NORWICH – City employees filled the seats of the Norwich City Court Tuesday night during the Common Council meeting. The council honored loyal employees for years of service and dedication to Norwich.

Awards were presented to Police and Fire Chief Joseph Angelino, who has served the city for 26 years; Thomas Page, for his more than 30 years of service at the Department of Public Works; Robert Page, who also had over 30 years of service at the DPW; Tim Christophersen, for 32 years at the Fire Department and Gary Cate, for 39 years at the Fire Department.

“These service certificates are being presented to the very loyal employees of the City of Norwich, who have been with us for 25 years or longer,” Mayor Joseph Maiurano said. “In 25 years, they’ve seen a lot of administrations come and go, and they’ve been loyal to all of those administrations.”