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Schools to offer free breakfast

By Rachel Wachman Record-Journal staff

REGIONAL Gov. Ned Lamont and state Education

Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker announced last week that Connecticut will offer free breakfast to all schoolchildren in Connecticut and make lunch free for students who previously

qualified for reducedprice lunches. With this announcement, Connecticut became the seventh state to institute free school meals, with Massachusetts joining the ranks as number eight on Aug. 10.

To make the program possible, Connecticut allocated $16 million from funding the

state received under the America Rescue Plan Act. During the pandemic, both breakfast and lunch were free for students in Connecticut thanks to federal funding, but this ended when the pandemic program expired.

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All aboard? Trolley bus considered

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON – Should the town introduce a trolley bus to Southington and Plantsville downtowns? That’s the question Town Councilor Jack Perry is putting to residents and business owners through a survey on a potential trolley’s uses and costs.

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Henry and Diane Bendlin, pictured on the deck of their Southington home, were treated to a landscape and home treatment from “Team Depot,” with assistance from Hayley Falk of the Cheshire non-profit “Because the Brave.” Bill Kiely, from the Southington Home Depot, said “Team Depot” averages a half-dozen outdoor projects for service personnel and non-profits each season. Henry Bendlin served in the Marines from 1963 to ‘68, and attained therankofcorporal.

Photo by Joy VanderLek

‘Where are the monarchs?’

The answer is complicated

By Joy VanderLek Special to The Citizen

“Where are the monarchs?”

It’s been a hot topic of discussion for gardeners and others this summer.

Ron Gagliardi, CT Butterfly Association’s Outreach Educator, saw a monarch in West Haven on Aug. 3, but had not noticed any in Cheshire, where he lives, as of the first week in August.

“That was my first one this season, ” he said.

Monarch populations have been hard hit on both coasts. Myriad sources are responsible, including pesticide use, said Gagliardi. Fragmentation and the resulting lack of host plants and nectar sites normally found in open areas and meadows are also contributing factors.

Gagliardi recalls Xerces Society’s Executive Director Scott Black’s comment on the monarch population's

decline, as “death by a thousand cuts.”

“From what I’ve seen, we ’ re seeing a decline in all butterfly populations,” said Gagliardi. He also points to annual studies done by Connecticut lepidopterist Victor Masi in his hometown of Redding. Gagliardi said there was a year when Masi did not record a single monarch.

“They’re being seen – not in big numbers, but both caterpillars and adults are being reported,” said CT Butterfly Association founder John Himmelman. That was back on July 10.

Is it possible that not seeing monarchs locally at this time is just a misperception on the part of the public?

Checking in with CT Agricultural Experiment Station entomologist Dr. Kelsey Fischer, it’s interesting to note that the question of “where are the monarchs?” comes

up every year. Fischer has worked with the Eastern subpopulation of monarchs, those east of the Rocky Mountains, since 2016. Their lowest population point was in 2013, she said.

When working in Iowa, and when she was getting her master’s degree in Delaware, Fischer was asked by friends, family and colleagues about monarchs every year. “Now, in Connecticut, the story is no different,” she said. “Every year, without a doubt, I get the question 'where are all the monarchs?'”

Fischer said she never judges how the monarch butterfly population size is doing based on summer observations. “Because the monarch migrates, the monarchs we see in CT are a direct result of earlier generations of monarchs in different parts of the country," she said. “Monarchs could be anywhere. Check out the

Cheshire resident Ron Gagliardi, CT Butterfly Association Outreach Educator, is pictured attheCheshirePollinatorPathwaygardenonNorthBrooksvaleRoad.

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Six suspects charged in 2-day crime spree across multiple towns

By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

At a press conference last Friday, police agencies from five different towns described a reckless, 48-hour crime spree that police believe began with a stolen Hyundai in Darien, then a purse snatching in an apartment complex in Torrington, an armed robbery in Southington, a car fire in Hubbard Park in Meriden, armed robberies in Branford, North Haven and Wallingford and ended in a head-on crash with a Meriden police cruiser on South Broad Street.

“This group of individuals are responsible for thefts occurring in multiple communities across the state,” said Meriden Detective Lt. Shane Phillips. “They were deliber-

ately trying to engage police by driving in a reckless, dangerous fashion. We believe they are a substantial danger to the community and we

see further charges.”

According to police, after recklessly driving through Wallingford, and committing

a robbery at Walmart, the suspects crossed the Meriden border on Route 5 Thursday, Aug. 10. Upon seeing police, the operator did a u-turn and crashed the stolen Hyundai into a cruiser at 385 S. Broad St. Six individuals, two adults and four juveniles, were arrested after trying to flee from police following the crash at about 7 p.m.

Robert Barbera, 18, of Broad Street, Meriden, was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle, interfering, three counts of risk of injury to a minor, evading responsibility, operating without a license, reckless endangerment, first-degree reckless driving and engaging in pursuit. Barbera, who had an outstanding

warrant in Cheshire, is being held on $1 million bond.

Also arrested was Kyle Mitchell-Howe, 20, of Maple Street, Meriden, who was charged with larceny of a motor vehicle, conspiracy to commit larceny of a motor vehicle, and interfering. His bond was set at $500,000.

The four juveniles were not identified, but one individual had an outstanding warrant and was sent to juvenile detention in Hartford. No other information was available for the other juveniles.

Two firearms were found in the stolen Hyundai, in addition to items tracing back to the armed robberies.

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Meriden Detective Lt. Shane Phillips, left, speaks next to Deputy Police Chief Jeremiah Scully during a press conference at the Meriden Police Department on Friday, Aug.11. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Young Sea Dogs have their day

By Greg Lederer Special to the Record-Journal

CHESHIRE With just two seniors on the roster, this summer, the Cheshire Y/Sea Dog Swim Club took a mostly new squad to Greensboro,

N.C. for the YMCA Long Course National Championship.

Despite being on the younger side, the local swimmers held their own against top competition.

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The Sea Dogs compiled 93 points to tie the Wilton Y/ Wahoos for 20th place overall. The girls placed 18th (71) and the boys team came in 26th (22).

“I didn’t have any expectations going in this year; I thought let’s see what we can do,” said Cheshire coach Sean Farrell. “The kids did a tremendous job. I think they were more excited than nervous. ”

Peter Zalewski of Southington was the leading pointscorer for the men’s team. He contributed a 13th place in the 200-meter backstroke (2:09.93) and in the 400-meter freestyle (4:12.83).

Zalewski additionally nabbed 18th in the 400-meter individual medley (4:46.09) and 22nd in the 100-meter backstroke (1:01.04).

“Peter had a great meet,” said Farrell. “He has come a long way. He bought into the process early in the long course season and it showed at that meet.”

Joey Milhomens supplied 18th place in the 200-meter backstroke (2:11.32), 25th in the 200-meter IM (2:15.27) and 26th in the 400-meter IM (4:48.45).

“He did great,” Farrell remarked. “Joey went to the short course (nationals), but he made the finals in multiple events this time. We’ve been waiting for him to have that breakout meet.”

Also for Sea Dog boys, Anthony Tomasko (50-meter backstroke, 19th, 28.37), Connor Booth (50-meter freestyle, 20th, 24.60), Brendan Matos (200-meter butterfly, 21st, 2:12.92), Kellen Booth (800-meter freestyle, 22nd, 9:34.91), and Michael Gauthier (200-meter freestyle, 23rd, 1:59.90) made the Top 25 individually.

Southington’s Peter Zalewski led the Cheshire Y/Sea Dog Swim Club at the 2023 YMCA Long Course National Championship in Greensboro, N.C. with strong performances in the backstroke, freestyle and IM.

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Nataz restaurant moves to former downtown Southington pharmacy

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON Without fanfare, Nataz Restaurant

moved from its 28 N. Main St. location in June to the renovated space next door that for decades was the home of Serafino Pharmacy.

Owner Rick McLain said it takes customers just one meal at Nataz to want to come back over and over again. He prefers word-ofmouth to other forms of marketing and only grudgingly put a restaurant sign over the new space.

“You come out to my restaurant, you will never go anywhere else,” McLain said. Even his enemies, the chef said, go to his restaurant. “They say, ‘I hate this guy but I love his food.’”

The new space is better laid

out, McLain explained, and also lets him turn 28 N. Main St. into Nataz Bistro, a reservation-only eatery. McLain himself will be the only cook there, creating chef-driven or chef-inspired dishes for customers.

The bistro is his opportunity to cook for a small group of people, many of whom are locals he’s known for years.

“That’s me and my home town,” McLain said. “You come out, I feed you, guaranteed you’re going to be happy.”

Better space in former pharmacy

The 28 Main St. location is a former doctor’s office and had seating upstairs and downstairs. That was hard

on wait staff, McLain said, who are much happier with the single-level dining in the pharmacy location.

Renovations to the pharmacy started in January and completed at the end of March. Ron Serafino, longtime owner of the pharmacy who retired two years ago, still owns the building as well as the one next door

that will house Nataz Bistro.

“It’s gorgeous inside. Top to bottom, everything is new inside,” Serafino said.

He’s still nostalgic going into the space that he and his father called their pharmacy for more than 60 years. While eating, Serafino and his wife Nancy Serafino have See Nataz, A49

Blumenthal announces legislation aimed at regulating ghost guns

By Donato Davis The Connecticut Mirror

On the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court voted to allow new regulations on ghost guns to go into effect, Connecticut’s Democratic Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy unveiled new federal legislation that would ban the weapons.

On Aug. 8, Blumenthal gathered in Hartford with city officials and community leaders to introduce the Ghost Gun and Untraceable Firearms Act, just days after three people were shot and killed in the city.

Ghost guns are unregistered, untraceable weapons produced by unlicensed manufacturers that can be pur-

chased online or in-person and assembled anywhere with no background checks. These guns can be produced by kits or through 3D printed parts that have no serial number or identifying mark to indicate its manufacturer.

“There is no reason for any law-abiding citizen to have a ghost gun,” said Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin. “They exist only to evade detection and to evade the law This is not an abstract issue. This is not a theoretical threat. These guns are being used for violent crimes in this community and across our state.”

Bronin said a significant portion of these guns come from the states of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. He encouraged leaders in those states

to support the federal legislation, stressing that the problem of ghost guns is a national issue.

“The awful, stark truth about ghost guns they look like a gun, they shoot like a gun, they kill like a gun. They ought to be regulated as guns, ” said Blumenthal. “The other awful truth about ghost guns: They are growing exponentially. If you ask me what is the biggest emerging threat in gun violence, it’s ghost guns.

“This legislation basically requires, any time a frame or receiver of any kind is sold, the cards have to be serial numbered, there have to be background checks on the number, the manufacturer has to be licensed, and anybody who possesses this kind of unserialized and un-

traceable weapon is violating the law.”

Blumenthal said he will work to gain bipartisan support on this bill once congress returns from recess, despite the challenges facing such a contentious issue.

“I am very, very passionately going to work to get bipartisan support,” Blumenthal said. “There ought to be no political controversy about a ghost gun ban with law enforcement supporting it, with common sense supporting it, and with gun owners also hopefully supporting it.”

Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody and Director of the Greater Hartford Youth

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Obituaries

PLANTSVILLE - Lucille (Cicarelli) Cocozza, 80, of the Plantsville section of Southington passed away peacefully, with her family by her side on Sunday, August 13, 2023 at the Southington Care Center. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Cocozza Sr. She was born on March 22, 1943 in Newark, NJ, the daughter of the late Raymond and Angela (Solimine) Cicarelli.

Lucille is survived by her loving children, Lucille

“Lucy” Cocozza-Clark, Frank Cocozza Jr. and Raymond Cocozza and wife Alba. Her cherished grandchildren Justin Myjak and wife Caitlyn, Julia, David, Daniel, Raymond and Frank Cocozza. She also leaves a brother-in-law Pasquale

“Pat” Meola, sisters-inlaw Wilhelmina (Rick)

Alessio, and Jacquelin Cocozza and several nieces and nephews and many special friends. She was predeceased by a daughter Annmarie, sonin-law Richard “Dick”

Clark and sisters Suzanne Tufariello, Mary Meola, Sandra Metts and Angela Cicarelli and a brotherin-law Joseph Cocozza.

Lucille was dedicated to her family and loved to spend time with her grandchildren. She was a member of the Book Club, the Bowling Lady’s for over 40 years and The Red Hat Society. Lucille was a genuine woman known for her kindness and sweet demeanor and concern for others. She was a woman of great faith and the family is comforted in

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knowing that she is with all the angels and her loved ones that went before her, especially her beloved husband and daughter. She will be greatly missed. Her Funeral will be held on Monday, August 21st at St. Dominic Church at 9 am for a Mass of Christian Burial. Burial will be at St. Thomas Cemetery. Calling hours will be on Sunday, Aug. 20th from 2-6 pm at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St. Southington. The family would like to thank Dr. Bogdanski and the Southington Care Staff for their care and concern.

Donations may be made in Lucille’s memory to St. Jude’s Children Research Center, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 415 Crossways Park Dr. D. Woodbury, NY 11797, or the random act of goodness of your choice.

For online condolences and directions please visit www. dellavecchiasouthington. com

Beginning Monday, Aug. 21, the Plainville Municipal Center, Recreation Department and Youth Services Department will be adjusting their hours of operation. The revised hours: Monday to Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Municipal Center, Recreation Department and Youth Services Department will be closed Friday. The Plainville Senior Center will be offering the following hours: Monday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m; Tuesday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Senior Center will be closed Fridays. For further information and updates about this fourday work week pilot program, visit the municipal website, plainvillect.com.

Photo exhibit

The vibrant world of Plainville’s Hamlin Pond throughout the seasons is captured in a collection of photographs exhibited this summer at the Plainville Historic Center, 29 Pierce St. The photos in “Life on Hamlin Pond” are the work of Plainville resident Francis Rexford Cooley.

On Sunday, Aug. 20, the Plainville Historical Society will host a special reception and meet-and-greet with Cooley from 3 to 5 p.m. Register by emailing plvhistorical@gmail.com with your name, number of people attending and a telephone number.

40th reunion

The Southington High School Class of 1983 will celebrate its 40th reunion on Oct. 7, 6 p.m., at Hawk’s Landing Country Club. Tickets are $65. RSVP to shs1983classreunion@ gmail.com.

Veterans coffee

The John E. DeMello Veterans Coffee Hour at the Calendar House is on hiatus but will resume in September.

The Catalyst Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain is accepting grant applications for one grant of up to $15,000 to be awarded in November addressing the 2023 topic of prison reentry. Organizations in Berlin, New Britain, Plainville and Southington are invited to respond. Visit cfgnb.org/requests-for-proposal. Proposals are due by Monday, Aug. 21.

Balloon fest

The Plainville Fire Company’s Hot Air Balloon Festival will take place at Norton Park the evening of Friday, Aug. 25, and all day Saturday, Aug. 26.

Hall of Fame

Entering the Plainville Sports Hall of Fame this year are Christie Matteo (Class of 1992), Brian Sparks (Class of 2000), Todd Pagano (Class of 2001), Vito Barbagallo (Class of 2003) and Desiree Pina (Class of 2008).

The 2008 Plainville High School baseball team will also be inducted and longtime director of athletics John Zadnik will be presented with the Distinguished Service Award.

The induction dinner will be held Sept. 30 at The DoubleTree by Hilton in Bristol. For additional information, visit plainvillesports.com, find the Hall of Fame on Facebook, or contact Phil Cox (860-250-6484) or Mike Bakaysa (860-573-8015).

Renters rebate

State law provides a reimbursement program for Connecticut renters who are elderly or totally disabled, and whose incomes do not exceed certain limits.

Persons renting an apartment or room or living in cooperative housing, or a mobile home may be eligible

for this program. Renters rebate applications are accepted between April 1 and Oct. 1. Visit portal.ct.gov/OPM.

Wellness expo

A Health and Wellness Expo will be held Sunday, Sept. 17, noon to 4 p.m., at VFW Post 574, 7 Northwest Drive, Plainville. Crystals, essential oils, candles, art, jewelry, books, and much more.

Back to school

Plainville Adult and Continuing Education will offer evening programming, free of cost, this fall in the following areas: Adult Basic Education (Math and Reading/ Writing), Adult High School Credit Diploma Program, Citizenship Preparation, English as a Second Language, and GED Preparation. Adult enrichment (fee-based) programs will be available, too. For details, call 860-7933209 or visit plainvilleschools.org.

Autism walk

The Benhaven Walk for Autism will take place Sunday, Sept. 24 at North Haven High School. The event features a 2-mile walk, live music, games, food and refreshments, Touch-a-Truck, a raffle, and more. Nearly 500 walkers are expected to raise well over $60,000 for Benhaven, a private, not-forprofit agency serving people of all ages and with diverse needs. To learn more about the walk, visit jbsports.com. To learn about donating or fundraising, email jody@jbsports.com or call 203-4815933

Education foundation

The Southington Education Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded in 2009 to support enriching and creative initiatives in education. Learn more by visiting southingtoneducationfoundation.org.

Perry, a Democratic council member, is collecting community opinions on the trolley idea before presenting a plan to other town leaders. His survey asks residents and business owners whether they’d use a trolley bus, whether the town should spend money on the idea and what stops should be included on the line. “An idea’s an idea, it’sa starting point,” Perry said.

Unlike the trolley cars and tracks Southington had years ago, town officials are considering a wheeled trolley bus. The route could connect Southington’s two downtown areas as well as bring patrons of West Street hotels to hot spots for eating and recreation.

Paul Chaplinsky, a Republican and Town Council vice chairman, suggested a pilot program for a trolley bus last

month that’ll run the historic trolley route through downtown Southington to downtown Plantsville. He’s thinking of just running a rented trolley for a few weeks during the summer and at events such as the Apple Harvest Festival to gauge interest and see how it works without a major expense.

“The thought was, what is the attractiveness, the usefulness if people could park in downtown Southington or downtown Plantsville and go from one venue to another,” Chaplinsky said. Each end of the trolley run could have a kiosk with pictures of the town’s historic trolley and information about the original route.

The closure of recent restaurants such as Sherman’s Taphouse on Center Street and Zingarella’s Pizzeria in Plantsville partially prompted the idea, Perry said. Better access would help area businesses, as well as the novelty of a vintage-looking

trolley bus, which is an attraction in and of itself.

“When you’re watching businesses close in our community, I think there needs to be some sort of effort,” Perry said.

Perry’s survey can be found online at surveymonkey.com/r/Southingtontrolley

The trolley could also be used for historic tours, he said, connecting the Barnes Museum, train depot and open space.

Trolley, bus considerations

Barbara Coleman-Hekeler, Greater Southington Chamber of Commerce president, said a trolley bus has been discussed by chamber leaders and the town’s economic development coordinator Lou Perillo for years.

“Anything that could draw traffic to our central business districts is a really good idea,” Coleman-Hekeler said.

Establishing a trolley line does come with a host of questions about cost, liability, access and frequency. Coleman-Hekeler believed an organization like the chamber might be the best group to run it. A trolley alone might not draw people or have a huge ridership, she said, but may bolster other economic development efforts.

“How does it fit into some of the other projects we’re hoping to put forth to draw traffic to downtown Southington and downtown Plantsville?” ColemanHekeler said. “The goal is always to increase not just foot traffic but the foot traffic that’ll patronize our restaurants.”

Town officials have also been discussing the addition of a bus line with state officials for years. Such a line might have stops on Queen Street but thus far no decisions have been made on whether or not to establish it.

Despite the idea not gaining traction in previous years, Coleman-Hekeler said a trolley bus was worth considering again especially if there was support behind the idea.

Perry said he’ll leave the survey open for a few weeks to gather feedback. He hopes to get the community’s expectation of what a trolley bus will provide and then see how it might be funded.

“If it doesn’t have support, it doesn't have support,” Perry said.

Federal grants may help pay for the bus and its operations. There’s also the possibility of sponsorships that would also defray the expenses.

“This might not be financially even feasible, but until you come up with ideas it’s hard to figure out the cost,” Perry said. “I’m very excited to see where this goes.”

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For relays, Gauthier, Connor Booth, Tomasko, and Zalewski swam on the 200(19th, 1:39.95) and 400-meter (14th, 3:38.01) freestyle squads. Connor Booth, Kellen Booth, Gauthier, and Zalewski combined to take 13th in the 800-meter freestyle event (8:07.80).

Cheshire medley teams both came in 20th place. Zalewski, Gauthier, Matos, and Connor Booth clocked a time of 1:53.11 in the 200meters. For the 400-meters, Zalewski, Brayden Green, Matos, and Gauthier touched the wall in 4:07.20.

“When you put new people on relays, you don’t always know how they are going to perform,” stated Farrell. “For all of the kids, there were no off swims for relays over the course of the five-day meet.”

For Cheshire women, Kylie McKirryher was the team’s top individual finisher in the 50-meter butterfly (ninth, 28.34). She finished 18th in the 100-meter butterfly (1:04.44), 19th in the 200meter backstroke (2:24.38), and 25th in the 100-meter freestyle (59.40).

“This is only her second Y/ National (meet), but she keeps on getting better,” said Farrell. “She needs to learn to swim faster in the morning, but when the lights go on at night, she turns it on.”

McKirryher teamed with Kaya Tray, Sophie Milhomens, and Laura DeGennaro to finish eighth in the 400-meter medley relay (4:28.09). In the 200-meter medley, Milhomens, Tray, and McKirryher combined with Carly Cahill to finish ninth in 2:01.29. Tray, McKirryher, Cahill, and DeGennaro made the top-20 in the 200-

(16th, 1:51.55) and 400-meter (12th, 4:02.03) freestyle events. McKirryher, Milhomens, Julia Tejeda, and DeGennaro added 15th place in the 800-meter freestyle (8:59.22).

“With not having some of our older swimmers at the meet, it opened the door to relay possibilities for a lot of kids,” stated Farrell. “They did a great job.”

Tray swam into the top 20 of the 100- (17th, 1:15.82) and 200-meter (11th, 2:44.00) breaststrokes.

“She had a great meet, too,” stated Farrell. “She has the best attitude. Kaya knows how to manage the pressure and keep the right approach.”

In her national debut, Tejeda cracked the top 25 of the 1,500-meter freestyle (24th, 18:42.95).

“We rested her at the Senior meet and she did awesome at nationals,” added Farrell. For backstroke, Milhomens recorded 18th in the 100meters (1:06.88), 19th in the 50-meters (31.44), and 22nd in the 200-meters (2:25.68). Due to having a concussion back in June, she had to stay out of the pool for three weeks, but was still able to get back in shape for nationals.

“When she came back, we limited her workload, but, she worked hard to get back,” recalled Farrell. “What she has been able to do is exceptional.”

With a young group, Farrell was pleased to have Milhomens and Connor Booth provide leadership as the lone seniors.

“They set the tone and showed the kids what they had to do,” explained Farrell. “Their presence being there was huge.”

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had former employees and customers come up to greet them. “It’s heartwarming. The nostalgia is there. The mark has been left,” he said.

In addition to a better layout, McLain also has a liquor license for the new space at 36 N. Main St. He’s able to offer drinks there while the bistro will remain BYOB.

Nataz Bistro

McLain will offer two types of dining experiences at the bistro, which he plans to open in September. One will be chef-driven where he’ll make a dish for the evening. The other is chefinspired, which comes with

a consultation with patrons. “We’ll sit down, we’ll talk about what you want,” McLain said.

Since he’s doing all the cooking and needs to prep ahead of dinner, only reservations will be taken.

He’ll be open Thursday through Sunday from 5 p.m. until close.

Just like with Nataz Restaurant, there’ll be an emphasis on high-quality ingredients and excellent service.

McLain goes weekly to New York for his seafood to make sure it’s recently caught. He also has his own beef cows to provide meat.

In addition to Southington, Nataz has locations in Clinton and North Branford.

Theresa Malloy, owner of Paul Gregory’s in Factory

Square, said she’s heard good things about Nataz and said the expansion showed McLain’s business was doing well.

“I think it’s good. I want to get there and try it out,” she said. “It says something too that he was able to expand.”

Paul Gregory’s is a breakfast and lunch restaurant while Nataz is open for dinner. Even though their hours don’t correspond, Malloy said it’s good to have more restaurants in the downtown and is glad to see vacant storefronts fill up.

“Having more business downtown is great,” Malloy said.

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“There is no curriculum brilliant enough to compensate for a hungry stomach or a distracted mind,” RussellTucker said at a press conference. “Our students’ physical, mental, social and emotional health and wellness are foundational to learning. Therefore, providing healthy meals without financial stigmas is a strategic investment in fueling students’ growth and educational outcomes.”

This expansion means the participation of approximately 114 districts and the eligibility of an estimated 177,243 students for free breakfast. For lunches, the state estimates that 128 districts are eligible for funding to serve 13,197 qualifying students who will now receive free rather than reduced-fee meals.

“We have to make sure kids are ready to learn, and that starts first thing in the day, a

good meal, a good breakfast, no stigma,” Lamont said at the press conference.

In Connecticut, nearly 400,000 people are food insecure. This number includes 90,000 children, according to Connecticut Foodshare, a food bank

which works to feed individuals and families across the state.

“People often think there’s no problem with hunger in Connecticut,” President and CEO of Connecticut Foodshare Jason Jakubowski said. “That’s 100% not true. We serve the whole state, all 169 towns. There is at least one food insecure family in each one, no matter whether it’s an urban city, the wealthy suburbs, or a rural town.”

Making free meals accessible for all students helps level the playing field, and Southington’s School Nutrition Director Nya Welinsky has seen firsthand the impact this can have on students.

“There’s a feeling of equity that the students have mentioned to me,” Welinsky said.

“It’s more equitable, and it’s a wonderful way to start the day well-nourished.”

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For families experiencing financial strain, Welinsky emphasized the importance of

the free and reduced-price meal application.

“It’s more than a meal application in many ways,” Welinsky said. “We really encourage families to fill it out. With the information they provide, families can end up receiving fee waivers for different things in schools.”

None of this would be possible without the support of the legislature to help get kids the food they need, Jason Jakubowski explained.

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“We’re lucky here in Connecticut that our delegate to the legislature is very supportive of programs that help kids get the food they need,” Jakubowski said. “It’s a big leap in the right direction. We’re hopeful that in the next year or two we will see universal free lunches in Connecticut.”

Jakubowski added that he hopes future federal action will help other states make this goal possible as well.

“The U.S. Congress absolutely should have free school breakfasts and free school breakfasts for every child no matter where in the country they live,” Jakubowski said.

To access the free and reduced-price meal application for your town, visit your school district’s food services website.

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A Meriden Food & Nutrition Services sign is seen on July 19, 2018, during the Meriden Summer Meals Program at the Meriden Green.

Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Leadership Academy Eddie Brown spoke about how it would bring change to the city and improve the lives of its residents.

“As an investigative tool … we have to be able to trace these firearms when they are used in a crime, when we find them in places they don’t belong, when they’re used to do things that you shouldn’t do with a firearm,” said Thody. “That tracing is what helps us close some of these cases and find out who’s supplying illegal guns to people that will do violent acts in the city. That’s a huge investigative tool for us that we lose when you’re talking about a ghost gun.”

Brown urged people to take proactive steps to prevent violence instead of calling for change only after tragic events.

“Attention does tend to focus on the issue of gun violence when catastrophic events befall our communities,” Brown said. “These are complicated problems, not curable with sound bites. It’s what happens when the cameras go away that really matters.”

Connecticut has taken steps to slow the spread of ghost guns. In March, Attorney General William Tong filed a civil lawsuit against four outof-state manufacturers that were shipping ghost gun parts into Connecticut, and in June, Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation that would upgrade the state’s 2019 ban on ghost guns to include those assembled prior to the ban’s enactment. These guns must be registered with the state by Jan. 1.

Supreme Court allows Biden regulations, but lawsuit continues

In April 2022, President Joe Biden announced a plan to curtail the sale and distribution of ghost guns without the help of congress. The plan aims to change and expand federal law’s definition of a “firearm” under the

1968 Gun Control Act to include unassembled parts that can be purchased and quickly assembled into a working firearm and to require that guns and gun kits come equipped with licensed serial numbers and be distributed only by licensed manufacturers and sellers. The rule also requires that background checks be conducted before the sale of these weapons.

The Biden plan was chal-

lenged in the Supreme Court by a Texas district judge who ruled that the administration had exceeded its authority under the Gun Control Act, ruling that definition of a firearm “does not cover weapon parts, or aggregations of weapon parts, regardless of whether the parts may be readily assembled into something that may fire a projectile.”

However, the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, is-

sued a ruling that grants the Biden administration’s request to reinstate the rule pending further legal challenges. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett sided with the court’s three liberal justices on the decision.

“I am pleased that the Supreme Court has reinstated the Biden Administration’s ghost gun rule, but this ruling is merely a temporary measure, ” Blumenthal said in a statement shortly after the court’s decision. “The ongoing litigation underscores the urgent need for Congress to pass strong legislation banning ghost guns once and for all. Regulating ghost guns is a common-sense public safety measure. ”

According to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, 70% of Americans support legislation that requires ghost guns to have serial numbers and be created by licensed manufacturers.

In 2020, seven ghost guns were seized in Hartford. That number grew to 58 in 2022. So far this year, 24 ghost guns have been seized in the city.

This story originally appeared on the website of The Connecticut Mirror, ctmirror.org.

Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin with U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and community leaders at a press conference on federal ghost gun legislation at the Hartford Police Department. Donato Davis, The Connecticut Mirror

Scarpati was visibly angry and shared police officials’ frustration with the state’s justice system for what they see as lax punishment for repeat juvenile offenders and low bonds. He and other officials praised the collaborative efforts of the police departments whose teamwork

throughout the spree helped apprehend the suspects.

“We are pleading to lawmakers and state courts,” Scarpati said. “I don’t want to be here. This shouldn’t have had to happen because of repeat offenders and lax juvenile justice laws. It angers me to know what occurred because of the harm that our officers and residents were put in.”

Scarpati called on residents to report incidents and tips to local police before posting on social media.

Several officers injured in the crash were treated at a local hospital and released, police said. Specific details about the crimes were not disclosed as the cases remain under investigation. But police believe they are connected to the six individuals in custody.

Torrington Deputy Chief Captain Bart Barown described a female victim

with a young child being threatened by a handgun on Wednesday, Aug. 9. She and other witnesses provided the license plate, which matched the Hyundai. The vehicle later traveled through Litchfield and into Waterbury. In Southington, the group was reportedly shoplifting at the Dollar Tree on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. By 3 p.m. they stole a purse at the Southington Walmart. Early Thursday morning, Aug. 10, while police responded to the car fire in Hubbard Park, a

stolen Kia out of Wallingford, the suspects escaped in two other stolen vehicles. At 1 p.m. that day, in Wallingford, the suspects allegedly brandished a gun at an elderly woman at Walmart.

State Rep. Michael Quinn, D-Meriden, attended last week’s press conference to discuss efforts to revisit juvenile justice laws.

Quinn said a special session on the issue would likely be ineffective, as special sessions are short. He said public hearings on the topic would need to be held.

Quinn, who is vice chair of the General Assembly’s Judicial Committee and sits on the Public Safety Committee, supports raising potential revisions of current judicial practices in the next regular session.

“You don’t want to do a knee-jerk reaction just to come up with quick solutions,” Quinn said. “There is some resistance.” He said juvenile justice reform “ was passed with the best of intentions. Sometimes it’s difficult for you to take a step back and look at what worked and what didn’t work. Clearly, it’s not just touching the inner cities anymore. It’s in all of our communities.” mgodin@record-journal.com 203-317-2255

Emergency services staff from Meriden Police, Meriden Fire, Wallingford Police and Hunter’s Ambulance respond to a crash in the area of 375 South Broad Street in Meriden. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Journey North website. It looks like they’re distributing well.”

According to Fischer, if you study the migration patterns and the time needed to go from egg to adult, “the monarchs arrived in CT right when I expected to see them – in the middle of July – and I’ve been seeing adults, eggs, and larvae ever since.” In her opinion, “everything appears to be on track.”

And the focus, according to Fischer, should be how well the monarchs are doing overwintering in Mexico. The population is all together there, she said, and is measured consistently each year. “At this time, they are all in the same place huddled together and we can get a real, strong estimate of population size,” Fischer pointed out.

Overall, she said it’s hard to answer the question, “where are all the monarchs?”

“Insect populations fluctuate and what we see in CT may be completely different than what our friends in Iowa, Georgia, Florida, or Ohio, just a few examples, are seeing,” said Fischer. If we are doing what we can do to help monarchs – most importantly, establishing habitat with milkweed and nectar resources from spring to fall – we are doing everything we can, she said.

For a source of real-time summer observations, Fischer advises checking out Chip Taylor’s blog (monarchwatch.org/blog/). Founder of The Monarch Watch program, Taylor is a scientist/researcher who has been working with monarchs the entirety of his career.

Petit grant supports YWCA

YWCA Hartford Region received a $7,500 Petit Family Foundation Grant in support of Young Women’s Leadership Corps STEM activities. This funding supports the critical work to strengthen and promote leadership development and quality education for underserved young women of color in Hartford, and surrounding towns, with an emphasis on exposing

and preparing them for a future career pathway in STEM.

“We are pleased the Petit Family Foundation believes in our mission and programs designed to empower young women, ” said Donna Sodipo, chief program officer, YWCA Hartford Region. “It is important we continue to work hard to continue to close the STEM gap. With the shortness of women of color in STEM positions, this grant is an important step in the

right direction to lead change.”

The YWCA Hartford Region’s Young Women’s Leadership Corps empowers teen girls (age 13 to 18), fosters teamwork, personal development and leadership, and builds lifelong friends in a fun, supportive and safe space.

The Young Women’s Leadership Corps operates at schools in Bloomfield, East Hartford, Harford and Windsor.

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On August 8, 2023, the Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission took the following actions:

PZ 04/23 #21-APPROVED with a stipulation for an industrial building in a GI Zone at the property 10 New Britain Avenue (23-C-01) for U-Haul Moving and Storage.

PZ 07/23 #26-APPROVED with stipulations for a Subdivision (3 Lots) for the property located at 109 Park Street (39-010) for TWM Development, LLC

Respectfully submitted, Matthew Weimer, Secretary, Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission. Dated at Plainville, CT this 10th day of August, 2023. R263524

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ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

The Plainville Zoning Board of Appeals conducted Public Hearings and other actions on Monday August 14, 2023, and rendered the following decision(s):

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Approved a motion to reconsider a decision of July 10, 2023 to Deny Application #2306-01 Michael Pelton, 57 Fairbanks Street, Plainville seeking a variance to Article #1 Residential Zones, Section 1.03 Dimensional Standards, Sub-Section C Maximum Building Limitations – Maximum Lot Coverage 30% to install a 12-foot pool which would cause the lot coverage to exceed 30% at a property known as 57 Fairbanks Street. Motion to deny Application #23-0601 rescinded. Application to be reconsidered at the September 11, 2023 meeting.

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Application #23-08-05 Dan Covaleski of New Britain granted a variance to Article 4 Basic Standards, Section 4.03 Signs, Section 4 Signs in Commercial and Industrial Zones, Sub-section B Detached Signs, Paragraph 1 (ii) to erect a detached sign 3.5 feet from the property line in leu of the required minimum of 12 feet from the property line for a property located at 0 Neal Court, (Map 24, Block R, Lot 2.9) Plainville, Connecticut this 15th day of August 2023

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