New London News

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.

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.