The Plainville Pumpkin Festival returns on Oct. 22. This file photo shows carved pumpkins on display last year.
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SOUTHINGTON Federal money will help train local firefighers to drive fire trucks, which town officials say will speed response Nottimes.every volunteer or career firefighter is certified to drive
Bridge project end date pushed back
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PLAINVILLE Town Man ager Mike Paulhus recently updated residents about the Tomlinson Avenue bridge replacement. He said the project required the removal and replacement of a water
PLAINVILLE Summer is waning, and preparations are underway for the seventh annual Plainville Pump kin Festival. The festival will take place in downtown Oct. 22 from 4 to 8 p.m., with a costume parade for children beginning at 5. The event will be held rain or shine.
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more people we can get in trucks on the road, the better off we Southingtonare.” firefighters ap plied and won a FEMA grant that’ll provide $141,000 in training for both career and volunteer firefighters in fire apparatus driver operation
The outdoor festival will also fea ture live music, kids games, bounce houses, food trucks, a haunted house and over 40 local vendors, ac cording to the festival website. All are invited to bring a carved pump kin or decorate one in the festival’s Pumpkin Patch.
“They have to either wait around (for a certified driv er) or take their personal ve hicle to the call, which de lays personnel on scene,” said Eric Heath, the depart ment’s assistant chief. “The
the pump or ladder trucks. This can lead to delays, de pending on which firefight ers are available for a call.
line, and parts ordered in April are scheduled to ship by the end of the month.
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“Due to supply chain issues, the Tomlinson Avenue Bridge is now expected to be reopened by late October,” Paulhus stated in a Face book post on Aug. 22.
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By Jesse Record-JournalBuchananstaff
Town of Southington gets money for more fire truck driver training
Preparations underway for annual fall party
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Author Sulima Malzin, also known as Shirley Malcein, Southington High School Class of 1957, will be at the Calendar House Senior Center Monday, Sept. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m. To register for the talk, call 860-6213014 or stop by the front desk of the Senior Center.
starts at 9 a.m. at Powerhouse Motorsports, 151 East St., Plainville. The run starts at 10 a.m. and will end at VFW Post 574, 7 North west Drive. Two, three and four wheels wel come. Rain date is Sunday, Sept. 11. For reg istration details, call 203-535-2276 or email jmay@parcdisabilitiesct.org.
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sorely needed at the state Willcapitol.the Berlin Democratic Town Committee’s decision to choose McNair be enough to turn around an organiza tion which has floundered? Will it reinvigorate support from local Democrats? Time will tell. Perhaps with Denise McNair at the helm it will be possible.
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In November, state Rep. Donna Veach will once again receive my vote to rep resent the 30th District. In these andtoknowbersensetimes,financially-challengingweneedcommon-individuals,notrubstampstomoretaxes.IDonnawillcontinuerepresentme,myfamilyourbestinterests.
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Denise McNair, Democratic candidate for state represen tative of the 30th District, has served as Berlin's tax collector and town manager, and currently is assistant tax collector for the Kensington Fire District.
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 Pre-ordersp.m.were requested, so only a limited number of plants will be available ($7.50 each, four for $26). For more information, email churchoffice@uccplainville.org or call 860-747-1901.
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A brief service will take place Sunday, Sept. 11, 8:46 a.m., at the 9/11 Memorial in Plantsville (corner of Summer and Main).
Southington Community Cultural Arts is hosting a Ukrainian Women’s Art Exhibit through Oct. 10. An opening reception will take place Saturday, Sept. 10, 6 to 9 p.m., in Hopko Performance Hall.
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The Nugent Poker Run benefiting PARC will take place Saturday, Sept. 10. Registration
All are invited to remember and honor those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. Atten dees are encouraged to arrive for the service at 8:30 a.m.
Signed an Unaffiliated voter, Peter Zarabozo
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The Annual Friends of the Plainville Public Library Book and Jewelry Sale will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from noon to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the library, 56 East Main St.
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Starting this summer, the Milldale Fire Station on Clark Street is staffed by three ca reer firefighters during the day. Those firefighters were funded through a similar FE MA program that funds local Daviddepartments.Kanute, a Board of Fire Commissioners Republican and a retired emergency dis patcher, said the added train ing also helps involve and re tain volunteers. Kanute was a volunteer firefighter and un derstands the sacrifice, he said.
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He said firefighters are certi fied as drivers, outside fire fighters and inside firefight ers. There’s different training depending on the role and for inside firefighters that enter burning buildings, additional air pack training.
“Our aim, in these tough times with volunteers, we’re trying to do everything we can to keep the volunteer force going,” Kanute said. “The more they’re involved, the more they enjoy staying.”
Originally, the bridge project was set to be completed by Sept. Paulhus20.said the delay will not add costs to the project.
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and maintenance qualifica tion. The first firefighters will complete the new training in the spring, Heath said.
The town has been trying to hold onto it’s shrinking pool of volunteer firefighters.
Fire officials have argued for more firefighters, saying putting more people in sta tions throughout town would bring down response times.
Dayton Construction was awarded the project for $1,296,849.50.
Kanute was pleased that local firefighters are pursuing and securing grants.
“The more training we can do, the more coverage we can get on all three things,” he said.
Christine Shanley-Buck, a fire board Democrat, was im pressed at the work firefight ers put into the grants which save local taxpayers money. She said the competition for this federal money is tough but Southington has won out twice recently.
“These guys do a great job of requesting grants,” ShanleyBuck said. “They’re not easy to get but they put a lot of time into it.”
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“This will begin addressing that issue,” he said.
Response times, particularly on the edges of town, were noted as longer that recom mended in a consultant’s re port from earlier this year.
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Join us on Saturday, September 17th, at the town green (Gazebo area) from 2 - 4 pm We will be honoring “the man”, Dr. Guest, and wishing him a long and happy retirement. If you have any questions, please call Linda at 860-9196276. This is a SURPRISE for him so please keep it that way.
Rain date of Sunday, September 18th from 2-4 pm
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Eighty percent of the project is being paid by the grant. The town’s responsible for the other 20 percent.
Every two years, the State of Connecticut performs in spections on local bridges, and in 2010, the Tomlinson Avenue Bridge was found to be in poor condition. The town took action and ap plied for and received a federal grant to help pay for the bridge to be replaced.
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Geoffrey J. Tunstall, 35, 117 Cherry Ave., Watertown, operat ing under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 4:48 p.m.
Adam C. Osak, 34, 12 Pinecrest Drive, third-degree as sault, second-degree disorderly conduct, 2 p.m.
Luis S. Soto, 49, 110 S. Street, Hartford, two counts sixth-de gree larceny, third-degree forgery, third-degree identity theft, 11 a.m.
Justin M. Rondeau, 42, 49 Colonial Court, assault on per sonnel, interfering/resisting, dis orderly conduct, second-degree threatening, 10:20 p.m.
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Adam C. Osak, 34, 5 Rose wood Drive, violation of a protec tive order, 6:45 p.m.
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Zachary T. Keyworth, 18, 100 Hilltop Road, violation of a pro tective order, disorderly conduct, 2:30Franciscoa.m. Ayala, 50, 24 Church St., disorderly conduct, interfering with an emergency call, 12:15 Rebekaha.m.Ross, 50, no certain address, Danbury, possession with intent to sell crack cocaine, possession with intent to sell co caine, possession of crack co caine, possession of cocaine, possession of drug parapherna lia, 5:50 p.m.
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William E. Patterson, 33, 212 Cooke St., Farmington, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 10:01 p.m.
Kelvin K. Lewis, 32, 18516 Hilburn Ave., Queens, N.Y., thirddegree larceny, third-degree tele phone fraud, 3:30 p.m.
Duane A. Cruz, 46, 8 Bank St., Danbury, possession of con trolled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, 5:48 p.m.
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Tomek L. Paluch, 33, 370 Em met St., last known address, Bristol, third-degree larceny, 11:30 a.m.
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Dana E. McLeod, 28, 58 E. Shore Blvd., Burlington, risk of injury, public indecency, seconddegree breach of peace, 5 p.m.
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Kevin M. Herrick, 45, 570 Camp St., disorderly conduct, vi olation of a protective order, 9:46 a.m.
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Sheniya L. Lanier, 19, 175 Mill Pond Road, Hamden, two counts second-degree robbery, two counts third-degree larceny, 6:30 a.m.
Raymond R. DeSpres, 61, 123 Woodford Ave. Ext., disorderly conduct, 8:15 p.m.
A. Gonzalez, 36, 30 Dwight St., New Britain, third-de gree assault, second-degree breach of peace, 1:42 p.m.
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Christopher Young, 20, 129 Milford St. Ext., second-degree breach of peace, third-degree assault, 4:11 a.m.
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Corey T. Plantamuro, 44, 2 Whiting St., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 2:40 a.m.
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A. Johnson, 39, 44 River St., Chester, two counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of second-degree larceny, 11:20 a.m.
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Christine Anthony, 36, 1511 Farmington Ave., first-degree larceny, first-degree computer crime, third-degree identity theft, 8:25 a.m.
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Elizabeth Sawicki, 33, 212 Birchwood Drive, New Britain, operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 8:18 p.m.
Michael D. Lawler, 57, 27 Canal St., operating under the in fluence of drugs or alcohol, 3:05 p.m.
Michael T. Phillips, 25, 6 Crown St., disorderly conduct, 9:53 p.m.
Christina L. Williams, 47, 25 Lorraine St., Hartford, two counts first-degree robbery, firstdegree larceny, 1:30 p.m.
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Solomon S. Dill, 44, 35 W. Main St., sixth-degree larceny, 10:30
Emmanuel Jean-Pierre, 32, 4 St. John St., Norwalk, third-de gree larceny, third-degree identi ty theft, second-degree forgery, 9:05
Solomon S. Dill, 44, 35 W. Main St., second-degree criminal trespass, sixth-degree larceny, 6:40 a.m.
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Suddenly, everyone is talk ing about Critical Race The ory, a set of premises devel oped by legal scholars decades ago to interpret America’s institutions in the context of race and civil Yetrights.what exactly is CRT?
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Pamela E. Kadis, 74, 355 Woodford Ave., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, evading responsibility, 6:45 p.m. Jason A. Thomas, 41, 109 Concord St., Wethersfield, two counts third-degree burglary, two counts second-degree larceny, 10:25 a.m.
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discuss the origins of CRT, establish its core premises, describe the recent contro versy, and introduce partici pants to a list of practices that CRT scholars believe all of us can adopt to mitigate the worst legacies of slavery.
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The Southington library and the improv community share similar values. They are both welcoming, safe places where differences are re
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The Southington Public Li brary announced that Li brarian Lynn Pawloski has been presented with the 2022 Innovation in Outreach Programming Award from the Association of Bookmo bile and Outreach Services. The award recognizes a li brary’s achievement in plan ning and implementing an innovative or creative out reach program, which has had a measurable impact on its Southingtoncommunity.Public Li
Pawloski’s winning project, “The Literacy of Laughter: A Community Gets Schooled in the Art of Comedy,” pro vided improv comedy work shops and performances to
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Participants learned how practicing improv strength ens listening and communi cation skills; that taking risks and making mistakes some times leads us to better, un expected places; and how we can process the collective trauma of contemporary life through a comedic lens.
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rector at Rushford and chief of psychiatry at Midstate Medical Center, explained that nation wide, the highest rates of suicide deaths occur in American Indian and Alaskan natives. The next largest group is the non-His panic white people followed by Blacks and then Hispan ics. Allen noted the ethnic rates change across the coun try when looking at suicide
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MERIDEN Suicide Preven tion Awareness Month take place in September to create alertness and prevent the public health concern re sponsible in the U.S for 45,979 deaths, in 2020, ac cording to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven Dr.tion.J.
was for participants to have fun, challenge themselves, and see the Southington li brary as a vehicle of connec Lynntion. is extremely grateful to the openness of the South ington community. Try ing improv comedy is diffi cult and the town embraced the challenge in the spirit of fun and connection it was meant to be.
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issue,” he said. Also, there is a trend associated to a de crease in suicides after a na tional crisis ocurs.
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the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System reported that in Connecticut high school students, the rate of attempt to suicide was 10 per 100,000 for Hispanics and
Nationally, over 50% of sui cide deaths occur by fire arms; in Connecticut that number is 30%, Allen added. He noted once someone
Latinos, 5.8 per 100,000 for Blacks, and 5.7 per 100,000 for Forwhites.themedical director, one way to prevent a suicide to happen is by stricting gun laws. The risk of dying by sui cide is “greatly increased” for those with access to legal means. “In the United States, the states that have fewer gun laws and greater gun owner ship per citizen, have the highest rates of death by sui cide,” Allen said.
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According to Allen, suicide is one of the main topics ad dressed in the behavioral health practice.
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thinking about committing suicide has a gun, the per son has less time to recon sider and less room for error.
Althoughsaid.the suicide statis tics for 2021 have not been released, there is a chance they’ll be higher due to the pandemic, Allen said. Cur rently, there are escalated numbers of people suffering from depression, anxiety and psychiatric emergen Thecies.American Foundation for Suicide Prevention re ported that in 2020, suicide was the 15th leading cause of death in Connecticut and the third leading cause of
In the U.S. suicides have in creased by nearly 40% be tween 2000 and 2018, Allen
death for people age 10 to 24. According to the organi zation the number of people who died from a suicide in Connecticut in 2020 was
Suicidal risk factors can be found in individuals who are talking about dying, who are having a dramatic change in the way they behave, be coming socially isolated, in creasing their use of sub stances and becoming more introverted, Allen said.
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Art Mongillo, Public Infor mation Officer at the State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Ser vices, explained it is impor tant to look for signs, for ex ample, people threatening to hurt themselves and those seeking access to pills or Mongilloweapons.suggests
Prevention tips
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busy par ents to stay connected and to have a conversation about suicide with their children. Knowing what is happening in their life, relationships, school life and anything that could be causing them stress, can help parents keep an eye on red flags. If an in dividual has suspicions about another person want ing to commit suicide but the person denies their in tentions, Mongillo said speaking to a professional about it can help.
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with family, friends and so cial groups, problem solving and coping skills, involve ment in various activities such as sports, volunteering initiatives and living life with purpose and meaning.
ghymca.org HEALTHY KIDS DAY SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 BELONG TO SOMETHINGActivities:GREATERA Fun-Filled Day of Boxing Demos, Face Painting, a Visit from the Plainville Library, a Bounce House, Magician, Car Seat and Bike Safety Demos Provided by the Plainville Police Department, and So Much More For more information call 860 793 9631 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. LOCATION: 149 Farmington Avenue, Plainville WHEELER REGIONAL FAMILY YMCA WEST HARTFORD YMCA FREE FAMILY FUN at the YMCA Silver Sponsor: The Hartford Bronze Sponsors: HartfordComcastHealthcarePratt&Whitney Gold StrategicSponsors:Partners: 254641 Join us for a FREE virtual class Diabetes and your CallREGISTRATIONfeetREQUIRED:1.855.HHC.HERE(1.855.442.4373) or go to HartfordHealthCare.org/VirtualClasses After you register, you’ll receive an email with easy instructions on joining the virtual class. Join our interactive class to learn about: ■ Common causes and symptoms of diabetic foot ulcers ■ When to seek medical attention ■ Self-care, prevention, and treatment options ■ Plus, LIVE Q&A with the expert! Thurs., Sept. 22 | AnthonyPRESENTER12–1pm:Babigian,DPM Board certified in podiatry Board certified in foot surgery 254345
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said connecticut ranked 45th as a state in terms of suicide deaths. “It’s good to be low, but it’s tragic whenever anyone dies of suicide,” Allen stressed. He noted there is also a “huge emotional impact” in the family and friends of the people that kill themselves.
Preventive factors include access to behavioral health care, strong connections
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Mary Our Queen church in Southington.Shewillbe missed by her loving daughters: Cheryl Ann & husband George St. John of Plymouth, Cathleen Mary & husband Bill Simons of Southington & Erin Elizabeth Kukowski of Bristol. Also, her grandson Mark Kukowski, Jr., granddaughters: Colleen & husband David Mascolo and Hailey
Career Pathways Project
The Adult Congenital Heart Associa tion will hold its annual Connecticut
Plainville Community Schools is seeking Plainville High School alum ni to participate in a video interview project about job pathways in the following career clusters: agricul ture, food and natural resources, business management and adminis tration, government and public ad ministration, hospitality and tourism, law, public safety, correc tions and security, manufacturing,
day, Sept. 23, 7 to 9 p.m., at Hopko Performance Hall. Tickets are $15. Patronize vendor booths and fresh produce stands on the Southington Green, dine out and join us for live music and entertainment. For tick ets, visit southingtonarts.org or call 860-276-581.
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marketing, STEM, transportation distribution and logistics. Alumni should contact one of the following by Thursday, Sept. 15: Lynn Davis, 860-793-3210 ext. 6111, davisl@ plainvilleschools.org; Sue Bradley, 860-793-3210 ext. 6110, bradleys@ plainvilleschools.org.
Southington Community Cultural Arts will offer Summer Sounds Fri
Walk for 1 in 100 on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Blue Back Square in West Hart ford. The Connecticut Walk for 1 in 100 is one of 12 similar events ACHA is hosting nationwide in 2022 to raise money for outreach, education, research and more. In addition, Walk for 1 in 100 helps to fund cut ting-edge medical research, advoca cy efforts and various educational and outreach initiatives. For more details or to register, visit walk1in100.org.
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the most important things in her life - especially as she got older. She was a member of the Immaculate Conception Church in Southington. When she retired she moved to Milbridge, Maine, to her cozy little house by the sea (that her dear friend Joyce Sawyer’s son Gene built). She joined St. Michael’s Church in Cherryfield, Maine. While there she worked with a small group of dedicated women keeping busy and making lasting friendships. She loved to do all kinds of needlework. Their Christmas crafts fair was renowned - and is now sorely missed. They came for the crafts and stayed for the food! Dee’s pies wereWhilefamous.she had dear friends and family there, she did eventually make the decision to return to Southington to be closer to her family here. She became a parishioner of
SOUTHINGTON- Robert Ludwinowicz, 62, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, after a short battle with cancer. He had been the loving husband and best friend of Bonny (Roper) Ludwinowicz for 40 years. Bob was born on May 19, 1960 in New Britain to Elizabeth (Bugnacki) Ludwinowicz and the late Donald P. Ludwinowicz. Bob retired from the Meriden Post Office in 2020 where he worked as a letter carrier for over 25 years. He was a former Volunteer Firefighter for Company 5 in Southington and was active in coaching youth sports for many years. He was a fan of the Detroit Tigers but an even bigger fan of attending his grandson’s sports games. Bob loved music, concerts and rock cruises with Bonny. They also enjoyed spending time at their “Home Away from Home” in Myrtle Beach. In addition to his wife Bonny and his mother, Betty, Bob is survived by 3 children, Derek Ludwinowicz and wife Thalia of Bristol, Kevin Ludwinowicz and wife
Alicia and daughter, Cori Durazzo and husband Carl, both of Plainville and 3 cherished grandsons, Luke, Bradley and Trey. He is also survived by his sister, Sandy Bachman and husband Tim of Bristol and many nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, donations in Bob’s memory may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD com.plantsvillefuneralhome.pleaseonlinetheentrustedFuneralthiswereorg/).(https://www.cancer.21741Funeralservicescelebratedearlierweek.PlantsvilleHomewaswithhandlingarrangements.Forcondolences,visitwww.
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Pumpkin Festival Chairper son Kris Dargenio remem bers the pumpkin festival that she and her friends went to back in 2012 that sparked the idea.
The two-day festival takes place each year in New Hampshire's Lakes Region.
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Soon, a festival committee was formed and planning began for the inaugural event, which was held in 2015. To this day, Dargenio remains the festival coAchairperson.fewdaysbefore the festi val, volunteers will begin carving hundreds of pump
Dargenio recalls telling her friends that a pumpkin festi val would be great to have in their town and the planning Shebegan.pitched the idea to the Town Council and Police “Department.Theythought it was an awesome idea,” she said.
kins to display in front of Town Hall.
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“The idea started when a group of my friends and I went to the pumpkin festival up in Keene, New Hamp shire,” Dargenio said.
long way in stemming the flow of youth vaping,” Tong said at a news conference at his Hartford office.
Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle teen vaping probe
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The settlement total amounts to about 25% of Ju ul’s U.S. sales of $1.9 billion last year. Tong said it was an “agreement in principle,” meaning the states will be fi
has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a twoyear investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products, which have long
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been blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vap Connecticuting.
“I’m under no illusions and cannot claim that it will stop youth vaping,” he said. “It continues to be an epidemic. It continues to be a huge problem. But we have essen tially taken a big chunk out of what was once a market leader, and by their conduct, a major offender.”
“We think that this will go a
The $438.5 million will be paid out over a period of six to 10 years. Tong said Con necticut’s payment of at least $16 million will go to ward vaping prevention and education efforts. Juul previ ously settled lawsuits in Ari zona, Louisiana, North Car olina and Washington.
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the deal Tuesday on behalf of the states plus Puerto Ri co, which joined together in 2020 to probe Juul’s early promotions and claims about the benefits of its technology as a smoking al Theternative.settlement, which in cludes numerous restrictions on how Juul can market its products, resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the beleaguered company, which still faces nine sepa rate lawsuits from other states. Additionally, Juul faces hundreds of personal lawsuits brought on behalf of teenagers and others who say they became addicted to the company’s vaping prod Theucts.states’ investigation found that Juul marketed its e-cigarettes to underage teens with launch parties, product giveaways and ads and social media posts using youthful models, according to a statement.
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Hartford HealthCare Insti tute of Living will be hosting its 10th Annual World Sui cide Prevention Day on Sept. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The free event will dis cuss mental health aware ness, suicide data trends, in creased risks in marginal ized communities, signs of suicide risk, treatment inter ventions and resources.
Available resources
Mongillo said that other Support services in Con necticut include the Nation al Alliance for the Mentally Ill and The Connecticut Mental Health Association.
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The keynote speaker of the event is Dr. Wizdom Powell, Chief Social Impact and Di versity Officer at Headspace Health. Powell will present, "For Colored Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When Radical Healing Is En uf.” To register for the event, visit http://charlottehunger ford.org classes and event section.
offers services in Meriden, Cheshire, Durham, Avon, Glastonbury and Mid dletown. Students can find resources through the guid ance counseling office at their Mongilloschool.explained that
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alerts in emergency situa tions, and incorporates text messaging, email, and social Also,networking.theapp allows resi dents to communicate with family members during an emergency.
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“Don’t wait until it becomes a bigger issue,” Mongillo said.
among the crisis interven tion resources the state of fers is the Connecticut Sui cide Advisory Board, which has a focus on prevention, intervention and the promo tion of health and wellness.
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The board is responsible for various state wide initiatives including the National Sui cide Prevention Lifeline and the Zero Suicide initiative.
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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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nalizing the settlement doc uments over the next several weeks. Most of the limits im posed by Tuesday’s settle ment won’t immediately af fect Juul, which halted use of parties, giveaways and other promotions after coming un der scrutiny several years ago.
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While Juul’s early market ing focused on young, ur ban professionals, the company has since shifted to pitching its product as an alternative nicotine source for older smokers.
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The biggest blow came earlier this summer when the FDA moved to ban all Juul e-cigarettes from the market. Juul challenged that ruling in court, and the FDA has since re opened its scientific review into the company’s tech Thenology.FDA
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Teen use of e-cigarettes sky rocketed in the years follow ing Juul’s 2015 launch, lead ing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to declare an “epidemic” of underage vap ing among young people. Health experts said the un precedented increase risked hooking a generation of young people on nicotine.
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Juul initially sold its highnicotine pods in flavors like mango, mint and creme. The products be came a scourge in U.S. high schools, with students vaping in bathrooms and hallways between classes.
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“These are some of the toughest mandates at any point on any industry,” Tong said, “which is in credibly important be cause at the end of the day this is about protecting our kids and protecting all of us from a very significant public health risk.”
Juul has agreed to refrain from a host of marketing
But recent federal survey data shows that teens have been shifting away from the company. Most teens now prefer disposable ecigarettes, some of which
The deal also includes re strictions on where Juul products may be placed in stores, age verification on all sales and limits to on line and retail sales.
practices as part of the set tlement. They include not using cartoons, paying so cial media influencers, de picting people under 35, advertising on billboards and public transportation and placing ads in any outlets unless 85% of their audience are adults.
But since 2019 Juul has mostly been in retreat, drop ping all U.S. advertising and
review is part of a sweeping effort by regula tors to bring scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar va ping industry after years of delays. The agency has au thorized a handful of ecigarettes from Juul’s com petitors for adult smokers looking for a less harmful alternative to cigarettes.
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SOUTHINGTON- Justine (Scott) Potrepka, 75, of The Villages, Florida, and formerly of Southington, entered into eternal life on August 31, 2022 after a courageous and hard fought 5-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was the beloved wife of Robert F. Potrepka for 54 years. Born October 11, 1946, Justine was the daughter of the late Mark A. and Anita (Verseckas) Scott. Justine is survived by her loving husband, Robert “Bob” Potrepka of the Villages, FL, two children, Susan Thompson and her husband, Mark of Sarasota, FL and son Kevin Potrepka and his wife, Tina of Cheshire and her grandchildren who she adored, Davis and Tess Thompson and Allison and Ryan Potrepka. She also leaves a brother, Mark W. Scott and his wife, Claudia, of Greenacres, FL, sister, Debra (Scott) Busto and her husband Domenic, of the Villages, FL, brotherin-law, James Potrepka of Plantsville and two sisters-in-law, Marianne Reynolds of Durham, CT and Kathleen Potrepka of South Portland, Maine. She is also survived by
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While going door to door this campaign season, I have been asked repeatedly why I am running for state repre sentative. Given the current state of politics antagonis tic at best, a contact sport at its worst voters in Berlin and Southington want to know: “Why would you reenter the fray? Are you Jokingly,crazy?”
I care that things have got ten harder for working fami lies and want to work to ease their burdens.
I care that women’s rights have taken a huge step back ward and want to work to wards protecting those Irights.carethat our very system of democracy is being threat ened to its core and want to work to ensure our voting process is free, open and ac cessible to all.
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Compromise, good faith efforts required to lead
while the answer to that second question may in fact be a resounding yes, truthfully, I am running to represent the 30th District because I care.
Annie Lamont did disclose identities of companies in which her firm is invested in a filing with the Office of State Ethics that exceeded what is required under the state ethics code.
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Three years ago, his cam paign said the bulk of the Ste fanowskis’ joint income had been earned by the candi date. On Thursday night, the campaign declined to answer questions about the sources, while claiming a new stan dard of transparency.
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“By releasing three years of joint tax returns today, the Stefanowskis are providing a refreshing level of trans parency to the people of Con necticut, one which Gover nor Lamont and his wife have repeatedly failed to match,” Sarah Clark, the campaign spokeswoman, said in a writ ten Givenstatement.thelack of disclosure about Stefanowski’s consult ing clientele, the Lamont campaign is certain to debate that Lamontpoint.released similar data about his own income in April, while shielding the fi nances of his wife, Annie, a successful venture capitalist. The Lamonts filed separate returns, as allowed under federal law.
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The joint returns showed the Stefanowskis paid federal taxes of $1.78 million on ad justed gross income of $7.3 million in 2019; $5.49 million on an AGI of $15.25 million in 2020; and $5.23 million on an
ple filing jointly, there is no breakdown of the wages earned by a specific spouse.
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of his business consulting Theclients.campaign released the summary pages for the feder al returns he and his wife, Amy, filed jointly for 2019, 2020 and 2021, the three years following his first run for governor and preceding
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I know how easy it is to just say no to spending tax dol lars, but I also know how hard it is to say no to a good education, valuable pro grams and necessary repairs or Goodimprovements.governance is a bal ancing act which calls for strong leadership; someone who can make tough deci sions but who can also act with empathy and compas sion. I believe I possess those qualities and would appreciate your vote on Nov. 8.
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