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ELECTION 2019

Parties select their slates By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

The Democratic and Republican town committees scheduled nominating caucuses for Tuesday, July 23, to determine candidates for November’s ballot. Thomas Mulholland in a trench where Connecticut’s 102nd Infantry fought the first German offensive in World War I.

Local travels to France for trench restoration project of the Battle of Seicheprey, “the first battle of World War I that ConnectiA group of Connecticut res- cut soldiers fought in,” said idents, including Mulholland, who discussed Cheshire’s Thomas Multhe trip in an interview beholland, recently particifore he left and also gave pated in the Connecticut updates during it. State Library’s “Digging into History: World War I Connecticut State Library’s Trench Restoration in SeChristine Pittsley, project icheprey, France. The addirector for the World War I venture began July 7 and Commemoration projects, wraps up with their return led the trip. The group inthis week. cluded 15 Connecticut high school students chosen Their destination, a small from a state-wide competiFrench town, was the site tion, including Mulholland, By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

All nine Town Council seats are up for grabs along with four Board of Education seats, three Planning & Zoning Commission seats, three Zoning Board of Appeals seats, two Board of Assessment seats and four constable positions.

The Democratic Town Committee was set to caucus at the Cheshire Senior Center, 240 Maple Ave. While the Republican Town Committee was to convene at Town Hall. The council seats to be decided in November include five “at-large” seats and four district seats. All will be elected to two-year terms, which begin Dec. 2. Democratic Town Committee Chairwoman Judy Villa See Slates, A6

a college student majoring in history and an intern with the state library. Students were joined by teachers and chaperones, In June, students and teachers met at the Branford Armory for a pre-trip picnic. “It was the first time most met, and it was really interesting, because they had reenactors there and a World War I meal,” Mulholland said. In addition, each stuSee France, A7

Samantha Rosenberg is seen in the Town Clerk's office Thursday afternoon, July 18 filling out paperwork ahead of this week's town committee caucuses. Rosenberg, a longtime teacher and political newcomer, is seeking a seat on the Board of Education. Michael Gagne, Record-Journal

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Bike the Woodlands event planned at Ives Farm Bike Cheshire and Cheshire Land Trust are joining forces in an effort to promote mountain biking in Cheshire, to highlight the importance of open space, get kids outside and encourage area residents to explore Cheshire Land Trust properties this summer and yearround.

Bike enthusiasts can explore the woodland trails at Ives Farms during a special event set for Aug. 3.

Jim Jinks, executive director of Bike Cheshire, said, ‘’In Cheshire we have a remarkable amount of fantastic open space and natural resources. Bike Cheshire is excited to have the Cheshire Land Trust as a partner in promoting the sport of mountain biking in Cheshire. We look forward

to a fun and successful event that is really the start of an exciting new chapter for mountain biking here in town.’’ Snacks and water will be provided free of charge. Each rider will be required B:8.7” to sign a waiver before parT:8.7” under 18ticipating. Those S:8.7”

Bike Cheshire is a community nonprofit dedicated to encouraging and improving biking in Cheshire. Bike Cheshire operates a popular

community bike share, organizes Bike to School Days, group rides, bike safety training and is actively working toward a Cheshire Village Bike Route Network and opening lands in Cheshire to mountain biking. A bike-friendly Cheshire will be good for small business success, community health, better traffic safety and boosting tourism. Visit BikeCheshire.org and @ BikeCheshire on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. See Biking, A4

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‘’Bike the Woodlands at Ives Farm. Presented by Bike Cheshire’’ is set to take place Saturday, Aug. 3 from 2 to 6 p.m. at Ives Farm, 1585 Cheshire St. On this one special day, mountain bike riders of all ages are invited to come to Ives Farm to bike the ‘’Woodlands’’ trails. There are several miles of marked and well-defined trails for riders to enjoy during the four-hour event. The youth portion of the day begins with a mountain bike skills session starting at 2:30 p.m., followed by a guided ride through the property on a course that’ll include several ramps and obstacles.

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Council evaluates town manager’s performance By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

The Town Council is reviewing the job performance of Town Manager Sean M. Kimball.

members met in closed door executive session for more than an hour to discuss his performance review.

While those deliberations weren’t public, Town Council Chairman Rob Oris Jr. Kimball, who the council ap- said a public process is expointed last year, is in the pected after the review is second year of a two-year completed. contract. On July 16, council

“The community certainly will know where the council stands relative to the town manager when we’re done,” Oris said. Kimball’s draft of goals and objectives for the upcoming year includes fiscal stability, economic development, increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of town ser-

senior managing director for Phoenix Advisors, LLC of New Milford, provided council members with a Before the executive session, long-term outlook of the Kimball outlined his recom- town’s projected debt over mended capital budget for the next 30 years. According the current fiscal year and a to Phoenix Advisors’ analyrecommended five-year cap- sis, the town’s debt is exital plan that would fund 111 pected to exceed the 8 perprojects, at an expected cost cent target by fiscal year of more than $58 million. 2023. The town has been The town’s debt burden was able to maintain a AAA bond rating because, in part, a part of those discussions. Matthew A. Spoerndle, its debt has been below 8 vices and improving tracking and monitoring of major capital projects.

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New 3-year contract for school instructional aides By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

Earlier this month, the Board of Education reached a new three year agreement with the union representing the school district’s instructional teacher assistants and teacher assistants. Meanwhile, contracts with the unions representing the district’s maintenance workers and clerical staff — both of which expired June 30 — still need to be negotiated and ratified. Under the new agreement with the CSEA/SEIU Local 2001/760, the union representing instructional teacher assistants and teacher assistants, employees are scheduled to receive annual wage increases based on job classifications. For example, study hall monitors and teacher assistants will receive a 2.25 percent annual raise. Meanwhile, instructional assis-

tants who are Applied Behavior Analysis [ABA] certified and work with students on the autism spectrum will receive a 2.75 percent annual raise. Instructional assistants and hall monitors at Cheshire High School will receive a 3.25 percent annual raise. A four-year contract with the Education Association of Cheshire, whose members include certified teachers, expires in June 2021. A three-year contract with the Cheshire Administrative Personnel union, whose members include school building principals and assistant principals, the athletic director, and other administrators aside from Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan and Chief Operating Officer Vincent Masciana, also expires in 2021. Deductibles on the Health Savings Account medical plan for CSEA/SEIU union members who work 30 or

more hours per week will remain unchanged from current deductibles at $2,000 for individuals and $4,000 for those plans with dependents. Meanwhile, the Board of Education’s contributions to employees’ accounts will increase annually, increasing from the current $500 contribution to $600 for individuals in the first year of the contract. For plans with dependents that contribution will increase from $1,000 to $1,200.

Solan said he feels the agreement, which union membership unanimously ratified, “was a good bargain for both groups.” The contract with district maintenance employees, who Solan described as “the face of our organization,” is close to being finalized.

“We’re very close. We’re just awaiting board approval and ratification. Just like the IA’s [instructional aides] their membership has to ratify the agreement,” Solan said. mgagne@record-journal.com 203-317-2231

Over the course of the agreement, employee co-shares will decrease annually, from 25 percent in 2019-20 to 22 percent in 2021-22. Board of Education chairwoman Kathryn Hallen said the parties involved in the contract deliberations “negotiated in good faith. The result was very reasonable and fair to the instructional aides and the district.” Union leadership could not be reached for comment.

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“We’ve been saying ‘think about it, go to meetings, get a flavor for what the meetings are like,’” Villa said.

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dent researched a soldier from their hometown who had fought in the Battle of Seicheprey. “It’s a really cool experience to research someone who wasn’t much older than me, going there 100 years ago for a much different reason than I am going there for now,” Mulholland said. The Cheshire soldier he researched is Bertel Smith who would have been 29. at the time. In a sense, World War I soldiers were brought back to France in that each student researcher walked “in his footsteps,” Pittsley said. They also each created a page for their soldier that was included in a scrapbook given to the village. The project took a year of planning, said Pittsley, dicussing the trip before the group departed. Many people and organizations were involved, including Seicheprey Mayor Gérard André as well as members of the Communauté de Communes Mad et Moselle, a regional administrative entity. She said, “This program could not have been accomplished without the help from the Commune de Seicheprey, Communauté de

The idea began when Pittsley visited Seicheprey for the commemoration of the battle last year. “Mayor André and I spoke about what Connecticut could do for the village and how we could reestablish the ties that were once very strong. Instead of restoring the fountain Connecticut gave to the town in 1923, he suggested restoring a section of trench,” she said.

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Once in Seicheprey, students worked with French high school students to restore a portion of the trench where the Connecticut men fought. “We are doing excavation and preservation of the World War I trenches. They’ve now gone through two world wars there. It’s been 100 years,” Mulholland said. “The trenches don’t look the same. They’ve gotten a little filled in. That’s why we’re doing this.” Seicheprey “isn’t quite an archaeological dig, though we will no doubt find many remnants of the war,” said Pittsley, before the trip. “We’ll be clearing the site of overgrowth, creating a

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walking path to the trench, removing some fill from the trenches, installing duckboards and building revetments.”

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The trench work was planned and directed by Phillipe Dourthe, a member of l’Association Lorraine d’Histoire Militaire Contemporaine, a military history group in Lorraine. Dourthe has done similar work with French and German students for more than a decade. On previous tours of the Seicheprey site, discoveries have unearthed an American bacon tin, ammunition box, and pig tails (screw pickets) used to attach barbed wire, said Pittsley. A rusted spoon with a bullet hole in it, a soldier’s

At the completion of their work during the Connecticut’s students’ visit, a community picnic was held to commemorate the visit. “The students, French and American, worked so hard and formed friendships and memories that will last a lifetime,” Pittsley said. The mission made an imprint on Mulholland who was moved by the people of Seicheprey, whose population numbers around 100. “The people in this community are really involved in this project,” he said. “It was the two countries coming together.” More at: Facebook, @CTinWorldWar1 or Instagram and Twitter at CT in WW1.

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When dicussing her nineyear-old son Cole's communication needs, Jenn Kubicza, does not use the phrase “non-verbal.” About seven years ago, Cole was diagnosed with Angelman Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Its characteristics, according to the Angelman Syndrome Foundation, include lack of verbal speech, seizures and developmental delays. Those diagnosed with the disorder will require life-long care.

to communicate with his family through an app on his iPad and through gestures. “We're able to communicate with him,” she said. Research shows despite the challenges individuals like her son “can understand everything you say.” Kubicza hopes that a new state law, recently signed by Gov. Ned Lamont, will have a positive impact on those with communication challenges and first responders.

That new law requires communication aids and special training be made available Kubicza, a town resident, to all emergency medical said the phrase non-verbal is technicians, firefighters and a stigma implying “they police officers who handle can't communicate at all.” incidents involving juveniles That's not true, she said. and adults with autism, cognitive impairments, or other While Cole may not be able to speak verbally, he is able See Training, A13

Heather Petit, left, adminsitrative manager for the University of Connecticut’s Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, state Rep. Liz Linehan, of Cheshire, Gov. Ned Lamont and state Rep. Tami Zawastowski, of Suffield, right, were among those gathered earlier this month when Lamont signed a bill requiring aids to assist individuals with communicative disabilities be made available to first responders. | Contributed

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“The students wanted us to take this on... people who have communication disabilities. How a first responder would be able to communicate? There's a lot of time to figure that out,” Bruder said. So students developed their proposal and unearthed what Bruder called a “flip book”, which the center had previousy developed, with graphics and how-to guides with which patrol cars and other emergency vehicles could be equipped.

“It's great legislation. It's needed. I'm so glad we were able to pass this in a bipartisan fashion,” Linehan said. Republican state Rep. Tami Zawistowski, whose district includes Suffield, East Granby and Windsor was an ardent supporter of the new measure. She said it's an expansion of a previous 2017 bill that offered training for law enforcement.

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Landscaping Gary Wodatch Landscaping. Hedge&tree trimming. Trim overgrown properties. Calls returned. #620397. 860-558-5430

Yalesville Construction Specializing in all phases of residential & commercial roofing. Senior citizen discount Insured Free est. 203-265-5200 HIC#0631937 PLUS FREE HOME WARRANTY Mark Gracia - Realtor 203.272.0000 License 0750463 mark.gracia @raveis.com

Roofing

Find litters of critters in Classifieds. JM Lawn Care Lawn Mowing, Junk Removal, Powerwashing, Hedge Trimming, Mulch, any color. Comm. & Residential. 860.796.8168

JT’S LANDSCAPING LLC, - We specialize in weeding beds, mulching, top soil, hedge & bush trimming . We do all your landscape needs. Top quality work at reasonable prices. #616311, Fully lic. & ins. 203-213-6528

Power Washing

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JIMMY’S MASONRY Over 28 years of exp. Stonewalls, patios, sidewalks, chimneys, pool areas, fireplaces, fire pit steps, all types of masonry work. Free est. (860) 274-4893. W. BOOBER MASONRY 25 Years Experience All Types of Masonry CT License #626708 (203) 235-4139

Roofing.Siding.Gutters. Skylights. Chimney Repair. Flashing. #0649808 203.510.3830. lmmasonryconstruction.com

Tree Services A Better Cut Specializing in tree removal, trimming, chipping & grinding. Call for free estimate. 203-945-1808. Gary Wodatch LLC Tree Removal All calls returned. CT#620397 Quick courteous service. Office 203-235-7723 Cell 860-558-543

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Chemicals safe for house & plants. 25 yrs. exp. Senior Discount. Lic. & Ins. 860.538.5520

A-1 Quality Powerwashing Low Rates Call Dennis 203.630.0008

Masonry

4 GERMAN SHEPHERD HOME DOCTOR - 48 PUPPIES Black and red, years exp. in all trades, ready to go in 1 week, we do small odd jobs Call 203.217.6338, Ask to remodeling, former US Navy, 15 years, for Melanie. current member at Masonic Lodge and a Shiner, Senior discount. Ins. #640689, 203.427.7828

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PAINTING SERVICES Int./ext. painting, power washing, decks. Residential & Commercial. Free ests. 30 yrs. exp. Ins. Call Tom, 203.715.5906.

Gutters

If they’re dirty! For gutter cleaning, Call Kevin (203) 440-3279 Fully ins. CT# 569127

Real Estate Services

15% off Houses.Decks. Sheetrock.Popcorn Repair. 25 yrs exp. Free est. Senior disc. Lic.&Ins. 860.538.5520

Fence & Ornamental Gates. All types of fence. Res/Comm. AFA Cert. Ins’d. Call John Uvino 203-237-4283. CT Reg #601060.

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Demolition Svs Sheds, pools, decks, garages, debris removal. Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned. Ins. #566326. Cell, 860-558-5430

AAA - Handyman Service. If it’s broken, If it’s cracked, If it’s rotted, WE CAN FIX IT. One call does it all, 30 yrs exp. Patrick (860) 3789813, HIC.0655666.

Yorkies, Yorkipoos, Bullies, Shih Tzu’s, $750+ 860.930.4001

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A pressureless house washing system can save you money, ask how! Free roof treatment system with every house wash! The Power-Washing Kings. Others Wash We Clean! 203.631.3777 860.839.1000 thepowerwashingkings.com

POWER WASHING Is Spring Cleaning on THE OUTSIDE FREE Estimates #569127 Call Kevin 203-440-3279

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