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Michael Mugavero was buried on an unseasonably dark and dreary day in September 1995. His friend John Lamar recalled that the congregation at the church was a little spooked when piped-in music that was halted to let the priest speak, suddenly started...
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The New England Patriots showed how difficult it is for a football team to win every game last season. And much like the Patriots fell to an underdog Giants in the Super Bowl, the New London Junior Whalers lost to a team it beat in the regular season...
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Patrons uphold the annual tradition of attending the Eastern Connecticut Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker because of its memorable combination of tried and true with new surprises. This winter the area’s favorite guest artists Arantxia Ochoa and...
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Jon athan Farrell reported to court on the morning of Nov. 14 in fuzzy blue pants, wide-eyed and reticent. He stared intently at Judge Roland K. McDaniel Jr.’s colorful tie throughout the court proceeding and let his parents do the talking for him. But...
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I n the event of a hurricane or other p ublic health emergency, many residents may experience a delay receiving outside assistance. To address this issue, local senior centers are joining Ledge Light Health District in assembling 72-Hour Home Emergency...
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The Rotary Club of New London recently hosted a program devoted to Veterans Day during one of the club’s weekly luncheons at the Radisson Hotel in New London. For more information about the New London Rotary Club, visit www.newlondonrotary.org . To see...
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Rev. Wade Hyslop was adamant this year. He did not want Veterans Day to be just another carefree day off from work or school. “Kids should not be spending today at the mall,” he said. So in a vacation-day-flanking maneuver, Hyslop and the Kente Cultural...
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Drug Test Vote Postponed The Board of Education postponed its planned vote on instituting drug tests for new hires as a condition of employment. School board Vice President Elaine Maynard-Adams said the board’s lawyers are still vetting language on the...
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Amidst the hugs, chest bumps , and chants of “ Whaler Pride ” during a delirious post-game celebration of New London ’ s 27-26 last-play miracle victory over Montville, Whaler captain Rich Vitale took on a serious tone. “ I don ’ t care what anyone says...
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N ew London’s Connecticut Lyric Opera will start its 2008-2009 season this weekend with a production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the Garde Arts Center in New London. The performance, on Nov. 23, is the first in the state to be performed entirely...
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W hen Rev. Wade Hyslop learned that Barack Obama was elected president, his mind raced to something Robert Kennedy said in 1968. “Remember,” said Hyslop, the deputy mayor of the city, “Robert Kennedy predicted in 40 years the country would have a black...
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T he Board of Education has agreed to increase the reward leading to an arrest of the arsonists responsible for last month’s fire at Jennings School. Superintendent of Schools Christopher Clouet said the school board voted to add $500 to the City Council...
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“T he high school dropout rate in the top 50 cities in our nation today is more than 51 percent. We have a current generation at risk. It’s an epidemic,” says Al Serio, vice president of business development at the Mystic-based ABC’s of Life, which strives...
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The first 35 seconds of “First Step,” the lead cut on Fatal Film’s latest album Thrill’r, shocks your heart into action. A snarling built-in Detroit garage-rocker, “First Step” grumbles to a start, then careens along with the get-the-hell-out-of-my-way...
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M ark Twain wrote that the past does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. And so, next week at the polls New Londoners will decide, as they did in 1921, to exchange one form of government for another. In 1921, the voters, egged on by The Day , with publisher...
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