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By Bill Reid
New Year’s Day is Friday and each of us will welcome 2021 in our own way. I will be happy to see 2020 in the rearview mirror. The challenges this past year were unprecedented in my lifetime, and, even with the turn of the calendar year, the months ahead will continue in our “new” normal with economic uncertainty for many and health and safety concerns for all.
Despite the challenges of 2020, the year did bring my family unimaginable joy with the birth of twin grandsons July 19. My son and daughter-in-law live in the Midwest and due to the pandemic we have only seen the babies in video chats. In the year ahead I will finally hold them in my arms.
UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 6:02 am ET
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More than $200,000 has been granted to programs to boost tourism. (Patch graphic)
WATERFORD, CT The Eastern Regional Tourism District (ERTD) has announced the final funding recipients for the 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership Program. Nine additional programs were approved for marketing grants to promote tourism and hospitality opportunities in Eastern Connecticut.
The total funding of all projects, including the initial projects announced in September totaled $202,267 in matching grant funding to support local businesses and eastern Connecticut s tourism economy. Tourism is a major economic driver in eastern Connecticut that generates billions in business sales and tax revenues every year and supports thousands of jobs, Gov. Ned Lamont said in a statement. I applaud this program s efforts to bolster eastern Connecticut s crucial tourism industry by further raising the visibility of the state s tourism opportunities, which are