New London News

The Norwich-New London region is expected to see a slight uptick in employment in the final quarter of this year, followed by a more significant increase in jobs at the beginning of 2015, according to a new University of Connecticut economic forecast.

Hygienic Art Galleries and Art Park will celebrate the unveiling of the newly restored Ladies of New London mural in the Hygienic Art Park in New London on Thursday, July 17, from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. The event will be a fundraising party with catered food, live music from New London jazz group The CBYD Trio and a cash bar including beer, wine and ... (more)

Hanifa Washington, executive director of Amistad America, guides 12-year-old Michael Curray of Groton as he rings the ship's bell 54 times, during a ceremony aboard the Amistad recounting the 1839 revolt by enslaved Africans.

The 7th Regiment Drum and Bugle Corps will perform its 2014 show, "Alexander's Legacy" in exhibition on Sunday, July 20, 2014 4:45 PM New London High School football stadium 490 Jefferson Avenue New London, Connecticut Enjoy some free family fun :-) The 7th Regiment Alumni Association is hosting a food drive the day of the performance.

Brenda L. Declert, 45, of 182 Litton Ave., Apt., No. B, was charged Saturday with disorderly conduct and third-degree criminal mischief.

William Coleman, 3, of Portland looks for sharks in the water between New London's City Pier and the Schooner Virginia Saturday as his dad, Ben, holds on to him during Sailfest.

Tim Krodel and his wife, Deb, of Quaker Hill, work Monday as lifeguards at Waterford Town Beach.

A steady stream of visitors boarded the Amistad Saturday after it opened for free tours just before 3 p.m., hearing the dramatic story of the 1839 revolt by enslaved Africans aboard the original vessel but not about the recent drama with the schooner's finances and management.

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Nearly 500 customers and business associates of the now defunct Bernie's Fuel Oil Co.

David Grainger, a volunteer osprey monitor for the Connecticut Audubon Society, checks on a nest at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford on Friday.

Once again, city fathers apparently have forgotten about the commercial business in the southern part of the city along Pequot Avenue.

With about a month to go before the Aug. 12 primary, both Tom Foley and John McKinney plan to march in the Enfield Independence Day parade, which steps off at 11 a.m. Saturday and is part of a huge weekend festival.

Amistad America is "working around the clock" to prepare the ship for New London's Sailfest, according to a 12:45 p.m. Amistad America press release.

At least once a summer, , I have to have a lobster roll - preferably consumed at a picnic table with a salt water view.

Southeastern Connecticut is a premier summer playground, thanks to its beaches, outdoor concerts, Shakespeare in the Park, sailing, al fresco dining, carnivals and countless other warm-weather activities - and the season's entertainment blockbuster, Sailfest, which opens today, promises to pack 'em in.

New London - With tens of thousands of visitors to the city expected for this weekend's Sailfest, the message from Deputy Police Chief Peter Reichard is "just be patient."

Rodney Norris of United Site Services of Branford unloads portable toilets Thursday at Waterfront Park in New London in preparation for this weekend's Sailfest.

Barbara Neff, front, owner of Neff Productions, assists representatives of the State Street Saloon Thursday in her New London office with paperwork for Sailfest 2014.

Newly appointed Three Rivers Community College President Mary Ellen Jukoski had no trouble finding her designated parking space upon arriving for her first day on campus Monday.