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Volume 20, Number 21
Car thefts, burglaries climbing in town
COMMENTARY
Honoring vets who didn’t return from war
By Jesse Buchanan Record-Journal staff
More thefts, burglaries
SOUTHINGTON — Car thefts and break-ins are on the rise this year and police say they’re undertaking “a lot” of investigations with the help of video footage gathered from residents’ home security cameras.
While the police department recorded 163 car burglaries last year, there have already been 95 in town to date. April burglaries jumped from 13 in 2022 to 53 this year.
Deputy Police Chief William Palmieri said auto Police are also distributing crimes, which have risen steering wheel lock devices in recent years, do ebb and to Hyundai owners and flow. A group of thieves urging all residents to lock will be active for a time their cars and keep valuand then either stop or get ables out of sight.
More than 1.2 million Americans have been killed during war time, with some 600,000 of those casualties coming in our bloody Civil War. The number of Americans lost in battle also includes 405,399 in World War II, 90,220 in Vietnam and nearly 7,000 in the ongoing War on Terror.
Friday, May 26, 2023
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The Connecticut Gold Star Families Memorial Monument is located at Veterans Memorial Park in Berlin. Dedicated in 2022, the monument honors military families and the legacy of their loved ones who died while serving in the armed forces. Photo contributed by Peter Galgano
On Memorial Day, Monday, May 29, we remember the men and women who did not return from war; Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice. The Joseph Campbell quote “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself ” comes to mind.
Wherever Americans are at 3 p.m., local time, on Memorial Day, we are asked to pause in an act of national unity for a duration of one minute.
Decades after Memorial Day was declared a national holiday, in 2000, the National Moment of Remembrance was established by Congress.
According to a Department Those youngsters can be forof Veteran Affairs’ fact sheet, given for not understanding the inspiration for the Nathe true meaning behind the tional Moment of Remembrance came from a group of
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By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff
SOUTHINGTON — The Southington High School robotics team, the CyberKnights, were recognized by the Board of Education following their return from Texas — where they placed as semifinalists in the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship.
A majority of the May 11 meeting was occupied by the team’s demonstration of the robot that was entered at the competition, which consisted of a large hydraulic arm that could autonomously wheel around a set play area to pick up, drop, and throw game pieces. See Robotics, A44
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children who were touring Washington, D.C. When they were asked what Memorial Day meant to them, they replied, “That’s the day the pools open!”
SHS Cyberknights recognized at meeting