Category Archives: Local News

MALLOY NOT HAPPY ABOUT LACK OF BUDGET VOTE HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An angry Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he's "dumbfounded" that lawmakers will not be voting on a temporary budget to avoid needless pain ...

DEMS PUSH BUDGET PLAN Connecticut House Democrats say they've come up with a two-year budget proposal that could be ready for a vote on July 18. The eleventh-hour, $40 billion two-year plan would incr...

SPEAKER MAY NOW APPROVE MINI-BUDGET HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz is not ruling out the possibility of passing a short-term bipartisan "mini-budget" before the fiscal year ends ...

MALLOY STILL PITCHING MINI-BUDGET HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is making a last-ditch effort to persuade leaders of the Connecticut House of Representatives to pass the three-month min...

MALLOY SIGNS CASINO BILL Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has signed legislation authorizing a new tribal casino in East Windsor, saying "it's about jobs for the residents of Connecticut." The Mashantucket and M...

NPU BOARD SEEKS LEGAL HELP Norwich's Board of Public Utilities Commissioners decides it needs to hire legal counsel before making any final determinations regarding recommended penalties against two c...

FATAL NORWICH ACCIDENT NORWICH, Conn. (AP) - State police say one person was killed and two others were injured in a late night two-vehicle crash on Interstate 395 in Norwich. Police say both vehicles...

POLICE REVIVE NORWICH WOMAN A Norwich woman is charged with three counts of risk of injury to a minor after being found in New London passed out behind the wheel of an idling motor vehicle. Police say...

SCRAPYARD PROP UP FOR AUCTION The Norwich Harbor site of the former Shetucket Iron and Metal Scrapyard will go up for auction on July 29th. A bitter family dispute caused the business to close last ye...

DEMOCRATS WANT BUDGET VOTE NEXT WEEK HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - At least one group of Connecticut legislators says it's pushing forward with a possible state budget vote before the fiscal year ends June 3...