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Exploring 1918 flu epidemic
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As the planet’s population is currently swept up in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cheshire Public Library invited Natalie Belanger from the Connecticut Historical Society, in Hartford, to revisit the time of the 1918 influenza outbreak. The webinar, held Jan. 21, was sponsored by Friends of the Cheshire Public Library.
The Animal Haven has a little known fact for you to chew on: we can buy two more years of life for some of our pets by paying attention to their teeth and gums. “February is National Pet Dental Health Month,” says Dr. Arnie Cary, DVM, and board member of The Animal Haven, “and we pet lovers need to help our dogs and cats (yes, cats too!) keep their teeth and mouths healthy. Untreated dental disease which shows up as bad breath, tartar, infected gums, and loose teeth, can cost our pets dearly.” According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, by the time our pets are three years old, three out of four have some periodontal (gum) disease. How does this happen? It’s not much different from what happens in human mouths: nature has created a nice “seal” of gum to tooth. This seal keeps bacteria from invading our pets’ bodies. Once plaque (soft, bacteria-laden film) starts to build at the gum line, that seal begins to break down. Gums become inflamed and begin to recede. More plaque develops and hardens into tartar. Eventually bacteria make their way into the underlying bone and the blood stream. In dogs or cats with “bad mouths,” those See Pets, A11
North Haven Garden Club members Gerri Giordano and Cindy Golia decided to leave the club’s painted bicycles out year round. Right now the bicycles are decorated for Valentine’s Day. Giordano decorated the two bicycles on the green and Golia took care of the bike at Todds Pond. The other bicycle, located at the corner of Broadway and Elm, also will be decorated for Valentine’s Day. Photos by Cindy Golia
While influenza has always been around, the 1918 flu was unusual in a number of ways, Belanger said. This flu was far more contagious than the average flu and it hit teenagers and young adults very hard, she said. The average age of those who died was 28. “Normally, the flu is most dangerous for the very young and the very old. This flu hit those in the bloom of youth.” It is estimated a quarter of the world’s population was affected by the virus, said Belanger. To be conservative and guess 50 million people were killed, that number is still higher than the number of soldiers killed in both world wars, she said. “We will never really know how many people died in the pandemic,” Belanger said, adding that it’s unusual not to have statistics. However, at that time recordkeeping, as we know it today, was not being done in many areas of the world. The way in which the 1918 outbreak was handled by ofSee 1918, A2
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There were three “waves” of the flu and the second wave in September 1918 was the deadliest. September was when civilian infections were being seen, said Belanger. The final wave was in late winter 1919. Showing a mortality chart for cities during the 28 weeks of the outbreak, Belanger notes New
The flu was also known as “The Grippe” from the French word meaning flu. Advice to cure or not catch it was abundant. Some of it was sound, some ridiculous.
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Masks were not mandatory everywhere. New Haven did have a mandate for anyone going to a gathering or into public spaces, said Belanger. The term “slacker,” generally used for draft dodgers, was also a pejorative term used for those who would not wear a mask. Belanger showed a picture of a conductor who stopped a man without a mask from coming aboard a streetcar. That the flu raged on, was due much to the fact that medicine was not advanced enough. Medical researchers looked in the wrong places for a cure. They looked for a bacterium.
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Immigrant populations, especially Italians, eastern Europeans, and French Canadians were hit hard. The flu coincided with peak immigration, so it was thought overcrowded living conditions, notably in cities, could further spread the illness. Schools, which were new and well-ventilated would be safer, and therefore were urged to stay open, Belanger said. Theatres were also left open, not because they were cleaner, but because they would be a morale booster, she said. As the nation was at war, that was a priority.
Belanger described how tonics and salves were plentiful in advertising of the day, including Dr. Jones’ Liniment, Beaver Oil, and Smo-ko Cigarettes, which promised no tobacco, just a few puffs of disinfectant to say goodbye to the grippe.
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Belanger said the outbreak began in Kansas in the spring of 1918 at a military camp, Fort Funston. The malady then traveled camp to camp, and was transmitted with the transport of troops going overseas to fight in World War I. “So, it’s more accurate to call it ‘the American flu.’”
Overall, “the federal response was almost nil,” said Belanger. Some guidance was given by the U.S. Public Health Service, an arm of the Treasury Department, but states were left to tackle the response and ended up giving the responsibility to municipalities to educate populations and handle the outbreak. Shortages of medical personnel did not help. Most nurses and doctors were serving in the war.
Belanger showed flyers of the day prompting people not to visit sick houses, to cover one’s mouth when coughing and to stay out of crowds. Other flyers prompted people to be cheerful and not worry.
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ficials and perceived by the public was also unusual. “It appeared to Americans that the flu came out of Spain,” Belanger said. This is because Spain reported an illness at the time that was sickening many of its people, including the King of Spain. Those were the first reports Americans heard. “Spain was not in the war, and those countries that were fighting the war censored their press. So, it is not that the flu began in Spain, it was because it was the first country to really report about the flu, because they didn’t have censorship.”
Haven came in at 61 percent. New London’s Naval Base reported the illness in September, probably a result of soldiers arriving from Boston. The flu generally spread east to west in the state, said Belanger. By October 1918 about 40 percent of the population of Connecticut was infected and approximately 9,000 people died.
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Schools Locals in college
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Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C., named Arianna Mongillo to its dean’s list for the fall semester.
Dean College, Franklin, Mass., named Nashali Morales to its dean’s list for the fall semester.
College of Saint Rose, Albany, N.Y., named Laura Borrelli to its dean’s list for
Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, named Salena Khan to its dean’s list for the fall semester.
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The American Red Cross urges individuals who have fully recovered and received a verified COVID-19 diagnosis to sign up to give convalescent plasma now by completing the donor eligibility form at redcrossblood.org/plasma4covid.
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Calcagni moving to Wallingford town center By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
“We are so excited to bring Calcagni’s commitment to the community to downtown Wallingford,” WALLINGFORD — Calcagni Real Es- said Calcagni President Antonio tate is working on a move of its own. Liguori in an announcement on the agency’s website. “Moving to North Calcagni is relocating its offices on Main Street will allow a new level of North Main Street Extension to the accessibility for our clients and othcenter of the town, repurposing a er residents of Wallingford. Being in portion of the space occupied by Gaetano’s Tavern on Simpson Court. such a walkable location means we can provide the stellar level of ser-
vice people have come to expect announcement. The company also from Calcagni in fresh and meaning- has offices in Cheshire, Southington, ful ways.” North Haven, Guilford and Stratford. The company has seen a record number of home sales over the past year and has hired new team members and the “customized retrofit of its new office space allows the company to meet the needs of today’s homebuyers and sellers while planning for the future,” according to the
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Green streak of light seen in the night sky Monday By Nick Sambides Jr. Record-Journal staff
If you saw a green-tinted fireball racing across the sky after dark on Monday, you weren’t seeing things. More than 20 witnesses from
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Vermont reported seeing the fireball or meteor that flew on a line almost directly east to west between Saratoga Springs and Syracuse, New York, at about 6:06 p.m., according to a fire-
ball log on the American Meteor Society webpage. Tami Kniffin was among the witnesses. The Wallingford resident was on Northford Road near Muddy River Farm, driving home from her job as an assembler at a printing company in Guilford, when she saw the quick green streak of light.
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“It looked like a big green fireball is what I could say. You could see that it was on fire,” Kniffin said Monday. “It
wasn’t a solid circle. You could see little sparks, like, coming out of the side of it. I could tell that it wasn’t a plane or something like that, with the way it was arcing over.”
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“We want this space to truly be a part of what makes historical Wallingford so charming,” Liguori said. “As such, we’ll have seating areas outside where people can relax and enjoy North Main Street, free WiFi for anyone who needs it, and our doors will be open to the public to help them navigate their real estate needs with the marketing and tech acuity for which we’re known.” Debbie Pacileo, one of the owners of Gaetano’s Tavern, said their building was purchased by a new landlord who wanted to open a second storefront where the restaurant’s banquet room is currently located. According to town records, the building was purchased by Barnes Homestead on Dec. 29, 2019. State records list John Williams and Record-Journal | myrecordjournal.com Stephanie Stiefel, both of
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The North Haven Clean Energy Task Force is working to help residents save energy and support the North Haven Congregational Church Food Pantry by encouraging participation in Energize Connecticut’s Home Energy SolutionsSM program. Normally $149, this service is currently free if you have not had an energy assessment in the last 36 months and if you sign up by March 31. The co-pay will be $50 after March 31. Home Energy Solutions is an in-home service designed to help you save money on energy bills and make your home more comfortable year-round. All HES 2020 benefits are also available to See Energy, A11
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Lamont to co-chair national task force on pandemic response
SPREADING THE WORD Each year, Angel Tree brings children and their incarcerated parent together on Christmas, one gift at a time. As the song goes, “A weary world rejoices.” Incarceration can strain family ties to the breaking point. Angel Tree shares the love of Christ in a tangible way and strengthens family bonds, delivering personalized gifts and the Gospel to children on behalf of their incarcerated mother or father at Christmas. Also, every Angel Tree family is given access to a free, easy-to-read children’s copy of the Bible. Hope Christian Church’s three delivery teams were able to bring gifts to 50 children this Christmas.
HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee have been appointed to cochair a national task force designed to coordinate the response of states to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Lamont, a Democrat, and Lee, a Republican, will lead the new National Governor Association’s Pandemic and Disaster Response Task Force, which is charged with advocating for the states on issues such as the distribution of vaccines, testing supplies and personal protective equipment.
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It’s important that any dental brushes, toothpastes, diets, treats, toys, etc. that you use are labeled with a seal of approval from the VOHC (Veterinary Oral Health Council), to ensure that they have been tested and declared safe and effective. There is a big pet dental health market, with many unsafe and ineffective products out there. “Periodontal disease in our pets is very prevalent but very preventable. The more you can do at home, and the earlier you start, the happier, healthier, and more comfortable your pet will be,” says Dr. Cary. And, the longer your dog or cat will be a happy and healthy member of your family.
United Illuminating-authorized energy specialists that are available to provide North Haven residents with HES, will make the donations. To schedule your Home Energy Solutions appointment, call 203-815-1377 and reference the code: North Haven 2020. For more information, visit EnergizeCT.com. — Press release
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“We also worked with our federal partners as we responded to multiple severe weather events, and I am eager to exchange ideas and best practices with my fellow governors.”
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No one could have predicted with certainty how quickly the COVID-19 pandemic would change the lives of so many around the world. Fear of infection, stay-athome orders and a rallying cry to help “flatten the curve” have drastically changed how people behave in their daily lives. In the face of so much uncertainty, the need to have an emergency fund – a tool that can help your family manage the financial fallout in the case of a job loss or other unwelcome impact – has come to the forefront. What constitutes an emergency fund and why is it so important to have one, particularly in times like this? Here’s a primer.
Financial solvency matters. Financial experts generally encourage you to set aside three to six months’ worth of living expenses in an emergency fund. Without it, you are at risk of losing what you’ve worked hard to achieve if life throws a curve ball. A stash of funds can help you meet your monthly obligations, keep your credit report clean and preserve your way of life. Put your priorities in order. An emergency fund deserves to be at the top of your list of financial priorities. Emergency reserves are designed to provide a safety net to prevent financial disaster. Saving for your retirement comes next, to help protect your financial future. Even better if you can save for both priorities at the same time. If you're currently saving for your future, consider See Jolly, A14
Help prevent sewer blockages The Town of North Haven is asking residents to avoid flushing disposable hand wipes and other inappropriate items (disposable gloves, towels, etc.) into the town’s sewer lines and sanitary sewer system as people practice sanitation guidelines to combat the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
management system and require costly repairs, both for homeowners and the town. Although many so-called “disposable” hand wipes are advertised as being safe for flushing, in reality, they regularly cause backups in the sanitary sewer system and contribute to buildups of foreign materials.
The Department of Public Works is working closely with Veolia North America, which operates and maintains the town’s wastewater treatment plant, to educate people about the need to avoid flushing inappropriate items down their toilets.
Town officials believe the recent buildup of sanitation wipes and gloves is connected to stepped-up efforts on the part of residents to comply with guidelines for avoiding the coronavirus. Officials said they continue to encourage the use of wipes for this purpose, but ask residents to dispose of used wipes in their trash bins, rather than flushing them.
Veolia workers have noticed a significant increase in backups and blockages in the town’s sanitary sewer system and collection network, which can pose a risk to the town’s wastewater
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Tips on having fun indoors this winter By Caitlin Houston Special to the Record-Journal
With so many families spending more time at home, it’s become common to hear every parent’s least favorite statement before
lunchtime — “I’m bored!” Cabin fever sets in quickly in winter during a pandemic. In our family we love to play outside, but snow is a requirement. To avoid going crazy indoors with my
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tivities resulting in giant messes. However in the winter — anything goes. There is so much you and your kids can do to have fun in the kitchen. From baking a new recipe to whipping up a batch of homemade playdoh, each activity is both time consuming and rewarding. If you don’t want to actually cook, check out your local bakery for DIY cupcake and cookie decorating kits.
grab some washable acrylic pants and mini canvases. We enjoy making handprint art or freestyle painting gifts to send to our family members in other states. You can see a lot of handprint art ideas on Caitlin Houston Blog.
Use your imagination Who says your floor isn’t actually made of lava? Why not build a castle made of pillows in your living room? My daughters enjoy making See Indoors, A15
Create and stick to your guidelines. Your emergency fund should be reserved for times of financial crisis. It’s not an account to pay for life’s extras, however tempting that may be. With guidelines in place, you can avoid dipping into these funds unless necessary. Keep emergency funds within safe reach. When uncertainty strikes, you may need money in a hurry. For this reason, emergency savings should be held in cash or easy-to-access investments like a money market fund. You also may want to open a dedicated interest-bearing savings account, potentially in a bank separate from your other accounts, to keep your emergency funds at a safe distance if you’re one who may be tempted to spend it.
Working with a knowledgeable financial advisor who Start where you can. If you understands your savings don’t have a large chunk of money available to establish goals can help you prepare for unforeseen circumyour emergency fund right stances that can change your now, don’t let it prevent you life and your family’s life in from starting an account and an instant. working toward your target. Any amount is a step in the right direction – even if Jeff Jolly, CFP, is a Private that’s $50 or $500. If you Wealth Advisor and Sr. Vice don’t need your stimulus President with Ameriprise Ficheck to cover immediate nancial Services, Inc. in cash expenses, use it to start North Haven. He specializes or supplement your emerin fee-based financial plangency fund. Your tax refund ning and asset management is another potential source strategies and has been in of cash to grow an emergen- practice for 15 years. To concy fund. Revisit your current tact him, call 203-407-8188 budget to see where you can ext. 330, or visit his office at trim expenses and put more 250 State St. Unit E1. into savings.
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Panel recommends inflationary pay hike for officials By Keith M. Phaneuf © The Connecticut Mirror
ont will order those increases remains uncertain.
A state panel narrowly recommended last week that Connecticut legislators and constitutional officers receive their first pay hikes in two decades — albeit very modest ones.
The Commission on Compensation of Elected State Officials voted 3-2 Friday morning, Jan. 22 to tie the salaries for lawmakers and constitutional officers to inflationary factors.
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Based on current rates, that would involve an increase of
slightly more than 1%. But because no raise could be implemented before the next term for lawmakers begins, in January 2023, the increase would be based on inflationary rates at that time. And legislative leaders and a spokesman for Lamont all said no talk of raises can proceed unless it’s done in a collaborative, nonpartisan manner.
Balducci, who chairs the compensation advisory panel. He noted that lawmakers haven’t received a pay hike since 2001 and constitutional officers since 2003. “Inflation over the years certainly has dimmed the value of their compensation.”
A 2019 report from the National Conference of State Legislatures confirms Bal“Connecticut is the wealthi- ducci’s assessment that Conest state in the union [and] necticut’s compensation legislators have not had a hasn’t kept up with its relaraise since 2001,” said former tively high cost of living. House speaker Richard J.
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Nine other states pay their legislators on a daily, weekly or sessional basis, rather than on a set annual amount. Though Connecticut’s General Assembly serves parttime – with regular sessions stretching roughly five months in odd-numbered years and three months in even-numbered years — commission member Mary Ann Handley, a former state senator from Manchester, said there is recognition legislators’ jobs are becoming more time-consuming. Constituent work has exploded over the past decade, legislators say, as e-mail and social media have made it far easier for voters to reach out to their lawmakers.
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Of the 39 other states that set an annual compensation rate for its lawmakers, 22 exceed Connecticut’s $28,000per-year base pay for senators and representatives. New Mexico provides no salary for its legislators.
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“Unless we provide a reasonable income for somebody who’s going to be a legislator, we’re really cutting out a lot of people who can’t afford to take this kind of job,” Handley said, adding that weakening diversity in the General Assembly harms its ability to represent all interests. But commission member Justin Bernier of Plainville said the current compensation is “within the range of normal” and added that many citizens are struggling without raises in an economy weakened by the coronavirus. “We’re not seeing real wage increases in Connecticut for many years now,” he said, adding that raises for state officials at this time “doesn’t make sense to me.”
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leaders ranges from $30,403 to $38,889. The state provides $5,500 annually to senators and $4,500 to representatives for expenses they don’t have to document. And legislators also receive a mileage reimbursement — which they don’t have to document. As long as they demonstrate they came to the Capitol, they receive this reimbursement, even if — for example — they arrived at no expense by carpooling with a colleague. This mileage reimbursement also is counted when calculating legislators’ pensions. Rep. Holly Cheesman, REast Lyme, introduced a bill this year to end that practice. “Why would it even be included in the first place?” she asked.
If those same conditions exist when the next state term begins in January, legislators’ base pay would rise from $28,000 to $28,364. Lamont, a Greenwich millionaire, does not accept his $150,000 salary, but the governor’s base pay — on paper — would rise to $151,950. Similarly, the annual compensation for other constitutional officers would grow from $110,000 to $111,430. Lawmakers would continue to receive inflationary pay adjustments at the beginning of each subsequent, two-year term — and constitutional officers at the start of each following, four-year term — under the compensation panel’s proposal. The General Assembly approved a similar arrangement for judges’ compensation in 2012.
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“Paying legislators a base salary of $28,000 for a job that’s very time-consuming and becoming closer to fulltime than part-time puts barriers to entry for people to run for office,” said Candelora. Looney said the topic at least is worth a thorough review. He said leaders of
Lamont’s communications director, Max Reiss, said the governor would be willing to participate in compensation talks provided they are comprehensive and nonpartisan — particularly if it would provide more people an opportunity to serve in government. “Representative government is a cornerstone of our democracy, and there is no doubt that we must ensure there are not barriers to that representation,” he said. This story originally appeared at ctmirror.org, the website of The Connecticut Mirror.
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“There are varying [work] loads within the legislature House Speaker Matt Ritter, that are not reflected in the D-Hartford, Senate President compensation at all,” he said. Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, But Senate Minority Leader D-New Haven, and House Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, said Minority Leader Vincent J. too many are struggling in Candelora, R-North Branford, all said raises could be Connecticut’s economy to consider pay hikes for electdiscussed — provided neied officials. ther party tries to make a partisan issue of them. “Middle class families are facing unprecedented finan“I would never put that to a cial struggles because Convote unless I knew we had necticut is unaffordable,” he agreement, at least in our said, calling Balducci’s panel chamber, with the Republi“tone deaf” to the problems cans,” Ritter said.
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Leaders of three of the four legislative caucuses stopped short of endorsing the raises but agreed with the commission’s conclusion that legislators’ responsibilities have grown, even as their pay has stagnated.
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But Balducci noted the committee’s proposal would not dramatically boost state officials’ pay, only end the stagnation that’s gone on for the past two decades.
For example, the Social Security Administration announced a 1.3% cost of living adjustment in October. The Consumer Price Index for the federal fiscal year ending September was 1.4%.
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