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New London ― Sunday was a day all about the city. In its fifth year, the “We Are New London” Parade marched from the top of State Street down to Parade Plaza as a yearly reminder to celebrate all the. ....
Published March 03. 2021 4:52PM | Updated March 03. 2021 8:04PM By The decision by the New London City Council to repeal a seven-year-old ordinance mandating a minimum of 80 police officers is a symbolic gesture unlikely to satisfy anyone. But, then again, the ordinance was largely symbolic to begin with. Back in 2014, City Councilor Michael Passero, who is now Mayor Passero, was alarmed by the shrinking ranks of city police, down to 65 officers at the time. He pushed for, and the council ultimately passed, the 80-minimum ordinance, based on a prior study which recommended the department maintain at least that many officers. Yet council members at the time, including Passero, agreed it was really only a goal because there was no way the city, which was going through a particularly difficult fiscal stretch, was going to be able to suddenly hire enough officers to meet the standard. ....