Gov. Ned Lamont spoke with former Speaker of the House John Boehner about his new memoir, “On the House,” in a Zoom conversation hosted by independent bookstore RJ Julia Booksellers of Madison on Friday. The two politicians discussed political polarization, and Boehner shared thoughts and memories of working with President...
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High temperatures and humidity led multiple Connecticut school districts, including Madison and Guilford, to call an early dismissal today. Superintendent Craig Cooke of Madison Public Schools said the decision to dismiss early in Madison probably would not have happened if the students did not have to wear masks. “I think...
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MADISON — School Superintendent Craig Cooke presented plans for an $85 million building project for the school district that will go to the town in a referendum in late 2021 or early 2022. The project includes four parts: constructing a new pre-kindergarten to fifth grade elementary school, closing Jeffrey and...
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...as funding for summer programs. Madison The anticipated return of a large number of students to Madison Public Schools has prompted the district to direct a portion of the $1.23 million in federal funds that the district will receive toward hiring two additional elementary school teachers on one-year contracts. Superintendent...
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...serving also as a cocktail or spritz. Lately, my habit has been to drive the 15 or so miles from Old Lyme to The Wine Thief in Madison, where I enjoy chatting with Janine Sacco about Japanese vermouth, Nebbiolo and the Italian reds which have attracted me most for the...
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MADISON — In front of Town Hall Saturday, about 45 people, including local and state legislators and members of CT169Strong, rallied against several proposed housing and zoning bills that they said will transfer local control to Hartford. “The issues that really resonate in Madison are local control — we’re a...
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...to 54.2 percent of adults across the United States. Data show that Lyme, Essex and Old Saybrook are the towns with the highest percentage of fully vaccinated individuals in the state. Old Lyme, Guilford, East Lyme and Madison also placed in the top 10. As an incentive for young people...
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...Van Riley said that this poll was taken before vaccines were made available for the teachers. Since then, he said, all but a dozen of their staff members have returned to work in-person. Spacing and infrastructure have also been a concern. Craig Cooke, superintendent of schools in Madison, said that...
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The Madison Police Department is developing a pilot program with the University of New Haven to arrange for graduate students in the school’s licensed professional counseling program to accompany officers on calls when a social worker is needed. “I think the next generation of police officers is going to be...
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...48 hours – one a dead-end street and the other a through street blocked at two points — trapping the residents and blocking emergency services. In Madison, it took a week to ensure all downed wires were safe and all neighborhoods were accessible. In Plainfield it was five days before...
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MADISON — A proposed seven-unit development at 856 Boston Post Road may comply with the town’s new regulations for cluster housing, but a growing number of town residents oppose the project, including some who have hired an attorney to intervene in the process. The project would renovate the interior of...
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...40 people registered for the baseball season, half of them from East Lyme, and the other half coming from anywhere from Madison to North Stonington to Preston. “We’re covering a pretty big geographical area,” Putnam said. “That was our focus and our intent when we built the field, we wanted...
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...Race, a school resource officer in Madison. At times, the teachers ask the officers to teach in the classrooms. Buzzelli said that he taught forensics in a science class and constitutional law in a history course. After the school districts switched to remote learning, Sawyer said officers also teamed up...
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...this is going to be a great example,” said Lyons. Photo courtesy of Hope Partnership — Liz Torres, consultant to HOPE Partnership and the Caleb Group, shows plans for Wellington at Madison to State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, State Rep. John-Michael Parker, D-Madison, and Peggy Lyons, first selectman of Madison....
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...difference between providing health coverage and leaving their employees to navigate the system on their own. State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, who is also the owner of Cohen’s Bagels in Madison, said that when she started the business in 2014, she made a point of providing her employees with health...
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...he can rent boat slips now. Barnes said that this project feels more streamlined than the Madison location because there are fewer zoning and permitting issues. “The big difference between this place and that place is [in Madison] is it had been vacant for 50 years whereas with this marina...
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...weeks. Madison, Guilford, Chester, Old Lyme and East Lyme all moved into the high risk category for the first time this week. Yet not all of the towns in the red zone have experienced huge spikes in comparison to a week ago. Chester, Deep River, and Essex each experienced a...
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For John-Michael Parker, the newly elected state representative for the towns of Madison and Durham, art and music have always offered a critical means of connecting with others. It was true when he was growing up in Madison, and it is true again since he moved back to the area...
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...a Chenin Blanc from Washington and 50-50 blend of Pinot Gris and Viognier from California’s San Bernardino mountains. We reached out to Ken Turcotte, owner of The Divine Wine Emporium in Niantic, Janine Sacco, wine and spirits director for The Wine Thief of Madison, and Joe Dolce, sommelier and general...
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...improvements at The Lofts at Spencer’s Corner, will $10,000 town match Haddam: $128,205 for the Higganum Community Sewer Project, $148,595 town match Madison: $128,205 for the replacement of a pedestrian walkway at Bauer Park, $11,795 town match Old Lyme: $126,000 for the replacement of the sidewalks at Ferry Road, $24,000...
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...He said that he is also concerned about the environment and pollution, doesn’t use chemicals on his farm, and uses them “judiciously” in water treatment. Hall owns a commercial and industrial water treatment business, Artech, based in Madison. If he is elected, he said that among his top priorities is...
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Freshman incumbent Democrat Christine Cohen is running for re-election against Republican Joe LaPorta for the 12th District’s State Senate seat, representing Madison, Guilford, Branford, North Branford, Durham and Killingworth. Cohen, who chairs the Environment Committee, and founded and co-chairs the Coastal Caucus, “a bipartisan group of lawmakers who focus on...
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...be reevaluated. “The Madison Police Department invited me down and talked about how they manage sensitivity training, live fire training and demonstrated the split-second momentary decisions you have to make,” he said. “It fed right into the idea that the piece that needs to be looked at most critically is...
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...Given the number of resignations of local officials and public employees in recent weeks due to their actions on social media — a Danbury Public School Teacher, a Groton Board of Education member, the Westbrook Fire Chief, a Stonington Police Commissioner and leadership of the Madison Republic Town Meeting and...
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...of Hill’s clients are long-time homeowners in Madison, Old Lyme and Old Saybrook who have watched their view of the Sound and rivers slowly disappear as the phragmites grew. “My clients often have tears in their eyes when I’m finished mowing, they haven’t seen the water since they were young,”...
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When you think take-out, you typically think pizza or Chinese. It’s a simple meal, or at least quick. But for the last six months, many other sorts of restaurants have been trying to change that. Fine dining restaurants like Bar Bouchée in Madison adapted their menus and meals for taking...
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...Road area. That plan would cost $40,000. Searching for a model The committee has discussed the downtowns of Madison, Niantic and Essex village as models for the redevelopment of Halls Road, said Ray Thompson, who chaired the Halls Road Subcommittee virtual meeting on June 25. At that meeting, Daniel Bourret,...
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I wanted to write and tell about the place my Dad lives at, Gladeview in Old Saybrook. In March of 2016, my Dad was sent to Gladeview from the VA, we chose this place because of out of all the places we visited in Guilford, Madison and Old Saybrook, this...
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...would normally expect in July. Madison used a similar method to estimate a $30.3 million revenue impact, based on deferred property tax payments that the town expects to receive in October instead of July. Madison Finance Director Stacy Nobitz said they looked at past payments and saw that 40 percent...
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...services of Architectural Historian Tod Bryant who, in conjunction with the Madison Historical Society and the Madison Historic Commission, as well as the Madison Advisory Council on Community Appearance, will decide what epoch best represents the finished product,” Dickinson wrote. “We have zoom meeting-ed all these groups, and are incorporating...
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