WESTBROOK — The town will hold a special meeting tonight in order to approve portions of $2 million in federal coronavirus relief funds that would benefit senior citizens in town. First Selectman John Hall said that the Board of Finance and the Board of Selectman wanted to direct the funding...
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...the State’s website, about 28 percent of the voters in Clinton voted in the municipal election, a decrease of eight percent from municipal elections in 2019. In comparison, neighboring towns Westbrook and Madison had a voter turnout rate of about 47 and 49 percent, respectively. Allen said that while the...
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...excited” to be re-elected. “I hope the commission can go in the right direction,” she said. WESTBROOK — Republican John Hall defeated Democrat Chet Bialicki in the race for Westbrook First Selectman. Hall received 1,395 votes, and Bialicki received 915. NEW LONDON — The Democrats swept both the City Council...
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...are really taking advantage of the fact that they didn’t have to come out,” said Westbrook Town Clerk Joan Angelini. A few clerks cited particular contests that they thought were drawing more attention from local residents. Angelini said that the races for First Selectman and Board of Selectman in Westbrook...
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...shortage and higher costs, stores, restaurants and virtually all suppliers have been forced to raise prices. We are all experiencing this. That is what has happened. Democrats are lying to us when they say this inflation is short term. Remember this when voting on November 2. RP Curt Westbrook, CT...
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WESTBROOK — The swooping bald eagle hunting above the marshy river is interrupted by a winged invader intent on disrupting the bigger bird’s afternoon meal plans. Rising aloft above the brawny eagle and then plunging down toward it yo-yo fashion time after time, the identity of the aggressive, slender-winged white...
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...government overreach – including higher taxes, and combat forced school regionalization and educational mandates. I will be voting for the Old Lyme Republican candidates on Row B and I hope you will too on November 2nd. Thank you. Devin Carney 23rd District State Representative Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook...
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...smell a whiff of hypocrisy? The left used to have a reputation as the ‘open minded’ side. All opinions were to be considered and evaluated. Now the left are the closed minded side. ‘Disagree with us and we will harm you’ seems to be their credo. RP Curt Westbrook, CT...
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...his position on the Board of Selectman open. I am asking the voters of Westbrook to choose me, Joseph Campbell, this November. My wife Julie and I have lived in Westbrook for nearly 30 years. Our two daughters, Kelsey and Morgan, are graduates of the Westbrook School District. I have...
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...complete endorsement. In addition to those mentioned, I’m asking voters in Old Saybrook to vote for the entire Fortuna-Giegerich team on November 2nd on Row B. Old Saybrook is a great town – let’s keep it that way. Devin Carney 23rd District State Representative Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Westbrook...
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...the candidates and select the ones with the right credentials for the job to make Westbrook a better place for all of us into the future. I will be voting Greg Farnoli for Board of Finance and encourage everyone to do the same for a better Westbrook. Wade Ulanowicz Westbrook,...
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...would teach the course. “He’s kind of an innovative teacher to begin with,” she said. Westbrook teacher Brian Dailey leads a robotics class Dailey has been teaching in Westbrook schools for 17 years, but he’s actually fairly new to science courses. After more than a decade teaching U.S. History, Dailey...
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...in high school — senior, junior, sophomore — and then I have a sixth grader in the middle school and I have a fourth grader at Mile Creek, so I’ve got all the schools covered. I was a trooper for 20 years out of the Westbrook barracks… been a trooper...
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...hire more specialized staff, and would hopefully be better positioned to keep more junior employees around longer and build institutional knowledge, instead of watching people leave for larger transit districts, Comerford said. Westbrook First Selectman Noel Bishop, who serves on the 9 Town Transit board, said the consolidation is not...
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...in Westbrook, to working as the resident trooper of Haddam and Brooklyn, to a job in the Major Crimes division, and as commander of the State Police Research and Planning at its headquarters in Middletown. Below are some of the questions council members asked Costa before voting to approve his...
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...Cooke echoed Giard. “The K and 1 levels reflect students returning and/or starting after being held out an additional year. The upper grades reflect a decline that we expected due to a large graduating class,” said Cooke. In contrast to other area districts, Westbrook did not report an increase this...
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...We may have different ideas, but we always work it out and do what’s best for Westbrook. I’ve said for years that once the election’s over, nobody is with one party or another, we all work for Westbrook. I’m a Westbrook native, and my family came to Westbrook in 1635,...
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Democrat Chet Bialicki is running for First Selectman of Westbrook, a seat left vacant by the retirement of longtime Republican First Selectman Noel Bishop. Bialicki, Westbrook High School’s teen leadership coordinator, is running against Republican nominee John Hall, who has served on the Board of Selectmen for 10 years. Why...
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...drop and Westbrook a 30 percent drop in the number of children. Norm Needleman, the Democratic first selectman of Essex, suggested that the lack of children in the local area was also encouraged by an national economy unfavorable to young families. “I think millennials have been late to the party...
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...the town’s $1.5 million surplus is the result of strong revenues and an overall drop in expenses. Anna Johnson, the finance director in East Lyme, described a similar situation. She said East Lyme had a $1.15 million surplus that would be placed in the town’s unassigned fund. Westbrook will also...
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...quarantine for COVID or if a school must close temporarily because of an outbreak of COVID. In 2022-3, the state will allow, but not require, districts to offer remote learning for high schoolers. Kristina Martineau, superintendent of Westbrook schools, said at a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday that if...
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...Palm’s letter emphasizing the exercise of their First Amendment rights. “The 1st Amendment of our Constitution debunks your allegation of whether it was illegal or not and stands on its own,” wrote Johnson. Killingworth Republicans also endorsed newcomer Heather Scholfield. Scholfield will start teaching English as Second Language in Westbrook...
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...delivered, has made it challenging to provide a consistent product to her customers. “It’s hard to print a menu,” said Joe Goldberg, co-owner of Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale, which has locations in Westbrook and Madison. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, menu prices were four percent higher this...
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WESTBROOK — How should local schools spend $700,000 of federal grant money? Local residents have plenty of ideas, starting with air conditioning. According to school Superintendent Kristina Martineau, many of the 100 people responding to her request for feedback on spending the federal aid asked whether the money could be...
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...center. “It would be improving the quality of life in Westbrook,” he said. The survey suggests that residents are most interested in creating a space for meetings and arts and entertainment events. Westbrook residents also expressed interest in a space for community support services and fitness courts, and local parents...
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...Valley-Shore YMCA in Westbrook. Transportation, breakfast and lunch are all free. Famiglietti said the last day to sign up was yesterday. Famiglietti and O’Donnell said the biggest challenge would be finding enough teachers and staff for the program. If they don’t have enough staff, Famiglietti said the district may have...
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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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...destructive. We know that this segregation causes childhood trauma which results in adults who are less likely to be able to contribute socially and economically to society and yet we insist on perpetuating this segregation. As a member of the Planning Commission of Westbrook, I have seen that people of...
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...mouth of the sound. These big fat developers don’t care a rats ass about the environment or the impacts. Please support the existing restaurants that have barely survived the pandemic. This huge monster venue will definitely put more small restaurants out of business absolutely for sure. Martha Kelly, Westbrook, CT...
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...increase. However, we believe the value of a reliable supply of safe drinking water is well worth the cost of a little more than a penny per gallon.” Connecticut Water President Maureen P. Westbrook said in the news release. “The infrastructure investments made over the past decade have made a...
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