New London News

David H. Brown, 53, of 82 Maple Ave., New London, was charged Tuesday with driving with a suspended license, driving with a suspended registration, failure to have minimum insurance and improper use of a marker or plate.

In this Jan. 4, 2012. Day file photo, New London Police Chief Margaret Ackley, left, watches on as Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio holds a press conference addressing leadership changes within the New London Police Department at New London City Hall.

New London Claiming her authority is being usurped by Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio, Police Chief Margaret Ackley on Wednesday filed a request for a preliminary injunction asking a judge to order Finizio "to cease ignoring, bypassing, isolating, and marginalizing" her.

The state Department of Education has put on hold its review of Terrence P. Carter's application to become a certified superintendent until the Board of Education's investigation into his background is complete.

Wendy Lynch, 40, of 17 Redden Ave., was charged with second-degree assault on an elderly person and first-degree robbery.

I was surprised to hear Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh say in January, in announcing to an assembly of eastern Connecticut Republicans her plans to run for Congress from the 2nd District, that she was invited into the race by the Republican State Central Committee.

Unions representing caregivers at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London and The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich have endorsed state Rep. Elizabeth Ritter, D-Waterford, for the state Senate 20th-District seat.

The Festival on the Green - the Colchester Historical Society's annual arts and crafts show - is nearing a quarter-century tradition, and the ninth annual Colchester Continentals Fife & Drum Corps muster helped to liven things up on July 26. The patriotic music echoed on Merchants' Row long before the fifers and drummers on Norwich Avenue were ... (more)

Nearing the end of its summer tour of historic New England ports, the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan is scheduled to arrive at City Pier at about 11 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Terrence P. Carter should withdraw his application to become superintendent of New London schools.

New Southeast Area Transit bus routes have been established to provide a faster bus commute to Three Rivers Community College starting Aug. 25. The fare between the Groton/New London area and Norwich will be $2, the same as all other Zone 2 bus fares.

In regards to the vetting of Terrence P. Carter to become superintendent of New London schools: People ask why is it that no one wants to take leadership roles anymore? This is precisely the reason why.

Groton Town police arrested a New London couple Monday on charges they left an 8-year-old child unattended in a vehicle for 45 minutes while temperatures inside the car reached from 103 degrees to 114 degrees.

The U.S. Coast Guard helped a boater whose vessel was taking on water off City Pier Saturday, one of several cases the Coast Guard said made for a busy weekend in the Long Island Sound area.

Chiburis is a native theatre artist and musician from the New London and Waterford area.

The Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center has announced the winners of a contest to name three of its new resident birds.

Lori Hopkins-Cavanagh of New London considers herself many things: a real estate broker, a radio show host, a melded family's mother of four, a proud member of the National Rifle Association, a constitutional conservative, an entrepreneur, a small business owner and a former weather anchor.

Emanuel Dominguez, 10, jumps into the water at Greens Harbor Beach on Pequot Avenue in New London early Sunday evening.

Elizabeth Schoenberger, 54, is described as white, five feet, eight inches tall, 125 pounds with brown hair and green eyes.

The consultant hired to lead the search for a new superintendent of schools said last week that her firm will continue its search if the Board of Education does not hire Terrence P. Carter, its embattled first choice.