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Volume 20, Number 51
Thursday, December 23, 2021
SPREADING JOY
Members of the Middle School of Plainville Art Club created a gift basket full of hand-painted wooden snowman ornaments that were distributed to seniors in the community through the Senior Center. Throughout the year, the MSP Art Club’s main focus is creating community service-based art projects that benefit Plainville Community Schools and the local community. Art Club members are pictured; front row: Kaleigh Matos, Gianna Sylvester, Nolan Meehan, Ryann Dufresne, Arden Campbell. Back row: Zoey Putnam, Jillian Chasse, Madison Bohn, Jasmine Labarda, Rehan Malik. Art teachers Laura Meehan and Lori Vigue run the MSP Art Club.
Holiday spirit
COVID-19 UPDATE
168 new cases in town
Christmas display helps collect items for food pantry By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal
In honor of his mother’s death in 2011, Plainville resident Joshua Brunelle started his massive Christmas light display in 2012.
Flo Nixon walks puggle Buttercup by a large Christmas display in Plainville. Joshua
“She loved to decorate for Brunelle started the massive Christmas light display at 15 Hillcrest Road in 2012 to Christmas,” Brunelle said. “... honor his mother, who died the previous year.
See Display, A4
Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
The number of COVID-19 testing locations and hours of available testing will expand in Connecticut as the state continues to see more positive cases, driven in part by the fast-spreading omicron variant and an increased demand for testing. See COVID, A13