Volume 6, Number 13
Thursday, January 9, 2020
cheshirecitizen.com
Town to seek bids for legal services By Michael Gagne Record-Journal staff
The town will seek bids for legal services — including town attorney, bond counsel and labor counsel. Earlier this month, the Town Council voted unanimously to issue a request for proposals for the services.
There was little discussion before and after the vote, with the exception of comments from Silvia Nichols, who made the motion, and Town Council Chairman Rob Oris Jr. Both said the RFP was not a reflection on how the council viewed the performance of longtime Town Attorney Alfred E. Smith Jr., a partner
with the Murtha Cullina law firm, which has an office in New Haven. “We just think it's time to refresh (the RFP) with no disparaging to the current legal services,” Nichols said during the Dec. 10 meeting. During the Dec. 10 meeting, Oris said the RFP would make sure the
Hartford HealthCare enlarged its presence in town last fall by opening a multi-specialty health center on South Main Street.
“This is a conglomeration of services the community uses,” Havican said. “We take a look at the services our patients need the most and use the most.” Local practitioners from the Hartford HealthCare Medical Group at 28 S. Main St. moved into the new building. This allowed Hartford HealthCare to expand its behavioral health care services at the 28 S. Main Street location. The plans also included closing a MediQuik, urgent
See Legal services, A2
With Maringola back in net, Cheshire can be more of an offensive team this winter
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
Cheshire was considered for the new health care center based on an assessment of community needs, said Gary Havican, a Hartford HealthCare senior vice president.
Smith did not respond to a request for comment.
They know that Nick has their backs
Multi-specialty health care center caters to migraines
The 50,000-square-foot center, which opened in September, offers physician and laboratory services, rehabilitation and imaging. The 280 S. Main St. (Route 10) facility is part of a plan to expand Hartford HealthCare’s presence and services in Cheshire and surrounding towns.
town is getting a good price and good services, adding “this in no way reflects on our thoughts regarding your performance attorney Smith.”
By Ron Buck Special to the Record-Journal
Dr. Abigail Chua speaks in an exam room in the migraine headache diagnostic and treatment center at the new Hartford Healthcare facility in Cheshire on Nov. 6, 2019. Hartford HealthCare extended its presence in Cheshire by opening a multi-specialty health center at 280. S. Main St. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
care center, at 680 S. Main Street, which is a brand of MidState Medical Center, to make way for the Hartford HealthCare’s -GoHealth Urgent Care at 1008 S. Main St. In addition to physician services, rehabilitation, state of the art imaging, and a Quest Diagnostics laboratory, the Hartford HealthCare multispecialty center includes a new migraine headache diagnostic and treatment center. “This model has been extremely successful,” Havican said. The rehabilitation area of the new center features massage, reiki, acupuncture, community events, and classes such as dance move-
ment for patients with Parkinson’s disease. The second floor of the center features primary care physicians and specialty services, including a healthy aging center that offers ride services. It’s expected to be fully opened within this year. The center also has a general surgery practice for consultations, but no surgery is done on site. There is also a dermatology practice, neurology and neuro-surgery practices. Imaging is done on the lower level where Radiology Director Tom Cappas leads staff with a new digital technology that utilizes lower doses See Migraines, A4
The Lyman Hall Co-Op and Sheehan hockey teams played for the Division III state championship last season. This season, Cheshire goalie Nicholas Maringola has taken each team’s best shots and beaten them both. It’s one reason why the Rams Maringola got off to a 4-1 start and are a legitimate contender to win a Division II state title on the ice this season. The Wallingford teams combined to out-shoot Cheshire 99-40 in late December. No matter, as long as Maringola was in net. Dec. 30, Maringola had a careerbest, 48-save effort against Sheehan, when Cheshire handed the See Hockey, A3