GASP's Youth Peer Advocate recognized with 'Good Neighbor Award'
Groton Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention has announced in a news release that recent Fitch High School graduate Robert McDade Jr., who serves as GASP's Youth Peer Advocate, is the winner of the 2019 Good Neighbor Award.
Region natives graduate from college
Natives of southeastern Connecticut graduate from colleges and universities around the country.
Wellness Ride stopped in New London on Sunday
Former professional hockey player Richie Crowley, as part of an 85-day Wellness Ride and “Athletic Art” installation, is biking across the U.S from July to October and arrived in New London Sunday.
Lymes' Senior Center opened during day as cooling center
Old Lyme Emergency Management has opened the Lymes' Senior Center at 26 Town Woods Road from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday "for individuals who would like to escape the excessive heat."
Health district: No swimming, wading at East Lyme beach until further notice
Elevated bacterial counts in water samples at Giants Neck Heights beach prompted Ledge Light Health District to close the area until further notice on Friday.
LOCAL
Old Colchester Road closure in Montville
Old Colchester Road will be closed starting Monday at 8 a.m. from Chesterfield Road to Fellows Road for the replacement of a culvert.
New London Stormwater Authority starts street sweeping project
Contractors started a citywide street sweeping initiative this week, a project funded by the newly formed Stormwater Authority.
Tri-Town Trail secures easements for first 1.25 miles of northern portion
The easements include property between Avery Hill Road and Route 117 that connect to open space already owned by the town.
POLICE AND FIRE POLICE LOGS
Police: Old Lyme man dead after single-car crash
A one-car motor vehicle accident on Town Woods Road, approximately a tenth of a mile east of Burr Road, about 7 a.m. Saturday morning has left a man dead, state police said.
COLUMNS
Port Authority has applied to demolish part of historic pier
The Central Vermont Railroad Pier, in the center of a $93 million port transformation being planned...
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NATION/WORLD
South Korea fires warning shots at Russian warplane
South Korean fired warning shots after a Russian military plane violated South Korea's airspace in the first such incident between the countries
STATE/NORTHEAST
NYC mayor calls for probe as many wait for power to return
Mayor Bill de Blasio is calling for an investigation of power outages that came at the end of this weekend's oppressive heat, saying he no longer trusts utility Con Edison after it decided to turn off power to thousands of customers
Titanic survivor's light-up cane goes for $62,500 at auction
A Titanic survivor's walking stick with an electric light she used to signal for help from a lifeboat has sold for $62,500 at an auction of maritime items in Rhode Island
Lawmakers' probe of motor vehicle agency's role in fatal case put on hold
Massachusetts lawmakers opened and then abruptly suspended their inquiry into the troubles at the state motor vehicle department exposed by a crash that killed seven motorcyclists
Lockdown ordered at R.I. prison after inmate is stabbed
The Rhode Island Department of Corrections has ordered a lockdown at the state prison because an inmate stabbed another inmate