Chelsea Fremut said she and her fiance David McDonald love Italian ice, and they wanted to share it with Deep River. And just in time for the summer heat, they are opening Deep River Ice – a new ice cream and Italian ice stand on Main Street. “There’s not really...
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...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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...Far too often, there have been sewage spills into our rivers that downstream residents only hear about days later—after they’ve been fishing in that river or taken their kids swimming at a nearby beach. That’s why it was so critical this year to ensure real, timely public notice in Connecticut’s...
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...I wanted the sense of watching the river evolve all the way down.” The genesis for the Connecticut River voyage was a trip Ballou took down the Allagash River in Maine. “People canoe from Dartmouth on down and say, ‘I did the [Connecticut] River,’” Ballou said. “No, you did half...
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...would say. I did a lot of that so that I could sit with Cesar, Arabella and the others.” The ceremony included poet Rhonda Ward, who also read a poem from poet Kate Rushin who could not attend. Soloist Lisa Williamson performed “Amazing Grace” and “Deep River.” Speakers included Katie...
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...the state’s ports – passed the Senate 34-0 on Wednesday. It still needs approval from the House. Along with giving the chief elected official of the three cities that host deep water ports in Connecticut a seat on the Port Authority Board of Directors, the bill would require the Port...
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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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DEEP RIVER — At the front steps of Town Hall on Saturday about 75 people rallied in support of housing equity, zoning reform and S.B. 1024 — a housing and zoning bill that will likely advance to a vote in the General Assembly during the legislative session ending June 10....
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...$50,000 of the revenue, along with $50,000 in federal funds, to hire an aquatic invasive species program coordinator. DEEP used the remaining $50,000 to hire two seasonal Connecticut River stewards. Gregory Bugbee, the principal investigator for the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Invasive Aquatic Plant Program, said the $30,000 grant his...
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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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...4, which serves the towns of Chester, Deep River and Essex, have formed racial equity teams or committees. Brian White, superintendent of Region 4 schools, explained that they would be evaluating “district practices pertaining to school climate and our curriculum in all grades k-12.” In Lyme-Old Lyme schools, a racial...
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...Police Department, said Friedmann. Friedmann said the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection “did not offer any negative comments and so we interpret that as there’s no problem with the DEEP.” Christina Costa, the town’s zoning enforcement officer said the project received support from the Regional Planning Agency and...
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...W. Thomas, Deep River … Please understand that the current and historical implications of Connecticut’s municipal zoning laws are obvious and well documented. It is extremely easy to point out all the ways that our current, sprawling suburban communities are environmentally unsustainable, and often intentionally restrictive to communities of color....
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...In a letter to the Siting Council, the state Council on Environmental Quality asked that the developers make every effort to preserve the forest habit. “Because this specific proposal comes within only eight watts of the threshold at which the Commissioner of DEEP is required to make a determination ‘that...
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...said David Saunders, chef of Marker 37, a restaurant under construction on Railroad Ave. at Chester Marina. Saunders, who has been the chef of Saybrook Soup and Sandwich Co. since 2010, said his new venture, named for its location on the Connecticut RIver, will feature a “contemporary aquatic” menu with...
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...is grown and how it is processed,” said Spencer Waldron of High Nine Brewing in Deep River. High Nine Brewing sources some of its grains from Thrall Family Malt — a company that is new to business –on a farm that the family began operating in Windsor in 1646. “Five...
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...plan to move to clean energy has to be aggressive, and the system doesn’t quite fit that plan, so I think we have to be strategic.” DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes and Lamont have pinned responsibility for the plant on the regional market operator, ISO-New England, and its penchant, they claim,...
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...from Old Lyme’s beach communities, which could be pumped a mile or so west to the Connecticut River, will instead be pumped 15 miles east to New London, where it is treated and released in the Thames River. Likewise, garbage collected in Lyme, Old Lyme and Essex – and 48...
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...Republic Services, processes the recyclable materials that MIRA collects from 44 towns in the lower Connecticut River Valley. FCR sued MIRA in May 2019, alleging that deliveries to the recycling facility consistently contained more than 5 percent non-recyclable waste, which violated the terms of its contract. A November ruling from...
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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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...floods predominate (e.g., Southeast Asia) water tables are falling. Not only does mismanagement of water resources suck the Colorado River dry before it reaches the Gulf of California, similar fates befall other major rivers around the world, including the Ganges, Niger, Yellow, Nile, Indus, Amu Darya, Mekong and Murray-Darling. Right...
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...Amtrak Conn. River Bridge Project Design Team. Steven Ross, vice chair of the Old Lyme Harbor Management Commission, said having a reliable, working bridge will keep traffic on the river moving, even if lower vertical clearances will result in a few more boats traveling under either span six or the...
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...his work has led him to develop relationships with many local politicians, including Dick Smith, longtime first selectman of Deep River, who Derry became close to during his time in Westbrook as a state trooper. One day, Smith gave Derry a laminated copy of an article about him in a...
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...St., the 2.2-acre property — which Barnes will rename River Landing Marina — fronts Four Mile River across from Rocky Neck Park and has space for about 50 slips. The property will need some improvements, Barnes said, but the structures and layout are functional. “Basically it’s about renewing some permits...
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To the Editor: The long term consequences and costs of the CT Port Authority’s plan to redevelop State Pier in New London are being overlooked. The capacity and flexibility of the current two pier design provides competitive advantages that will be lost by filling 7 acres of deep water between the piers. In...
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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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...Bruce Thorndike Koschwitz has profiled groups like the Deep River Junior Ancients Fife and Drum Corps, the blues band Creamery Station. In a Christmas special one year, he brought out 15 horn players from the Tuba Christmas ensemble. “There’s an amazing amount of talent here,” he said. Koschwitz calls himself...
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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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...Niantic River itself, but into its watershed, including tributaries like Oil Mill Brook and Stony Brook, and the intermittent streams that seasonally also contribute to the watershed. Runoff pollutes the river by discharging nutrients, particularly nitrogen, and by discharging silt.” Environmental controls Greenskies worked with the DEEP’s Stormwater Program to...
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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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