Volume 28, Number 14
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Friday, April 8, 2022
Sen. Abrams not seeking re-election By Mary Ellen Godin Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN — State Sen. Mary Abrams, D-13th, will not seek re-election in 2022. The two-term Democrat represents a district covering Meriden, Cheshire, Middlefield and Middletown.
Abrams
Abrams won election to the state Senate in 2018 in her first run for public office and won re-election in 2020. She has served as the Senate chair of the Public Health Committee and the Senate vice chair of the Education Committee. The ACES Foundation Gala, held March 24 at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven, generated $170,000 for the cause. Photos by Nicole Zappone
ACES director ‘astonished’ by financial support at gala By Nicole Zappone Town Times
Coginchaug principal leaves post By Nicole Zappone Town Times
After being canceled in 2020 and being held virtually last year, the ACES Foundation Gala — its 18th — was held in-person March 24 at Anthony’s Ocean View in New Haven.
Coginchaug Regional High School Principal Matthew Warner, who was placed on administrative leave for undisclosed personal reasons on March 18, has resigned.
The gala “is one of my favorite events of the year,” said Timothy Howes, ACES deputy executive director. “It’s an evening where ACES employees, ACES business partners, ACES school districts, come together to support students with special needs and our magnet schools.”
In Warner’s resignation letter, he stated, “I am saddened to depart this close-knit community as I enjoyed working with the students, staff, and parents of CRHS.” In announcing Warner’s departure, superintendent of schools Doug Schuch stated: “Regional School District 13 thanks Mr. Warner for his
Howes said he’s amazed by the generosity he has seen. See ACES gala, A9
See Abrams, A13
The 2022 ACES Foundation Gala.
See Warner, A7