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MERRY CHRISTMAS!
How well do you know the holiday? By Joy VanderLek Special to The Citizen
What is the original name for Santa Claus? Sinterklass, Sint-Nicolaas or St. Nick.
Santa Claus wears a protective face shield at Capital City Mall in Lower Allen Township, Pa., on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Dan Gleiter, The Patriot-News via AP
Who sang the original Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer?
What are four plants associated with Christmas?
Gene Autry. He made it No. 1 in 1949.
Holly, mistletoe, poinsettia and ivy.
Where did the quirky tradition of placing a pickle on the Christmas tree come from?
Who wrote "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"?
Germany. In the 1880s, glass ornaments sent to the United States from Germany often featured fruits and vegetables. Tradition holds that those who find the pickle on the tree get an extra present. This also was a German import.
Randy Brooks, in 1979. The animated movie came out in 2019. What are Christmas crackers? A tradition in England, crackers are cardboard tubes stuffed with sweets and small toys. The crackers have See Christmas, A11
Lee names new town clerk, details airport improvements During the Dec. 7 Town Council meeting, Town Manager Robert Lee announced that he has appointed Cindy Porrini to serve as Town Clerk beginning Jan. 4. This will allow for some overlap time with outgoing Town Clerk Carol Skultety to acquaint Porrini with the office. Seventy-four applicants expressed interest in the Town Clerk position. On Nov. 12, eight candidates were interviewed by a panel consisting of Skultety, Human Resources Plainville Town Manager Robert Lee. File photo Director Stacy Buden and Newington Town Also, Lee reported that, this order to avoid a situation Clerk James Krupienski. summer, Eversource Gas no- where a town road was to be tified town staff that they dug up shortly after being The Interview Panel were planning to make re-paved. At no time did Evunanimously recomsome substantial upgrades ersource Gas inform town mended Porrini, of Bris- to their distribution system staff of their plans until this tol, as the top candidate in Plainville over the next 10 summer. for the position. Porrini years. This was immediately is a certified Town Clerk concerning because the When these plans were reand is currently serving plans included replacing gas ceived, town staff immedias the Assistant Town lines in recently-paved ately contacted Eversource Clerk in West Hartford, a streets. to express the town's disposition that she has pleasure and notify them held since 2014. Before For the last five years, town that they would have to that she served in the staff had annually contacted make some adjustments to Bristol Town Clerk’s Of- utility companies, including their replacement schedule. fice in several supporting Eversource, requesting their capacities for 14 years. future construction plans in See Lee, A13
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The state’s most recent report, issued Dec. 17, showed 159 positive cases in Plainville. That works out to an average of 64.4 daily cases per 100,000 people. As of Dec. 17, the total number of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Connecticut residents was 162,782, including 153,203 laboratory-confirmed and 9,579 probable cases. One thousand one hundred sixty-seven patients were
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Child advocates CASA of Northern Connecticut, based in East Berlin, formed last year in response to a 2016 law that enables courts to appoint trained volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children.
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Plainville, and nearly every other Connecticut municipality, remains in the coronavirus red zone. The color coded status for cities and towns represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day.
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Plainville Police Blotter
Dec. 7 Ashley N. DeCrosta, 28, 118 Broad St., disorderly conduct, 2 p.m. Dec. 8 Shannon L. Dizinno, 49, 42 Linden St., risk of injury, 8 a.m. Nathan K. Ramos, 21, 25 Lo-
cust St., New Britain, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny, 1:30 p.m. Dec. 10 George R. Koehler, 69, 117 W. Main St., second-degree breach of peace, 9 a.m. Dec. 11 Edward Betancourt, 117 N. Broad St., Milford, three counts first-degree forgery, criminal im-
personation, three counts conspiracy to commit first-degree forgery, second-degree identity theft, conspiracy to commit second-degree identity theft, thirddegree larceny, conspiracy to commit third-degree larceny, 11:15 p.m. Dec. 12 Ousmane Sylia, 22, 81 Westover Road, New Britain, posses-
Municipal winter weather reminder Plowing, throwing snow
third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree failure to appear, 2 p.m. Dec. 15 Bryan E. Soto-Lopez, 20, 70 Smalley St., second floor, New Britain, second-degree criminal mischief, criminal attempt to commit sixth-degree larceny, conspiracy to commit sixth-degree larceny, 3:25 p.m.
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Parking ban The ordinance states that it shall be unlawful from Dec. 1 to April 1 for the owner or operator of a motor vehicle to allow such vehicle to stand on any street in the Town of Plainville for more than one hour between the hours of 12 midnight and 6 a.m. on any given day.
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sion fentanyl with intent to sell, possession of fentanyl, possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, 6:05 p.m. Quandel J. Cook-Garcia, 32, 62 Wilson St., New Britain, second-degree threatening, seconddegree harassment, 11 a.m. Dec. 14 Michael J. Caron, 46, 2 Cedar Lance, Canaan, two counts probation violation, 9:15 p.m. James L. Portee, 49, no address given, New Haven, second-degree strangulation, second-degree unlawful restraint,
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COVID vaccine complicates religious exemption debate By Jenna Carlesso The Connecticut Mirror
Last February, in the early weeks of Connecticut’s legislative session, lawmakers intent on erasing the state’s religious exemption from mandatory vaccinations quickly rolled out a draft of their proposal, called a public hearing and voted the bill out of committee with a goal of making it one of the first to arrive on the House floor. The session was suspended a short time later as coronavirus saturated the state.
But proponents of the measure say it will again be a priority as they prepare for the legislature to reconvene on Jan. 6. This time, however, the effort could be complicated by skepticism surrounding the newly developed COVID-19 vaccine. The coronavirus shot is not on the state’s list of vaccines that children must receive before attending school. In fact, drug makers have not yet approved a COVID-19 immunization for children. Moderna, whose vaccine could
be distributed as early as this month, said it would soon begin testing the shot in children, with a clinical trial of 3,000 people aged 12 to 17 planned for this winter. Pfizer started testing its COVID-19 immunization in children as young as 12 in October. But critics worry that federal and state governments will someday make the shot mandatory for school-aged children, heightening fears around removal of the religious exemption.
“We are absolutely certain they will attempt to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine in the future once it becomes approved for use in children,” said Brian Festa, co-founder of the CT Freedom Alliance, a group opposed to repealing the state’s exemption. “We see no reason why they wouldn’t. They perceive this to be the greatest public health threat of our time.” Depending on how quickly a coronavirus vaccine is authorized for children, Festa said, some people are concerned that lawmakers will
amend the bill late in the session to mandate a COVID-19 shot. “Would they try to make an amendment on the floor? Obviously they reserve the right,” he said. “Our members are very concerned.” Rep. Jonathan Steinberg, a Democrat from Westport who is co-chair of the legislature’s Public Health Committee, said he expects fears around the coronavirus vaccine to complicate efforts to roll back the religious exemption. See Vaccine, A8
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State lost 16K jobs last month By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
The job losses reflect the effect of the second wave of the pandemic on the state’s economy. Several sectors, including hospiThe state lost 1,600 payroll jobs in Novem- tality and leisure, were hard hit, analysts ber, the first monthly job loss since April’s said. drop due to the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the state Department of Labor. See Jobs, A13
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Library Guidelines All patrons, without exception, must limit their library visits to 60 minutes maximum per day. A very limited number of chairs are available on the public floor. These chairs will be a maximum of one per-table or -study desk. Library patrons may not move chairs from their designated places for any reason. Computer sessions are limited to no more than 60 minutes per-patron, per-day. Overdue item fines and copying/printing/faxing fees have been reinstated. All returned items may be quarantined up to seven days. Other considerations: The Plainville District Health Inspector and the Library Board of Trustees require stricter enforcement of the CDC recommendation that
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He and some of his colleagues are planning to launch an information campaign to make clear that a COVID-19 shot will not be part of the proposal. Still, he said: “I would not necessarily be surprised if some people want to use this as a way to undermine
the core intent of the bill. … The same people who are reluctant or who truly are anti-vaccine are out there. And then there’s a whole new set of people who are concerned about a fairly unknown vaccine.” Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney, D-New Haven, is encouraging legislators to start with the bill that was voted out of committee last year.
In that version, children already enrolled in school would have been able to continue claiming the religious exemption for the remainder of their education. Only new children entering school or day care after the bill’s passage would be unable to refuse vaccinations on religious grounds. Medical exemptions would still have been permitted but would require a doctor’s approval. Mandatory childhood immunizations include measles, mumps and rubella, diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), tetanus, poliomyelitis, and
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The Plainville Sports Hall of Fame committee is looking for nominees to consider for induction. Nominations can be submitted via plainvillesports.com, or mailed to Plainville Sports Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 593, Plainville, CT 06062. For more information, contact Byron Treado at 860-8363377 or Mike Bakaysa at 860573-8015.
Woman’s club The Suburban Woman’s Club of Greater New Britain, one of 26 in Connecticut that are part of the General Federation of Woman’s Clubs, is dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. Interested in becoming a member? Call 860989-4759.
Boards, commissions The Town of Plainville encourages citizen participation in municipal government. There are several openings on boards and commissions. Visit plainvillect.com.
Disaster relief fund The purpose of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain’s Disaster Response Fund is to make resources available to local government community service departments and crisis coordinators to meet the basic needs of residents from the foundation’s four-town community who are displaced for an extended period of time due to a natural disaster. If you are interested in making a gift to the disaster relief fund, send check to 74A Vine St., New Britain, CT 06052 with “Disaster Fund” in the memo, or visit cfgnb.org/donate-now and choose the fund from the drop-down.
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Reconstruction project planned The Town of Plainville is proposing to reconstruct the pavement on Town Line Road from South Washington Street (CT Route 177) to Red Stone Hill. The project is currently in the design phase. The most current construction plans are posted on the municipal website. Construction funding for this project will be provided by the Connecticut Department of Transportation under the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program.
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The Town of Plainville is proposing to excavate the existing pavement and road base to a depth of 17 inches and install a new 12-inch road base and a 5-inch pavement surface.
It is town and state policy to keep the public informed and involved when such projects are undertaken. It is important that the community shares its concerns and comments to assist in the project development. In addition to the pavement replacement, the town will be replacing a culvert crossing the roadway in the vicinity of Red Stone Street (Southington). The culvert replacement activities will require the closure of the roadway for a period of approximately one month. Detour signage will be positioned to assist motorists. Other proposed construction activities will include the installation of curbing, replacement of existing catch basin tops
and installation of pavement markings. A preliminary assessment of the probable construction costs indicates the value of the proposed construction activities to be approximately $1.5 million. The State of Connecticut will provide 100 percent of the construction funding. Construction is anticipated to be initiated in late spring 2021 with a probable completion date of November 2021. Anyone interested in obtaining further information or providing input may do so by contacting John R. Bossi, director of technical services, at 860-793-0221 ext. 7171 or bossi@ plainville-ct.gov. — Information taken from the municipal website.
Christmas tree disposal options Residents may bring their Christmas tree to the Transfer Station on Granger Lane for free disposal Monday, Dec. 28 to Friday, Jan. 15. If the tree is transported in a bag, the bag must be removed and discarded in regular household trash. If you are unable to bring your tree to the Transfer Station, the roadways crew will be conducting a curbside pick-up of trees beginning Monday, Jan. 11. For the tree to be collected, residents must place it at the curb by Sunday, Jan. 10. Residents are reminded to be sure not to block any sidewalks or walkways. Evan Papastamatiou.
The website pickyourownchristmastree.org says if some tree needles scatter inside, it is better to sweep them up; as
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needles can clog vacuum cleaners. Also, the online Christmas tree resource warns against burning your Christmas tree in a fireplace or wood stove. Pines, firs and other evergreens have a high content of flammable turpentine oils, and burning the tree may contribute to creosote buildup and risk a chimney fire. According to the website, a Christmas tree can be placed in your garden or backyard and used as a bird feeder and sanctuary. Fresh orange slices or strung popcorn will attract the birds and they can sit in the branches for shelter. Within a year, the branches will become brittle and you can break the tree apart by hand or chip it in a chipper.
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“Federal government employment fell by 1,000 jobs as temporary Census work ended” stated Patrick Flaherty, acting director of the Office of Research at the Connecticut Department of Labor. “In addition, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in leisure and hospitality where accommodations and food service lost a portion of last month’s gains. Offsetting these declines, transportation and warehousing, which includes delivery services, grew in November and now employs more people than one year ago.” The government sector shed 900 jobs in November to a level of 220,200 and is now lower by 16,7000 jobs over last year. Those include state and federal employees. Three of the 10 major industry supersectors had employment gains in November; trade, transportation, utilities, construction and mining and other services.
The November report is a reminder to lawmakers that the state and federal government needs to assist businesses and industry during the pandemic, business advocates said. “November brings the first monthly job declines since April, stalling the state’s recovery from the historic losses of March and April,” Connecticut Business and Industry President Chris DiPentima said in a prepared statement. “The latest employment report shows that the state’s economy is on a knife’s edge. Colder weather and the surge in COVID-19 cases is playing havoc across a number of industries, particularly in the leisure and hospitality sector.” Lawmakers need to help business owners manage the high costs of navigating the pandemic so they can create and retain jobs and lead the rebuilding of the state’s economy, DiPentima stated.
The state’s unemployment rate is 8.2 percent, and rose after two months of decreases. The state reported 6.1 percent unemployment in October, and 7.8 percent in Jobs in leisure and hospitali- September. Statewide unemty fell by 2,800 and the eduployment was 3.8 percent in cation and health services November 2019, according category lost 900 jobs. Finan- to the DOL. cial activities lost 500 jobs, as mgodin@record-journal.com did manufacturing. Profes203-317-2255 sional and business services Twitter: @Cconnbiz lost 300 jobs and information jobs decreased by 100, List Your Items To Over according to the report.
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Town staff has had several meetings with Eversource representatives, and some changes have been made to the schedule. For example, Eversource planned to replace gas lines on Whiting Street in 2026. However, the town is planning extensive work on this road next year after receiving a state grant. As a result of these discussions, Eversource agreed to perform the work starting next spring before the town project begins. In addition, Eversource has stated that they plan to move forward with extending gas service on Redstone Hill Road and the neighborhood that includes Hollyberry Lane, Skyline Drive and Highland Drive. This was originally discussed with town staff about 18 months ago, but plans were delayed. This expansion work is expected to begin early next year.
Lee also updated the council on Robertson Airport projects. The reconstruction of the taxiway is being done by Tilcon and is about 90 percent completed. This is a $2.72 million project that is being paid through a grant provided by the F.A.A.
Additionally, the town has made some improvements to the airport facilities utilizing monies in the Airport Fund. Improvements that have already been made include the painting of three hangars (including the administration building) and the replacement of several heating/cooling units. The town is also looking to replace the metal roof on Hangar 4, as it currently has some leaks and has reached its useful life. Interstate Aviation and the town have also agreed to make improvements to the administration building. The interior floorplan is being modified by Interstate, and the Airport Fund will con-
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