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Twin goats born on Presidents Day By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

A pair of baby goats was born on Presidents Day at Cheshire Hollow Farm where Dawn Cestaro and her husband John Romani, Jr. have been raising kids, of the animal variety, for a quite awhile.

have kids twice a year. But I have enough, so they don’t have to do that twice a year.” Although there are times when the female goats want to get to Liam, but they aren’t in season. “They stand at the gate to let me let them go down there,” she said, with a quick smile.

McKenna Bernier, at left, and her sister Madisyn Bernier are frequent visitors to Cheshire Hollow Farm. The girls are holding the new baby goats born on Presidents Day.

Cestaro explained how they got started on this enterprise, just one of the many at their 100-acre Peck Lane property. “One day someone called and asked if we wanted goats and the rest is history,” she said. “We’ve been raising them for 10 years now.”

The new baby boys are adorable, with fluffy coats, one white and the other, just like its mother, a brown-white patchwork. The kids are about as big as a handbag and when you pick them up they cry for their mom in tender, little goat voices. The two together weigh less than a gallon of Cestaro described her little herd milk. The patchwork baby goat and its mating practices. “I have one male, Liam,” she said, gestur- likes to dance and it’s fun to ing down to the pasture. “He gets watch the little guy kick up his heels and leap into the air. He two females for about two seems very happy on a recent months, then they come up and he gets two different females and brisk sunny day practicing his leaping. they come up. It’s five months gestation, so they can technically See Goats, A2

ARTSDAY keeps the excitement going year after year By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

After more than three decades, how does ARTSDAY continue to be fresh and exciting? By pushing the envelope and turning things over. That’s part of the fun, too. Since the first ARTSDAY in 1989, thousands upon thousands of Cheshire families have experienced this day of fun. ARTSDAY is now in its 32nd year of enchanting

OD deaths rise in state, Cheshire sees decline By Lauren Sellew Record-Journal staff

Deaths due to drug overdose increased 18 percent statewide in 2019, with a 29 percent increase in fentanyl-related fatalities, according to the latest report from the state medical examiner. Craig Norton will be at ARTSDAY to facilitate a drum circle similar to what is seen here at a previous ARTSDAY.

and inspiring youngsters through art. Past ARTSDAY highlights included ice sculpting and poi spinners and even a fly fishing lure booth. This March 15, it’s a safari theme, with 15 art stations. Among the fun, children, age 5 and up, will be able to create animal tracks, make African elephant and giraffe masks or join a drum circle.

Artist and Artsplace teacher Patty Meglio has spent the past few weeks prepping the parts that will become exotic African animals. The prep work will allow the children to put together one of the animals quickly and easily, said Meglio, who is looking forward to See ARTSDAY, A2

A total of 94 percent of all accidental intoxication deaths statewide involved an opioid, the annual report said. Locally, overdose deaths remained steady in Meriden, while Wallingford and Cheshire saw declines, which officials attributed to increased use of overdose reversal drugs, along with more awareness. In Southington, overdose deaths rose from three in 2018 to 10 in 2019. See Overdose death trends, A17

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this year’s event. “It’ll be fun,” she said. Craig Norton also will be at ARTSDAY. He is, by trade, a drum circle facilitator. It is something he has done for 20 years and he has traveled extensively throughout the U.S. and to Senegal, West Africa to learn and lead drum circles.

Children can select ones that interest them. “One of my ulterior motives is to get parents to play with the kids,” Norton said. It will be interactive and “very much like a call and response musical conversation,” he said. Another station will be “Wild Puppets” with Adelka Polak, a teaching artist with her own educational programming company called Sova Theater.

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Back in the barn with the adult goats, is the twins’ mother, Grace. Cestaro explains that Grace still looks pregnant after the recent births. “She hasn’t gotten her girlish figure back yet,” she said. Nearby is Rose, Grace’s twin sister. A goat named Laurel is here as well, pregnant and due soon. Cestaro used to give the goats names that start with the letter L but she ran out of options, so a new system had to be adopted. The two new baby goats she is holding will not get names. They are spoken for, said Cestaro, and so she will let the new owner name them at that time.

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Each baby and each birth is different. When the twins were born, mom Grace was pushing really hard and needed a little help. “She was struggling,” said Cestaro. “And then this one,” she said pointing to one baby, “five minutes later, woosh – right out. That one opened the way.” These births were relatively easy compared to others, where more intervention has been needed.

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The goats at Cheshire Hollow are a cross between pygmy goats and Nigerian dwarf goats. Pygmy is the smallest meat goat and Nigerian is the smallest dairy goat. Nubians are the bigger ones that a lot of people have, Cestaro said.

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In Brief

“The Dinner Bell Community Meal” is open to anyone. There is no cost and attendees do not have to be members of the church. The dinners are an opportunity for community members to get to know one another and share like ideas over a unifying meal.

BOE capital budget At the last Board of Education meeting, the board adopted and approved to spend $25,787,500 for any improvements and renovations needed for the Cheshire School District to continue to operate for the next five years. The spending plan for implementing those improvements is: $585,000 for years 2020-2021; $7,240,000 for 2021-2022; $5,150,000 for 2022-2023; $8,325,000 for 2023-2024; and $4,487,000 for 2024-2025.

The menu will include baked ham, macaroni and cheese, salad, dinner rolls, dessert, juice, coffee, and water. All the food will be prepared by church members.

Less than 3 percent of the budget will be spent this fiscal year. This includes: renovations for roof improvements for Dodd and High-

First Congregational Church is located at 111 Church Drive. Members plan on continuing the dinners on

land; a roof improvement design for Doolittle; districtwide sidewalk and masonry repairs and replacements; HVAC improvements for Dodd and Cheshire High School; district-wide unit ventilator replacement designs; and a school gym egress solution for Chapman.

Doolittle in the past, leaving Norton, Highland, Chapman and Cheshire High School cafeterias still to be addressed.

ments to the Dodd Middle School stage area are also included.

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Other costly items that are part of the five year plan in- At the Town Council meeting on Feb. 11, police Chief clude district-wide window Neil Dryfe recognized Offireplacements, Humiston cer Joseph Giampietro, along ADA code compliance upgrades, Cheshire High ener- with Cheshire residents Kim Hayes-Chong and Cole JackIn total, these projects will gy improvements, and discome to roughly $585,000 for trict-wide lavatory improve- son for helping to save the life of Wallingford man, the current fiscal year, which ments, while smaller ticket items like renovations to the James McCann, in 2019 is already underway. when he passed out while athletic complex and stadiThe biggest ticket item to be um seating at Cheshire High driving. addressed in the five-year School and HVAC improveSee Briefs, A6 plan is district-wide cafeteria improvements, which will ultimately cost the District Cheshire Train Show $5,220,000. Improvements have already been made to Trains, Trains, Trains! the cafeterias at Dodd Middle School, Darcey, and Sunday, March 1 • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CHS

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Forget the ‘Rum Diary’, we’ve got the wine journal By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Anyway, he would read wine reviews, then go to buy a bottle he was interested in; My husband kept a wine after which, we would have journal for a number of that wine with dinner or years. He used a single sub- when friends came over. ject, 80-sheet, narrow-ruled Then he would write reviews spiral notebook. It was titled, of the wines into this jour“Wines I’ve Had,” a.k.a. “A nal. He would also soak the personal wine list with com- label off the bottle. This was ments.” He swears he named a laborious task that would it that just to be funny. “Why sometimes wind up taking a would anyone call a wine few days in our kitchen sink. journal ‘Wines I’ve Had’ if Not a big deal, unless: 1., one didn’t intend a laugh,’” you did not have a double he argued. Yeah, right. sink, and 2., you didn’t have

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delivered two life-saving shocks, according to an account of the event.

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The incident took place on Feb. 19, 2019 when McCann suffered a heart attack while operating his vehicle. Hayes-Chong, a nurse and Jackson were at the scene and immediately began life saving techniques until Giampietro and the other emergency services arrived. At that point, Hayes-Chong readied the AED (automatic external defibrillator) from Giampietro’s patrol car as Jackson continued chest compressions. The AED

Dryfe presented HayesChong and Jackson with a Certificate of Recognition for their life-saving actions. He gave Officer Giampietro a Cheshire Police Department Lifesaving Award. Giampietro now has two of those awards McCann made a surprise appearance at the meeting and came up to the podium to thank the three individuals. – Record-Journal staff

Gardeners win flower show awards The Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire scored a number of ribbons at the Feb. 20-23 Connecticut Flower & Garden Show's "Spring into Connecticut" 2020 edition at the Hartford Convention Center. The flower show displays are a part of the Federated Garden Clubs of CT NGC Standard Flower Show. In the artistic crafts division of “A Hat for a Garden Party,” Susan Dillman earned a second place ribbon for her garden party hat using assorted succulents (Echeveria), palm fronds and sheet

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Awards

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moss and Ginni Donovan took home first place for her “Stunning use of texture and color” in her work. In the category “Jewels for a Garden Party,” Dillman’s delicate necklace was lauded by the judges for its “Pleasing form and color and creative design.” Her work earned her a second place ribbon. Dillon used natural components which included crape myrtle, sea oats, Andromeda and mustard seed. In “Homes for Feathered Friends,” a moss covered, living roof topped Signian McGeary’s birdhouse. Her structure also made use of pine cones to “create interesting texture,” according to the judge’s notes. McGeary

Standing next to the floral design at the center of the federation’s area are, from left: chair of the show, Cheshire’s Ginni Donovan, a member of the Cheshire Garden Club and the Suburban Garden of Cheshire; federation president Arlene Field; federation board member Nancy Lenoce; and Cheshire Historical Society president Diane Calabro.

In “Among the Flowing Rivers,” Tony Poitras won first place for “Meadow Breezes,” in what the judges called “Outstanding movement” and “Dramatic rhythm,” in his entry. The Suburban Garden Club of Cheshire also had entries in a number of other categories, including photography and horticulture. The 12,000-square-foot show was sponsored by The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut, an organization with more than 6,000 garden club members. This year, the FGC area was chaired by Cheshire resident Ginni Donovan, member of the Cheshire Garden Club and

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Find out how the rich and famous lived on this guided tour of exquisite Newport, Rhode Island mansions: The Breakers, Rosecliff, and The Elms. Dine at The Mooring. Trip includes a round trip motor coach, tour director, lunch and gratuities. $126 per person. Wednesday, April 22, departs at 7:30 a.m. from St. Bridget Church. Estimated return 6:45 p.m. Call Sr. Patricia at 203-272-3531 ext. 1312 or email srcigrand@stbridgetcheshire.org.

The Women's Club will host a luncheon Thursday, March 5 at the senior center located at 240 Maple Ave. Guest speaker will be Joan Pilarczyk, Arts Place. Featuring "John Frederick Kinsett" Cheshire's Home-bred Artist.Stop by at 12 p.m. for coffee, tea and dessert.

Vendors needed The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce is looking for vendors for its Home, Health, and Garden Show from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at Cheshire High School. There also are sponsorship opportunities. For information email jean@cheshirechamber.org.

ARTSDAY The Cheshire Performing and Fine Arts Committee’s 32nd Annual ARTSDAY will take place on Sunday, March 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Cheshire Academy Gideon Wells Dining Hall, 10 Main St. This free event is suitable for children age 5 and up. Fifteen artists will demonstrate hands-on activities with a “Safari” theme, including animal track art, jointed puppets, origami elephants, tribal jewelry, drumming, mask making and much

more. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Parking at Town Hall and the Watch Factory. Artsplace Spring Session will begin April 4. The schedule will be available soon at artsplacecheshirect.org. For more information on art programs for students Pre-K through adult, contact Artsplace at 203-272-2787.

MILE program MILE provides a learning environment for the intellectual, social and cultural lives of adults age 50 and over who share a love of lifelong learning. A wide range of classes are offered and enhanced by field trips. Spring program will take place March 9 to April 24. The calendar are available at mileonline.org. MCC is located at 100 Training Hill Road, Middletown. See Briefs, A17

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New Riverhouse Catering executive chef Van Hurd has proven he can handle pressure. He’s competed twice on one of the most high-pressured TV cooking shows, Hell’s Kitchen, he’s opened several Hurd restaurants, and he’s worked for a few different catering companies, putting out meals for hundreds of people at once.

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every entry. What a guy. There were also reviews on Murphy-Goode Fume Blanc (1991), “This is the fumé for us!” he wrote. And my favorite is his review about a brand called Barefoot, where he said that particular wine and year tasted like someone’s feet. My husband now

says the brand has improved 1,000 percent. Good to know. Whew! Because of my husband’s love of wine, we have visited a lot of wine stores and have been in most of the stores in Cheshire, which are some of our favorites. They include Southend Spirits on South Main Street, next to CJ Sparrows, as well as Cheshire Package Store in Maplecroft Plaza. And there’s one in particular we find really spe-

cial. It’s Cheshire Wine and Spirits, located on Highland Avenue, next to the CVS. We love it not just because of the wine selection, but because of a man named Francesco who works there.

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All the while, Francesco, in his beautifully smooth toned Italian accent, is acquainting us with the wine; where it’s from, the history of the vineyard or the country, or how, you too, can bake the best focaccia you’ll ever have.

Let me tell you about Francesco. He’s been there for a number of years. Just about every Friday, this dapper, older gentleman (he is handsome) is in the store offering wine tastings. It’s not just a tasting though. Francesco cooks. Francesco also bakes. Francesco just happens to have a few things for us to sample. One time it’s a nibble of ziti (the best I’ve ever had), or a taste of his homemade focaccia, which is also the best I have ever had, and it all conveniently pairs well with whatever wine we taste.

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I am sure the other liquor stores offer similar tastings, and they are all nicely stocked, but truly, Francesco makes the difference. He is a treasure.

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The Texas native graduated with a culinary degree from The Art Institute of Dallas in 2007 and worked in TexAsian cuisine and at the Dallas French Room until relocating to Connecticut, where he worked for the Country Club of Farmington and Jordan Caterers until 2014.

“Despite his very cool and confident exterior, he cares deeply about what he’s doing and a lot of thought and a lot of emotion goes into what he’s creating, which is something I think you can’t find in a lot of chefs out there,” Catering Sales Manager Kirsten Pechout said.

This isn’t Hurd’s first time with the Riverhouse Catering Co. He worked previously for the group — then the Belle Terrace at Avon Old Farms — for about a year in 2014, until the opportunity came up to help launch a restaurant in South Glastonbury, called Sayulita.

The executive chef has already started tweaking the recipes for meals-to-go in the Perfectly Prepared coolers, and putting his stamp on things. “(He’s) raising the quality of … many of the things that we had and new things to come,” Perfectly Prepared Manager Kim Poole said.

In between all this, he appeared in season six of Hell’s Riverhouse Catering is an Kitchen and then again in season 17, an all-star season. off-premise catering company serving all of Connecticut “Catering is definitely my and part of Riverhouse Hospassion,” he said. “I love go- pitality, which includes The

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There are many well-known and heavily researched health benefits of meditation. Meditation can increase focus and feelings of calm, while lowering blood pressure.

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You don’t need to go to a yoga studio or take an expensive class to experience the sense of relaxation that meditation brings. You can cultivate a meditation practice in the comfort of your home by making a few adjustments to your daily routine.

1. Pick a cozy spot Make sure the area in your home where you chose to meditate is a place where you feel at ease. Keep this space clean and free from clutter or objects that may distract you, such as computers or magazines. You can use a comfortable carpet or mat if you prefer to sit on the ground. Add décor or functional items to this area that will enhance your feelings of See Healthy Living, A13

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2. Make it a routine The best way to ensure that you stick to your meditation practice is to make it a part of your daily routine. Be honest with yourself about how much time you have in your schedule to dedicate to your meditation practice.

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Denied at Thanksgiving, Rams finish their boys basketball regular season with a flourish in Southington By Ron Buck Special to the Record-Journal

SOUTHINGTON — Talk about finishing on a high.

2020 Alec Frione led Cheshire with 16 points and sealed the win with a pair of free throws that accounted for the final score with 13.8 seconds to play. Shaan Vatti added 11 points with three 3-pointers, while Cole Feinauer scored 10 inside points for the Rams.

Rams 52 The Cheshire basketball team held Blue Knights 48 on Saturday night to beat rival Southington 52-48 in a non-conference game to cap off an otherwise forgettable 2019-20 season.

Southington, which fell to 10-9, was led by Jake Napoli’s 26 points. The Blue Knights will end their regular season Monday night against Northwest Catholic before playing in both the CCC and CIAC Division II tournaments.

Cheshire, which came on strong late in the season and won four of its final five games, finished the season 5-15. The Rams didn’t qualify for the SCC or CIAC tournaments.

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But on Saturday night, once again, the Blue Knights struggled to score consistently. Coming off a 47-43 loss at Hall, the Blue Knights failed to score 50 points for the third straight game. Southington, which played without the services of Dylan Olson (ankle injury), trailed from midway through the first quarter. The home team was down 49-41 with 1:15 to play before mounting a comeback behind Napoli. The senior guard scored five points in a 7-1 run and his driving layup got the Blue Knights within 50-48 with 14 seconds to play.

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“It was definitely a nice way to finish the season,” Frione said. “It stinks that we aren’t going to the playoffs, but at least we finished on a win. “Football, obviously, didn’t go the way we wanted to,” said Frione, alluding to the Rams’ 21-20 overtime loss to Southington in the annual Apple Classic. “It was nice to win this one. It’s always nice to finish on a win.”

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our ‘A’ game and, unfortunately, we didn’t shoot the ball particularly well tonight. But we are going to bounce back.”

“I missed the first (one), but at least I was able to finish off (the win),” Frione said.

Southington, which trailed 17-8 after the first quarter and 26-19 by halftime, en“Alec stepped to the line and tered the fourth quarter down 40-28. hit the shots,” Cheshire coach Dan Lee said. “This is The Blue Knights’ usual relia team that deserves to win.” able outside shooting was Lee was referring to a Cheshire squad that never stopped working despite losing 13 straight games. “Southington is a good team and John (Cessario) does a great job, so no lead is safe,” Lee added. “We haven’t been in this position many times this year. This is our last game and we’ve only been in a couple of games like this. We had to run our inbounds plays right and make foul shots. “You’re not going to find a harder working group of kids,” Lee added. “Regardless of what our record is, you never want the season to end. I want to go to practice with those guys tomorrow. We had a tough schedule early on, but kind of hit our stride. I can’t say enough about them.”

nonexistent except for Napoli. Jared Kelly finished with 12 points, but his only 3-pointer of the game came in the second quarter after he missed his first six shots from the field. Kelly wasn’t alone, as the Blue Knights made just five treys in the game – three by Napoli.

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One bright spot for Southington was the play of Napoli, which wasn’t lost on Cessario. “He’s ending his career the right way. It was a quiet 26, but that just goes to show you how good he can be,” Cessario said. “Guys did their best to find him. I thought there were times where he was being blanketed, but he found ways to create.

and he kept us in the game (tonight).” Cheshire led 17-8 after one quarter, going on a 13-0 run after Austin Carter’s 3-pointer gave Southington its last lead.

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Frione and Colby Griffin both missed front ends of one-and-one situations to allow Southington to rally late.

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Frione, however, stepped to the line after Napoli’s hoop to seal a game that ended with the Blue Knights missing a pair of 3-pointers in the final seconds. “Dylan not playing was a huge factor, but we knew coming in it would be a tough game,” Napoli said. “They always play us tough. We knew we had to be on

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all our losses. If we don’t shoot well outside, we want and need contributions inside,” Southington coach John Cessario said. “They blocked six or seven of our shots, but you have to be able to finish when you are that close. But we had costly turnovers as well.

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Hey, man, nobody was passing Ryan Farrell this time around. While the junior had been repeatedly lowering Cheshire’s indoor record in the 600 meters throughout the postseason, he’d never grabbed gold — until last Saturday. Farrell kept the best of the best at bay in the State Open with a time of 1:23.54. That came on the heels of a silver in the SCC (1:24.26) and bronze in Class L (1:24.01). Farrell also reached the State Open in cross country.

Sometimes, a step back sets up a great leap forward. That was the progression for Southington high jumper Sydney Garrison. After a disappointing second-place finish in Class LL, the senior rebounded to take gold at the State Open with a jump of 5 feet, 6½ inches that broke her own school record by half an inch and wasn’t far from the Open record of 5-7¼ that has stood since 1989. Garrison also won this year’s CCC conference crown at 5-4.

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For Southington senior Billy Carr, it was “same time next year,” just 12 pounds heavier. Returning to Trumbull, where he won the Class LL wrestling championship at 170 pounds a year ago, Carr added a second state crown to his collection on Saturday. Carr rang up four decisions in blazing a winning trail through the 182-pound brackets, capping it with a 9-5 victory in the finals. Also All-State in football, Carr is 37-4 heading into the State Open.

Here’s some context to Lyman Hall’s 34-31 upset of Wilbur Cross last Thursday in the first round of the SCC Tournament. When LH and Cross met on Jan. 15, Cross won 74-25. The Trojans played better in the second meeting before fading, 45-3. Finally, last Thursday, LH got it done, and junior guard Grace Gagliardi was a catalyst, scoring seven points, dishing four assists and going 3-for-4 from the foul line in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

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What a gutsy weekend for Platt wrestler James Rondini. Coming off a dislocated elbow suffered late in the regular season, the senior was cleared to return the day the state tournaments got under way and wound up reaching the 132-pound final in Class M. The championship was decided 3-2 on an escape with 0:07 left. Rondini, the third winningest wrestler in Platt history, is 37-1 on the season and 143-30 for his career going into the State Open.

The Maloney girls basketball team’s 2019-20 season came to a close last Tuesday with a 34-26 rivalry victory over Platt. Gracey Massicotte led the Spartans that night with three 3-pointers and 12 total points. It’s pretty much what the sophomore shooting guard did all winter. Massicotte led Maloney in scoring this season with 151 points (an average of 7.5 per game). Massicotte also connected 37 times from beyond the arc for another team high.

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Stats on local drug overdose deaths by residency, location Record-Journal staff The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner compiles statistics on accidental drug overdose deaths by city or town where deaths occurred, as well as by city or town where the deceased lived. Today’s story on overdose deaths is based on the release of 2019 data that cites statistics for the city or town where deaths occurred.

The numbers below reflect both residency and death location compared to 2018. Meriden residents 2019: 18 2018: 21 Deaths in Meriden 2019: 25 2018: 25 Wallingford residents 2019: 4 2018: 9 Deaths in Wallingford

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Cheshire saw one death in 2018 and none reported in 2019.

In Meriden, there were 25 deaths from drug intoxication in 2018, and the same amount in 2019. Meriden Police Sgt. Darrin McKay said that while 25 deaths is never acceptable, in light of the opioid epidemic any city not seeing an increase has to consider itself lucky. He believes a large portion of the deaths statewide are the result of mixing drugs. “Fentanyl is very easy to use as a cutting agent for heroin,” McKay said. “It’s a big problem for our police department and departments across the country.” The police department gets its supply of Narcan, an overdose reversal drug, from Rushford free of charge and all officers are equipped with at least one dose, McKay said. Rushford, located on Paddock Avenue in Meriden, provides mental health services, including treatment for addiction. The Meriden Fire Depart-

ment and Hunter’s Ambulance also carry Narcan. In 2018, there were five accidental intoxication deaths in Wallingford, compared to two in 2019, according to the medical examiner’s data. Wallingford Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Czentnar said having all first responders equipped with Narcan is making a difference, along with public education about opioid addiction. Family members of drug users now also have access to Narcan. Coalition for a Better Wallingford founder Ken Welch said his group is focused on prevention awareness programs for families. He added that he is going to fewer funerals for overdose deaths than he did seven years ago. Welch also noted a recent incident where 2,400 bags of heroin were found in a car on Route 5. “There’s a lot of factors you need to evaluate and address,” Welch said. “It’s such a moving target. We try not

McKay said the narcotics and crime suppression units work to keep drugs out of the city, but it is impossible to eliminate all drugs. “To anyone using (drugs), our message would be to understand that you might not be using what you think you’re buying,” McKay said. “... It’s a dangerous habit from the fact that the people selling the illicit drug are cutting it with different agents, with no concern about the person that’s buying it.” He encouraged residents struggling with addiction to contact Rushford, the mental health authority for Meriden and Wallingford designated by the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Rushford can be reached at 203-630-5280 or 800-567-0902. lsellew@record-journal.com 203-317-2225 Twitter: @LaurenSellewRJ

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Club scholarship The Women’s Club of Cheshire is offering a scholarship to a Cheshire woman who is seeking to further her education at an accredited college. Call Jane Richards at 203-2728249 to receive an application. Applications must be returned by March 31.

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bursement for work-related mileage and expenses. To be eligible, you must be at least 18, have a valid Social Security number and be a U.S. citizen. Candidates must complete an online job application (2020Census.gov/jobs). The application includes assessment questions about your education, work, and other experience.

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Klingberg Family Centers has scheduled Foster & Adoptive Parent InformaThe DAR Lady Fenwick tion Sessions for the first Chapter, the local chapter and third Wednesday, and of the Connecticut Daughters of the American Revo- the second and fourth Monday of each month at lution, is offering a $1,000 the main campus building, scholarship (renewable at 370 Linwood St., New $500 for three additional years) to a graduating high Britain. Contact Nicolin school senior who is a resi- Carr at 860-832-5536 or nicolin.carr@klingdent of Cheshire or Prospect and who will pur- berg.com or visit klingbergfosterandadopsue an undergraduate detion.org. gree in pre-law, criminal justice or American government, history or civics. Hope, support Applicants will be judged based on financial need Hope and Support Groups and academic achieveprovide a safe and confiment. Information and an dential space for parents, application form can be guardians and all others found on the Lady Fendealing with a loved one’s wick Chapter website, ladisease of substance abuse dyfenwickdar.org. Applica- or addiction. The group is tions must be returned by led by two trained facilitaApril 1. tors, a licensed professional and a para-professional with lived experience. Census jobs

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In preparation for the 2020 count, the U.S. Census Bureau is hiring for a variety of temporary jobs, including census takers, recruiting assistants, office staff and supervisory staff. The pay rate for a census taker is $21 per-hour plus reim-

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WINNER for Best Dentist ......................................................... AMERICAN STEAKHOUSE

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WINNER for Best Investment Firm, Business Insurance, Place to Work (1-25 Employees) and Insurance Agent FINALIST for Best Commercial Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance and Business Insurance ......................................................... CINDY’S UNIQUE SHOP 32 N Colony St, Wallingford, CT (203) 269-9341

WINNER for Best Antique Store and Consignment Store FINALIST for Best Furniture Store ......................................................... COLONIAL FLOORING AMERICA

1116 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 774-5856 • colonialflooringamerica.com

WINNER for Best Flooring Company FINALIST for Best Floor Covering Store ......................................................... COLONY DINER & RESTAURANT 611 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 269-9507 • colonydiner.com

WINNER for Best Diner, Early Bird Diner .........................................................

COUNTRY FLOWER FARMS

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WINNER for Best Garden Center

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E C TREE LLC

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WINNER for Best Tree Surgeon .........................................................

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WINNER for Best Floor Covering Store FINALIST for Best Flooring Company ......................................................... J.CHRISTIAN’S

AWARDS

VINCENT CERVONI, CERVONI LAW OFFICE, LLC

2019

221 N Main St, Wallingford, CT (203) 265-5789 • attorneycervoni.com

FINALIST for Best Law Firm .........................................................

9 N Main St, Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 265-6393 • jchristians.com

WINNER for Best Fine Dining FINALIST for Best Romantic Restaurant ......................................................... KEYS & STRINGS MUSIC STUDIO

321 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 265-1500 • keysandstringsmusicstudio.com

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WINNER for Best Law Firm & Personal Injury Lawyer FINALIST for Best Elder Care Attorney ......................................................... MESLIN PEDIATRIC AND FAMILY DENTISTRY

60 Church St # 15, Wallingford, CT 06492 (203) 774-0019 • meslindentistry.com

WINNER for Best Pediatric Dentistry ......................................................... PETRUZELO INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. 4 Research Pkwy, Wallingford, CT (866) 479-3327 • petruzelo.com

WINNER for Best Home & Auto Insurance FINALIST for Best Business Insurance, Commercial Insurance, Insurance Agent ......................................................... SERENITY SALON & DAY SPA 118 Center St, Wallingford, CT (203) 265-4419 • serenityofwallingford.com

WINNER for Best Day Spa FINALIST for Best Hair Salon, Skin Care Treatment Center ......................................................... ULTRA COIN 2 LAUNDROMAT 1118 N Colony Rd, Wallingford, CT (203) 623-9621

WINNER for Best Laundromat .........................................................

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