GIRARD TOYOTA October 19, 2011 12:00 am • Last Updated: October 19, 2011 7:05 am GIRARD TOYOTA, Ad Number: d00299534, Publication Date: 10/19/2011 STORIES THAT MAY INTEREST YOU Top issues this election: Democracy, disinformation, immigration, foreign policy and the environment Joseph N. Spillane came to the Groton Public Library earlier this month like a man on a mission. The 100-year-old former Groton town mayor, who won a Bronze Star and a Distinguished Service Medal in t... OPINION: Story about JFK righting a wrong puts New London in national news I have long known the story of Merle Smith Jr. becoming the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy in 1966. It was the beginning of a storied career that made him the first Black c... Investigation files into the deaths of artist Ellis Ruley and son-in-law now public record Norwich ― A 6-inch-thick Norwich Police Department binder contains seven years of investigative work into the mysterious deaths of posthumously famous African American folk artist Ellis Ruley and his ... UConn’s Haynes, Yale’s Amegadjie selected in NFL draft Detroit — UConn offensive lineman Christian Haynes was selected in the third round of the NFL draft on Friday night by the Seattle Seahawks with the 81st overall pick. Yale offensive tackle Kiran Ameg...