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Man, Woman, Both 33, Killed In Libson Crash
The collision occurred in New London County around 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the intersection of North Burnham Highway, Kimball Road, and Meadowbrook Drive in Libson. According to the Connecticut State Police, Trevor Pawlak, age 33, and Jessica Fowler, age 33, both of Griswold, in New London County, were killed after a 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle they were riding collided with a 2014 Volkswagen Passat attempting to make a turn.
Juvenile charged with four counts related to Plainfield school lockdown: what we know
A juvenile faces several charges after threatening to bring a firearm on the Plainfield High School campus. At approximately 10:40 a.m. on Thursday, Plainfield High School contacted the Plainfield Police Department regarding a student having posted a social media threat involving a firearm on the school grounds. At approximately 11:05 a.m., the high school...
Motorcyclist died from hitting guardrail in Ledyard
LEDYARD, CT (WFSB) - Ledyard police responded to reports of a motorcycle crash with serious injuries on Wednesday night. While police were driving to the scene, EMS and the Fire Department reported that the motorcyclist was dead due to injuries from the crash. Officers arrived at 97 Christy Hill Road...
Vacant building in downtown New London turned into apartments, brewery
NEW LONDON, Conn. (WTNH) — A once vacant building on Bank Street has been transformed in the heart of downtown New London. “We think every building that turns over and goes from being a vacant building like these two were to being useful and filled with people and life again, really adds to the vibrancy […]
Norwich home suffers extensive damage from fire: what we know
A house in Norwich suffered extensive damage from a fire on Tuesday night. Just before midnight on Wednesday, the Norwich Fire Department arrived at 3 Watercress Avenue to find a single-family home consumed by fire on three floors. The home was unoccupied at the time. It took multiple departments to...
Michael Roane Capture In Foot Chase After Assault: Police
Michael Shaquin Roane, 33 of Columbia Borough, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of Simple Assault and Flight on Foot, the police said and court records confirmed. The police were called to a report of an assault that ended when a man began having a seizure in Culliton Park around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, according to the bureau's release.
Hopkinton officer comes face-to-face with a black bear on patrol
HOPKINTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Yesterday, the Hopkinton Police Department shared their experience with a black bear while once of their officers was on patrol. “Sgt. Percival spotted this sizable black bear in the vicinity of exit 7 while on patrol,” wrote the department on Facebook. The post continued...
Three items fail at Plainfield's special town meeting. What happens next?
Voters turned down three of the four items put before them at the special town meeting in Plainfield on Wednesday night. Item four asked voters if the Town of Plainfield should approve the sale of the town-owned cell tower located at 47-51 Unity Drive to Towerpoint for $660,000 and authorize the proceeds to the proposed upgrades to Lion’s Park. This item failed to pass, with 17 voters in favor of its passage and 84 opposed. ...
Reliving the glory days of Bid's Tavern: Tom LaFreniere's impact on Norwich
On Saturday, a large L-shaped line wrapped around the Yantic Fire Department. This would be the last time many got to relive the glory days of Bid’s Tavern, which was at 631 North Main St. The 14th and final Bid’s Tavern reunion was held at the firehouse, with plenty of tables and benches . As with previous years, money was raised for the Yantic Fire Department, Reunion Chairman Ray “Rick” O’Connell said. ...
Fishing lines can be death traps for birds
While walking back from an afternoon of kayaking on Long Pond in Ledyard the other day, Andy Lynn and I skidded to a halt, distracted by wild fluttering that shook the branch of a juniper tree. There we found a female robin, dangling upside down, its left foot snagged in...
Westerly disturbance results in multiple arrests, as police investigate fight on social media
WESTERLY, R.I. (WLNE) — Westerly Police officers said a fight yesterday that resulted in multiple arrests on Pierce Street originated between 8 juvenile females. Officers were dispatched Tuesday to the area to find approximately twenty people, some adults and some juveniles, standing on the sidewalk while some were walking away towards the parking lot of the rear Pierce St. apartments.
‘Wild’ and underused New London brook property to become new park
New London ― By the end of the year, an underused and overgrown section of property next to a brook will be transformed into a trail connecting park areas to a historic mill. The Briggs Brook Park plan, referred this week to the Planning & Zoning Commission by the...
Film producer from Norwich is honored with Native Son Award
Norwich — Andrew Gernhard is busy gearing up to produce another Hallmark Christmas movie that will be filmed at locations in southeastern Connecticut — including Connecticut College and Lighthouse Inn in New London. The production will be shot in whirlwind fashion with a completion date of July 2.
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