Groton Democrats, who control the Town Council, announced a council slate that did not include incumbent Portia Bordelon, though she received endorsements for Board of Education and Representative Town Meeting.
Republicans put forward a slate with both newcomers and people long involved in town politics, and are vying to reestablish two-party rule on the Town Council, which has been all-Democratic for the past two election cycles.
Democrats on Wednesday announced a slate that included council incumbents Juliette Parker, administrative assistant to the Groton City police chief; Rachael Franco, business manager at Norwich Family Dental Associates; Juan Melendez, who also has served on the RTM and Water Pollution Control Authority; Aundré Bumgardner, a city Planning and Zoning Commission members and former state representative; and Democratic Town Committee Chairman Conrad Heede.
Customers Chip In to Send Favorite Tim Hortons Worker Back to College: ‘He Makes Your Day’
When a drive-thru employee with an infectious positive persona was forced to drop out of college, customers rallied to his aid, raising enough funds to send him back to school to finish his degree.
Vishnu Gopansothilingan, an employee at Tim Hortons at Sobeys plaza, in Ontario, Canada, was blown away by his beloved customers’ generosity. Vishnu Gopansothilingan, a Tim Hortons employee. (Courtesy of Nicolle Kopping-Pavars)
“He makes your day,” Tim Hortons drive-thru customer Matthew Shulman told CBC Radio-Canada. “This guy, he fist-bumps you, he gives you weather reports. Everybody in the community thinks they’re special and he only does it with them, but it turns out he’s doing it with everybody.”
Published January 11. 2021 4:49PM
Grateful thanks to Matthew Shulman for his article, Give your stimulus payment to those in greater need, (Jan. 4). It is always nice to receive extra money but if one s financial situation has not changed due to COVID-19, what a beautiful message would be sent by numbers of people donating to those in need. Perhaps a reposting of this article might be considered.
Kay Davis