WATERFORD — In quick order Monday night, Jerry Labriola Jr. accepted the Republican nomination for the 20th district state senate seat held by Sen. Paul Formica since 2015. Labriola will run against Democrat Martha Marx, who is vying for the seat a third time after narrowly losing to Paul Formica in...
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...a possibility. The Alliance, which is based in New London, has relationships with over 11 high schools in the area, including the public high schools in New London, Waterford, East Lyme and Stonington, Norwich Free Academy, Fitch High School in Groton as well as The Williams School and St. Bernard’s...
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...firefighters from area departments helped extinguish the blaze, including Waterford, Poquonnock Bridge, the Sub Bas, Electric Boat, Mohegan Firefighter Association, among others. The fire department tours all new construction in the city to check for safety and to preplan procedures in case of fire, Curcio said. The department had visited...
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...Kathleen McCarty, R-Waterford said that the school-based health centers were there to help all children, that they were not mandatory and required consent from the parents for the children to use them. She said that she was proud that her district includes two school-based health centers. “I can tell you,...
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...that school districts take into account mental and behavioral health when they make policies about truancy. State Rep. Kathleen McCarty, R-Waterford, said she was grateful for the attention to truancy, and that she was in support of the bill as a whole. “This is a real crisis with our school...
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...school through a grant, taking the burden off the municipalities. The schools will still be able to charge tuition to the school districts, however, if the state does not fully fund the grant. State Rep. Kathleen McCarty, R-Waterford, said she was in support of the bill’s proposal to provide the...
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...Robel, practice manager for school-based health centers at United Community and Family Services, which operates school-based health centers in the Norwich, Waterford, Montville and Griswold Public Schools. School-based health centers – miniature doctor’s offices that provide students with everything from check-ups to sick visits to mental health assessments and consultations...
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...earn $44,300 their first year of teaching, compared to $47,400 for a teacher in Waterford. A teacher with five years of experience would earn $48,300 in New London compared with $55,700 in Waterford. Stacy said 70 percent of the district’s current staff have been in the New London schools five...
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...is to provide access closer to their residence,” Hendy said. Osten said that the two casinos had 1,000 jobs that needed to be filled, and Hendy said that Electric Boat is planning to hire over 3,000 workers this year. In a press conference on Wednesday, State Rep. Kathleen McCarty, R-Waterford,...
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...Power Plant in Waterford – a crucial source of baseload power for New England. The rate hike came as such a surprise because it was part of the company’s twice-a-year “rate adjustment mechanism” proceedings, Gillett said. Historically, companies give a two-week notice to PURA outlining how they are going to...
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WILLIMANTIC/NEW LONDON — An insurance agency is donating its Willimantic-based storefront to the New-London-based domestic violence agency Safe Futures; the building’s sale will support the construction of a multi-purpose center for domestic violence victims in Waterford. The single-story building, located at 757 Main Street in Willimantic, was previously the offices...
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...story with the juniors and seniors at Waterford High School as part of an assembly on Black History Month on Wednesday morning that brought together local leaders in two panel discussions. Andre Hauser, principal at the high school, said that the assembly’s motto, “Black History is Everyone’s History,” underscored the...
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WATERFORD — A Norwich developer met significant opposition on Monday night for a proposal to build 47 manufactured houses on a 16-acre property using a state statute that lets affordable housing developers override local zoning laws. Attendees of the forum raised numerous objections to the project, including the density of...
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...a nurse for 37 years. She is the mother of four children ages 27 to 33 and said she has one grandchild on the way. She grew up in Waterford and moved to New London to raise her family 33 years ago. She is in her second term as a...
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...that the district was working to get State support for the New London testing site at Ocean Beach Park. Ledge Light, which comprises the towns of East Lyme, Groton, Stonington, New London, Old Lyme, Ledyard, Stonington, Waterford and North Stonington, has a total of four testing sites, each open for...
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...heed, nor likely ever shall generally heed Elaine’s sage and simple advice, it’s fair enough and factual enough to say. Today, CTEX readers, let smart, kind and safe become your bywords for 2022. Such resolution shall cause no harm, I boldly daresay and brazenly bray. George “Bud” Bray Waterford, CT...
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...Richard Cable being tapped to work with Skau and Fire Inspector David Heiney. Both police officers had backgrounds in fire investigations. Cable is a longtime volunteer firefighter in his hometown of Waterford and Schafranski-Broadbent earned a degree in fire and emergency management at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice...
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...Lyme’s pipes, which connect through Waterford to New London’s sewage treatment plant. The 170,000 gallons included 50,000 gallons designated for Sound View Beach in Old Lyme. The agreement also included an additional 130,000 gallons as reserve capacity, bringing the total to 300,000 gallons. Tim Griswold, the first selectman of Old...
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WATERFORD – The future of energy — and energy costs — in New England hinge on the continued operation of Millstone Nuclear Power Station if Connecticut remains committed to the administration’s goal of a carbon-free electrical grid by 2040. But keeping Millstone running may require difficult choices in just a...
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...our only legal connection is to Waterford and it would require an intermunicipal agreement,” he said. He questioned whether the state would allow the developer a connection onto a state road for the 840-unit plan. Seated again at the table, Nickerson said that the 8-30g statute was flawed in “so...
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...is a social center, the boys club, especially for the retired older guys — this is where they meet and mingle and get away from their wives,” she laughed. “We have guys who are here every day.” She said the range has hosted Waterford and East Lyme High Schools student...
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...Shoemaker, who was a teacher for 35 years primarily in Waterford, said she wanted to continue working on the facilities project, balancing the budget and dealing with the fallout from COVID. “I know that the effects of the pandemic will continue to have an impact on our students and I...
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...a medical or religious exemption. School employees are allowed to opt-out of the vaccination, but must undergo weekly testing for the virus. All the employees listed under the order were required to receive the first dose of a vaccine by September 27, Of the districts stretching from Waterford to Guilford...
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...of trees. But the fact that large areas of forest would be cleared is not an automatic disqualification – shown by the council’s approval of a project that will clear 75 acres in Waterford. The Durham project would not require clearing any trees. The Council of Environmental Quality suggested larger...
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...— nearly as many as the district lost over the previous five years combined — but gained back just 11 students this year. Old Saybrook similarly reported a gain this year of 14 students, after losing 121 students last year during the pandemic. Waterford, which lost 102 students last year,...
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...middle and high school students. Martha Shoemaker, a Democrat and the only incumbent running for re-election, taught elementary and middle school for 35 years, nearly all in Waterford Public Schools. She was also president of her union in Waterford. Candidates endorsed by the Old Lyme Democratic Party (clockwise from the...
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...open to residents of Old Lyme, East Lyme, Lyme, Montville, and Waterford. While the shelter is available for people who need it, Nickerson encouraged people to go to family and friends if at all possible. “Wearing a mask and being in the middle school for multiple days is pretty stressful,”...
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...Police Sgt. Addison Saffioti crashed into the rear driver’s side of a vehicle owned by Norwich resident Valerie Davis, which was pulled over along the side of northbound Route 32, just before 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Davis was helping Waterford resident Katlyn Martinez put gasoline in her vehicle, both pulled...
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...projects in other towns split up by the map – including East Lyme, Groton and Waterford – drew the attention of eastern Connecticut lawmakers, who unsuccessfully urged the authority to consider keeping the town-level map. Nandini Natarajan, the CEO of Connecticut Housing Finance Authority said the authority doesn’t believe that...
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...Boat get approved for mortgages while his application languished. And the summer after Donetta Hodge bought her home in Waterford in 1976, she woke up one morning to find white plastic cutlery planted all over her front yard. These are some of the stories that older residents of color are...
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