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Police welcome initiative to help those with addiction issues Tom Hughes paints the dividing wall between Rebel Dog Coffee Company and JV's Taproom on Dec. 30, 2019. The Plainville businesses share co-owners, and will soon share a dining space. The taproom will be renamed Rebel Dog Tavern. Photos by Devin Leith-Yessian, The Citizen

New year brings growth and change to Rebel Dog The new year will bring changes for Rebel Dog Coffee Co., which is renovating its original Farmington Avenue location and planning to expand to a third location in East Hartford in the fall.

carved out of the wall that separated the coffee shop and taproom and the cafe’s customers will be able to use the restaurant seating. The taproom will be renamed to Rebel Dog Tavern.

The restaurant will also play a more prominent role in the shared space by extendThe upgrades to the coffee ing its hours to 11 a.m. to 10 shop, which opened in p.m. seven days a week. PreFebruary 2016, will comviously, they were open bine it with the restaurant space used by JV’S Taproom, Tuesday through Saturday which is also in the building evenings. Nicole Rodriguez prepares a at 393 Farmington Ave. Two coffee at Rebel Dog Coffee large windows are being See Renovation, A12 Co. in Plainville.

A new initiative being introduced in Plainville will give some individuals with addiction issues a chance to avoid arrest and get medical help instead. The initiative known as HOPE – Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education – is a collaboration between local police, prosecutors and healthcare providers. Plainville is the sixth town to join the initiative since it began in November 2018, joining New Britain, Berlin, Southington, Wethersfield and Newington.

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tion,” said Plainville Police Chief Matthew Catania. From the launch of HOPE to September 2019, 88 people have accessed the program in the participating municipalities.

State Attorney Brian Preleski said, “So far that’s 88 more folks that would have other“Addiction is a very diffi- wise been arrested and endcult topic and we don't ed up in the criminal justice have all the answers as system and instead they’re police, but this program in the medical system where offers us another tool to they can get help for their give people guidance addiction.” and medical help to See Addiction, A9 overcome their addic-

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Meet with the Town Manager: Town Manager Robert Lee invites residents to meet with him for “open office hours” at the library, 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 16. Hours will be a drop-in format on a firstcome, first-served basis. No appointments are required.

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Schools Book Swap To help build student and home libraries, in addition to resources currently available to students through school library media centers, Plainville Community Schools will hold a “Book Swap” event on Saturday, Jan. 11, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Plainville High School cafeteria.

Project Graduation fundraisers Clothing drives: The last Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. to noon, at the Plainville YMCA: Jan. 25 and Feb. 29. Live comedy: Saturday, Jan. 11, 7 p.m., at the Plainville VFW. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Contact Inna at 860-2059911. Volunteers sought: Volunteers are needed to work UConn women’s basketball games. Students can earn community service credit. Contact Stevie at 860-463-3600. Dodgeball: A tournament will be held Thursday, Feb. 13, beginning at 6 p.m., at Plainville High School. Six-person teams, $10 perplayer. Call Inna for entry forms at 860-205-9911.

Mentoring opportunity The Plainville Community Schools Volunteer Program is looking for adult volunteers who would like to mentor a child in the school district. All mentoring sessions take place during the school year and on school grounds. Meetings are typically one day a week at school for approximately 45 minutes. Volunteer mentors are needed for students at all grade levels. For more information, contact Volunteer Program Coordinator Sue Bradley: 860793-3210 ext. 6110, bradleys@ plainvilleschools.org.

Adult education Enrollment is open for free Plainville Adult and Continuing Education programs: Adult Basic Education (math and reading/writing), Adult High School Credit Diploma Program, Citizenship Preparation, English as a Second Language, GED Preparation and PARC Adult Basic Education. For more information, call 860-793-3209.

In an effort to increase and reinforce the importance of reading and math practice, Plainville Community Schools kicked off the Superintendent’s 2020 Reading and Math Challenge on Jan. 2. The district-wide challenge will continue through the end of May. “While our school district has various programs to support and promote reading, I am hoping to build a unified and widespread appreciation of the power of reading to change our students’ present and their future,” superintendent of schools Steven LePage stated. “In the primary grades, we will also incorporate various math practice activities to support growth and development in mathematics. This is a common practice in many districts, and we hope to do things even better in Plainville.” The goal of the challenge is to collectively increase student enjoyment of reading and build healthy habits that continue to grow over the years, while also reinforcing mathematics at the elementary school level. Parents and guardians of elementary school students will be asked to support

their children in completing a weekly reading and math log, noting minutes read (20-per-day), names of books/stories read and documenting five minutes of math practice.

practice will also be eligible for special reading awards, including vouchers for books at the elementary school book fairs and other exciting reading-based recognitions.

Students will also be encouraged to document their own progress on their reading and math log, giving them even more ownership and pride in their achievements. Students will receive bookmarks when they reach reading milestones. Students who show consistent effort in their reading and math

At the secondary level, an emphasis will be placed on pleasure reading and the connection between reading ability and overall academic and lifelong success. Several strategies have been developed to support the focus on pleasure reading at the sec-

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The main purpose of the caucus is to endorse candidates for the Democratic Town Committee.

The biennial caucus of the Plainville Democratic Party will take place Thursday, Jan. 9, 7 p.m., at the Municipal Center, in the council chambers. Registered Democrats in town can participate.

For more information, contact Rebecca Martinez at 860-803-6741 or email plainvilledemocrats@ gmail.com.

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MIDDLETOWN – The Connecticut River Conservancy would like to thank Goodwin College for their help cleaning up an abandoned fuel tank along the banks of the Connecticut River in East Hartford. Particular recognition goes to Bryant Harrell, Sr. and Bryant Harrell, Jr. at Goodwin College and their contractor JM

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charist every Sunday at 10 a.m. For more information, call 860-747-3109 or email churchofoursaviourplainvillect@gmail.com.

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Ladies Meeting, Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m.; AA, Sundays and Wednesdays, 7 p.m.; AlAnon, Mondays, 7 p.m.; Single Purpose Women’s Group, Saturdays, 9:30 a.m.; Boy Scouts, Thursdays, 7 p.m.

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TORRINGTON - Peter D. Quinn, Jr., 43, passed away unexpectedly on December 18, 2019. He was born in Westerly, R.I. on August 25, 1976 to The Rev. and Mrs. Peter D. Quinn, Sr. Peter attended South Kent School and graduated from Plainville High School in 1994. He also attended Johnson and Wales University. In addition to his parents, Peter is survived by his son, Mason H. Quinn, of Torrington; his sister, Elizabeth A. Doran and her husband, Robert, of Southington; three nieces and a nephew, also of Southington. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 2, 2020 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 25 South Street, Litchfield. Interment will be held in the Spring. To send the Quinn family an online expression of sympathy, kindly visit www. thurstonrowefuneralhome. com.

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Taxes, mental health among new laws on the books By Susan Haigh Associated Press

and raises the revenue we need to get our budget into balance.” But like past governors who tried the same thing, Lamont faced strong opposition and ultimately agreed to this much shorter list of sales tax changes.

HARTFORD — As revelers rang in the new year, a host of new laws took effect in Connecticut, including expanded sales taxes, mental health parity requirements for insurers, an effort to help rehabilitate more blighted properties, and extended periods between driver’s license renewals.

Lamont and lawmakers did agree to repeal the state’s biannual $250 business entity tax, an unpopular fee charged to most businesses in Connecticut.

January 1 marked one of several dates when large blocks of new laws take effect in Connecticut. Some of the latest new laws:

Mental health Certain health insurance policies will no longer be able to impose more stringent limits on mental health and substance abuse, compared to other illnesses, beginning Jan. 1. Also under the state’s new Mental Health Parity Act, substance abuse services must be covered if they are required by a court.

Tax changes A handful of items and services will be subjected to the state’s 6.35% sales tax as of Jan. 1. They include safety apparel, metered and other previously exempt parking, dry cleaning and laundry, other than coin operated. Interior design services for individuals will also become taxable in 2020.

“Diseases of the brain should not be treated any differently than diseases of the body, and Connecticut’s laws should reflect that,” Lamont said when he signed the bill into law in July.

Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont originally unveiled plans in early 2019 to create a level playing field and expand Connecticut’s sales tax base by repealing various exemptions and imposing the tax on certain tax-free goods and services, from haircuts to child car seats.

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A new law authorizes a Superior Court judge to appoint a “receiver,” an entity or a person, to take over rehabilitating or disposing abandoned properties — industrial, residential or commercial — in communities with at least 35,000 inhabitants. Interested parties can petition the court to take over a property that has been abandoned for at least a year.

Connecticut drivers may not have to spend as much time in the Department of Motor Vehicles as they used to.

The legislation is considered to be another tool for municipalities to address blight.

Fees for an initial license, which is limited to seven years, are $84. For an eightyear license renewal, they will be $96, which is proportionate to the $72 fee for previous initial and renewed six-year licenses. It works out to be $12 a year.

Among other things, Connecticut’s cities and towns can impose fines and special assessments on owners of blighted properties, and create agencies that can condemn abandoned and blighted buildings and transfer ownership to qualified homesteaders.

A new law allows the DMV commissioner to renew driver’s licenses up to every eight years, instead of every six years. The legislation also extends the length of time between registration renewals from two years to three years.

Lamont has predicted the changes will lead to shorter wait times for those who need to conduct business in person at the DMV. It is part

of the administration’s efforts to streamline interactions residents have with state government.

Police training The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection will now be required to expand its free training on juvenile matters for state and local police. Beginning Jan. 1, it must include techniques for handling incidents involving juveniles and adults with autism spectrum disorder, nonverbal learning disorder or cognitive impairment. Emergency medical services personnel, firefighters, police officers and others will also be required to keep a paper or electronic copy of a “communication aid” that describes techniques to serve and interact with juveniles with such impairments.

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Beginning in March 2021, insurance companies will be required to file annual reports with the state, certifying they’re complying with the new parity law. Required coverage under certain policies for breast ultrasounds and hearings aids will also be expanded in the new year.

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Members of the Middle School of Plainville Art Club created a gift basket full of handmade ceramic snowman ornaments, and the festive creations were delivered to the Plainville Senior Center, as gifts. Art teachers Laura Meehan and Lori Vigue run the MSP Art Club. Throughout the year, the club’s main focus is creating community service-based art projects that benefit Plainville schools and the community at large. Pictured: Tara Adamo, Amber Stender, Tamara Greene, Alicia Darmoros and Rebecca Curtis.

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Once individuals are referred to a treatment program in the hospital, they’re discretion to choose whether connected with psychiatric to arrest or refer someone to nurses and recovery coaches the HOPE program. to evaluate what services fit them best. Most are con“I was absolutely encouraged that the program is de- nected with outpatient providers, though those with signed to offer people genlong-term or severe addicuine help and it makes me tion may enter inpatient fabelieve we can be a part of cilities. helping people,” Catania File photo

smoking or inhaling secondhand smoke, the risk may increase dramatically. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that radon causes 20,000 lung cancer deaths per year in this country. Testing for radon during the months of January and February is recommended.

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“HOPE is really the hub to pull it all together,” Collins said, adding that the impact of the program is especially notable since it doesn’t receive any funding from participating municipalities or Hartford Healthcare. “It’s not anything that requires any additional work or effort,” she said, explaining that the program is just a change in the approach to addiction issues. Catania explained that, although the formal participation of police with prosecutors and healthcare providers is new, officers have long recognized addiction as more than a law enforcement issue. Consequently, police often have looked for alternatives to arrest and various ways to assist people with drug issues. As this initiative streamlines such efforts and has the administration’s support, Catania believes going forward that officers will fully embrace it.

“We’re willing to try whatever we can, within reason, to get addicted persons help. We see the end result of addiction. We see it in the overdose deaths and the destruction to families,” Catania said. “I think we've been very fortunate in Plainville that when the officers get an initiative like this they implement it.” Preleski said the opioid crisis has resulted in around 1,000 fatal overdoses a year in Connecticut. However, as physicians have become more aware of painkiller addition issues, and prescriptions have declined, overdose rates have plateaued. He said residents should be aware there’s a statute in place that prevents people from being arrested for opioid possession if they’re calling for assistance in an overdose. Plainville Police Lt. Nicholas Mullins said he hopes the department’s efforts can play some part in helping individuals caught up in the epidemic. “Let's be honest, there's going to be times it's not going to work, but we’re hoping this program will kind of help increase the numbers of people who are overcoming addiction,” he said.

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continued to run the taproom while Poltorak has focused on growing the coffee side of the business.

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They’ll also be bringing on Tommy Gale, past owner of the Present Company restaurant in Tariffville, to serve as the restaurant’s general manager. Gale will help expand the restaurant’s offerings by adding dishes like shortribbed tacos and butter fried chicken to the menu, which is already known for its pizza and steak, and widen the selection of whiskey, wine and craft cocktails at the bar. “He's got some of the best restaurant experience somebody could have,” said Harrison Poltorak, one of the two co-owners of the taproom and coffee shop. They’ll also be bringing back some of the classic’s from the restaurant’s roots in its

“I'm excited for the expansion and putting everything into one package,” co-owner Peter Lemnotis said. Rebel Dog opened a second coffee shop in Farmington last March. The partners plan to open the third Rebel Dog cafe next fall in East Hartford near the headquarters of Pratt & Whitney.

Miranda Black works at the cash register at Rebel Dog Coffee Company in Plainville on Dec. 30, 2019.

original iteration such as Confetti, a Mediterranean and Italian-themed eatery opened by Peter and Jan Lemnotis in 1998. They’ve

“I think coffee shops are like the modern day diner. Diners were always a place where people would go in the morning and see neighbors and teachers and politicians,” Poltorak said. “ … I think coffee shops offer that same vibe and hospitality.” dleithyessian@ record-journal.com 203-317-2317 Twitter: @leith_yessian

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the challenge. As such, for every book read by secondary level students up to 1,600 From A3 books, the Herald will donate ondary level. Middle and one dollar to be used to purhigh school students have chase non-perishable food a voice in selecting books items for the Plainville Comfor their respective library munity Food Pantry. circulations, new book LePage noted, “There is a clubs are being formed, book talks will be sched- saying that practice makes perfect, and while perfect uled, author visits are readers and mathematicians planned, and the high school is hoping to create are not our objective, our goal is to help students to a student-based Library continually improve. Advisory Group. Through this challenge the In addition, faculty mem- hope is that students will independently read more, or bers at the high school be read to by a parent, will recommend their favorite books via morning guardian or loved one. Reading books of interest feeds a announcements and vipassion for reading that is an sual displays in the essential ingredient in sucschool building. cess. I am excited for this challenge and the potential The New Britain Herald that it has to reinforce a culwill sponsor the middle ture of readers who develop and high schools “Read and Feed” component of a real love of reading.”

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