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Candidates share views at forum

By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON Candi dates for state office ad dressed questions from vot ers on the economy, immi gration, housing costs and more at a forum organized by the Greater Southington Chamber of Commerce.

Republicans and Democrats running for four state House seats and a state Senate seat attended the forum, held Thursday, Oct. 20.

81st House District Republican Tony Morrison and Democrat Chris Poulos are running for the open 81st state House seat. The district lies entirely within Southington and both candi dates are town residents who serve in local govern ment.

The two were asked whether they believed state benefits should be given to undocu mented residents. Morrison, an immigrant from the Unit ed Kingdom, said he went through the full process to become a citizen. There are four million people who are

State invests $20M aiming to prevent wrong-way drivers

By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON The Depart ment of Transportation will inte grate new technology at off-ramps across the state to prevent wrongway collisions, the department an nounced during an unveiling in town. The $20 million plan was unveiled as part of a DOT demon stration at the Interstate 84 Exit 32 westbound off-ramp on Queen Street Tuesday evening, Oct. 18.

The project entailed the installa tion of four wrong-way signs along the off-ramp integrated with sen sor technology that causes lights to flash at drivers who might be heading up the ramp against traffic giving them ample time to cor rect themselves.

Officials said the plan is a necessity for driver safety, as fatal accidents involving wrong-way drivers have increased dramatically.

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Plainville residents square off in the 22nd

By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff

The race in the newly redrawn 22nd House district features Plainville Demo cratic Town Chairwoman and Board of Education member Re becca Martinez versus Republican nominee and longtime educator Francis Rexford Cooley, also of Plainville. The district now includes parts of Southington and Farmington, in addition to Plainville, while no longer including part of New Britain.

Martinez and Cooley are running to replace cur rent representative Dr. William Petit, a twoterm Republican who opted not to seek reelection.

Cooley lived in South ington for 15 years and Plainville for the last 12. He was elected as a member of Plainville’s Library Board of Trustees in 2019, and served on the Board of Direc tors at the American Clock and Watch Museum in Bristol from 2019 to 2022.

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Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe Giulietti and Sgt. Christine Jeltema of the Connecticut State Police present a new wrong way sign in Southington on Oct. 18.

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Wrong way signs

“This year has been by far the deadliest year in recent memory, with 22 wrong way fatalities occurring on the highways. In fact, 2022 ex ceeds the number of wrong way fatalities from the previ ous three years combined,” said DOT Commissioner Joe Giulietti, adding that over 85% of reported wrong-way incidents involved impaired drivers.

In an evaluation of the state's 700 entrance and exit ramps, more than 200 of them were assessed as ‘high risk’ for wrong-way acci dents. Additional measures have also been considered to further improve the safety of these ramps, such as mark ings on the pavement and the addition of reflective tape on guardrails.

State police officials put their support behind the project, citing firsthand the danger posed by the sharp increase of wrong-way inci dents this year.

“We receive multiple calls on a weekly basis reporting wrong way drivers,” Sgt. Christine Jeltema said. “No highway in our state is im mune. The fact is, wrongway drivers put too many at risk.”

Effect of pandemic

Giulietti partially blames the pandemic for the safety is sues, as drivers still drive quickly on the highway after having gotten used to lighter traffic.

“The infrastructure has re mained the same. What has gotten much worse is driver behavior,” he said. “Cars are going much faster than they've ever gone before. They got used to driving on the highway when we had low pandemic numbers.

Now with everything back at pre-COVID levels, to see these high speeds and the accidents that they're caus ing has caused us a great concern. ”

Currently, the project is only in its earliest stages, having been implemented on the single exit ramp, but DOT officials plan to implement the same system on the east bound exit 32 ramp on I-84 in the near future. Although the State Bond Commission allocated $20 million for the project in July, it’s not enough to implement the system on all 200 high-risk ramps.

According to the DOT, cur rent funding pro vides enough to roll out the system on several ramps so that they can test its effec tiveness before seeking funds from the legislature to put signage up statewide.

‘Great step forward’

The system has already proven effective, Giulietti said, as shortly after the signs were installed before

their public demonstration, a driver was caught going up the ramp the wrong way and quickly turned around when they saw the flashing lights.

State Sen. John Fonfara, DHartford, has been a major proponent of the project and pushed for the approval of the $20 million. He ex pressed support for the work of the DOT, and thanked the governor for getting the funds approved quickly after the threat of traffic accidents had been made clear.

“I'm just grateful for the gov ernor, Commissioner Giuli etti, and all the folks from the DOT who have em braced this, who have taken this seriously and cut through a lot of red tape to make this happen,” Fonfara said. “This is going to make a big difference in saving lives. We know from the few states that have begun this and are experimenting how effective it's been already. This is just a great step for ward in addressing this growing problem.”

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A Connecticut Department of Transportation employee drives a vehicle up the closed ramp to demonstrate the detectionsystem. Christian Metzger, Record-Journal

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trying to enter the country currently through the legal process. He opposed bene fits for those who he said have sidestepped the legal entry methods.

“Those (four million) people are not addressed in the same way as illegal immi grants who are getting bene fits they are not entitled to,” Morrison said.

Poulos said the country’s immigration system is “bro ken.” He hoped leaders could create a pathway to citizenship and said benefits aren’t a black and white is sue.

“Democrats and Republi cans at the federal level can’t sit down and come to con sensus on a system that ac tually works,” Poulos said. “In order for that to happen though, we need people who will sit down, put their per sonal and partisan interest aside.”

16th Senate District

Incumbent Republican Rob Sampson and Democratic challenger Chris Robertson squared off in the 16th Sen ate district from.

The district covers Southing ton, Prospect, Wolcott and parts of Cheshire and Water bury.

Drawing at random from questions received from vot ers, Sampson and Robertson addressed how they would have or did respond to the police accountability bill.

Robertson said he would have voted against the bill “in its present form.” While

there were good things in the bill, such as body cam eras for police officers, Robertson said there were problems such as the re moval of qualified immunity for officers.

“I don’t think an officer should be held liable,” he said. “There are so many po lice officers out there doing a very, very difficult job We must support our police officers.”

Sampson voted against the bill in 2020. He faulted por tions of that legislation along with a host of other policies over the past several years such as risk reduction cred its for offenders, legislation

that prevented car chases and consent searches, the closure of juvenile detention centers and the erasure of criminal records as con tributing to what he said was rising crime in the state.

“All of the things that are happening now are a result of that legislation,” Sampson said. “It is never going to change unless there’s a Re publican majority. We need to get more Republicans elected.”

30th House District

Incumbent Republican Don na Veach is facing off against Democratic challenger Denise McNair. The district includes Southington and

Berlin; both candidates are Berlin residents.

They were asked about their stance on Second Amend ment rights.

Veach described herself as an avid sportswoman and said she is “100 percent proSecond Amendment.”

“We are all entitled to bear arms, ” Veach said.

Connecticut has some of the worst gun laws in the coun try, Veach said, and de scribed some of those laws as “knee-jerk” reactions. McNair also described her self as a firm supporter of the Second Amendment but said she supports the ban

ning of certain assault weapons.

“I believe that there is more that can be done,” she said. “I also believe there is a need for safe gun use.”

22nd House District

Another open seat is con tested by Democrat Rebecca Martinez and Republican Francis Rexford Cooley. The district includes Plainville, New Britain and Southing ton. Both candidates are from Plainville.

Cooley was asked how he would promote Southing ton’s economic develop

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ment if elected. The Repub lican said Connecticut, like California, has driven out business with high taxes, nu merous regulations and ex pensive energy costs.

“Get our taxes and regula tions under control because they’re killing small busi ness, ” Cooley said.

“Businesses are leaving the state. They leave not be cause of restaurants or bars or anything like that. They leave because the financial conditions are better in oth er states.”

Martinez wrote an address that was read last Thursday night. She said a long-stand ing item on her calendar prevented her from being there. “I serve on the Plainville Board of Educa tion where I analyze budgets

line by line and work to make sure that it meets school distinct needs,” Martinez wrote.

She’s also a nurse and said those who watch people struggle to afford medica tions and health care “need a seat at the table.”

80th House District Incumbent Republican Gale Mastrofrancesco is running unopposed for her seat. She addressed the $15 minimum wage, a measure she opposed in the legislature.

“We debated this bill in the house,” she said. “I’ma firm believer that people’s (wages) should be based on the quality of the work they do. These are private contracts between the em ployer and the employee.”

Not only was the mini mum wage bad for the economy, Mastrofrancesco said it also undermined the ethics of hard work.

“We’ve come to a point in our society that nobody’s motivated to work hard,” she said.

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In Brief

Veterans Breakfast

Comcast will host a Veterans Breakfast at the Boxes to Boots Operation Cares event Saturday, Nov. 5 at McGee Middle School, 899 Norton Road, Berlin. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. All veter ans are welcome. They need not be a resident of Berlin, or Connecticut even. To at tend, contact Andralou Millerd at milleal@com cast.net or 860-670-5131.

Bazaar, tag sale

Holy Trinity Church, 200 Summer St., Plantsville, will host a Holiday Bazaar Satur day, Nov. 5 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and a tag sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also, a Polish dinner (golumbki, pierogi, kielbasa, sautéed cabbage and rye bread) will be avail able for $16. Eat in or take out. To place a dinner order, call Sandy at 860-6815483. For more information, call 860-628-0736.

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“I have roots in all parts of the 22nd District,” he said.

Martinez has lived in the Plainville area since 2009. She has worked as a nurse for 22 years and serves as a member of the State Board of Examiners of Nursing. She was elected to the Plainville Board of Education in 2019, and chairs the Democratic Town Committee.

Martinez first became in volved in politics when tak ing a lead role in the Wheel er School Renovation Com mittee, but says it was the pandemic that inspired her to run as a Democratic can didate for state representa tive.

“As a homecare nurse, I’m in my patients’ homes everyday and see how they struggle to make ends meet. My patients struggle to pay for prescrip tions and to get access to healthcare providers. As a Plainville BOE member and parent of two children in public schools, I also see the challenges facing our chil dren,” she said, “When I see something that needs to be changed, I take action to make it happen and that’s what motivated me to run.”

Cooley said he was asked to run for the position by Re publican colleagues and has based his platform on three central issues crime, edu cation, and taxes.

“The high taxes and cost of doing business in the state are driving businesses and people to leave. Test scores are dropping showing the failures in our educational system. The same criminals are being released again and again to commit more crime,” Cooley said. “All three are impacting the quality of life in Connecticut for all our residents.”

These issues frame what Cooley calls his “ commonsense ” platform.

The core of Martinez’s cam paign is focused on econom ic opportunity and educa tion. Informed by her expe rience as a nurse, affordable healthcare is also a core is sue she seeks to address for residents of the district.

“I believe that living a good life should not be as chal lenging as it is today,” Mar tinez said. “My platform fo cuses on the bread and but ter issues to ensure those who live in the 22nd district can have a good life.”

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As a nurse, she aims to use her experience to push for more affordable and accessi ble health care for residents,

as well as making medical professionals a greater part of legislative decisions. She also looks to pass legislation to better fight the opioid cri sis and provide proper men tal health services to those in need.

Economy, education

The state’s economy is also one of the more pressing is sues for both candidates.

Cooley hopes to bring busi ness back to the state by lowering taxes and reducing overall state spending. He

points to the departure of companies like General Electric, Carrier Corpora tion, and United Technolo gies Corporation as a reason to reduce taxes to make the state more attractive to both large corporations and small businesses.

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stand the needs of our dis trict,” Martinez said. “I’m committed to fighting to en sure our district gets its fair share of state funding so we can keep our property taxes in check.”

Education is also a major factor in Cooley’s campaign, as he seeks to prioritize es sential skills in schools which he says will meaning fully prepare children for ca reers after they graduate.

to ease the cost to residents at the local level through property taxes.

“I have worked on the bud get line by line and under

Cooley has had an extensive career in education prior to his foray into politics, having taught history at Paier Col lege of Art for 23 years and serving as the college’s dean for 13 of those years. He’s al so written articles for schol arly publications over the years, primarily around the topic of American foreign policy.

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Endorsements, experience

Both candidates have a number of endorsements.

Cooley has endorsements from the National Federa tion of Independent Busi ness, the Connecticut Asso ciation of Realtors, and the

Connecticut State Fraternal Order of Police.

Martinez is endorsed by the Independent Party, the Working Families Party, Planned Parenthood, Con necticut Education Associa tion, American Federation of Teachers, the American Fed eration of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Orga nizations. The Independent and Working Families party endorsements mean that

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Martinez appears on the bal lot on three separate lines.

Martinez is also an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and the importance of women’s bodily autonomy.

Both candidates are confi dent they have the experi ence necessary to be the next representative of the 22nd district.

Cooley cites his prior experi ence working as an educator,

and serving on several boards. “I will bring all the experiences I have had in my life to serve as a repre sentative in the General As sembly,” he said. “I’m ready to do the job.”

Martinez said her time on the Plainville BOE and as a local community advocate will convince voters that she’s dedicated to represent ing their interests.

“I love my community and have been very involved on boards, commissions and as a volunteer,” she said. “I’m ready to bring your voices to Hartford and advocate for all of the 22nd district.”

50th reunion

The Southington High School Class of 1973 50th reunion planning committee is looking for classmates. If you are a 1973 SHS gradu ate, or know of one, email SHS73_50thre union@aol.com.

Boxes to Boots

Boxes to Boots creates care packages for military personnel serving abroad. Volun teers will gather Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at McGee Middle School, 899 Norton Road, Berlin, to prepare the packages. To learn more, visit boxestoboots.org.

Voter registration

Registrars of Voters' offices will take part in a statewide voter registration session Tuesday, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Contact your lo cal Registrars' of Voters office for details.

Youth basketball

Registration for Southington Youth Basket ball will be accepted through Monday, Oct. 31. The fee is $85 ($170 family maximum). The program is open to Southington boys in grades 1 through 12 and girls in grades 1 through 9. Visit sybahoops.org for more in formation and to register.

Plainville Community Schools’ “All Star” awardwinner for October is sophomore Tamia Chapman. The award recognizes students, faculty and staff who go above and beyond in modeling the district’s Portrait of the Graduate characteristics and demonstrate excellence in alignment with the district's team goals.

Chapman was recognized at the Oct. 11 Board of Education meeting.

Pictured: Superintendent of Schools Steven LePage, Tamia Chapman, Angela Chapman and BOE Chair Lori Consalvo.

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Snowflake Fair

The Congregational Church of Plainville, 130 West Main St., will host its Snowflake Fair Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafters are sought. Call 860-747-1901 or email churchoffice@ucc plainville.org.

Medical experts warn of severe flu season, urge vaccination

By Cris Villalonga-Vivoni Record-Journal staff

As another flu season is gearing up to sweep across the states, local health offi cials and medical providers are urging anyone over six months old to get vaccinated before the end of the month.

Chief Medical Officer of ConnectiCare, Dr. Indu War rier, explained that this year's flu season is predicted to be significantly more se vere than previous years as the state faces reduced COVID-19 mask and social distancing mandates. "We are going to have a really bad flu season," she said.

"So, it's important that we take precautions, including vaccinations, to prevent hav ing the flu and spreading the flu."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC) estimate that from October 2021 through June 2022, there were eight to 13 million flu illnesses, 82,000 to 170,000 flu-related hospi talizations and 5,000 to 14,000 deaths across the U.S.

In Connecticut, the state De partment of Public Health (DPH) reported 564 flu-re lated hospitalizations and 12 fatalities from June 2021 to 2022. Since restarting data collection on Oct. 1, DPH has reported 65 cases, two hospitalizations and zero fa talities due to the flu.

Who is at risk?

Although everyone is at risk of contracting the flu, specif ic demographics are more likely to develop severe com plications like pneumonia and neurological problems, Warrier said.

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Words of Wellness

by Dr. Stacey Raya

A spinal adjustment, or spinal manipulation,

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common problems for seeking chiropractic adjustment. During a typical adjustment, the chiropractor will place the patient in specific positions to treat affected areas, often lying face-down on a padded table.

Sometimes, at the first visit, diagnostic imaging may be conducted before the adjustment. The chiropractor will use their hands to apply controlled force. It is an effective treatment for people of all ages. The most common reaction to a chiropractic adjustment is temporary soreness or aching in the spinal joints or muscles.

At Raya Clinic, we regularly hear from many people who have never been to a chiropractor. If you’ve never had chiropractic care, you might be surprised about how it may help you improve your health. The term “chiropractic” originates with the Greek words “chiro” and “praktikos,” which mean “hand” and “practice.” Our clinic helps you by using natural, hands-on care that doesn’t involve risky drugs or surgery. To learn more, please call 860-621-2225 or make an appointment to see us at 200 Queen St., Southington.

P.S. Application of an ice pack will reduce the symptoms of a reaction to a spinal adjustment.

Flu season

According to the CDC, indi viduals most susceptible to flu-related complications in clude pregnant people, young children, seniors and people living with chronic illnesses, such as asthma and diabetes.

Warrier explained that the flu vaccine acts as a first line of defense but may not pre vent someone from con tracting the flu. However, the chances of hospitalization and developing severe or fa tal complications are signifi cantly lessened.

According to the CDC, an individual is 40-60% less likely to contract the flu after vaccination. But, the CDC also estimated that flu vac cines prevented eight mil lion influenza illnesses, four million medical visits, 105,000 hospitalizations and 6,300 deaths during the 2019 to 2020 season.

"That's the reason why we need to get vaccinated to en sure that we are able to stop the spread of the infection and also to make sure that complications from these in fections can be prevented," Warrier said.

Vaccines also help create herd immunity that can pro

tect individuals unable to re ceive a flu vaccine, said Mary Blankson, chief nurs ing officer at Community Health Center. She explained that doctors often recom mend new parents receive a flu vaccine to protect their newborn. "The higher our community immunity is... the more protected they are, as well," she said. "You're doing it for yourself. You're doing it for your fami ly."

Driving factors

U.S. scientists make seasonal virus predictions based on information gathered from the Southern Hemisphere, namely Australia, and their flu season, said Dr. Henry Anyimadu, chief of infec tious diseases at Midstate Medical Center and Hospital of Central Connecticut.

Australia's flu season typical ly lasts in the winter months

starting in May and ending by October.

Anyimadu explained that flu seasons often mirror one an other across the hemispheric divide and provide founda tional predictions on the severity of illness and the ef fectiveness of vaccines.

According to the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, their 2022 flu season was the worst in over five years. In addition, the 2022 flu season peaked in June, indicating an earlier start date.

Anyimadu explained that the country reported more than twice the number of cases than their 2019 season. He said that the primary con cerns lay with how early the season started, the rate of infection and hospitaliza tion, and the length of ill ness.

Several factors drive high in fection rates, primarily lax mask mandates and social distance rules.

Anyimadu explained that masks, social distancing and high vaccination rates helped keep flu infection rates low.

However, although COVID is still a concern, many states have relaxed their restric tions, leading to higher rates of infection.

"When the weather gets cold, people begin to get to gether more inside rather than outside. Respiratory virus just takes that advan tage, goes around, and peo ple get infected," he ex plained.

"So, there's a lot of other res piratory viruses going around. That's more the rea son why we all have to be cautious," he explained.

Scavenger hunt is an invitation

Southington, like many towns, has put time and money into obtaining open space parcels and then man aging those properties to in crease accessibiilty for the public. This fall, Southington has taken cultivating public interest in town open space to another level with an en ticing outdoor activity called Project Float.

Making a pitch to support a tax-funded resource is a lot harder if it doesn’t obviously appear to benefit residents. Southington’s Open Space Committee is taking steps to make sure people are using

and appreciating the more than 700 acres the town has preserved.

Project Float is a scavenger hunt taking place on seven of the town’s open space parcels. “The project is named for the scavenger hunt reward, glass fishing floats bound in twine, that have been left along the na ture trails for intrepid hikers to find,” writes Record-Jour nal reporter Christian Met zger. “The aim, officials say, is to give local residents a re ward for heading out to ex plore the varied nature paths

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The chain that links us together

By Barbara Parent

“How do you come up with things to write about?” is a question I get now and again concerning this weekly column in the Record-Jour nal.

There have been instances since my first column ap peared in our Southington weekly in 1974 that I’ve been pressed to come up with that answer myself.

Although 48 years ago (yipes, has it been that long?) the subject matter came easy as I was living it in a six room, one bathroom ranch with a 4, 6 and 9-yearold.

I surely was not Shirley Jack son writing of her children in the hilarious, “Life Among the Savages, and, “Raising Demons” and I owe it to my three for helping me through when their antics brought so much to my typewriter.

I treasure the letter to the editor after my first column

was printed: “I’m enjoying the new column, ‘View From a Nutshell.’ I kept nodding my head in agreement,” her letter went on to say, “recall ing similar things happening in my own home.”

“Similar things happening in her own home.” That contin ues to be what I value most the connection to what is evolving in my life and those of my readers. The familiar. “View From a Nutshell” continued with a humorous slant more or less weekly for many years and appeared in various newspapers (no, not

syndicated, I should be so lucky.)

Somewhere along the way, it appeared as, “Commentary” that was more in keeping with some of the subject matter that at times, is not humorous.

Life moves on and with it situations evolve and with it my columns and those lives of readers. Family and friendship, growing up years and teenage escapes, class reunions, are fun subjects and whether evoking fond memories or maybe not,

bring hopefully, a smile to most.

Growing older and health is sues, death of parents, rela tives, friends, whether my personal loss, resonates with others.

I love hearing from readers or meeting someone who identifies with a column such as years ago when checking out in a Walling ford store and the young cashier recognized me (one never tires of that) from the

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Scavenger hunt

around the community that often go overlooked.”

The real reward, as we see it, is the chance to experi ence the wonders of nature in one’s own local area. But adding a fun challenge to that adventure is a smart way to engage more people in the experience.

As Open Space Committee Chairman Paul Chaplinsky told Metzger, the scavenger hunt is “a great opportunity for somebody to see that parcel and see all the work that we've been doing there to really preserve the farm ing heritage in our commu nity.”

While communing with na ture in the great outdoors is the goal, the floats are, in fact, beautiful collectible ob jects, making the effort of finding one definitely worth while.

Here’s how the open space committee’s web page de scribes the float project and its symbolism: “Project Float is a scavenger hunt that combines the beauty of our open space hiking trails with the natural beauty of glass fishing floats that can be used as decorations and

signs of the diverse hope and beauty that exist in our community.”

According to Metzger’s sto ry, other enticements to en joy the town’s open space are in place or pending. There are letter boxes along the trails and, in November, officials hope to resume bus tours of the various parcels, along with informa tion about the sites’ histori cal and environmental sig nificance.

It appears the scavenger hunt is already well-re ceived. Metzger writes that residents have been finding the floats and “expressing enjoyment in exploring these overlooked trails.”

Besides the intrinsic value in natural settings, preserving the land is a worthwhile in vestment, town officials say. The area won’t become overdeveloped putting more financial strain on residents.

Southington’s open space strategy to get more people out to explore this important investment is wise and blazes a trail for other towns to follow.

This editorial originally ran in the Record-Journal.

Members of the PRISMS arts club at the Middle School of Plainville, led by faculty member Laura Meehan, recently attended a field trip to the New Britain Museum of American Art. Thanks to a grant from the Tinty Foundation, students were able to experience the show “30 Americans” featuring art by contemporary African American artists. The students participated in a discussion about the art and created their own unique expressive collage while at the museum. Pictured above: Nolan Meehan and Rehan Malik.

VANCOUVER, WAVincent James Mongillo, 68, of Vancouver, WA, formerly of Southington, beloved husband of Kristine (Lutjens) Mongillo, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2022 with his wife by his side. “VJ,” as he was known, was born on January 4, 1954 in Southington and was the son of the late Adolph and Crystal (Davenport) Mongillo.

Vincent graduated from Southington High School Class of 1972 and enlisted in the United States Air Force. After being honorably discharged, he worked as an IT professional at the Naval Weapons Station in Yorktown, VA and then with LexisNexis from which he retired. He will be remembered for his twinkly eyes, sweet smile, white beard (his grandchildren called him “Papa Santa”), his love of hunting and fishing, and most of all, his love for his family. Besides his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Rachel Snarski and her husband Joseph of Cowpens, SC and Jessica Temple and her husband Joseph of Gloucester, VA. He was a

doting grandfather to Noah, Summer (and her husband Dylan), Brandon and Joshua. He is also survived by his greatgrandson, Caden and by his sisters, Robin Bores and her husband Robert of Southington, Lynn Bores and her husband Richard of Allentown, NJ, and also by his brother, Mark Mongillo and his wife Melanie of Auburndale, FL and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial for Vincent will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 10:00 AM in St. Aloysius Church, 254 Burritt St., Plantsville, CT 06489. Burial with military honors will follow in St. Thomas Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.

Obituaries

PLAINVILLE- Teresa (DeFeo) Cavallo, 71, of Plainville, passed away in her sleep on October 18, 2022. She was born on July 31, 1951 to the late Luigi and Mary (Andriano) DeFeo of New Britain.

PLAINVILLE - Teresa (DeFeo) Cavallo, 71, of Plainville, passedaway in hersleep onOctober18, 2022.ShewasbornonJuly 31, 1951to thelate Luigi andMary(Andriano)DeFeo ofNewBritain.

Teresa graduated from Pulaski High School in 1969 where she met her husband of 49 years, Anthony Cavallo, Sr. After graduating from Saint Francis Nursing School, she undertook a lifelong career as an ER nurse at St. Francis Hospital and finished her career as a school nurse at Wheeler Elementary School. She was a student favorite, always providing grandmotherly support and comfort.

Teresa graduated from Pulaski HighSchool in 1969 where she met her husband of49 years,An thonyCavallo, Sr.After graduating from Saint Francis NursingSchool, sheundertook alifelong careerasanERnurseatSt. Francis Hospital and fin ished hercareer asa schoolnurseatWheelerEl ementary School.She was astudent favorite,always providing grandmotherly supportandcomfort.

Teresa was alsoa proud wife,mother, andgrand mother. She loved to gro ceryshopandcookforher family,and madesurethat no man,woman, childor dogwentunfed.Sheespe ciallyloved spoilingher grandchildren andgrand puppies despite constant protestsfrom theirrespec

Teresa was also a proud wife, mother, and grandmother. She loved to grocery shop and cook for her family, and made sure that no man, woman, child or dog went unfed. She especially loved spoiling her grandchildren and grand puppies despite constant protests from their respective parents. There was no discipline with Grandma Teresa around! Teresa was also a loyal friend who rarely missed coffee with friends or visits with those closest to her. She would do anything for a friend or family member in need.

Teresa leaves behind a close-knit family of three children, Anthony Cavallo, Jr. and wife Monique (Davis) of Southington, Gina Cavallo of Bristol, Amy (Cavallo) Kowynia and husband Victor of Wolcott; her brother, Jack DeFeo of Southington;

dren, AntoniaCavallo, Lorenzo Cavallo,Isabella Davis, and Noah Kowynia; and herprecious grand puppies Albert,Ghost, Lemmyand Storm.She was recentlypredeceased byher husband,Anthony Cavallo,Sr.andbyher,par ents, twosisters-in-law, Paula Ludko(John) and TheresaLussier (Leo),and brotherin-law, Americo Cavallo,Jr.

tiveparents. Therewasno discipline with Grandma Teresaaround! Teresawas alsoa loyalfriendwho rarely missed coffee with friends or visitswith those closest toher. Shewould do anythingfor afriend or familymember inneed. Teresa leavesbehind a close-knit family of three children, Anthony Cavallo, Jr.and wifeMonique (Davis) ofSouthington, Gi na Cavallo ofBristol, Amy (Cavallo)Kowyniaandhus band Victorof Wolcott;her brother, JackDeFeo of Southington; grandchil

grandchildren, Antonia Cavallo, Lorenzo Cavallo, Isabella Davis, and Noah Kowynia; and her precious grand puppies Albert, Ghost, Lemmy and Storm. She was recently predeceased by her husband, Anthony Cavallo, Sr. and by her, parents, two sisters-in-law, Paula Ludko (John) and Theresa Lussier (Leo), and brotherin-law, Americo Cavallo, Jr.

In lieu of flowers, Teresa may be remembered with contributions to the Anthony “Tony” Cavallo Memorial Scholarship, 110 Mill Street, New Britain, CT 06051, Attn: Miriam Reyes.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, October 22 at 9 a.m. at Plainville Funeral Home, 81 Broad St., Plainville, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church. Burial will be held privately. Family and friends gathered on Friday evening, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. For online expressions of sympathy, please visit www. PlainvilleFuneralHome. com.

In lieuof flowers,Teresa may beremembered with contributions tothe Antho ny“Tony”CavalloMemorial Scholarship, 110 Mill Street,New Britain,CT 06051,Attn:MiriamReyes. Funeral services were heldon Saturday,October 22at9a.m.atPlainvilleFu neral Home, 81 Broad St., Plainville, with aMass of ChristianBurial at10a.m. atOur LadyofMercy Church. Burial will be held privately. Familyand friends gatheredon Friday evening,from6to8p.m.at the funeral home.For on line expressionsof sympa thy, please visit www. PlainvilleFuneralHome. com.

In memoriam Frank Casarella Sr.

April 1926 - October 2004

Dad, As we mark the 18th anniversary of your passing, it is the time of year when you were in rare form. Each Halloween you would entertain your

at your house

on some occasions,

would dress up in a costume yourself!

None of the holidays are quite the same without you! However, our wonderful memories and

photographs will tell the story!

We miss you, Dad! Love, Your Sons and Daughters

Teresa Cavallo

Vincent James Mongillo

Teresa Cavallo

Officials: As food insecurity rises, free school breakfast helps

By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff

Many students continue to benefit from extended free breakfast programs in local schools, for instance in Meriden, Southington and Cheshire. However, Walling ford, reports the district is currently unable to offer the program at every school.

Cheshire Public Schools of fer free breakfast at all of the district’s schools, funded by the SMART program. Cheshire schools have re ceived $687,771.

The district’s Food and Nu trician Services Director Eri ca Biagetti said that once the funding runs out, families who are not eligible for free and reduced-price meals will have to start paying again. In 2020, 15.7%of Cheshire students were eligi

ble for free and reducedprice meals. In 2000, this percentage was 2.1%. Biaget ti said that the free and re duced program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agri culture.

In August, Biagetti told the Record-Journal that if fami lies who are eligible for free and reduced meals fill out their applications as soon as possible, the district can make the SMART funds last longer for families who do not qualify for free and re duced meals.

“We are working hard to make sure that families who do qualify understand that if they do fill out their applica tions and they do receive the USDA funding, then that's going to be able to help us help families who do not

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picture that runs with the column. She told me she laughed along with “Italians in the kitchen” because it was just like reading about her relatives when they are together.

Today I went back 48 years rather than comment on 11 days ago and the killing of two Bristol Police officers and the wounding of a third responding to a 911 domes tic violence call, now report

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way

and it’s easy on your wallet, too.

ed as an apparent ambush.

Truthfully, I did not feel ade quate to editorialize.

What I do know is too often we read and hear about deadly rampages in cities across our country and the world and although hun dreds and thousands of miles from us we are filled with compassion for the vic tims and loved ones left be hind.

Today we share the anguish with our neighbors.

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Have a fun and safe Halloween

The following Halloween safety tips are courtesy of the National Fire Protection Association and National Safety Council:

Costumes

All costumes, wigs and ac cessories should be fire-re sistant; When choosing a costume, stay away from

long trailing fabric. If your child is wearing a mask, make sure the eye holes are large enough to see out of; Any props should be soft, and no part of the costume should impair vision or movement; Wear sturdy shoes and temperature-ap propriate clothing under costumes; If children will be allowed out after dark, fasten reflective tape to

their costumes and bags, or give them a flashlight or glow sticks to ensure they are visible to drivers; When buying Halloween makeup, make sure it is nontoxic and always test it on a small area of skin first; Re move all makeup before children go to bed to pre vent skin and eye irritation.

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Decorations

Dried flowers, cornstalks, and crepe paper catch fire easily. Keep all decorations away from open flames and other heat sources like light bulbs and heaters; Use bat tery-operated candles or glow-sticks in jack-olanterns; If you use a real candle, use extreme cau tion; Make sure children are watched at all times with candles lit; When lighting candles inside jack-olanterns, use long, fireplacestyle matches or a utility lighter; Be sure to place lit pumpkins well away from anything that can burn and far enough out of the way of trick-or-treaters, doorsteps, walkways, and yards; Re members to keep exits clear of decorations, so nothing blocks escape routes; Make sure all smoke alarms in the house are working; If your children are going to Hal loween parties at others'

homes, have them look for ways out of the home and plan how they would get out in an emergency.

Trick-or-Treating

A responsible adult should accompany young children on neighborhood rounds; If older children or teenagers are going out alone, plan and review a route that you feel is safe and acceptable for them to follow; Teach your children never to enter a stranger’s home or car; Tell children to stay away from open flames including jack-o-lanterns with candles in them; Be sure they know how to stop, drop, and roll if their clothing catches fire (Have them practice, stopping immediately, drop ping to the ground, covering their face with hands, and rolling over and over to put the flames out); Instruct children to travel only in fa miliar, well-lit areas and to stick with their friends; Tell your children not to eat any treats until they return home.

MATT JEFFERY CHESHIRE FOOTBALL

Here’s fresh proof necessity is the mother of invention, and a couple of touchdown catch es. Shaken up the previous week in a loss to Fairfield Prep, Cheshire junior quarterback Matt Jeffery was shifted to wide receiver for Friday’s game with Notre Dame and wound up catching a pair of scoring passes from Michael Simeone. Jeffery also recovered a fumble on defense in a crucial 27-12 win.

AMARI ROBINSON PLATT FOOTBALL

Junior running back Amari Robinson had his first 100-yard game Thursday, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries in Platt’s 42-7 win over Rocky Hill. This was a welcome sight for the Panthers. Through the first five games, Robinson was pretty much limited to defense due to a broken hand. A 1,429-yard rusher from a year ago, Robinson now lends further fuel to a hot Platt offense.

KYLE VALENTINE MALONEY FOOTBALL

A welcome sight for the Spartans in Week 7? Senior QB Kyle Valentine’s performance in Saturday’ 35-7 victory at Bristol Central. Valentine completed 17 of 26 passes for 218 yards and three TDs to three different receiv ers. Settling in as a first-year starter, Valentine is now 69-for-118 for 1,055 yards and 14 TDs. He and the Spartans are 6-0 and rank No. 3 in the state polls and Class L playoff points.

ELLIANA LOPEZ

WILCOX TECH SOCCER

This had been quite a season for freshman phenoms, and Wilcox Tech soccer has one in Elliana Lopez. She continued her stellar rookie season by scoring in Tuesday’s 3-0 win over Bullard-Havens and then erupting for a hat trick when the Wildcats went to Bridgeport to beat Harding/Bassick by the same score on Thursday. Now 12-3, Lopez and Wilcox will contend for the CTC tournament title.

CAMI WESSELS

SOUTHINGTON VOLLEYBALL

Already Southington’s leading hitter, junior Cami Wessels went on a recent tear in which she racked up four straight double-digit outings in kills, punctuated by a season-high 19 at Bristol Central and 18 the following night at Bristol Eastern. Wessels has 226 kills on the season as the Lady Knights, ranked No. 5 in the state coaches’ poll, look to wrap up a 15-2 regular season on Thursday vs. Avon.

MAYA WRESIEN

SHEEHAN FIELD HOCKEY

Senior Maya Wresien has been in the middle of quite a bit of Sheehan success during her career. She’s a middle-distance runner on the SCC and state track and field champi onship squad and, this fall, has been a major player on a field hockey team heading to the postseason. Wresien had a goal and an assist in Thursday’s 3-0 win over Lyman Hall, which gave her four goals on the year.

Free breakfasts

qualify longer,” Biagetti said in August.

However, Biagetti said that she has seen an increase in participants in the program.

“We have seen an increase in breakfast participation with meals being available at no charge,” Biagetti said.

Nya Welinsky, school food service director for South ington Public Schools, said that while the district has of fered a breakfast program for many years, it has evolved over the years, especially due to the pandemic.

“It has changed a lot through the past couple years through the pandemic where school closed and now we’re kind of getting

back to normal where it’s grab and go...” Welinsky said.

The breakfast program is available at all schools, free of charge. It is funded through the SMART pro gram. Southington was granted $633,164 and Welin sky estimates that the funds will run out sometime in early December. “We are go ing to look to do the 30 days’ notice for the community and start to probably do some press releases at the end of the month, beginning of November,” Welinsky said.

“... We encourage families now to fill out the free and reduced application in ad vance because the funding will end.”

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Welinsky said that it has been great being able to “take a burden off families” when it comes to offering free meals.

“We’re excited that we were able to start the school year off and offer two meals per student at no cost,” Welinsky said.

In 2020, Southington had 24% of its student popula tion eligible for free or re duced-price meals. In 2000, the number was 6.2% Welinsky said the district has seen a good number of stu dents participating in the meal program as it has of fered the Seamless Summer Option, which combines fea tures of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and the Summer Food Service Pro gram.

According to CT.gov, it re duces paperwork and ad ministrative burden by mak ing it easier for schools to

feed students from low-in come areas during the sum mer vacation period. “We have many many more stu dents participating because it’s free of charge,” Welinsky said.

Wallingford Public Schools currently offer breakfast in the elementary schools and high schools, with the hopes of bringing breakfast back to the middle schools some time this academic year.

Tammy Raccio, chair of the Wallingford Board of Educa tion, said for a period of time during the pandemic, the middle schools offered grab and go breakfasts to its students. This was before the district slowly started the program at the elementary schools.

The middle schools “ were the first schools (between el ementary and middle) to pi lot the expanding breakfast program, ” Raccio said.

Fran Thompson, assistant superintendent for person nel, said the district offered breakfast at the middle schools during the pandem ic when half of the school population was in the build ing at a time.

“During the pandemic, the middle school schedule had half the school in at a time, so the delivery of it and just the staffing of it allowed it to happen, so now we have to staff it up, which we’re plan ning on doing and figuring out a way to deliver it and

not have it impact any of our instructional time, which right now we’re working with our middle school ad ministrators and our food service team at both middle schools to deliver breakfast for our kids,” Thompson said.

James Bondi, food services director, said that the district is hoping to start the pro gram back up at the middle schools, but is currently fac ing some challenges.

“The food service operations are in the midst of planning

for the introduction of school breakfast at Dag and Moran Middle Schools,” Bondi said. “However, as the middle schools are distinc tive in the complexities of their physical layout and the amount of students in each school versus the anticipat ed service model, we are facing some unique chal lenges that we are working on overcoming. We hope to have solutions to the issues, and get school breakfast at the middle schools up and running in a timely manner.”

Wallingford’s free breakfast program is funded by the School Meals Assistance Revenue for Transition (SMART) program. The state of Connecticut distributed $30 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to school districts to allow for them to continue to offer free meals to all students un til the funding runs out.

Wallingford has received $541,793. As of theOct. 11 board of education opera tions committee meeting, Bondi said that in Septem ber, the district used $196,310.13 of the SMART funds. Between breakfast and lunch, 98,941 meals were served last month, making for the average par ticipation in the meal pro gram 60.2%.

There were 2,678 paid breakfast meals served in September. The number of reduced price breakfast meals served was 211.

Raccio points out that food insecurity has increased. More students in 2020 were eligible for free or reducedprice meals than in 2000, she said.

In 2020, 32.6% of the Wall ingford Public School stu dents were eligible for free or reduced-price meals, while in 2000, the percent age was 7.3%, according to the state Department of Ed ucation.

“It's a huge change in

community,” Raccio said. Therefore, Raccio said the district needs to find so lutions, primarily to

to

able to

LEGAL NOTICE

TOWN OF PLAINVILLE

REVENUE COLLECTOR’S NOTICE

Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town of Plainville. The 2023 Sewer Us age Bills are due November 1, 2022. The bills will be sent with two payment stubs. First installment is due November 1, 2022, and second installment will be due May 1, 2023. NO BILLS ARE MAILED FOR THE MAY INSTALLMENT.

If the first installment of the Sewer Usage Bill is not paid on or before Thursday, De cember 1, 2022. The sewer usage tax be comes delinquent and is subject to interest of 1.5 % per month (18% annually) and will be added from due date. The minimum in terest charge is $2.00 per installment. Sec. 12-146.

Payments will be received in the Reve nue Collector’s office, Town Hall, 1 Central Square Plainville, CT 06062 each business day as follows:

Monday through Wednesday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

Thursday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm

Friday 8:00 am to 12:00 pm

Ana M. LeGassey C.C.M.C. Plainville Revenue Collector

Dated at Plainville, Connecticut this 6th day of October 2022.

LEGAL NOTICE

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, the Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission took the following actions:

APPROVED an opt-out provision from Sec tion 6 of Public Act 21-29 that would other wise require the Town of Plainville to permit detached accessory apartments in residen tial zones.

APPROVED an opt-out provision pursuant to Section 5 of Public Act 21-29 as it relates to Section 4, subsection(d), subdivision 9 of the PA 21-29 that would otherwise require the Town of Plainville to reduce parking re quirements for certain residential dwelling units.

Respectfully submitted, Matthew Weimer, Secretary, Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission. Dated at Plainville, CT this 26th day of October 2022.

R256499

LEGAL NOTICE

PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION

PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT

The Town of Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a Public Hearing Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. at the Plainville Municipal Center, One Central Square, Plainville, CT to consider the follow ing item:

1. Art. 9, Definitions – Character, Bed & Breakfast, Marijuana Production and Dis pensary Facilities, and Cottage Food Oper ations; Sec. 1.04I Cottage Food Operations and Bed & Breakfast; Sec. 1.03D and 2.04C Minimum unit size; Sec 103E Standards for Residential Zones; Sec 204P Repeal Re development Design District; Sec. 2.02B & 2.04P Outdoor Dining; Sec. 2.04N Mari juana Production and Dispensary Facilities; Sec. 3.05 Planned Development Districts; Sec. 6.02 Nonconforming Structures and Uses.

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

Respectfully submitted, Mathew Weimer, Secretary, Plainville Planning and Zoning Commission. Dated at Plainville, CT Octo ber 14, 2022.

R256200

SCHOOL BUS

Needed for Southington/ Meriden/Berlin/Rocky Hill - Must be 21yrs or older and possess a driver’s license for at least 3yrs – Paid training to acquire CDL license and endorsements available –The opportunity to bring your children to work, No Childcare$$ - Contact Sheila at New Britain Transportation (860) 8280511 ext. 221 or visit us at, 257 Woodlawn Rd., Berlin, CT

WATER TREATMENT

LEVEL I WATER TREATMENT PUMPING OPERATOR

The Town of Wallingford’s Water Division is seeking qualified candidates to maintain and operate the Town’s water treatment plants, pumping stations, storage tanks, and ground well facilities. Must process a High School Diploma or G.E.D with one (1) year of experience involving the operation or maintenance of equipment. In water supply and treatment; or a technical high school diploma with a demonstrated career and technical education related to electronics technology, electrical, H.V.A.C or water supply and treatment activities and operations or completion of a program in water management. Applicants must have or be able to obtain within 12 months a State of Connecticut Department of Public Health Class 1 or higher Water Treatment Plant Operator certification and completion of a program in water management. Wages: $27.49 - $33.40 hourly, plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources or may be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page. Phone # 203-2942080, Fax # 203-2942084. The closing date will be November 8, 2022.

PROPERTY APPRAISER

Assists the Town Assessor in all phases of the property appraisal function; Applicants must have an A.S. degree in economics, business, finance, real estate or related field plus 3 years of real estate or appraisal experience or an equivalent combination of education and qualifying experience substituting on a yearfor-year basis. Must have a valid driver’s license. Salary: $33.97 - $42.66 hourly plus an excellent fringe benefit package.

Apply: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492, Forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources or may be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page. Phone (203) 294-2080. Fax: (203) 294-2084. The closing date will be that date the 50th application form/resume is received, or November 14, 2022 whichever occurs first.

COLLECTOR OF REVENUE

Due to pending retirement, the Town of Cheshire invites only highly qualified candi dates to apply for senior management level position of Collector of Revenue. Reports to Director of Finance. Current salary range: $79,238 to $124,231. Only 2 individuals have held this position since 1977. Strong collection practices & procedures in place. Position responsible for the collection, receipt & ac counting for all taxes, sewer assessments, sewer use charges, water assessments & other revenues for the town. CCMC desig nation required. Refer to the Town’s web site at www.cheshirect.org for how to apply, job description & other per tinent information. All submissions must be received no later than 4:00 PM on 11-10-22.

The Town of Cheshire is an EEOE, M/F/D/V.

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