A woman among men: Female pilot details 31-year Army career
When Denise Howard attended Army basic training in 1982, she was taught her how to apply makeup, how to stand and how to fix her hair. Her male counterparts, on the other hand, went through combat training.
Blumenthal calls on DOJ to investigate privately managed military housing
Blumenthal went inside three privately managed military homes near the Naval Submarine Base Wednesday to see firsthand the health and safety issues that military families in Groton, and across the country, have been confronting.
UConn students develop device to help keep Navy sailors from getting injured
It's all part of a joint effort by UConn and the University of Rhode Island to create a Naval Science and Technology Program to get students interested in naval projects before they graduate.
Longtime war reporter tackles public disengagement in Iraq, Afghanistan conflicts
"American households have not had to worry about their children being summoned by lottery to the battlefield. When you don't have worry about something, there's a pretty good chance you don't think about it," C.J. Chivers says.
White House budget includes request for three attack submarines
The $4.7 trillion budget released Monday by the Trump administration calls for buying three attack submarines, as opposed to two, in fiscal year 2020.
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Kindness in Real Life: Homemade caps bring smiles to young hospital patients’ faces
Volunteers at St. Ann’s Episcopal Church in Old Lyme are collaborating with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s Child Life and Surgical services to bring a little fun to its young patients.
A taste of spring at Rita's
Jazmyn Washington, right, feeds her son Takoda Belcher, 1, an Italian ice Wednesday as they sit with her sister Amalyah Harkness and her dog Max, all of New London, at Rita's in New London.
Norwich woman says Harvard 'shamelessly' profits from her slave ancestors' photos
Harvard University says it is not in a position to comment on a lawsuit complaining it has profited from images of two 19th-century slaves
Groton Town Manager proposes budget with no tax rate increase
Town Manager John Burt has proposed a fiscal year 2020 budget of $129,421,737, or a 2.8 percent increase over the current year's adopted budget, that would carry no tax rate increase.
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Shame on New London for trying to hide blight records
The city spent much of March denying access to blight enforcement records.
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Police seek information about Colchester man missing for nearly 30 years
As the 30-year anniversary of his disappearance approaches, state police are seeking information about a Colchester man who was 24 when he vanished from his parents’ Forest Street home.
Four displaced by Groton fire Sunday night
Authorities are investigating the cause of a fire that significantly damaged the interior of a home at 90 Meryl Court late Sunday night.
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Officials unveil draft 'Blue Plan' to protect Long Island Sound
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Wednesday unveiled the Long Island Sound Blue Plan, which maps out wildlife habitats and human activity in order to protect the environment, and commercial and recreational uses, while...
With committee vote, lawmakers map potential path to tolls
A legislative committee took the first steps Wednesday on what would be a long and complex journey to implement a comprehensive system of electronic highway tolls in Connecticut, endorsing three bills that broadly outline the process, while leaving...
