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Volume 21, Number 46
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Berlin Police Department promotes two Gallupe has served with the Berlin Police Department for 25 years, the past 14 as a pa-
trol sergeant. He served in the United Marine Reserves and in the Berlin Police Department has served as a Field Training Officer, taught the DARE program for 11 years, served as Traffic Officer for four years, and is Commander of the Dive Team.
Berlin gets state grant for TOD site By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
were approved by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the State Bond Commission, and announced at the CTfastrak station in New Britain last week.
The state has awarded Berlin a $536,884 grant to buy property at 861 Farmington Ave. along with the “Transportation isn’t just rail spur adjacent to the Berlin Steel Construction Co. about cars, trains and buses — it’s about building visite. brant communities and conThe acquisition of the two tinuing to make Connecticut properties will assist the a more attractive place to town’s environmental live, visit and do business,” cleanup efforts and expand Malloy said in a statement redevelopment opportuniprior to the Dec. 27 event. ties in the vicinity of the new “Today’s grant awards will train station. build upon the smart, targetThe two economic develop- ed investments we have made in recent years, which ment projects are part of have already led to signifi$15 million in competitive cant growth in transit-orientgrants awarded to 11 towns ed development across the to support transit-oriented state.” development. The grants
Gallupe has received the Jeffrey Casner Award, two Chief ’s Achievement Awards and five Life Saving Awards.
ment in the Detective Bureau, as a Field Training Officer, Use of Force Instructor, and Traffic Officer.
Gould has served with the Berlin Police Department for almost 17 years. He is a former United States Army Ranger and has served in the Berlin Police Depart-
For the past two years, Gould has been a member of the regional Mid-State Accident Reconstruction Squad.
Gallupe
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Other grant recipients included Windsor Locks, which received $1.84 million to support a commercial
district, and New Britain, redevelopment of the which got $2 million business district near the to continue with Phase VII of CTfastrak station. the city’s planned
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The Berlin Police Department promoted Sergeant Drew Gallupe to the rank of lieutenant and Officer Ryan Gould to the rank of sergeant at its recent Police Commission meeting.