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Stonington — School officials on Tuesday night outlined their proposed 2021-22 budget of $38.3 million and its 2.5% increase for the Board of Finance.  Board member Gordon Lord read a letter from school board Chairman Frank Todisco, who was away on business. Todisco called the proposed budget a responsible spending package for taxpayers that provides necessary education services for students. He pointed out three areas — employees raises, health insurance and special education transportation — account for much of the $934,000 increase. He concluded by respectfully a...

Guest Editorial: Inoculating Your Film From COVID in Seven Steps February 11, 2021 07:30 | By Staff Intro by We’ve been covering the return to production quite heartily here at  Below the Line, and every once in a while something hits my inbox that seems perfectly attuned to what is on all of our minds, and that is how everyone can return to work safely with COVID-19 not seemingly going away any time soon. With that in mind, we’re sharing this piece from entertainment attorney Harris  Harris Tulchin & Associates/ Tulchin Entertainment is an international entertainment law firm, me...

Citizens. here is randi kaye on how some of those turned out. >> reporter: if it was a test of honesty, the future president didn't fair well. lawyers asked about trump's boast regarding how much he was paid for a 2005 speech he gave as new york city's learning annex. trump, i was paid more than a million dollars saying the same thing to larry king in 2005. >> you got a million dollars for appearance in the learning annex. >> that's true. >> reporter: but it wasn't. what he didn't reveal was that more than half of the $1 million he claimed he got for the speech was his own estimate of the valu...

Appearance in the learning annex. >> that's true. >> reporter: but it wasn't. what he didn't reveal was that more than half of the $1 million he claimed he got for the speech was his own estimate of the value of the publicity that came along with it. the lawyer asked how much of the payments were cash? trump, slight, approximately $400,000. also not coming clean in a stake in a manhattan real estate project. trump claimed 50%. the lawyer asked do you own 30% or 50% in the limited partnership? the answer, i own 30%. he asked that the real estate community would interpret your interest. on the s...

Telling a truth and comey may be lying. if they have an open mind to that, then this is something we will consider. if they don't, then given the irregularities of the investigation, well be foolish to have him be interviewed. >> it is certainly a big if. the president has been in exactly that setting before giving depositions as private citizens. here is randi kaye on how some of those turned out. >> reporter: if it was a test of honesty, the future president didn't fair well. lawyers asked about trump's boast regarding how much he was paid for a 2005 speech he gave as new york city's learnin...