Leaked Supreme Court Initial Majority Opinion Details the Court’s Plans to Overturn Roe V. Wade

Late on Monday night, Politico reported that they had obtained an authenticated initial draft majority opinion from the Supreme Court detailing their plans to strike down Roe v. Wade and return power to determine citizens’ rights to abortions to the individual states. The Supreme Court’s decision likely would not have been released for at least… Read More Leaked Supreme Court Initial Majority Opinion Details the Court’s Plans to Overturn Roe V. Wade

May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Ledyard Board of Education Elects New Chair

The Ledyard Board of Education (BoE) is usually overlooked until budget season, despite its profound impact on all the Ledyard schools and how they operate. Last Wednesday, however, the BoE made news as it voted to replace Chairwoman Mimi Peck-Llewellyn (second from right in the photo, seated) and elect Anthony Favry, current chairman of the… Read More Ledyard Board of Education Elects New Chair

September 13, 2016September 14, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Former Football Player Shot

Will Smith, former defensive end for the New Orleans Saints was tragically killed by multiple gun shot wounds on April 9. While driving in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District last Saturday, the former NFL player was rear-ended, which forced him to hit the vehicle in front of him. The man who hit Smith was identified… Read More Former Football Player Shot

April 15, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Take Your Parent to School Day

Every kid remembers being fascinated with their parents’ job. Dressing up in their clothes and shoes ten times too big and prancing around the house with a purse or a briefcase pretending to go to work. Little kids live for take your kid to work day, the day they go to peek into their parents’… Read More Take Your Parent to School Day

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Uber Driver Goes on Kalamazoo Killing Spree

On the night of Feb. 20, 45-year old Uber driver Jason Brian Dalton killed six people and injured two over the course of nearly six hours. The shootings occurred sporadically at three different locations in Kalamazoo, Michigan. CNN reported that he first shot a woman multiple times in front of her children in an apartment… Read More Uber Driver Goes on Kalamazoo Killing Spree

March 4, 2016 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

America’s Dad?

Bill Cosby, comedian and father on the sitcom, The Cosby Show, will not be charged in two cases of sexual assault. Two different allegations of sexual assault were evaluated in a Los Angeles courtroom Jan. 6. The trial follows a string of sexual assault claims made by multiple women in 2014 and 2015, although the… Read More America’s Dad?

January 8, 2016 The Colonel News1 Comment

The Introduction of Boxed Water

The Ledyard High School lunch program recently started selling boxed water. Chartwells, the lunch company Ledyard hired, has made many changes to the meals and the new water is just another adjustment. The company, called “Boxed Water,” takes extra steps to ensure and promote environmentally friendly practices. According to their website, their mission is to… Read More The Introduction of Boxed Water

October 16, 2015 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

Ledyard Prepares for Comedy Show

On Oct. 3, the Chamber Choir will be hosting the first ever comedian hypnotist show in the Ledyard High auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Jim Spinnato has performed in comedy clubs, community programs, cooperative events and stage shows for more than 20 years. The show features material that can range from G- rated to R- rated.… Read More Ledyard Prepares for Comedy Show

October 2, 2015 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment

What You Need to Know About Ebola

Everyone’s seen the headlines, heard the news broadcasts, and felt at least a little taken aback by the severity of the recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Criticism on not doing enough to keep the disease from coming into the United States, media outlets criticizing each other for… Read More What You Need to Know About Ebola

October 29, 2014 The Colonel NewsLeave a comment