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Norwich city, school officials recommend $95.68M school budget
Norwich ― A joint committee of school board and City Council members will recommend the 2024-25 school budget be set at $95.68 million, $2.4 million higher than the city manager recommended. The recommendation is based on cuts made by school administrators since the Board of Education adopted an initial...
For NFA senior, one class made him want to become a special ed teacher
Editor’s note: The Day publishes an annual series of stories spotlighting outstanding seniors graduating from the region’s 16 public and private high schools. Norwich ― The biggest lesson Norwich Free Academy senior Connor Doyle learned in high school was an age-old cliché. Listen to your mother.
For this CT high school pitcher, what a difference a year has made as his team rolls into semifinals
COVENTRY – Last year Kevin Johnson was a freshman. He pitched in some games for the Coventry High baseball team, the Class S runner-up, but he was young and sometimes would struggle when he made a mistake. “He’s always had good stuff, but it’s a different level and it’s hard when you’re in ninth grade pitching against 17-, 18-year-old kids,” Coventry coach Ryan Giberson said. “He had some ups ...
Norwich Tech no match for No. 4 North Branford in Class S defeat
Norwich Tech softball coach Pam Pinch admitted the Warriors might have been a little “intimidated and nervous” while watching North Branford warmup prior to Thursday’s Class S second round contest. The Thunderbirds looked every bit like a team that has won nine straight Shoreline Conference championships and...
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