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Car crashes into house in New London
New London ― No one was injured Wednesday afternoon when a car struck the porch of a home at 207 Jefferson Ave. Battalion Chief Reginald Hansen said there were no injuries when the Ford Fusion crashed into the porch at 2 p.m. The porch and house were deemed structurally...
OPINION: Mayor suggests New London could use receivership law to take collapsed church
Let’s be honest: New London, the little Connecticut city I love, has a downtown blight problem it hasn’t been able to lick. It’s true that some encouraging recent developments, including many new apartments and restaurants, have brought a lot of excitement to downtown, which looks better and more promising than it has in decades.
New London man charged with stalking defense attorney
State police arrested a New London man this week on charges he stalked and harassed his former defense attorney. Eliezer Vega, 46, of 325 Huntington St. in New London was charged April 15 with second-degree stalking and second-degree harassment after police obtained a warrant for his arrest. Police said he sent a series of increasingly hostile emails to attorney Robert Kappes, of the Hartford-based law firm Silvester & Kappes, who was appointed by the court to represent Vega in previous cases.
Filmmaker Andrew Gernhard to receive Norwich Native Son Award
Norwich ― Andrew Gernhard has never lived far from his native Norwich roots, even as his career as a successful filmmaker took him to points across the globe, including spending the winter in Finland and Iceland. Gernhard was in Iceland this week, when Jan Sauvageau, president of the Norwich...
New London man serving 85-year sentence for murder wants out
A former New London man serving an 85-year prison sentence for his part in the brutal beating and killing of an Essex man in 1998 wants to be released from prison. Gregory Pierre, 50, made a pitch for a reduced sentence to Superior Court Judge John Newson Wednesday in New London Superior Court, apologizing to the victim’s family and portraying himself as a changed man who has rediscovered religion.
'Difficult choices': What to know as more than 40 Norwich school staff lose their jobs
The Norwich Board of Education meeting Tuesday was filled with members of the public wearing yellow “I support music” stickers and people wanting to express concerns about proposed budget cuts. During the meeting, the Norwich Board of Education voted not to renew the contracts of 44 employees - a combination of certified teachers and administrators - at the end of the year. This is the first round of what is expected to be other budget cuts before...
New London woman claims insanity defense in son’s killing
Tiffany Farrauto, the New London woman charged with murder in the strangling death of her 4-year-old son, is expected to use an insanity defense at her upcoming trial in New London Superior Court. Farrauto, 36, appeared in court on Wednesday, where Superior Court Judge John M. Newson discussed possible dates...
Black Art Jazz Collective Celebrates 10 Years at Old Lyme’s Side Door
OLD LYME — Black Art Jazz Collective celebrated its tenth anniversary with a new album Truth to Power, and a return the stage of The Side Door Jazz Club in Old Lyme last Friday. The album is currently enjoying a second week at #1 on the JazzWeek’s Radio Jazz Charts.
Homes in New London County sold for lower prices recently: See how much here
Newly released data from Realtor.com for January shows that potential buyers and sellers in New London County saw houses sell for lower than the previous month's median sale price of $319,900. The median home sold for $295,000, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means January, the most recent...
There’s a $592 million project coming for a bridge on a CT interstate. It won’t be done until 2029.
It’s a $591.9 million, multi-year project on a Connecticut interstate. The northbound deck of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge needs to be replaced, and a public information meeting will be held April 30 to provide the details and offer an opportunity for questions. The bridge links New London and Groton across the Thames River on Interstate 95. “The Gold Star Bridge is a vital structure for New ...
Waterford police promote Caler to sergeant
Waterford ― Zachary Caler, a six-year patrolman for the department and drug recognition expert, has been promoted to sergeant by the town’s Board of Police Commissioners. The 27-year-old Lebanon native was the department’s 2023 Officer of the Year, according to Chief Marc Balestracci. He is also a four-time recipient of the Mother’s Against Drunk Driving award.
Preston residents get chance to comment on town, school budgets April 25
Preston ― The Board of Finance voted unanimously Wednesday to send the proposed 2024-25 town and school budgets to a public hearing without changes and agreed to use $1.2 million of the town’s surplus fund to offset a portion of the tax rate increase. The board briefly considered...
Review: Happily gorging on the Bay
Staring out the window at Niantic Bay, we couldn’t decide whether the gray afternoon was in fact April being cruel or, more pleasantly atmospheric, masquerading as Sorrow’s preferred dark day of autumn rain. That’s about as literary as you’re gonna get from me because, as an Increasingly Large...
Norwich Free Academy students school Lamont on youth issues
Norwich ― Norwich Free Academy students addressed the pros and cons of social media and other issues during a discussion with Gov. Ned Lamont and Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom Wednesday. Lamont contacted the academy last week, telling NFA Head of School Nathan Quesnel: “I want to talk to kids.”...
Tent dwellers a visible segment of New London’s homeless
New London ― On a grassy incline not far from the entrance to the Gold Star Memorial Bridge on Monday, Joe Camerino and Corinna Shorey walked around the one-person tent they’ve called home for the last few weeks. “I’ve been homeless for 17 years, lost a lot of...
Westerly man dies of injuries in motorcycle crash
Hopkinton police said Wednesday that a Westerly man has died of his injuries in a motorcycle crash. Police said Jeremy Corr, 54, was seriously injured Monday evening when his motorcycle crashed into a guardrail on Ashaway Road near Chase Hill Road. Corr was thrown from the bike. Police said Corr...
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