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[email protected] winstedphoenix.org Late May 2020 860-469-2115 Free! Issue 15 WinstedPHoenix A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING WINSTED, BARKHAMSTED, COLEBROOK, COLEBROOK, BARKHAMSTED, WINSTED, SERVING NEWSPAPER COMMUNITY NONPROFIT A world. to keep thingsgoing inthe these workers have allhelped orders, ordelivery drivers, rant owners preparing takeout food bankoperators, restau- fighters grocery store workers, nurses, police officers, fire- Whether itwould bedoctors, pandemic. their jobsdespitetheongoing ers whohave continued todo focus hasbeenmadeonwork- ing theCOVID-19 crisis, a NORTHWEST CORNER —Dur- boards formed toconsult with that there willbetwo separate Brady-Shanley toldtheboard our kids.” and makinggood choices for forefront of makingdecisions I believe we shouldbeinthe state tomake decisionsfor us. less, Iamnotwaitingfor the out someguidance. Nonethe- by June1they willstarttoput for reopening. Myhopeisthat state intermsof guidelines answers rightnow from the nately, we don’t have alotof Brady-Shanley said.“Unfortu- center of everyone’s focus,” “Right now, reopening isatthe person classes go forward. steps toprepare itselfifin- said thedistricthastaken Despite this,Brady-Shanley demic. due totheCOVID-19 pan- in-person classes inthefall school districtwillbeopenfor certain whetherornotthe Brady-Shanley saidsheisnot intendent of SchoolsMelony on Tuesday, May12,Super- tion’s virtualregular meeting Winchester Board of Educa- WINSTED —Speakingatthe Winchester SchoolDistrictpreparing fortheunknown By SHAW ISRAELIZIKSON By SHAW ISRAELIZIKSON Whiting Mills artist creates ‘monsters’ Winsted NEW HARTFORD, NORFOLK AND TORRINGTON AND NORFOLK HARTFORD, NEW AMP showcaseswhy‘WorkMatters’ PAGE 3 District. from theWinchester School principals andstaffmembers The second board willinclude Director JillJohnson. tions CharterSchoolExecutive Anthony Serio, andExplora- SchoolSuperintendent Gilbert Superintendent JudyPalmer, ern Regional SchoolDistrict Brady-Shanley, Northwest superintendents, including made upof area school The first board willbe fall 2020schoolsemester. and make decisionsaboutthe been doing for the past 20 been doingfor thepast20 ley is what we said. “This have Director MichelleFenton Beg- for AMP,” Education Programs “Honoring workers isnotnew started inApril. Matters” andtheproject The titleof thetributeis“Work project.org/work-matters/ website www.americanmural- americanmuralproject/ andits page atwww.instagram.com/ ers through bothits Instagram media tributetothesework- (AMP) hasstartedasocial The AmericanMural Project teachers dropped offlawn signs for seniors. parts oftown inacarparade toshow thankstostudents,families, andteachers. Aftertheparade, along withtheWinchesterPolice DepartmentandWinstedFire Department,drove through many SchoolheldacelebrationWINSTED —TheGilbert parade onFriday, May8.Teachers andstaff, graduation ceremony NCCC to holdvirtual Winsted Celebrating schoolspirit PAGE 4 - “I thinkadailydisinfection is social distancingprotocols. will includesanitationand district’s two schoolbuildings any decisiontoreopen the Brady-Shanley saidthat ing,” Brady-Shanley said. that we willface withreopen- some of theimportantfactors that everyone hasinputon represents ourdistrictand it isimportantthatthisteam represented, becauseIthink have plentyof stakeholders “I wanttomake sure we Horowitz, community out Hungerford HospitalRNEli ject have included:Charlotte Workers includedinthepro- it shiftshow we seethings.” es inourcommunities change, circumstancone said.“When ment Manager RuthieNapole- to COVID-19,” AMP Develop- cumstances have changed due “I thinkit’sbecausethecir- national conversation.” are now attheforefront of a jobs are now beingseenand years. Manypreviously unseen Northwest Corner Virtual parades for Memorial Day continued onpage 11 continued onpage 11 PAGE 10 -

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3 WINSTEDPHOENIX WINSTED NCCC to hold virtual graduation NEW EXTENDED By SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON worse. On top of that, they have Serving:had to complete their courses and HOURS OF OPERATION:WINSTED — Due to the ongoing maintain good grades to get to this COVID-19 crisis, Northwestern Con- Breakfast,point. I am in awe every year of what necticut Community College (NCCC) our students achieve, but this year MONDAY - THURSDAY 7AM-6PMwill not be holding an in-personLunch especially.” & Pizza FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS 7AMgraduation - 8PM ceremony this year. Rooke said that the video will have Instead of an in-person graduation7 daysthe same formata week. as a graduation SUNDAYS 8AM - 6PM ceremony, the college will be produc- ceremony, including student speak- ing a 2020 graduation celebration ers and guest speakers including video that will be posted on the col- Governor Ned Lamont, Board of lege’s website and Facebook page on Regents Chairman Matt Fleury, Board Thursday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m., when of Regents President Mark Ojakian, the ceremony would have been held. Board of Regents member JoAnn ~ONLINE ORDERING~ In an email to The Winsted Phoenix, Ryan, and Brian Mattiello from Hart- as they typically have a hands-on reminded many students and fami- ~NOW AVAILABLE~ NCCC President Michael Rooke said ford Healthcare. component that is critical to their lies in the community of the value, that 162 students will be graduating As for reopening for the fall semes- skills. Other classes may also be cost-effectiveness, proximity, and this year. ter, Rooke said that NCCC is making considered where we can offer excellence of community colleges. “This year’s graduates exemplify plans and is uncertain on whether or classes with appropriate distancing “Along with the state expected to the grit and determination of our not the college will have in-person and PPE, which we will need to have. offer classes for free to students students,” Rooke wrote via email. classes. Given the concerns and uncertainty, enrolling full time, at a time when “This has undoubtedly been one of “We expect to have an answer by we will certainly see quite a few many are without a job and looking the most difficult semesters in the early June,” Rooke wrote. “Certainly, classes delivered online and we are to retrain for a new career, there has BERKSHIRE COUNTRYcollege and the nation’s STORE history. priority will be for classes that are training faculty this summer in online never been a better time to stay local 6 STATION PLACE - NORFOLKMany - CONNECTICUT of our students have had to- 06058critical to the community such as pedagogy, and hope to have training and attend Northwestern.” WWW BERKSHIRECOUNTRYnavigateCOM losing their860-542-7176 jobs, not having CNAs, phlebotomists, and EMTs along available for students this fall to help For more information about NCCC go . enough. to live on- or enough food, with nurses and medical assistants. them adjust.” to www.nwcc.edu. having family members get ill or Those are groups that prioritized Rooke added that “this crisis has

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4 WINSTEDPHOENIX Quirk’s Q&A QUIRK’S Q&A: Sarah Barrios didn’t necessarily expect it to! things I try to avoid. I think, By J TIMOTHY QUIRK Nothing in life is guaranteed, while it can be extremely When Sarah Barrios won the so I think I was just focused difficult, it’s important to be New England Music Awards on working as hard as I pos- honest with yourself so that Best New Act in 2014, it was sibly could, making music I you can have clarity in all readily apparent to her fans believed in and hoping that things that you say and do. in the New England region it would all work out! I’ve just I tried to do that with these that the sheer raw talent of announced my signing to songs, both for myself and this singer, songwriter, and Visionary Records and Arista also in the hopes that maybe performer would one day Records released a single it helps someone else who’s reach a wider audience who and a music video. Needless felt the same way. would join them in appreciat- to say, I’m feeling extremely ing her musical vision. Now, grateful right now. I genuine- 3) Tell us of the creation of Sarah has joined Visionary ly didn’t think anyone would your new song? How was and Arista Records and has listen to it, so the fact that so it inspired/or you can talk released her debut single and many people have expressed about the technical aspects music video “I Didn’t Mean so much joy from it is so mov- of creating it or the writing of To.” In this Winsted Phoenix ing. A lot of incredible people it. Was there anyone who col- 5) What advice do you have exclusive interview we ask worked hard to get this one laborated or helped with it? for a young person inspired five questions of this extraor- out, so I’m just happy I get to by your work? dinary musical talent. share a piece of myself with I wrote, “I Didn’t Mean To” the world. with my songwriting friends, Be honest with yourself and 1) Sarah, you’ve been signed Micah Premnath and Jorgen never stop working hard. It to a record label and are 2) What is one experience Odegard. I had spent most of sounds cliche, but the mu- releasing a new single! When you’ve gained since starting the night before overthink- sic industry can be tough you were starting, perform- your musical journey that ing (as usual) a mistake I had sometimes. Lots of different ing locally, did you ever most informs your creative made that ended up hurting personalities and opinions imagine this day would come process? someone I deeply cared for. and that can make it hard and how does it feel now that I walked into the session for you to know what YOU it’s arrived? I think introspection and the next day with 3 hours want. So, I think its important honesty have been the main of sleep and a giant cup of to spend time with yourself I dreamt of this day coming themes for me in the crea- coffee and poured all of my and figure out what you want for a very long time but I tive process thus far. Looking feelings out to the boys. to accomplish. What does inwards and talking about the From there, Micah and I just your music sound like, what focused on trying to write do you believe in, what are the song like we were talk- your dreams and goals, etc. ing directly to this person so That way, you can collaborate it was as honest as possible! and hear other opinions and I’m really happy with how it not feel so overwhelmed by turned out. them! Also, hard work does pay off. Keep trying to learn 4) How can music help us more. Write more songs, try during these unusual and different genres, play a dif- unsettling times? ferent instrument, work with others, etc. While staying in Music has always been your comfort zone is a more something that I turn to when appealing idea (trust me, things are rough. I don’t know I’m with you), it can be very what it is, but something limiting. Sometimes, stepping about the right song when outside of it can open up a you’re feeling sad or scared whole new world of things or even happy, just makes you might enjoy! And lastly, everything feel okay. Music is never, EVER stop dreaming. a universal language, it brings For more information about people together, even when Sarah Barrios visit www. we must be apart. It helps us sarahbarrios.com or www. feel understood and heard, facebook.com/sarahbarrios- www.facebook.com/wmctlitandarts/ it is the light at the end of music/ the tunnel and I think we as a people need that right now.

5 WINSTEDPHOENIX Northwest Corner Sucker Brook bridge may soon reopen

By SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON project’s costs, $720,000, WINSTED — After 10 years will be paid by the state’s of being closed, the Sucker Department of Transporta- Brook bridge appears to be tion. ready to reopen soon. Twenty percent of the pro- Back in June 2010, the ject, $180,000, will be paid bridge was declared unsafe by the town. to travel on after a state “The two tasks that still investigation revealed that need to be completed the deck of the bridge was before opening the road deteriorating. are applying a sealant to Photo by Peter Marchand. Sucker Brook Bridge after repair work on May 11. Before that, a four-foot the concrete and removal chunk of concrete fell from of the road closed bar- have selective pavement rest of Sucker Brook Road. the bridge’s deck. ricades and signs,” Rollins patches as well as vegeta- will have selective pave- According to Department wrote. “This is scheduled tion management. Ever- ment patches as well as of Public Works Director for Wednesday, May 20, source has to prune for their vegetation management. Jim Rollins, while the final weather permitting. The wires and then the town Eversource has to prune invoices have not been sub- section of roadway from the will cut what’s left soon for their wires and then the mitted to the town for the bridge to West Wakefield after Eversource is done.” town will cut what’s left project, the cost of design, Blvd. will be repaved soon Rollins did not give a soon after Eversource is construction, and inspec- after the heavy truck traffic specific date for when the done.” tion will be an estimated associated with construc- bridge will be reopened. Rollins did not give a $900,000. tion occurring behind the traffic associated with con- specific date for when the In an email, Rollins wrote dam is complete. The rest struction occurring behind bridge will be reopened to that 80 percent of the of Sucker Brook Road. will the dam is complete. The traffic. Still River Music Festival postponed tling the same thing. While I’m By SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON BROCK WEHRY bummed out, we’re not alone Assistant Vice President,Mortgage Specialist RIVERTON — For the past three because all of these events are MLO #1530882 years, the Still River Music Fes- being canceled, not just ours. tival has provided sweet music It’s not anything that we did as Cell Office to the Riverton Fairgrounds with producers or event planners. (860) 387-5854 (860) 542-5541 bands and musicians from all It’s just what’s going on in the Fax over, along with fire spinners, world.” (860) 435-9105 aerial acts, and fun. Abbott said that she and the [email protected] However, due to the ongoing other organizers fully intend to CORONA-19 pandemic, just go on with next year’s festival. like other festivals originally “This is not by any means BROCK WEHRY scheduled for this year, the curtains for the festival,” Abbott Assistant Vice President,Mortgage Specialist fourth annual festival has been said. “We have no intention MLO #1530882 postponed until June 26, 2021. of going anywhere. We have a Organizer Darcy Abbott said great lineup of musicians and a Cell Office www.IronBank.com that she originally considered lot of them agreed to come back rescheduling the festival for the next year. We have had a lot of (860) 387-5854 (860) 542-5541 fall, but decided not to because support from the musicians, Fax she did not know if festivals vendors, and the community. (860) 435-9105 would be allowed to happen in a The overall reaction is that it’s [email protected] few months. a real disappointment, but at She also did not want it to the same time it’s the wisest compete with other previously decision.” scheduled fall events. The event was a benefit for “I am bummed out about what’s music/art therapy organization happening in the world,” Abbott AIM For A Better Tomorrow and said. “I feel like the whole world The Cancer Care Fund of the is in the same place and bat- Litchfield Hills. www.IronBank.com

6 WINSTEDPHOENIX Winsted Business profile: Paul’s Cutting Edge Lawn Care

By SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON Pavano offers an array of services, including main- WINSTED — For almost 20 taining and mowing lawns, years, Winsted resident landscaping, bark mulch, Paul Pavano has been on hedge trimming, planting, the cutting edge of lawn and starting new lawns. care and outdoor mainte- He said that he offers his nance with his business. services for both residential Pavano said that he started and commercial properties. Paul’s Cutting Edge Lawn “There is no limit to how Care because he always many acres we work on,” had a passion for the out- he said. “We can work on a doors. piece of land that’s about “I originally came from an the size of a postage stamp auto body background and to large properties. We Paul Pavano, owner of Paul’s Cutting Edge Lawn Care. Photo submitted. I have always liked making believe that our service Pavano said that he wants head like bigger businesses things look nice,” Pavano stands out because we are to make sure that his cus- do have. We can still give said. “I like turning things a smaller company and we tomers are always satisfied. them the quality they de- that are not so nice and add give more of a hometown, “We want them to return to serve at a reasonable price. value to it. I had so much family-oriented feel to our us year after year,” he said. For more information call passion for being outdoors business. We can pay more “Quality is our main goal. 860-738-1992 or email that I wanted to be outside personal attention to our Being smaller we can cater paulscuttingedge@yahoo. instead of cooped up in a customers. Our employees to our customers’ needs. com garage.” are the same way.” We don’t have a large over-

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7 WINSTEDPHOENIX C0lumn Intergalactic Space Garbage: Planetary Science Welcome to the future! We live varying costs. I encourage anyone Hera is a European space move- has been working hard, day in and in it, we breathe it, we ARE the to donate because planetary ment to help us with asteroid day out to learn more about our future. science is very important and deflection techniques. The Plan- place in the stars and the impact By now you were all prob- critical to our understanding of etary Society asked for donations we have on our universe. Every ably hoping for flying cars and what happened and is happening from the public and the ESA also month they release a planetary hoverboards. In a sense, we on not only other planets but also helped us fund the mission! report and every week podcasts. already have those things, just not ours. To understand ourselves and LightSail 2! Now this one I was Every month, in turn, I will keep developed enough to put on the our home planet, we need to be super excited about! LightSail will you updated on the many findings shelves to release to the public. able to understand what happens always hold a special place in my and research I obtain from my What else do you see? Well, I’m in space. Whatever happens in heart! This wonderful project won many resources to provide you here to answer that question, space, happens on Earth! Your 2 awards and is super beneficial with the best up to date happen- as part of the Planetary Society donations will help fuel our next to us while studying anything ings in Planetary Science! Join me, (www.planetary.org) missions and projects! To think about solar power! Powered by Bill Nye (CEO), and many other sci- It’s not common knowledge to YOU could have that impact on photons, it sails the stars. How entists, as I dump my Intergalactic know anything about the Society, the world and other planets and ingenious! A solar-powered Space Garbage on you, and many or what we help NASA do. to make that much of a difference, spacecraft. Super eco-friendly and others! Informing the public is I am here with my article and col- is incredible. Everything we can by far the coolest thing I have ever only half the battle. The other half umn, Intergalactic Space Garbage, do and are doing is all because of seen in my life! is helping us make these things to tell you! the donors! The ESRT center is open! Back in happen by becoming a member of Let’s begin with the basics before One of the most fascinating things October, Society members from our society. I give you an overview of what we happening right now (and by far all over the globe met in the Neth- Until next month, when I review have been doing for the past 10 the coolest thing if you ask me) erlands at The European Space the book Alien Oceans: The Search years. Every 10 years the world’s is that we will be launching two and Technology Centre to talk For Life In The Depths of Space, top scientists and leading astron- astronauts back into space (The about LightSail 2 and the ESA’s by Kevin Hand (JPL scientist). See omers meet for something called Dragon Crew) on a SpaceX Falcon involvement in the research of you soon, fellow carbon-based The Decadal Survey! The last one 9 rocket in the Crew Dragon space Exoplanets, funded by the Society entities! was released in 2011 and helped capsule. SpaceX is a company members like myself! It’s always a Jasmine A. L’amoureux is an amateur astronomer from the town of Winsted us prioritize space exploration for run by Elon Musk. His company pleasure to hold such a wonderful the next 10 years. has signed a $2.6 billion deal to Ct. She is a mother, baker and artist spot in our universe. Helping the who studies astrobiology in her spare This survey helps us get the fly six missions with NASA that PS explore our universe is never time, and advocates heavily for the proper funding from Congress to was established back in 2014. I boring. Planetary Society to educate the fund space exploration. But you encourage everyone to tune in on In the past 40 years, the Society general public. never know just what we will get, Wednesday, May 27 at about 4:30 as more recently, people have de- p.m. manded that NASA do something If all goes according to plan, they about our most important global will be launching at approximate- crisis: global warming. ly 4:32 p.m. from NASA’s Kennedy The decadal survey also helps Space Center. They could be preserve whatever missions have staying at the International Space been endorsed in the past. In the Station for up to 119 days! This is next survey, we will be primar- HUGE because it is SPace-X’s first- ily focusing on our brother and ever crewed mission and orbital sister planets Mercury, Venus, Spaceflight from Earth since 2011. Mars, and the Moon as well as They call the flight itself Demo-2. some other small bodies and The point of the flight mission some exoplanets. The scientists itself is to test the commercial representing these planets have crew ship’s performance with been encouraged to ask three big astronauts on-board. It is also to questions about the planets they determine the impact of space on are focusing on and in turn, shall the human body for an extended debate upon said questions and period, as well as on other types future missions. of equipment we will be bringing Now, remember. NASA and the to space and last but not least hu- Society are two VERY separate en- man habitational experiments for tities that work closely together. future exploration of the universe. Whereas NASA uses tax money In the past year, the Society has and such to operate, we are very done SO MANY cool things. There different. We operate with mostly isn’t enough coverage on these donated funds! On our website, things, and I would love to inform you will see the different levels of you. Here are just a few!: membership anyone can attain, at The Hera Mission was funded!

8 WINSTEDPHOENIX Column PJ Shelley: eye On winchester center Winchester Center is un- months. Built-in 1815 as a equivocally unique in Litchfield schoolhouse, on land donated County and probably all of by Fredrick Marsh who lived Connecticut. Nestled in the in the Priest March house on Town of Winchester with its Chapel Road. This Georgian- own zip code, 06094, it abuts style house built around 1770 is Winsted, Barkhamsted, Tor- presently occupied by Tom and rington, Norfolk, Goshen, and is Doris Lyng. The schoolhouse a short drive from Colebrook, was taken over by the Ecclesi- Litchfield, Canaan, Sheffield, astical Society to hold meetings and Sandisfield. It has the Win- and serve as a chapel in the winchester Center Congregational ter. The building was renovated Church, The Winchester Grange in 1910. and Post Office, The Winchester The Historical Society took it Center Volunteer Fire Depart- over in 1971 and last year got a ment, and The Chapel. Town grant from The 1772 Foundation The Winchester Center Old Academy at the intersection of Route 263 and Chapel Hill Road in Winchester Center. Historian Dave Battista said, for $20,000 to raise the build- “I’m a civil engineer and have ing, rebuild the foundation and erator of Connecticut since it is at Cliffside Park High School and been in every town and city in sill. And that’s where things sit always a degree warmer than was adviser to its Mnemosyne the state and Winchester Center now, “The building was sinking Norfolk. yearbook which constantly won is truly special. It’s the village into the ground and rotting from Raised in Cliffside Park, New national awards. that time forgot.” the bottom up. The entire pro- Jersey, home of Palisades After retiring from Jersey, he In the coming months, I will ject may cost another $30,000. Amusement Park, PJ went to taught at The Kolburne School in write about this cool* place and “The latest grant application has All Hallows’ High School in the Southfield, a residential school spotlight some of it’s unique been refused so we’re relying on Bronx, one block from Yankee for special ed and emotionally and civic-minded individuals. individual donations.,” Battista Stadium, He attended University disturbed children. The restoration of the Chapel said. of Notre Dame , majored in Eng- PJ fully retired in 2010 and has across from the Congregational *Since Norfolk is The lish, graduated in 1964 and got occupied his time with a doo Church has been an ongoing Icebox of Connecticut, Winches- his Masters Degree in 1965. wop radio show at WAPJ FM in project for the last eighteen ter Center should be the Refrig- PJ taught English and journalism Torrington.

9 WINSTEDPHOENIX Winsted, Torrington, and advice Virtual Memorial Day ceremonies By SHAW ISRAEL IZIKSON nial flag lowering and raising, parade” slideshow, and a video hoo.com. The deadline to sub- a reading of the names of the veterans’ recognition ceremo- mit photos is Friday, May 22. NORTHWEST CORNER — WIN- soldiers from Winsted who ny, to be shared through the Children can get involved by STED and TORRINGTON — Due died in battle, the laying of City website and local media. reading the poem “In Flanders to the COVID-19 pandemic, ceremonial wreaths at five me- To participate, send us a photo Fields” by John McCrae and Memorial Day ceremonies will morial sites throughout town, of your group or organization can draw or craft red poppies be held online for both Win- along with a poetry reading by showing gratitude for our vet- to wear or display. The virtual sted and Torrington. Gail Hoxie. erans. Some ideas are holding parade and veterans’ recogni- In Winsted, the town’s Sol- Hoxie won this year’s Memo- up a sign with a message hon- tion ceremony will be acces- diers’ Monument Commission rial Day poetry contest that the oring our veterans or decorat- sible to view beginning at 9:00 will be holding a virtual cer- commission sponsored. ing your home, yard, or vehicle a.m. on May 25 through the emony which will be posted on Technical assistance for the to commemorate Memorial City of Torrington’s website, www.soldiersmonumentwin- virtual ceremony is being pro- Day. Please, remember social www.torringtonct.org, and will sted.org. vided by Gilbert School gradu- distancing and masking recom- also be broadcast at the same According to commission ates Dylan Avery and Cash Pac. mendations! 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10 WINSTEDPHOENIX Winsted and the northwest corner WBOE:continued from front page something we will be doing on handle down. We are going to Board of Education Chairman goes forward, with students a wide scale basis,” she said. have a cleaning ritual at the Doug Pfenninger asked Brady- potentially being on split- “In the past, did the child’s end of every day.” Shanley if it was possible for schedules and teachers being desk get cleaned off and disin- Brady-Shanley said that a custodians to create plexiglass on full schedules, Brady-Shan- fected on a daily basis? I’m go- daily disinfection ritual would screens and partitions for ley said she was expecting ing to say no because nobody not be impossible. classrooms to decrease the some pushback. had the time to be able to do “We’ve seen our daily dis- likelihood of COVID-19 trans- “Locally, you are probably go- that. That’s probably going to infection practices increase mission. ing to get some teachers that be a practice going forward during flu season this year,” “We are going to need to are scared and living in that that we can anticipate. Every she said. “We were talking source that out just because of mentality of ,” Brady-Shanley day there’s going to be desk to teachers and encouraging the sheer number that would said. “But on the state level cleaning. The last ten minutes students to wash their hands need to be done,” she said. with the Connecticut Educa- of school is not going to be to more frequently and cleaning “I also really want to hold off tion Association (CEA) I won’t get your backpack, get lined their desks, wiping down door on making any type of drastic be surprised if CEA starts up and get ready to get on handles. I think we’re going to measures like that until we get pushback on issues such as the bus. The last ten minutes be doing that.” some further guidance from that. I am hopeful we will have is going to be okay, let’s get Brady-Shanley said that the the state.” a plan together that is really out your wipe, let’s wipe your district would be looking into When asked if teachers might going to protect the health desk down, wipe your pencil hand sanitizing machines for have a problem with sched- and welfare of our staff and case down and wipe the door each school building. ules if in-person teaching our students.”

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reach and recovery navigator While some of the photos Sarah Toomey, Winsted Police in the collection are selfies, Department Officer Daniel Pi- several photos in the “Work etrafesa, and EMS/Falls Village Matters” collection were taken Volunteer Fire Department by AMP intern and Begley’s member Andrea Downs. son Finn. “The project honors the work “I live in Canton, and I feel like that is unseen and often I’ve gotten a better connec- underappreciated,” Napoleone tion to Winsted through this said. “We want youth in our project,” Finn Begley said. “My nation and the world to under- mom always comes home and stand that these work opportu- talks about how great Winsted nities exist. And that this work is.” is important and makes com- “We’re not asking interns to munities run the way they do. fix coffee as part of the AMP Without any links in the chain, program,” Begley said. “When the chain is broken and we you are an intern, you are in Some of the many pictures taken as part of The American Mural Project’s would not be able to do what the thick of it with us. You are “Work Matters” social media project. Workers from all walks of life are featured in the project, which can be found on www.instagram.com/ we need to do collectively to doing the work alongside us as americanmuralproject/ have a strong community.” we’re doing it.”