Volume 20, Number 29
Plainville teenager mourned
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CAMP INVENTION
Police said 15-year-old Lucas Brewer and 17-year-old Anthony Nagore went swimming shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday, July 15 in the river in Avon, despite a local resident’s warning to them about dangerous conditions. Authorities said they found one of the teens’ vehicles near the swimming site, as well as their cellphones and some of their clothing.
Capt. Keith Williams of the state’s Environmental Conservation Police said first responders searching for the teens were “going on a hunch” and focused their search downstream, given the current high water levels caused by recent heavy rains. They discovered the bodies of Brewer and Nagore on Monday afternoon near the Farmington and Burlington town line. Williams said the teens’ deaths should be a warning to others. “Please stay off the water,” he said during a briefing in Farmington. See Teenager, A6
Local officials oppose extending Lamont’s emergency powers The General Assembly voted last week for a 44-word resolution extending Gov. Ned Lamont’s emergency powers through Sept. 30, making Connecticut among the last in the northeast under a COVID-19 state of emergency.
The bodies of two missing teenagers who authorities believe went swimming in the swollen Farmington River were discovered on Monday, roughly a mile-and-ahalf from where they were last seen.
Brewer was a Plainville resident. Nagore was visiting family in town. Their families reported them missing around 5 p.m. on July 15 when they failed to return home. Search efforts began that evening.
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Lamont has lifted nearly all restrictions imposed under his emergency authority since March 9, 2020, with the most visible and contentious exception being a requirement for mask wearing by the unvaccinated in schools and other indoor public places.
Plainville Community Schools, in partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame, was pleased to offer the acclaimed Camp Invention program in town this summer. Open to youngsters entering grade 5 this year, Camp Invention provided opportunities for open-ended exploration of science, technology, engineering and more. Children participated in a Brenna Salzillo. variety of hands-on activities while collaborating to think creatively about solving realworld challenges. Pictured in the top photo are Zaid Aldhowaer and Johnathon Carnes.
Plainville’s representatives in Hartford – Republicans Henri Martin and William Petit – voted no on extending Lamont’s emergency powers. "There is no longer a public health emergency related to the pandemic that warrants the continuation of these emergency orders until Sept. 30 that the legislative branch isn't equipped to
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handle," state Rep. Petit said in a press release. "We swore to uphold the constitution and in order to do so need three equal participating branches of government. And right now with the continuation of these emergency powers that isn't the case." "Connecticut remains one of the most highly vaccinated states in the nation and as a result, many of our state agencies, businesses and residents have returned back to normal,” Petit added. “The legislature has the ability to deal with laws which need attention and the governor can create See Powers, A13
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