NEWINGTON
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Friday, October 11, 2012
Getting up to speed Town will soon gain access to upgraded fiber-optic network By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Town buildings in Newington will soon have access to the state’s upgraded fiber-optic network, increasing Internet speed and capabilities. Town Manager John Salomone has been working with Chief Information Officer Paul Boutot to link Newington and other towns to the Connecticut Educational Network. Established by the Connecticut
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Department of Information Technology in 2000 as part of the CT Nutmeg Network, CEN has long been available to educational institutions and public safety officials. But now the town hall, library and senior center may gain access. “This enables us to tap into the information super-highway at about 10 times the speeds we have now for one-third of the cost,” Salomone told town councilors at their meeting Tuesday night. “It’s a real home run for us,” he added. The town of Newington currently pays about $1,900 a month for Cox Communications cable and Internet in its facilities. With CEN implemented, Salomone See GETTING, Page 2
Erica Schmitt | Staff
Taylor Therapy staff and patients cut the ribbon marking the grand opening of their new Medically Oriented Gym Tuesday night, joined by business leaders from the Chamber of Commerce.
Gym dandy of a grand opening
Medically oriented exercise facility comes to Newington By ERICA SCHMITT STAFF WRITER
Newington is now home to one of the first Medically Oriented Gyms (MOG) in Connecticut. Taylor Therapy Center has
served the town since 1983 and just opened its very own at its facility, located off North Mountain Road. “We’re only the second one in the state and there’s only about 20 MOGS in the country,” said
owner Joan-Alice Taylor, who works as a psychotherapist and physical therapist there. Taylor, a Newington resident, is joined at the center by her husband, Randy Miles, a psySee MEDICALLY, Page 2
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