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    John Penney
    Thursday, May 09, 2024

    DAY NEWSROOM: Day Staff Writer

    John Penney

    Day Staff Writer
    j.penney@theday.com

    Phone: 860-701-4425

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    By John Penney

    Ledyard police say the driver fled from an officer in February before crashing into a boulder, leading to the death of her passenger.
    Retired prosecutor Lonnie Braxton II said Sara Chaney’s fight in 1966 to be hired by the Hartford National Bank and Trust Co., then located on State Street, meant enlisting the help of the state’s civil rights commission.
    Contestants in the inaugural Miss Puerto Rico event celebrated their shared heritage Saturday during a pageant performance at Montville High School.
    A man was pulled from a Noank marina and given emergency medical care by by-standers.
    An ongoing traffic light replacement project aims to keep traffic at a major New London intersection flowing smoothly.
    For 13 years, Mitchell College students have been broadcasting an eclectic array of programming from the upper floor of a New London ice cream shop.
    Madhu Gupta, executive director of the Public Library of New London, was named Tuesday as the state’s “outstanding librarian” by the Connecticut Library Association.
    Vernon Skau, a 21-year veteran of the department, will succeed the retiring Thomas Curcio next month.
    Last year, New London had 498 homeless students, the third highest in the state behind New Haven and Waterbury, both of which have much larger populations.
    The proposed New London school board budget was augmented by $1 million in city and grant money.