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Volume 24, Number 28
Racist fliers litter York Rd.
Street scanning scheduled
By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
Citizen report
Racist propaganda was found scattered around York Road properties on Monday, July 4.
From July 14 to 19, residents may encounter a unique vehicle travelling local roads.
“StreetScan employs vehiclemounted sensing technology to assess road conditions in normal traffic flow. The system utilizes its technology to determine the health of each street and to identify road defects including potholes, bumps, and cracking. This data helps the municipality to identify and prioritize repair needs." On the StreetScan website, Todd Rolland, director of Public Works for the Town of Somers, is quoted as saying, “Through StreetScan, we now have a data-based structure to move forward with a road bonding package. An objecSee Scanning, A11
The fliers tout Nationalist Social Club 131 and describe the group as a “pro-white, street-oriented fraternity dedicated to raising authentic resistance to the enemies of our people in the New England area.” Mary E. Griswold School teacher Kristin Beaudet works with a student in her classroom. Photo provided by Kristin Beaudet
Teacher of the Year followed her heart into the classroom
By Nicole Zappone The Citizen
The Berlin Police Department is investigating. Lucien J. Derosier Sr., who lives on York Road, said he deposited the fliers he found in the garbage. “This messed up our whole street,” Derosier said. “People should just leave other people’s neighborhoods alone and should just leave us alone.” Chris Barlow, co-chair of the Berlin Equity Action Team (B.E.A.T.), said the York Road incident is “alarming but not surprising given the current political climate in town.”
Beaudet has been a teacher for seven years, all of them in Berlin.
Barlow said racism runs contrary to Berlin’s abolitionist history. “I am glad to see residents speak out against the propaganda on social media and hope that more people work to root out dangerous views like these,” he said.
“Right when I first interviewed at Griswold, everyone was so welcoming, and it felt like a family there,” said Beaudet, who teaches fifth grade.
Nationalist Social Club 131 fliers also were discovered in Meriden on July 4. In a letter to the Record-Journal, Elaine Donovan, writing on behalf of the Social Justice Com-
Mary E. Griswold Elementary School’s Kristin Beaudet is Berlin Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year.
See Teacher, A16 Beaudet.
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A post on the municipal website states: "To help improve the conditions of our streets, we are partnering with StreetScan, a Massachusetts-based company that has assessed streets in over 100 communities in North America.
Thursday, July 14, 2022