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CIAC finds alternative season for football At center, in white shirt, Wendy Ciaburri, Pumpkin Patch coordinator for the pumpkin sale at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, poses with some of the volunteers who helped unload hundreds of pumpkins on Sunday. The church runs the sale to benefit various charity organizations. Joy VanderLek, The Cheshire Citizen

Pumpkin sale to benefit charities A truckload of pumpkins arrived late Sunday afternoon at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 59 Main St., destined for sale, with the proceeds to be used for a “gourd cause.”

This year’s pumpkin patch partners will be the Connecticut Community Empowerment Foundation, an organization that will share in proceeds of the sale.

Wendy Ciaburri, Pumpkin Patch Coordinator for St. Peter’s, rounded up about 40 volunteers to offload the hundreds and hundreds of pumpkins delivered to the site.

Other non-profit charities also will benefit from the pumpkin patch.

Scarecrow contest ramps up Scarecrows are popping up throughout town. At least a dozen are stationed at the First Church green, on Main Street See Scarecrows, A2

During the pumpkin sale, COVID19 social distancing will be ob-

served. Hand sanitizer, gloves and masks will be available. A one-way aisle will be in use. Pumpkin Patch hours are Monday through Friday 12 to 6 p.m., and weekends from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. — Joy VanderLek

Late February to mid-April timeframe would move up winter, delay spring season By Greg Lederer Record-Journal staff

CHESHIRE — Back on Sept. 16, the state football community got disappointing news when the CIAC Board of Control announced it was canceling 11-on-11 football for the 2020 season. At the time, CIAC Executive Director Glenn Lungarini added that the board would consider moving the sport to a different season if it didn’t interfere with spring sports in 2021. On Tuesday, Sept. 29 the governing body followed through on that idea. The CIAC announced an alternative season that would run from late February into the middle of April to accommodate football and any sport that doesn’t complete at least 40 percent of its regular season. That would entail moving up the winter season, running it from late November through late February, and pushing back the spring season from mid-April to late June.

The Artsplace entry in this year’s contest is a scarecrow version of artist Frida Kahlo, seen here with Artsplace artist Signian McGeary. See more scarecrows page A2.

“The start and end dates of the winter and spring seasons will be adjusted to accommodate the alternative season with minimal impact to winter and spring sports,” the CIAC stated in releasing the plan. “The following dates were suggested with the understanding that all

Joy VanderLek, The Citizen

See CIAC, A11

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This gives the district the ability to provide free breakfast and lunch meals to all public school students and all resident children age 18 and under through Dec. 31. The free meals are available to students in school as well as remote learners. Remote students receive meals on a weekly pick-up basis. Cheshire has received a fixed reim-

Driver seriously injured when vehicle crashes into house Record-Journal staff

SOUTHINGTON — A Cheshire man crashed into a home and suffered serious injuries early Saturday. Preliminary investigation revealed that Quentin Morris, 31, was traveling westbound on Savage Street in a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup truck when he crashed into a house at 662 South End Road at about 2:25 a.m.

Morris was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury. He is currently listed in serious but stable condition. The residents at the home were not injured. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Justin Burke at 860621-0101 or by email at jburke@ southingtonpolice.org.

bursement of $1.84 for breakfast and $3.41 for lunch per student from the USDA. This program has been extended to serve all Cheshire students, not just those who have opted for the free or reduced lunch option. The program, which was put in place this past March by the USDA and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, is intended to help

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Changes in store as ski areas prepare for season By Jessica Simms Special to the Record-Journal

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Local ski areas have been working on plans for opening in a way that is healthy and safe.

Those who come to Mount Southington together can sit together on the lift up to the mountain. “If you arrive together in the same car, we have no problem with you riding the lift together,” Dougherty said. “We won’t force anybody to ride with somebody they don’t know. We don’t have large capacity lifts like they do up north so we’re not going to try to distance people on the (same) chair that don’t know each other.”

The Connecticut Skiers Association has been meeting with officials at Mount Southington since July to come up with a comprehensive operating plan, said Jay Dougherty, Mount Southington president and general manager. The group has received guidance from the National Skiers Association and the state of Connecticut.

“Basically, (Mount Southington) will be limiting capacity,” Dougherty said. “Priority is going to go to our season passholders. We’re not going to make our passholders make reservations or anything like that, but day tickets will be limited.”

Brian McCloskey, guest services and marketing manager, talks about social distancing and other precautionary measures Mount Southington is taking for the upcoming season. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal

lot of the food services at Mount Southington will be moved outdoors.

“We’re going to have food trucks that will be on site and we’ve purchased addiAlong with a “more robust e- tional tables for outdoor store,” Dougherty said that a seating,” Dougherty said.

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Dougherty said that it will be easy for skiers to social distance on the slopes. However, lines to get on the ski lift had to be redesigned and the staff will be cleaning areas such as bathrooms more frequently.

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The trails of Mount Southington on Sept. 30. protocols, Loffredo said “they’re still going at it” with the fall sports — mountain biking, ziplining and disc golf.

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Ways to get your apple fritter fix this fall By Bailey Wright Record-Journal staff

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The cancellation of the annual Apple Harvest Festival in Southington this year, due to COVID-19, brought along the cancellation of the beloved Zion Lutheran Church apple fritter booth as well.

Owner Jeff Perzan said he’s been making the fritters for a few years, but they gained more recognition after he offered them during the Plainville Balloon Festival. The annual event, usually held in August, was also cancelled this year due to COVID-19.

For 50 years, people lined up sometimes for more than an hour for the church’s famous apple fritters. This year, get your fritter fix at the following restaurants, or make Dominick Napoletano, 11, of Southington, eyes a tray of them at home.

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freshly made fritters carried by volunteer Glenn Benoit, of Southington, at the Zion Lutheran Church Apple Fritter Booth in Southington on Oct. 8, 2019. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal file photo

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3.Paul Gregory’s Bistro Cafe, Southington Paul Gregory’s will continue with their usual Apple Harvest Festival specials of lobster corn fritters and homemade apple sauce this year, but decided to add apple fritters to the menu after finding out the church See Fritters, A11

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tate with its idyllic pond, had been the summer home for Walter Percival, a tenor who sang in musicals, and was the lead in the Merchant of Venice. Even reaching back to the mid-1800s, Roaring Brook here in Cheshire and Sleeping Giant became popular countryside destinations for those seeking to get away from the congested cities of New Haven and Waterbury. Cottages were built on Sleeping Giant in Hamden. Now a well-known and popular state park open to the public, back then many of the parcels of land were under private ownership. In Cheshire’s now out-ofprint “Trails” book, a local publication put together by the town of Cheshire and the Cheshire Land Trust, Roaring Brook was a hotspot destination for a getaway.

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mother’s recipe. The apple fritters stay on the menu all year round, and he said they’re pretty popular any time of year. The fritters are made fresh every few days, never frozen. “They’re pack full (of apples) and they’re always homemade,” Truss said.

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plans remain fluid and subject to the latest COVID metrics and information.” The CIAC’s new plan mirrors those drawn up previously in other states, such as neighboring New York and Massachusetts. It came four days after the state Department of Public Health updated its risk assessments and recommendations for all sports, including youth and amateur leagues. For football, the plan calls for conditioning workouts from Feb. 22-26. Full-pad practices would begin on Feb. 27. Teams would be allowed to have one scrimmage on March 6, March 12 or March 13 in preparation for a fivegame season that would run from March 19 to April 17. There will be no postseason play. Lungarini said this plan is a combination of proposals from the Eastern Connecticut Conference and Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference.

“We are so sad that the Apple Harvest will not be happening this year, as we always look forward to being part of such an amazing Fair at which we offer your favorite Whoopie Pies and Cannolis. With that being said, we’ve decided to bring a little bit of the Apple Harvest Nostalgia to Sweet Mia’s,” the owners said in a Facebook post. They are also still offering the pumpkin spice and chocolate whoopie pies and cannolis. 859 Marion Ave. 860-8076427.

June 8. The postseason would then run from June 14-27. For the winter season, conditioning dates would be Nov. 23 to Dec. 5, setting up a regular season to begin on Dec. 7. Teams would have until Feb. 5 to qualify for states. The tournament would go from Feb. 8-21. The CIAC stated these plans would be fluid and subject to the latest health information.

The CIAC initially opposed moving football to an alternative season, arguing that the state’s low COVID numWith there possibly being a bers warranted playing footquick turnaround for athletes who play spring sports, ball in the fall and might not Carbone said the best part of be better come late winter or early spring. The organizaa February-April football season is that teams can de- tion tried on multiple occacide how many contests they sions to move forward with football in August and want to play and still get to September. have an experience with tackle football. The Department of Public Health and the National “I think it gives flexibility to Federation of High Schools, schools who also want to however, stuck to the classiprepare for the spring seafication of 11-on-11 football son,” Carbone said. as high risk, prompting the All dates outlined in the CIAC to ultimately cancel CIAC plan are subject to the season. change based on the state’s “We still believe that now COVID-19 situation. does appear to be a good At this juncture, the spring time to play, but the recomseason would start condimendation from DPH and tioning April 11 and launch the Governor’s Office is that it (football) be played later the regular season on April in the year,” said Lungarini. 23. The last day for a game to count for the CIAC state tournament is scheduled for

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considered in the out-of-season category. The CIAC, however, is relaxing its traditional rules on out-of-season and allowing football teams to conduct low- to moderate-risk practices through Nov. 21. Squads can practice for up to 120 minutes a day and use equipment as long as they follow safety guidelines such as not having person-to-person contact. Furthermore, the CIAC recommended that member schools not play full-contact football in any capacity this fall. The governing body also cautioned school districts

about opening themselves to liability if they loan equipment to student-athletes to compete in anything other than CIAC activities. While the CIAC doesn’t support doing both school and independent football activities, it did concede decisions on dual-participation is up to individual school districts. Along with teams looking at independent and club options for football, conferences have come up with 7on-7 activities and linemen challenges for players to participate in this fall.

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Police: Man charged with assault at drive-in SOUTHINGTON — A Cheshire man faces charges after police said he was involved in the assault of another man during a live stream concert at the drivein last month. Additional warrants are pending, police said.

co acting aggressive, screaming and trying to continue the fight, Egan On Aug. 30 around said. Del12:45 a.m., police responded monico and to the Southington Drive-In another perfor a report of a fight, Lt. Kei- son were the Delmonico th Egan said in a stateinitial aggresment. Police saw Delmonisors, according to police.

him in a choke hold, Egan said. The man was able to describe Delmonico’s physical appearance and his clothing, police said. The man told police he was held by two men while Delmonico struck him on the head with a speaker. The man lost consciousness on the ground and said he was in and out of consciousness while the assault continued.

Barrett Delmonico, 30, of 2049 Plank Road in Cheshire, was charged with second-degree assault and breach of peace.

Delmonico denied being involved in the incident, Egan said.

The man told police at one point he looked up and saw a man he believed to be DelThe incident occurred durmonico holding a knife, ing a Metallica concert being Egan said. A struggle ensued live streamed on the drive-in and the man received a deep screen. cut to his hand. The man said he was unable to get Police said Delmonico and away, was on the ground the man got into an argument, which escalated into a and blinded from blood in his eyes. An unknown perfight. In total five men were son intervened and the man assaulting one man at the same time, including putting was pulled away, Egan said.

The man was taken to Hartford Hospital for treatment of injuries including severe lacerations to his head and hand, a fractured orbital bone, chipped teeth, a severe concussion, and a persistent loss of feeling to the left side of his face. Witnesses identified Delmonico as the person who struck the man. Delmonico was taken into custody and bond was set at $50,000. He was scheduled to appear in New Britain Superior Court, Oct. 2. Egan noted the case is active and there are pending warrants for additional suspects. lsellew@record-journal.com 203-317-2225 Twitter: @LaurenSellewRJ

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There was no going out on a limb to predict the girls winner at Thursday’s Cheshire-Lyman Hall-Sheehan cross country meet. Sheehan’s Lizzie Brown, a standout since her freshman year, was coming off an All-State junior campaign that saw her go unbeaten in the regular season. The streak continues. Brown opened her senior season by whipping around the 3.1-mile course at Wharton Brook in 19:40. She was 1:16 ahead of the rest of the field.

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Yousif Said wasn’t in the best position to capitalize on a loose ball in the box during Friday night’s Sheehan-Lyman Hall boys soccer game at Riccitelli Field. Going from awkward to graceful in a twinkling, though, is the hallmark of an athlete, and the Sheehan senior captain managed to get a shot off and score the lone goal in his team’s 1-0 rivalry win. Said Said, “The keeper kind of bobbled it and I took it off his hands and, over my shoulder, I hit it.”

With fellow All-Stater Jackie Izzo not running, it was up to senior Grace Michaud to carry the torch in Southington’s cross country opener Thursday vs. New Britain at Stanley Quarter Park. Michaud delivered in 19:14. It was the fastest time a Southington girl has ever run at Stanley Quarter and it’s just 11 seconds off Izzo’s overall program record of 19:04. Last fall, the pair became the first SHS girls to qualify for the New England Championships.

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Alex Torres had been buzzing the net as Maloney looked to snap a 1-1 tie down the stretch of Saturday’s match with Platt on the East Side. On one point blank shot, Torres had been stoned by Platt keeper Josiah McLeish. Then, with 8:31 to play, the Maloney senior took a pass from Solomon Owusu, knocked the ball ahead to beat the defense and tucked a shot into the far corner to beat a charging McLeish and earn the Spartans a 2-1 victory.

The Lyman Hall volleyball team has had a number of players put up big numbers in winning two of its first three matches (and falling just short to Cheshire in the match it did lose). One sure thing coach Marion Kish and the Trojans can rely on match in and match out is the defense of Ellery Campbell. The senior got her hands on 23 digs in the season opener against Sacred Heart Academy and posted 20, plus five aces, against Cheshire.

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Staff have missed seeing and working with residents in person and are looking forward to welcoming everyone back into the library.

Zoom programs The Cheshire Public library offers the following virtual programs via Zoom. Register at cheshirelibrary.org.

Support Through Meditation, 2 p.m., Tuesdays, through Oct. 27. This introductory meditation class is geared towards helping you through these anxious and challenging times. You will learn various meditation techniques that you will practice in session and guidance to perform meditation on your own. Presenter Tia Mandrozos, will explain the purpose of meditation and interact with the participants to provide the help needed and to address specific concerns.

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Spooktacular Storytelling, a dramatic reading, Thursday, Oct. 22, at 2:30 p.m. Join us with master storyteller Christian Hege as he delights us with a Spooktacular Storytelling. Tales include: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Josh a Werewolf Story (original story), and The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar based on the story by Edgar Allan Poe. Note this program is intended for adults. Register online at cheshirelibrary.org.

Witches in Connecticut, Thursday, Oct. 29, at 3:30 You need not register for, nor p.m. The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in attend all sessions. Register online at cheshirelibrary.org. Colonial New England con-

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Lorraine Connelly asks: As a recent retiree, I’m keeping my eye on a bill introduced to the House of Representatives by Rep. John Larson, D-Conn. “Save our Social Security Now Act” (H.R. 8171) seeks to nullify the recent executive order to defer Social Security payroll taxes from September through December 2020. While the payroll tax cut doesn’t affect immediate retirement benefits, it can produce a shortfall in the long-term financing of federal programs. Some government experts estimate that Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits starting in 2035. More than 65 million people, or nearly 1 in 3 households, are dependent on benefits each month, including seniors, widows, people with disabilities, children, and veterans.

How are state and local candidates planning to safeguard this vital revenue source?

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

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Livestock

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Antiques and Collectibles

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Businesses & Services Attics and Basements Cleaned

GARY WODATCH

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Electrical Services

Handyperson

Junk Removal

Landscaping

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Home Improvements AHEARN BUILDERS Additions, Decks, Siding, Doors, Windows, Remodeling. 860.346.0409

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Gutters

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