New London

2 weeks ago | courant.com | Kimberly Drelich |New London

Groton — City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick says he is not running for reelection in November. “I’ve had a very productive term, and it’s now time for me to go on to the next chapter of my life,” Hedrick said. “We’ve accomplished a lot due to my staff and due to council support,” he added. Hedrick started as mayor in May 2017 and is in his fourth term. His previous political experience included serving on the City Council, including two years as deputy mayor, and on the Representative Town Meeting.

2 weeks ago | courant.com | Brian Hallenbeck |New London

Ledyard — Ruling in a lawsuit filed by the State of Connecticut, a federal judge has temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of the Interior from taking two parcels of land totaling 82 acres on Indiantown Road into trust for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe. U.S. District Judge Vernon Oliver last week in Hartford issued “a brief time-limited stay” of transfers of the land to allow the court to consider the state’s request that the transfers be delayed pending a judicial review.

3 weeks ago | masstransitmag.com | New London |Kimberly Drelich

Resident Anthony Zeng, an entrepreneur who founded PourHommies, an online cosmetics retailer, goes to New York City every three or four weeks for a business meeting. He takes an Amtrak train, which costs him about $78 roundtrip if bought six weeks in advance. But if he has to quickly book a train for an emergency meeting, the cost for a roundtrip ticket could be up to $300. He said the trains only arrive about every three hours.

3 weeks ago | stripes.com | John Penney |New London

U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets aboard the tall ship USCGC Eagle while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 4, 2024. (Kate Kilroy/U.S. Coast Guard) (Tribune News Service) — On a recent Saturday night in Stonington, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Cadet Mary Mergott lounged at a kitchen island counter while Michelle Drake stretched out a rectangle of roasted red pepper pizza dough.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Daniel Drainville |New London

Norwich — The City Council on Monday approved seven years of tax breaks for Heritage Housing, Inc., the firm renovating the Reid & Hughes building on Main Street into 17 apartments and a first-floor retail space. The tax break, approved unanimously by the city council after a public hearing in which no residents spoke, will decrease the real estate taxes on the property by 65%, or an estimated $226,982 over seven years, according to an estimate by city Comptroller Joshua Pothier.