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New London County's COVID cases fall 20.3%; Connecticut cases plummet 15.2%
The Bulletin via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConnecticut reported far fewer coronavirus cases in the week ending Sunday, adding 4,191 new cases....
Benedict Arnold burned a Connecticut city. Centuries later, residents get payback in fiery festival
Associated Press via AOL· 9 months agoA month before the British surrender at Yorktown ended major fighting during the American...
Governor signs Juneteenth bill in front of Amistad replica in New London
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 10—NEW LONDON — In front of the Amistad ship replica at Waterfront Park, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill making Juneteenth a state holiday in Connecticut on Friday. Lamont already had signed ...
New London festival celebrates maritime history in Connecticut
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoSep. 9—NEW LONDON — Sheila Delehanty of West Haven has never been on a boat in her life, never mind a 295-foot-long sailing ship with a 149-foot high main mast and miles of rigging that seemed ...
Developer seeks approval for apartments along New London's waterfront
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 17—NEW LONDON — A developer is looking for approval to build 81 residential units and two commercial spaces on 150 Howard St., partially overlooking Shaw's Cove. The Planning and Zoning ...
Folklore and history celebrated at Maritime Heritage Festival
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 11—NEW LONDON — Mermaids, sea monsters and pirates strolled down Bank Street and the City Pier on Saturday as people in costume celebrated the sea at the Connecticut Maritime Heritage Festival ...
Visual evidence the 'reef balls' on Thames River are working
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 19—NEW LONDON — If you're standing on the northern end of the Connecticut College waterfront with your back to the freight railroad tracks, the view is of 150 wiffleball-shaped concrete ...
What's Going On: Working waterfronts bill would help fishing, shellfishing industries
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 21—The idea of the Thames River as a working waterfront has not captured the public imagination today the same way it did a century or two ago when all manner of businesses, including the ...
Downtown living suits college students just fine
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 12—NEW LONDON — Connecticut College students had no idea what their apartments at the newly restored Manwaring Building would look like when they applied for one. But they took a chance ...
New London to get $17 million for transit hub improvements
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJun. 23—NEW LONDON — The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded New London $17 million for planned transit-related infrastructure improvements downtown, the largest portion going toward ...