The Cheshire Citizen

Volunteers sought for school building commission

Citizen staff

The town will soon inter view volunteers to serve on a new seven-member school building committee. The for mation of the Next Genera tion School Building Commit tee ultimately will depend on voters approving the con struction of two new schools in a November referendum.

If the referendum passes, the plan is to build a new school on the north end of town, while Norton elementary would be rebuilt at its current location. The Next Generation committee would oversee this process, working with town officials, public school staff, the Capital Projects Manager. Committee members would also hear input from the pub lic. The timeframe for seeing the modernization project to completion is expected to take four years.

Members of the Board of Ed ucation and the Town Council will conduct interviews with See Commission, A7

Free Sustainability Fair returns Saturday, Oct. 8

By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

What’s your carbon footprint? How do you compost? Are there family-friendly hiking trails and open space in town?

These questions and more can be answered at the Cheshire Sustainability Fair, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on the First Congrega tional Church Green.

This free event is hosted by Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire. Parking is behind the

church. Food will be available for purchase from the Cravin’ Food Truck, a local operation.

This is the second year for the event, which offers residents a chance to check out a host of environmental and conserva

It's wonderful to see so many local and regional groups eager to participate in our fair again said Sustainable Cheshire co-chair Fiona Pear

Local enters Quinnipiac Hall of Fame

Press Release Cheshire resident Bruce

See Fair, A4

A member of the QU Class of ’81, Taylor is the former director of photography at ESPN and has contribut ed to countless Emmy award-winning pro ductions; his work on HBO’s Real Sports, and ESPN’s 50 Greatest Athletes, SportsCen tury and Outside the Lines are among them.

Taylor’s work has also garnered acclaim at the New York Film Festival, as well as Telly and Peabody awards.

After traveling extensively with Muhammad Ali, he also was awarded a Cable Ace Award for his work on a documentary about the boxing legend entitled, “Ali, Still the Great est.”

Taylor specializes in documentaries, brand ed content, sports, travel, entertainment, commercial and feature production.

Joining Taylor in the latest QU School of Communications Hall of Fame class are Rich Barry (’89, former vice president at Nickelodeon/Viacom), Ray Hernandez (’04,

See Hall of Fame, A12

Taylor

Ron Walters, Mill River Watershed Association president, chats with a visitor during the 2020 Sustainability Fair hosted by Coalition for a Sustainable Cheshire. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen

NEW NEIGHBORS

Recently, theCheshire Chamber of Commercehosted a ribbon-cuttingfor Jersey Mike’s Subs, located at 959 South Main St. Chamber members and town officials were on hand to meet the Jersey Mike’s staff and welcome them to the community. The restaurant prides itself on their friendly staff and high-quality ingredients. The Jersey Mike’s staff looks forward to serving the people of Cheshire and partnering with organizations in the community.

From cheshirect.org:

Register in person at the Registrars of Vot ers ’ office or the Town Clerk’s office, 84 South Main St.; at the Cheshire Public Li brary, 104 Main St.; or at the Department of Motor Vehicles.

If you register at a location oth er than the Registrar of Voters' office, be sure to complete and keep your receipt as proof of your application. If you are un sure of your registration status, call 203-271-6680.

Register by mail by sending a completed registration card (which can be obtained at the locations listed above) to the Registrars of Voters, 84 South Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410.

Register online via the Connecticut Secre tary of the State website, voterregistra tion.ct.gov.

If you have any questions about your cur rent voting eligibility status, polling place, party affiliation, or other matters relating to

your rights, feel free to contact the Registrars of Voters office.

You must be a registered voter in Cheshire in order to vote in Cheshire, whether in per son or by absentee ballot.

The Registrars of Voters office is open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. There is an ex tended session (until 8 p.m.) on the Tuesday of the week prior to each election, which is the deadline for in-person registra tions and for mail-in registra tions to have arrived at the of fice.

The only option for registering after that day is Election Day Registration at Town Hall. This is recommended only as a last resort because of the much longer time it will take to process your application. Election Day Registration is not available during pri maries and referenda.

You may register in person after Nov. 1 if you become a U.S. citizen, move into town, or turn 18 the week before Election Day.

CANDIDATE COMMENTARY

Now’s the time to turn from progressive path

By Lou Arata

We’ve seen parental outrage over critical race theory lessons being pushed on students by teachers ob sessed with interfering in the lives of our youth. There has been justified parental out rage over the competitive fairness and safety of girls in high school sports and we’ve witnessed the sometimes blatant disrespect of parental rights in the morali ty and sexual education be ing taught in schools.

People are angry. Regardless of party affiliation, we all see it and feel it. I want to be part of the change in that temperament and help end that battle, bringing balance to decision-making in Hart ford. Legislators must be re sponsible and accountable to those who have elected them. The tax payers in this state have been taken for granted and maltreated.

According to the Yankee In stitute, in 2021 Connecticut generated revenue from 344

taxes, fees and other sources. Many of those taxes cost more to collect and administer than were actually tak en in. There is something very wrong with excessive taxation. We’ve seen for years the de parture of wealth both in dividuals and businesses to states that are far more fiscally responsible. I’m fre quently reminded of the tolls debate where the adminis trative costs associated with paving one mile of highway here in Connecticut was more than nine times higher than the national average.

What are we doing that is so unique? Perhaps it could be we have had total state con trol by the Democrat Party for 40 years. It’s unhealthy and it’s unbalanced. Howev er, we the people have al lowed this to be the case.

This time in our history is unprecedented in its impor tance. It’s time for people to stand up for our values, in stitutions, and our way of life the free-market system before it’s too late to turn around from the progressive path put forth by our present leadership.

It’s time for the people of Connecticut to demand their government gets its fiscal house in order, as priority No. 1, and begin to actually lessen the financial burden for all tax-paying citizens. When elected, I will pursue legislation supporting ideas, such as forensic audits of ev ery department, bringing some balance to Hartford and opening up honest, transparent debate on issues where all views are heard and considered. Misguided Democrat-led policy legisla tion and the inflation it caused has hurt every per son living on a fixed income, especially our seniors and the deteriorating middle class.

Personal responsibility and accountability seem to have gotten lost in our present leg islative environment. I be lieve a smaller government is a stronger government be cause that means more re sponsibility and liberty is giv en back to the individual and not controlled by the State. I will fight to keep local control of zoning and education, where every parent’s rights are actually heard and up held.

Recently, I signed the “Con tract with Connecticut.” You may read the contract at Con tractwithCT.com and see ex actly where I stand on the is sues. I stand for each individ ual voice.

TheCheshireCitizen|cheshirecitizen.comA4 Thursday,September29,2022 In Brief

Call Before You Dig

Call Before You Dig is a program established to protect the public safety with regard to excavations near underground facilities by providing a communications link between exca vators, public agencies and public utilities.

Excavation damage to underground utility facilities can cause fires and explosions, injuries, deaths and significant disruptions to public utility service.

To have your utilities located, contact CBYD by calling 811 or 1-800-922-4455.

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Other groups attending will be Friends of Boulder Knoll Farm, Mill River Watershed Association, Cheshire Polli nator Pathway, Cheshire Creation Care, Sunrise CT, Quinnipiac Valley Audubon Society, Cheshire Land Trust, and the Cheshire En vironment Commission.

New to the fair this year will be the Southwest Conserva tion District and Cheshire Parks & Recreation, as well as the newly revitalized En vironment Commission.

Visitors to the fair can enter a raffle for a free backyard composter or rain barrel. To enter the raffle, go to the Coalition for a Sustain able Cheshire booth.

“We hope people learn how easy it can be to make sus tainable choices in their ev eryday lives that can have a cumulative, positive effect in our community,” said Pear son.

For more information, follow the Coalition for Sustainable Cheshire on Facebook, Twit ter and Instagram or email SustainableCheshire@ gmail.com

Cheshire joins AARP age-friendly communities push

Press Release

The Town of Cheshire is proud to announce it is now a member of the AARP Net work of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The town is one of six in the state to become part of this net work.

As a member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities, the Town of Cheshire commits to identifying the challenges of its aging population and identifying policy and pro grammatic solutions. By en rolling in the AARP network, the town will gain access to national and global research, community networks, plan ning models and best prac tices to improve livability for all.

Informational sessions about this town-wide initiative will be held at the Cheshire Se nior Center on Monday, Oct. 17 at 10 a.m., and Mon day, Nov. 21 at 10 a.m. This initiative is being led by the Cheshire Senior Center, the Senior Living Subcommittee component of the Youth and Human Services Committee, and Community Stakehold ers.

People of all ages and abili ties benefit from the adop tion of policies and pro grams that make neighbor hoods walkable, feature safe transportation options, en able access to key services, provide opportunities to participate in community activities, and support hous ing that is affordable and adaptable. Well-designed, age-friendly communities foster economic growth and make for happier, healthier residents.

AARP's network, an affiliate of the World Heath Organi zation's Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Program, is part of an international cam paign to help communities prepare for rapidly aging populations. It is projected by AARP that by 2030, one of every five people in the U.S. will be 65 or older and that

by 2035, the number of adults older than 65 will be greater than the number of children under 18.

To learn more about the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities initiative or to

register for an informational session, contact Stefanie Th eroux at 203-272-8286 or sth eroux@cheshirect.org.

Trunk or Treat

The Cheshire Lions Club’s popular “Trunk or Treat” Halloween event will take place Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 a.m. to noon, at Bartlem Park. Put on your most ghoulishly enjoyable cos tume and come out for a morning of tricks and treats, and trunks, where children will wander from one deco rated car to the next collect ing goodies. Powerstation Events of Cheshire has do nated a DJ to provide music for the event. Rain date is Sunday, Oct. 30.

Pumpkin Patch

The pumpkins are back at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. The “Community Pumpkin Patch” is open Monday to Friday, noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. All profits do nated to charity.

“Kids Day in the Patch” is planned for Saturday, Oct. 8, noon to 4 p.m. Events to in clude Halloween science ex periments, pumpkin paint ing, and games. “Kids Day in the Patch” will take place rain or shine.

Trail Trekkers

“Walk for the Health of It” with the Cheshire CT Trail Trekkers. Events designed for all ages take place the first Saturday of the month, 9 a.m., with leisurely walk ing; and the third Wednes day of the month, 4 p.m., for a brisker-paced walk. Join us Saturday, Oct. 1. 9 a.m., at Old Bishop Farms for a fun apple tour. Check out the Trail Trekkers calendar on the Cheshire Parks and Recreation website for walk ing dates, details, and to reg ister.

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 try.

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

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 cheshiresymphony orchestra.org or find the group on Facebook.

Run for The Cove

Run for The Cove will take place Sunday, Oct. 9 at Winding Trails in Farming ton and Sunday, Oct. 16 at Hammonasset Beach in Madison. Run for The Cove supports the Cheshire-based Cove center’s free programs. For more information, visit covect.org/race.

Lawn debris

The Town of Cheshire pro vides a container at 1304 Waterbury Road for disposal of residential grass clippings and leaves.

The container is accessible Mondays, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., through Monday, Oct. 31.

Coming to your home or business

In order to continue delivery to your home or business, we need to have each resident or business let us know that, by filling out our on-line requester form at myrecordjournal. com/cheshire-requester

Or, you can call us at 203-634-3933 and we can mail you a postage paid postcard to fill out and return. Without the necessary requester information, delivery of your Cheshire Citizen to your home or business, will end.

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interested applicants next month. After that, the group will make recommendations to the Town Council and that panel will finalize ap pointments.

According to Town Manager Sean Kimball, the town is re quired to establish a School Building Committee as a state statutory requirement with respect to the school construction grant funding process.

Under a 2019 Connecticut law governing public school building projects, at least one of the committee mem bers must have construction industry experience.

Other useful backgrounds include, but are not limited to, “project management, planning, design, construc tion, or education facilities administration,” the town’s recruitment notice reads.

Members must also be regis tered voters and residents of Cheshire.

If the referendum pass es, committee appointments will be made and the charge and scope of duties will be finalized.

The selected volunteers will be appointed to four-year terms. Training and orienta tion in applicable laws such as the Freedom of Informa tion Act, procurement, and construction regulations would follow.

The Board of Education and Town Council will provide li aisons to the committee.

The group will appoint its own chair.

Residents wishing to be con sidered for the Next Genera tion School Building Com mittee should submit a note of interest, including a brief description of any relevant areas of expertise or experi ence, to the Town Council c/ o townmanager@ cheshirect.org by 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 3.

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Lou Arata understands busi ness. He will be a champion for small businesses and will fight for them to prosper in CT. To do this, we need a change in Hartford.

Lou Arata understands the free enterprise system and how excessive regulations make it hard for small busi nesses to grow and thrive. Voting for Lou Arata tells small businesses that they are cared for and supported. Learn more about Lou at his website, LouArata.com.

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Lou Arata is the only respon sible choice for voters in the 83rd District (Berlin, Cheshire, Meriden). Lou is an experienced business owner and entrepreneur. He knows how difficult it is to get ahead under the Democrats’ climate of overregulation and crushing tax es.

Lou Arata pledges to work toward smaller government. He will eliminate corruption and special interest spend ing in CT.

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Soup Night

Bread for Life’s Soup Night will be held Wednesday, Oct. 19, 5 to 7 p.m., at South ington High School. Come and sample delicious soups from local restaurants.

Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children under age 8. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Email info@ southingtonbreadforlife.org.

Snowflake Fair

The Congregational Church of Plainville, 130 West Main St., will host its Snowflake Fair Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafters are sought. Call 860-747-1901 or email churchoffice@ucc plainville.org.

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Cheshire Academy adds to its Board of Trustees

Press Release

The Cheshire Academy Board of Trustees recently elected four new trustees, all

of whom bring immense knowledge, skills, and expe rience from their profession al and personal lives.

The new trustees are Mitchell Herman, Suparna Mody, Dr. William A. Petit Jr., and Todd Savage.

Mitchell Herman, Class of 1968

Herman, of Silver Spring, Md., is presi dent of Dana Creative Concepts Corp., a fi nance and management consulting company with a diversified client base.

Herman has a professional background in both business and the food industry, previ ously serving as the chief fi nancial officer and co-owner of RIS Restaurant in Wash ington, D.C., and as senior vice president for corporate affairs at Shoppers Food Warehouse.

Herman also has extensive experience serving on the boards of commercial and charitable organizations, in cluding on the Ambas sador’s Group of the Med star Washington Hospital Center, and as past chair man of the Mid-Atlantic Food Dealers Association.

Herman received a bache lor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a mas ter’s degree in business ad ministration from The George Washington Univer sity and his Juris Doctor from the George Mason Uni versity School of Law. He al so served with the U.S. Coast Guard.

Suparna Mody, Class of 2000

Mody, a part ner at Chari ance Consul tancy, is a business pro fessional with multi-dimen sional experi ence in the areas of mar keting, hu man resources, fundraising, and finance in the social sector.

Mody previously worked as the director of fundraising with The Akanksha Founda tion, a non-governmental organization involved in the education of underprivi leged children. Prior to that, she worked in the finance sector in portfolio manage ment and strategic business development.

Mody holds a bachelor’s de gree in political science and a minor in business studies from Northeastern Universi ty.

She lives in Mumbai, In dia with her husband.

Herman Mody

EDITORIAL

Marching bands come back strong

Previously published in the Record-Journal.

Every day newspaper pages, including the pages of the Record-Journal, are devoted to sports. Some, like the R-J sports pages, are devoted to a great degree to covering youth and high school sports. Those participating deserve the attention.

Other activities young people devote themselves to might not get as much ink, but they are also important. Take the marching band, for example. The performance of a march ing band can be thrilling, and inspiring, but marching band efforts can also be taken for granted.

But imagine a Memorial Day observance without a march ing band. Imagine the Daf fodil Festival without them.

After being sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic the Daffodil Festival returned this year. Marching bands from Maloney and Platt high schools and Lincoln Middle School were there to be im portant parts of the pa rade. The Cheshire High School Marching Ram Band recently performed during the Cheshire Fall Festival. Those are a few examples. Marching bands are integral to celebrations and obser vances, and to bolstering community spirit.

They don’t often get a chance to stand out on their own. Band competitions of fer an opportunity.

Record-Journal reporter Michael Gagne recently highlighted high school marching bands in a preview of a “Halftime All the Time” competition hosted in Meri den by Maloney’s band. It’s an annual event.

“Marching band has really come back strong this year, after a couple difficult years of COVID,” said Brian Cyr, Maloney’s band director.

“It’s a really big show,” he said. “We’re super excited about that.”

There is more upcoming for Cyr’s Maloney band. The Spartans are scheduled for the New England States Championships, held at New Britain’s Veterans Memorial Stadium on Oct. 29, and on Nov. 5 Maloney’s marching band will be at MetLife Sta dium, in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the USBands National Championships. Learning, working on skills, performing and competi tion.

Those who participate in marching bands deserve to be recognized and congratu lated for their success. As Cyr pointed out, it’s a really big show.

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Health district: Septic systems require regular upkeep

Press Release

The U.S. Environmental Pro tection Agency part nered with state and local governments, local health departments like Chespro cott Health District, commu nity groups, businesses, and academic institutions to sponsor the 10th annual SepticSmart Week (Sept. 1923).

Septic systems are individual wastewater treatment sys tems that use the soil to treat wastewater from your toilets and sinks. Homes and busi nesses that are not served by public sewers rely on these to treat their wastewater.

All septic systems are indi vidually designed, but most are based on the same prin ciples. It is very important to

pump your tank every three to five years so solids don’t get into leach fields and clog the soil.

Helpful tips

Think at the sink. What goes down the drain has a big impact on your septic system; fats, grease and solids can clog a system’s pipes and drainfield.

Don’t overload the com mode. A toilet is not a trash can. Disposable diapers and wipes, feminine hygiene products, coffee grounds,

cigarette butts and cat litter can damage a septic system.

Don’t strain your drain. Use water efficiently and stagger use of water-based appli ances. Too much water use at once can overload a sys tem that hasn’t been pumped recently.

Shield your field. Tree and shrub roots, cars and live stock can damage your sep tic drainfield.

Keep it clean. Contamina tion can occur when a septic system leaks due to improp er maintenance. Be sure

Hall of Fame

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director of communications at Otis Elevator), and Mered ith Klein (’05, head of con sumer and product commu nications at Pinterest).

“These four inductees are more than worthy of induc tion and serve as models for

our current students,” said Chris Roush, dean of the School of Communications. “They have all taken what they learned at Quinnipiac and thrived in the communi cations world as industry leaders.”

your drinking water is safe to drink by testing it regularly.

Protect and inspect. Regu lar septic system mainte nance can save homeown ers thousands of dollars in repairs and protect public health.

Pump your tank. Ensure your septic tank is pumped at regularly intervals as rec ommended by a profession al and/or local permitting authority.

Feel free to call Chesprocott Health District at 203-2722761, or visit chesprocott.org.

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Dr. William A. Petit Jr.

Dr. Petit is currently serving his third term as Connecticut state repre sentative of the 22nd District, rep resenting the towns of Plainville and New Britain.

From 2019-2002, Petit has served as a ranking member of the Public Health Com mittee, and as a member of the Education and Energy and Technology committees.

Petit has a wealth of knowl edge in the medical field, having previously operated a practice in Plainville from 1989-2007.

In 1997, Petit was chosen to become the medical director of the Joslin Diabetes Center at what is now the Central Hospital of Connecticut. He also served as Plainville’s di rector of public health from 1994-2008.

Petit has strong ties to Cheshire Academy, as his wife, Jennifer Hawke-Petit, previously served as the school’s co-director of the Richmond Health Center.

After the loss of Jennifer and his two daughters, Hayley and Michaela, Dr. Petit with the help of friends and family formed the Petit Family Foundation in their memory.

In addition to his profession al and charitable work, Petit serves on countless commit tees and boards for the sci ences, domestic violence, education, and other efforts.

A graduate of Plainville High School, he earned an under graduate degree from Dart mouth University, a medical degree from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and completed a fellowship in endocrinology at the Yale School of Medicine. He currently lives in Plainville.

Todd Savage, Class of 1998

Savage has worked for the U.S. Gov ernment since 2005, and brings with him to the Board in strumental knowledge in policy, se curity and safety. In his line of work, Savage provides policy and planning exper tise relative to national secu rity.

Prior to his current role, Sav age handled outreach pre vention programs and tech nology protection programs, as well as worked as field training officer for the Capi tol Police.

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EVAN ANDERSON SOUTHINGTON FOOTBALL

Evan Anderson can catch passes. He’s shown that since breaking out a year ago as a sophomore and he’s continued in 2022. With a massive game Saturday at Greenwich — 9 catches, 201 yards, 54-yard TD — the junior is 14-for-281 receiving on the season. Anderson can also wing it. The team’s backup QB, Anderson threw a 25-yard TD pass to John Flynn with 3:48 to go, then converted the 2-point try in the 29-28 victory.

ZAKKAI MOORE

MALONEY FOOTBALL

Area football teams turned in two huge wins in the Alliance matchups of Week 3: Southing ton, 29-28, at Greenwich and Maloney, 21-9, at Darien. Defense sealed it for the Spartans after they took the lead in the second half. Maloney made multiple goal-line stands and forced three turnovers. Zakkai Moore was in the middle of it all. The junior linebacker made 16 tackles, including three for a lost yardage, and picked off a pass.

MORGAN STONE

LYMAN HALL SOCCER

We’re racking our brains and drawing blanks — unlike Morgan Stone. The Lyman Hall senior midfielder scored five straight goals Wednesday to lift the Trojans to a 7-5 victory over East Haven. When was the last time a player scored five goals in one game, let alone five straight? With LH down 4-0 after 15 minutes, Stone cut the gap to 4-2 by halftime, then scored three times in the first 20 minutes of the second to put LH ahead.

KATHERINE ARICHAVALA WILCOX TECH SOCCER

The leading girls soccer team so far this sea son in the Connecticut Technical Conference? The standings show it’s the Wilcox Tech Lady Wildcats. Led by Katherine Arichavala, the ’Cats have scored 24 goals in getting out to a 5-1 start. Arichavala, a junior forward/mid fielder, has 11 of those 24 goals, plus three assists. Arichavala had a hat trick against Grasso Tech on Sept. 12 and another one last Friday against Innovation.

EMILY HART PLATT VOLLEYBALL

Emily Hart has been on the varsity scene at Platt since her freshman days and her final year is shaping up like a fine culminating act. The senior setter led the Panthers to a 3-0 sweep of Maloney on Monday. With the rivalry win Platt improved to 7-1, which tied for second-best record in the CCC. Hart had 11 assists and six aces vs. Maloney. On the season, she has 140 assists, 44 aces and 57 digs. All are team highs.

AVERY MOLA CHESHIRE VOLLEYBALL

Re-introducing SCC Volleyball Player of the Year Avery Mola, though the formality probably isn’t necessary. The senior outside hitter has driven CHS to another strong start with the sort of play that made her All-State last season. Mola had 21 kills against Bristol Central, 22 against Fairfield Warde — far and away the area’s single-match highs so far. Mola and the Rams were 5-1 heading into Tuesday’s showdown with Amity.

10 ways to enjoy fall in New England

By Caitlin Houston Special to the Record-Journal

Editor’s note: View links to more information about fall activities in the online ver sion of this story at myrecordjournal.com

Fall has officially started Here are 10 Ways to Enjoy Fall in New England (or where ever you live). Did you know there are 90 days of fall? It officially be gan Thursday and ends on Dec. 21 so we have exactly 90 days to embrace all things autumn before winter comes.

1. Go Apple Picking

Apple pie, apple crisp, ap ples with peanut butter… there are so many ways to enjoy freshly picked apples.

Plan a fun afternoon at a “pick your own” farm to stock up on your favorite kinds of apples. We already went apple picking last weekend at an orchard down the street. Read Tips for Apple Picking on my blog before you go.

2. Visit a Fall Festival

Our town has been hosting an annual fall festival called Celebrate Walling ford every first weekend of October since 1986 This year I helped organize the twoday event and I cannot wait for my family to enjoy all that we’ve planned There are plenty of fall festivals all over New England just hit search on something in your area.

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Writer Caitlin Houston and her family on a fall hike.

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3. Find the Perfect Pumpkin

Growing up we always went to the pumpkin patch to pick out the perfect pumpkin. Nowadays most farms do all the hard work for you and put the best pumpkins out on display. Either way you pick a pumpkin, it's still a fun fall family activity.

4. Take a Hike

The fall is the perfect time to go hiking in New England The bugs are slowly disap pearing and the weather is ideal for an adventure in the woods. The best part about hiking in Connecticut is get ting to the top of a trail and seeing a colorful view.

5. Do Something Spooky

Wallingford is home to one of Southern New England’s premiere haunted happen ings: The Trail of Terror. It’s so spooky that I have not walked through it since I was in high school because I don’t like being scared. However, if you would enjoy a 45 minute walk through a legendary twisty, winding outdoor haunted trail in the woods this is for you.

6. Try to Not Get Lost in a Corn Maze

One of the most popular things to do during the fall in New England is to walk a corn maze. I can’t recall the last time I got lost in one, but this year I hope to take my girls on an adventure.

Can’t find a corn maze? There are still some sunflow er field mazes standing dur ing the fall, too.

7. Go Leaf Peeping during Fall in New England

There are so many incredi ble places to look at leaves around New England some may be right in your own backyard I love to drive around with my daughters and call out the colors we see on the trees throughout

the season. It's really amaz ing when we see the same tree show leaves of multiple colors.

These are the top leaf peep ing places in Connecticut: Norfolk, Kent, Mohawk State Forest, Simsbury, Pachaug State Forest, Mystic and Sleeping Giant.

8. Explore Where You Live

There is nothing more fun than learning more about where you live Take a drive to see the leaves or animals at a local farm. Put on some rain boots and walk along a local river while admiring the geese flying south or the fall foliage.

9. Cook all of the fun fall recipes

One doesn’t have to live in New England to cook up a fun fall recipe. Sweet Potato Turkey Chili, Pumpkin Mac aroni and Cheese, countless soups and stoups the op tions are endless.

10. Start a New Fall Tradition.

There’s no better time than now to start a new fall tradi tion with your loved ones. Whether its homemade piz zas while carving pumpkins, a chili cook-off with friends, or taking a drive to find spooky decorations around town there is so much to do and see during the fall. As temps cool down and days get shorter, take advan tage of the most beautifully transformative season of the year.

Caitlin Houston is a Walling ford blogger and mom of three who loves sharing all of her favorites on the Caitlin Houston Blog. Learn about fun activities at home, family friendly travels, easy recipes and more.

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For Latinos, women, it’s harder to start a small business

By Lau Guzmán Record-Journal staff

Fabiola Giguere has run a cleaning business for the past 33 years. This is not an easy task for anyone, as the U.S. Small Business Admin istration estimates that twothirds of new businesses do not survive their tenth birth day.

However, the number is more impressive as Guigere immigrated to East Haven in 1989 to escape the terrorism from the Peruvian militia group known as Sendero Lu minoso. Three years later, she started Limpiex, a clean ing company in Hamden.

When that business pros pered, Giguere started pur suing her passion through her own jewelry brand, Achiq designs. Named after the Quechua word for “Bright,” Achiq designs has been open for the past five years at 1081 South Main Street in Cheshire.

Giguere plans on expanding her business to the former Wells Fargo branch in down town Wallingford. She said 86 N Main St. is under reno vation to become a second jewelry boutique and a cof fee shop.

“It's going to be an open concept,” she said. “I'm hav ing fun.”

However, Giguere’s success is the exception to the norm, as both women and Latinos are more likely to be workers than business owners.

Disparities in business ownership

In Connecticut, about 16% of workers are Hispanic, but only 9% of business owners are Hispanic, according to a SBA report. The report also found that about 22% of workers were racial minori ties, but only 12% of busi ness owners.

The SBA also found a large

gap for women, who made up 48% of the workforce, but only 41% of business own ers.

This gap is particularly rele vant to New Haven county as small businesses account for a little more than half of the county’s employment: higher than both the nation al and statewide average, ac cording to an analysis of 2019 census data by the Record-Journal.

To address these disparities, the state announced two new programs this summer the Connecticut Small Business Boost Fundand the Connecticut Future Fund. Both are designed to provide resources for small business es owned by women and racial minorities.

However, despite the new initiatives, many minorities do not have business back grounds or access to the know-how required to start a business.

Getting a loan

Colombian native Nelson Marchan has worked as an advisor at the Connecticut Small Business Develop ment Center for the past nine years and has worked with many Latino-owned businesses.

He explained that the center can provide free resources for those looking to start their own business, even if they don’t have a business degree.

“We want the client to make more money because that’s good for the economy,” he said. “If the family can make better decisions, that's an amazing gift for our commu nities.“

Reflecting on his work, Marchan said that his three most successful clients were women. The common thread between them was that all three had experience See Small business, A20

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in their industry and went through the paperwork re quired to get a loan

Before a bank approves a business loan, Marchan ex plained most lenders ask ap plicants for 20% of the funds needed to start their busi ness. Marchan said banks al so ask for technical docu ments like a business plan, financial projections and market research.

“The numbers have to be re alistic because if they are not, then it's a no-win situa tion,” he said.

Because of the strict require ments, Marchan said appli cants might be tempted to approach a lender with more lenient requirements. How

ever, more lenient require ments often mean that the loan is seen as a riskier in vestment, which results in higher interest rates on the loan.

He also added that a low level of English, a low credit score, or lack of collateral might also prevent Latinos from getting a loan.

Small Business Development Council

In addition to these issues, there are additional barriers for women seeking to start a business.

“Most of the people making decisions about who gets a loan are not women,” said JoAnn Gulbin at the Wom

en’s Business Development Council of Connecticut.“Ac cess to capital remains the single largest obstacle for women who are starting, try ing to start or grow business es, ” she said in a phone in terview.

The council provides a num ber of opportunities for fe male business owners, in cluding advising, grants, loans, and networking. The council focuses on minority and low-income clients, as the council reports that 48% of their clients are minorityowned enterprises.

With a growing number of Latinos in Connecticut, Gul bin explained that the coun cil hired Spanish-speaking business advisors and pro gram managers, made their website available in Spanish, and offered bilingual work shops.

Early childhood businesses

Gulbin also pointed to a new program that developed a series of business develop ment services for home and center-based child care

providers in partnership with the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood.

One of five childcare work ers in Connecticut are His panic women, according to census estimates from 2018.

The number is higher for Meriden, one in four child care workers are Hispanic women.

“A pretty large portion of childcare providers are Spanish-speaking,” Gulbin said. “In order to really do our best to serve them, we needed to be offering more in Spanish.”

Gloria Montoya, of Meriden, recently became involved with the council. She applied and attended a number of workshops.

Montoya’s business, My Lit tle World, is well little. She is the only employee and takes care of six preschool kids. Montoya migrated from Peru in 1999 and started a home-based childcare ser vice in 2009. She said the children are a mix of ages and ethnicities, but she talks to all of them in her native Spanish.

“Kids are like sponges that can learn several languages, even if they don’t speak them,” she said in Spanish. “Kids are going to decide what language they speak, or whether they want to speak both or not, but they already have the knowledge.”

Montoya holds a Child De velopment Associate’s de gree from Middlesex Com

Fabiola Giguere, owner of Achiq Designs Inc. at 1081 S. Main St. in Cheshire.

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munity College and is pas sionate about discussing early childhood education, but admits bookkeeping is not her strength.

“I knew a lot about what a business was and how to run it, but all the bookkeep ing went to my accountant,” she said. “They [the council] have given me a lot of guid ance. ”

Montoya also received a technology grant during the pandemic and funding to change her carpet for a hardwood floor to provide better care for kids with al lergies.

The importance of a business plan

In addition to the lack of ac cess to loans, many Latinoowned businesses struggle with staying in business for long periods of time.

“I think that sometimes the lack of planning forces com panies, Latino companies, to fail,” Marchan said.

For long-term success, Marchan stressed the im portance of creating a sound business plan especially when the new business owner doesn't have to apply for a loan. He said many first-time business owners get wrapped up in their ideas and don’t know how their project will work in the future. “Dreams are beauti ful, but sometimes reality takes over dreams,” he said. “If the business doesn't grow and you still want to contin

ue spending money, that's no good.”

“You have to do your research”

When Giguere first opened Limpiex, she remembers be ing advised by SCORE, a nonprofit organization pow ered by the SBA that match es business mentors with prospective business own ers. “Every time you open something, you have to do your research,” she said.

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Giguere holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Adminis tration from Albertus Mag nus College. However, de spite her business back ground, Giguere recalls that the SBA helped Limpiex be come an 8(a) certified com pany.

According to the administra tion, 8(a) certifications are a nine-year program created to help firms owned and con trolled by socially and eco nomically disadvantaged in dividuals. For Guiguiere, that meant Limpiex could com pete with bigger firms on contracts set aside specifical ly for 8(a) businesses.

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