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Masks now optional in schools Citizen report

school community has been masked for almost two years and our This week, for the first time in nearly youngest students have not experitwo years, students and staff memenced school any other way. We recbers across the state walked into ognize that this transition will imschools mask-free. With public pact everyone differently and each health data continuing to show deperson and family has their own beclining COVID-19 cases, on Monday, liefs and individual circumstances. face coverings became optional in NHPS will continue to provide a most Connecticut school districts. safe, inclusive, and welcoming In a letter to the North School Public learning environment for all.” Schools community, Superintendent School leaders across the state welPatrick Stirk wrote: “At North Haven comed the masks-optional policy. Public Schools, masking will be a choice which will be respected by all In a letter to parents, Berlin’s Superintendent of Schools Brian J. Benigwithout question or judgment. It is ni said he understands how divisive important to remember that our

the mask issue has been in the community and throughout the country. “We are happy with this change and hope that it stays this way,” he said. In Meriden, as Daniel Crispino made his rounds to several elementary schools throughout the day Monday, he encountered a sight he hadn’t seen for close to two years — smiling faces, students and teachers alike, in classrooms. “I got to see faces. I got to see more smiles. That part of it was really awesome,” said Crispino, who is the district’s director of school leadership for its elementary schools.

Meanwhile, in Southington, Superintendent Steve Madancy made an observation similar to Crispino’s after visiting DePaolo Middle School. At one point during that visit, Madancy walked by a music class where the majority of students were singing.

“It sounds very different than behind the muffled sounds of masks,” Madancy said, adding there had been an overall sense of excitement in schools — after what he described as “a long two years” that had included remote learning and the mandatory mask wearing. See Masks, A2

Meet N.H.’s poet laureate

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By Nicole Zappone The Citizen

The Town of North Haven has named its first poet laureate, Gabriella Brand. “I have always written poetry and believe strongly in the written word,” said Brand, a town resident for more than three decades. Poet laureates have been around since the early 1300s and continue to be very popular, especially in the United States. A poet laureate is appointed by a government or conferring in- Brand stitution, and is expected to compose poems for special events and occasions.

North Haven High School’s production of Mamma Mia! opened Thursday and runs through the weekend. Featuring the music of ABBA, Mamma Mia! tells the hilarious story of a young woman’s search for her birth father. The story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship, creating an unforgettable show. For tickets, visit vancoevents.com. More photos on Page A10. Submitted photo

Brand is a Pushcart Prize nominee and the recipient of several poetry awards. Her fiction work, essays and poetry have appeared in more than 50 literary magazines. See Poet, A2

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In Cheshire, Superintendent Jeffrey Solan described Monday as “a fairly typical day of school with the exception that about 60% of our students were not wearing masks.”

At the age of three, Brand could read in two languages. And as a youngster, when her parents had company, she would stand up and read poems she had written. “My own parents didn’t understand me,” she said, “but have always encouraged me.”

Solan described a similar estimate for the percentage of Cheshire schools staff members who chose not to wear masks. “I think everyone is excited to be taking a significant step back towards normalcy,” Solan wrote.

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“It’s to create the political optics they are investigating something,” said House Minority Leader Vincent J. Candelora, R-North Branford. “This is not a bipartisan process. This is not a process seeking to better a system. This is a process to protect the governor.”

The same two officials spoke Feb. 25 at a press conference that represented the first Testimony will come from comprehensive effort by the Commissioner-designate Lamont administration to Michelle Gilman and Deputy address questions about Commissioner Noel Petra of school construction since the Department of Adminis- the revelation on Feb. 2 that trative Services, the officials the FBI was investigating. Gov. Ned Lamont has tasked They outlined the sufficiency with revamping and restorof existing checks and baling confidence in OSCGR, ances, changes already the Office of School Conmade in contracting procestruction Grants & Review. dures, and the internal and “We think it’s important for

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Democrats and Republicans are divided over whether politics and optics or substance and transparency will dominate a legislative hearing Monday about a school construction program at the center of an FBI investigation.

the public to hear an update on what changes have been made to this program in the wake of some very serious and troubling allegations,” said Rep. Sean Scanlon, DGuilford, co-chair of the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee.

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Scanlon asked Republicans to keep an open mind about what can be accomplished at the hearing. “Before we sort of dismiss this as a political stunt, let’s ask questions and hear what they have to say,” Scanlon said. “And I guarantee you, every member of those committees will learn a lot and hopefully have more confidence in the program than they have right now.” But the Republicans made clear they are as interested in looking backwards as they are forward, and that effort would require testimony from more than two officials who are new to overseeing school construction.

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some local officials have alleged. They also want to ask questions about Diamantis’ involvement in the reconstruction of the State Pier in New London.

and another project under day, as Republicans chalDiamantis’ purview, the relenged the sufficiency of the construction of the State Pier current audits. in New London. Coincidentally, Gilman was Cheeseman said Diamantis up for her confirmation and Melissa McCaw, who re- hearing Tuesday before the On the authority of the gov- signed last week as secretary Executive and Legislative ernor, his chief of staff, Paul of OPM, should be called to Nominations Committee, a Mounds, fired Diamantis on testify about how the school key step in the legislature ficonstruction function was nalizing her nomination as Oct. 28 from his politically appointed position of deputy transferred from DAS to the commissioner of DAS. secretary of the Office of Pol- OPM. When McCaw hired Her predecessor, Josh Diamantis, she agreed to icy and Management and Geballe, resigned last month suspended him from his civ- one of his conditions: Keep- for a position at Yale overing his civil-service position seeing a new innovation and il-service job overseeing and moving the school con- entrepreneurial program. school construction. Diamantis retired rather than be struction office to OPM. Rep. David Yaccarino, Rsuspended. Republicans raise issues at North Haven, told Gilman confirmation hearing Eight days earlier, the FBI that moving school construction from DAS to OPM subpoenaed records pertainGilman got a taste Tuesday ing to school construction made no sense and the Laof what she can expect Mon-

mont administration never has adequately explained why it was allowed. “You know, it’s difficult for me to say,” Gilman replied. “I was not here, and I struggle to be a Monday-morning quarterback when I don’t have all of the information as to why decisions were made.” Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, told her the state should, by audits or other means, be interviewing municipal officials, not just reviewing the books at DAS. “We shouldn’t use the norSee Hearing, A4

“It appeared that the sole concern seemed to be to get DAS to promise, ‘Cross my fingers, hope to die, none of this is ever going to happen again.’ And what the procedure is going to be going forward,” said Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, ranking Republican on the finance committee. She said they want details as to the extent to which Konstantinos Diamantis, the former director of OSCGR, pressured municipal officials to use certain contractors, as

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mal accounting procedures for something that’s extraordinary and has drawn substantial significant scrutiny,” Kelly said.

“It’s hard for me to speak to that,” Gilman replied. “But I think what I can speak to is the steps that we are taking now to ensure that this type of situation does not occur again. We take the transparency of these programs very seriously.”

“Where appropriate, the auditors will have full authority to speak with municipalities and to dig into records as they need to,” Gilman said.

Rep. Jason Perillo, R-Shelton, This story originally apasked Gilman when she first peared on the website of The became aware of potential Connecticut Mirror, www.ctproblems in OSCGR. mirror.org. Gilman said not until Octo-

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CSCU board increases community college tuition The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system governing board voted to increase tuition at the state’s 12 community colleges for the upcoming academic year. Tuition and mandatory fees at the state’s community colleges are currently $4,476 but will increase to $4,700 for full-time students for the 2022-23 academic year. CSCU leaders say the decision to raise tuition at the colleges is due to factors including increasing labor costs, the system running out of federal funds and colleges continuing to see a drop in enrollment. Ben Barnes, CSCU chief financial officer, explained that before the pandemic, the system’s finances were already “weak.” But since the pandemic, he said, revenue has dropped across the system by over $80 million a year.

“We estimate, between this year’s shortfall and next year, we have a deficit of about $270 million,” Barnes said. “The Governor’s [budget] proposal would have provided close to $100 million of that. We’ve asked the appropriations committee to give us $175 million in additional aid to get us through ’23. So we’re in deep trouble.” For the last three years, tuition at community colleges has remained flat. But Barnes said that while it was a difficult decision to make, one of the reasons they thought increasing tuition now was “reasonable to do it at the rate that the board acted on” is because of the implementation of resources like the PACT program.

and a few board members still raised concerns about the tuition hike, saying that since a large number of the students at the community colleges come from low-income or working-class families, this decision could bring on significant financial stressors.

“I’ve spoken to many fellow students about this proposal

to increase tuition. This increase will prohibit them to continue their college education due to the financial disadvantages it will pose,” Jamie Czikowsky, a student at Tunxis Community College, said during the meeting. “Students that will have to choose between paying for their education, or putting food on the table,

paying for child care, or other basic needs that the extra $224 had provided them … From my conversations with students, these hikes will directly result in more enrollment decline.” Sara M. Berry, an adjunct faculty member at Manchester Community College, See CSCU, A13

This program covers tuition for eligible high school graduates who enroll at any community college in the state full-time, about 25% of the population, Barnes added. But during last week’s board meeting, students, faculty

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Decades-long school drive shows no signs of slowing By Nicole Zappome The Citizen

For the past 43 years, Clintonville Elementary School has collected donations for the Animal Haven shelter on Mill Road. The tradition was started by former teacher Diane Moyer back back in 1979.

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Losing a loved one can be a painful experience. Even when expected, the finality of death can be difficult to comprehend. It’s no wonder that people who are grieving often feel overwhelmed and unable to process information with the same mental clarity that they have under more normal circumstances. Adding financial decisions into the mix can further complicate matters. For many people, even the welcome news that they are the beneficiaries of a loved one’s estate can bring waves of sadness and uncertainty.

Cash – if the assets you inherited are in the form of cash, there tend to be few complications. There is no federal tax on inherited amounts, though a handful of states do apply an inheritance tax. A life insurance settlement – if the deceased named you as a beneficiary of a life insurance policy, the payment you received is generally not subject to tax. You also may have the option to have the benefit paid out to you over a number of years rather than in one lump sum.

A retirement plan – if you inherited an IRA or an individual’s workplace retirement If you are set to receive plan, you will have 10 years money or other assets from to withdraw all of the money a loved one who has passed (this time limit does not apaway, you may benefit from ply to spouses or minor chilthe counsel of a financial ad- dren). Failure to do so can visor, estate attorney and tax result in a significant penalexpert who can help you de- ty. Taxes are due on distributermine the best course of tions from traditional IRAs action to wisely manage the or workplace plans. gift you’ve been given. Appreciated stock or other Here are some factors you assets – if you inherited asmight want to consider with sets such as stock or real estheir help: tate, the cost basis for the asset is stepped-up to the val-

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Notice is hereby given that the North Haven Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 7:30 p.m., at the Mildred A. Wakeley Community and Recreation Center, 7 Linsley Street, in Room #2 at which time and place opportunity will be given to those who wish to be heard relative to the following application: PUBLIC HEARING: 1. #22-01 Application of Paul A. Rook, Applicant, Paul and Claire Rook, Owners, relative to 218 Blue Hills Road, (Map 92, Lot 12), per Section 2.1.1.9, requesting a front yard setback variance of 4.7’ to permit a front yard setback of 45.3’ where 50’ is required and requesting a side yard setback variance of 2.9’ to permit a side yard setback of 22.1’ where 25’ is required. R-40 Zoning District. Joseph P. Villano, Secretary R249457 Help Wanted

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