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The Town of Groton Police Department announced it earned national accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc.The first CALEA accreditation for the police department, presented Saturday at a conference in Montgomery, Ala., “represents thousands of hours of work by department personnel including a comprehensive policy update...
On-demand bus service to expand in region
Mar 26 2024Pilot programs for on-demand microtransit bus service, including in Stonington, Groton, New London and Waterford, will begin this spring and summer, Gov. Ned Lamont and state Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced in a news release.“This new program will help seniors and people with disabilities travel in parts of...
As Sunday’s Mystic Irish Parade kicked off at 1 p.m., many thousands were sitting or standing on the sidewalk or along the drawbridge to watch the parade procession.Meanwhile, inside bars and restaurants behind them, workers were getting ready for the second rush of customers that would crowd their businesses after...
As a bottle of sparkling water broke against the hull of the Idaho, submarine test mechanic Spencer Holzschlag stood at the sail atop the massive ship to drown out the celebratory clink with the blast of a whistle that reverberated through the shipbuilding hangar for 10 deafening seconds.It was the...
A proposal for an expanded early childhood center in Groton got a boost this week with the announcement of $2 million in state funding.Legislators said that $2 million for Thames Valley Council for Community Action, Inc.'s early childhood center was approved during this week’s meeting of the Community Investment Fund...
Groton fire, EMS join state radio system
Mar 15 2024The announcement transmitted over dispatch at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday that all departments for Groton Fire Alarm were operating on the state radio system was met with applause as fire, EMS, police, city, and town officials, gathered at the town police department.The moment marked a two-year effort to switch Groton’s fire...
The Planning and Zoning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved the Groton Housing Authority’s plan to rebuild and expand the number of apartments at the Grasso Gardens housing complex off Route 117.The two-year project, which will be done in four phases, will result in 20 additional apartments for a total of...
Two months after Frank Bernardo and his West Highland terrier Simon found a baby gray seal in the driveway of their Morgan Point home, members of Mystic Aquarium’s animal rescue program brought the seal back to the Noank neighborhood Thursday to release him.About 25 residents, rescue program workers and one...
The planet experienced its hottest February in recorded history last month.These students want to do something about that.On Thursday, 100 students from schools throughout New London County gathered at Ocean Beach Park for the first Southeastern Connecticut Youth Climate Summit.Click here for the full article
Upgrades planned for Groton-New London Airport
Feb 23 2024The head of the Connecticut Airport Authority said Wednesday that federal funding for safety and lighting improvements and snow removal at the Groton-New London Airport continues to help position the airport to realize its longtime goal of commercial airline service.While the airport faces competition from Tweed New Haven Airport and...
Electric Boat President Kevin M. Graney told state and national legislators Thursday in a morning briefing that the company expects to add about 5,000 positions this year to the local workforce in Connecticut and Rhode Island.“We are hiring across the board,” Graney said during the EB legislative briefing at Mystic...
Hanging with Chester in the New Land of BBQ
Feb 21 2024Evenly spaced on the dining room walls of the main dining room in Chester’s Barbecue is a series of framed black and white photos of various smokehouses and barbecue-eaters from generations ago and from across the country. The antiquated nature of the images — along with the accepted notion that...
Getting a tour before the ribbon cutting Thursday for Chelsea Groton Bank’s new headquarters building on Poquonnock Road in Groton was like being transported into a vision of the future, the Jetsons cartoon show in real life.All around the 37,000-square-foot building, which not so long ago looked like a relic...
The town has approved plans to renovate the former Densmore Oil Co. building at 1 Water St. into a mixed-use space with a Boost Bowls restaurant on the first floor.Last week, the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a plan from Blue Turtle LLC to renovate the former office...
ThayerMahan growing quickly in Groton
Jan 29 2024Vice Adm. Mike Connor had spent 35 years dragging his family from one Navy station to another during a career capped by being named commander of U.S. submarine forces, so after military retirement he gave his wife the chance to decide where to settle down.She chose Mystic. And he chose...