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New COVID-19 restrictions will prohibit indoor dining, gatherings Brighton Chamber moves to the historic depotpersonal ACHS student

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Chamber staff, board, and city officials gathered to cut the ribbon. BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Greater Brighton Chamber of Commerce celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony of its own Oct. 13, officially opening a new location at Brighton’s Historic Train Depot at 269 E. Bridge St. “This is my first week on the job, and so excited to be back here

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in Brighton,” said Robin Martinez, Brighton’s economic development president and CEO. “This is a beautiful space that Natalie built out here, and we are excited to partner with them. They’re right across the street from our office. I have a passion for small business so I can’t wait to see what we can develop together.” The train depot was built in

1908 as a cabbage loading dock on Second Avenue on the west side of the tracks. Union Pacific transferred ownership to a private owner in 1980. According to Brighton’s Historic Preservation Staff, Howard Eyerly moved it to 269 E. Bridge St. in 1981 on the east side of the SEE CUTTING, P3

Election 2022: How Secure is the Vote? the integrity the vote. One of BY VIGNESH RAMACHANDRAN A long line of cars outside the city of Brighton’s rapidof testing site at them, M.V. (Trey) Hood III, is a COLORADO NEWS COLLABORTIVE Riverdale Regional Park. The site has had to close of early many days in recent professor Political Science at weeks due to demand. 14-day testofpositivity the University Georgia.rate His Colorado ishigh known for itsAdams mail- County’s was 15.9 percent, of some Nov. 17,elecaccordingstate to Tri-County Department. has been Health the epicenter of in-ballot system as that high-profi claims ofhigher voter fraud tion experts calledCity’s the “gold Brighton andhave Commerce test positivity rateslewere both than inand the 29 2020 election, which have standard” the nation. Butin Brighton 13 percent. in Forty-five people in Commerce City have been found false. with unfounded claims of masdied from COVID-19 related health issues. To limit the spread of COVID-19, This Q&A has been edited for sive voter fraud rampant, at least 15 counties moved tosome tighter restrictions that prohibits indoor and state residents remain concerned clarity and length. personal gatherings. about whether their vote will get counted. How easy is it for someone to mess with The Colorado News Collaborathe vote? tive is speaking with nonpartiCertainly everyby state has aWard lot Photo Belen san election experts to help the of things that have been put in public understand more about place to prevent voter fraud, so a

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lot of safeguards are in place. It’s Colorado Community not necessarily easy toMedia commit voter fraud. It does happen — it’s As Denver metroand counties to pretty episodic rare,continue though. inch closer to local stay-at-home orders But, the fact that it does happen under Colorado’s systemgets of coronavirussome – that’s what into the relatedand restrictions, the state announced news that’s sort of what reinforces that it’sindoor just a new level ofthe rulesbelief that prohibits completely rampant. dining and personal gatherings — a [Editor’s note: In Colorado, the change that applies to the majority of the conservative-leaning Heritage Denver metro area and many counties in Foundation other regions. has documented 16 cases of voter fraud in the entire The state’s COVID-19 dial, which has state since 2005.] been in effect since September, is the set of different levels of restrictions that each SEE VOTE, P3

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Commerce City police arrested an Adams City High School student Oct. 14 who brought a weapon in a backpack to school. A Facebook post from the school’s principal, Chris Garcia, said school staff took control of the weapon and that police took the student into custody immediately. “Due to Adams City High School staff’s quick and professional response, the situation was resolved with no interruption to instruction. At no time were students in danger,” Garcia’s post read. This is the second time that an ACHS student has been arrested for the same incident. A student brought a handgun to class Sept. 19. The school was placed in lockdown in that instance as well and there were no injuries reported. county is required to follow based on the “Please take this opportunity to severity of a county’s local virus spread.the speak with your student about The dial grew out of the state’s safer-atdangers of bringing a weapon of any kind orthat threatening home order to — school the policy came after to use a weapon,” Garcia the statewide stay-at-home orderurged this on Facebook. All weapons are strictspring and allowed numerous types of ly prohibited on school property businesses to reopen. with of lawtoenforceThethe stateexception recently switched color ment professionals. The safety identifiers — levels blue, yellow and and security of our students and orange thanpriority.” numbered levels — to staff israther our top avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red Those with information about meant a stay-at-home Now, level this case or other order. threats can call red — “severe risk” — is the secondGarcia (303-289-3111), the Commerce City Police Department (303-288-1535), or Safe2Tell (877542-7233). Please see RESTRICTIONS, Page 2