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A harmonious occasion

Premium Content The third edition of the Whalies, New London’s annual music scene prom night that doesn’t take itself too seriously, was Saturday.

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Stepping out with Memorial Day parades

Memorial Day is the biggest parade day of the year around these parts. Quaint streets in town after town become lined with happy spectators watching military units and marching bands and...

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Roadwork, parking worrisome for Mystic merchants

Premium Content Heading into Memorial Day weekend, some of Mystic’s downtown shopkeepers seemed as worried about parking as they were about construction.

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Wind farm controversy buffets tiny Block Island

Premium Content By all outward appearances, it's the start of a typical summer on Block Island, but this season is different, because this year steps will be taken to determine the fate of an offshore wind farm, an...

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12 years later, friendship still afloat

Premium Content On Saturday, at Powers Lake in East Lyme, childhood friends Claire Fazzina of Tolland and Kristee Nichols of Old Lyme climbed into the canoe they had spent more than a decade building.

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EPA grants will go a long way toward cleaning former hospital site

Premium Content Town officials welcomed Thursday’s announcement that the federal Environmental Protection Agency has approved $800,000 in cleanup and assessment grants for the former Norwich Hospital property.

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Lyme land trust to celebrate trails day

Premium Content Lyme — The Lyme Land Conservation Trust will participate in National Trails Day and Connecticut Trails Day on Saturday with two hikes through Chestnut Hill...

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Open house at Camp Harkness

Premium Content Waterford — Camp Harkness, a park dedicated for exclusive use by people with disabilities, will hold an open house on June 3.

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Premium Content Municipal meetings - Week of May 27

East Lyme

Tuesday - Board of Education, 7 p.m., Room B101, high school.

Wednesday - Board of Finance, 6:30 p.m., Town...

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Mayo graduates from fire academy

New London firefighter Al Mayo graduated from the state fire academy on Wednesday.


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Islamic gathering in Hartford looks at anti-Shariah movement in U.S.

Hartford (AP) - Some 15,000 Muslims are expected to attend a weekend convention in Hartford dedicated to religious freedom, part of a nationwide campaign against what organizers describe as...

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171 state residents accused in storm aid fraud

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut officials say they've given prosecutors the names of 171 state residents who may have fraudulently received federal aid when additional food stamp...

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CT River is first National Blueway

Premium Content Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today signed a Secretarial Order establishing a National Blueways System and announced that the 410-mile-long Connecticut River and its 7.2...

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Report: More support needed for kinship caregivers

As more of America's children are raised by relatives other than their parents, state and local governments need to do better in helping these families cope with an array of financial and...

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Awards and smiles in New London

Premium Content New London Police Chief Margaret Ackley, center, shares a laugh with two of her colleagues, dispatcher Mike Mariano, left, and Officer Deanna Nott, right, during the annual Law Enforcement Night...

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Transcript available for chat with CEO of the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

The reader web chat with Mitchell Etess, Chief Executive Officer of the Mohegan Gaming Authority, was held on Thursday, May 24.

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Should the state intervene in the New London school system?
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Yes, I had hoped the city would improve the school system on its own but I now believe state intervention is the only option.
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Should the state intervene in the New London school system?
Yes, this should have happened a long time ago.
50%
Yes, I had hoped the city would improve the school system on its own but I now believe state intervention is the only option.
33%
No, local officials should be given more time to turn around the school system.
11%
No, I'm confident the city is already addressing this issue sufficiently.
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Premium Content Police logs - May 27

Kiley Robbins, 26, of 75 Mountain Ave., New London, was charged Saturday with breach of peace and...

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Kevin J. Lauray, 48, of 12 Denver Court, Groton, was charged Wednesday with driving under the...

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Sara Leslie Lund, 26, of 27 Godfrey St., Groton, was charged Wednesday with driving with a...

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Premium Content Busy weekend, so far, for state police

State police said they have recorded more than 200 motor-vehicle accidents, including...

Premium Content Norwich police investigate shooting

Norwich -- Norwich police are investigating the shooting of a...

Premium Content Police identify stabbing victim

New London – Police this morning identified the overnight stabbing victim as...

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Premium Content Norwich man pleads guilty to shooting at girlfriend’s house

A Norwich man pleaded guilty Thursday in New London Superior Court to...

Premium Content Former editor suing Day Publishing Co.

Edward Murphy has sued The Day Publishing Co., his former employer, for not rehiring...

Premium Content Matthews pleads not guilty in New London double murder

A New London man accused of killing two neighbors on April 14 and torching their Blinman Street...

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