New London News

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.

Crew members aboard the Freedom Schooner Amistad perform routine maintenance while docked at Long Wharf Pier in New Haven Wednesday, July 9, 2014.

Moira O'Malley, right, of Stonington, reacts as Peg Moran of Friends in the Country of Pawcatuck, pulls out an iris from an arrangement during the Stonington Farmers Market at the Stonington Town Dock.

Vince Thompson and Friends perform live at the Hygienic Art Park in New London as part of The Day's weekly Live Lunch Break concert series.

For a small city, New London has its share of restaurants-as-town-hall-meeting-spots.

Kent Beebe, 22, of 34 N. Stonington Road, Mystic, was charged Wednesday with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, driving with a suspended license and violation of a traffic control signal.

Kyle Seitz had a routine before going to work: dropping his son at day care, grabbing a cup of coffee, then heading to his job on Grove Street.

A Waterford father charged with leaving his two children in a dangerously hot car Tuesday was charged earlier this year with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs with the same two children in the car, according to a bail commissioner.

The state Board of Education this afternoon extended the term of the state-appointed special master tasked with overseeing the city's schools through the end of next June.

New London An 18-year-old city woman was arrested Wednesday after police said she stabbed a relative in the stomach.

Commander Gabrielle McGrath, in charge of the IIP stationed in U. S. Coast Guard Station New London, will explain the history of the patrol, how various countries work together, and how the technology has changed over the years.

Accounts of quality of life issues discussed at the June 20 City Council meeting elicit several thoughts.

No doubt people in New London and Waterford are peering covetously a few miles east while they ponder the futures of long-stalled restoration projects in their respective municipalities.

The child was left unattended inside a parked vehicle for "an extended period of time," according to police.

John Morgan, 61, of Waterford, has been charged with risk of injury to a minor after reportedly leaving a 6- and 9-year-old in a hot car with the windows rolled up.

The questions of whether the city should repeal three ordinances - the authorization of $1.1 million in bonding, and the general government and education budgets for fiscal year 2015 - will be in the hands of voters at the November election.