Connecticut State Community College Está Matriculando Para Las Clases Inaugurales

Students are also strongly encouraged to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.studentaid.gov. The FAFSA application aids campus Financial Aid offices in helping students identify the best way to pay for college and allows eligible students to access funds via the Pledge to Advance Connecticut (PACT), Connecticut’s free community college program for first-time credit students.

As the date of the merger approaches, additional information will be available on the website, including services and support programs, campus details, and access to campus libraries, tutoring centers, counseling and wellness centers and other important information.

New students will have the opportunity to learn more about academic and campus resources, student support services and campus orientations. After attending New Student Online Orientation, meeting with a Guided Pathways advisor and completing course registration, students will be invited to their home campus. There, they can attend New Student Campus Orientation to take a tour, meet faculty and staff and learn more about local offerings and what makes each CT State location unique. Visit CTState.edu to learn more.

Los estudiantes que están planificando asistir a Connecticut State Community College (CT State) ya pueden matricularse para las clases de otoño. La registración abrió este mes, y continuará hasta que las clases comiencen el 29 de agosto.

Ésta es la primera vez que los estudiantes podrán matricularse para CT State, la nueva universidad de Connecticut, la cual estará compuesta por las 12 universidades comunitarias en Connecticut, lo cual ocurrirá el 1 de julio. Aunque los estudiantes se beneficiarán de una experiencia estudiantil nueva y cohesiva, podrán asistir a una, o más de una localidad que sea más conveniente para ellos. Los futuros estudiantes, sus padres, y otros interesados en aprender más acerca de CT State deben visitar el nuevo sitio web de la universidad, www.ctstate.edu. Una característica importante del sitio web es el Program Finder; esto permite que los estudiantes aprendan acerca de más de 200 títulos y certificados disponibles en CT State. Ellos podrán hacer su búsqueda por carrera profesional, duración de estudio, localidad donde se ofrece y si la clase se ofrece en línea o en persona. El sitio web también ofrece información más a fondo acerca de las maneras de pagar la universidad, la vida en un campus, y los programas de desarrollo de la fuerza laboral.

Los estudiantes también pueden conseguir la aplicación en línea. Aunque requiere que el estudiante escoja un campus de base, una vez que se acepte, se podrán registrar para clases en cualquier campus.

Se recomienda firmemente que los estudiantes completen el Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) en www.studentaid.gov. La aplicación de FAFSA permite que las oficinas de Asistencia Financiera en cada campus le ayuden a los estudiantes a identificar la mejor manera de pagar por la universidad, y los estudiantes elegibles podrán acceder fondos por medio del Pledge to Advance Connecticut (PACT), el programa de universidad comunitaria gratis de Connecticut, para estudiantes que tomaran créditos por primera vez. Habrá más información disponible en el sitio web, a medida que se aproxime la fecha de la unión, incluyendo los programas de servicio y apoyo, los detalles de los campus, y el acceso a las bibliotecas en los campus, los centros de tutoría, consejería, y centros de salud, como también otra información importante. Los nuevos estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de aprender más acerca de los recursos en los campus y académicos, los servicios de apoyo para los estudiantes y las orientaciones en los campus. Después de asistir a la Orientación Para Nuevos Estudiantes En Línea, reunirse con un consejero de Guided Pathways y completar su registración de cursos, los estudiantes serán invitados a su campus de base. Allí, podrán asistir a su Orientación Para Nuevos Estudiantes en el Campus para hacer un recorrido del campus, conocer a los profesores y el personal, y aprender más acerca de las ofertas locales y lo que hace única a cada localidad de CT State. Visite CTState.edu para aprender más.

We can do better

Editor:

Plainville residents may not be aware of all of the controversy surrounding the renovation of our middle school.

At a recent Town Council meeting at MSP, Chair Kathy Pugliese and members Joseph Catanzaro, Deborah Tompkins and Jacob Rocco made it clear that they do not want to allow Plainville citizens the chance to vote by referendum on renovating the middle school like new.

Rocco stated that he is only responsible to the people that voted for him.

Despite a petition signed by over 700 residents demanding the chance to exercise our right to vote, these four councilors made it clear that they will continue to deny us this right and will delay and distract until we vote them out.

Now Rocco is pushing closing MSP and combining our elementary schools to make Linden the new middle school.

We cannot fit five schools worth of students into four buildings, nor should we. This is unacceptable.

Please get involved, attend meetings, make your voice heard, and vote! These members do not have a mandate.

They each only won by around 100 votes; and our town has an extremely poor turnout rate. We need to do better.

When you don’t vote you get people like these making decisions that will impact all of us, people who refuse to lis- ten to the will of the people, people who forget that they actually work for the benefit of all Plainville residents.

The entire council is up for reelection in November and we need to send a clear message that we want council members who will honor our democratic principles and allow us to vote on major issues affecting our town. This is not an oligarchy.

If you are upset about losing our wonderful Superintendent Steven LePage, this November, be sure to think about what these members have done.

Katherine Curtis, Plainville

Get involved

Editor:

My husband and I decided to raise our family in Plainville after moving here from the valley 14 years ago. We were anxious new parents when we sent our first child to kindergarten, but within days we were so pleased and comfortable with having made the choices we did: We bought our first home in Plainville, had our first (of three) babies here, and decided, after much consideration, to stay grounded here.

One of the biggest reasons we stayed is because of the schools the heart of Plainville.

As I learn more about the MSP renovate-like-new project and the lack of consideration given to Superintendent Steven LePage’s efforts and our citizens’ voices in this matter, I am quite upset with myself for not paying closer attention to the Town Council's decisions.

But I am moving forward, and hope to empower other citizens to pay closer attention to what these elected officials do.

Town Council members undermined the Board of Education. They decided for themselves what is best for our teachers, administrators and precious children (and grandchildren).

While I still feel Plainville is the best town for my family, I am repulsed by the behavior of the majority of our Town Council members, who continue to make lame excuses and withhold the opportunity for citizens to have a vote on something that involves their lives and their children’s lives.

If this decision to deny the MSP renovate-like-new project continues, and councilors continue to make decisions about my children’s education, I will most likely choose to find a district that is run by the appropriate professionals (a BOE) and well-deserving, tax-paying citizens.

Parents of Plainville, get involved and informed! Make sure you vote in November for the few Town Council members who have our families, children, teachers, and entire community in their best interest.

Meghan Geary-Strenk, Plainville

SOUTHINGTON -

George C. Orioli, 67, of Southington, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Born in New Britain. he was the son of the late Ben and Lucille (Deptula) Orioli. He was the husband of Nina (Carrier) Orioli. George was employed at Stanley Works for many years and was also employed at LiveWell in Plantsville. He was an avid fan of basketball and golf. He also was a car and motorcycle enthusiast. Besides his wife Nina, George is survived by his daughter Susan Thibeault and her husband John DeFrank of Guilford, CT, two grandchildren Mina and Luci Orioli, his sisters Susan and her husband John Zujko of Wells, Maine, and Diane and her husband Gerry Daley of Middletown, CT. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son George Carmen Orioli. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 2nd, at 10:30AM at Sacred Heart Cemetery Chapel, 662 Burritt St., New Britain. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to a charity of your choice. To send a condolence please visit, www. FarrellFuneralHome.com

Obituaries

Francis J. “Fran” Sokolowski

NAUGATUCK - Francis J.

“Fran” Sokolowski, 56, of Naugatuck and formerly of Southington, passed away with his son, Sebastian Tate, by his side on Friday, April 14, 2023 at St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury. He was the husband of Inge (Young) Sokolowski. Fran was born on June 7, 1966 in New Britain, to the late Frank and Ellen (Kania) Sokolowski. He attended Southington schools and was a 1984 graduate of Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden. He attended Rochester Institute of Technology and was a former Operations Engineer/ Analyst at Arris in Meriden. Fran loved spending time with family, enjoyed the beach, especially in Aruba, technology, dirt bikes, motorcycles, collecting silver coins and cooking. He especially loved cooking at the “Gang of Scarpa Shoda” annual picnics with his former father-in-law, Jack Mongillo. In addition to his wife Inge and her family, Fran is survived by his son Sebastian Tate of Plantsville, whom he loved with all his heart. He is also survived by two sisters, Linda Meyer and Mary (Henry) Borysewicz, his brother Jim (Chris) Sokolowski, all of Southington and by many special nieces, nephews,