...special place in his heart. “I was a state representative for 18 years representing this side of Norwich, so there was a time when I knew every family here,” Nystrom said. According to Nystrom, Norwich has lost thousands of longtime residents due to the pandemic, with 4,000 people laid off...
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...awarded half of the available permits. To qualify for the social equity lottery, a business must be at least 65-percent owned by someone who has lived in an area disproportionately impacted by marijuana-related arrests. In eastern Connecticut, those areas are centered in New London, Norwich and Willimantic. Zrenda said she...
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...Shore Road. He was born in Norwich, grew up in Groton and spent summers in Sound View beginning in the 1970s. He directed a nonprofit development agency in New York City and moved to Old Lyme permanently in the early 2000s. He owns and operates Pizza Palace in Groton. This...
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...it’s complex.” The combined district – which would have about 40 buses and a pre-COVID ridership of about 400,000 passenger trips a year, putting it about in line with other mid-sized transit districts like the Southeast Area Transit District that serves the Norwich-New London areas – would be able to...
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...were charged with conspiracy and theft in the matter. The energy cooperative, based in Norwich, had hosted the “strategic retreats” for board members, municipal officials and guests from 2013 through 2016 at a cost of more than $1 million. A planned 2017 trip was canceled after details of the previous...
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...Murals” to tell previously overlooked stories from the four cities. In Norwich, for example, the mural will feature David Ruggles, an abolitionist born in Norwich who helped hundreds of people, including Frederick Douglass, escape slavery via the Underground Railroad. Old Lyme’s mural, which will be painted in Old Lyme Middle...
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...people how a modern look can look in an old house.” In 2016, Bergman set up a business network of showrooms for Kuster in the U.S. In 2017, she moved to the U.S., became a resident, and purchased a house in Norwich. Bergman said she and Kuster chose Essex after...
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...responsibility lies with the council, which will “need to take a look at ownership and corporate documents to understand who truly controls the business.” The panel, which took place at the Holiday Inn in Norwich, also included Kurt Smith, who works for Fuss & O’Neill helping marijuana facilities with planning,...
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...50 years ago at a school in Norwich three state troopers murdered two unarmed burglars and then planted a gun on them and lied about it. The troopers got off easy on perjury charges. These are among the many reasons for the accountability legislation. As crime has increased lately and...
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...the storm, and that it could take between 8 and 21 days to restore. Peter Nystrom, the mayor of Norwich, also mentioned the danger of flash floods. “Flooding is an issue for us here in the city, we’ve had those issues even in super heavy rain storms,” he told CT...
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Republican Mayor Peter Nystrom is running for reelection this fall, seeking a third term in the office. The Republican incumbent is facing off against Democrat Mark Bettencourt, who serves as Norwich City Council President Pro Tempore and lost to Nystrom in the 2009 Norwich mayoral race. In 2017, Nystrom was...
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Norwich City Council President Pro Tempore Mark Bettencourt is running against incumbent Mayor Peter Nystrom, who is seeking a third term. In 2017, Nystrom was elected with 57 percent of the vote. Bettencourt, who lost to Nystrom in the 2009 Norwich mayoral race, has served on the City Council for...
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...to 27,367 Norwich: 0.9 percent decrease, 40,125 to 40,493 Stonington: 1.1 percent decrease, 18,545 to 18,335 Guilford: 1.4 percent decrease, 22,375 to 22,073 East Lyme: 2.4 percent decrease, 19,159 to 18,693 Colchester: 3.2 percent decrease, 16,068 to 15,555 Groton Town: 4.2 percent decrease, 40,115 to 38,411 Groton City: 9.6 percent...
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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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...are other resources available. One option subsidizes a smaller portion of the project. The 9 percent LIHTC offers a 70 percent subsidy, and is highly competitive, but there is also a 4 percent LIHTC with a 30 percent subsidy that is not competitive, Natarajan said. Ponemah Mills in Norwich was...
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...place in the coming months to years.” The Archdiocese of Hartford is already considering consolidating and merging parishes across the three counties it serves as it did previously in 2017 when it decreased from 216 to 131 parishes. At the same time, the Diocese of Norwich recently filed for bankruptcy. ...
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...include funding for additional security cameras at state prisons – including $182,711 to the York Correctional Center in East Lyme, and $260,671 to the Corrigan/Radgowski Correctional Center in Uncasville. Three Rivers Community College in Norwich is set to receive $4.78 million for renovations to the campus student center and library...
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The Diocese of Norwich has filed for bankruptcy, saying it was unable to pay damages for over 60 claims of abuse alleged to have taken place at the Mount Saint John School, a former residential school in Deep River. The Diocese announced Thursday that it would be filing under Chapter...
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...Ullman, shown on a single screen. “It’s an excellent movie if you’ve ever seen it, but they were new to the whole process,” said Mitchell, 49. “I think they began to realize quickly it wasn’t working because duplex theatres were popping up in Norwich, Old Saybrook, Groton and Madison, and...
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...not only more high-quality, but almost always much less expensive than local Catholic schools. For example, Xavier High School for boys in Middletown, CT (largely considered one of the best college preparatory high schools around) tuition is $15,600 for Catholics registered in the Diocese of Norwich, CT, $15,900 for Catholics...
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...dollars. Legislators also increased the amount of money appropriated for students whose first language is not English and lowered the threshold at which a district is considered to be in “concentrated poverty.” They also broadened the definition of “regional” to include the state’s endowed academies, such as Norwich Free Academy....
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...currently serves local Alliance Districts, the state’s lowest performing school districts, including Groton, New London, Norwich, and Middletown. The program, which was established in 1972, will also provide professional development sessions for teachers. Michael Ausere, vice president of business development at Eversource, told the audience that fighting climate change would...
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...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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