Bringing pot to the CT shoreline this weekend? Here s what to expect
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Crowds gathered Tuesday at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison as temperatures again rose into the 90s.Patrick Sikes / For Hearst Connecticut Media
Thousands of residents and visitors are expected to flock to the Connecticut shoreline this July Fourth weekend, and for the first time in generations, adults in the crowd will be able to bring their marijuana.
For both consumers and police, that means navigating lingering prohibitions in the nearly 300-page legalization law, which went into effect Thursday.
In preparation for legalization, the Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council in Meriden sent new guidance last week to departments across the state, outlining the new law and how officers should handle suspected violations.
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CT shoreline towns are lifting beach restrictions, but some policies may stick around
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People enjoy the warmth and sunshine at the Surf Club town beach in Madison during the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, the town limited the beach to 50 percent capacity, a restriction that is being lifted this summer.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media
MADISON When flocks of quarantine-weary beachgoers topped the limited capacity at Hammonasset State Park on busy weekends last year, officials in charge of nearby town beaches said overflow crowds brought added pressure and concerns about the virus to their shores.
In Madison, the town cut capacity limits at its largest beach in half and banned non-residents from using beach parking on the weekends and holidays. Along the coast, other towns took similar measures to limit out-of-towners from the beaches.
$38.2 million Old Lyme budget passes; mill rate to increase
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Old Lyme Town HallCourtesy photo / Wikipedia public domain
OLD LYME Voters approved the town’s $38.2 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, which will result in a slight property tax increase to make up for sluggish revenues.
The spending plan that voters unanimously agreed to represented a 1.5 percent decrease over last year’s budget, even though Old Lyme’s Board of Selectmen put forward spending increases in the areas of general government, public safety and boards and commissions.
Total revenues for the town, however, are also expected to decrease, largely due to drops in interest from investments, land use reimbursements and intergovernmental transfers for road projects, officials said.
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