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Brian Hallenbeck
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By Brian Hallenbeck
Now in the second year of his second four-year term, Gov. Ned Lamont said the state has made progress in repairing its longstanding reputation for being inhospitable to business.
‘A historic financial misconduct case” is said to be the impetus for a new academy process to review honors bestowed on those later found to have committed serious misconduct or engaged in criminal activity.
Dozens of firefighters from the New London and Poquonnock Bridge fire departments received full-body visual examinations resulting in recommendations that five of them be biopsied and referred to dermatologists for further investigation.
In New London-Norwich metropolitan area, Thursday’s average gas price of $3.69 was up 10 cents in a week and 29 cents in a month.
Connecticut’s Senate has passed a bill that could enable some 10,000 people employed by the casino-owning Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to participate in the state’s paid family and medical leave insurance program.
Foxwoods Resort Casino on Friday marked the opening of Zac Young’s Sprinkletown eatery.
The New York State Gaming Commission has yet to set a deadline for the submission of applications for a New York City casino.
Groton and Stonington, which share Mystic, the state’s leading tourism draw, figure to be among the primary beneficiaries of the proposal, if it becomes law.
The measure would more than double the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Fund grants doled out to the state’s cities and towns.
Picketing is planned outside Three Rivers’ cafeteria from 11 a.m. to noon Monday. Three Rivers is located at 574 New London Turnpike, Norwich.