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In 2020, Westport had 2,731 incoming changes-of-address offsetting 2,059 outgoing as...

In 2020, Westport had 2,731 incoming changes-of-address offsetting 2,059 outgoing as...

Police are hoping to release a decision in early July on whether charges will be laid over allegations of abuse in the adolescent unit at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital in the 1970s. Detective Superintendent Thomas Fitzgerald said police admitted an institutional failing in their two previous investigations into abuse allegations at Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital. Photo: Screenshot / Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care Two previous investigations, in 1977 and 2010, resulted in no ...

Hopewell Valley school board officially begins search for new superintendent; Smith announces retirement The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education is searching for a new superintendent after the announced retirement of current Superintendent Thomas Smith. The school board approved an ad hoc Superintendent Search Committee to help identify the district’s next superintendent and plan to include as many district stakeholders in the process through surveys and focus groups. “At this point...

11 disturbing revelations in the investigative report on suspended BPD commissioner Dennis White By Stephanie Ebbert and Sahar Fatima Globe Staff,Updated May 14, 2021, 5:57 p.m. Email to a Friend Dennis White was sworn in by Mayor Marty Walsh (not pictured) as the 43rd Commissioner of the Boston Police Department during a ceremony in the Great Hall at Faneuil Hall. White is pictured after the ceremony was concluded.Jim Davis/Globe Staff An independent investigator’s report on past allegati...

Mar 15, 2021 FONDA – Fonda-Fultonville Central School District recently announced its second-quarter winners of the Community Cares Award Program at FFCS. The winners are high school student Eliana Montano, FFCS COVID-19 Coordinator and Pupil Services Director Kristine Dickson and the Galough family. They were each honored by Superintendent Thomas Ciaccio. Community Cares is a recognition program that acknowledges the exceptional individuals who support our school community and hel...

Knox County school board discusses, makes no change to mask policy Board chair Susan Horn proposed changing the language in the mask policy to give exemptions to students involved in the arts: band, choir and theatre. Author: Katie Inman Updated: 10:45 AM EST February 12, 2021 KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Knox County parents are divided after the Board of Educations meeting Wednesday night. The chairman brought a proposal to change the school systems mask policy. The c...

Governor Ned Lamont announced the finding of four additional cases of B.1.1.7, commonly known as the U.K. variant of COVID-19, in Connecticut on Monday, Jan. 25. The statewide total is now at eight cases.  Given that the U.K. variant of COVID-19 is highly transmissible, safety precautions including social distancing, quarantining and mask wearing are necessary.  “The Connecticut Department of Public Health has warned school districts across the state to be prepared for the possible need to ...

After many months of a hybrid schedule, elementary and middle schools students are scheduled to return to full in-person school on Feb. 1, but it is still unclear when high school students would be able to return. Despite there not being a date for Staples to return, many questions still arise about the schedule of school once full in-person begins.  “I believe Wednesdays will still be remote at the middle schools,” Principal Thomas Stafford said.  The transition of younger students to fu...

As the state works toward a goal of recruiting more teachers of color, several local districts, including Groton, Ledyard, Norwich, and Waterford, plan to participate in a program aimed at diversifying the teacher workforce in southeastern Connecticut. The 18-month Teacher Residency Program provides “an alternate route to elementary certification focused on increasing teachers of color across the state of Connecticut,” according to a program description. Resident candidates will work in a s...