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Today's News

Vaccine holdouts in Navy, Marines hit 19,000 as deadline passes to comply
Dec 4, 2021, 1:32 am
Parents of suspect in deadly school shooting apprehended, charged
Dec 4, 2021, 3:37 am
U.S. intelligence: Russia planning for possible invasion of Ukraine
Dec 4, 2021, 2:54 am
Can omicron overtake delta variant? Here’s what it will take
Dec 4, 2021, 12:55 am
Hoarse Biden says it's 'just a cold,' not COVID
Dec 4, 2021, 12:10 am
Connecticut could be among states tapping portion of $12 billion in pot taxes by 2030
Dec 4, 2021, 12:09 am
Nationwide abortion debate increases attention paid to state-level elections
Dec 4, 2021, 12:08 am
Kevin Lembo to resign as Connecticut comptroller
Dec 3, 2021, 10:24 pm
DEEP stocks Shetucket River with Atlantic salmon
Dec 3, 2021, 10:20 pm
Make A Difference: Madonna Place
Dec 3, 2021, 10:19 pm
Former Norwich Public Utilities GM John Bilda: surprised, confused at criminal charges
Dec 3, 2021, 9:07 pm
Stonington gets in the holiday spirit
Dec 3, 2021, 7:52 pm
State legislators hear calls for greater access to arts, culture, tourism
Dec 3, 2021, 7:02 pm
Police search for missing North Stonington brothers
Dec 3, 2021, 10:33 pm
The Day is grateful for your gifts and engagement
Dec 3, 2021, 10:22 pm
Medical examiner: Matthew Lindquist was stabbed 67 times in Griswold attack
Dec 3, 2021, 7:27 pm
New London to launch on-demand ride share service on Monday
Dec 3, 2021, 7:12 pm
Graduate student fatally stabbed, 2nd man wounded in NYC
Dec 3, 2021, 11:45 pm
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Dec 3, 2021, 10:18 pm
Bright lights in Rose City
Dec 3, 2021, 8:00 pm
Inquiry underway over top prosecutor’s hiring of OPM official’s daughter
Dec 3, 2021, 7:33 pm
Police logs - Dec. 4, 2021
Dec 3, 2021, 6:49 pm
Senate OKs stopgap spending measure, averting government shutdown
Dec 3, 2021, 6:03 pm
Hospitals vs. omicron: Vaccines, treatments a plus; overworked, understaffed health-care workers a minus
Dec 3, 2021, 6:03 pm
Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting
Dec 3, 2021, 6:01 pm
Coming this weekend
Dec 3, 2021, 4:05 pm
Let's Go: Mystic author to sign copies of new book
Dec 3, 2021, 10:33 pm
Connecticut comptroller to resign due to health condition
Dec 3, 2021, 12:02 pm
US jobless rate sinks to 4.2% as many more people find jobs
Dec 3, 2021, 11:44 am
Blue Christmas service scheduled for those in mourning
Dec 3, 2021, 3:07 pm
Waterford Library Notes: The holidays are upon us
Dec 3, 2021, 10:30 pm
Trump faces flurry of investigations beyond Jan. 6 probe
Dec 3, 2021, 6:26 am
Biden, allies increasingly pushing back at GOP's virus barbs
Dec 3, 2021, 6:25 am
AP: U.S. military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world
Dec 3, 2021, 1:07 am
Jury for officer's trial in Daunte Wright death reaches 11
Dec 3, 2021, 12:39 am
Energy secretary: Offshore wind brings 'gust' of job growth
Dec 3, 2021, 11:40 pm
WWII vet who survived COVID-19 honored on 105th birthday
Dec 3, 2021, 12:04 am

Today's Sports

The Lonesome Polecat: YOUR semifinal previews~!
Dec 4, 2021, 8:33 am
On the Air
Dec 4, 2021, 3:29 pm
Conn College men advance to NCAA Div. III soccer final with 2-1 OT win
Dec 3, 2021, 10:43 pm
East Lyme's Stabach retires following 21 straight ECC girls' swimming titles
Dec 3, 2021, 10:14 pm
Bueckers leads No. 2 UConn to 74-49 win over Seton Hall
Dec 3, 2021, 10:49 pm
Saturday's local schedule
Dec 3, 2021, 10:45 pm
Abdominal injury sidelines UConn's Sanogo indefinitely
Dec 3, 2021, 5:58 pm
Online craps? Sorry, this is a table game that must be experienced live
Dec 3, 2021, 5:57 pm
On the Air
Dec 3, 2021, 5:10 pm
Local roundup: Waterford's Crocker named head coach of new Div. III program
Dec 3, 2021, 5:58 pm
Status of injured Giants' QB Jones for rest of season unknown
Dec 3, 2021, 8:09 pm

Today's Business

Restaurant, apartment building win preliminary approvals in New London
Dec 3, 2021, 7:02 pm
Upcycling Stonington History
Dec 3, 2021, 10:09 am
European style in the heart of Niantic
Dec 3, 2021, 10:15 am
Settling In
Dec 3, 2021, 9:39 am
Property Transactions for December 3, 2021
Dec 3, 2021, 2:28 pm

Today's Opinion

Editorial Cartoon -- Dec. 4, 2021
Dec 4, 2021, 4:52 pm
Need something more to worry about? Here comes space junk.
Dec 3, 2021, 3:15 pm
Smash-and-grab another sign of the times
Dec 3, 2021, 1:14 pm
Chris Cuomo's egregious behavior
Dec 3, 2021, 12:56 pm

Today's A&E

For 2 living actors of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ the film’s magic still resonates
Dec 3, 2021, 11:51 am
Woman not happy with her life at common milestone
Dec 4, 2021, 11:17 am
Your stars Nov. 4
Dec 4, 2021, 11:17 am
Groton artist Kolton Harris debuts new short film Saturday at Conn College
Dec 3, 2021, 7:40 am
The Beatles meet 'The Lord of the Rings' in 'Get Back': 'It'll blow your mind,' says director Peter Jackson
Dec 3, 2021, 8:37 am
Your stars Dec. 3
Dec 3, 2021, 11:17 am
Mother dislikes son for his resemblance to her brother
Dec 3, 2021, 11:17 am

MAPS & DATA

COLUMNS

The Day is grateful for your gifts and engagement

The money readers donated on Giving Tuesday is crucial, but your participation in the daily miracle...

How about Sens. Cathy Osten or Heather Somers for governor?

We are heading toward a dull remake of the last gubernatorial contest, but we could hope for more,...

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NEWS FROM OUR TOWNS

Let's Go: Mystic author to sign copies of new book

Let's Go: Mystic author to sign copies of new book

Blue Christmas service scheduled for those in mourning

Blue Christmas service scheduled for those in mourning

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POLICE AND FIRE

Former Norwich Public Utilities GM John Bilda: surprised, confused at criminal charges

Then NPU General Manager John Bilda testifies during the Norwich Ethics Commission public hearing at Norwich City Hall on Feb. 19, 2017, regarding complaints involving the participation of local and Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative, or CMEEC, officials in trips to the Kentucky Derby. He testified in federal court Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, during a criminal trial on conspiracy and theft charges related to the trips. (Tim Cook/The Day, FILE)

Former Norwich Public Utilities General Manager John Bilda testified in federal court Friday during a criminal trial on conspiracy and theft charges.

Police search for missing North Stonington brothers

Brothers Shad Stewart, left, and Lance Stewart have been missing from North Stonington for two weeks, police say. (Connecticut State Police)

Shad and Lance Stewart have been missing for more than two weeks, police say.

Medical examiner: Matthew Lindquist was stabbed 67 times in Griswold attack

Matthew Lindquist on Pachaug Pond, a pond near their home where the family enjoyed boating and fishing. (Courtesy of Eric Lindquist)

After being chased into the woods on a cold December night, Matthew Lindquist suffered stab, slice and 'chop' wounds across his body, according to a medical examiner who testified Friday in the Griswold triple-murder trial of Sergio Correa.

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PHOTOS OF THE DAY

Ray Schaefer of Canterbury, acting vice president of the Thames Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, releases an Atlantic salmon into the Shetucket River on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, as he and other volunteers, along with staff from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Fisheries Division, stock Atlantic salmon in the river in Sprague. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

DEEP stocks Shetucket River with Atlantic salmon

Santa poses for photos with young ones during the Light up City Hall event Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, in Norwich. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Bright lights in Rose City

Singers from Stonington High School, Calvary Church and United Church lead the community carol sing Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at Wadawanuck Square in Stonington Borough. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Stonington gets in the holiday spirit

Al Wells, left, takes a break from his walk Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, while Andrew Rodman passes by on his own walk at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Fort Trumbull a popular place for a walk

A quartet of bufflehead ducks, three males and a female, flies low over the water as a small flock dives for food Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, on the Mystic River. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Mystic River just ducky for buffleheads

Deer feast on pumpkins Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, on the side of Duryea Drive in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

A feast for deer

Merle Emmons of Mystic uses a rake to dig up clams Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, in the water at Bluff Point State Park in Groton. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Clamming for chowder in Groton

After hanging the wreath, facilities operation manager Chris Anglin works on adding lights Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, to the top of the Cross Sound Ferry office building in New London. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

New London ferry building gets in the holiday spirit

The Mayflower II docks at City Pier in New London for an overnight layover Tuesday, November 30, 2021. The vessel was towed by the tugboat Jaguar from Plymouth, Mass., and will be towed to Mystic Seaport Museum Wednesday morning for a winter-long maintenance visit. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

City Pier layover

Students walk through campus at Connecticut College in New London as light snow flurries fall Tuesday, November 30, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Waking in the snow

A birdwatcher uses binoculars as he stands along the shoreline as storm clouds gather at Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Birdwatching from the rocks

Paul Buehler, with Adam's Garden of Eden, ties a bow as he decorates a business on Water Street in Stonington on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The Pawcatuck florist and nursery is hired every year by numerous local businesses and homeowners to decorate their buildings for the holiday season. The borough’s annual Stonington Village Stroll starts at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 with a tree lighting, community carol sing and visit from Santa at Wadawanuck Square. (Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Borough prepares for Stonington Village Stroll

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DEEP stocks Shetucket River with Atlantic salmon

Ray Schaefer of Canterbury, acting vice president of the Thames Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, releases an Atlantic salmon into the Shetucket River on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, as he and other volunteers, along with staff from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Fisheries Division, stock Atlantic salmon in the river in Sprague. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)

Anglers in the region will have a chance for some prize catches soon, after the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection added 50 large Atlantic salmon to a local waterway Friday.

Make A Difference: Madonna Place

Tricia is a mother who is due to give birth to twin girls in the new year.

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