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PRIDE event draws sellout crowd By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
SOUTHINGTON — On Mother’s Day, the Witchdoctor Brewing Co. was crowded with mothers and children of all ages, who came out to celebrate the day with the Mother’s Day Drag Queen Bingo Brunch, hosted by Southington PRIDE.
Truck traffic worries residents By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Lazy Lane area residents are concerned about increasing truck traffic but town and company officials say there’s little that they can do.
The Sunday event, which sold out, was geared toward fundraising to support Southington PRIDE, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.
“It’s an exciting time for people to come on down, celebrate moms, and walk out with purses,” said Mitchell Oliva, chairman of Southington PRIDE. “We have six to give out for prizes.”
Southington PRIDE organizes programs that support the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals with special needs and disabilities, and DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) efforts. PRIDE events are scheduled throughout the Southington area during the group’s second annual festival to celebrate and support the town’s LGBTQIA+ communities.
Oliva told the crowd at the brunch that tickets for the event sold out in only five days. There were a total of 140 tickets available for purchase. The $40 ticket included the brunch buffet, six games of bingo, and three live performances of Drag Queen Patty Bourree. See Brunch, A2
BEE-UTIFUL WORK The Plainville Schools Fine Arts Department is showcasing students’ work – kindergartners through high school – at the town library. The creations are on display through May 24. Sage Volpe and her “honey pot” are pictured. See more student artwork inside. Submitted photos
While trucks going from Triano Drive, an industrial street off Lazy Lane, to nearby Queen Street aren’t a problem, area residents worry about the safety of truck traffic on residential roads as See Traffic, A14
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“It’s a day, not only for us to do this fundraiser, but a time to continue to communicate the needs of the youth in our community to people who may not access that information elsewhere,” Oliva said. Drag Queen Patty Bouree, center, and Mitchell Oliva, chairman of Southington PRIDE, pose with bingo winner Linda Valerio, of Wolcott, at the Mother’s Day Drag Queen Bingo Brunch.
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Last year was the first time the group had done the Mother’s Day Drag Queen Bingo brunch, and he was glad that they could come back this year. “Mother’s Day Drag Queen Bingo Brunch was sold out, and it's a fabulous event,” Grover said. “It’s a lot of fun.”
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Lynn Paparazzo of Bristol, poses with Jorden Paparazzo of Meriden, Jenssa Ives of Southington, and Jocelyn Ives of Meriden outside the Witchdoctor Brewing Co., which hosted a Mother's Day Drag Queen Bingo Brunch, part of the second annual Southington PRIDE festival.
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Proceeds from the brunch will go toward individuals with special needs and disabilities, Oliva mentioned to the crowd just before Bourree came out for her first live performance.
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Southington Town Council adopts budget By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON – Town leaders approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year although not without disagreement over funding for education. Republicans, who hold a majority on the Town Council, prevailed in party-line votes on spending plans Monday night. Under the plans, the town will spend $104.4 million on the school district in the upcoming fiscal year, a 3.6 percent increase over the current year. General government spending will rise by less than 4 percent, to just under $58 million. Republican councilors said they’re concerned about upcoming budgets and what
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“What we do now as a base budget will impact what happens next year and the year after,” said Paul Chaplinsky, a Republican and council vice chairman. “We expect there’s going to be difficult discussions. We’re going to have to manage through rough waters.”
“I want to point out that the budget adopted by the Board of Education… includes no new personnel, no new projects, no new programs, no new equipment,” he said.
Democrats objected to the budget total for the school district, saying the Board of Education asked for $500,000 more than approved Monday. The increase was reduced by that amount by the Board of Finance.
Republicans said they were ready to support the change made by the finance board, which, like the education board, has a GOP majority. “I feel comfortable passing the budget the way it was
brought out of the Board of Finance,” said Victoria Triano, Town Council chairwoman and a Republican. “I look forward to working with the superintendent and the chair of the Board of Education.” Democrats suggested increasing school spending and reducing some town government expenses. Both the education and town government budgets were passed in party-line votes. The council voted separately on two portions of the budget to avoid conflicts of in-
Palmieri, a seasonal employee with the town’s Recreation Department, recused himself from the vote on that department’s budget. Jack Perry, a Democratic councilor, is the owner of HQ Dumpsters & Recycling and has contracts with the town. He recused himself from the vote on the Highway and Parks Department budget. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ
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vehicle thefts increased by 150 percent in towns with fewer than 25,000 people but decreased by 18 percent in towns with more than 100,000 people. Car thefts increased in 2020 compared to the historic lows from 2019. Preliminary data provided to the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee last month indicates a decrease in stolen cars in 2021, lending support to the theory that the spike during the pandemic’s first year was due to widespread societal disruptions, including widespread school closures and a pause on afterschool programming.
Winfield said crime is hardly a new phenomenon for those who live in under-resourced communities, but legislators did not act with urgency until it migrated to wealthier communities. “And then when the crime moved up the highway and went to other communities,
all of a sudden, we have an issue,” Winfield said. “You can’t have it both ways. Either you have an issue, as a member of a body that takes care of the whole state, when the crime is higher, or you don’t have the issue when crime is lower.” The bill attempts to walk a tight line between holding young people accountable for breaking the law and not harming them by transferring their cases to the adult system or keeping them in-
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The bill passed the House April 28, 129-17, over the concerns of Republicans who didn’t think the bill went far enough and Democrats who worried it would disproportionately harm Black and brown children. Despite the concern, Republicans were unanimous in their support of the measure. All the no votes came from Democrats. The vote in the Senate was 35-1, with the lone dissenting vote coming from Sen. Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport.
Senate Republicans unsuccessfully floated an amendment they said would address root causes of crime, a holistic approach attempting to reduce crime by ensuring young people have what they need to keep them from breaking the law in the first place. Republicans, who included the proposals in their “A Better Way to a Safer Connecticut” plan, said it would strengthen workforce development, bolster public housing and improve education across the state.
children’s criminal cases to the adult court, an approach Republicans said was necessary to deal with minors who repeatedly break the law and to protect the public from violent behavior. The measure also would have rolled back portions of the police accountability bill lawmakers passed after George Floyd’s murder in 2020.
“When criminals feel there are no consequences, they continue on,” said Sen. Dan Champagne, R-Vernon. “We need to get to the root of the problem. We need to figure out what’s going wrong from But the amendment also the onset, and we need to would have transferred more solve it.”
Republicans portrayed the amendment as a boost to the state’s economy by strengthening its workforce. Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, said their proposal was a comprehensive effort to deal with crime, whereas the underlying bill merely deals with what happens after someone already winds up in the justice system. “Any individual that becomes incarcerated, in my opinion, is too many,” he said. “This is needed to make Connecticut a safer Connecticut.” Winfield said he is not opposed to the concept behind
the amendment — a comprehensive, holistic approach to reducing crime — but could not support it because to do so would kill the underlying bill. But the concepts underpinning the Republican amendment were not new, Winfield said. He and other advocates have been calling for years for a comprehensive response to crime, when crime was higher in under-resourced parts of the state. “People weren’t rallying around that at the time when crime was where I said it was,” Winfield said. This story originally appeared on the website of The Connecticut Mirror, www.ctmirror.org.
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Garden club The May meeting of the Orchard Valley Garden Club of Southington will feature Dr. Susan Masino, from Trinity College, who will speak on “Gardening for Mental Health Benefits.” The meeting will take place Tuesday, May 24, 10 a.m., at American Legion Hall, 64 Main St. Guests are welcome for a $5 donation. See Briefs, A9
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For new dads Plainville Adult and Continuing Education offers Boot Camp for New Dads Thursday, June 2. The 3-hour session will take place at Plainville High School. The cost is $8. Scholarships are available. Boot Camp for New Dads has been in existence for over 30 years, and has graduated more than 500,000 men. For more information, and to register, call 860-793-3209 or email obrienj@ plainvilleschools.org.
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Plainville Pet Cemetery, West Cemetery, 180 North Washington St., is located in a fenced, wooded area where a pet’s cremated ashes can be interred amongst the foliage. Forms are available on the municipal website (under Boards-Plainville Cemetery Assn.) or by calling 860-747-2314.
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Relay for Life The Plainville-Bristol Relay for Life 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. Plainville-Bristol Relay for Life organizers are selling purple bows which are to be displayed outside homes and businesses on Friday, May 20, “Paint the Town Purple Day.” To purchase a bow, email Cheryl at regnurse111@gmail.com. For more about the PlainvilleBristol Relay, visit relayforlife.org/plainvillect.
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tions, at least not on town property. The council had been unanimous in supporting the Pride celebration a year ago and could have continued to show support by allowing the Pride flag to fly again this year. Now it’s hard not to see a lack of approval in the town’s unwillingness to allow that.
In light of its recent vote on flags, the council may now want to reconsider whether it’s appropriate to continue to allow an expression of support of Columbus, a most controversial figure, on municipal grounds, or be prepared to defend why controversy is OK for statues but not flags.
In 2020, Republicans on the council voted to keep a bust of Christopher Columbus in front of the John Weichsel Municipal It may come in handy the Center, rejecting a propos- next time someone wants al to move it from public to put up a statue. grounds. DePaolo put forth
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SOUTHINGTONRuth Angiletta, 80, of Southington, passed away on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at her home. She was born August 1, 1941 in Meriden to the late Michael Angiletta and Pearl (Street) Blair. Ruth was a graduate of Southington High School Class of 1959. She was a hairdresser for many years at the Salon of Hair Fashion in Forestville. She felt her biggest accomplishment was raising three children on her own. She is survived by her sons, Keith Borkowski and wife Margaret of ME and Kurt Borkowski and wife Susan of FL and her daughter Kari-Ann White and husband JR of SC; four grandchildren, Emily, Kara, Dalton and Ashlee. She also leaves three sisters, Karen Johnston and husband Tom of WI, Jacqueline Schoggen of AL and Diane Richter and husband Neil of CT and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her longtime beloved companion John Baker; three brothers, Michael, Robert, Ralph and a sister Janet Coty. A graveside service for Ruth will be held on Tuesday, May 17th, 11 a.m. at St. Thomas Cemetery, Meriden Ave., Southington. The DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington, has been entrusted with the arrangements. Donations may be made to the CT Humane Society, 701 Russell Rd., Newington, CT 06111 For online condolences and directions please visit, www. dellavecchiasouthington. com
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drivers head to West Street.
SRS, a bulk transportation company, is located on Lazy Lane. Ellen Slipski, a resident of Melcon Drive just off Lazy Lane, said SRS was required by town stipulation to use Queen Street. She said the company, which predates the Triano Drive businesses, has abided by that agreement.
Central Connecticut Resource Recovery, a private transfer station run by HQ Dumpsters & Recycling, is on Triano Drive. Triano Drive is also home to other smaller companies including a mason and a landscaping The town approved Triano service. Drive companies, including HQ Dumpsters, with no
such restriction. Slipski said that company’s trucks cut through neighborhoods on their way to West Street or western parts of town. “We don’t have any sidewalks, it’s unsafe,” Slipski said. She’s a frequent walker and said the trucks are dangerous to pedestrians on narrow roads. “You can’t walk on that street, you have to walk on the grass,” she said. Truck traffic has increased as HQ and CCRR have expanded operations.
Fewer trucks after expansion? Jack Perry, HQ Dumpsters owner and a Town Council member, said he’s worked to reduce traffic through neighborhoods and has asked drivers to use Queen Street whenever possible. “We’ve really reduced that unless we really have to go through that direction,” Perry said. “I said to all my guys, ‘Try not to go that way.’” Going west sometimes is the most direct route for a truck though, Perry said, and redirecting to Queen Street would just mean disruption for a neighborhood elsewhere in town. He said he’s hoping to accommodate
Ellen Slipski looks out over Lazy Lane in Southington as a truck drives west near her home on Melcon Drive. Slipski is concerned about truck traffic in her neighborhood. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Slipski’s concerns but said the problem is the proximity of industrial areas to houses. “We have heavy industrial use property in people’s backyards,” Perry said. “When it was approved, they should have put a stipulation that they didn’t want truck traffic to go (west).” HQ Dumpsters is hoping to add a bailing machine to its operations on Triano Drive. The $1.7 million piece of equipment compacts trash and other materials.
Slipski gathered signatures from about 30 residents and presented them to the Town Council last year. She’s looking for the town to require Triano Drive companies, and particularly HQ, to use Queen Street rather than West Street for truck traffic. Yadira Gonzalez, a Lazy Lane resident, was one of the residents on the petition. She bought her house four years ago and said truck traffic has increased since then.
“Aside from HQ on garbage days, the truck traffic is “It allows other ways of mov- tremendous,” Gonzalez said. ing the material other than “They’re constantly speedjust loosely in trucks,” Perry ing, they’re loud … Many said. “It should actually detimes it’s hazardous to walk crease (truck traffic).” down and check my mailbox.”
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Lazy Lane doesn’t have sidewalks. Gonzalez said the road doesn’t allow much room for two cars, let alone pedestrians or her daughter who waits for the bus nearby.
Town options limited Victoria Triano, Town Council chairwoman, received Slipski’s petition and met with the woman along with Police Chief Jack Daly. Triano said Slipski had done her research on the issue and forwarded the petition to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
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A truck drives east on Lazy Lane in Southington on Friday, May 6. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
doesn’t believe the commission has the power to add traffic stipulations to businesses that already have town approval. “I’m sympathetic to her plight. I live on a busy street as well. Sometimes the traffic is a little bit frustrating,” Hammersley said. He hoped
“We don’t really regulate the roadways,” he said. Daly said he had police conduct speed enforcement in the area following the meeting with Slipski. The Melcon Drive resident’s complaint isn’t the first in town about truck traffic, however. Prior to his term as chief,
Daly said residents near the Stop & Shop on North Main Street were also worried about trucks. “The people on Hart Street were up in arms,” Daly said. The police department looked into signs prohibiting truck traffic but found that there’s few instances where such a sign is enforceable. “Thru” trucks, as designated by state statute, are ones
Daly said he understood residents’ concerns but said his “hands were tied” in pre-
venting truck traffic. “People don’t want these trucks in residential neighborhoods. I agree, they’re probably not the safest vehicles but the other side of the coin is you can’t stop them if they’re Southington bound or Southington outbound.” Perry said he’s worried about increasing restrictions See Traffic, A17
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originating in another town and are bound for another town. “If they’re from Southington or going to a location in Southington, it’s not a violation of the statute,” Daly said. “There still might be a ‘No Thru Truck’ sign on Hart Street that the last chief put up. But it’s totally unenforceable and it’s not legal.”
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Plainville resident Jaxsen Bailey achieved dual medals at the Tallinn Open in Estonia in April. He earned a gold in Greco Roman and a bronze in Freestyle. In July, Bailey will travel to India to train with World Tour Team members and coaches before heading to Hungary in August to represent the U.S. in another international tournament.
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Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga., awarded Harley Johnson a master’s degree in analytics at its commencement in December. Goodwin College, East Hartford, has named the following students to its president’s list for the fall semester: Stacy Castle, Pamela Henderson, Michelle Hobson, Rachel Hourigam, Tricia Infante, Almedina Kokic, Shayla Kokic Amanda Kosko, Danielle Makles, Patricia Milo. Goodwin College, East Hartford, has named the following students to its dean’s list for the fall semester: Aliyah Appleby, Kathryn Bird, Jordan Cammuso, Stacy Castle, Olivia Corazzini, Rachel Dietz, Jessica Galatro, Jasmin Gandolfo, Deborah Hanson, Jessica Hathaway, Pamela Henderson, Michelle Hobson, Almedina Kokic, Shayla Kokic, Amanda Kosko, Danielle Makles, Sarah Mathews, Patricia Milo, Connor OHara, Asford Okang, David OMeara, Roseann Perry, Daniel Wood, Monika Zarow. High Point University, High Point, N.C., has named Sara Lafontaine to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y., has named Nathaniel Huff, Allyson Kudla, Rachel Roberts, Emma Topper, and Leah Zaslavsky to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Husson University, Bangor, Maine, has named Samantha Stone to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Lasell University, Newton,
Mass., has named Ashley DiBattista and Kristen Gorham to its dean’s list for the fall semester. LeMoyne College, Syracuse, N.Y., has named Jeremiah Segrue to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, has awarded Steve McPherson a bachelor’s degree in engineering, majoring in chemical engineering. Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wis.., has named Caleb Brick to its honors list for the winter semester. Montclair State University, Montclair, N.J., has named Alyssa McDonald to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Muhlenber College, Allentown, Pa., has named Nadilie Germain to its dean’s list for the fall semester. Nichols College, Dudley, Mass., has named Jonathan Christy, Keenan Esau and Emily Tinyszin to its president’s list for the fall semester. Plymouth State University, Plymouth, N.H., has named Chloe Wieleba to its president’s list for the fall semester. Quinnipiac University, Hamden has the named the following students to its dean’s list for the fall semester: Amanda Brocki, Jeffrey Cormier, Theresa Cusson, Caroline Fishbein, Harsh Gandhi, Jonathan Gold, Allison Hammersley, Kira Hanner, Medina Iljazi, Alexa Imme, Olivia Kaminski, Allison Krampitz, Brianna Linehan, Anthony Micacci, Grace Michaud, Tressa Pantalena, Madison Penna, Lexi Pepe, Gabriel Purpura, Ashley Shafran, Cameron Zegzdryn. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., has
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Keep an eye on Southington baseball. The Blue Knights are No. 4 in Class LL at 12-2 and riding an 8-game win streak. They’ve got a number of young standouts, including sophomore Frank Boutot, who blasted two home runs in Saturday’s 8-1 victory over Notre Dame-West Haven and two doubles in Monday’s 19-1 rout of New Britain. In eight games since being called up to varsity, the left-hander is hitting .476 with 11 RBI.
Wilcox Tech pitcher Chloe Enger got on the Athlete of the Week radar when she struck out 19 batters in a 5-3 victory over Wolcott Tech, with the final strikeout coming with the bases loaded with two outs in the 7th inning. Two days later, Enger earned her wings with 20 strikeouts against Kaynor Tech. She capped a 3-0 week by fanning 14 against Wright Tech. Better news for the Wildcats? Enger is only a freshman.
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Cheshire boys lacrosse is another area team with legitimate state title aspirations. Following Monday’s 18-7 win over Guilford, the 10-2 Rams rank No. 2 in Class M. A driving force on the attack?Junior Charles Kurtz. Cheshire’s leading scorer a year ago, Kurtz is right back at it in ’22. With four goals Monday, Kurtz pushed his team-leading total to 47 on the season. He had a 10-point night vs. Southington and 11 vs. NDWH.
A tip of the cap to Maloney pitcher Isabelle Smith and the Spartans, who were 10-4 and on a 5-game roll heading into Tuesday. After going 3-for-6 in Wethersfield on Monday, Smith was hitting .444 on the winning streak and had raised her batting average to .532 and pitching record to 8-3. She held the team lead in hits (25) and doubles (10) and was second in RBI (19). In Friday’s 10-1 win at Platt, Smith struck out nine.
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DANNIELLE GEARY
One of the hottest teams in the first week of May was Maloney volleyball. The Spartans reeled off four straight wins, including a pair of 5-setters. Dev Patel, a 6-foot-2 senior, had a big hand in all that. He notched double-doubles in three of the four wins, capped by a 14-kill, 14-dig performance Friday night at Wolcott Tech. Patel also had six aces in that match. He leads the Spartans with 127 digs and is second with 109 kills.
There was no lack of hitting in last week’s Sheehan-Lyman Hall rivalry clash at Pragemann Park. The biggest bop was delivered by Dannielle Geary. Sheehan’s senior first baseman blasted a grand slam over the center field fence and it was the centerpiece of Sheehan’s six-run sixth inning. It was also the game-winner, as Lyman Hall rallied to within two runs in the top of the 7th before the Titans closed out an 11-9 win.
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