Old Saybrook News

Can you heat a home with a hair dryer? You will find the answer at a free-to-the-public program hosted by the Shoreline League of Democratic Women on Sunday, March 30. Their special guest speaker Douglas Mcdonald of MyCodePlus.com The event will be held at 1:30 p.m., at the Guilford Free Library, 67 Park Street, on the green in Guilford, CT.

Richard Thompson, shown performing at the 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, takes the stage tonight before a sold-out house in Old Saybrook.

A legislative committee hearing on a handful of proposed bills, some regarding the Common Core State Standards, drew so much interest Wednesday that more than 125 people signed up to testify and committee members said they expected the hearing to last into the early hours of Thursday morning.

The man suspected of fatally beating a 70-year-old in 2012 is an alcoholic, has a drug habit and has been prone to violence, the murder victim's daughter - and mother of the suspect's child - wrote in a restraining order application a few weeks after the homicide.

Jeanne Proctor addresses the cast and crew of Old Saybrook High School's production of Victor Hugo's Les Misrables at a dress rehearsal last week.

Artisans Harbor Studios at 188 Main Street in Old Saybrook offers classes this spring for children, teens, and adults in oil and watercoloring painting, drawing, and pastel.

Police are investigating the vandalism of two vehicles belonging to a resident in the past two days, according to a press release issued Tuesday.

UConn Pro Day - Tim Willman Eleven NFL draft-eligible UConn football players including Tim Willman showed pro scouts what they have today at the Burton Family Football Complex and the Shenkman Training Center on the UConn campus.

Dallas Stars center Rich Peverley collapsed on the bench Monday during the first period of the team's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Love the theatre? Looking for some great entertainment? The Connecticut Drama Association Festival brings the best of Connecticut high school drama to one location for a weekend every year and this year that site is E.O. Smith High School, 1235 Storrs Road, Storrs.

Shoni Schimmel knocked down a last-second jumper to propel No. 2 seed Louisville over No.

Missing plane A Vietnamese Air Force officer takes photos from a search and rescue aircraft in the search area for a missing Malaysia Airlines plane, 250 km from Vietnam and 190 km from Malaysia, in this handout photo from Thanh Nien Newpaper taken March 8, 2014.

Chris Sienko, general manager of the WNBA 's Connecticut Sun , reiterated Saturday that the facility wants to remain the home of the American Athletic Conference for as long as UConn is there.

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.