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Sun unable to recover, falls to Lynx in Game 3 of WNBA semifinals
UNCASVILLE, Conn. ― Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas did not mince words after Friday’s game. “We didn’t come to compete,” Thomas said. “It didn’t matter what we were defensively, we got to look in the mirror and want it. “At this point, nobody is...
DEEP to ask residents for design advice for new Seaside Plan
Oct. 4—WATERFORD — The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will hold a workshop on Oct. 17 to have members of the public weigh in on the design of the new version of Seaside State Park. The meeting, which will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Town Hall auditorium, is the last step in a series of public outreach initiatives taken by DEEP to help it implement a Passive Park ...
Norwich considers renovation plan to allow marina restaurant to open in colder months
Oct. 5—NORWICH — The restaurant at the Marina at American Wharf for decades has offered scenic waterfront views and atmosphere in the summer, but has been forced to go dark when wintry weather hits. A plan in the works by marina owners Patrick and Brittany Dwyer and city officials would allow the restaurant and bar to remain open for much later into the fall and earlier in the spring, although ...
Norwich business grant recipients gather to celebrate boost to their projects
Oct. 4—NORWICH — More than 50 city government and business leaders gathered on the City Hall plaza Friday to celebrate $6 million in federal pandemic recovery funds spent on local development projects. For every dollar spent, Norwich Community Development Corp. President Kevin Brown said, another $6 in private funding was spent on the recipient projects. Upon receipt in April 2021 of $28.8 ...
Italian flag-raising ceremony in New London
Oct. 4—NEW LONDON — Members of the local Italian-American community gathered at the steps of City Hall for a flag-raising ceremony Friday. Mayor Michael Passero, John Satti, of the New London City Council, and Bill Satti, each said a few words during the ceremony. Later, Jim Butler read a statement from his 98-year-old mother, Eleanor Satti Butler, who was not in attendance. In the statement, ...
Local officials confident state still on board with offshore wind
Oct. 4—Gov. Ned Lamont may have balked at the most recent opportunity to sign a deal to supply more offshore wind power to the state, but local officials remain optimistic that a $310 million investment in State Pier was a sound one. Leaders from New London and the Connecticut Port Authority, which owns State Pier in New London, agree that offshore wind farms are an important part of the ...
Making English work in the classroom
Oct. 5—NORWICH — At least two want to be a doctor, another a computer scientist and several others are eyeing nursing careers in America, but they all were recently sitting in a classroom at the Rose City Learning Center working on the one skill that will help make their dreams come true: English. Woodly Mars, an 18-year-old native of Haiti and a speaker of Creole and French, said he is ...
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