Old Saybrook News

Police say troopers are on the lookout for drivers following too closely this month on highways in greater Hartford, New Haven, Meriden, Middletown and Old Saybrook.

The Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook hosts a Balloon Sculpting program for children, ages 8 and up, on Thursday evenings in March from 6:30 to 7:30pm Children are invited to learn some basic balloon twisting projects.

U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will be in attendance at the 2014 Petzold's Annual Open House and Boat Show March 22 and 23. The Annual Boat Show runs Saturday, March 22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Sunday, March 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Petzold's Marine Center, 37 Indian Hill Avenue, Portland.

The Middletown Rotary Club recognized Haruki Cubeta as Student of the Month at the March 4th luncheon meeting.

Celebrate spring with Music Together of the River Valley, for "Inch By Inch, Row By Row," a family sing along concert on March 29, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace Church in Old Saybrook to benefit the Connecticut shoreline soup kitchen, Common Good Gardens.

Ten firms have submitted applications to become the preferred designer of the Metro Square redevelopment plan, and a firm will be chosen by the end of March to provide a concept for how to use the two downtown blocks surrounding the plaza.

This afternoon Beverly Donofrio, acclaimed author and former MxCC student, visited campus, Tuesday, March 4, for a book discussion and signing.

Trust For Public Land hoping to team up with state, shoreline towns and environmental groups to save 1,000-acres Imagine a place a few miles from the shores of Long Island Sound where one can hike from dawn to dusk without leaving its borders.

More than 50 people nationally have applied to become the city's next schools superintendent, board of education Chairman Richard Wareing said Thursday.

The Miss Black US Ambassador Organization is pleased to announce the crowning of one of our newest ambassadors.

A car driven by a 37-year-old woman from New Britain crashed into a construction site Tuesday morning on Trout Brook Drive, north of Farmington Avenue, police said.

The common council has approved spending $80,000 to demolish two dilapidated state-owned houses on Wadsworth Street that are planned to be open space.

The Newtown Arts Festival has issued a Call to Artists for its 2014 event. Now in its third year, the Festival has attracted an average of 4000 visitors each year.

Figurative artist and Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts graduate Rick Lacey leads an eight-week Introduction to Portrait Painting class at the Tracy Art Center, 247 Main Street, Old Saybrook, beginning on Monday, March 10. Classes run from 5 to 8 p.m. The class will focus on building traditional drawing skills and anatomy to create dynamic ... (more)

More than 25 people have applied for the job of running New Britain High School, and the school system will narrow the field this month, educators said.

A grand jury has returned an indictment charging two New Yorkers with sex trafficking of minors, said a spokesman with the U.S. Attorney's office.

A group of New Haven mothers and grandmothers have filed suit against a former teacher at Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy, claiming that he bullied students who struggled academically in his third-grade classroom last school year.

The male student was walking near the Science Center just before 7:30 p.m. when he was approached by 6 to 8 male youths.

Southeastern Connecticut residents have many reasons to be proud of the 3-year-old Marine Science Magnet High School located in Groton.

The enforcement project will focus on limited access highways in the greater Hartford, New Haven, Meriden, Middletown and Old Saybrook areas on the following highways: I-84, I-91, I-95, I-691, Routes 8, 9 and 15, state police said in a press release.