In Portland, a sign had to be removed and in Glastonbury, yearbooks are being recalled Author: Ashley Afonso Updated: 4:31 PM EDT May 25, 2021 PORTLAND, Connecticut — There is controversy in two neighboring communities after two separate incidents both referencing former Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. A sign placed in front of Brownstone Intermediate School in Portland garnering a lot of attention. The sign was to protest the requirement of students wearing masks in school. But it was the images of Portland’s superintendent and the chairwoman of the board of education that caused the controversy. “They were targeted by having swastikas on their foreheads and a mustache like Adolf Hitler had,” said Susan Bransfield, Portland's First Selectwoman.