...control the weed with herbicides. The Cedar Lake Watershed Commission in Chester has taken that lesson to heart and has approached the Board of Selectman with a proposal to prevent boats requiring a trailer to use the boat launch. The proposed ordinance would mean that only boats carried in, and...
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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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...glass counter in her women’s clothing shop, Compass Rose, in downtown Deep River on Friday morning. Novak opened a shop in Chester in 2015, but when the building at 4 River Street became available, she and her husband, Dan Kollmer, jumped at the opportunity to lease a space nearby to...
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ESSEX/DEEP RIVER/CHESTER — The amount allocated by Region 4 member towns to a health insurance fund for employees will likely increase by 18 percent, or $2.1 million, in the 2020-21 school budget. The increase comes after several years when the regional school district depleted the reserve due to a combination...
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...happened last season and what to plan for in 2020. According to CAES, mosquitoes testing postive for EEE in 2019, were found in Bethany, Chester, Darien, Groton, East Lyme, Haddam, Hampton, Killingworth, Ledyard, Lyme, Madison, Middlefield, Monroe, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Shelton, South Windsor, Stamford, Stonington, Voluntown, and Waterford....
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...a facility. But that would require a lot of land. We’re losing them to Chester Village to Essex Meadows and to Haddam. They leave and there goes all that wonderful knowledge and everything.” He said the corridor along Route 156 is seemingly ripe for some kind of an upgrade. “It...
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Declining student enrollment, shared staff and shortfalls in Regional School District 4’s reserves are expected to be significant topics of discussion as school boards of Chester, Essex, and Deep River craft five interconnected budgets for fiscal year 2020-21. The district is anticipating a dramatic 5.2 percent drop in student enrollment...
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ESSEX-DEEP RIVER-CHESTER — Hope for a fresh start was evident at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Region 4 Board of Education, after months of tense meetings and board turmoil, beginning with the announcement of an interim business manager, Richard Hewitt, replacing Kimberly Allen, who resigned from the post in November....
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...Palm said she is working to connect with the younger generations, the population in her district, which includes Chester, Deep River, Essex and Haddam, is on average much older. Palm said that the environment and taxes are significant concerns for her consituents. “There are a lot of environmental people here...
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CHESTER — At its meeting on Monday, the Inland Wetlands Commission said the developer of Falcon Crest, a proposed 55-and-older residential complex at 88 Winthrop Road, will need to obtain a subdivision permit from the town before the commission will proceed with its recommendation on the project. If the town...
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In 2019, amidst public concerns regarding the most common lawncare chemical — glyphosate, also known as RoundUp — the towns of Waterford, Groton and Chester opted to restrict non-organic applications of pesticides. This policy does not prevent the use of RoundUp on private land however. The restrictions were adopted after...
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...in the region; more interviews with decision-makers; more coverage of food and culture; we’ll be extending our coverage of education policy and spending. Expect expanded coverage of Essex, Old Saybrook and Chester. So keep your letters, news tips and ideas coming, and let’s make 2020 a year to remember! gs...
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CHESTER — Dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt, taking a moment to speak with us after hauling an ice machine upstairs, chef Everett Reid, lately of L&E and Good Elephant, chatted easily in the cozy front dining room of his new venture in Chester on Thursday morning, just hours before...
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...lawyers that, I think,” said Hammond. New finance rules A task force made up of board of education members, representatives from the Essex, Deep River, and Chester boards of finance, and members of the public, drafted new finance rules in an effort to prevent a future mismanagement of funds by...
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CHESTER — Art, big or small, can transport the viewer into other places and other worlds. That’s the power of the Chester Gallery’s Postcard Exhibition show, which is packed with paintings, collages, photographs and drawings — each the size of a postcard or smaller. “We loved the idea of doing...
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...towns – Chester, Essex and Deep River – to find a solution and avoid litigation between Deep River and the school district The Region 4 middle school and high school have been located in Deep River for almost 70 years, and the district has never before paid taxes or payments...
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...Old Lyme, Essex, Old Saybrook, Killingworth, Chester, Deep River — will need to approve the agreement in order for the deal to move forward. These towns are not mandated to stay part of MIRA either, they could join other regional trash authorities or make an agreement with a private hauler. ...
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...a substantial and unpredictable part of a school districts budget. In southeastern Connecticut, special education costs vary widely from 16 percent of a district budget – in the case of Chester – to just 5 percent for Stonington schools, according to data from the Connecticut State Department of Education 2018...
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...soliciting bids for the refurbishment of MIRA’s trash-to-energy facility in Hartford that serves 50 member towns, including Lyme, Old Lyme, Essex, Old Saybrook, Killingworth, Chester, and Deep River. Sacyr Rooney Recovery Team (SRRT) partners Sacyr, a Spain-based firm specializing in complex infrastructure projects, with Manhattan Construction Group, a firm experienced...
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We stopped into River Tavern in Chester early the other night for dinner, taking a corner table for two in the back dining room by the window. Staff was still sitting at the bar. Across the room, chef-owner Jonathan Rapp was maneuvering pans alone in the tiny open kitchen. After...
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...by the state compared with 38 by the federal government.” Chester and Deep River – which together with Essex make up Regional School District 4 for 7th through 12th grade – are still designated as rural by the state, but not by the federal government. New Hartford, Sprague and Willington...
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CHESTER — The Economic Development Commission is pursuing the formation of a “New Applications Group” that would provide businesses and developers with a pre-application process for vetting ideas and plans prior to submitting a formal application. “It is a best practice among communities that do economic development well,” said Patricia...
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...not under Gateway authority.” According to the state statute that created the Connecticut River Gateway Commission in 1973, the Commission was tasked with protecting the scenic and natural landscape of a conservation zone which includes parts of Old Saybrook, Essex, Deep River, Chester, Haddam, East Haddam, Lyme and Old Lyme...
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...parcel, except for certain yard requirements,” according to the slide deck supplied by Tina Good, a realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices in Colchester who also participated in the presentation. Joseph Rini presents plans to the Chester Planning and Zoning Commission (Credit: CT Examiner/Hewitt) The architect, Joseph Mingolello, who is no...
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...the town. He said a similar amendment in Chester reduced the value of his property, and reduced tax revenue for the town. Mary McDonald, a realtor for Coldwell Banker, said the amendment would hurt the town’s tax base in a real estate market that was already declining in Connecticut. “What...
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DEEP RIVER — Residents and elected officials from Chester, Essex, and Deep River asked questions and offered criticism of the Board of Education for Region 4 schools, and its attorneys, at a special Monday night workshop devoted to a controversial 2017 land purchase for $380,000 that board members later discovered had...
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...moving, but a classic white linen shirt will never go out of style.” After about eighteen months at a previous location in Chester, on October 12 Clark opened CAIT SHEA + Sprouted Coffee Bar at 104 Main Street in Ivoryton. Clark’s family has lived in Ivoryton since she was 12....
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...to help them understand what other towns are doing rather than reinvent the wheel.” Over half of the state’s municipalities have registered with the program. Among those towns in southeastern Connecticut are Old Lyme, Chester, Clinton, East Lyme, Essex, Groton, Norwich, Stonington, North Stonington, and Waterford. Old Saybrook and New...
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...4 Board of Education. The Region 4 school district is not required to present a budget to the Essex, Chester or Deep River boards of finance, and, according to Hudson and Polo, they don’t. “We are pretty high level when it comes to the regional board,” Polo said. Hudson explained...
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...form co-ops.” According to Simon, southeastern Connecticut is the home of co-ops. Students from Essex, Deep River, Chester, Old Saybrook, East Lyme, East Haven, East Hampton, Killingworth, Haddam, Westbrook, Madison, Durham, Middlefield and Rockfall all share at least one sport with Lyme and Old Lyme. This fall the number of...
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