Citing NCDC s leadership transition and a desire to allow businesses with ties to NCDC apply for COVID-19 relief grants, the city will oversee the grants.
Norwich When Angela Adams sought advice a year ago on how best she could help local businesses as executive director of the Greater Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce, Jason Vincent offered a vision for her.
Vincent at the time was co-chairman of the chamber’s economic development committee and vice president of the Norwich Community Development Corp.
“He said I am the gatherer,” Adams recalled Wednesday of Vincent’s concept of both their roles. “I bring everyone into a room, and he’s the planner to help find solutions to the problems we have. That’s where he was such a big part. That’s where everyone relied on him.”
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December 27 saw the addition of a 63rd National Park and a great new addition to your socially distanced travel bucket list: New River Gorge in Fayetteville, West Virginia. This is the state s first National Park and its crown jewel, attracting nearly one million visitors every year. New River Gorge has long been an outdoor activities hub that features hiking, fishing, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, biking, and camping, with plenty of charming historic towns nearby for further exploration.
New River Gorge National River is thought to be one of the oldest rivers in North America. PosnovGetty Images
Remembering the history behind the landmark
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The National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark plaque rests above some of the Silver Bridge’s original decking and in front of the Bridge memorial mural. It was placed a year ago on the 52nd anniverary of the bridge’s collapse. (OVP File Photo)
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. A year ago, on the 52nd anniversary of the collapse of the Silver Bridge, the structure was recognized as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) with a ceremony and bronze plaque presentation at the site where the bridge once stood in downtown Point Pleasant, W.Va.
Will a New National Park Provide Pandemic Relief?
A new national park will be included with pandemic-related aid in the second federal stimulus relief package. The New River Gorge in southern West Virginia will go from being a National River to a National Park and Preserve, making it the countryâs 63rd national park and 20th preserve.
The $900 billion bill incorporates a new national park designation, announced by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV). Capito, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), and U.S. Representative Carol Miller (R-WV) introduced the proposal in 2019, contending that the designation could boost tourism. Outdoor recreation is a $9 billion industry in the state, and redesignation to national park status could increase the number of visits by 21 percent.