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Requires Collective Decisions
The Deep River Boards of Finance and Selectmen presented the proposed 2024-'25 town budget at a public hearing on April 30 attended by approximately 30 people. The $20.8 million budget requires a 1.5 mil increase. The requested budget from commissions, boards, and departments would have reflected a $2.4 million increase....
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Dean's List, Honors List, President's List, Provost’s List. • The following Madison students were named to the Tufts University Dean’s List for the fall 2023 semester: Cameron Delcristo, Jacqueline Egidio, Patrick Hennessey, Violet Johnson, R. Harrison Sweet, Charles Wang. • The following Madison students were named to the...
Softball Recap: Westerly comes up short despite Bella Mazzarese's strong performance
Westerly is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Waterford. The Westerly Bulldogs fell just short of the Waterford Lancers by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Westerly couldn't push the score so high this time.
Ask Questions; Vote Your Mind
Developing the budget for fiscal year 2024-’25 was a real challenge for the Board of Finance (BOF) and the Board of Selectmen. We had to consider sharply rising electricity costs, contract-mandated payroll costs, and large increases in Region 4 expenses. The budget we’re presenting for a citizen vote on...
A Tight Fit
Volunteer Randy Stafford loads large hostas into the back of a customer’s car on May 11 during the Essex Garden Club’s May Market sale. The Essex Garden Club’s May Market has been a yearly tradition for over 70 years, as well as being the club’s most important fundraising event each year.
Municipal Purchase of Open Space – Part Two
In the April 18 edition of the Guilford Courier, the Guilford Land Acquisition Commission presented the rationale for towns acquiring open land for permanent preservation. We described how our commission serves the town's best interests by identifying significant tracts of open space, negotiating with landowners who wish to sell, and recommending purchases to the Board of Selectmen.
Police Officer, US Navy Reservist Daniel McCracken Killed
Chester City police officer Daniel D. McCracken died on May 6, 2024 of a non-combat-related incident while deployed in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, a spokesperson for the U.S. Navy said. CENTCOM's area of responsibility "stretches from Northeast Africa across the Middle East to Central and South...
Norwich BOE members concerned about superintendent investigation: What chair Kulos says
While the investigation into on-leave Norwich Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow and Assistant Superintendent Tamara Gloster has gone on since the fall, Norwich Board of Education Chair Mark Kulos urged board members that the investigation needs to take time. “It’s a slight drain on our resources and we could really use the...
Fight At Groton Park Causes Panic, Hundreds Flee, Cops Say
The incident occurred in New London County around 1 p.m., Saturday, May 11, at Poquonnock Plains Park in Groton. According to Capt. Gregory McCarthy of the Groton Police, at the time of the incident, the park was the site of several youth sporting events with several hundred spectators in attendance.
Essex Adopts $27.6 Million Budget, Mill Rate Set at 18.05
The Essex Board of Selectmen (BOS) adopted the new budget for the 2024-’25 fiscal year at the Annual Town Meeting on May 13, totaling $27,638,662 in expenditures. The Board of Finance established a new mill rate of 18.05. The BOS’s budget for most town departments and services totals $9,660,797...
Soft-Plastic Eels for Big Striped Bass
Giant soft-plastic eels. For many Northeast striped bass anglers, their vision fuels a hair-raising, sweaty-palmed, white-knuckled daydream. In my version of this dream, pinpricks of infinite starlight twinkle overhead and a marshy salt air gently nudges my kayak down-current in the fragile silence of the ocean at midnight, a silence broken only by two sounds. They are the floppy plop of a 13.5-inch soft-plastic eel landing somewhere near shore and, shortly after, a strained zip-zip-zip as my rod and reel struggle to slow the freight train of a cow striped bass that just inhaled my bait.
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