Pine Point student creates website for small business owners
Thirteen-year-old Yash Naik of Mystic is currently working with five to 10 business owners to help them secure Payment Protection Loans during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Volunteers put together picnic tables for Norwich schools
Volunteers have been assembling picnic tables for students to use for outdoor activities at city schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Norwich police to host community chat at Mohegan Park Saturday
The monthly Community Chat with the NPD will move outdoors to the Spaulding Pond Beach area of Mohegan Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Preston Scarecrow Festival canceled
What would have been the 15th annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Ledyard school community angered at superintendent's executive session comments
The Board of Education thought the livestream was off but it wasn't, and somebody recorded the discussion of COVID-19 concerns and a custodian's sick leave request.
OSHA alleges COVID-19 violations at Natchaug Hospital
Psychiatric facility allegedly broke rules regarding respiratory protections for employees and failed to properly record eight cases of COVID-19 among staff.
Norwich Public Utilities to resume non-hardship service shut-offs in October
Norwich Public Utilities will begin nonpayment utility service shutoffs in October for customers who are not signed up for hardship assistance or payment plans.
Stonington fishing vessel trades nets after storm
Crew members removed a scup net from F/V Heritage on Wednesday at the Stonington Town Dock.
Boatyards getting vessels ready for winter storage
Staff at Dodson Boatyard have already been pulling boats out of the water and getting them ready for the winter.
Ledyard Town Council appoints members to revived agricultural commission
The commission, which was created in 2017 but never stood up, was revived last month after a controversial draft proposal for changes to the town's agricultural zoning regulations.
Interstate 395 to see lane closures in Montville, Norwich
On Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., low-speed lanes will be closed on I-395 exits 9-18.
Tossing Lines: 1925 sub tragedy didn’t sink this Navy family
The luck of the Irish ran out far too soon for 23-year-old submariner John Joseph “Jack” Sheehan of Groton.
New London argues State Pier project will need local approvals
The city has issued a challenge to the Connecticut Port Authority and crafted a letter formally opposing the proposed $157 million State Pier Redevelopment
State helps keep Mystic Aquarium afloat with $7 million loan
A $31.5 million restructuring will enable the organization to keep operating long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over
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Norwich man charged with possession of child pornography
A police investigation of a man's death led police to charge a second man with possession of child pornography
Conn College student charged with voyeurism
Police arrest a Connecticut College student in connection with an alleged case of voyeurism in a dormitory bathroom.
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Gov. Ned Lamont is at war with New London
Flash forward to the fall of 2020, with planning underway for Lamont's $157 million rebuild of the...
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Blumenthal: National Guard's role in helping Connecticut combat election hacks should be model for country
“They’re making use of their private civilian expertise to safeguard our election and do a tremendous public service and that’s a model for the whole country,” the Connecticut senator said Friday at a news conference.
When coronavirus sidelined 18 members of a Coast Guard cutter crew, cadets stepped in
A week before the Munro was to deploy, a crew member tested positive for COVID-19. Through contact tracing, it was determined that 18 of the crew would have to quarantine. So the ship's commanding officer turned to the Coast Guard Academy.
No yelling, fewer dropouts during swab summer at Coast Guard Academy
The retention rate for Swab Summer was the highest it's been in recent years. Nine out of 265 cadets did not finish the training compared to the 15 to 20 who have dropped out each of the past few summers.
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CDC directs Connecticut to come up with a COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
CDC gives state an Oct. 16 deadline and $2.4 million to come up with the plan. Connecticut, meanwhile, has just begun to put together a group that will develop that plan.
Months into pandemic, just two families have received rental assistance from state program
Five months after state officials established a program to help those struggling to pay rent, there's a backlog of nearly 7,400 applications and growing frustration about the slow pace of the approval process.
2 wounded in workplace shooting, suspect in custody
Police in Connecticut say a shooter is in custody after opening fire and wounding two people at a business in South Windsor
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Drug companies work jointly to boost vaccine confidence
Top officials of two firms developing COVID-19 vaccines say pharmaceutical companies are working together to see how much information they can release to the public about their testing regimes as drugmakers and public health officials try to boost confidence that any vaccine approved by regulators will be safe to use
