New London News

Top: Deborah D'onofrio of Hebron hands a lunch tray to her daughter, Alexa, 9, during a stop for lunch with friends at Fred's Shanty on Pequot Avenue in New London.

The New London mayor and the first selectmen from Waterford and East Lyme waited at the state Capitol for more than three hours to ask state legislators to support a bill that would give the three municipalities the ability to create a regional dispatch center.

Country singer Hunter Hayes has announced that he's going to try to break the Guinness world record for the most shows played in 24 hours.

Local legislators are trying to revive the Thames River Heritage Park, first proposed in the late 1980s, and to do so, they are proposing to eliminate an advisory board made up of municipal representatives.

Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio announced today that City Clerk and Registrar of Vital Statistics Nathan Caron will resign effective April 4. "Caron has been an outstanding public servant," said Finizio in a statement.

The consulting firm hired by the Board of Education to conduct a search for a new superintendent on Tuesday released a report - compiled with input from eight meetings with staff, students, city officials and community members - that paints a picture of what those groups expect from a new district leader.

I've always been wary about the millions of dollars the administration of Gov. Dannel Malloy has poured into its Small Business Express Program, given the failures of some of the recipient businesses.

The New London City Council's Finance Committee made the right decision in slowing a proposal that would authorize the administration to spend up to $300,000 to install a surveillance camera system in the downtown.

A 2005 photo shows Susette Kelo's house near foundations from recently destroyed homes.

Lamont Wise, 35, of 19 Pratt St., 1st floor, New London was charged Monday with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct.

Though the mayor, U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney and his staff, and representatives of the U.S. Postal Service have met twice in the last month to discuss the status of the post office building on Masonic Street, which has been for sale since 2012, no buyer has been identified and a sale does not appear imminent.

Too many unanswered questions about costs have doomed, for the time being, a request to appropriate $300,000 for a new surveillance camera system in the city.

Julio Zayas of New London carries a mattress on Monday up to his third-floor apartment at 278 Connecticut Ave. A friend gave him an assortment of furniture.

Sean D. Elliot has been appointed to be the chair of the National Press Photographers Association's Ethics & Standards Committee, NPPA president Mark Dolan announced today.

About a dozen people walking from Western Massachusetts to Washington, D.C., made a stop Monday morning in New London, where Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio greeted them.

Connecticut veterans who plan to attend the upcoming 10th annual Heroes 4 Hire Career Fair are invited to the Connecticut Department of Labor's American Job Centers at 1 p.m. today for a workshop on how to prepare for a career fair and follow-up with potential employers.

Ernest O. Tautkus, 41, of 51 Jerome Road, Uncasville was charged Saturday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and a stop sign violation.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) March 10--GROTON -- With its longtime director less than three weeks from retirement, the Office of Planning and Development Services has become the subject of much debate recently with town councilors and merchants among those saying the department needs to change the way it does business.

Tom Spinnato, center, of New London, charges into the water wearing a mermaid costume Sunday during the annual Penguin Plunge at Ocean Beach Park in New London, to benefit the Special Olympics.

Calvin Dayton of Norwich, a member of the Mystic Highland Pipe Band, walks along Main Street on Sunday after participating in the inaugural Norwich St. Patrick's Day Parade.