Elections Aug 12, 2020
Tuesday was a day where voters cast ballots in new and old ways. But however they did it, many voters were voting at the last-minute. “I’ve had it for probably close to a week and I’m a last-minute kind of guy.” That’s what Breck McNab said as he dropped his ballot in the box outside Hartford City Hall. It.
Professor of Art Andrea Wollensak launches ongoing exhibition about our changing climate.
Shorelines, locally and globally, are affected by stronger and more frequent storms and the threat of sea level rise. Long Island Sound is seeing a decline of species, warming water temperatures, acidification, and changing ocean currents.
To raise awareness about how climate change impacts Conn’s community, Professor of Art Andrea Wollensak has launched “Reading the Wrack Lines,” an environmental literacy and educational outreach project designed to engage the local community in innovative learning approaches based on southeastern Connecticut’s coastal environment and our changing climate.
“The project represents a unique, diverse and inclusive partnership of faculty, students and youth clubs at Connecticut College, UConn Avery Point and Stonington High School. Focused workshops will promote local and global awareness of climate issues and provide opportunities for the genera
Published April 01. 2021 5:12PM | Updated April 01. 2021 7:08PM By
Here’s to persistence.
In 2016, voters approved borrowing $2.2 million to acquire land on the Mystic River and convert it to a small public park adjacent to the Mystic Seaport Museum. It was to also serve as the location of a boathouse, developed with the help of private funds, to support rowing activities and the popular Stonington High School rowing program.
Unfortunately, the prior administration, under then First Selectman Rob Simmons, badly miscalculated the true costs of creating Mystic River Boathouse Park. The challenges were far more extensive than advertised and the funding insufficient.