...can have an immediate impact on the Groton community in one of the priority categories the Groton Town Council has set for spending COVID relief funds: Economic development and resiliency – Initiatives that facilitate Groton’s economic recovery, and help the town respond to future public health challenges Infrastructure and transportation...
More...a possibility. The Alliance, which is based in New London, has relationships with over 11 high schools in the area, including the public high schools in New London, Waterford, East Lyme and Stonington, Norwich Free Academy, Fitch High School in Groton as well as The Williams School and St. Bernard’s...
MoreGROTON — The developer of a 324-unit apartment complex proposed for a formerly town-owned site received the go-ahead from town council Tuesday night to seek approval from the Inland Wetlands Agency and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Jason Kambitsis, president of A.R. Building in Pittsburgh, presented a plan showing six...
More...mental health of teenagers, a provision that State Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton, said she strongly supported. Somers said she had spoken to a researcher in her district who had found a correlation between the development of social media and a rise in mental health issues. “Our children are losing their...
More...Senate voted 24-12 to approve on Tuesday. State Sen. Dennis Bradley, D-Bridgeport, was the lone Democrat to vote against the bill. State Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton, and State Sen. Kevin Witkos, R-Canton, broke from their Republican colleagues to vote in favor of the budget. “The budget that is before us...
More...Connecticut, including Groton, Simsbury, Avon, Hartford and West Hartford. He said his message included looking at the historical roots of racism in the country, but also “the possibility of humankind.” He said his talk focuses on the idea of respect, a word that breaks down to mean “to look again.”...
More...of Chelsea Groton Bank, board member of MLK Scholarship fund, Eastern CT Chamber of Commerce, and United Way. An excerpt from a Washington Post article describing the circumstances under which Ulysses Hammond left his job with the D.C. Court system remind me of a rainy night in Maine. Ulysses B. Hammond,...
MoreGROTON – The Planning and Zoning Commission is looking to place a moratorium on new data centers to give the town time to write regulations for the centers. Two weeks after the Groton Town Council decided to stop negotiating an agreement with NE Edge that would have allowed data centers...
MoreGROTON – After a number of tense and contentious recent meetings the Groton Town Council is considering hiring a mediator. Councilor Juliette Parker said at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Tuesday night that the council has been “setting ourselves back,” and could benefit from having someone come in...
MoreSeveral of Groton’s five school-based health centers have waitlists. So do all five of the school-based health centers in New London. At New London Multi-Magnet High School, there have been waitlists to see behavioral health counselors since October. “From a behavioral health standpoint, the need is incredible. Incredible,” said Mark...
MoreGROTON – In a tense meeting where councilors argued as much about procedure as they did data centers, the Groton Town Council voted to end negotiations with NE Edge over an agreement for a proposed large data center. NE Edge owner Thomas Quinn had been pushing the council for a...
More...schedule as a electrical engineering student at UConn, and monthly Naval Reserve training at the Groton Sub Base – Goff outlined a vision of working across the aisle to make life easier for Connecticut residents. “It’s tough living here. Everyone seems to be hurting,” Goff said, finding some time to...
MoreGROTON — Republican Robert Boris, a technology entrepreneur, has announced his run for state representative of the 41st District, a seat held since 2017 by Democrat Joe de la Cruz who is stepping down. Boris, 51, is the president of Command Technology Inc., a software company specializing in the defense,...
More...pink child’s bike. Their eight-year-old daughter is too busy playing to notice. David and Stephanie, both employees for Electric Boat in Groton, live in North Stonington. They decided to send their child to Winthrop Magnet School in New London, David said, to give her an experience that was different from...
More...of 2,100 infant and toddler seats, according to Bye. Groton and New London both made the top 20. State Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, said that demand in the region was being driven by companies like General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton and the casinos, Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. Osten said...
More...vetted and documented and not full of unpleasant surprises… They should be able to trust their own staff. If Groton fails to do this, the only thing that’s going to get developed here will be more lawsuits,” Furlong said. Erica Torcia, of Groton Erica Torcia expressed concern about noise levels...
More...two lawmakers on the nominations committee voted against advancing Kooris’ re-appointment, both from southeastern Connecticut – Sen. Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, and Sen. Heather Somers, R-Groton. Formica told CT Examiner that his “no” vote was a difficult decision because he likes Kooris, whom Formica said is a “smart guy who...
MoreGROTON — The Town Council vote on the NE Edge Data Center Host Municipality Fee Agreement — scheduled for Wednesday — was unexpectedly canceled by the applicant, Thomas Quinn, on Monday. Quinn had previously pushed for a quick vote by the council members, who only received final drafts of the...
MoreGROTON – The developer behind a proposed large data center has continued to push for a quick resolution, convincing the Groton Town Council to hold a special meeting next week to vote on an agreement that has not yet been finalized. The host municipality fee agreement sets the fees developer...
More...of the impact it could have on the data centers Quinn has proposed to build in the Town of Groton. Hedrick said his concern is for another “research and development industrial” company that is a customer of Groton Utilities and is planning to expand. Hedrick declined to name the company,...
More...R-Groton, said that people in her district often had to seek placements in mental health inpatient centers outside of Connecticut because there were no services available in the state. “Many of the people in my district … have really suffered in the fact that there is no access to healthcare...
More...an annual page-a-day calendar in which the 2022 entry for February 25th marks a parallel event that took place 84 years ago this date when Hitler invaded Czechoslovakia. This “coincidence” of European dictatorial powers invading neutral countries to further territorial ambitions should (in my opinion) be more widely recognized. Chap. Matthew Shilman Groton, CT ...
More...strongly recommends that students continue to wear masks. Norwich voted to extend the mask mandate through March 18, after which masking will become optional. Groton, East Lyme, Lyme-Old Lyme and North Stonington have all announced that they will not be requiring masks after the state-level mandate expires. Norwich In a...
More...Groton. Zhong has said his research is concerned with both mobile computing and how information technologies can serve people untethered. What is the difference between an “edge” data center and a cloud data center? Edge data centers are located closer to the user populations and tend to be much smaller...
More...successful runs for council, runs for the state house and running for mayor of the City of Groton, time and time again, those were really the five issues that resonate with Groton voters and in my conversations with many Stonington residents in past few days,” said Bumgardner. In 2014, ran...
More...Groton, perfect for the town of Groton, perfect for the constituents and the community that I love, perfect for the future generations and my water supply that I drink every day,” she said. Bordelon said she had not seen Quinn complete a project anywhere, which raised questions about moving forward. ...
MoreGROTON CITY — For the second time, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4-3 on Tuesday to deny a developer’s application to change the zoning rules for the Five Corners neighborhood to allow the construction of a five-story mixed-use apartment building. Residents at the meeting said the 80-unit, 78,000-square-foot building...
More...school construction is necessary, and many schools, particularly in poorer rural and urban areas, are utilitarian, examples of extravagance abound: $3 billion was spent on Hartford magnet schools, which have seen disappointing enrollment. Groton voters approved a $185 million construction project – the largest school construction referendum in Connecticut history,...
More...interment of democracy as a Civil Cold-War rends the ideals of the United States beyond salvage. Matthew Shulman Groton, CT Editor’s note: Shulman would like to make clear that this letter reflects his personal opinion, and not necessarily the opinion of any board or organization with which he is affiliated....
MoreHARTFORD – State Rep. Joe de la Cruz, D-Groton, announced he will not run for reelection this year after he finishes his third term. De la Cruz, who was elected in 2020 for the third time to represent District 41, including Groton and New London, said on the floor of...
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