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Current News & Issues
May 8, 2012
MALLOY: 'MEANINGFUL EDUCATION REFORM' ACHIEVED
Legislative Leaders Said To Be 'On Board' With Long-Awaited Compromise
Gov. Malloy Holds a press conference touting an Education Reform Bill Compromise. READ MORE
May 3, 2012
NEW LONDON OFFERS FIRED FIREFIGHTER HIS JOB BACK
The city on Wednesday offered to give fired firefighter Alfred Mayo his job back. Citing "new information," Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said Wednesday evening that the city has offered Mayo back pay, payment of his attorney fees and "unconditional reinstatement." READ MORE
April 26, 2012
NEW LONDON MUST REHIRE ALFRED MAYO
A state investigation released this week determined that "best practices and proper procedures in accordance with rules and regulations were not followed" at the state fire academy in the case of Alfred Mayo, the first black firefighter to be hired by New London since 1978 and the only black recruit in his academy class. READ MORE
April 24, 2012
LAWMAKERS SAY NEW LONDON FIREFIGHTER SHOULD HAVE HIS JOB BACK
When State Fire Training Academy property was found defaced, some recruits may have found it humorous to suggest that Al Mayo, the only black recruit, was responsible. But according to a state investigation, it may have helped create a perception that got him pulled from the class. READ MORE
April 24, 2012
REP. HEWETT & NAACP RELEASE NEW FINDINGS IN FIRING OF NEW LONDON FIREFIGHTER RECRUIT
State Representative Ernest Hewett and the Connecticut Chapter of the NAACP hosted a press conference today to announce new findings pertaining the ongoing investigation of African American firefighter recruit Alfred Mayo, who was terminated two days before he would become a full-time firefighter in New London. READ MORE | REPORT
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February 23, 2012
FINIZIO AGREES WITH HEWETT'S CALL TO INVESTIGATE STATE FIRE ACADEMY
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said in an emailed statement Wednesday that he supports state Rep. Ernest Hewett's call for an investigation into the state fire academy. READ MORE
CT NAACP 2011 - 100 Most Influential Blacks in Connecticut Biographies
