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Open space grant includes purchases for town Southington parcels

Hundreds of acres of open space will be purchased across the state through the awarding of $9.1 million of Open Space and Watershed Land Acquisition grants, including 47 acres atop Lamentation Mountain and 5.5 acres in Southington.

The grant awarded the town of Southington $82,600 to purchase two parcels totaling 5.5 acres near School Street and Marion Avenue.

Since the town has yet to purchase the land, it could not reveal which properties it’s negotiating to pur-

chase, said Paul Chaplinsky, chairman of the town’s Open Space Acquisition Committee. The grant announcement said the land includes three acres of wetlands and a tributary of Judd Brook.

“We’re really happy that the state has awarded us the grant for the parcels,” Chaplinsky said.

Gymnastics team ready for strong 2020 season

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

A local developer, the town and a nonprofit agreed on a plan to clean up and develop a polluted factory site on North Main Street.

The Southington gymnastics team has nearly doubled in size, something that has the Blue Knights and their second-year head coach Cassidy Chamberland excited about the 2020 season.

The Southington roster has been boosted with 11 newcomers. Senior

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By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff

Southington graduated just one senior, Mychele Vaillancourt, from last year’s squad and returns four key starters: juniors Lizy Beaulieu, Kaylin Leifert and Natalie Reeves along with sophomore Rylee LeClair.

Assistant Town Planner Dave Lavallee has pushed for the town to receive a number of state grants for open space, Chaplinsky said, allowing it to preserve natural resources and features, expand hiking opportunities and run farm heritage programs for school children.

The 2020 Southington gymnastics team will be built around returnees, from left to right, Lizy Beaulieu, Natalie Reeves, Rylee LeClair and Kaylin Leifert. The Lady Knights opened the season Jan. 4 at home against Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal Farmington at American Gymnastics.

Kat Drechsler and junior Kelly Perrotti join the Blue Knights after being Level-8 gymnasts on the club scene.

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Southington also has nine freshmen joining the program this year and

The Beaton & Corbin factory property at 318 N. Main St. is worth less than the cost of cleanup, estimated at more than $1 million, according to town economic development coordinator Lou Perillo.

The council unanimously approved the deal at its meeting Monday night.

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“It's saving land, it’s educating the community … it’s balancing residential development,” he said.

Lamentation Mountain Approximately a two-mile hike from the Mattabesett Trailhead at Guiffrida Park, the parcel acquired by the Berlin Land Trust protects the northernmost peak of Lamentation Mountain, located in the northeastern corner of Middletown bordering Berlin.

Land trust President Dennis Kern said preserving the parcel is important to protect the unique geology and ecosystems that exist on the state’s traprock ridges. The mountain is part of the Metacomet Ridge, which spans from New Haven to northern Massachusetts.

“There’s vernal pools down towards the bottom and there’s species that are unusual that are on the property, so it's a really wonderful piece,” he said.

State Senators Mary Daugherty Abrams and Matt Lesser also lauded the environmental benefits of keeping the land undeveloped.

“I am so happy that nearly 50 acres of land in Middletown will become open space, further adding to our incredible forests and preserving local wildlife, most prominently birds of prey,” said Abrams, D-Meriden. “I would like to thank Governor Lamont for his support of environmental protection and the Berlin Land Trust for its efforts in protecting this property.”

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The Berlin Land Trust closed on the parcel, known as the Tighe-Baldyga Property, for its owners, on Dec. 31, 2019 for $126,900 with the hope of the grant coming through to reimburse the land trust for a portion of the cost. The grant provides the trust with $63,450 for the purchase.

Opening the land for public use also brings new recreational opportunities by allowing the land trust to work with the Connecticut Forest and Park Association to reroute the Mattabesett Trail to follow the ridgeline. The path currently takes a sharp turn away from the peak to follow Stantack Road, essentially a dirt path, around the property, adding distance for “I was proud to work with hikers and depriving them of the Berlin Land Trust in sup- a wide spanning view of port of this proposal over a Mount Tom in Masnumber of months,” said sachusetts to the north and Lesser, D-Middletown. “Pro- Sleeping Giant in Hamden tecting this vital landscape to the south, Kern said. for future generations is a

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Fatal crash driver gets 2 years probation, community service In his statement to the court, Vega said he’d accepted the possibility that he’d go to prison. He said he was sorry about the death of Harris, Negron and Rogers, deaths that were “like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from.”

HARTFORD — The driver and only survivor in a crash that killed three teens won’t serve prison time after pleading guilty to three misdemeanors.

Christopher Vega, of Plainville, was sentenced to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service on Friday in Hartford Superior Court. He was 19 at the time of the 2018 crash that killed Taahir “Ty” Harris, 18, of Southington; Moses Negron, 17, of New Britain; and Kerion Rogers, 19, of Bristol.

Vega was the designated driver for a trip the four friends made to a party at Keene State College in New Hampshire. Driving back in the morning after a night of partying, Vega fell asleep at the wheel, drifted across three lanes of Interstate 91 and hit a tree.

Taahir "Ty" Harris, a Southington High School graduate, and his mother, Deborah Garner. Harris was killed in a 2018 crash along with two other teens.

Vega only misjudged how tired he was, according to Joiner. “Christopher was doing what he thought was responsible,” Joiner said.

“Christopher was resolved to do the right thing.”

“I’m truly sorry about making the decision to get back on the road after resting for what I thought was enough

time,” Vega said. “I thought I was doing the responsible thing, pulling off the road to sleep.”

“Do great things,” she told Sonya Harris, Ty Harris’ sis- him. Vega covered his face ter, said she’ll continue to re- with his hands, crying. member her brother.

Vega pleaded guilty to the She ended her statement by three misdemeanors, speaking directly to Vega.

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According to state police, Vega’s Lexus sedan broke in two upon hitting the tree.

One portion of the car came to rest nearly 200 feet from the tree.

Family and friends of Harris, Negron and Rogers filled the courtroom for the sentencing. Deborah Garner, mother of Harris and a Southington resident, left the courtroom before Judge Sheila Prats announced the sentence.

“I knew this was going to happen,” she said about the lack of jail time.

“I wish I had more confidence in the outcome for this person,” Garner said of Vega. “We wish him the best.”

Designated driver According to investigators who tested Vega’s blood, he did not consume alcohol or drugs. The group had stopped at a rest area for a nap earlier that morning and then got on the road again.

Vega’s attorney, Kevin Joiner, said his client was the designated driver and was looking to take care of his friends.

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Vega pleaded guilty to three charges of negligent homicide, misdemeanors at the time of his arrest, but which the General Assembly has since increased to felonies.

Prats said Vega only faces the penalties that existed at the time of his arrest.

She said Vega didn’t have so much as a prior traffic ticket and had exhibited remorse.

“I believe his loss is real,” Prats said. “I don’t think sending Mr. Vega to jail will have any deterrent value.”

Prats challenged Vega to “prove himself.”

“I hope your shoulders are big enough to carry the burden you have,” she told him.

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Rogers started a scholarship in her son’s name and hopes to also open a dance studio honoring his love of dance.

She sleeps with his blanket and struggles with wondering why he died.

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Romonda Rogers, Kerion Rogers’ mother, said she’d imagined herself at her son’s wedding or the birth of her grandchildren.

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Under the agreement that required new state legislation, the Connecticut Brownfield Land Bank will take ownership of the property before turning it over to local builder Mark Lovley.

State grants, town money and Lovley’s money will be used to remove polluted soil, underground gasoline storage tanks and other health hazards.

“This is a gateway to the town adjacent to the Fire Department (headquarters).

It’s something we’ve been trying to get clean,” Perillo said.

The defunct Beaton & Corbin Inc. still holds title to the property. The land bank will start a foreclosure on the property after the town sells its tax liens to the land bank for $1. Through the foreclosure process, the land bank will extinguish all liens against the property.

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Southington firefighters stand and watch a blaze at the former copper plating factory Beaton and Corbin Co. in Southington.

bility, including what would happen if the deal fell apart.

Town Manager Mark Sciota said Lovley and the land bank have money lined up.

“They’ll be taking title to it with the funds necessary to clean it up,” he said.

The town’s contribution of $150,000 towards the project has been mostly used up, Sciota said. The money was used for testing the extent of the pollution.

Arthur Bogen, president of the land bank, said this deal would be the first in the state. His group pushed for the state legislation that allowed such agreements.

Perillo said the “clock will be ticking” for Lovley to develop the land once it’s cleaned, both to repay government loans and to make his money back.

“The only way to get a return on the money is to start developing it,” Perillo said.

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We have all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits (Title XIX), you need to be careful, because giving away money or property can interfere with your eligibility.

If you transfer certain assets within five years before applying for Medicaid, you will be ineligible for a period of time under federal Medicaid law, depending on how much money you transferred. This is known as a transfer penalty.

Even small transfers can affect eligibility. While federal law allows individuals to gift up to $15,000 a year without having to pay a gift tax, Medicaid law still treats that gift as a transfer.

Any transfer that you make, however innocent, will come under scrutiny. For example, Medicaid does not have an exception for gifts to charities, so if you give money to a charity, it could affect your Medicaid eligibility down the road. Similarly, gifts for holidays, weddings, birthdays and graduations can cause a transfer penalty. If you buy something for a friend or relative, it also could result in a transfer penalty.

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While most transfers are penalized, certain transfers are exempt. Even after you enter a nursing home, you may make certain assets transfers without having to wait out a period of Medicaid ineligibility. Those transfers can be to: • a spouse; • a trust for the sole benefit of a child who is blind or permanently disabled; • a trust for the sole benefit of anyone under age 65 who is permanently disabled.

Special exceptions apply to the transfer of a home. A Medicaid applicant’s home may be transferred to those listed above, and the applicant may freely transfer his or her home without incurring a transfer penalty to the following individuals: • a child under age 21; • a child who is blind or disabled (the house does not have to be in a trust); • a sibling who has lived in the home during the year preceding the applicant’s institutionalization, and who already holds an equity interest in the home; • a “caretaker child,” meaning a child of the applicant who lived in the house for at least two years prior to the applicant’s institutionalization and who during that period provided care that allowed the applicant to avoid a nursing home stay.

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Southington Little League, softball registration Registration for all Southington Little Leagues and the Southington Girls Softball League will take place on Saturday, Jan.18 and Saturday, Feb. 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Southington High School cafeteria, 720 Pleasant St. These programs are open to Southington residents only; children must be at least 5 years old by Dec. 31, 2020, to

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Fees vary by league; cash or check only.

Parents should bring the child’s birth certificate (certified copy with raised seal) and three different forms of proof of residency.

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Independent team puts on a show The Connecticut Interscholastic Ski League and local college teams faced wet conditions as races got underway Wednesday, Jan. 8.

At Mount Southington, Cheshire Academy and Cheshire High School both raced to respectable finishing’s in the opening round team standings. Cheshire High School’s Jeremy Bobruff was the leading Ram, finishing in the 26th spot among the 168 boys who started the race.

Alejandra Espenosa was the top racer on the Academy team, taking 43rd place in the big field.

Over on the girls course in the opening race it was an Independent Ladies’ run

While the high school teams were having it out at Mount Southington, the college squads were at Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire for the opening rounds of the collegiate races. away. The girls who were racing for schools that do not sponsor ski teams have been lumped in to a “make believe” team by the league.

In past seasons they were on teams from other schools.

Three of the girls raced for the Lady Knights, who won the season and the championship. In the opening race the independent ladies took five of the top 12 spots and put six in the top 26 places among the 190 girls in the race.

Former Southington High racer Grace Mahmood finished sixth in the big field followed by teammate Nancy Gfeller in 8th. Astrid Lorenzen came in 10th followed by Bailey Baclaski in 11th and Kaila Handron in the 12th spot. Ann Hayes rounded out the score for the Independent women in 26th place.

I wonder what the League is going to do now that the team they made up could win the title again.

In the opening event of the meet, Lydia Kelleher led the UConn Lady Huskies to third place in the team score, taking 10th place overall, followed by Jillian Scherpa in 11th and Alex Marshall in the 12th spot.

In the men’s race at Wildcat, Vlad Ilies was the top dog, finishing in 9th place followed by former Blue Knight racer Matt Chambers in 14th and Aiden Riley in the 19th spot.

In the next race at Wildcat,

Kelleher was again the top Lady Husky in10th place with Marshall in 16th.

In the men’s race, Ilies was again the top Husky, in 9th place, with Chambers in 11th and Riley in the 20th spot.

There was a tri-state slalom at Bausquet Ski Area, Saturday, Jan. 11. Matilda Nichols led the Mount Southington team, finishing in 5th place among the 67 girls in the race.

In the boys slalom, Noah Richert led the Southington team, taking 9th among the 103 boys while Gavin Crowley finished the day in 12th place. Charlie Schneider finished in the 23rd spot for the Southington squad.

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SOUTHINGTON — DePaolo Middle School has named the following students to its honor roll for the first trimester.

Grade 6, first honors: Shane Aaron, Adin Abaza, Raneem Ahmedeltigani, Connor Antolini, Chelsea Appiah, Mia Arnone, Emily Bafuma, Brooke Bannon, Jaden Bannon, Reilly Bard, Riley Bassett, Mikayla Baum, Jacob Baush-Lynch, Emily Bedulla, Olivia Bedulla, Anna Belanger, Kacie Bennett, Rocklyn Cardillo, Logan Casini, Samantha Cassan, Katherine Cavanaugh, Emmersyn Ceruti, Juliana Chipelo, David Chmura, Maya Cleland, Beckett Colby, Ava Cole, Michaela Colwell, Saphira Cook, Olivia Cormier, Bromley Corona, Ryan DeGumbia, Liliana Deppe, Ariona Dishnica, Nelson Dong, John Doty, Rylie Duprey, Sarah Egan, Angelina Egidio, Laura Esguerra, Taylor Faye, Shaelyn Flaherty, Augustine Foerstner, Emerson Fortin, John Fox, Jayden Gajewski, Noah Grezlik, Olivia Groth, Kyleigh Guida, Leila Hansen, Jenna Hebert, Ava Hibbs, Ethan Hoffman, Chelsea Hunt, Gurjaap Kalra, Lila Karabin, Claire Kaufmann, Evan Kirk, Calli Kokoska, Benjamin Krieger, Bradon Krupinski, Jolie Kumar, Halie Kusmierski, Madalyne Landry, Elijah LaRosa, Mya LaRosa, Ava LeBlanc, Jacqueline Liebler, Jaiden Livers, Justina Lojewski, Fiona Lumani, Noah Margelot, Katie-Lynn Marks, Allison Miller, Kaleb Miller, Kaden Morelli, Maxwell Muir, Madelyn Murphy, Mikayla Murphy, Mason Nardi, Elizabeth Nattrass, Aspa-

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Honors From A7 Lindsey Taylor, Julianne Tomlinson, Olivia Tourtellotte, Madison Valk, Payton Vogt, Brooke Volmar, Molly Votino, Alexandra Wagner, Kathryn Warner, Mitchell Zielinski, Maya Zukowska; second honors: Fatima Adnan, Stuart Alix, Cara Alstrits, Jocelyn Amain, Yadira Balabarca Perez, Autumn Belliveau, Amber Bergeron, Nicholas Bieniek, Rilee Brandino, Joseph Brotherton, Maeve Bugnacki, Benjamin Cassan, Robert Cassan, Joshua Clark, Andrew Colon, Xavier Colon, Rocco Colon, Jacob Deaton, Jacob DeJesus, Xander DeJesus Calderon, Leopold Dishereits, Reilly Doran, Samantha Duguay, Maya Dura, Benjamin Efendic, Emet Evjen, Riyan Fahli, Michael Falk, Adrian Fazo, Isabella Ferreri, Emma Fida, Kyle Gagnier, Joseph Gagnier, Gabriel Garfman, Safin Gazi, Macy Gilroy, Shelby Glovna, Andrew Grabowski, Abigail Gruenbacher, Angelo Guadalupe, Evan Gudaitis, Brandon Haley, Kaylee Hall, McKenzi Hayden, Alora Johnson, Tyler Jordan, Nathan Karelus, Vicpraseuth Khongdy, Julian Kim, Kacper Kurzatkowski, Sebastian Kuszyk, Julia Kuziora, Madilynn LaBarre, Delilah Labbie, Valentina Lam, Brody LeBrun, Dylan Leece, Na-

talee Leger, Ethan Libby, Emma Libby, Tyson Mahaffy, Ahmed Mamoon, Cole Mangiafico, Nathan Marchese, Isabela Marius DeSoto, Molly McAteer, Justin McCaskey, Brian More, Matthew Musshorn, Jaylinn Najam, Alexis Nguyen, Sebastian Pajor, Adriana Paszkowski, Julio Pazos, Faith Pelletier, Jackson Pierce, Eli Plaskett, Tyler Poling, Zhennyha Providence, Gabriel Reinhart, Yaxiel Rivera, Alexis Rosa, Terra Schaeffer, Emma Silverman, Charlotte Singh, Joseph Stevens, Kieran Summers, Garrett Thompson, Angelina Tluczek, Augustin Tluczek, Samuel Tokarzewski, William Tomassetti, Kacper Tomczyk, Emma Tousignant, Alina Trapashka, Robert Trimboli, Joseph Van Tine, David Vendetti, Gavin Verbeek, Emma Vischio, Cheyenne Waller, Grayson Walsh, Cole Wittneben, Lilien Woodward, Nathan Zablocki.

Grade 7, first honors : Aarwin Adhikari, Micah Akano-Davis, Brianna Anyatonwu, Chloe Bafundo, Madison Bafundo, Jackson Bafundo, Abigail Belliveau, Hannah Blanchard, Talia Bourdon, Claire Buzas, Evan Carnright, Noelle Castonguay, Trenton Davis, Olivia Desell, Bogdan Douchkov, Ella Dubitsky, Gage Dudac, Arjun Durani , Lucas Frechette, Joseph Frechette, Thomas Goldfuss, Kriti Gupta,

Ariana Johnson, Brielle Jordan, Elton Kambo, Gavin Kilduff, Valeria Korosteleva, Jack Lafontaine, Tiffany Lam, Colin LaRosa, Mykaela LeBarron, William Liebler, Nicole Lojewski, Jason Mathews, Sydney Matthews, Lloyd McPhee, Valeria Mendez, Caydence Mihai-Kimball, Amanda Mihok, Kai Onnen, May Parzych, Gage Patavino, Cassidy Percival, Andrew Percival, Dylan Pylko, Gina Renzi, Madison Rizzuto, Etta Rocco, Tristan Rosenberg, Grace Russo, Matthew Ryan, Olivia Saraceno, Sophia Sobelman Simha, Jillian Stein, Marissa Stumpf, Claire Tardif, Angelina Thomas, Emily Thompson, Taylor Walwyn, Caiden Watson, Joseph White, Natalie Zborowski; second honors: Alivia Adams, Ava Anderson, John Arnott, Chase Audi, Kailey Babiec, Julianne Bade, Victor Banici, Jamie Baribault, Issac Barkley, Deandra Belu-John, Dominick BenMaor, Preston Berger, Christopher Betros, Cali Bonenfant, Kaitlyn Burek, Alvi Bylyku, Evan Casini, Dylan Cerra, Maxwell Cheek, Derek Chiulli, Trevor Clarke, Devin Cohen, Alexandra Corona, Connor Crist, Jacob Cyr, Erika Davies, Alexander DeJesus Calderon, Julia Ditota, Rachel Dorio, Kendall Edwards, Benjamin Felix, Oshukunoneme Felix, Lillian Figella, Gavin Fitzsimons, Blake Forrest, Joseph Garofalo, Brittany Gorneault, Tess Grabowski,

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Anthony Pereira, Rocco Pizzitola, Riley Prozzo, Christopher Regalbuti, Francesca Riccio, Ayla Sadzak, Gabriella Saraceno, Uptej Singh, Jamie Smith, Casey Sullivan, Nathaniel Summers, Owen Tokarzewski, Summer Trovato, Lindsay Valentine, Sonja Vesneski, Paul Volmar, Jack Walsh, Bailie Watson, Alexa Wherry, Aubrey Young, Carson Zielinski, Brooke Zimmer; second honors: Neira Abaza, Ava Albuquerque, Evan Anderson, Daniel Antoniani, Christopher Bafuma, Meikhi Batchelor, Abigail Bernier, Aaron Borkowski, Leah Bradshaw, Lauren Brady, Jacob Bruno, Nathan Burke, Sophia Caballero, Cassandra Carey, Jackson Carroll, Samil Casiano, Paige Ceruti, Amelia Cieslik, Damir Cirikovic, David Collado, Dakota Colon, Tianna Conaci, Kyle Crispens, Nicholas Cusson, Arianna Day, Emily Delgado, Ryan DellaFera, Smarth Dhiman, Laurene Diana, Carmine DiBenedetto, Charlize Dishereits, Norah Doran, Dylan Farr, Mario Ferreri, Ta’zye Flemming, Leah Flores, Courtney Gorneault, Kree Grabowski, Evan Graff, Tyler Granger, Thomas Grazhdani, Caleb Groth, Shyanne Guarda, Aidan Haddad, Elijah Hammond, Kyle Hart, Madison Horn, Owen Hunt, Jared Ierardi, Jacob Izzo, Matthew Jagos, Adam Jodlowski, Jack Jordan, Benjamin Karelus, Ryan Kaufmann, Gavin Khongdy, Sean Kobialka, Jaiden LaBree, Dylan Lanci, Skyla Landrie, Dante LaRosa, Mason Larson, Isabel Lee-Delcervo, Matthew Levesque, Olivia Liberda, Dario Likaxhiu, Tahrin Liza, Jack Maiorano, Blake Makowski, Jordan Mancuso-Cermola, Austin Mancuso-Cermola, Arianna Marston, Mackenzie McAteer, Nathan McCullough, Alexander Meaney, Salma Memije, James Michnowicz, Avery More, Emily Morrone, Ava Mulvey, Brianna Nelson, Altina Osmani, Larkyn Padua, Noah Panarella, Amber Paprzyca, Nand Patel, Kayla Pemberton, Gabriella Perpetuo, Katrina Possidento, Jackson Pugliese, Johnathan Putnam, Darla Rasmussen-Chialastri, Joseph Sabino, Luca Santarsiero, Connor Snow,

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Local blues fest to feature new acts along with elite musicians Eric Smith, the events producer at Crystal Bees sent along this announcement about the Third Annual Winter Blues ‘n Brews event that the venue will host Saturday, Jan. 25, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Sounds like a great way to while away a winter’s night.

The event is presented by Sam Adams and will feature live performances by four bands, in the VIP lounge, during the four-hour show.

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Jake Kulak, a 19 year-old student at Berklee School of Music, has toured internationally and he and his band Jake Kulak & The Lowdown won the 2018 CT Blues Challenge and a trip to the National Blues Festival in Memphis. This past year they took home the coveted

Smith says he’s excited about this year's lineup of bands and guest musicians.

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Power trio Crosseyed Cat, out of Waterbury, are planning a special ZZ Top tribute in their set and we once again will have “The Master of the Stratocaster” Murray the Wheel on stage, who always put on an incredible show by playing with his guitar on fire and playing with his teeth.

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All four bands will have keyboard whiz Bob Bocchichio of Measured Soul and percussionist Rob Glassman of RGB available to jam. In addition, International Blues Hall of Fame guitarist Tom “The Suit” Forst and vocalist Cheryl Tracy will be sitting in with the Murray the Wheel Band and Forst will also jam with Jake Kulak & The Lowdown.

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January Movie Matinee: Jan. 17, 12 - 2 p.m. Southington Public Library, 255 Main St., Southington.

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Bill & Brett Calabrese Acoustic: Jan. 18, 5 - 8 p.m.

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Teen Craft: Dog Toys: Jan. 21, 3 - 6 p.m. Southington Public Library, 255 Main St., Southington.

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Owner says art school expansion is complete When Lori Holm decided to teach art and music classes out of her home five years ago, she wasn’t sure enough people would be interested to keep it going.

Now, she has several children’s summer programs with up to 30 children, a black box theater converted from her garage, art classes and music lessons. Most of her Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike home does double duty during theater performances or summer camps and has been transformed over the past five years.

“It’s rewarding to know I’ve helped some people in their art journey,” Holm said. “It’s a special thing that Arts at Angeloria’s can bring to the community.”

She got her home business approval from the town five years ago. Late last year, she received approval after building a barn that’ll be used for performances during warmer months and for children’s camps in the summer.

The steady expansion has drawn opposition from Holm’s neighbor, who objected to the town granting her more leeway to run the school from her house.

Arts opportunities Holm, who teaches the academically gifted program for Cheshire Public Schools, was prompted to start her school after an arts program in the district was canceled.

Giving children opportunities to practice art, music and theater is still a large part of the business, she said, but she also wants to give adults those same opportunities through beginner music classes and performances in the theater.

The black box theater has just a few rows of seats, no curtain and little space between the audience and the actors on stage. That makes guests feel that they’re in the story, Holm said.

“People do want to come here because it’s a very different experience,” she said.

Peter Picone, a Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike neighbor, said he’s looking forward to attending the upcoming production of “On Golden Pond” and described previous performances as “phenomenal.”

Picone, a wildlife biologist with the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, has been teaching about nature and wildlife at Holm’s summer camps since she started.

“It’s where I hoped it would be,” she said.

Lori Holm, owner of Arts at Angeloria’s, stands next to the “art barn” at the expanded home art school and performance theater at 223 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike in Southington.

Holm provides music and art lessons and has added to her house several times, building decks, gardens and fish ponds to help inspire visiting artists.

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“It’s a great place, their facility, what they do, they have great vision. She’s a very dynamic person,” Picone said.

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Holm’s property, about two and a half acres at 223 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, borders commercial property at the corner of MeridenWaterbury Turnpike and Meriden Avenue, as well as residential properties on both roads. The growth of her school, such as the addition of a large lighted parking lot and the removal of trees, has frustrated neighbors Christopher and Christine Ward, who live next door on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike.

Christopher Ward said he’s not opposed to some classes at the house, but that he doesn’t like the increased activity, noise and property encroachment in a residential area.

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“It just snowballed. This isn’t going to be the end of it,” he said.

When asked about any future expansion plans by the Planning and Zoning Commission last year, Holm said she’s out of money.

Holm teaches nearly all the classes herself. Her full-time teaching job in Cheshire and classes at Angeloria’s have maxed out her time. She’s not thinking about taking on any more.

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Chamberland is still finding out how much they will fit into the lineup. Freshman Sam Freyler is expected to contribute this winter. The other Blue Knight freshmen are Katie Beaulieu, Tori Harrington, Kelsey Lamson, Madison Beibler, Taylor Kelly, Kelsey Salerno, Kacie Fus-

“We are still figuring out the lineup for this year,” Chamberland said recently as she prepared for her team’s season opener against Farmington at American Gymnastics.

“The four returners will be in there as well as Kat and Kelly.

“We are still trying to assess all of our freshmen for us to find our more consistent lineup. What fits this Saturday could change next Saturday. The older girls are pretty set. We know what they will bring.”

Junior Haley Derwin is on the roster, but will serve as the team manager. Marilyn Sporbert returns as Chamberland’s assistant coach.

“The bigger numbers make me happier as a coach,” Chamberland said. “I have more flexibility with our lineups. The girls are loving it. I’m loving how much they are enjoying each other.

That’s been the best part.”

Chamberland comes from the club circuit. Last year was her first coaching high school gymnastics.

“In club gymnastics, the rules are more concrete and simple, and I’ve been learning the high school rules better,” Chamberland said.

“I’ve learned ways to give girls the most bonus in their routines and to get our start values higher.”

Chamberland said her team expects this season to be a winning one after going 2-5 in 2019 and 1-4 in 2018.

Rylee LeClair works on her floor routine during Southington gymnastics practice on Jan. 2 at American Gymnastics in Photos by Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal Southington.

“Judging by the start of the season, we want to be consistent,” Chamberland said.

“Our skill level is there. It’s about getting more confident and being consistent.

“We want to get higher in the ranks as far as states, as opposed to last year. We are looking pretty good to have a winning record this year. I’m expecting a lot of good things this year.”

Southington’s Lizy Beaulieu goes over her floor routine during practice at American Gymnastics on Jan. 2.

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Whatever this basketball season may bring, Platt is putting down a solid cornerstone with Anthony Nimani. Only a freshman, Nimani is already in the starting five. He followed up a 10-point outing against Bloomfield on Jan. 3 with 12 in Friday’s overtime loss to Plainville. Then came a season-high five 3-pointers and 23 points on Monday at Bristol Central.

“He’s going to be a good one,” Platt coach Shawon Moncrief said. “He’s a major part of our team.”

Like Platt’s Anthony Nimani, this rookie has got game — of the on-ice variety. Sophomore Avery DePodesta came out for the first time this winter for the Connecticut Blades, the girls hockey co-op of Amity, North Haven and Cheshire, and she’s established herself as a major factor on offense. With a goal in Saturday’s 6-2 win over Hamden/Wilbur Cross/ Lyman Hall, DePodesta now has five goals and six assists on the season. The Blades are 7-2-1.

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The Meriden Co-op boys swimming and diving team opened its 2020 season last week with meets against Simsbury and E.O. Smith/Tolland. Joe Peralta swam extremely well in both. The Maloney sophomore, a distance freestyler, compiled three individual wins and swam on two first-place relays.

Peralta won the 200 and 500 freestyles vs. Simsbury and the 500 vs. E.O. Smith/Tolland. The relay wins came with the 200 and 400 against Simsbury.

A solid returning core and a big freshman class have things looking back up for the Southington gymnastics program. So does the arrival of a few Level-8 gymnasts who previously did not compete with the Blue Knights. One is Kat Drechsler, who showed what she can do by hitting for a 9.6 on the balance beam in Saturday night’s meet with Farmington. The same night, the senior scored 9.3 on vault, 9.0 on the uneven bars and 8.9 on floor exercise.

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When your name is Isaiah Thomas, you are perhaps fated to be a good basketball player. The Detroit Pistons of the 1980s had their Isaiah and the Wilcox Tech Indians of 2020 have theirs. After stumbling out of the gate at 0-2, junior Isaiah Thomas got the Indians on their feet with a pair of 22-point performances in victories last week over O’Brien Tech and Whitney Tech. Thomas scored 12 points in the fourth quarter in the 44-36 win over O’Brien.

After opening the season with five straight road games, the LH girls basketball team finally hit the home hardwood last week and responded with three straight wins to improve to 5-3. Natalie Panagrosso, a 5-foot-10 junior center, was a factor in all three home wins. The first-year starter had 12 points and 7 rebounds vs. Coginchaug, 9 points vs. Jonathan Law and, on Monday, 14 points and 6 rebounds vs.

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Responding to a shortage There are an estimated 26,800 firefighters in Connecticut, and 22,350 of them — more than 80 percent — are volunteers. And yet, the ranks of volunteer firefighters have been declining for years, on both the

national and state levels.

Most volunteer departments in the state report shortages.

There are a number of reasons for this. Becoming a firefighter, whether volunteer or career, requires a lot

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To cope with these pressures and perhaps stem the tide, the Southington Board of Fire Commissioners hopes to hire a marketing firm for $10,000 to help recruit volunteer firefighters. The Southington Fire Department has both professional and volunteer firefighters, but volunteer numbers have been dropping in recent years.

to daytime calls when jobs and family responsibilities interfere. That means fire coverage and response times can suffer.

While volunteer firefighters enjoy certain protections and benefits under state law, and local tax breaks, there’s no doubting that it’s still a demanding extra job. Thus the town’s continuing efforts to increase recruitment.

Nor has word-of-mouth been overlooked: The deThe marketing effort would partment has a presence at be the next step in the decommunity events such as partment's recruitment cam- the Apple Harvest Festival, paign. Recent efforts resultand volunteers naturally talk ed in what could be the to their friends. largest incoming volunteer All told, it’s clear that Southtraining class. ington is taking the trend of declining recruitment seriThe department has about ously and meeting it with a 70 volunteers, but it can be difficult to get volunteers concerted effort.

Southington Police Blotter SOUTHINGTON — Arrests reported by the Southington Police: Dec. 18 Mary Young, 32, 17 Webster St., Meriden, sixth-degree larceny, 11:38 a.m.

Dec. 20 Jake M. Greger, 26, 342 South St., Apt. 2F, Bristol, two counts second-degree failure to appear, 4:37 p.m.

Stephen Froberg, 39, 36 Hill St., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 7:20 p.m.

Richard Angelillo, 54, 330 Bristol, Apt. 1, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, interfering with police, 11:13 p.m.

Ednamarie CastroRodriguez, 20, 70 Marion St., Bristol, sixthdegree larceny, 10:55 a.m.

Dec. 21 Glenda Mendoza, 34, 26 Armistice St., New Britain, sixthdegree larceny, 2:47 p.m.

Byron Haskins, 40, 269 Edgemark Acre, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 2:54 a.m.

Dec. 22 Heather Zelvis, 44, 107 Rethal St., second-degree breach of peace, 6:01 p.m.

Eileen L. Zelvis, 19, 107 Rethal St., second-degree breach of peace, violation of a protective order, 6:03 p.m.

Dec. 23 Efrain J. Rivera, 29, 50 North 3rd St., Meriden, second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree breach of peace, 1:20 a.m.

Dylan R. Fournier, 20 85 Bristol St., third-degree burglary, sixth-degree larceny, 2 p.m.

Steven Montoni, 58, 30 Whitney Ave., evading responsibility, 9:19 p.m.

Dec. 24 Carmelo Velazquez, 45, 33 Darling St., Apt. C, second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault on an elderly person, iolation of conditions of release, 2:45 p.m.

Dec. 25 Charles Cianciola, 20, 79 Alphine Drive, first-degree criminal mischief, second-degree breach of peace, second-degree threatening, 12:48 p.m.

Jolene Dinello, 53, 35 Highland Ave., operating under the influence of drugs or aclohol, 9:52 p.m.

Anthony Ricardo, 24, 17 Alder St., Bristol, second-degree failure to appear, 10:07 p.m.

Kyla Bowens, 12 Hunthill Road, Waterbury, evading responsibility, 6:34 p.m.

Dec. 26 Stephen Rosado, 32, 6 Zwicks Farm Road, third-degree criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, first-degree reckless endangermemt, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, reckless driving, evading responsibility, 7:31 p.m.

Jessica Rillstone, 27, 550 Darling St., second-degree breach of peace, 9:50 p.m.

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PARC chili cookoff set for Jan. 26

learned about PARC from PARC’s former president of the board, June May. In keeping with his commitment to support his community, he decided PARC, Inc., which has provided family to host the PARC chili fundraiser, centered services for people with de- which needed a new venue. velopmental disabilities for more than Nicholson, who is also the owner of 60 years, is hosting its annual Winter Cadillac Ranch in Southington, said Warmer Chili Cook-off on Sunday, his businesses have supported nuJan. 26. This year the event is being held at a new location, Blue Plate Tav- merous fundraisers and he is happy to do so. He said he is particularly exern, 180 Woodford Ave., Plainville, cited for the event because it will give from 2 to 5 p.m. him the opportunity to showcase Blue Graham Nicholson, owner of Blue Plate’s own special chili.

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Proceeds are being raised through the entrance fee, which is $20, and the chili tasting fee of $5. Trophies and bragging rights will be awarded to the first-place winners in two categories: Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice.

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Salvatore Sanford, 69, 2 Parkview Drive, violation of conditions of release, disorderly conduct, 5:46 p.m.

Jan. 6 Jamie Martindale, 21, 8 East Fourth St., Mount Vernon, N.Y., two counts violation of protective order, interfering with police, second-degree breach of peace, 2:30 a.m.

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