New London News

Joann Appleton of Pawcatuck takes a look at a 1940 Ford Opera Coupe during the weekly classic car cruise night Monday at Ocean Beach Park in New London.

A concerned person called 911 at approximately 6:03 p.m. Friday, July 18, due to a large crowd in the area of 195 Colman St., New London.

Police have identified the motorcyclist who died in a crash on Bank Street Saturday as 51-year-old Donna Starzecki of Shelton.

The Board of Education will go forward with its scheduled vote Monday on the contract for newly hired Superintendent Terrence P. Carter despite questions about whether he misrepresented his academic record, according to board Chairman Margaret Curtin.

New London police are investigating a fatal motorcycle accident that happened on Saturday afternoon along Bank Street, WFSB 3 reports.

Brian Pavao sat on the front step of a Groton apartment Friday evening, gently bouncing on his knee the 7-month-old baby he put in grave danger when he left her in the car in the ShopRite parking lot in New London on the afternoon of July 1. Laughing nervously, like he said he did after a police officer told him Sage was alive and breathing, the ... (more)

Police said they arrested four men and found a facsimile firearm after responding Friday to a report that a large crowd that had gathered in the area of 195 Colman St. and a man was flashing a gun.

New London A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital following an accident on Route 1 in front of the Mike's Famous Harley-Davidson store this afternoon.

In this July 2, 2014, Day file photo, Incoming New London Superintendent of Schools Terrence P. Carter takes part in a meet-and-greet gathering at Port-n-Starboard at Ocean Beach Park in New London.

Actors from local middle and high schools portray people who lived and worked in New London in the 1700s and 1800s on City Pier in New London during Sailfest on July 12. From left, Malaya Coleman, 12, of Groton portrays Mary Hempstead, Joan Miller, 18, of Montville, portrays Stephen Hempstead, Mikayla Brucoli, 12, of Waterford portrays Martha ... (more)

For Immediate Release Contact: Kate Munsell, media@ntd.org July 15, 2014 National Theatre of the Deaf Annual Summer at Hygienic Event in its Third Year this Summer 2014 New London , CT: The National Theatre of the Deaf is pleased to announce the Third Annual Summer at the Hygienic event this August 17, 20, and 24. Performance times will be at 1pm ... (more)

New London police along with Waterford and Groton City police detained about a dozen men and took several into custody at the parking lot of the former Port City Auto at the intersection of Coleman Street and Walden Avenue Friday.

With hopes of building freight traffic through New London 's port, the state is sponsoring the New England Central Railroad's bid for federal aid to improve its rail line to Massachusetts.

A small boat was badly damaged and another has minor damage after a fire broke out on the first vessel while it was docked in Shaw's Cove downtown.

Police are investigating a car versus pedestrian accident that occurred in the parking lot of the Fishers Island Ferry terminal.

The annual Costume or Silly Hat Parade, a New London tradition led by Grand Marshall Tony Pero, takes place at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ocean Beach Park.

The New London Police Department is hoping the arrival of an estimated 30 potential recruits on Saturday is a step toward replacing the tide of officers who have departed in recent years.

Connecticut's unemployment rate reached its lowest point since December 2008 last month, falling to 6.7 percent, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.

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.

A photograph of the damage caused by the Hurricane of 1938, taken at the corner of Main Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in Niantic, with the Morton House to the left, is one of many historical photographs on display at the East Lyme Public Library.