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Holiday activities are plentiful in December By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
their letter answered personally. Carolyn Dudeck and Wondeline Rivera, Cheshire Junior Women's co-presiHoliday activities in Cheshire are get- dents, oversee the operation. The ting underway with a wide variety of group answered more than 500 letters ways to celebrate the season. in 2020. This year, Santa mailboxes are conveniently placed at R.W. Hines The Cheshire’s Junior Women’s Hardware and the Cheshire Public LiClub is again hosting a Letters to Santa brary. The group asks that letters be program to make sure every child gets
dropped off with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. In order for Santa to send a timely response, letters should be dropped off no later than Dec. 14.
lighting the Christmas tree on the green. Additionally, CJW adopts a family each holiday season. The club is a 501(c)3 non-profit and manages a number of outreach projects throughout the year.
The Cheshire Junior Women’s Club also holds an annual holiday essay con- Santa and his entourage of elves will test. The winner receives the honor of
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Hanukkah celebrated at area Jewish congregations By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal
With Hanukkah beginning at sundown on Sunday, Nov. 28, area synagogues were prepared to host in-person and online events for their congregations.
Yale University Hillhouse Professor Daniel Esty gave a talk on the Glasgow Climate Summit at the First Congregational Church, Nov. 15. From left: Dr. Anne McNulty, Esty and Karen Schnitzer. McNulty and Schnitzer are part of the First Church Environmental Justice Team. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen
Yale expert recaps the Global Climate Summit By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
A former commissioner with the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Esty The First Congregational Church serves as director of the Yale Cenof Cheshire recently hosted a pre- ter for Environmental Law and sentation on the 2021 Global Cli- Policy and is co-director of the mate Summit held in Scotland. Yale Initiative on Sustainable FiThe program was led by Yale Uni- nance. versity Hillhouse Professor Daniel Esty, who presented at the GlasThe Nov. 15 program, “The World gow event.
Steps Up: A Report from the Climate Change Front Lines in Glasgow,” was co-sponsored by Cheshire Creation Care, a partnership of First Congregational Church, Temple Beth David and St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Dr. Anne McNulty, chair of the See Summit, A2
Jodi Harris, director of congregational learning and engagement for Temple Beth David in Cheshire, said there will be Zoom events again this year due to how popular they were last year. “Each night of Hanukkah at 6 p.m. on Zoom we’re doing candle lighting, which is cool,” Harris said. “It’s just a nice way ... people being in their own cozy homes but communally lighting candles, so everybody can have their menorah and everybody does the prayers together and then we just say, ‘Have a good night.’” Another popular Zoom event from last year that is happening again is the bedtime story for children. At 7 p.m. on the first night and the last night of Hanukkah, the rabbi or Harris will read a good night story. Along with Zoom events, Harris said they will do some in-person events again this year. There will be a latke cooking demonstration, activities held at religious See Hanukkah, A6
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“I want to report back to you that I think the world hit a watershed moment in Glasgow,” Esty stated.
Esty said the effects of climate change have become more apparent, with intensifying hurricanes, changes in rainfall, heatwaves, droughts, fires and rising sea levels.
Compromises were made in Glasgow. For instance, a push to completely phase out coal landed at a phasingdown instead. And there were side agreements to reduce coal use. Forty countries signed on. However, China, India and the United States did not. In Glasgow, it became clear that not enough money was going forward to bring developing countries fully onboard, said Esty. An agreement reached in the Paris Accords was that every country would make its own commitment to climate change action; its “Nationally Determined Contribution.”
largely, around an emerging consensus that we need to bring down our greenhouse emissions, rapidly and dramatically, he stated. The Glasgow Climate Pact aspires to reach net-zero greenhouse emissions by mid-century. The Glasgow summit came on the heels of the August Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which issued its sixth assessment, a marker from the scientific community on the overall climate change situation. The IPCC report was a focal point in discussions at the
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Other Glasgow successes include more than 100 countries signing on to cut methane by 30% by 2030. And approximately 120 countries, including Brazil, agreed to halt deforestation by 2030. The summit also addressed “just transitions,” a topic that included communities like ones in West Virginia, where economies are built on fossil fuels. Esty’s presentation in Glasgow was on America’s Zero Carbon Action Plan – strategies to get to net-zero greenhouse gases by 2050. The Cheshire audience asked about thermal, solar and nuclear energy. Esty said Connecticut gets about half of its power from nuclear stations, and it would be hard to meet desired outcomes without it. As for what clean energy options will be in the future, Esty said it could be wave power, tidal power, thermal power or a source that is unknown at this time.
Often presidents and prime ministers do not control all the levers of change that determine the carbon footprint of a society, Esty said. “Mayors and governors have a big effect, and, more than anything, corporate leaders have an effect.” Eight percent of our emissions are determined by decisions in particularly large companies, Esty said, and he felt the corporate world stepped up in a big way in Glasgow, with thousands of companies announcing netzero plans.
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He said, since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, the world’s largest environmental gathering, the intervening decades have seen emissions continue to rise, the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and temperatures rising.
The United States must act as a “unified nation responding to a challenge” and rise above politics, Esty said.
The funds to achieve these goals will mostly come from private capital, with government contributing a small portion, Esty said.
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Book sale raises over $16K By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
The Friends of the Cheshire Public Library held its annual fall book sale, Nov. 18 to 20, and more than $16,000 was raised. The Friends use the proceeds for Cheshire Public Library programming, as well as equipment and library services. Friends Book Sale co-chairs Tom and Deborah Morck
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said they didn’t keep track of the number of patrons, but it was obvious there was a pent-up demand.
‘loft’ area and allowed for wider aisles in the Mary Baldwin room and additional display space.”
As for the number of volunteers, it took 42 helpers for the initial set up, and 118 Friends took shifts restocking and taking cashier duty. Additionally, there were 14 volunteers who helped with clean-up.
Also, an hour and a half was tacked onto the preview night and an extra hour was added for the traditional bag sale.
“We had a bountiful quality of books, digital media, puzzles and games,” said Tom Morck. “We expanded the sale into the upstairs
The next Friends Book Sale will take place in spring, April 27 through May 1. Volunteers interested in helping can contact Tom Morck at dimorck@ gmail.com.
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make the rounds at local businesses, including Hines Hardware, on Dec. 4, and at Old Bishop Farm on Dec. 11. Santa will also be at the 8th annual Winter Festival at Cheshire High School, Dec. 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s event features craft tables, live music, face painting and games. There is an admission fee and proceeds will benefit the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Foundation. The snow dates are Sunday, Dec. 12, and Saturday, Dec. 18.
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The First Congregational Church will hold its Christmas Fair this year, on Dec. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cookie walk will return, along with the gift basket raffle and handcrafted items. Dec. 4 is the date for the ReRead Books’ Holiday Stroll and Wreath Auction. Carolers, handbell choirs, and the Ken Safety Band will perform. There also will be food vendors. The event takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Watch Factory Shoppes, lower level, on Elm Street, behind Cheshire Town Hall.
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Adopt-a-Family The Town of Cheshire is continuing its Adopt-a-Family Holiday program. It is understood that many individuals and organizations prefer to donate gifts and toys, but out of concern for the safety of all, physical donations of gifts will not be accepted. Donations in the form of gift cards will meet the needs of those facing financial hardship. Contact Kristen Schechter at 203271-6690 with questions.
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school for the kids and a Hanukkah party hosted at the temple building. “We’ll have some food, probably eating it outside, and then we’ll be providing music,” Harris said. “... Just a late afternoon of people gathering together.” Harris said that she believes the temple did a nice job keeping the community alive during the height of COVID19, but being able to see people again in-person makes people appreciate the physical community even more. “Like any religion, it’s the communal experience, so seeing people is huge,” Harris said. Rabbi Alana Wasserman, of
Beth Israel Synagogue in Wallingford will host a communal candle lighting on Friday, Dec. 4. Rabbi Bruce Alpert, at right, said the synagogue wasn’t truly open to in-person events until March 2021, once COVID-19 vaccines were available. Alpert is seen here with Alida Cella, synagogue president, in a 2016 file photo.
Gishrei Shalom Jewish Congregation in Southington, said on Sunday, Dec. 5, the last night of Hanukkah, members will hold a
Hanukkah party at a congregant’s house. “We light the menorah and we eat lots of traditional Hanukkah food like latkes
Raizy Kaplan, of Wallingford, sets up the front windows of Chabad of Wallingford in preparation for Hanukkah in this Dec. 4, 2020 file photo.
and jelly donuts and we sing Hanukkah songs,” Wasserman said. Last year due to COVID-19 the congregation couldn’t safely host this event, so Wasserman said it is nice to be able to gather again to celebrate the holiday. “For all of our Jewish holidays a key component is being able to be together as a community,” Wasserman said. “Last year we had a virtual menorah lighting on Zoom so this year it is nice that we will be able to actually be together in person to be able to light the menorahs together.” Beth Israel Synagogue in Wallingford will also host a communal candle lighting
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Trees farms open for the holidays By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
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There are several local options for holiday greenery. Leavenworth Tree Farm is open this season to cut trees “at your own risk.” The property is open Fridays at 1 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The farm is located at 749 Coleman Road. There are no longer staff at this outlet. Some may recall days gone by when the farm offered tractor rides through the 40-acre property. Remember the wreathmaking skills of the family’s matriarch?
Another cut-your-own option is Connecticut Alpaca and Tree Farm, a small tree farm at 235 Talmadge Road. The tree farm is a member of the CT Christmas Tree Growers Association. Precuts are available, along with wreaths. Tree varieties include Canaan fir and Concolor trees. According to the National Tree Farm Association, Canaan firs originally came out of an area of West Virginia called the Canaan Valley. The tree is similar in appearance to balsam and See Farms, A8
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Cheshire Hollow Farm, 1559 Peck Lane, offers both cutyour-own and pre-cut selections. Saws are provided. Baling twine also is available. For the cut-your-own selection, Cheshire Hollow Farm’s John Romanik, Jr. and his wife Dawn Cestaro planted the conifers from seedlings about a decade ago, so there are some very tall trees to choose from this year. The farm is open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting.
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trees; and Ives Farm, 1585 Cheshire Street. Both offer free tree delivery. Each locaFrom A7 tion is selling wreaths and other decorative holiday Fraser firs. The tree is thickly items. Zentek Farms offers covered in short and soft table-top trees, too. Also needles. Canaan firs are conavailable are pre-cut trees at sidered to be long-lasting. the Notch Store at 905 WaConcolor varieties are white terbury Road. fir and are known for good needle retention. According to the CT Christmas Tree Growers AssociaThis year, the CT Alpaca and tion, a group created and Tree Farm opened on Nov. composed of Christmas tree 26 and is open Fridays, Satfarm growers, Christmas urdays, and Sundays until trees are grown in each of Christmas Eve. the 50 states. Overall, there are 15,000 Christmas tree Additional choices are Zentek Farms, 325 Higgins Road, growers in North America. marking its 13th year selling There are approximately 30
million Christmas trees sold in the U.S. every year, and about 350 million growing on Christmas tree farms in the U.S. In years past Cheshire had many tree farms, where families could cut their own trees. McKinley Tree Farm was one. A giant-sized Styrofoam snowman was placed by the road to greet the many families who went to McKinley’s over the decades. The property runs up a ridgeline, next to the town’s Casertano open space property. That property is now growing homes for families as a new subdivision on Marion Road.
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Let the winter games begin Season scheduled to run in full; local districts given discretion on masks Record-Journal staff
While the CIAC repeated that masks will not be reCHESHIRE — A day after quired during winter comcompleting a successful fall petition for vaccinated athseason that saw relatively letes — they will be required few team-wide disruptions in certain sports for the unfrom COVID-19, the CIAC vaccinated — the organizareleased its formal guidance tion does want its member for the upcoming winter sea- schools to continue, for the son. rest of the fall semester, employing the mask policies By and large, it reiterates the plan the CIAC unofficially released a few weeks ago.
that were in place for the fall season.
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The salient point there: Indoor fall athletes — namely, volleyball players — had to wear masks while playing, whether vaccinated or not.
Those revised CIAC rules allow vaccinated athletes to compete without masks in
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Many approaches to holiday shopping By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
Which brings me to another favorite holiday past-time: We love shopping during the holiday season.
Is it too early to talk about Christmas gifts? Not if you’re like some people who actively shop for their loved ones over the course of the year. They’re the ones, shopping on vacation on the Cape in July, who will hear you say you really like this or that and then surprise you with that exact I’m kidding, I’m not that same item on Christmas bad. But I learned the hard morning. way that I’m not good at Christmas. Here’s why. I go That’s so sweet and considout during the year, see erate. That’s not me. things I know you’d love, but You’ll be lucky if I run out then I’d (as the hubby the week before Christmas phrases it) “put that item in and then I can’t remember if a special place.” Do you you said you hate the color know how many times I forblue or if you are allergic to got I even bought you the almonds. gift, only to find it some time in July while packing for vaI’ll just run into Hines and cation on the Cape. get you a coffee mug and a Cheshire sweatshirt. Wait A friend’s husband would – do you even drink coffee? wait until Christmas Eve be-
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The Record-Journal has been named Newspaper of the Year in its circulation category by the New England Newspaper and Press Association. Each year, NENPA identifies the region’s best daily, weekly, and specialty newspapers, and recognizes them with the “New England Newspaper of the Year” award by circulation size. The RecordJournal received the recognition in the 10,000 to 20,000 circulation category, which is based on print and digital subscriptions, and website traffic. According to NENPA, each paper is evaluated on its relative strengths and weaknesses, including quality of reporting and writing, use of
photos, design and presentation, digital offering, overall utility and value, and general impressions. “This one-of-a-kind competition is the only distinction of its kind in the newspaper industry that is judged by audience members,” the NENPA website says. “New England newspaper readers are appointed to evaluate the entries from a news consumer point of view and decide which deserves the honor of being named Newspaper of the Year.” Distinguished newspapers in the 10,000 to 20,000 circulation category included The Day, New London and The Berkshire Eagle of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. akus@record-journal.com 203-317-2448 Twitter: @KusReporter
I honestly miss Cheshire Nursery’s yearly soiree. The event was the party of the season and the place to see and be seen. I’d go crazy with all kinds of goodies and stocking stuffers. Then again, back in the day, the Window Box (Sylvia fore he would shop. Her Nichol’s flower shop) had a Christmas was full of ill-fitfantastic holiday party. I ting robes, slippers in the loved getting my invitation. I wrong color and whatever shopped ‘til I dropped and sweaters he could find on noshed until – well, whatevthe department store sales er rhymes with that. So table. He never could get his many great stocking stuffers, timing right, but he did learn chocolates and deals. one thing – jewelry is a lifeI’ve also enjoyed the local saver during the holidays. Christmas fairs in town. In Then there’s my husband, past years, I would find the he’s the one who produces a cutest things at the Senior list. Who does that? I like be- Center craft fair. I bought the ing surprised. Get me … softest scarf made by the talanything. The kid is like me. ented mom of one of the Surprises are the perfect way center’s members a few to enjoy the holiday season.
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all winter sports. Unvaccinated athletes will be required to wear them in basketball, hockey and indoor track races. Masks won’t be required during competition in indoor track field events, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics regardless of vaccination status. Masks are required for everyone in all indoor settings outside of actual competition, such as in locker rooms and on buses and on the bench. All that said, local school districts still have the discretion to decide if their vaccinated athletes will participate in basketball, hockey, and track running events without a mask after the Christmas break.
Spectators policies will also be left up to individual schools, which has been the case since scholastic sports resumed in the fall of 2020. The CIAC drew up its most recent plan in collaboration with the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut State Medical Society Sports Medicine Committee. It matches DPH rules for youth sports. The CIAC also continues to stress vaccinations as the best means of preventing COVID outbreaks and quarantines.
years ago. I still wear and love it. First Church has a huge fair. It’s so much fun. Although many times, I ended up with way too many cookies at the First Church cookie walk (who can choose just one?) and ended up stuffing myself at the delicious lunch served at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church. Luckily, we can enjoy a few of those events again. Cheshire Grange will host Santa at its craft show and bake sale on Dec. 13. The Christmas Fair returns to First Congregational Church Dec. 4. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be there along with the ever-popular cookie walk. I guess I had better break out the stretchy pants. Contact me at jvanderlek@ record-journal.com.
tive test on Day 8 or later) or a full 14 days without a test. All coaches and athletes who experience COVID-19 symptoms after a close contact with a known case — regardless of vaccination status — will have to quarantine for 10 days (with a negative test on Day 8 or later) or 14 days without a test. Weekly testing for athletes who are not yet fully vaccinated is recommended. The 2021-22 winter plan is a far cry from a year ago, when COVID was in its second surge and schools, along with sports, shut down until the middle of January.
As in the fall, coaches and athletes who are vaccinated do not need to quarantine if exposed to a COVID-19 case, A winter sports season was as long as they remain staged, but it was a month asymptomatic. late in starting, it was abbreviated and there was no Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated coaches and ath- state postseason. Wrestling letes who are a close contact was canceled all together and indoor track severely of a known COVID-19 case will have to quarantine for at limited because multi-team events were not allowed. least 10 days (with a nega-
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Dr. Mary Gadd, principal of Cheshire High School, recently presented SAT scores to the Board of Education. The most recent results showed a significant change with students scoring, on average, much lower than is typical for Cheshire. Just over 73% of juniors scored 480 or above for English, reading, and writing, placing Cheshire third to last out of 18 districts in its reference group of similar school districts.
Board member Tim White noted that the numbers had dropped significantly, even if the time period of the pandemic disruption was left out. For example, in the Cheshire DRG-B group from 2019, CHS placed fourth for English and has now dropped to 15th among similar schools. Math dropped from 12th place to 17th.
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The innocent spouse is often frustrated when, as is frequently the case, the judge doesn’t place much weight on the other spouse’s conduct. In some cases, even if adultery is proved or admitted, the judge might conclude that it wasn’t the cause of the divorce. Because, for example, a spouse knew of the other’s multiple affairs but stayed in the marriage anyway.
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What may be surprising though, is that the existence of one spouse’s romantic relationship, even where there is no sexual component, may matter when a judge enters financial orders. That was the outcome in one case in which the evidence showed a very personal and flirtatious relationship between the husband and his business partner. They spent many evenings together over a period of years. Their Facebook communications included exchanging romantic GIFs and messages and at one point they agreed that Facebook was too public and that they needed to “fly under the radar.” While the judge seemed to believe
there had been no sex, he concluded the husband carrying on the relationship was the cause of the divorce. The result, based in part on the relationship: a 65%-35% division of the marital home proceeds in the wife’s favor. Recognizing if and when an extramarital relationship, sexual or not, caused the divorce and matters enough to affect the financial orders one way or the other isn’t a simple task. Working with an experienced lawyer to make the necessary analysis and, if appropriate, develop an effective strategy, is likely a good investment. Lisa J. Cappalli is Of Counsel at the law firm of Freed Marcroft, LLC. She can be reached at lcappalli@cappallihill.com or 203-271-3888. This column should not be construed as legal advice or the legal opinion Lisa J. Cappalli or Freed Marcroft, LLC on any specific facts or circumstances. The content is intended for general information only and you are urged to consult an attorney to advise you personally concerning your own situation and any specific legal questions you may have.
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The Cheshire Citizen | cheshirecitizen.com
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Join Tops at The Mountain Room for a Holiday Dinner Dance Friday, December 10th from 6pm to 11pm Hors D’ Oeuvres Fresh Vegetable Crudité Platter with Dip Fresh Cut Melons with Vanilla Cream Dip & Strawberries Bruschetta Station with Tomato, Artichoke, Olive Tapenade and Crostini Breads Family Style Dinner Garden Salad with Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Craisins and a Mustard Apple Cider Vinaigrette Penne Ala Vodka Sliced Roast Beef with Au Jus Chicken Marsala Roasted Tricolor Potatoes Seasonal Vegetable Medley Dessert An Assortment Of Gourmet Cookies, Fresh Made Cannoli, Cream Puffs & Bite-Sized European Petit Fours
DJ & Cash Bar Adults Per Person: $45.00* pp *All prices subject to 7.35% CT State Tax & 20% Gratuity. No cancellation 72 hours prior to the event. Please call Customer Service and make your Reservations today: (860)-621-5837 or E-mail: Info@topsmarket.com Reservations Due By: December 8th
The Mountain Room • 396 Mt Vernon Road Plantsville, CT 06479