Morning. We will get into that. We are just over 24 hours away from the Solar Eclipse. Were going to be talking about everything you need to know from the glasses, viewers, how you can make one of those viewers yourself, i know you will offer people good advice on that. I tried it out. Its not so hard. We will also talk about that all important eclipse forecast. We will be talking about that. Wherever you are, whether it is partial or total, you want to have clear skies. I have a feeling we will be a bit in trouble. The forecast is going to be changing. Lets talk about sunday. Hopefully, you have plans for today, enjoyable ones here is the cloud cover all the way into the east bay. Widespread once again. Here is another view into San Francisco. Low 60s in oakland. San jose has 63 degrees to start the morning. Here is a view, widespread cloud cover. Today is going to be a lot like yesterday. Temperatures will not change a whole lot. On shore breeze will be at 18 Miles Per Hour. Heres a
Published February 25. 2021 12:01AM
Bill Stanley, Special to The Times
As Black History Month draws to a close, I am reminded that my former hometown has been blessed with many, many prominent and accomplished Black citizens who have had such a positive impact on our lives in Norwich.
It is fair to say that members of Norwich’s Black population have made significant impacts locally, statewide and even nationally in various fields, ranging from education and social services to politics and and the arts, to social services and civil rights.
Some, like Virginia Christian, the first elected Black City Councilor in eastern Connecticut, made their marks more than a half-century ago and paved the way for the likes of Jacqueline Caron, who would serve multiple Council terms years later.