Volume 19, Number 26
Serving Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall
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Friday, October 17, 2014
13th District candidates spar over vote on state registry
By Andrew Ragali
Special to Town Times
As they have at several recent Board of Education meetings, students Jeremy Cannon and Naomi Rinaldo take turns reporting on CRHS activites. | Mark Dionne / Town Times
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State Sen. Dante Bartolomeo speaks during a meeting with the Editorial Board at the Record-Journal in Meriden, Oct. 6. | Dave Zajac / For Town Times
have allowed sex offenders to have their names removed from the list as well. “I don’t know how Dante could have allowed that,” he
Former Republican state Sen. Leonard Suzio speaks during a meeting with the Record-Journal Editorial Board Oct. 7. Suzio is challenging Democratic incumbent Dante Bartolomeo for the 13th District seat. | Dave Zajac / For Town Times
said. But Suzio is “reckless” in and conclusively never had ported the measure because his accusations, Bartolomeo anything to do with sex people on the registry could said. “That’s an absolute lie. offenders.” That legislation absolutely Bartolomeo said she supSee Candidates / Page 22
Students represent their school before BOE By Mark Dionne
BOE. The students are listed on BOE agendas and take a During recent Board of Ed- few minutes to update board ucation meetings, two Cogin- members on CRHS activities. The representatives have chaug Regional High School students, Jeremy Cannon and covered subjects such as stuNaomi Rinaldo, have served dent volunteering, National in newly-created roles as stu- Honor Society activities, dent representatives to the concerts, field trips, sports Town Times
results, and upcoming games. At the Oct. 8 BOE meeting, Jeremy reported on students who were writing essays to be chosen to place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Naomi reported on expanded AP classes. See BOE / Page 23
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MERIDEN — In 2013, Democratic state Sen. Dante Bartolomeo voted for a bill in the legislature’s Committee on Children that would have allowed people listed on the state’s Child Abuse and Neglect Registry to have their names removed after five years upon a showing of good cause. Her Republican challenger Len Suzio said the vote reflects poorly on Bartolomeo, co-chair of the committee, because the version Bartolomeo supported would