From the Publisher: Spring Champions!

The Resident’s most popular columnist, Bryan Golden, tells us on page 16 that, “Persistence is the key to successes.  There may be those examples of instant successes, but they are few and far between.  The one guaranteed route to failure is to give up.”  Not giving up is a characteristic of a CHAMPION.

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Old Saybrook FD Receives Grant

On February 27th the Old Saybrook Fire Department learned that they are the recipient of an $82,595 grant from FEMA for Firefighter Recruitment and Retention.

One part of the grant, $60,000, is earmarked for College and Trade School Tuition reimbursement for Firefighters wishing to commute from Old Saybrook [...]