Stonington

Circular Logic: Connecticut Drivers Should Stop Worrying and Embrace Roundabouts

2013-05-22 07:25:00

Roundabouts. It's such a cute, innocent name. Yet lots of Connecticut drivers dread them as vicious, confusing, frightening traffic whirlpools that could suck them into mayhem and misdirection. And that's too bad. Replacing regular traffic-light or...

Stonington works on graduation ban policy

2013-05-20 02:04:02

The school board's Policy Committee is creating a policy that will spell out what type of offenses will bar seniors from participating in their graduation ceremony, including incidents that take place off campus and on weekends. Last week, committee...

Brewery Trail and a new ap all part of Beer Week

2013-05-14 12:34:02

The Connecticut Brewery Trail and an associated app are aiming to put the state's breweries on the map. The legislature established the Brewery Trail and on Tuesday, during the state's Beer Week, got a look at the app. The app is "an indication, I...

Flier creates controversy on eve of Firefly Farms vote in North Stonington

2013-05-14 05:04:02

NORTH STONINGTON -- State Attorney General George Jepsen issued a statement Monday afternoon in response to a flier circulated by Firefly Farms owner Van Brown that implies Jepsen is supporting Brown in a land dispute. Both Van Brown and his attorney,...

New Haven's Tweed Regional Airport continues fight against sequester-related cuts

2013-05-14 06:34:02

State and federal officials, joined Monday by officials from Tweed New Haven Regional Airport and several others that would have been affected by control tower cuts, hailed the FAA's decision to keep towers open, but called for changes to ensure the...

BRIEF: Accident temporarily knocks out power in Stonington

2013-05-13 13:34:02

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. Erin D. Shellman, 43, of 168 Pequot...

Stonington paving plans outlined

2013-05-11 01:44:02

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. Over the past six weeks, crews have been doing preliminary work such as replacing sidewalks and...

Stonington police won't act to silence dirt-biking teen

2013-05-11 01:44:02

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. Neighbors of Mason Fusaro, 15, have asked town...

READER SUBMITTED: The War Of 1812 And Connecticut: Asymmetrical Warfare Comes To Long Island Sound

2013-05-02 16:10:04

In Southeastern Connecticut, the War of 1812 was up-close and personal. Most people know that the British attacked both Essex and Stonington. However, few people know about the other local events in that war. In Niantic, the British burned the bridge at...

Pfizer and Merck partner to develop diabetes drug

2013-04-30 02:04:02

Drug giant Pfizer Inc. has joined forces with competitor Merck & Co. Inc. to co-develop a new medicine for patients with type 2 diabetes, the companies announced Monday. Pfizer, which has a research-and-development site in Groton, currently has a...

Stonington zoning officer takes Ledyard post

2013-04-30 02:04:02

Longtime Zoning Officer Joe Larkin, who has been involved in a number of high profile controversies over the years and recently served a two-week suspension for an undisclosed reason, has been hired by the Town of Ledyard to be its full-time zoning and...

Finizio, Maynard back driver's license measure

2013-04-30 02:04:02

New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio and state Sen. Andrew Maynard, D-Stonington, spoke at the state Capitol Monday in favor of allowing people who had illegally immigrated to the U.S. or were in the country illegally to obtain driver's licenses....

Top 10 Eveningwear Competition: Miss Stonington Rebecca Brendli of Stamford at the 2012 Miss Connecticut Scholarship Competition at the Garde Arts Center in New London. The theme of the pageant is "Lights, Camera, Crown!

2012-06-30 00:00:00