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Former York inmate behind push for positive thinking
Jul. 26—GROTON — Carol Belli doesn't want to say anything negative about the 60 days she spent as an inmate at York Correctional Institution for striking and killing an elderly couple while driving in Mystic. Instead, the retired educator created the nonprofit Road Signs for Life organization to distribute inspirational posters to inmates. Within a few months of her April 2023 departure from ...
New London pays $400,000 to settle sexual harassment claims by female police detective
Jul. 26—NEW LONDON — The city will pay $400,000 to end a harassment and sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by New London police detective Melissa Schafranski-Broadbent. She had sued the city and two former officers at the police department. The settlement includes a lump sum of $140,000 to Schafranski-Broadbent for compensation of "physical injury and emotional distress," and more than ...
Future use of former New London school property hinges on inspection results
Jul. 26—NEW LONDON — An environmental assessment team in the coming weeks will begin analyzing the former Harbor Elementary School property for hazardous materials, as the city takes the first step toward attracting a developer for the site. The City Council on July 15 approved using $63,700 in federal COVID-19 American Rescue Plan Act monies for a Phase I environmental assessment of the ...
Mini Messis
Jul. 26—Groton ― Children spent the week at Community Athletic Solutions soccer camp for kids ages 4 to 16 at Poquonnock Plains Park in Groton. The CAS soccer organization was also located in other towns in Connecticut this week before moving on to other areas in New England. There are also other CAS soccer groups located across the country this summer. ___ (c)2024 The Day (New London, Conn.) ...
New Sherman Street bridge in Norwich opens
Jul. 26—NORWICH — More than two years after the busy Sherman Street bridge closed for a $10 million replacement project, it quietly reopened Friday after city crews removed the last barriers. Replacement of the two bridge spans over the Yantic River and an adjacent narrow former mill canal closed the key Sherman Street intersection with Asylum Street, forcing long detours for residents west of ...
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