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Volume 19, Number 4
Blood drives planned for kids with anemia
Author explores lives of modern teenagers By Nicole Zappone Special to The Citizen
“You should know, right now, that I’m a liar. They’re usually little lies. Tiny lies. Baby lies. Not so much lies as lie adjacent. But they’re still lies,” narrates 21-year-old Max Monroe. Except, even Max is a lie. Max Monroe is actually 17-year-old Kat Sanchez, a quiet and sarcastic teenager living in Bakersfield, California. She is in her senior year of high school and dealing with the awkwardness of her best friend Hari’s unrequited love.
By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
A blood drive planned by the family of a child reliant on blood transfusions to treat a rare medical condition hopes the event will be just as much a party as a way to save the lives of those like Daniela Ciriello. “This is the only way Daniela lives, if there's no blood she doesn’t stay alive,” Nicole Ciriello said of her 9-yearold daughter. Daniela Ciriello and her brother Matteo, 5, Daniela, 9, and Matteo, 5, Ciriello stand outside their both have beta thalassemia — also known as Plainville home in this file photo from March 2021. Both have been diagnosed with a rare blood condition. See Blood drives, A10
Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal
Texas firm proposes $54 million mixed-use project for West Street By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — A Texas development company is looking to build a 264-unit apartment complex off West Street along with commercial spaces and amenities such as a clubhouse and park. Anthony Properties is look-
Friday, January 28, 2022
ing for town zoning changes to allow the $54 million project to proceed. The company wants to build on three properties totaling 41 acres owned by the Tolles family located at 1303, 1193 and 1177 West St. Brian Shiu, development director for Anthony Properties, said the company is looking to build high-end
apartments that will appeal to those looking for modern living spaces. “What we like to find is places where there’s a need for new, class A projects,” he said Tuesday. “Our projects tend to cater to young, single professionals or empty nesters.” See Project, A2
The book “No Filter and Other Lies” tells the story of Kat, an overweight, Puerto Rican girl, who author Crystal Maldonado says is loosely based on herself, and her experience growing up in Plainville. Throughout the story, Kat attempts to figure out who she is and where she belongs. After a series of missteps and rejections, she decides that she’s tired of being herself and creates a whole new identity on Instagram. Maldonado
To the teen's surprise, she really likes being this new person, which complicates everything from her relationships with friends and family, to her job. Will Kat be able to untangle the messy web of lies she created? We're not telling. “No Filter and Other Lies” is set to be released on Feb. 8. See Author, A3
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