Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Volume 19, Number 14
CIAC: Spring coaches can still work with players By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff
time frame, should the state ease social distancing rules and reopen recreational faCHESHIRE — The CIAC cilities and give the green didn’t waste time offering re- light to athletic activities, lief to high school coaches coaches and players can who lost the 2020 spring sea- gather for in-person training son to the coronavirus panand practices. demic. “We opened up the ability to Coming out of a Thursday, coach virtually this spring, May 7 meeting, its last of the but the feeling was that’s not 2019-20 school year, the nearly the same thing, and CIAC Board of Control an(athletes) haven’t had a nounced it would ease, for chance to be with their one year only, out-of-season teammates. They haven’t coaching rules. had much of any opportunity at all,” said Joel Cookson, The waiver applies only the CIAC’s director of media to spring coaches. Through and sports information. “To the rest of May, coaches can try to make it so they could continue meeting online have some of those opportuwith their players, as nities this summer, pending many have been doing if the governor says some of throughout the spring, offer- that stuff is going to be aling instruction, drills, condi- lowed, that was the direction tioning tips and the like. everybody felt we should go.” Coaches can continue doing such “virtual” online coach- During the spring, along ing from June 1 through Aug. with empathizing with se17, which is when football niors who were losing their conditioning is scheduled to final season of high school start. athletics, a number of area coaches noted the damage a During that June 1-Aug. 17
See CIAC, A13
Dawn Miceli, one of the four Southington Drive-In committee members, said she’s received lots of messages about reopening. The committee is waiting on approval from town leaders. File photo
Will popular drive-in reopen? By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Town leaders could announce this week whether the drive-in will open. Shane Lockwood, Plainville-Southington regional health district director, said he’s considering all options at the moment but plans on making a recommendation later this week. If Lockwood recommends the drive-in can open, he will also outline restrictions. There’s been no guidance from the state on drive-in theaters so it’s up to local
authorities, Lockwood said. unlike privately owned drive-in theaters. “The status of the drive-in is currently under review,” “Everything is ready to go, he said Tuesday. “I expect but we’re waiting for the OK from the town of to issue something soon.” Southington,” said Miceli, a The drive-in is on town former town councilor. land on Meriden-Water“We are thinking about bury Turnpike. Volunteers how we would be able to from local civic groups pro- open safely.” vide the volunteers to run Miceli submitted a plan to weekend showings and some of the proceeds ben- the town that outlined measures to keep movieefit those local groups. goers from coming into Dawn Miceli, one of the contact with other patrons. four Southington Drive-In It included more space becommittee members, said tween cars, new traffic she’s received lots of mes- flows for the bathroom and sages about reopening. She reduced food options. has to wait on approval from town leaders, though, See Drive-in, A12
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