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Volume 18, Number 4
Friday, January 22, 2021
Town may get vaccine location
PLAINVILLE-SOUTHINGTON REGIONAL HEALTH DISTRICT Trey Maestri, owner of Trey’s Barbershop, cuts the hair of Mike Nathanson, of Southington, last Thursday at the 101 Center St. business. Town health board members hope a cut to annual licensing fees this year will help struggling restaurants, salons and barbershops. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Refajet Seferi, owner of Angela’s Pizza & Deli, takes a bacon, sausage and ham pizza out of the oven.
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Fees cut for restaurants, salons By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
The Plainville-Southington Regional Health District licenses about 600 businesses, overseeing food safety Health board members hope a cut to and personal care hygiene. Shane annual licensing fees this year will Lockwood, district director, suggesthelp struggling restaurants, salons ed cutting the annual fees for those and barbershops.
businesses in half for this year. That will mean a total savings of $50,000 to $60,000 for area businesses and a similar hit to the district’s
A COVID-19 vaccination location may open in town in the coming weeks, but for now residents can get their shots in New Britain. Hartford HealthCare is administering vaccinations for those 75 and older in the Southington area at the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain. The hospital group plans to offer vaccinations at the medical See Vaccine, A2
See Fees, A4
Proposed school budget calls for additional $3.3M By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Education officials unveiled a budget last week that includes $3.3 million in additional spending to cover contractual wage increases, new positions and projects.
The current budget approved by the Town Council last year includes more than $100 million for the school district. Superintendent of Schools Tim Connellan said his proposed budget meets the needs for “what we hope is
a mostly post-COVID school year,” although it did request additional funds to increase hours for technology assistants. The district has added computers for students and the demand for support has also increased, Connellan said.
The increase of $3.3 million for the 2021-22 school year, or 3.3 percent, is a way to balance the needs of the district with the limitations of town resources. While general education would inSee Budget, A5
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