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Driver charged with negligent homicide in fiery crash that shut down Connecticut highway bridge
A man accused of causing a fiery crash that shut down a major Connecticut highway bridge and killed a fuel delivery truck driver has been charged with negligent homicide, police said Thursday. State police said Reginald Collins, 59, turned himself in Wednesday after learning that authorities had issued an arrest...
Cracks filled, lane reopens on I-95 in East Lyme
East Lyme ― Cracks about 60 feet long on Interstate 95 north between exits 74 and 75 closed the right lane Thursday afternoon for several hours while crews investigated the integrity of the road and worked to resolve the problem. The fissures were due to settling caused by the...
Large-scale landlords take advantage of EV charging incentives in East Lyme
East Lyme ― Electric vehicle charging stations are popping up at multiple rental communities in town thanks to lucrative rebates encouraging landlords to participate in the electrification of transportation. Installation projects over the past couple of months at Rocky Neck Village in Niantic and Gateway Commons in the Flanders...
Police warn high school ‘Assassins’ game in Old Lyme a ‘dangerous activity’
Old Lyme ― As members of law enforcement sound the alarm on a popular high school tradition, students and parents at Lyme-Old Lyme High School are hopeful the game known as Assassins will go on as planned. High school students across the country are embarking on the annual rite...
The Day’s All-Area Boys’ Indoor Track Athlete of the Year: East Lyme’s Tommy Matlock
Tommy Matlock used to dress up in his dad’s Connecticut State Police uniform, hoping to someday emulate him. The thing that he really ended up taking from Jim Matlock, however, from his days following him everywhere, was Jim’s love for track and field. Jim would compete in masters-level meets. Tommy would tag along.
Gas prices in region run gamut from high to higher
For a while Thursday, the Xpress Fuel station at 338 Route 12 in Groton had some of the cheapest gas around. When a reporter pulled into the station at 2:30 p.m., Xpress was selling the stuff for $3.39 a gallon, 30 cents less than the daily average in the New London-Norwich metropolitan area, according to AAA.
Police seek suspects who stole pool from Walmart in Waterford
WATERFORD, CT (WFSB) - Police in Waterford said they are looking for two women they said stole a pool from the Walmart in Waterford. The incident happened on April 14. Police said the pool cost $548. “They left in this black-colored GMC Terrain that was bearing CT plates BL75714,” Waterford...
Local high school notes: Not hard to get East Lyme’s Marcoux talking about golf
It’s been an odd spring for East Lyme High School first-year athletic director Kevin Marcoux, who formerly coached the Killingly High boys’ golf team in addition to his AD duties at the school. Killingly won two Division III state championships under Marcoux (2016, 2018) and was the runner-up...
Montville will allow a second cannabis store
Montville ― The Planning and Zoning Commission passed regulations on Tuesday that will allow a second retail cannabis establishment to come into town ― but only in the Chesterfield area, about a half-mile from the Dinosaur Place. The commissioners’ 6-0 vote marks the end of a year-long moratorium...
Essex BOS Adopts Short-Term Rental Regulations
Following multiple public hearings since July 2023, the Essex Board of Selectmen (BOS) formally adopted an ordinance governing short-term rental properties and ownership at a special meeting on April 17. The ordinance announces that Essex is taking action on regulating a “disruptive technology,” said First Selectman Norm Needleman, particularly the...
Wildfire Wharton State Forest Shamong
The fire had burned along Jackson Road in Shamong and Waterford townships, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service. Jackson Road reopened at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24. Forest Fire Service staff will remain on scene and continue to monitor control lines and address areas of concern until...
Contractor submits plans for 13-home project in Montville
Montville ― A Griswold real estate broker and construction company owner is seeking to build 13 homes on a 31-acre parcel at 970 Colchester Road. Zachary Wood, of Woodco Properties, purchased the land for $270,500 last year, according to town records. Wood said Tuesday he hopes to begin clearing the site by the end of the summer.
New ADA dock, Reid and Hughes groundbreaking mark progress in Norwich: what's happening
The Norwich Community Development Corporation showed off two key projects for downtown Norwich Wednesday. First, there was a ribbon cutting at the new ADA-compliant docks at Howard T. Brown Memorial Park. After that was the groundbreaking for the restoration of the Reid and Hughes Building into apartments and a first-floor retail space. These projects...
55 Coast Guard Academy cadets disciplined for cheating
Fifty-five Coast Guard Academy cadets in New London, Connecticut, were caught cheating on homework assignments. In the largest cheating scandal in the Coast Guard Academy’s history, 20% of the class of 2025 were caught sharing homework answers with one another and were also aided by an older student from the prior year.
Former Hot Rod Cafe gets a face-lift in New London
New London ― Construction workers with Allied Group of CT LLC installed new windows at the former Hot Rod Cafe on Wednesday. Property owner Rod Cornish closed the popular restaurant on Bank Street in October. Earlier this year, the city’s Planning and & Zoning Commission approved Cornish’s plans to turn the space into a retail gallery and apartment space.
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