Ledyard resident Denise Knott poses with state Rep. Betsy Ritter, D-Waterford, at MS Action Day, held at the State Capitol in Hartford. The event, hosted by the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, attracted more than 50 people living with multiple sclerosis from across the state. Ritter said she learned about MS after one of her best friends from high school was diagnosed in her mid-30’s. “It made me more aware of the disease and its insidious nature,” she said. “We have to look more carefully at health care programs that can help people living with multiple sclerosis.”

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Margaret E. Iacoi

The Margaret E. Iacoi Memorial Foundation for Widowed Mothers is pleased to announce the presentation of its 19th Annual Foundation Award. The Foundation received several well-deserving applications and was extremely pleased to have the opportunity to present as the recipients for the 2010 Margaret E. Iacoi Memorial Foundation for Widowed Mothers the amount of $2,000.00 to the Family of Mrs. Laura Chiardio and her two sons Cole and Brayden, of Westerly, RI.

This year the Foundation reached outside the Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck and Chariho area communities and made a special $500.00 donation to the family of the late Joseph Ferrucci, Esquire of East Greenwich, RI.

The mission of the Foundation was to provide financial assistance to widowed mothers and their families; however, in 2006 the Margaret E. Iacoi Memorial Foundation for Widowed Mothers expanded its mission to include fathers and husbands residing in the Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck-Chariho area communities in order to ease the economic and emotional burdens experienced by the loss of a wife and mother and/or husband and father and simultaneously strengthen and reinforce the family bond.

The Foundation welcomes “all kinds” of contributions towards its annual award(s) from individuals and corporations throughout the year. For more information about the Margaret E. Iacoi Memorial Foundation for Widowed Mothers, or to become a contributing friend of the Foundation, please visit the Foundation website at: www.meiacoifoundation.org

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Chief Patrick Daley accepts the awarded $5,000 from Jim Cronin, CEO and President, Dime Bank.

Dime Bank awarded $5,000 to the New London County Fire Chiefs’ Association (NLCFCA) as the Chief Corporate Sponsor of the 127th Annual CT State Firefighters Convention on September 17-19, 2010. “The convention has been hosted for more than 100 years and serves as the focal point in improving the health, safety and welfare of the members. This is the first time in our history that all 60 fire departments will meet at the convention,” said Chief Patrick Daley

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The Ledyard Historical Society announces it has established a $1,000 scholarship to provide financial aid to a graduating Ledyard High School senior who has demonstrated superior academic achievement, has participated in extracurricular and/or volunteer activities and plans to pursue a college degree. Applications may be obtained from the Ledyard guidance office. Deadline for applications will be April 15th, 2010.

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