North Haven Citizen - May 26, 2023

Memorial Day parade set for this weekend

By Nicole Zappone Record-Journal staff

This year’s Memorial Day parade will take place on Saturday, May 27. Preceding the parade will be a ceremony on the green at 9 a.m. with local veterans.

The parade will then step off at 10:30 a.m. and will kick off at the intersection of Bailey Road and the road leading to North

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This weekend, the North Haven Memorial Day parade will take place on Saturday, May 27. This year's Grand Marshal is Robert Maturo. Maturo has been the Commander of the American Legion Post 76 for the last five years.

Photo provided by Nick Mastriani

COMMENTARY

Honoring

those who did not return from war

More than 1.2 million Americans have been killed during war time, with some 600,000 of those casualties coming in our bloody Civil War.

The number of Americans lost in battle also includes 405,399 in World War II, 90,220 in Vietnam and nearly 7,000 in the ongoing War on Terror.

On Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, we remember the men and women who did not return from war; Americans who made the ultimate

sacrifice. The Joseph Campbell quote "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself" comes to mind.

Decades after Memorial Day was declared a national holiday, in 2000, the National Moment of Remembrance was established by Congress. Wherever Americans are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day, we are asked to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute.

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QU athletics’ Mecca has witnessed school’s transformation

Press Release

North Haven resident Billy Mecca was the longesttenured faculty or staff member honored at Quinnipiac University’s end-ofyear employee recognition celebration on May 16.

Mecca has worn many hats

over his 45 years with QU athletics. Currently, he’s in his 25th year as senior associate athletic director.

Mecca has had a front-row seat to witness the university’s growth “from a small local college to a national-recognized university.”

“It was during that time, whether I realized it or not, that a community was formed with grace, shared vision, and hard work,” Mecca said. “That Quinnipiac community has taught me to cherish each day, our loved ones, our colleagues, little things like a beautiful sunrise, and big things like over-

coming a hard-fought obstacle.

“I’ve learned to appreciate what’s good and not take others or things for granted, and most importantly, I learned how to be kind,” he added. “I’m humbled, honored, and blessed after all these years to have played a

small role in what makes Quinnipiac such a special place to be.”

At QU, Mecca has served as an assistant men’s basketball coach, head men’s tennis coach, assistant director of athletics, head men’s basketball coach, and interim athletic director.

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1971.

According to a Department of Veteran Affairs’ fact sheet, the inspiration for the National Moment of Remembrance came from a group of children who were touring Washington, D.C. When they were asked what Memorial Day meant to them, they replied, “That’s the day the pools open!”

Those youngsters can be forgiven for not understanding the true meaning behind the holiday, a May 2000 Gallup poll revealed that only 28 percent of Americans actually did.

Originally known as Decoration Day, what would be known as Memorial Day originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in

By the end of the 19th century, Memorial Day ceremonies were being held throughout the nation. It was not until after World War I, however, that the day was expanded to honor those who have died in all American wars.

In his 1914 Memorial Day address, President Woodrow Wilson said of fallen soldiers, "They do not need our praise. They do not need that our admiration should sustain them. There is no immortality that is safer than theirs. We come not for their sakes but for our own, in order that we may drink at the same springs of inspiration from which they themselves drank."

Wilson continued, "Therefore this peculiar thing comes

about, that we can stand here and praise the memory of these soldiers in the interest of peace. They set us the example of self-sacrifice, which if followed in peace will make it unnecessary that men should follow war any more."

While many Americans observe Memorial Day by visiting cemeteries or attending patriotic ceremonies, for the majority of us, the holiday is not a solemn occasion; it's just a day off, a cause for revelry.

Certainly, we should enjoy some relaxation Monday, but let's also take time to ponder the meaning behind the holiday, perhaps at 3 p.m., the National Moment of Remem brance.

Think about the 1.2 million Americans who went off to war and never came home. It's the least we can do to honor their memory.

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Haven Middle School. The parade route will go from Bailey Road and end at the American Legion Post 76 building, where there will be a stage set up for brigades being announced and speeches afterward.

This year’s Grand Marshal is Robert Maturo, North Haven’s American Legion Post 76 Commander.

Maturo is a United States Navy veteran. He enlisted in the Navy following two of his older brothers. His younger brother also enlisted in the Navy; another brother defected and joined the Air Force.

After graduating from Yeoman “A” School, Maturo reported to the USS Randolph (CVS15) and was assigned to the Captain’s office. Shortly after reporting to the USS Randolph, he was ordered to

Boston, Mass., to decommission. He was then transferred to the USS Yorktown (CVS10), where he was promoted to Petty Officer Third Class and assigned as the Captain’s Yeoman.

During this time, the USS Yorktown was ordered to deploy to the North Atlantic to participate in NATO exercises “Sparkplug” and “Peacekeeper.” During this time, the ship’s crew earned the “Memorious Unit Commendation.”

After completing the North Atlantic cruise, the USS Yorktown was sent to Boston to decommission. The USS Yorktown found a new home, and Maturo was transferred to the Patrol Squadron 23 based at the Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine.

Maturo served as the Captain’s Yeoman and was promoted to Petty Officer Second Class. He was also assigned as the Leading Petty Officer in the operations de-

partment.

While serving with the VP23, the squadron deployed to NAS Rota, Spain, and then to NAS Sigonella, Sicily. When returning from Sicily, Maturo was discharged. Maturo then returned to New Haven and attended the University of New Haven, earning a Bachelor’s degree in business administration. He married his wife Donna in 1974 and raised a family.

After retiring from his professional career in the national quick service restaurant and serving as a district manager in the Greater New Haven area, he joined the American Legion in North Haven.

He is in his fifth year as Commander of Post 76. He hopes to grow Post 76 memberships and continue helping all veterans.

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Holiday notice

North Haven Public Works Field Operations advises residents that refuse collection for the week of May 29 will be delayed one day due to Memorial Day. The Recycling Center on Elm Street will be closed May 29. It will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday.

Chamber event

The Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce’s 81st annual meeting and awards dinner will be held Wednesday, June 14, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., at The Farms Country Club, 180 Cheshire Road, Wallingford. The keynote speaker will be Rand Pecknold, head coach of the national champion Quinnipiac University men’s hockey team. For ticket information, visit tinyurl.com/3ve89zcz.

Open house

Saturday, June 10 is CT Open House Day, and the North Haven Historical Society will participate by opening its doors to the public. Join us from noon to 4 p.m. as we welcome you to the Cultural Center at 27 Broadway. The event will include tours, a scavenger hunt, a “Show ‘n Tell,” and much more. Refreshments and goodie bags will be available for all who stop by.

Pride event

North Haven's inaugural Pride celebration will be held on the town green, Saturday, June 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Business sponsorships and volunteer opportunities are available. Monetary donations up to $1,000 will be matched by a private donor. Following the gathering on the green, the group North Haven Pride will host a 21-and-over party at 12% Beer Project, located at 341

State St. For more details, visit northhavenpride.org.

Pathway project

The North Haven Garden Club announced its membership in the Pollinator Pathway Project, an effort which brings awareness to the need of planting trees, shrubs and flowers to support pollinators such as birds, insects and wildlife. Residents are invited to participate in the project by identifying their own pollinator garden. Register your property with the Pollinator Pathway Project online, at pollinator-pathway.org.

Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Connecticut is an affiliate of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the 119-year-old national youth mentoring organization. Learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters by visiting ctbigs.org.

La Leche League

La Leche League of Hamden/North Haven meets the second Wednesday of the month at Grace & St. Peter’s Church, 2927 Dixwell Ave., Hamden. RSVP to Anne.M@ LLLCT.org. Attendees from all towns in the greater New Haven area are welcome.

Preservation CT

Preservation Connecticut is a statewide nonprofit historic preservation organization, established in 1975 by a Special Act of the Connecticut General Assembly as the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation. For over four decades, Preservation Connecticut has championed the protection of community assets all over the state. For more information, visit preservationct.org.

Marines sought

The Marine Corps League, Hardware City Detachment,

New Britain CT is actively looking for new members. You do not have to live in New Britain to be a member.

The Hardware City Detachment regularly supports local veterans and their families in need, and participates in many local celebrations and remembrances. The Hardware City Detachment meets the first Wednesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., at the Berlin VFW, 152 Massirio Dr. For more information, contact Sal V. Sena Sr. (860-6146188, 4mermarine69@ gmail.com) or Al Urso (860747-0677, alurso@cox.net).

Renters rebate

State law provides a reimbursement program for Connecticut renters who are elderly or totally disabled, and whose incomes do not exceed certain limits. Persons renting an apartment or room or living in cooperative housing, or a mobile home

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Rules changes made to high school basketball

By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff

There was already a major change coming this winter to Connecticut boys and girls high school basketball: the shot clock.

Now more changes have arrived.

Last week, the National Federation of State High School Associations announced rule changes for the 2023-24 basketball season. The biggest apply to foul shooting.

The one-and-one has been done away with. All trips to the foul line will be two shots.

How that “bonus” situation is calculated has changed. Team fouls will no longer be counted by halves. They will reset at the end of each quarter.

Two-shot free throws kick in on all fouls when the opposing team reaches five in a quarter.

Under the old rules, a team shot one-andone when an opponent committed seven fouls in a half, then went to two foul shots when the 10th foul of the half was committed.

According to Lindsey Atkinson, the National Federation’s director of sports, the Federation’s basketball rules committee studied data that showed higher injury rates during rebounding situations. Scrapping the one-and-one was seen as a way to reduce rough play.

Atkinson also said that resetting the fouls each quarter will improve game flow, and some local coaches agree.

“I like the five fouls and cleaning the slate each quarter,” Southington boys coach Ed Quick said. “You can get in situation where the referees are calling a game tight and get to five fouls really quick in the first quarter and then you can adjust to that in the second quarter. I like cleaning the slate.

“Doing away with the one-and-one is interesting.”

After years of deliberation, the 35-second shot clock was already arriving this winter for Connecticut boys and girls basketball.

“The shot clock is well overdue; it’s good Connecticut has caught up,” Quick said.

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may be eligible for this program. Applications are accepted through Oct. 1. Visit portal.ct.gov/OPM.

Food bank

The North Haven Community Services Food Bank has a constant need for: mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, coffee, tea, tuna, soup, Chef Boyardee products, instant mashed potatoes, cookies, crackers, macaroni and cheese, protein and granola bars, trail mix, nuts, jerky, peanut butter and graham crackers, dried fruit, fruit snacks, fruit cups, canned fruit, applesauce, juice boxes, pudding cups, peanut butter, jelly, Pop Tarts, cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix and syrup. Items can be dropped off at the Community Services office, Town Hall Annex Building, 5 Linsley St., Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Fire Explorers

Comprised of high school students age 14 to 18, the North Haven Fire Explorer program provides opportunities to explore a career path in emergency services as a

firefighter, EMT or paramedic. Email NOHFDExplorers@gmail.com or visit northhavenfire.org.

Trail association

The North Haven Trail Association maintains several trails for residents to enjoy. As stewards of these trails, the NHTA is in need of volunteers. The group meets the third Monday of the month, 7 p.m., at the Recreation Center. For further information, visit northhaventrails.org.

Donate

Bring your used clothing donations to Hope Christian Church, 211 Montowese Ave. Hope Christian Church is partnering with St. Pauly Textile Inc. to provide a woodframe drop-off shed for community use. Accepted items: clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, curtains, pillowcases and stuffed animals.

Garden

Individuals and organizations interested in a garden plot at Faith United Methodist Church’s “Garden of Eatin’” can easily sign up. Plots are $30. Call 203-6231803. Faith United Methodist Church is located at 81 Clintonville Road.

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“They are trying to get the games flowing. You don’t know until you try it.”

Another change deals with inbounding after a foul. When the defensive team commits a violation in the frontcourt before the fivefoul bonus, or the ball becomes dead, the offensive team will inbound at one of four designated spots either the nearest 28-foot mark along each sideline or the nearest spot 3 feet outside the lane on the end line. The spot will be determined by where the infraction took place.

The one exception is when the defensive team causes the ball to go out of bounds. The resulting throw-in will be at the spot where the ball went out.

Those rule changes might seem arcane, but according to Quick, they’re not.

”Spotting the ball is bigger than you think, and having four spots where you take the ball out and knowing those four will be helpful as far as preparing, because there are parts of the floor

where you would rather not take out the ball,” the Southington coach said.

Sheehan girls basketball coach Mike Busillo said he likes the changes.

“I know the Federation’s rational is less contact, but this gets the game more in line to what is happening in college,” Busillo said. “I think it would be better for high school basketball in general if it was played with the same rules that are used at the higher levels. I would like to see a standard game for all levels and genders.”

Busillo also said he’s fine with the one-and-one being done away with.

“It’s change and not not everyone is comfortable with change,” Busillo said. “If you are late in a game and down, sure, you would like a team shooting one-and-one, but we are talking about three instances in the game on fouls seven, eight and nine. So it’s not a big deal.

“I like the reset of fouls, too, because you won’t have teams marching to the line with five minutes to go in the second quarter,” the Sheehan coach added. “The game flow should be better

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Bill offers absolution, not exoneration for victims of witch trials

© The Connecticut Mirror

The state House of Representatives offered absolution, though pointedly not exoneration, to the nine women and two men hanged for witchcraft in 17th-century Connecticut, a dark and overlooked chapter of its colonial history.

By a vote of 121-30 on May 17, the House approved a resolution that was rewritten to sidestep lawyerly concerns, most notably whether contemporary Connecticut has a right to overturn ver-

dicts reached during British colonial rule.

“We have absolutely no power to exonerate someone who was convicted under a different government,” said Rep. Craig Fishbein, a lawyer and the ranking House Republican on the Judiciary Committee.

“Connecticut was a British colony,” said Rep. Doug Dubitsky, R-Chaplin, also a lawyer. “And all of these injustices that were carried out on these people were carried

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much. I like the reset and having the clean slate each quarter and not a parade to the foul line. I like it: Keep the game moving.”

with not as many interruptions and foul shots. I kind

Southington girls basketball coach Howie Hewitt said s fine with the foul reset per quarter and doing away with the one-and-one.

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The free throw changes t radical; you just have to be aware of them,” Hewitt The girls on the t believe there was a time where there was not a

Platt boys coach Shawon Moncrief is also supportive s move.

I think the changes are trying to emulate the NBA Moncrief said. “I think it will speed some things up and where you t going to the line as

Moncrief said he is looking forward to the shot clock coming into play next winter.

“I was at a AAU tournament a few weeks ago and a team was winning by a lot and they started holding the ball with 10 minutes to go in the game, ” Moncrief remarked.

“I think the shot clock is good and makes you keep playing until the end.”

Maloney girls basketball coach John Vieira said the changes will be positive in the long run, but will present some growing pains in the early going.

“It was already going to be different with the shot clock coming in, and now no more one-and-ones,” Vieira said.

“I like the changes; I’m in favor of them. The changes correlate with the higher levels and it’s good to have a universal system.

“The one-and-ones were unique for our game, but we will adapt,” Vieira added. “It will change some strategy and put more emphasis on defense because once you get that fifth foul, they are shooting two.”

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out by the British, and this amendment makes that clear.”

To mollify opponents and get the measure called for a vote, the resolution’s sponsor, Rep. Jane Garibay, took the deal: Among other tweaks, Connecticut would absolve, not exonerate, the

condemned “of all crimes of witchcraft and familiarities with the devil.”

The resolution still would assert “misogyny played a large part in the trials and in denying defendants their rights and dignity” and that “Connecticut apologizes to the descendants of all those who were indicted, convicted and executed.”

The apology was galling to at least one lawmaker.

“I’m gonna say it. I’m really not sorry,” said Rep. Jason Perillo, R-Shelton. “Nobody from my family was here. And I’m looking at a lot of other folks. Nobody from your family was here.”

Garibay said the apology was important to descendants of the condemned witches who attended a public hearing of the Judiciary Committee in March.

“They’re not asking for money, ” Garibay said. “The only thing they’re asking is that as a community we say, ‘We are sorry this happened to you. ’”

Garibay is a Democrat from

Windsor, a community settled by the English in 1633, just 14 years before the village turned on one of their own, hanging Alice Young. Young was the mother of a daughter who escaped an epidemic that claimed neighboring children in 1647, a source of envy and suspicion ingredients in witchcraft accusations that persist, often directed at women.

The May issue of Scientific American reports that every year more than 1,000 people still are “tortured, expelled from their homes or killed after being charged with

witchcraft using magic, usually to cause harm.”

Leading religious figures and founders of Connecticut played roles in the trials. John Haynes and Thomas Welles, the first and fourth colonial governors, were magistrates at the trials. Hartford’s founder, the Rev. Thomas Hooker, endorsed them.

The First Church in Windsor acknowledged complicity in 2017 and apologized for its role in the hanging of Young and another woman, Lydia Gilbert, during a time of unexplained deaths.

See Bill, A19

Canned Dog & Cat Food Drive

Community Services for the Town of North Haven will be hosting a canned dog and cat food drive to benefit North Haven Animal Control. North Haven Animal Control has been experiencing a shortage of wet canned dog and cat food and is looking for your help.

Library garden gets a makeover

From the North Haven Garden Club:

Recently, the fence that was on the curbside garden, by the entrance of the North Haven Memorial Library, was removed and the garden was redesigned

by Lee Fermo and Cindy Adinolfi.

A hydrangea was planted and donated by Claudia Fasano.

Lee planted several perennial phlox, Mexican sunflower and

zinnia seeds were scattered by Cindy, and a path through the garden was made with pavers donated to the club.

In a couple of weeks, all the beautiful perennials should come alive.

Community Services will be collecting canned dog and cat food starting Monday, June 5 through Friday, June 23. Adult dog and cat wet food is needed; no dry food please. Residents are welcome to drop off donations at the Community Services office located at 5 Linsley St. weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. While wet food is strongly encouraged, monetary donations will gladfully be accepted as well. Please make checks payable to Treasurer, Town of North Haven, and indicate Food drive for Animal Control in the memo field. Checks can be mailed to the attention of North Haven Animal Control, Memorial Town Hall, 18 Church St., North Haven, CT 06473. For more information, please contact Carla Picard in Community Services at 203-2395321 ext. 505.

misogyny. He read the names of a half-dozen men who were indicted on witchcraft charges, not all of whom were convicted.

Garibay had to overcome skepticism about the need for the General Assembly to follow suit, as descendants of the executed had urged at the public hearing. House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, acknowledged he had to be convinced.

“Traditionally, we do not do resolutions in the House, because you could go down a lot of rabbit holes. This one’s been worked on very hard,” Ritter said.

By rabbit holes, Ritter meant a fear that the House could be drawn into regular debates on matters not germane to the General Assembly or that have “no direct nexus to Connecticut.”

“We will be very firm in the future,” Ritter said. “Otherwise, we get opining on foreign policy in the United States government all day long. And we have two U.S. senators and five congressmen who do a fine job doing that for us.”

Garibay told the House the resolution was relevant.

“This complements the work that we are doing in the General Assembly by taking another step towards the justice that this government,

our state, all of us, are constantly working towards,” Garibay said. “It is far from frivolous.”

During the floor debate, Fishbein, R-Wallingford, took issue with the claims of

“All appeared to be non-female, and therefore, it’sa people bill and not a women’s rights sort of initiative,” said Fishbein, who also serves as a Wallingford town councilor.

Dubitsky claimed a measure of absolution, or least vindication, for himself.

His challenging, and quotable, questions at the public hearing about whether the condemned could be proven innocent went viral, drawing ridicule: Did he really need evidence that Alice Young was not a witch?

Dubitsky said during the floor debate that he simply was exercising due diligence.

“We didn’t know at the time of that Judiciary Committee meeting what these people had been accused of, what they had been convicted of, and what the disposition of those convictions were. So I

asked for some of that evidence,” Dubitsky said. “Well, silly me.”

Dubitsky detailed his efforts.

“I spent weeks searching through our statutes and could not find witchcraft or ‘familiarities with the devil’ as crimes in our current penal code. So it makes sense that we would find as is represented in this amendment that we don’t any longer find those to be penal crimes,” he said. “Now, you may have personal objections to those, to that type of conduct. But as we sit here today, they are not crimes under Connecticut law.”

And that was good enough for him to support the resolution.

So did Fishbein.

All 98 Democrats voted for the resolution, joined by 23 of the 53 members of the Republican minority.

This story originally appeared at ctmirror.org, the website of the Connecticut Mirror.

Visitors to the House floor listening to Rep. Jane Garibay call for Connecticut to apologize for its colonial witch trials onMay10. Mark Pazniokas, The Connecticut Mirror

Man arrested for leading street takeovers, racing & blocking roads

Associated Press

HARTFORD A Connecticut man was charged Monday with rioting and other crimes after police said he led a series of “street takeovers” across the state over the weekend involving illegal racing and mobs of people blocking roads.

State police said they arrested Jefferson Duron, 20, of Norwalk, shortly after 1:30 a.m. following the takeovers in Hartford, Tolland and New Haven counties involving more than 200 people on Sunday. Troopers said they pulled him over near Milford after his car was identified as one of the vehicles leading the events.

It wasn’t immediately clear if Duron has a lawyer who could respond to the allegations. He was detained on $250,000 bail.

At one of the takeovers in

In Brief National Trails Day

The North Haven Trail Association invites residents to join them in celebrating National Trails Day on Saturday, June 3 , 9 a.m. at the Chapman-Sinoway Park on Upper State Street. The NHTA has blazed a new 1mile trail marked with red markers to show the way.

Chapman-Sinoway Park consists of approximately 6 acres of woodland, a stream, pond for fishing or skating and picnic tables. The Chapman and Sinoway families who once occupied the land as farmers and dairy farmers donated the properties to the town of North Haven. National Trails Day is celebrated throughout the nation to connect people of all ages and abilities to trails in their communities. The NHTA are also stewards of Tidal Marsh Trail (behind Target) and the Banton Quinnipiac Trail in the Quinnipiac River State Park on Upper State Street. For more information about the NHTA contact northhaventrails.org.

Tolland on Sunday night, dozens of people blocked a main road leading to the University of Connecticut in nearby Storrs, just off Interstate 84. There were reports of bystander vehicles getting struck by baseball bats, an ambulance being damaged during a medical call and participants striking and jumping on a woman’s car, said Tolland Town Manager

Brian Foley.

“These events have a propensity for injury, property damage, mob-mentality decision making and a high potential for violence,” Foley, a former state trooper, wrote in a social media post Monday.

Street takeovers and illegal racing have become problems across the country,

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surging after the coronavirus pandemic started.

Last week in California, a person was shot and wounded during a street takeover

in Los Angeles and the California Highway Patrol launched new efforts against illegal street racing in advance of opening night of the action movie “Fast X.”

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1. #23-05 Denied the Application of John A. Parese, Applicant, Richard Burgess and Anna Filipkowska, Owners, relative to 3369 Dixwell Avenue, (Map 50, Lot 39), per Section 2.1.1.6, requesting an accessory use (detached, three-bay, one and one half story building) not incidental to a permitted use on the same lot. R-20 Zoning District.

2. #23-06 Approved the Application of D’Pietro Builders, Applicant, Nicole Minuit, Owner, relative to 11 Macarthur Road, (Map 22, Lot 37), per Section 2.1.1.9, requesting a front yard setback variance of 15’ to permit a front yard setback of 35’ where 50’ is required. R-20 Zoning District.

3. #23-07 Approved the Application of Wilson R. Orellana, Applicant & Owner, relative to 2 Levere Street, (Map 60, Lot 6), per Section 8.6.2.1, requesting a 3’ fence height variance to permit a fence height of 6’ where 3’ is permitted. R-20 Zoning District.

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Connecticut’s Newest College will be a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Connecticut’s 12 community colleges will finish merging in July to become Connecticut State Community College (CT State). The new school will be eligible to be designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution, or HSI. Prior to the merger, Capital, Gateway, Naugatuck Valley and Norwalk Community College were designated as HSIs.

So, what is a Hispanic-Serving Institution? As defined by the US Department of Education, an HSI is a college or university whose enrollment comprises more than 25% Hispanic/Latino students. In the US, there are currently more than two million Hispanic students enrolled in 451 HSIs across 24 states. So while only 19% of all higher education institutions qualify, 62% of all Latino undergraduates are enrolled in HSIs.

The HSI designation is more than a reflection of a school’s enrollment, however; it’s a commitment to equity for Hispanic/Latino students and advancing their success. On a large scale, this means having access to federal grant programs that enhance and strengthen HSIs.

At CT State, being an HSI means paying particular attention to the unique needs of the state’s Hispanic/Latino college students.

According to Dr. John Paul Chaisson-Cardena, Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, “Our

seeking the HSI and MSI (Minori-

La Más Nueva Universidad De Connecticut Será Una Institución

Que Sirve a Los Hispanos

ty-Serving Institution) status is consistent with our mission to serve all Connecticut residents. At CT State, we recognize that where you come from (e.g.: geography, culture, identity) is a strength that can be catalyzed to help our students feel that CT State is where they belong. In turn, that sense of belonging is what helps our students reach their goals.”

In 2020, Capital Community College received a five-year, $3 million grant to fund the Cultivating All-Inclusive Student Achievement (CASA) program. The program supports career and financial planning from enrollment through graduation. The program also aids faculty and staff in incorporating high-impact success strategies into their courses and student services. It assists students returning to college semester-to-semester and it increases the number of Hispanic students earning a degree or certificate. The program also has a cultural enrichment component, “Herencias Latinas,” that facilitates arts and humanities programming throughout the academic year.

There are more than half a million residents of Connecticut who are of Hispanic/Latino descent, and CT State is proud to serve more than 10,000 of them each semester. To learn more about CT State, visit CTState.edu.

Las 12 universidades comunitarias de Connecticut completarán su unión en julio, cuando será llamada Connecticut State Community College (CT State). La nueva escuela será elegible para ser nombrada una Institución de Servicios para Hispanos (Hispanic-Serving Institutions), o HSI. Antes de la unión, Capital, Gateway, Naugatuck Valley y Norwalk Community College estaban nombradas como instituciones HSI. ¿Así que, qué es una Institución de Servicios para Hispanos? Como lo define el Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos, un HSI es un colegio o universidad, donde más del 25% de sus estudiantes matriculados son hispanos/latinos. En los Estados Unidos, actualmente hay más de dos millones de estudiantes hispanos matriculados en 451 instituciones HSI en 24 estados. Así que, aunque solo el 19% de todas las universidades califican, el 62% de los estudiantes universitarios están matriculados en instituciones HSI.

Sin embargo, la designación de un HSI es más que solo una reflexión de la inscripción de la universidad; es un compromiso de equidad para los estudiantes hispanos/latinos y en el avance de su éxito. A mayor escala, esto significa el acceso a programas de subvenciones federales para mejorar y fortalecer las instituciones HSI.

En CT State, ser una institución HSI significa que se presta particular atención a las necesidades únicas de los estudiantes universitarios hispanos/latinos. Segun el Dr. John Paul Chaisson-Cardena, Vicepresidente de Diversidad, Equidad e Inclusión, “Nuestra intención en lograr el estatus como institución HSI o MSI

(Institución que Sirve a la Minoría) es consistente con nuestra misión de servir a todos los residentes de Connecticut. En CT State, reconocemos que de donde usted viene (ej. Geografía, cultura, identidad), es un punto fuerte, el cual puede ser el catalizador que le ayuda a nuestros estudiantes a sentir que CT State es el lugar donde pertenecen. Sucesivamente, ese espíritu de pertenencia es lo que ayuda a nuestros estudiantes a lograr sus metas.”

En 2020, Capital Community College recibió una subvención de $3 millones a lo largo de un periodo de cinco años, para financiar el programa Cultivating All-Inclusive Student Achievement (CASA). El programa apoya la planificación de carrera y financiera, desde la matrícula hasta la graduación. El programa también ayuda a los miembros de facultad y el personal a incorporar estrategias de éxito de gran impacto en sus cursos y en los servicios para los estudiantes. Ayuda a los estudiantes que regresan a la universidad semestre por semestre y aumenta el número de estudiantes hispanos obteniendo un título o certificado. El programa también tiene un factor de enriquecimiento cultural, “Herencias Latinas,” el cual facilita programación de artes y humanidades a través del año académico.

Hay más de medio millón de residentes de ascendencia hispana/ latina en Connecticut, y CT State está orgulloso de servir a más de 10,000 de estos residentes cada semestre. Para aprender más acerca de CT State, visite a CTState.edu.

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