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March 17, 2010

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It may be the wee-est parade ever, taking all of 17 minutes if you stretch it out, but the city's third-annual St. Patrick's Day parade was quintessential New London.

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Mass for Haiti's victims offers hope for survivors

Pharra Hyppolite led cheerful hymns to the beat of drums and shakers as more than 100 people gathered at St. Mary Church to remember "so many known to us and unknown" victims of the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti and their families in the Norwich area.

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McMahon leads Simmons, Schiff in Q poll

Anticipating this morning's poll results from Quinnipiac University, members of Republican Senate hopeful Linda McMahon's campaign team said they were "cautiously optimistic" that she would be near neck-and-neck with former...

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Waterford man still mired in troubled waters

Sam Brown says he's learned a valuable civic lesson while dealing with the city and its water department over a disputed water bill.

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Boardwalk beached

Maintenance worker Fred Andrews plows sand off the boardwalk Tuesday at Ocean Beach Park in New London. The covering of sand was delivered courtesy of last weekend's storms.

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Residents: West Pleasant would be more pleasant without mighty Oak trees

New London - While many residents of the south end of the city have implored officials to go slow in chopping down dead and decaying trees, others from the middle of the city want the trees in their neighborhood gone.

Residents of...

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Groton proposed budget 5.2% higher

Groton - Town Manager Mark Oefinger released his budget proposal for the 2010-11 fiscal year this week, calling for $124.5 million in spending that represents a 5.2 percent increase over this year's budget.

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Attorneys for power plant victims to tour site

Attorneys for the victims of the Middletown power plant explosion plan to tour the site Friday morning with a panel of experts including the famed forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee.

Six people were killed in the Feb. 7 explosion at the...

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New London St. Patrick's Day parade at 1 p.m.

Today's forecast calls for perfect parade weather: sunny and in the 50s. Conveniently enough, New London is hosting a parade at 1 p.m. in honor of St. Patrick's Day.
The third-annual New London Irish...

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U.S. Embassy in London will be $500M eco-cube

Having outgrown its 1960 embassy, a Kennedy-era modernist design by Eero Saarinen, the U.S. State Department has decided that London is too important to build one of its...

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Splashing on the colors of spring

If the gurus at Pantone have anything to do with it, the coming months will bring dreams of tropical waters and lush Caribbean backdrops. The design industry's authority on color...

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Financial compatibility a must for today's couples

One possible reason he's just not that into you: Your weak credit score.
One-third of people said they'd wait to marry someone until that person's credit...

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The return of the Peeps contest

Once again this year, The Day is running its Peeps competition, in which we invite you to take Easter's favorite candy – Peeps – and turn them into art.

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Police logs - March 17

Groton City A juvenile was charged Monday with possession of drug...

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East Lyme Timothy Hoffman, 56, of Guilford, was charged Monday with...

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Second time no charm for Pawcatuck man

Stonington - A Pawcatuck man who was charged in connection with the...

RI man charged with Norwich bank robbery

Norwich - Police Tuesday arrested a Rhode Island man on charges that...

Sobriety checkpoint in Norwich Wednesday

Norwich - Norwich police are planning to hold a sobriety checkpoint...

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Pfizer ignored safety matters, former employee testifies in trial

A former Pfizer Inc. scientist testified Tuesday in U.S. District Court that she was removed from a...

Teen pleads guilty to lookout role in Mystic murder

Sixteen-year-old Bruce Grisafe has pleaded guilty to serving as a lookout for the...

Fugitive faces casino cheating charges

"Big Al" Grossman, who was among the missing last year when an alleged...

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