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Did You Feel It? Earthquake Hits Ledyard, Stonington, Mystic
The small 1.08 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale occurred in New London County around 8:20 a.m., Thursday, March 28 in Ledyard. Although no one in Ledyard reported it to police or emergency management, residents in the town of Stonington and in the Mystic/Old Mystic area, which border Ledyard felt it.
How will Don Winslow's RI crime saga end? Find out when the famed writer comes to Westerly
The conclusion of his organized crime trilogy partly set in Rhode Island and the final book of his writing career, as he pivots to politics. Winslow will talk about "City in Ruins" at the 6 p.m. United Theatre event, moderated by Ocean House Author Series host Deborah Goodrich Royce, and will sign copies of his book afterward. Tickets are $38 for the talk plus a signed, personalized copy of the book, or $10 for the talk only.
Captain Scott’s back for another year of satisfying seafood cravings
New London ― The aptly-named Pam Fishman on Thursday morning unknowingly became Captain Scott’s Lobster Dock’s first customer of the season. The New York resident hopped a ferry to New London earlier in the day and, on a whim, drove down to the Hamilton Street seafood shack for a container of lobster salad she planned to share with her sister.
Box truck rollover crash closes lane on I-95 in Stonington
STONINGTON, CT (WFSB) - State police confirmed a crash closed a lane on I-95 in Stonington on Thursday morning. A box truck rollover crash closed the right lane on I-95 northbound between exits 91-92 around 6a.m. on Thurday. There have been no reported injuries. Drivers should use alternate routes and...
The Day job fair brings more than 500 to Hilton Mystic
Mystic ― More than 500 people had flowed through The Day’s Spring Job Fair before noon Thursday at the Hilton Mystic, the event’s biggest crowd in years. Organizers described lines that stretched to the end of a hallway by 9:30 a.m. “I’ve never seen anything like it...
Norwich man to get 12 years for gun possession, bomb making
A man found in possession of pipe bombs, high capacity magazines, body armor and an AR-15 rifle at a Norwich boarding house can expect a 12-year prison sentence. Andrew Cook, 60, who remains in prison on $230,000 in bonds, appeared Thursday in New London Superior Court having recently lost his bid to suppress evidence obtained by Norwich police that led to his Feb. 28, 2021 arrest on multiple felony charges.
Melvin Bell’s legacy lives on with new Coast Guard cutter ship
NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) - A day of celebration, as the Coast Guard’s newest fast response cutter is put into service. Robert Bell is one Melvin Bell’s nine children, a more than 60-year serviceman to his country. “When we saw it the first time it was like wow,...
Man seriously injured in Groton assault has died: police
Police said a man that was seriously injured in an assault in Groton earlier this week has now died. Officers were called to Poquonnock Road shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Monday. A man in his 40s was found unconscious on the ground in the parking lot of what appears to be Stonington Institute, which is an addiction recovery center.
Victim recovering after attempted murder-suicide
NEW LONDON, CT (WFSB) - Today, Deanna Brightman is awake and talking. Something her family has been waiting for. She’s been heavily medicated for days after she was shot multiple times Saturday morning. “When I got that call and someone told me my sister had been shot, I didn’t...
Firefighters respond to rollover crash in Waterford
WATERFORD, CT (WFSB) - Firefighters in Waterford said they responded to an overnight rollover crash. The Goshen Fire Department in Waterford reported that the crash happened on Dimmock Road on Wednesday night. Firefighters were able to stabilize the vehicle and free the driver. An ambulance crew also responded; however, the...
Coastal Connecticut hike a stone's throw from Westerly is a magnet for migrating birds
STONINGTON, Conn. – Walking Rhode Island seldom wanders outside the state. But a few years ago, when I hiked on the Pachaug Trail, which skirted Beach Pond in Exeter, crossed the border into a state forest in Connecticut and then wound by steep cliffs, deep caves and ledges, readers told me they liked following the path into another state.
Why are alewives disappearing?
Kevin Job’s favorite memories of growing up in Norwich involved fishing for stripers with his dad in spring, when enormous schools of alewives would swim upriver. “We’d see 10,000 in one night. The whole river would turn silver,” he recalled the other day. Over the years, though,...
14 grams of crack discovered during Norwich traffic stop: PD
NORWICH, Conn. (WTNH) – Norwich Police say a traffic stop for canceled registration led to finding over 14 grams of crack in the vehicle this week. The driver was charged with possession with intent to sell and operating an unregistered motor vehicle. In a Facebook post Wednesday, police said the officer’s “good old fashioned police […]
Griswold woman pleads guilty to manslaughter charge in smothering death of infant
A 38-year-old Griswold woman accused of suffocating her infant son in 2021 pleaded guilty Wednesday to the charge of first-degree manslaughter. Crystal Czyzewski entered her plea in New London Superior Court as part of an agreement that will send her to prison for up to 12 years. The agreement calls for between 10 and 12 years in prison and five years of probation. She is scheduled to be sentenced June 17.
Weekend shooting shows need for centralized services, Safe Futures says
Waterford ― As Safe Futures Chief Executive Officer Katherine Verano on Tuesday prepared to meet the family of 30-year-old Deanna Brightman, a New London woman who was critically injured in a domestic violence shooting over the weekend, Verano was reminded of the urgency of completing a new family justice center in Waterford.
A troubling, six-week tally in New London: six shootings, one death, one arrest
New London ― On Monday afternoon, about the time neighborhood kids step off their school buses and head home, Rob Woodward was relaxing outside his Fuller Street residence when he heard “two quick pops.”. “I told my friend there’s no kind of knucklehead setting off fireworks in March,”...
Ørsted pitches offshore wind project for State Pier in New London
New London ― Ørsted, the Danish energy company staging offshore wind projects at State Pier, announced Wednesday it has pitched a proposal for its biggest U.S. wind farm to date with New London as its base. Ørsted submitted a proposal for the 1,184-megawatt Starboard Wind to both Connecticut...
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