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As the new school year got ready to launch, area districts began preparing policies and procedures to continue ef forts to mitigate COVID-19.

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Each year, one Connecticut fife & drum corps is selected to host a National Muster, where corps from various states, even other countries, come together to play. This year, Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps of Branford played host to the muster, which ran from Aug. 19 to 21. “Over 30 fife and drum corps from all over performed in this historic event,” said Kenny Av ery, vice president of the Stony Creek Fife & Drum Corps. See Muster, A2 See COVID, A3 Flynn, A4 BACK TO

STORRS Jacob Flynn didn’t believe it even while it was happening. Nor did his mom, Ann, when he called with the news. In fact, Ann didn’t even think it was Jacob on the phone. “You’re playing with me.” “No, it’s me, Jacob.” Yep, same old Jacob: oldest child of three, former South ington Blue Knight, junior fi nance major at UConn, walk-on wide receiver with the football team. Except now he wasn’ta walk-on anymore. UConn head coach Jim Mora made the move on Friday, Aug. 19, putting Flynn on scholarship along with linebacker John ItBechtle.wasgreat news for the Fly nns. Ann and her husband Michael have two kids in col lege Gabriella, a year younger than Jacob, is also at UConn and a third, John, a junior at Southington High, is only two years away. And it was a terrific feelgood story for the Huskies as they begin their first season under Mora. A new coach, a new culture, and two new UConn football team makes former Blue Knight star a scholarship player UConn receiver Jacob Flynn in action.

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“I’m just stunned that we’re still talking about this,” said Jeff Solan, superintendent of Cheshire Public Schools. “Af ter the few weeks that we were supposed to be out for COVID, we’re here a few years later still kind of trying to navigate this. We’re feeling that today we’re in a much better place to be able to move forward and have a school year that’s much more Thetypical.”Centers for Disease Con trol and Prevention (CDC) updated guidance on COVID19 on Aug. 11, stating that it is recommended if a person tests positive for COVID-19, they should stay home for at least five days. After five days, if the person is free of a fever

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The Connecticut Patriots Fife & Drum Corps marches in the National Muster in Branford.

Also among the attendees was the Connecticut Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Plainville. "The history of fife and drum dates back to the 16th century. The Patriots strive to keep that tradition alive, adding their own musical twist along the way," the group states on its web site, "Withctpatriots.net.acombination of original tunes, creative compositions, and fresh har monies, the corps has a unique sound that allows them to stand out and pro vides an environment for musical growth to members with any level of Atexpertise."theNational Muster a grand parade took place on Aug. 20, where the corps marched to Branford’s Hammer OverField.the three-day muster, some at tendees camped out on Hammer Field, while others opted for hotel ac commodations. nzappone@record-journal.com203-317-2212

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“One of the featured bands this year was the St. Mary’s Prize Band of Lim erick, Ireland.”

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The CDC also recommends that if a person has access to antigen tests, they should use one to be sure they can safely remove their mask. “With two sequential negative tests 48 hours apart, you may remove your mask sooner than day 10,” according to the CDC. In Connecticut, over a recent seven-day stretch, there were 3,300 confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to CT Data Both New Haven and Hart ford Counties are in the medium risk category regard ing COVID-19 exposure, ac cording to the CDC. These categories are determined based on hospitalizations and case numbers. For this category, people who are at a high risk of getting very sick because they are “older, are immunocompro mised, have certain disabili ties, or have underlying health conditions” should wear a high quality mask in indoor public places, accord ing to the CDC. If someone lives with some one who is high risk or is so cializing with someone who is high risk, consider self-test ing and wearing a high quali ty mask indoors. While protocols and proce dures will help keep students and staff members safe, Su san Bencivenga Lonczak, di rector of health for the comesHealthPlainville-SouthingtonDistrict,saiditalldowntotriedand true methods. “Washing your hands, watching your symp toms,” she said. “Families need to look at some of the different risky behaviors and make decisions that are best for them. But the school set ting is really important for kids.”

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“When we started last year, it was 100% masked,” ManciniAveritt said, “so we only got to see everybody’s eyes so I’m looking forward to seeing some smiling faces and some teeth.” jsimms@record-journal.com203-317-2279Twitter:@jessica_simms99

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According to the CDC, there are a total of 16,603 monkey pox cases in the United States, including 86 cases in “Connecticut.Atthistime, the risk of mon keypox infection in children and adolescents remains low,” said Lea Crown, director of the Meriden Department of Health. “Monkeypox virus can infect anyone includ ing children if they have close, personal, often skin-toskin contact with someone who has monkeypox. In this current outbreak, most cases of monkeypox have been as sociated with sexual contact.”

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If someone gets monkeypox, Lonczak said their local health department will play an integral role in working with them to get through the virus. For schools, she said they will be following any guidance out there, especially when it comes to disinfecting touched objects. “All the things that they nor mally would do are wonderful to combat anything from cold and flu season down to any of the more rare things,” Lon czak said. “But typically the risk is very low because this really is going to fall under a disease that is contracted with really close skin-to-skin contact.”

“I think myself, I think all the teachers and students are looking to try to get back to a normal school year with in teractions between students and teachers, our sporting events and be able to plan for a normal school year,” said Michael Grove, assistant su perintendent for technology and operations for Meriden Public Schools.

To help with a more normal school year, school districts will have COVID-19 tests that they can give to students who show symptoms or are ex posed to the virus.

Lauren Mancini-Averitt, pres ident of the Meriden Federa tion of Teachers and ninth grade world history teacher at Maloney High School, said she was looking forward to seeing her students’ full faces.

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UConn wide receivers coach John Allen watches as Jacob Flynn of Southington runs a drill during practice at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center at UConn. A preferred wak-on when he arrived at UConn, Flynn is now a scholarshipplayer.

Individually, Flynn began making his quantum leap in spring ball, especially after his position coach, John Allen, told him, “Stop acting like a walk-on; you’re good enough.”

”Definitely a different team from last year,” said Flynn.

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So let the record speak: Fly nn was All-State Class LL in 2018 when he made 44 catches for 816 yards and 11 touchdowns in his senior season with Southington. At UConn, according to Mo ra, he’s proven a solid team mate with a great attitude, an everyday worker and a dependable receiver who’s unafraid to get hit after mak ing a catch. “We have to rotate our re ceivers through so that they stay fresh the whole game, but he’s certainly part of the plan,” Mora said heading in to UConn’s season-opener at Utah State. “His amount of reps will be determined by the flow of the game and how we’re flowing offensive ly. what the situations are.”

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“That video just showed the raw joy that our players had when those guys were awarded scholarships. That speaks to me of the respect that they earned from their Flynnteammates.”isnot a rah-rah guy, at least not when it comes to his own performance. (“I don’t like to talk about my self like that,” he says. “It feels weird to me.”)

“Y’all know what’s about to Oh,happen!”yesthey did, and the UConn practice field at the Mark R. Shenkman Training Center almost instanta neously turned into a roiling mosh pit of bobbing, cheer ing SomeoneHuskies.was smart enough to capture it on video, along with Jacob’s ensuing call to OfAnn.the 6,700 views the video has gotten on the UConn Football Facebook page, more than a few belong to the head coach. “I get goose bumps every time I watch it because it was just pure joy,” Mora said after practice on Tuesday, Aug. 23. “Those guys have worked for it,” Mora added. “When you’re looking for walk-ons that are standing out, it’s not just about the performance on the field, but it’s about how the other players react to them.

Flynn arrived in Storrs in the fall of 2019 as a “preferred walk-on,” which means the coach Randy Edsall, at the time wanted him enough to guarantee a roster spot, but couldn’t offer any financial assistance. At least for the first year. Pre ferred walk-ons can earn a scholarship starting in their second season, but it’s not

Flynnguaranteed.puthis head down and worked, making the daunting transition from high school to Division I ball. He red-shirted his first year. The 2020 season was lost to the pandemic. Last year, he got on the field against Purdue, but that was Notit. long after the 1-11 sea son of 2021 came to a merci ful close, Mora was hired and a sense of a new and better era dawning took hold. It’s only grown since.

Southington&PlainvilleCitizen2022 scholarship players clearly beloved by their teammates. “Bechtle, where are you? Where’s Jacob Flynn?” Mora said as he gathered the team to make the announcement. A pause, maybe even a wink.

”I didn’t have it in my head that I was thinking like a walk-on, but I understood he thought I was ready,” Fly nn remarked. “I know I am, but it helped to hear it. ”It was just a confidence thing. Nothing physically changed, maybe just mental. My mindset was, ‘I can win my route; I can win one-onone Andsituations.”yet,forallhis progress, Flynn couldn’t envision scholarship status coming his way. That’s why, when he was summoned before the team with Bechtle on Aug. 19, Flynn was initially Yconfused.’allknow what’s about to Apparently,happen! one young man in the room did not. “I was obviously hoping that I would eventually be put on scholarship, but I wasn’t ex pecting it,” said Flynn. “I can’t really describe what it felt like,” he added. “I was happy all the emotions. I could just feel how happy my parents would be, my brother, my sister, the whole Notfamily.”long after, using a phone borrowed from a grad assis tant, Jacob could hear his mother’s joy. “I got put on scholarship.” “Are you serious? I’m going to cry,” Jacob’s hands went to his eyes, too. “Once I heard her starting to get emotional, it started to hit me,” Flynn said.

Mora can relate. In his col lege days, he was a walk-on at the University of Washing ton and wound up earning a scholarship. He remembers the feeling of validation after enduring seeming irrele “vance.There were times I had the old woe-is-me attitude,” Mo ra recalled. “I’m down there with the scout team; I’m get ting beat up. No one’s talk ing to me. None of the coaches are acknowledging me. It was Undoubtedly,awful.”that’s one rea son why Mora strives to in still a far different culture at UConn. He liked hearing the story about Coach Allen telling Flynn, “Stop acting like a walk-on; you’re good “enough.”That’sgood advice, man, for everyone: Just act like a UConn football player,” Mora said. “Don’t act like you’re a walk-on and, hey, don’t act like you’re a scholarship player. Just work at it.” Flynn was back at work Aug. 23 in the spacious turfed air plane hanger that is UConn’s indoor practice fa cility. Amid piped-in crowd noise that waxed and waned, he ran routes and caught passes with sure hands and the occasional acrobatic twist. He missed a few and con sulted with quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson to stay on the same page. When the first offense ran its 11-on-11 reps, he was out there, split wide, sometimes in a stack, occasionally in the slot. Growing up, Flynn was a UConn fan. Now he wears Number 84. “I went to a cou ple UConn games when I was younger. I could never imagine. When I got to high school and I started to do well, I could see myself play ing not here, but like in college in general. As the season went on and I did better, I thought, ‘Maybe I’ve got a shot.’”

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Through Monday, Sept. 5, Connecticut children age 18 and under plus one accom panying Connecticut resi dent adult can visit partici pating museums free of charge through the Con necticut Summer at the Mu seum program. Participating museums have discretion to administer the program to the best of their ability and according to their needs. This program is geared to wards families exploring to gether, not large camp groups. Transfer station The Transfer Station on Granger Lane in Plainville is open 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Satur days only. Plainville resi dents must show identifica tion. For more information, visit the Public Works web page via plainvillect.com. Golf classic Wheeler’s annual golf classic returns for its 37th year Sept. 14 at The Country Club of Farmington. Visit Wheeler Health.org/Golf.

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The Clark Brothers factory building has high ceilings which were necessary for the drop forging of carriage bolts. Staebler said the high ceilings are useful for fitting in the distillery equipment as well as storing the barrels in which the whiskey and bourbon will age. “We’re going to put the still in (the new space) and wrap it with glass so everyone can see the operations,” he said. “We need a lot more room for cooperage to barrel-age all of the product.” Sauced at Kinsmen offers pizza to Kinsmen Brewing customers. The distillery will have its own menu that will include items that pair with whiskey and bourbon.

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Bruce Staebler, a Kinsmen owner, said the distillery will be its own entity for legal and regulating reasons but that it’s a continuation of the Kinsmen philosophy with the same owners. “We’re go ing to try to tie even more so with local agricultural com munities so we’re pulling products from local suppli ers,” Staebler said.

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“It’s going to be a little bit higher end, it’s going to have a different menu,” Staebler said. “We’ve tripled the size of the kitchen. That side will have its own exclusive menu … We’re going to have some pasta and some steak, stuff like Toddthat.”Clark of Blue Moon Design is laying out the plans for the distillery space within the factory. While the brewery emphasizes casual, the distillery will have its own look. “They’re plan ning an upscale venue,” Clark said. Operations Manager Bob Bartholomew stands in front of a building where Kinsmen Brewing Company is planning a whiskey and bourbon distillery. Company officials hope to openinMarch.

Lou Perillo, the town’s eco nomic development coordi nator, was pleased about the prospect of a distillery in town. He’s been hoping to attract such businesses and others that make Southing ton a recreation destination. See Kinsmen, A10

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SOUTHINGTON Owners of Kinsmen Brewing Co. are looking to open a whiskey and bourbon distillery at the former factory building on Canal Street. Town planners gave ap proval for the expansion in August and company offi cials hope to open in March.

Local approval was the first step in the regulatory pro cess. There’s more rules sur rounding distilleries than breweries, Clark said.

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Representative Veach has gone above and beyond to serve her constituents and was recognized the past two years for her 100 percent voting record.

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Editor: I’ve been following our State Representative Donna Veach and have been very impressed by her commitment and dedication. Along with being a legislator, she also serves the residents of Berlin as a Town Councilor, all while maintaining a full-time job.

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Southington&PlainvilleCitizen | southingtoncitizen.comA12 Friday, September2, 2022 District and Jack Fazzino for the 83rd District. Both have the integrity, education, background and under standing necessary to repre sent our towns. Both have the heart and will to do it with compassion, clear vi sion, energy and responsive ness to the citizenry. You can’t ask for more. When Tuesday, Nov. 8 comes, vote Row A. Carol Yorker, Berlin

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The right choice Editor: There is no denying Con necticut has become an ex tremely difficult place in which to live and raise a family. What this state doesn't need are more elect ed officials who promise to look out for us, only to look the other way after an elec Ition.have no doubts that our State Representative, Donna Veach, will continue to pri oritize the issues that are im portant to the people of our Re-electingcommunity.Donna Veach is the right choice! Melissa Gibbons, Berlin

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Police commission members said Daly is always available “The chief’s position is a 24/ 7 position,” said Stephen Kalkowski, a police commis sion Republican. “We can get him at any time, any body can get him at any time There’s never been a situation where I’ve been unable to reach him.”

Daly is two months away from celebrating his 20th an niversary as Southington’s police chief. He has 38 years in the department.

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In a July executive session meeting, the police commis sion discussed the letter with Daly behind closed doors. The chief said he had no problem explaining the situation to police commis sioners and was willing to show them his hours log of time worked as well as vaca tion time Commissionused.members sug gested a requirement that Daly never take road duty work when deputy chief William Palmieri is not working. Daly said he had no problem with that re Dalyquirement.saidhe’s never had a problem with requests or re quirements from the com “mission.Idon’twant any fights. I just want to do my job and be left to do my job,” he said. He’s got nearly double the years necessary for retire ment and could leave the job and receive a pension of 76 percent of his pay. Pen sions are calculated as a per centage of a worker’s three highest-earning years. While Daly said the pension would cover his family’s expenses, he doesn’t want to leave the “department.Ilovethisjob,” he said. Commission members also hope he remains. “The chief has been an out standing job leading the de partment. The department has gone through a tremen dous amount of change over those 20 years, Kalkowski Police Chief Jack Daly works in his office at the Southington Police Department. The chief’s base salary this year is $162,000. For the past several years he’s made more than $200,000 with the difference coming from privatedutyjobs. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

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While there’s no require ment that Daly work his 40 hours from the police station on Lazy Lane, he comes in anyway. Cameras at the de partment show him coming and going, proving he was there for the hours he claims on his time card Daly said. “I want to cover my butt so nobody can say I’m doing anything wrong,” he said.

According to town invoices to a variety of utility and construction companies, Daly took 27 private duty shifts in May, earning nearly $8,000 that month. In June, he worked 12 shifts, taking in about $3,500. Daly said he’s not afraid of hard work and grew up watching his father work three jobs. When he first started working road jobs, other police chiefs were sur prised and amused.

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Over the past few years Daly said his total pay has ranged from just over $200,000 to $211,000. About a quarter of that is private duty. Flex time and vacation days Daly and the commission agreed that he’ll work a 40 hour week. When he choos es to work those hours is up to him. He’s not eligible for Duringovertime.May when Daly was taking several daytime road job shifts, he came in early and worked late, he said. If he reaches the end of the week and is still short hours, Daly said he’ll use vacation time. He’s got five weeks of vacation per year but rarely uses it for recreation.

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Since taking the depart ment’s top spot in 2002, Daly hasn’t had a contract. He and the Board of Police Commissioners agree to the employment details, which include the flexibility to work private duty jobs dur ing vacation or off hours. The chief’s base salary this year is $162,000. For the past several years he’s made more than $200,000 with the difference coming from the utility and itCouncilpublicancio,own“forcompaniesconstructionwhichhirepoliceconstructionprojects.He’sonaroadjobonhistime,”saidMichaelRicapolicecommissionReandformerTownchairman.“Whether’shisdayofforhisvacationtime.“There’ssomuchworkoutthereandthere’snotenoughmanpowertohandleitall,”Riccioadded.

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James Verderame, a com mission Democrat, said he talks with Daly “every other day.”“Ifanything happens, he’s there. From the smallest to the biggest thing, he’s there,” Verderame said. Anonymous critic Earlier this summer police commissioners as well as the Record-Journal received anonymous letters question ing the chief’s private duty work. The writer claimed the chief wasn’t at the station enough and picked the easi est road jobs.

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Verderame said Southington is a model for other police departments in areas such as the stolen car task force. It’s a sign of a healthy de partment that other towns are emulating. “We had a ton of places asking us about what we’re doing,” Verder ame said. No contract? Daly hasn’t had a contract for his entire tenure as chief. There’s more protection un der state statutes for police chiefs without a contract than with one, he said. At the end of a contract, town’s have the option to not renew. Without one, Daly said they have to termi nate only for just cause, which is a higher bar to Dalyclear.sees no reason for a contract at this point. Com mission members felt simi “larly.Ihave no concerns about him not having a contract,” Kalkowski said. “I can’t see us trying to put him under a contract at this point in time. I just don’t feel it’s neces Kalkowskisary.”

Detective John Marenholz, the Southington police union president, said his bargaining group’s contract requires union members get a chance to take road jobs before anyone else. Any jobs the chief or the depart ment’s supernumerary offi cers take are those un claimed by union members. “It’s been going on for a while without issue,” Maren holz said. “That’s how it’s been playing out As long as that’s adhered to, it’s sta tus Dalyquo.”said when road work jobs go unclaimed, projects have to be delayed or the work goes to officers from other towns. He and other officers are able to leave pri vate duty jobs in an emer gency. ‘Busy enough’

Last summer Wallingford Mayor William W. Dickinson Jr. appointed John Ventura to replace William Wright as police chief. Ventura doesn’t have a contact. Dickinson said state law is clear about when a chief can be re moved and a town’s contract can’t contradict state “statutes.It’sriskier for an individual to take on the job with a contract because they can be removed at the end of a con tract for no cause,” Dickin son said. Wallingford’s longserving mayor couldn’t re call a time when a police chief had taken private duty “jobs.Ithink the job they have is busy enough. I don’t know where they’d find time to be able to do extra duty,” he said. “It’s a consuming job.” John DeCarlo, director of the University of New Haven’s criminal justice program and a former Branford police chief, said there’s a lot that’s uncommon about Southing ton’s arrangement with its police chief. With the aver age chief’s tenure just three years, DeCarlo said Daly is remarkably long-serving. Many towns and cities have the police chief reporting to a manager or mayor rather than a police board, some of which are advisory bodies. Daly’s lack of a contract was also out of the ordinary, he “felt.Ihave not seen any chiefs who don’t have contracts,” DeCarlo said. “It guarantees them their benefits.” Unusual too, at least for Connecticut, was Daly’s road duty work. DeCarlo said chiefs in smaller depart ments across the country do this type of work but it’s un common in the state. “What may seem odd here, because it’s not normally done, is done in other states. It’s definitely done in other states,” DeCarlo said. “He’s maybe taking a situation that’s certainly not illegal or moral unethical.”

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and Verderame said contracts have now be come standard and Daly’s eventual successor will likely have one.

According to Town Manager Mark Sciota, Daly’s raises and medical benefits are the same as those for police union members. Daly is not a part of the police union or the town’s supervisors Unionunion. rules on road jobs

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“Housing advocates and some Connecticut lawmakers view the lack of spending on local housing initiatives so far as a significant misstep,” says the Mirror report. “I would have expected the percentage of money put to ward affordable housing to be more, because that is a very critical priority,” said state Sen. Saud Anwar, who is on the legislature’s Housing InCommittee.lookingat

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The Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce has supported the business community of Wallingford & North Haven since 1915. We thank you for voting us the best chamber in the region for our work - we are honored! It is because of you that we are a success!

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“Michael Smith brings the right balance of skills and experience with fa cilities theistricteStevendentsttivecoupledleadership,withacollaborativeandposileadershipyle,”SuperintenofSchoolsLePagestatd.“Thisdisleadershiprolecriticaltoensuringcontinuedexcel lent condition of our dis trict facilities. I am confident that Mike will do an out standing job, working with our dedicated staff, to keep our facilities looking and op erating effectively and effi ciently. Given that Mr. Smith is a Plainville resident and parent of children in our school district, we know he will be highly committed to serving our community in his new role.” Smith

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Michael Smith, former vice president of operations for CCARC, Inc., in New Britain, has been named facilities di rector Plainvillefor Community Schools. Smith re places Steve Busel, who retired in July af ter serving in that ca pacity for 18 years. Smith brings a wealth of experience to the facilities director posi tion, having served in vari ous facilities management roles at both CCARC, Inc. and the New Britain Museum of American SmithArt. holds a bachelor of arts degree from Central Connecticut State University and a master’s in business administration from the Uni versity of Hartford. He re sides in Plainville with his wife and two children.

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Sergeant Richard Marques has been named Director of Safety and Security for Plainville Communi ty Schools. He was select ed through an extensive search and screening pro cess conducted by a com prehensive committee that included Superinten dent of Schools Steven PlainvilleLePage,Chief of Po lice Chris Vanghele, and several school district administra “tors.Itis an honor to continue to serve our community in this new role. I understand the responsibil ities of this position and I’m ready to go to work,” Marques said. “I have been foundationWeforpoliceschooleffortscollaboratingbetweenthedistrictanddepartmentalmostadecade.haveaverysolidinre gards to our district security as well as a very engaged group of people to help build upon that foundation.” Marques brings a wealth of experience to the newly-cre ated Director of Safety and Security position, having served in law enforcement for more than 27 years. Ad ditionally, he has had spe cialized training in the in struction of personnel and implementation of depart ment policy, and has worked in conjunction with Plainville Community Schools personnel to assess school security measures, and design, modify and ap ply enhancements to the overall safety of the school Indistrict.hisrole as Support Ser vices Sergeant, Marques partnered with school dis trict administration and per sonnel to enhance school security and imple ment emergency response training (ALICE). Also, he served as the liaison be tween the police department and the school district con cerning safety and security, and planned and executed district emergency manage ment drills. Also, he assisted in updating district haz ards plans, and served as the point of contact for physical security Marquesassessments.holdsabachelor of arts degree from the Univer sity of New Haven and a master’s in Law Enforce ment Administration from Central Connecticut State University. Also, he has completed a wide variety of professional develop ment courses, trainings and Marquescertifications.isamember of the National Tactical Officers’ Association, the Police Asso ciation of Plainville and the American Sniper Associa “tion.Security and safety are our first priority, and a founda tional need for all hu

Southington&PlainvilleCitizen | southingtoncitizen.com Friday, September2, 2022 A77 this is a statewide deficit in critical planning. The Mirror story states that data collect ed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury shows most Connecticut’s municipalities have yet to budget any ARPA money for housing-related “projects.Manyhave instead chosen to use the federal money to pay for things like road re pairs, stormwater upgrades, water and sewer improve ments, public building reno vations, police surveillance technology, small business grants and local recreation projects,” says the Mirror. The majority of the housingrelated spending is taking place in cities, such as New Haven and Bridgeport, “where most of the afford able housing stock already exists,” Brown and Monk write. A few smaller and mid-sized municipalities have spent significant amounts of stimulus money on housing. Clinton, for ex ample, budgeted almost 9% of its $3.5 million for hous ing concerns. In an interview with the Mir ror, Christie Stewart, director of the Fairfield County Cen ter for Housing Opportunity, called affordable housing a “political lightning rod.” Stewart offered damning in sight: “That’s kind of all you need to know about Con necticut. If you want to know where Connecticut priori tizes its housing affordability challenges, take a look at the budget. I think that’s true at every level of government.” Politics, planning, prioritiz ing, it’s easy enough to iden tify the obstacles to creating more affordable housing op tions. Finding solutions should be just as doable. Some towns haven’t allocat ed all their ARPA funds yet and some funds haven’t been Therespent.maystill be time to rectify the situation, to some extent. But in order to see a way to a solution, the blin ders have to come off. Housing From A17 STUFFSELL?TO Call Us. 203-238-1953 FACEBOOK.COM/ RECORDJOURNAL NEWSPAPER TWITTER.COM/ RECORD_JOURNAL INSTAGRAM.COM/ RECORDJOURNAL CONNECT WITH SOCIALLYUS Readers’ Choice Best Dentist! 254314 860-748-0541•phoenicianhi.com Experience Our Professional Difference! 247195 Roofing • Siding • Windows Gutters • Doors • Basement Finishing Kitchen & Bath Remodel • Decks Call for a FREE No Pressure Estimate! Fully Licensed & Insured #582443

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man beings in order to acti vate higher order thinking and learning,” Superinten dent LePage stated. “If basic needs of safety are not being met, it is very difficult to fo cus on learning, skill acqui sition, relationship develop ment, and other higher or der skills and opportunities that align with our dis trict vision and values.” “Sergeant Marques is the perfect individual to support and lead our ongoing orga nizational safety and securi ty upgrades,” LePage added. “With this addition of a Di rector of School Safety and Security, we will ensure that all of our schools remain as safe and protected from po tential threats as they can possibly be.”

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The Congregational Church of Plainville, UCC, 130 West Main St., will host its 17th Annual Mum Sale Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, email the church office at churchoffice@uccplainville.org or call 860747-1901.

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In one of those lawsuits, Rose is representing more than 30 plaintiffs, including military personnel and ser vice academy cadets, in liti gation pending in federal court in South Carolina. Sev eral of the cadets are from the Coast Guard Academy.

The Cheshire Symphony Or chestra will commence re hearsals Monday, Sept. 12. Rehearsals will take place Mondays at St. Peter's Church, 59 Main St.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last year made the COVID-19 mandatoryvaccinationsforservicemembers,includingthoseatthemilitaryacademies,sayingthevaccineiscriticaltomaintainingmilitaryreadinessandthehealthoftheforce.Atleast98%ofallactivedutymilitarymembersareeitherfullyorpartiallyvaccinated,accordingtothemilitarybranches.Todate,about5,700servicemembershavebeendischargedfromtheArmy,Navy,AirForceandMarineCorpsforrefusingtogetvaccinated.Earlierthisyear,threecadetsattheU.S.AirForceAcademywhorefusedthevaccine were not commissioned as military officers but were al lowed to graduate with bachelor’s degrees, while the other military academies said all their cadets were in compliance with the vaccine Amandate.CoastGuard Academy spokesman, David Santos, said the seven cadets there were found to be in violation of the Uniform Code of Mili tary Justice for disobeying a superior officer and failing to obey an order or regula tion. The cadets requested religious exemptions that were denied by school offi cials, he said. Their disenrollments are in the process of being final ized, he said. 141st 18 New

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“No one helped them with travel arrangements or gave them any money,” said Rose, based in Summerville, South Carolina. “One had to get to California, one to Alaska. One’s estranged from home and living out of his truck, according to an email I re ceived describing his situa tion.”

Rose said two of the seven cadets had no homes to re turn to. The cadets’ names have not been released. Rose said academy officials were “par ticularly mean-spirited” and could have waited until pending lawsuits challeng ing the military’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement were concluded.

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The Town of Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Plainville Municipal Center, One Cen tral Square, Plainville, CT to consider the following Considerationitems:and adoption of the Plain ville Affordable Housing Plan as required by Section 8-30j of the CT General Statutes.

The Zoning Board of Appeals of Plainville, Connecticut will hold a Public Hearing(s) on Monday September 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM to hear and consider the following applica tion(s): HIGGINS AVENUE Application #21-09-01 Long Le of 12 Hig gins Avenue seeks a variance to Article 1 Residential Zones, Section 1.03 Dimen sional Standards, Sub-section C Maximum Building Limitations -Maximum Coverage to permit Lot Coverage of 38% where the maximum permitted is 30% for a property known as 12 Higgins Avenue Plainville, Connecticut this 20th day of August 2022 Peter Autunno, Chairperson Plainville Zoning Board of R254562Appeals Family owned/operated. Former proprietors of the Neptune Diner in Wallingford. Extensive menu for all tastes. Breakfasts, luncheons and special dinners. All baking on premises. Find great local eats - MenusCT.com

The Plan is available for public inspection in the Planning Department and the Office of the Town Clerk at the Plainville Municipal Center. At this hearing, interested persons may appear and be heard, and written com munications may be received.

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Respectfully submitted, Mathew Weimer, Secretary, Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission. Dated at Plainville, CT August 4, 2022. R254323

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