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Train depot completes restoration of signal By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
For the first time in over 50 years, a red light shines out from the train order signal above the Milldale Train Depot, now encouraging runners along the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail to stop and take a look rather than directing trains to halt. “It makes it look like the railroad is operational again,” said Assistant Stationmaster Robert Belletzki. Aside from some fine-tuning, volunteers working on Monday have completed the restoration of the station’s
The train order signal on the Milldale Train Depot along the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Southington is pictured. A new lamp has been installed to illuminate the red and green lenses. The proceed and stop paddles can be maneuvered by engaging levers inside the train museum. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
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Bill Voorvaart, volunteer, left, and Bob Belletzkie, assistant station master, talk about a new lamp installed for the train order signal on the Milldale Train Depot along the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Southington.
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Planning begins for uncertain 2021 Apple Harvest Festival
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The district’s IT director Jamie Olander resigned in
Two of the positions will be focused on network and IT duties. The third, a digital See Position, A2
Planning for next year’s Apple Harvest Festival will begin next month despite uncertainty about the event. Spin Doctors lead singer Chris Barron serenades the crowd during a concert on the main stage at the Apple Harvest Festival in Southington on Oct. 12, 2019. Emily J. Tilley, special to the Record-Journal
This year’s festival was canceled since pandemic restrictions prevented the crowds that visit Southington’s downtown See Festival, A11 R233461
Education leaders hope to add a digital learning director to the school district, a role that will combine instruction experience with software knowledge.
September. Since then, school officials have rethought the position and are considering a three-person technology leadership team instead of a single IT director.
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Hit with a loss of $337,000 last school year, the school district’s food service program is getting $300,000 from unspent local funds to bring up its cash balance.
Food services usually break about even, with small profits or losses from year to year. The loan helps fund operations this year. “The program has always been self-sustaining, and we want to make sure it’ll stay that way,” said Zaya Oshana Jr., a Board of Education
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Colleen Clark, a Board of Education member and personnel committee chairwoman, said the district needs someone able to evaluate the technical side of the many software programs teachers use for online instruction. Even before the pandemic resulted in more at-home learning, Clark said there’s been a huge increase in educational software. “There are so many different platforms, there’s so much,” she said. “It’s just exploded.”
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member and finance committee chairman. The finance committee agreed that if the food service of a class, the software is just to support the teacher. But what’s out there to support the teacher?” Clark said. “Will every program support the teacher they way they need to be supported?” With so many demands on the IT department, Assistant Superintendent Steve Madancy said it made sense to break up the role. “It became clear that no one person would possess all of the qualifications and experience to do each of these needed specialties justice,” he said. “In reviewing current existing positions, coupled with existing vacancies, we believe we can restructure in a way that we will now have a more effective and efficient department.”
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Oshana has been pleased with how the district has maintained access for students. While he supported the IT department restructuring plan, Oshana said not all students learn best on a screen. “We can’t stop buying books,” he said. The school board’s policy and personnel committee was scheduled to meet Tuesday.to draft job descriptions.
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Tables have been removed from the cafeteria to promote social distancing guidelines at Southington High School. Hit with a loss of $337,000 last school year, the school district’s food service program is getting $300,000 from unspent local funds to bring up its cash balance.
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Car wash planned for Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Town planners approved a zone change Tuesday night that could clear the way for a car wash on a long-vacant property at a main intersection. Owners of the corner property off Interstate 84’s exit 4 said they hope to build a 24/7 self-service car wash. Michael Riccio, Michael Fasulo and David Carabetta own three parcels on the corner of Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike and Route
120. Two are already zoned business but the largest, nearly an acre, is residential. The Planning and Zoning Commission agreed unanimously to extend the existing business zone in that area to include the third property, 307 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike. That’ll allow for a development but Riccio, Fasulo and Carabetta must apply for a site plan in order to get permission to build the car wash. The corner sites included houses, an appliance store and repair shop. Riccio said
the partners have spent more than half a million dollars cleaning the site and remediating environmental hazards in the soil and groundwater.
the commission. He didn’t’ think the car wash would bother area residents.
“It’s not a very loud. It should not be any disturbance to the neighborhood “The site is now clean. We’ve at all,” Riccio said. been preparing for this for Commission members said several years,” he said. they were pleased that there Carabetta said he owns a car was the possibility of development at the corner, a gatewash in Meriden and that way property to the town. most customers visit in the day. He said use at night is “This particular corner has minimal. been an eyesore for a bit,” said Peter Santago, a comRiccio said there’d be more details about the proposal mission member. presented with a site plan to Some area residents op-
posed the zone change and submitted letters of opposition to the town. David Conable was worried about confused car wash customers pulling into his driveway. Commission members said they’d address traffic and other concerns when a site plan was submitted. The zone change approved Tuesday isn’t tied to any specific business. jbuchanan@record-journal.com 203-317-2230 Twitter: @JBuchananRJ
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train order signal, a mast topped by a light and system of blades which instruct trains on if they can pass by the station or if they must stop. The mechanical parts, including the blade system, were completed in July, leaving just the installation of the electric lamp, which sits behind green and red filters that allow it to act like a traffic light.
ing alongside the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail will allow it to act as a beacon to inspire further interest in the trail’s history as a railroad and shipping canal.
through the 1960s when the rail segment through Southington ceased operations. The depot itself was built in 1892 and converted into a museum in 2013.
While work was ongoing on Monday, scores of people enjoying a walk on the trail stopped to ask about the signal, which was often mistaken for a flag pole before the restoration began taking shape.
Though other similar signals exist in Connecticut, Belletzki said it’s unique in the New England region in that museum visitors can pull the levers in the former railroad agent’s office to operate the controls themselves.
“We already had people stopping ... saying, ‘It’s lit up!’” Belletzki said.
“What's unique about this more so is it's now all hooked up and patrons, visitors who come in, can actually play with the levers,” he said.
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The lamp is on a timer to be lit between 4 and 8 p.m. dur- The setup is the same that controlled the flow of trains ing the winter months and from 1917 — when the sigBelletzki hopes its positionnal mast was erected —
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At the station’s peak in the 1920s there were four passenger trains scheduled every day, in addition to freight trains, and commuters disembarking at Milldale could hop onto trolleys that traversed the town. Though the museum has been closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s set to reopen between Memorial Day and Labor Day next year on Saturdays and Sundays. dleithyessian@ record-journal.com 203-317-2317 Twitter: @leith_yessian
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Child found uninjured at Crescent Lake last week By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — Police and fire crews located a missing five-year-old at Crescent Lake Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 11.
The child was hiking with their parents and became separated. Members of the Southington police and fire departments, along with two Southington K9’s, and members of the Plainville and Bristol police departments responded during the search. Plainville and Bristol crews used drones during the search, D’Arcy said.
Crews responded to Crescent Lake around 12:30 p.m. for a report of a missing child, Fire Battalion Chief Eric D’Arcy said. Just before 1:30 p.m. the child was reported to be found, Battalion A Southington police crew found the child and reunited Chief Glenn Dube said. the child with their parents. The child was found uninlsellew@record-journal.com jured and was checked out 203-317-2225 by medical staff, D’Arcy said. Twitter: @LaurenSellewRJ
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for a report of a violation of a protective order, Lt. Keith Egan said in a stateSOUTHINGTON — A man ment. Officers found Dibfaces charges after police ble in a bedroom of the said he punched three offi- home and noted he becers and spit in the face of came aggressive when another officer following a speaking with officers, domestic incident last Egan said. When officers week. attempted to handcuff Maximilian Dibble, 19, ad- Dibble, he punched an officer in the left eye and dress unknown, was archeekbone with a closed rested on Nov. 9 and was fist, Egan said. charged with four counts of assault on a police offiWhile taking him into cuscer, and two counts of vio- tody, Dibble punched two lation of a protective orofficers in the head, Egan der. said. Once he was placed in the patrol vehicle, DibPolice responded to a home on Pleasant Street See Police, A7
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MERIDEN — Hunter’s Ambulance Services Inc. will continue its east and west side operations and retain its 340 employees if a planned purchase agreement with Hartford HealthCare is approved by state regulators. The 57-year-old, familyowned company agreed to become a division of Hartford HealthCare Friday, Nov. 6 pending state approval. “The leadership team believes the move is timely, and appropriately aligns the excellence of service of our prehospital care personnel at Hunter’s with the excellence of service and community care offered throughout Hartford HealthCare,” according to a statement from Hunter’s administrative officials.
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A school transportation service operated by Hunter’s was acquired separately by New Britain Transportation. Hunter’s has operated under employee stock ownership since 2010. “This acquisition recognizes the significant contributions
of our team members, past and present, and allows for the continued growth and expansion of EMS services provided across the state,” said David Lowell, executive vice president and chief operating officer. “Hartford HealthCare’s commitment to a fully integrated EMS sys-
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Under terms of the deal, Hartford HealthCare will be leasing all properties currently occupied by Hunter’s Ambulance on Meriden’s east and west sides, in Berlin, Middletown, Wallingford and Old Saybrook. Lowell, and Chief Executive Officer Donna Hunter and Vice President of Business Development Dana Hunter will remain with Hunter’s during a transition before turning operations over to Hartford HealthCare’s emergency medical services division. Hartford HealthCare must file a certificate of need with the state’s Office of Health Strategy and a public hearing on the sale will be scheduled. Hunter’s Ambulance Services Inc. will retain its current name and associated branding, and will operate as a subsidiary of Hartford HealthCare. Lowell said the acquisition does not impact the choice of hospital by patients that are transported. See Hunter’s, A11
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for the event. Planners are hopeful that by next fall, major gatherings will be allowed. On Monday, Nov. 9 the Town Council approved contracts with Melissa Cocuzza to be festival sponsorship coordinator and with Dave Lapreay, Parks and Recreation director, to be festival lead coordinator. They’d both been in those positions at the start of this year and had forgone their contractual payments from the town when the festival was canceled.
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From left: Donna Hunter, CEO; Dana Hunter-Moyer, vice president of business development; and David Lowell, executive VP and chief operating officer of Hunter’s Ambulance Services.
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Palmieri said he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the 2021 festival.
“Patients have the right to choose their hospital and this will not change,” Lowell said. “In addition, there are clinical protocols that direct patient transport to specialty hospitals for certain types and severity of traumatic and medical events.”
“We’re certainly hopeful that things will get back to normal,” he said. “Right now, there’s still so many unknowns.”
Decision to cancel
Hospitals operating their own emergency services is a growing trend in the ambulance industry. In central Connecticut there are a number of ambulance services that are part of healthcare systems, including Bristol Hospital, Trinity Health, Middlesex Hospital, Windham Hospital, L & M Hospital and Nuvance, Lowell said.
In June, the Town Council voted unanimously to cancel the Apple Harvest Festival set for September. Councilors cited public health concerns over holding an event that draws tens of thousands of people. At the time of the vote, they were also The pandemic reduced in- unsure if Gov. Ned Lamont would lift his panterest in festival sponsordemic restrictions to allow ships last year. Cocuzza wasn’t sure if there’d be a such large gatherings in time for the festival. Going change of strategy this ahead with the festival year in trying to draw inand then having it prohibterest but that planning ited could cost the town was beginning when it and vendors money, time normally does. and wasted material. “We’re not tracking much differently time wise,” she Those concerns were vinsaid. “At our next meeting dicated when Lamont didn’t lift the restrictions we’re going to talk about on crowds. the coming year.” Southington joined towns National act around the state and Chris Palmieri, a council country in canceling festiand Apple Harvest Festivals and fairs. val committee member, Palmieri said the 2021 said the group had conevent would be considtracted with a national ered with input from musical act for 2020. Shane Lockwood, the When the festival was town’s public health dicanceled, the town was rector. able to shift the contract to 2021 without a loss of “We’ll have to see what its $10,000 deposit. the state of affairs is in the In previous years the festi- fall of 2021,” he said. val has featured bands jbuchanan@ record-journal.com such as Bowling for Soup 203-317-2230 and Spin Doctors. The fesTwitter: @JBuchananRJ
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Hartford HealthCare through MidState Medical Center, and two former city hospitals have been the medical director and control sponsor hospital for more than 40 years for Hunter’s. The arrangement is part of the regulatory structure for EMS services in the state. Hartford HealthCare also offers a number of continuing medical education programs, This is the first emergency services acquisition for Hart- Lowell said. ford HealthCare, a Donna Hunter, whose father spokeswoman said. Vern Hunter founded the Hunter’s has been providing company with one ambulevels of certification and ed- lance in 1963, said the decision to sell was bittersweet, ucation programs for its but a valuable opportunity. EMTs, and paramedics, in It was important for
Hunter’s that the acquiring institution mirror the same core values and reputation within the industry. “While we have continued to expand our footprint over the years, we have decided that it is within the best interests of the company’s future growth and development to align with a major health care system and Hartford Healthcare was the best choice,” Donna Hunter said. “Our mutual goal is to provide an integrated approach to improved access and quality of healthcare to each individual patient and as a result, the community, and to do this at the lowest possible cost.” mgodin@record-journal.com 203-317-2255 Twitter: @Cconnbiz
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In Brief Blood drives The American Red Cross needs the help of blood donors across the country now to ensure patients continue to have access to lifesaving blood. Eligible individuals are urged to make an appointment to donate blood now to help patients in need. Find a donation opportunity using the Red Cross Blood Donor app, by visiting redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800733-2767.
When planning your estate it is important to understand the difference between probate and non-probate assets. Probate is the process through which a court determines how to distribute your property after you die. Some assets are distributed to heirs by the court (probate assets) and some assets bypass the court process and go directly to your beneficiaries (non-probate assets). The probate process includes filing a will and appointing an executor or administrator, collecting assets, paying bills, filing taxes, distributing property to heirs, and filing a final account. If a person dies with a Will, then the probate court makes sure that the assets are distributed in accordance with the Will. If a person dies without a Will, then state law determines who inherits probate assets.
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Due to the Recreation Department’s annual “Santa in the Park” event on the Southington Drive-In propLocal drives: Nov. 20, from 1 erty being cancelled this year, the department decidto 6 p.m., First Congregaed to try a new non-contact tional Church of Southingactivity to keep the holiday ton, 37 Main St.; Nov. 23, spirit alive for our town’s from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., youth. A “Letters to Santa” American Legion Hall, 66 Main St.; Nov. 24, from 1 to 6 program is available through Friday, Dec. 11. Children can p.m., Elks Club Lodge 1669, send their letters to the 114 Main St.; Dec. 11, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Recreation Department and 12:30 to 5 p.m., First Congre- (provided they are in by the gational Church of Southing- deadline) they will receive a personalized response letter ton, 37 Main St.; Dec. 14, from Santa in return. There from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is no cost, but the program is American Legion Hall, 66 open to Southington resiMain St. dent youth only. Full details are posted at southingThanksgiving meal ton.org/departments/recreation/santa.php. For the eighth consecutive year Grace United Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St., will Light up the Green host a traditional ThanksgivThe Southington Recreation ing meal. However, due to Department is hosting its 8th COVID-19 restrictions, this annual “Light up the year will be “to go.” Turkey, stuffing, gravy and all the fix- Green” contest online Nov. 1-30. Southington resiings, including apple or pumpkin pie, will be served. dents age 3-10 are eligible to
Probate assets are any assets that are owned solely by the decedent. This can include the following: • Real property that is titled solely in the decedent's name or held as a tenant in common; • Personal property, such as jewelry, furniture, and automobiles; • Bank accounts that are solely in the decedent's name; • An interest in a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company; • Any life insurance policy or brokerage account that lists either the decedent or the estate as the beneficiary Non-probate assets can include the following: • Property that is held in joint tenancy or as tenants by the entirety; • Bank or brokerage accounts held in joint tenancy or with payable on death (POD) or transfer on death (TOD) beneficiaries; • Property held in a trust; • Life insurance or brokerage accounts that list someone other than the decedent as the beneficiary; • Retirement accounts
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be chosen to turn on the Southington holiday light display on Friday, Dec. 4. One contest entry per child will be accepted. Visit the Recreation Department’s website, southington.org to enter. A winner will be selected by random drawing Tuesday, Dec. 1.
Book store The Friends of the Southington Library Used Book Store is now open. There is a great selection of adult and children's books, fiction and non fiction. Hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 2 to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wear masks, practice social distancing.
Christmas market On Saturday, Dec. 5, from 3 to 6 p.m., the Bristol Historical Society will hold a European-style outdoor Christmas market, selling ornaments, Christmas items and curated gift baskets. Donations are sought to fill gift baskets, including: Baskets (ideally larger than 12” in diameter); unused items that can be “regifted” to be used in a gift basket; packages of tea, coffee, or hot chocolate; tins of mixed nuts, cookies, or other appropriate snacks; bottles of wine; chocolates or candy; “Cheese-basket”-type foods: packaged cheese, crackers, or bread sticks; art supplies for both children and adults: colored pencils, unused coloring books, markers, boxes of crayons; unused children’s toys. Donations can be dropped off Wednesdays and Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon. See Briefs, A14
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St. Paul H.S. events Red Cross St. Paul Catholic High School has scheduled inperson and virtual open houses. If you or someone you know has a prospective student looking to attend St. Paul next year, register now. Visit spchs.com/openhouse. Appointment times: Saturday, Nov. 21, starting at 10 a.m. Also, St. Paul Catholic High School has scheduled placement exam dates for prospective grade 9 and 10 students. The exam will be held at the school Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 a.m. To register, visit spchs.com/ placementexam.
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Obituaries Margaret Deprey SOUTHINGTONMargaret “Maggie” (Regnaire) Deprey, 72, of the Plantsville section of Southington, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 at her home. She was the loving wife of the late of Thomas A. Deprey for 48 years. Maggie was born on October 7, 1948 in Providence, R.I. and had been a longtime Southington resident. Maggie will be deeply missed by her family, especially her furry companion, Abby. She is survived by her loving niece and caretaker, Monique Rossow, her great-niece Shelbi Burns, two brothers in-law, David Deprey and Jeffrey “Desi” Deprey and his wife Debbie and one sister-inlaw, Joanne Kyle and her husband Thomas, all of Southington, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband Tom, she was predeceased by her parents, Lionel and Lucille Regnaire and her sister, Janet Pinette. Donations in Maggie’s
memory may be made to the ASPCA (https://www. aspca.org/) or to a charity of the donor’s choice. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 at the columbarium at St. Thomas Cemetery, Southington. Face masks are required at all times. Please practice social distancing guidelines. Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling the arrangements. For online condolences, please visit www. plantsvillefuneralhome. com.
BIg Brothers, Big Sisters plan virtual gala for December 10 Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters is getting ready for a virtual gala featuring the governor.
the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters 2020 Challenge are a constellation of celebrities with strong ties to the state’s communities. On hand will Called the 2020 Challenge, it be musician, songwriter and will also feature appearances singer Javier Colon. A native by “The Voice” winner Javier of Stratford and the winner Colon, Fox 61 Anchor Tim of the first season of NBC’s Lammers and Bigs and Lit“The Voice,” Colon will entles Nutmeg Big Brothers Big tertain the virtual audience Sisters announced that, for with his rendition of a song the first time in its 54-year that has topped the charts in history, it will host its annual multiple decades. Emceeing gala virtually on Thursday, the event is South Windsor Dec. 10, at 7 p.m., featuring born and bred Tim LamGov. Edward M. “Ned” Lam- mers, weekday news anchor ont and other celebrities, in- for the Fox 61 Morning cluding winner of the inauNews. Over the years, Lamgural season of “The Voice,” mers has reported on NutJavier Colon. meg and volunteered as host Adding undeniable luster to at a number of the organiza-
tion’s events. Offering wellchosen remarks and his congratulations to attendees will be Gov. Edward M. “Ned” Lamont, Jr. A friend of the organization and a longtime advocate for children’s issues - both in his public and private life - Lamont was the recipient of a Visionary Leader Award at the 2019 Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Year Awards event. Ryan Matthews, director of programs at Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters, said, “With a lineup like Javier Colon, Governor Lamont and Tim Lammers, our 2020 See Gala, A15
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SOUTHINGTON- It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Thomas “Tooter” Light, Sr. Born in Long Branch, NJ, in 1952 and a 1970 graduate of Henry Hudson High School, Tom was raised in a small shoreline town where he met and fell in love with his future wife, Alice (Kruis) Light. Tom took great pride in being a volunteer fireman at Engine Company 1 in Southington and the Fire Dept in his hometown of Highlands, New Jersey. During the holiday season, Tom spent numerous years playing Santa at Company 1, as well as other civic organizations. He is survived by his loving wife Alice, son, Thomas E. Light, Jr., of Cheshire and daughter, Tracie Stanton and her husband Sean of Southington and 2 grandchildren, Allison Mae and Cameron Stanton. He is also survived by his sisters, Nina Flannery of Highlands, New Jersey and Barbara Wirth and her husband Albert of Big Pine Key, FL and many nieces, nephews, friends and a large extended family. He was predeceased by his parents, Anna and Jim Bovie and his brother, Dinnie Light. In
OAKVILLEJohn Francis Maguire, 52, died peacefully on Saturday, November 14, 2020 at St. Mary’s Hospital. John was born on October 2, 1968 in Waterbury, CT, a son of William Maguire and the late Anne Marie (Toole) Maguire and had lived most of his life in Naugatuck. John graduated from Naugatuck High School, Class of 1986 and worked for many years as a union electrician. In addition to his father of Southington, John is survived by his brother, Rev. William Maguire, C.P. of East Haven; his sister, Marianne (Tom) Szarkowicz of Watertown and their children, Michael, Andrea, Thomas and Mary; his brother, Dennis Maguire of Bristol; his sister, Susan Maguire of Plantsville and her children, Samantha, William, Joseph, Sean and her granddaughter, A’leah; his brother, Joseph (Christine) Maguire of Naugatuck and their children, Jessica (Christian) and Ryan and
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Challenge certainly has an abundance of star power. Yet, I like to think the real stars of the evening are the ‘Bigs’ (adult mentors) and ‘Littles’ (children being mentored), who event attendees will meet and get to know during the course of the evening. Mentors and mentees like Donovan Williams and his Little Brother Elijah, Jenn Pascal and her Little Sister Meladee and Big Brother Michael Johnson and his Little Brother Zamarion. Our ‘Bigs’ and ‘Littles’ are the backbone of our organization. They are its heart and soul. Their generosity of spirt, I believe, is immediately obvious. I can’t wait for attendees to see them in action.” For more information on the Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters 2020 Challenge, or for registration and sponsorship details, go to: https:// www.betterunite.com/ NutmegBigBrothersBigSisters-2020challenge Or, Passenger Side Nolan contact Mariah
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many aunts, uncles and cousins. Like a true Irishman, John had a story or a joke for every occasion with an infectious laugh that would light up a room. He was an avid fan of the Yankees and Giants. He also loved to travel and dance. John always lived his life to the fullest. He will be truly missed by all. The family would like to thank the entire medical team at St. Mary’s Hospital for their love, care and support of our beloved son, brother and uncle, John. All services are private. There are no calling hours and arrangements have been entrusted to the Buckmiller Thurston Mengacci Funeral Home, 82 Fairview Avenue, Naugatuck. In lieu of flowers and to honor John’s memory, donations can be made to the Animals For Life, 1098 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury, CT 06762. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.buckmiller thurstonmengacci.com.
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Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging, a not for profit member of Hartford HealthCare Senior Services, offers many educational events each year, often in conjunction with area senior centers. Observing current social guidelines and restrictions, the Center for Healthy Aging is continuing to provide pertinent health information through webinars and video conferencing.
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For more information, visit hhccenterforhealthyaging.org or call 1-877-424-4641. For people who have not used Zoom, the video or virtual “conference room,” use this link to learn more about the program: support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting. Support groups Movement Disorders Caregivers Support Group sessions take place the first and third Tuesday of the month, 10 to 11 a.m. For more information or to register, email amanda.brill@ hhchealth.org or jennifer.mccaughey@hhchealth.org.
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library hosts a Dementia Caregiver Support Group online the third Monday of the month. To register, call Patty O’Brian, dementia specialist, at 203-8591992. Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging hosts two call-in caregivers support groups each week led by dementia specialists and resource coordinators. The call-in groups are held Mondays, 10 a.m., and Fridays, 2 p.m. At the meeting time, call 860972-6338 and enter access code 19623#. Dementia caregiver series A free, virtual dementia caregiving series will provide the tips and strategies to gain greater insights into caring for a loved one with dementia. Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging is providing a fiveweek series Tuesdays, until Dec. 8, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Kristine Johnson, CDP, resource coordinator with Hartford HealthCare Center See Hartford HealthCare, A18
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Food pantries to the rescue This COVID-19 crisis is not over, not by a long shot. There are now more than 11 million confirmed cases in the U.S., with nearly a quarter of a million dead, and the surge in new cases this month dwarfs the surge that was seen in late summer. Hospitals in New Haven and Hartford have just banned routine visits, Masonicare in Wallingford recently had a spike in cases, and even Gov. Ned Lamont is in quarantine. One side effect of the pandemic is that more families find themselves in need,
after so many months of losing income, and even jobs. And with the holidays approaching, that need is increasing. That’s where the food pantries in our area come in, even though the annual food drives they rely on are hard to conduct safely. “Things are tough right now for a lot of folks, so we're seeing our numbers increase again,” said Sue Heald, food pantry manager for Master’s Manna in Wallingford.
Master’s Manna had to cancel many food drives in the spring and summer, making the remaining time for fundraising even more critical. Paul Shipman, spokesman for the Connecticut Food Bank, said food drives have been down across the state, as restrictions on gatherings make in-person events more difficult to hold. Other groups pitching in in Wallingford include the Police Department, a Boy Scout troop, Stop & Shop, and an anonymous donor.
Where to get some great food for your holiday feast By Faith Williams Record-Journal staff
Thanksgiving is going to look a little different this year with many families not traveling to be together as they normally would.
CDC guidelines recommend avoiding gatherings. If families are still planning to gather for the holidays, the CDC recommends being outdoors if possible, in small groups with everyone maintaining 6 feet of distance and
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dants to your local area and using disposable items. If traveling out of state for the holidays, Connecticut recommends having a COVID-19 test 72 hours before arriving to your destination and limiting contact with other people for 14 days after returning home. If staying within Connecticut, quarantining 14 days prior and 14 days after is recommended even if you receive a negative test result. Check Connecticut’s Travel Advisory to see if your destination is on the list. If so, travelers are required to fill out a travel form and quarantine themselves for 14 days. As always, if feeling sick, everyone should stay home even if planning to travel within Connecticut.
“crates.” One is a Holiday Ham Gift Crate including two sides for $130. The other is a Complete Holiday Turkey Crate with several sides for $259 and free shipping for both. Pre-orders are accepted until 11/22 for shipment between 11/19-11/ 23. Que Whiskey – 461 Queen St., Southington – Que Whiskey will be selling whole smoked turkeys for $49 or a complete turkey dinner for $119 including a bottle of wine. The complete meal serves 6-8 people. Preorders are taken until 11/24 and orders must be picked up between 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. on scheduled pick up day.
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Wise Guys – 994 W. Main St. Meriden – This pizzeria and deli will be selling single person Thanksgiving meals for $23.95 with ½ lb of turkey, the choice of soup or salad, up to three sides, cranberry sauce, gravy and a dessert. All dinners must be ordered, paid for, and picked up at the scheduled time by the day before Thanksgiving. Call 203-440-9333 to place orders.
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Nataz Restaurant – 28 N. Main St., Southington – Nataz is also serving single
Some families that are gathering or staying home may want to skip cooking dinner this year and several area restaurants are offering whole Thanksgiving meals and desserts.
Long Bottom Road, Southington – Both locations of the bakery have fresh produce, pies and dairy products. Preorder pies the week of 11/15 – 11/21 and pick up on 11/24 and 11/25.
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person meals for the holiday. Plates are $20 per person with a two order minimum. Dinners include turkey and ham, with potatoes, vegetables and dressing. Pick up is 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving day. Call 860-276-3434 to place your order. Laskara Restaurant – 295 Parker Farms Road, Wallingford – The Mediterranean restaurant is selling complete dinners for up to 12 people ranging from $56 to $264. Dinners include turkey with various choices of sides, dessert for $11 and a choice of wine for an additional $7. Place orders at 203-679-0844. Meriden Republicans – Looking for five Meriden families in need, the Meri-
den Republican Town Committee is giving away turkey baskets with a turkey and sides. Contact MeridenRTCSEC@gmail.com to nominate who and say why. Families will be chosen 11/19 and contacted after. Taino Prime – 1388 E. Main St., Meriden – The steakhouse is offering a turkey dinner with several sides and pumpkin pie for dessert. The plates are $32 per person and orders must be picked up the day before Thanksgiving. Email Thanksgiving@tainoprime.com with name, phone number, number of people and time and location for pickup to order. Dessert Rogers Orchards – 2875 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Southington, and 336
Lewis Farms – 384 Belleview Ave., Southington – The farm’s bake shop is taking pre-orders for dozens of flavors of pies including apple, apple nut caramel and pumpkin. All orders must be paid for before pick up days on 11/24-11/26. To place your order call 860-628-9736 or visit the store. Lyman Orchards – 32 Reeds Gap Road, Middlefield – Bring home Lyman Orchards 8-inch, 9-inch, and 10-inch award winning pies for Thanksgiving including apple, cherry and pumpkin. The last day to order is Friday 11/20 and pick is the day before Thanksgiving. Mr. D’s – 50 N. Main St., Wallingford – This ice cream, cupcake, and candy shop is selling Tom Turkey, Red Velvet Autumn Swirl and Fall Confetti cupcakes and a mini dessert bar for Thanksgiving. Preorders are accepted until noon 11/23 and all orders should be picked up by 8 p.m. 11/25. Grab and go treats will also be available all day the day before Thanksgiving.
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CHESHIRE — The 2020-21 high school winter sports season won’t be starting any time before the middle of January.
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numbers within the state of Connecticut as well as the difficult decision that many schools are facing in moving to a full-distance model at this time,” CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini said in a video statement Tuesday.
“The CIAC Board of Control continues to place in-person learning and the health and safety of our school The decision was driven by communities as a top priorirising cases of COVID-19 that have recently prompted ty,” Lungarini added. “In taksome CIAC member schools ing today’s action, we believe we are continuing to to pull back from in-person hold to that standard and we learning. look forward to seeing all of “The reason behind the our student-athletes back in CIAC Board’s decision is due action after the first of the to the increasing COVID year.”
Tuesday’s decision was met with mixed emotions by area athletic directors. They empathized with student-athletes. They understood the CIAC’s rationale. “Obviously, it’s disappointing,” Lyman Hall AD Steve Baker said. “I feel terrible for the kids. Today was another difficult day.” “I understand the decision,” he continued. “If you look at the numbers in Wallingford, if you look at the numbers in the state and nationally, I understand the decision. The safety of our kids is paramount. Hopefully, we will be able to get this going See CIAC, A24
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Retiring Platt coach Tim Redican and his seniors signed off on the season — and their careers — with a nice touch of drama. Locked in a scoreless battle in their season finale Wednesday, Platt and visiting Bulkeley went to penalty kicks. The shootout went 10 rounds. In the end, it was a conversion by Derek Campoverde that delivered the win. Campoverde is a defensive back and the goal was the first of his varsity career.
Wilcox Tech junior Esmeralda Aguirre plays violin in a mariachi band. She’s also been making some fine music in her other band, the Wilcox Tech girls soccer team. The Indians stormed to the Capital Region Athletic League championship last week with wins over Prince Tech (3-0) and Goodwin Tech (5-0). Aguirre scored five of those goals eight goals — three against Prince in the semis and two against Goodwin in the final.
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One of the area’s most dynamic scorers in boys soccer this season was one of its youngest players. Wilcox Tech freshman striker Krystian Colbert scored 11 goals for the 6-3-1 Indians — nearly half of their 23-goal total. That included the two postseason tallies in the Capital Region Athletic League tournament against Cheney Tech in the semifinals (a 1-0 victory) and against Prince Tech/University in the finals (a 1-0 defeat).
Amy Casorla’s name did not turn up on the All-SCC list this year, but it will on the All-RJ Team. (Yes, we’ll let that one out of the bag.) We noticed Casorla plenty this fall. You really couldn’t miss her carrying the attack out of the midfield for the 7-3-2 Titans. The junior has speed to burn and a powerful touch that leant itself well to corner kicks. In one game alone against Lyman Hall, Sheehan scored on three of her corners.
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Xavier Zaler didn’t join cross country until the summer of 2019. Who’d a thunk it? A senior captain this year, Zaler ran a personal-best 17:53 at Hubbard Park during the regular season and ultimately placed second in 18:06 in last week’s postseason meet, also held at Hubbard, against Platt and Bulkeley. Zaler came away ranked No. 10 in CCC Region B. He’s also part of Maloney’s school-record 4x800 indoor track relay.
Shannon Litchfield missed last year’s Class LL state championship game due to a broken leg. Watching her fly up and down the soccer field this year, you’d never know she suffered such a traumatic injury. The senior led the 14-0-0 Blue Knights in goals with 13. Litchfield was particularly on fire in the postseason, scoring one goal in the 3-1 CCC Region B semis vs. Bristol Eastern, then erupting for four in the final vs. Lewis Mills.
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The Board of Control met on Tuesday ostensibly to review and approve a winter sports plan the CIAC had drawn up in consultation with its individual sports commitees, the Connecticut Department of Public Health and the Connecticut Sports Medicine Committee. That plan called for starting basketball, hockey and boys swimming practices on Dec. 5, games as early as Dec. 17 and delaying a decision on the other winters sports — wrestling, indoor track, gymnastics, competitive dance and cheer — until Jan. 4. One major requirement: Masks would be worn in
Tuesday’s postponement to mid-January, as understandable as it was in light of the resurgence in COVID-19, did come as something of a surprise. While the CIAC had already delayed the start of the winter season, initially set for Nov. 21, it was to buy time to solidify the winter plan. All systems appeared to be on course for a Dec. 5 launch.
Said Maloney Athletic Director Bob McKee, “I was a little surprised, just because never, in any of the discussions when we were on a call to CIAC or in our league, never once was it mentioned
The CIAC, in its winter plan, noted that if enough school districts rose into the “red” zone to the point where maintaining game schedules wasn’t possible, the season would be shut down and sports activity limited to conditioning and low risk non-contact skill work. Short of that, the CIAC was advising individual “red” schools to postpone events, but didn’t ban them outright. “Red” schools could still to compete, but had to notify the school district of the opposing team. Administrators from of both schools would then have to agree on whether to go forward with the event.
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“It is a little bit more Draconian than I thought was coming,” said one area administrator. “I think we all anticipated that it would be a little earlier than that.”
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The CIAC has also set up an “alternative” season for March and the first half of April to accommodate football, which was canceled in the fall. That alternative season now looms as something of an option for a delayed winter season, something Wilcox Tech Athletic Director Steve Wodarski touched upon Tuesday. See CIAC, A25
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Food drives step up efforts for the holidays Area food pantry officials see demand spiking with more families caring for children quarantining from schools or facing financial hardship amid the pandemic, just as the annual food drives they rely on are having difficulty continuing safely.
Master’s Manna’s canceled many food drives in the spring and summer, making the remaining drives and the donations from local businesses and individuals critical. The Connecticut Food Bank, Wallingford Police Department and an anonymous donor already pledged a large number of turkeys, and a Boy Scout troop planned its annual food drive, as well. “We do count on the Boy Scout food drive in midNovember to really help get our shelves stocked leading into Thanksgiving and Christmas,” Heald said. To make that event safe amid the pandemic precautions, they’ll have to be in the parking lot rather than collecting food inside the pantry as they have for the
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“Given the circumstances with so many schools in a distance learning mode and numerous towns being issued a ‘red alert’ status, the decision makes sense,” Wodarski remarked. “What remains to be seen is if the winter sports will be played while the alternative spring season gets started. While that scenario could force some athletes to unfortunately have to pick between two sports that they would have normally participated in, it would at least give those winter sports a reason-
past several years. Paul Shipman, spokesperson for the Connecticut Food Bank, said food drives have been down across the state, as restrictions on gatherings make in-person events more difficult to hold safely. Many residents have also become nervous about getting enough food to feed their own families after seeing empty grocery store shelves in March and April.
The delay of the 2020-21 winter season mirrors, at least at the onset, the course of the 2020 spring season, which was delayed several times in incremental fashion before being cancelled altogether. That was back in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, however. Connecticut, shut down by Gov. Ned Lamont in mid-March, began to reopen in late spring and, by summer, virtually all youth sports were engaged in Little League, AAU and
On the CIAC front, an abbreviated fall season was conducted for all sports save for football. The CIAC fall season ran from Oct. 1 through last week, with conferences realigning into regional cohorts to reduce travel and schools limiting the number of spectators, usually to parents and immediate family, to reduce potential exposure. State tournaments were not a part of the fall season. They were run by the conferences within their regional cohorts. Most swim meets were held virtually.
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Colony Diner
611 N Colony Road Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 269-9507 colonydiner.com Wallingford’s place to go for oldfashioned breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Proudly serving up delicious and hearty meals daily. Voted Best Diner 4 years running by Record Journal. Open seven days. Breakfast served all day.
Athena II Diner
320 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT 06473 203.239.0663 www.athena2diner.com Open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Serving breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Accept Q Cards. Serving North Haven for 30 years. Daily specials and full liquor available.
Duchess of Wallingford 124 Church St. Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 265-9431 www.facebook.com/pages/ Duchess -of-Wallingford/119682821380599 Celebrating Over 25 Years in Wallingford! Our Success comes from dedication to quality,freshness & variety! Breakfast cooked to order. Open 7 days for breakfast lunch & dinner.
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