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I cover most aspects of The Day's "home city," reporting on politics, education and economic development among other things going on in New London. The best part of the job is listening to the ideas generated by the people of this scrappy little city full of optimism, activism and determination. I'm a father of two incredible kids whose wife is a dedicated nurse at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. Greg Smith I cover most aspects of The Day's "home city," reporting on politics, education and economic development among other things going on in New London. The best part of the job is listening to...

Rob Pero, of the Bad River Ojibwe Tribe, launched his company, Canndingenous, with help from the American Indian Chamber of Commerce.

New London — The Board of Education, without much controversy, passed a $72.9 million school budget for fiscal year 2022 on Thursday. The budget is accompanied by a $45 million appropriation request to the city, which is 2.2% or a $982,188 increase over last year’s funding. The portion of the school budget up for consideration by the city is funded jointly by taxpayers and the state’s Educational Cost Sharing program. The mayor will incorporate the school’s spending request into his overall budget for presentation to the City Council on April 1. City administration, as it has in past...

New London — Discussion on expanding the number of voting districts has resurfaced as the result of a disappointing voter turnout in the presidential election here. New London’s 55% voter turnout was sharply below the state’s record 79%. Surrounding towns saw even higher numbers than the state average, buoyed in part by the fact that absentee ballots were made available to all voters because of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were 16,996 registered voters in the city during the last election. City Councilor James Burke broached the subject of expansion of voting districts during an hourlon...