The Southington Citizen Oct. 1, 2021

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School staff recognized for contact tracing work School administrators recently recognized the efforts of staff who have taken time out on weekends and evenings to conduct contact tracing for positive COVID-19 cases that have come in after hours through the district’s self-reporting form.

“People are checking a hotline and a portal every evening and every weekend for reported cases and then making contact with building administrators and contact tracing as appropriate,” said Superintendent of Schools Steve Madancy said last week. “Essentially being on call every day, all day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year since last March and I

think it's a true commitment and testament to their professionalism and dedication to the district.”

Parents can use the hotline or form on the district’s website to report if a child is showing symptoms, has tested positive for COVID-19 or if a family member has tested positive.

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A developer is looking to build an Ion Bank branch and two retail storefronts at the former site of Renaldo's Pizza.

If a student tests positive, contract tracing can begin before the next school day. The hotline number is 860-628-3200 ext. 10213 and the web portal can be found at southingtonschools.org/parents-students/confirmed-covid-reporting.

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The former Renaldo’s Pizza, left, and a house on North Main Street in Southington on Sept. 21. A developer is looking to construct an Ion Bank branch and two retail units on the site.

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This house on North Main Street in Southington, has been destroyed by fire.

The North Main Street property has been vacant since the pizza restaurant was damaged in a fire in 2016.

“We’re very happy to see the property be redeveloped,” said Economic Development Coordinator Lou Perillo.

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When the Southington boys soccer team takes the field for warmups before home games, things are loose.

Trendy music plays from the press box speakers: Lil Baby, Meek Mill, J. Cole.

Whistles from the JV game on the field just behind the Fontana Field bleachers are audible. All things considered, it’s essentially a typical soccer game day.

Except for one thing.

The blue-clad Blue Knights wear limegreen practice shirts as they jog around the field, stretch, juggle soccer balls, run through short-passing drills and take shots on net.

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“I think right now the way things are, it’s allowing all our schools to stay open and in person,” Madancy said.

Board of Education Chairperson Terri Carmody said the district’s number one goal is keeping children,

“They’re doing a marvelous job and I know that it is taking a lot of time for them to do all that; and that's while trying to run a very large school system,” she said.

“So we as the board (are) very pleased with the administration and what they’re doing for contact tracing.”

In one incident, a positive case was reported the evening before Thanksgiving. The contact tracing investigation identified him as having been in contact with the individual right away, allowing him to quarantine before the holiday.

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”It’s a very prominent spot on Route 10, obviously it’s been an eyesore with the fire,” Perillo said, “but we’re extremely pleased to learn that a brick and mortar bank is coming into our market.”

The new development would demolish the vacant Renaldo’s building at 378 N. Main St. as well as a two story vinyl sided building abutting it to the north and replace them with a 4,000 square foot building. The bank would take up half that space and face the street, while the two retail storefronts would be behind it.

“There's a multiplier effect with new construction and usually banks build a higher per square foot cost building, so it's something that generally kind of ups the game if you will and puts more pressure on like businesses to kind of dress up their place as well,” Perillo said.

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The after-hours reporting options were introduced last year and cases have continued to be reported at approximately the same rate as last spring, Madancy said.

Hatton Elementary School Principal Robert Garry said the process has helped to allow schools to stay open by augmenting the district's other precautions, including sanitizing regimens, classroom cohorting and mask wearing.

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A boat in disrepair is seen here on Sept. 21 in the back of the former Renaldo’s Pizza on North Main Street in Southington.

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Given the pandemic and the disruptions the banking industry was facing already, Perillo said Ion Bank’s decision to build a new branch in town shows that they have confidence in the local economy.

“I'm obviously biased, but I think you have some very intelligent and hardworking business owners,” he said.

“They were able to adapt during the pandemic...”

Although this is Ion Bank’s first location in town, Southington Chamber of Commerce President Barbara Coleman-Hekeler said they’ve been active members for years. Based out of Naugatuck, the bank has 20

locations across Connecticut.

“We're excited that Ion bank put in an application to put in a brick and mortar location here in Southington,” she said.

The property at 378 N. Main St. is currently owned by Shawn Daigle, who purchased it after a fire forced Renaldo’s Pizza to close in 2016. Renaldo’s relocated to Queen Street.

“I'm delighted, that building has been an eyesore for quite some time,” said Mike DelSanto, chairperson of the town Economic Development Strike Committee.

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At first glance, the deviation from the school color might appear to be just a fashion statement. Practice shirts are sometimes a way for teams to express themselves since uniform colors are tightly regimented.

Then you see the words on the back: “Hustle for Hannah.”

Hannah Sousa is a former Southington High School student and soccer player who graduated two years ago. She’s the older sister of current Southington player Trevor Sousa. For a second time, she’s battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

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“It’s a family, so when somebody in our family is hurting and sick, we need to do a little to take care of them,” said Betsy McCain Schroeder, who was volunteering at the tent.

It was an easy decision for the booster club to set up a fundraiser for Hannah. The inspiration for how the club would go about it was even easier.

“We just saw her summer soccer games and we were like ‘Hmm, we need to do a little something for the family to help and make them a little more comfortable, and to spread the word,’” Schroeder said. “When we

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told the girls booster club, they jumped right on and their kids ordered shirts, and they ordered bracelets to sell for Hannah.”

While Schroeder talked, Mary-Beth Sousa stood no more than 10 feet away.

Even though Hannah has dealt with leukemia in some capacity for several years, Mary-Beth still seemed in awe of the idea that others would go so far out of their way to help her family.

As she spoke, Mary-Beth’s voice faded in and out.

When talking about the uncomfortable details of her daughter’s diagnosis, such

Members of the Southington boys soccer team wear their “Hustle for Hannah” shirts as they warm up for a game Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal See Soccer, A4 against Platt.

Hannah was originally diagnosed in January 2018. After two and a half years of treatment, she achieved remission and, in the fall of 2020, headed to Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York.

Hannah was a nursing student “because, hello, you spend that much time in a hospital and it makes sense you might want to give back a little bit,” her mother Mary-Beth Sousa jokingly said.

Not only are her brother and his teammates wearing those “Hustle for Hannah” shirts, so are volunteers and fans in the stands.

“It’s awesome,” Hannah said. “I really thank them a lot for doing this for me.”

At a recent game, just to the left of the ramp on the way up the bleachers, there was a pop-up tent with a few people underneath it selling candy bars, drinks and Tshirts in an effort to raise money for Hannah while she undergoes treatment.

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Unfortunately, the cancer returned in January 2021 and Hannah has been receiving treatment since. But battling through something tough is made much easier when you have the support of your community, and that’s what Hannah Sousa has in Southington.

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as her recovery after receiving a bone marrow transplant in April 2021, she was quiet and subdued.

But when she talked about how the community rallied around Hannah, she lit up.

Text messages she received from teachers at the school encouraging Hannah were exciting for her to talk about.

The fact that the boy’s soccer team wore the “Hustle For Hannah” shirts to school that day made her glow with pride.

The fundraiser and sea of lime-green shirts were almost enough to make one forget that there was even a soccer game going on. The Blue Knights were hosting Conard. With less than a minute left, they trailed 3-1.

Trevor Sousa was fouled just outside the box and awarded a free kick. Precious little time was left on the scoreboard. Trevor, assertive yet calm, collected himself and nailed the kick from the right side of the box into the left side of the net.

showered down from the stands.

It wasn’t quite the fairy tale ending that you would see in the movies. Southington still lost 3-2, but with fans in the stands wearing his sister’s name on their backs, Trevor scored an unforgettable goal.

“The amount of effort that (the booster club) put into this to support the Sousa family, and then to see Trevor just bang in that free kick at the end, that was just storybook,” Southington There was hardly time to cel- head coach Austin Magaro ebrate with one goal still left said. “But it gave us another life, and I think the way that to get back, but cheers

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Magaro attested to Trevor’s character as well as that of the rest of the team, saying that the extra motivation from Hannah will power them through the athletic year.

“We’re going to fight for her and we’re going to fight for the Sousa family,” Magaro said. “Trevor’s not going to back down for a single minute this year.”

Trevor was in high school by the time Hannah, after missing her sophomore and junior years to her first goround with leukemia, returned for her senior year.

“When we were growing up, we were always helping each other,” Trevor said. “We were never really fighting.”

Hannah’s fight is far from over. She still makes monthly visits to the Jimmy Fund Clinic in Boston and goes to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center once a week for treatment.

But before the SouthingtonConard game started, Schroeder reminded those around her that “tough times don’t last; tough people do.”

That was the mantra of the day and it is Hannah’s slogan.

For someone in and out of treatment as regularly as her, who will dispute Hannah “(Trevor) supports me through everything,” Hannah Sousa is as tough as they said. “My senior year was my come? Her example emfirst year back after two anates throughout the town. years, so transitioning back into going to school was def- “The one thing we learned from her is to never give up, initely hard, so that made it and we show that through a little bit easier.” everything we do on the Trevor echoed Hannah’s field, in school, whatever it sentiment that the two were is,” her brother said. always close.

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The Southington South Youth Athletic Association hosted a gathering of its Little League teams and families at the Aqua Turf, Sept. 13, to celebrate the 2021 season. Members of the Southington South LL Angels are pictured. The 2021 Angels are both the league and town champions. Front row: Dan Marino, Matt Pooler, Connor Matthews. Middle row: Griffin Fink, Tyler Guerrette, Danny Titsworth, J.J. Bates, Connor Blumetti, Domenic Zigmont. Back row: coaches Mark Pooler, Kevin Fink, Todd Guerrette and Mark Zigmont, Connor Pratt, coach J.T. Titsworth. Not pictured: Jayvien Mora.

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The new name honors John E. DeMello, who was instrumental in creating this coffee hour for veterans. His vision was to host a monthly gettogether for veterans, in a centralized location such as the library, where they could get information on resources and programs for them.

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Community Foundation distributes Champion Awards

Obituaries Dennis R. Sikoski SOUTHINGTONDennis R. Sikoski, 56, of Southington, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, September 26, 2021. Dennis was born on June 29, 1965 in Detroit, MI to Ruth (Waterman) Sikoski and the late Michael Sikoski.

He proudly served in the U.S. Army as a military police officer.

Dennis served in the Hartford Police Department for 20 years where he was a K-9 handler for the Bomb Squad Unit and retired at the rank of detective.

After his retirement, Dennis enjoyed his second career at Southington High School where he worked in security and had an opportunity to help kids. Dennis was happiest spending time with his kids and dogs, especially at home for summer barbecues.

Dennis is survived by two children; son, Jason Sikoski of E. Hartford and daughter, Kathryn Rossitto and her husband Justin of Southington. He is also survived by his mother Ruth Sikoski of Windham; two brothers, Robert

The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain has announced the recipients of five Champion Awards.

The CFGNB established their Champion Awards in order to celebrate and recognize individuals, businesses, organizations, civic groups and others who have supported the activities of the foundation.

The foundation named Acme Monaco and Rebecca Karabin-Ahern, Mark and Maria Bernacki, Jerome Home, Schaller Auto and Art Schaller, and Paulette Fox as their 2021 recipients..

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William F. Olson

SOUTHINGTONJack P. Corfiati, 84, of Southington passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the HOCC at New Britain General. He was the beloved husband of Lorraine (Frawley) Corfiati.

Born December 2, 1936 in Flushing, NY, he was the son of the late Frank and Anna (Mazzone) Corfiati.

Jack was a veteran of the U.S Air Force serving during Korean Conflict’

PLANTSVILLE- William (Bill) F. Olson, 78, of the Plantsville section of Southington passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Doreen (Thayer) Olson.

Born June 28, 1943 in New Britain, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Carol (Wright) Olson.

Bill proudly served as a Teletype Officer with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He owned and operated A&B manufacturing with his brother in law Michael Thayer for over 30 years before retiring and taking a part time position with Advanced Torque Products. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed being on the water.

In addition to his wife he leaves his two daughters, Kimberly Bouchard and her husband David of Bristol, Melissa Smith and her husband Michael of Plainville; two grandsons, Kyle Robert Smith and Michael William Smith

Jack retired from Lab Thread Gears and was an avid sportsman.

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In addition to his wife he leaves his daughter Laura Jones and husband Larry of Plainville; He was the bonus father of Tony DiFusco of Prospect and stepfather to Terri Benoit and husband Dale of Portland; seven grandchildren, Todd and wife Suzanne, Eric and wife Anne, Scott, Ryan and wife Ashley, Brittany and fiancé Kyle, Shelby and Kyle; five great-grandchildren, Noah, Nikolas, Nathan, Joey and Rosie. He also leaves several nieces and nephews. He was

predeceased by a stepson, Michael DiFusco; three brothers, Matthew, Leonard and Frank and a sister, Lucy Malarney.

Memorial calling hours will be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2021 from 1011 a.m. at the DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington.

Burial with military honors will follow at St. Thomas Cemetery, Southington. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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both of Plainville and two sisters, Roberta Avery and Vivian Dailida and her husband Paul of Plantsville. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews and a godson Kenneth Dailida.

Services for William will be celebrated privately with his family. The DellaVecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., Southington has been entrusted with the arrangements. For online condolences and please visit, www. dellavecchiasouthington. com

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Class reunion The Southington High Class of 1961 will celebrate its 60th class reunion Friday, Oct. 1 at the Back Nine Tavern, 150 Savage St.

Nursing assistant Hartford HealthCare Senior Services is accepting applications for a grantfunded six-week program for those seeking a career as a certified nursing assistant. The grant funds tuition, books, scrubs, testing and the nurses aide exam. Sessions begin on Oct. 25 and Nov. 29. Classroom education and labs take place in Southington.

Clinical training takes place in Newington and Southington. Space for the program is limited. For more information and to receive an application packet, call 860-406-9050 or email CNAtraining@hhchealth.org.

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I encourage all voters to vote yes for a library that addresses these deficiencies and meets the needs expressed by our community.

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On Election Day, Nov. 2, we have the opportunity to vote yes for a new Southington Public Library with adequate space, updated technology, access for the disabled, and fire code compliance. The library cooling, heating and electrical systems are in disrepair, with ongoing breakdowns. The exterior may look fine but the interior tells a different story.

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Community Foundation has awarded forgettable experience. Learn about over $620,000 in grants to improve the history of the Bradley family that Military families the conditions and opportunities for lived in the house for 120 years, and women and girls in Bristol, Burlingthe Tuttle family that lived in the The Connecticut Gold Star Families ton, Plainville, Plymouth, Southinghouse for another 80 years. Learn Memorial Monument will be located ton and Wolcott. For more informaabout the history of the goat barn, the at Veterans Memorial Park, 51 Lower tion on the fund, contact the Main lake, and the ice house. Tours will be Lane, in Berlin. To donate to the offered throughout the year. Visit Street Community Foundation at memorial, visit woodywilliams.org/ 860-583-6363 or visit mainstreetbradleymountainfarm.com. monuments/ct-monument.html. foundation.org.

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CT Safe The CT Safe mobile app allows citizens of Connecticut to report on suspicious activities within their communities. The CT Safe app can be downloaded on both Apple and Android smartphones.

Crisis network The Adult Crisis Telephone Intervention and Options Network is available to people in distress 24/7, 365 days a year. For adults (18-plus), call 1-800-HOPE-135 (1-800467-3135) or 2-1-1. For those under age 18, call 2-1-1.

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Paddle race The Silver Lake John Messinger Memorial Race is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 10, at Silver Lake Boat Launch, 282 Norton Lane, Berlin. The race starts at 11 a.m. Paddlers can choose between 1 or 2 laps (5 miles).

Registration is $20 online (paddleguru.com) or $25 at the gate. The price includes lunch and prizes. The race is a fundraiser for Kuhn Employment, which serves adults with mental challenges.

Absentee ballots Absentee ballots for the November election are now available. Connecticut law allows residents to receive an absentee ballot if they cannot appear at their assigned polling place on election day.

Also, the State of Connecticut, via Public Act No. 21-2, determined that the existence of COVID-19 allows residents to vote absentee for safety reasons. Absentee ballot applications can be obtained at portal.ct.gov.

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The St. Thomas closure is part of a larger effort to consolidate the five Catholic parishes in Southington.

Four other parishes in town, St. Aloysius, Immaculate Conception, Mary Our Queen and St. Dominic, will remain open for St. Thomas parishioners.

The consolidation plan could include the demolition of the St. Thomas building to make room for the new, larger church. That prospect angered some parishioners who met earlier this month to oppose those plans.

Fasulo hoped that Blair or other archdiocese leaders would help prevent closures and the St. Thomas demolition but isn’t optimistic now.

Thomas closure. Elliott said the archdiocese defers to plans made by local church leaders about parish consolidations.

During a meeting earlier this year, Cronin said parishioners voted to accept the closure plans. Elliott said the recent petition and letter from Fasulo and others hasn’t changed what’s already in motion.

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Cronin could not be reached for comment Thursday. He said the consolidation of parishes was prompted by a lack of priests but could also help energize local Catholics and bring together parishioners and programs.

“I want to make sure with all of this that we will have community involvement, community input,” she said.

“I want to make sure that we’re not just checking the box.”

Jim Morelli, a town councilor and former Planning and Zoning Commission member, said he worked with Planimetrics on the plan of conservation and development. He supported the town’s choice of the company and said they were professional and helpful. “I think this is an excellent selection,” Morelli said.

Final mass A decommissioning mass will take place at St. Thomas on Sunday. Fasulo said he “absolutely” won’t be in attendance.

“If I attend that mass, it’s like I agree with that’s happening, and I’m not,” he said.

Once the church is decommissioned, Fasulo said it’ll likely be harder to reverse the decision or save the building.

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Libertarian board candidate calls for meeting on masks

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

Town hall meeting on masks

A Board of Education candidate wants school and state leaders to meet with parents to answer questions about the student mask mandate.

Espada and others have attended school board meetings for months to oppose the mask requirement. They feel masks are a hardship for students and questioned their effectiveness when used incorrectly by young students.

Angelica Espada, a Libertarian candidate, said the state shouldn’t be forcing students to wear masks. “I think that everyone has a right to choose to wear a mask or not, to choose how they think it’s best to protect their families,” Espada said during the Sept. 23 school board meeting. “Where there is risk, there should be choice.”

She requested a special meeting with the local Board of Education, Gov. Ned Lamont and local and state health directors. Espada wants the meeting “to fully inform the parents and the public of the proper donning and doffing procedures for a specific medical mask.”

Other parents and residents opposed to the student mask mandate have spoken at recent school board meetings.

Local school officials said they’re bound by state decisions on the mask issue.

Espada petitioned onto the November ballot.

Board of Education members of both parties have said Lamont’s executive orders supercede any local action on mask requirements.

James Chrzanowski, a Republican running for reelection, also had questions about the mask mandate but didn’t think state officials would attend a meeting on the topic.

“If it were up to me, I think they should answer for some of the things they’ve done,” Chrzanowski said. “They should come out, but I don’t think they’re going to.”

He said bringing Lamont and health officials to Southington could end the same way as a similar meeting in Cheshire. During that August meeting, opponents of Lamont’s mandates and pandemic orders shouted him down, causing him to leave the meeting.

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Chrzanowski said constituents have been “vocal” on the mask issue.

“I think some folks don’t understand it’s not under our control and I don’t know what to do about it,” he said.

“We do what the state tells us.”

“The board Espada should be a non-partisan board. We should concentrate on what is best educationally and keeping children safe.”

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‘Not a very civil time’ Board of Education Chairwoman Terri Carmody, who changed her party affiliation this year from Republican to Democrat, is also running for re-election. She had no interest in calling a special meeting since the mask issue isn’t one that’s determined by local authorities.

Last year, Carmody wanted all board members to wear masks during meetings. Joe Baczewski, the Republican vice chairman, declined to do so when spaced appropriately from others. The disagreement prompted the board to return to remote meetings.

Carmody said the mask issue has been distracting from what should be the board’s primary concern.

Carmody said if students were required to wear masks, board members meeting in a town building should do so as well even if the measure wasn’t required.

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He sympathized with Espada’s frustration at not getting answers from state officials.

He’s been looking to get data behind some decisions, but said he’s been ignored.

One of his specific questions involved the effectiveness of different types of masks.

“A cloth mask is just as effective as an N95 (mask)?

Any old mask will do?”

Baczewski said. “What’s the actual data behind it?

“I can’t get the governor’s office to return questions I have via emails,” he added.

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In August, Town Manager Mark Sciota issued an order for everyone in town or school buildings to wear masks even if they’ve been At one point during the Sept. vaccinated.

23 meeting, Carmody told members of the audience to On Sept. 23, Baczewski wasn’t wearing a mask. He stop arguing. said that Sciota and Lam“It’s just not a very civil ont’s orders allow for mask time,” Carmody said. removal if people are spaced and not moving around.

There have been disagreements on mask wearing among board members as well.

“We are making this Board of Education election, as far as I’m concerned, far too political,” she said.

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The guy with the celebratory name delivered a celebratory game last Thursday at Fitzgerald Field. Yahya Kardad, senior midfielder and captain of the Lyman Hall boys soccer team, notched a hat trick to lead coach Arnie Jandreau’s Trojans to their first victory of the season, 7-1 over East Haven. This is the second turn in the Athlete of the Week spotlight for the native Moroccan, who joined LH last year as a junior.

Naturally, we weren’t surprised. Savannah Bernabucci is, after all, the reigning Record-Journal Girls Volleyball Player of the Year. But 24 kills? That’s throwing down.

Bernabucci racked up those 24 kills in Maloney’s 3-2 win Friday over Platt. The senior also had 15 digs. It was her second double-double of the season. Against Plainville, Bernabucci bagged 20 kills and 10 digs.

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Yahya Kardad wasn’t the only area soccer player with a hat trick Thursday. In Ramland, Marcello Pannone found the back of the net three times for his third career hat trick in Cheshire’s 6-1 win over North Haven. With those three goals, the senior matched his jersey number with six on the season, and the Rams were only five games into the campaign. Cheshire stood at 3-1-1 going into Tuesday’s showdown with Guilford.

She’s the middle child and she’s in the middle of everything for the Lady Titans. Katelyn Casorla, one of three Casorla sisters on the Sheehan soccer team, scored two goals and assisted on two others as the Titans went 2-0-1 last week to boost their record to 3-2-1.

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After taking off her junior year amid the pandemic, Tatiana Robles is back in action for Wilcox and the Indians are certainly the better for it. A varsity athlete in volleyball and basketball dating back to her freshman year, Robles recorded eight kills, seven service points and three blocks in the Tribe’s 3-1 V-ball victory Friday versus Norwich Tech.

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R-J EDITORIAL

Pharmacy leaves legacy of care more time with his family, including four grandkids.

He’s been part of the namesake family business since he was a teen.

His father, Paul Serafino, along with his brother, started the shop and Ron began

working there full time in 1975, after earning a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from the University of Connecticut. He inherited the business in 1984.

Serafino told the RecordJournal his decision to close was a difficult one. He’d spent almost his entire adult life helping his neighbors, chatting with them and offering a dose of extra care in providing information about the medications they’d been prescribed. After all, his motto promised customers “a caring pharmacy.”

Ron Serafino, owner of Serafino Pharmacy at 36 N. Main St. in Southington, closed the store and is retiring after decades in business.

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“We did everything that would help a patient, that would make a person know that someone cared about their health and not treat them as just another person coming through the door,” Serafino said.

presence helped the area grow as a business district.

For many years the pharmacy ran a lunch counter that served as a town gathering place.

Serafino’s wife Nancy helped run the business and it was a family centered place with photos of their children on the walls and the family dog stopping by. Serafino Pharmacy was one of the original businesses to anchor downtown Southington and its

Often working 80 hours a week and sometimes opening after hours to help in an emergency, Serafino’s dedication shows an extraordinary work ethic. Despite that schedule, he also found the time to support local community organizations.

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Serafino plans to stay active in the community and pursue his interests in biking and kayaking.

“We’re going to miss Ron and everybody, but I’m happy they’re going to take some time and just be able to be together as a family,” said Town Council Chairperson Victoria Triano.

After serving generations of families for 65 years, Serafino Pharmacy may have said farewell to day-to-day business, but its legacy will always have a place in local history.

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In an agreement between local developer Carl Verderame and the town to settle the lawsuit, the builder was able to construct 28 units.

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Serafino Pharmacy has enjoyed a good run as a cornerstone of Southington’s health and well-being since the establishment opened its doors in 1956. Now the North Main Street pharmacy has closed. Ron Serafino, who is 70, wants to spend

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FT - CT Lic. lead abatement supv. & wrkrs. Needed for Southington/ Meriden/Berlin/Rocky Current Lic. req. + 10 hr OSHA training. $18-$30 Hill - Must be 21yrs or hr. Nika - 475.234.2959 older and possess a driver’s license for at least SCHOOL 3yrs – Paid training to SECURITY acquire CDL license and endorsements available – The opportunity to bring GREETER your children to work, No The Town of WallingChildcare$$ - Contact ford’s Board of EducaSheila at New Britain tion is seeking qualified Transportation (860) 828individuals to perform a 0511 ext. 221 or visit us variety of duties assoat, 257 Woodlawn Rd., ciated with monitoring Berlin, CT access to the building or assigned station, Autos Wanted implementing security protocols as provided by district and building level administrative staff.

Requires graduation from high school, plus a minimum of one year experience working with the public. Individual considered for the positions will be required to be fingerprinted and underCASH PAID For any go background checks.

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CT 06492. Forms will For Junk or unwanted arcade games, Gunsmith, appraisals, be mailed upon request vehicles, Toyota’s etc. cameras, pre 1970 Richard Pleines, (860) from the Department Please call Mike @ 203sports memorabil663-2214. ia, plus more. One of Human Resources 284-8562 8am-5pm. item or entire estate or may be downloaded contents. Call 860from the Department 718-5132.

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