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For Ethan Bufford-Cournoyer, 17, giving back to the community is nothing new. From volunteering with the Middlefield Fire Department to raising funds for an Eagle Scout project, the high school junior is eager to help.

JoAnna Schmidt, a chorus teacher at Strong Middle School, has started a racial justice group for local students called C.A.R.E. The Coginchaug Alliance for Racial Equity is open to sixth through 12th graders in the district, and has some 30 members. “There’s a group in town full of community members committed to the same type of work, and when I saw that, I decided that we should have a school-based, student-led group and be student ambassadors,” Schmidt said. C.A.R.E. was formed in response to incidents of racism and bullying which have occurred throughout the district. The group gives students a space to speak freely about such matters. “I think everyone has instinct when something bad happens, to think how we can make things better and what we can do,” Schmidt said. “I’ve been a teacher in the district for 10 years now, and I believe in my students and the power of their voices.”

JoAnna Schmidt, a chorus teacher at Strong Middle School, has started a racial justice group for local students.

C.A.R.E. meets weekly, after school. “My door is always open to the kids to give them a safe place,” Schmidt said. Patrick Holden, co-chair of the Middlefield-Durham Racial Justice Team, appreciates Schmidt’s efforts. “I wish there was something like that when I was there,” he said. nzappone@record-journal.com 203-317-2212

Stone named CRHS principal By Nicole Zappone Town Times

The “interim” tag has been dropped from Debbie Stone’s title. She is now, simply, principal of Coginchaug Regional High School. “It is an honor to be appointed as Principal of Coginchaug Regional High School,” Stone stated. “I look forward to working closely with our learners, staff, and families to create

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a learning environment that is student-centered and accepting of all. I am excited for this opportunity.” Stone’s predecessor, Matthew Warner, was placed on administrative leave for undisclosed personal reasons on March 18 and resigned soon after. When Warner was placed on leave, Coginchaug assistant principal Katie Trainer stepped in to help before

Stone — Memorial School’s principal — was named interim principal at Coginchaug. RSD13 Superintendent Doug Schuch indicated that Stone has risen to the challenge. “Deb stepped into the role of Interim Principal about a month ago on very short notice and has done a tremendous job leading our high school through See Principal, A3

For his Eagle Scout project, Bufford-Cournoyer is raising $10,000 to help create a building at the John J. Nerden summer camp at 89 Powder Hill Road. The camp is a place for special needs children, offering swimming, arts and crafts, music, cook-outs, and special events. The camp’s basketball area is at the bottom of a hill where there is no shade. Bufford-Cournoyer wants to raise money for a building where players can sit and cool down. “There are not many places to sit, especially shaded ones, and this poses a problem,” he said. Part of the structure will be half-open for a seating area

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and picnic tables. The other half will be enclosed and used to store sports equipment. “Ethan is an extraordinary young man and has done an unbelievable community service,” said Jess DaSilva, a scout leader in Middlefield. “He needs all the help he can get to get this project done.” To donate, contact the John J. Nerden camp at 860-3499826, or visit the Go Fund Me page gofund.me/ 1790423f.

Election leads to shake-up on BOE By Nicole Zappone Town Times

Regional School District 13 has a new-look Board of Education after local voters headed to the polls on Monday. See Election, A3

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Stone’s career in education began at Totoket Valley Elementary School in Northford. She then moved on to North Branford Intermediate School, before arriving in Regional School District 13. Stone and her husband, Guy, reside in Northford with their children, Riley, Liam and Makenna. Regional School District 13 will immediately begin searching for a permanent principal for Memorial School. nzappone@record-journal.com

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“I don’t think there’s a victory here today. I think that we have gotten here because of a conversation that people engaged in before they knew the facts on the ground,” said Winfield, who called himself a “reluctant proponent” of the legislation passed Wednesday, May 4. “We do have a responsibility to tell

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Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven and co-chair of the Judiciary Committee, said some legislators framed the stolen car spike as a crisis, despite data indicating otherwise which, in turn, influenced the public’s understanding of the issue.

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The Town of Wallingford Electric Division is seeking a highly technical individual to work in the design and development of overhead and underground power distribution lines. The utility serves 24,700 customers in a 50+ square mile distribution area with a peak demand of 130 MW. The position requires a B.S. degree in electrical engineering plus 2 years of responsible experience in utility engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting on a year-for year basis. Salary: $82,968- $106,151 annually plus an excellent fringe benefit package. Apply to: Department of Human Resources, Town of Wallingford, 45 South Main Street, Wallingford, CT 06492. Forms will be mailed upon request from the Department of Human Resources or may be downloaded from the Department of Human Resources Web Page Phone #: (203) 294-2080, Fax #: (203) 294-2084. Closing date will be June 3, 2022. EOE.

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ly suburban communities. Over the last decade, motor vehicle thefts increased by 150 percent in towns with fewer than 25,000 people but decreased by 18 percent in towns with more than 100,000 people.

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“When criminals feel there are no consequences, they continue on,” said Sen. Dan Champagne, R-Vernon. “We But the amendment also would have transferred more need to get to the root of the

problem. We need to figure out what’s going wrong from the onset, and we need to solve it.” Republicans portrayed the amendment as a boost to the state’s economy by strengthening its workforce. Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, said their proposal was a comprehensive effort to deal with crime, whereas the underlying bill merely deals with what happens after someone already winds up in the justice system.

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“And then when the crime moved up the highway and went to other communities, all of a sudden, we have an issue,” Winfield said. “You can’t have it both ways. Either you have an issue, as a member of a body that takes care of the whole state, when the crime is higher, or you don’t have the issue when crime is lower.”

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It would shorten the time before young people first appear in court, give Superior Court judges the option to put minors on GPS monitoring if they’ve repeatedly broken the law, and broaden law enforcement’s access to minors’ records and increase the time they can detain children while awaiting a detention order.

children’s criminal cases to the adult court, an approach Republicans said was necessary to deal with minors who repeatedly break the law and to protect the public from violent behavior. The measure also would have rolled back portions of the police accountability bill lawmakers passed after George Floyd’s murder in 2020.

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Winfield said crime is hardly a new phenomenon for those who live in under-resourced communities, but legislators did not act with urgency until it migrated to wealthier communities.

The bill attempts to walk a tight line between holding young people accountable for breaking the law and not harming them by transferring their cases to the adult system or keeping them incarcerated, which research shows tends to hurt youth more than help them.

cessfully floated an amendment they said would address root causes of crime, a holistic approach attempting to reduce crime by ensuring young people have what they need to keep them from breaking the law in the first place. Republicans, who included the proposals in their “A Better Way to a Safer Connecticut” plan, said it would strengthen workforce development, bolster public housing and improve education across the state.

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Car thefts increased in 2020 compared to the historic lows from 2019. Preliminary data provided to the Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee last month indicates a decrease in stolen cars in 2021, lending support to the theory that the spike during the pandemic’s first year was due to widespread societal disruptions, including widespread school closures and a pause on afterschool programming.

The bill passed the House April 28, 129-17, over the concerns of Republicans who didn’t think the bill went far enough and Democrats who worried it would disproportionately harm Black and brown children. Despite the concern, Republicans were unanimous in their support of the measure. All the no votes came from Democrats. The vote in the Senate was 35-1, with the lone dissenting vote coming from Sen. Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport.

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