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Fire Safety in the Home

Basic Fire Safety for the Home The following info, excerpted from a recent New London, CT PATCH article submitted by Mr. Wayne Wildermuth is a good summary and should be helpful for all of us. Not surprisingly, it was written … Continue reading

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Democracy?

Our democracy is sorely lacking Ed Johnson Noank Publication: The Day Published 12/27/2011 12:00 AM Updated 12/26/2011 11:30 PM This is in response to the article, “Mexico disbands entire police force in Port of Veracruz,” (Dec. 22). The state government … Continue reading

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Howard Davis Remembered

Notes from the Old Noank Jail Howard Davis remembered by Ed Johnson When Howard Davis of Noank passed away December 7th, he left behind a legacy of what it really meant to be a man of simple pleasures, with loyalty … Continue reading

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Common Sense is needed

Notes from the Old Noank Jail The past several weeks have been “noisy” for the Town of Groton due to conflicts involving the Council, the School Superintendent, the Board of Education and the Taxpayers. These have centered around Fitch baseball … Continue reading

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Groton Tax Budget – 2012

Open Letter – To the Honorable Mayor Streeter, Members of the newly elected Groton, CT Town Council, Town Manager and Town Clerk, I call your attention to the following modified excerpts from a letter-to-editor by Jack Sebastian of the Groton … Continue reading

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Groton School Recommendations

Groton School Recommendations Posted By: ed j Published 11/03/2011 12:00 AM Updated 11/03/2011 08:08 PM Notes from the Old Noank Jail The following brief comments are directed to the Groton Town Council, the RTM, the FFAE and some BOE candidates. … Continue reading

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November 2011 Town of Groton Elections

NOTES FROM THE OLD NOANK JAIL It is that time of year when some folks ask me who I plan to vote for in the local elections. The assumption is that I watch local politics pretty closely, am aware of … Continue reading

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Baseball Buffoonery

Now we read stories in the local press that the Fitch H.S. Baseball Field project, under the supervision of the Groton Board of Education, is actually over budget by $150,000 and Vendors are still owed $140,000… What appears to have … Continue reading

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Change our Representatives?

In today’s New London DAY, there is an article taken from the Washington Post which describes in detail the current financial system that gives major capitol gains benefits to the very wealthy as well as to their wealthy congressional representatives. … Continue reading

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Noank’s Universal Store Closes

Notes from the Old Noank Jail Noank’s Universal Store Closes Recently, we learned that a well known Noank Landmark, the Universal Food Store, had closed its doors, primarily because of Hurricane Irene. I looked back to my previous TIMES article … Continue reading

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