...2015 from Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts and worked in his senior year as Brechneff’s assistant. He went on to receive his MFA from Ohio State University. A resident of Southern California, he has been exhibiting work internationally since 2011. Morteza Khakshoor, ‘Becoming’ Goodrich grew up in Essex, where...
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OLD LYME — On Tuesday night at Town Hall, an Essex-based lawyer, Terrance Lomme, discussed a draft plan with members of the town’s zoning commission that he said would simply codify the existing uses of properties on Lyme St. currently owned by four of the town’s most prominent nonprofits. Lomme...
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OLD LYME – For decades, Morgan horses were the centerpiece of the McCulloch family farm, before significant portions of the property were deeded to open space for the town. Now, a couple from Essex are hoping to return horses to the farm, and are asking the town to allow some...
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...on culinary use of sugar kelp and its nutritional values, cocktail creations with sugar kelp, and historical significance of it in the region. More information can be found at www.newenglandkelp.com and www.yellowfarmhouse.org. Participating restaurants and other venues are: Oyster Club; The Shipwright’s Daughter; Whitecrest Eatery; The Essex; The Whelk; Oko...
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...Middlebury and the five remaining Hartford towns delivered to one of its two remaining transfer stations in Torrington and Essex. “We will still have a substantial amount of garbage being delivered [to South Meadows] right up until June 30, and there will be a significant amount of waste at the...
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...transfer station, which handles trash from smaller towns in the lower Connecticut River valley, including Essex, Chester, Deep River and Old Saybrook. Only one town in the region opted out – Old Lyme – which has contracted directly with Essex transfer station operator CWPM to handle its trash at a...
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...Committee of the Whole to discuss the issue. Spera also gave an update on the status of a pending Internal Affairs investigation into the actions of patrolman Tyler Schulz, who was arrested on a charge of second-degree breach of peace in relation to a bar fight in Essex in early...
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...in 2019. He said he’s gained a deeper appreciation for how difficult it is to build a life in Connecticut since moving home. Now, Goff is running as a Republican for the 33rd State Senate District seat – currently held by State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex — which covers much...
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...stay with MIRA, they would be able to opt out any year if the price goes above a certain point. CWPM – which already collects trash and recycling from Old Lyme residents and businesses, and hauls it to Essex to be picked up by MIRA – offered to haul Old...
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...prevented it from happening. “There’s been kind of an understanding that someday we would finish that project,” he said. “And we’re approaching 30 years, so it’s exciting that we might be … finishing it.” Pisciotti credited State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, for his advocacy in obtaining the $1.4 million in...
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...A previous version of this story stated that Chris Cryder is Special Projects Coordinator for the Connecticut Fund for the Environment/Save the Sound, but he has retired from that position. Also, 70 acres of The Preserve are owned and managed by the Essex Land Trust, not the Town of Essex....
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...member towns: trash from the Essex transfer station will go to a trash-burning plant in Preston, and trash from the Torrington and Watertown transfer stations will be trucked to a landfill in eastern Pennsylvania. The agency hasn’t yet figured out what to do with trash from Hartford-area towns that is...
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CHESTER — State Representative Christine Palm (D-36) of Chester has officially launched her campaign for a third term representing Chester, Deep River, Essex, and Haddam in the Connecticut Legislature. She has been endorsed by all four Democratic Town Committees in her district, and qualified early for Citizens Election Program (CEP)...
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...by so many are more fragile than we sometimes like to believe. If we do not fight for the marginalized, we tacitly accept their marginalization, and I refuse to let that happen. Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, represents Connecticut’s 33rd District. He is also First Selectman of the Town of Essex....
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...will not, in our view, help customers in a way that we think they need to [be helped], while it will make it much more difficult for us to be able to attract the capital we need.” State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, co-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, said...
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ESSEX – Persistent lobbying has paid off for residents of Heritage Cove in Essex. The town received a state grant this month to build a sidewalk along River Road that will connect the condominium complex and surrounding neighborhood to Main Street and Essex Village. First Selectman Norm Needleman said residents...
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ESSEX — With economic growth stagnant in the Connecticut River Valley, the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments, known as RiverCOG, recently outlined two scenarios for housing growth in the region over the next decade – one that calls for each year building 200 new housing units in the...
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...a lot of money for it, and we can be outbid any day by Asia or Europe.” State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, co-chair of the Energy and Technology Committee, said lawmakers should keep three goals in mind with their energy policy: reliability, cost and reducing carbon emissions. The point of...
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ESSEX – Cascades of water from a burst fire-sprinkler pipe were still raining down through all four floors of his Los Charros Cantina when chef and owner Colt Taylor arrived Sunday morning after getting a pre-dawn call from state police. “I saw a bunch of fire trucks and I went...
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...there are some other mechanisms that are “a little bit too favorable” to the utilities that lawmakers could look at tweaking, Arconti said. “I think that would lead to more dollars flowing back to ratepayers,” Arconti said. Arconti and co-chair State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex say they also want a...
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...Killingly Energy Center is important for grid reliability, and we will continue to work to be the bridge for the region’s carbon-free future.” In a statement, State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex, one of the co-chairs of the Energy and Technology Committee, said he supported FERC’s decision because it would help...
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...experiencing symptoms. Norm Needleman, the first selectman of Essex, said the town distributed about 500 kits to residents and additional kits to schools, first responders, elderly housing and daycare centers. He said he would be keeping about 300 kits on hand to be used as needed. “Until I know we...
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...our path, our state is poised for great recovery and strength, as long as we continue working toward that goal together. I wish everyone happy holidays and a Happy New Year. If we coordinate and cooperate, 2022 has the potential to complete Connecticut’s roaring comeback. State Sen. Norm Needleman, D-Essex...
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...re-opening of his fine-dining venue, The Essex, on Main Street, Old Saybrook. 1. After Tragedy, Clinton Teachers Claim Age Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment 2. 6 Connecticut Mayors React to Gov. Lamont’s Plan for Legal Marijuana 3. Mysterious Death, Missing Body Spark Department of Agriculture Investigation 4. Outdoor Dining Proposed for...
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...incinerator in the South Meadows of Hartford will now be split up in three directions: a landfill in Pennsylvania, one in Ohio, and an incinerator in eastern Connecticut. All the trash that goes through the Essex Transfer Station – about 10 percent of the more than 500,000 tons of trash...
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ESSEX – After spending several months revising plans for two large commercial buildings on Bokum Road to address concerns about runoff into the nearby Mud River, the town’s Inland Wetlands Commission approved a permit for the project Wednesday night. The George C. Field Company is proposing to build the Bokum...
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...the course of the year. Past Post Commander Ed Shyloski helped present the Jack Sikora Award for helping veterans, in coordination with St. Johns Church of Essex, to Jack Fiedler, past Service Officer for the post. The Lifetime VFW Award was presented to Navy Captain Larry Olson for service to...
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OLD SAYBROOK — The relaunch of Chef Colt Taylor’s The Essex at a new location on Main Street in Old Saybrook is good news for a town that appears poised to make a significant leap toward becoming a dining destination in the eastern half of the state. Taylor, who also...
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ESSEX – The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve an overlay district meant to spur new development on the west side of Route 9 around Exit 3. The commission approved the measure envisioned in the town Plan of Conservation and Development after scaling back a proposal...
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...Kapplan. “When you talk about Mystic, New London, Norwich, that might as well be South Carolina to us.” Charlie Tracy, chair of the economic planning and development commission in Pomfret, said he felt the towns like Niantic, New London and Old Lyme and Essex were beautiful places, but that they...
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