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Fall season remains on course By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff

CHESHIRE — The calendar has flipped to August and dates are flashing along the Connecticut high school sports horizon like so many lighthouses. August 12-14 for football team activites. Aug. 21 for the start of football practice. Aug. 26 for the other fall sports. Also flashing: the increase in COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Connecticut’s positivity rate has risen to over 2 percent and all of the state’s eight counties, as of Tues-

day, are considered to have “substantial” community spread. Gov. Ned Lamont and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are advising people, even if they are vaccinated, to again wear masks indoors That said, the CIAC remains on course to start the fall season on time and, with safety protocols again in place, to run it in full, complete with state championships. The CIAC was not caught by surprise by the changing COVID metrics. Nor, with the lessons learned from 2020-21, does it feel unprepared.

“We have anticipated that we would be managing some elements of COVID at least through another year, but we feel we have a lot more information, a lot more data this year from the sports that we were able to play last year, and that we can safely compete,” CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini said Tuesday. See Sports, A9

Local groups decry hateful graffiti By Nadya Korytnikova Town Times

Durham resident Logan King winds up for a throw at the dunk tank during Carnival Day at Camp Nerden in Middlefield. See more on Page 8. Photo by Frank LoGiudice

In late July, Durham's White Farm open space park was vandalized. A swastika and racial and homophobic slurs were spraypainted onto two jersey barriers on the property. Now, police are investigating and town officials are considering adding surveillance cameras. The vandalism occurred Sunday, July 25 and was mentioned in a Middlefield-

Durham Racial Justice Team press release published the following Wednesday, July 28. “Although our two towns have made significant progress in combating racism and increasing dialog between neighbors about it, this act of hate demonstrates that we as a team, and as a whole community, still have a long way to go,” the release states. See Graffiti, A9

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Schools Locals in college Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, nameed Cam Davis-Kania to its dean’s list for the spring semester. University of Hartford, W. Hartford, named the following students to its president’s and dean’s list for the spring semester: Stefan Kotrady, Amber Ostrander, Molly Yale.

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Barbara Garrett, Shannon Chittenden and Breanne Hunt; a great niece Erin Garrett, great nephews, Owen Keith and Cameron Hunt; and several cousins. Along with her husband and parents, Karen was predeceased by her daughter, Lisa Chittenden; brother, John “Jack” Chittenden; nephew, Russell Chittenden and her stepmother, Jean Chittenden. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, August 12 at 1:30 pm in Cypress Cemetery in Westbrook. In lieu of flowers, donations in Karen’s memory may be made to C.A.T.A.L.E.S., Inc., P.O. Box 901, Middletown, CT 06457. To share memories or send condolences to the family, please visit www. doolittlefuneralser vice. com.

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DURHAM- Karen Annette (Chittenden) Dyndiuk, 78, of Durham, wife of the late Theodore Dyndiuk, passed away on October 12, 2020, at Water’s Edge Center for Health & Rehabilitation. Born in Guilford, she was the daughter of the late John and Helene (Bragdon) Chittenden. Karen worked for the Town of Westbrook for several years and was an Avon Lady for over thirty years. She was a founding member of the Westbrook Woman’s Club, was active in the Republican Town Committee, Historical Society and Girl Scouts in Westbrook. Karen was active in the 60+ Club, WSCS of the United Churches and worked at the elections in Durham. She loved spending time with the Breakfast Club Girls in Durham. Karen enjoyed needlepoint, puzzles, crafting, going out to dinner, playing cards and spending time with friends and family. Karen is survived by two brothers, Thomas Chittenden and Jay Chittenden, both of Durham; a sister, Julie Hunt and her husband Rick of Middletown; nephews, Alan Chittenden, John Chittenden and Derek Hunt; nieces,

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Residents urged to remove bird feeders to control contagion

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Residents are being urged to take down bird feeders and report sightings of sick or dead songbirds as a mysterious illness continues to afflict birds throughout the country. “Since mid-May, numerous young songbirds in the midAtlantic, the Southeast, and the eastern upper Midwest, have been found with ocular and neurologic issues, and in some cases these birds have been found deceased in large numbers — up to 16 in one location,” an announcement from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection at the start of July stated. An update posted July 30 said preliminary testing results on three deceased birds indicate they may have been affected by the same unknown condition. “While cases seem to be dropping in some states, we have not observed a similar trend in Connecticut,” the Wildlife Division update stated. “The DEEP Wildlife

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Music series The Powder Ridge Mountain Music Series lineup includes nationally recognized bands from around the U.S. For concert details and tickets, visit PowderRidgePark.com. A robin carries an insect in its beak at the Riverbound Farm Sanctuary in Cheshire. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Division has received hundreds of reports of dead birds during July, most of which were not suitable for analysis. Three birds exhibiting symptoms consistent with the regional illness have been submitted to the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory at UConn for testing. All three tested negative for avian Influenza, and other analyses are still pending. Preliminary results suggest that these cases match what has been reported in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions.”

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Symptoms that have been reported in cases outside the state include swelling and discharge around the eyes and neurological symptoms such as head tremors, difficulty or inability to stand, and excessive vocalization. The condition appears to primarily affect songbirds, including grackles, blue jays, European starlings and American robins, according to DEEP. Hummingbirds may also be affected and feeders for them should be taken down as well.

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know what you’d call it, but it’s awesome. It does everything but make me breakfast. (I am waiting for that). It has seven different tones with which to start the day: bird song, the sound of the ocean, a babbling stream, a beep, wind chimes, soft muI decided to make the transi- sic, and piano music. You tion from Dreamland to the can wake up to the radio, day that lies ahead, a bit eas- if you’d like. You can proier. If I must crawl out of bed every day (and it looks like I must), I would prefer something more soothing to the senses. So a few months ago I got – well, I don’t even

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Schools Student records The Student Services and Special Education Department of Regional School District 13 will destroy special education/ 504 records of students who graduated or would have graduated with the Class of 2015. These records will be destroyed on Friday, Aug. 13. To obtain student records, a written request must be submitted no later than Thursday, Aug. 12. Forward requests to Jennifer Keane, Director of Student Services and Special Education, Regional School District 13, 135A Pickett Lane, PO Box 190, Durham, CT 06422. Confirm receipt by calling 860-349-7208.

Most school COVID protocols likely to remain in place this fall By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff

Education leaders throughout the area are preparing to resume in-person learning for all students this fall. But the new academic year does not mean returning to a full normal in school buildings just yet. Students, staff members and visitors to area schools likely will be required to continue wearing masks. COVID-19 vaccination rates, though relatively strong in Connecticut, have slowed and are especially lagging nationwide. A vaccine has yet to be approved for inoculating children younger than 12 years old. All the while, the more contagious Delta variant of the novel coronavirus has emerged in Connecticut.

As conditions continue to evolve, state and local school and health leaders maintained they are committed to providing 100% inperson learning when September arrives. Officials cited the need to provide students with continuous inperson learning and the ability to interact with their peers and teachers in a safe environment. State officials’ goals include a full return as well, according to revised state Department of Education recommendations issued on July 25. Other state-issued guidance calls for a limited use of remote learning — when unvaccinated students must be quarantined due to exposure to COVID-19, for example. Max Reiss, spokesman for Gov. Ned Lamont, said in a written statement that state

officials are reviewing the latest CDC guidance and will have “additional updates in the coming days.”

Full in-person learning, with masks Those updates would come with a growing number of counties statewide having neared the threshold for universal mask-wearing indoors that had been set by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Friday, July 30 the state Department of Public Health recommended indoor mask wearing across six counties statewide. Interim state recommendations issued on July 25 call for the return of all in-person learning, which Reiss said, “is a priority for the Lamont administration.” See Protocols, A12

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is the best way that we can protect our kids and our communities: for those who are eligible to get vaccinated to do so.”

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“So we were planning for an on-time start for our fall seasons. We are planning full fall seasons and we’re planning fall state championships as well. We’ll get started as early as Aug. 12, when the OTA days start for football.” This, of course, is a far cry from last summer, when so much was unknown about COVID-19 and vaccines were months away. The fall season was delayed, then heavily truncated without state tournaments. Football was cancelled. In essence, the CIAC was piloting a boat in the fog. “It’s a good analogy. I think the difference this year is we have GPS to help manage our way through the fog,” Lungarini said. “We have data. We do know some things that were effective in mitigating the spread, both before we had vaccines and when vaccines were available.”

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Like last year, the CIAC will continue to issue safety protocols to its member schools. The fall season will likely look much like the spring: masks for indoor ac-

CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini.

tivities, no masks for outdoor activities, at least not on the field of play. They will likely be recommended to be worn in locker rooms and buses. “We have good information that shows those strategies were successful,” said Lungarini.

Vaccinations don’t merely protect against the virus, Lungarini noted, they protect against the fallout of exposure. Vaccinated students who are considered a close contact won’t have to quarantine so long as they are not showing any symptoms of illness. Last year, in all three seasons, several area teams were sidelined en masse by contact tracing.

“I feel the best way our kids can experience a full season and we could limit the number of quarantines and have successful The CIAC is also recompostseason tournaments mending student-athletes would be for those who get vaccinated. It isn’t a are eligible to get vaccimandate. It is a strong recnated to do so,” said Lunommendation being made garini. “But, again, we’re in conjunction with the not making that a manstate Department of Public date. We’re simply joining Health. DPH and encouraging “We haven’t had any discus- that at this time.” sions about mandating vac- The CIAC Board of Concines; we do understand trol meets on Aug. 26. The that choosing to get the vac- CIAC, though, will likely cine is a personal choice,” issue its fall protocols Lungarini remarked. “That sooner than that. being said, both our medical professionals that we There’s a balance to be consult with and the medistruck, as far as timing cal experts at DPH feel this goes. The CIAC wants to

get information out before the preseason kicks in, yet not so fast as to be ahead of the latest COVID data or any new directives from the state. The CDC is recommending students and staff, whether vaccinated or not, wear masks in school. Lamont has said he’ll soon be making the call for Connecticut. Until then, his previous order requiring masks in schools remains in effect till September 30. In the meantime, with preseason approaching at a time when COVID is flaring, Lungarini takes comfort in a successful CIAC spring sports season that’s been followed by a good summer. “While we’re just seeing a bit of a spike in the Delta variant now, we haven’t heard of any outbreaks among sports teams over the summer, and a lot of those summer programs do travel throughout the country,” the CIAC executive director noted. “I think we’ve learned a lot. We’ve learned how to do things safely. “At the same time, we need to be cautious and we need to be purposeful in the mitigation of COVID to help keep our kids safe. I think we can do this in a safe manner.”

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During a public meeting on Monday, Aug. 2, the Durham Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee strongly condemned the incident, classifying it as a hate crime. “The racism, homophobia, and anti-semitism displayed by this hateful graffiti have no place in our community,” the committee said in a prepared statement. The committee urged community members to promote acceptance and combat hatred. The statement concluded with a quote by Martin Luther King Jr.: “Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.” Anyone with information regarding the vandalism should contact Troop F of the CT State Police at 860399-2100. nKorytnikova@ record-journal.com 203-317-2444 Twitter: @n_korytnikova

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In March 2020, when school buildings were shut down in an effort to limit the coronavirus’ spread, educators and students had to quickly adjust to what was then a new remote learning model.

Last month, national news outlets reported the CDC had issued updated recommendations that would reinstate universal mask wearing in schools, vaccine status notwithstanding.

safety — especially for our most vulnerable students — and the most responsible way to ensure students stay in school. The consequences of not wearing masks means a return to a revolving door of hybrid and remote learning, causing more disruptions for our students and their education.”

Last fall saw the majority of students and teachers return to classrooms, albeit with safety measures in place, including mask wearing, distancing and frequent cleaning of surfaces enforced.

That same day, Kate Dias, president of the Connecticut Educators Association, issued a statement, in which she described the CDC’s recommendation as “the best precaution we have for our

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Mancini-Averitt, who teaches at Maloney High School in Meriden, described an academic year that was as disjointed for teachers as it was for students. “I don’t think we got to know our students as well in the high school as we would have, because we were seeing them every other day,” she said. “When you’re seeing them every day you do get to know them a lot more,” Mancini-Averitt said. She added that she is looking forward to when everyone is able to unmask.

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Superintendent of Schools Jeffrey Solan said about 20% of Cheshire students had been away from classrooms Mask wearing is briefly adfor at least a year. Educators dressed in the reopening do not want to put families plan that had been prepared and students into the “diffiby Cheshire’s school reopen- cult positions” of quickly reing committee. But the over- verting to in-person learning. “It’s hard to pick right up and come in,” Solan said.

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Songbirds play an important role in the ecosystem by controlling insect populations, especially ticks and biting insects. When an invasive snake species was introduced to Guam, Comins said it decimated the local songbird population and caused an explosion in the number of spiders that are predated on by birds.

The recommendation to take down bird feeders is out of a concern that the illness could be contagious and birds congregating at feeders and bird baths could act as places where it spreads. Connecticut Audubon Society Director Patrick Comins likened those locations to shopping malls that were shut at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “I know that state and federal officials are quite concerned about this, so we’re passing along the guidance ... that people should take down bird feeders and bird baths,” he said.

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Middletown Adult Education has joined a national campaign to enroll adult learners into programs that equip them with skills that lead to high school equivalency and jobs that pay a family-sustaining wage. Call 860-343-6044 or visit maect.org.

As part of a $3,000 grant, Levi E. Coe Library staff will take an online course in how to lead conversations, a skill vital to library work. Staff will then host a One Book, One Community conversation with residents using the title, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson. The library will utilize the grant funds to purchase copies of the book for interested parties and to publicize the event, which will be held in October. For more information, contact Jess Lobner at levicoelibraryjess@gmail.com or 860-349-3857, or visit leviecoe.lioninc.org.

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