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FREE! Casino down to two locations By Linda Tishler Levinson
Helping a Family in Need
On Jan. 13, the Saint Bernard School community gathered for a benefit pasta dinner and Bingo night to raise money for the Chavez family. Gabriella Chavez, a 4th grader at Saint Bernard School, lost her father, Alex, after a lengthy battle with stomach cancer. Alex was an integral part of the school community and helped run the Friday night Bingo for many years. Through attendance at the benefit and other generous donors, over $1,300 was raised for the family. Above, Gabriella Chavez with service dog Jack, who visits the 4th-grade class regularly.
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It’s down to East Windsor or Windsor Locks. MMCT Venture, the joint organization formed by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indian tribes, has narrowed its search for a location for a northern Connecticut casino to those two towns. In Windsor Locks, MMCT is considering the Thrall brothers’ tobacco farm site on the Windsor Locks side of Route 20 by the Old County Road Exit. In East Windsor, the organization is considering the former Showcase Cinemas site. Community meetings in both towns were held in January to answer questions and allow residents to speak out on the proposals. Windsor Locks First Selectman J. Christopher Kervick said the Board of Selectmen has decided to bring the issue to a referendum if that town is chosen. “We feel that it’s a big enough issue,” he said. “I think that’s the right way
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