SEASIDE MEETING TONIGHT
Another public hearing will be held in Waterford tonight where an environmental impact evaluation on the former Seaside Regional Center property will be presented. Since the governor announced that the state would take over the site instead of selling to a private developer, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has been exploring whether the historic buildings can be re-used. Officials are hoping to open a lodge-style hotel on the land, which would be a state park.
DUMPSTER PLACED AT GARDNER
State officials have placed a dumpster at Gardner Lake State Park in Salem, hoping to help solve the beach’s trash problem. The carry-in-carry-out policy at the park did not prevent people from leaving piles of trash behind. Salem First Selectman Kevin Lyden sees this as a step in the right direction, but he is hoping that the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will implement an alcohol ban on the beach.
SCRAPYARD REMAINS
The owner of six scrapyards in Connecticut and Rhode Island was the winning bidder Saturday in an auction to purchase the former Shetucket Iron & Metal scrapyard at Norwich Harbor. David Waddington made the high bid of $260,000 for the property and plans to keep the license for the site active.
FIREFIGHTER TO BE ARRAIGNED
A West Thompson Fire Department lieutenant will be arraigned today in Danielson Superior Court. Twenty-one-year-old Dylan Hamill was arrested over the weekend, charged with second degree sexual assault. Hamill has been accused of having illegal sexual contact with a juvenile member of the department on several occasions.
BANK ROBBER FOILED
A New York man was arrested by Norwich police on Saturday, after they determined that he was planning to rob the Dime Bank branch on West Town Street. According to police, Maximillian Beres was armed with two knives and parked in a secluded area near the bank. He faces several charges and is scheduled to appear in court today.
