...social workers and psychologists through outside agencies. Norwich schools are hiring 15 specialists, 35 summer school teachers and 14 paraeducators. But there’s a catch — many of these positions may last just one or two years. The federal government has sent a wave of funding to local schools across the...
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...from its past “misdeeds.” “I think that the opportunities for this emerging industry of offshore wind gives us many economic opportunities – not only for the great ports in New London and Bridgeport – but for properties that go north from New London up toward Norwich,” Formica said. “I think...
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...and high-poverty students, at an additional cost of $4.7 million in FY 22 and $9.4 million in FY 23. “We felt that that had validity,” said Osten. She added that they would also increase the per-pupil funding amount for the charter schools. Peter Nystrom, the Reublican mayor of Norwich, praised...
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...million to New London and $9.7 million to Norwich next year alone according to the nonprofit School and State Finance Project. Proponents argued in a public hearing in March that this would bring needed dollars to the districts sooner rather than later. “More than ever, communities require greater resources to...
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...Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods casinos – both in her district. She also said that other states have seen foot traffic increase in casinos as online gaming and sports betting have been introduced. The casinos are major drivers of the economy in the Norwich area, and many people in the region...
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...way of ensuring the best education and economic and health outcomes for families in Waterbury, Norwich, New London, at a likely cost of pennies on the dollar compared to the outcomes of disconnection. That said, if the idea, in part, is to raise everyone’s rates to fund broadband internet for...
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...Drug Store in Norwich The Yale New Haven Health Clinic at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville The Middlesex Health Shoreline Medical Center in Westbrook The Community Health Center Clinic at Wesleyan University in Middletown Cross Street AME Zion Church in Middletown Middletown Housing Authority locations at Maplewood Terrace and Traverse Square...
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...1% have seen their wealth multiply greatly off of the backs of working people. To claim this isn’t a financial sacrifice to these workers comes from a place of privilege I hope to never understand. William “Dan” Stebbins Norwich, CT Stebbins works for the Norwich Department of Social Services, AFSCME Local 714...
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...— Ansonia, Bridgeport, Danbury, Derby, East Hartford, Hartford, Manchester, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich, Stamford, Waterbury and Windham. Scoville said grants would also be available to childcare and daycare centers that have experienced verbal and physical threats, or belong to a community that has experienced threats...
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...hear their ideas,” said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said last Thursday. The SALT cap primarily affected wealthier residents of Connecticut, but Amber Moore, partner at Norwich CPA firm Goldblatt Bokoff, said the effects were felt beyond just the state’s upper echelon. “It’s very easy for a middle income...
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...about 700,000 people in 57 cities and towns in Connecticut, which include some of its wealthiest – including Greenwich, New Canaan and Darien – as well as some of its most distressed, including Brideport and Norwich. While regulators have fined Eversource and it’s subsidiary Yankee Gas, and UI and its...
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...Total employment has dropped 7.2 percent since February 2020, when the state unemployment rate was 3.7 percent. Employment in the Norwich-New London-Westerly labor market area, which covers southeastern Connecticut, did not change in February, according to the department. Pandemic-related job losses have continued to affect mainly the lowest earners in...
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...improve the development process to create a more inclusive state… — Daisy Wang, Norwich … It strikes me that a diversity of housing makes it more possible to have a diversity of voices in our communities. Such diversity is a gift in helping us all navigate this complex, global environment...
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...into payment plans Aquarion provides water to about 700,000 people in 57 cities and towns in Connecticut ranging from some of the state’s wealthiest towns – including Greenwich, New Canaan and Darien – to some of its most distressed, including Bridgeport and Norwich. In mid-January, the company began mailing notices...
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...we need to go after. – Mayor Erin Stewart, New Britain I supported the drive for medical marijuana and wanted a dispensary here in Norwich, though it ended up going to Montville. To me, the benefits of medical marijuana outweighed any opposition I had to legalizing drugs. But I don’t...
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...their estimates for the dollars that would come in as a result of the bill, and I don’t think it allocates nearly enough to distressed municipalities. We have two from the list, Norwich and New London, in our neck of the woods, and I don’t think they get nearly enough...
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...PACT is so important.” Students who have benefitted from PACT also joined lawmakers at the press conference to share what the program has meant to their education. “PACT is a security net,” said Lilia Burdo, who attends Three Rivers Community College in Norwich and hopes to become a public school...
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...finding a safe place to stay. The CARES program also has strong connections with local police officers, firefighters and health care providers, and Alliance operates a food pantry and has connections with a homeless hospitality center in Norwich. For individuals who don’t want to stop taking opiods, they offer strategies...
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...East Hartford, East Haven, Hartford, Meriden, Naugatuck, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Norwalk, Norwich Free Academy, Putnam, Waterbury, and West Haven. A negative correlation between participation and need Brian Kelly, head of schools at Norwich Free Academy, which was selected for the challenge, pointed out that the FAFSA was...
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...real social injustice of what’s happening.” New London is also the site of the state-owned State Pier property, which the Connecticut Port Authority is currently developing into an off-shore wind facility. Pete Nystrom, the mayor of Norwich — which has a median household income of $53,682 — said that there...
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NORWICH — At St. Vincent de Paul Place in Norwich, 916 families found help at the food pantry this November. Last year, the pantry served 701 families in November, typically the busiest month, according to Tim Hathaway, marketing coordinator for St. Vincent de Paul Place. The nonprofit, which is a...
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...to Norwich.” The campaign is a partnership between the City of Norwich and the Norwich Community Development Corporation. Nystrom said that the campaign would highlight local landmarks — the Benedict Arnold walking tour, the mansions of the so-called Millionaire’s Triangle, and the area’s history with the Mohegan nation. At the...
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...are so ingrained in culture they’re easily weaponized. Let’s holster the cell phones and focus on real victims, the countless laid low by diseases, cruelty, climate change, famine and war. White privilege is no Rapunzel. Scott Deshefy is two-time Green Party congressional candidate and a columnist for the Norwich Bulletin...
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...Norwich Community Development Corporation, who led CT Examiner on a tour of downtown Norwich on Tuesday afternoon. The corporation was founded in 1963 as a nonprofit economic development partner to help local government foster private investment in the city. Vincent has an office in Foundry 66, a building which houses...
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...Norwich given other shelter options available, though some space could be added later. In the “decompression” effort to get people out of crowded shelters as COVID started spreading through Connecticut in March and April, the state had people staying in 13 hotels. Later with the warmer weather, the state reduced...
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...positive effect. Pete Nystrom, the mayor of Norwich, called the new fines “extreme.” Nystrom said that the increased penalties send the message that Connecticut is not a friendly place to do business. Nystrom said he was not aware of any businesses in Norwich being fined over non-compliance. According to Nystrom,...
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...slows down. By noon, Norwich had exceeded the total voter turnout for the 2018 election, said Osten. Kevin Saythany, vice chairman of the Norwich Democratic Town Committee and member of the Norwich Board of Education, was holding signs for the Democratic candidates, including Osten. Saythany said he wanted to thank voters...
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...many New Londoners will opt to come out to the polls on election day rather than request absentee ballots. Derell Wilson, president of the Democratic Town Council in Norwich, predicts that the same will happen in Norwich. “I think there’s a high number of people who still feel comfortable voting...
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...approach. In Norwich, Osten focused her efforts on houses with registered Democrats. Weir knocked on doors of registered voters regardless of party. State Sen. Cathy Osten knocks on doors in Norwich (CT Examiner/Elizabeth) Asked whether she feels safe interacting in-person with strangers as cases rise across the state, Osten contested...
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...will be happening to your current Medicare Plan from your provider. “This is a very important letter to read and understand,” says Laura Crews, director of benefits access at Senior Resources Agency on Aging based in Norwich. “It’s going to explain the changes your current drug plan will be undertaking....
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