MOHEGAN HOLDINGS STEPPING UP WOOD-PELLET EXPORTS

The Mohegan Tribe’s nongaming business arm has formed a new division, Mohegan Renewable Energy, to export wood pellets and other biomass energy sources to global markets.

Mohegan Holding Co., the Mohegan Tribe’s nongaming business arm, announced Tuesday that it has formed a new division, Mohegan Renewable Energy, to export wood pellets and other biomass energy sources to global markets.

The division has acquired a Crossville, Ala., manufacturing plant producing 100,000 tons of wood pellets a year. The plant will combine with a facility in Jasper, Tenn., to ship more than 180,000 tons of wood pellets a year to major utilities in the United States and internationally.

The increase in production will lead to the creation of 50 new jobs in the coming months, Mohegan Holdings said in a news release. The company’s Northeast Wood Products division will continue to operate plants in Peebles, Ohio, and Ligonier, Ind.

“Mohegan Renewable Energy is poised to grow the renewable energy business and further penetrate the global markets,” Mark Boivin, president and chief executive officer of the new division, said in a statement. “We recognize the importance of looking beyond wood pellets and have assembled a knowledgeable and experienced team that understands how to build resilient supply chains for the markets both in Europe and Asia.”

Kevin Brown, chairman of the Mohegan Tribe and Mohegan Holding’s management board, called the new division’s acquisition “a critical step in securing a successful and predictable future through long-term international business arrangements.” who now lives in Norwich, and business partner John Ames Steffian Jr. of Waterford submitted the proposal to renovate the rundown house under the name Burnham Square Development Agency LLC. The firm was not registered under the Secretary of the State’s business listing as of Tuesday.

Hopkins-Cavanagh and Steffian were selected from the three proposals received for the property. They plan a $70,000 renovation of the 1,218-squarefoot two-story, three-bedroom house built in 1880. The council on Tuesday authorized the 19 N. Cliff St. Committee of Sale to negotiate a development agreement with Burnham Square Development Agency and present it to the council April 16.

Hopkins-Cavanagh could not be reached for comment Tuesday.

Hopkins-Cavanagh owns ShoreViews Real Estate in New London and has been active in politics for several years. She ran unsuccessfully as a petitioning candidate for New London mayor in 2011 and ran unsuccessfully as the Republican candidate against incumbent Democrat Joe Courtney for the 2nd Congressional District seat.

Cavanagh hosts a conservative radio talk show, “Lori on Liberty,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays on 94.9-FM. application. Stonington Director of Planning Jason Vincent had maintained the commission had not made a decision and prepared a motion for denial with reasons for the action for the commission to vote on Tuesday. The reasons for the board’s action are important in an appeal but the commission did not act on the reasons for denial.

Before its vote Tuesday, the commission held an executive session to discuss Hendel’s court appeal. After the session, the commission voted 4-1, with Gardner Young opposed, to approve the application for a special use permit with several stipulations. These included limiting the height to three stories or 37 feet, 8 inches, restricting motor vehicle access between Roosevelt Avenue and Washington Street and requiring an illustration for commission review that depicts the building in the context of the neighborhood. The one-acre lot is adjacent to the Hendel’s-owned Henny Penny at 3 Roosevelt Ave., across the street from the train station.

During a public hearing and the commission’s December deliberations, members expressed concerns about access, the building’s impact on the neighborhood, the application’s lack of a three-dimensional model and the building’s height, even though it conforms to zoning regulations.

Groton Town

Tristan M. Frownfelter, 18, of 36 Main St., Noank, was charged Monday with breach of peace, second-degree threatening, interfering with police and third-degree forgery.

Ledyard

Jeffrey Gaccione, 45, of 269 Church St., Bradford, R.I., was charged Friday with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and failure to drive right.

Ricardo Ramos, 29, of 22 Oxford Drive, Norwich, was charged Monday with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and speeding.

New London

Jason Rios, 37, of 55 Eastern Ave., second floor, was charged Sunday with driving with a suspended license and failure to obey a traffic control signal.

Willie Barnes, 34, of 134 Montauk Ave. was charged Sunday with failure to have headlights illuminated and driving with a suspended license.

Norwich

Julio Rojas, 60, of 33 Baltic Road, Unit 2, was charged Tuesday with traveling too fast, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and driving with a suspended license.

Essence Wilson, 20, of Granby was charged Tuesday with

Brandon L. Limson, 42, of 27 Holmes St., Westerly, R.I., was charged Tuesday in Montville with possession of narcotics in a school zone.

Margaret S. Hulboj, 72, of 181 Washington St., Apt. A1, Norwich, was charged Monday in North Stonington with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failure to drive in the proper lane.

William Rondeau, 53, of Voluntown was charged Sunday in Voluntown with threatening.

Susan Shaw, 57, of 171 Babcock Road, North Stonington, was charged Jan. 2 in Montville

Yesly Pallo-Cruz, 29, of 8 Grand St., New London, was charged Tuesday with second-degree failure to appear in court.

Dann Hubbard, 45, of 23 Lornadale Drive, Norwich, was charged Tuesday with second-degree failure to appear in court.

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