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Volume 24, Number 42
Thursday, October 20, 2022
30TH DISTRICT RACE
McNair, Veach vie for seat By Christian Metzger Record-Journal staff
Residents in the 30th House District will get the choice between incumbent candidate Donna Veach and former Berlin Town Manager Denise McNair in the upcoming midterm election.
Berlin High School seniors Adriano Rasmussen and Donovan Yeung.
BHS seniors garner national recognition
Despite redistricting ceding a portion of Northern Southington over to the 22nd district, there remains a significant portion of the town that is eligible to vote in the 30th – which also encompasses most of Berlin, the hometown of both Veach and McNair.
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Donna Veach
community. She worked as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Paul’s church for 10 years and serves as the development & marketing director at
A Republican, Veach is seeking re-election for a second term. She moved to the Berlin area 30 years ago, and has been an active in the
See 30th, A16
Press Release
Berlin High School Principal Eileen Eustis announced that Adriano Rasmussen and Donovan Yeung, both seniors, have been named Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program. From advanced and honors to AP and UConn ECE courses, Yeung has challenged himself academically. Also, Yeung is a member of the BHS swim and tennis teams, and is cofounder/president of the Coding Club. After graduation he plans to major in computer science. Rasmussen has taken advantage of extensive advanced, honors, AP and UConn ECE course offerings and, along with Yeung, helped co-found the BHS Coding Club. Also, Rasmussen is a section leader in the school band. He hopes to attend college in the Boston area and study applied physics. See Seniors, A7
Human trafficking forum tonight Press Release
Everyone has a role to play in combating human trafficking. Recognizing the signs is the first step to identifying a victim. But, what is human trafficking? Why is it happening? Where is it happening? What can we do to make it stop? The answer to these questions and many more will be
addressed when Newington Rotary partners with Kensington-Berlin Rotary to hold a public forum spotlighting human trafficking Thursday, Oct. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Berlin High School, 139 Patterson Way. Students and parents, teachers, community members and business professionals are encouraged to attend this free event.
Presenters will include Detective Brett Kelly of the Berlin Police Department; Melissa Garden, liaison to Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families Human Anti-Trafficking Response Team; and Special Agent Wendy Bowersox with the FBI’s Human Trafficking/Crimes Against Children Unit, New Haven Division. See Forum, A12
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