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Volume 25, Number 30
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Plans nixed for Local woman rallies support cannabis facility for the orphans of Ukraine on MeridenBerlin border By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN — Trulieve Holdings, based in Tallahassee, Florida, is not moving ahead on a large-scale cannabis growing and processing facility at 525 Kensington Ave., according to city officials. “It was a shocker to all of us,” said Economic Development Director Joseph Feest. “They have a lot of money invested in this project. Hopefully, they get back to me on the next step for the property. I honestly do not know why.”
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of 2022, Berlin resident Anna Kobylarz has made more than a dozen trips back and forth to the war-torn country. On the ground in Ukraine, she helps orphaned children. Kobylarz is president of Community Help, an associated program of the Polish American Foundation of Connecticut.
Zoriana Kramarenko, left, and Anna Kobylarz.
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See Facility, A27
Nicole Zappone, The Citizen
Around Town Administrator appointed Karen Despres was appointed assistant principal at Berlin High School on July 17 during a special meeting of the Board of Education.
Berlin High School’s new assistant principal, Karen Despres. Submitted photo
Despres comes to the high school after serving as lead teacher at McGee Middle School, a role she had held since August of 2020. The new BHS assistant principal possesses a master’s degree in Counselor Education/ School Counseling and Guidance Services from Central Connecticut State University and a sixth-year degree in Educational Leadership and Administration from Quinnipiac University.
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Also, at the recent BOE meeting, it was determined that for the upcoming school year, which begins Thursday, Aug. 24, local technical high school students in need of bus transportation will be picked up at Willard Elementary School.
New ordinance At the July 11 Town Council meeting, a public hearing was held to discuss a pro-
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posed ordinance requiring that elected town boards and commissions and those with regulatory components record and provide remote access to their meetings. Mayor Mark Kaczynski said this change would allow the public to attend meetings remotely via Zoom and provide more government transparency. See Around Town, A8
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