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.
Graduating cadets' leadership led to changes big and small
As Anita Green, Colin Fenster and Kelli Franza prepare to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy this week, they reflect on their time leading the corps of cadets over the past semester.
50 years later, Connecticut veteran recounts one of Vietnam War's most notorious episodes
During a 10-day span in May 1969, American troops were engaged in a deadly battle against a deeply entrenched enemy to take control of a 3,000-foot-tall hill in South Vietnam near the Laotian border.
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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.
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.
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Simmons and Somers: Confused or lying?
Sen. Heather Somers says the town asked for $10 million for Smiler's Wharf, while the town says it...
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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.
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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
