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Volume 19, Number 38
Pumpkin Festival looks to the future By Haljit Basuljevic Special to the Record-Journal
The annual Plainville Pumpkin Festival would have marked its sixth year last week but, like many events this year, was cancelled due to the coronavirus. Event organizer Kris Dargenio said the decision to cancel was made on July 20 during a meeting with the Town Council. “Very disappointing, only because it would’ve been our sixth year and we’ve given out about $32,000 of
Thomas Moschini, Sr. has been elected chief of the Plainville Fire Department. The life-long Plainville resident, who has more than three decades of firefighting experience, will replace the acting chief, Kevin Toner, in January.
money to the Plainville Community Fund,” said Dargenio. The efforts of year-round fundraising events are usually punctuated by a checksigning by the Plainville Pumpkin Festival Committee. Last year the committee donated $8,000. The free event attracts about 300 to 400 residents each year, and features live music, a costume parade, pumpkin carvings, a pie eating contest and more than 50 local vendors. See Festival, A14
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Photo by Nadya Korytnikova
Moschini named fire chief By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
As a child, Moschini would frequently visit the station, which ignited his passion for firefighting. His father and brother were Thomas Moschini, Sr., a life-long Plainville firefighters, as was his uncle, who died in resident with more than 35 years of firethe line of duty in 1975. fighting experience, has been elected chief Moschini's son, Thomas Moschini Jr., curof the Plainville Fire Department. He will take the reins of the department when the rently serves as a lieutenant with the Plainville Fire Department. acting chief, Kevin Toner, completes his term in January. That’s three generations of firefighters, Moschini became a Plainville firefighter at the age of 20, and rose through the ranks, serving as lieutenant, captain, second assistant chief and first assistant chief. In 2012, he was named deputy chief.
and nearly 116 years of experience putting out flames and keeping Plainville residents safe. See Chief, A6
The ‘Thriller’ is gone, for now Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal
Emerging out of the rising mist, zombie dancers – also known as the YWCA New Britain dance team – having captured
residents' attention each Halloween, will not be performing their “Thriller” routine at 62 Metacomet Road in Plainville due to pandemic restrictions. See Thriller, A13 R233461
Luis Marcial, 9, gets his face painted by Darci McHenry at the 2019 Plainville Pumpkin Festival. This year, due to the pandemic, the annual event was cancelled.
By Haljit Basuljevic Special to the Record-Journal