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Three Rivers Middle College holds first graduation ceremony

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:05 am

The graduation speakers noted the graduates' courage to leave their comfortable high schools and take on a challenge of being part of the founding class at a new school.

Amistad America to face state audit

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:02 am

One of the state's two auditors of public accounts said Wednesday that his office will review how Amistad America has spent money from the state Department of Economic and Community Development.

Change of venue no problem for Stonington High School graduation

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

Stonington high school graduates relaxed on the track equipment in Roland Hall as the Class of 2013 waits to make final preparations for their commencement on Cadet Memorial Field Wednesday at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London .

Capitol effort in New London

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:20 am

Members of McLaughlin Companies LLC, based in New London, donate time and materials Tuesday to paint New London's Capitol Theater building.

Ledyard subcommittee undecided on fate of dispatch center

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:18 am

About 20 emergency services personnel and their supporters packed the Town Council chambers Tuesday afternoon to hear an update on the future of Ledyard dispatch, only to be told again that months of work have yielded no conclusion.

School board sets salary range for next Groton superintendent

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:15 am

The Board of Education decided Tuesday to offer the next superintendent a salary range of $170,000 to $185,000.

Old Lyme moves ahead on plan for Sound View

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:08 am

Sound View beachgoers could one day see a park area, restroom facilities and a bike path connecting Hartford Avenue to the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge.

APPROPRIATIONS TO BE VOTED ON AT EAST LYME TOWN MEETING

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:08 am

Several items are up for town votes at a special meeting tonight.

Urban: State report offers few Amistad funding details

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:07 am

State Rep. Diana Urban, D-North Stonington, who is pressuring the state Department of Economic Development to detail how Amistad America has spent $8 million in state funds, said she is not satisfied with DECD's accounting.

Plan for antenna tower in Bates Woods to be available

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:07 am

Message Center Management and AT&T have filed an application with the Connecticut Siting Council to place a 115-foot antenna tower at Bates Woods in New London.

Waterford police chief to be honored as 'Top Cop' by MADD group

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:06 am

Police Chief Murray J. Pendleton has been named ‘Top Cop” by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for his commitment to the transition of traffic safety initiatives in town and in the state.

Preston school board to upgrade security with expected budget surplus

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:05 am

The Board of Education will spend its entire expected surplus this year to upgrade security in the town’s two schools, including a new double-door entrance to the middle school, improved locks, additional cameras and possibly a security fence...

St. Vincent de Paul files new appeal

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:04 am

St. Vincent de Paul Place has filed its third appeal to U.S. District Court, this one challenging the May 14 Zoning Board of Appeals denial of a variance permit to operate the soup kitchen and food pantry at the former St. Joseph School on Cliff...

Attorney criticizes Norwich plan of development

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:04 am

A local attorney who has represented numerous developers on projects throughout the region criticized portions of the draft Norwich Plan of Conservation and Development during Tuesday’s public hearing on the plan.

Cancer center anniversary to be marked at Backus

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Norwich - The William W. Backus Hospital will celebrate the 15th anniversary of the opening of its cancer center on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting of The Boutique at Backus and announcement about new services being added.

The event,...

Man shot by trooper near scene of house fire in Salem

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 10:12 am

A house fire that called on resources from surrounding towns turned into a crime scene Tuesday night when a state police trooper shot a man who was acting “irrationally” in a field near the fire at 28 Witter Road, a state police...

Graduates hear cheers

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 9:16 am

Family, teachers, friends and supporters cheered 10 graduates of the Deborah Tennant-Zinewicz School at commencement exercises Monday in Norwich.

Miss Connecticut contestants arrive in style

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 12:02 am

The Miss Connecticut and Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen Scholarship Pageant contestants arrived in New London Tuesday to spend the week in rehearsals and preliminary competitions culminating in Saturday night's crownings of new titleholders at...

Mystic rainbow follows weather turbulence

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 7:26 pm

In a photo submitted by Mystic resident Rich Goccia, a rainbow ends at Schooner Wharf with the Schooner Argia at the dock following a storm Monday.

Norwich to hold public hearing on draft plan of development

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 7:05 pm

The plan recommends concentrating development in areas served by utilities, major road networks and public transportation – including downtown, the business park and historic mill villages of Greeneville, Taftville and the Route 97 section of...

Democrat hopes to run for first selectman in Preston

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 7:00 pm

Vincent Eleazer, 47, a member of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe, said he has experience working on economic development with retail projects at the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Ledyard Municipal Building Committee awards bid for booster pumping station

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 6:59 pm

The Municipal Building Committee awarded a bid of $547,000 to G. Donovan Associates, Inc. of North Franklin to construct a booster pumping station to serve the Aljen Heights water main extension.

Stonington school salutes Old Glory

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 3:12 pm

Cub Scout Pack 37 Webelos II Den members Joey Sasso, left, Hal Crimm, center, and Braedon Hansen, all fourth-grade students, participate in the presentation of colors during Deans Mill Elementary School's 23rd annual Flag Day Ceremony Monday in...

Connecticut celebrates National Pollinator week

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 7:57 am

To call attention to the important role of pollinators, the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Connecticut office is recognizing National Pollinator Week this week by encouraging landowners to make room for plants that provide habitat...

Waterford Farmers Market starts this Saturday

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 7:54 am

The Waterford Farmers Market is scheduled to begin its summer season this Saturday.

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