Central Village
Change location
LATEST NEWS
Accused Norwich murderer's plea deal window extended to May
NEW LONDON ― A 25-year-old Massachusetts man accused of stabbing his partner to death three years ago in Norwich now has until May to decide whether to accept a plea deal or take his case to trial. New London Superior Court Judge Hillary Strackbein on Tuesday set a next...
Teen Injured When Car Hits School Bus in Killingly
A 14-year-old was taken to the hospital after a driver hit the back of a school bus in Killingly Tuesday morning. Police said a school bus was heading north on Route 12 and was stopped with the school bus stop sign and stop bar on and another driver was who was right behind the bus hit the back of it.
2 CT Residents Win $100K Lottery Prize: Here's Where They Bought Their Tickets
Two very lucky Connecticut residents will surely have a happy Saint Patrick's Day after buying winning $100,000 lottery tickets from two Cumberland Farms locations. The two winning tickets were bought by both New London County resident Franklin Dart of Baltic and Tolland County resident Tiffan…
Woman charged in Route 2 pursuit
State police charged a Hebron woman Saturday after she led troopers on a pursuit on Route 2 while intoxicated. Around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, they were notified of an erratic driver on Route 2 in Glastonbury. Several 911 calls described the driver as a danger to other motorists, police said. A...
Norwich renames senior center to honor former director
NORWICH — The Rose City Senior Center in Norwich officially became the Jan A. Stewart Rose City Senior Center on Monday, to honor a former director. The change was reflected on the signs outside and on a biographical plaque inside. Jan Stewart started to work for the Norwich Senior Center in 1975, then a one-room storefront on Main Street. After she became the Senior Affairs director in 1977, she first moved it to the Buckingham Memorial Building,...
Fantasy awaits: Conn. Renaissance Faire to return for 25th anniversary
LEBANON, Conn. (WTNH) — Have you ever dreamed of living in a different time period? How about sporting a corset or jousting on a horse?. The Connecticut Renaissance Faire transports visitors back in time with turkey legs, a Medieval Marketplace, comedy stage shows, and combat demos. Guests can witness a knighting ceremony, historical cooking, and entertainment from an aerialist and magician, and even participate in activities like archery and knife-throwing.
Norwich Free Academy's Yorke leads The Bulletin's girls basketball all-star team
The Bulletin is proud to present its 2022-2023 Girls Basketball All Star Team. The honored players were consistently on our daily top performers lists during the regular season. The players were selected from Norwich Free Academy, Norwich Tech, Griswold, Plainfield, Killingly and Ellis Tech. The Bulletin would like to thank...
Students at Plainfield High will soon learn about artificial intelligence
PLAINFIELD, CT (WFSB) - Students at Plainfield High School will soon get the opportunity to learn about something that’s at the top of mind for many lately: artificial intelligence. The class is one of the first of its kind in Connecticut and will be taught by Plainfield High School...
Griffin's contributions for UConn women, despite back pain, were worthy of the cheers
Mar. 21—STORRS — If the fairly reserved Aubrey Griffin doesn't like to say too much about herself, all you had to do was listen to the 10,167 fans Monday night at sold-out Gampel Pavilion. With 48.5 seconds remaining in the third quarter and her UConn team leading by...
Hometown Hero: Jacob Joyce, Ponaganset
GLOCESTER, RI (WPRI) — This week’s Cardi’s Furniture & Mattresses Hometown Sports Hero is Jacob Joyce. The Ponaganset Senior took home his third State Wrestling Title then earned his second straight New England Gold, helping the Chieftains earn the team titles in both competitions. “A lot of us have grown up together, we’ve trained a lot together,” Joyce said. “Obviously, […]
‘Google bracket’ picks UConn women as NCAA winner
STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — The University of Connecticut’s women’s basketball team is heading to the Sweet 16 — but they’ll go all the way if Google has anything to say about it. Google Trends created its own March Madness bracket, pitting teams against each other in the NCAA Tournament by analyzing search results. UConn begins […]
Volunteers Needed for Lebanon's "Earth Day" Clean Up April 8th
Our annual town-wide litter clean up returns on Saturday, April 8th for Lebanon's own "Earth Day", sponsored by the Conservation and Agriculture Commission. Meet up at the Fire Safety Complex starting at 8:00 AM where trash bags, gloves, and vests will be provided. Volunteers will disburse to locations throughout town and can return to the FSC to drop off all litter collected. At 12:30 PM, pizza will be served! No advance sign-up necessary.
EB to fill 5,750 jobs this year in ramp-up to build nuclear submarines
STONINGTON, Conn — A historic ramp-up to lay the groundwork for the future of national security. Billions of dollars from Congress and the U.S. Navy are expected to be pouring into New London County as General Dynamics Electric Boat division ramps up production of nuclear submarines. Officials are predicting...
Two years after fire, CT Hole in the Wall Gang Camp ‘rises from ashes’
After a fire destroyed part of the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp in Ashford in 2021, Amarilis Franjul said the event shook the spirit of the “magical place.” The camp, a summer retreat for seriously ill children, like Franjul’s 13-year-old daughter, Amarey Brookshire, who has been hospitalized dozens of times for sickle cell disease, provided a space where Frajul said kids could be kids and ...
Students, fans to rally in support of UConn women’s basketball team at sendoff event
STORRS, CT (WFSB) - The University of Connecticut women’s basketball team will be pumped full of all the support the Storrs campus can muster on Wednesday. The Huskies head to Seattle for a date with the Ohio State Buckeyes in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. A rally was...
‘Only just begun’ | Legendary UConn coach Jim Calhoun speaks to men’s basketball team ahead of Sweet 16
STORRS, Conn. — Legendary UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun was on hand Monday night to give the men’s basketball team some final words of encouragement before they jet off to Las Vegas for the NCAA Sweet 16. “Right now, you’re 80 minutes to Houston,” Calhoun told the...
Rachel Berkowsky is running for Team Limb-It-Less
"It was always my lifelong dream of one day running in the most prestigious marathon in the world." In our “Why I’m Running” series, Boston Marathon runners share what’s inspiring them to make the 26.2-mile trek from Hopkinton to Boston. If you’re running the marathon, you can share your #WhyImRunningBoston story here.
Ashaway Fire Department rescues 2 from Hopkinton crash
ASHAWAY, R.I. (WLNE) — The Ashaway Fire Department said they rescued two people from a car accident Saturday night. Firefighters said they responded to the area between Exit 4 and Exit 1 on Route-95 South. On arrival, they said they found two vehicles with heavy damage off the side...
© 2023 Particle Media.