New London County, CT

An 8-year-old boy was seriously injured during a two-car crash in Connecticut. It took place in New London County around 5:45 p.m., Monday, June 27 in the town of Colchester. According to the Connecticut State Police, a GMC Sierra K3500 was driving east on Middletown Road in the rain when it struck a Toyota Echo driving south on Scofield Road into the intersection.

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A Connecticut man is facing felony charges after police said he was found in possession of drugs, including fentanyl, mushrooms, and methamphetamine. Troopers responded in New London County to a report of a suspicious person and vehicle in the parking lot of Ulta on River Road in Lisbon at about 4:10 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, according to Connecticut State Police.

The U.S. reported over 665,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending June 26, bringing the total count to more than 85.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 1,005,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise, albeit at a slowing rate. […]

Connecticut reported 4,205 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, down 6.8% from the previous week. The previous week had 4,514 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. Connecticut ranked 44th among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY...

Many Day readers believe Gov. Ned Lamont will better address the cost of living in Connecticut, saying they don’t know much about his Republican opponent Bob Stefanowski. But state GOP messaging has hit home for some conservatives in the region, who say Lamont’s administration hasn’t done enough in giving relief to businesses and in stemming the tide of inflation.

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Mohegan — Natisha Hiedeman and Courtney Williams are two of the more colorful characters on the Connecticut Sun, both quick with a smile or a quip. It spoke volumes, then, when the two trudged slowly into the media room following Wednesday night’s game looking like they both endured dental surgery.

A man wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Connecticut in 2021, has been captured. Jonathan D. Tobey, age 38, of Yarmouth, Massachusetts, was extradited on Wednesday, June 22 for the incident which took place in New London County, in December 2021 in Groton. An investigation into the complaint...

Connecticut reported 4,514 new cases of coronavirus in the week ending Sunday, from 4,424 the week before, of the virus that causes COVID-19. Connecticut ranked 43rd among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a USA TODAY Network analysis of Johns Hopkins University data shows. In the latest week, coronavirus cases in the United States decreased 0.7% from the week before, with 730,572 cases reported. With 1.07% of the country's population, Connecticut had 0.62% of the country's cases in the last week. Across the country, 15 states had more cases in the latest week than they did in the week before.

The New London Community Orchestra is offering free after-school string-instrument music lessons to marginalized children. Chestnut Street Playhouse and the Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut are creating a bilingual summer theater program for high school students. Artist Jessica Cerullo is sharing New London County's pandemic experiences and honoring caregivers through a book of poetry and a community dialogue happening in October.

On a recent weekday afternoon, Scott Budner walked into the Shennecossett Golf Course pro shop for the first time in nearly 50 years. A 1974 Fitch High School graduate, Budner made the trip back to the area on a free day from his job as pitching coach for the Albany Tri-City Valleycats, an independent league team in Troy, N.Y.