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Pilot Mark Scott sits in an RV-12 plane built by Wilcox Technical High School students and members of the “Teens to Flight” program at Meriden-Markham Airport. From left, Jaden Rogers, of Meriden, Tyler Stout, of Wethersfield, Kylie Johnson, of Middlefield, Kieran McGeary, of Meriden, and Spencer Jenkins, of Meriden, are some of the many plane's builders. The plane took more than four years to construct. Photo by Dave Zajac, RecordJournal

Area students build airplane By Sean Krofssik Record-Journal staff

MERIDEN — Friday, Aug. 14 was a great day for flying, especially for 24 Wilcox Tech students and members of the “Teens to Flight” program who built an RV12 airplane. The Vans RV-12, built under the guidance of the local chapter of

the Experimental Aircraft Association, initially took flight on May 14. The aircraft, which took about four and a half years to build, was part of EAA’s Give Flight Program, a project launched in 2015 with the goal of assisting five chapters to build and launch an aircraft, and form a flying club around the project.

Test pilot and chapter mentor Mark Scott took the maiden light in May and flew the RV-12 again as part of last Friday’s press conference at Meriden-Markham Airport. The students built 90 to 95 percent of the plane with adults watching. Scott, who organized and oversaw See Building, A6

Students headed to college face new experience By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

Trevor Messina’s career as a University of Connecticut student started Monday; move in day. Messina, who just graduated from Southington High School, will not have a roommate, due to COVID19 restrictions. Nor will he start classes right away. He and other UConn freshmen will start their studies with a two-week quarantine period. Many classes will be online. Messina is majoring in music education. His French horn lessons —

at least for the first semester — will be conducted over video conference. Like many other incoming college students, he has been told it’s not going to be the college experience he is expecting. He is quick to counter: “I’ve never been to college. I’ve only heard it from stories. So I don’t have an expectation of what it’s going to be. “I’m going to college. And whatever my experience is there, it is going to be my first experience so I’m not aware of what I’m missing

out on,” he added. Whether area students continue their studies at campuses that are less than a day trip away, or hundreds or even thousands of miles away, chances are their campuses are taking different approaches to quarantining and grouping students. Some schools will conduct COVID-19 tests more regularly than others. Fairfield University is about a 45minute trek down Route 15 from Cheshire. Nicole Perugini is looking forward to moving in on Aug. See College, A4

CIAC pauses fall sports By Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff

On Friday, the road toward bringing back high school fall sports took another turn. A day after receiving a letter from the Connecticut Department of Public Health, the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference Board of Control had a meeting and announced that they would be pausing all in-person fall sports activities through Aug. 24. Coaches are allowed to promote virtual contact and conditioning. “During next week, we will take additional time to review and understand all of the recommendations made by DPH,” said CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini. “We have invited DPH to meet with us next Thursday (Aug. 20), along with our medical advisors to insure that we have a full understanding of their recommendations and the COVID metrics and science that led to them.” On Wednesday, Aug. 12, the CIAC Board of Control voted 17-0 to move forward with all of their fall sports, but in the three-page letter addressed to Lungarini, DPH said that sports and extra-curricular activities should be postponed for at least two weeks after the reopening of schools. With proper education, DPH said that it would recommend allowing students to play lower-risk sports like cross country and girls’ swim and dive, as well as soccer classified as a moderate-risk sport. However, DPH felt that girls’ volleyball and football should be pushed back to the spring of 2021 or canceled. Those sports are listed as moderate and high-risk, respectively. Lungarini had asked DPH to review See CIAC, A15

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Due to the recent storm, the Middlefield Public Works Department will conduct a special storm damage brush pickup in Middlefield and Rockfall the week starting Aug. 24. Have all brush at curbside before the start date to insure pickup; only one pass will be made on each street. Since this service is provided to residents throughout town, we must limit each household to one truckload of brush. Brush piles needs to be placed at the curb with: Branches not exceeding 8’ in length, or 4” in diameter. The cut end toward the street. A 10’ distance from any obstacles, such as telephone poles, mail boxes, fences, vehicles, etc. No twigs, leaves, containers, or bags. Piles not conforming to these requirements will not be picked up. This service is for storm damage only, not newly cut trees or land clearing, and has a limit of one truckload for each household. If you have questions, contact the Public Works Department, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 860-349-7118.

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28. Fairfield plans to reopen with full in-person instruction. Students and faculty will need to wear masks in classrooms. Instruction will be in-person until Thanksgiving break, when students will be dismissed and go remote for the remainder of

nis to attend college.

Nicole’s father, Cheshire Board of Education Chairman Tony Perugini, noted the move-in days and times will be staggered to minimize congestion.

“It’s exciting. We’re happy for her,” her father said. Having Nicole attend Fairfield is “a big deal for her family, especially for my parents, who came here from Italy with nothing ... We’re all proud of her.

High school didn’t end the way students may have wanted. But students like Nicole Perugini are hoping to turn that page in starting college. She represents the second generation of Perugi-

said. Her roommate is from Massachusetts. They have been texting and seem to be a good match.

She will be studying computer science and engineering, with the hopes of entering the field of forensics after graduation. She fell in love with Fairfield after visiting “If COVID wasn’t around, we last year. would be less nervous,” Perugini said. “I love the engineering program. It’s well put together,” Nicole Perugini is excited, she said. acknowledging the college experience will start off a bit For Courtney Gavitt, another Cheshire resident, the sumdifferently than she envimer has been busy. Gavitt, sioned. digital editor for UConn’s “There are a lot of limitaDaily Campus student newstions,” she said. paper, has been among the group of student journalists For example, freshmen will following various developonly be allowed to interact with other freshmen. Unlike ments — the shutting down some other colleges, she will of sports, school reopening plans, and more — and rehave a roommate. laying that information to “I’m not going to be living fellow students. by myself,” Nicole Perugini

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“Normally our summers aren’t super busy. But there’s just been so much happening,” Gavitt said. Gavitt previously had planned to complete an internship over the summer. “Then it was canceled outright,” Gavitt said. She wasn’t alone. Other students who were planning to intern this fall also lost those internships. The majority of classes will be online. Out-of-state students learned just days before move-in started that if they are taking only online classes this semester they will not be allowed to move back on campus. That decision has infuriated many students. “We generally agree that this decision should have been made months ago,” Gavitt said. At the same time, she acknowledged that UConn administrators have a tough task ahead of them.

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“Obviously there are not going to be decisions made right now that please everyone,” she said. Wallingford resident Barbara Pannone’s oldest daughter is starting her junior year at California State University Northridge, located in Los Angeles County. “She loves it there so much,” Pannone said. University officials there have opted to make most classes online, save for some science, laboratory oriented classes. Pannone described the decision as disappointing. The family discussed their options. “We talked about do you take the semester off? Why should we pay full tuition if it’s not in-person?” Pannone said. Her daughter decided not to take a break and has a schedule filled with required classes.

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“To some people, building a plane seems audacious, but it’s not,” the Bethany resident added. “If you follow instructions and learn from other people it can be done. If they can build an airplane as a teenager, they can do bigger things in their adult lives.”

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According to our government, the corona virus can think. That's right, it has a mind. For example, if you want to sit at a bar and have a cold beer, the virus knows that, and will attack you, and you will die. However, if you want to go to Walmart, it will not attack you, nor will you be attacked at a protest. A church, however, is a different story. The virus attacks people who attend church, or run a small business. We have never met an enemy so smart, nor have we ever had a government so stupid. But be a good little sheep, and enjoy the erosion of your constitutional rights granted to you by your Creator.

Thanks to all who participated in the presidential primary on Aug. 11. Between the power outage and the pandemic, it was an unusual event. We should be proud of all those who registered and voted.

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Letters policy and on weekends handling all the absentee ballots and last minute registrations and paperwork. This primary had last minute executive orders, legislative special sessions, state Supreme Court opinions and a power outage that affected the post office delivering ballots. Our Town Clerk kept up with it all and did it accurately with a lot of extra work. Thanks especially to our fellow town citizens employed as poll workers. Our poll workers agreed to work despite their potential exposure, trained online, and many worked a 16 hour day. It is an obvious truth that is often forgotten, but we could not hold our elections without our poll workers. Thanks for a job well done.

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This primary could not have been held during this pandemic time without the tremendous help of many people. The postmistress of Durham worked above and beyond the call of duty in getting ballots to their correct location. Public Works built the plexiglass shields that kept everybody safe, brainstormed solutions to many problems, and were incredibly helpful. The Town Librarian worked with us in arranging backup polling locations when Korn was out of power. The Town Clerk worked overtime

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Farmers’ Market Thursdays The Durham Farmers’ Market has been running for over a decade on the town green. Peruse Connecticutgrown and Connecticutmade products Thursdays, 3 to 6:30 p.m., through October. Find the Durham Farmers’ Market on Facebook or sign up for market email notifications on the town website. Some things to know about the market (taken from townofdurhamct.org):

Whenever possible, bring a variety of bills so you can provide exact change. Vendors do sanitize between customers.

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• Please do not come if you are feeling sick. Have someone else come to the market for you.

Storytime has been shifted to a self-guided story walk. Start at the crosswalk by the library and follow the story counter clockwise around the green.

• You can now have food at the market as long as the distancing guidelines are followed.

Towns plan for storm cleanup Tropical Storm Isaias blew through Connecticut on Tuesday, Aug. 4 cutting power to more than 700,000 homes and businesses in Connecticut, killing two people and seriously injuring five others. Scores of trees and utility wires were knocked down.

Entertainment was to return the first week of August.

A post on Durham’s municipal website states that the Public Works Department was to begin the pick-up of stormrelated brush on Monday, Aug. 10.

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Skelps defeats Holloway in primary By Matthew Zabierek Record-Journal staff

Middlefield resident Mike Skelps defeated Ernestine Holloway, of Meriden, in the Republican primary for the 82nd House District, according to final vote numbers released Friday, Aug. 14. Skelps, the endorsed candidate, won easily over Holloway, 547-194.

He now heads to the November general election against Democrat Michael Quinn, a Meriden attorney and the city’s corporation counsel. According to final numbers reported by Meriden City Clerk’s office Thursday, Aug. 13, Skelps recieved 312 votes to Holloway’s 146 in Meriden. In Middlefield, Skelps won

by a larger margin, 235-48. Middlefield results were not available until Friday due to the high number of absentee ballots. Skelps and Quinn will compete for a seat held for the last 26 years by Democrat Emil “Buddy” Altobello, who is retiring. The district covers all of Middlefield and the east side of Meriden.

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Youth Services: Write Your Story. All ages. Document what quarantine has been like for you- write a story, draw a picture, or take a photo. We’ll use it to create a time capsule for our Local History Room. Email your work to Miss Lauren at lredfield@durhamlibrary.org or drop it off at the library. Book Briefs. Elementary and up. Write a book review and send it to Miss Lauren at lredfield@durhamlibrary.org. We’ll share your recommendation on social media.

Follow Levi E. Coe Library on Facebook and Instagram. Library Closed Saturday, Sept. 5 and Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day. Library hours: MondayThursday: 12 p.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Grab 'n Go: Please call us to make an appointment for a 15 minute time slot to browse and check out or use our computers. Park 'n Pick Up: You may call the library 860-349-3857 or email (levicoelibrary@ gmail.com) to place holds and pick up your items in our upper lobby during open library hours. For safety, please wear a mask when entering the lobby.

It’s easy to sign up for our child/teen/adult programs:

open, sponsored by The Friends of Levi Coe Library. The sale this year will be onFriend us on Facebook @ going. Stop in anytime durLevi E. Coe ing library hours, MondayLook for programs and activ- Thursday 12 to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. As alities that interest you. ways, there is something for Let us know in the comeveryone. Masks and social ments you would like to take distancing are required. part in the program. We will Storytime with Miss Vicki notify you with the details. New games available including: giant checkers, giant Connect Four, giant dominoes, giant Jenga, jumbo foam dice, lawn bowling, magnetic darts, ping pong, rubber horseshoes, and washer toss. Perfect for playing indoors when it’s too hot or raining. This project is supported by a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation.

Check out the library’s facebook page for storytime with Miss Vicki on Wednesdays. Need help choosing some picture books? Each week we'll choose three themes. Check the library's social media accounts to see what each week's themes are. We will choose five books for each theme or a theme of your choice.

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A community with no local newspaper? That’s bad news By Dean Ridings

What would my town be without a newspaper? If you haven’t asked yourself that question, perhaps it is time to consider just what the newspaper means to this community. Because the doleful fact is, too many small towns and midsized cities are losing their newspapers right now. An extensive study from the University of North Carolina released in January found that by last year, 2,100 newspapers had disappeared, or almost 25% of the 9,000 newspapers published in 2004. That translates to 1,800 communities that 15 years ago had their own newspapers that now have no original local reporting, either in print or digital. Note that this report was released just weeks before the

coronavirus pandemic swept up newspapers in the same financial catastrophe that’s devastated businesses of all types and sizes and thrown millions out of their jobs and households into terrifying economic uncertainty.

troubles, newspapers continue to provide the unique local news and information about COVID-19 — from testing spots to restrictions and openings to dining options — unavailable from any other source.

What does a community lose when it loses its newspapers?

But the less obvious losses when a newspaper disappears may be the most devastating to a community.

The most obvious is the community’s access to news about itself: The workings of its town hall; information about taxes and property values; the operation of schools for its children; the achievements, or the criminal activities, of local residents; the scores of local ball teams; schedules and reviews of movies, concerts, restaurants and books; and the offerings of local small businesses. During this pandemic and in spite of their deep financial

Researchers in 2018 found that when a local newspaper closes, municipal borrowing costs — and therefore residents’ taxes — go up. Why? Losing a paper, the study said, creates a “local information vacuum.” It turns out that lenders depend on local reporting to judge the value of government projects — and the officials in charge of them. Without that information, lenders tend to charge higher rates.

Communities without newspapers are also more likely to be victims of corruption petty and grand, local incidents the national media will never uncover. The most glaring example comes from the small California city of Bell, where — without the eyes of a local newspaper on them — the city council engineered passage of a virtually unnoticed referendum to get around a new state law capping council member salaries. Within five years, council members were taking home a cool $100,000, the police chief was being paid $450,000 — and the city manager of this municipality of just 37,000 souls was making nearly $800,000. Losing a local newspaper, another study found, can also lead to more political polarization — something no community, nor our nation, needs now.

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Fortunately, there are steps you can take to avoid becoming another “news desert.” For one thing — subscribe. But there is also pending bipartisan legislation that deserves your support. The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (H.R. 7640) provides for tax credits that support the three pillars of trusted, fair and accurate journalism: people who subscribe to newspapers or other local media; businesses that advertise in local newspapers; and newspapers that staff their newsrooms with journalists who cover the community. The tax credits aren’t permanent and sunset after five years. In a nutshell, this bill would provide every taxpayer tax credits up to $250 a year to spend on subscriptions to qualified local newspapers. It would give businesses with fewer than 1,000 employees tax credits of up to $5,000 the first year and up to $2,500 for the next four years for advertising in local newspapers or local media. And it would give local newspapers a tax credit of 80% of its compensation to journalists in the first year and 50% for the next four years. These are tax credits — not a handout, not a bailout. And the tax credits go away after five years. But this legislation provides a lifeline for everyone affected by the pandemic: local readers, local businesses, local news providers. Asking your legislators in Washington to support the Local Journalism Sustainability Act is a simple step you can take to help your community from becoming yet another news desert. There’s a simple way to take that step, too: Just go to usa.gov/elected-officials for contact information for your legislators. Your right to fair and trusted local news and information is worth the effort. Dean Ridings is CEO of America’s Newspapers. On behalf of its approximately 1,500 newspaper and associate member companies, America’s Newspapers is committed to explaining, defending and advancing the vital role of newspapers in democracy and civil life.

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Union asks judge to toss portions of reform law HARTFORD — The Con-

necticut State Police Union is asking a federal judge to declare parts of the state’s new police accountability law unconstitutional, saying sections pertaining to the public disclosure of troopers’ personnel files and internal affairs investigations violate their contract.

Max Reiss, a spokesperson for Lamont, declined to comment on the troopers’ legal complaint and the no-confidence vote. Lawmakers have said they may revisit parts of the new police reform law and may make changes if there are ma-

The public record exemptions in the state police contract were an issue of debate before the agreement was approved by lawmakers last year. At the time, Colleen Murphy, executive director of the state Freedom of Information Commission, said the contract language could be interpreted in a way that would ban the release of any information from

troopers’ files, keeping secret the results of misconduct investigations and discipline imposed on troopers. Matthews responded that was not the intent of the language. A week before Lamont signed the new police accountability law, hundreds of police officers rallied at the Capitol to protest the bill, saying they felt betrayed by lawmakers and unfairly blamed for the actions of police in Minneapolis,

where George Floyd died after a police officer pressed on his neck for several minutes. The law, which proponents said answers the calls for reform after the police killings of Floyd and other Black people, creates a new inspector general to investigate police use-offorce cases, limits circumstances in which deadly use of force can be justified and allows more civilian oversight of police departments.

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