Week in Review: School Security Changes, Ledyard's Budget Season, a Blight Ordinance that Will

Superintendent of schools announced his plans to change and update security measures in the schools. Graner hosted an open forum for parents and residents to address concerns about school safety and to make recommendations for improvements.

“I think we need to develop a culture of enhanced security,” he said. “Security is something we need to pay more attention to.”

Meanwhile, various departments in the Town of Ledyard are gearing up the budget season. Last year, residents approved a zero-increase budget but the town’s tax rate remains one of the highest in the area, even among towns with higher budgets and schools with higher scores on standardized tests.

Town Councilors will be tasked with striking a balance between keeping the town affordable for residents while also making it attractive for future residents and business.

There was another public hearing on the controversial blight ordinance, which was scheduled for a vote (and and to be adopted) in the following Town Council meeting but after residents' objections, the issue was postponed. A fourth public hearing will be scheduled another time.

The flu is making its way through Connecticut very quickly this year. The American Red Cross posted this blog about flu prevention and symptoms.

on Gold Star Highway near Chelsea Groton Bank and across from Dunkin Donuts and near the intersection with Route 117, opened this week. It is run by Carol Ryall, who hopes it will serve not only Groton, but also all of Eastern Connecticut. The closest comparable boutique is at Yale in New Haven, she said.

“It’s fulfilling and it makes me feel happy to make the ladies feel happy,” she said. “It makes their day if they get a good fitting, and they leave and they feel whole again.”

She provides prosthetics in all shapes and sizes, along with bras with pockets to wear with the prosthetics and lingerie in pink and black. She also sells shower shirts for women who have recently had surgery and may have a drain that needs protection, as well as stretching nightcaps and pre-tied scarves for women who have lost their hair.

She will begin selling wigs in March or April. In addition, the store sells Lindi Skin products for women who suffer from rashes, acne or burns from radiation or other treatment. She also sells compression bandages and wraps to help patients with Lymphedema, which sometimes occurs when lymph nodes are removed.