Connecticut group reunites owners with missing pets

Nancy Mello Miller gets a kiss from her dog Abbey on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, at their home in Mystic. Hours after getting adopted this past winter, Abbey ran away and after a week was returned home with the help of CT Dog Gone Recovery Volunteers. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

CT Dog Gone Recovery Volunteers' tactics involve cameras, traps, liquid smoke, posters and social media.

New London development plan adds wrinkle to designs for State Pier

The city is awaiting a decision by the state on whether it will challenge a development plan enacted in the 1990s that governs activity at State Pier and the 125 acres surrounding the port.

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Retailers, medical providers, educators watch reports of vaping deaths and illness

Groton Vape shop owner Dorsey Gibbes, like other area vape retailers interviewed Saturday, insists that for adults, vaping oils containing nicotine are far safer than smoking tobacco.

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New London's Rahtrel Perry (67) and Jadian McKenzie tackle New Canaan quarterback Drew Pyne (10) during Saturday's season opener at Cannamela Field. The No. 3 Rams pulled away late for a 32-6 win over the Whalers. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

New Canaan pulls away to beat New London 32-6

Local News
Lt. Michael Kickbush, center, stands next to the 57mm gun on the forecastle while giving a tour of the USS Sioux City (LCS 11), a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, docked Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Coast Guard Station New London at Fort Trumbull during the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

New London’s maritime festival positively engages public

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Business
Gage Berlin, 7, punches a target held by Marcus Knight during a class on Monday, September 9, 2019, at Knights Self-Defense Academy in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Groton self-defense academy focuses on individual life lessons

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Ian Anderson (Travis Latam)

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson speaks freely before Sun concert

State/Northeast News
In this June 8, 2017, file photo, Innocence Project lawyer Vanessa Potkin, left, hugs Alfred Swinton in Superior Court in Hartford, Conn. Swinton served almost two decades in prison for the 1991 killing of Carla Terry before he was cleared based on new DNA evidence. Several states have moved to toughen regulations on the use of jailhouse informants. Advocates said Swinton's erroneous conviction was based in part on the testimony of lying inmates. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant via AP, Pool, File)

Lying prisoners: New laws in Connecticut, other states crack down on jailhouse informants

Local News
A raucous crowd cheers as the Flock Theatre company stages its annual Burning of Benedict Arnold on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019 at the New London Waterfront Park. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

New London takes revenge

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In this May 12, 2018, file photo, actress Jane Fonda poses during a portrait session at the 71st international film festival, Cannes, in southern France. Fonda is among 10 people who will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP, File)

Women's Hall of Fame inducts Sotomayor, Fonda, Allred

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Local News

Survey: Norwich residents pleased with police performance

Norwich Police Department will conduct a second round of the survey this fall, hoping for better response by minority residents, Taftville and Occum residents.

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Local Columns

Denise Merrill stonewalls FOI request for Bates spending

The secretary of the state has not responded to a request for spending authorizations by her deputy, Scott Bates, who resigned from the board of the Connecticut Port Authority amid growing scandals.

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Sharpiegate funny, yet no laughing matter

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Port Authority stink imperils New London wind plan

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Urgent steps needed, vaping is killing people

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Local races are all about turnout (and name order)

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On fateful date, signs of chaotic vulnerability

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Is the only truth what president says? That's dangerous.

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Document abuses for history by impeaching president

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What's wrong with Americans? Pick up your trash!

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Columnist Paul Choiniere
Paul Choiniere

The shrewd politics and dubious goals of climate-change order

Columnist David Collins
David Collins

Denise Merrill stonewalls FOI request for Bates spending

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Columnist Mike DiMauro
Mike DiMauro

Back on the field 16 hours later is the real safety issue

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Columnist Rick Koster
Rick Koster

Rick's List — Professor McConaughey Edition

Columnist Steve Fagin
Steve Fagin

Savoring vs. surviving solitude

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Columnist Ned Griffen
Ned Griffen

The Lonesome Polecat (state variant): The king is gone (Bob Barton) but ...

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Columnist Lee Elci
Lee Elci

What's the hold up? Make sports betting legal

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LOCAL

Lt. Michael Kickbush, center, stands next to the 57mm gun on the forecastle while giving a tour of the USS Sioux City (LCS 11), a Freedom-class Littoral Combat Ship, docked Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019, at Coast Guard Station New London at Fort Trumbull during the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

New London’s maritime festival positively engages public

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New London takes revenge

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Stonington registrars to hold registry list session on Oct. 1

Survey: Norwich residents pleased with police performance

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Police logs - Sept. 15, 2019

SPORTS

New London's Rahtrel Perry (67) and Jadian McKenzie tackle New Canaan quarterback Drew Pyne (10) during Saturday's season opener at Cannamela Field. The No. 3 Rams pulled away late for a 32-6 win over the Whalers. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

New Canaan pulls away to beat New London 32-6

Many happy returns for Richards, NFA football

H.S. football: Montville rallies to win suspended game 49-46

Old Lyme still going strong after four straight state titles

H.S. roundup: Stonington, Fitch boys reach Piver Cup title match

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Ian Anderson (Travis Latam)

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson speaks freely before Sun concert

Eddie Money, 'Two Tickets to Paradise' singer, dies at 70

One Book One Region author Jarrett Krosoczka comes to Conn College Tuesday

Meet Todrick Hall, a Taylor Swift pal who preaches inclusion

Sheryl Crow feels 'liberated' by saying goodbye to the album

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Magazine tip: Sports Illustrated, Sept. 9 issue
Food tip: Sesame Salmon Burger at Red 36
CD tip: "Fear Inoculum," Tool

BUSINESS

Gage Berlin, 7, punches a target held by Marcus Knight during a class on Monday, September 9, 2019, at Knights Self-Defense Academy in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Groton self-defense academy focuses on individual life lessons

Auto workers union sets stage for possible strike against GM

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Report says airlines' carbon emissions are growing fast

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What a Purdue Pharma bankruptcy means for the Sackler family

NATION/WORLD

Law enforcement officials respond to reports of a shooting at Ballston Quarter mall in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Authorities said they have found no evidence that a shooting occurred at a movie theater that is part of the mall. Reports of a shooting had prompted panic and a large police presence Saturday night. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Despite panic, no evidence of shooting at movie theater

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Women's Hall of Fame inducts Sotomayor, Fonda, Allred

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More than 2,000 fetal remains found at home of abortion doctor

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Rebel drone attack damages, disrupts major Saudi oil site; U.S. points finger at Iran

White House says Osama bin Laden's son killed in U.S. operation

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STATE/NORTHEAST

In this photo provided by James Macheda, one of the first responders talks to an onlooker as others carry an injured person, while some others work the scene of a building collapse, in the background, in Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. Multiple levels of decking attached to a building collapsed Saturday evening at the Jersey Shore, trapping people and injuring several, including children, officials and witnesses said. (James Macheda via AP)

22 hurt when house deck collapses during firefighter event

Lying prisoners: New laws in Connecticut, other states crack down on jailhouse informants

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POLITICS

Ashley Arentz, 28, of Jacksonville, N.C., waits in line with friend Jonathan Ritter to enter a rally that President Donald Trump staged for Republican congressional candidate Dan Bishop in Fayetteville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 9, 2019. Arentz, a Marine, said she signed up to vote at the rally. Trump’s campaign is on the hunt for political unicorns: Trump’s team is searching for people in battleground states who support the president but didn’t vote in 2016. (AP Photo/Alan Fram)

Don't vote? The Trump campaign would like a word with you

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Ocasio-Cortez endorses Markey for Senate in Massachusetts

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Electric Boat embarks on biggest construction project in more than 45 years

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When Disaster Strikes: Shipwrecks, Storms and Other Calamities in Southeastern Connecticut

When Disaster Strikes: Shipwrecks, Storms and Other Calamities in Southeastern Connecticut
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First & Finest: The 100-Year History of Naval Submarine Base New London

First & Finest: The 100-Year History of Naval Submarine Base New London
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Looking Back: New London County: Vol. I - The 1860s - 1930s

Looking Back: New London County: Vol. I - The 1860s - 1930s
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The Charles W. Morgan: A Picture History of an American Icon

The Charles W. Morgan: A Picture History of an American Icon
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A Pictorial History of: The National Coast Guard Museum

A Pictorial History of: The National Coast Guard Museum: Respect the Past | Engage the Present | Look to the Future
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A Generation of Excellence: UConn Women's 30-Year Reign

A Generation of Excellence: UConn Women's 30-Year Reign
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Looking Back -- New London County: Vol. II - The 1940s, '50s and '60s

Looking Back -- New London County: Vol. II - The 1940s, '50s and '60s
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