Volume 16, Number 8
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Friday, February 19, 2021
Mass vaccination sites located across state By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
Hartford HealthCare has agreements with towns and property owners to open four new mass vaccination centers statewide — including one at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford.
The centers will open and operate based on pending vaccine supply, HHC officials said last week.
Wednesday, Feb. 10. “This is Connecticut at its best … our community rising to the challenge to protect citizens. It’s part of our commitment to have no community left behind.”
“We are in position to dramatically scale up, and we are completely committed to using our resources in Feb. 10, the health care network, this way,” Hartford HealthCare Presi- and parent of MidState Medical dent Jeff Flaks told reporters Center in Meriden, announced the
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opening of a mega-vaccine site at Liberty Square in New Britain between Feb. 22 and March 1. In addition to Liberty Square, HHC secured rights to properties at the Xfinity Center, Foxwoods, Central High School in Bridgeport and See Sites, A2
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Sheehan seniors shackle Indians
Sacco stout in goal as North Haven defeats Lyman Hall
By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
By Brendan O’Sullivan Special to the Record-Journal
WALLINGFORD — Sheehan seniors have won a lot of games in their four years in the girl basketball program and the veterans were key in a 45-31 Titans 45 Senior Night victory over North Indians 31 Haven on Tuesday night.
NORTHFORD — After scoring five goals in its first game, the Lyman Hall boys ice hockey team was limited to one goal Saturday against North Haven.
The Titans got off to a fast start and never trailed in a defensiveminded win that improved the team to 3-0. Western New England-bound senior Caitlyn Hunt paced the way for Sheehan with 15 points. Fellow seniors Hayleigh Lagase (8 points, 11 rebounds), Caitlyn Velez (7 points) and Dempsey Lajoie (7 points) were also on their game for the Titans. “This was a really good win on Senior Night because we know we
North Haven’s Julia Ball gets the ball away before Sheehan’s Mia Mills could stop her during the first half of their girls basketball game at Sheehan High School in Wallingford on Tuesday. North Haven lost 4531. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
can get shut down at any second,” Hunt said. “If this was our last game, it was good to go out like this because we worked our hardest.” Sharp-shooting junior Molly Smolenski (6 points) had two welltimed 3-pointers for Sheehan in the win. Sheehan held a 24-13 at the half behind a stifling zone defense. The
This was, in part, due to the work of an old friend, North Haven goalie Andrew Sacco, who backstopped the Trojans in their run to the 2019 Division III state championship. Indians Trojans
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hosts held North Haven (2-1) to 4for-21 from the field in the opening 16 minutes. The Indians shot just 1-for-10 in the second quarter.
On Saturday, Sacco helped defeat his old squad, 2-1, in a grinding SCC/ SWC Division II game at Northford Ice Pavilion.
Meanwhile, Sheehan has six different scorers in the first half. Lajoie was the offensive star in the first quarter with the first two buckets of the frame and then a 3-pointer at the buzzer that gave the Titans a
The teams played physical as soon as the puck dropped, checking each other and fighting for loose pucks.
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“North Haven is always physical,” Lyman Hall head coach Dave Sagnella