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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...May and testing for staff by June 1. Deficient and non-compliant facilities must submit a plan of correction, but can continue operating. In the case of Aaron Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation in Chester, the facility has been cited three times since routine inspections began on April 10 and the facility...
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CHESTER — On Tuesday afternoon, downtown Chester was deserted and dusty, with construction cones dotting the excavated sidewalk that bordered retail shops closed by the pandemic and a few restaurants offering takeout. For more than a decade, Chester has been a popular destination for eating, shopping and a popular Sunday...
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As social media posts spark a news story in the Hearst-owned Shoreline Times, and spread across social media, Connecticut State Police tamped down rumors of threatened looting at the Clinton Crossing Premium Outlets. “We’ve taken many calls, it’s definitely out there about Clinton Crossing, many people are calling us and...
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...markets. The markets are also starting in June, but with much different arrangements than in past seasons. For one, both markets will have new locations. Chester’s Sunday Market will be held in the parking lot of the Chester Elementary School. The Ivoryton market will be held in the parking lot...
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...Sometimes even folks like me can be tempted to stray off track. So pray for me, and feel free to hold me accountable. I need it and you deserve it! Brendan Saunders Saunders is the Republican candidate for the 33rd District state senate seat for Chester, Clinton, Colchester, Deep River,...
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With $245,745 to go, the Region 4 Board of Education voted to appropriate $158,215 from a surplus in the 2018-2019 budget to cover a deficit created by years of poor accounting practices in the district. The remainder of the 2018-2019 surplus, $43,000, will be returned to Chester, Essex and Deep...
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ESSEX, CHESTER, DEEP RIVER — Almost three years after Regional School District 4 made an unfunded purchase of property for $350,000, and almost a year after the board first became aware of the deficit, the state has requested a corrective action plan from the district. That purchase was made under...
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Across Chester, Essex, Deep River, Old Saybrook, Lyme and Old Lyme — after a sharp drop in listings and closings in March — the real estate market has quickly rebounded despite continued shutdowns ordered in response to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Coldwell Banker, April sales are up 22 percent...
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In an effort to reduce the chance of a second, more severe outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis this summer, the Connecticut River Area Health District — serving Clinton, Old Saybrook, Deep River, Haddam and Chester — will hire a private contractor to treat all the storm drains in their region...
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Congratulations to last week's winner, Chester resident Jerry Weiss, for completing CT Examiner's Sunday Crossword....
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...health, life and family.” And finally, “my daughter’s boyfriend just had two more patients die on his floor this morning from COVID. Fake crisis? We don’t think so.” Christine Palm is the State Representative for the 36th General Assembly district covering the towns of Chester, Deep River, Essex and Haddam. ...
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...legal way to expand absentee ballot provisions. It’s complicated because Connecticut is one of a few states whose voting regulations are in the constitution and so changing them is a procedural challenge,” said Representative Christine Palm of Chester. “Many of us are urging caucus leadership, the Secretary of the State...
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