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Cheshire rips past East Haven and stays true North Victory over Easties is the fifth straight for surging 6-1 Rams Record-Journal staff
fell to 5-2.
EAST HAVEN — The records said it was a matchup of 5-1 teams.
Cheshire jumped on East Haven early. Jake McAlinden’s 15-yard touchdown run made it 7-0 just 4½ minutes in and, all of four minutes later, Will Bergin recovered a fumble at the East Haven 26.
The action on the field, though, revealed that identical numbers can sometimes contain quite divergent factors. Rams 48 Yellowjackets 14
Cheshire Food Pantry Executive Director Kerry Walsh points to a recipe box and seasonal food suggestions in the pantry's waiting room last week. Photos by Bailey Wright, Record-Journal
Food insecurity is persistent, even in ‘well-off ’ communities By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
Executive Director Kerry Walsh walked past a wall of glass doors, behind which lettuce, meat, milk, eggs and other refrigerated and frozen items sit, before making her way to the largest room in the 6,000-square-foot building the Cheshire Community Food Bank calls home.
Food items line several aisles in the Cheshire Food Pantry, 175 Sandbank Road.
That turnover led to a nice little plot twist. The Rams put lineman Sean Cangiano in the backfield as a It was never close Friday blocking back and handed night, Nov. 1, at Crisafi him the ball. The senior Field, where Tier 2 took it three yards to the Cheshire routed Tier 3 East house for his first touchHaven 48-14 in a SCC down and a 14-0 lead. crossover matchup. The Rams did lose a fumIt was the fifth straight win ble early in the second for the Rams, who now stand at 6-1. East Haven See Football, A13
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BERLIN — State police have identified the driver they believe was involved in a hitand-run death on Route 9 early last month. A report released last week identified the driver as Joseph Lamontagne, 76, of Cheshire. He has not been charged. Lamontagne was driving south on Route 9, near exit
23, in a 2014 Toyota Corolla when his vehicle struck Marie Ahern, 54, of Middletown, according to the report. Ahern died at the scene. The incident was reported around 10:30 a.m. Lamontagne left the scene of the accident, and was later located. State police said he is cooperating with investigators.
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“It’s the kids who need the park most,” Ruane said. “We really haven’t heard from them.”
Town Council member Sylvia Nichols, who attended the Oct. 28 session, said she thinks it is in the town's interest to take advantage of all the information the firm is gathering.
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The majority of respondents, 57 percent, were between 35 and 44 years old. Baby boomers represented about 22 percent of respondents. Youth represented less than 1 percent of respondents.
Ruane said the firm will not present a proposed cost for improving the town’s existing fields, but its overall report will identify underutilized and under-maintained facilities.
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The consultants hired to come up with a plan for developing the former Chapman Farm property have begun surveying the public for ideas.
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COMMENTARY
Dealing with the holidays after divorce By Lisa J. Cappelli
Holidays can be miserable times for a divorced person and even worse for a recently divorced person. It may be easy to feel sorry for yourself and to blame your former spouse for your loneliness and unhappiness. Making it worse, you may even lack the motivation or energy to leave your home.It
doesn’t have to be that way. Although it may be difficult, you can to choose whether you will hide from holidays or turn them into something positive and fulfilling. Here are a few tips: n Accept
that things will be different - but different doesn’t necessarily mean bad. n Focus
on others rather than yourself, whether it is your kids, out of town family
members you weren’t able to visit when you were married, the members of your congregation or even strangers. It’s more difficult to be sad when you are trying to make others happy.
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Thanksgivings more than working at the community Take James for instance. Un- dinner. When it was his turn der his divorce settlement he for Thanksgiving with his had his children on alternat- children he and his children ing Thanksgivings. This year helped out. A new tradition was his former wife’s turn. was born. James expected to spend the n Create new traditions. holiday alone and deOr consider Angela. For the There are an infinite number pressed. Then a co-worker first Christmas after her diof ways to celebrate a holitold him about a local vorce Angela was preparing day. church that needed volunherself for a lonely Christteers for its Thanksgiving mas when she opened a n Appreciate the positives in dinner program. Somewhat greeting card from a childyour life. There are certainly hesitantly, James appeared hood friend who recently people worse off than you at the church early Thankslost her spouse. Thinking giving morning. Before he how lonely her friend must knew it, he was working with be, Angela called and ofother volunteers packing fered to travel to share turkey and stuffing meals in- Christmas with her friend. to his car for delivery to The tradition now is for the housebound seniors. He two to spend every Christfound satisfaction in the joy mas together, alternating that the seniors found in his homes, each bringing new visits, which often were spouses and children into more welcomed than the the holiday celebration. meal. After that experience he couldn’t imagine wanting A divorce does not doom to doing anything on
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Avian expert details little known facts about birds By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Dr. Robert Giddings is known as the Bird Man of Cheshire and he recently delighted an audience at the First Congregational Church with a talk on some of the more humorous recollections of his life’s work as an avian veterinarian. Although Giddings was Connecticut’s first board certified avian specialist, he didn’t come to it directly out
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you to lonely and miserable holidays. While it may not be easy or effortless, you can choose to take advantage of opportunities to make the holidays rewarding and satisfying. Look to your network of friends and family members for others who will benefit from your attention.
of school. Instead he worked with large animals, like dairy cattle. As the federal government oversees food production, Giddings and his fellow classmates took a federal accreditation exam in order to be able to work within federal programs such as vaccinations and the like. He also would be able to sign health certificates for animals going out of the country. “For quite awhile, I was the only veterinarian in the state of Connecticut who was fed-
As an alternative, local social service agencies can help you find activities that will allow you to make a positive difference for others and for yourself. Lisa J. Cappalli is Of Counsel at the law firm of Freed Marcroft, LLC, which has offices in Cheshire and Hartford. She can be reached at lisac@ freedmarcroft.com or 203271-3888. This column should not be construed as
erally accredited and who also had any interest or knowledge of birds,” he said. So if you had a bird you wanted to send out of the country, you went to see Dr. Giddings. See Birds, A6
Leah Sanders and Dr. Bob Giddings look over books together after his recent First Congregational Church presentation on avian life. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen
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The first big event for Giddings was with 200 white doves for the Ice Capades at the New Haven Coliseum back in the day. After their engagement the doves were going to Montreal, Canada. In order to leave the country, they had to be examined. Who could do that? “The number of possi-
ble candidates on that list was immediately reduced to one,” said Giddings, in a deadpan, as the room resounded in laughter.
drove up to Farmington and was informed that “we had to catch them.”
Fortunately, the cranes were in a small area, an enclosure Another entertaining story with a shed at one end and a came from his visit to a small pool in the center, said client in Farmington who Giddings, who had to shoo collected exotic waterfowl the cranes down to where from the around the world. the owner was stationed. It The collection included two seemed to be going well, unAfrican Crowned Cranes that til the cranes reached the were being sold to someone end of the enclosure. At that point, Dr. Giddings felt as if in Canada. As Dr. Giddings told it, early one morning he they might charge him. What to do? “I spread out my arms to stop them,” he said. No sooner had the vet made this move, the crane matched him, Giddings said while attempting to recreate the dance for the audience, who were now in hysterics. “For a few seconds we did the African Crowned Crane dominance dance,” said Giddings, chuckling. That changed the whole dynamic, he said. “I spoke their language. So instead of being an enemy, I was one of them. After that they moved very easily into the shed to be examined, and that was that.” 37. French river 38. Told on 40. Steep hillside 41. Peyton’s little brother 42. Soviet Socialist Republic 44. Welsh river 45. Witness 48. Brews 50. Orange-brown 52. Separates DNA and RNA 53. Mexican agave 55. Self-contained aircraft unit 56. Encourage 57. Atomic #52 (abbr.) 58. About latitude 63. Trivial gadget 65. Film a scene again 66. Small blisters 67. Dark brown
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Racing pigeons also were among the stories talked about that night. Giddings became acquainted with a man named Don whose business was racing pigeons.
“Don taught me about everything I know about pigeon racing,” said Giddings. The sport is very popular in Europe and Giddings said his hospital, Kensington Bird and Animal Hospital in Berlin, is close to a population in New Britain who know the sport. As a result Giddings said he saw his fair share of pigeons. As an example of how races are conducted, Giddings said if a group decided to race 200 birds, every bird has to be identified, and that’s done when they are banded as small one-yearolds. “Baby birds grow incredibly fast,” said Giddings. The band has a lot of information including the club, the owner and bird, the hatch date and more. A timing band is put onto the other leg. On the morning of the race, the birds are loaded into a van and driven 200 miles to the north or the south or the west, wherever the race would start, Giddings said. They are released from the van simultaneously and the birds fly straight up in the air, circle around five
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Brown said the need is so great for food that the pantry New Opportunities at 55 W. Main St. is open seven days a week.
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It resembles a small grocery store, complete with donated shopping carts, and rows of shelves, containing soup cans, cereal boxes, pasta, cleaning products, pet food and other items.
“We serve anywhere from 40 to 50 people a day who come in for food,” Brown said. “When clients come in, they do not just get a bag of food. We make it a shopping experience. They go in, and help themselves to the things they need.”
The food bank, which moved to Sandbank Road in 2016, serves 137 families in town, with about 250 clients visiting each week, Walsh estimated. The clients include young families with children, older adults who haven’t quite reached retirement age and senior citizens. “The need is there. The need is great,” Walsh said, estimating there are at least another 130 families in town who qualify for food pantry aid, but don’t come. “In general, we don’t think Cheshire is a needy community ... but it’s difficult to be under the poverty level here,” she added. Walsh, executive director since Sept. 30, previously worked with other area nonprofit agencies. She doesn’t see the need for food going away any time soon.
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The agency also provides heating, energy and rent assistance. The next two months will be busy for pantries like those in Cheshire, Wallingford and Meriden. Small household and beauty items available at the Cheshire Food Pantry. Bailey Wright, Record-Journal
Food Pantry. In 2018, the Connecticut Food Bank distributed about 27 million pounds of food throughout Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham counties, explained the organization’s CEO Valarie Shultz-Wilson. Shultz-Wilson estimates the food bank serves around 144,000 Connecticut residents each month.
“The clients that I’ve met, they’ve had to make difficult choices,” she said. “We do not want them to have to choose to use their money for food, home fuel, car insurance, etc.”
The organization runs monthly pop-up mobile pantries in Wallingford and Bridgeport, Shultz-Wilson said. Last week, one pop-up pantry attracted about 350 families.
The Connecticut Food Bank, whose distribution center is in Wallingford, is the main supplier of food for more than 600 partner agencies across six counties, including the Cheshire Community
Most food-insecure families are what Shultz-Wilson described as the “working poor,” meaning they may be working one or more jobs but their incomes can’t keep up with the costs of living.
“We don’t serve people who are just sitting around looking for a handout,” ShultzWilson said.
In Meriden, New Opportunities Inc. operates one of the city’s largest food pantries. Robin Lamott Sparks, execu- There are at least five differtive director of the nonprofit ent pantries operated by organization End Hunger churches and other nonConnecticut!, said there are profits altogether, estimates pockets of hunger in some of Ola Brown, the agency’s asthe state’s wealthiest comsistant director.
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The Cheshire Symphony Orchestra opens its 33rd season with a Fall Concert, Friday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of Dr. Hilarie Clark Moore, the orchestra will be performing Verdi's La Forza del Destino Sinfonia, Puccini's Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut, Dvoák's Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, No. 5-8 and Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550. Admission is $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. The location is St. Peter’s Church, 59 Main St., Cheshire. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For more information, find the orchestra on Facebook or go to cheshiresymphonyorchestra.org.
Book sale Shop the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library fall book sale just in time for the
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“It’s a really unique, amazing space,” Gere told the Record-Journal last year. A trailer released last week also includes an aerial shot of downtown Meriden. Other scenes for the movie were shot in Cromwell and Middletown, Gere said, including inside the attic of a 19th
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holidays. Help support programming and activities at your library by purchasing books, DVDs and CDs. Preview Night will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and is exclusively for members of the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library. New memberships are available at the door. You also can join online, by mail, or in-person at the library: $8 for seniors, $10 for individuals and $20 for families. The sale continues throughout the weekend, Nov. 2124: Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Sunday noon to 3 p.m., featuring Bag of Books.
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Century home at 455 East St. in Middletown. The movie stars Denise Richards, Patrick Muldoon, Jamie Luner, and Barbara Eden, who will play Mrs. Claus. An official description for the movie says it is “a heartfelt, fun-filled adventure that brings the magic of the holiday spirit to the whole family.” mzabierek@record-journal.com 203-317-2279 Twitter: @MatthewZabierek
PFAS (a group of man-made chemicals used in various industries) and other toxins, From A6 are to blame, as was DDT. The latter headed the list as other skills. a long-term pesticide that was responsible for the loss Roy Pritchard asked about of generations of bald eagles, the massive decline in bird said Giddings, who also populations. He wanted to counts habitat loss, light polknow why that was. lution and cats for the deAmong a long list of possibil- cline in bird populations. ities, was global warming, Giddings said. “That affects every creature.” he said.
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Thursday Drawing From the Right Side of the Brain: Part 2: Nov. 7, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire. Excel - Level 1 Class | Hartford, Connecticut: Nov. 7, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Certstaffix Training Hartford, 615 West Johnson Ave., Suite 202, Cheshire. Felted Tapestry Workshop: Nov. 7, 6 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire. Fuzz Sargantino (Deep Banana Blackout): Nov. 7, 8 11 p.m. Featuring Kris Yunker & Matt Moadel. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Meriden Ski and Snowboard Club: Nov. 7, 7 p.m. Weekly meeting. AOH Club, 71 Melville Ave., Meriden. meridenski.com. Open House: Nov. 7, 11 a.m. Cheshire Senior Center, 240 Maple Ave., Cheshire. Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 7, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
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Robbie G & Friends Acoustic Trio: Nov. 8, 5 p.m. Free. Aunt Chilada’s Restaurant, 3931 Whitney Ave., Hamden. 203-230-4640. auntchilada.com. Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 8, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire. TriCircle, Inc. Monthly Setback Tournament: Nov. 8, 5 10 p.m. $20 buy-in. Center Street Luncheonette, 18 Center St., Wallingford. info@tricircleinc.com.
AOH Veterans Day presentation: Nov. 8, 7 p.m. AOH Hall, Melville Ave., Meriden.
Paint Party Fundraiser: Nov. 8, 7 - 10 p.m. Ulbrich Boys & Girls Club, Wallingford Facility, 72 Grand St., Wallingford.
Carrie Ashton: Nov. 8, 5 - 8 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.
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Cheshire Symphony Orchestra Concert: Nov. 8, 7:30 - 9 p.m. $12 adults, $8 students and seniors. St. Peters Church, 59 Main St., Cheshire. suecatz@snet.net. Drawing From the Right Side of the Brain: Part 2: Nov. 8, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire. EC Duo and Pandemonium!: Nov. 8, 5 - 8 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 MeridenWaterbury Turnpike, Milldale. KICK: Nov. 8, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. The Last Waltz Tour: Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m. With Warren Haynes, Jamey Johnson & more. $39.50. Toyota Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford.
15th Annual Cheshire’s Lights of Hope Luminary Event: Nov. 9, 2 - 7:30 p.m. Free. First Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, Cheshire. Canine First Aid Presentation: Nov. 9, 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. $20. Canine Cadre, LLC, 521 Main St., Wallingford. 203269-6906. K9CadreLP@ gmail.com. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center Toy Fundraiser: Nov. 9, 9 a.m. 12 p.m. Free. WHITECAP Technologies, Inc., 725 Meriden Waterbury Tpke, Southington. 860-406-8264. dee@ whitecaptech.com. Craft Fair: Nov. 9, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima Church, 382 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford.
Drawing From the Right Side of the Brain: Part 2: Nov. 9, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 11, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
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Mateo Del Macias Happy Hour: Nov. 9, 5 - 8 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.
Drawing From the Right Side of the Brain: Part 2: Nov. 12, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 9, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Felted Tapestry Workshop: Nov. 12, 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Trailer Trash: Nov. 9, 9 p.m. 12 a.m. Live at the Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 MeridenWaterbury Turnpike, Milldale.
Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 12, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Weinacthsfest Christmas Bazaar: Nov. 9, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free. Meriden Turner Halle, 800 Old Colony Road, Meriden. 260-341-2542. secretary@meridenturnersociety.com.
Sunday Disney Junior Holiday Party!: Nov. 10, 12 p.m. $29.50. Toyota Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford.
Veterans Day Movie: They Shall Not Grow Old: Nov. 12, 6 p.m. Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St., Cheshire.
Wednesday Drawing From the Right Side of the Brain: Part 2: Nov. 13, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire. Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 13, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Meriden Ski and Snowboard Club: Nov. 14, 7 p.m. Weekly meeting. AOH Club, 71 Melville Ave., Meriden. meridenski.com. Record-Journal 3rd Annual 4 Chamber Social, “Casino Night Theme” Business After Hours: Nov. 14, 5 - 7 p.m. 500 South Broad St., Meriden. Sandoval Band: Nov. 14, 8:30 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Score – Confidential Coaching for Small Business Folk:Nov. 14, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Free. Midstate Chamber of Commerce, 546 South Broad St. - 2C, Meriden. Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 14, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Friday The Charlie Daniels Band: Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. $39.50. Toyota Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford.
Disney Junior Holiday Party!: Nov. 10, 3 p.m. $29.50. Toyota Oakdale Theatre, 95 S. Turnpike Road, Wallingford.
Steve Driver: Nov. 13, 8 - 11 p.m. Live at the Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.
Holiday Bazaar & Craft Fair: Nov. 15, 1 - 4 p.m. Cheshire Senior Center, 240 Maple Ave., Cheshire.
Drawing From the Right Side of the Brain: Part 2: Nov. 10, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Trivia Night: Nov. 13, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St., Cheshire.
HR Directors Workgroup Meeting: Nov. 15, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Cheshire.
Sew a Pillowcase Workshop: Nov. 10, 6 - 8 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Monday Drawing From the Right Side of the Brain: Part 2: Nov. 11, 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Thursday Felted Tapestry Workshop: Nov. 14, 6 p.m. Artsplace, CPFA, Cheshire.
Lee-Ann Lovelace & George Lesiw Happy Hour: Nov. 15, 5 - 8 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.
Medicare Supplement and Advantage: Nov. 14, 1 p.m. Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St., Cheshire.
Soul Sound Revue: Nov. 15, 9 p.m. - 12 a.m. Live at the Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.
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Audrey Barker takes a friend’s horse home on a recent Saturday afternoon perhaps proving that not all horsepower is under the hood. This scene occured on Sperry Road, coming back from a get-together event of horse aficianados at the Giant Valley Polo Grounds just over the line in Hamden. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen
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There will be gifts and ornaments handmade by members and friends of the church; a raffle of more than 60 gift baskets assembled by parishioners; the now famous “cookie walk,” featuring dozens upon dozens of homemade treats; decorated wreaths. There will also be a children’s area, where kids can decorate a gingerbread house or make a craft; $1 “treasure jars” for young ones; a visit with Santa Claus (bring your cameras); a “chocolate shoppe”; Granny’s Attic, which features new and very gently used gifts; and a Treasure Room of new and other special gift items. Also, costume and antique jewelry; handicraft gifts from artisans around the world (a purchase helps provide much-
items well suited to gift giving. There is also a tag sale with something for everyThe Christmas Fair also will one. There will be a bottle have lunch, featuring the fa- raffle and the ever popular mous corn chowder, as well On the Spot basket raffle, as roasted red pepper soup, any one of the baskets sure eggplant parmigiana, pulled- to delight the recipient. The pork sandwiches, wraps, hot drawings will be at 3 p.m. on dogs, homemade pies, and Saturday, including the allmore. Admission is free and new 50/50 raffle. Saturday all are welcome. Ample will also feature a children’s parking is available behind raffle, face painting and Santhe church. For questions, ta’s Workshop as well as a contact the church office at photo op with Santa. And be 203-272-5323. sure to have lunch or a snack which is available on the premises. Bring the enHoliday Bazaar tire family as well as friends The Cheshire Senior Center, and companions to enjoy a 240 Maple Ave., is hosting its unique experience and get annual Holiday Bazaar on fine, lovely, unique, and Friday, Nov. 15, from 1 to 4 handcrafted gifts this year. p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On both days shoppers can delight in hand crafted items including hand-made candies, jams and baked goods as well as exquisite crafted
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The St. Bridget of Sweden’s Women Society of Cheshire will host their 16th Annual Shopper’s Delite and Christ-
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Discover some of the best gifts in Connecticut at the Cheshire Artsplace Market on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 23 and 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1220 Waterbury Road.
Vendors have also sold specialty gift items such as leather goods, baked goods, toys, linens and sports memorabilia. Crafters have made wreaths, doll clothes, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations.
Holiday shop for fine art and fine crafts among 35 artists including Maryland’s Jean Butterworth featuring stunning lamps and themed shades to light up any décor and Jillian Reynolds’s music furnishings. Sarah Segovia will offer stained glass pieces, award winning Massachusetts designer Deb Carter will bring clothing and Erin DesMarias of New Hampshire will offer handcrafted sea glass jewelry. Other equally fascinating and talented artisans will present oil paintings, watercolors, acrylics, pastels, drawings, fiber arts, photography, scarves, metal work, pottery, jewelry, decorative arts, home décor and gourmet items.
The Shopper’s Delite is a fundraiser for several scholarships that are sponsored by the St. Bridget of Sweden’s Women’s Society. For more information about vendor’s application, contact Patti at flynnharrispatti@gmail.com
Medicare Q&A Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St., presents Medicare Supplement and Advantage, Questions and Answers, Thursday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. Staff from the Western Connecticut Area Agency on Aging have received extensive training in health insurance issues. The seminar will provide information about Medicare, Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage.
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Parenting talks
Klingberg Family Centers has scheduled Foster & Adoptive Parent Information church, on the green in the Sessions for the first and center of Cheshire. All sesthird Wednesday, and the sions will be on Thursdays at second and fourth Monday 7 p.m.; there will be no sesof each month at the main sion on Nov. 28 (Thanksgiv- campus building, 370 Lining), but the group will meet wood St., New Britain. Conon Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. tact Nicolin Carr at 860-8325536 or nicolin.carr@klingThe group will be led by berg.com or visit klingConstellation Hospice’s Jan bergfosterandadoption.org. Cowles, and Jan Garthwait and Frank Scinto, trained Stephen Ministers. There is Hope, support no charge, but pre-registration is required by calling Hope and Support Groups the church office at 203-272provide a safe and confiden5323. All you need to bring is tial space for parents, yourself, which is the couraguardians and all others geous first step. dealing with a loved one’s
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disease of substance abuse or addiction. The group is led by two trained facilitators, a licensed professional and a para-professional with lived experience. The group provides a forum to share openly while receiving peer support, information and compassion, thus breaking the stigma and isolation created by the disease. The group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Middlefield Federated Church, 402 Main St., Middlefield.
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quarter, but it wasn’t costly. The defenese forced a punt, the offense took over and Jason Shumilla promptly connected with Nick DiDomizio down the middle for a 65yard touchdown. Shumilla and DiDomizio connected again later in the quarter, this time from 15 yards, to extend the Cheshire lead to 27-0. The Rams kept it coming, forcing a stop on defense and then capitalizing when the Easties snapped low on the enusing punt. A 1-yard TD by McAlinden stretched the lead to 34-0. East Haven did take a nibble out of that gap 10 seconds before halftime. QB Trey Garea hit Jake Marquardt
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with a 7-yard touchdown pass. The Rams curbed some enthusiasm by blocking the PAT and taking a 346 lead into the locker room. Just in case the Yellowjackets were still buzzing, McAlinden made like a can of human Raid. The senior took the opening kickoff of the second half and zipped 80 yards for a touchdown. If that wasn’t the death blow, the next touchdown was. Colby Griffin administered it. In at QB, Griffin hit Alec Frione for a 41-yard completion, then scored from three yards out to push the lead to 48-6 with 3:33 left in the third quarter. East Haven did notch the game’s last score after blocking a pooch punt. As time expired, Michael Castellano ran for a 3-yard TD and scored the two-point conversion.
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Holiday Events Holiday Bazaar The Cheshire Senior Center, 240 Maple Ave., is hosting its annual Holiday Bazaar on Friday, Nov. 15, from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. On both days shoppers can delight in hand-crafted items including hand-made candies, jams and baked goods as well as exquisite crafted items well suited to gift-giving. There also is a tag sale with something for everyone. There will be a bottle raffle and the ever popular On the Spot basket raffle, any one of the baskets sure to delight the recipient. The drawings will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday, including the all-new 50/50 raffle. Saturday also will feature a chil-
dren’s raffle, face painting and Santa’s Workshop as well as a photo op with Santa. And be sure to have lunch or a snack, which are available on the premises. Bring the entire family as well as friends and companions to enjoy a unique experience and get fine, lovely, unique, and some handcrafted gifts this year.
Shopper’s Delite The St. Bridget of Sweden’s Women Society of Cheshire will host its 16th Annual Shopper’s Delite and Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Parish Center. There are a few spaces available for artisans, crafters, home demonstrators and
small businesses to be vendors for this event. In the past, vendors have sold specialty gift items such as leather goods, baked goods, toys, linens and sports memorabilia. Crafters have made wreaths, doll clothes and Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations. The Shopper’s Delite is a fundraiser for several scholarships that are sponsored by the St. Bridget of Sweden’s Women’s Society. For more information about the vendor’s application, contact Patti at flynnharrispatti@gmail.com Interested in hosting a vendor booth? Contact Heathir Fostyni at Hfostyni@cox.net or call 203-439-8889.
Artsplace sponsors art supplies Giving Tree and Pajama Program for kids
Artsplace, 1220 Waterbury Road, home of the Cheshire Performing & Fine Arts Committee is sponsoring a “Giving Tree” for Cheshire Youth and Social Services. Art supplies are sought, and can vary from a box of crayons to a set of pastels, or pad of paper. Any new art-related item will be appreciated, large or small. All will be donated to children of Cheshire families experiencing a financial hardship. Please bring art supplies to Artsplace during office hours before noon on Dec. 2. Call 203-2722787 to determine the best time to make your dona-
tion under the tree on the Artsplace stage.
Pajama Program Artsplace also is collecting new pajamas for children, newborn through age 18, to be distributed throughout the state as needed. Children’s books, new or gently used are also being collected for children in the Pajama Program. Bring to Artsplace Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. before noon on Dec. 10. Artsplace is closed on Fridays. Call for additional hours, 203-272-2787.
Library Briefs The Cheshire Library offers these upcoming programs. To register for classes online go to cheshirelibrary.org or call 203-272-2245.
Veterans Day movie They Shall Not Grow Old (2018), Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. On the centenary of the end of the First World War, Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson created an extraordinary new work showing the Great War as never
seen before. The visually restored, colorized World War I footage with sound effects and voice acting offers a moving depiction of the realities faced by World War I soldiers. Register online at cheshirelibrary.org or call 203-272-2245.
Trivia Night Trivia Night, Wednesday, Nov. 13, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Come by yourself or bring your friends. Test your knowledge from general categories, including pop cul-
ture, current events, history, music and literature. Registration required for this adult program. When registering, please register entire group, from one person to a maximum of five. Please be advised space is limited and early registration is recommended. Register at cheshirelibrary.org or call 203-272-2245.
Mysteries of the basilica Mysteries of St. Peter’s Basil-
ica, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 6:30 p.m. St. Peter’s Church at the Vatican has hidden geometry pinpointing certain locations. Join us as Robert Kerson discusses this fascinating mystery. Learn the secrets of the basilica few people know. Register online at cheshirelibrary.org or call 203-272-2245.
Books, coffee Books Over Coffee, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 12 to 1:30 p.m. Do you want to engage in great discussions about
books, meet new people, and eat lunch with friends? Join us for an adult monthly book club program. On the last Wednesday of every month we will meet to discuss the selected title. Books are available each month ahead of time, as well as in audio and ebook format. Bring your lunch and we’ll provide the coffee and tea. Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is our November selection. Register online at cheshirelibrary.org or call 203-2722245.
Faith Calvary Family Worship Center, 174 East Johnson Ave., Sunday service - 10 a.m. Visit calvarylife.us for more information or call 203-272-1701. Cheshire Lutheran Church, 660 W. Main St., Sunday worship - 8 and 10:30 a.m.; Sunday School and Bible Study – 9:10 a.m. 203272-5106. Cheshire United Methodist Church, 205 Academy Road, Adult Sunday School - 9
a.m.; Children’s Sunday school - 10 a.m.; Sunday worship - 10 a.m. The Rev. Kenneth J. Kieffer, 203-2724626.
through grade 6; Wednesday Worship Study and Prayer – 7 p.m. at 20 North Whittlesey Ave., in Wallingford. 203272-6344. whiteoakbc.net.
White Oak Baptist Church, Cheshire Campus, formerly Christ Community Church, 120 Main St., Sunday worship, 9:15 a.m., Sunday Discipleship classes for all ages – 11 a.m. Nursery is available for children 5 and under; Children's Church on third Sunday of the month
Cornerstone Church, 1146 Waterbury Road, Sunday services - 8:30, 10 and 11:30 a.m. Nursery and children’s church is available for children up through the fifth grade; youth group - 6 to 8 p.m. cornerstonecheshire.com. Fellowship of Life Church,
150 Sandbank Road, Sunday - 10 a.m. worship and teaching; Wednesday 7:30 p.m. revival prayer, 203-909-0338. First Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, Sunday 10 a.m. services. 203-2725323. Oasis, 176 Sandbank Road, Sunday - 10:15 a.m. 203-4390150. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 59 Main St., Sunday - 8:15 a.m. Rite I; 10 a.m. Rite 2
with choirs. Children’s Worship and Faith Formation – 9:45 a.m. 203-272-4041. Temple Beth David, 3 Main St., Shabbat worship services every Friday at 7 p.m. except for the first Friday of every month when family services take place at 6:30 p.m. 203272-0037. Word Church Ministry, Bovano Plaza 830 S. Main St., Saturday 1 to 3 p.m. 203435-0906.
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Noah Becker scored for the Titans eight minutes into last Wednesday’s rivalry match with Lyman Hall. Turns out the senior was just getting started. Becker went on to score four goals and assisted on a fifth, factoring into every Sheehan strike in a 5-1 victory at Riccitelli Field that capped the home team’s regular season at 9-5-2. The Titans now head to the Class M state tournament with Becker riding 11 goals and six assists for the campaign.
At 12-6, Platt heads to the volleyball postseason with the area’s second-best record behind Cheshire’s 14-4. A consistent driving force for the Panthers has been junior Jazmir Hudson. A standout in all phases of the game, Hudson has put up 133 kills, 83 digs and 45 aces this season. She notched seven kills and five aces in last Monday’s win at Middletown, then came back with 11 digs, nine kills and five aces in Wednesday’s rivalry victory over Maloney.
JACK MCMANUS
LEILA SOFIANE
Jack McManus had mostly made his mark on defense through Southington football’s first six games. Then came Friday night against Simsbury. With Shane LaPorte out with an injury, McManus got more looks at receiver and he responded with seven catches for 154 yards and three TDs, including one as time expired in the first half in which he broke a handful of tackles and dragged a defender into the end zone, a pivotal play in a 35-7 victory.
Leila Sofiane is making a major splash in the Sheehan pool and she’s only a sophomore. The Titans’ leading lady of the lanes capped her dual-meet season winning two individual events and anchoring a first-place relay in the rivalry meet against Lyman Hall, which was up in the air until the Trojans won the last race. Sofiane captured the 200-yard freestyle, the 500 freestyle and combined with Alanna Dwyer, Katie Webb and Amy Bui on the 200 free relay.
ZECHARIAH SMITH
SOPHIE VAGTS
With one defender on his left and one on his right — and despite being at a sharp angle — Maloney senior Zechariah Smith was able to connect on a goal that gave the Spartans a 1-0 rivalry victory over Platt on Monday night. That win secured Maloney a berth in the upcoming Class L state tournament, where the East Siders made a magical run to last year’s title game. Smith leads the Spartans into this year’s postseason with a team-high 10 goals.
With the graduation of a large senior class from a year ago, Cheshire field hockey turned a major page this season, and emerging as a major player on offense was junior Sophie Vagts. Next week, she’ll lead the Rams into the Class L state tournament with a team-high 13 goals. The latest two came last Friday, in the SCC Tournament quarterfinals against Daniel Hand. Vagts had both Cheshire goals in a game ultimately won by Hand on penalty strokes.
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Nearing 70, the Guilford resident had undergone numerous surgeries and was getting injections in her knees. Following each procedure, she followed the prescribed physical therapy until the sessions ran out. Her physical therapist counseled her to stay active and join a gym. She responded with, “I’m not someone who enjoys going to the gym.” She continued to have injections in her knees, suffer from asthma and continued to feel as though she’d be healthier and have more energy if she lost some weight and got moving. Ekstrom’s husband knew George Norden, the owner of Joint Effort Exercise and encouraged her to visit. Norden interned in the cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs at the Hospital of Saint Raphael where he worked with physical therapists and doctors to develop exercise programs for patients, most of whom were older. After these nine-week programs, patients would remark on their increase of energy and strength, and their improvement in balance and sense of well-being. The issue arose when the team told them they had to continue exercising on their own — or else lose the newfound fitness they had realized, according to Norden. “‘Where should we go?” he remembers them invariably asking. “We didn’t have an answer. There was nowhere to send them.” Mega gyms were out. They were affordable but also intimidating, even overwhelming, with their pumped-up music-thumping, muscle-busting atmosphere and macho groans. Worse, there was little to no supervision on which machines or exercises would be beneficial to those new to this type of structured exercise or hobbled by chronic pain. Likewise, personal trainers. “I went through the whole personal training side of the industry and it just broke my heart,” Norden said. “My clients were really seeing results
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