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Norwich — Facing a deficit of $300,000 to $500,000 in the school system’s current budget, officials have frozen spending for the remainder of the school year. School system Business Administrator Robert Sirpenski and acting Superintendent Susan Lessard said Wednesday that this is the third consecutive year the district has needed to freeze funding as a result of a shortfall. Sirpenski added ...

Norwich — The city announced Thursday that is has hired the deputy chief of the Wallingford fire department to be the city’s new fire chief, replacing the retiring Tracy Montoya. Samuel Wilson III, 44 is scheduled to be sworn in Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in City Council chambers. There will then be a four-day period in which the two men will work together. Montoya’s last day is Feb 21. Scalise said ...

Norwich — Fabrics and crafts company JOANN, which filed last month for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has filed a motion in court Wednesday to close its Norwich location along with approximately 500 more stores around the country. “This was a very difficult decision to make, given the major impact we know it will have on our Team Members, our customers and all the of the communities we serve,” the ...

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Waterford — Four members of the Representative Town Meeting's first district have voted unanimously to elect Democrat Narciss Greene to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Nick Gauthier. Gauthier is now serving as state representative for the 138th District, which covers Waterford and parts of Montville. In a January letter announcing his resignation from the RTM, Gauthier said he wanted ...

Norwich — The School Building Committee has chosen Torrington-based O&G Industries as the construction manager for the Uncas and John M. Moriarty schools, the second two of four schools that will be built as part of a $385 million citywide school construction project. The new Uncas and Moriarty schools are in the early phases of being designed, building committee Chairman and Alderman Mark ...

Norwich — The city has approved permits for a second cannabis retailer to open here. If opened, Rejoice would compete for business with Zen Leaf, which opened as the city’s first cannabis retailer in July 2023. Rejoice, which has locations in Meriden and Seymour, has received approvals for the needed electrical, building, plumbing, mechanical and zoning permits to open a new location in a ...

Groton — State Rep. Aundre Bumgardner, D-Groton, was arrested early Sunday and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and reckless driving. Bumgardner, 30, won a third term in November for the 41st District seat, which covers Groton and Stonington. He serves on the state legislature's Finance, Revenue & Bonding committee. Also, the Energy and Technology committee, the ...

Groton – State Rep. Aundre Bumgardner of Mystic, who was charged early Sunday morning with drunken driving, had a blood alcohol level of more than twice the legal limit after he was stopped by a Groton Town police officer on Route 184, according to a police report released Monday. The report states that after failing three field sobriety tests, Bumgardner agreed to provide police with breath ...

Norwich — Police have charged a 30-year-old Norwich man with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, after she went in for a doctor's appointment and was found to be pregnant. Augusto Perez-Osario, of 101 Cliff St., was charged Friday with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor. Through police interviews and DNA comparison Perez-Osario was identified to be the father of the ...