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East Lyme Memorial Day Parade
East Lyme ― Crowds gathered on the sidewalks of downtown Niantic for the Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The annual parade started near St. John's Episcopal Church and proceeded down Main Street before ending at East Lyme Town Hall on Pennsylvania Avenue. The procession paused at the East Lyme Veterans Memorial as volunteers laid wreaths in honor of lives lost and Andrew Jones played Taps.
Submarine veterans recall ‘lonely piers’ in wake of USS Scorpion disappearance
Groton ― Fifty-six years ago to the day, a dock reserved for the returning USS Scorpion sat empty while Navy wife Mary Gilbert consoled the ones whose husbands would not return. On Monday, she laid a wreath at the base of the U.S. Submarine Veterans WWII National Memorial East....
Memorial Day ceremonies altered, but not cancelled due to the weather in some Connecticut towns
WOODBRIDGE, Conn. — While several ceremonies planned for Memorial Day Monday ended up getting cancelled or delayed across Connecticut, some towns and cities made efforts to move their events indoors. In Woodbridge, their annual program was moved to the newly-renovated The Center Café in The Woodbridge Center. Dozens of...
FBI: CT residents ripped off by more than $600 million over three years. What thefts ranks highest?
Connecticut residents have been ripped off by more than $600 million over three years through property crimes, according to the most recent crime statistics available from the FBI. The data, from 2020 through 2022, shows that car thefts continue to represent the overwhelming majority of thefts in the Nutmeg State when looking at their property value. During the three years, car thefts ...
No Certification for Party Caucus in Norwalk After Wrong Vote Tally
STAMFORD – After failing to win his party’s nomination in a Wednesday convention in Stamford, Democratic state Rep. David Michel wanted to see how Norwalk does it. So Thursday he attended the nomi... Haven’t subscribed yet? Click here to register. CT Examiner is just $20 a year....
Lamont signs bill that gives disabled veterans tax exemption
On May 23, Governor Ned Lamont announced his signing of a bill that exempts disabled veterans from paying property tax on their primary residence or vehicle. “Our service members put their lives on the line to protect our nation, and this property tax exemption will provide some relief to those who have made sacrifices for […] The post Lamont signs bill that gives disabled veterans tax exemption appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
Department of Agriculture grants funds to help restore and improve farmland
NORTHFORD, CT (WFSB) - Farmers are hoping this summer is much drier than the last. Dozens of crops were washed out and ruined by flooding last July. Weather can prove to be any farmer’s worst nightmare. “Really the field was an island, completely surrounded by water,” said Rodger Phillips,...
Major hurricane season predicted; insurers aren’t taking chances
Unless a ton of climate and weather scientists are wrong, the U.S. could be in for the worst Atlantic hurricane season ever. “This season is looking to be an extraordinary one,” said Rick Spinrad, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Thursday morning at a briefing to announce NOAA’s predictions for the upcoming hurricane […] The post Major hurricane season predicted; insurers aren’t taking chances appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
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