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YMCA Sloper Plunge fundraiser moved to February By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
The plunge, normally held this month, features dozens of participants leaping into the pond at Camp Participants in the annual Sloper Sloper, often in freezing temperaPlunge have a few more weeks to tures, to raise money for local chilprepare as the Southington-Cheshire dren to go to summer camp. Community YMCA has opted to “We noticed that January is kind of a move the event to Feb. 27.
tough month, so we wanted to give people more time to get their teams together,” said Justin Hubeny, the YMCA’s outdoor center director.
YMCA staff — form teams to jump into the water together, with each member raising at least $100 towards the $50,000 overall goal.
Local businesses and organizations — including Lake Compounce, the Southington Board of Education and
The plunge typically attracts hun-
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From left, outgoing Connecticut Kid Governor Myra Stanfield, of West Hartford, is joined by Reese Naughton, a fifth-grade student at Southington’s Oshana Elementary School, who succeeds Stanfield as Kid Governor for 2021. Naughton took her oath of office into the role on the steps of the old Connecticut State House in Hartford.
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Local student ‘sworn in’ as kid governor By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
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HARTFORD — Speaking behind a podium on the steps outside Connecticut’s Old State House, newly inaugurated kid governor Reese Naughton detailed her vision for her year-long term in office.
dent at Oshana Elementary School in Southington, had run her campaign on spreading positivity and improving the mental health of state residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kid Governor program, now in its sixth year, is sponsored by the Connecticut Democracy Center.
Naughton, a fifth grade stu-
Naughton, who was joined
Friday morning, Jan. 22, by her parents and sworn in by Secretary of State Denise Merrill, explained in her inaugural address she was inspired to spread positivity when the pandemic struck last March. Her peers were able to watch her address remotely in classrooms throughout the state. See Reese, A2
Town officials are considering a development rights purchase for Southington Country Club, a $4.5 million deal that would prevent housing construction on the 90-acre golf course. If approved by town officials, the plan would require the support of voters at a referendum. Buying development rights would leave the golf course in the hands of its owners but would prevent them from changing the land’s use. Southington officials bought development rights to Hawk’s Landing
Country Club, an 88-acre golf course, for just under $1 million in 2015 and a horse farm on Laning Street late last year. Paul Chaplinsky, open space acquisition committee chairman and a Town Council member, said the Southington Country Club deal preserves undeveloped land, provides a wildlife corridor, protects drinking water and maintains a recreational draw in town. There’s also already a plan to put 114 houses on the golf course that has town approval. The developSee Club, A8
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Naughton said she will need the help of her fifth grade peers to obtain her objectives, including spreading inspirational and uplifting messages across the state. She outlined plans to brighten the lives of nursing home residents by making cards to mail or share virtu-
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“We’re still going to bring that same environment, there's just not going to be spectators this year,” Hubeny said. “ … It’s one of my personal favorite events of the year, it’s all for a good cause.” YMCA CEO Mark Pooler said this year’s $50,000 fundraising goal is enough to cover 100 sessions of camp for children in need. Many will be taking swim-
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“... your issue of social emoThe new Kid Governor altional well being and safety so encouraged students to during this pandemic is take care of their mental well awesome. I know you’re gobeing through safe outdoor ing to do great work for Conactivities. necticut,” Cardona said. Naughton was chosen from a pool of seven finalists, in an election that saw more than 6,000 ballots cast by fellow fifth graders. Houda Jaouad, a fifth grader at Casimir Pulaski Elementary School in Meriden, was also sworn in as a member of the Kid’s Governor cabinet. Jaouad had run a campaign to end body shaming. Congressional leaders and other officials congratulated the incoming cabinet as well as the outgoing Kid Governor Myra Stanfield and her peers. State Commission of Education Miguel Cardona, who is President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Secretary of Ed-
Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz also congratulated Naughton. “It’s great to see another smart and talented young lady elected kid governor of Connecticut,” Bysiewicz said, adding each of the six kid governors elected to date have been girls. “Ladies, you’re on a roll.” Bysiewicz told the new Kid Governor hers and the voices of other students are “so important.” “We need your great ideas to keep moving our state forward,” Bysiewicz said. mgagne@record-journal.com 203-317-2231 Twitter:@MikeGagneRJ
ming lessons in Sloper Pond. YMCA has inspired HHC to participate in the plunge for Last summer, around 500 the first time this year. kids attended summer camp Team Hartford HealthCare is each day. Pooler expects expecting between 50 and 60 even more this year. participants, said team lead“The people who participate er Karen Fasano, vice presibelieve that this is a really dent of patient care services. good cause,” he said. “Camp Hartford HealthCare is this is important for the develop- year’s featured team, a desment of kids and in the ignation the YMCA gives to times we’re living in right one team each year to highnow I don’t think there can light its social responsibility. be a more important need Havican grew up going to than summer camp … they camp at another Connectineed to get back to being cut YMCA and Fasano’s chilkids and having fun, socialdren have attended Camp izing with other kids.” Sloper since they were Gary Havican, Hartford three years old. HealthCare’s senior vice “I am devoted to the success president, said when the of Camp Sloper … as a pandemic reached Connecticut and began to cause working mother, I never would have survived without a surge of hospitalizations, the help of Camp Sloper,” Pooler was one of the first she said. community leaders to offer childcare for healthcare dleithyessian workers. That outreach and @record-journal.com 203-317-2317 continued help from the
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“Like so many of you, I couldn’t see my friends. I had to stay at home and had to get used to wearing a mask,” Naughton said. “This made me have so many feelings that I realized other kids might be having: sadness, loneliness and isolation. When I had the opportunity to run for kid governor I did it to help others not feel this way. Positivity is so important for our mental health. And I believe my platform — ‘Be Positive Pandemic Perseverance’ — will help improve the mental health of Connecticut residents.”
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The snow thing, however, is a problem. Trails here in Connecticut and most of Massachusetts are not usable. Up north cover is thin but skiable. While alpine resorts can make snow it’s not particle on 20 or more miles of trails spread out over several hundred acres of field and forest. In Vermont, Nick Mahood, manager of the Woodstock Inn, says business is booming and rentals are big. Skiers are digging their long unused skinny skis out of the garage and getting to a less COVID-stressed setting for some winter fun and healthy exercise.The Inn is reporting a nine to 14 inch base with 30 miles of trails open. The Viking Nordic Center in Londonderry, Vermont is reporting a six to 10 inch base and all trails open. They report several new skiers are coming out every day and the rental shop and lessons are seeing record demand.
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ment rights purchase would prevent those houses from being built. “Opportunities like these don’t come up very often where you have such a large tract of land that’s developable, that already has development approvals,” Chaplinsky said. “This checked all the boxes.”
”I think the opportunity is fair,” Chaplinsky said. “I completely support it.”
Town officials are considering a development rights purchase for Southington Country Club, seen here on Jan. 25. The $4.5 million deal would prevent housing construction on the 90-acre golf course. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
owners include Joseph place before that. Town Southington Country Other Calvanese Jr. and ChristoManager Mark Sciota said Club pher Calvanese. the referendum could take place on May 4 if the council Owners of the golf course re- Two years ago, Kastner told ceived approval for a subdi- the Record-Journal that town procedes with the plan. vision 14 years ago and got officials have suggested deThe Town Charter requires a an extension to their apreferendum on purchases velopment rights purchases proval in 2016. At the time greater than $1 million. over the years. On Monday, and in subsequent interhe said it was early to talk Chaplinsky said there will views, owners including about the plan since it need- likely be a public hearing on Raymond Kastner said the it at a February council ed approval from multiple hope was to continue runmeeting. town boards. ning the golf course and Back Nine Tavern but that Referendum, land value “Something of this magnisubdivision approval intude, we want to make sure creased the land value by $4 Approval to subdivide the we’re getting public input,” golf course expires this fall. million and improved their he said. Chaplinsky said any referenability to raise loans for The town had development dum on the development course improvements. rights for the land aprights purchase would take
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2 charged with vandalizing Sandy Hook memorial mural By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Two people face charges after police said they spray painted a mural honoring victims of the Sandy Hook shooting along the Farmington Canal Cavallo Heritage Trail. Lorenzo Cavallo, 20, of 28 Hemingway St., Plainville, and Gina Lombardi, 21, of 211 Morningside Drive, Bristol, were charged Jan. 19 with first-degree criminal mischief and conspiracy to commit first-degree criminal mischief.
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paint this” were spray painted, according to a police report. Police noted there were names mentioned in some of the phrases that provided a connection to Cavallo and Lombardi. During an interview with police, Lombardi was apolo-
getic, saying she didn’t know the significance of the mural and did not intentionally deface it. She was “frustrated with law enforcement over an incident in Plainville, felt helpless and had a bad knee-jerk reaction,” Egan said.
investigation, but were unsuccessful.
The internationally recognized artist who helped create the mural, Ryan ChrisLombardi offered to clean tenson, known as Arcy, rethe spray paint from the mu- turned last month to restore ral, but the owner told police the artwork. he wanted to check with the Cavallo and Lombardi were Southington Art Council. The owner said the estimat- arraigned in New Britain Superior Court. Both were reed cost to repair the mural She told police she partially leased on a promise to apwould be about $2,500, in vandalized the mural and pear in court. addition to another couple said Cavallo was responsible hundred dollars to remove lsellew@record-journal.com for the additional graffiti. Po- the graffiti on the side of the 203-317-2225 Twitter: @LaurenSellewRJ lice made several attempts building. to contact Cavallo during the
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After virus delays, work commences on trail By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
miles long, is the last to be finished in Southington. Plainville’s section of the trail hasn’t yet been completed. Most of the heritage trail, which runs from New Haven into Massachusetts, is finished in Connecticut.
SOUTHINGTON — After delays caused by the pandemic, town officials said they’re continuing with plans to design the last portion of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail from Lazy Lane to the Plainville town line.
He and other town officials said they’ve got the process moving again, although time was lost. “If the pandemic didn’t happen, we’d probably be on the road to completion,” said Michael DelSanto, a Town Council member and public works committee chairman. “It’s going to take a little more time … This is a marathon not sprint, unfortunately.” Grappone said delays aren’t due to a lack of enthusiasm on the part of state officials. “I think everybody’s anxious, including them, to complete Record-Journal myrecordjournal.com the trail,” he| said. “It’d be
In December, vandals damaged a mural along Southington’s linear trail. That led the public works committee to form a study group tasked with considering lights for the trail. See Trail, A12
nice to see all this come to completion.”
End within sight Once plans are approved, the next step is to send out bid requests to get a price for the work.
“We’re hopefully on schedule for advertising late this year, at the end of the year,” Grappone said at a recent public works committee meeting.
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Southington engineers have been working with the state Department of Transportation, which had been shortstaffed due to the virus. That slowed the state’s approval process for Southington’s trail design, Grappone said.
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Jim Grappone, assistant town engineer, said the trail’s expected path takes it through wetlands at five different points, requiring both local approval and permission from the Army Corps of Engineers.
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Plantsville corner purchase approved By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Town planners have approved the purchase of a Plantsville corner lot, a sale that heads to the Town Council for final approval.
Linda Zommer, owner of the tenth of an acre property on South Main Street, offered the land to the town for $40,000. Since 2017, four vehicles have traveled through the intersection and over Zommer’s property to hit
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vote in favor of the purchase to close the deal.
Some town officials have emphasized the safety improvement that would result from the town owning the lot, while others have touted the potential aesthetic boost it could be to Plantsville.
The contract stipulates that the property will be used for a mini park and the beautification of Plantsville. Robert Salka, planning commission vice chairman, said that use could be modified by the council however. Town officials have suggested seating, a decorative wall and other improvements for the vacant lot that would en-
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Aresimowicz weighs in on his next move By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
Joe Aresimowicz is ready to begin a new chapter.
serving only two terms as House speaker and expressed pride in passing the gavel to Matthew Ritter, his 38-year-old successor.
Elected to the Connecticut House of “I feel like I’ve had Representatives in my four years,” said 2004, Aresimowicz Aresimowicz, a lifebecame a powerful long Berlin resifigure in Hartford. dent. “I enjoyed my The Democrat was time greatly: I got elected Majority to help a lot of peoLeader in 2013 and Aresimowicz ple and do a lot of became Speaker of good things. I feel the House in 2017. like these jobs a re n ’t for life. We have to Aresimowicz was honored by a variety of groups dur- allow other qualified, taling his time at the Capitol, ented representatives to including the Connecticut have their chance at it.” Early Childhood Alliance, Before joining the state the New England Seclegislature, where he repondary School Consorresented the residents of tium, the American LeBerlin and Southington, gion, the Connecticut State Aresimowicz served three Firefighters Association, terms on Berlin’s Town the Connecticut Police Council. Chiefs Association, the Alliance of Connecticut YM- Looking back on his time CAs, the Connecticut State at the Capitol, Aresimowicz said one of his proudMedical Society and the Connecticut River Salmon est moments was seeing the adoption of the 2017 Association. budget, which was craftAresimowicz opted not to ed without the governor’s run for reelection in 2020, input. and this month his tenure “I think I brought a true bias state representative of partisan nature to the prothe 30th District came to an end. The longtime law- cess,” Aresimowicz said. maker said he wanted to maintain the tradition of See Aresimowicz, A17
Obituaries Ralph Evans Ralph K. K. Evans
along with his gimlet. Survivors include his wife, Veronica “Ronnie” of 24 years; a sister Carol Bennett, Southington, CT; Children, Melissa Evans, Plainville, CT, Melinda Evans Bothwell, Scotland, UK, Lizbeth Carmichael (Joel), Southington, CT; Step-children, Kathleen Bardelli Lee (Tom), Kent, CT, Jodi Bardelli Pelletier, Odessa, FL, Brian Bardelli (Geri) Chesire, CT; Grandchildren, Delaina Sepko, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, Evan McCue, Plainville, CT, Andrew Bardelli, Benjamin and Megan Pelletier, Odessa, FL, Claire, Ava and Wyatt Lee, Kent, CT, Samantha and Lila Bardelli, Chesire, CT and a greatgrandson, Jay Bardelli, Lakeland, FL. Ralph will be placed at Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, CT, in the Evans family plot that was established in 1900. The family requests donations be made to Shriners Hospital for Children.
ODESSA, FL- Kline Ralph ODESSA, FL- Ralph Kline Evans, of Odessa, Evans, 90, of 90, Odessa, FL, FL, passed awayJanuary January passed away 2021. was 25, 2021.25,He wasHeborn December 30, Decemberborn 30, 1930 in 1930 in New New Britain, CT, to Ralph Britain, and Ceilia Evans,CT,whoto Ralph and him. Ceilia have predeceased Evans, who have predeRalph served as a member ceased him. Ralph served of as a the Connecticut member of the ConNational a necticut Guard, Nationalwas Guard, proud Mason of 69 years, was a proud Mason of 69 Shriner and a and Jester, an years, Shriner a Jester, avid TrapTrap Shooter where an avid Shooter where hehe accumulated accumulated many many trotrophies and accolades; phies and accolades; a car a enthusiast car enthusiast wasof -repair he washe proud market. Prior to that both preparing proud of hiswinning prize winning his prize restora- and he was a Toolalong Maker for eating, restorations. private tions. A privateApilot, where with Colts Industries, from there his gimlet. jumping in the plane and pilot, where jumping in Survivors he became ainclude manufacturhis a short to Nanthetaking plane and hop taking a wife, ers repVeronica for large “Ronnie” industrial tucket other summer machinery and traveled short hopor to Nantucket or of 24 years; a sister Carol getaways for angetaways ice cream Bennett, New England in that caother summer Southington, CT; of. While pacity where he acquired forwas an not ice unheard cream was not Children, Melissa Evans, not a college graduate, lifelong friends the unheard of. While not ahe Plainville, CT, among Melinda was occasionally called companies he called on. college graduate, he was Evans Bothwell, Scotland, upon to be acalled guest lecturer Most recently he was a occasionally upon UK, Lizbeth Carmichael Connecticut partner with his wife, Ronto atbelocal a guest lecturer colat (Joel), Southington, CT; leges. Ralph was President nie, in the local Tampa Bay local Connecticut colleges. Step-children, Kathleen of Nickson Industries, Inc., residential real estate inRalph was President of Bardelli Lee (Tom), Kent, of Plantsville, CT; where he dustry where he continued Nickson Industries, Inc., Jodi friendships. Bardelli Pelletier, was instrumental in the de- CT, to add Ralph of velopment Plantsville, of CT; multiple where Odessa, FL, cooking Brianenjoyed gourmet hepatents was instrumental in the Bardelli (Geri) Chesire, for the automotive both preparing and eating, development of multiple CT; Grandchildren, patents for the automotive Delaina Sepko, Glasgow, Advertise with us. repair market. Prior to Scotland, UK, Evan that he was a Tool Maker McCue, Plainville, CT, 203-317-2312 for Colts Industries, Andrew Bardelli, Benjamin from there he became and Megan Pelletier, a manufacturers rep for Odessa, FL, Claire, Ava large industrial machinery and Wyatt Lee, Kent, and traveled New England CT, Samantha and Lila in that capacity where he Bardelli, Chesire, CT and acquired lifelong friends a great-grandson, Jay You’rethegoing to LOVE office! among companies he our Bardelli, Lakeland, FL. *Natural looking Fillings, Crowns, Bridges & Dentures called on. Most recently Ralph will be placed at *Invisalign, ClearCorrect, 6 Month Smiles & Braces he was a partner with his Bristol Cemetery, Bristol, *Dental Implants placed & restored wife, Ronnie, in*One thevisit local CT,treatment in the Evans family Root Canal Dental Cleaning, Exam & X-rays Tampa Bay residential plotWhitening that was established *Professional Teeth inDental 1900. The real estate industry plusfamily FREE At-Home Whitening Kit *Emergency Care *Eme requests beRestrictions apply. Call for details. Expires where he continued*Sleep to Apnea treatment donations *Limited time offer. 12/31/19 Expires 12/31/21 add friendships. Ralph *Complete care formade young &tooldShriners Hospital Convenient hours & locations enjoyed gourmet cooking for Children.
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Obituaries John Mark Giano
Plainville, and Johnnine and her husband Michael Dominque of Southington. He leaves behind his sister Cathy Stewart, brother Pat and his wife Susan Giano, and his sister in law Irene Zimnaruk along with his nieces and nephews: Jimmy Stewart, Susan Giammarco, Kristina Berardi and Kaitlyn Giano and plenty of extended family and friends. He also leaves behind his loving grandchildren: Nicholas, Justin, Sophia and Raelle. To his grandchildren he was fun and inspiring. There was always a game or competition to be had, always a smile, a laugh and a lot of Love. While his family’s hearts are heavy, they are full of so many loving memories of a truly incredible man who has left behind so many that love and admire him. Calling hours were held on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 from 6-8 p.m. at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington. Funeral services and burial were private in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Southington. For online condolences please visit, www. dellavecchiasouthington. com
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Virtual Dementia Caregiver Series focuses on strategies A free virtual dementia caregiving series can provide the tips and strategies to gain greater insights into caring See Services, A17
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“After listening to all people and all sides, I always tried “When I was elected Speaker to come up with what I of the House, I publicly anthought was fair, even if it nounced that I am not a was contradictory to my bespeaker for the Democrats, liefs and where I wanted to not a speaker for Republiland,” Aresimowicz said. cans, but a speaker for all.” “But I always believed that it On the same day Aresimow- was my job to bring people a fair compromise.” icz stepped down as House speaker, he retired from AF- What’s next for the former SCME – the largest trade Speaker? He said he wants union of public employees to continue being a voice for in the country. others. “I enjoy the government relationship and I enjoy advocating on behalf of people, so hopefully I’ll find a job that allows me to do both,”
Also, he plans to stay on as head coach of the Berlin High School football team, a post he has held for five years. “Our players in Berlin are second to none, they’re absolutely amazing kids, and I have a great group of coaches as well,” Aresimowicz said. “We all work together and we enjoy continuing our tradition of excellence.” nkorytnikova@recordjournal.com 203-317-2444 Twitter: @n_korytnikova
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Kennedy Middle School Honor Roll SOUTHINGTON — Kennedy Middle School has named the following students to its honor roll for the first term. Grade 6, first honors: Rachel Alejandro, Devin Angelillo, Derek Angelillo, Luciano Ayala, Mason Bandish, Ryan Barron, Meredith Barry, Katherine Beierle, Mia Bilodeau, Thomas Burnham, Isabella Carbone, Sawyer Colasanto, Owen Corr, Joseph Cozzolino, Joshua Crouch, Kaya Czajkowski, Natasha Dufresne, Drew Emmendorfer, Harley Emmendorfer, Megan Erickson, Erin Flood, Derek Gaszek, Jenna Giuffrida, Madilyn Gray, Tyler Guerrette, Zoe Hellstrand, Evan Herron, Ean Herron, Alexander Horniak, Julia Hurley, Teagan Jean, Jason Kalwat, Ayden Karpen, Megan Kasica, Chase Kastner, Esha Mathur, Jack McDougall, Tessa Merchant, Walker Mierzejewski, Julian Miller, Evan Morgan, Delaney Muccino, Riley Myers, Alyssa Nadeau, Gabriella Nunziante, Emma O’Neill Simpson, Connor Orange, Colin Pelletier, Louis Pereira, Lucia Perez, Charlie Peterson, Caylee Phelps, Connor Pratt, Arb Qazimi, Kacie Riddle, Ariana Riedinger, August Riedinger, Jackson Rose, Arshi Roy, Alexander Scalzi, Luke Schuster, Alex Schuster, Nicolo Sena, Cooper Sima, Martha Siwek, Joshua Smailes, Lillian
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From A20 Nielsen, Chloe Nivison, Tristan Oakes, Katelyn Ouellette, Jiya Patel, Joshua Perkins, Kaden Perkins, Joseph Petrossi, Vincenzo Petrossi, Evan Prinzhorn, Cody Provencher, Marion Rathbun, Sydney Ricciardi, Madelyn Riopelle, Asia Roccasecca, Mikayla Rodriguez, Jeniel Rodriguez, Jacob Rogalski, Jennifer Russo, Jacob Savage, Gianna Sena, Ricardo Silva, Owen SimpsonMayette, Alana Smith, Michael Spalter, DeAnna Stone, Chase Symecko, Annalie Taylor, Abigail Tierinni, Daniel Titsworth, Molly Tomko, Aidan Tulacro, Ava Vernali, Carson Vernick, Kailey VonSmeets, Andrew Voronchak, Makenna Vose, Kylie Watson, Isabella Weiss, Jameson Wilk, Brieonna Wright, Dareius Wright, Allison Zajac. Grade 7, first honors: Jacob Adams, Vincenzo Arroyo, Jacob Becquey, Ava Bedard, Cyriah Bernard, Nataly Carlson, Paul Cavanaugh, Frank Cocozza, Sehere Coma, Daniel Corrado, Emma Daddona, Liliana DiMauro, Timothy Dube, Olivia Edwards, Gilbert Emond, Marisa Gallucci, Samantha Goncalves, Owen Graven, Robert Hall, Callie Hirsh, Mya Indomenico, Sophie Janiszewska, Mia Kalivas, Dalton Kohl, Mary Landowski, Evan Lebo, Connor Lentini, Szabina Levai, Micheal Loban, Max Longo, Kara Loubier, Mitchell Magyar, Julia Marino, Tyler Mathews, Gianna Mathews, Alexander Morikis, Remy Mozzicato, Matthew Murdy, Aubrey Perugini, Mckenzie Pietrowicz, Dylan Pietrusewicz, Aiden Porreca, Alexa Poutouves, Croix Pugliese, Paige Raines, Ananya Rajeev, Jake Rivera, Amanda Roberts, Renee Ryan, Mason Scollo, Madelyn Serenson, Shannon Serenson, Adam Sobkiewicz, Brady Staszewski, Lilly Stoltz, Jason Tremblay, Cian Twohill, Cameron Wallace, Jordan Wells, Luke Wolf, Madalyn Zakrzewski, Kalyna Zastawsky; first honors: Uladzislau Aleshchyk, Mia Alvarado, Reece Archer, Zachary Avigne, Jack Beauchemin, Zachary Belcourt, Emily Boucher, Hailey Brackett, Macey Carrera, Mia Carrera, Victoria Cascio, Evan Chevalier, Daelan Cheyne, Jackson Colwick, Carson Cook, Rosco Cook, Taylor Cooley, Michael Czarkosky, Steven Czarniewski, Susanna Czwakiel, Grace Daddona, Brayden Dandelski, Rocco Davino, Max DelSanto, Aidan Desaulniers, Riley DiBattista, Spencer Dickson, Paige Doonan, Tyler Dufresne, Alexandria Eggers, Angelina Fazio, Ava Flanigan, Anthony Fulton, Nicholas
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Tacos Mi Nacho opens new location in Southington By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
The first few days of business have been brisk for the new location of Tacos Mi Nacho on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike.
“We’ve been busy since day one,” said owner Luis Lemus, adding that customers of his original Meriden restaurant have told him they’ve eagerly awaited his second location in a building at 1796 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike that
used to be home to a Blimpie sandwich shop. The new location is starting with the same menu, but additional kitchen space offers the opportunity to bring in equipment to expand the menu.
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He spent five months preparing for the opening doing kitchen upgrades and renovations to the dining area, which has five tables he crafted himself. The building also has a dedicated parking lot. “With this place it's a standalone building with its own parking lot. In Meriden, it's a plaza that we have to share with two other businesses,” Lemus said.
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Chef Daniel Torres, left, starts an order during the lunch rush at the new Tacos Mi Nacho, 1796 Meriden-Waterbury Tpke. in Southington on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Tacos Mi Nacho's second location opened on Monday, Jan. 18. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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Town Economic Development Director Louis Perillo said Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike has been seeing a surge of interest lately.
“I think there are many homes around the area that support the businesses there. There's enough traffic that supports retail, but there's also only limited area to build Tacos Mi Nacho has been a which keeps out a lot of the Meriden staple for the past 14 national franchises from years, building a reputation mass developing in the area,” that drew customers from Perillo said. “ … It’s probably across the area. Lemus has one of the best kept secrets in been considering expanding town. A lot of people focus on for over a year, but deals fell Queen Street, but the Merithrough until the owner of the den-Waterbury Turnpike does a great job servicing our Southington property called and asked if he’d be interest- town.” ed. dleithyessian@record-journal.com “It was kind of lucky he
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Southington’s Natalie Reeves works on the balance beam during a practice at the American Gymnastics Training Center in Southington on Friday.
Southington gymnasts roll with the changes, eager for competition
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There will no state championships. There will be no way for the Blue Knights to defend the Class LL and State Open team titles they claimed a year ago. But, barring a turn for the worse with the pandemic, there will be a season. For that alone, there is relief and gratitude in the Southington camp, where tryouts were
on the winter sports season; we were really excited when we got the go,” Chamberland said earlier this week of the CIAC’s decision to move forward with the winter campaign. “I’m already just ecstatic that we even got two practices in.
staged throughout this first week of practice.
“I’m just taking it day to day and, hopefully, we get to our competition.”
“I was thinking they were going to throw in the towel
That competition has been cleared to begin the week of Feb. 8. A schedule is now being worked out with the six other gymnastics programs in the Central Connecticut Conference — Glastonbury, Conard, Hall, Farmington, RHAM and Wethersfield — and an NCCC school, Ellington, that is in the mix for this season only.
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That season may wind up numbering no more than six
or seven meets. Some may wind up being virtual, rather than in-person.
The scheduling has been complicated somewhat by the fact that all of the CCC programs compete at offcampus sites, most at private clubs — such as Southington at American Gymnastics on Meriden-Waterbury Road. That means gymnastics teams are following not only the COVID-19 handed protocols required by the CIAC, but the ones enforced by their host clubs as well.
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On the biggest rule change of the season — masks — some private clubs like American are more strict. Where the CIAC says masks don’t need to be worn during competition if they could come off or become a distraction and increase the risk of injury, American insists they be worn at all times. So that’s the line the Lady Knights will toe.
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SOUTHINGTON — Cassidy Chamberland, head coach of the Southington High School gymnastics team, wore a Nirvana t-shirt to practice last Friday.
if some of her Lady Knights have never heard of the early-90s grunge band from Seattle, they were in nirvana simply to be at American Gymnastics Training Center preparing for a season.
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Chamberland said. “American Gymnastics aligns pretty closely with the CIAC, so we just combine the two and do whatever we have to do to get in there and be safe while doing it.”
Southington’s Kaylin Leifert works on the balance beam during a practice at the American Gymnastics Training Center.
“That’s what I’ve heard from all the sports at school,” said Chamberland, who teaches physical education at Southington High. “The kids never complain about it and they never even break the rules. They just do what they have to do and they’re happy to be there. “We don’t like it; we’d rather be back to normal, but we’re not complaining about it.”
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“The girls are already used to all these protocols being put in place for them,” Chamberland noted. “It really hasn’t been too much of a transition. It just takes up a little extra time, which we can deal with.” That seems to be the watchword of winter, regardless of sport. After seeing some of their classmates lose the 2020 winter postseason, the 2020 spring season, the 2020 football season and, most recently, the 2021 wrestling season, the athletes who are able to play this season are more than willing to adapt.
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