Amazon construction site reopens after eighth noose leads to second shutdown in two weeks
Taylor Telford, The Washington Post
May 27, 2021
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Work was suspended for the second time in as many weeks after another noose - the eighth in a month - was discovered at an Amazon warehouse under construction in northern Connecticut.
The noose was found at the Windsor site on Wednesday, halting operations one day after work had resumed from an earlier shutdown. The discovery occurred after security was upgraded and a few hours before NAACP representatives arrived to interview workers about previous incidents. This is ridiculous, Scot X Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP, told The Washington Post after a noose made of red rope was found Wednesday among yellow electrical cables. We told them to take this seriously, and they re trying to water it down. This is pretty bad.
New Canaan holds first school referendum vote in 30 years
Grace Duffield
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This is the ballot box in front of New Canaan Town Hall that can be used for absentee ballots for the referendum, after a recent executive order from Gov. Ned Lamont.Grace Duffield Hearst Connecticut Media /
The first referendum on the Board of Education budget in nearly 30 years is being set for Wednesday, June 2.
Voters from all districts will cast their ballots in the New Canaan High School auxiliary gym, from noon to 8 p.m, unless they opt to vote absentee.
Absentee ballots may be left off at the ballot box in front of Town Hall, after Gov. Ned Lamont signed an executive order on Thursday, May 20, stating that COVID-19 can be cited as a reason for absentee voting until June 30. Applications for the absentee ballots may be picked up by family members and caregivers at Town Hall.