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SOUTHINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Study covers response, morale & stations By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — An extensive study of the town’s fire department shows committed department members and lean administration as well as inadequate fire stations, slowerthan-recommended response times and a complicated political authority structure.
Emergency Services Consulting International, a firm hired by the town, released its 260-page report March 28. It included 51 recommendations although consultants acknowledged it wouldn’t be possible for the fire department to implement them all. The company is working on a strategic plan to help guide improvements for future years.
Consultants gave an overview of the $77,000 plan during the March 28 Town Council meeting.
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emergency response from the moment a 911 call is made to when firefighters arrive at a scene. The company also broke out response times to types of calls.
Both volunteer and career elements of the fire department struggled to meet national recommended response times.
Using the median response times, ESCI found career firefighters took twice as long to reach a fire as the six minutes and 20 seconds recom-
ESCI broke out different parts of
See Study, A2
Girl Scout cookie sales in the age of COVID By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
Rock Solid Alibi performs at Music on the Green in Southington in 2018. The concert series returns with a full lineup this year. File photo
Music on the Green returning this summer with full schedule By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Music on the Green will have a full 15 concerts this summer, bringing back crowd favorites and some new bands. The series will start on June 1, said Jerry Limmer, head coordi-
nator of Music on the Green. The lineup isn’t publicly available yet because the town’s Recreation Department is waiting to get contracts back from some of the bands. The concerts will be held Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. on the town green. There will be a See Music, A3
PLAINVILLE — Started as a grassroots project in 1927, Girl Scout cookies have be- Brownie Troop 66046, pictured, easily hit its goal of selling 3,000 boxes of cookies this year. come an icon of American culture. bring this renewed girl-led was to sell 150 boxes, And while the pandemic which the second-grader innovation into the 2022 hampered cookie sales, Girl Scout Cookie Program. had no problem accomyoung scouts continued plishing. You may see cookies, but working hard to earn mon- there is really leadership Claire's mother, Melissa ey for troop activities. and adventure in each Sweeney, launched Troop box." "In 2021, Girl Scouts engi66046 two years ago. neered new ways to be suc- Deanna Porter's 5-year-old Soon after, however, cessful in their cookie busi- daughter Mia, a Daisy in COVID hit the U.S. "When nesses and still used their Troop 66051, quickly hit cookie funds to power awe- her goal of selling 500 box- that happened, we had to resort to virtual troop some experiences like es of cookies. “We had it meetings,” Sweeney said. camp, troop activities, and easy, as everyone in our But this year the troop was service projects in their family and our friends communities," interim wanted to buy cookies from able to return to in-person meetings and, at the time GSUSA CEO Judith Batty Mia,” Deanna Porter said. of this writing, had sold said back in January. For Claire Sweeney, a more than 3,000 boxes of "We're inspired by the remember of Brownie Troop cookies. silience and ingenuity of 66046, her goal this year our girls and can't wait to
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Southington Fire Department Headquarters, 310 North Main St. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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mended. Volunteers took more than three times as long, 19 minutes, to reach a fire. Southington firefighters did not achieve national response targets for any category of calls.
He called the response times a serious problem that has to be fixed.
Lajoie is a Republican and his party have a majority on the town’s boards and commissions. Concern about response times extended to Democrats as well. “I believe we need to address those response times and hope that adding new firefighters is a good step in the right direction,” said Chris Palmieri, a council Democrat.
‘Paralyzing’ political structure
Dube said overzealous elected officials have hurt the department. “They have a legitimate oversight role that I agree with and understand and support. However, and it’s a big however, the amount of political interference in the fire department's day to day operations is paralyzing. It’s preventing us from doing our job. It’s affecting morale,” he said.
The strategic plan under construction will help guide future fire boards, Lajoie said, and help prioritize improvements. The ESCI study is available on the town’s website.
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Lajoie said the study and its recommendations conConsultants began their “Response times are the whole ball game,” Dube said. study of the department un- firmed efforts that the fire board already had under“What drives response times der Fire Chief Richard Butler, who retired in 2020. They way, such as fire station is the proper staffing in the staffing. held a host of interviews proper locations.” with firefighters about con“We have a really great team, Mark Lajoie, Board of Fire ditions in the department. both volunteer and career. Commissioners chairman, Most firefighters told consul- They’re working very well said the deployment of three tants that working conditogether,” he said. “We see firefighters to the Clark tions were good or excellent that momentum continuing Street fire station starting in and that they were proud of moving forward. June will help response the department. times. The firefighters will be “There’s no place for politics However, some firefighters available during daytime at the fire department,” Lahours when most emergency were concerned politics joie added. “People are calls are made.
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“I didn’t realize how bad all of our response times are, career and volunteer,” said Glenn Dube, a fire Battalion Chief and head of the Southington firefighters union. “That’s pretty shocking.”
“I think we’re still giving out a real quality service, there’s no doubt,” Lajoie said. “The times are a little bit stretched in some areas, but we’re still getting the job done.”
“The Southington Fire Department is governed by more political boards and commissions than most fire departments due to the fact the town has a Board of Fire Commissioners, Board of Finance, and Town Council,” consultants wrote. “This totals 20 elected officials who have varying levels of authority related to the fire department.”
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Daisy Troop 66051 is a new group, as well. It was started in 2021, and this year easily surpassed its goal of selling 1,200 boxes of cookies. The Girl Scouts rolled out a new cookie in 2022 – Adventurefuls, an indulgent brownie-inspired treat topped with caramel flavored crème with a hint of sea salt. And cookie classics like Thin Mints and Samoas are back as well, of course.
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SOUTHINGTON — Town finance officials recommended a budget for next year that keeps the tax rate nearly unchanged. The rise in vehicle values means taxpayers with cars and trucks will nonetheless likely pay more when bills come this summer. The general government and Board of Education spending recommended by the Board of Finance would increase the tax rate by .1 mill. Each mill of the tax rate is the number of dollars in taxes residents pay on each $1,000 of assessed property value. The current mill rate is 29.03. If adopted unchanged by the Town Council, the finance board’s 2022-23 budget would require a mill rate of 29.13 to fund. Finance board members agreed unanimously to all parts of the budget, except for education. Republicans
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“I think it’s a major cut, coming after what the Town Council did to them last year,” said Kevin Beaudoin, a finance board Democrat. “This may cause them to have to lay off teachers.”
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Beaudoin was concerned only the school budget was reduced and that the Town Council might make further reductions. Beaudoin and Susan Zoni, a finance board Democrat, voted against the school budget. The finance board’s recommendation next goes to the Town Council for final approval. The Town Council also has a Republican majority. jbuchanan @record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ
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Former treasurer facing larceny charges By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — A former Democratic Town Committee treasurer was charged with larceny March 31 following a police investigation into missing cash donations from a 2021 barbecue fundraiser. Southington police charged James Sinclair, 42, with sixth-degree larceny based on $420 in cash police said he never deposited in the party’s bank account but reported to state officials as donations. In a warrant for his arrest, investigating officers wrote that they also found Sinclair failed to report thousands of dollars in party donations to the State Elections Enforcement Commission. A commission investigator contacted Southington police about its own investigation into
mishandled funds and incorrect political campaign contribution reports. The SEEC investigation is onSinclair going, according to spokesman Josh Foley. Contacted via text message March 31, Sinclair responded with the number of his attorney, Ryan McGuigan. “He may have been a bad bookkeeper but he’s not a thief,” McGuigan said of Sinclair. “We will be conducting our own investigation into the whereabouts of the funds,” McGuigan said. “It is my client’s contention that he never misappropriated a penny.”
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Police compared SEEC filings, which show donations, to bank statements that show checks and cash deposited into the party’s account. For at least three
years, checks and cash deposited exceeded the total reported to the SEEC. In 2018, police said Sinclair failed to report $2,375 worth of donations to the SEEC. In 2019, Sinclair failed to report $2,985 to the state, according to the arrest warrant. Last year, the unreported deposits totaled $1,795. SEEC filings from 2021 show $420 in cash donations. The party’s bank account shows no cash deposits were ever made that year, police said. McGuigan talked to police in February while the investigation was underway. He relayed Sinclair’s offer to pay back the missing $420. “Attorney McGuigan stated that he has spoken with James Sinclair about his time as treasurer and Sinclair understands he was a bad treasurer,” Detective Sgt. James Armack wrote in the warrant. “Attorney McGuigan stated that he understands Sinclair may have lost some money during his time as treasurer.” See Charges, A11
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“We look forward to moving past this and serving with dignity and respect for both process and purpose,” Cowles said in a statement Thursday.
Tony D’Angelo, Democratic party chairman following Byrne’s resignation, said he and other party leaders didn’t trust Sinclair to pay the money back and didn’t want to stop the police investigation.
Ed Rosenblatt, a former party chairman, was among the cash donors at last summer’s fundraiser. While describing things as a “sad state of affairs,” Rosenblatt said he doesn’t believe his “This was money we collect- donation was wasted and ed from members and it was optimistic that the monwasn’t right not to pursue it,” ey would be returned to the D’Angelo said last week. party. “Let the courts decide.”
Rosenblatt said the party has also made changes in how it handles finances. “I think the likelihood of that kind of thing of happening again is really remote,” he said. The SEEC has the authority to levy fines, recover money and prevent people from becoming treasurers for political parties. D’Angelo said the local party wouldn’t face SEEC penalties from Sinclair’s tenure as treasurer.
Missing checks During the investigation in February, Sinclair was arrested and charged with breach of peace following an
He said party leaders gave Sinclair many chances to explain and make amends before going to police. “We gave him every chance we could. We asked him to resign as treasurer. He refused to resign as treasurer,” D’Angelo said. “As chairman, I removed him.” Erin Cowles, interim treasurer, took over as party chairwoman in March. John Moi-
argument with his girlfriend. McGuigan told police that the two had argued because Sinclair’s girlfriend had hidden checks from him. McGuigan provided audio recordings to police of the argument. According to the warrant’s transcription of the recordings, Sinclair’s girlfriend admits to hiding checks. The girlfriend’s name is redacted in the warrant. Sinclair: “So you hid the Democrats’ checks?”
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Sinclair: “So once I was under investigation you hid the Democrats’ checks?” Girlfriend: “Because when you said you were under investigation I was like, (expletive deleted) man, there are some checks that I see here all the time. They are just sitting around, they’re just sitting around and I said to myself, ‘You know I love this man but sometimes I think he may be lying. So let me see if (inaudible) safekeeping and then if he asks for them I’ll give them to him.’”
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Community rallies after garden vandalized By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — There has been an outpouring of support for a local pollinator garden and art project after the site was vandalized last month. The Art for a Cause Pollinator Garden, at the intersection of Mill Street near the
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and working his way up to Transportation Maintenance Planner. His love of tree work never left him. For 35 years he maintained his own parttime tree business. After retiring, Dick and Lori sought out Dixieland Jazz concerts, visited the Connecticut casinos and travelled extensively, not only throughout America but also “across the pond.” Dick is survived by son Keith DeBishop of Bristol and his companion Debra Sylvain, son Jeff DeBishop and his wife Tricia of Southington, daughter Lynne Marie DeBishop and grandsons Joel and Taylor DeBishop. He also leaves behind his brother Robert DeBishop and sister-in-law Maureen (Reenie) of Southington, nieces Susan Kloss and Karen DeBishop and three great nephews. Dick’s sense of humor brightened the day for many, and he will be sorely missed. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 13, at 9:15 AM from the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington, and at 10:00 AM in the Church of St. Dominic, 1050 Flanders Rd., Southington. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Thomas Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. To leave an online condolence or for directions, please visit www. dellavecchiasouthington. com.
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PARC Spring Dance returns in May
“We are thrilled to be able to finally hold the Spring Dance – it is a night of great
fun celebrating our individuals, families and supporters,” said Erica Donovan, PARC executive director.
out their lifetimes by providing family centered support, direct services and advocacy.
PARC serves individuals with developmental disabilities in Plainville and surrounding towns, actively supporting members’ full inclusion and participation in the community through-
In keeping with tradition, the John Sullivan Award will be presented at the Spring Dance. The award recognizes businesses and individuals who have supported and promoted PARC’s mission.
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The 2022 John Sullivan Award honorees are Plainville residents William and Barbara Petit Sr.
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Step into an interactive class presented by Mitchell Nyser, exercise physiologist, Hartford HealthCare GoodLife In addition, two PARC memFitness Wednesday, April 20 bers will be named “Shining from 10 to 11 a.m. Discover Stars” at the Spring Dance. how to feel more relaxed, focused and calm with a simTickets are $55 ($35 for ple five-step technique. RegPARC individuals and stuistration required. Call 1dents). 855-442-4373 or go to HartfordHealthCare.org/VirtualFor more information, Classes. call 860-747-0316, visit parcdisabilitiesct.org, or find PARC, Inc. on Facebook.
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Plainville-Bristol Relay for Life leaves the starting line
The Relay for Life leadership, including co-chairs Rebecca Kerrigan and Alli Knight, were excited to meet the teams and to discuss the 2022 event, which will be held June 4 and 5 at Norton Park in Plainville. Relay For Life is a community-based fundraising event for the American Cancer Society and other cancer-related institutions, societies and associations. For over 35 years, communities across the world have come together to honor and remember loved ones and take action for lifesaving change. Last year’s Relay was the first time Bristol and Plainville combined their events. The 2021 Relay also saw people walking just a short period of time – which was not ideal – due to the pandemic. “The most exciting part is that we will be able to Relay for 24 hours,” said Luisa Gladu, who is heading the Prospect United Methodist Church. At the recent kick-off meeting, teams talked about their fundraising efforts. So far, the top fund-raising teams are Team Miner ($6,000plus), Team Survivor ($5,000-plus) and Dan’s Clan ($2,000-plus).
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