree violation of condition of release, 10:50 a.m.

July 19

Kevin Iannotti, 41, 166 Timber Lane, second-degree threatening, 2:04 a.m.

July 20

Ramon A. Perez, 41, 46 Camp St., sixth-degree larceny, interfering with officer, 7:27 p.m.

July 21

Joseph Facer, 39, 251 Fairfield Ave., Waterbury, use of drug para phernalia, sixth-degree larceny, interfering with an officer, 10:26 p.m.

July 26

Jaxon T. Rivers, 46, 361 Pondview Drive, Southington, violation of a protective order, 6:37 p.m.

Aug. 2

Brandon R. Casas, 24, 1473 Baldwin St., Waterbury, third-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, second-degree reckless en dangerment, first-degree unlawful restraint, 7:03 p.m.

Aug. 3

Daniel Carrasco, 32, 37 Clifford St., Hamden, fifth-degree larceny, 3:35 p.m.

Aug. 6

Robert Klick, 30, 44 Willow St., Apt. 203, Waterbury, second-de gree failure to appear, 9:12 p.m.

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Cheshire Academy reports higher enrollment rates

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Cheshire Academy recently announced that its enroll ment has increased for the current academic year; a re sult of a recent tuition reset.

Cheshire Academy opened the 2022-2023 school year with 343 students enrolled,

up nearly 15 percent from last year, according to school officials. Compared to last year's new enrollees, 75 new day students include 12 from Cheshire, two from South ington, and one from Meri den. Thirteen new students come from Hamden.

The Academy’s website de scribes its tuition reset this

way: “Over the past 10 years, while average incomes in the United States saw only modest increases, day and boarding tuitions at private schools increased, on aver age, more than 40%. In essence, during a decade when everything became moderately more expensive, the sticker price for private school increased dramatical ly.This trend can’t continue. We believe it’s time for a Thechange.”website also states that Cheshire Academy is the first independent high school in the state to lower

tuition. The school attracts students from all over the Inworld.October 2021, Cheshire Academy announced a move to cut tuition for all students, starting in the 2022-2023 academic year, to better align tuition with the income levels of more fami lies within the region. The Academy reports that the strategy is working, especial ly for local families.

Day tuition was reduced by one third and boarding tu ition by 10 percent. The in tent was to make the Acade

my more affordable, and ac cessible in order to give more families, and a wider range of students, the opportunity to attend the private school.

Day school tuition was dropped from $42,320 to $29,850. Seven-day boarding tuition was reduced from $63,600 to $57,250. The fIveday boarding fee of $55,250 did not change. There’s an additional $10,000 fee for in ternational students. Finan cial aid and merit scholar ships applications are avail able.

Medical reserve volunteers sought

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Temple to usher in Jewish New Year

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Temple Beth David wel comes the Jewish New Year 5783 beginning with Rosh Hashanah on Sun day, Sept. 25, with a speaker at 7 p.m. and ser vices at 8. On Monday, Sept. 26, services begin at 10 a.m., Tashlich will take place at Mixville Park at 1 p.m., and a Family Service at the Temple at 3:30. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, services begin at 10 a.m.

Rabbi Leah Benamy will join Temple Beth David as a guest Rabbi this year. She moved to Cheshire from Kibbutz Lotan in Israel, a Reform kibbutz in the southern Arava, and will be with Temple Beth David through June 2023. Rabbi Leah grew up in New Jer sey and graduated from Hebrew Union College.

The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 11, to welcome Luis Bueno, the new owner of Peter’s II Restaurant. The eatery, located at 1068 South Main St., recently joined the Chamber, and members gathered to enjoy breakfast. Peter’s II has breakfast and lunch offerings.

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Sidewalks, streetscape to receive state funding

By Kate Record-JournalRamunnistaff

The town of Wallingford is set to receive half a million dollars from the state for sidewalk improvements, while Cheshire is in line for nearly $300,000 in state funding to further im prove its West Main Street corridor.

The $500,000 award for Wallingford is one of $31.3 million in state Small Town Economic Assistance Pro gram grants Gov. Ned Lam ont announced Monday. Al so included in the an nouncement was the $290,000 grant to the town of Cheshire for the third phase of its West Main Streetscape improvement project.

The STEAP grant requires a $125,000 town match and will be used to improve side walks in the Wallingford town center and on Hall Av enue. The Cheshire grant re quires a match of $72,500.

The purpose of STEAP is to provide grants to smaller communities that are ineli gible for Urban Action bonds awarded to urban centers and economically distressed communities.

The State Bond Commission approves the grants, which can only be used for capital projects rather than for items in the town budget.

"Wallingford's town center is the heart of our communi ty," said Town Councilor Samuel Carmody. "Beautify ing and making our streetscapes safer are some of the many ways we can create more nessresidentsneighborhoodswelcomingforallourandsmallbusies."

The award comes at a piv otal time, Carmody said.

"Wallingford should be ag gressive and proactive in ap plying for similar types of competitive grants for future projects that benefit our community," he said.

It also comes amid concerns over public safety related to the condition of local side Timwalks.Cain, 60, was struck and killed by a minivan while us

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The State Bond Commission had approved the funding for the STEAP grants on March 31. Lamont an nounced who would get the grants and how much they would be for on Monday, and the towns will soon be getting official notification from the Office of Policy and Management, which admin isters the STEAP program.

DAMIR CIRIKOVIC SOUTHINGTON SOCCER

Damir Cirikovic scored Southington soccer’s first goal of the 2022 season, a laser into the upper left corner against Farmington. It was harbinger. In the three games that followed, Southington has scored 11 goals and Cirikov ic has been involved in seven. The junior scored twice vs. Simsbury, tallied one goal and set up two others vs. Manchester, then scored again Monday at Platt. Four games into the season, Cirikovic has five goals.

LUCAS CHYMBOR

CHESHIRE FOOTBALL

Introducing Cheshire wide receiver/defensive back Lucas Chymbor. The junior had a break out game at Hillhouse on Friday, picking off a pass in the end zone to end the first half, then opening the second half with a 59-yard touch down reception when he was left undefended on a “go” route. Chymbor caught a second TD pass from QB Matt Jeffery later in the third quarter as the Rams pulled away to a 30-0 win that has them 2-0.

AVERY ROBINSON PLATT FOOTBALL

Yes, the Platt offense resides in Mr. Robin son’s neighborhood. Senior Avery Robinson is back for his second season as Platt’s starting QB and he got the Panthers in the win column Friday by completing 13 of 17 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns in a 29-22 victory over Bristol Eastern. Robinson also ran for a 12-yard score. On the season, Robinson is 28-for-41 for 464 yards with four passing TDs and two rushing TDs.

SAMANTHA PARK MALONEY CROSS COUNTRY

Samantha Park entered the 2022 cross country season as the reigning Meriden city girls champion. In last week’s season-opening dual meet, the Maloney junior served a re minder that she’ll be the girl to beat when the Meriden squads convene at Hubbard Park on October 11. Last Wednesday at Hubbard, running against Bristol Eastern and Plainville in a CCC South double-dual, Park was first overall with a time of 20:52.

ANNA FEKIETA LYMAN HALL VOLLEYBALL

Anna Fekieta is truly Anna-on-the-spot for Ly man Hall volleyball. She’s a senior captain and she’s so versatile a player that she’s already taken on every position this season save for middle blocker. Deployed at libero for Monday night’s rivalry match against Sheehan, Fekieta delivered 10 digs to anchor the defense. She also factored into the attack with five kills and five aces as the Trojans pulled out a five-set victory.

SARAH BECKERT SHEEHAN VOLLEYBALL

Anna Fekieta’s counterpart on the other side of the net Monday night was Sheehan’s Sarah Beckert. Only a sophomore, Beckert has been Sheehan’s top player this season. She was good last year, too, when she established herself as a varsity player as a setter. This year, she moved to outside hitter and led the Titans to victories over Ellington and Hamden. She had four kills and five digs against Lyman Hall.

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Chymbor, CHS take it away from the ’House

By Noah Epstein Special to the Record-Journal

NEW HAVEN With just over five minutes to play in the second quarter, Hill house quarterback Addison Telford completed a 14-yard pass over the middle to Richard Bellamy.

This was the first time the Hillhouse Academics got a first down against the Cheshire defense 19 min utes into the game.

The Rams defense, which produced a blocked punt, four interceptions and forced as many punts as it allowed first downs, led Cheshire to a dominant 30-0 SCC crossover victory over Hillhouse on Friday night at Bowen Field.

The blocked punt came after the first drive of the game and gave the Rams immedi ate momentum. Cheshire’s Taylor Rochford stormed through the blockade, blocked the Hillhouse punt and the ball was recovered at the 2-yard line.

Two plays later, running back Jeffery Gonzalez ran up the middle into the end zone almost untouched to make it 7-0.

Funding

From A16

Cheshire

Cheshire Councilor Sylvia Nichols said she is grateful for the support the town re ceived from the state for the West Main Street project.

”The state has been very, very helpful,” she said.

The town has received sev eral grants to make the area more pedestrian friendly.

The Cheshire funds will be used to contribute to paving work at Ball & Socket Arts, a

Cheshire head coach Don Drust stressed how impor tant it is to succeed in spe cial teams.

“That’s Football 101,” said Drust. “When you can do something in that phase of the game that way to impact the game that way, it helps.”

After a Cheshire field goal made it 10-0, Hillhouse quarterback Addison Telford threw interceptions on backto-back possessions.

The first one was caught by Mike Simeone, a play that followed the first two first downs of the game for the TheAcademics.second interception came on the last play of the first half, caught in the back corner of the end zone by Lucas Chymbor.

Both interceptions stopped potential scoring drives and gave Cheshire a 10-0 half time Chymborlead.followed up the in terceptions catching two touchdown passes in the third quarter from quarter back Matt Jeffery.

Jeffery found Chymbor wide

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former West Main Street fac tory that is being converted into space for businesses and the arts. The funds will also be used for the Farm ington Canal Trail.

The West Main Street area is becoming an important re tail and entertainment spot, Nichols said.

“We realize that Ball and Socket is shaping up to be a second town center, and we are pleased that the state is supportive as we see the area continue to grow,” Nichols said.

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Food drive

Cheshire Cornerstone Church is looking to stock its Food Pantry. The church is collecting non-perishable food items, non-expired donations of specific food and health care items, grocery store gift cards, and monetary donations to help families at Cornerstone. For more information, contact info@cornerstonecheshire.com.

Lights of Hope

This year marks the 18th and final year for Cheshire’s Lights of Hope luminary lighting tradition. The event is set for Sat urday, Nov. 12. Three levels of sponsor participation are available: Platinum at $1,000; Gold at $500; Silver at $250; and Friends and in-kind at $250. For more information, con tact Sponsorship Committee Chairperson Kelly Pappas at sponsors@cheshireslightsofhope.com. Contact Jenifer Walsh or Jennifer Denne at Captains@lightsofhope.com to volun teer or to determine if your street already has a captain named.

Volunteers

From A14

The Chesprocott Health Dis trict’s MRC is active in the community. MRC members have staffed almost all our COVID-19 and flu vaccina tion clinics. In addition, vol unteers have been trained on various emergency pre paredness procedures.

The Chesprocott Health Dis trict is looking for volunteers from Wolcott to help during times of need.

Many skill sets, both medi cal and non-medical, are needed to help our clinics run smoothly. If you are in terested in becoming a Chesprocott Health District MRC Volunteer, visit CTRe sponds.ct.gov, the State of Connecticut’s web-based volunteer management sys tem, and register an ac count.

Should you have any ques tions about the Chesprocott MRC, feel free to call 203272-2761 or email jwilson@ chesprocott.org.

New Year

From A15

For Yom Kippur, services will begin on Tuesday Oct. 4 at 7 p.m.. On Wednes day, Oct. 5, the morning ser vice will begin at 10 a.m.

Then, there will be a study session at 1 p.m. and Min cha at 3:30. Yizkor will fol low Mincha (around 5) Neilah will follow Yizkor

(around 6), with a final blowing of the Shofar around 6:30.

A Community Break the Fast will follow (fee involved and RSVP required).

For more information about High Holiday services and to make a required reserva tion for the services, contact 203-272-0037 or office@tbd cheshire.org. Prospective and new members are wel come.

From A11

He also aims to bring back our pre-1992 competitive advantage by reforming the

state income tax and corpo rate income tax, eliminat ing the gift and estate taxes, eliminating redundancy in government programs.

He also hopes to reduce reg ulatory interference for com panies and embrace legisla tion for zero-based budget Arataing. also supports studying a flat tax system for residents and businesses.

“A smaller government will take less of your money, leaving it in your wallet to spend for what you decide, not the government, on the things you and your family need,” Arata wrote on his campaign website. “It’s about personal choice and individual freedom, to live how you want to live and make the best decisions af fecting you and your family not how someone else de cides for you.”

Short-Term Workforce Training Available at Community Colleges throughout Connecticut

Workforce Development programs are available at community colleges throughout Connecticut. For those that want to change careers or gain new skills that will help them advance in their current one, these flexible and affordable classes are a great option.

“Our CT Workforce and Economic Development division spans all 12 campuses of CT State and provides short-term training for in-demand jobs in the sectors with the most growth: advanced manufacturing technology, IT careers, healthcare ca reers, renewable energy, business and more. We also provide customized training to meet employers’ needs for a highly skilled workforce in our state. No matter where in Connecticut a person lives or a business is situated, there is a local campus ready to help!”

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If you are interested in changing careers or learning new skills that can help you advance your career, there are plenty of options to explore.

The 12 community colleges in Connecticut are merging in 2023 to become CT State Community College, dedicated to quality, access and affordability. Students will be able to apply once and take classes at any campus. The locations include Asnun tuck (Enfield), Capital (Hartford), Gateway (New Haven), Housatonic (Bridgeport), Manchester, Middle sex (Middletown), Naugatuck Valley

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Aunque cada universidad tiene dif erentes programas disponibles, cada escuela ofrece algún programa de Allied Health y capacitación médica, tal como ayudante de enfermera certificada (CNA), técnico farmacéutico certifica do, o técnico de flebotomía certificado. Otras ofertas de clases incluyen capac itaciones para trabajos en informáti ca, manufactura, hotelería, asistente veterinario, contabilidad, arboricultura, y muchos más.

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Las 12 universidades comunitarias en Connecticut se estarán uniendo en 2023, cuando serán CT State Communi ty College, dedicado a la calidad, acceso y asequibilidad. Los estudiantes podrán aplicar una vez y tomar clases en cualquier universidad. Las localidades incluyen Asnuntuck (Enfield), Capital (Hartford), Gateway (New Haven), Housatonic (Bridgeport), Manchester, Middlesex (Middletown), Naugatuck Valley (Waterbury), Northwestern (Winsted), Norwalk, Quinebaug Valley (Danielson), Three Rivers (Norwich) and Tunxis (Farmington).

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More ways to move

Coach Don Drust and his Cheshire Rams stand at 2-0 after Friday night’s 30-0 shutout of Hillhouse in New Haven.

Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

Football

open running downfield, with no defender within 30 yards of the junior receiver. The Hillhouse defender as signed to guard Chymbor didn’t know Chymbor was lined up wide, and Chymbor took advantage with a 59yard touchdown. “I was talk ing to the corner later in the game and he said he didn’t see me,” Chymbor said. “We called ‘free access’ and I just ran a go route. It felt great.”

Chymbor’s second receiving touchdown came after a Ben Thompson pick-6, and the two scores capped off a 20point third quarter for the CheshireRams. won with much help from the defense throughout the game. In ad dition to the crucial picks and big plays, the defense played remarkably well for all 48 minutes. Punts

forced: Six. First downs al lowed: Six.

The Academics went threeand-out as much as they were able to succeed in get ting 10 yards on any given drive.

Drust gave a lot of credit to the defense for how well the unit executed throughout Friday’s game.

“I’m proud of the effort on the defensive side of the ball,” Drust said. “When you run to the football, you make

up for mistakes. We ran to the ball and played really hard on defense.”

The defense helped Tier-1 Cheshire get off to a 2-0 start on the year, while Tier-2 Hillhouse fell to 0-2.

Open house: Arbor Rose

Arbor Rose at Jerome Home, an independent and assisted living community located at 975 Corbin Ave., New Britain, will host an open house Tuesday, Sept. 27 from 4 to 7 p.m. Registration is recommended. To reserve a time, call 860-229-3707.

Open house: Mulberry Gardens

Mulberry Gardens, an independent and assisted living com munity located at 58 Mulberry St., Southington, will host an open house Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 3 to 6 p.m. Registra tion is recommended. To reserve a time, call 860-276-1020.

Market finale

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ReRead Books & More and Old Bishop Farm will be hold ing its final Cheshire Farmers Market of the year on Wednesday, Sept. 28, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Located on the property of Old Bishop Farms, 500 South Meriden Road. For the last event, ReRead and Bishop Farm are attempting to bring back all vendors and some new ones to have a full market for the community. There will be a pizza truck, sea sonal fruit and produce, fresh eggs and honey, sourdough breads, fresh pasta, fresh homemade tomato sauces, gra nola, kettle corn, teas, lemonade, fresh seafood, and more.

“What we like to do is have most students take it in May or June and it’s for the new school year,” Sullivan-Kowal ski said. “Teachers are able to pull up an individual stu dent’s Getting To Know You survey and you get a quick idea of what the student likes, their dislikes and dif ferent ways to connect with the Sullivan-KowalskiclassroomdistrictlearningOverall,student.”social-emotionalisapriorityintheandisbuiltintolessonplans.saidproblemsolvingskillsandcommunicatingwithothershavebeenstrugglesforstudentssincethepandemic,soitisafocusintheschools.“Ithinkeverybody’sanxietyisalittlehighpostpandemicandhavingopportunitiestotalkthroughaproblemorasituationhasreallybeenagreatfocusforus,”Sullivan-Kowalskisaid.

Outdoor classrooms, staff support

Along with that, throughout the district, there are desig nated outdoor classroom spaces, giving students the opportunity to spend some time outside during the school day. “We were able to maximize our instruction with outdoor learning,” Sulli van-Kowalski said. “This be came an instructional tool which students and staff re ally enjoyed, so we built per manent outdoor learning environments across the dis Meridentrict.”

school staff can uti lize their benefit program, Cigna, to help them navigate their mental health.

“There’s classes like yoga and pilates, there’s individu alized coaching that has come out of that partner ship, so a staff member can work with Cigna and get in dividualized coaching in whatever area they need,” Sullivan-Kowalski said.

Along with that, Meriden teachers are also encour

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“I think finding what sparks people, what interests them, getting back to something that someone is passionate about is kind of along those same lines as social-emo tional and mental health needs or just self care and loving what you’re doing,” Sullivan-Kowalski said.

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When it comes to focusing on mental health in schools, Turner said a student is suc cessful if they feel a connec tion to their school commu nity. “Research shows stu dents are more available to learn when they feel con nected to school,” Turner said. “When students’ men tal health needs are being met they are able to build positive relationships with peers, increase students’ ca pacity to learn, experience positive social experiences, enhance their creativity and find academic success.”

Therefore, since the pan demic, Cavallaro said some people are struggling to reengage with others, which is something that all members of the school community need to understand.

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Develop, install, modify and test PLC software and hardware for the automation of industrial machinery and cold rolling machinery utilizing Siemens Step7, TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000, RSLogix 500, Mitsubishi GX Developer, GE Proficy Machine Edition. Will utilize industry standard communication protocols such as Modbus RTU and TCP, Profibus and Profinet. Will engineer and design the a week. MUST be dependable, and be able to read a route list with specific delivery instructions. We will demonstrate the route to you. Routes average 1.5 to 3 hours daily. No collections required.

The Town of Wallingford Public Schools is seeking a highly skilled individual to provide technical assistance in managing its organizational data system needs. The position requires 4 years information technology experience in a K-12 school environment which includes 2 years’ experience with Microsoft Office, PowerSchool, Crystal Reports, or similar reporting software.

Must have own transportation to travel between schools in the district. Wages: $32.86 hourly plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources or may be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page.

Phone # (203) 2942080, Fax #: (203) 294-2084. Closing date will be September 30, 2022 EOE

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The Town of Wallingford is seeking a highly qualified individual to direct and manage the Town’s public health programs and services. Applicants must meet the educational requirements of CGS § 19a-200, plus have 5 years of responsible local public health program jobandpossessincludingexperience,5yearsinpublichealthcodeenforcement.MustandmaintainaRegisteredSanitar-ianlicense,CTDPHPhaseIISubsurfaceSewageCertification,avalidCTDrivers’license.Salary:$111,179to$142,255annuallyplusanex-cellentfringebenefitspackage.AcompleteannouncementandapplicationmaybedownloadedfromtheDepartmentofHumanResourcesWebPageandcanbemailedtotheDepartmentofHumanResources,TownofWallingford,45SouthMainStreet,Wallingford,CT06492,oremailedto:wlfdhr@wallingfordct.govbytheclosingdateofOctober3,2022.Phone:(203)294-2080;Fax:(203)294-2084.EOE

Not Temp Work. Retirees, Stay at Home Mom’s, and Veterans are also welcome to apply. Make extra cash to pay rent, mortgage, bills, save money, or a great vacation.

Text or call Peter at 860-846-0216 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and start as soon as tomorrow morning. YOU WOULDin am reli w/exc. refs. Sorry, no dog owners. Please call 860-788-6121.