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Middle school students' mini boat sets sail in Atlantic Ocean
DUDLEY, Mass. – A group of students at Dudley Middle School are celebrating the success of a project they’ve been working on all year, designed to teach them about oceans with the help of a small boat they worked together to build. What You Need To Know. Students...
Norwich school board adopts $95.6 million school budget
Norwich ― With a much more cordial discussion than their City Council counterparts had a night earlier, the Board of Education Tuesday adopted the $95.6 million school budget for 2024-25 budget that the council approved Monday. The school board voted 7-2, with the six Democrats and one Republican voting...
Norwich Tech's Maldonado voted athlete of the week
Norwich Tech’s Khai Maldonado was voted The Bulletin Athlete of the Week for the final week of the spring season. The Warriors junior shortstop went 4-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs to power Norwich Tech to a 15-2 six-inning mercy-rule win over Innovation in the first round of the Class S softball tournament. It was the Warriors first state tourney win since 2017.
NFA student-athletes ready for next step
They’re becoming Bobcats, Blue Devils, Golden Bears, Friars, Rams and more. They’ll be playing in conferences from the Ivy League to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, from the Little East to the Big East, and more. And they’ll be participating not just in the major sports but also cheerleading, dance, and equestrian. The Class of 2024 at Norwich Free Academy has raised the bar for the number of student-athletes who will be continuing their academic and athletic...
Funeral Set For Central Mass Marine Killed In California Motorcycle Crash
A funeral for a beloved US Marine from Worcester County who was killed last month in a motorcycle crash is scheduled for later this week. Connor Kelly, 21, of Webster, died on May 30 while driving home from taking his fiancee to a dentist's appointment, his family said. The Worcester native wo…
Norwich Public Schools interim leadership to continue: how long will they be staying?
The Norwich Board of Education has extended the contracts of Acting Norwich Superintendent Susan Lessard and Acting Norwich Assistant Superintendent Jamie Bender to the end of December. The contracts were set to expire this month. There were no changes to their compensation or other terms, Board Chair Mark Kulos said. The extension was...
CT’s minimum wage increase poses challenges for small business owners
When Connecticut’s minimum wage rose on Jan. 1 from $15 an hour to $15.69, it was good news for many workers. But for small business owners, the increase — the first in a series that will be tied to wage growth calculated by the federal government — has created concerns for the future.
Three items fail at Plainfield's special town meeting. What happens next?
Voters turned down three of the four items put before them at the special town meeting in Plainfield on Wednesday night. Item four asked voters if the Town of Plainfield should approve the sale of the town-owned cell tower located at 47-51 Unity Drive to Towerpoint for $660,000 and authorize the proceeds to the proposed upgrades to Lion’s Park. This item failed to pass, with 17 voters in favor of its passage and 84 opposed. ...
Norwich City Council narrowly approves $156M city, school budget
Norwich — The City Council adopted a final budget Monday along narrow party lines after 90 minutes of bitter partisan debate, political attacks and allegations of political motivations. The council’s majority four Democrats came to Monday’s final budget session with three pages of budget adjustments, while the three council...
NFA, Griswold students among recipients of Italian Heritage Committee scholarships
The Italian Heritage & Cultural Committee announced its scholarship winners for 2024. Four awards of $1,000 scholarships were given to high school seniors of Italian descent who practice community service and demonstrate a strong work ethic in and out of school, which “exemplifies qualities for a successful career,” stated a press release.
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