It was a historic day at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center on September 4 as leaders from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and local town officials came together in the gathering space for a land exchange ceremony. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Chairman Michael Thomas and Ledyard Mayor Susan Mendenhall signed a land exchange agreement that benefits both parties. The Tribe-owned 102-acre Clark Farm property off of route 117 was given to the town, in exchange for the 76-acre Indiantown Park, which is located off route 214 near the Mashantucket Pequot reservation.

    "The search for mutual benefit will produce a lot of outcomes like this," said Tribal Council Chairman Michael Thomas. "I think in a symbolic way we are establishing another milestone that is a model for future milestones."

    Mendenhall said the Tribe has done more for the town of Ledyard (More)

Michael J. Daggett Sr. Utilities building dedicated

(l-r) Steven Daggett assists Michael J. Daggett Jr. in the unveiling of his father's plaque at the dedication ceremony of the Michael J. Daggett Sr. Utilities Building.

Friends, family members, acquaintances, and co-workers gathered on September 4^th to honor the late Michael J. Daggett Sr., and dedicate the MPTN Utilities Building in his memory. Daggett was a Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Member and executive director of the Tribe's Utilities department who died tragically in a motor vehicle accident in April of this year.

    "My brother excelled in everything that he tried to accomplish and for that I thank the Tribe for giving him the opportunity to do that," said Steven Daggett. "He loved everybody, and as we can see here there were a lot of people who loved him."

    The utilities department distributes electricity, natural gas and water throughout the reservation. They also run the large Wastewater Treatment plant, which uses a state-of the-art water purification process for all the water from Foxwoods, the reservation, pharmacy, and

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