Blood drive to support girl with rare genetic condition By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
Berlin High School is hosting a blood drive in support of young Plainville resident Daniela Ciriello, who was born with a rare genetic blood disease called Beta Thalassemia, or Cooley’s Anemia. The blood drive will be held Saturday, Aug. 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and is sponsored by the Lions Club of Berlin and the Berlin Upbeat Program.
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Volume 24, Number 33
ELECTION 2022
Candidates discuss abortion decision, Safe Harbor law
Nine-year-old Daniela has been receiving blood transfusions every three weeks for as long as she can remember.
By Jessica Simms Record-Journal staff
Despite her challenges, Daniela is your typical kid. She enjoys dancing, lounging poolside on hot days and spending time with her family.
The Record-Journal recently polled area candidates running for state House and Senate for their views on the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs. Wade, Jack Fazzino Lou Arata as well as earlier passage of the state’s “Safe Harbor” 83rd House district seat relaw. sponded: Candidates were asked the following:
Daniela’s brother Matteo has the disease as well, but is not to the point of needing blood transfusions. See Drive, A12
Daniela Ciriello.
Children’s book inspired by author’s papergirl experience By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
A childhood memory that stands out for Teresa Vitelli is being a papergirl. At age 12, she delivered the Record-Journal throughout South Meriden. And that work experience was the inspiration for her new children’s book, “Potholes.”
“There is a story within each of us, some that are told and some that are not told,” said Vitelli, a broker with ERA Hart SargisBreen Real Estate in Berlin. “Some that we let out to help someone else was my driving force throughout the book.” While Vitelli didn’t know the first thing about penning a children’s book, late one night she felt inspired to write. “Potholes” was completed in under two hours.
The story follows Teresa Ann, who transforms into Tere’Sann, the super paper girl.
See Book, A12
1. Where do you stand on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and why? 2. Do you agree or disagree with the state’s Safe Harbor law, which blocks state agencies from assisting in interstate investigations that could hold someone criminally or civilly liable for receiving abortion services in Connecticut, and why? Candidates are listed in ballot order. Asterisks indicate incumbents. Here’s how the candidates in the race for the
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(Meriden, Berlin) Jack Fazzino, Democrat 1. “Like many Connecticut residents, I am extremely disappointed in the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. As an attorney, I disagree with the majority's convoluted arguments and its suffocating perspective on due process as it relates to fundamental liberties. More importantly, as a candidate for office, I fully believe that
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