...improve the appearance of their facilities.” A few of the approved projects that received STEAP grants across southeastern Connecticut include: Chester: $85,744.15 to implement a public Wi-Fi internet service, $10,000 town match East Lyme: $128,205 for improvements at the municipal transfer station, $20,000 town match Essex: $128,000 for parking lot...
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...year. Pendleton said that even in a normal year, it can be a difficult program to keep afloat. “You’re getting pennies for meals,” she said. Region 4 schools, which include Chester, Deep River and Essex, are also seeing a decline due to the pandemic. From July 2019 through June 2020,...
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...discussion, then “so be it.” “But it passed and now we’re going to deal with it,” he said. COLCHESTER — Democrat and incumbent State Sen. Norm Needleman waved at voters as they drove up to Colchester Town Hall to vote at noon on election day. Needleman says the energy this...
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...Lyme and Chester, between 41 and 46 percent of the voters have requested absentee ballots. In cities the percentage of people requesting absentee ballots is significantly lower. In New London, which has a total of 16,449 registered voters, 3,719 have requested absentee ballots so far, or 22.6 percent. Norwich’s numbers...
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...percent or higher. In Chester, for example, 83 percent of the people who requested absentee ballots have returned them; in Stonington, 79 percent of the absentee ballots issued have already been returned. The Connecticut Mirror reports that statewide 70 percent of the more than 455,000 people who requested an absentee...
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Former Republican State Rep. Robert Siegrist is running to unseat one-term incumbent Democrat Christine Palm in a rematch of their 2018 race for state representative in the 36th district, which includes Chester, Essex, Deep River and Haddam. In their previous contest, Palm bested Siegrist by a margin of 212 votes,...
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ESSEX/DEEP RIVER/CHESTER — After less than four months on the job, Kelly Sterner, finance director of the Region 4 Public Schools announced her resignation. “Our Finance Director, Kelly Sterner has announced her intention to resign from the position later this fall,” said Brian White, Superintendent for the Region 4 School...
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...professionalism and dedication of crews from: East Great Plain, Quaker Hill, Salem, Gardner Lake, Laurel Hill, Preston, Gales Ferry, Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Center Groton, Mohegan Tribe Westbrook, Old Saybrook, Griswold, North Stonington, Portland, East Haddam, Westfield, Middlefield, Essex, Lyme, Old Lyme, Chester, Baltic, Windham Center and Flanders. In addition to...
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...the towns of Essex, Deep River and Chester — more than 15 percent of students enrolled in remote learning were disconnected during the last week of September. In contrast to reported improvements in disadvantaged schools, Region 4 reported an increase from 10 percent to 18 percent in disconnected students enrolled...
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...traditional bike lanes. The proposal from CTDOT would reconfigure the lanes on Eastern Point Road between its intersections with Benham Road to Chester Street, eliminating one southbound driving lane so that there would be one lane in either direction, with wider shoulders. That section of road serves the South Yard...
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...kind support and attentiveness shown by Representative Palm which enabled us to resolve this problem. It is reassuring to know that we have an elected official in our district who is dedicated, compassionate, and responsive to the needs of constituents. Representative Palm has my vote for re-election. Bruce Maguire Chester...
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...4 — the towns of Essex, Chester and Deep River — receives just $1,648. According to Zhao, however, the $11,525 is not based on verifiable school spending data, and the metrics for need are somewhat arbitrary. On top of that, the formula has never been fully funded. In other words,...
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ESSEX/DEEP RIVER/CHESTER — Two positive cases of COVID-19 among students at Region 4’s Valley Regional High School forced the school to shutter and resume fully-remote learning for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. “We closed VRHS for two days this week, yesterday and today, to allow for contact tracing and...
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...demolition delay that will expire Dec. 30. Tim Brewer, an architect and principal of TLB Architecture in Chester, said he had expertise in refurbishing older buildings. In his Aug. 31 letter to the commission, Brewer said the house has far more problems than he anticipated. “After closing, we spent the...
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On Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m., Chester Gallery opens “Chester Artists: Past, Present and Up and Coming,” a revolving show of local artists over the next two months. “From the postcard show I realized there’s a lot of talent in Chester, people I never even knew of. It opened...
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...he said. He views suspending the minimum wage increase as “delaying the inevitable.” State Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, said that increasing wages for minimum-wage workers is beneficial for local business owners as well. “Minimum wage workers recycle their income back into the local economy,” she said. “They don’t ship it...
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...towns and schools. In smaller cities, like Manchester, Norwich, Groton and East Haven, between 25 and 30 percent of students are opting for remote learning. In smaller, more rural districts like Lyme-Old Lyme, Coventry, and Region 4, comprising of Chester, Essex and Deep River, only about 10 percent of students...
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...Rep. Christine Palm, D-Chester, said that while she “admires Cheeseman’s impulse,” she believes legislation in the special session would complicate the proceedings. At least for now, Palm said, using the federal money from the CARES Act — about $450,000 for Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence and its 18 member organizations...
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...towns of Chester, East Haddam and Guilford, which collect property taxes semi-annually — meaning only half of taxes are collected in July — town officials were similarly upbeat. Collection decreased from 50% to 42.5% of property taxes this year in Chester, but town tax collector Madaline Meyer said the rate was...
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...need a plan that doesn’t put such a heavy burden on the consumer. Brendan Saunders is running for State Senate of the 33rd district in November. The 33rd District encompasses the towns of Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook....
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...of Westbrook, Gerald Hines of Higganum and Karen Perna of Chester was in first place. “This is my second year playing and it’s a lot of fun,” said Perna, whose husband Andy Perna is on the Ranger’s team, currently in third place. “I think if more women played, they would...
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...challenging,” said Brian White, superintendent for the Region 4, Essex, Chester and Deep River school districts. “We will likely start with one of these three scenarios and have to change at some point during the year. So, the question is, how do you best plan for instruction during a time...
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...research and engage in sound decision making. We need good policy, not partisanship. Brendan Saunders is running for State Senate of the 33rd district in November. The 33rd District encompasses the towns of Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, and Westbrook....
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...the Chester farmers market, which was a major revenue source, he said. Without the farmers markets, the farm was able to add 45 members to its 65-member CSA and a second day of pickup. Between the increased CSA shares and the on-site farmers market, Schacht said the new combination has...
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...effort to reduce the mosquito population, however they are taking markedly different approaches. In June, CRAHD began treating storm drains in Deep River, Chester, Old Saybrook, Haddam and Clinton with biological larvicide that directly targets biting flies, like mosquitos, and does not impact the drinking water supply. “Knowing how important...
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...draft plan’s introduction points out, “undeniably, every community in Connecticut, minus a few outliers, is aging quickly.” The percentage of residents age 65+ in many of Connecticut’s shoreline communities reflect the trend: Old Lyme, 28%; Lyme, 32%; East Lyme, 22%; Old Saybrook, 25%; Deep River, 19%; Essex, 31%; Chester, 25%;...
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...Chester, where there have been 31 cases, six were at Essex Meadows Health Center, where there are now 16 cases and two were at Apple Rehab in Old Saybrook, where there are now 69 cases. Between mid-March and mid-June, at least 9,720 residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities...
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...Local school districts are organizing reopening committees while they wait for concrete guidance from the state. Lyme-Old Lyme’s first meeting on reopening will be held on Wednesday, June 24. Region 4 schools — serving Essex, Chester and Deep River — have already started meeting and will convene regularly in June....
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...of North Stonington would receive $37,003 through the CARES Act, according to the state Department of Education. Lyme-Old Lyme regional schools would receive $41,197, Essex-Chester-Deep River grades 7 through 12 would receive $24,567 and Essex grades k through 6 would receive $14,016. “I get it,” said Department of Education Commissioner...
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...early morning rail-bike excursion to the Chester-Hadlyme Ferry, are also being considered, said Bradway. “At the ferry, we would park the bikes, let people go down [and] walk down the street, [then] take the ferry across to Hadlyme, hike up to Gillette Castle, then come back down across on the...
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