...in our wonderful state. And, less than one week out from the end of Session, my colleagues and I are already taking about unfinished business and where to focus our individual and collective energy next year. State Rep. Christine Palm represents Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam in Connecticut General Assembly...
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...and local farm produce, with a menu designed by local chef Shelley DeProto, who owned the former Red Hen in Old Saybrook and Lupo in Chester. A soft opening for the shop is expected in late July, said Walker Potts, owner of Long River Farm, one of the produce suppliers...
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...Christine Palm, D-Chester, suggested that the votes are there for passage. “I’m not ready to give up entirely on TCI,” said State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester. “When TCI got moved off the table, a lot of us thought there was too much support to let that happen, so we’re trying...
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...found links between PFAS and high blood pressure, changes in liver enzymes, increased risk of certain types of cancer and low infant birth rates. “These PFAS chemicals are extraordinarily dangerous,” said State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, who introduced the bill. “They are detected in breastmilk … They are found throughout...
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...with Chester and Deep River about setting up programs there, Abbott said, and she thinks a lot more will be participating in the near future. “Eventually, it’s going to be mandated, but I like the idea of people learning and coming to the conclusion that it’s the right thing to...
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...million. The project was made possible after the State of Connecticut paid to extend a water main from Chester to Tylerville, which had long been plagued with contaminated groundwater that forced people in the area to rely on bottled or filtered water. The town also recently received a federal grant...
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...Town Transit buses. The bus service will still make stops at Silver Street in Middletown and at the Chester, Essex and Old Saybrook park and rides. The proposed schedule also adds a morning bus from Hartford to Old Saybrook, and adjusts the departure times for the five afternoon buses leaving...
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Hadlyme Country Market co-owner Lisa Bakoledis was behind the counter on Tuesday serving up white and red pizzas for the first time to a lunchtime crowd at her popular shop at the turnoff to the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry. She will be making fresh pies from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (to...
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...said Walker Potts, proprietor of Long River Farm in Old Lyme, who will supply produce to the new shop. Local chef Shelley DeProto, of the former Red Hen in Old Saybrook and Lupo in Chester, has applied for a special exception change of use from retail to food service for...
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...the speakers had finished, Linda Carlson, of Chester, said affordable housing was essential to keeping her family nearby. She said daughter lives in Chester and her son rents an accessory dwelling unit in Deep River. “He’s fortunate to be in a lower income housing unit, but if it weren’t for...
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...Both are good values. But it was the 2018 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon which stood out. Made from 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot and 2% Merlot, it’s just a great bottle to drink — all finesse, black currant, vanilla, sugared pistachios — at around $50 in Port Chester or Hartford,...
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...and ideas. The best defense against discrimination is full throated facts, ideas and critical reason. Our children’s thinking is being forcefully limited and restricted by professional adults that purport to have their best interest in mind and assure us that they know what’s best for them. Bob Chester, Somers, CT...
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...Chester, Deep River, East Haddam, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook — on and along the Connecticut River. A review by Gateway considers the natural and traditional river scene, including the development pattern of the area, building height, density and setbacks, said Willis. In this case, the long-standing commercial...
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...Palm, D-Chester, said she was “troubled” by the turn that the discussion had taken. “I am troubled that the narrative of this bill has gone from the relative merits of vaccination to one of religious persecution,” she said on Monday. “I believe deeply in this bill as a compassionate, sensible...
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...of the most exceptional experiment of self-government and we still hold these truths about humankind and its humanity to be self-evident. But, if we lose the courage to stand up and to defend our liberty than we have surrendered, closed our minds, and lost our country. Bob Chester Somers, CT...
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...that we need to be more intentional about reaching the nuances of certain subjects that have historically been overlooked or left out of school textbooks,” said State Rep. Geoff Luxenberg, D-Manchester. “Even though Connecticut has been a national leader in recent curriculum changes, we need to keep on pushing in...
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...the plant had yet to be identified in the river. In an effort to halt the spread, State Representative Christine Palm, D-Chester, is calling for funds to develop a statewide, coordinated management plan. “What I realized was no one knows about it,” said Emily DeLuca, a freelance multimedia journalist and...
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...to her that when there are not sufficient funds in his account, his brother will need to call and pretend to be Dope. Jeannia Fu, a volunteer with the Connecticut Bail Fund, read the testimony of Matthew Abraham, who spent 20 years incarcerated at Chester Correctional Facility. In his testimony,...
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...daily life of the region, or benefit from the services in that area. “They don’t drive on those streets, they don’t send their kids to those schools, they don’t shop in their stores,” said State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester. If passed by the legislature, the change would take effect this...
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CHESTER — “Cooking the food and making it absolutely taste outstanding, I don’t stop there. It’s so gratifying to see a waitress drop the food off at a table and see the customer immediately smile even before they’ve eaten the food. That is what I want the experience to be,...
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...to our voting laws,” said Palm. This session, State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, proposed a bill that would put out a referendum allowing no-excuse absentee balloting. “Connecticut is one of the four least accessible, most regressive states when it comes to our voting laws,” said Palm. Secretary of the State...
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...the brain chemistry of adolescents, but I know that’s probably not going to be included, and I’ll still vote for it without that. – State Rep. Christine Palm (D-Chester) I have a number of concerns with the legalization of adult recreational use of marijuana. We have a very significant defense...
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...support behind the bill, saying that tax reform needs to be a priority in a time when so many people are experiencing economic hardship. “I do feel that if ever there were a time to reconsider how we tax people, it’s now, absolutely,” said State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, a...
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...up. Region 4 — which includes Essex, Chester and Deep River schools — is also directing more funding toward its extended school year program, an increase which Superintendent Brian White told CT Examiner was the result of routine salary increases. At a budget workshop on December 16, however, White said...
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...Chester, and we saw kids out walking together on their own. We really felt that small-town community feeling. It felt like we could be here and people will know our kids, and if they get into trouble, they’ll give us a call. Talking to people at the church who have...
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...be easily overcome. State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, said she would absolutely support legislation to write into law the executive order allowing online applications, as long as the legislation retained the penalties for making a false claim. The current executive order waives a requirement that applications be accompanied by an...
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...weeks. Madison, Guilford, Chester, Old Lyme and East Lyme all moved into the high risk category for the first time this week. Yet not all of the towns in the red zone have experienced huge spikes in comparison to a week ago. Chester, Deep River, and Essex each experienced a...
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...day, it seems like there’s another phone call, another email, another effort,” she said. Hollis said that since the start of the pandemic, Shoreline has been consistently serving 50 percent more people than last year. By the end of October, the nonprofit’s locations in Clinton, Westbrook, Chester, Deep River, Old...
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Multiple exposures of students and staff to Covid-19 cases have led schools in Chester, Deep River and Essex to transition to remote learning until November 30. There are currently 23 staff members and 123 students in the district who are in quarantine, according to a letter from Region 4 Superintendent...
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...improve the appearance of their facilities.” A few of the approved projects that received STEAP grants across southeastern Connecticut include: Chester: $85,744.15 to implement a public Wi-Fi internet service, $10,000 town match East Lyme: $128,205 for improvements at the municipal transfer station, $20,000 town match Essex: $128,000 for parking lot...
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