Two members of the University of Connecticut skydiving team placed second in a national collegiate championship in Arizona over winter break. With no prior competition experience, sixth-semester Alanna Ward and fourth-semester Kathryn Ausere competed in the two-way formation, where they performed a series of coordinated maneuvers, formations and freefall.
The town of Mansfield is one of the newest members of the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority, according to town council meeting minutes. CMDA is a “statewide quasi-public organization that works with towns and cities to increase housing production in neighborhoods that are mixed-use, walkable, and well-served by transit,” according to its website. The organization currently works with 39 municipalities across the state.
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