Old Saybrook News

March 2012: Residents of Red Bud, Ill. won the $656 million jackpot Merle and Patricia Butler of Red Bud were the third winners of the record $656 million Mega Millions lottery prize.

Fire destroyed the clubhouse at the Pattaconk Yacht Club on the Connecticut River on Friday night, and the local and state fire marshals spent much of Saturday seeking the cause.

On Saturday, April 5, the Community Music School campus will be alive with the vibrant tastes, music and dance of Spain in celebration of the school's many contributions to the artistic life of the community.

State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier announced the launch of the second phase of CHET Advance Scholarship, an annual program designed to help Connecticut families meet the mounting costs of higher education.

A violent sexual assault reported to police last year by a Wesleyan University freshman remains under investigation, a police spokesperson said Thursday, two days after the student filed a federal lawsuit against the fraternity that hosted the party where the alleged assault occurred.

The Old Saybrook Public Health Nursing Board is offering a $2,000 scholarship to graduating seniors, residing in Old Saybrook, entering an approved college which prepares the student for professional practice in nursing.

The Milford Police Department will conduct graduation exercises honoring the graduates of the 2014 session of the Milford Police Academy on Firday, March 14 at 6 p.m. The graduation ceremony will take place at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium - Parsons Government Center located at 70 West River Street in Milford.

Soul survivor and two-time Grammy nominee Bettye LaVette squeals, shrieks, screams and croons, and somehow it all makes sense, as though her phrases and crescendos were there already, waiting to be teased out.

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.