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Eric Bedner

Connecticut

Reporter at Journal Inquirer

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  • East Windsor, lawmakers voice strong opposition to solar expansion

    21 hours ago | ctinsider.com | Eric Bedner

    EAST WINDSOR - A large group of residents, along with local and state lawmakers, are urging the Connecticut Siting Council to reject a proposal to expand an existing solar array, arguing the council ignores public input and the impact to the community. The Siting Council was scheduled to reopen the docket regarding the Gravel Pit Solar expansion Thursday.

  • Enfield to once again debate whether to codify flag ordinance in charter

    1 day ago | ctinsider.com | Eric Bedner

    ENFIELD - Despite two previous failed attempts to codify the town's current flag ordinance in the charter, members of the Charter Revision Commission will once again debate the issue as they try to determine whether the potential for lawsuits outweighs a lack of inclusion. Earlier this month, members of the Town Council reached a consensus to revisit the flag debate as well as to further discuss the threshold in which a budget increase would go to referendum.

  • Enfield Town Council approves $157.7 million budget that limits education increase and new taxes

    2 days ago | ctinsider.com | Eric Bedner

    ENFIELD - Members of the Town Council voted along party lines to approve a trimmed-down budget, with advocates saying it balances needs and affordability and critics arguing it doesn't prioritize education. After some last-minute adjustments, the overall budget was trimmed to a total $157.7 million, $78.6 million on the town's side and $79 million for the Board of Education, a cut of roughly $4.5 million in total.

  • Enfield Town Council approves $157.7 million budget that limits education increase and new taxes

    2 days ago | sheltonherald.com | Eric Bedner

    ENFIELD — Members of the Town Council voted along party lines to approve a trimmed-down budget, with advocates saying it balances needs and affordability and critics arguing it doesn't prioritize education. After some last-minute adjustments, the overall budget was trimmed to a total $157.7 million, $78.6 million on the town's side and $79 million for the Board of Education, a cut of roughly $4.5 million in total.

  • Former Enfield student to be reunited with lost high school varsity letter sweater at 50th reunion

    3 days ago | ctinsider.com | Eric Bedner

    ENFIELD - Donna Meyer feared her high school varsity letter sweater was lost forever after the school she gave it to closed. However, a series of events and some sleuth work by her former classmates will see her presented with the sweater during their 50th class reunion later this month. Meyer, who grew up in Enfield and now lives in Rhode Island, gave the sweater to the now-closed Enrico Fermi High School in 2014, thinking it would be displayed in one of the trophy cases there.

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