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Officials: 415 residents, including 1 from Plainville, have tested positive By Matthew Zabierek and Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
According to the state Department of Health, 415 residents had tested positive statewide as of 7:15 p.m. Monday night. Those cases included three Southington residents, two Berlin residents, and one Plainville resident.
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Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday he is ordering all schools to remain closed until at least April 20 instead of the original order to close until March 31.
“The extended period of ‘in-school class cancellations’ is consistent with
This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. Courtesy of CDC
Health officials won’t be working to trace people who may have come into contact with the three new coronavirus patients from Southington confirmed over the weekend.
Shane Lockwood, PlainvilleSouthington Regional Health District director, said recommendations on hygiene, quarantine and social distancing remain the same. He See Positive, A8
the longer term closures the federal CDC suggested could take place,” Peter Yazbak said in an e-mail. School leaders continue to fine tune their remote learning programs during the closure. “It appears the governor will now keep schools closed until at least April 20th,” said Meriden Superintendent of Schools Mark Benigni. “MPS will continue to provide distance learning for all of our students. I am so See Schools, A7
Income tax filing deadline pushed back By Martin Crutsinger Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The income tax filing date has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. Mnuchin announced the decision in a tweet Friday, March 20 saying that at
President Donald Trump’s direction “we are moving Tax Day from April 15 to July 15. All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file and make payments without interest or penalties.” The administration had announced earlier in the week that it would delay See Deadline, A7
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The extension is within with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines, said a spokesman for the state Department of Education.
A 72-year-old Meriden woman has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the second city resident to test positive, officials said Monday. The case was confirmed Monday afternoon, city spokeswoman Belen Michelis said. No additional information was available about the woman’s condition or who she may have come in contact with.
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Plainville Community Food Pantry: The food pantry is closed to the public. In a press release, food pantry director Susie Woerz stated: "We assure you that our families and individuals will not go without food during this closure. We have taken steps to make sure that our community will be our top priority. We will be available on an on-call basis for any food shopping." Bi-weekly food orders can be made by calling the pantry at 860-7471919.
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Primary postponed, questions remain about absentee ballots By Lauren Takores Record-Journal staff
The Secretary of the State’s office announced last week that Connecticut’s presidential primary election has been postponed to June 2 to impede the spread of coronavirus. The original date was April 28. Denise Merrill said in a Thursday, March 19 social media post that she consulted with Gov. Ned Lamont, local election officials, state legislators and election officials in other states. “My most important concerns are allowing every Connecticut voter to make their voice heard in the se-
lection of the presidential candidates,” she said, “and ensuring that they are able to cast their ballots as safely as possible.” Merrill had previously called for town clerks to issue absentee ballots to voters wanting to avoid congregating at polling places. “Moving the primary date is a good first step,” Merrill said, “and will give our local election officials more time to prepare.” Under state law, voters utilizing absentee ballots are supposed to meet certain criteria, such as being out of town on Election Day or having a sickness or physical disability.
Voters already can request absentee ballots under state law because of illness, but not fear of catching an illness, so Merrill asked Lamont last week to issue an executive order that would allow voters to get absentee ballots under a more general definition of the word “illness.” “Under a revised statute, the current public health emergency of COVID-19 would qualify … as an ‘illness’ justification to request an absentee ballot” for the upcoming primary only, she said in a statement issued Friday. Town clerks don’t police See Primary, A7
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READING ACROSS PLAINVILLE
As part of the National Education Association's Read Across America program, during the first week of March, Plainville Community Schools welcomed a variety of guest readers. Pictured above and below: Linden students celebrate Read Across America.
Louis Toffolon Elementary School Principal Lynn Logoyke served as a guest reader in honor of Dr. Seuss's birthday for the Toffolon Reading Partners program.
Connecticut Education Association President Jeff Leake served as a guest reader at Linden Street School.
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Alyssa N. Armstrong, 26, 194 Stony Mill Lane, East Berlin, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 7:55 p.m.
East St., interfering, 3:15 a.m. Theodore Napper Lane, Hartford, second-degreeJoshua Jackson, 30, 146 Mil- failure to appear, 1:21 p.m. ford St. Ext., four counts vioMarch 13 lation of a protective order, 3:12 a.m. James B. Allen, 31, 100 Arthur M. Esposito, 51, 33 Prospect St., Bristol, violaRedding St., Hartford, fifthtion protective order, 6:30 degree larceny, 1:50 p.m. p.m.
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Timothy M. Derosier, 35, 31 Orchard Road, Farmington, disorderly conduct, 2:57 a.m.
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1. All Plainville library programs and meetings are cancelled during the closure. 2. Library staff is available to virtually assist patrons by phone at 860-793-1446 or via email at plainvillepubliclibrary@gmail.com, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. No service will be available Saturdays or Sundays during this time. 3. Library staff is happy to provide curbside delivery service of items during the closure. Patrons may call or email to request library items. Visit plainvillect.com/library to search the library catalog. 4. All items being checked out or returned will be sanitized. 5. As usual, the book drop return will be open 24 hours a day, with items being checked in on a regular basis. 6. All late fees will be waived during the closure. Due dates will remain the same, but library staff will renew item(s) if requested. 7. Absolutely no materials from other libraries will be available for checkout during the closure. There will be no delivery of materials between libraries until further notice. All hold requests for items at other libraries are suspended. We will still See Briefs, A9
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5 tips for good hygiene, including DIY hand sanitizer By Kristen Dearborn Special to Record-Journal
hygienic practices and prevent the spread of germs.
Given the demand for personal care products, such as sanitizers and wipes, these items have disappeared from store shelves at an alarming rate.
Simple homemade products and behavioral changes can help keep you and your family healthy.
However, there are many viable alternatives to sustain
1. Make your own hand sanitizer The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention say hand sanitizers should contain at least 60% alcohol. Effective DIY hand sanitizers can be made with 2/3 of a cup of alcohol, with concentrations ranging from 60-99 percent, and 1/3 cup aloe vera. If you use a solution with a higher alcohol content, such as rubbing alcohol, you should include a small dose of water. Mix the solution together and store in an easily dispensable container. Make sure to avoid contact with the eyes and do not consume this product. Use sanitizers to supplement regular hand washing, not in Kristen Dearborn says leaving your shoes at the door can place of hand washing.
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who applies for a ballot, however, and with an executive order allowing “no excuse” absentee ballot use, the eligibility criteria becomes moot. Local town clerks expressed relief at the postponement, as they had been preparing for an influx of voters wanting absentee ballots. “I was really getting a little panicky,” Wallingford Town Clerk Barbara Thompson said March 19, “trying to figure out how we were going to process what I think will be more absentee ballots.” Town clerks now have until May 12, the statutory 21 days before a primary election, to start mailing out absentee ballots to voters who apply for them. Voters can access the application online and mail it to their local town clerk’s office, or request an application by phone or in person. ’Double or triple the amount’ In the 2016 presidential primary, Meriden officials counted 100 Republican and 231 Democratic absentee ballots.
Check to see if any of your shoes are machine washable. Regular shoe washes can help to mitigate the spread of harmful bacteria throughout your home.
5. Keep your distance Social distancing is a public health measure designed to prevent the spread of illness by limiting the physical closeness of individuals. For the time being, keep greeting exchanges verbal.
Meriden City Clerk Denise Grandy said that for the 2016 primary, her office had ordered 800 absentee ballots for the Republican ticket and 1,500 for the Democratic. This time, she’s ordering 2,500 for the Republicans and 4,500 for the Democrats. “We’re assuming we’re going to get a lot more, double or triple the amount of absentee ballots than we normally do,” she said.”
the primary be postponed. “No-excuse” absentee voting allows voters to request a ballot without giving a reason for wanting to use one. Posniak criticized the notion that city and town clerks should implement this new procedure “in the midst of a national health pandemic, with decreased staff, with town halls operating under reduced hours.”
Posniak said that there had been poor communication during the last two months The Connecticut Town between the Secretary of the Clerks Association had isState and town clerks sued a letter Wednesday, March 18 criticizing Merrill’s throughout the state regarding election issues, adding plan to expand the use of that an understaffed and absentee ballots. unresponsive state agency Windsor Town Clerk Anna is another reason why noPosniak, the group’s presiexcuse absentee ballot votdent, said in a letter that al- ing “should not be attemptthough concerns about min- ed for the first time in the imizing contact with others history of our state.” due to coronavirus conRepresentatives from cerns are valid, “no-excuse the Secretary of the State’s absentee ballot voting is office did not return a remost certainly not the anquest for comment on the swer” and requested that letter. No-excuse ballots
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the payments, a move that Mnuchin said would leave $300 billion in the economy at a critical time. The administration used authority under Trump’s national emergency declaration. The delay is available to people who owe $1 million or less and corporations that owe $10 million or less. Mnuchin had said the payment delay could provide $300 billion in temporary support to the economy by
The worst is yet to come, according to state epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Cartter. He said he believes there are likely thousands in Connecticut who have COVID19 and either aren't showing symptoms or haven't been tested yet. Cartter said he expected to see more coronavirus-related deaths in the state than deaths from the flu in a normal year, which ranges from 300 to 600, he told reporters.
giving households and businesses the ability to use money they would have paid to the IRS as financial support to meet other needs during the economic emergency created by the efforts to contain the coronavirus. At the direction of Governor Ned Lamont, the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services (DRS) is extending the filing and payment deadline for personal income tax returns 90 days, to July 15, 2020. The extension also applies to Connecticut estimated income tax payments for the first and second quarters of 2020.
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Positive expects more cases and said it’s likely there are more cases that haven’t been confirmed.
He cited the latest guidelines from the state Department of Public Health that contact tracing is no longer necessary. Contact tracing is used to determine any people an infected person might have contacted.
“We know it’s everywhere,” Lockwood said. “What we want to do right now is stress those precautions.”
Lockwood wouldn’t reveal the age of the patients or whether they were related or not.
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“They’re expecting in the next few weeks a great swelling of cases,” Triano said. “It’s all set up to receive patients.”
Rather than focus on particular individuals or areas, Lockwood said everyone in town should be washing their hands regularly and following public health recommendations on staying home.
Anyone with questions can contact the regional health district through email at covid19@southington.org.
“I would fully expect the number of cases to go up,” he said. “We can protect ourselves by following these simple messages.”
Victoria Triano, Southington Town Council chairwoman, said one of the three cases is already home while another was in intensive care as of Friday. She said while there aren’t any coronavirus cases at Bradley Hospital, a Hartford HealthCare campus, the facility is being readied if other hospitals become full.
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ALWAYS BUYING CASH PAID Vintage Electronics, Musical Instruments, Amps, Ham Equipment, HiFi, Radios, CB, Guitars, Audio Equipment, Antiques. 860-707-9350
ANTIQUES - Always buying old; Toys, military, jewelry, art, watches, musical instruments, signs, arcade games, cameras, pre 1970 sports memorabilia, plus more. One item or entire estate contents. Call 860718-5132. BUYING MACHINIST TOOLBOXES - Tools & tooling, contents of machine shops, home workshops and small lathes. Call anytime 860-985-5760
***NEED DEE’S ANTIQUES EXTRA Buying Collectibles. CASH?*** Jewelry & Silver. Always buying coins, China. Glass. Military. gold, silver, antiques, Musical. Anything Old collectibles, estate & bro& Unusual. Single ken or unwanted jewelry. item to an estate. SERVLive auction & estate ING COMMUNITY & services. FAMILY RESPECTFULLY Rick’s Antiques FOR OVER 50 YEARS. & Coins, 428 N. ColCall 203-235-8431 ony Rd., Rt. 5, Wlfd. 203.269.9888. GRASSY HILL AUCricksantiques TIONS, - an Estate andcoins.com Sale, Liquidation, Attic & Basement Cleanout Company is Always Buying and providing services all over Connecticut. These are just a FEW of the things we are looking for: Antiques, Collectibles, Old/ Vintage Toys, Musical Instruments (Saxophones, Trumpets, Violins, Flutes, Clarinets, Trombone & SO MUCH WANTED Individual MORE) Advertising firearms, collections & Items, Wristwatches estates including military (Broken or Not), Pocket Watches, Tools (Ma- & related items.Federally chinist, Woodworking, licensed firearms dealer. Gunsmith, appraisals, & MORE) Doorstops, Clocks, Oil Paintings, Richard Pleines, (860) Old Signs, Old Pho663-2214. tographs, Old Postcards, Brewery Items, Hunting & Fishing, PEZ Pets For Sale Dispensers, Costume Jewelry, Broken Jewelry, Gold & Silver Jewelry, Gold & Silver Coins, Military Items, Swords & Bayonets, Helmets & Patches, Medals & Uniforms, Pocket Knives, Lighters & Pipes, Fountain Pens, Mechanical Pencils, Fraternal Order Items, Religious Items, Industrial Items, Winchester Items, Sikorsky Yorkies, Yorkipoos, Items, Pratt & Whitney Old English Bull Items, Colt Items, Nadogs, Malti poo tive American Items, puppies, Frenchies, Vintage Electronics, Slot Cars, Toy Trucks, $950+. 860.930.4001. Matchbox & Hotwheels, Barbie’s, Folk Art, Statues, Bronzes, Pet Services Trains, Cameras, Mid Century Modern Furniture, Straight Razors, Shaving Items, Political ATTENTION DOG Items, Comic Books, OWNERS! Sports Cards & AutoObedience Classes graphs…& THE LIST Starting March 16th GOES ON! So please MONDAY Evenings at give us a call at your Cheshire Park & Rec. earliest convenience. 8 wk class-$125-$135 Grassy Hill Auctions Beginners - 6:15pm 203-868-1816 - Grassy Novices - 7:15pm HillAuctions.com Pre-Reg online or call Chesh. Park & Rec at 203.715.1489 9-4 LOOKING FOR A NEW RIDE? AFTER 5pm Call Best Selection of Used Vehicles! INSTRUCTOR Bruce 203-715-1489 Classified Section
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Businesses & Services Attics and Basements Cleaned GARY WODATCH Demolition Svs Sheds, pools, decks, garages, debris removal. Quick, courteous svc. All calls returned. Ins. #566326. Cell, 860-558-5430
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IF YOU Mention This Ad SPRING Yard Clean-Ups Brush, branches, leaves, storm damage **JUNK REMOVAL** Appl’s, Furniture, Junk, Debris, etc WE CAN REMOVE ANYTHING Entire house to 1 item removed! FREE ESTIMATES Sr. Citizen Discount LIC & INS. 203-535-9817 or 860-575-8218
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Home Improvements AHEARN BUILDERS Additions, Decks, Siding, Doors, Windows, Remodeling. 860.346.0409
Specializing in roofing, siding, kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, basement remodeling. Senior citizen discount Insured. Free est. 203-265-5200 HIC#0631937
Mulch, Brush & Tree Removal, Comm. & Res. Lawn Mowing, Rick’s Affordable Lawn 26 yrs exp. HIC0622783. 203.530.4447
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RECYCLE YOUR OLD NEWSPAPERS Please & Thank you. ACCEPTING - New customers for wkly mowing, thatching, spring cleanup, stone & mulch. Ryan 860.515.1302
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BRADLEY’S PAINTING - 203.715.0771. Competitive prices. Watch our video at bradleyshousepainting.com
Plumbing GEORGE J MACK & SONS - Servicing the Meriden area since 1922. Toilet, faucet, sink & drain repairs. Water heater replacements. 15% Sr citizen disc. Member of BBB. 203-238-2820.
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Welcome to On The Menu. Let us help you find the perfect place to eat.
Whether it’s a celebration, date night, or just grabbing a bite to eat, this list of local restaurants is sure to satisfy your taste buds.
Find great local eats - MenusCT.com Adelphia Café 476 Washington Avenue North Haven, CT 06473 203-535-0149 Family owned/operated. Former proprietors of the Neptune Diner in Wallingford. Extensive menu for all tastes. Breakfasts, luncheons and special dinners. All baking on premises.
Athena II Diner
320 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT 06473 203.239.0663 www.athena2diner.com Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Accept Q Cards. Serving North Haven for 30 years. Daily specials and full liquor available.
Colony Diner
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Fire at the Ridge Restaurant & Lounge
611 N Colony Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269-9507 colonydiner.com Wallingford’s place to go for old-fashioned breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Proudly serving up delicious and hearty meals daily. Voted Best Diner 4 years running by Record Journal. Open seven days. Breakfast served all day.
259 New Britain Road Berlin, CT 06037 (860) 438-7531 Family owned business offering Spanish American cuisines. Open for breakfast, lunch starting at 11a & dinner. Open 7 days M-S 7a-8p Sun 8a4p. Come in to try our popular Cuban sandwich & delicious breakfast specials!
124 Church St. Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 265-9431 www.facebook.com/pages/Duchess -of-Wallingford/119682821380599 Celebrating Over 25 Years in Wallingford! Our Success comes from dedication to quality,freshness & variety! Breakfast cooked to order. Open 7 days for breakfast lunch & dinner.
99 Powder Hill Road Middlefield, CT 06455 (860) 852-5444 www.fireattheridge.com
Open Wed-Sunday: Noon - 10 pm. Happy Hour & Bar Bites everyday 3-6 pm. Live Music Saturday nights 7-10 pm. Sunday Brunch 11-2 pm
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