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Vacant Manchester mill has a new owner, plans for mixed-use development in the works

The building's new owners are seeking a mixed-use development open to all renters, with 24 apartment units and two retail storefronts.

UConn men's basketball team lands commitment from Top-20 recruit Liam McNeeley

Liam McNeeley, a national top-20 recruit who decommitted from Indiana last month, has committed to the UConn men's basketball team.

South Windsor Democrats pick new candidate after Town Council vacancy standoff

Maura Fitzgerald handled communications for the state Department of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Judge: Bemer broke deal with plaintiff in sexual misconduct case by withholding money over publicity

Glastonbury businessman Bruce Bemer broke his settlement agreement with the plaintiff in a lawsuit by refusing to pay half the money, a judge has ruled.

UConn grad student arrested during pro-Palestinian protest that drew hundreds

"Contrary to some reports on social media, the gathering was largely peaceful," a UConn spokesperson said.

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This weekend's top stories from east of the Connecticut River ͏ ͏ ͏ ctinsider.com (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS8_c2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Bd48156f8) View in Browser (https://link.ctinsider.com/view/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761ky2xk.7kz/4c0ade20) April 27, 2024

Weekend reads Vacant Manchester mill has a new owner, plans for mixed-use development in the works (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9jdC1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLW1pbGwtYXBhcnRtZW50cy1taWRkbGUtdHVybnBpa2UtMTk0MTgzMzcucGhwP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PWhlZCZzaWQ9NjVlZjEwNzdlZjg4NzljNWFkMDkwNzYxJnNzPVAmc3RfcmlkPW51bGwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3Rlcm09d2Vla2VuZHMmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWN0aW4lMjAlN0MlMjBlYXN0JTIwb2YlMjB0aGUlMjByaXZlcg/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B2e15235d) The building's new owners are seeking a mixed-use development open to all renters, with 24 apartment units and two retail storefronts. (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9jdC1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLW1pbGwtYXBhcnRtZW50cy1taWRkbGUtdHVybnBpa2UtMTk0MTgzMzcucGhwP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PWdyYWYmc2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Bf9fc7678) Read More (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9jdC1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLW1pbGwtYXBhcnRtZW50cy1taWRkbGUtdHVybnBpa2UtMTk0MTgzMzcucGhwP3V0bV9jb250ZW50PWN0YSZzaWQ9NjVlZjEwNzdlZjg4NzljNWFkMDkwNzYxJnNzPVAmc3RfcmlkPW51bGwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3Rlcm09d2Vla2VuZHMmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWN0aW4lMjAlN0MlMjBlYXN0JTIwb2YlMjB0aGUlMjByaXZlcg/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B91f9382e)
UConn men's basketball team lands commitment from Top-20 recruit Liam McNeeley (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvdWNvbm4tbWVucy1iYXNrZXRiYWxsL2FydGljbGUvbmNhYS1jaGFtcGlvbi1saWFtLW1jbmVlbGV5LWh1c2tpZXMtY29tbWl0dGVkLTE5NDE3NTg2LnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1oZWQmc2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Be148ce3f) Liam McNeeley, a national top-20 recruit who decommitted from Indiana last month, has committed to the UConn men's basketball team. (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvdWNvbm4tbWVucy1iYXNrZXRiYWxsL2FydGljbGUvbmNhYS1jaGFtcGlvbi1saWFtLW1jbmVlbGV5LWh1c2tpZXMtY29tbWl0dGVkLTE5NDE3NTg2LnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1ncmFmJnNpZD02NWVmMTA3N2VmODg3OWM1YWQwOTA3NjEmc3M9UCZzdF9yaWQ9bnVsbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fdGVybT13ZWVrZW5kcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Y3RpbiUyMCU3QyUyMGVhc3QlMjBvZiUyMHRoZSUyMHJpdmVy/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Bfbeff2f1) Read More (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9zcG9ydHMvdWNvbm4tbWVucy1iYXNrZXRiYWxsL2FydGljbGUvbmNhYS1jaGFtcGlvbi1saWFtLW1jbmVlbGV5LWh1c2tpZXMtY29tbWl0dGVkLTE5NDE3NTg2LnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1jdGEmc2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B0b9c0426)
South Windsor Democrats pick new candidate after Town Council vacancy standoff (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9jdC1zb3V0aC13aW5kc29yLXRvd24tY291bmNpbC12YWNhbmN5LWNhbmRpZGF0ZS0xOTQyNDM3My5waHA_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9aGVkJnNpZD02NWVmMTA3N2VmODg3OWM1YWQwOTA3NjEmc3M9UCZzdF9yaWQ9bnVsbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fdGVybT13ZWVrZW5kcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Y3RpbiUyMCU3QyUyMGVhc3QlMjBvZiUyMHRoZSUyMHJpdmVy/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B0583269d) Maura Fitzgerald handled communications for the state Department of Public Health during the COVID-19 pandemic. (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9jdC1zb3V0aC13aW5kc29yLXRvd24tY291bmNpbC12YWNhbmN5LWNhbmRpZGF0ZS0xOTQyNDM3My5waHA_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9Z3JhZiZzaWQ9NjVlZjEwNzdlZjg4NzljNWFkMDkwNzYxJnNzPVAmc3RfcmlkPW51bGwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3Rlcm09d2Vla2VuZHMmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPWN0aW4lMjAlN0MlMjBlYXN0JTIwb2YlMjB0aGUlMjByaXZlcg/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B8e42b98d) Read More (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9jdC1zb3V0aC13aW5kc29yLXRvd24tY291bmNpbC12YWNhbmN5LWNhbmRpZGF0ZS0xOTQyNDM3My5waHA_dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQ9Y3RhJnNpZD02NWVmMTA3N2VmODg3OWM1YWQwOTA3NjEmc3M9UCZzdF9yaWQ9bnVsbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fdGVybT13ZWVrZW5kcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Y3RpbiUyMCU3QyUyMGVhc3QlMjBvZiUyMHRoZSUyMHJpdmVy/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B573971b3)
Judge: Bemer broke deal with plaintiff in sexual misconduct case by withholding money over publicity (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9nbGFzdG9uYnVyeS1icnVjZS1iZW1lci1zZXgtbGF3c3VpdC1zZXR0bGVtZW50LTE5NDIyNjk1LnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1oZWQmc2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Bf3db8d6a) Glastonbury businessman Bruce Bemer broke his settlement agreement with the plaintiff in a lawsuit by refusing to pay half the money, a judge has ruled. (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9nbGFzdG9uYnVyeS1icnVjZS1iZW1lci1zZXgtbGF3c3VpdC1zZXR0bGVtZW50LTE5NDIyNjk1LnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1ncmFmJnNpZD02NWVmMTA3N2VmODg3OWM1YWQwOTA3NjEmc3M9UCZzdF9yaWQ9bnVsbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fdGVybT13ZWVrZW5kcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Y3RpbiUyMCU3QyUyMGVhc3QlMjBvZiUyMHRoZSUyMHJpdmVy/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B15f49b90) Read More (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIvYXJ0aWNsZS9nbGFzdG9uYnVyeS1icnVjZS1iZW1lci1zZXgtbGF3c3VpdC1zZXR0bGVtZW50LTE5NDIyNjk1LnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1jdGEmc2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Be5e20f45)

UConn grad student arrested during pro-Palestinian protest that drew hundreds (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2FydGljbGUvc3RvcnJzLXVjb25uLWdhemEtcHJvdGVzdC1zdHVkZW50LWFycmVzdGVkLTE5NDIzODkwLnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1oZWQmc2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Be32047b4) "Contrary to some reports on social media, the gathering was largely peaceful," a UConn spokesperson said. (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2FydGljbGUvc3RvcnJzLXVjb25uLWdhemEtcHJvdGVzdC1zdHVkZW50LWFycmVzdGVkLTE5NDIzODkwLnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1ncmFmJnNpZD02NWVmMTA3N2VmODg3OWM1YWQwOTA3NjEmc3M9UCZzdF9yaWQ9bnVsbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fdGVybT13ZWVrZW5kcyZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Y3RpbiUyMCU3QyUyMGVhc3QlMjBvZiUyMHRoZSUyMHJpdmVy/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761Bd46d6409) Read More (https://link.ctinsider.com/click/35182424.9827/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3RpbnNpZGVyLmNvbS9uZXdzL2FydGljbGUvc3RvcnJzLXVjb25uLWdhemEtcHJvdGVzdC1zdHVkZW50LWFycmVzdGVkLTE5NDIzODkwLnBocD91dG1fY29udGVudD1jdGEmc2lkPTY1ZWYxMDc3ZWY4ODc5YzVhZDA5MDc2MSZzcz1QJnN0X3JpZD1udWxsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV90ZXJtPXdlZWtlbmRzJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1jdGluJTIwJTdDJTIwZWFzdCUyMG9mJTIwdGhlJTIwcml2ZXI/65ef1077ef8879c5ad090761B1c2fc477)

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