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Volume 17, Number 15
Friday, April 15, 2022
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
North Haven falls to Sheehan By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
the pen with 3 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to earn the win in a contest that took WALLINGFORD — Sheehan five minutes shy of three used a big day at the plate by hours. table-setters Tony Sutera and Barkasy and Sutera both Chris reached base in all four of Barkasy and Sheehan 6 their plate appearances. got strong North Haven 4 relief pitch- Sutera was 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, two runs ing from Andry Guy to earn a 6-4 SCC and two RBI. Barkasy was 2for-2 with a triple, double, interdivisional baseball win two walks, a stolen base and over North Haven on Monthree RBI. day afternoon at Robert M. Neubauer Field. “That’s what we are looking The Titans (2-1) grabbed the upper hand with a five-run second inning and Guy was able to hold the lead out of
for,” Sheehan coach Dom Lombardozzi said. “At any
See Baseball, A13
Sheehan’s Chris Barkasy beats the throw to North Haven third baseman Shaun Murphy for a two-run triple during a five-run second inning. The two-out rally carried the Titans to a 6-4 victory over the Nighthawks on Monday in Wallingford. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
High school artists honored at CAS banquet
Business leaders, advocates discuss workforce challenges
The Connecticut Association of Schools hosted its 27th annual high school arts awards banquet at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville April 5.
By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff
WALLINGFORD — Kevin O’Rourke, owner of Fish Window Cleaning, knows some employees don’t envision themselves working at his business forever. But these days, O’Rourke says, it can be a struggle even getting people to show up.
Each spring, CAS honors two seniors from each member high school who excel in the performing or visual arts, and who possess qualities of scholarship and leadership. This year, Juliana DeAngelo and Salvator Woyciesjes were the North Haven High School students deemed most worthy of the recognition. Plaques were distributed to all the artists at last week’s banquet. FOX61 Morning News anchor Tim Lammers was the master of ceremonies. See Banquet, A4
“I had in the past two weeks four people that I hired, none of them are working for me now,” he said. North Haven High School senior Juliana DeAngelo. Nicole Zappone, The Citizen
O’Rourke was one of 30 business owners, politicians and community advocates
who shared a range of perspectives on the challenges companies continue to face attracting and retaining workers during a roundtable event at the HUBCAP on Center Street Friday, April 8. A nonprofit “hybrid-business incubator,” HUBCAP is a collaboration between local schools and the business community designed to increase college and career readiness while expanding downtown Wallingford business. “There seems to be a lack of See Workforce challenges, A2