Friday, September 18, 2020
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Volume 15, Number 26
QU student selected for health policy fellowship
Before playing a doubles match in the Connecticut State Employees Campaign Tennis Tournament on Saturday, Gov. Ned Lamont, Department of Social Services employee Maria Raposo-Bullers, state Sen. Len Fasano and state Rep. Nicole Klarides-Ditria chose to touch arms instead of shaking hands on the court at Copper Valley Club in Cheshire.
Quinnipiac University student Bari Peyser was selected by the Physician Assistant Education Association for this year’s Student Health Policy Fellowship cohort.
Photos courtesy of Marcy Light
An example of bipartisan love Lamont, state politicos team up for charity tennis at Copper Valley By Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff
CHESHIRE — On Saturday morning, Cheshire played host to a state political matchup, only this one was held on the clay tennis courts at the Copper Valley Club.
In an exhibition, Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Social Services employee Maria RaposoBullers faced off against State Senator Len Fasano and State Representative Nicole KlaridesDitria as part of the Fifth Annual Connecticut State Employees
Campaign Tennis Tournament. The event enables state employees to contribute to nonprofit charities in the workplace. “I love playing the game and love See Tennis, A6
“I feel very privileged to be selected for the fellowship,” said Peyser, a second-year student who lives in Hamden. “The objective of this fellowship is to inspire and prepare fellows for lifelong grassroots advocacy — Peyser both in Washington and at home — that promotes the PA profession as an integral part of the health care profession. I am looking forward to the intensive workshop where I will learn about advocacy and policymaking processes, interact with fellow leaders, and meet with our representatives and staff on Capitol Hill.” Dennis Brown, clinical associate profesSee Fellowship, A2
No Geese Today lives up to its moniker By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal
For just over 10 years, North Haven resident Alan Kendrix has been controlling geese at Mixville Park in Cheshire using his two dogs and boat. “I guess they’re happy with what I do or I wouldn’t have had that long a ride,” said Kendrix, a licensed nuisance wildlife control operator.
Kendrix’s two border collies are trained to help him with his work. Bear, an all-around geese herder and therapy dog at Masonicare, is let out of the truck first to move the geese to the water as the other dog, Sugar, helps out. Kendrix then uses his flat-bottomed boat, with a lithium ion battery and three-horsepower trolling motor, to move the geese away. See Geese, A4
Alan Kendrix, 72, of North Haven, and his border collie Bear patrol Mixville Pond for geese at Mixville Park in Cheshire. Kendrix is a licensed nuisance wildlife operator who keeps geese away from Mixville Pond. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal