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Council votes down more cops in tense meeting By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Officer Tom Atterrato walks back to his vehicle after assisting another officer at an apartment building in Southington on March 4.

A plan to consider hiring two more police officers ended Monday night during a party-line Town Council vote. Democratic councilors proposed hiring two more police officers halfway through the upcoming fiscal year. They said the extra officers could help curb auto crimes that have risen in recent years.

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They said the problem of car thefts and break-ins stemmed from state law. Republican councilors, joined by a Democrat, passed a resolution in February calling on state legislators to make changes in the justice system See Council, A2

Marine pens Vietnam memoir By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff

A local Vietnam veteran has released a book detailing his experiences with an elite Marines unit, including a firefight that led to him being awarded the Navy Cross.

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New fire chief got early start in service By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

James Paul joined the fire service at nearly the first chance he got, starting as a volunteer in his home town of Branford.

Last week, the town’s fire board appointed him Southington fire chief, a role he’d been filling on an interim basis since the departure of former chief Richard Butler. Town officials said Paul’s familiarity with the department and his rapport See Chief, A4

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The plan to add $122,000 to the upcoming fiscal year’s budget for police was voted down by Republicans, who hold a majority on the council.

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“Adding additional staff is a proactive measure to combat those vehicle crimes,” Palmieri said.

Without changes in prosecution of car crime perpetrators and in how police can respond to such crimes, more officers wouldn’t do any good, according to Republicans. “We all know the situation. If a police officer comes across one of these vandals and they fly by him, the police officer cannot pursue,” said Mike DelSanto, a Republican councilor. “If we hire two more officers, that’s two more officers who can stand there and watch him to get onto (Interstate) 84.”

Town officials voted to add two more police officers to the department last year, bringing the total to 70. Palmieri said FBI statistics show Southington could need a police force of 82 officers. Republican councilors said police Chief Jack Daly hasn’t requested more officers for the upcoming fiscal year.

Several said the request for a public hearing on more officers was a political move on the part of Democrats, leadChris Palmieri, Democratic council minority leader, said ing to some tense moments hiring officers was within the at Monday’s meeting held town’s control while chang- via video conference. ing state law was not. More Palmieri said he hadn’t inofficers wouldn’t fix the entended for the discussion to tire problem, he said, but become political and began would bring the town’s poresponding to objections

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Council chairwoman Victoria Triano said councilors were getting frustrated and ended discussion on the topic for a time. Later on in the meeting, the council held a vote on whether to send the issue to a Board of Finance public hearing, a requirement if items are to be added to the budget recommended by Town Manager Mark Sciota.

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with department members made him the right choice.

From volunteer to chief Paul served as a Branford volunteer firefighter until he joined the Air Force, where he was a crew chief on a B52. After leaving the service, he looked for firefighter openings and found one in Southington, a town he knew from skiing at the Mount Southington Ski Area. His career in Southington

began in 1993 and he worked his way up the ranks to battalion chief. In 2018, he was chosen as assistant fire chief and fire marshal. Paul was introduced to the fire service by a friend of his father’s. He said it’s a great career and likened it to an extended family. He’s still friendly with Branford firefighters even after leaving the department and moving with his family to Southington. When Butler left in October, the fire board chose Paul as interim chief. He didn’t initially apply for the full time position but was convinced by town officials to do so.

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“As the assistant chief and as interim chief alone, he has shown significant strides as a leader, especially in his ability to adapt to all sorts of challenges and putting the department first,” Wilson said. “He is what Southington needs.”

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Races give skiers a piece of the action While the forecast was iffy and rain threatening, the races went on at Mount Southington last week – and the home team was fast. The action started with interscholastic races Wednesday, March 3, and again the Blue Knights did well. Gavin Crowley was the leading Knight, in third place, with Noah Richert in the 11th spot among the 199 boys in the slalom. Southington High’s Connor Keegan finished 77th with Alexander Landry in the 153rd spot in the big field at the starting line. Over on the girls slalom course, the Lady Knights almost filled the podium. The winner was Lauren Jacobs from Pomperaug High School followed by Southington High’s Faith Richert in second and Kylie Brino the

bronze medalists. Emily Forcade finished in 97th place for the home team. Over the weekend the race action was for U-16 and U-19 speedsters and again the home team set the pace. The Mount Southington girls put four racers in the top 10 and took the top spots in U-19 class.

Faith Richert was the top local girl in U-19 class and finished fifth overall. Grace Mahmood captured the seventh spot overall and the silver medal for U-19 class girls. Alexandra Faucher finished sixth overall and fifth in the U-16 group. Teammate Alexi Hayes was ninth overall out of 44 girls in the U-16 group. See Skiing, A7

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Over on the boys slalom course at Mount Southington Saturday the home team led the way with three racers in the top 10. Gavin Crowley finished second with Noah Richert in third, only two tenths of a second behind.

Jerry insisted on doing things right. His coaches were all USSA educated and registered. Racers were required to be US Ski Association members and registered as J-4 ( U-12 ) racers or older.

He also insisted that parents Max Sena-Goldschmidt was were involved with the prothe next Mount Southington gram. He felt that the ski skier to finish, placing ninth race group was a sport and out of the 52 racers in the not a babysitting program slalom. where parents dropped off kids for the day on weekOn tap at Mount Southingends. Parents were encourton Saturday, March 13 is the aged to come to races, be Jerry Donovan Memorial gatekeepers or race officials. Slalom. Part of the New EngHe wanted them to learn land Masters Ski Racing sehow to tune and prepare ries, the Donovan race is a race skis, pack picnic lunchUSSA sanctioned race and a es, and yes, wipe an occaMasters License is required sional tear from the cheek of for all racers. a racer who fell. It is fitting that the Donovan race is a USSA event. Jerry brought racing to Mount Southington and set the foundation for today’s successful and respected race program. He was an educator by profession and came to Southington from

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Much of the book also centers on his time at base camp in the town of Qung Tr, taking a more humorous tone to look at life outside of combat.

“Sometimes our missions, we were out there and didn't see a thing and sometimes it was more than we reckoned for,” he said.

Though the book is available on Amazon and in some bookstores, VanCor primarily wrote it for his two daughHe was credited with 14 ters as a way for them to long-range missions, which learn what he went through often had him out of range of draw to a helicopter extracbefore they were born. He tion site, and VanCor guided any support or radio comhadn’t discussed much of his them safely to the landing munications. service with them while they zone. were growing up, but once “We had missions up near “Apparently believing that they finish the book, the Laos and the Ho Chi Mihn they had annihilated the family plans to sit down and trail and into the (demilitafriendly team, the enemy sol- discuss it. rized zone),” he said. diers left their concealed poDuring the expedition which sitions and advanced toward “The whole idea of the proresulted in VanCor being the casualties. Lance Corpo- ject was not so that I could be a famous author, it was to awarded the Navy Cross, his ral Vancor, the only uninchronicle my experiences in team was ambushed and two jured member of the reconVietnam for my two children of his comrades were killed naissance patrol, boldly enand the other two were gaged the North Vietnamese, and my grandkids,” he said. I had my wind chimes, and wounded. According to his killing one and forcing the After reading the chapter on he mentioned how much he Navy Cross citation, his team others to withdraw into the the ambush her father surloved them, and after I read leader ordered them to with- underbrush,” the citation vived, Christine VanCor said this last chapter about his she had to take a break. She platoon and how they got CALL 860.637.6344 knew that her father had ambushed and he was carryearned the medal, but she OR 860.620.0063 ing men over the enemy never knew the details of the lines, I had to run outside to firefight. get some fresh air and I $ “Last time my dad was here, looked up at the stars and I heard the wind chimes going MOST HOMES in the wind,” she said.

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Though she’s glad her father wrote the book as a legacy he can pass down to his grandchildren, Londin said any reader can take away history lessons from the work. “Read it to be educated, read it to be entertained and read it to learn the respect that our military personnel deserve. Especially my dad,” she said.

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Local police chiefs shared their thoughts, and concerns, with proposed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana that was introduced by the governor recently. A bill introduced, SB 888, would allow for the recreational use of marijuana for those 21 years and older, with certain restrictions. The bill was introduced by Governor Ned Lamont and was referred to the join committee on ju-

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bill would allow people 21 years old an above to legally possess and use up to an From A9 ounce and a half of cannabis and cannabis products. Lamunder the influence of ont submitted written testicannabinoids,” the statement mony for his support of the reads. “While the presence of bill. In the testimony, Lamont a police officer trained in Adcites the legalization of recrevanced Roadside Impairment ational marijuana in surDriving Enforcement rounding states including (ARIDE) or the presence of a Massachusetts, New Jersey, Drug Recognition Expert Main and Vermont, and the (DRE) may potentially assis fact that New York and Rhode in the evaluation of a moIsland are on track to legalize torist, there is presently no leit soon. gal device in which to test such operators.” “We can no longer stick our heads in the sand,” Lamont’s The current language of the testimony states. “Cannabis

is currently, and will be increasingly available to the residents of Connecticut.” Lamont makes the argument that developing a well-regulated market will be better for the state than enabling an illicit market. Southington has one DRE trained officer in their department of 70 members, Chief Jack Daly said. To get an officer certified as a DRE is a lengthy process and the course is not available often, he noted. Daly said the bill includes $1 million for state troopers to be trained as DRE, but he questioned where that leaves local departments. Daly said it seems like the approach that is being taken is to legalize it then figure it out, which he does not agree with. Daly said there needs to be a plan in place before the changes are implemented, noting there are many unanswered questions from a law enforcement standpoint. Daly said police are the enforcement arm, noting that they will follow legislation that is passed.

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mation that the marijuana may be more potent than was is available through illegal means currently. He noted the state is currently seeing a rise in fatal overdoses and doesn’t think this is the appropriate time for such a bill to be passed. ”The state has seen a 10 year upward trend toward drug overdoses,” Dryfe said last week. “I don’t know that legalizing any drug is a great idea at this point.”Sibongile Magubane, commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles, submitted testimony in support of the bill. Magubane notes the bill amends the state statute for impaired driving and apply's administrative licensing sanctions to drug-impaired drivers.

“Senate Bill 888 takes positive steps to address the public safety concerns raised by the legalization of cannabis,” Magubane’s statement reads. “Section 91 of the bill strengthens the administrative per se program by including in the per se process those operators who do not have an elevated blood alcohol content, but who are Cheshire police Chief Neil Dryfe said he shares the con- found to be operating under the influence based on specerns of the CPCA as well as cific tests of behavioral imhaving concerns as a parent. Dryfe said he has heard infor- pairment.”Wallingford Police Chief William Wright also

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Cultural Arts, SoCCA, 93 Main St., across from the town green. CAL President Pam Sorenson is optimistic after having to cancel the show last year. “We are thrilled. We are keeping our fingers crossed that with COVID, we can do this live show,” she said.

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shared the same concerns as the CPCA, especially marijuana intoxicated driving and other health aspects the use would present. The CPCA also noted concerns about quality of life issues for marijuana complaints.

Members of CAL as well as members of the public who would like to enter their works into the show need to complete registration, including payment, by the end of the day on April 3. “We are hoping to get 75 pieces,” said Sorenson, adding that art must be original work.

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Mass-vaccination site at Oakdale ramps up By Nick Sambides Jr. Record-Journal staff

WALLINGFORD — Standing in the sprawling lobby of the Toyota Oakdale Theatre on Friday, March 5, Kelly Toth could smile and feel that she and the rest of the healthcare industry were finally beating back the deadly virus. Since opening on Monday, March 1 the Hartford Healthcare mass vaccination site — one of four new centers statewide — had seen

100 to 200 patients a day, with 502 expected by the end of a very long day last Friday. Three hundred and two patients were expected in during the day, with 200 educators coming in to a teachers-only clinic that night, said Toth, a nurse practitioner who manages Oakdale and another megavaccine site at Liberty Square in New Britain for Hartford Healthcare. With vaccination surging,

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Mediums allowed include all two-dimensional art, including photography (no Photoshop or digital altering) as well as three-dimensional works. Artwork must be completed solely by the submitting artist. Giclee/prints and other reproductions of artists’ original work are not permitted. Art created in classes or workshops where participants use the same reference images are not acceptable.

Dimensions are not to exceed 30” x 36” including the frame. Work is to be securely wired for hanging (no saw tooth hangers, Dring hangers or easel backs permitted). No wet paint.

For details or questions on registration, contact CAL Vice President Marian Gansley at mgansley@ gmail.com. More information can be found at cheshireartleague.com.

The presentation and display of art will be at the sole discretion of the Cheshire Art League. The Cheshire Art League reserves the right to reject artwork for any reason.

A public reception is planned for Sunday, May 16 from 3 to 6 p.m. It will be held inside and on the grounds of SoCCA.

Hours for the 28th Annual Art Show and Sale in May Neither the Cheshire Art will be from 12 to 5 League nor SoCCA organi- p.m. Tuesday through Frization may be held liable day, and 12 to 3 p.m. Saturdays. SOCCA is closed Sunfor loss or damage of any kind. Artists are responsible days and Mondays. for insuring their work.

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the virus that has killed 7,693 Connecticut residents and 521,000 nationwide is finally starting to get beaten back, Toth said. “And for me, it's very meaningful, because I feel like I'm finally on the other side of the pandemic, and I'm able to see it through,” Toth said. “And, you know, it's hope for me. It's hope for the public.”

Lots of lines but little waiting The conversion from entertainment venue to mass vaccination site didn’t change the Oakdale much. Between the long sets of outer and inner doors outside the lobby stood a woman acting as receptionist and a security man dressed in what looked like Army fatigues, stern but polite. The few patients just in from the cold were observing the appropriate social distances

Bill Vanski, of Wallingford, is administered a COVID-19 vaccination from MidState Medical Center Medical Director Dr. Drew Metzger at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

and awaiting clearance from a Hartford Healthcare worker that they actually did have an appointment — no walkins allowed — to get a coronavirus vaccine. Between the outer door and snaking through a good portion of the right side of lobby, almost to the grand redcarpeted staircases that lead to the auditorium, was an array of retractable belt bar-

riers, aisles for patients to stand in, and a much more formidable steel barricade bifurcating the room. To the left were small groups of two chairs each, much more than socially-distanced in the vast space, and beyond them all, closest to the staircase, was a row of five stations where the vaccines were administered. The atmosphere was sedate,

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Joseph A. Lippia SOUTHINGTON Joseph (Sonny) Lippia, 89, of Southington, passed peacefully at his home and in the company of his family, Monday, February 22, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. Joe was born April 18, 1931 in New Britain, CT, the youngest child of the late Fred and Rose (DePoto) Lippia. Joe joined the Merchant Marines after high school graduation and sailed the world. Upon his return to Connecticut, he attended UConn and shortly after, enlisted in the army where he met and married his wife, Sharon, of 54 years while stationed in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. After marrying and starting a family, Joe and Sharon returned to Southington, where they eventually had 5 children. Joe founded a commercial restoration and roofing business that he owned and enjoyed running for several decades. He appreciated the simple things in life, he had an abiding love of nature, boating, a soft spot for stray animals and enjoyed cooking and trying new recipes. For many years he and his wife, Sharon, spent a lot of time boating, frequently traveling with friends and family and regularly vacationing at Lake Winnipesaukee and vacationing in South Florida. He was an avid reader, especially of current

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topics and politics and was a strong supporter of the Bill of Rights - especially the 1st and 2nd Amendments. Joe is survived by his loving children, Marijane (Lippia) Angels of Southington, Steve Lippia and his wife, Lori (SmithAndersen) of Las Vegas, Nev., Marc Lippia and his wife, Lynn (Whitten) of N. Stonington, Lisa (Lippia) Toczko and her husband, Brett of Burlington and Dean Lippia of Southington; his grandchildren of whom he was especially proud and adored, Taylor (Angels) O’Keefe and her husband, Rick of Southington, Ian Angels of Danbury, Mackenzie Angels of Berlin, Weston Lippia and his wife, Samantha of Las Vegas, Wyatt Toczko of Nashville and Brittany Toczko of Burlington; two precious greatgranddaughters, Molly Ann and Avery Grace O’Keefe and two precious great-grandsons, Micah Thomas Angels and Peter

Clark Lippia. Joe leaves a host of friends, especially Shirley Tschinkowitz and relatives who will dearly miss him including his brother-in-law, Melvin Scott; numerous cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great and grand nieces and great and grand nephews. He was predeceased by his beloved wife, Sharon, and his loving sister, Mary Jane Scott. His gentle spirit, quick sense of humor, wisdom and affectionate nature will be forever missed by those who loved him. He was a loving caring husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and a wonderful man who will be in our hearts forever and who left us with so many great memories. A private graveside service was held on Friday, March 5, at 1:30 at St. Thomas Cemetery, Southington. A memorial service and gathering will take place at a later date post COVID. The Della Vecchia Funeral Home is assisting the family with the arrangements. The Lippia Family would like to thank all the many professionals at Memorial Sloan Kettering whose dedication and loving care of our Dad conferred hope and the best possible care. Donations in Joe’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society/Relay for Life. For online condolences and directions please visit www. DellaVecchiaSouthington. com

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Attorneys for the plaintiffs declined to comment.

The lawsuit was filed a year ago by several cisgender runners who argue they have been deprived of wins, state titles and athletic opportunities by being forced to compete against two transgender sprinters. The Education and Justice Department’s move came just days before a hearing on a motion to dismiss that lawsuit. Last March, then-Attorney General William Barr signed what is known as a statement of interest in the lawsuit, arguing the policy of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, the board that oversees the state’s high school athletic competitions, runs afoul of Title IX, the federal law that allows girls equal educational opportunities, including in athletics.

The CIAC allows athletes to compete as the gender with which they identify and has said it is following a state law that requires all high school students be treated according to their gender identity. The U.S. Department of Education’s office for Civil Right last spring and summer sent letters threatening to cut off some federal funding to Connecticut school districts that followed the policy. On Feb. 23, the office notified those involved that it was withdrawing those letters “as well as the underlying findings and determinations,” and does not wish to become a party in the lawsuit. On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity in school sports and elsewhere.

Dan Barrett, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, which represents the two transgender athletes in the lawsuit, said the Feb. 23 action represents “a hint that the government, the In a filing Tuesday, Feb. 23, Department of Education, Connecticut U.S. Attorney may now have a different John Durham and other view of Title IX.” department officials withdrew Barr’s statement, say-

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CIAC executive director Glenn Lungarini has said the organization’s transgender policy was formed with federal and state guidance and that multiple courts and federal agencies, including the Justice Department had previously acknowledged that the term “sex” in Title IX is ambiguous. Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said he was pleased with the U.S. Justice Department’s decision to withdraw Barr’s statement. “Transgender girls are girls and every woman and girl deserves protection against discrimination. Period,” he said in a statement.

No Meriden parade, but other options are available for Saint Patrick’s Day By Faith Williams Record-Journal staff

For the second year in a row, Meriden’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade has been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic. The largest parade in Central Connecticut, run by the Meriden Ancient Order of Hibernians, features over 200 groups, including local youth organizations and marching bands. “There hasn’t been clearance from the state or the city to have an outdoor event with that many people

involved,” said Jim Finley, parade co-chair. “Because of the pandemic, we haven’t had an opportunity to raise funds to put on the parade.”

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Pandemic stress begins to ebb Sitting together after their first vaccinations, James and Regina Green of Berlin said the experience was pleasant enough, or at least untroubling, unlike the time leading up to it. They felt no side effects immediately after getting their shots, they said, although the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which Oakdale is distributing, carries soreness at the site of the injection, mild fever, chills, headaches, fatigue and muscle aches with some patients, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The symptoms can last several days, and are more likely on the second dose administered, according to the FDA . Vaccination day, and an end to much of the stress of the pandemic, is welcomed, the Greens said. “Waiting for this day to come for the last few days, then making it here, and thinking about the good, the bad and the ugly of this whole thing, was a lot,” said Regina Green, a retired par-

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“St. Patrick’s Day is one of our biggest times of the year," Tynan said. “I always order so much for St. Patrick’s Day...We had to throw everything out.” This year the bar and grill will be hosting a St. Patrick’s Day “party” on Wednesday, March 17 complete with a happy hour from 3 to 6 p.m. and a live DJ from 7 to 11 p.m. COVID restrictions will apply and capacity is limited. Tynan said every customer must be seated at a table and order food. Dancing won’t be allowed. “We are excited to be able to do something this year and make some money,” Tynan said. Here are some other ways to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day: Maloney’s Publick House, 676 W. Main St. Meriden – On St. Patrick’s Day, the

Irish pub will be offering a traditional Irish menu with corned beef and cabbage dinners along with sandwiches and various beers. Archie Moore’s, 39 N. Main St., Wallingford – The restaurant is now offering a special St. Patrick’s Day menu, including the traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner along with sandwiches and Irish nachos. Dad’s, 740 N. Colony Road, Wallingford – The Wallingford breakfast and brunch restaurant will be offering a corned beef dinner for $15.95 and corned beef sandwich for $11.25. Family style meals and delivery is available. Preorder by Friday, March 12 by calling 203-265-4868 and pick up on Wednesday, March 17. Cava, 1615 West St., Southington – The restaurant will be holding a St. Patrick’s Day Irish Cocktail Tasting on Wednesday, March 17. For

$39, groups up to six people can enjoy tasting six different cocktails while listening to a live bagpiper. Call 860628-2282 to make your reservation. Hawk’s Landing Country Club, 201 Pattonwood Drive, Southington – For St. Patrick’s Day, the country club is offering dinner for two and four to-go on Wednesday, March 17. The meal includes corned beef, cabbage, carrots, and potatoes with rye bread. Dinner for two is $30; dinner for four is $55. Call 860-6937000 to place your order. The Art of Yum, 1091 South Main St., Southington – The new restaurant will be offering corned beef specials with a twist, including corned beef tacos and a corned beef melt. Pre-order by by calling 860-318-2057. fwilliams@record-journal.com 203-317-2373 Twitter: @faith_williams2

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated annually on March 17, the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for over 1,000 years. On St. Patrick’s Day, which falls during the Christian season of Lent, Irish families would traditionally attend church in the morning and celebrate in the afternoon. Lenten prohibitions against the consumption of meat were waived and people would dance, drink and feast on the traditional meal of Irish bacon and cabbage.

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The first St. Patrick’s Day Since around the ninth or 10th century, people in Ireland have been observing the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Patrick on March 17. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland but in America. Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1601 in a Spanish colony in what is now St. Augustine, Florida. The parade, and a St. Patrick’s Day celebration a year earlier were organized by the Spanish Colony's Irish vicar Ricardo Artur. More than a century later, homesick Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched in New York City on March 17, 1772 to honor the Irish patron saint. Enthusiasm for the St. Patrick's Day parades in New York City, Boston and other early American cities only grew from there.

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Over the next 35 years, Irish patriotism among American immigrants flourished, prompting the rise of socalled “Irish Aid” societies like the Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick and the Hibernian Society. Each group would hold annual parades featuring bagpipes (which actually first became popular in the Scottish and British armies) and drums.

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Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Savannah also celebrate the day with parades involving between 10,000 and 20,000 participants each.

The Irish in America Up until the mid-19th century, most Irish immigrants in America were members of the Protestant middle class. When the Great Potato Famine hit Ireland in 1845, close to 1 million poor and uneducated Irish Catholics began pouring into America to escape starvation. Despised for their alien religious beliefs and unfamiliar accents by the American Protestant majority, the immigrants had trouble finding even menial jobs. When Irish Americans in the country’s cities took to the streets on St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate their heritage, newspapers portrayed them in cartoons as drunk, violent monkeys. The American Irish soon began to realize, however, that their large and growing numbers endowed them with a political power that had yet to be exploited. They started to organize, and their voting block, known as the “green machine,” became an important swing vote for political hopefuls. Suddenly, annual St. Patrick’s Day parades became a show of strength for Irish Americans, as well as a must-attend event for a slew of political candidates.

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Michael Newman, 35, of 1328 W. Walnut Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah, was charged with reckless driving, operation under the influence of drugs/alcohol, assault of public safety personnel, firstdegree reckless endangerment, first-degree criminal mischief and driving the wrong way on a divided highway. Newman was aarraigned in New Britain Superior Court on Monday. The judge set

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Celebrations around the world Today, people of all backgrounds celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, especially throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Although North America is home to the largest productions, St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world in locations far from Ireland, including Japan, Singapore and Russia. Popular St. Patrick’s Day recipes include Irish soda bread, corned beef and cabbage and champ. In the United States, people often wear green on St. Patrick’s Day. In modern-day Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day was traditionally been a religious occasion. In fact, up until the 1970s, Irish laws mandated that pubs be closed on March 17. Beginning in

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1995, however, the Irish government began a national campaign to use interest in St. Patrick’s Day to drive tourism and showcase Ireland and Irish culture to the rest of the world.

What’s with Leprechauns? One icon of the Irish holiday is the Leprechaun. The original Irish name for these figures of folklore is “lobaircin,” meaning “small-bodied fellow.” Belief in leprechauns probably stems from Celtic belief in fairies, tiny men and women who could use their magical powers to serve good or evil. In Celtic folktales, leprechauns were cranky souls, responsible for mending the shoes of the other fairies. Though only minor figures in Celtic folklore, leprechauns were known for their trickery, which they often used to protect their much-fabled treasure. Leprechauns have their own holiday on May 13, but are also celebrated on St. Patrick’s, with many dressing up as the wily fairies.

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dealing with the COVID-19, she said. Toth first began contending with the virus when she was put in charge of drive-through testing at MidState Medical Center in Meriden on March 17, 2020. It’s been a long haul for her and all of her colleagues, she said, but they look forward to seeing the flow of vaccine increase. Exactly when and how much more vaccine will come to the Oakdale is unknown. The Pfizer supply will vary from week-to-week for the foreseeable future. The Johnson and Johnson vaccine will be added to the supply at the theater, but only for a day, Toth said.

Kelly Toth, nurse practitioner for Hartford Heathcare, talks about the clinic for COVID-19 vaccinations at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on March 5.

But things will improve, and after a year of battling the virus, every day that vaccines go out is a day to cherish, she said. “Being a bedside person, my entire career, I can tell you that for those of us that have really hit burnout and have gotten tired, this has just been a breath of fresh air,” Toth said. “It's breathed new life into each and every one of us and it's kind of rejuvenated the nursing force.”

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Her coach says she’s the best goalie in the league and the best goalie Amity-North Haven-Cheshire girls hockey has ever had. And to think that the goaltender in question, Ginny Curello, is only a freshman. Curello has the Blades at 4-2-1. Her most epic games so far have actually been in defeat, both to unbeaten West Haven-Sacred Heart Academy. She had 42 saves in her varsity debut and 43 in last Saturday’s 3-2 OT loss.

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Town leaders consider diversity subcommittee Town leaders are weighing a proposed diversity subcommittee although leaders of the two parties haven’t yet agreed on how it would be formed. Council and community members first envisioned the subcommittee but a plan

has yet to pass the council. On Monday, the council voted to table one proposal that Democrats said differed from what was first conceived. Tom Lombardi, council vice chairman and a Republican, said the subcommittee could be an opportunity for the council to hear from more residents.

“We want to be all ears,” he said. The subcommittee might also just be an additional step between residents and the council, which would make changes to town operations. “You could make an argument that it’s not really needed since people can come to the Town Council, they can call or email the town manager’s office,” Lombardi said. A solution might be to better advertise residents’ opportunity to speak during Town Council meetings. “Maybe we just broadcast it out to the public,” Lombardi said. “Maybe it doesn’t need a separate committee.” Victoria Triano, council

chairwoman and a Republican, included a draft of the subcommittee’s purpose, mandate and structure on Monday’s council agenda. Under that proposal, the majority party on the council would pick three members to be on the committee while the minority party would pick two. Town Manager Mark Sciota would pick an ex-officio member for the group.

education consultant, for several months on the diversity subcommittee. DePaolo wanted the title of the subcommittee to include diversity, equity and inclusion. Monday’s proposal just had diversity in the title.

DePaolo also wanted the subcommittee members to be chosen by the council after soliciting letters of interest from groups in town such as Southington PRIDE, The subcommittee would re- veterans, elderly and the port to the council, which school district’s Coalition for would decide on any action Social Justice. to be taken. “We want to draw from diverse people, a diverse Val DePaolo, a Democratic council member, said she’d group,” she said. been meeting with Triano, Rev. Ron Brown of First Con- Appointments by parties would make selection a pogregational Church and litical process, according to Michelle Lebrun-Griffin, an DePaolo. The subcommittee members would help suggest education for town officials as well as act as liaisons to different groups in town. Southington residents who have felt marginalized would be more likely to share concerns with a subcommittee member in conversation than to speak during a council meeting, DePaolo said.

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was dragged was standing in front of the vehicle and “was intentionally struck” by Newman, state police said.

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Newman crossed from the west to eastbound side of the highway, then back to the westbound side in an attempt to escape, police said. Police stopped the vehicle near the exit 32 off ramp and Newman was taken into custody. Southington police transported him to the state police barracks. lsellew@record-journal.com 203-317-2225 Twitter: @LaurenSellewRJ

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State lawmakers take roles once played by unions

Should seniority determine who gets called back after a layoff? Must an employer reimburse a remote worker for internet access? What notice is owed about schedule changes, especially important to those who juggle more than one job or need care for children? With only 6% of private-sector workers represented by unions, state lawmakers say they have a role in the conversation.

Employers and trade groups, some with a national reach, recoil at the reach of some bills filed this year, calling them an intrusion in labormanagement relations while

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What’s new is that lawmakers are taking the lead, not codifying and broadening gains won by labor in select industries, as was the case in 1938 when Congress banned child labor and established a standard work week — first 44 hours, now 40 — and a minimum wage in many industries.

“I do think we are starting to see more and more of these bills,” said Eric Gjede, the vice president of government affairs at the Connecticut Business and Industry Association. “It’s trying to create a flat level of benefits, the same requirements in every workplace, regardless of size or industry.”

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