Category Archives: Local News
MONDAY MORNING UPDATE
MONSIGNOR DIES AFTER MASS Monsignor Robert L. Brown, the chancellor of the Norwich Roman Catholic Diocese for decades, died suddenly on Saturday. The 74 year old had just finished Saturday's Mass at S...
Nov 06, 2017
FRIDAY EVENING UPDATE
WATER MAIN BREAK Fitchville Road, Bozrah A significant water main break in the Norwich Public Utilities system is leaving more than 200 Bozrah customers without service, and prompting lower water pres...
Nov 03, 2017
FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE
FAUQUET LOSES ONE CHILD Yesterday, Superior Court Judge John Driscoll revoked custody of one of Kirsten Fauquet's five children and has awarded joint guardianship of the 2-year-old girl to her paterna...
Nov 03, 2017
THURSDAY EVENING UPDATE
WOMAN PLEADS IN ASSAULT CASE A former Salem woman has pleaded no contest to using scissors to cut off the tip of her husband's penis two years ago. 35-year old Jillian Washburn is also pleading guilty...
Nov 02, 2017
THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE
GOOD IDEA, NO MONEY "Yes, we support the arts, but don't expect much city funding". That was the basic message last night from those vying to be Norwich's next mayor or alderman. A downtown forum was ...
Nov 02, 2017
WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE
PLANT FIRE CONTAINED A fire at the American Styrenics plant, commonly known as the Dow Chemical facility, in Gales Ferry is under control. The fire was reported in a tank under construction at the Rou...
Nov 01, 2017
WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE
TRIBES URGE ACTION Lawyers for the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes sent a letter Tuesday urging the U.S. Department of the Interior to publish notice of amendments to the tribes' gaming compact...
Nov 01, 2017
TUESDAY EVENING UPDATE
BUDGET SIGNED Governor Dannel Malloy says he's signed a bipartisan state budget, but used his limited line-item veto power to scrap portions of the legislation related to a problematic tax on Connecti...
Oct 31, 2017
TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE
POWER RESTORATION EFFORTS CONTINUE Utility crews are continuing to work across Connecticut to restore electricity to thousands of people. As of 8:30 this morning, Eversource Energy was reporting under...
Oct 31, 2017
MONDAY EVENING UPDATE
NPU OUTAGES Approximately 700 Norwich Public Utilities customers are still without power this evening, as crews will resume work tomorrow morning at 5 to get everyone back on-line. NPU spokesman Chris...
Oct 30, 2017
