Category Archives: Local News
MONDAY MORNING UPDATE
FARMER REMEMBERED A Ledyard farmer, who died in a one car crash on Shewville Road on Saturday, was known as eccentric, opinionated, a generous neighbor and an advocate for organic farming. Bob Burns g...
Jul 17, 2017
FRIDAY EVENING UPDATE
NO BUDGET VOTE NEXT WEEK HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Democratic members of the Connecticut House of Representatives are coming back to the state Capitol, but not to vote on a new budget. House Speaker Joe ...
Jul 14, 2017
FRIDAY MORNING UPDATE
RIVERA RETIRING Surprise and disappointment in New London. Schools Superintendent Manuel Rivera tells the school board he's going to retire perhaps as early as next month but no later than mid October...
Jul 14, 2017
THURSDAY EVENING UPDATE
LIGHTNING STRIKE AT FAIRGROUNDS, FAIR OPENING DELAYED A DAY A man who was injured by an apparent lightning strike on the North Stonington Fairgrounds Thursday seems to be okay. Town fire officials say...
Jul 13, 2017
THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE
GOLF REVENUE LAGGING An awful spring weather-wise has put the Norwich Golf Course under par for revenue. The Norwich Golf Course Authority reports through May, revenue was about $441,000, off nearly 7...
Jul 13, 2017
WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE
NO RAIL BYPASS The Federal Railroad Administration has scrapped a proposal to build a high-speed rail line along the Connecticut shoreline. The Kenyon bypass would have cut through several historical ...
Jul 12, 2017
WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE
NL GETTING MAKEOVER The City of New London has obtained a $12,000 grant to go toward an "urban forest makeover." The revitalization project will begin with indexing the number and species of trees thr...
Jul 12, 2017
TUESDAY EVENING UPDATE
SHOULD HAVE BUDGET THIS MONTH, SAYS HOUSE SPEAKER HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz says he's confident there will be a state budget agreement before August. The Democra...
Jul 11, 2017
TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE
ARTISANS MAY TAKE OVER PACKAGING PLANT The former Atlantic Packaging Corp. complex in the Greeneville section of Norwich has been purchased at auction by a New York businessman. Evan Blum, who owns tw...
Jul 11, 2017
MONDAY EVENING UPDATE
ETHICS PANEL SEEKS CHARTER CHANGES The group that recommended sanctions against Norwich officials for going on an all-expense paid trip last year to the Kentucky Derby now plans to recommend the City ...
Jul 10, 2017
