Volume 17, Number 36
Friday, September 4, 2020
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Fusco and Scalise parse their election chances Republican state Rep. John Fusco is working to convince voters to give him a third term in the General Assembly while Democratic challenger Dagmara Scalise is arguing that the district needs new representation.
Fusco said with two terms under his belt, he’s now better able to introduce legislation and serve the district. Like any job, it takes time to understand how best to be effective in the legislature. Three bills that he supported were heading for a vote before the pandem-
ic shut down the legislative season according to Fusco. He’d suggested crisis task forces comprised of police, social workers and others. He’d also wanted to make it easier for the deaf and hard of hearing to obtain types of commercial driver’s licenses and proposed a bill on missing veterans.
Here’s what to expect at day cares, learning centers
Here is a sampling of the preparations and expectations at area centers.
Scalise said Fusco’s views don’t represent all of the district which is enSee Election, A4
Bruno family stays close to community that loved their daughter, too By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff
By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal
With the beginning of the school year upon us, area day care and child learning centers are busy preparing for what they expect will be a busy period.
Fusco said not everyone can affect change at the capital. “There have been people up there for years trying to get a bill across,” he said.
Preschool teacher Kristen Butler works with Gabriella Genovese, 4, at Nurturing Nest and Early Learning Center in Southington. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Nurturing Nest and Early Learning Center
and Beth Scarpati expect the start of school will increase their enrollment. The center closed for nine weeks at the start of the pandemic and reopened in May.
At the Nurturing Nest and Early Learning Center in Southington, owners Shelly Owen, Tory Griffin
“We have a lot of teachers that enroll their children ... a lot of them tend to keep their children home
for the summer so during the summer, our numbers are usually lower than the actual school year anyway,” Owen said. Parents are sent information on things like health screenings and pick up and drop off before chilSee Day cares, A9
It’s been one year since the death of high school student Julia Bruno from injuries she suffered in a car accident. Even now, marking the Sept. 1 anniversary of the 17-year-old’s death, the Bruno family Bruno continues to receive support from the local community. “It’s a year to the date of Julia’s passing and me and Todd and our son Jacob See Julia Bruno, A2 R233461
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff