The Plainville Citizen March 18, 2021 by Record Journal

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Volume 20, Number 11

Plainville police mourn the loss of a ‘legend’

Thursday, March 18, 2021

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The Plainville Town Council held a Special Meeting Tuesday, March 9 for the purpose of considering and acting upon the FY 2022 budget as proposed by the Town Manager.

Plainville police Chief Matthew Catania has died. He was 61. The department shared the news of his passing on its Facebook page. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Chief, Matthew Catania. He will be greatly missed. He was Catania a legend in policing and well known throughout the state. His legacy will live on,” the March 10 social media post states. “Throughout his career he provided the best possible police services to the communities he served. We will continue to honor him and strive to deliver the quality of police services he instilled in us. We will miss him.”

The following actions were taken and compared to the current year’s budget. Vice Chairwoman Tompkins motioned to approve Department 305-Roadways for $986,561 reflecting a decrease of $3,390. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gnazzo and passed 7-0. The budget contains a new full-time position.

Catania led the Plainville Police Department for more than a decade and in 2019 was named Chief of the Year at the first annual Connecticut Law Enforcement Awards and Recognition dinner. Catania was nominated for the award by Town Manager Robert Lee, who told the awards committee he saw the department’s reputation, transparency and expertise grow under Catania’s leadership. Lee noted one incident where Catania returned to Plainville while on vacation in Rhode Island in order to back his officers. “It is that type of dedication that stands him above most other civil servants that I have observed in my 40 years of working in local government,” Lee wrote in his nomination. See Catania, A19

Council tweaks budget

Host Southington routed Plainville 57-43 Thursday, March 11 to avenge an overtime loss on the Blue Devils’ home court on Feb. 12. Allison Mikosz netted a team-high 15 points for Southington. Plainville was led by Keri Jones, who scored a game-high 24 points, including six 3-pointers. With the win, Southington improved to 8-2. Plainville fell to 7-3. Pictured: Plainville’s Jaida Vasquez is called for a foul on Samantha Sullivan during the first half of last week’s matchup.

Vice Chairwoman Tompkins motioned to approve Department 310-Buildings & Grounds for $1,141,062 reflecting an increase of $51,148. The motion was seconded by Councilman Gnazzo and passed 7-0. Vice Chairwoman Tompkins motioned to approve Department 315-Municipal Building Maintenance for $1,524,100 reflecting a de-

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School Notes Adult education

PORTRAIT PIONEERS

Plainville Adult and Continuing Education will offer free evening programming this spring. Most programs are offered mornings as well, with cost-free child care provided by the Plainville Family Resource Network. To learn more, call 860-7933209 or visit plainvilleschools.org.

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Scholarships The Hospital of Central Connecticut Auxiliary at New Britain General is sponsoring four scholarships in 2021, open to high school seniors in Berlin, Kensington, New Britain, Newington, Plainville and Southington. The following are available to students pursuing careers in the following fields: Auxiliary Scholarship ($1,000): Healthcare; Joan Barton Scholarship ($1,000): Mental health/social work; Kathleen Boudreau Scholarship ($1,000): Nursing; Phyllis Visnauskas Memorial scholarship ($1,000): Healthcare.

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The Plainville Community Schools’ Portrait Pioneers award winners for the month of March were recognized at the recent Board of Education meeting. The honorees are Louis Toffolon Elementary School custodian Greg Masse and Plainville High School faculty member/school counselor Oneda Lamont. The Portrait Pioneers award was established to recognize school district staff members who exemplify and model the characteristics of the district’s Portrait of the Graduate framework, which include being: Mindful, Resilient, Communicative, Innovative and Collaborative. School district employees may be nominated by colleagues, students, parents or community members. Masse and Lamont are pictured.

Applications are available at local high schools. Application deadline is Thursday, April 1.

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COVID IN CONNECTICUT

Plainville nearly out of red zone While the town’s numbers continue to move in the right direction, Plainville remains in the coronavirus red zone; but just barely. The color coded status for cities and towns represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. The state’s most recent report, issued March 11, showed 37 positive cases in Plainville, which works out to an average of 15 daily cases. This leaves the town just outside orange status, which is 10 to 14 cases per 100,000 people. As of March 11, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Connecticut residents was 290,577, including 270,354 laboratory-confirmed and 20,223 probable cases.

The report found that 381 patients were hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID19, and that, to date, there had been 7,765 COVID-19-associated deaths in the state. As of March 1, Connecticut residents age 55 to 64 can get a COVID-19 vaccine. That group will be followed by people age 45-54 on March 22; 35-44 years on April 12; and everyone else 34 years and younger on May 3. The only exception will be for pre-K-12 school staff, including teachers, and professional childcare providers. That group, which is estimated to include about 100,000 people, is allowed to get their shots in March. — Citizen report

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Spring high school sports: Back in full, and fully faced By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff

CHESHIRE — The games are coming back in full and the masks, for the most part, are coming off. The CIAC released its COVID-19 safety plan last Thursday for the upcoming spring season and there were no surprises. It reflects the improving landscape of

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Not so for boys volleyball, the spring’s lone indoor sport. Like girls volleyball players in the fall and most athletes here in the winter season, boys volleyball players will be required to compete wearing masks.

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Also, athletes can go back to competing without masks so long as they’re playing outdoors — and so long as they want to. Masks in the spring season are optional. Outdoor athletes can wear them if they want to. They’re just not required.

Whether indoors or outside, the CIAC is requiring masks to be worn at all times by coaches, players, officials, game workers, spectators and by athletes when they’re not in active competition.

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The Transfer Station on Granger Lane will open for the season Saturday, April 10. The Transfer Station will be open Saturdays 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Plainville residents must show identification. There is a fee for disposal. Call Public Works with questions: 860-793-0221, ext. 7176.

The Plainville Veterans Memorial Wall is located on the main floor of the Plainville Municipal Center adjacent to the Town Clerk’s Office. Visitors may view the wall during normal business hours

Wheeler's 36th Annual Golf Classic will be held Wednesday, Sept. 15 at the Country Club of Famington. Proceeds will benefit Wheeler Clinic’s Basic Needs Fund, which addresses a range of environmental and social factors that interfere with a patient’s health and well-being, but which are not addressed by other means of funding. Visit wheelerclinic.org for details.

SNAP4CT Cooking Demo: Tuesday, March 23 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Catalina Quesada, Community Education Specialist at the Center for Population Health at UConn Health and SNAP4CT, will demonstrate how to make a healthy vegetable fried quinoa. Participants are welcome to cook along or watch and ask questions during the demonstration. The recipe can be found at snap4ct.org.

The Plainville Senior Center and CW Resources are in need of volunteer drivers to deliver meals to homebound older adults in Plainville. Meals are delivered between 10 a.m. and noon Monday through Friday. For details, call Ronda at 860-747-5728.

Connecticut State Treasurer and Trustee of the Connecticut Higher Education Trust, Shawn T. Wooden, has relaunched the state’s 529 college savings plan under new program manager, Fidelity Investments. Existing CHET Direct Plan account owners should visit Fidelity.com/ CHETactivate to activate their accounts. The CHET Advisor Plan will be effective on Monday, March 22.

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Plainville Police Blotter Arrests reported by the Plainville Police: Feb. 4 Michael P. Knuth, 33, 386 West High St., Cobalt, sixth-degree larceny, possession of a shoplifting device, 7:22 p.m. Feb. 5 Adreanne C. Good, 56, 250 Woodford Ave., second-degree criminal mischief, first-degree criminal trespass, interfering, 1:15 p.m.

Feb. 6 Bailey N. Anderson, 23, 295 Hart St., Bristol, illegal firearm, possession of controlled substance, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, reckless driving, 11:50 p.m. Maurice D. McMillan, 40, 68 Humphrey St., Hartford, seconddegree larceny by possession, 10:45 p.m. Feb. 7 Vanessa Tucker, 35, 85 Songbird Lane, Farmington, second-

degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, operating a motor vehicle under the influence with a minor, 6:21 p.m. Feb. 11 Carlton D. Butler, 30, 271 South Main St., Torrington, two counts third-degree forgery, fifthdegree larceny, third-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, 8:15 a.m. Mary A. Ripley, 37, 7 Hollis Lane, violation of a protective order, 7 a.m. Jonathan S. Urgo, 32, 101 W. Main St., assault on personnel, interfering, 10 a.m. Natally Zhitnitsky, 37, 11 Norton Place, violation of a protective order, 9:15 a.m. Feb. 12 Yolanda M. Villanueva, 40, 139 Stillwell Drive, two counts violation of a protective order, no time given. Feb. 13 Kyle A. Tomkus, 26, 9 Geneva Ave., disorderly conduct, thirddegree criminal mischief, 8:45 p.m. Donald R. Shaw, II, 38, 45 Bohemia St., second-degree breach of peace, second-degree reckless endangerment, 8:15 a.m.

Feb. 25 Raymond R. Despres, 59, 123 Woodford Ave. Ext., disorderly conduct, third-degree assault, 6:16 a.m. Feb. 26 Pedro E. Soto, 43, 30 McKinsley Ave., New Haven, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 7:55 p.m. Feb. 27 Jason E. Johnson, 19, 236 East St., disorderly conduct, third-degree criminal mischief, 11:50 a.m. Feb. 28 Hamid Amighi, 63, 17 Dixon St., New Britain, second-degree breach of peace, 12 p.m. March 3 James Rinhart, 52, 7 Hart Place, disorderly conduct, interfering with an emergency call, 8:03 p.m. March 7 Ryan P. Williams, 31, 138 Pleasant St., New Britain, two counts second-degree failure to appear, 3 a.m. March 10 Daniel G. O’Dell, 38, 134 Main St., second-degree failure to appear, second-degree breach of peace, 5:07 a.m.

Kiah S. Thompson, 31, 188 Summit Ave., Hackensack, N.J., third-degree identity theft, fifthdegree larceny, 12:30 a.m. Feb. 16 Thomas T. Kelly, 35, 200 Blakeslee St., Bristol, probation violation, sixth-degree larceny, 2:50 p.m. Feb. 19 Gregory C. Bolduc, Jr., 37, 1698 N. Broad St., Meriden, third-degree assault, second-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree unlawful restraining, third-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, second-degree larceny, 7:33 a.m. Feb. 21 Mary A. Ripley, 37, 7 Hollis Lane, violation of a protective order, violation of a restraining order, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 22 Chase C. Truax, 51, 53 Plum Tree Road, two counts first-degree threatening, criminal possession of a weapon, ammo, disorderly conduct, possession of controlled substance, 7:08 p.m. Feb. 23 Yolanda M. Villanueva, 40, 139 Stillwell Drive, three counts of violation of a protective order, 7:30 p.m.

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Brooke Group Real Estate to open new flagship office By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON – A real estate firm with high hopes for downtown and the town in general is moving into the former Clark Brothers Bolt Co. building. “Our team is a bunch of real estate professionals... we basically partner with people who are doing that next ‘big thing.’ And that's why we chose Southington, because we see it’s a really happening place,” said Morgan Castrogiovanni, an office manager with Brooke Group Real Estate.

The company plans to have the new office up and running in the building, which is also home to Kinsmen Brewing Co., in around two months. The downtown area in particular drew the real estate firm, Castrogiovanni said “It reminds me a lot of West Hartford’s Blue Back Square — it's got the rail to trail and a lot of new restaurants opening up … there's a lot of life flowing into it,” she said.

ner with Kinsmen on client appreciation events, like the annual Thanksgiving Pies and Pints gathering. The company has grown from three employees to 30 in five years, Castrogiovanni said. “Our company is growing quickly...We focus a lot on training and our motto is ‘people over profit’ — so we try to treat both our agents and our clients with that mindset,” she said. Since acquiring 409 Canal A new space for Brooke Group Real Estate.

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$400-$600 every 2 weeks+ Tips (Depending on area)

Routes available in the following towns: MERIDEN • WALLINGFORD • SOUTHINGTON CHESHIRE • MIDDLETOWN • DURHAM

Call Vinny @ 860-846-6399

before 11 a.m. and start tomorrow

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Make extra cash before you go to work making early morning newspaper deliveries using your own vehicle. NO experience necessary.· Must be able to deliver early mornings, 7 days a week starting at 2:00a.m. MUST be dependable, able to read a map and a route list with specific delivery instructions. We will demonstrate the route to you. Routes average 1.5 to 3 hours daily. No collections required. Not Temp Work, Long Term Contracts.

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CLEAN & REMOVE Furniture, appliances, entire contents of: homes, sheds, estates, attics, basements, garages & more. *SPRING YARD Clean-ups* FREE ESTIMATES. LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218.

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JIMMY’S MASONRY Over 28 years of exp. Stonewalls, patios, sidewalks, chimneys, pool areas, fireplaces, fire pit steps, all types of masonry work. Free est. (860) 274-4893.

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RT RELOCATION Your moving and storage specialists. Call for a free estimate. 833-668-3978.

Specializing in tree removal, trimming, chipping & grinding. Call for free estimate. 203-945-1808.

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A classified ad is an easy way to sell your merchandise, and it’s easy on your wallet, too.

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ROBERT’S LAWN MAINTENANCE - Weekly and by-weekly lawn mowing, free estimates. 860-808-8368.

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