Two displaced after New London kitchen fire
Two people have been displaced after a kitchen fire broke out in a 30-unit apartment building at 73 Washington St. on Friday afternoon. There were no injuries.
Courtney announces $850K in federal funding for eastern Connecticut fire departments
Rep. Joe Courtney on Thursday announced more than $850,000 in federal funding for fire departments across Eastern Connecticut, including New London, Groton and Norwich.
Norwich Public Works to do special brush collection
The Public Works Department will run an emergency brush pickup starting Monday to collect debris from Tropical Storm Isaias.
Due to bacteria levels, swimming discouraged at Giants Neck Heights and Old Black Point Beach
Ledge Light Health District found elevated bacterial counts at both beaches in water sampling Monday and resampling Wednesday.
Officers hear shots fired, find shell casings in New London
City police are trying to determine what happened after officers heard shots fired while on patrol early Wednesday morning in the Blydenburg Avenue area.
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Skimming off the top in New London
Khaliyl Holland was taking advantage of the waves from Tropical Storm Isaias on Tuesday to spend time skim boarding on a private beach along Pequot Avenue.
An eel for lunch
The lift-or-death quality of nature was on display Monday in a salt pond along Shennecossett Road.
POLICE AND FIRE POLICE LOGS
Ledyard police investigating apparent suicide
Town police are investigating an apparent suicide Friday afternoon in a dirt-pulloff area in the vicinity of Route 12 between Route 214 and River Drive near the Gales Ferry School.
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Some unexpected pleasures of the pandemic
Connecticut has shown its best self during the public health crisis.
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Why some voters have not yet received absentee ballots
The Secretary of the State’s Office sent absentee ballots to all but 20,000 registered Democrats and Republicans ahead of the Aug. 11 primary election. It's up to town and city clerks to send out the remaining ballots.
Police: Sex offender used restaurant Wi-Fi to get child porn
The top federal prosecutor in Rhode Island says a man who used the Wi-Fi network at a restaurant to access child pornography was arrested Tuesday
Cuomo clears New York schools statewide to open, carefully
New York’s governor said Friday that he would allow children statewide to return to classrooms for the start of the new school year, citing the state’s success in battling the coronavirus pandemic
Weekly poems elevate New Hampshire city's virus newsletters
A newsletter that updates residents of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about the coronavirus pandemic is moving some readers to tears, thanks to weekly contributions from the city's poet laureate