As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
Sten Spinella
As the paper s new politics and government reporter, I write about state and national issues with a focus on southeastern Connecticut. I particularly enjoy reporting on voting rights and how political trends play out at the local level. I ve worked as a town reporter for The Day, covering Montville and Waterford from 2019-2021 as well as writing breaking news and general assignment stories.
Norwich Danielle Vincent has been heartened by the outpouring of love and respect for her son, Jason Vincent, and when she learned Norwich leaders were planning a food distribution event in his memory, she donated and said the family wanted to help.
“Jason would be so happy about this,” she said, in between loading boxes of food and packages of eggs into vehicles at the drive-thru food distribution Thursday at the Rose City Senior Center. “He’s smiling down at us.”
Jason Vincent, president of the Norwich Community Development Corp., died Dec. 30 in a suicide in West Virginia. His death shocked city and business leaders who had worked closely with him, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stonington Superintendent of Schools Van Riley announced a plan Thursday night to return kindergartners along with first, sixth and ninth graders to four-day-a-week, in-person instruction beginning March 15.
On Wednesdays all students would learn remotely, which will offer maintenance staff an opportunity to clean the schools and teachers a chance to do much-needed planning for remote and in-person leaning.
All other students will continue with the hybrid learning that has been in place since September. Any family who wants their children to continue with full distance learning there are currently 478 students doing so now will be able to do so.
Riley said on April 1, school officials will evaluate the return and make decisions on returning other students based on a number of factors. These include the success of the return of the four grades, vaccine distribution to teachers and staff, updates to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention