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Volume 15, Number 24

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TORNADO AFTERMATH

Most damage has been cleared

Fall sports will proceed but COVID-19 numbers will dictate how far the season advances

By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff

NORTH HAVEN — Local streets have been reopened and power restored after a tornado touched down in town last week.

By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff

CHESHIRE — Tackle football is a go. Ditto for indoor girls volleyball.

“The final streets in town are being opened, so it's been this long that we've had streets that were impassable,” North Haven Fire Chief Paul Januszewski said Sunday afternoon. The Thursday, Aug. 27 storm initially knocked out power to approximately 45 percent of households in North Haven, prompting First Selectman Michael Freda to declare a state of emergency. Gov. Ned Lamont, U.S. Sen. See Tornado aftermath, A2

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Every fall sport, for that matter, got the green light in the new high school sports re-opening plan the CIAC unveiled late Wednesday night, Aug. 26 and further explained in a press conference the following morning.

Evan Pelaccia, a United Illuminating employee, works on anchoring a new utility pole along Homewood Avenue in North Haven on Sunday, Aug. 30. A tornado touched down in town on Aug. 27, knocking out power to nearly half the town and blocking numerous roads. Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal

Bottom line? Scholastic football, soccer, volleyball, swimming, field hockey and cross country teams could start practicing in cohorts Saturday, Aug. 29 with an eye to starting full team practices on Sept. 21 and games on Oct. 1 — so long See CIAC, A5

Theaters begin to reopen as studios release blockbusters By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff

Helped along by a few recent blockbuster releases, movie theaters are beginning to open their auditoriums and allow customers indoors.

been shuttered amid the Coronavirus pandemic, studios have held off on releasing blockbusters that are typically shown throughout the summer.

As a few of those movies have been released in recent weeks, namely “We’ve been so lonely, everyone that Unhinged and New Mutants, theworks in a movie theater company aters have felt confident that the de… we’re people people, we love mand is there for them to begin serving people,” said Bria Naylor, powering up their projectors. marketing manager for Picture Show Both AMC Theaters in Plainville and Entertainment, a theater in Berlin. Southington are open and have variWithout the possibility of a big box office weekend, as theaters have See Theaters, A4

Moviegoers head into Holiday Cinemas Stadium 14 in Wallingford Monday, Aug. 31. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

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Despite all the damage, no serious injuries were reported as a result of the storm.

Downed trees caused around a dozen structures to be condemned. Several hundred homes and other buildings suffered some damage, most in the southern portion of town, Januszewski said.

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ous showtimes with a 40 percent theater capacity restriction and a mask mandate. Cinemark movie theater in North Haven also currently has showtimes with required masks and other COVID restrictions in place.

“As more new movies draw crowds out to the theaters we’re anticipating seeing a parallel reaction with our customers,” she said.

The Berlin theater got through the summer, typically its busiest season, by setting up a drive-in with a screen set up against the back wall of the building. Starting June 5, they aired older classics like Jurassic Park, Jaws and E.T., which Though theaters have been proved to be so successful permitted to open in Conthat they’ve decided to show necticut since mid-June, the some of the new releases Picture Show in Berlin waitoutdoors as well. Naylor said ed until Aug. 21 to open. they’re also considering bringing the drive-in back in “I think the movie theater industry as a whole has been future summer seasons. waiting, holding their breath The smell of the candy and to see what Hollywood is dosoda wafting from the coning,” Naylor said. Major recessions stand and the low leases were sometimes dehum of excitement as the layed just days ahead of lights dim can’t be replaced their first showings, sending by streaming a movie at theaters back to the drawing home, Naylor said, and peoboard on their own reopenple have been missing opings. portunities to be together With more major releases on outside the home. the horizon — particularly “You're in this room, you're Tenet, set to premiere on experiencing this huge stoSept. 3 and Wonder Woman ryline with other people and 1984 coming out in October you have these high highs,” — Naylor believes demand she said. “ … I think parents will only continue to rise want to share that experithrough the fall and into the ence with their children, and winter, when many of the friends want to share that movies pushed off over the with their other friends.” summer are set to be released.

To keep customers safe as seats fill up, the theater has extended the down time between showings to give staff more time to clean theaters before the next movie begins. Their ticketing system is also set up to automatically ensure that there’s at least two seats between each party and larger groups will be clustered away from other patrons. Staff have been provided with gloves and masks, undergo temperature checks before the start of each shift and social distancing detailing has been installed on the floor. “Yes, it looks a bit different to our customers that it did, but were trying to preserve as much of that normalcy,” without compromising on following health guidelines, Naylor said. She was glad to see that customers have been abiding by requirements that they wear their mask at all times, except when they’re actively eating or drinking in their seats.

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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. 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. 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 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. 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.

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as COVID-19 case numbers in Connecticut remain low enough. Underscore that last part several times over. Nothing is set in stone. As the CIAC likes to say, the sports situation is fluid because the coronavirus pandemic is fluid. COVID will steer the course. As schools reopen and the calendar moves deeper into September, the CIAC’s plan will be continually re-evaluated based on the state’s virus data. Cohort practices, which allow conditioning and noncontact skill work in groups of no more than 10, will continue for three weeks. “We believe our kids, our athletes and our schools deserve the value of time and deserve the opportunity to at least begin under low-risk activities and then assess as we move forward,” CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini said during an Aug. 27 press conference. “We think it’s safe, we think it’s logical, we think it gives a progression. We think it addresses the social, emo-

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tional and mental health needs of our kids as well as their desire to compete.”

change,” Lungarini said.

The CIAC will marry up its assessments with the state One key date is Sept. 18, Department of Education’s roughly two weeks after “Indicators for ConsideraFootball, recommended to most districts start school. tion of Learning Models,” be 7-on-7 by the state DeThat’s when the CIAC will which give guidance for inpartment of Health, will be let schools know if Connecti- school, hybrid and distance the traditional full-contact cut’s COVID numbers allearning. 11-on-11. lows athletic programs to The leading indicator in that move ahead with the fullThe CIAC maintains the team practices scheduled to model is the seven-day averstate’s low COVID numbers age of new cases per 100,000 begin on Sept. 21. justify trying to play a season people. The secondary indinow, as compared to waiting “The CIAC believes that a cators are seven-day averminimum of two weeks of until late winter or early ages of percent test positiviCOVID data is necessary to spring, when the numbers ty, new hospitalizations and determine whether the reare projected to be higher. COVID-like illnesses reportturn to on campus instrucVolleyball, recommended by tion will impact extracurric- ed at emergency rooms. DPH to be played outdoors, ular offerings,” the CIAC A color-coded chart includwill remain indoors for safe- plan reads. “Therefore, no ed in the CIAC plan breaks ty, weather and space confull team practices will occur down the numbers: cerns, though perhaps with prior to September 21.” players wearing masks. While the CIAC is moving forward with a fall season, whether teams ever get to practice as full units or actually play games depends on the COVID-19 case numbers the CIAC will monitor throughout September.

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Lungarini noted that providing sports for athletes through school is less risky than kids playing on their own, where social distancing and other precautions are less likely to be followed.

shift will be made to full team practices on the 21st.

If they start to rise to a moderate level — or if they do so in a significant number of school districts to the point where maintaining game schedules is not possible —activity will revert back to cohort conditioning and skill work practices. If numbers spike into highrisk territory, all activities will be shut down. Sports will also stop if schools close and go to distance learning. A review of COVID data will be conducted again before games commence on Oct. 1.

In that regard, Lungarini made an appeal to athletes. “We have an opportunity to play together, but to do that you have to commit to school, your family and your team and you have to forego those social experiences where you’re getting together in these unstructured environments, because that is where the risk is more likely.” As for specific sports, the CIAC and Department of Public Health have been in agreement over cross country, soccer, swimming and field hockey.

The CIAC countered by pointing out discrepancies between the DPH’s stance for scholastic sports and the ReOpen CT guidelines for non-high school programs. During the summer, ReOpenCT allowed moderaterisk sports like volleyball to be played indoors starting June 17 and high-risk sports like football to be played outdoors starting July 6.

“We want, very clear, our message to be: We are listening to the recommendations that are coming from the Department of Health, we are aligning in many ways with the recommendations of the Department of Health,” Lungarini said. “We still have some questions and we still have some areas that we feel need to be explored as we go forward.”

Given that COVID-19 cases have remained low, the CIAC argues, why should the landscape be different for high school? Football, the CIAC further argues, is unlike other sports in that it does not have AAU or club options. The high school game is the only one for players of that age group, the only avenue to college recruiting, and every effort has to be made to play it.

The DPH is sticking with its stance on football and volleyball. Acting Commissioner Dr. Diedre Gifford said, “Those recommendations are unlikely to change. We’ve been consistent.”

IT’S NOT TOO LATE!

“We’re giving the time for kids to get back on campus under low-risk activities, and then take a very deliberate look to see if there is any impact to the COVID metrics,” Lungarini said. “At that point, we’ll decide whether it’s appropiate or not to be move to moderate-

Their differences have been over football and volleyball. The DPH recommended moving both to spring or, if they were to remain in the fall, going 7-on-7 in football and outdoors in volleyball.

IT’S NOT IT’S NOT TOO TOO LATE! LATE!

The debate is not over and the plan unveiled on Aug. 26 gives the CIAC and DPH more time to hash out differences. Lungarini made it a point to stress that the CIAC is not defying the state’s wishes.

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The state appears to be entrusting the CIAC to make the call. Gov. Ned Lamont echoed the DPH position on football and the decision in other states to push football to late winter/early spring. “That said, we do tend to leave these decisions up to the local leads and I think what they prudently said is, ‘Let’s do some practice for the next few weeks, then we’ll make up our mind in terms of competition later on in September,’” said Lamont. “I hope they make the right decision.”

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North Haven Republican Headquarters, 444 Washington Ave., will open Tuesday, Sept. 8. The office will be open Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Evening hours may vary; call before arriving: 203-2392084 and 203-239-2085.

Also, call for lawn signs for Paul Cicarella, Dave Yaccarino, Margaret Streicker and the Trump-Pence ticket.

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Fall Festival canceled Due to COVID-19, the North Haven Garden Club’s first annual Fall Festival has been canceled. The club is a nonprofit organization which relies solely on fundraising efforts.

The North Haven Garden Club Youth Program is participating in The National Garden Clubs Annual Poetry Contest, which is open to North Haven students in kindergarten through ninth grade. The contest theme is “Adventures In The Garden.” For more information, email nhgccindy@yahoo.com, or find The North Haven Garden Club on Facebook.

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The Town of North Haven has created a long-term recovery committee to help address the community’s needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In an effort to assess the behavioral, economic, social and emotional impacts and the needs of the North Haven community as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the committee has created a brief and anonymous

survey that residents are welcome to complete. Survey results will inform immediate, long-term and ongoing actions the town can take to address the impact of COVID-19 on residents. The survey can be taken online at bit.ly/nhcovid19survey. Paper copies of the survey are available through Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the following locations: Memorial Town

Hall, 18 Church St.; Town Hall Annex Building, 5 Linsley St.; North Haven Senior Center, 189 Pool Road; the Department of Recreation, 7 Linsley St.; and the North Haven Memorial Library, 17 Elm St. Completed surveys can be dropped off at any of these locations.

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Make sure your voice is heard To participate in the general election, you must be a U.S. Citizen, resident of Connecticut and 18 by Nov. 3, 2020. The easiest way to register is online, using a CT driver’s license or another DMV-issued ID at voterregistration.ct.gov. If you do not have a DMV-issued ID, you may also register by mail using the last 4 digits of your Social Security

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For more information about special circumstances or to obtain an absentee ballot application, visit portal.ct.gov.

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North Haven Fire Department offers fire safety tips as students return to college campuses As college students begin to return to campus, Chief Paul Januszewski and the North Haven Fire Department would like to remind students how to avoid fire dangers in their dorms and apartments.

Candles Candles are one of the leading causes of fires in both on and off campus housing, despite the fact that most colleges and universities do not allow candles in residence halls. Approximately 20 percent of fires in dorm rooms are started by candles. Make sure candles are in sturdy holders and put out after each use. Never leave a burning candle unattended. Use a flashlight — not a candle — for emergency lighting.

Keep candles at least 12 inches away from anything that can burn. It is better to use flameless candles, which are both safe and decorative. The North Haven Fire Department also reminds students that alcohol or drugs and fires don’t mix. These substances increase your chance of falling asleep while cooking or while a candle is lit and limit your ability to respond to an alarm. As always, the North Haven Fire Department wishes all college students a safe return to campus!

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Officials highlight opioid crisis MERIDEN — A record 1,200 Connecticut residents died from unintentional overdose in 2019 — an 18 percent increase from the prior year — and the state is on pace to again set a record this year.

According to the state Department of Public Health, nearly 650 people in Connecticut died of unintentional drug overdoses from January to June this year, an 18 percent increase over the same period last year. At the current pace, the state will finish 2020 with around

1,300 overdose deaths. The vast majority, nearly 87 percent, have been linked to the powerful opioid fentanyl. As part of International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday, local and state officials, including Gov. Ned LaSee Crisis, A12

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mont, called attention to the growing opioid crisis. “Addiction is an illness that should be treated just as any other public health emergency ...,” Lamont said in a statement. “We need to send the message that this disorder can no longer hide in the shadows and be treated like something that shouldn’t be discussed.” In Meriden, officials spoke during an event in the lobby of the police department. “As we’ve gone through the COVID crisis, it’s taken up a lot of our energy and resources,” said state Sen. Mary Abrams, who co-chairs the legislature’s Public Health Committee. “But we can’t be negligent in making sure that we continue to look at the opioid crisis here in our state.” Abrams was joined by state Rep. Cathy Abercrombie, DMeriden, Democratic CIty

Councilor Krystle Blake, a program manager at Rushford behavioral health center, police Lt. John Mennone, and Meriden’s Corporation Counsel Michael Quinn, who is running in the 82nd House District as a Democrat. Abrams and Abercrombie said the legislature has taken steps in recent years to address the crisis, including passage of a bill that required colleges to adopt policies on the availability and use of opioid antagonists. Republican Len Suzio, Abrams’ opponent in the 13th Senate District, said in a phone interview that the state’s opioid crisis is an “extremely important issue,” adding he doesn’t believe the state is doing enough to address it. Suzio would like recovery programs to focus more on long-term care and addiction management. Lou Arata, a Republican challenging Abercrombie in the 83rd House District, called the opioid epidemic “a crisis of enormous proportions” in a written statement

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Abrams and Abercrombie worry that many in recovery during the pandemic report feeling more stressed and socially isolated. Pandemic restrictions have also made it more difficult for agencies to deliver behavioral health services and supports.

Abercrombie also highlighted awareness and education. “The biggest thing that we need to do is education — education of our doctors, education of our families,” she said during the event Monday. “You know, when an 18year-old goes to the dentist and gets some teeth pulled and then walks away with a prescription for an opioid, you know we have a problem.”

“What I’m hearing from families is that people with addiction need more faceto-face contact,” Abercrombie said. “As good as telehealth is and Zoom and things like that, not having that personal connection and looking someone in the eye has really not been a benefit to anyone with an opioid addiction.”

Abrams said behavioral health care workers have told her caseloads are “way up.”

According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 12 Meriden residents died from accidental overdose from January to June 8 of this year, and 23 residents died in 2019.

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Editor : The recent attack on state Rep. Dave Yaccarino by his opponent was upsetting to me. Insinuating that he is tone deaf and racist is abhorrent. I have known Dave for 55 years, having grown up in the neighborhood adjacent to his. We were classmates for eight years. I also observed him over the decades as a devoted parent and state representative who

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