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Newport In Bloom Annual Contest
Newport in Bloom is inviting all residents, businesses and community organizations who help beautify our city through the planting and maintenance of their gardens, containers, and floral displays to participate in the 42nd annual garden and container awards competition. The contest is open to all. There are a variety of...
Big Tennis HoF Week in Newport
The Infosys Hall of Fame Open is underway and continues through July 21at the Newport Casino. Reilly Opelka is shown here on his way to a first round victory. A major highlight of Tennis Weekend happens Saturday, July 20, when the Tennis Hall of Fame inducts three new members: journalist and administrator Richard Evans, tennis champion and promoter Vijay Armitraj and Olympic Gold Medalist and champion doubles player Leander Paes. For tickets, go to tennisfame.com.
'We're in a heat box': Sweltering summer felt in CT prison with limited air conditioning
Willie Myers did everything he could to stay cool during summers at Osborn Correctional Institution. Myers was incarcerated for more than a decade at Osborn, a medium security prison in Somers that has one of the largest inmate populations in the state. More than 1,100 people are currently incarcerated at...
High School Students Begin Prep for CT World Affairs Council's Annual Model United Nations
The Model UN experience engages over 1,000 Connecticut students each year. The Model United Nations program engages high school students in international affairs and develops students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Students are empowered to become global citizens and to motivate positive change in the world. "Being part of...
Providence man suspected of OUI after head-on crash in Taunton
A Providence man faces charges in connection with a head-on crash in Taunton that left himself and another driver injured after police smelled alcohol, according to the Taunton Police Department on Thursday. The man, 38, faces the charges of operating under the influence of alcohol, negligent operation of a motor...
School Budget Claims Don’t Ring True
Last fall, Middletown politicians promised voters new middle/high school and elementary school upgrade projects for a $190 million bond. Voters narrowly approved the projects. Then the politicians, without any public review, requested state approval for $210 million. Major work has not started and bonds have not been issued. Politicians just applied for $12.25 million in grants for additional school building costs. Politicians claim the projects are on time and on budget. How is that true?
Bicycle Safety Need-to-Knows
Follow the Law: The main rule of the road is that you have the same rights and responsibilities as people driving cars. All traffic signals and signs apply to you whether you are in a car or on a bicycle. Always ride in the same direction as traffic. Use the...
New Haven bank robbed by male who said he had a gun
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A male walked into a New Haven bank on Thursday, claimed he had a gun and then robbed it, according to police. The robbery happened at about 3:30 p.m. at the Webster Bank on Whalley Avenue. The male passed a note to the cashier, which demanded money and claimed he […]
Science Hill Build-Up Cleared For Takeoff
A green, landscaped, public-welcoming entry point to Yale’s northeastern campus is coming to Science Hill — as part of a Yale Bowl-sized redevelopment project, including a massive new lab and classroom building, newly approved by the City Plan Commission. Commissioners voted unanimously in support of that proposal Wednesday...
Ahlers, Jachym Named Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars
KEENE, N.H. – Keene State College baseball rising juniors Tommy Ahlers (Salem, N.H.) and Jake Jachym (Westfield, Mass.) were each named Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars when the summer collegiate wooden bat league announced their 2024 selections to the game Wednesday afternoon. The matchup, which will feature rosters split...
Exclusive: CT Attorney General files lawsuit against Sunrun
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is suing Sunrun, one the biggest solar companies in the country. The lawsuit also lists Sunrun’s affiliated marketing companies and two of its sales representatives. Sunrun is a company the I-Team has highlighted before. Since then, the I-Team has heard...
Freeing Inmates Through Art: Jeffrey Greene ’91
For the past 33 years, Jeffrey Greene ’91 has been freeing incarcerated people in Connecticut’s prisons. As head of the Prison Arts Program, he leads a team of volunteer artists who have given more than 5,000 men and women in 15 facilities the pens, pencils, and supplies that have liberated their souls.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - July 25, 2024
The Ledyard Tree Warden will conduct a public hearing beginning at 6:00 P.M., July 25, 2024, in the Town Council Chambers, Town Hall Annex, 741 Colonel Ledyard Highway, Ledyard, CT on the following matter:. Removal of trees in the Town right-of-way along the frontage of 9 to 31 Lambtown Road.
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