...retirements. State Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton, called the lack of mental health services a system-wide problem in the state of Connecticut. “We have a disjointed, disconnected system of care here,” said Somers. “There’s no continuum of care. People search for days to try to find help. We don’t have enough...
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...Wilcox said he had interviewed attorney Christopher Hodgson, with the firm Berchem Moses, who is the town attorney for Stratford and attorney for the police commissions in Guilford, Groton and West Haven. He is also the labor attorney for several towns. According to Wilcox, Hodgson said he could give a...
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...can bring to the local community. “I’m really interested in saying, how do we leverage the unique resources that New Haven has, that New London/Groton has, that Stamford has, that Hartford has. And even having those be the nexus of entrepreneurship innovation for their regions, for their counties,” he said. ...
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...their 5G C-band towers for the first time on Wednesday morning, but delayed the deployment of towers around several airports to avoid potentially disrupting flights. Representatives of both Tweed New Haven Airport and the Connecticut Airport Authority – which manages Bradley International Airport and five general aviation airports including Groton-New...
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...properties to use for short term rentals, taking away available housing, concerns that the commission and town staff wanted to solve, said Hodge. “That is a huge issue and we were struggling with, well, what if somebody lives in Groton but owns a house in Ledyard? They probably would be...
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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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...the Gold Star Bridge on I-95 between Groton and New London and the East Haddam Swing Bridge are expected priorities. “What this money will do is help us bring those projects over the finish line,” Boughton said. “We’re looking for short-term wins, medium-term gains and long-term planning that will help...
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...dairy-free topping. A great holiday recipe that’s easily made, and improves when made a day or two in advance. Notes Muscavado sugar is a dark, rich tasting, unrefined sugar. You can also use jaggery powder, which I picked up at Raj’s Cash and Carry in Groton. Ingredients ⅔ cup vegetable...
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GROTON — Groton Town Council members unanimously elected Juan Melendez Jr. as mayor in a single round of voting on Tuesday night. After a stalemate at their first meeting as a new council last week, two councilors whose names were previously in play for mayor— Aundré Bumgardner and John “Scott”...
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STONINGTON — School superintendents of Stonington, Preston and Griswold came together on Wednesday to discuss the ongoing challenges of the COVID pandemic in their districts and what parents can do to address problems that have come up. State Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton, and State Rep. Greg Howard, R-Stonington, hosted the...
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...for the project. Kelsey asked whether State Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton, or State Rep. Devin Carney, R-Old Lyme, who both sit on the legislature’s Transportation Committee, or State Sen. Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, who sits on Appropriations, could help with answers about the Department of Transportation. Prochorena also suggested that...
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...and More,” saying that a great deal of funding and time had gone into creating the brand, which he saw as an “anchor” for the region. Paige Bronk, Groton’s economic and community development manager, pointed out that Connecticut is a small state. He said that the district should be focusing...
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GROTON — The newly sworn in Groton Town Council was unable to reach a majority decision after eight rounds of voting for the position of mayor on Tuesday night, splitting instead into three factions that would not budge or compromise. Without a reaching a decision, the council could not proceed...
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...Energy Cooperative (CMEEC), a coalition of municipally-owned utilities in Norwich, Groton City, Jewett City, Bozrah, South Norwalk, and East Norwalk that serves about 70,000 customers In an opposing motion, Acting U.S. Attorney Leonard Boyle argued it is clear that prosecutors have established that the trips in 2015 and 2016 were...
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...traffic-efficiency problems. Widening I-95 along the shoreline, realigning I-84 and I-91 through Hartford, improving rail service in the Waterbury area and repairing landmark bridges including the Gold Star Bridge on I-95 between Groton and New London and the East Haddam Swing Bridge are expected priorities. Those projects are among more...
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...‘72, I maintained the Groton Sub Base softball fields. Each morning, an older gent and I cleaned trash beneath bleachers, mostly sailors’ beer cans, inadvertent troves of loose change, occasional folding money and scores of cigarette lighters, even a few mitts. My colleague, an itinerant philosopher, would spear aluminum cans...
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After announcing a formal investigation into Jeffrey Respler to consider whether to disqualify him from bidding on state contracts, David Guay, executive director of the State Contracting Standards Board told CT Examiner that the pending decision would not affect Respler’s agreement with the Town Groton to redevelop the vacant Mystic...
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...Groton, which have one reservoir and one treatment plant for their water supply, East Lyme’s series of six town wells requires an individual treatment plant at each pump, Bragaw said. The complexity of East Lyme’s water and sewer systems means the town is always juggling projects. The town Water and...
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...increase in the homestead exemption, and worked very closely with Rep. Christine Conley of Groton on this issue. It’s an exemption on people’s primary homes, so if they fall behind on credit card debt or unpaid medical bills, creditors can’t take their homes away from them and their families. In...
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...morale. “It’s all about communication,” Brooks says as he sits down at a table on the café’s outdoor deck with a view across train tracks and the Thames River to Groton. “I love building relationships and having interaction and open lines of communication. This is my wheelhouse, whether it’s here...
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...the Board,” he said. GROTON — Groton Democrats won eight of the nine Town Council seats, according to the Democratic Town Committee chair, Conrad Heede. Of four available seats, two Democrats won four-year terms on the Board of Education. One Democrat also won a two-year term to fill a vacancy...
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...a coalition of municipally-owned utilities in Norwich, Groton City, Jewett City, Bozrah, South Norwalk, and East Norwalk that serve about 70,000 customers. Indicted in 2018 by a federal grand jury after an FBI investigation, the accused – CEO Drew Rankin, Board Chair James Sullivan, Norwich Public Utilities General Manager John...
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GROTON — After four years of Democratic control, the Groton Republican Town Committee is running seven candidates for seats on the town council on a platform of government transparency, opposition to the Mystic Oral School project, a return to civility and public input to council meetings and fiscal responsibility. “I think...
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...and I want to try and make Groton a great place and increase everybody’s quality of life,” she said. Franco, a lifelong Groton resident, said she is pro economic development and would like to see the revitalization of the downtown Groton area. “I would like retail and restaurants to come...
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On Friday afternoon, President Joe Biden restored protections to the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, the Atlantic Ocean’s first and only marine national monument. The protections were put in place by President Barack Obama in 2016, but later rolled back by the Trump administration in 2020. Joining Biden...
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...that is connected to real people.” Just steps from the Mystic River Bridge, on the Groton side, Spencer & Lynn is a cozy store with a focus on selling wines from small producers, with approachable prices, and a sensibility that favors individual expression, less intervention, organic and biodynamic winemaking. “She’s...
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...that is more inclusive and requires approval by a wider part of the community,” Francis said. The Town of Groton is considering at a similar approach, Town Planner Jon Reiner said, but instead of instituting a temporary moratorium, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on...
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GROTON – According to disciplinary records obtained by CT Examiner, complaints by employees of Groton Utilities suggest a pattern of hostile and abusive behavior including bullying, tantrums and threats, that led to the ongoing suspension of Director Ron Gaudet. A number of attempts to reach Gaudet for comment have been...
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...time.” State Rep. Joe De La Cruz, D-Groton, said that he found Republican arguments against the extension frustrating. “I didn’t grow up with a lot of money, and I know a lot of kids that suffered a lot of consequences for not having access to things,” de La Cruz said....
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...extend sewers from Ledyard High School – which is already connected to the town sewer – along Colonel Ledyard Highway to Groton Center Road. According to Lynch, developers interested in building behind the stores along Groton Center Road would then be able to extend the sewers to their projects. The...
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