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New London — A petition drive is underway to reverse the City Council’s recent repeal of an ordinance that mandates a minimum staffing level at the police department. The petition calls for the council to reconsider its March 1 vote to repeal the 80-officer mandate or, if the council does not reconsider, move the question to a citywide vote. The council voted to repeal the 2014 staffing ordinance with support from a coalition of different groups in the city, the same groups who have called for reductions in the police budget in line with a national movement pushing for police reforms. Th...

New London — The public will have an opportunity to comment on Superintendent Cynthia Ritchie's proposed $73.2 million school budget during an

Preston — With only four active and trained volunteer firefighters combined at the town’s two fire departments, fire Chief Tom Casey has renewed his annual plea for increased paid staff to answer emergency calls. Casey presented his proposed budget to the Board of Selectmen via video conference last week, outlining three options. Adding a second full-time firefighter/EMT at a projected cost of $72,250 would cover another 260 shifts per year. A second option would add $50,000 to the budget to hire more part-time per diem firefighters to cover about 330 more shifts. A third option had ...

The state legislature has approved a shift in the way municipalities are reimbursed for tax-exempt properties and New London stands to be one of the major

Two months ago, Congress passed a $900 billion COVID relief package to boost unemployment benefits, deliver another round of stimulus payments to households, aid businesses and schools and support the