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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

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Southington’s Livvy Pizzitola, left, celebrates with Jessica Carr after beating Glastonbury 43-41 at Southington High School on Friday. Pizzitola stole the ball and scored the game-winning basket with 5.2 seconds left in the second half.

Junior guard’s game-winning play caps rally in final seconds against Glastonbury By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON — Junior point guard Livvy Pizzitola came through with a steal and the game-winning layup with 5.2 seconds left in the game to lift the Southington girls basketball team to its biggest win of the year.

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Longtime Barnes curator to retire

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

The Barnes Museum feels like a second home to Marie Secondo, who for the past 16 years has transcribed letters, read diaries and catalogued personal belongSecondo ings of the family that once lived in the house. The museum is the former home of Bradley Barnes,

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Two plans considered for new public library Renovate and expand the existing library or build a brand new one on the same site? Those are the options before a li-

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tion and layout of each proposal. Library officials say the current building, dating from the 1970s, isn’t big enough and doesn’t meet safety and handicap access requirements.

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Plan b opens on Queen Street

The Election Department in the Town of Southington is looking for poll workers to help manage the voting process during federal, state and local primaries and elections. The poll workers are needed to fill the positions of: moderators, assistant registrars, checkers, ballot clerks and tabulator tenders. These are paid positions. Training is required, and is provided by the Election Department. The work day would be on primary or election day from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Interested parties may contact 860-276-6268.

Family FunFest People of all ages can connect to healthy living at the 11th annual Healthy Family FunFest on Sunday, Feb. 23. The free festival is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St. Exhibitors and sponsors are being accepted now for Southington's health and wellness event. This familyfriendly day showcases better eating, physical and mental well-being, fitness, medical services and breakthroughs, screenings including blood pressure, balance and vision, and even a giant walk-through colon.

Garden club The next meeting of the Orchard Valley Garden Club of Southington is scheduled for 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the American Legion, 64 Main St. This month’s presentation features "Roger’s Orchards-Past and Present." Greg Parzych from Rogers Orchards will educate members and guests about our town’s bicentennial farm, which was established in 1809. Guests are always welcome to attend a meeting; a $5 donation is requested. See Briefs, A3

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A Plan b burger restaurant on Queen Street was set to officially open on Tuesday, Feb. 11, after renovations that transformed the former Bertucci’s location.

Shawn Shekan, co-founder of Locals 8 Restaurant Group, said he was pleased the location opened on time. The restaurant group owns Plan b.

The scheduled opening will mark the seventh Plan b location in the state. Restaurant owners and Southington Chamber of Commerce officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, Feb. 7, at the 20 Spring St. building. "We are always absolutely thrilled when business owners choose Southington to locate their business,” said chamber di-

Restaurant owners describe Plan b as an upscale burger bar with craft beer and artisanal bourbon. The South-

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SCT auditions Southington Community Theatre will hold auditions for its June production of Seussical the Musical on Sunday, March 15 by appointment only. To register for an audition slot, visit southingtoncommunitytheatre.org. Parts are available for age 9 to adult. Auditions will take place at Southington Community Theatre Hall, 1237 Marion Ave., Marion. Actors should be prepared to read from the script, and prepare one of the following songs from the show: “Amazing Mayzie,” “Notice Me Horton,” “Alone in the Universe.” Seussical the Musical will be

directed by Jocelyn Perlini. Music director is Paula Calandra. For more information, visit southingtoncommunitytheatre.net or email southingtoncommunitytheatre@gmail.com.

Save the date The Southington Chamber of Commerce will host the “Roaring Twenties” Saturday, April 4, 6 to 11 p.m., at the Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St.

Scholarship The Orchard Valley Garden Club of Southington is now accepting applications for a $1,500 scholarship to a Southington graduating senior who is continuing his or her education with any of the following majors: agronomy, botany, city planning, conservation, environmental studies, floriculture, forestry, horticulture, land management, landscape design, plant pathology, or allied subjects. Possible ca-

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Property tax The Southington Assessor’s Office is accepting applications for the elderly homeowners program which helps reduce property taxes. Income limits are $37,000 for single residents and $45,100 for married couples. One spouse in the household must be at least 65

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years of age as of last Dec. 31. Those who are receiving Social Security Disability benefits may apply regardless of age. The office is also accepting applications for Tax Stabilization (tax freeze). One spouse in the household must be 70 years of age as of last Dec. 3l, and if married, his or her spouse is 62 years of age or over as of last Dec. 3l. Income limits are $32,000 for single residents and $37,000 for married couples. Under this program the deferred amount of taxes, with interest, shall have a lien placed against the property. For either program, applicants must file by May 15, and bring their Federal Income Tax return and Social Security 1099 statements for 2019 with them. For more information, call the Assessor’s Office at 860276-6205.

Drug abuse “What Every Parent Should Know” is the next topic of Southington Youth Services’

Parent Information Series. Learn the facts about prescription drug abuse in teens and young adults. We will explore the signs and symptoms of prescription drug abuse, how it occurs in our community and how to talk to your children about prescription drug abuse. This free program will take place Thursday, Feb. 20, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Programs are open to Southington residents and are held at the offices of Southington Youth Services, 196 North Main St. Space is limited. Call 860-276-6282 to register.

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Passage of SECURE Act

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Renovate and expand In addition to reconfiguring the existing library and changing the exterior, Hoover’s plans show a large addition to the east.

The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, better known as the SECURE Act, which originally passed the House in July, was approved by the Senate and signed into law in December 2019. The legislation, designed to boost Americans’ retirement savings, has implications for individual savers and for those planning to pass an inheritance to the next generation.

This proposal reuses the existing building and will have an additional 1,000 square feet of storage space, according to Kevin Curtiss, library board chairman. Renovations will be extensive.

Eliminating the stretch The bill eliminates the stretch provision for inherited IRAs, which means beneficiaries will no longer be able to stretch out over their lifetimes distributions from inherited IRAs. The SECURE Act requires inherited IRAs to be dispersed within 10 years following the original owner’s death. The change eliminates the ability to shelter cross-generation inheritance income for decades, making taxes due much sooner on inherited IRAs.

“There’s going to be a totally different layout,” Curtiss said. “You’re using the bones, but it’ll be all new heating, air conditioning, electrical, everything.” Renovating and expanding also keeps the library where it is at the corner of Meriden Avenue and Main Street.

A few exceptions remain. Spouses will still be able to use the stretch provision, as will beneficiaries who are disabled, chronically ill or minor children. However, once a minor child reaches the age of majority, the 10-year clock would kick in.

The Southington Public Library, 255 Main St. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

addition, finishing renovations on the existing building and then moving a portion of the collection back into the renovated area. All that extends the disruption period for patrons. With a new building, the existing library would continue to operate until it’s time to move. “Everything gets built and you only have to move once,” Curtiss said.

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Easing the transition is one argument for building new. “The library would have a Construction on the new very visible spot in the com- building would be underway munity. It’s seen as the entry while the existing library way to one end of downtown would be completely availSouthington,” Curtiss said. able.

This change could have a detrimental impact on high-networth individuals who had intended to pass sizable IRAs to children or grandchildren. The SECURE Act significantly reduces the long-term benefits of such gifts. Critics say such retroactive changes amount to a breach of promise to savers who stored money in IRAs intending to create lifelong benefits for their heirs. Some critics suggest that such a move also opens the door for Congress to make other retroactive changes, such as taxing certain Roth IRAs in the future or eliminating the stretch for spousal IRAs.

Stephen Giudice, owner of local planning firm Harry E. Cole & Son, is a member of the library planning committee. He advocated for the renovation proposal. “From a planning perspective, you really want the building at the corner,” Giudice said.

Benefits for younger and older workers The SECURE Act includes provisions designed to make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement plans. Under the Act, tax credit incentives are available for businesses that set up new retirement plans and for those that switch to automatic enrollment.

Keeping the library open during construction would mean building the addition, moving the collection to the

Once the new building is finished, the old one would be demolished. To avoid parking filling the corner of Meriden Avenue and Main Street, Hoover suggested a landscaped green square roughly the footprint of the existing building. While not on the corner, Curtiss said a new building to the south would still be very visible. There’d still be driveways on both Meriden

Avenue and Main Street. “I think the new building will still offer some really nice views. I think it’s still going to be easy to access,” he said.

Similarities Hoover designed both buildings to meet the anticipated needs and they’re roughly equivalent in useable space. While a new building would avoid the costs of renovation, the expansion plan would use some existing materials. Hoover expected the costs to be about the same, although he doesn’t yet have cost estimates. The library planning group plans to meet for the last time on March 2 and decide on a recommendation to the Town Council. Curtiss hasn’t yet decided between the proposals. “I go back and forth between the two,” he said. “Either way, I think this new library is going to be a new asset to the community.” jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ

For older workers, the SECURE Act pushes the required minimum distribution age to 72 (up from 70 ½) and eliminate age restrictions on IRA contributions. For younger workers, the bill allows penalty-free withdrawals of up to $5,000 in the year following a birth or adoption. To determine how the passage of the SECURE Act may impact your estate plan, make an appointment with one of the attorneys at Ericson, Scalise & Mangan, PC.

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Marie Secondo, curator of the Barnes Museum, talks about her tenure at the 85 N. Main St. museum in Southington. Secondo is retiring after 16 years at the museum. The framed photo, left, shows Clifford Upson, the nephew of Bradley Barnes.

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who left his house to the town after his death in 1973. It was complete with his belongings, as well as artifacts from his family’s history. Secondo, the museum’s curator, plans to retire on Feb. 25, 29 years to the day when she started working for the town as a librarian. “I could stay here forever. There’s projects I want to get done, but I could be saying that till the day I die,” she said. “There’s a lot of history here. You just have to open up a drawer.”

Civil War letters Secondo started working at the Southington Public Library and enjoyed both her coworkers and the interaction with patrons. When she took the Barnes Museum curator position, her work environment changed drastically, although she saw the job as a “chance of a lifetime.” Few people visited the old house and the only other employee was a groundskeeper, who split his time between the museum and the library. “It was so quiet here,” Secondo said. She found her first project when she ran across a shoebox full of letters tucked in a

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closet. The 151 letters were from Andrew Upson, a Union army captain during the Civil War and greatgrandfather of Barnes’ wife. Secondo started to transcribe and preserve the letters. Reading the cursive handwriting from more than 100 years ago was difficult, but she soon got the knack for Upson’s penmanship. “It took me the entire winter,” she said. Scans and transcripts are available on the Barnes museum website. The letters detail conditions in the army and Upson’s involvement in Civil War battles including Gettysburg and Chancellorsville. They conclude with a letter to Upson’s wife from one of his men explaining his death.

‘Astounding’ documentation Very little of the family’s belongings were catalogued when Secondo started as curator. Over the past 16 years, she’s worked to catalogue and properly preserve the trove of papers and objects in the house. Barnes kept nearly everything — receipts, postcards, letters, calendars, bills, diaries — from his life, as well as those of family members. Items such as a picture frame mentioned in his diary as a boy are still in the house and on display. “The documentation here is astounding,” Secondo said. She’s been working to keep things as authentic as possible, leaving furniture in the room in which it belongs.

Secondo works in Barnes’ study and his writing desk, which was a family heirloom, surrounded by model ships, pictures and other decorations from the man.

ly and this month has a display of Victorian-era Valentine’s Day cards received by the family. “It became an open door, and people began to come more,” Triano said. “She really opened it up to people coming in and visiting and really learning.”

‘Cultural beacon’ The Barnes Museum falls under the authority of the library director, Kristi Sadowski. She praised Secondo’s work, crediting her with promoting the museum to town and area residents. “Marie’s retirement is going to be a loss for the museum and the town,” Sadowski said. “She’s really made it what it is today, a cultural beacon in the community.”

“I find it fascinating,” Secondo said. “I feel as though I’ve gotten down into the soul of The library board is working on revising the curator’s job this family.” description before it is postVictoria Triano, Town Coun- ed. Sadowski hopes the next cil chairwoman, described curator will continue the Secondo as a town treasure. emphasis on events and increase the museum’s com“She catalogued and saved all that history,” Triano said. munity presence.

“We owe her a great debt in this town.”

Secondo, who lives in town, said she’s gotten her master ’s degree in Reiki, someBeyond just preserving the she hopes to use at thing history, Triano said Secondo area hospices and nursing made the museum accessible to residents. Secondo en- homes. couraged visitors and events “That’s something I want to at the house and went to pursue, comforting people. town groups to explain the (I’ve been) seeing more of museum’s significance. The the loneliness of the elderly,” house is decorated seasonal- Secondo said.

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Ralph Lord Roy, Freedom Rider & reverend dies at 91 He wrote a religion column for the Record-Journal for 20 years By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Ralph Lord Roy had to press his ear to the bars of a Georgia prison to hear Martin Luther King Jr. over the sounds of students singing “O Freedom, O Freedom.” An incarcerated King was asking Roy, a Methodist pastor and Freedom Rider, to organize a prayer pilgrimage to support those protesting segregation in 1962. Roy was later among 75 clergy and others arrested at the Albany, Georgia, City Hall, fulfilling King’s request.

Ralph Lord Roy, front row on the right, awaits imprisonment after a protest against segregation in Albany, Georgia in 1962. Roy died Monday, Feb. 3, at the age of 91. Photo courtesy of Joy Roy

Roy, who later led Meriden’s First United Methodist Church for 15 years, died Monday, Feb. 3, at the age of 91. While raised in an all-white Vermont farming town, Roy

in a 2005 interview described his mother as having “that old Yankee abolitionist mentality” and speaking Roy against segregation. He joined a freedom ride in 1961, visiting and desegregating restaurants along the East Coast. Roy was arrested during a visit to a segregated Florida airport terminal, the first of several arrests. His most recent arrest was in 2002, in New York City, while protesting the invasion of Iraq.

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She described Ralph Lord Roy as an explorer. He’d hitchhiked around and across the country, as well as Europe and North Africa, in his teens and 20s. He was also interested in other religions and cultures, spending a month living with a family in India at the age of 65. He visited 200 churches, temples, and mosques, writing about his experience at each.

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“He became like a surrogate father to many children in the communities,” she said. “He was the one they’d bring their report cards, too. He was the one who’d help them with their homework, he was the one who encouraged them to forward their education.”

When she was 12, Joy Roy had confirmation classes taught by her father. Her assignment was to write her views on whether the Bible was myth or fact. Joy Roy, who believed Scripture to be myth, was worried how he’d react to her essay when she turned it in.

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Students, faculty exhibit art at SoCCA Southington Community Cultural Arts invited students and faculty to submit pieces of art for the 2020 Student & Faculty Exhibit on display throughout this month. The annual exhibit includes drawings, paintings, prints, photography, ceramics, jewelry and mixed media. Since opening in 2011, the nonprofit arts center has provided programs for all ages and a venue for local artists to exhibit their work. The student and faculty exhibit took SoCCA’s staff about a month to organize after the call for submissions. “It came together pretty quickly,” said Lauri MacLean, SoCCA’s All Access director. “The people

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basically are a part of our group, so once it goes out, we have a timeline.”

instructors and students to display their art to the public.

Once submissions arrived, James Brunelle, Jr, All Access assistant director, began hanging up the pieces of art.

“So if someone would like to take a class, it’s nice to be able to see ‘oh this is the work of the person you would be studying with,” MacLean said. “So, it’s a nice way to promote what we do here and also allow them a venue to display their work.”

The exhibit is also a way for

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“There was nothing condescending about him. He was curious, he wanted to know more,” Joy Roy said. Ralph Lord Roy was a 20year columnist for the Record-Journal, writing on social, political and religious topics. He also wrote three books, one on bigotry in fringe Protestant groups and another on attempted Communist infiltration of American churches. Roy also wrote all but two sentences of his obituary, which appeared in Wednesday’s Record-Journal. Rhudean Raye, a city resident and founder of the Martin Luther King Jr. and Albert Owens Scholarship Breakfast, chose Roy as the keynote speaker for the annual event in 2005. She’d visited his church several times and was impressed by Roy as a man who was “very easy to talk to.”

She also followed his columns, describing his writing as “very uplifting.”

SoCCA is located at 93 Main St. An Artists’ Opening Reception will be held today from 1 to 3 p.m.

As elections and primaries take place on Tuesday, the new schedule for the Registrar of Voters Dept. may reduce the cost. The office must be open the day before and the day after a primary, or election as well as the election or primary day. The department shall still be open on extended votermaking sessions or special voter drives, as they are under the present schedule. The new schedule also shall not impede the necessary training sessions of poll workers. We are hoping that the new hours shall increase productivity and reduce costs, while maintain the level of competency the town of Southington has come to expect from the Registrar of Voters office. Our combined effort is to continue to hold fair and honest elections while making casting your vote as easy as possible. It is your constitutional right to vote. We continually work to make the process better. Mike Early, Southington Registrar of Voters Elaine D. Bedard, Southington Registrar Voters

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Joy Roy and her father would discuss current topics, occasionally disagreeing.

Ralph Lord Roy was devoted to his wife, his daughter said. Margaret Roy’s death in Ralph Lord Roy was honored 1992 was a huge loss to the along with other freedom family. riders on the Oprah Winfrey “They’re both together now, Show in 2011. I think,” Joy Roy said. Despite declining physical jbuchanan@record-journal.com health in recent years, Roy 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ maintained his reading of several newspapers per day.

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“We really sold out that morning when he was coming,” Raye said.

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“There’s some pastels...some abstracts...some realistic, there’s some pen and ink,” MacLean said. “So you have a good representation of the different mediums, which is nice. There’s pottery and ceramics, which is nice.”

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Fines for blocking marked intersections approved by council

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The Town Council approved fines for drivers who block marked intersections and the first area targeted will be on Spring Street in front of the new Plan b restaurant’s driveway. The “don’t block the box” ordinance was approved in a unanimous vote at Monday night’s council meeting. Under the new town law, drivers stopped in the painted areas of an intersection could be fined, although police will likely start with warnings. Meredith Barry, 10, of Southington, recently won her 3rd Level 6 gymnastics competition of the season. She competed at the Little Boston Invitational held Jan. 10-12 at the John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center in Boston. Meredith won the child age division with a score of 36.425. She also took 1st place on Bars 9.0, Beam 9.475 and Floor 9.325. She placed 7th on Vault, 8.625. Meredith is a fifth-grader at Plantsville Elementary School, where she also plays clarinet. She trains at the American Gymnastics Training Center and aspires to participate in collegiate gymnastics one day.

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“I am disappointed that we are allowing Plan b to open before we have a right turn only lane on Spring Street,” Kalkowski wrote.

As part of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval for BJ’s Wholesale Club, the town required the property owners to build the right turn only lane before developing another site on Cars waiting in line to get on the property. Town Manager Queen Street can clog Spring Mark Sciota, the former Street all the way to the BJ's town attorney, said the secWholesale Club, according ond development that would to local business owners and trigger the construction of town officials. Plan b owners the right turn only lane are concerned the congeshasn’t happened. tion will make it difficult for “The town can’t wait,” Sciota customers to pull into the said. restaurant. Pamela DePaolo, owner of DePaolo Furniture on Center Street, supported the ordinance and suggested cameras to enforce it. She hoped the council would consider painting boxes at downtown intersections.

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Stephen Kalkowski, a police commission member, wrote a letter in support of the ordinance but added the town should have already built a right turn only lane on Spring Street to prevent the backup.

“Most intersections that can be blocked are blocked by inconsiderate drivers,” DePaolo said during the council meeting. “People need to be more considerate ... If they can’t do it on their own ... the law’s going to have to get involved.”

The owner of the Plan b parcel gave the town easements to build the turning lane for free, Sciota said. He is proposing the work be done in spring. “I have a lot of confidence this is going to be done in a meaningful way and very quickly,” said Councilor Paul Chaplinsky. After posting the ordinance, a 20-day period must pass before it can be enforced. Deputy Police Chief William See Fines, A12

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Southington ended the 4341 CCC West victory over Glastonbury with a thrilling 9-0 run to improve to 15-2 on the season. Pizzitola’s game-winning layup gave the Lady Knights their first lead since they held a 4-3 edge with 4:49 left in the first quarter. “I don’t know what happened. I just stole the ball and I went up,” Pizzitola said. “It was just a blur. I just got it and went.” Pizzitola said it was her first career game-winning shot. All nine of her points came in the fourth quarter. Friday marked Southington’s final home game of the regular season. The Blue Knights, 9-0 on their home floor, play at Farmington, Conard and The Southington girls basketball team’s bench erupts in celebration after a layup by freshman Jessica Carr tied the game Northwest Catholic before at 41-41 with 28 seconds left against Glastonbury. The Blue Knights went on to win 43-41 after junior guard Livvy embarking on the postseason. Pizzitola stole the ball and hit the game-winning layup with 5.2 seconds left. .

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entered the program as an “under-the-radar” player who worked to improve every day.

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Uhlman garnered attention from multiple Northeast10 Conference schools, including Assumption and Stonehill, before settling on St. Anselm. He was also offered preferred walk-on status at the Division I level.

“It’s a blessing that I get to play at the next level,” Uhlman said. “I’ve been healthy the last two years and I got to showcase my talent.” Uhlman was named AllState Class LL and AllRecord-Journal after reeling in 57 passes for 640 yards and seven touchdowns last fall.

Today’s column, submitted by Hartford Health Care, tells us about an upcoming event in Plantsville. As the free 11th annual Healthy Family FunFest approaches on Sunday, Feb. 23, two local women who previously attended shared their experiences and what they learned about living a healthier life. Sharon Corlette, 73, of Plainville, and Sharon Kupiec, 76, of Southington, were both volunteers; however, when browsing the exhibitors’ tables, they soon realized there was a vast trove of information that could benefit not only themselves but loved ones.

“He has commitment,” Drury said. “The guys that are going to have success at the next level are the guys who want to work hard. He’s going to give it all every day.”

Drury said his most memorable Uhlman highlight of the season was a onehanded touchdown catch on the run against Simsbury.

Uhlman,18, plans on studying sports marketing. “I’m a guy that doesn’t really care if I get the ball or not,” Uhlman said. “If the team is succeeding, I’m OK with not getting the ball. I don’t mind blocking for the running backs or going up and making big catches if we need them.”

“He’s a receiver and receivers want the football,” Drury said, then added, “If other people are having success, he’s the first to congratulate them. He’s a team-first guy and he has done a great job this year.”

Last year, Corlette was at Healthy Family FunFest to promote WomenHeart: The National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, the nation’s only patient-centered organization serving the 48 million American women living with or at risk for heart disease. She speaks from experience – she felt healthy and was shocked when she learned in 2015 that she needed heart surgery. Since that lifesaving procedure, she has embraced a new mission: to educate others, especially women, to learn more about living healthier and taking care of their hearts.

Carter is the son of Ashley and Ed Uhlman. He has a younger brother, Toby, who is a sophomore linebacker with the Blue Knights.

Uhlman first cracked the varsity roster as a sophomore before emerging as a starter in his junior campaign. Drury said Ulhman

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Platt senior Tre Carter scored 40 points at Hartford Public the night of February 3. He connected 16 times from the field, including on five 3-pointers. From the line, Carter was 3-for-4. He scored in every quarter, including 16 points in the fourth. While others have come close — Sheehan’s Krys Jackson (36) and Garrett Molampy (35); Maloney’s Vincent Martinez (35) — Carter’s 40 points stand as the area’s single-game high so far this season.

We’ve told Sheehan’s Olivia Dubuc she’s won Athletes of the Week so many times during her checkered four-year soccer and track career that her quota is up. So much for that decree. Dubuc tore it to shreds by leading the Sheehan girls indoor track team to its first-ever SCC title last Friday. Dubuc was named the meet’s Outstanding Female Athlete after winning the 600 meters in a school-record 1:38.29 and anchoring the first-place 4x400.

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Losing nary a stride off his All-State pace, Cheshire’s Brendan Mellitt is following up on his accomplished cross country season with a stellar indoor track campaign. Last Friday, the senior ran a 9:51.28 to win the 3200 meters at the SCC Championships. Mellitt’s fastest time in the event so far this winter was the 9:45.95 he logged at the SCC Coaches Invitational on Jan. 21. That puts him among the top seeds for Saturday’s Class L state meet.

Junior guard Livvy Pizzitola always seems to know where she should be on the basketball court, whether she’s got the ball in her hands or not. Last Friday, in the waning seconds against Glastonbury, Pizzitola filled a passing lane, made a steal and went in for the game-winning basket in Southington’s 43-41 victory. No Lady Knight plays more than Pizzitola (24 minutes per game). She averages 8.2 points a night and has a team-high 65 steals.

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Joe Scala enjoyed one of the best all-around nights of the basketball season Friday night in Wilcox Tech’s 69-27 victory on the road over Whitney Tech. The senior scored 20 points, grabbed 10 rebounds — five at each end of the floor —and snagged 11 steals to post a triple-double. Scala also had a solid outing earlier in the week, scoring 14 points in Tuesday’s 53-41 victory in Ansonia against O’Brien Tech. Scala and the Tribe are 7-8.

What a comeback for the Wilcox girls basketball team on Friday night. Down by 17 at halftime, the Indians stormed back, forced overtime and defeated Whitney Tech 57-54. The leading scorer that night for the Tribe was Tatiana Robles. The sophomore found the range for six 3-pointers and finished with 24 points. Robles has been a consistent scorer for the Indians. Earlier in the week, she had 9 points versus Platt and 13 versus O’Brien Tech.

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Displaced family sees outpouring of support On Tuesday, Ryley and her sister, Kaeley Kostenko, were going through piles of donated clothes in their grandmother’s living room. Bryana wandered around the piles, holding a Barbie

doll she’d gotten since the fire. Beth Kostenko and her four daughters lived at 960 Johnson Ave., the house heavily damaged in Sunday’s fire. While the family and their dog got out safe, nearly all their belongings were lost as well as the family’s cat, Phoenix. They’ve been staying with Beth Kostenko’s stepmother, Rebecca Fede, who lives next door. The two properties, both owned by Fede, were part of the Fede family farm.

A home destroyed by fire at 960 Johnson Ave. in Southington. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Joan Traini, Fede’s wife, was helping the girls organize donations that have come from residents, Southington Community Services and other groups. While going through clothes, a woman who declined to be named knocked on the door to deliver a gift card. “She saw (the house fire) online, she had to do someKaeley Kostenko, 19, center, and her sister, Ryley, 17, right, thing,” Traini said after the organize donated clothing Tuesday while staying at the woman left. “That’s how residence of Joan Traini, left. people are.” People have been dropping by to deliver gift cards, food and clothes for the past two days. Most don’t give their names, Traini said.

“This community, I couldn’t say enough,” she said. A local hotel is arranging a weekend stay for the family. Local restaurants have of-

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fered food. Residents and businesses have begun collecting money for the family. A Facebook fundraiser with a goal of $5,000 — set up by a friend of the family’s — had collected more than $4,000 as of Tuesday. Kostenko’s daughter, Stephanie, first saw the front of the house on fire around 10 p.m., as she was going down to the kitchen to get a pickle as a snack. “She’s the hero,” Traini said. Fire officials haven’t determined a cause. Traini said an electrical problem is suspected. Ryley said she’s still bothered by seeing her house go up in flames. “I never had terror like that,” she said. “I’m a photo keeper. They’re all gone.”

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Four year-old Bryana Goldman’s collection of Disney princess dresses were among the family belongings burned or ruined in a house fire Sunday night. By Tuesday, town residents had donated an armful of princess dresses to replace those lost.

“She loves playing dress up,” said her sister, 17-year-old Ryley Kostenko. “Southington is great.”

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Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 21, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.

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Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 21, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St.

Carrie Ashton: Feb. 14, 5 - 8 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.

The Major Motion Band: Feb. 21, 9 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.

Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 14, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Jeff Pitchell and Texas Flood: Feb. 14, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. On Golden Pond: Feb. 14, 7 9 p.m. $20. The Arts at Angeloria’s, LLC, 223 MeridenWaterbury Turnpike, Southington. Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 14, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St. Teen Craft: Dog Blankets & Beds: Feb. 14, 2 - 5 p.m. Southington Public Library, 255 Main St., Southington.

Saturday Darik & the Funbags: Feb. 15, 9:30 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Dinner and Vow Renewal: Feb. 15, 5 - 7:30 p.m. $15. Prince of Peace, 1103 Chamberlain Highway, Kensington. Darik & the Funbags: Feb. 15, 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 MeridenWaterbury Turnpike, Milldale.

Saturday On Golden Pond: Feb. 15, 7 9 p.m. $20. The Arts at Angeloria’s, LLC, 223 MeridenWaterbury Turnpike, Southington. Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 15, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St.

Sunday Big House: Feb. 16, 6:30 7:30 p.m. Grace United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St., Southington. 860628-6996. graceumc_office@ cox.net. Goat Yoga: Feb. 16, 3 - 4:30 p.m. $35. Bradley Mountain Farm, 537 Shuttle Meadow Road, Southington. 860-3854628. help@bradleymountainfarm.com. Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 16, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. On Golden Pond: Feb. 16, 2 4 p.m. $20. The Arts at Angeloria’s, LLC, 223 MeridenWaterbury Turnpike, Southington.

Goat Cuddle Therapy: Feb. 15, 1 - 2:30 p.m. $20. Bradley Mountain Farm, 537 Shuttle Meadow Road, Southington. 860-385-4628. help@bradleymountainfarm.com.

Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 16, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St.

Goats n Pajamas: Feb. 15, 4 - 5:30 p.m. $15. Bradley Mountain Farm, 537 Shuttle Meadow Road, Southington. 860-385-4628. help@bradleymountainfarm.com.

The Art of Clowning Around: Feb. 17, 1 - 3 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St., Southington.

Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 15, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Mateo Del Macias: Feb. 15, 5 - 8 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.

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Goats n Story Hour for Kids: Feb. 17, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. $25. Bradley Mountain Farm, 537 Shuttle Meadow Road, Southington. 860-3854628. help@bradleymountainfarm.com. Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 17, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.

Junior Farmers: Feb. 17, 1 2 p.m. $25 per child. Bradley Mountain Farm, 537 Shuttle Meadow Road, Southington. 860-385-4628. help@bradleymountainfarm.com. Make + Take Soap for Kids: Feb. 17, 10 - 11 a.m. $25. Bradley Mountain Farm, 537 Shuttle Meadow Road, Southington. 860-385-4628. battaglialmt@yahoo.com. Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 17, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St.

Tuesday Central CT Chambers Morning Jolt: Feb. 18, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Free. DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bristol, 42 Century Drive, Bristol. info@centralctchambers.org. Into the Throne of the Mountain Gods: Feb. 18, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Southington Public Library, 255 Main St., Southington. Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 18, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 18, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St.

Wednesday Chamber in the Morning: Feb. 19, 8 - 9 a.m. Free. The Orchards at SouthingtonCommunity Room, 34 Hobart St., Southington. 860-6288036. taylor@southingtonchamber.com. Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 19, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale.

Medicare Workshop: Feb. 19, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Southington Public Library, 255 Main St., Southington. Memory Café: Feb. 19, 5:30 7 p.m. LiveWell, 1261 South Main St., Southington. Regional Economic Forecast Breakfast: Feb. 19, 7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. DoubleTree by Hilton, 42 Century Drive, Bristol. Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 19, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St.

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Italian Carnevale Dinner Dance: Feb. 22, 7 p.m. $50. Testa’s Banquet Facility, 26 South Center St., Southington. Jamie’s Junk Show: Feb. 22, 8 - 11 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Kosova Independence Party: Feb. 22, 6 p.m. $50 - $70. Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry St., Southington. Room 113: Feb. 22, 5 p.m. Tipping Chair Tavern, 1783 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Milldale. Soap Making Workshop: Feb. 22, 9 - 11:30 a.m. $75. Bradley Mountain Farm, 537 Shuttle Meadow Road, Southington. 860-385-4628. help@bradleymountainfarm.com. Students and Faculty Exhibit 2D and 3D: Feb. 22, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Southington Community Cultural Arts, 93 Main St.

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Southington Police Blotter Britain, evading responsibility, 10 a.m. Jan. 24 Kathryn McElhone, 30, 273 Queen St., first-degree failure to appear, second-degree failure to appear, 4 p.m. Gregory Smith, 43, 87 Wickham Road, East Haddam, two counts violation of a protective order, 7 p.m. Jan. 25 Alex Grigerek, 21, 473 Hobart

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