Town Times Dec. 24, 2021 by Record Journal

Volume 27, Number 52

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Friday, December 24, 2021

COVID-19 UPDATE

93 new local cases reported The number of COVID-19 testing locations and hours of available testing will expand in Connecticut as the state continues to see more positive cases, driven in part by the fast-spreading omicron variant and an increased demand for testing. While there are currently about 400 state and private testing locations across the state, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday that seven more state sites will be added to the mix, including a new saliva testing site on the New Haven Green. “We’re expanding the hours of many of our See COVID, A12

SO FAR, SO GOOD Bob Montgomery, chief producer for the American Lantern Festival, stands by a submarine display at Lyman Orchards in Middlefield. The lantern festival is open through the end of January. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

Lyman welcomes winter with hard cider, lantern fest By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal

MIDDLEFIELD — With winter officially here, Lyman Orchards welcomed back its 1741 Hard Apple Cider, and for the first time is hosting the American Lantern Festival.

Lanterns light the way at Lyman Orchards. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

The 1741 Connecticut Crisp Hard Apple Cider was originally launched in 2018. It is made in small batches from Connecticut-grown apples, is gluten-free, unfiltered and contains no added sugar. The cider is available on-site and at package stores and restaurants.

“We’ve been out for a couple years, but now we’re back and we’re gradually building up production,” said John Lyman, executive vice president. “So right now it’s available in pretty much the southern part of the state … As we build up production over the next couple months, we’ll also get into the other parts of the state. “We’ll also have it available on tap at the 1741 Pub and Grill,” Lyman added. The restaurant is located at Lyman Orchards Golf Club. See Lanterns, A6

The Coginchaug girls basketball team headed into the holiday break with an unblemished record. The Blue Devils kicked off their 2021-22 campaign with a 43-31 victory over Lyman Hall and followed that up with a 50-42 triumph against Old Lyme. Pictured: Coginchaug’s Mia Poturnicki gets set to block the shot of Lyman Hall’s Sophia LaPlante on Dec. 13 at CRHS. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal

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Friday, December 24, 2021

Baby, it’s cold outside (but not in the shower)

My furnace was an old girl and on her last legs — 37 years and counting. She has coughed and sputtered a few times over the years, causing me to wonder if she was finally just going to lie down and die. Every time I heard her snap on I offered up my heartfelt thanks to the heavens. The worst part was the shower situation. It was not good. I don’t know if this was related to the furnace, but I had great difficulty getting the temperature right. It was either too hot or too cold. Rarely in-between. Showers were torture. And then things got even worse, if you can imagine it. I was lucky to get even a trickle of hot water.

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stand my frame of mind. It looks like I am finally keeping that promise to myself. I hope I can keep up the good work.

It took a while. My furnace man, during that summer cleaning, delivered some grim news. My furnace had gone belly-up. It was time to call time of death.

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But I lucked out. I found a way to get a new furnace. Divine intervention, I would call it. I did have to wait a spell for it to be installed, and by then we were in for some frosty days and nights. I became obsessed with the weather, praying fervently for mild temps. I longed for a shower, and I am sure the people around me longed for it, too.

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He said that turning the heat on, or even using hot water, posed the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning. What to do, what to do? Well, certainly not turn on the heat come those chilly temps.

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The man who cleaned my furnace during the summer told me that the heating coil was clogged with sediment from the well. Showers became a laborious task. I would find that trickle, and then proceed to scrubbadub-dub, piecemeal by

So here I am, two months with my new furnace, and the novelty has not worn off. And I don’t think it will. I

Let me start at the beginning.

A trickle does not cover much territory. So it was, “okay, let’s get the elbows. Now let’s get the knees.” And so on and so on.

thrill to the sound of it firing up. And every night I get excited when it is time for my shower. I guess you have to be cold for a while, with little or no hot water, to under-

But things are starting to look up in that regard. This time I just may make it. I may wrap myself up in a shroud of gratitude, and stay there.

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Like most people, I tend to take things for granted. After some crisis or other, I vow to never, ever, ever do so again. Like on the occasions when I have been sick or in pain, and I just know that I will never take good health for granted again. But I always do. This is a promise that I have had a lot of trouble keeping.

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Friday, December 24, 2021

Paid family and medical leave program enacted

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The amount of income replacement varies based on a worker’s earnings and is capped at 60 times the state minimum wage. The combination of employer-provided benefits and benefits received under the paid leave program cannot exceed 100% of a worker’s normal weekly earnings.

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Connecticut is only the eighth state in the nation to enact a paid family and medical leave program. While most other modern countries in the world have some type of paid family and medical leave program, the United States does not. Only 13% of private-sector workers in the U.S. have access to paid family and medical leave.

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Under the program, which was enacted through legislation championed by Lamont and signed by him in 2019, workers will gain access to the necessary benefits that allow them to take time off work to care for their own health, a newborn child, or a sick family member. Eligible workers can receive up to 12 weeks of income replacement for qualifying events.

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Friday, December 24, 2021

Lawmakers fail to reach redistricting deal A bipartisan commission tasked with redrawing the boundaries for Connecticut’s congressional districts failed to meet its deadline on Tuesday, sending the challenging job of crafting a new map to the Connecticut Supreme Court once again.

In 2011, the last time boundaries were redrawn, lawmakers couldn’t reach agreement on the congressional districts and the state’s highest court named a special master to redraw the lines. “We’ll continue to have conversations with our counterparts, but I just don’t think we’ll be able to get there. It’s

not adversarial. No one is angry at anybody. This is high-stakes stuff,” said House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford.

thinking they’re an “entitled class” that’s “scared of competition” from Republicans and only want to to have safe districts.

He noted how both Democrats and Republicans face “external pressures” to redraw the congressional lines in a certain way. In contrast, the group was able to reach bipartisan agreements on how to redraw the state Senate and House of Representatives to accommodate population shifts, lauding the process as a template for the rest of the rest of the country.

“Congressional Democrats only care about keeping their power. Their failure to reasonably negotiate led to an impasse. It’s why nothing gets done in Washington and it is unfortunate that this dysfunction is being brought to our state,” he said in a written statement.

“This is bigger than Connecticut. It has national implications, potentially. And so, I think for a lot of us, we’re hearing from people down in Washington about what they think and I think there’s a lot less appetite for agreement, given the level of stress and toxicity in that environment,” he said. “I think both sides feel it.” Senate Minority Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, however, blamed the state’s all-Democratic congressional delegation for the process falling apart. He accused the U.S. House members of

The Connecticut Supreme Court agreed earlier this month to give the Reapportionment Commission until Dec. 21 at noon to finish its work redrawing the congressional district lines. The justices also ordered the commission to file an interim status report on Dec. 15 to update the court on the panel’s efforts. That report was to include names, addresses and telephone numbers of three people the commission would recommend to serve as a special master, in case the panel couldn’t adopt a plan by Dec. 21. But as of Tuesday, the group still could not agree on three names, Ritter said.

In a notice released Tuesday afternoon, the court said it will “appoint its own special master” unless the commission complies with its earlier order and produces three names by 5 p.m. The Republicans have submitted their own list of three names to the court, according to documents provided by the Judicial Branch. Ritter said he thought it was “absolutely terrible” the state Supreme Court is being put in the awkward position, for the second time in a decade, of having to finish the legislative task of redrawing district lines. Ritter said he was “extremely disappointed” in both himself and the process. “I think it is a very risky strategy for both sides to go to court because we’re asking the court to achieve a very difficult situation. And I just hope that the court will agree that minimal changes is what should be required. I think that is where I am,” he said. “But I readily admit this is not what they do and the expectation should always be that the legislators will do this job in the future.”

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Friday, December 24, 2021

MEET JASMINE & MILO

In Brief First selectman Given the unexpected death of First Selectman Edward P. Bailey, the Middlefield Board of Selectmen have reviewed the requirements for appointing his successor. The appli-

cant must be a Middlefield/Rockfall resident registered as an unaffiliated voter, as was Bailey. Resumes must be submitted to Judi Rand at jrand@ middlefieldct.org or P.O. Box 179, Middlefield, CT 06455 by Tuesday, Dec. 28.

From left: Jasmine was found in a feral colony. She loves to play, be petted and brushed. Milo is a handsome kitty who loves his belly rubbed and lots of petting. For more information, call 860-344-9043 or email info@CatTalesCT.org.

Durham Public Library The library will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and 31 and Jan. 1. Winter storytime kit. For use with monthly Zoom storytimes. Register at durhamlibrary.org (Kids tab).

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Friday, December 24, 2021

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On Dec. 15, the American Lantern Festival opened at Lyman Orchards, adjacent to the golf course. It is open

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A Regional School District 13 public hearing slated for Dec. 16 has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 5, 7 p.m., at Coginchaug Regional High School. The proposed $7.5 million in capital improvements at John Lyman Elementary School will be discussed.

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Durham Boy Scout Troop 270's annual Christmas tree pick-up fundraiser will take place Saturdays, Jan. 8 and 15 throughout Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall. To schedule a pick-up, email Troop270DurhamCT@ aol.com or call 860-3490454. Donations are greatly appreciated.

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Friday, December 24, 2021

Obituaries Garfield “Gary” Joslyn, III

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1,000 handcrafted lanterns arranged in 30 scenes. “We actually heard that (the American Lantern Festival was) looking for a venue location in Connecticut and so I reached out to them,” said Becky Critchley, director of events and catering for Lyman Orchards. “... They came out and did the site tour. “We have a private road at the orchard so it’s set up on a private road,” Critchley added. “So it's a great view of the golf course area. It’s a nice gradual walk, wide pathway, so plenty of room for social distancing. We just found the demand for outdoor attractions in general is at a peak so we thought this would be a good fit for the property in our off season.” Lyman said people can park at the golf course and restaurant parking lot and walk up the hill toward the lighted displays. “It’s a lot of fun,” he said. “... The designs range from dinosaurs to wild animals, lions, tigers, sea animals. It’s just amazing.”

DURHAMGarfield Lewis Joslyn III, (Gary) 72, of Durham and formerly Jeffersonville, VT, passed peacefully December 3, 2021. He was born in Rumford Maine, August 30, 1949 to Garfield L. Joslyn Jr and Josephine Joslyn. He is survived by his son, Brandon Lewis Joslyn. His brothers Richard and Douglas, and many nieces and nephews. He served in the US Navy joining in 1968 and completing two tours in the Vietnam War. He was a past member of Coginchaug Bench Warmers and the Durham Volunteer Fire Department and owned B & G Power Equipment. He was employed for 16 years as a custodian by Regional District 13, and then became a CDL and bus driver. Driving for Dattco Transportation for Regional District 13 and Lamoille Valley Transportation (Morrisville, VT) as a special needs, school and charter bus driver. Enjoying the many states, he traveled. He enjoyed the outdoors as an avid fisherman, hunter, snowmobiler, boater and riding his Harley with friends. There were many fond memories of time

spent at the camp on Bottle Lake, Maine with the friends and family he had there and he was a huge NASCAR fan. A special thanks goes to Liz Thody-Joslyn, Brian McDermott, Mark Lawlor and Doug (Jr.) and Tanya Joslyn. The staffs of the West Haven Veterans Hospital and the Hartford Hospice. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Make-A-Wish Foundation 56 Commerce Drive, Trumbull, CT, 06611. There will be no calling hours with private services. Biega’s Funeral Home is handling the services. To share memories or express condolences online please visit www. biegafuneralhome.com.

In Brief Blood drives Upcoming: Tuesday, Dec. 28, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church, 1055 Randolph Road, Middletown.

Drive safe The Connecticut Department of Transportation Office of Highway Safety announced a $10 discount code for Uber, as a way to encourage people who consume alcohol or other impairing substances to use ride-hailing instead of

putting themselves and others on the road at risk by getting behind the wheel. The discount code, SAVETHENIGHTCT, will be available through Jan. 14, 2022, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 4 a.m.

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Friday, December 24, 2021

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation's "Name the Snowplow Contest" allows residents to submit their best and most creative names for four snowplows, which represent the four CTDOT maintenance districts in Connecticut.

There continues to be a pressing need for foster families in Connecticut, and Wheeler Clinic is hosting two virtual informational sessions and a 10-week online course for individuals interested in fostering a child or youth. The one-hour virtual informational sessions will take place Jan. 10 and 27 at 7 p.m. The 10week virtual TIPS-MAPP course prepares prospective foster parents and families for the role of fostering a child or youth. Classes start Feb. 7. To register for Wheel-

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The annual open enrollment period for Connecticut residents to shop, compare and enroll in health insurance coverage for the 2022 plan year began Nov. 1 and ends Jan. 15, 2022. For coverage starting Feb. 1, 2022, residents must enroll and complete their application between Dec. 16 and Jan. 15, 2022. Residents that are eli-

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Friday, December 24, 2021

Marketing campaign aims to boost tourism HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut’s Office of Tourism announced Monday that the state is launching a $1 million winter tourism marketing campaign designed to help the industry, which has been hit hard during the pandemic. The new “The State I’m In” campaign is designed attract both out-of-state and instate visitors to attractions such as ski slopes as well as hotels, restaurants and other tourist-related businesses.

are scheduled to run during high-profile events including the Super Bowl, the Academy Awards, New Year’s Eve specials, and the Big East basketball tournament. It also will include a social media campaign and billboard advertisements that will feature photos and captions from state residents, including celebrities and visitors. “This new winter tourism campaign showcases just how vibrant, diverse, and inclusive Connecticut is today,” Gov. Ned Lamont said. “Not only will it help attract new visitors to Connecticut, but it will also drive revenues to our many incredible restaurants, hotels, attractions, and all kinds of local business across the state.”

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“Tourism is at its best when we reach a group of diverse audiences and help instill a feeling of curiosity and innovation about a destination,” Noelle Stevenson, director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism, said. “’The State I’m In’ campaign speaks to the vibrancy, energy and edginess of Connecticut’s tourism offerings. We’re confident this campaign will not only inspire residents and visitors to explore Connecticut this winter season but will exude a sense of newness about all we have to offer.”

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In Brief Canvas and Cupcakes Durham and Middlefield Youth and Family Services will host a Canvas and Cupcakes event for those age 8 to 12 Tuesday, Dec. 28, 9 to 10:30 a.m., at Middlefield Community Center. The fee is $15. Email lvo@dmyfs.org for registration details.

Tree hunt DMVFS and DMLWC present a Family Holiday Tree Hunt throughout the month of December. Five trees are decorated around Durham and Middlefield, and include a prevention fact. Can you find them all? Check out Wadsworth Falls, Peckham Park, Lake Beseck, Allyn Brook Park and Millers Pond. Share photos of the decorated trees to be entered in a swag bag giveaway. Visit dmlwc.org/treehunt.

Garden club On March 23, 1933, 12 ladies interested in gardening gathered at the Durham library to organize the first garden club in town. Now in its 88th year, the Durham Garden Club is faced with a dwindling membership. The club invites all who love gardening and nature to consider joining. Contact Karen Patterson at tashmoo4me@ aol.com or 860-349-3506.

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Singers sought GMChorale is comprised of a diverse group of individuals of all ages and walks of life who are united in their love of music and a desire to create community. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays, 7 to 9:30 p.m., at Bethany Lutheran Church, 50 Court St., Cromwell. For more information, and to inquire about joining, visit gmchorale.org, or contact Margie Livengood: margie.livengood@gmchorale.org, 860-633-6198.

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of-the-chart red status starts at 15 cases per 100,000 people per day. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 symptoms may appear 2 to 14 days after exposure to the virus.

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Since Friday, Dec. 17 there have been more than 6,200 additional positive cases in Connecticut, according to figures released Monday.

Symptoms may include fever or chills, coughing, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, and diarrhea.

The number of hospitalizations grew by 101, to 837, the highest level since early February.

Health officials encourage people to wear masks indoors and social distance if among unfamiliar people.

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The state's most recent COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 57 positive cases in Durham and 36 in Middlefield, which kept the communities in the coronavirus red zone. The trigger for top-

They are also encouraging people to get their first vaccine and boosters if their second shot was more than six months ago. — Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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