Town Times April 16, 2021 by Record Journal

Volume 27, Number 16

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Lawmaker touts bills addressing landfills

The Durham Farmers Market opened for the season Thursday, April 8 and will run on the Town Green Thursdays through the end of November. Photos by Nadya Korytnikova

Farmers Market kicks off season By Nadya Korytnikova Town Times

The Durham Farmers Market held its opening day last week accompanied by blue sky and a warm breeze. The popular market will run on the Town Green Thursdays from 3 to 6:30 p.m. through the end of November. Market Master Jon Scagnelli managed to open the market a month earlier than last year. “We’re very excited to start in April,” he said. “This is another textbook perfect day, just like our opening day last year. The sun is out, the temperature is just right, everything is perfect.” Many farmers and vendors are excited to be back, with several listing the Durham market as their favorite spot to sell goods. Jane Sibley, whose Auntie Arwen’s Spices booth features more than 500 blends, said the market is well organized. See Market, A8 Mason Smith from Frank's Wood Fired Pizza.

The GuilState Sen. Christine Cohen praised several bills ford Democrat reprepassed by the legislature's Environment Committee sents the 12th Senate so far this session that she District, says will help address Connecticut's growing criwhich is sis of – and the potentially comprised of Branfinancially crippling prob- Cohen lem of – disposing of all of ford, its weekly household Durham, Guilford, Killingworth, Madison and North garbage. Branford. As Connecticut's landfills fill up, as its trash to ener- "This isn’t an issue that is looming in the coming gy plants age and close and as otherwise reusable years or decades. This is an issue that is happening food waste continues to provide a larger and larger right now – as in, today. portion of our state's And this is an issue that weekly trash collection, the Environment Committhe legislature must protee has made some good vide solutions to save local progress on over the past taxpayers money and pro- several weeks," said Cotect the environment, said hen. Cohen, who is Senate Chair of the Environment Committee. See Cohen, A8

Diversity committee prepared to tackle uncomfortable topics By Nadya Korytnikova Town Times

cussed whether residents should have an option to send emails to the group’s According to its charter, account anonymously. the aim of Durham’s new- While some members said ly-formed Equity, Diversity stating a full name in an and Inclusion Committee email is necessary to avoid is to “educate, promote harassment and bullying, and encourage diversity Donahue favors allowing and inclusion.” Committee people to send anonyChair Bob Donahue bemous messages. lieves creating a communication pipeline between ‘We definitely want to hear residents and board mem- from people who don’t bers is part of that process. mind being recognized,” he said, “but if there is At its last meeting, Equity, confidentiality that needs Diversity and Inclusion Committee members disSee Diversity, A15

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The right choice Editor :

However, you the people, your instincts, were right to vote down the $7 million. You all forced the correct choice to demolish an antiquated building. Bruce Chaplin

A big improvement Editor : The Adopt-A-Road program was a huge success this past weekend, as several new people joined the effort to clean up the roads of Durham and Middlefield.

This past weekend’s Adopt-A-Road effort helped clean up the roads of Durham and Middlefield.

Honor the Earth Editor : Earth Day began on April 22, 1970. It was started by San Francisco activist John McConnell and a U.S. senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson. They asked Americans to demonstrate their desire to do something about the dangerous and serious issues of air pollution, toxic drinking water and the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment. The result: An estimated 20 million Americans peaceably demonstrated to take action.

at Russell Library, there will be a free virtual Earth Day event titled "Beyond Recycling: Zero Waste Swaps at Home" with Kim O'Rourke. Learn ways to reduce waste and simple tips to recycle. This event is open to the public. Registration is required.Call your Town Hall to learn what your town is doing this Earth Day. Frank Logudice

This peaceful protest for Mother Earth led President Richard Nixon to create the Environmental Protection Agency, along with laws that protected the environment such as the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act.

Thanks to one and all for their efforts.

What can you do every day to save our planet? Pick up litter in your neighborhood or a public park, recycle, compost, plant a tree, don't use pesticides in your garden, and conserve water.

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Why do Ms. Korytnikova and the First Selectperson give us a story with so much gray area? The reason? Operating costs were never accurately disclosed to us in 2018. Think about it.

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A couple of facts jumped out when I read the article of April 2, 2021, Korn School to be Demolished; namely, “Based on estimates from 2014 and 2018, the operating costs would be in the range of $2.5 to $3.5 million.” Now, that is a quote of the newspaper, made to sound like Laura Francis said it. Is it a quote or not? Also, who cares about sheet metal costs.

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I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree

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I hope she likes their music as much as I do. She has held countless hanging baskets. And she proudly displays the Christmas lights, come December.

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And other than being lovely, she serves a multitude of functions. She holds up my bird feeder, year after year, so that my winged friends can have sustenance. She lets the squirrels run up and down her limbs, and I love squirrels. She is home to several wind chimes, and

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No two trees the same. I have almost driven off the road, so wrapped up in awe was I. I almost feel sad that they will soon be in

Of course, as a youngster there was the climbing of trees. I could not look at a tree without wanting to Almost. I will be as delighted climb it. It did not always as anyone when the trees are work out so well. all dressed up again. I will marvel at their slow but More than once I got stuck steady unfolding as they in one. Well, at least I manawaken from their long win- aged to get down before anyter’s nap. Color is always a one had to call the firemen. delight. I missed our Connecticut I have always been fascinat- trees when I lived in Geored by trees, by the way they gia. The trees there seemed so wispy, I was not sure they change with the seasons. In the summer I sit outside and even qualified as trees. More am mesmerized by them. like close cousins of bushes. One in particular strikes my I longed for a good, hearty, sturdy tree – New England fancy. It stretches way up high, and seems to have style. a life of its own. Its leaves alMy favorite tree, bar none, is ways seem to be in motion, even without any detectable the apple tree in my front yard. Oh, she’s a grand gal. I breeze, and if the sun hits planted her, ages ago, when them just right they glitter she was just a stick. But she like diamonds. has certainly come into her Growing up, there was a own. Come spring she is decked out in pink flowhuge, burly maple tree by our stone wall. It felt ancient, ers, and little weensy apples. (Those apples are sour, but like it had been here since to me they are the food of the dawn of time. I used to the gods.) sit by and wonder about all that it must have seen, in its She is breathtakingly beautieons on this earth. If only it could talk. My young mind ful, and is even considerwould conjure up numerous ate enough to blow her flowers onto the path leading up stories of the people it had to my door, so I feel like I am seen come and go. walking the “red carpet.”

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I appreciate the “no leaves” situation, because I feel that I can see the bones of the trees. Without their coverup, I can see their sizes and shapes, and their true selves. I drive down the street, looking at them in wonder as if this was the glorious foliage of autumn.

their disguises, donned in their spring attire, all looking pretty much the same.

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I never thought I would say this, but I have come to love the bare trees. I don’t think many of you are going to join me on this, as I imagine that about now you are longing for a touch of green. I get that. I used to see those naked trees as an eyesore. Downright ugly. Counting the days until they got dressed in their green finery. Maybe I am finally evolving – a little, at least – and learning to find the beauty in “what is.”

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In Brief WoW hikes Women of the Woods (or WoW), a program of Everyone Outside, offers monthly hikes in the Durham/Middlefield area. In addition to hiking, participants will take time to admire the beauty around us, learn a bit about the flora and fauna, do some exercises to connect with the natural world (mostly sitting quietly) and enjoy each other's company. Durham resident Lucy Meigs is offering two socially-distanced hikes per month. The next WoW hikes are Saturday, April 24 and Monday, April 26 at the Tyler Mills Preserve in Wallingford. For additional information, and to register, visit EveryoneOutside.org or email Lucy at Lucy@EveryoneOutside.org.

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rivercog.org/household-hazardous-waste/ to read up on The Gastler Farm at 159 The Middlesex County new safety procedures and Middlefield Road, Durham, Chamber of Commerce’s Re- to learn about acceptable al Estate Council will host a invites locals to take part in materials. Call 860-581-8554 “working the land” on scenic food drive to help support for more information. acres of the horticultural the community during these farm by volunteering one 3- difficult times. The drive will take place Saturday, April 17, Giving Garden to-4 hour shift weekly throughout the growing sea- 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the The start date for the MidShopRite of Cromwell, 47 son. Committed volunteers dlefield-Durham Giving GarShunpike Road. reap the benefits at harvest den is Saturday, April 17 and times, carrying home fresh volunteers will tend to the produce for their own tables. HHW collection garden Wednesdays and SatAll surplus crops are delivurdays 9 a.m. to noon. Stop ered to Saint Vincent deThe Lower CT River Council by to lend a hand. The GivPaul’s soup kitchen and of Governments will hold a ing Garden is located behind Amazing Grace food pantry free household hazardous the community center on in Middletown. Anyone inwaste collection Saturday, Main Street. terested in becoming a part- April 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at time vegetable/flower garClinton Public Works, 117 dener for enjoyment and ed- Nod Road, Clinton. The colDrug take-back ucation should call or text lection is open to residents Leah Gastler at 860-301A drug take-back will be of the RiverCOG region, 3068. held Saturday, April 24, 10 which includes Middlefield a.m. to 2 p.m. That day, preand Durham. Visit scription drugs can be disposed of at the Middlefield Resident Troopers Office, 405 Main St., or at the Durham Resident Troopers Office, 24 Townhouse Road. A no-contact drop-off proce-

dure will be followed. Masks are required. This effort to allow for safe, legal and environmentallyfriendly disposal of prescription drugs is a free and anonymous service, open to all residents.

Memorial Day Parade For the second straight year Durham’s Memorial Day Parade has been cancelled due to COVID-19. However, a Memorial Day service will be held on the Town Green Monday, May 31 at 10 a.m. Further details will be published approximately two weeks prior to Memorial Day. Questions regarding the parade cancellation or the service can be directed to parade chairman Bob Francis: 610-2953904, rfranwp80@yahoo.com.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE ASSESSOR’S OFFICE The assessor’s office is mailing income and expense statements to owners of commercial and industrial real estate in April. Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 12-63c, these forms are mailed annually by April 15th and are due back to the assessor’s office by June 1st. The assessor will use the information received to develop valuation methodology for commercial and industrial real estate assessments in the next revaluation. The income information requested is essentially rent, although miscellaneous income, such as laundry income in an apartment complex, may also be relevant. Business income, such as sales of manufactured goods or retail income, is not requested and is generally not relevant to the valuation of the real estate.

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CGS Sec.12-63c requires owners of rental real estate to submit this information or incur a 10% assessment penalty. Although owners of commercial property whose space is primarily owner-occupied may not be subject to the assessment penalty, to avoid future requests, the assessor’s office asks that such owners simply return the form with the “owner-occupied” box checked. Information received is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and will be treated confidentially. The assessor may grant a 30-day extension to owners who may have difficulty meeting the June 1st deadline. An extension request must be submitted in writing prior to May 1st.

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Expense information requested includes utilities costs, insurance premiums, snow plowing, garbage collection, and legal and advertising expenses – all expenses necessary to support the rent for the real estate. Expense information requested does not include business expenses, such as retail employee salaries or inventory purchases – expenses that are not generally relevant to the valuation of the real estate.

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It’s CVEF grant season Each spring, the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation funds new and creative ideas benefiting people of all ages. If you have a great idea, apply for a 2021 grant now. Applications are due Saturday, May 1. Download the form at coginchaugvef.org or email cvefgrants@gmail.com to have one mailed. The application lists eligibility and criteria, and the process is simple. This is CVEF’s 13th year awarding grants, with $135,000 (107 grants) going to community and school

projects and efforts. We are pleased that some CVEF grants have become embedded in our community. These include the community choir, Kalmia Gardens concert series, recycling program at the Durham Fair and Go-Far-Go-Fast running events. For a comprehensive list of past grantees, check out the grants page on the CVEF website. It might give you an idea for your grant project. Questions? Email cvefgrants@gmail.com. — Press Release

Stay alert behind the wheel April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a good time to remind family and friends to never text and drive. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 26,004 people killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers between 2012 and 2019. In Connecticut in 2019, more than 6,600 crashes were attributed to distracted driving. Violating Connecticut’s distracted driving laws can be costly. Drivers who are ticketed for this violation can be fined $150 for a first offense, $300 for a second and $500 for subsequent offenses.

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Market From A1

“I just love hanging out here,” Sibley said. “And there’s a good mix of vendors. You can get almost anything here, and a lot of really good, honest ingredients. We have a good separation, good traffic, and the town just really supports the market.” A few shoppers said they appreciate the market’s festive atmosphere and the sense of community that comes along with it. One Durham resident said she was “ecstatic” to buy unique presents for her friends and family. “I just know that everyone at this market pours their hearts and souls into their products,” Samantha Atkins said. “Whatever you buy here, you know it's going to be a great quality.” Chloe Jackson from Frank's Wood Fired Pizza prepares an order at the Durham Farmers Market.

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Cohen From A1

"Cities and towns are begging for solutions. More than half of all the cities and towns in Connecticut are members of the state's new Coalition for Sustainable Materials Management. They're concerned, and rightly so. I'm happy to tell them that the legislature has worked in a very bipartisan manner this session on some solutions to reduce the amount of materials being tossed into our landfills and incinerators and to find new avenues for food waste. That means lower tipping fees for cities and towns, less proper-

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ty tax pressure on homeowners, and less garbage leaching into our soil and water or being burned up into our air." Among the bills passed by the 32-member, bipartisan Environment Committee this session are bills aimed at diverting tires, smoke detectors and gas cylinders from landfills; turning food waste into electrical energy through the use of anaerobic digesting facilities; and adding 50 milliliter liquor "nip" bottles to the state's existing bottle bill program, as well as increasing bottle redemption values and handling fees in order to increase recycling and reduce pollution. "Solid waste – the common, household garbage that is put out at the curb once a week -- has become a significant problem in Connecticut and across the country. We produce more of it than we can quickly, safely and affordably dispose of," Cohen said. "So we’re working on ways to reduce the amount of solid waste that finds its way into garbage trucks and landfills." — Press Release

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Coginchaug Spring Varsity Sports Baseball

Softball

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Wed., 4/14 Home

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Mon., 4/12 Westbrook Away - W 12-1 Wed., 4/14 Away

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Fri., 4/16 Hale Ray Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m. Mon., 4/19 Old Saybrook Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m. Wed., 4/21 Cromwell Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m. Fri., 4/23 East Hampton Away - East Hampton HSBaseball Field 3:45 p.m.

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Fri., 4/16 Hale Ray Away - Nathan Hale Ray HS 4:00 p.m.

Wed., 4/21 Cromwell Away - Cromwell HS 4:00 p.m. Fri., 4/23 East Hampton Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Mon., 4/26 HaddamKillingworth Away - Haddam Killingworth HS 4:00 p.m.

Mon., 4/26 HaddamKillingworth Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Wed., 4/28 Morgan Away - Morgan Schoo 4:00 p.m.

Wed., 4/28 Morgan Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Thu., 4/29 North Branford Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m. Mon., 5/3 Valley Regional Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m. Wed., 5/5 Portland Away - Portland HS 3:45 p.m. Fri., 5/7 Westbrook Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m. Mon., 5/10 Old Lyme Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Thu., 4/29 North Branford Away - North Branford HS 4:00 p.m. Mon., 5/3 Valley Regional Away - Valley Regional HS 3:45 p.m. Fri., 5/7 Westbrook Away - Westbrook HS 3:45 p.m. Mon., 5/10 Old Lyme Away - Lyme-Old Lyme HS 4:00 p.m. Wed., 5/12 Hale Ray Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Wed., 5/12 Hale Ray Away - Nathan Hale Ray HS 4:00 p.m.

Fri., 5/14 Old Saybrook Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Fri., 5/14 Old Saybrook Away - Old Saybrook HS 4:00 p.m.

Mon., 5/17 Valley Regional Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Mon., 5/17 Valley Regional Away - Valley Regional HS 3:45 p.m. Wed., 5/19 East Hampton Home @ CRHS 4:00 p.m.

Wed., 5/19 East Hampton Away - East Hampton HS 3:45 p.m.

Away - Westbrook HS 3:45 p.m.

Thu., 5/6 Old Lyme Home - Coginchaug-Lyman Orchards Golf course 3:00 p.m.

@ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Wed., 5/12 North Branford Home - Coginchaug-Lyman Orchards Golf course 3:00 p.m.

Sat., 4/17 Westbrook Home @ CRHS 11:00 a.m. Sat., 4/17 Cromwell Home @ CRHS 2:30 p.m. Mon., 4/19 Old Saybrook Away - Old Saybrook HS 4:00 p.m.

Tue., 5/4 Old Saybrook Away - Old Saybrook HS-Fenwick Golf Course 3:00 p.m.

Track and field Tue., 4/20 Cromwell Home - CRHS Stadium 3:30 p.m.

Tue., 4/27 Old Lyme Home - CRHS Stadium 3:30 p.m. Tue., 5/4 North Branford Away - North Branford HS 3:30 p.m. Tue., 5/11 Portland Home - CRHS Stadium 3:30 p.m.

Tue., 5/18 Valley Regional Home - CRHS Stadium 3:30 p.m. Thu., 6/3 CIAC Class S championship Away - Willow Brook Park 3:00 p.m. Wed., 6/9 CIAC Open championship Away - Willow Brook Park 1:30 p.m.

Boys golf Wed., 4/14 Cromwell Away - TPC River Highlands

Wed., 4/28 Hale Ray Home - Coginchaug-Lyman Orchards Golf course 3:00 p.m. Fri., 4/30 Old Saybrook Home - Coginchaug-Lyman Orchards Golf course 3:40 p.m.

Portland Home

Girls tennis Mon., 4/12 Old Saybrook Away W 7-0 Wed., 4/14

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Fri., 5/14 Sheehan Home - Fri., 4/16 Haddam-KillingCoginchaug-Lyman Orchards worth Home @ CRHS Golf course 3:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. Mon., 5/17 Haddam-Killing- Mon., 4/19 Cromwell worth Away - Black Birch Away - Watrous Park 3:45 Golf Course 3:00 p.m. p.m. Wed., 5/19 Portland Home - Coginchaug-Lyman Orchards Golf course 3:10 p.m. Thu., 5/20 Valley Regional Away - Black Hall Golf Club 3:00 p.m.

Wed., 4/21 Westbrook Away - Westbrook HS 3:45 p.m. Fri., 4/23 Portland @ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Home

Boys tennis

Mon., 4/26 North Branford Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Fri., 4/16 Haddam-Killingworth Away - Haddam Killingworth HS 11:00 a.m.

Wed., 4/28 Old Lyme Away - Lyme-Old Lyme HS 3:45 p.m.

Mon., 4/19 Cromwell Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Fri., 4/30 East Hampton Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m

Wed., 4/21 Westbrook Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Mon., 5/3 Valley Regional Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Fri., 4/23 Portland Away Portland HS 3:45 p.m. Wed., 4/28 Old Lyme Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m. Mon., 5/3 Valley Regional Away - Valley Regional HS 3:45 p.m.

Wed., 4/21 Morgan Away Wed., 5/5 Morgan @ CRHS 3:30 p.m. - Clinton Country Club 3:00 p.m. Fri., 4/23 Cromwell Home - Coginchaug-Lyman Orchards Golf course 3:00 p.m.

Wed., 5/19

Home

Fri., 5/7 Old Saybrook Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m. Mon., 5/10 Morgan Away Morgan School 3:45 p.m. Wed., 5/12 Haddam-Killingworth Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Fri., 5/7 Old Saybrook Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m. Mon., 5/10 Morgan Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m. Wed., 5/12 HaddamKillingworth Away - Haddam Killingworth HS 3:45 p.m. Fri., 5/14 Cromwell Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m. Mon., 5/17 Westbrook Home @ CRHS 3:30 p.m.

Fri., 5/14 Cromwell Away - Wed., 5/19 Portland Away - Portland HS 3:45 Watrous Park 3:45 p.m. Mon., 5/17

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Road, Middlefield. Applications must be received no later than Saturday, May 29. For more information, email christine@tricircleinc.com. Middlesex County Farm Bureau agricultural scholarship applications are available at county high school guidance offices and from the farm bureau office. The $250 award is to assist a student in the study of any field of agriculture. Applicants must be residents of Middlesex County, attend school in Middlesex County or be a Middlesex County Farm Bureau family member. Current college students and high

school seniors are eligible to apply. Applications must be postmarked by Saturday, May 1. For further information, call 860-349-1250 or email semintz43@ gmail.com. Durham Agricultural Fair Association scholarship applications are available through the guidance offices at Coginchaug Regional High School, Vinal Regional Technical High School, Xavier High School, Mercy High School and the Middletown High School Vo-Ag Center. Ten $2,500 scholarships will go to graduating high school seniors

from Durham, Middlefield or Rockfall who will be attending an accredited institution of higher learning in the fall. Applications are due by Friday, April 16. French-Canadian Genealogical Society of Connecticut will award a $500 Education Scholarship. The scholarship is open to current members, their children and grandchildren who will be attending a regionally accredited college or state-licensed career school during the 2021-2022 academic year. For more information, visit fcgsc.org or call 860-872-2597.

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46 new cases reported locally Durham, Middlefield and nearly every other Connecticut municipality are in the coronavirus red zone. The color coded status for cities and towns represents two weeks of cases. The trigger for top-of-the-chart red status starts at a rate of 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. The state’s most recent report, issued April 8, showed 31 positive cases in Durham and 15 in Middlefield. That works out to an average of 30.8 daily cases in Durham and 24.5 in Middlefield per 100,000 people.

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As of April 11, the total of laboratory-confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases reported among Connecticut residents was 324,571 and A pharmacist prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech 524 patients were hospitalCOVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in New York. ized with laboratory-conAP Photo/Mary Altaffer firmed COVID-19. There had Walgreens: Walgreens is ofbeen 7,957 COVID-19-asso- Vaccine Appointment Assist Line: Call 877-918-2224. fering the vaccine at many ciated deaths in the state. locations. Go to walHartford HealthCare: HartTo schedule a vaccination greens.com. ford HealthCare has multiappointment, people may ple locations. Go to hartCVS: CVS is offering the vaccontact : fordhealthcare.org. cine at many locations. Go VAMS online system: The to cvs.com. Yale New Haven Health: Yale Vaccine Administration Walmart: Walmart is offering Management System can be New Haven Hospital has multiple locations. Go to yn- the vaccine at many locaused to schedule appointhhs.org. tions. Go to walmart.com. ments.

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Health officials: Widespread vaccination is critical By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff

As news about COVID-19 variants, vaccine duration, and the likelihood of boosters changes daily, health officials are united in the message that widespread vaccination is the best way to control the pandemic.

Vaccine researchers are continually reviewing effectiveness, duration and safety against the novel coronavirus and newer strains. Booster shots are likely, but questions surround whether that will mean in six months or a year, and whether it will be the cur-

rent vaccine or a new one designed to combat a leading variant, said Angela Hwang, group president of the Pfizer Biopharmaceuticals Group.

to gather evidence on safety and effectiveness.” Defeating the virus requires “regular surveillance and public health measures and getting vaccinated.”

“The matter of boosters is in our reality,” Hwang told reporters in a recent press briefing. “We will continue

The current vaccines to protect against COVID-19 are proving effective against variants of the coronavirus now in Connecticut, said Dr. Virginia Bieluch, chief of infectious diseases at both the Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain and MidState Medical Center in Meriden.

Lamont: COVID funds to be spent on summer education programs By Pat Eaton-Robb Associated Press

Connecticut plans allocate millions of dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds toward education programs designed to help make up for learning lost by the state’s schoolchildren during the pandemic. Gov. Ned Lamont announced Monday that $10.7 million of Connecticut’s federal pandemic recovery funding will pay for an initiative he’s calling the Learner Engagement and Attendance Program or LEAP, which will be a partnership

between the state Department of Education and six regional state Education Service Centers. Among other things, the program will send educators directly into homes to work with families who have been struggling with absenteeism and remote learning in 15 struggling school districts.

time in the classroom. “I want to make sure that we can provide that to kids at virtually no charge and no cost to every kid that wants to go,” Lamont said during an education roundtable in Meriden. “I want to put a youth corps together so that See Funds, A12

The money also will help fund summer camps and other educational experiences, which Lamont said the state will encourage students to attend before school resumes in the fall as a way to make up for lost

Lowering the rate of infection through mask-wearing and vaccination could stop the contagious variants while they are still rare, and prevent other viruses from gaining new mutations that could cause more trouble, health experts said. It is estimated that 75 to 80 percent of the population needs to be vaccinated to achieve

herd immunity. A variant is a change from the original form of a virus. Viruses constantly change through mutation, and new variants of any virus—including COVID-19—are expected, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sometimes new variants pop up and disappear, and other times they persist and spread. Three variants named after their places of discovery — Brazil, the United Kingdom and South Africa — are more easily transmitted than the original novel coronavirus, but infections can be prevented through the same safety measures and available vaccine, health experts said. The U.K. variant has now become more dominant in the U.S. See Widespread, A12

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“We are in a race against time,” Keith Grant of Hartford HealthCare said. “What we do in the next few weeks will determine what our summer looks like.”

New variant As if there weren’t enough unknowns, researchers recently discovered a “double mutant” variant in the San Francisco area. The variant was first discovered in parts of India and is called a double mutant because it has two mutations of the spike protein that researchers are interested in. The spike protein in SARSCoV-2 is what the virus uses to latch onto cells and replicate. The Pfizer BioNTech and the Moderna vaccines use mRNA technology that teaches cells how to make a protein—or even just a piece of a protein—that triggers an immune response inside our

bodies. Both vaccines require two doses to maintain between 91 to 100 percent efficacy, based on CDC and FDA guidelines. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine uses a different approach to instruct human cells to make the SARS-2 spike protein, which then triggers an immune response. It has a 72 percent efficacy rate and requires only one dose. Doctors said all three vaccines fight serious illness and death. Hwang said Pfizer BioNTech can be ready with a modified vaccine in less than 160 days, if needed.

‘We can control this’ The CDC released findings that the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna vaccines proved highly effective against the variants and significantly reduced transmission. Bieluch said there isn’t any reason to believe this won’t continue, providing people get vaccinated when it’s their turn. The positivity rate and hospitalizations in Connecticut

and the Northeast have risen in recent weeks, despite larger numbers of vaccines administered. Bieluch and other health care experts said what they are seeing are greater numbers of younger people being admitted to intensive care units and put on ventilators because they haven’t been vaccinated yet. Younger people are showing signs of respiratory distress and pneumonia but have better outcomes than their elderly counterparts because they don’t have the same underlying heart or lung diseases. However, many young people have reported effects of COVID-19 including fatigue, body and muscle aches, fuzzy thinking and neurological issues, months after having the virus. “Even if you don’t get admitted to the hospital, you could have some significant problems,” Bieluch said. A combination of factors is leading to the increased numbers of young people getting infected. Lifestyle issues such as socializing in-

doors or in crowds while not wearing a mask, jobs with frequent public interaction, and the more easily transmissible variants are causing much of the uptick. Health care experts point to the success in nursing home patients, and the decline in older people contracting COVID-19 and becoming ill as proof the vaccine works.

“Looking back at what’s happening in nursing homes, that says the vaccines are working,” Bieluch said. “We’re seeing far fewer of the older individuals. Recent data from the Centers We’re getting so close, I’m for Medicare & Medicaid hopeful with the vaccine Services show that nursing that we will significantly homes have seen a 96 percontrol this pandemic. cent decline in new COVID Please stay safe and we can cases among residents since control this.” the peak during the week of mgodin@record-journal.com Dec. 20 of last year when 203-317-2255 there were more than 30,000 Twitter: @Cconnbiz new resident cases.

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ning in September.” Officials said the LEAP program will have three goals: to bridge students back to their school communities for the final months of the school year; to support enrollment in those summer programs and to facilitate a seamless transition back into the classroom for the 2021-22 school year. State education officials said used data collected through the state’s new attendance tracking system to identify the districts with the greatest need and allocate the LEAP funds to those areas.

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Eversource Energy announces leadership changes Eversource Energy announced that Jim Judge, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will become the company’s Executive Chairman of the Board effective May 5. Also, effective that date, as part of the company’s leadership succession plan, Joe Nolan, Executive Vice President, Strategy, Customer and Corporate Relations, will be promoted to President and CEO and is also expected to be elected to the Board of Trustees in May.

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Utility scams Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, scammers have increased their calls, texts, emails, and in-person visits to convince Eversource customers to make payments to avoid service disconnection. Eversource urges anyone who believes they are a target of improper solicitation to immediately contact law enforcement. Customers are also encouraged to contact the energy company at l800-286-2000 if they receive a call, text, email or if someone shows up at your door to verify it’s Eversource.

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Help Sustainable Durham Sustainable Durham has openings for regular members, and also welcomes volunteers who are interested in one or more of the group’s important community goals that align with the Sustainable CT certification program.

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Mere ownership of real property can trigger not-sopleasant things, such as creditor claims, unnecessary

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A Limited Liability Company (LLC) can be used to both reduce your taxable estate and give your children partial ownership of the home. So long as you retain a majority of the ownership, you can designate the rest to your kids while retaining the ability to make all of the important decisions about the property. See Daly, A29

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If all of the above approaches sound like they might lead to unintended strife between siblings, there is an even more straightforward way to handle vacation homes and other property in your trust. You can simply stipulate that, upon your passing, all properties are to be sold at market value, and the proceeds from the sales split equally. Depending on

Whether you want to avoid family strife, probate, tax or

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• A revocable (or living) trust allows you to maintain full control of the property while designating your children as the ultimate beneficiaries.

Sell the property, split the proceeds

no clear instructions in place for handling real estate, especially after one passes. It’s heart breaking.

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the nature of sibling relationships in your family, this may be the kindest and most sensible approach. Trust me – we’ve seen far too many families torn apart, fighting in court because there were

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