DIME BANK ELECTS SIX NEW CORPORATORS Confederate flag removed from Rhode Island agency garage

Norwich — Dime Bank elected six new corporators last week during its 148th annual meeting at Lake of Isles in North Stonington. Elected were:

State Sen. Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, currently serving his second term. He also has owned and operated the Flanders Fish Market and Restaurant in East Lyme for 34 years.

John Fuller, president and founder of Ledyard-based Full Power Radio.

Mary Lenzini, president and CEO of the Visiting Nurse Association of Southeastern Connecticut and co-founder of the Community Meal Program in New London. She recently was named 2017 Citizen of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut.

William Nardone, managing partner of Orsinger Nardone Lallo & Thomsen in Westerly and a board member of The Frank Olean Center.

Dr. Sandeep Varma, medical director of the Backus Arthritis Center, where he has practiced rheumatology since 2004. He is a recipient of the Gold Medical Infectious Disease Award from the Kasturba Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Bombay, India.

Phillip Warzecha, founder and owner, along with his two brothers, of P&D Mechanical in Colchester. P&D is an HVAC and plumbing contractor specializing in commercial and industrial work.

The new corporators began serving their terms immediately.

East Providence, R.I. (AP) — A Confederate flag hanging inside a garage owned by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation was hastily removed after a reporter spotted it and tweeted out a photo.

A reporter for WPRO-AM took a picture of the flag during a news conference about work zone safety Friday morning. The photo showed it was hanging against a wall behind two trucks.

By the end of the news conference, the station reported the flag had been removed.

Transportation Director Peter Alviti told WPRO that hanging the flag was “stupid” and “not allowed.” He said it sends an improper message that won’t be tolerated.

A 2015 massacre at a South Carolina church sparked discussions nationwide about whether it was appropriate to display the Confederate flag.

Rhode Island was in the Union.