Niantic News

Old Saybrook - The Estuary Transit District has created a new monthly bus pass for its 9 Town Transit system in an effort to provide cost savings to bus riders and increase ridership.

A Connecticut newspaper reporter received four phone calls Tuesday from inside a South Windsor home where police said a woman was being held hostage by her ex-husband. Richard Shenkman is suspected of abducting his ex-wife, Nancy Tyler, at a Hartford parking garage.

East Lyme - Amtrak will need about 4,300 truckloads of sand to replenish the beach it will damage when it replaces the Niantic River Bridge.

For those of us who feel like gardening failures this year because our tomatoes, peppers, and squash have been looking anemic, heed this advice from UConn's Home and Garden Education Center: It's not you, and it's probably not your soil or the plants.

One of the two men accused in the October 2007 murder of New London package store owner Jared Silva has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge in exchange for a prison sentence of up to 20 years.

For Laurence P. "Jim" Smith, who died Wednesday at age 94 after donating millions in his lifetime to area charities, giving was never about the glory.

A reader has asked me to write about the legendary Golden Spur. This amusement park was in its heyday when trolleys were the last word in public transportation in early years of the 20th century.

A police procession went through the streets of New London to the steps of City Hall today to celebrate the first female police chief.

The view of the harbor, the new restaurants and the growing social life of the city all made the Bank Street area of New London an attractive option for the Hellier engineering business when it was relocating its offices from Niantic.

EAST LYME, Conn. - At an informational meeting Tuesday at Camp Rell in Niantic, Amtrak representatives said they have learned from problems with past projects and pledged to communicate better with the public.

EAST LYME, Conn. - Even though Amtrak objected to the Niantic River Bridge being placed on the National Register of Historic Places, officials might still have to follow some of the protocols as if it were.

I am writing on behalf of a committed group of citizens here in New London who have been trying to get your attention, unsuccessfully, on a matter of some importance.

The Hidden Gallery in Old Lyme is throwing an "Artist Party" tomorrow, Saturday, June 13, from 5 to 8 p.m. in honor of their new exhibitor, French portraitist Yves Masson.

So I think this is going to be a quick one today. Why? You might be asking. Well, Brian and I are moving again, just across town, but still, we are on the move again.

As runners in southeastern Connecticut, we're lucky to have a wide range of races to chose from.

The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an anti-nuclear activist fighting to shut down Millstone Power Station has the right to challenge a state-run permit-renewal process.

Jeff Benedict says that many of his books have focused on "scandals and scoundrels." The investigative journalist and author who grew up in Niantic and Waterford has written about scandals in the NBA, criminals in the NFL, eminent-domain disputes in New London, and native American gaming.

Because the entire southern edge of Connecticut is coastline, it is not uncommon to have a boat.

We asked readers on theday.com who in the region makes the best pizza. There was no shortage of passionate opinions.

It's Touch-A-Truck . . . a fun family event on Saturday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at McCook Point Park/Beach in Niantic.