...will begin the school year in a distance learning option without classroom instruction. Among small rural districts, East Haddam is an apparent outlier, with nearly 30 percent of students choosing to learn remotely. East Haddam Superintendent Brian Reas was not available to comment on those numbers for this story. Younger...
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...the case of East Haddam, the administration, including school Superintendent Brian Reas, did just about everything right when it came to releasing the information. The East Haddam schools quickly alerted the community of the infection. Reas was candid and spoke to CT Examiner’s Julia Werth at length about the case....
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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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EAST HADDAM — Last week, East Haddam Public Schools received word that a participant in their summer school programming tested positive for COVID-19. “When I got the call, I was in a little bit of disbelief because our numbers here are incredibly good,” said Brian Reas, East Haddam superintendent. “But...
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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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...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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As consumers, pressed by food shortages and fearing the spread of COVID-19, turn to buying local produce, some Connecticut farmers are using the internet to connect remotely with local residents seeking safer ways to shop for groceries. Cold Spring Farm in East Haddam has been offering food deliveries for several...
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After last year’s record-breaking number of Eastern Equine Encephalitis cases, the state and local health districts are beginning to step up their mosquito control efforts through expanded testing and distribution of larvicide. Both the Connecticut River Area Health District (CRAHD) and Ledge Light Health District are distributing larvicide in an...
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...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, East Haddam, East Hampton, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Portland, Westbrook and Old Saybrook...
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...market is booming, we are seeing multiple offers at all price points.” Inventory One constant this year is that customers desperately want tomato plants, said Sarah Ballek, a third-generation partner in Ballek’s Garden Center in East Haddam. “We have a saying, ‘tomatoes are the new toilet paper,’” she laughed. “We...
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...would love to have them back.” Turner served as a state trooper for 22 years before becoming the director of operations in East Haddam. During his tenure as a resident state trooper in Bolton and working for the town of East Haddam, Turner said his favorite part was his time...
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...Gluck, a state forester for the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “Just from observations, wetlands seem to be at least a little more extensive as there are numerous old forest roads that are now primarily underwater at least part of the year. This might be at least partially...
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EAST HADDAM — The Board of Finance will present a 2020-21 budget proposal with no anticipated change to taxpayers’ mill rate at a public hearing broadcast on the town’s YouTube page on Tuesday, May 5. Expenditures in the budget proposal total $34.18 million, which would be 1.8 percent or about...
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...in the Connecticut River Valley area including in East Lyme, East Haddam, Salem, Montville and Colchester would allow the Experiment Station to track the areas that spawned all four cases in 2019 and to protect against the virus this year. “We are hoping we can start in early June like...
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...Food Bank at 488 Town Street in East Haddam When: 10am to 11:50am and 2:30pm to 5:25pm on Tuesdays What: Pre-bagged groceries Who: Anyone How: Just show up! Where: Chester, Deep River and Essex Elementary Schools, East Lyme Public Schools, Waterford Public Schools, Old Saybrook Public Schools and Stonington Public...
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One of two remaining swing bridges across the Connecticut River, from East Haddam to Haddam, is in desperate need of repair. The National-Register-eligible structure, located near to the Victorian-era Goodspeed Opera House, is an iconic sight for the Lower Connecticut River Valley. “It will be a significant, substantial overhaul with...
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There are now seven identified cases of COVID-19 in Middlesex and New London counties, and those numbers are only expected to increase in the next few days. Two of those cases are in Killingworth, and one each in Clinton, Haddam, and East Lyme. Other cases are have been identified in...
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...thinking that far forward,” Meiser said. Stone Acres Farm, 393 North Main St., Stonington, CT Sign up Four Root Farm (Courtesy of Four Root Farm) Four Root Farm (East Haddam) For their sixth CSA season, the four owners of the farm — Rachel Berg, Elise Cusano, Aaron Taylor and Caitlin...
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EAST HADDAM — A state bill that would end the state’s religious exemption for mandated vaccinations was the dominant topic at a Monday forum with East Haddam’s two state legislators. Amid questions from constituents, Rep. Irene Haines (R-East Haddam) and Sen. Norman Needleman (D-Essex) also touched on 5G infrastructure, medical...
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EAST HADDAM — It was announced at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday night that the owners of the Banner Country Club Estates withdrew an application for a special zoning exception that would have allowed them to convert an empty 28,000-square-foot banquet hall into about 20 residential units. Co-owner...
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...Gateway Conservation Zone in 1973 — was funded by the Gateway Commission and the Eight Mile River Wild & Scenic Watershed, and completed by Bugbee in 2019. The area stretches from Haddam and East Haddam to the mouth of the river. As of 2019, more than 60 percent of inland...
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EAST HADDAM — The Planning and Zoning Commission agreed Tuesday night to ask the town’s attorney to write a draft denial of a zoning amendment application that would have allowed the owners of the Banner Country Club Estates banquet hall to convert that empty building into an estimated 20 residential...
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Recent filings of grand lists by Chester, Deep River, East Haddam, and Westbrook show modest growth across the region between October 2018 and October 2019. Of the four towns, East Haddam had the largest increase in its overall grand list, at 1.78 percent. The town’s total net assessment grew from...
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...existing structure — the River House — that was built around 1911 for the operator of the East Haddam / Haddam Swing Bridge, according to a town document outlining the request for proposals from developers. According to the document, “The primary objective of the Town is the planned and timely...
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...Lyme-Old Lyme’s from 0.6 to 1.8 percent. As a whole, Connecticut has seen a 1.2 percent increase of English Language Learners over the same period, although some districts, including New London and East Lyme, have seen drops in enrollment. Less than 1 percent of the students in East Haddam and...
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...We can fill condos but you can’t go backwards,” said Kelly James. Map of Banner Country Club Estates, East Haddam (Credit: Google Map Data, 2020) The commission closed the public hearing after about 90 minutes. East Haddam was once part of the “Connecticut Catskills,” where New Yorkers would summer and...
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EAST HADDAM — Nutmeg Pharmacy plans to hold a grand opening of its new Moodus village location on February 10 at 9 a.m., the pharmacy’s co-owner said in a Thursday interview. This comes a little more than three months after the Nathan Hale Pharmacy closed in late October, leaving East...
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After four diagnosed cases — and three deaths — of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in southeastern Connecticut in 2019, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is requesting an additional $150,000 from the state to add 15 new mosquito testing locations. “We would like to add 15 additional sites in the east where...
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...Route 156 and east to East Lyme. Before sewers are installed, Connecticut Water Company — which was recently purchased by San Jose Water Company — will upgrade its two-inch pipes to eight-inch pipes in Sound View along the upper sections of Swan and Portland Avenue. Griswold said he wants water...
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...East Haddam and a $500,000 sidewalk and parking lot construction project in downtown East Lyme. Groups like the Council of Small Towns are advocating for an additional $15 to $20 million to be released in the upcoming legislative session. Whether or not that is likely, however is unclear. Heft declined...
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