Preston ― Residents Thursday overwhelmingly agreed to raise the first selectperson’s salary by 10% or $8,706.
The increase will take effect immediately for First Selectwoman Sandra Allyn-Gauthier.
The...
More and younger students struggle with serious mental health issues today, and veteran youth health providers in the region say what were rare acute anxiety, depression and isolation experiences seve...
Preston ― Town and school officials along with residents will be asked this fall to envision Preston in three, five or 10 years, and note what they like and don’t like in that vision.
The town and sch...
Preston ― The Board of Education on Monday cut two vacant paraeducator positions and delayed a plan to move central offices to leased space in an effort to cut $400,000 from the 2023-24 school budget....
Preston ― School officials conducted a wide search for a new Preston Plains Middle School principal this spring before choosing a veteran teacher at the school for the job.
The Board of Education on T...
Preston ― Before COVID-19 disrupted every aspect of students’ school life, Preston school psychologist Olof Sigmarsdottir said students might keep quiet about seeking her counsel.
But now, they speak ...
The Connecticut Department of Education is using federal pandemic relief dollars to help school districts increase the number of school mental health workers....
Schools in Preston and the Lyme-Old Lyme school districts will receive grants to upgrade their heating and ventilation systems through a state program created last year using a combination of state an...
Preston ― The Board of Education Monday unanimously approved a proposed $14.7 million budget for 2023-24 budget that calls for a $1.3 million or 9.8% spending increase.
The proposed school budget incr...
Stonington and Preston school districts were among the first 20 districts in the state to receive competitive grants to hire additional mental health workers to address students’ continuing struggles ...