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Thoughts on the Norwich budget: Laughter isn't always the best medicine, so what do we do?
I was watching a video on a social media platform of a comic whose clips I follow, and in this one, he had the audience eating out of his hand from the moment he stepped on stage and cracked his first joke. There were images from throughout the room of people laughing and applauding. He was very funny.
‘A little bit of saltiness’: East Lyme submariner comes full circle
Groton ― USS Virginia Cmdr. Mike Hartzell is back where he started. The East Lyme native, born at Naval Submarine Base New London and raised one mile from where he now lives with his wife and three children, took command of the fast attack submarine last month. A commander...
Police Officer Zachary Barber honored with VFW National Law Enforcement Public Servant Citation
A number of Norwich Police Department personnel as well as two civilians were honored at the Norwich City Council meeting Monday night. Officer First Class Zachary Barber was presented the VFW National Law Enforcement Public Servant Citation. This award is given to an individual who serves in a municipal, county, state or federal unit tasked with enforcement of the laws pertaining to their area of responsibility. Norwich Mayor Peter Nystrom presented Barber with a proclamation at the city council meeting, which thanked him for his efforts.
7 children arrested for racist graffiti, vandalism at East Lyme park
EAST LYME, CT (WFSB) - Seven children were arrested for putting up racist and religiously offensive graffiti at a park in East Lyme. Police said that the children ranged in age from 12 to 14. Their identities were not released because they were juveniles. The graffiti and vandalism was found...
Soft-Plastic Eels for Big Striped Bass
Giant soft-plastic eels. For many Northeast striped bass anglers, their vision fuels a hair-raising, sweaty-palmed, white-knuckled daydream. In my version of this dream, pinpricks of infinite starlight twinkle overhead and a marshy salt air gently nudges my kayak down-current in the fragile silence of the ocean at midnight, a silence broken only by two sounds. They are the floppy plop of a 13.5-inch soft-plastic eel landing somewhere near shore and, shortly after, a strained zip-zip-zip as my rod and reel struggle to slow the freight train of a cow striped bass that just inhaled my bait.
Baseball Game Recap: New London Takes a Loss
New London fell victim to Xavier and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 7-0 to the Xavier Hawks. New London was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Xavier apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April. For...
Police: Woman charged in group attack of New London girl is suspected crack dealer
One of the two relatives charged with orchestrating and participating in the beating of a 13-year-old girl in New London last week is also a suspected crack cocaine and fentanyl dealer, police said. Keosha Muriel, 29, who is the aunt of a New London middle school student beaten and humiliated...
Mixed message: Norwich residents ask City Council to raise, cut budget
Norwich ― Speakers offered mixed messages Monday night during the City Council’s latest public hearing on the proposed $151 million combined city and school budget for 2024-25. The council had previously made minimal changes in the city manager’s initial budget proposal. School board Chairman Mark Kulos pleaded...
New London’s pre-K program gets a $2M state reprieve
New London ― A last-minute infusion of emergency federal pandemic funding approved for use by the General Assembly last week is expected to help keep the school district’s preschool program running for another year. State legislators on Wednesday approved funneling $360 million in unspent American Rescue Plan Act,...
Vehicle recovered following ‘shots fired’ report in New London
NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) - A shots fired report is under investigation in New London, police said. New London police said they responded to the area of Blackhall and Prest streets in New London around 5:35 p.m. on Thursday. When they arrived, they said they found evidence that supported there...
Essex Adopts $27.6 Million Budget, Mill Rate Set at 18.05
The Essex Board of Selectmen (BOS) adopted the new budget for the 2024-’25 fiscal year at the Annual Town Meeting on May 13, totaling $27,638,662 in expenditures. The Board of Finance established a new mill rate of 18.05. The BOS’s budget for most town departments and services totals $9,660,797...
Old Saybrook to Host 2024 Memorial Day Parade on May 27
Press Release from Old Saybrook 2024 Memorial Day Parade Committee. The Town of Old Saybrook will host its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27 with a special highlight featuring a military transport plane flyover of the parade route provided by the Connecticut Air National Guard between 10 and 11 a.m. This year's Memorial Day Parade will feature two ceremonies: a dockside naval ceremony at 9 a.m., followed at 10 a.m. by the parade, which will finish at the Veterans Memorial Monuments on the Town Green on Main Street.
Beach bummer: New London to seek new management options for Ocean Beach Park
New London ― Stung by several back-to-back years of slumping revenues at Ocean Beach Park totaling more than $1 million ― losses the city must cover ― officials for the first time in 25 years will entertain new management options at the celebrated seaside destination. Mayor Michael...
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Reveals Summer 2024 Season Including Kate Baldwin, Phillip Boykin, and More!
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has announced its 2024 summer season and the artists selected for its prestigious programs, including Kate Baldwin, Phillip Boykin, and more. This season marks the O’Neill’s 60th Anniversary since the new work development center was founded in 1964. The season will once...
2 Connecticut Police dogs honored by the National Police Dog Foundation in Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON (WTNH) – The National Police Dog Foundation gathered in Washington D.C. Saturday morning to honor police K9s who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their fellow officers. Connecticut State Police K9 Broko and Montville Police K9 Barrett were among the heroic dogs recognized in Saturday’s ceremony. In the eulogy it was said, “The bond […]
Birthing babies: Mother’s Day tales of lives in the balance
New London ― Amee Wilson’s son, Levi Dargan, turned 3 weeks old Friday. His mother expects to take him home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in about a week. Weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces when delivered by Cesarean section, Levi has spent his short life in L+M’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which is equipped to deliver and care for babies born prematurely or with serious medical conditions.
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