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Conn College sends grads back to parents, into the world
Now 21, and a first-generation college graduate of a Dominican family, Giana De La Cruz on Sunday addressed 380 of her classmates and thousands of friends and family members as the class speaker at Connecticut College’s 106th Commencement.
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New London ― Hundreds of motorbikes gathered downtown Sunday for the Blessing of the Bikes organized by the New London Motorcycle Club at the Waterfront Park.
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The town wants the future developer of the former Groton Heights School to keep the historic two-story structure, if feasible.
The Blissworks Yoga and Healing Arts studio on State Street is poised to close after two decades in downtown New London.
A new state marketing campaign aims to promote the humble oyster and the people who get them from the seabeds to local restaurant kitchens and diners’ plates.
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A civil lawsuit judgment against New London has led to calls for the dissolution of a shade tree commission and the repeal of 14-year-old inspection and maintenance rules.
The state plans to begin replacing the bridge, carrying Groton Long Point Road over the Amtrak railroad, in two years.
Ledyard Bill Library hosted founder Henry Bill’s 200th birthday party Saturday.
Mall owner comments on it plans for Waterford property in wake of its agreement to sell another of its Connecticut properties, the Enfield Square mall it purchased in 2019.
Maria Cruz-Saco, a Connecticut College-endowed professor of economics, has been honored by the college for her research regarding Latin American economies.
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The budget ― which includes town operations and capital expenses as well as the town’s share of the Lyme-Old Lyme school spending plan ― is down about $1 million, or 7.8%, from current spending.
Voters on Thursday will be asked to weigh in on the proposed 2024-25 budget of $90.6 million and it’s 5.3% increase over the current budget.
The proposed budget ― which includes town operations, education and capital costs ― represents an increase of $1.1 million, 2.7% over the current budget.
State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, D-Groton, received the Democratic nomination for the 41st State House District, which covers parts of Groton and Stonington.
Incumbent state Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, and Democratic challenger Nick Menapace will again face off in November after being nominated at their respective conventions this week.
Democrats from Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and part of Westbrook on Wednesday nominated Jane Wisialowski as their candidate for the 23rd Assembly District.
A ceremony for the $5.5 million renovation will be held at 2 p.m. at the center, which is located at 26 Town Woods Road in Old Lyme.
The so-called “steel in the water” milestone was met this week as the project began installing its first turbine foundation about 35 miles off the Connecticut coast between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard.
Jarod Calovis, of East Haddam, spent time fishing from the boardwalk at Ferry Landing State Park in Old Lyme Friday after getting off work.
Whether Norwich city leaders like the state’s proposed roundabouts on Route 82 or not, the city will be asked by the state to accept ownership and maintenance responsibility for portions of the project once it is completed.
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