Schools

Groton BOE Elects Volkmann as Chair

Second 'Rita' elected to lead Groton: Rita Volkmann as chair of BOE and Rita Schmidt as Mayor.

Rita Volkmann has been elected chair of the Groton Board of Education, according to a story in The Day. 

But the election Tuesday was no walk in the park, The Day reported. 

Democrat Volkmann, 64, is a longtime board member. She has degrees from Southern Connecticut University and Connecticut College and is a retired New London public schools teacher. 

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