Stonington News

One of his clients is the woman who is suing the first selectman of Stonington, claiming he sent her a picture of his genitals.

A Pawcatuck woman who is a principal in Chicken Lovers Urge Change , has filed an application to change the town's zoning regulations so residents can raise six hens, or two hens per household member on residential properties.

The legislature established the Brewery Trail and on Tuesday, during the state's Beer Week, got a look at the app.

Lisa Tepper Bates of Stonington, the executive director of the Mystic Area Shelter & Hospitality Inc., has been named the new executive director of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness.

Power was knocked out to a large section of Pawcatuck early this morning and a portion of Pequot Trail was temporarily closed after an SUV driven by a woman, who police say was intoxicated, struck a utility pole.

Stonington Board of Police Commissioners Chairman Scott Bates said Thursday night that police will not take action to stop a teenager from riding his dirt bike on his family's Richmond Lane property.

The Highway Department and its subcontractors are scheduled to begin the first phase of the town's $3.5 million paving and road repair project next week.

The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a bill that would block towns and cities from enacting breed-specific bans on dogs.

Lori St. Jean, 46, of 368 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, was charged Wednesday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and driving with a suspended license.

Connecticut students who object to dissecting frogs, fetal pigs and other dead animals in science classes may soon be able to opt out.

Connecticut legislators today approved a state plan to use $72 million in federal Storm Sandy relief money primarily to rehabilitate housing that was damaged during the storm last November.

Four days after the town officially filed a lawsuit against Van Brown, more than 100 residents at a special town meeting Tuesday night took just over two hours to make their case for what should happen next to the land at 96 Button Road.

Two new unfair labor practice charges have been brought against Lawrence + Memorial Hospital over issues related to employees who work for Lawrence + Memorial Physician Associates, a hospital subsidiary.

Firefighters from several area departments battle a brush fire spanning several acres in a wooded area off Pendleton Hill Road in North Stonington on Tuesday.

The Velvet Mill will be a potpourri of activity Friday when two local Chambers of Commerce get together for the second annual Fusion fundraiser.

Located in 5,000 square feet of the former Harris Graphics mill complex in Pawcatuck is a new business that town economic development officials hope is a precursor of things to come.

The next time you take a stroll through downtown Mystic you may notice more than just sale signs on some storefronts.

At the heart of the documentary "Girl Rising" is this idea: educating a girl is a powerful force for change.

Mary Ellen Grills, left, owner of the Peppergrass and Tulip shop talks with Ali Kauffman, right, while sitting at Grills' craft table for kids during downtown Mystic's celebration of spring and near completion of construction in the area with businesses offering special promotions and events Saturday, May 4, 2013.

During their studies in geography class, seventh-grade students at the Pine Point School Stonington were concerned when they learned about the scarcity of running and sanitized water in other parts of the world.