25 years ago: The Rev. Leo J. Ovian, MSsA, Ph.D., stepped down as president and rector of the then 28-year-old Holy Apostles College and Seminary in Cromwell. The institution was founded to offer the priesthood as a second career vocation. The Most Rev. Daniel P. Reilly, bishop of Norwich and college chancellor, announced the appointment of the Very Rev. Francis J. Lescoe as the new president and rector.

25 years ago: The town of Cromwell spent $5,000 for a return of nearly $2.5 million. The windfall was a result of a special audit of 31 personal property tax declarations and the outcome met the expectations of Assessor Robert Kemp who had advocated the expenditure. Cromwell resident Barbara Holstein, a certified public accountant, found the additional revenue in auditing a sample of 31 local businesses and industries. She designed The Personal Property Tax Audit as a project while working with a large auditing firm in the state.