Category Archives: Local News

ADD A FIFTH ONE There's now a fifth candidate in the race to be Norwich's new mayor. Joseph Radecki is running as a petitioning candidate. The Navy veteran is semi-retired from his Taftville-based sep...

SLOT REVENUES UP AT ONE CASINO, DOWN AT ANOTHER A big month for Mohegan Sun. The casino's slot revenues in July were 55-point-9 million dollars, a 3-point-4 percent increase over the same time last ye...

NEW RIDES AT FOXWOODS Foxwoods Resort Casino officials say two new extreme thrill rides will be opening this summer at the gaming and entertainment complex. No dates, though, have been announced yet a...

BLUMENTHAL VISITS UCFS Senator Richard Blumenthal is confident Congressional efforts to repair, rather than repeal and replace, the Affordable Care Act will get underway this Fall. Speaking Monday whi...

FATAL PLANE CRASH NEW MILFORD, Conn. (AP) - Federal authorities say one person was killed and two others were hurt when a small plane crashed in western Connecticut. Authorities say the single-engine ...

NL ADMONISHED The lawyer leading the charge to get families out of substandard housing in New London admonished the city yesterday in court. Robert Reardon claims New London is not adhering to the agr...

HISTORIC HOME TO BE AUCTIONED OFF An historic Norwichtown home with a connection to a famous trial lawyer goes on the auction block Saturday. Farmer Michael Darrow built his house at 6 Ox Hill Road in...

NEW PARK A BIG HIT Positive feedback from Taftville residents regarding the new park located on the former Little League baseball field behind the firehouse. A meeting this week with Norwich Public Wo...

FOXWOODS REVENUE Third-quarter numbers posted by the Foxwoods Resort Casino show the entertainment complex posted a 9-point-3 million dollar increase in revenues, compared to the same 3-month period i...

SUPER SEARCH UNDERWAY Last month, New London school superintendent Manuel Rivera dropped a bombshell, saying he was retiring at the end of August. Now the school board is trying to find a temporary re...