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Friday, December 2, 2022

Trumbull knocks off No. 1 Blue Knights

Eggshaped chairs are a new addition to the commons.

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SOUTHINGTON — The shock of losing Tuesday night was written all over Southington senior Lincoln Cardillo’s face.

Despite running for 235 yards and four touchdowns, he and the No. 1-seeded Blue Knights were upset by No. 8 Trumbull 34-25 in the CIAC Class LL state quarterfinals at Fontana Field.

By Nicole Zappone Record-Journal staff

In a game that saw Trumbull (8-3) and Southington (9-2) combine for over 800 yards of offense, the Blue Knights led 25-20 in the third quarter before the Eagles scored the Senior running back Lincoln Cardillo ran for 235 yards and game’s final 14 points. scored all four touchdowns for the Blue Knights on “I’m still kind of speechless, trying to take all this in,” said Cardillo as he stood near midfield. “As a senior, this isn’t the way we want to go out. We had opportunities, but just didn’t capitalize on what we needed to do.

“It didn’t come out the way we wanted it to, but we win as a team and lose as a team,” added Cardillo.

“There isn’t a single person

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I’d rather play football with.

All my boys that I’ve played football with since elementary school, middle school, high school; all the way to now.”

“It’s a crazy experience; I’m just ready for the next journey,” Cardillo continued.

PLAINVILLE – Recently, Superintendent of Schools Steven LePage and Board of Education members cut the ribbon for the new commons area inside the Plainville High School library.

Deb Pikiell, library media specialist at the high school, said the goal was to create a flexible space where students could collaborate, study, or just sit and enjoy a book or listen to music.

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to the CIAC state playoffs in 12 years continues Sunday with a Class LL semifinal at Fairfield Prep. The No. 5 Jesuits upset No. 4 Staples 2322 in another quarterfinal game Tuesday.

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Joanna Ruddy, 8, and Samantha Ruddy, 7, look on as Tony the Magic Elf makes a balloon cat.

“We were lucky to be able to host this at the Calendar House,” Lapreay said. “Everything is more organized, and we can separate each activity in the building.”

Initially, Lapreay said that Clydesdale-drawn hay rides were scheduled to take place at the DePaolo Middle School parking lot across the street, but due to the rainy forecast, he had to cancel it.

Traditionally, the town has held an event with Santa on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and typically its draws out a large crowd.

Lapreay said there were many people at the doors when they started at 2 p.m.

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The Parks and Recreation Department is also now located in the building.

Lapreay said that rather than having the event outdoors at the town-owned Southington Drive-In, the event will now be held indoors to avoid uncertainty with the weather, with some outdoor elements weather permitting.

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Laurene McCrann, Shailyn Pietrunti, 4, and Kelly Pietrunti, of Southington, enjoy baked treats at their table while listening to festive music.

Sunday and that a few hundred kids and families were in attendance.

This annual children’s event had plenty to get kids and their families excited for the holiday season — pictures with Santa, face painting with Valentine the Clown, balloon animals with Tony the Magic Elf, hot cocoa, and cookies.

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Kids even had the opportunity to write letters to Santa.

Dena Colter of Southington said the setup was incredible and well done.

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David Lapreay, the town’s recreation, youth and senior services director, said that the event, previously known as “Santa in the Park,” took place indoors at the Calendar House because it offered a better space.

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Kids of all ages, with parents and friends, came out to the event to celebrate the start of the Christmas season.

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State essential worker bonuses to be cut for many

By Keith M. Phaneuf © The Connecticut Mirror

More than half of essential workers who qualified for state-funded coronavirus pandemic bonuses will receive discounted payments under modifications the General Assembly adopted Monday.

From right, Gov. Ned Lamont, House Speaker Matt Ritter and Comptroller-elect Sean Scanlon in May. The state legislature was expected to pass a measure extending premium pay bonuses for essential workers.

Despite demand that far outstripped available resources for bonuses — and a $2.85 billion budget surplus projected for the current fiscal year — Lamont has refused to give labor advocates all that they’ve sought for the bonus program.

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The Senate voted 33-0 to approve the revised bonus schedule as part of an omnibus measure that also extended the state’s gasoline tax holiday and bolstered winter heating assistance.

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The House passed the measure 134-7.

Leaders of the legislature’s Democratic majority said they had no choice, given the limited funds Gov. Ned Lamont would support for the Premium Pay program.

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But they also noted that, despite discounts, essential workers who earn less than $50,000 per year still will receive the full $1,000 bonus that was advertised.

Still, others who expected to get $1,000 will get as little as $200, and those who earned between $100,000 and $150,000 per year will get $100.

Ritter was referring to lastminute negotiations with Lamont to bolster the $30 million budget for Premium Pay for health- and child-care providers, supermarket employees, delivery drivers and other private-sector workers who staffed essential services during the worst of the coronavirus outbreak in 2020.

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Michael A. Avers, 62, 50 Pierce St., second-degree unlawful restraint, third-degree assault, interfering with an emergency call, disorderly conduct, 9:17 p.m.

Ashley N. DeCrosta, 30, 118 Broad St., Apt. 30, second-degree breach of peace, 1:08 p.m.

Kayla B. Huminski, 31, 21 Mercier St., Bristol, sixth-degree larceny, 2:41 p.m.

Nov. 3 Curtis W. Boucher, 26, 9 Russell Ave., operating under the influence of drugs or alcohol, 2:40 a.m.

Angel G. Ayavaca, 31, 71 Madison St., Hartford, first-degree threatening, first-degree reckless endangerment, weapon at school, second-degree breach of peace, 8:25 p.m.

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Letters to the Editor Thank you Editor : I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the people of the 30th District who have re-elected me to represent them in Hartford.

Thank you for your confidence and trust. The support and gratitude that I have received while campaigning over these past months has been overwhelming. I will continue to represent all the people in Berlin and Southington and look forward to returning to session.

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lice and fire trucks, and spe- For more information, email cial treats will be handed out clounsbury@cox.net or call 860-919-4237. along the parade route.

Worship with Holy Communion. Sunday, Dec. 4 at 10 a.m.

Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus and friends will circle Norton Park in Plainville Wednesday, Dec. 7.

Singers sought for Class of 1973 Christmas Cantata 50th reunion

Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship. Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5:30 p.m.

Spectators will be directed to parking spaces between 5:15 and 5:45 p.m.

American Red Cross Blood Drive. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 1 to 5:30 p.m.

Attendees are invited to dress up and decorate their vehicle.

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Call 860-747-2328 more for details.

Movie night. Friday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 9:30 p.m.

We are excited to announce our community night double feature.

Parents can stay with their children, or sign a permission form and leave their children with us while they have a date night.

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Grace Methodist Church, 121 Pleasant St., Southington, invites community members who love to sing to join its Christmas Cantata.

Rehearsals are held Thursday evenings and the Christmas Cantata will be performed Sunday, Dec 18. No experience necessary.

The Southington High School Class of 1973 50th reunion planning committee is looking for classmates.

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Knights of Columbus members Craig Jones, Bill Shatas, Tom Saccoman and Nelson Berube served as a color guard on behalf of Isabella Council 15. Also, the school was honored to welcome Town Council Chair Victoria Triano, as well as Southington first responders.

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PLAINVILLEEltha Louise (Vaughan) Cole, affectionately known as “Cherry,” 79, of Plainville, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, in the comfort of her home, on November 24, 2022.

Family and friends are welcome to gather on Friday, December 9, from 11 to 12 PM at the Plainville Funeral Home, 81 Broad St., Plainville. A service in celebration of Cherry’s life will begin at 12 PM. Burial will follow in West Cemetery, Plainville.

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The American Legion Kiltonic Post 72 will host its last comedy night of the year Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m.

brary card and non-perishable food items to the Circulation Desk to remove fines. All proceeds go to Southington Community Services. Also, new mittens, scarves and hats are being collected.

The show will feature comedians Chip AmbroFor more information, gio, Frank Favia and Jessica contact librarian Shelley Miranda.

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cherished granddaughter, Colbie Wray Collin. She is also survived by her sister, Robin Furlong and husband Patrick of Bristol and her niece, Nicole Roussel. In addition to her father William, she was predeceased by her maternal grandparents, Theresa and Ray Boulier.

A memorial service will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the Plantsville Funeral Home, 975 S. Main St., Plantsville.

Calling hours will be held before the service from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

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and $25 at the door. Tickets are available online Holly Day at tickets.kiltonicpost72.org Boutique and at the post lounge.

Post 72 is located across The Bristol Garden Club from the town green at 64 will host a Holly Day BouMain St. tique Saturday, Dec. 3, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at For more information, the New England Carousel contact Post Commander Jason Cap at 860-305-3673 Museum, 95 Riverside or jcap@kiltonicpost72.org. Ave., Bristol.

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Wallingford Chorus and Southington Festival Chorale will present a combined winter concert Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 23 S. Main St., Wallingford; and Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 232 Bristol St., Southington.

Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church, 200 Summer St., Plantsville, is selling homemade pierogi (cheese, potato, sauerkraut, sweet cabbage), $15 per dozen. Call Cathy at 860-977-5010 to place your order.

Tickets are available in advance from the performers, as well as at the door. For more information, call Sue at 860-621-9230 or Louise at 203-284-8992.

Memory Café Memory Cafés are safe and supportive social gatherings for people with changes in their memory, along with their care partners.

Relax and socialize with others experiencing similar The Southington Public Li- life challenges at the brary is offering its annual Plainville Senior Center, 200 East St. For more inFood for Fines program through Tuesday, Dec. 27. formation, call 860-7575728.

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who started in the place of injured Rowan Johnston and his 28 rushing touchdowns in nine games.

Hall ran for all five of Trumbull’s TDs on Tuesday night and accounted for all 34 of Trumbull’s points.

Hall finished with 244 yards rushing on 39 carries. He scored on runs of 9, 24 and 36 yards in the first half. He also ran for a pair of twopoint conversions.

“I have been working for this and I got my chance and I did what I can do,” Hall said.

“I needed to step up, and I guess I did tonight.”

Hall’s 53-yard scamper through the SHS defense off a direct snap with 6:09 to

Needing two scores to tie the game, Southington got the ball back after Hall’s fifth touchdown with just over six minutes to play.

But the Blue Knights got no closer than the Trumbull 43 before turning the ball over on downs with 4:10 to play.

SHS never saw the ball again, as the Eagles ran out the clock.

team-high 64 yards.

“Jon (Hall) was just phenomenal,” Trumbull head coach Marce Petroccio said. “The night he had tonight was just phenomenal. The offensive line was phenomenal.

Cardillo ripped off runs of 9 and 24 yards before his 14yard TD run gave SHS its first lead since he took the opening play of the game 64 yards to the end zone.

Both Cardillo and Hall ran for three touchdowns in the “Listen, that’s the No. 1 team first half that saw Trumbull in the state,” added Petroclead 20-19 at the break. cio. “The defense just played an incredible. Southington is “We were holding our breath a great football team. Coach every time (Cardillo) touched the ball,” Petroccio said.

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“This is just so big for our program,” Petroccio continued. “To be in the semifinals — this is all new to us. To make this leap, it just says a lot about the kids I coach.”

Southington quarterback C.J. DiBenedetto finished 19-of- Hall was matched by Cardil29 for 199 yards. He was inlo’s final virtuoso perfortercepted once. mance in Blue and White.

Cardillo’s fourth touchdown Ray Williams and Jared Ierrun with 9:05 to play in the ardi each had five catches, third quarter put the Blue while John Flynn caught four Knights up 25-20.

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The Blue Knights took a 2520 lead on Cardillo’s fourth touchdown of the game.

Cardillo went over the 200yard mark on a drive. With his 235 yards Tuesday night, he finished the season with 1,687 yards and 26 touchdowns.

The Southington defense stopped Trumbull to start the second half, forcing the Eagles to punt for the first time after Caden Sirois and the SHS defensive backfield stymied Trumbull quarterback Hunter Agosti (12-23, 177 yards).

“We knew about Hall, but the big thing was they did a good job with some of their offensive sets,” Southington head coach Mike Drury said.

“But Hall is a good runner.”

It didn’t take long for the scoring to start and it continued throughout an entertaining first half.

So much for being a backup running back. Hall ran for three first-half touchdowns and 132 yards on 19 carries.

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Cardillo got SHS within 2013 with a 9-yard TD run with 6:50 left in the half and then closed the gap to 20-19 with an 8-yard run with 3:06 on the clock.

Cardillo finished the first 24 minutes with 167 yards on 14 carries.

Trumbull maintained a onepoint lead, however, when SHS went for a two-point conversion following Cardillo’s third TD. It failed when DiBenedetto’s pass was knocked down by the Eagles’ defensive line.

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Officials with Access Health CT, whose mission is to help all residents gain access to coverage, said they will reach out to those affected

by ConnectiCare’s exit from the small group market.

“It’s about making sure that residents are able to look at alternative options and don’t get confused with this and have all the facts … to know what’s out there in the marketplace,” said John Carbone, director of small group and product development for Access Health. “We’re going to work with our brokers, because this population is heavily broker driven.”

Chris DiPentima, president and CEO of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, said the move by ConnectiCare leaves small businesses with fewer choices when selecting an insurance plan.

“It’s a very challenging market, especially for our small and mid-size businesses,” he said. “This just makes it a little bit more challenging. It leaves a smaller pool of carriers.”

CBIA and others have called on state officials to examine the cost drivers behind the rising price of health insurance and are asking the General Assembly to tackle affordability in the upcoming legislative session.

“Rising health care costs are right up there [in terms of concerns] we hear from the business community, along with energy costs and the workforce crisis,” DiPentima said. “Those are really the top three issues for Connecticut’s small businesses, and this potentially exacerbates it.”

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“The small businesses are the ones that really get the short end of the stick,” said Ted Doolittle, the state’s health care advocate. “They don’t have the protection of the subsidies that the individual folks do. One effect of this will be that some of the small groups will just stop offering insurance and allow their employees to go get what plans they can on the marketplace where they might be subsidized.”

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Among those in the hunt for a Christmas tree were Tyler and Jordan Cyr, both of whom arrived in the early evening with family.

The Cyrs said they have lived in Southington their whole lives, but opted to stop by the fire department for the first time this year out of a desire to support a local organization and find what they considered the most reasonably priced Christmas trees.

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DePaolo runners finish second at recent state meet Southington’s DePaolo Middle School boys cross country team made school history on Nov. 5 by taking second place in the large school division at the state meet held at Wickham Park in Manchester. The competition included hundreds of runners from nearly 40 middle schools.

Leading DePaolo to its second-place finish were Steven Rahenkamp, Joey Tardif, Jack Denorfia, Mason Lombardo, Sam Cheek, Joseph Baczewski and Michael Blankenship.

According to Coach Bill Lombardi, the DePaolo boys From left, Coach Dave Miller, Steven Rahenkamp, Joey Tardif, Jack Denorfia, Mason ran with guts and determiLombardo, Sam Cheek, Joseph Baczewski, Michael Blankenship and Coach Bill Lombardi nation, and the proper balare pictured at the state meet.

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Earning medals in the B division race at Wickham Park were DePaolo runners Logan Perella, Elijiah Lord, Jayce Melendez, Brayden Lowell, Nicholas Gandza, Jakub Cieslik and Giada Pagnucco.

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“I think that we’re able to provide a very meaningful payment to a lot of workers, particularly those in the lower income brackets,” Ritter But businesses counter that Those making more than added. “That is far better it was Lamont and legisla$50,000 but less than than our neighboring states tors who not only created $100,000 were also supposed have done.”

Premium Pay but who also to get a $1,000 bonus. Inbadly underfunded the pro- stead, the revised schedule Ed Hawthorne, president of gram. State officials adverincludes bonuses of: the Connecticut AFL-CIO, tised grants of $1,000 for has warned repeatedly that $800 for those earning befull-timers who earned less discounting bonuses, at the tween $50,000 and $60,000; than $100,000 per year, same time the state enjoys bonuses ranging from $200 one of the largest projected $750 for those earning beto $800 for those making bebudget surpluses in its histotween $60,000 and $70,000; tween $100,000 and ry, would weaken worker $150,000, and a $500 pay$500 for those earning bemorale statewide. ment for income-eligible tween $70,000 and $80,000; Hawthorne also says that part-timers. $250 for those earning bepandemic bonuses While the $30 million protween $80,000 and $90,000; shouldn’t be viewed as a gram budget couldn’t supneed-based program but $200 for those earning beport more than 28,500 grants tween $90,000 and $100,000. rather a benefit that workers of $1,000 each — after marearned by risking their lives keting and administrative Those who make between to help society. costs were removed — the $100,000 and $150,000 will “It’s worth remembering comptroller’s office reported get a $100 bonus instead of that Gov. Lamont made more than 134,000 applicathe $200 to $800 payment workers essential with the tions had been approved. that was initially advertised stroke of his pen in March for workers in that earning And then, late last week, an2020,” he said. rang e. other problem was discovered. State Department of Part-timers will receive $200 “We couldn’t have successfully navigated the COVID Labor data used to deterinstead of $500. pandemic without their dedmine eligibility had to be up“When we had to comproicated service to our state dated, resulting in another mise, we made sure that … and our communities,” 21,000 applications being the people who made the Hawthorne added. “More approved. lowest were getting the most than 155,000 essential workThe comptroller’s office estimates that it would take $142 million to fully fund all grants. The only alternative, under the rules Lamont and lawmakers adopted, would be to proportionally discount all grants by about 80%.

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Sen. Julie Kushner, D-Danbury, co-chairwoman of the Labor and Public Employees Committee, predicted legislators and Lamont haven’t heard the last of what many call “hero pay.”

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