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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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Beyond the Polls: Democracy, dictatorship and voting animate election
Voter forums in southeastern Connecticut pointed to defending democracy as the top national issue, but how that is defined depends largely on where people fall on the political spectrum.
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Six-term veteran Democratic incumbent Cathy Osten faces political newcomer Republican Jason Guidone for the 10-town 19th District state Senate seat.
Police said the arrest of a Groton student is pending in connection with an online threat that led to the postponement of Thursday’s football game at Robert E. Fitch High School and new spectator restrictions.
Four candidates for state legislature answered questions posed by Norwich high school students and the League of Women Voters Thursday evening.
Claire Gaudiani, the former Connecticut College president and face of a controversial New London land development plan, was remembered as a visionary days after her death by friends and rivals.
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Sixty percent of households in New London County have only one or two people living in them, according to U.S. Census Bureau data cited in the report.
State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, D-Groton, is running unopposed for re-election to the 41st House District.
The grant will provide training for teachers so they can improve access to the program for all students.
Lacrosse team captains on Friday placed lacrosse jerseys on the Saint Bernard School auditorium stage to pray for the recovery of 17-year-old Skyler Wilson and remember 14-year-old Carson Wilson.
This year, voters will notice a campaign finance feature providing voters with insights into the financial backers of federal candidates ahead of the 2024 elections.
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U.S. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, seeking a 10th term in the Nov. 5 election, brought in $301,027 during the quarter while his Republican challenger Mike France raised $138,642.
The projects called for work at Town Hall, the Palmer School, the bus garage, public works office and the senior center.
Residents and members of various historic preservation and environmental groups spoke at a meeting Thursday night that was held to solicit input on the design of a new version of Seaside State Park.
Claire Gaudiani, the former Connecticut College president who led a controversial effort to revitalize New London, died Wednesday in New York City.
The stately stone bank building on Main Street is the new proposed site for the Norwich police station, with a possible referendum in November of 2025.
State Rep. Christine Conley, D-Groton, and Republican challenger Susan Deane-Shinbrot are vying to represent the 40th House District.
Two other council members ― Daniel Menihan and Michele Scott ― also are up for reelection, and five other tribal members are running for the available council seats.
More than two dozen local boards, commissions and nonprofit organizations will gather with the shared goal of bolstering their volunteer ranks.
Dominick Cristello of Montville and his relatives Nicholas and Tracey Calix, from Memphis, Tenn., made their way through the Preston Farms Corn Maze on Thursday.
In 2022, McCarty defeated Gauthier by just 230 votes, 5,628 to 5,398.
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