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Shoreline East schedule changes as new routes begin
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Beginning Monday, the Shoreline East train schedule will get a boost as four new trains will be added, increasing available routes to Stamford and New Haven. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many shoreline train routes were cut for safety reasons and because they were not...
Muralist paints a sign for new business downtown
Oct. 8—NEW LONDON — Muralist Michael Rice, of Hartford, worked Tuesday on a sign for Smokeez, a new business on Bank Street. Smokeez is a boutique and smoke shop, co-owned by Norman Simmons and Kendall Andrews Jr., and will open in a few weeks. Rice moved to Hartford in 2018 and worked as an art handler and sign fabricator. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he was able to focus more on his art and ...
Two pets die of smoke inhalation in house fire in Colchester; no humans injured
Two pets were killed in a house fire in Colchester on Saturday that required mutual aid from several area fire departments and left the home uninhabitable. Firefighters responded to a reported structure fire on Elm Street shortly before 10 p.m. and found heavy fire from the garage going up the siding of the house and extending into the attic, according to the Colchester Fire Department. Crews ...
Eversource crews return to Connecticut after restoring power to Hurricane Helene victims
Many parts of the south are still reeling from Hurricane Helene. Some Connecticut power crews just ended a week-long mission to help restore power in Virginia. News 8 spoke to them as they headed back to Connecticut.
Naugatuck's 66 Church Announces Closure
66 Church, a restaurant and gastropub in New Haven County located at 66 Church St. in Naugatuck, announced on Tuesday, Oct. 8 that it would be closing for good "in the next few weeks." Although no specific reason for the decision was given, the owners thanked its longtime customers for...
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