Norwich Tech Talk: Returning a piece of history
By Patricia Luca
Lisa Velez, the Norwich Technical High School principal’s altruistic secretary, made a life altering humanitarian gesture.
During the first week of March, a letter addressed to Principal Patricia D. King was received in the main office. The letter stated:
“The enclosed class ring was found many years ago – many attempts were made to locate the owner without success. Eventually, the ring was put away and forgotten.
The enclosed ring has the inscriptions: Norwich Technical High School, Class of 1989, with the symbol for hair dressing / cosmetology and the name Joanne M. Palmer. The attached article triggered a memory. Hopefully, Norwich Tech, like Xavier High, can assist with locating the rightful owner. The article was entitled: Connecticut man reunited with high school class ring lost at beach 39 years ago. The article was posted by WTNH-TV-8 “Weather Tweed New Haven Connecticut Community station.”
Jaclyn Barton
The (Waynesboro) News Virginian
and Mike Gangloff
The Roanoke Times
Demonstrators on Saturday called for Western Virginiaâs Congressional representatives to step down, connecting Republican opposition to election results to the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol.
At peaceful events in Staunton and Salem, protesters chanted and waved signs to show their disapproval for U.S. Reps. Ben Cline, R-Botetourt, and Morgan Griffith, R-Salem.
âItâs a cold day, but we are a fierce crowd, and weâre here to demand that Ben Cline resign,â said William Walker, one of the organizers of a Staunton event that was the cityâs second protest aimed at Clineâs objections to official Electoral College results.
Memorial to remember people who died with Covid-19 to be created at Medway Maritime Hospital
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Updated: 14:51, 14 January 2021
A memorial to staff and patients who lost their lives to Covid-19 will be installed at a hospital.
Medway Maritime Hospital is looking to pay tribute to those who passed away during the pandemic and is currently considering ways this can be done.
James Devine paid tributes to colleagues including nurse Hannah Jackson
During Medway NHS Foundation Trust s public board meeting today (Thursday, January 14), chief executive James Devine lead tributes to hospital staff they had lost in the last couple of months including nurse Hannah Jackson and vascular pathway coordinator Angela Holmes, who had worked at the Trust for around a decade and died in December.
That meant tapping into her food or electricity budget, she said. She enrolled in He Waka Tipu s Wainoni Whānau Ora Clinic soon after it opened this year. The clinic charged just $2 a week for free medical care for a household, no matter how big.
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Joanne Palmer, who has custody of her grandson, says being able to access the Whānau Ora service is a “lifesaver”. Health costs had been a “huge worry”, so the new clinic was a “lifesaver”. From July this year, the Travis Medical Centre signed up for a Government subsidy to offer low cost appointment fees of $19.50 for Community Service Card holders, like Palmer.