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Volume 18, Number 53
Friday, December 31, 2021
Southington’s year in review By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
The past year saw a town-wide debate over recreational marijuana, a host of new public school district leaders and a municipal election. Here are some of the top stories from Southington in 2021.
Family, friends and neighbors gathered along Knights Court in Southington to welcome 11-year-old Benjamin Marek home on Christmas Eve after almost a year of treatment for brain cancer. Devin Leith-Yessian, Record-Journal
After year-long battle with brain cancer, 11-year-old boy gets big welcome home By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
Escorted by two dump trucks trumpeting their horns, Ben Marek, the 11-year-old the town rallied around since his brain cancer diagnosis nearly a year ago, returned home to crowds of family, friends and neighbors on Christmas Eve.
"We just love you all and we couldn't have gotten here without all the support and love that everyone put behind Benjamin and I believe that helped make him strong enough to get where we are today," his mother Stacy Marek said to the dozens of people gathered outside her family’s Knights Court home Dec. 24.
Soon after his diagnosis and subsequent hospitalization in February 2021, the town began showing its support through letters handwritten by his classmates at Hatton Elementary School, signs put up by businesses across town and donations to a GoFundMe campaign.
The year opened with a Southington elementary school student winning statewide election as Connecticut’s Kid Governor in January. Reese Naughton who attends Oshana Elementary School, hoped to encourage the creation of community crates where people can pick up a free mask and leave a positive note for others. She also planned to establish virtual events to raise money for masks and other sanitary equipment for schools that are running low. With her 102-year-old great-grandmother in a nursing home, she wants to create care packages that can encourage lonely seniors shut in by the pandemic. More than 6,000 fifth-graders from around the state chose Reese from among seven finalists, each with their own platforms and ideas. The Kid Governor program, run by the nonprofit Connecticut Democracy Center, allows fifth-graders in participating schools to vote and to learn about civic participation. In February, former schools superintendent Tim Connellan announced his plans to retire. The Board of Education chose his assistant superintendent, Steve Madancy, as his replacement for the 2021-22 school year.
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Community services expanded holiday distribution programs By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
A wealth of volunteers allowed Southington Community Services to expand its holiday gift distribution programs, providing food, gifts and Christmas trees to households.
“It was the best ever year, I can't tell you enough … and it's all because of the volunteers and people (who) came through,” said Southington Community Services Director Janet Mellon. The largest of the distributions, the
holiday basket program, provided food and grocery store gift cards to 1,265 individuals in 601 households. In past years, recipients lined up to receive baskets, but last year during the pandemic community services began delivering the baskets to homes to limit contact. Over 50 vol-
unteers arranged the baskets ahead of time and then spent Dec. 18 loading them into vehicles and shuttling them across town. The baskets are composed of nonperishables from non-profits that See Volunteers, A2
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have held food drives over the past few months, such as the Polish Falcon Club and the Southington Rotary Club. They were delivered to clients of Southington Community Services who signed up ahead of time. They include gift cards, rather than turkeys, to give clients more flexibility and reduce storage for community services.
Firefighter Dan Comen said they know many of the seniors from responding to Christine Shanley-Buck, who medical calls, so both the seorganizes the distribution ef- niors and firefighters are fort, said they had a surge in glad to see each other in a non-emergency setting. volunteers this year. “Some of these people that they’re “It's something that the firegoing to deliver to, that may fighters look forward to evbe the only visitor they’ve ery year,” he said. had in weeks and certainly the only person they've seen The fire department also held its annual Valerie’s Toy during the holiday to wish Drive, an initiative started by them a Merry Christmas,” Buck said. “So the impact on a local youth, Valerie them delivering is huge. And Sprague, to collect toys for children in need. The drive, the other thing too is it held on Dec. 18 at Fire Enreaches down to a much younger generation because gine Company 5, usually donates the toys to Connectiwe always have high school cut Children’s Medical Cen(sports) teams… they’re the ter. ones that load all the vehicles with all the bags of food, However, this year the toys so it’s a huge shoutout to all went to Southington Comthese coaches and the parmunity Services. ents.”
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Mellon said volunteers also collected ornaments and tree stands and will continue collecting artificial trees throughout the year to donate next year. “It was a new successful program that because of the generosity of people didn't cost our office anything,” she said. The Rotary Club and Town Councilor William Dziedzic also organized groups to deliver gifts through the AdoptA-Family program, which held a traditional pick-up event. Those distributions allowed community services staff to focus on providing food for families in need of meals over the holidays. “People are wonderful, they really are. They want to help,” Mellon said.
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The Southington Fire Department did its own distribution, bringing gifts to around 230 seniors living in Southington Housing Authority units. The deliveries were part of the town’s Adopt-A-Family program, where organizations and individuals can sign up to buy gifts for households in town based on a wish-list provided to community services
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Benjamin Marek received a warm welcome home on Christmas Eve after almost a year of treatment for brain cancer.
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The rallying cry “Ben Strong” began appearing on T-shirts, bumper stickers and lawn signs. Marek started his treatment at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center before being moved to St. Francis Hospital in Hartford for rehabilitation and then Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston for proton therapy. Marek’s family and doctors set a goal of having the boy back home on Christmas Eve. The support the family received from the community also played a big part in reaching the goal, Stacy Marek said.
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improve. Today, Ben has come home and the entire town joins in celebration.” Debbie Marek, Ben’s grandmother, said it was heartwarming for the whole family to see how much the town
cared and wanted to help throughout the past year. In the days leading up to Ben’s return, some of his friends chalked messages welcoming him back on driveways and the street.
“Words can't explain how we feel, we're so happy he's getting better and the family's getting back together. It's been hard for the boys, his brothers, and it's been hard for the whole family,” Debbie Marek said. “And the
parents have been really very good, they're always up there with him. They never left him by himself, one or the other was there.” dleithyessian@record-journal.com 203-317-2317 Twitter: @leith_yessian
"I don't think there are words that can actually describe what it felt like,” she said. “I think for Benjamin, it made it real for him. I think we kept building up and talking about going home, and talking about going home, it felt like a pipe dream. But turning that corner and everybody here, it made it very real for him." Stacy Marek hopes her son can return to school part-time in a few weeks.
Town Council Chairperson Victoria Triano declared that Christmas Day would be Ben Marek Day in Southington. She presented him with a proclamation from the council welcoming him back home. "Although there were times of great challenges, Ben kept fighting and overcoming each obstacle with one desire: to return home to Southington," Triano read from the proclamation. " … Through the many prayers, efforts and love of those surrounding Ben, he began to
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"To be where we are right now is about the best gift anyone could have gotten,” said Hatton School Principal Robert Garry. “It's tough to have your own kid get sick and we treat every kid like they're our own kid. So to see him come back from this is absolutely epic."
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Catalytic converters taken off school buses By Devin Leith-Yessian Record-Journal staff
Around a dozen school buses were taken off the road Tuesday, Dec. 21, after their catalytic converters were removed and stolen overnight.
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Transportation contractor New Britain Transportation worked with other companies through the Connecticut School Transportation Association to bring in buses from other districts to cover for most of the vehicles that were damaged. NBT President Peter Agostini said the company has been able to order catalytic converters for all affected vehicles, which were expected to return to normal operations Dec. 22.
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“We pulled together company wide ... they’re back up and running,” Agostini said. While the company was able to find coverage for its standard school bus routes Tuesday, Romano said several dozen students in need of lift vans had to be brought to school by family members, since the vehicles are harder to replace on short notice. “NBT’s been a great vendor for us,” Romano said. “Between what they had in their yard and working with other districts they were able to pull some other buses together so the impact was not felt to the majority of transportation. The only impact that hurt us today was they stole the catalytic converters from the lift vans … and unfortunately you can’t replace those.” Catalytic converters contain precious metals, such as platinum and rhodium, and can be sold for $50 to $1,500. Agostini said they’ve experienced similar issues on a smaller scale in the past, but nothing on this scale before. See Buses, A5
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“Everybody has been really good throughout the pandemic following the protocols … and the people that have been coming to the programs are very understanding that we have to limit the number of people who can attend,” Crowley said.
The library will work with the Meriden Department of Health and Human Services and state regulatory agencies to create guidelines for future programming, Roseboro said. Until staff feel comfortable resuming inperson gatherings, they will explore ways of holding activities online.
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weeks, so while staff is monitoring the situation, they don’t have plans for any large gatherings that could spark concerns.
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Streaming television and online shows could begin broadcasting soon from a studio at El Sombrero Restaurant and Cantina on Queen Street. Roger Dietz, an area media company owner, bought a news set from a local TV station complete with desk, lights and backdrop. He’s begun setting it up at El Sombrero on Queen Street after proposing the idea to El Roger Dietz, an area media company owner, talks about a Sombrero owner Shawn Daigle. news set he bought from a local TV station, complete with Dietz is also working on programming for his newlyformed Southington TV, which has so far highlighted local parks, businesses and people. “It’s going to be all things Southington,” he said. The channel is available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon
desk, lights and backdrop. He’s begun setting it up at El Sombrero Restaurant and Cantina on Queen Street. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Fire and at www.southingtontv.com. Dietz started it earlier this year and plans to have a launch party at El Sombrero next month. “I think it’s going to be a pretty cool thing for South-
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Williams got involved with Southington TV after recording a promotional video for the campaign to vote “yes” on the new library building. He had a variety of town residents speak about why they felt a new library was necessary. “We had some high school kids, we had some older folks, we had some political people both on the left and the right,” Williams said.
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Tunxis to host Jan. 8 registration event Tunxis Community College will host an “Enroll in a Day” walk-in event Saturday, Jan. 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., for new and continuing students to get help with admissions, advising, course registration and financial aid for the spring semester. Prior to attending the event, prospective students who have not yet applied for admission should complete an application and placement form online. Required documents and unofficial college transcripts can be uploaded using the college’s application portal or submitted at the event. For more information on what to bring, visit tunxis.edu/enrollment-day.
The deadline has been extended to apply and register for PACT, Connecticut’s debt-free community college program. Prospective students must complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, apply to Tunxis and register for spring semester credit classes as soon as possible for priority consideration. For eligibility information and details on PACT, visit ct.edu/ pact. Those who can’t attend on Jan. 8 are welcome to email tx-advising@tunxis.edu to schedule an in-person or virtual appointment another day.
Some of the college’s 70 associate degrees and certificates include advanced manufacturing, business, paralegal studies, data science, and an energy management program that offers multiple full scholarships each semester. Among these are 23 Transfer Tickets — degrees that offer seamless transfer to bachelor’s degree programs at Connecticut’s state universities and Charter Oak State College. Tunxis also offers a number of noncredit health career training programs. Spring semester credit classes begin Jan. 21, with a mix of on-campus, online and hybrid course options. For
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Adult Recreation Programs Fitness classes The Southington Recreation Department will offer Adult Fitness Classes Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 11 to March 8, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Classes will take place at Kennedy Middle Schooland will consist of low/high aerobics and strength training with free weights. There is an $80 fee to participate. Registration and payment are required by Tuesday, Jan.11. Program details and registration are available on the Recreation Department’s website at southington.org.
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The Southington Recreation Department is sponsoring a Men’s Over/ Under 35 Winter Basketball League. To register with a team, you must be at least 18 years of age and a Southington resident or landowner/taxpayer or have graduated from Southington High. The team fee is $500. A maximum of three non-resident/non-SHS grads per team will be allowed for an additional fee of $50 per player. Team rosters and payments must be submitted no later than Friday, Jan. 7. Program details and registration are available on the Recreation Department’s website at southington.org.
The Southington Recreation Department is offering a Hatha Yoga program for those age 16 and up. Classes are suitable for individuals of all fitness levels and will be held Tuesdays, Jan. 11 to April 5, 6 to 7 p.m., at DePaolo Middle School. The cost to participate is $85 for the full 12class session.
The Southington Recreation Department is offering Zumba Fitness classes for adults, age 18 and up. Classes will take place Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 10 to March 9, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Oshana Elementary School. There is an $80 fee to participate.
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The soaring costs of cleaning up The price tag for cleaning up contaminants at a former factory site in Southington could cost at least five times more than earlier estimates suggested. The Town Council recently approved a tax abatement plan to help a potential buyer handle the cost. The 14-acre site at 217 Center St. was once home to the Ideal Forging plant and is a key property in town. GR Realty Associates, a Branford company, has an agreement to buy the property from Meridian Development Partners. Meridian had launched a development plan, the Greenway Commons
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Connellan, a Southington resident, was hired in 2014 after the departure of previous superintendent Joseph V. Erardi Jr. Connellan retired in the summer and worked with Madancy on the transition. Madancy was hired in 2012 to replace Angelo Campagnano as Kennedy principal. He became assistant superintendent in 2015.
leave one Catholic church in Southington. The move was prompted by building maintenance needs at St. Thomas, which was closed this year, and a lack of priests. Some St. Thomas parishioners objected to the closure and possible demolition of the historic building. They met this summer and wrote letters to Hartford Archdiocese leaders urging a reconsideration of the plan. Parishioners talked about their attachment to the church and the importance of local, neighborhood parishes with family history.
The school district had a host of personnel changes this year, including Southington High School principal, the business manager and other central office lead- Rev. Joseph Cronin, St. Doers. minic pastor, said merging parishes solves the problem One of Southington’s of a priest shortage and also strongest veterans’ advocates creates a stronger local died in March. John DeMelCatholic church that can oflo Sr. died on March 20 at fer more to parisioners and age 64. He had been the have a more vibrant comdriving force behind the munity than several smaller, town’s veterans committee struggling parishes. His congetting office space in Town solidation plan was apHall to help veterans naviproved by the archdiocese. gate services and benefits. Born in Southington, DeMello followed in his relatives' footsteps and joined the Army. He served as a military police officer during the Vietnam War era. While in the military, DeMello met his wife Jin DeMello who'd emigrated from Korea. The two were married for 41 years. DeMello had a postmilitary career in law enforcement and security. In addition to helping veterans with benefits, medals and navigating Veterans Affairs bureaucracy, he would help struggling veterans with a hotel room or a ride to a VA hospital. Fellow veterans advocatew said police officers and firefighters knew they could call him and get help for any veterans they came across in crisis. Catholic Church leaders met with parishioners of St. Thomas and St. Dominic churches in April about a consolidation plan for town parishes that’ll eventually
In June, some town residents celebrated gay pride month events which included drag queen story hour, forums and a rainbow flag raising at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The pride celebration for non-heterosexual people was the first of its kind in Southington and headed by the Southington Pride committee. Organizers said pandemic restrictions hampered planning efforts and also ruled out a parade which is often a staple of pride events in other cities. But they were able to have public events such as a rainbow flag raising at the John Weichsel Municipal Center in early June.
sales and Democrats supporting regulations to allow them. Some town leaders are concerned about the effect local marijuana sales would have on youth and the town's drug abuse prevention efforts. Recreational marijuana sales supporters said with statewide legalization cannabis will be used locally but the town won’t benefit from local sales taxes. A local family remodeling their house found a old calendar and family name list in the walls and connected with the former house residents in August.
Sara Jan Almeida and her husband were remodeling That event and town leaders’ part of their 1873 home and support for the celebration found the calendar between drew criticism from some studs behind tile and plaster. residents. Some of those op- On the back of the calendar posed held a prayer vigil were seven names, a list of the family members who during pride events. Vigil leaders said children’s gen- lived in the Church Street der issues should be up to house. parents, not the school system and opposed the town’s Almeida was able to find relinvolvement in pride events. atives of the family with the help of Southington Talks They said changing definiFacebook group members. tions of family and gender was detrimental to people Voters approved spending Census records show Anna and society. $4.5 million on development Drozd was a widow and rights for Southington Coun- State law allowed recreation- head of a household with try Club in May. Supporters her children in 1940 at the al marijuana this summer that included nearly all town but two avenues for local Church Street address. leaders said it would prevent sales failed. housing development on the Almeida contacted Anna 100-acre golf course and Recreational marijuana sup- Drozd’s granddaughter Irene maintain an open section of porters tried to gather signa- Conrad and plans to mail land. her the calendar. Conrad tures for a petition that lives in Cape Cod with her would have allowed town Town leaders proposed a residents to vote on whether mother, also named Anna contract with Southington Drozd, who was married to or not to allow cannabis Country Club, a Savage sales in town. That effort, al- one of the children listed on Street golf course whose the calendar. though it gathered about owners include Raymond 1,500, failed to the get the Kastner, Joseph Calvanese Jr. necessary 3,100. Organizers Supporters of a new library and Christopher Calsaid they’ll roll those names formed a political action vanese. Under the contract, committee that was able to over to a petition drive the Kastner and Calvanese run ads leading up to that’ll start again next year. families will remain owners November’s referendum of the golf course but lose where a $17 million building In September, the Planning the ability to build houses plan passed. and Zoning Commission on the nearly 100-acre prop- voted against allowing recreLibrary supporters said the erty. Owners had approval to ational marijuana sales or build more than 100 homes production in town, a power political action committee was a good vehicle for supon the golf course. granted by the state law. A porting a “yes” vote on the successful referendum Town leaders said the famireferendum since other would overrule the vote. lies that could inhabit those groups such as the Friends 100 homes would put addiof Library could lose nonPlanning commissioners tional strain on town serprofit status by such activity. made the decision in a parvices as well as increase traf- ty-line vote with RepubliLibrary supporters said the fic. existing building is too small cans opposing marijuana
and outdated. Preliminary designs for a new building include more meeting rooms, more study space and larger areas for children and teens. Town voters supported the library during November’s election. Town voters also returned Republicans to power during November’s municipal elections. During a sweeping victory for the GOP, not a single Republican candidate lost. Republicans hold six of the nine Town Council seats, the maximum allowed by minority representation laws. The party also held majorities on the Board of Education, Board of Finance and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Republican leaders said Southington residents have learned to trust the Republican leadership on town boards and commissions. Democratic leaders said their party faced an uphill battle in a town that favors Republicans and during an election year where there was backlash against Democrats at the national level. A prospective owner of the the former Ideal Forging site on Center Street said the environmental cleanup could cost as much as $13 million. A development company looking to take over the Greenway Commons project downtown said there’s lead, oil and other contaminants. The Town Council approved a tax abatement for GR Realty Associates, a Branford company that has an agreement to buy the property from owners Meridian Development Partners. Town leaders have been trying to encourage development at the site. Owners have approval to build nearly 250 apartments and condominiums but nothing has been constructed yet.
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Santo, a Town Council member and former Planning and Zoning Commission chairman. The deal with GR Realty might be the town’s “last chance” to develop the property, he said. With the abatement plan, the purchase could close by early April, Massimino said. Bill Dziedzic, a town councilor, said the scope of the contamination led him to support the tax abatement for Greenway Commons, however he noted that not every piece of property that requires environmental cleanup should receive that break. It’s unfortunate and concerning that initial estimates on cleanup were so far off target. The council had little choice in making the decision to approve the abatement. Finding another developer for a project this complex could mean a long wait. The cost of cleanup isn’t going to get cheaper and it has to be done for this property to be in any way viable.
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Kiyak (Erin), Jeffrey Kiyak (Samantha), Brendan Kiyak, Ryan Kiyak, Caleb Kiyak and Aria Kiyak; 7 great-grandchildren, Connor, Andrew, Makayla, Jacob, Remy, Hunter and Charlotte and many nieces and nephews. Paul was predeceased by 6 siblings, Anna Brazee, Joseph Kijak, Stephen Kijak, William Kijak, Peter Kiyak and Dimitri Kiyak. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul’s memory may be made to the Men’s Club at St. Aloysius Church, 254 Burritt St, Plantsville, CT 06479. Plantsville Funeral Home has been entrusted with handling the arrangements. For online condolences and directions, please visit www. plantsvillefuneralhome. com.
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The Southington Citizen | southingtoncitizen.com
Friday, December 31, 2021
Topsmarketplace.com 887 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike Plantsville, CT 06479 (860)621-5837
Sale Dates: Friday, December 31st, 2021 thru Thursday, January 6th, 2022 Sun. - Sat.: 7am - 9 pm Please accept our apologies but we are unable to offer rainchecks due to limited supplies.
429
Boneless Bottom $ Round Roast Certified Angus Beef
lb.
Chicken Drumsticks
99¢
Chicken Of The Sea Shrimp Ring
$ 99 ea.
lb.
Fresh
Happy New Year! WE ARE OPEN!
Pork Sirloin Roast Boneless
Sunkist Navel Oranges California 4 Lb Bag
4
Selected Varieties Or Raisin Bran Toasted Oats & Honey 11 To 15.6 Oz Box
1
$ 79
Chobani Greek Yogurt
Complete • Flip • Less Sugar Zero Sugar Or Probiotic Selected Varieties • 5.3 Oz Cntr
5
5/$
2
$ 29 lb.
$ 99 ea.
Kellogg’s Special K Cereal
New Year’s Eve: 7AM To 6PM New Year’s Day: 7AM To 9PM
10 Oz Pkg
Plump Blueberries Pint Cntr
2
$ 99 ea.
Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna In Oil Or Water 5 Oz Can
89
¢
Seven Farms Cage Free Large White Eggs Grade A 12 Ct Crtn
2
$ 49
Round White Potatoes 5 Lb Bag
Campbell’s Red & White Soup Selected Varieties 10 To 10.75 Oz Can
3
3/$
Turkey Hill Ice Cream
Selected Varieties Excluding All Natural 48 Fl Oz Crtn
2
$ 99
2
$ 49 ea.
6
Extra Large Cantaloupes Sweet & Delicious
2
$ 49 ea.
Filippo Berio Pure Olive Oil Extra Light • Extra Virgin Or Organic Extra Virgin 50.7 Fl Oz Btl
9
$ 99
Scott 12 Rolls Bath Tissue 12,000 Ct Or 12 Comfort Plus Mega Rolls • 5100 Ct Pkg
9
$ 49
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