2020 Year in Photos
2020 Year in Photos
Nereida Diaz, 76, of Meriden, returns home on Thursday, April 30, 2020, after recovering from COVID-19 complications at MidState Medical Center in Meriden. Hunter’s Ambulance EMTs Myles DiValentino, left, and Trevor Reitano assist outside her residence on Park Street. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
A woman and child walk by protesters lying down on North Main Street in Wallingford on June 5, 2020. The protest was done in solidarity with George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Graduate Nathan DeMaio is hugged by his girlfriend, Mileni Flores, on June 22, 2020, after graduation ceremonies at H.C. Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden. Families watched the ceremony from their vehicles Monday afternoon. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
A health care worker uses a medical swab stick to check a patient in the drive-thru testing area at Community Health Center in Meriden on April 28, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Amelia Verge, 3, of Meriden, center, waves next to Eva Garlock, 3, of Meriden, left, and Penny Santiago, 2, of Old Saybrook, right, as Ariel, played by Lauren Schiffer from Wishes Character Company of Southington, arrives during Princess Camp at Miss Chantel’s Star Dance Academy in Meriden on July 14, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Decontamination team member Scott McMullen sprays down a stretcher with hydrogen peroxide at Hunter's Ambulance in Meriden, Thurs., Apr. 2, 2020. Vehicles and equipment are decontaminated after transporting COVID-19 patients. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Sheehan girl’s basketball player Mia Mills uses a megaphone during a rally as students from across Connecticut gathered at CIAC headquarters in Cheshire on March 11, 2020, to protest the CIAC’s decision to cancel the rest of the winter postseason due to rising concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Sean Bishop, of Cheshire, goes up for a shot as he enjoys the sunny day at Cheshire Park in the afternoon on Nov. 23, 2020. Sean was back home from attending Rice University in Houston, Texas. He was set to head back toward the end of January for the spring semester. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Beth Bryan feeds an absentee ballot through a counting machine on Nov. 3, 2020, as Mary Bassett, far right, and Noreen Wilcox, front right, look on. The registrars office set up the absentee ballot counting operation at the Meriden Senior Center.
Joan Ives-Parisi, Republican Registrar of Voters, second from right, confers with poll workers during a recount of the vote for state representative in the 90th District, Thurs., Nov. 12, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Cheshire’s Sophia Vagts takes a shot at Guilford’s goal during the Division A Field Hockey Championship Game on Nov. 11, 2020. Guilford won 5-1.
Melanie Del Sole and Mark Laucella of the Castle Craig Players embrace on March 4, 2020, after cutting the ribbon on the playhouse’s new facade at 59 W. Main St. in Meriden.Richie Rathsack, Record-Journal
Sheehan’s Kris Jackson makes a layup against Lyman Hall at Sheehan High School in Wallingford on Jan. 3, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Cheshire’s Sophia Vagts collides into Guilford’s Delaney Victor during the first quarter at Cheshire High School on Thursday, October 8, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Lyman Hall’s Mackenzie Grady keeps the ball alive against Sheehan during a girls volleyball match at Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford on October 15, 2020.
Medical personnel wait for patients at the COVID-19 testing station at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, Wed., Mar. 18, 2020. Hartford HealthCare opened its drive-though COVID-19 testing stations Wednesday for patients who have a prescription from a provider to get tested for the virus. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Southington High School graduates Chloe Grabowski, left, and Avery Cowen pose for a selfie as they wait for the start of the Southington High School graduate motorcade at the high school before heading through town on June 16 to celebrate this year’s graduating class.
Nurse Leader Karen Fasano gives instruction to medical personnel while practicing drive-through testing for COVID-19 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, Tues., Mar. 17, 2020. The drive-through will allow a patient with symptoms and possible exposure to be tested without leaving their vehicle. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Farm employee Ben Schulz, 17, helps a customer with a curbside pickup order at Rogers Orchards, 336 Long Bottom Rd., Southington, Fri., May 29, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Platt graduate Cameron Fox celebrates after he receives his diploma on June 12, 2020.
Harper Beir, 2, of Middletown plays in the leaves at Panthorn Park in Southington on Oct. 26, 2020. She was there with her 3-year-old sister Paeton Beir and grandmother. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Secretaries Dael Szypulski, left, and Catherine Vega decorated their office window with a “We Miss You” message to students at Casimir Pulaski Elementary School in Meriden, seen here on May 5, 2020. Gov. Ned Lamont closed schools for the rest of the academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Lyman Hall’s graduate Asharia Ray gets her photo taken after receiving her diploma Monday Jun22, 2020 during a drive up graduation. Aaron Flaum. Record-Journal
Dan Coffey, principal of Casimir Pulaski Elementary School in Meriden, makes the rounds through empty classrooms, Tues., May 5, 2020. Gov. Ned Lamont has closed schools for the rest of the academic year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
At left: Mike Valentin and friends raise their fists for his cousin Jaylon-Devine William Nixon during a vigil at Maloney on June 25.Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Jaylon-Devine William Nixons mother Teresa Cotto holds her husbands Devin Cotto hand as she is surrounded by friends and family before the start of her sons vigil at Maloney High School on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Nixon died in an early morning car crash on Sunday, June 21 near Murdock Avenue in Meriden. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
John Tomboly 14, of Meriden, rides on July 20, 2020, during a gate practice for BMX racers on the Falcon BMX track at Falcon Field in Meriden. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Connor Nylund 14 of Meriden takes a break at the tracks staging area during a gate practice for BMX racers at the Falcon BMX track at Falcon Field in Meriden on Monday, July 20, 2020. Aaron Flaum
Candice Kowalski, of Meriden, pulls her sons, Harrison, 7, left, and Evan, 5, in a wagon as they leave their apartment complex covered under a light blanket, Thurs., Jul. 16, 2020. Like many children on the autism spectrum, both Harrison and Evan have an aversion to wearing face masks. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Graduate Maggie Grazioso gives a scream on stage as her name is called to receive her diploma by Principal Joseph Corso during Lyman Hall High School graduation ceremonies at the Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Tues., Jul. 7, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Aja Jelks, 13, of Meriden, holds a sign during a stop on Hobart Street in Meriden during a Stop the Violence rally on Aug. 29, 2020. Hobert Street is one of the locations that saw an increase in gun violence last year. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Amanda Hamilton and her husband Francis are the new owners of Les’ Dairy Bar on East Main Street in Meriden, seen here on Aug. 27, 2020. The Hamiltons were excited to keep Les’ Dairy Bar’s 60-year tradition alive as its newest owners. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Members of the Meriden YMCA’s Seals team cheer their teammates from behind the window during their first swim meet since COVID-19 at Maloney High School against the Northwestern YMCA’s Lasers swim team on Thursday, August 20, 2020. With new guidelines in place only 25 people are allowed on the pool deck at a given time. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Emma O’Neal, 10, of Meriden, puts her swim cap on during the Meriden YMCA’s Seals’ swim meet against the Northwestern YMCA’s Lasers on Aug. 20, 2020. It was their first meet since the coronavirus shut down sports in March.
Platts Clayton Bruenn holds a sing as during a rally at the Connecticut State Capitol during a rally trying to reinstate a football season on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Meriden Co-op’s Mehdi Moumen swims the butterfly leg of the 200 Medley Relay during a dual meet against E.O. Smith at Platt High School on Friday, January 10, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Sheehan’s Luke Festa passes the puck up the ice as he is pushed by Daniel Hand’s Ethan Massey during the second period at Choate on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Kevin Perez at Beat The Street Community Center in Meriden on Wednesday, January 22, 2020. The three will be competing this weekend at the Western New England Golden Gloves Tourney semi-finals. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Sheehan High School students walk to their buses at dismissal on the first day of school in Wallingford, Thurs., Sept. 3, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
The Easter Bunny sits on a scooter at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Eastgate Drive in Cheshire on April 2, 2020, as he waves to passing cars.
A Geminid meteor streaks across the southwestern skies over an open space parcel on North Branford Road in Wallingford, Sunday evening, Dec. 13, 2020. The annual Geminid meteor shower peaked Sunday night and Monday morning featuring dozens of shooting stars per hour. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Keith Grant, Hartford Healthcare’s senior system director of infection prevention, receives the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine from Colleen Teevan, Hartford Healthcare’s system manager for pharmacy clinical integration, during the first arrival and distribution of the vaccine at Hartford Healthcare on Dec. 14, 2020.Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Second-grade teacher Annette Mirando waves to Reilly Bard, 11, and sister Charlotte, 8, during the Oshana Elementary School teacher parade on Knowles Avenue in Southington, Tues., Mar. 31, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Kindergarten teacher Danielle Baron decorated her car as teachers from Nathan Hale Elementary School in Meriden get ready motorcade through the streets of their district to raise students' spirits during their time at home on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Mark Brennan, of Wallingford, holds a handmade sign for mother Annmarie Brennan at Masonicare’s Home Health Center in Wallingford, Thurs., Mar. 26, 2020. Brennan has visited his 76-year-old mother at Masonicare’s Home Health Center on weekends for 12 years. That routine ended recently when the facility restricted building access due to the coronavirus crisis. Brennan used the sign as a creative way to let his mom know he was thinking of her. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Annmarie Brennan, of Wallingford, waves from a balcony to son Mark Brennan, of Wallingford, who holds a handmade sign from a nearby hill that reads "Miss U" at Masonicare’s Home Health Center in Wallingford, Thurs., Mar. 26, 2020. Brennan has visited his 76-year-old mother at Masonicare’s Home Health Center on weekends for 12 years. That routine ended recently when the facility restricted building access due to the coronavirus crisis. Brennan used the sign as a creative way to let his mom know he was thinking of her. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Reilly Bard, 11, left, and sister Charlotte, 8, hold a sign for Oshana Elementary School teachers as they parade up Knowles Avenue in Southington, Tues., Mar. 31, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Elijah Browne, 9, of Southington, braces himself after going over a jump at Camp Sloper in Southington on Dec. 17, 2020. The year’s first and only major winter storm dropped nine to 12 inches on central Connecticut.
Southington’s Kelly Perrotti competes on the beam during a dual meet against Conard at Whiting Lane Elementary School in West Hartford on Feb. 4, 2020.
Yard Goats General Manager Mike Abramson puts on a Yard Goats jersey on the team’s new manager Chris Denorfia at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford on Thursday, January 23, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Daniel Frohman, of Middletown, shields his eyes from sidelight while photographing Comet NEOWISE from Lyman Orchards in Middlefield, Mon., Jul. 20, 2020. The 3-mile-wide comet was discovered on March 27, 2020 and will not be visible again for another 6,800 years. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
City Manager Tim Coon gives a thumbs up as Mark Scott pilots an RV-12 plane built by Wilcox Technical High School students and members of the ‘Teens to Flight’ program at Meriden Markham Airport, Fri., Aug. 14, 2020. The plane took more than four years to build. Mark Scott is EAA Chapter 27 president, test pilot and mentor. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Berlin Picture Show employee Mia Servidone delivers a food order to a car during the showing of the Gremlins at the Berlin Picture Show “Pop-up” Drive-in on Sunday, July 26, 2020. Drive-in customers put their orders through the Picture show’s website and have them delivered to their cars. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Jason Libby, of Wallingford, ducks under a fallen tree that damaged props at the Trail of Terror in Wallingford, seen here on Aug. 7, 2020. The tree was one of several that came down over the popular haunt during Tropical Storm Isaias. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
A train passes through downtown Meriden by decorations for the holiday season along West Main Street Nov. 24, 2020. | Richie Rathsack, Record-Journal
Six-year-olds Christian Lewis, left, and Evelyn Bogle get a push on the swing from staff member Logan Smith at Israel Putnam Elementary School in Meriden on Sept. 22, 2020.
Rocky, a 12-year-old cocker spaniel owned by Peggy Cameron of Southington, wears a custom-fit dog wheelchair designed by her son, Chris Cameron. The wheelchair, made from PVC piping seen here on Aug. 7, 2020, helps Rocky get around after he lost the use of his left back paw. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Funeral Director Jayson Dahlgard adjusts a mirror on a Harley-Davidson hearse at B.C. Bailey Funeral Home, 273 S. Elm St., Wallingford, Thurs., Jul. 23, 2020. B.C. Bailey is offering the 2012 Harley-Davidson hearse as a way to make the farewell to a loved one more unique. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Don Gioiella of Wallingford, checks out refrigerators at Lowe's Outlet in Meriden during a soft opening on Thursday, September 10, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Town Clerk Barbara Thompson gets ready to bring nearly 7,000 absentee ballots to the post office from Wallingford Town Hall, Fri., Oct. 2, 2020. Friday was the first day ballots could be mailed out for the November general election. The ballots were transported by pickup truck with a covered bed. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Kindergarten teacher Leann Mirisola lines up students on the first day of school at Derynoski Elementary School on Friday, September 10, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Distance learners are seen on a laptop held by teacher Kristen Giuliano who assists student Jane Wood, 11, in a seventh-grade social studies class at Dodd Middle School in Cheshire, Thurs., Sept. 24, 2020. Teachers in Cheshire have been adapting to new high technology classrooms that have been outfitted with cameras, microphones and speakers retrofitted into the ceilings and laptops that show all the students in their virtual classrooms. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Sheehans Jason Villano speaks to the crowd during a rally at the Connecticut State Capitol during a rally trying to reinstate a football season on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Olivia Swaynn 5, of Newington, rides a cat on the Kiddie Carousel at Lake Compounce on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Visitors must wear a mask throughout the park and rides and will be seated by ride attendants for proper distancing. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Vinny Iannuzzi, the owner of Vinny’s Deli on Center Street in Wallingford, holds toilet paper he has at his deli on Thursday, March 19. 2020. He is giving away a roll of toilet paper with every sandwich when you show them the coupon from their social media pages. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Artist Stephanie Hongo, of Southington, starts a new trash sculpture using mostly discarded plastic from a large pile in her basement, Fri., Jun. 26, 2020. Hongo, a studio manager at Art Studio of Connecticut on West Street, creates works of art from a variety of discarded trash, recyclables and found objects. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
A view of the lite up Silver City Bridge on the Meriden Green on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Riders wear their mask as they ride Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. Visitors must wear a mask throughout the park and rides and will be seated by ride attendants for proper distancing. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Students, left to right, Michael Geoffrey, 7, Cydney Geoffrey, 6, and Tristan Geoffrey, 6, of South Meriden, wave to teachers passing by during the Hanover School teacher parade on Main Street in South Meriden, Tues., Apr. 28, 2020. Dave Zajac, Record-Journal
Camper Ethan Mendoza 11, enjoys the ride as he slides down the Turbo Chute as he cools off from the summer heat at the Meriden YMCA’s Mountain Mist Day Camp on Friday, June 26, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Greg Bereski of Middletown shares a live view with followers worldwide from the top of Mount Higby in Middlefield during a Tiktok live video on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Passing showers left a rainbow as runners warm-up before the start of the Meriden 3-mile Fun Run summer at Platt High Schools track. The fun runs will be held every Wednesday every night at 6:30 on the schools track until August 19, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Sound Spectrum’s Scott Gingras, dressed as Willy Wonka, was the master of ceremonies for the Halloween car parade at Sheehan High School hosted by the Wallingford Public Celebration Committee on Friday, October 23, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Bobby Cerri of Meriden crosses a bridge during his daily walk around Mirror Lake at Hubbard Park on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Vote checkers Ann Cassello left and Nancy Cerrotti checks a voter in before they can vote at Wallingfords District 8 at the Wallingford Senior Center on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Maloney’s John Mendez loses his footing as he tries to get the ball from Platt’s Michael Urban during a game at Platt High School on Oct. 20, 2020. Maloney won 1-0.
Southington’s Billy Carr celebrates after beating Amity’s Simon Flaherty in the 182lbs championships during the 2020 CIAC State Open and Girls Invitational at Floyd Little Atheltic Center in New Haven on Saturday, February 29, 2020. Billy won with a score of 4-3. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Platt’s Cristian Calero celebrates after pinning Maloney’s Anthony Gray in the 170 lbs weight class at Platt High School on Wednesday, February 12, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
Lyman Halls Brianna Mik gets the ball from North Havens Laura Petrafesa before calling a timeout in the first half of the first round of the Class L 2020 CIAC State Girls Basketball Tournament at North Haven High School on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Aaron Flaum, Record-Journal
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