...Guilford, who is a former state representative for District 53 and former state commissioner of social services, told the audience that Culliton and the Witness Stones Project at Adams Middle School in Guilford transformed her life when they uncovered her family’s history of enslavement. “Dennis discovered me while researching the...
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...a higher tax. “If you go on a walk today, you will notice that the vast majority of litter on our streets and our waterways and in our parks are those that don’t have a redeemable value,” said State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, chair of the Environment Committee. She said...
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...helped build our communities” through research, education and civic engagement. The project grew out of research on slavery in Connecticut by Dennis Culliton, a local historian and teacher in Guilford, where the first stones in the state were laid. Since then, 12 towns including Old Lyme have joined the project. In...
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Businesses that laid off workers during the pandemic may soon be required to prioritize senior employees when they begin hiring again, according to a bill approved by the State Senate on Tuesday. The bill was approved 19-15 on party lines, with the exception of State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, who...
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...as reported in The Day. Neviaser explained that the school district was working alongside Dennis Culliton, a former middle school U.S. history teacher in Guilford and one of the founders of the project, to implement a curriculum for 7th grade students. Linderman told CT Examiner that the Witness Stones Project...
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...last for three years. The money will also fund two social workers, additional building substitutes, technology devices, an information database for security purposes and two years of programmed social-emotional support at the middle schools. Guilford For Superintendent Paul Freeman, the goal of academic support isn’t to re-teach students everything they...
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...from is the idea of offering remote learning.” Neviaser said that world languages was the most obvious idea for a regional partnership, since certain districts have courses that are not offered anywhere else. Old Lyme, for example, offers Latin and Chinese. Guilford High School has Arabic classes, and a teacher...
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...the TCI could reduce emissions – by making it more expensive to drive gasoline or diesel powered vehicles, pushing drivers more quickly into electric vehicles. Proponents including DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes and state Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, co-chair of the Environment Committee, say that isn’t the intent of the TCI....
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...to 54.2 percent of adults across the United States. Data show that Lyme, Essex and Old Saybrook are the towns with the highest percentage of fully vaccinated individuals in the state. Old Lyme, Guilford, East Lyme and Madison also placed in the top 10. As an incentive for young people...
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...Scanlon, D-Guilford, said that the federal legislation didn’t address everything, like allowing cost-sharing and fixing the “family glitch” which prevents low and middle-income families from enrolling in an affordable plan. Scanlon also said that the federal funds were limited to two years. “I don’t think there’s any reason we shouldn’t...
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...told the commission that while his group is known for higher-priced projects like waterfront condominiums at Central Hall in Mystic, they also develop mid-priced properties like the one they envision for Guilford. Navarro said he expects units at the Guilford project to be priced “a tick or two” higher than...
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...count against their employer,” said Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme. “Raising it to $1,600 still doesn’t put us at the national average, but it does say that you should have real engagement with the labor market to claim unemployment.” Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, said the bill should move out of...
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...legislators want to be considered far left on taxes and spending. Some like to posture for restraint in government finance. One of these Democrats, Guilford state Rep. Sean Scanlon, House chairman of the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee, has proposed legislation to limit municipal property tax increases and to have...
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...of “cord-cutters” online advertising has become critical. Phelan estimated that his members spend between 30 and 40 percent revenues on digital advertising. Munson estimated the costs at about 30 percent for her business. “It’s the wrong tax at the wrong time,” said Phelan. State Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, was more...
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...to an overall mistrust of science and pharmaceutical companies. “Obviously, social media has helped people really spread that message,” said Terranova. State Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, and State Rep. Kathleen McCarty, R-Waterford, said during the March 31 meeting that they were concerned about removing children between kindergarten and sixth grade...
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...that underserved and overburdened communities get the aid they deserve, would indicate that the State of Connecticut is content with the environmental injustice that is prevalent in its inner cities,” Barratt said. State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, chair of the Environment Committee, told CT Examiner that the 50 percent set...
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...and gender in their curriculum. Guilford Public Schools, for example, have partnered with Donald Siler, an associate professor of education at the University of St. Joseph, to implement more “culturally sensitive teaching methods in the classroom.” Siler explained at a January board of education meeting that “it starts with the...
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...like social security, which lifted 90 percent of our seniors out of poverty. This is what the child tax credit will do.” In addition to this federal child tax credit, Connecticut’s state legislators are also working on a long-term child benefit of their own. State Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, has...
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...make, and we can just as easily unmake it. I believe SB 1024 represents a crucial step in the right direction–toward a Connecticut that offers equal opportunity to all. — Sam Rosenthal, Guilford … The State of Connecticut is significantly segregated by income. This is morally wrong and economically self...
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Kudos to the Guilford Public Schools for addressing issues around racism as we navigate changing times. This is important work. Growing up in Guilford during the Civil rights era, I learned in school about consequential legislation like the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act, but we never fully...
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...PILOT program. Matthew Hoey, first selectman in Guilford, said he supported the new funding formula for PILOT although Guilford’s PILOT funds would not largely increase under the new formula. “We understand that regionally, we are all in this together, and what is good for many communities is good for us...
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...Scanlon, D-Guilford, “to send a message.” A message that commuters will not be double taxed. A message that there will be no more “poverty tax.” A message that the legislature will — at least try — to keep its promise to reimburse municipalities. To others, however, the urgency does not...
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...of $660,000, and a mortgage from Guilford Savings Bank. “It is very, very expensive to build these types of projects and the total development cost is almost $13 million. All in, that’s inclusive of the cost to buy the property, the cost to build the property, and people often forget...
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...in two states: for where their office is located and for where they now work each day. “Even though it is a lot of money that we could use to balance the budget, we are doing the right thing and saying no,” said Rep. Sean Scanlon, D-Guilford, at a press...
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Amid finger pointing over who bears responsibility for approving a new gas-fired plant in Killingly — seemingly at odds with the state’s goals for zero-carbon energy — at least one state lawmaker says she wants the legislature to stop the plant from being built. State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, has...
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...difference between providing health coverage and leaving their employees to navigate the system on their own. State Sen. Christine Cohen, D-Guilford, who is also the owner of Cohen’s Bagels in Madison, said that when she started the business in 2014, she made a point of providing her employees with health...
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...departments are welcome to adapt the policy to fit their particular town. In East Lyme, for example, the power to delegate investigations resides with the First Selectman. Guilford adopted rules that empower its police commission to investigate complaints independent from — or in cooperation with — the town’s chief of...
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...weeks. Madison, Guilford, Chester, Old Lyme and East Lyme all moved into the high risk category for the first time this week. Yet not all of the towns in the red zone have experienced huge spikes in comparison to a week ago. Chester, Deep River, and Essex each experienced a...
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...still time to pre-order a bird, but time is running short. Below are a few choices in the area, including one non-turkey alternative. Gozzi’s Turkey Farms, 2443 Boston Post Rd, Guilford (203) 453 2771 www.facebook.com/Gozzis-Turkey-Farms (this link doesn’t work well!) Order ASAP by phone Price: $3.09/pound Pick up: the week...
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...helpful for the state to increase the reimbursement rates. He suggested $2.25 for breakfasts and $4.25 for lunches. Biagetti, who is the director of dining services at Guilford Public Schools, said they have also had to make changes in the type of food they purchase in order to make it...
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