Old Saybrook News

A Dutch air force transport plane carrying the first 16 coffins with the remains of victims of the downed Malaysian airliner took off on Wednesday from an airport in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv for the Netherlands.

WASHINGTON - The National Republican Congressional Campaign committee has elevated Mark Greenberg, a candidate for the 5th District congressional seat, to "Contender" status.

When Michigan police found the body of a 25-year-old man in a park last week, they had a macabre mystery on their hands.

Traffic was backed up from Madison back to Old Saybrook and from Madison down to New Haven this past Saturday, when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton , made a pit-stop at R.J. Julia's Booksellers to push her own book, "Hard Choices."

Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Monday announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Marine Debris Program has awarded $752,822 in federal funds to the State of Connecticut through an agreement for removal of marine debris from Connecticut's shoreline.

Operation Fuel, known for helping needy families get home heating oil and pay overdue utility bills, has opened its summer energy assistance program.

More calls are coming into the Estuary Center each day requesting services through the "Meals on Wheels" program, which benefits the nine estuary towns.

Rebecca Barnard, a 2013 Temple University graduate, uses a large net to sweep the water for native and non-native shrimp along the dock at the Old Saybrook Town Dock Friday.

An accident involving a motorcycle and a car tied up traffic on I-95 South for hours Sunday evening, a Westbrook state trooper said.

Israel-Palestinian conflict Relatives mourn outside a hospital following an Israeli air strike killed three members of al-Shair family in Khan Yunis in the southern of Gaza strip on July 20. Hamas 's armed wing said on Sunday it had captured an Israeli soldier, as fighting in Gaza led to the bloodiest losses in a nearly two-week military offensive, ... (more)

A 5-year-old Kansas girl who was kidnapped on Friday night died in a gun battle between police and her abductor following a high-speed chase, police said on Saturday.

The zoning board of appeals has continued its public hearing on an appeal of a town cease and desist order for a disputed structure at 33 Plains Road to an August 19 session.

MIDDLETOWN A 57-year old homeless man was arrested Thursday evening after police said he refused to comply with instructions during a routine stop, threatened and then threw his shoes at the arresting officer.

Taj Banks, 17, of Campfield Avenue in Hartford, pleaded guilty in Superior Court to conspiracy to commit second-degree robbery.

A grainy video from Tim McGraw performing in concert has gone viral. The singer can be seen walking on a raised platform with the crowd reaching in around him.

Voters at a town meeting Wednesday gave unanimous approval for a $200,000 appropriation as the town's contribution for purchase of the 70-acre portion of the Preserve property in Essex.

About 135 voters at a town meeting Wednesday unanimously approved a $200,000 appropriation toward the purchase of The Preserve, the 1,000 acre coastal forest in Old Saybrook, Essex and Westbrook that conservation groups have been working to save from development for more than 15 years.

Lou Ann Naples of Old Saybrook , a frequent traveler, says she never checks her baggage at an airport without securing it with a Tumi lock recognized by the Transportation Security Administration .

A regional narcotics squad on Wednesday arrested two people and seized about $20,000 worth of marijuana and the drug called "Molly," police said Thursday.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING WITH CHARLES OSGOOD posted a +15% year-to-year gain in viewers and remained the #1 Sunday morning news program with adults 25-54 and viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for July 13. CBS SUNDAY MORNING averaged 5.38 million viewers and a 1.2/08 with adults 25-54, the demographic that matters most to those who ... (more)