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3 Jan 2022
Maritime Industry
It's no secret the pandemic decimated the state's tourism and service economies, and with the omicron variant now threatening to once again keep us at home more often, it's also not likely these sectors will soon fully recover to pre-pandemic level, despite new efforts to bolster tourism this winter.
For a region such as southeastern Connecticut, which heavily relies on tourism, this is decidedly bad news. So, when a regional effort to diversify the local economy took a big step forward recently, thanks to a coalition led by the Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise Region, also known as seCTer, to say it was good news is an understatement.
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This fiscal year was expected to be the first in which the U.S. Navy dipped into a “trough” in its submarine force, falling below the previous requirement for 48 attack subs and facing two decades of reduced numbers, with as few as 41 at times.
Instead, the Navy is...
TOWN OF GROTON COVID-19 MASK MANDATE
Dec 30 2021TOWN OF GROTON ESTABLISHED A TOWNWIDE INDOOR MASK MANDATE BEGINNING DECEMBER 31, 2021
With the latest daily test positivity rate for COVID-19 for the State of Connecticut being 17.78% creating a record number of cases, the Town of Groton is implementing an indoor mask mandate within the...
When the bladesmithing competition TV show “Forged in Fire” returns on Wednesday, it will feature New London resident Brandon Hyner as one of the four contestants.
In “Forged in Fire,” which airs at 9 p.m. Wednesdays on the History Channel, bladesmiths are given challenges to recreate historical edged weapons. The...
