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Oct. 30—MONTVILLE — Matthew Suarez, elected earlier this month as the new chief of the Mohegan Fire Company, does not want to be complacent.

“You don’t want to get stagnant and stay in one place. You always want to be striving to learn that next job. It was like that in the military,” the 22-year U.S. Navy veteran said. “I’m like that now.”

He said the volunteer fire service should be no different.

“We have a lot of members that get comfortable where they are,” Suarez said. “And we’ve been pretty good as of late at motivating people to take more classes, to get qualified more. And I think that’s the direction we need to keep going.”

In December, the 53-year-old Suarez will have spent 16 years with the department, including serving as lieutenant, captain and assistant deputy chief.

Suarez succeeds Corey Gaetano who served six years as chief. Suarez defeated him 17-7 in a vote by volunteer firefighters this month.

“I”m glad to have the opportunity to move us forward into the future, and not forget where we came from,” he said.

Under his leadership, Suarez said the department will look to return it to its roots of providing “quality service to the community,” whether it be on medical or fire calls, or responding to accidents. One of the major priorities he wants to focus on is recruiting younger members.

“I mean, it’s a problem everywhere,” he said. “It’s not just a Mohegan, or a Montville problem. That’s a problem at every department,” he said.

“But quite often, I look around and realize I’m one of the younger guys at an accident and I go, ‘Oh man. We’re in trouble,’ ” he said, laughing.

“But that’s what you get during the day,” he said. “Guys are at their job. They’ve gotta feed a family. You know?”

Suarez said he has…

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Mohegan Sun in Connecticut has pulled ahead in an unlikely but important amenity, with the property installing 60 new Tesla EV destination chargers.

Topping Up your EV’s Battery at the Mohegan Sun

The property now boasts the biggest one-stop-shop for all your EV charging needs, tailoring its offer to a player base that prefers electric vehicles over gas-guzzlers.

Thanks to the newly installed stations, Mohegan Sun is de facto the casino with the biggest EV charging capabilities in the state. Commenting on this opportunity, Mohegan Sun GM & president Jeff Hamilton has welcomed the opportunity to see the property host the EV charging stations and said that it was the second part of an ongoing partnership with Tesla.

“This EV charging roll out along with recent upgrades to our Royal Suites, the major refresh of our Sun Patio and the opening of the Shed Restaurant, with more incredible dining on the way – is all part of our goal to bring new, fresh and unique experiences and offerings to our guests,” Hamilton added.

The Tesla Destination Chargers now available at Mohegan Sun Level Four of the Indian Summer Garage, Level Three of the Riverview Garage, and Level Two of the Winter Garage, will all be available 24/7, offering guests the opportunity to plug in and charge their EVs without having to look for a station, easing their trip to and from the casino, and cutting waiting times for an available station.

Aiming at Casino Customers Who Drive EVs

Mohegan Sun Connecticut reminds drivers that they are also able to monitor their charging progress via the Tesla app, which allows them to quickly and easily keep track of how far along their charging has come.

Destination Chargers are not only available for Tesla’s, though, as other cars that use Universal adapters…

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