...has worked for the City of Groton Police Department for 14 years. Parker has deep roots in Groton — her grandparents worked in the public school system and she is a lifelong resident, raising her two children there. She said when she grew up in Groton, the town was full...
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DEEP RIVER — Community bookstore Bennett’s Books is piloting a program that will allow students from low-income families to take home a free book every week until the end of the year. Colin Bennett, the owner of the bookstore, said he wanted to make books available to children and families...
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...the reservation in East Lyme, a second intermarried with people in the town of Lyme, a third moved out of the state – first to New York and then to Wisconsin – and a fourth moved into various towns in the Connecticut River Valley. According to a statement from the...
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...town, including 2 Main Street, Ivoryton, where Deep River-based engineer Thomas Metcalf and his wife are interested in purchasing part of a 10-acre property to build a house and keep their two horses. Metcalf said he increased setbacks for stables in his proposed regulations to at least 75 feet from...
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What drives the real estate market today in Old Lyme? In speaking with many realtors in our town, they identify three major factors. First is the beauty of the area. Situated at the mouth of the Connecticut River and Long Island Sound combined with rolling hills, deep lakes, and flowing...
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...a state trooper, serving as resident trooper in Killingworth and then Deep River and Chester. He is currently a part-time police officer for Old Lyme and Deep River. What do you see as the main issues of your re-election campaign? GRISWOLD: In terms of our platform, I don’t think we’re...
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...September 22, and then if a final decision is issued, by appealing to Superior Court. I am deeply disappointed in this apparent shocking reversal of the concern DEEP had over Mill River just a few years ago in its unique and effective collaboration with Exide Corp., the Town of Fairfield...
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REGION 4 — A turf field, a cross country trail, repairs to tennis courts and renovations of the soccer and baseball fields are a few of the possible middle school and high school athletic projects being considered by the Board of Education that together could cost as much as $11.3...
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According to the latest national census data, Chester, Deep River and Essex experienced dramatic declines in the number of residents under the age of 18 living in the towns — a drop that leaves local leaders with little to offer in the way of solutions. In Deep River, the loss...
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...can grow up to 18 feet, inhabit the Arctic and subarctic regions of Russia, Greenland, and North America and navigate in shallow river mouths and estuaries during summer. But during other seasons, they are found in deeper waters, diving to 1,000-meter depths for periods of up to 25 minutes. The deepest recorded dive...
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...kids will be,” Needleman said. “I’m not sure what we’re going to do about people walking down the sidewalk, because we’ve never really restricted smoking on the streets.” Tri-Town Youth Services Director Allison Abramson, whose organization serves Essex, Deep River and Chester, said she shares Needleman’s concern about smoking in...
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...unaffiliated, deserve the truth. Controlling the narrative is tempting. But passing legislation based on the truth – however distasteful it may sometimes be – is the sworn duty of elected officials. Christine Palm, a Democratic assistant majority leader, is a second-term state representative serving Chester, Deep River, Essex and Haddam....
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On Friday, the State Bond Commission is expected to vote on more than $1.2 billion of borrowing, including the final portion of public funding for the controversial redevelopment of New London’s State Pier, and much smaller amounts for renovations of Three Rivers Community College and other projects around the region....
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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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...for the next two years to offset unexpected costs from the coronavirus.The district will likely see reductions in its funding beginning in 2024. The new formula also helped towns like Chester, Deep River and Essex, which have a regional school district that includes the middle school and high school. Over...
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Chelsea Fremut said she and her fiance David McDonald love Italian ice, and they wanted to share it with Deep River. And just in time for the summer heat, they are opening Deep River Ice – a new ice cream and Italian ice stand on Main Street. “There’s not really...
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...in our wonderful state. And, less than one week out from the end of Session, my colleagues and I are already taking about unfinished business and where to focus our individual and collective energy next year. State Rep. Christine Palm represents Chester, Deep River, Essex, Haddam in Connecticut General Assembly...
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...Far too often, there have been sewage spills into our rivers that downstream residents only hear about days later—after they’ve been fishing in that river or taken their kids swimming at a nearby beach. That’s why it was so critical this year to ensure real, timely public notice in Connecticut’s...
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...I wanted the sense of watching the river evolve all the way down.” The genesis for the Connecticut River voyage was a trip Ballou took down the Allagash River in Maine. “People canoe from Dartmouth on down and say, ‘I did the [Connecticut] River,’” Ballou said. “No, you did half...
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...would say. I did a lot of that so that I could sit with Cesar, Arabella and the others.” The ceremony included poet Rhonda Ward, who also read a poem from poet Kate Rushin who could not attend. Soloist Lisa Williamson performed “Amazing Grace” and “Deep River.” Speakers included Katie...
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...the state’s ports – passed the Senate 34-0 on Wednesday. It still needs approval from the House. Along with giving the chief elected official of the three cities that host deep water ports in Connecticut a seat on the Port Authority Board of Directors, the bill would require the Port...
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...with Chester and Deep River about setting up programs there, Abbott said, and she thinks a lot more will be participating in the near future. “Eventually, it’s going to be mandated, but I like the idea of people learning and coming to the conclusion that it’s the right thing to...
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DEEP RIVER — At the front steps of Town Hall on Saturday about 75 people rallied in support of housing equity, zoning reform and S.B. 1024 — a housing and zoning bill that will likely advance to a vote in the General Assembly during the legislative session ending June 10....
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...$50,000 of the revenue, along with $50,000 in federal funds, to hire an aquatic invasive species program coordinator. DEEP used the remaining $50,000 to hire two seasonal Connecticut River stewards. Gregory Bugbee, the principal investigator for the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Invasive Aquatic Plant Program, said the $30,000 grant his...
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...Chester, Deep River, East Haddam, Essex, Haddam, Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook — on and along the Connecticut River. A review by Gateway considers the natural and traditional river scene, including the development pattern of the area, building height, density and setbacks, said Willis. In this case, the long-standing commercial...
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...4, which serves the towns of Chester, Deep River and Essex, have formed racial equity teams or committees. Brian White, superintendent of Region 4 schools, explained that they would be evaluating “district practices pertaining to school climate and our curriculum in all grades k-12.” In Lyme-Old Lyme schools, a racial...
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...Police Department, said Friedmann. Friedmann said the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection “did not offer any negative comments and so we interpret that as there’s no problem with the DEEP.” Christina Costa, the town’s zoning enforcement officer said the project received support from the Regional Planning Agency and...
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...W. Thomas, Deep River … Please understand that the current and historical implications of Connecticut’s municipal zoning laws are obvious and well documented. It is extremely easy to point out all the ways that our current, sprawling suburban communities are environmentally unsustainable, and often intentionally restrictive to communities of color....
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...In a letter to the Siting Council, the state Council on Environmental Quality asked that the developers make every effort to preserve the forest habit. “Because this specific proposal comes within only eight watts of the threshold at which the Commissioner of DEEP is required to make a determination ‘that...
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...said David Saunders, chef of Marker 37, a restaurant under construction on Railroad Ave. at Chester Marina. Saunders, who has been the chef of Saybrook Soup and Sandwich Co. since 2010, said his new venture, named for its location on the Connecticut RIver, will feature a “contemporary aquatic” menu with...
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