Weekly food distributions in Norwich and New London by the Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare have been extended through May.
The New London walk-up distribution at St. Mary s Star of the Sea Church, 10 Huntington St., will run Fridays from 2:30 to 4 p.m. through May.
The Norwich drive-thru distribution at the former Foxwoods employee parking lot, 28 Stonington Road-Route 2, will run from 9 a.m. to noon on Mondays through May 24. No distribution will be held on Memorial Day, May 31.
Additional food distribution events will be held at the Rose City Senior Center, 8 Mahan Drive, Norwich, on the fourth Wednesdays of April, May and June in memory of the late Norwich Community Development Corp. President Jason Vincent.
Norwich City Manager John Salomone has proposed a combined city and school budget totaling $138.6 million with a 4.39% spending increase that would require a 1.5% citywide tax increase.
Salomone’s proposed 2021-22 budget, presented to the City Council Monday, includes an $86.3 million school budget which calls for a $2.1 million or 2.5% increase.
That is less than the 3.95% increase requested by school officials but more than the city manager’s usual 2% increase for the schools.
The general government budget also contains funding for a fire services director recommended in a recently released fire services study. The general government budget of $48.7 million calls for a $2.7 million or 5.95% increase.
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Norwich Monday’s City Council meeting will mark a milestone in the city’s recovery from the yearlong COVID-19 shutdown and remote government meetings.
For the first time since last March, the meeting will be open to the public in person, as well as livestreamed on the city website, www.norwichct.org, and broadcast on Comcast Norwich Channel 97. The bench seating has been removed and replaced with individual chairs spaced apart family members can move chairs together and attendance will be limited to about 40 to 45 people, based on distancing requirements, City Manager John Salomone said. Attendance limits will include city staff. All attendees will be required to wear masks.
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