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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Go dark for the birds
From sunrise to sunset, birds go about their birdie business and humans get the pleasure of watching them.
At night they retreat to their roosts, right? Only sometimes. A...
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Throughout her long life, Gemma E. Moran remained focused on her belief that no child should be hungry. Indeed, her work in southeastern Connecticut helped ensure that no...
If you hold an executive position with a public or quasi-public agency and are thinking about using agency money to go on a junket or treat yourself to a new toy — under ...
The lowest priced house currently for sale in Old Lyme is listed at more than $380,000 and has less than 800 square feet of space, one bathroom and two bedrooms, accordin...
If the United States wants to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century it will require building a new generation of nuclear power plants. Before that can ha...
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The original deal allowing slot machines in casinos on tribal land in Connecticut was supposed to be a win-win-win, including not only the tribes and the state but munici...
Those who dedicate themselves to serving their communities are gifts to all of us. New London recently celebrated the gift of service from two outstanding individuals: An...
Early in-person voting in Connecticut is finally on the way. On May 4, the Connecticut House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved the rules for 14 days of early vot...
The National Assessment of Educational Progress civics test scores for eighth graders for the first time have registered a decline while history scores continued their st...
Income taxes. Credit card applications. Insurance rates. Credit scores. W-4 forms. Apartment rental applications.
Most adults not only recognize what all these items are,...
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In a recent interview with The Day, Kevin Blacker described painting several pink stripes across the front doors of the state Capitol Friday. What he did is wrong.
A new poll indicates the U.S. Supreme Court, once at the top of the nation’s most respected national institutions, is plummeting in public approval, with neither Republic...
A poignant irony came wrapped in the news that Harry Belafonte had died of congestive heart failure Tuesday at age 96. Surely, one easily imagines, the iconic singer, act...
The public-private partnership to redevelop State Pier in New London needs rebalancing. As things now stand there is plenty of public - meaning taxpayer - investment but it is a light on the private side.
Lisa Dodson told a Day reporter recently that she never thought she’d become a homeowner.
Yet, at age 45, the New London resident is finally on the cusp of homeownership,...
New London Mayor Michael Passero believes so adamantly in the city’s need for a recreation-oriented community center that he kept the idea alive, in spite of setbacks, th...
Some things should hardly need saying. It’s not ethical or legal to shoot someone for ringing your doorbell. Or leaving your driveway. Or rolling a basketball into your y...
The fatal crash that sparked an inferno and paralyzed traffic on the Gold Star Memorial Bridge Friday is just the sort of disaster that emergency workers prepare for – an...
Motorcycle riding is a more dangerous way to travel. According to the National Safety Council, motorcycles make up only 3% of all registered vehicles and 0.6% of all ...
Fortunately for football fans in the nation’s capital, the Washington Commanders will no longer belong to Dan Snyder, who bought the team in 1999. Snyder has agreed to se...
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