Mowing on high
A state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection employee mows the grass atop the ramparts at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London Thursday.
Friends and Neighbors: Local student playwrights featured in festival
Montville High School’s Holly Richmond, Waterford High School’s Dominic Brunaccioni and Kayla Roy of Clark Lane Middle School in Waterford wrote plays for the festival.
Williams School senior finds her voice in music
For the first few years of her life, Quella Gu spoke so infrequently her parents thought she might be deaf.
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Montville council overrides mayor’s veto, keeps school budget cuts
The Town Council on Tuesday night held fast to the $38.6 million spending plan it approved May 13, leaving school officials saying they’ll be forced to choose what positions or services may face elimination.
State task force would study statute of limitations on sexual assault lawsuits
For people who allege they were sexually assaulted by priests in the state’s Catholic dioceses as children but are not able to file lawsuits, there was some bad news and a glimmer of hope in a bill passed unanimously in the state Senate last...
Stonington hopes to begin removing contaminated mill debris next week
First Selectman Rob Simmons said that after what he described as “heated” discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency, he had instructed town officials to begin finalizing a contract with a firm to remove the debris.
East Lyme voters approve $74.1 million town budget
With both town and education budgets approved, the Board of Education now must determine where it will make cuts from its $49.2 million budget.
Police announce road closures for Mystic, Noank Memorial Day parades
The Groton Town Police Department announced road closures and traffic congestion alerts associated with the Mystic and Noank Memorial Day parades on Monday.
Scrimmaging in the Thames
Collegiate sailors from Connecticut College and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and a number of other schools scrimmaged Thursday in the Thames River just off Fort Trumbull State Park in New London.
Birthday at the beach in East Lyme
Brothers Carl Roy, 5, and Luke, 3, run out of the cold water after washing their feet off Thursday at Rocky Neck State Park.
Teen Talk: A time to explore many different facets
Last summer, I heard about the opportunity to take a ski patrol course. Although an avid skier, I knew little aside from the fact that becoming a ski patroller would get me a free skiing pass for the coming winter.
New London officials address concerns over proposed city offices move
About 50 residents turned up for a public forum held at 6 Shaw’s Cove to discuss the city's proposal to consolidate and relocate much of its municipal offices into that building as part of a long-term lease that is being negotiated.
UPDATED: Somers clarifies proposed state assistance efforts for Smiler's Wharf
A pending bill that would provide up to $10 million in grant money to the Town of Stonington for infrastructure and other improvements would be solely used for the proposed Smiler’s Wharf project in downtown Mystic and not for other town...
Artist's descendants attend whale-painting unveiling
The granddaughter and great-grandson of maritime painter Lars Thorsen said Wednesday they were delighted to hear that the artist's whaling scene, having hung for years in the Citizens Bank building on Eugene O'Neill Drive, would not be leaving the...
Three Rivers graduates 'reach their goal'
The 563 graduates in the Three Rivers Community College Class of 2019 received their degrees and certificates on Wednesday.
POLICE AND FIRE POLICE LOGS
New London police seek missing 16-year-old girl
Police said Legacy Ayala is white with brown eyes and black hair, and was last seen in a black jacket, navy blue shirt, black skirt and pink sneakers.
Police to increase DUI, seatbelt, speeding enforcement for Memorial Day weekend
Connecticut state police and Norwich police announced sobriety checkpoints.
Police: Norwich resident had 400 bags of fentanyl in his home
Police have charged a city resident with having 400 bags of fentanyl and $3,000 in cash in his home at 12½ Terrace Ave. in Taftville.
MILITARY/DEFENSE
Murphy leads call for VA to comply with law requiring care for bad-paper vets
"Thousands of veterans who are legally owed mental health care are unaware of their eligibility or have been denied care at VA facilities," the group of senators said in a letter to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
Senate bill would authorize tens of billions for Connecticut's defense sector
"The bill makes major, unprecedented investments in the submarines, helicopters, and aircraft built in Connecticut — keeping our country safe and our state's economy strong," Sen. Richard Blumenthal said.
Coast Guard graduates 'worthy heirs' to a 'noble legacy'
As threats against the U.S. grow more complex, "demand for the unique expertise and unmatched breadth of Coast Guard has never been greater," U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton said to the Coast Guard Academy's Class of 2019.
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‘Ethan’s Law’ wins final passage in state Senate
The state Senate voted 34-2 on Thursday for final passage of a bipartisan gun safety bill, a relative modest change in Connecticut gun laws sought by two Guilford parents in memory of a 15-year-old son accidentally killed with a neighbor’s...
Speaker unsure yet if House will vote on medical leave bill
Connecticut House Speaker is unsure whether House of Representatives will vote on family medical leave bill that cleared the Senate
Chief: No evidence yet of hate crime in New Haven mosque fire
New Haven, Connecticut's police chief says investigators have not found any evidence yet that would suggest a fire at a city mosque was an act of terrorism or a hate crime
