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Volume 19, Number 44
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Health districts preparing for vaccine distribution By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
Local health districts are preparing to receive and distribute vaccines for thousands of “critical infrastructure” employees as approval of two drugs is anticipated. “For the last couple of months ... all the local health departments have been working with the state health department in anticipation of this,” said
Maura Esposito, director of the Chesprocott Health District, which covers Cheshire, Prospect and Wolcott. Gov. Ned Lamont said during a recent press briefing that doses of vaccine could begin arriving by mid-December, earlier than previously thought. Under the directives the state and federal government are providing to health departments, medi-
cal workers in hospitals would be the first to receive vaccines under Phase 1A, Esposito said. That would be followed by Phase 1B, where local health districts would vaccinate critical workforces, all municipal workers, school staff, and first responders — including private EMS workers and volunteer firefighters. See Vaccine, A9
Chef Esteban Campas and Chef Ray Gennaro present Plainville’s Fire Marshal Ronald Dievert with a free meal on April 17 as part of the Food and Fire project Gennaro started at the beginning of the pandemic. Photo contributed by Ray Gennaro
By Camila Vallejo Special to The Citizen
The coronavirus pandemic has upended more things than we can count in the last nine months. From school to travel, we’ve done things differently in 2020 in hopes of keeping one another safe. And the holidays will be no different. But Plainville won’t be left without holiday cheer this year.
A jolly scene from the 2017 tree lighting and holiday Citizen photo See Santa, A6 stroll in Plainville.
Food and Fire project delivers gourmet eats By Faith Williams Record-Journal staff
liver full meals to fire departments.
WALLINGFORD— Fire departments are being treated to gourmet meals during the pandemic thanks to a local chef.
“I said, ‘I’m going to do something for these people, these people are true heroes,” he said.
Chef Ray Gennaro decided he wanted to show his support by doing what he does best – cooking. The Wallingford resident created the Food and Fire project to de-
Despite several personal hardships because of the pandemic, Gennaro and his wife cook out of their home and fund the Food and Fire project themselves. See Gourmet, A8 R233461
Santa Claus is coming to town