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Future appears bright for Coginchaug football
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Despite turning in a solid 7-3 campaign, the 2019 Coginchaug co-op football team fell short of the Class S playoffs. The team’s stellar play was not overlooked, however. For the first time in the team’s history, the coop had six players named to the All-Pequot League team. They are: quarter-
back Aaron Faiella, wide receiver Jackson Moore, offensive lineman Zak Cunningham from Hale-Ray, defensive back Evan Faiella, linebacker Tyler Garretson and defensive lineman Eli Ripper from East Hampton. In addition to scoring a spot on the All-Pequot team, Evan Faiella and Moore earned Hartford Courant and New Haven Register All-State recogni-
tion. Faiella was a first- and third-team selection on defense and Moore earned honorable mention for offensive players. “Aaron, Evan and Jackson have broken numerous school records this year with their performances,” said Nicholas Faiella, president of the Coginchaug Football Club. See Football, A8
Cohen to seek re-election By Everett Bishop Town Times
First-term state senator Christine Cohen will seek re-election in 2020. “I’ve always felt a call to service,” said Cohen, who represents the 12th District, which includes Branford, Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison and North Branford. A Democrat, Cohen serves as Senate Chair of the Environment Committee, Vice-Chair of the Com-
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According to her senate website, during her first term, “Cohen focused her public policy energies on protecting Connecticut’s environment, preventing gun violence, making Connecticut healthier, and strengthening the state’s economy.” Cohen’s bio states that she
“helped pass new state laws to ban single-use plastic bags beginning in 2021, to ban the production of untraceable ‘ghost guns,’ to raise the smoking and vaping age to 21, to reduce business taxes, expand workforce development training, institute a paid family and medical leave system beginning in 2022, and allow for the planting of hemp on Connecticut cropland – a brand new industry for our state.” See Cohen, A12
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Kindergarten registration Parents of children living in Durham and Middlefield who will be 5 years old on or before Jan. 1, 2021 must register to attend kindergarten in the fall of 2020 or apply for a waiver of attendance. In Regional School District 13, children may attend
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Coginchaug Little League will host an open house Wednesday, Jan. 22, 6 to 8 p.m., at Powder Ridge Marketplace. Learn more about the baseball and softball programs and registering for the spring season. For more information, visit coginchaugll.org.
Adoptive parenting Klingberg Family Centers are hosting Foster & Adoptive Parent Information Sessions at its Main Campus building, 370 Linwood St., New Britain. Sessions are scheduled for every second and fourth Monday from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. and every first and third Wednesday of the month from 10 to 11 a.m. except on holidays.
RSVP preferred. For questions or to RSVP, contact Nicolin Carr at 860-832 5536 or nicolin.carr@klingberg.com. For more information, visit klingbergfosterandadoption.org.
Safe boating A safe boating and personal watercraft certification course will be presented by the State of Connecticut DEEP. The course is scheduled to take place at the
Southington Police Department Headquarters Education Room, 69 Lazy Lane, from 6 to 9 p.m. on March 10, 12 and 17. There are no residency requirements to participate; registrants must be at least 12 years of age. The cost to participate is $20. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will need to purchase their certificates directly from the DEEP. Pre-registration and payment is required; walk-ins will not be accepted at class.
Drug disposal Residents with medications that need to be disposed of can contact the Durham Middlefield Local Wellness
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Local wellness coalition is all about community By Bronwyn Commins Special to Town Times
silience” at Strong School, I can tell you what the wellness coalition does. SupportAdmit it. You have seen the ed by the hard work of preposts of the Durham Middle- vention coordinator Dena field Local Wellness CoaliMiccinello, the group protion scroll by on your Facevides information about isbook page, but you don’t al- sues that affect all of us. Not ways stop. just the elderly, or those facing illness and addiction – I mean, you know they have all of us. something to do with wellness, and you have seen their In the company of health event listings here and there, care professionals, teachers, but the question lingers: town officials, clergy and sowhat exactly do they do? cial workers, I had the privilege to view and discuss this Having attended the Monday, Jan. 13 screening of “Re- groundbreaking study of how trauma in childhood af-
fects the most vulnerable members of society. The conversation gave shape to our shared goal: understanding where help is found when there appears to be none. A community discussing community, facilitated by the work of the LWC. You don’t need me to point out what an exquisite metaphor this is. Directed by James Redford (son of Robert), “Resilience” details the astonishing effects of physical
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A good year is on tap (so say the stars) Another year has rolled in, and most of us cannot help but wonder what it will bring. Hope does, indeed, spring eternal. Will this be the year all our dreams come true? It just might be. Just for fun, I took a gander at what the Internet predicts for each of the zodiac signs. Take a look at this. It might may give you more enthusiasm than ever. Depending on your sign, of course!
yourself this year. If life feels too slow, become more active. If life seems too fast, slow down.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Everything will work out in your favor, but you need to take the initiative and make the first move.
Virgo (August 23-September 22): Though you are usually practical, you may make some very impulsive decisions. Think twice before making any serious commitments.
Capricorn (December 22January 19): You will strive for calm and tranquility, as you are tired of the rat race and are ready to take a break.
Libra (September 23-October 22): This will be a relatively easy year for you. Relax and rejuvenate. Enjoy. Make merry.
Aquarius (January 20-February 18): This is the year to prove your abilities. You will
Gemini (May 21-June 20): You need to set the pace for
Scorpio (October 23-November 21): You can look forward to a year of liberation and freedom. You will feel free of the restrictions and limitations in your life. be at your creative peak.
Sagittarius (November 22December 21): This will be a year of resolutions. It’s a Leo (July 23-August 22): Life good year to let go of past will be full of twists and baggage and to clean up asturns, but overall, this will be pects of your life that have an enjoyable year. been bothering you.
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Well, I hope your particular horoscope brings you glad tidings. Mine did, mostly. I’m of the Aries variety – being assured that everything will work out in my favor, but at the same time being advised to take some initiative. That’s a tough one for me. I just hate leaving my couch! Maybe I’ll scoot over
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Fasano: Time for Dems to show their hand on tolls By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas © The Connecticut Mirror
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R- North Haven, called an impromptu press conference Monday to demand Democratic leaders in the senate and the governor’s office show their hand about whether they have the votes to pass a transportation bill that includes tolls on trucks. “They need to stop pretending they can pull a deal off because they can’t,” Fasano said. “It’s been talked about forever and we are no step closer to resolving this issue to the detriment of businesses and the state of Connecticut. … They had their shot. They tried the best they could. They can’t get there.”
Gov. Ned Lamont’s push to get the General Assembly’s approval for tolls began last January, but has failed to be called for a vote since then.
“You are running out of time,” said Fasano. “We all know the truth: these guys are never going to do tolls in regular session.”
When the legislative session ended last spring, the administration aimed to generate support over the summer and bring it across the finish line during the fall, after municipal elections. That goal has been pushed back month after month, and the administration is now aiming for a vote before the legislative session begins Feb. 5.
Last week, Senate Democrats met privately to discuss whether they had enough votes to approve tolls.
But that window is closing. No vote is scheduled this week and legislators have not been told to reserve a date to come in for a vote.
Senate President Pro Tem Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, said at the time that members of his caucus had a significant list of questions and conditions that must be addressed before he can assure the 18 votes necessary for passage in the Senate.
Lamont told reporters following an unrelated press conference in Derby that he believes those issues have been taken care of.
“We have a contingent consensus of 18 members who have not rejected the concept of a bill to toll trucks on bridges only,” Looney said.
Fasano says that’s because the votes are not there.
On Monday, a spokesman for the Senate Democrats said nothing has changed.
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“We’ve taken care of those issues,” he said. “What I really want is the legislature to vote. And If its not this week, I really hope it’s next week. This is an issue that has festered for many, many years. It’s time for us to fix our transportation system. … We have given the legislature a draft of the bill that meets
Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano talks with the media Monday about tolls. Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror
all of our requirements. They’vge agreed to the basic parameters of it. Now it’s up to them to finalize the final drafting of that and get it to their members as soon as possible.” Lamont said his staff is working with legislative leaders to get a vote scheduled.
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Business-owning lawmakers spar at economic summit By Keith Phaneuf The Connecticut Mirror
the crowd of nearly 500 gathered at the Hartford Marriott for the annual Small business leaders in the event, adding that surging General Assembly agreed pension costs, stemming Monday that Connecticut from decades of inadequate must capitalize on an imstate savings, will be a budpending surge in state emgetary challenge for many ployee retirements to shrink years to come. its workforce. Pensions, retirement healthBut Democrats and Republi- care, and payments on cans who participated in the bonded debt collectively 2020 Economic Summit and represent nearly 30% of the Outlook in Hartford reached Connecticut budget’s Genfar less consensus about eral Fund, about three times whether Connecticut is bethe ratio in most other coming more friendly or states. hostile to businesses. Once Medicaid expenses — “None of us would be here which are not entirely fixed without good employees,” but cannot be reduced sigsaid Sen. Paul Formica, Rnificantly in quick fashion — East Lyme, who owns the are considered, the share of Flanders Fish Market and the General Fund that is Restaurant in East Lyme. consumed by these costs ex“But there has to be a balceeds 50%. ance.” Sens. Christine Cohen, DJust as every business must Guilford and Paul Formica, manage its labor costs, so R-East Lyme at Monday’s fomust state government, rum. Formica said, adding that But Needleman also praised Connecticut — particularly Gov. Ned Lamont’s adminiswhen it comes to pension tration for already stepping and other retirement exup efforts to expand the use penses — has failed to do of technology in state agenthis. cies. And, as retirements oc“We are a victim of our past cur, that technology should in a lot of ways,” Sen. Norm be used both to streamline Needleman, D-Essex, told the workforce and make
Rep. Laura Devlin, R-Fairfield, and Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, address business leaders at the Hartford Marriott. Keith Phaneuf, CT Mirror
government more efficient, he said.
In some agencies, the anticipated reductions are huge.
The state Office of Policy and Management warned in 2018 that the average age of state government’s 44,000plus workforce was 48 years, and that between 30 and 40 percent of the employees were likely to retire by 2022 or 2023.
For example, state police administrators estimate as many as 400 out of roughly 970 troopers could be eligible to retire by 2023, according to a memo sent to Lamont. Similarly, the Department of Public Health warned that as many as 40%
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of its 680 workers could be stepping down in a couple years. But while legislators from both parties agreed Monday that Connecticut must do more to control its labor costs, they differed on the burdens government is placing on private businesses. See Summit, A13
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FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT
Making purposeful, deliberate decisions – together Happy New Year. We are looking forward to the continuation of positive growth and change in Regional School District 13 as we begin 2020.
There will no doubt be references to 2020 being the year of “perfect vision.” As a dynamic organization we want to be sure that changes made are those that improve the learning and living in our district. Our collective
effort has been dedicated to making purposeful, deliberate decisions that are aligned with our mission. The past several years have been marked with significant growth as evidenced by increases in opportunities for students and student academic performance. Addressing increasing curricular demands and accountability measures while responding to significantly declining enrollment is a challenge faced by our district and school districts across the state.
infrastructure and capital assets and needs. The board’s responsibility includes the mutual consideration of recommendations of administration regarding academic programming and the existing physical plant options. Both are considered within the context of the towns’ “ability to pay.” Decisions are made to direct the district’s resources to the areas that most significantly and positively impact students and student learning.
This consideration led to the decision to move to close Several years ago, the Board the John Lyman School building and create a primaof Education made a comry, intermediate, middle and mitment to responsibly address the impact of declining high school grade configuration at Brewster, Memorial, enrollment including the Strong and Coginchaug, in a process of careful study of our school buildings, critical single academic approach model with full implementa-
tion slated for Fall 2223. The next steps in this process involve moving sixth Serino grade to Strong Middle School and third grade from Brewster School to Memorial School beginning in Fall 2020. Additionally, academic and experiential changes will continue as they do each year. We will continue to meet the requirements as dictated by content standards, graduation requirements and other accountability measures as well as continuing our Portrait of a See Serino, A9
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He added that since most of the postseason awards went to juniors –with the exception of Ripper and Cunning-
ham – the future looks bright for Coginchaug football. Head coach Erik Becker echoed that. “We had a great season. We were 7-3, which is the best record that we’ve had in the past six or
seven years,” he said. “We had a really positive year, and only had three seniors, so it speaks well of the future.” ebishop@record-journal.com 203-317-2444 Twitter: @everett_bishop
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Citizen process that involves explicitly stating where and in what ways students at all levels will be supported in achieving and strengthening the skills and attributes identified in our Portrait document. (This document can be accessed on the left side of our district homepage. Please take five minutes to provide feedback on this document by responding to two questions in our Thoughtexchange survey.) Elementary and middle school students and parents will be receiving a letter next week that outlines information on transportation, master schedules (including time dedicated to lunch, recess and physical education), student support ser-
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vices, course offerings including general music, band, chorus and world language, and teacher/team structure. We know that parents have specific questions and encourage them to reach out to their child’s principal with any questions that are not addressed in the letter.
phy and higher order thinking approach that characterize the John Lyman School design and academic approach are being used in the design phase of our Portrait of the Citizen work.
Teachers at Brewster and Memorial have participated in HOT approach workshops and both schools have received HOT approach grant From John Lyman School we funding for school-based understand there are specif- programs this year to begin ic questions about maintain- the process. The projected ing the multi-age classroom time frame indicates full imdesign and whole school as- plementation of the grade sembly programs once the reconfiguration plan in the grade reconfiguration ocFall of 22-23. curs. Board Chairman Rober Currently our intention is to Moore and myself are atoffer the multi-age option at tending PTO meetings and both schools and have an scheduling times at the eleassembly design at both the mentary and middle schools primary and intermediate for parents to drop-in for inschool once the reconfigura- formal conversations in Jantion is complete. uary and February. Additionally, a Community ConThe integrated day philoso-
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versation with district administrators will be held in March to discuss the most recent programming information relative to the grade reconfiguration.
The proposed amendments include changes to the term and manner in which board members are elected in the town of Durham and the language describing the board’s authority to deterThe involvement of stumine the programs and fadents, staff, parents and cilities required to serve the community members make students of the district, inRSD13 a positive and unique cluding the alteration, exschool district where the dis- pansion or closure of district trict mission can be realized school buildings. by all students. Through enKathryn Y. Serino gagement in authentic learning, all Regional School is Superintendent of Schools, Regional School District 13. District 13 students are empowered to thrive and contribute as global citizens.
Finally, a reminder that a referendum will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The purpose of the referendum is to vote on the two proposed amendments to the Final Report: Temporary Regional School Study Committee (Plan of Regionalization) that was created in 1967.
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Levi E. Coe Children’s Story Time. Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. All ages are welcome to enjoy a few stories and a craft.
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Movie Matinees. Thursdays, 1:30 p.m. Visit durhamlibrary.org for the list.
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Rep. Laura Devlin, R-Fairfield, who owns a consulting business in employee relations, said 2019 produced “one of the least business friendly legislative sessions.” Devlin and her fellow Republicans fought but could not block Democratic initiatives to raise the state’s minimum wage and to establish a new payroll tax to finance a paid family and medical leave program.
to huge gaps in income and wealth inequality not seen since the stock market crash of 1929.
Needleman added that he rejects the typical GOP assessment of Connecticut’s business climate as negative, adding there are other challenges besides those faced by small businesses.
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Eric Rosengren, was not part of this legislative panel discussion Monday. But during his own presentation, he also acknowledged that Connecticut business owners “tend to be more negative than the economic data” bears out.
“Left to their own devices, businesses may not take people into account enough,” he said, adding that those most often forgotten are on the lowest economic rung. “We see this enormous disparity happening nationally” as well as in Connecticut, Needleman added, referring
Rosengren said the nation’s recovery from the last recession, which is now a decade
And Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, who runs Cohen Bagel Company in Madison, said Democrats with small business expertise like herself and Needleman played a key role in striking a balance between labor and management needs.
With national unemployment hovering near a 50year low around 3.5%, inflation could pick up to close to 2%, Rosengren said. In Connecticut, where the jobless rate is slightly higher, he said the economy also appears poised to remain
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Although legislators and Lamont ultimately agreed to boost the minimum wage from $10.10 to $15 per hour in five increments through June 2023, many lawmakers wanted a much faster schedule, she said. “We really needed to pump the brakes on this and not have that fast progression,” Cohen said, adding the fivestage process was adopted to help small businesses adjust gradually to the higher wages.
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Dr. Michael Kalinowski, a member of the wellness coalition, offers the following reflection on the film’s message: “Adverse Childhood Experiences are a significant root cause for many of the health conditions affecting our population. Early identification of ACEs in children and adolescents allows for early intervention strategies that can make a profound difference in that child's health outcomes and well-being. Increased public awareness of ACEs can help us to build a community that works to prevent these adverse events as well as provide services and support to individuals and families that are affected.”
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