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Fireworks set for Saturday The Town of Cheshire and the Cheshire Chamber of Commerce recently announced a fireworks show – with appropriate social-distancing measures in place – for Saturday, Sept. 12 at Bartlem Park. Viewing of the fireworks will take place on the North side of the park. Squares will be marked off on the field, safely distanced, for families to enjoy the show. Bring a blanket or chairs. The field will open at 6 p.m. for people to claim a spot. There will be 500 people allowed on the field, per the governor’s order.

Kevin Hanlon, K-8 curriculum coordinator, and Marlene Silano, assistant superintendent, prepare Cheshire schools for remote learning at Cheshire Public Schools, March 17. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Experts offer remote learning tips By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal

Regardless if your child is going fully virtual or following a hybrid plan, most students will be learning remotely at some point during this academic year. With remote learning still relatively new for most families, preparations are needed. “The biggest barrier to remote learning is having a good setup, that is, access to materials and technology ... as well as re-

sources such as uninterrupted space and time for learning,” said Sandra Chafouleas, professor of educational psychology at UConn. Enough technology and room for everyone in the family is also key. “With multiple children trying to share a single access device, the challenges become even greater for organizing and scheduling routines for work, play, eating,” said Michael Young, associate professor in educational psychology at UConn.

“Noise-canceling headphones that allow multiple online users to use the same space without interfering can be a good start.” Another challenge of remote learning is the loss of social development and connection between students. “It has equally to do with students’ social welfare as well as academic development,” said Katherine Roe, assistant professor of education and educational psychology at Western Connecticut State University. See Distance, A2

A press release from organizers stated, “We ask all that are entering the park remain at least 6 feet apart and wear masks. There will be two entrances to the field and your entire party must be present to be counted. The fireworks will start at dusk. We will have three exiting areas available and we will be asking half the viewers on the field to remain until the other half has exited.” Chairman of the Cheshire Town Council Robert Oris Jr., said, "We are excited to be collaborating with The Cheshire Chamber of Commerce to continue the fireworks display this year. While we will miss the traditional fall festival, the fireworks display will allow us to still come together to celebrate as a community. I thank the Chamber staff, who are working tirelessly with our local health district and town personnel, to insure the event adheres to COVID guidelines and offers our community a safe and positive event that we can look forward to attending.” Parking will be available at Cheshire High School. There will be limited parking at Bartlem Park. Rain date is Sept. 13.

Chamber of Commerce celebrates its unique role By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

The spotlight shines on the Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, Sept. 10-14, as towns across the country observe National Chamber of Commerce week.

chamber is made up of local business people and serves as a resource for local businesses. The chamber is run by a 14-member board of directors, while daily operations are overseen by Yetta Augur, Cheshire Chamber of Commerce director, with office manager Jean Gillotti.

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bility and growth to the business community,” said Augur. Cheshire’s chamber has 350 members and a reach that includes outlying towns. “Business owners want to do business with Cheshire people,” Augur said, adding that membership is through a voting process by the chamber’s board of the directors.

Chamber board member Jodi Bemis, of New Leaf Family Dental, who serves as co-vice chairperson, is enthusiastic about the chamber board, its accomplishments, and the board’s evolution in the past few years and how it continues to improve opportunities to identify what See Chamber, A2

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As a way to help maintain a child’s social connections, parents can help encourage virtual play with other students.

“Social learning is an inherent part of school and parents should support students having time to connect, even play together online,” Young said. “Many parents seek to limit ‘screen time’ and now that students are online for classes, some parents may seek a balance by insisting students step away from devices for social entertainment. While a balance in life is always a worthy goal, depriving students of a chance

In the confusion and turmoil during COVID-19, the chamber also has been a helpful From A1 resource. Augur has kept close communication with the chamber is doing well; CBIA and other state and losetting core values and innocal organizations to get “acvating to better serve memcurate and timely informabers, she said. tion to the membership,” inMembership in the chamber cluding information on the is appealing to businesses in Paycheck Protection Prothat it offers its members ed- gram (PPP), the government ucational seminars, commu- loan program for businesses due to the pandemic. nity involvement, networking opportunities and is an “Yetta was particularly advocate for the business proactive and highly responcommunity at large, Augur sive to the business commusaid. To date, the chamber’s nity as they try to meet the scholarship program has challenges posed by COVIDawarded close to $70,000 to 19,” said Susan Robitaille, ofdeserving students. Addifice manager for the James tionally, the Cheshire ChamW. Pier, Ph.D, LLC group. ber of Commerce also offers its non-profit members a va- While the chamber is a stanriety of opportunities. These dalone, it is not affiliated with may include promotional the town of Cheshire. Howevmailings, chamber event ex- er, he chamber does share “a posure, non-profit roundtagreat working relationship bles and networking. with the town,” Augur said.

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News Briefs Teacher not COVID positive In an email to parents Friday, Superintendent of Schools Jeff Solan said that a recent rapid test of a teacher that had delivered a positive result for COVID19 was proven to have been a false positive. This update was the result of subsequent testing and consultation between the Chesprocott Health District and the Department of Public Health. Last week, the dis-

trict announced that it had received word of two possible COVID-19 cases in the school system— one teacher who had tested positive for the virus and an administrator who was experiencing symptoms and was awaiting test results. As a result, Solan required all educators and administrators at Cheshire High and Dodd Middle School to work from home for the week. With news of the false positive test, the district currently has no educators or administrators

who have a confirmed case of COVID-19. Cheshire schools opened this week to students for the first time since March 13. There were three orientation days scheduled, starting Tuesday. Regular classes were set to start on Friday, Sept. 11.

Sept. 11 memorial events planned Local events to remember those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks

will be held on the 19th anniversary, Friday. In Meriden, city officials will raise a flag from Ground Zero, the site in lower Manhattan where the World Trade Center towers stood. The event will take place at 8:30 a.m., outside City Hall and include remarks by city officials. Southington town and public safety officials plan a brief ceremony at the town's 9/11 Memorial, located at the corner of Summer and Main streets in See News, A5

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stalled by Oct. 5, with judging to occur later in OctoMake a scarecrow repreber. For more information, senting your hobby, family, and to register, visit organization, business, or cheshirechamber.org. Sponanything you’d like. Judges sored by the Cheshire will be looking for creativChamber of Commerce, ing and originality. EveryArtsplace, Cheshire Public one is welcome to particiLibrary and Cheshire Parks pate. There is a $25 fee to and Recreation. Registraenter. Scarecrows will be in- tion deadline is Sept. 28.

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Plantsville. The service will begin at 8:46 a.m., a time that represents the moment the first hijacked plane struck the north tower of the World Trade Center. Members of the public who attend are asked to wear a mask. In Wallingford, the town will hold a remembrance event at 6:30 p.m. in front of town hall. Attendees are required to wear masks where appropriate and to observe social distancing. A Lyman Hall High School student will be the guest speaker. In Cheshire, town officials haven't planned a remembrance event on Sept. 11. However, plans are underway for a dedication of the pavilion at Cheshire Park, in memory of Mark Jardim, a member of the Cheshire High School class of 1980, who worked in the World Trade Center and died during the attacks.

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Artsplace, The Friends of CPFA/Artsplace, Inc. and the Cheshire Public Library are sponsoring a design challenge. Inspired by the popular reality TV show “Project Runway,” this contest is scaled for Barbie/Ken-sized dolls of 14 inches or smaller. Participants, divided by age into three groups: 4-9 years, 10-15 years, and 16 years through adult, will be challenged to design clothes/costumes to transform a doll. Answer the four challenges below by submitting emailed photos to win a prize. Challenge 3: “Dress a recognizable character.” Go wild with creativity from your favorite book, cartoon, song, painting or movie. Deadline for Challenge 3 submission: Sunday, Sept. 13. Challenge 4: “Design a Halloween outfit.” Scary or silly, complete this final challenge with fun and originality. Deadline for Challenge 4 submission: Sunday, Oct. 4. To register, call Artsplace Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at

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203-272-2787. To view the rules, visit the Artsplace website, artsplacecheshirect.org. Registration is first come/first served. Registration of $15 includes one doll to be used for all challenges and a box of fabric and adornments. Participants may use their own doll if desired, or if the Artsplace supply of 75 dolls is depleted. Regardless of whether using an Artsplace doll or your own, a $15 registration fee is required. If doll/fabric is requested to be mailed, an additional fee of $10 is required. Once registered a pick-up time will be arranged upstairs at Artsplace Tuesdays/Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or Saturdays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to choose a doll and box of supplies. Selection will take place upstairs in a safe, socially-distanced manner. Remember to wear your masks. The winner in each age group will receive a $25 gift certificate awarded for each challenge. The grand prize winner will receive $100 gift certificate. All entries will be seen online at cheshirelibrary.org.

tween Dickerman Road and Reinhard Road, through Sept. 30. Access to local businesses up to the barricades will be maintained. Peck Lane and Schoolhouse Road have been designated as the detour route during this construction period. Check the town website, cheshirect.org, to view a map showing the road closure and detour. Questions may be directed to the Department of Public Works and Engineering at 203-271-6650.

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The Cheshire Senior Center has created a new service: “Masks for Members.” Senior Care-GoHealth Urgent Care, center members or any older which is located at 1008 person in the community in South Main St. Effective imneed of a mask should conmediately, the MediQuick at tact Stefanie Theroux, 203680 South Main St., is closed. 272-3165; stheroux@ GoHealth is open from 8 a.m. cheshirect.org. Leave your to 8 p.m., Monday to Friday, name, address, telephone and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on number and email address Saturday and Sunday, includ- to have a handmade, cloth ing holidays. For more infor- mask delivered to you. mation, visit GohealthUC.com/CT.

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Plug pulled on tackle football season By Bryant Carpenter Record-Journal staff

CHESHIRE — Traditional 11on-11 tackle football games will not be played this fall in Connecticut. Girls volleyball games will, but with players wearing masks. The CIAC’s Board of Control voted Friday morning to pull the plug on a full-contact football after the state Department of Public Health, in a Thursday, Sept. 3 letter, reiterated its stance against

ger than a soccer or field hockey game would present.”

The CIAC will look for lowerhigher risk sports such as risk alternatives for football, football and indoor volleyball such as combines, which being played this fall. means teams can continue with conditioning and nonA solution was found for vol- contact skill workouts, which leyball, but not for 11-on-11 have been under way since football. Aug. 29. The CIAC is hoping to come up with those op“Without DPH support, the tions by Sept. 21. That’s when CIAC cannot move forward the other fall sports are slated with a full contact season as to move to full-team pracit would place superintentices. dents and boards of education in the impossible posiThe DPH has recommended tion of acting against the rec- the 7-on-7, non-tackling verommendation of a state sion of football seen in sumagency,” the CIAC said in a mer passing leagues and being played this fall in Vermont. That option, though, has not been popular among coaches, players or the CIAC.

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“While it’s extremely disappointing that we weren’t able to find a position that gives kids that full football experience ... we still have opportunities to keep our kids engaged,” Lungarini said. “Structured physical activity still has an extreme value.” As for volleyball, the DPH was recommending the game be moved outdoors. The CIAC found that unworkable for safety and equity reasons. The solution was keeping the game indoors with players wearing masks.

“The CIAC and its medical experts believe that the modification of wearing masks mitigates the risk expressed by “We don’t think that 7-v-7 DPH and provides a safe infootball is a replacement for 11-v-11 football,” CIAC Exec- door environment for the utive Director Glenn Lungari- sport of volleyball,” the CIAC ni said Friday, noting that the stated. National Federation of High Friday’s announcement was School Associations has taken the latest twist in a Connectithe same position. “I am cut sports rollercoaster ride hopeful that we will come up that dates back to the onset of with the coaches and the ath- the coronavirus pandemic in letic directors and our football March, but has gained in incommittee a number of ways tensity over the past month. to moderate risk activity that The CIAC allowed teams to don’t present any more dan-

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Then, on Aug. 27, the CIAC updated its fall plan that featured three weeks of cohort practice, two weeks of fullteam practice and an Oct. 1 start date for games. The plan included a green light for 11-on-11 football.

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or furthering community spread of any outbreaks even when data metrics support inperson learning,” wrote DPH Acting Commissioner Deidre Gifford.

“With regard to CIAC’s consideration of additional mitigation strategies for indoor girls’ volleyball and football that may lower their risks for person-to-person respiratory droplet spread, DPH has suggested that CIAC consider modifications to higher risk activities, and we continue to encourage such modifications. Absent such modifications, DPH is unlikely to support higher risk activities for the Fall term.” The rest of the CIAC’s fall plan remains intact. On Friday, teams were completing the first of three weeks of conditioning and non-contact skill work practices that are limited to one hour and must be done in cohorts of no more than 10. Longer, full-team practices will begin on Sept. 21 if the state’s COVID-19 case numbers, which by then should reflect the first two weeks of school, remain below certain

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thresholds. An abbreviated regular season would be played in October, followed by a “tournament experience” in early November — again, if COVID-19 numbers remain good. The DPH is charting the state’s daily numbers, as well as weekly numbers on schools, every Thursday, at data.ct.gov/stories/s/CTSchool-Reopening. That data includes the numbers the state Departments of Education and Public Health are using to advise schools on remote versus distance learning. The early read out, according to the DPH, is not favorable. The state has had a recent rise in cases and people under the age of 30 accounted for about half of it. “Unfortunately, we are already seeing some of the metrics in our state trending upward,” Gifford wrote in the Sept. 3 letter to the CIAC. Friday’s decision by the CIAC brought a formal close to high school-level tackle football in Connecticut for 2020. The prep schools cancelled football last month. All of Connecticut’s colleges have also cancelled football.

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Easy outing for reluctant companions By Joy VanderLek The Cheshire Citizen

Don’t ask me why, but it is getting tougher to get the hubby and kid to walk with me. I think I understand why the kid does not want to be seen walking with her mom. I’m the one wearing a ponytail, a headband and a matching “exercise outfit.” It has pink trim on the outside pant seams, kind of like an usher or high-end food server. If I could, I would dig out my old leopard-look leg warmers. OK, so now we know why.

right next to Bartlem Park. You can park at the lot off Rt 10, where the little red barn used to be or park at the town pool lot in Bartlem Park and walk As for hubby’s excuse? I am over. So far, the property is not too sure. I guess after a undeveloped. Well, there hard day of remote working was the library’s recent Stofrom the dining room table, ryWalk. It was a story on a stick, many sticks really. As it is easier to just park it in you walked, you could read front of the computer to pages of a children’s book watch a Dodgers’ game. posted along the walking What I have tried to do for trail. What a great idea for him is to pick easy walks. The Chapman prop- parents and their young ones. Unfortunately, when erty is just that. Easy. hubby and I were last at the The Chapman property is Chapman property, we had

to chase after a few pages, as they blew off the wooden stakes they were stapled to. It was also unfortunate that we began at the wrong entrance and we got to read the book’s ending first. But I digress. This gravel path, about a mile, winds along the property and is perfect for an after-dinner jaunt. I would even recommend it for your lunch break. Surprisingly, there is much to see on the loop that meanders along the perimeter of the See Joy, A10

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Study: More Conn. families struggling financially By Matthew Zabierek Record-Journal staff

A new study examining 2018 data found 38 percent of Connecticut households lacked enough income to afford basic necessities before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The United Way of Connecticut’s biannual ALICE report, released last week, found that of the state’s 1.37 million households, 146,552, or 11 percent, earned below the federal poverty level in 2018.

Another 367,175 households, or 27 percent, were considered “ALICE” houses, meaning they did not fall below the federal poverty line, and therefore did not qualify for public assistance, but did not earn enough income to afford basic necessities. The acronym stands for “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.” The 2018 data also showed that a growing number of households in Connecticut, 13 percent, are on the cusp of becoming an “ALICE household.” The report does not

account for economic impacts brought on by the pandemic. “Despite working hard, many ALICE workers are not able to earn enough to keep pace with the high cost of living in Connecticut and the COVID19 pandemic has exposed just how many families are walking a financial tightrope,” said Richard Porth, CEO of the United Way of Connecticut. It’s “very reasonable” to assume the number of ALICE households will increase as a result of the pandemic, said

Maria Campos-Harlow, executive director of the United Way of Meriden-Wallingford. Many ALICE workers have lower-paying jobs in industries hit hard by the pandemic, child care, restaurants, and hospitality.

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“The ALICE population is always one paycheck away from falling behind,” Campos-Harlow said.

Locally, 49 percent of households in Meriden are either below the poverty line or considered ALICE households.

The biannual report pulls data from a variety of sources to determine whether households can afford the minimal costs for basic needs, including housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, technology, taxes and a contingency fund equal to 10 percent of annual spending. Household essential budgets were adjusted for geography and a number of demographic factors, with average budgets of $29,908 for a single adult, $31,752 for a single senior, and $90,660 for a family of four.

Of the 169 towns and cities in Connecticut, 148 have at least one in five households below the state’s basic cost of living, which the reports refers to as the ALICE threshold.

Percentages from other surrounding suburbs include: 36 percent in Wallingford, 26 percent in Southington, 22 percent in Cheshire, 26 percent in Berlin, 37 percent in Plainville, 30 percent in North Haven, 17 percent in Durham, and 24 percent in Middlefield. While the poverty level has remained relatively stable in local towns and around the state, Harlow-Campos said the percentage of ALICE households is climbing.

The United Way of Connecti- Rising cost of living, cut releases a new report evchild care deserts ery two years and uses the findings to guide programs, Researchers and advocates initiatives and advocacy. say the state’s high cost of Here is an overview of the 39- living, particularly the high page report:

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property. In the spring, frogs from the pond just over the property line at the medical center are loud enough to hear from quite a distance. Funny thing is, when you try to sneak up on them, they suddenly stop croaking and trilling and calling. Oh, we kept trying to catch a glimpse, but they are very stealth-like. In the summer, we saw mallard ducks with their young over by the east side trail, near the pool. And when the Mill River is full and flowing, which was not the case this summer, the ripples and splashing of the water can be hypnotizing. Lately, I have been successful at shoe-horning hubby into a quick walk here. He is

hilarious though. We start out together, holding hands and strolling along (me stopping several times with little gravel pieces in my sandals). However, the man tends to walk faster than I do (and everyone else on the planet). He makes me laugh, though, because he truly reminds me of a stable horse. You do not need to have experience riding horses to know that it is the stable horse that is stubborn as all get out when it comes to getting out of stable and dragging him to the trail. Once on it, however, the stable horse picks up speed and winds up galloping as fast as he can back to the stable ― or in this case, hubby’s Dodgers’ game. Contact me at jvanderlek@ record-journal.com.

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9 percent of state households uncounted in Census With less than a month remaining for households to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz announced that Connecticut’s total enumeration rate – the self-response rate plus those enumerated in nonresponse follow-up – is 91.2 percent, and encouraged the remaining nine percent of households to

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cost of housing and childcare, are pushing more and more households into the ALICE category because their income isn’t keeping pace. Campos-Harlow noted housing and childcare alone makes up an estimated 42 percent of the average budget for an ALICE household. “That is pretty significant,”

complete the decennial questionnaire. “Over the past year-and-ahalf, I have crisscrossed the state to encourage households to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census. Despite continued efforts to discourage communities of color – particularly our immigrant population – from responding to

Campos-Harlow said about that percentage. “It’s just very hard when you’re doing all the right things, you’re working, you’re trying to provide for your family, but the cost of life is so high, so no matter what you do, you’re behind. It’s just heartbreaking, and so many people are in that situation.” In urban areas, housing costs are rising due to “population growth and increasing demand for low-cost, urban rental units,” the report states, adding “this trend

the Census, Connecticut is one of the best counted states in the country. With less than a month to respond to the decennial count and nine percent of Connecticut households still uncounted, we need to double down on efforts to make sure we achieve a complete count. This is about receiving critical federal funding

for programs households rely on every day for basic needs: food, healthcare, childcare and so much more,” Bysiewicz said.

will continue as affordable housing becomes hard to find.”

government bailout. If childcare centers go out of businesses, it will make child care harder to find and more expensive, especially in less populated areas, the report states.

The report notes that the number of families with children fell 9 percent in Connecticut from 2010 to 2018, which could make it harder for child care providers to stay afloat. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, childcare advocates around the state and country have sounded alarms that the industry could be headed for financial collapse without any

Connecticut’s self-response rate – 69.2 percent – exceeds the national response rate of 65 percent. Census takers began nonresponse follow up with

In Connecticut, 44 percent of families live in a child care desert, defined as having no child care providers at all, or so few options that there are three times as many children for each available licensed child care slot, the report states.

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households in hard-to-count Census tracts on July 23. In Connecticut, an additional 22 percent of households have been enumerated through nonresponse follow-up. Of the states that make up the Northeast Region, Connecticut and Rhode Island – See Census, A13

Growing racial disparities The latest ALICE report found a disproportionately high percentage of Black and Hispanic households live below the ALICE threshold. More than half of Black households, 57 percent, and Hispanic households, 63 percent, live below the ALICE threshold, higher than the statewide average of 38 percent. This racial disparity has existed since the recession of 2008 and has grown over the past decade, Porth said during a recent press conference. “Households across the state were affected by that recession, but it appears white households recovered faster and to a greater degree,” Porth said. “Black and Latino households actually lost ground over the last ten years or so. That, in my opinion, is an alarming finding.” Since 2010, the number of black households in Connecticut below the ALICE threshold has increased by 11 percent, while the number of white households struggling to make ends meet decreased by 10 percent, according to Porth. “Something’s wrong there,” Porth said about the widening disparity, “and we want to call that out and ask for help across the whole government, business [sector], community leaders and others to figure out how we can do better.” mzabierek@record-journal.com 203-317-2279 Twitter: @MatthewZabierek

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Keeping the geese away at Mixville Park By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal

horsepower trolling motor, to move the geese away.

For just over 10 years, Alan Kendrix has been controlling geese at Mixville Park using his two dogs and boat.

“...the flat-bottomed boat, the motor and the two dogs is all I need to keep the geese away,” he said.

“I guess they’re happy with what I do or I wouldn’t have had that long a ride,” said Kendrix, a licensed nuisance wildlife control operator.

George Noewatne, director of public works and engineering, said Kendrix comes to the park at different times

Kendrix then uses his flatbottomed boat, with a lithium ion battery and three-

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both 91.2 percent – have the highest total enumeration rate. Connecticut is the sixth best-counted state in the country. In August, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it would end all counting efforts for the 2020 U.S. Census on Sept. 30 – a month earlier than the previous Oct. 31 deadline. This includes critical door-knocking, collecting responses online, over the phone and by mail. Beginning in early September, the U.S. Census Bureau began re-sending paper questionnaires by mail to households in low-responding areas that have yet to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census. Responses from the 2020 U.S. Census helps to determine nearly $11 billion in federal funding allocations to Connecticut including Medicaid, Medicare, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), community block grants, transportation and highway projects, energy assistance for seniors, and many other programs that families across

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Alan Kendrix, 72, of North Haven, and his border collie Bear patrol Mixville Pond for geese at Mixville Park in Cheshire. Kendrix is a licensed nuisance wildlife operator who keeps geese away from Mixville Pond. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

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Kendrix’s two border collies are trained to help him with his work. Bear, an all-around geese herder and therapy dog at Masonicare, is let out of the truck first to move the geese to the water as the other dog, Sugar, helps out.

Connecticut has formed 156 Complete Count Committees in an effort to ensure the state is the best-counted state in the nation. The 2020 Census is open for self-response online at 2020Census.gov, over the phone by calling the number provided in the mailed invitation, and by paper through the mail. The U.S. Census Bureau is also providing the Internet Self-Response Instrument and Census Questionnaire Assistance in 12 non-English languages; enumerator instrument, bilingual paper questionnaire, bilingual mailing and field enumeration materials in Spanish; and language guides, language glossaries and language identification card in 59 non-English languages. Residents who do not have their unique 12-digit number can still complete the Census online or by phone. — Press Release

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A taste of fall can be found at area coffeehouses By Bailey Wright Record-Journal staff

With the official start of fall arriving soon, coffee shops are once again offering popular seasonal flavors and introducing a few new autumn-themed taste delights. At Cheshire Coffee, most of the fall drink list is available year-round but was officially

reintroduced last week. The coffeehouse said of the many varieties, the pumpkin spice latte, autumn harvest latte, and maple spice latte are most popular. Most of the flavors can be incorporated into any drink. Other flavor options include caramel apple, French toast, caramel pecan pie, pumpkin caramel, and apple spice or

maple spice chai. Perkatory Coffee Roasters in Southington and Middletown released four specials for the month, including annual flavors “The Poison Apple” and “Cinnamon Toast Punch.” The coffeehouse located in Factory Square, 168 Center St., Suite 108, added the fall

specials on the first of the month. The coffeehouse also is serving hot and cold apple cider and pumpkin flavor for any coffee beverage.

lea Naples said. Naples said so far this season “the poison apple” has been most popular.

The poison apple drink is created with apple and vanilla flavors, with a caramel drizzle, eliciting ap“They were brought back be- ple pie tastes. The cinnamon cause they were so popular,” toast punch creation comSouthington manager MarThe poison apple and cinnamon toast punch flavors are annual classics.

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Border collie “Bear” keeps watch for geese off the bow of a boat operated by Alan Kendrix at Mixville Park in Cheshire, on Sept. 3. Photos by Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

Below, Kendrix and Bear patrol Mixville Pond.

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Kendrix steps up his efforts to keep them off the property before they lay their eggs.

“That’s a full-court press every work day to keep the geese away while they begin to lay their eggs,” Kendrix said. “I have to make sure “(Kendrix) shows up at difthey are not comfortable on ferent times because he doesn’t want the geese to get the properties that I work with.” into a routine where they know that he is going to be Along with Mixville Pond, there from 7 to 8 a.m. and Kendrix, through his busithen they come back at 9 ness, No Geese Today, helps a.m.” Noewatne said. with the geese problem at to monitor the geese. He usually starts in March and finishes in October.

Lyman Orchards in Middlefield and the Yale University Golf Course. (Kendrix) “is a very well spoken individual who knows his business well,” Noewatne said. “He certainly knows all about geese and how they react to different things… He’s been very good for us and we don’t get complaints.”

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Gifted athlete’s achievements, charisma remembered By Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff

Steve Trifone fondly recalls watching Peter Mazza play on the football field. As Mazza’s position coach on defense from 1992-95, Trifone had a close up look at how the standout player motivated other people. “He was a kid who never got frazzled; Peter played hard and the other guys followed him,” said Trifone, now the Cheshire athletic director. “When Peter was on the field, you never questioned if we were going to win.” After shining as a multisport athlete at Cheshire High School, Mazza stayed in touch with former teammates and coaches on his way to playing football at Yale University and then becoming an attorney in California. “For him, that (Cheshire) chapter was just the beginning of his career,” said Col-

orado State University football coach Steve Addazio, who coached the Cheshire Rams from 1988-94. “As nice as it to have a great highschool experience, it is important to take that forward. You keep moving, achieving, and striving.” That journey came to a close on Tuesday, Sept. 1 when Mazza passed away in San Diego, California from colon cancer. He was 42years old.

Three weeks earlier, Addazio had called Mazza to see how he was doing and ended up leaving a voicemail. “I didn’t know that he was going toward the end of the line,” said Addazio. “I have such vivid memories of Pete and his family. It is hard to believe that he is gone at 42 with a wife, three children and a great career.” As his high school coach, Addazio was touched by how Mazza overcame adversity, including dealing with

“I knew that he was sick; I had been in touch with other See Mazza, A16 alumni,” said Trifone, who had shared Christmas cards with Mazza for years. “I was Peter Mazza became Yale stunned when I heard the football’s 123rd captain in news that he had passed away.” 2000. After a 9-1 senior Addazio appreciated that former Yale University football coach Jack Siedlecki texted him of Mazza’s passing. “I really loved him,” said Addazio. “The news was shocking to me.”

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Trifone recalls going to Yale Bowl to see the Bulldogs play Colgate University. The matchup featured Mazza facing off against Phil Bowman, another former Cheshire football captain.

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the loss of his mother to cancer. “I had a feeling that this guy would be able to do some wonderful things,” Addazio reflected. “Peter was one of those people who was different than the average guy. He was a tremendous person, wonderful competitor and had the ability to rally people.” At Cheshire, Mazza played a key role in a historic run for the football program. During his career, the Rams went 46-0 and won four state titles. “I remember when we beat Southington (in 1994) to break the state win streak record,” stated Trifone. “Peter was a big part of the team." Under the coaching of Addazio and his successor, Mark Ecke, the Rams won six straight state titles from 1992-97 and set the New England high school football record for consecutive victories with 49 (1991-96). “We had a bunch of great guys on those teams,” recalled Addazio.

“That was great to see two local guys play on the college level,” said Trifone.

Peter Mazza breaks free down the field for Yale football. During his high school tenure at Cheshire, the Rams never lost a game. He was a cornerstone of the program’s stateand New England-record 49 straight victories. Photo courtesy of Yale, Steve Conn

A versatile player, Mazza contributed as an outside linebacker, defensive end, quarterback and tight end. As a senior, he was a captain and received Cheshire’s coveted Tommy DiDomizio Memorial Award. “He was one of those guys that you’d want to have in a foxhole,” Addazio said. “You wanted him around.” Along with football, Mazza also shined as an All-State selection in baseball and skiing.

In 2000, Mazza became Yale’s 123rd football captain and led the Bulldogs to a 9-1 season. In finishing his career with 303 tackles as a linebacker, he was named Connecticut’s 2000 Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year.

As a senior, Mazza was accepted into the U.S. Air Force “He had a special quality to Academy, but changed lift people up,” explained Adcourse after graduation. dazio, who attended a few Yale games to see Mazza “He failed a health exam, but play. it ended up being a false positive test,” explained TriAfter graduating from colfone. “Addazio suggested lege, Mazza went to law that he spend a PG (post school at the University of graduate) year at Avon Old Michigan and then moved Farms School.” out west to California. Living in San Diego, he was named From Avon, Mazza chose to as a federal prosecutor in attend and play football at 2006. Yale. The Bulldogs went 1-9 in 1997, but the program After eight years of working bounced back to go 16-4 combined in the next two years.

“He was one of the best student leaders we’ve had here,” reflected Trifone. “He was a Against rival Harvard, Yale special kid and I looked up won three straight from to him.” 1998-2000.

On Feb. 28, 2019, Mazza became the second-in-command or first assistant to Southern California’s U.S. Attorney General. “He was very smart and ambitious. He had this great charisma about him,” said Addazio. “There was something different about Peter Mazza.” Addazio plans to share more about Mazza in a letter to his family, including his three children. “I’m sure they probably know, but I want to tell them how special their dad was,” stated Addazio. Trifone has also spoken with members of the CHS Football Alumni Association about honoring Mazza in the future.

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Celebrating Our 57th Year Anniversary

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

PAU L’S M A S ON RY

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

LIBBY’S

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

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2020 Special thanks to our customers for 25 years of loyalty.

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Thursday, September 10, 2020

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We know you have choices. Choose the hearing providers

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