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Connecticut Port Authority Seeks $6 Million Federal Grant For State Pier
The Connecticut Port Authority (CPA) held a special meeting last week to discuss a $6 million grant it’s seeking from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under its Clean Ports Program for the nearly completed State Pier in New London. Together with Orsted, the Danish energy company that is...
Submarine veterans recall ‘lonely piers’ in wake of USS Scorpion disappearance
Groton ― Fifty-six years ago to the day, a dock reserved for the returning USS Scorpion sat empty while Navy wife Mary Gilbert consoled the ones whose husbands would not return. On Monday, she laid a wreath at the base of the U.S. Submarine Veterans WWII National Memorial East....
East Lyme Memorial Day Parade
East Lyme ― Crowds gathered on the sidewalks of downtown Niantic for the Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The annual parade started near St. John's Episcopal Church and proceeded down Main Street before ending at East Lyme Town Hall on Pennsylvania Avenue. The procession paused at the East Lyme Veterans Memorial as volunteers laid wreaths in honor of lives lost and Andrew Jones played Taps.
Bill Kenny of Norwich CT: Budget proposal now includes officers in schools, free lunches
We’re approaching the "settle your bill" portion of the annual exercise that is our municipal budget creation. We all knew going into the process (which shouldn’t have a beginning or an end, just a now, because it’s ongoing) that no one was going home happy and as it turned out, we were right.
This R.I. teen looked for a way to consider what democracy means. She found her grandfather.
This essay by Westerly High School sophomore Abiageal Emery won first place in the 2023-2024 Rhode Island Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy essay competition. The theme was “What are the greatest attributes of our Democracy?” Emery will read her essay as the featured speaker for the state’s 50th Annual Memorial Day ceremony taking […] The post This R.I. teen looked for a way to consider what democracy means. She found her grandfather. appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Flags adorn Norwich neighborhood in salute to veterans on Memorial Day
Norwich – Tucked into a corner at the edge of Norwich, James Mackie describes his neighborhood as “a little piece of paradise.”. And he wants residents and visitors alike to know that the 55-plus Trading Cove Commons community honors veterans as Memorial Day approaches and Flag Day follows soon afterward.
NFA's Jiminez named athlete of the week; vote now in new poll
NFA’s Randy Jiminez was voted The Bulletin Athlete of the Week for Week 8 of the spring season. The Wildcats senior outfielder/pitcher had three hits in a 9-1 win over Ledyard as NFA clinched a berth in the CIAC state baseball tournament with their eighth victory. Last week saw plenty of standout performances in boys and girls track and field, softball, boys volleyball, and girls lacrosse across Eastern Connecticut. While there's no shortage of talent, we went...
BOS to Consider Community Center Consultant
Reviews of potential sites for a new community center are soon to get underway after the ad hoc Community Center Committee recommended the town contract with a consultant for a feasibility study. The committee made the recommendation at the May 14 Board of Selectmen (BOS) meeting, and the town attorney...
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