Connecticut militia members sue state

Photo courtesy of 1st Company Governor’s Foot Guard

By Zachary Janowski | Raising Hale

Members of one of Connecticut’s ceremonial militia units are suing the state for allegedly seizing $10,000 worth of private ammunition, terminating a lease and failing to pay members for training.

State officials claim the unit – the 1st Company Governor’s Foot Guard – has not kept its weapons and ammunition secure, and that it was within the state’s right to terminate the lease and not pay the members for training.

The militia unit’s board of trustees do not control the 1st Company; under a unique statutory arrangement dating back to 1885, the state created a special corporate entity so the trustees could own and maintain the unit’s armory.

Although the unit is ceremonial in function today, it still falls under the command of Brig. Gen. Thaddeus Martin, adjutant general of the Connecticut Military Department.

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East Hampton – you are invited to create a vision for your town

The Town Manager and the Town Council plan to host a “Community Conversation for Visioning” – an event where everyone in the community can share their ideas about what they want the East Hampton community to be in the future.

Together, the Town Manager and the Town Council plan to host a “Community Conversation for Visioning” – an event where everyone in the community can share their ideas about what they want East Hampton to be in the future.

This event will be completely community driven and focused on East Hampton’s citizens’ wants and needs.

“Your involvement is critical to our success,” Town Manager Michael Maniscalco states in a press release issued today (Feb. 20).

A coalition to help with planning and development for this initiative is also being organized.

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Epoch Arts presents original play – We As Women

After researching women who have made a difference, the girls based their characters on women such as Alice Paul from the suffrage movement, the 14-year-old Pakistani Malala Yousafzai, Gypsy women from the Holocaust, and other inspiring women.

Epoch Arts  invites you to join the girls of Breaking Silences in an original play, “We As Women.”

Inspired by a women’s suffrage poem, about the journey of women, the play begins in 2013 at school with the girls complaining about their lives.

When they are transported to a different time period, they come to realize the struggle that women have weathered and continue to face.

After researching women who have made a difference, the girls based their characters on women such as Alice Paul from the suffrage movement, the 14-year-old Pakistani Malala Yousafzai, Gypsy women from the Holocaust, and other inspiring women.

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East Hampton Economic Development Commission meets Feb. 19

The Regular Meeting of the East Hampton Economic Development Commission is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19 in the Town Hall meeting room.

The EDC agenda includes:

Town Manager Comments

Public Comments

Presentations

EDC Liaison Reports (Summary Discussion of Other Boards & Commissions Activities)

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Local ECSU student athletes recognized

Photo source: Eastern CT State University

By Bob Molta | Dir. Sports Info Eastern CT State University

Fredrick Hewett (of New London) became the seventh athlete from Eastern Connecticut State University in the last 10 years to win the 55-meter dash at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance Indoor Track & Field Championships.

The competition was held on Feb. 10, 2013 at the Costello Athletic Complex on the campus of the University of Southern Maine.

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Employers – register now for CT Dept of Labor job fairs

“Our Connecticut Career Fair series traditionally attracts thousands of job seekers and hundreds of businesses each year …” – CT Labor Commissioner Sharon M. Palmer. Photo source www.careerguidetips.com

The Connecticut Department of Labor’s “Connecticut Career Fair” series returns this spring, with regional events scheduled for Manchester, East Hartford and Danbury – including one specifically for Connecticut residents who have served in the Armed Services, the Connecticut National Guard and the Reserves.

“This is the agency’s 17th year providing job and career fairs with the goal of matching employers with potential employees,” said State Labor Commissioner Sharon M. Palmer.

“Our Connecticut Career Fair series traditionally attracts thousands of job seekers and hundreds of businesses each year, and each event offers excellent opportunities for companies to meet qualified, job-ready candidates who have technical, administrative, managerial or production backgrounds,” Commissioner Palmer said.

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Gov Malloy – Storm Charlotte points to climate ‘turmoil’

The intersection of Valley Street Ext. and Milk Street in Willimantic buried beneath about three feet of snow left behind by Storm Charlotte on Feb. 9, 2013. Photo copyright 2013 by Brenda Sullivan.

By Brenda Sullivan | HTNP News Editor

At a press conference Monday evening (Feb. 11), Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy fielded questions from reporters, including one about whether the state was adequately prepared for Storm Charlotte – in light of recommendations made by the Two Storm Task Force that looked at problems that arose during Tropical Storm Irene and the recent hurricane, Storm Sandy.

Gov. Malloy responded by saying that while his opinion might make some people unhappy, “we’re in a time of climate turmoil,” and that planning needs to get underway “on an expedited basis” for more of these kinds of events.

“We need to make sure we have the resources to respond to these kinds of incidences,” he said, and pointed to the fact that this is the fifth emergency/disaster declaration within a period of months.

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Gov Malloy – Nonessential employees stay home, President approves aid request

“Getting streets clear and making them safer for everyone is a priority, so I am asking nonessential state employees to stay home tomorrow.” – CT Gov. Malloy.

By Brenda Sullivan | HTNP News Editor

In a statement issued this afternoon (Feb. 10), Gov. Dannel P. Malloy asks all nonessential State employees to stay home on Monday (Feb. 11) as the cleanup effort after Storm Charlotte continues.

However, evening and midnight shift employees should report to work as normal on Monday, Gov. Malloy said.

“Getting streets clear and making them safer for everyone is a priority, so I am asking nonessential state employees to stay home tomorrow … I understand that everyone wants to get back to normal as quickly as possible. Crews are working around the clock to accomplish that goal, but the last thing we need at this point is a typical morning rush … Continue Reading