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Volume 21, Number 2
Thursday, January 13, 2022
SELFLESS STUDENTS
Students in the Middle School of Plainville’s Kids in the Middle Program participated in two service projects in December — making holiday cards to send to military members and volunteering at For Goodness Sake, a Plainville non-profit which provides furniture and other household items to those in need. MSP’s Kids in the Middle Program is sponsored by Plainville’s Youth Services Department.
Plainville has new top cop The Town Council voted unanimously Monday, Jan. 3 to make Christopher Vanghele Plainville's next chief of police. His duties begin Jan. 31. Vanghele comes to Plainville from the Newtown Police Department, where he served for more than 28 years, the past five as captain. According to published reports, Vanghele was one of the first officers to enter Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012, the day 20 first-graders and six educators were gunned down. In a statement announcing Vanghele's hiring, Plainville Town Manager Robert Lee
said, "As Captain he runs the day-to-day operations, manages the individual bureau departments, manages the budget, leads the department towards its mission, institutes and manages policies and procedures, and is the liaison for other town and outside agencies." "He is dedicated to the idea of professional development and has always worked tirelessly to better his department, its officers, and their relationship with the community," Lee added. "On a personal note, I have come to know that Chris is very personable, enjoys speaking with citizens, and has a wry sense of humor. I believe he
Plainville’s new Chief of Police Christopher Vanghele, right, is pictured with Town Manager See Top cop, A4 Robert Lee.
COVID cases continue to rise The state’s most recent COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 337 positive cases in Plainville, which kept the community in the coronavirus red zone. The trigger for top-of-thechart red status starts at 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. In the previous report, Plainville had 191 cases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus. See COVID, A3