Preston News

If Benjamin Lathrop had been mayor of Norwich during its 19th-century heyday as the Rose of New England and had overseen the expansion of thriving mills, construction of elegant homes and creation of such landmark institutions as Mohegan Park and Norwich Free Academy, perhaps city historians would hail him as an inspirational visionary.

Longtime Selectman Gerald Grabarek has always had a way of getting his point across.

State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called Wednesday for an overhaul of the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs' land-annexation process.

Daniel Pont, 28, of 155 Cliff St., Mystic, was charged Monday with criminal impersonation, driving with a suspended license, misuse of registration, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to have insurance.

The redevelopment of the former Norwich State Hospital property has been the focus of the upcoming election.

Timothy Bowles, Democratic candidate for first selectman of Preston, has introduced a proposal that deserves strong consideration.

Icy roads were blamed for numerous accidents across Connecticut that caused major traffic jams during the morning commute.

Sean E. Stevens, who operates a substance abuse recovery houses in Norwich, is accused of twice molesting a young boy he befriended over the summer.

At least one person was killed Monday morning when a passenger van collided with a bus on Route 2 in Preston.

MONTVILLE A 29-year-old woman from Norwich was killed this morning when the car she was driving crashed into a bus on Route 2, state police said.

An early morning crash closed a section of Route 2 in Preston for hours Monday. The crash happened near the intersection with School House Road a little after 3:00 a.m. An SUV was involved in the crash.

Norwich - Eleven candidates for City Council offered conflicting opinions on how the city should proceed with the former Norwich Hospital property Thursday during a two-hour debate.

Town officials in Connecticut are urging Sens. Christopher Dodd and Joe Lieberman to oppose a bill that would allow the federal government to place land into trust for certain American Indian tribes.

My husband and I stumbled upon Maugle Sierra Vineyards this weekend. The vineyard, the owner told us, was established in 2002 but opened to the public last year.

Remember those $100-plus per barrel oil prices, and the $4 per gallon gas that followed them? It is likely all coming back.

They've been preparing for this day since Oct. 9, 2000, when Dalice Elizabeth Blonski, 33, died unexpectedly.

A Preston man was arrested Saturday night when he drove a Toyota pickup into the side of a barn.

There is a chance that the town's hopes of developing the former state hospital property in phases without having to post a hefty bond to cover the cost of cleaning up contamination there could come true.

Preston - Residents have a lot on their plate when it comes to the former Norwich Hospital property.They have to provide feedback on three $200,000 federal environmental cleanup grants.

It will cost millions of dollars to clean the section of the former state hospital property in Norwich and the site, if developed in isolation, might be most conducive to housing.