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Volume 6, Number 15
Grand list Area officials against consolidation reflects a ‘solid year’ SCHOOL DISTRICTS
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
Some local officials and area lawmakers are voicing opposition to legislation proposing the consolidation of small school districts as a way to cut costs.
Two bills under consideration in the state Senate would consolidate districts. One would apply to districts with fewer than 2,000 students while another applies to towns with fewer than 40,000 residents.
President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, D-New Haven, would consolidate schools based on a statewide plan to be developed. Looney said the bill’s intention is to reduce the number of administrators by
The second, proposed by Senate
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OUT AND ABOUT
A nostalgic trip to Barker museum, gallery By Ashley Kus Record-Journal staff
The value of taxable property in town rose last year by nearly one percent, led by growth in personal property. The town’s grand list is the total value of real estate, personal property and motor vehicles. The Oct. 1, 2018 grand list grew by 0.83 percent or $23 million over the previous year. Personal property, which includes commercial equipment, grew the most at 7.3 percent or $10.7 million. Real estate and motor vehicle value also increased with a total of $12 million.
The Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum takes you back to the days of Saturday morning cartoons, owning a Mickey Mouse rotary phone, carrying a plastic character lunch box and reading classic comics.
Town Manager Sean Kimball said business growth helped increase the value of personal property in Cheshire. Increases in other areas was also welcome since the 2018 grand list included a revaluation of properties.
“Sometimes four generations come in at once and they all come out so happy,” said Ursula Vinke, docent of the museum. “It’s a place where you forget all your troubles.”
The revaluation five years ago resulted in a drop of more than six percent to the grand list. Ursula Vinke, museum docent, stands next to the Hulk at the Barker Character, Comic and Cartoon Museum, at 1188 Highland Ave. Ashley Kus, Record-Journal
See Museum, A6
“It’s a solid year,” Kimball said. “I was certainly hoping there See Grand list, A5
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Cheshire Readers Book Club – Tuesday, Feb. 19, 10:30 a.m. “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger. Blood pressure screening – Tuesday, Feb. 19, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Hearing screening and cap-
Through the Looking Glass: The Cheshire Sherlock Holmes Society –Thursday, Feb. 21, 1 p.m. “The Adventures of the Three Students.” Registration is requested. For more information, email Andy at tranquilli@hotmail.com. Whist – Thursday, Feb. 21, 1 to 3 p.m. A fee is charged. Call Cindy at 203-494-1676 to reserve a spot. Cheshire Cuisine Club – Friday, Feb. 22, noon. “Watch Factory Restaurant.” Transportation available upon request, but seating is limited. Registration required by Wednesday, Feb. 20.
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Boomers & Beyond Body Camp, 9:30 a.m.; 9 to 5 Cards, 9:30 a.m.; Noon Tech Monday, 10 a.m.; Travel Club Office, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; Moderate Exercise, 10:15 a.m.; Get Fit with Brenda, 11:30 a.m.; Knitting & Crocheting, 12:30 p.m.; Photo ID, 1 to 3 p.m.; Canasta, 1 p.m.; Tai Chi - Advanced, 1 p.m.; Tai Chi - Beginner, 2:15 p.m.
Pilates, 9:30 a.m.; Wii Bowling League, 10 a.m.; Balance & Coordination Class, 10:30 a.m.; Mah Jongg, noon; Nickel, Nickel, 12:45 p.m.; Busy Bees Crafts, 1 p.m.
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Friday, Feb. 15 Zumba Gold, 9:30 a.m., Cheshire Key-Note Singers, See Calendar, A4
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Religious Services Calvary Family Worship Center, 174 East Johnson Ave., Sunday service - 10 a.m. Visit calvarylife.us for more information or call 203-272-1701.
Adult Sunday school - 9 a.m.; Children 's Sunday school - 10 a.m.; Sunday worship - 10 a.m. The Rev. Kenneth J. Kieffer 203-2724626.
Cheshire Lutheran Church, 660 W. Main St., Sunday worship - 9 a.m. 203-2725106.
White Oak Baptist Church, Cheshire Campus, formerly Christ Community Church, 120 Main St., Sunday - 9:15 a.m. service; Sunday school 11 a.m. 203-272-6344.
Cheshire United Methodist Church, 205 Academy Road,
Calendar From A3 10 a.m.; Golf Cards, 10 a.m.; Art & Painting Class, 10:30 a.m.; Bridge, 12:30 p.m.; Set-Back, 12:45 p.m.; Current Events and More Discussion Group, 1 p.m.
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First Congregational Church, 111 Church Drive, Sunday 8 and 10 a.m. services. 203272-5323.
Fellowship of Life Church, 150 Sandbank Road, Sunday - 10 a.m. worship and teaching; Wednesday 7:30 p.m. revival prayer, 203-272-7976.
St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 59 Main St., Sunday - 8:15 a.m. Rite I; 10 a.m. Rite 2 with choirs. Children’s Worship and Faith Formation – 9:45 a.m. 203-272-4041.
Oasis, 176 Sandbank Road, Sunday- 10:15 a.m. 203-4390150.
Temple Beth David, 3 Main St., Shabbat worship services every Friday at 7:30 p.m. except for the first Friday of every month when family services take place at 6:30 p.m. 203-272-0037. Word Church Ministry, Bovano Plaza 830 S. Main St., Saturday 1 to 3 p.m. 203435-0906.
Library Programs The Cheshire Public Library, 104 Main St., has scheduled the following programs: Scrabble Evenings, Tuesdays, 6 to 8 p.m. Meet fellow players in the Loft on the library’s upper level.
Jane Austen Movie Series, Saturdays, Feb. 9, “Northanger Abbey”; Feb. 16, “Emma”; Feb. 23, “Sense and Sensibility”, all at 2 p.m. Registration not required but appreciated. Register online at cheshirelibrary.org or call 203-2722245, ext. 4. The Romance of Jane Austen, Thursday, Feb. 14, 6 p.m. Rebecca Adams plans to discuss Jane Austen and the ideals of romance in the 18th century. Register on-
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Guidelines used to calculate child support By Lisa J. Cappalli
(This column is part 2 on the topic of child support.) In last month’s column, I discussed some of the basics of child support and divorce. This month I will discuss how the amount is calculated. The Connecticut “Child Support and Arrearage Guidelines” are designed to
provide a relatively simple method for determining child support. They reflect the State’s assumption of the amount that divorced parents should spend each week for the basic needs of their child or children based on their combined net weekly income. A child’s basic needs include a share of the cost of family food, housing
and transportation, the cost of clothing, personal care, school supplies and the like. The calculation starts by deducting from the parents’ weekly gross income certain costs, such as income taxes, social security or mandatory retirement contributions, health insurance premiums and union dues, that the
State deems to be “mandatory.” The result is the net income used to determine the guideline support amount. Gross income is often not easily determinable and must be estimated or assumed where there is, for example, in-kind compensation (use of a company car) or compensation that is highly variable (bonuses or
commissions). Parents are often surprised that the net amount used in the guidelines may be higher than the take home amount because the guidelines don’t consider things like voluntary retirement contributions, payroll parking deductions, or over withholding of income tax to calculate the net. See Cappalli, A8
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wouldn’t be a hit.” Utility companies, food distributors, warehouses and real estate companies topped the list of Cheshire’s largest taxpayers. Town leaders use the grand list to set the mill rate, which are the taxes per $1,000 of assessed property value. Tim Slocum, a Town Council member and budget committee chairman, said grand list growth was good news. He’s been asked by constituents about whether taxes will go up or down, a question he can’t yet answer. “Usually the budget is such a monster it eats up that savings,” he said. While there are some vacancies at Cheshire shopping plazas, the grand list results seemed to show that “in general, businesses and homeowners are doing okay,” Slocum said. “There was some growth. That was a good thing,” he said. Cheshire also has some construction projects, such as the Hartford HealthCare building on South Main Street, that’ll be completed in time for the grand list later this year. That can help continue moving the town’s taxable property total in the right direction, Slocum said.
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Herbert and Gloria Barker, who accumulated the pieces starting in the 1960s. It is located at 1188 Highland Ave. (Route 10). Most of the museum consists of the Barkers’ personal collections, with a smaller portion donated. Dozens of Wizard of Oz figurines, toys, dolls and other items from the 1939 movie were recently given to the museum by the family of a late collector. “They want their legacy to
Items in the museum range from the 1873 “Ramp Walkers” toys to 2009 Harry Potter and Hulk memorabilia. At 8 feet tall, the giant green Marvel superhero is hard to miss, standing across from early Disney and Popeye pieces.
Ashley Kus, Record-Journal
“He gets lots of reactions,” Vinke said of the Hulk statue, a 2008 promotion for the Hulk movie. Guests will also encounter the Simpsons, a cardboard cut-out of John Smith from “Pocahontas” and a giant
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be given to a good home and this is a good home,” Vinke said.
Over 500 character lunchboxes are scattered throughout the museum, hanging above guests heads as they venture through the aisles. Vinke said people are often able to point out the lunchbox they had as a kid, including Mary Poppins and The Beatles.
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The first display guests see when they walk in are 3-D Dr. Seuss characters mounted on plaques as part of the re-produced “Dr. Seuss Unorthodox Taxidermy” collection.
“Most people who come in are just really excited about the art work,” said Madeline McGrail, gallery director. “They’ll see Popeye and Betty Boop or they’ll see some of these older Disney films like Dumbo, that’s being revived, and it just helps the generations connect.”
“Dr. Seuss had a very long storied career in addition to just doing children’s illustration,” McGrail said. “He started doing these in the ’30s.” The whimsical pieces are just part of the one-of-a-kind items guests can find at both the gallery and museum.
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Here is an example for a family with a combined net weekly income of $2,500 with one child. The guidelines say that the total child support for the one child is $377 per week. (If there were two children it would be $561.) The parents would share that cost based on the percentages of the total net
income – if the one parent’s net were $1,500 per week that parent’s share would be $226 (60% of $377) and the share of the other would be $151 (40% of $377). The noncustodial parent pays their share to the custodial parent. The custodial parent makes their contribution by paying the child’s expenses directly. In addition to the child support amount based on the guidelines, parents also
must share the cost of the child’s medical and dental expenses that aren’t covered by insurance and child care. The percentages are calculated using net income after taking the weekly child support obligations into account. While use of the guidelines is mandatory in all divorce cases, the support amount is only a starting point. Special rules apply for low income parents, parents with children from prior (but not subsequent) relationships and parents whose combined net is greater than $4,000 per week. Courts also have the authority to require
parents to pay additional amounts such as for health insurance, special extracurricular activities, or private school if justified by the parent’s ability to pay and the child’s needs. The guidelines also contain a list of reasons why the child support amount can deviate, up or down, from the guideline amount. A common one is where there is a shared custody arrangement so that children live about equally with each parent. Another is where the child has special needs or unusually high medical expenses.
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Juodaitis crossed the 1,000point threshold on the road, at Jonathan Law in Milford. She got the big bucket on a fall-away jumper and finished with 22 points. “I’m so glad I was able to celebrate See Editorial, A10
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As did Lipka, Robles got her 1,000th with a 3-pointer on her home court. She ended the night with 24 points as her team topped Amity. "When I hit the shot, I was overwhelmed by a bunch of feelings,” Robles said. "I was excited that my hard work had paid off and my family and teammates and former teammates were here to watch me do it."
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School Notes Dean’s list Elms College, Massachusetts – Amanda Nowak, Klara Schommer of Cheshire. University of Saint Joseph – Natalie Amato, Jessica Dinklocker, Mahtab Kakhodaverdi, Savannah Matcheson, Leah Verrillo of Cheshire.
Cheshire High School PTO Cheshire High School PTO is scheduled to meet Wednesday, Feb. 13, 6:30 p.m., in the high school li-
brary. Guest speaker, Michelle Catucci, CHS Guidance Department Chair, plans to discuss the Naviance system (the college and career planning program used by the CHS Guidance Department) as well as the college application process, scholarships and NCAA eligibility. Although PTO membership is not required to attend, consider joining because membership fees help the PTO to support many CHS student activities. All parents are encouraged to attend.
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Foundation is accepting applications from current high The Daughters of the school seniors, current colAmerican Revolution is ac- lege students and nontradicepting applications for its tional adult students who $1,000 scholarship (renew- will be enrolled in college able at $500 for three addi- for the 2019-2020 academic tional years). Applicant year. For more information must pursue an undergrad- and to apply, visit asfdn.org uate degree with a concen- or call 860-827-2556. Applitrated study in pre-law, cation deadline is Sunday, criminal justice or AmeriMarch 31. can government, history or The Women’s Club of civics. For more information, email scholarship@la- Cheshire, Inc. is offering a dyfenwickdar.org or contact scholarship to a Cheshire woman who is seeking to the high school guidance further her education in an department. accredited college for a betThe Robert T. Kenney ter employment opportuniScholarship Program at ty. For more information the American Savings and an application, contact
Jane Richards at 203-272-8249. Application deadline is Sunday, March 31.
All Night Grad Party The Cheshire High School PTO annually sponsors a substancefree, safe and fun event for the graduating senior class. The celebration occurs the night of graduation. Typically, parents of senior students plan the party, but rely on parents of underclassmen. Many help with decorations, fundraisers and more. See Notes, A12
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Less litter is their goal By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen
The next time you’re out and about town, take a quick look around. You don’t have to look hard to find litter. It’s in the woods, on the walking trail and by the side of the street. It tops the list of pet peeves for many, including Steve Thomas, a north-end resident who has lived in Cheshire for 30 years. “I like to take walks,” Thomas said. “I’ll walk along East Johnson Road, and then my route will take me past Viron Rondo, back up Blacks and Cheshire Street.” Thomas estimates he has done this route, on and off, for five years. “There’s trash there that has been there for five years, like I recognize the pieces of trash,” he said. This includes big items like barrels. “It’s really unsightly,” Thomas said, especially in winter when the trees are without leaves. Thomas says his walks most often are on open tracts of undeveloped land. “There’s nothing there. It’s mostly woods. There are other areas, too, like strips along the road. It’s just really disgusting the way people litter,” he said. Items he’s come across include clothing, sealed packages of food, crackers, cookies, full water bottles. “I don’t know who drives through there and throws out things that are unopened,” he said. Adding to the litter list, Thomas also
sees booze bottles, and “lots of lots” of little nips (mini-alcohol bottles) and beer cans. “If you look deep into the woods, it gets worse. There’s larger trash in there: tires, five-gallon pails … and on Blacks Road, there’s office furniture,” he said. “It’s really too much.”
oxygen levels. According to CTDEEP, “studies conducted throughout the country indicate that non-human waste represents a significant source of bacterial contamination in urbanized watersheds.”
Thomas is surprised that anyone would litter today, though he is not Anne McNulty lives on the westside of sure there is any one age group reCheshire, and often walks the Farmsponsible. He does think younger ington Heritage Canal Trail. Her litter people are better educated and more pet peeve is pet waste. “I notice when aware of environmental issues like walking on the canal trail, people will trash. He lays some of the blame on pick up after their dogs, but then drivers. “There’s a lot of commuter traffic on East Johnson and truck trafleave the bag. There are not a lot of [trash] cans on the trail, so people ei- fic. There’s a lot of people coming to ther leave to pick it up later and forget work.” or don’t intend to pick it up,” she said. Ideally, property owners should be People think it [dog waste] is notified about the trash. If they canbiodegradable, said McNulty, adding not or will not address the issue, that, “They don’t understand the imThomas said he hopes a volunteer efpact of dog waste in the wild environ- fort could be organized among the ment.” An ever-increasing number of many community groups to at least dogs compounds the issue. A dog clean up. Publicizing the problem owner herself, McNulty always carries could help establish a group of interat least two dog bags when out with ested people. Posting “No littering” her 9-month old golden retriever. She signs may help to reinforce the mesalways picks up and properly disposes sage along those stretches of roadway as well. of the waste. According to the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, dog waste can and has been a public health issue, especially near bodies of water. The bacteria and parasites in dog waste are harmful and the nitrogen and phosphorus in pet waste can get into water systems, creating problems with algae growth and
For McNulty, education is key in bringing litter to the attention of the public. There’s a lot of aspects of taking care of the environment that we may not be aware of and we are probably doing things that are harmful, she said. Additionally, McNulty would like to see more trash cans added to the canal trail for dog owners to use.
this with my teammates,” Juodaitis said. “I couldn’t have done it without them. I’ve worked very hard for this. It’s special.” Juodaitis is the ninth player in Cheshire girls hardwood history to manufacture 1,000 points, Lipka is the eighth Lyman Hall girl to get there and Robles is just the sixth Sheehan girl to do so. Yes, not many players get there. Congratulations to Kailey Lipka, Liv Robles and Mia Juodaitis on joining a very select group of players.
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ADAM DIDOMENICO
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Sheehan’s boys swim team is looking to defend its SCC Division II title this winter. Wins over Hamden and West Haven have the Titans heading in the right direction. Adam DiDomenico, a big part of last year’s title run, is back at it again this season. DiDomenico won four individual events and swam on three first-place relays in those two meets. He twice won the 100 backstroke, took the 200 IM in West Haven and the 200 free versus Hamden.
On the night of Jan. 16, Lyman Hall girls basketball lost 38-31 to Rocky Hill. It was the sixth straight loss for the Trojans and it dropped them to 2-8. Since then, coach Tom Lipka’s ladies have won five of seven. A catalyst in the turnaround has been junior forward Hailey Bruneau. The varsity veteran has averaged 10.0 points during the run, including 17 on Saturday night in a quality loss at East Haven and 11 in Wednesday’s win over Shelton.
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Anthony Forbes, Maloney’s 6-foot-7 senior center, opened the season with a couple of monster double-doubles. He’s rounding back into form with the Spartans catching fire here in the second half of the season. Forbes scored 9 points and snared 15 rebounds in Friday’s 69-39 romp over Bristol Eastern and put up 11 points and 10 rebounds in Monday’s 59-27 rout of Rocky Hill. Forbes and the Spartans have won four straight and stand at 9-7.
At 5-11 with four games to play heading into this week, the Southington girls basketball team is battling to snag a berth in the Class LL state tournament. A key piece of the stretch drive, as she’s been all season, will be 5-foot-11 sophomore forward/ center Kelley Marshall. A second-year varsity player, Marshall is Southington’s leading scorer and rebounder, with 9.8 points and 7.8 boards a game. She’s also blocked a team-high 18 shots.
ROEMELLO LEARY
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Platt basketball landed a much-needed 63-61 victory Monday night against a quality Newington squad. Roemello Leary, as he has been all season for the Panthers, was right in the middle of it with a team-high 17 points. Leary also had 17 points in Friday’s 61-60 loss to Bristol Central. The night prior, in a 58-47 victory at Plainville, the senior racked up a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Leary and the Panthers are now 10-6.
Here’s the girl who has had the hot hand for the Panthers as of late. With 11 points Monday in Bloomfield, Platt senior Julia Misner has scored in double figures in four straight games. The combination guard/forward launched the run with 14 points against Newington on Jan. 24, followed with 15 against Plainville this past Thursday and then torched the twine with five 3-pointers en route to 19 in Friday’s 43-22 victory at Bristol Central.
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combining school districts. “It’s to try to focus more resources on the children and the needs of the children rather than expensive bureaucracies,” he said. “We have too many small-town central bureaucracies.” The intent is to reduce administrators, not teachers or schools, according to Looney. Central office staff, such as superintendents and assistant superintendents, are usually the highest-paid school employees.
Looney also said larger school districts could save money through economies of scale and getting better rates from vendors. Looney said a 2010 measure to consolidate 117 probate courts into 54 districts has reduced costs but also allowed more full-time employees that he said are providing better service to residents. “It really has made a difference in the efficiency and the financial viability of the probate system,” Looney said.
Kathryn Fabiani, chairwoman of the Cheshire Board of Education, said she didn’t think it would be a “workable idea” but that she’d try to keep an open mind. Cheshire had just under 30,000 residents in the 2010 census. The next census will occur in 2020. Fabiani was concerned about the lack of local control over school systems that varied greatly. “That would be a tough, tough change throughout the state. The benefits of it would have to be really compelling to have people on board with that,” she said. “I don’t feel that that’s going to
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be how we’re going to solve our problems.” The General Assembly’s conservative caucus, a group of Republican legislators, opposed the consolidation plans in a press release Wednesday. “Unilaterally intrusive proposals like this that force control and remove the authority from local elected officials is the wrong direction for the state and one I stand firmly against,” Rep. John Fusco, R-Southington, said in the release.
“The administrators are very valuable in helping us run those schools,” Anderson said. “I don’t feel that administrators are inefficient.” North Haven has just over 2,000 students but its population was fewer than 25,000 as of the 2010 census.
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Each school district has a different dynamic, she said, and administrators dedicated to a town are able to help the education system run properly.
“If local districts want to combine then that decision should be made at the local level by the Board of Education, town administration and the voters who reside there.”
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Anita Anderson, chairwoman of the North Haven education board, opposed the move but wanted to get more details on how it might be implemented.
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