Norwich — State, local and school officials gathered at the site of the current Moriarty Elementary School on Monday afternoon to break ground on the school’s replacement, which will be constructed adjacent to the current building. “I’m excited for what the families, the students and the staff here will get to experience in the next of construction here, which I call phase two,” state Rep. Derell Wilson, D-46th District, said. Among the nearly 60 people who attended the ceremony were School Building Committee Chairman Mark Bettencourt and other committee members, Moriarty Principal Ashley Favello, Superintendent of Schools Susan Lessard, Mayor Swarnjit Singh and members of the Board of Education and City Council. Moriarty is the fourth elementary school to break ground as part of the $386 million school project, which calls for the construction of four new elementary schools and one new middle school, with another building to be renovated into central offices and an adult learning center. Last Friday, a groundbreaking was held for the new Uncas Elementary School at at 280 Elizabeth St. Ext. Plans call for the new Moriarty and Uncas schools to open for the start of the 2027-28 school year.

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