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Jocelyn Pannell is an art teacher in the Southington Public School system, working at Hatton and Thalberg elementary schools.
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
By Joy VanderLek Special to The Citizen
Town Manager Mark Sciota is looking for a budget increase of just under 3 percent for the upcoming fiscal year in a spending plan that cuts three positions and adds a corporation counsel to the town’s payroll.
Pannell said she loves working with young children and adds that they’re generally open and honest. She grew up in Cheshire, the child of a white mother and Black father. During the time of the Black Lives Matter protests last spring, one second grader asked Pannell if she was “sad about what was happening on TV.” See Couple, A4
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U.S. Army WWII Veteran Henry Sklarski, of Southington, is moved to tears on Monday, Feb. 22, as he waves to a motorcade of police vehicles, veterans, active duty members and Mission BBQ staff passing by his residence in celebration of his 100th birthday. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Neighbors hold 100th birthday motorcade for World War II vet By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
home and sharing stories of his three years serving in the Army, where he was deployed to France and Germany and Dozens of cars paraded by the home of a rose to the rank of staff sergeant. World War II veteran on Monday to celeOne of those stories reveals how Sklarski brate his 100th birthday. met his wife while stationed in France. “I never expected all of this,” said Henry While Sklarski and his future wife were Sklarski, as neighbors brought presents separated when he was sent to Germany and glasses of champagne to his Stony for five months, by happenstance he was Creek Road home. He’s known in the moved back to the same town where neighborhood for sitting outside his
Sciota’s proposed budget totals nearly $55 million for the 2021-22 fiscal year, an increase of $1.5 million or 2.81 percent over the current spending plan. Sciota plans to eliminate two administrative positions and one clerical position. He’s hoping to add a corporation counsel/town manager’s assistant and two Public Works laborers. The town could also gain three firefighters next year if a federal grant is approved. “This budget also realizes the need to maintain our infrastructure and contains
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Police Blotter Arrests reported by the Southington Police: Feb. 10 Aaron Szczepanik, 18, 674 Flanders Road, third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace, 7:45 p.m. Feb. 11 Tomek Paluch, 31, 4 Sherwood Road, West Hartford, sixth-degree larceny, second-degree failure to appear, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 16 Michael Ogden, 47, P.O. Box 8, Wauregan, two counts violation of a protective order, 9:12 p.m. Carlos Arvelo, 57, 255 Townline Highway South, Watertown, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 9 p.m. Feb. 17 Lin Hui, 40, 973 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike, third-degree assault, 5:20 p.m. Velis Durham, 34, 134 Pearl St., Waterbury, sixth-degree larceny, fraudulent use of an ATM card, 7:57 p.m.
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funds for road improvements, sidewalk improvements, park improvements, replacement of roofs and HVAC systems,” Sciota wrote in a letter to town councilors.
Growing needs Victoria Triano, Town Council chairwoman and a Republican, said she approached Sciota about the need for an assistant and a legal counsel. The legal needs as well as the tasks of the town manager have increased in recent years, according to Triano.
Sciota held a similar corporation counsel and assistant town manager role before becoming town manager. Triano said there would be “no promise of anything” with the proposed job but that it could help bring in future leaders. “That person will certainly get a handle on what’s going on in town,” she said. “We’ll get to know the person, the person will get to know us. We can grow together.” The new corporation counsel/town manager’s assistant position comes with a salary of $135,000.
“As we have grown, that responsibility is huge,” she said. A $10,000 stipend for an assistant town manager proposed by Sciota The dual role would involve legal exwas included in a previous budget. In pertise for the town as well as helping 2019, it was removed by the council the town manager. Southington which at the time had a Democratic would still have a town attorney, a po- majority. Democrats opposed the sition appointed by the council, but move while Republicans supported it. that role would be more focused on The council now has a Republican council matters. Triano said the town majority. attorney usually has their own prac-
Board of Education Last month, the Board of Education unanimously voted for a spending proposal that increases the school budget by 3.3 percent to $103 million. Under the plan, general education costs would increase more than 2 percent while special education would rise by 4.6 percent. The $250,000 increase in special education includes three teachers, social workers and a psychologist that would eliminate the need to contract the service outside the district. In general education, School Superintendent Tim Connellan proposed additional hours for nurses to allow two full-time positions in each middle school. He also wants to bring back the position of a substitute nurse, which was cut two years ago. The Board of Finance and the Town Council will vote on a total town budget that includes general government and education spending. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ
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Jocelyn’s husband, Titus Pannell, also is an artist. The couple have been married for almost five years and currently live in Wallingford.
“I knew what she meant. She recognized that I had dark Titus works as a production skin,” Pannell said. coordinator for Elim Park’s Nelson Hall in Cheshire. He The question caught Pannell also creates children’s books off-guard. Skin color never and graphic novels. Recentcame up in the course of her ly, he self-published a childaily classroom work, no dren’s chapter book, co-auchild had ever made a comthored with his friend Travis ment or appeared to notice. Woronowicz, called “Return to Eden.” “It was random. I thought that was interesting. Also, I The Pannells described their was very proud of her for different experiences growasking,” said Pannell. ing up and how issues of “Maybe she was having that race were handled in their conversation at home; that it respective households durwasn’t right these things ing their earlier years. were happening.”
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He’s quick to explain that he, “is not looking for sympathy. I am not looking for racism in the world.” However, “Like most people, I came into the world thinking we are all equal. There are people who don’t feel the same way and those people express themselves in very interesting and unique and subtle ways sometimes,” he said.
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Titus Pannell was raised by his single mother, Mammie Pannell. “Without my father to guide me, I had to learn what it meant to be a Black person and a man and bring the two together,” he said. He’s thankful to have been blessed with male mentors who helped guide him as best they could when he was growing up. He went on to serve in the Marine Corps and earned his master’s degree in traditional animation. He also has undergraduate degrees in biology and theology.
At first, Titus Pannell questioned himself. “Was it me?” He’d try to change himself, things he said or the way he
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“For years it was the norm …you are always going to be the one who is different,” was the way the adolescent thought about it.
“That’s how I got my itch through art,” she said, adding that at the age of five, she was allowed to take classes at Artsplace, a freestanding art school owned by the Town of Cheshire and affiliated with the Cheshire Public Library.
Her parents, Karen and Joe Pugh, never gave her reason to think twice about her ethnicity and Jocelyn recollects no in-depth talk about race when she was growing up.
Early on, when Jocelyn Pannell was getting involved with the organization, art classes were held in the old firehouse building on Maple Avenue. She noted that Artsplace director Joan Pilarcyzk “has known me a long time.”
While she realized she was different, coming from a biracial family, it wasn’t a defining issue for her. Jocelyn can’t say for sure, but she believes that her brother was given more of an insight into racism and the need to be careful, while she was shielded from those realities. It was only when Jocelyn Pannell was older that she heard about racism from older family relations and began to have insight into the significance of her heritage. “My father was one of 14 children in his family,
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raised on a farm in the south,” she said. “When the extended family got together, with my aunts and uncles, that’s when the stories would come out.”
Overall, though, Jocelyn’s path was clear and unencumbered by issues of race. It was Jocelyn’s grandmother, Virginia Doucette, who inspired her to develop her
When she told her mother she wanted to be an artist, her mother remarked, “There’s a reason why they call them ‘starving’ artists, you know.” It made sense to become an art teacher. She’d enjoyed her time working as a babysitter in high school as well as working as a nanny
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Southington. In addition to her husband George, she was predeceased by her daughter Marguerite Thurau. In lieu of flowers, donations in Gerda’s memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., New York NY 10016 or to the Salvation Army, 23 St. Casmir Dr., Meriden CT 06450. Funeral services for Gerda will be celebrated privately. Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www. plantsvillefuneralhome. com.
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One of the organizations neighbors contacted was Mission BBQ on Queen Street, a restaurant that rais“The perseverance and grit es money for nonprofits that the greatest generation pos- serve first responders, vetersessed secured the freedoms ans and their families. Staff we enjoy in the 21st century. there helped arrange the We have an obligation to re- motorcade, reaching out to member, preserve and teach military recruiting stations that to the next generation,” and securing cruisers from he said. around 10 local police deSeeing so many other people partments for the parade. gathered to wish Sklarski a “This is what it’s all about. happy birthday gave This is the epitome of what Jalowiec hope for the future. we do,” said Mission BBQ home to recognize the sacrifices made by World War II veterans like Sklarski.
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they met. She died five years ago. As he was recounting the story in his garage on Monday, a neighbor passed around glasses of champagne and held a toast for Sklarski. Before taking a sip, Sklarski thanked everyone, saying “merci beaucoup” and “thank you.” “You’re all great and wonderful neighbors,” he told them, as they lined up to hand him gifts. After the war, Sklarski worked in a coal mine in his home state of Pennsylvania for a few years until moving to Connecticut in 1956 after narrowly avoiding a mine cave-in. He settled into a job at the Winchester Repeating Arms Company in New Haven, where he worked as a general foreman. He now spends much of his time gardening and only gave up driving a few months ago, due to declining eyesight.
A Mission BBQ truck passes the Southington residence of World War II veteran Henry Sklarski on Monday, Feb. 22, as part of a motorcade helping celebrate his 100th birthday. Mission BBQ helped arrange the motorcade. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Though he knew a week ahead of time that his neighbors were planning a party for him, Sklarski was surprised by how many people showed. Seeing all the new faces — people who had come to honor a veteran — resonated with Sklarski.
One of those new faces was Matthew Jalowiec, who brought his iconic 1942 Ford Jeep to the celebration and gave Sklarski and his guests rides around the neighborhood. He noted the Jeep was made the same year that Sklarski began his military service.
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LePage and her husband Rodrigo Perez-Zambrano of Westbrook, William LePage III and his wife Arlene of Southington, Richard LePage of Southington, and Kathleen Sisson and her husband Fletcher of Middletown, RI; her brother Edward Pulcini and his wife Patricia of Southington; her grandchildren: Taylor LePage, Brandi LePage, Kate Iannotti and her husband Louis, Ruy Zambrano, and Cassie LePage; her g re at- g r a n d dau g hte r Penelope Cortez; as well as many friends. She is predeceased by her sister Phyllis Bavaro. Burial will be private. The DellaVecchia Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. For online condolences please visit www. DellaVecchiaSouthington. com
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greatest joys was to teach a child of one of her former students. Mabel was an athletic person who loved tennis and downhill skiing and was a member of the Mountain Laurel Ski Club for many years. Her love of music inspired her to sing with the Plainville Choral Society and the St. Dominic church choir. She was also an avid fan of UCONN men and women’s basketball. She attending many games and tournaments and never missing a televised game on PBS. Over the course of Mabel’s disease she remained at home under the watchful eyes of her husband and devoted caregivers. We are deeply indebted to Mabel’s caregivers who gave dignity to her life, gave normalcy to the effects of a disease that is anything but normal and showered her with their love that gave meaning to her life. Hugs and kisses were the vitamins that kept her going, put a smile on her face and made her feel loved and protected. Denise, Alla, Cynthia, Linda, Gregory, Olga, Sophie, Magdalena, and Dayana all had a unique
Raymond Francis Derek SOUTHINGTONRaymond Francis Derek, 51, of Southington, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Born on December 29, 1969 in Waterbury, he was the son of Suzann (Ostrowski) and Raymond J. Derek. He graduated from Southington High School and played little league and midget football as a younger man. He loved pickup trucks and was known for always having one throughout his life. In addition to his parents Raymond and Suzann, he leaves behind his sister Rebecca Derek, all of Southington, as well as his very dear friend Justin Wilson, whom he was best friends with since 15. A Memorial Mass was held on February 25, 2021 at St. Thomas Church, Southington. For online condolences please visit www. DellaVecchiaSouthington. com
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tential due to restrictions and unable to compete right now, but they show up and cheer for other athletes at their school. Will the newspaper ever recognize the athletes on the cheerleading team? Leanne Diana Southington
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At the last two meetings of the Cheshire Public Safety Commission, the idea of establishing a multi-town trail safety group has been proposed to help address issues that may arise along the Farmington Heritage Trail and to make related improvements. The safety group would cover Southington, Cheshire and Plainville sections. Officials said this is an early stage of the planning process. At the commission's Jan. 13 meeting, the general idea was introduced. This includes establishing a volunteer-based group to address possibilities such as: installing lighting, adding speed bumps and stop signs at points along the trail where it makes its way through all three towns. Currently, there is minimal lighting and no safety or call boxes along the walk. At the Feb. 10 meeting, the commission discussed how it might go about forming the group and how the effort would be coordinated with other towns. For now, the commission will wait until members put together a list of their requests for improvements on the trail. — Record-Journal staff
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Three wins in a span of four days, including on the road against previously undefeated Middletown, has the Maloney boys basketball team flying at 5-0. The steady hand at the wheel belongs to Vincent Martinez. The senior point guard put up 19 points Friday night against Newington, 9 on Saturday afternoon against Rocky Hill and then 14 on Monday night in Middletown. Martinez is leading Maloney with 14.6 points a game.
How pumped were the Lady Rams to welcome junior guard Grace Lurz back to the fold last week? Making her season debut on Wednesday night at home against Guilford, Lurz racked up a career-high 19 points to lead Cheshire to a 46-40 victory over the Grizzlies. It was the first head coaching win for first-year Cheshire skipper Angelica Ariola. Lurz went on to score 14 points in Saturday’s 42-32 loss in Shelton.
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Coach Ed Heath’s co-op squad made it 2-for2 last week with a 97-87 upset of the Bristol Co-op. Mehdi Moumen was the spark. The Platt sophomore swam the lead leg on the first-place 200 medley relay. He led off another winning relay, the 200 freestyle, before capturing the 100 backstroke. Moumen also had fast times in the backstroke and butterfly, plus a win with the medley relay, in Meriden’s opening win over Lewis Mills.
Coming off her All-Record-Journal season a year ago as a junior, Livvy Pizzitola remains the catalyst of Southington girls basketball at point guard. The senior put up a team-high 16 points and dished six assists Saturday as the Lady Knights KO’d previously unbeaten Bristol Eastern 65-44 to improve to 3-1. Heading into Tuesday’s game at Avon, Pizzitola was averaging 11.3 points, 5.3 assists and 3.3 steals a game.
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The “Energizer Bunny,” as LH hockey coach Dave Sagenlla calls senior captain Aidan Weir, has rallied the Trojans to a 3-1 start on the season. “Rally” is the right word. Last week, the Trojans twice erased first-period deficits at Northford Ice Pavilion to beat North Branford (5-2) and the East Haven Co-op (4-1). Weir had two goals and two assists against North Branford. He came back with a goal and an assist against East Haven.
This young lady has been running the ship of Sheehan basketball as point guard for the past three seasons. She’s overseen 44 wins and counting. She was at the wheel for the 2019 run to the Class M state final. On Saturday, Caitlyn Velez attained a career first: a triple-double. In a 60-49 victory at Jonathan Law, Velez dished 14 assists, scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. She’s averaging 9 ppg. for the 5-0 Titans.
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GO WITH THE SNOW Landon Jardine, 4, of Southington, hangs on after a push by father Brian while tubing at Panthorn Park in Southington on Feb. 19. Landon’s brother Trevor, 2, looks on, right. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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Lighter and brighter wood accents figure prominently in 2021 home decor, calling to mind Scandinavian and Japanese influence. From whitewashed floors to furniture finished in its natural hue, lighter wood accents can make any room feel fresh again. Whether you’re on the hunt for new furniture or are thinking about refinishing existing pieces, consider a matte finish for a modern-yet-timeless take on this soothing decor trend.
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