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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 ...
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...
Norwich Police collecting cash for victims of Hurricane Helene. Where you can donate
The Norwich Police Department will be collecting cash donations for victims of Hurricane Helene at three separate events Saturday. The events will take place in front of the East Great Plain Firehouse, a donation table set up at the Norwich Walmart located at 220 Salem Turnpike and at the Norwich Police table at the GNACC Healthy Living Festival at Dodd Stadium. ...
Zanor column: It's the start of a culture change for Norwich Free Academy football
Just thought I'd empty out my reporter's notebook while rooting for a rematch of the 1984 World Series between the Detroit Tigers and the San Diego Padres, who were managed by 1967 Boston Red Sox skipper Dick Williams ... NFA gets first football win Years from now when Dylan Schroth is celebrating...
Norwich Public Utilities helps return power to hurricane ravaged south: What they're doing
After Hurricane Helene left devastation and destruction, many volunteered to help, including Norwich Public Utilities. Since Sept. 26, NPU workers have switched on and off to maintain a team of three helping power recovery efforts in Oxford, Georgia, and McCormack, South Carolina. NPU will keep a crew in McCormack until the job is done, which could take until Sunday, Division Manager Jeff Brining said. ...
New London City Council to discuss reforming joint budget task force with Board of Ed
Oct. 4—NEW LONDON — The City Council on Monday will consider resurrecting a joint budget task force with the school board that will function as a sort of early fiscal warning system before formal spending plans are introduced. A proposed resolution calls for convening a six-member group comprised of two council and two Board of Education members, along with the presidents of the respective ...
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 ...
Norwich Public Utilities plans $13.6 million water project upgrades
Oct. 4—NORWICH — Norwich Public Utilities hopes to continue its massive infrastructure improvement projects next spring with three planned water systems upgrades totaling $13.6 million. NPU will seek approval from the City Council this fall to allow the city-owned utility to obtain revenue bonds funded with a combination of state grants and low-interest loans paid for by water ratepayers. The ...
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