East Lyme

Despite some rain showers, brush fires continue to be a risk around Connecticut. Rocky Neck State Park has been the site of a few of the latest. It’s the same park that ignited last fall. Just across from the 4 Mile River boat launch, the hillside is well charred from some prescribed burns at the park to help slow the…

Despite some rain, brush fires continue to pop up around Connecticut. This includes one at Rocky Neck State Park – the same spot a fire ignited last fall during a significant drought.

An independent investigation begun after the arrest of East Lyme police chief Michael Finkelstein last year found the chief destroyed evidence, had an affair with one of his officers, and violated department policies, according to a report. The report, done by Daigle Law Group, was released on Wednesday. Finkelstein was arrested in June 2024 after a domestic incident at his…

A childcare center in Niantic that announced they were closing in a week has pushed back their closing date to comply with state law a day after an NBC Connecticut report. Parents in Niantic were left scrambling after the Niantic Community Church Children’s Center said it were shutting its doors for good on March 14. That date has since been…

The sudden closure of a childcare center in Niantic has left parents scrambling. The Niantic Community Church Children’s Center is shutting its doors for good next Friday, according to Rev. Dr. MG Martell Spagnolo, much to the dismay of parents whose children attend. Parents told NBC Connecticut that they received a letter in February alerting them that the childcare...

Parents were originally notified that Niantic Community Church Children’s Center would close in June, but were then told it would shut down next week.

Crews are working to repair a water main break on King Arthur Drive in East Lyme Tuesday night. The break was reported just after 8:30 p.m. Public safety officials said it happened in the area of Starbucks. Residents and businesses in the area will be impacted as repairs are made. It’s unknown how long repairs will take. No additional...

A man who is accused of harassing election workers, voters and Girl Scouts at a polling location in East Lyme was taken into custody and arrested on Tuesday, according to officials.

A man who is accused of harassing election workers, voters and Girl Scouts at a polling location in East Lyme was taken into custody and arrested on Tuesday, according to officials. East Lyme’s Democratic Registrar of Voters said a man who visited two polling places refused to provide any form of identification, claimed he was being subject to an...

Rocky Neck State Park remains closed after fire broke out on a hiking trail on Saturday. The park and trail system remain closed as crews work to manage the fire, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The park will be closed until further notice. 🔥 Due to fire management operations, Rocky Neck State Park is closed until…

A fire on a hiking trail has closed Rocky Neck State Park in East Lyme on Saturday. State Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection officials announced the park’s closure shortly before noon. East Lyme fire officials said there is an active forest fire on one of the hiking trails so both the hiking trail and the park are closed....

Five firefighters have been injured while battling a large brush fire that started at the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve in East Lyme on Monday.   Firefighters responded around 10 a.m. after receiving a report of fire in the woods and they found heavy smoke. Crews from the East Lyme Fire Service, including volunteers from Niantic and Flanders, responded and crews…

Connecticut remains in a state of emergency, as crews still battle Hawthorne fire in Berlin and East Lyme

Firefighters battled a brush fire in East Lyme on Monday. Crews from multiple surrounding towns were assisting with the fire. It was burning in the Oswegatchie Hills Nature Preserve, according to Waterford firefighters. The East Lyme Fire Chief said the brush fire had burned about five to six acres as of Monday afternoon. There have been no evacuations. The chief…

An Interstate 95 off-ramp in East Lyme was closed because of a brush fire on Friday, but has reopened, according to the state Department of Transportation. The I-95 North exit 73 off-ramp was closed. No additional information was immediately available.

Route 156 was closed in East Lyme because of a water main break on Tuesday afternoon and has reopened. The Department of Transportation said the road was closed in both directions between North Bridebrook Road and Chadwick Place. Residents in Giants Neck had to use the emergency gate entrance through Rocky Neck State Park during the closure, according to public…

State police have arrested a man who is accused of driving up to 117 miles per hour on Interstate 95 in East Lyme. State police said a state trooper was on I-95 North near exit 73 around 12:37 a.m. Monday when a driver in a black Mercedes-Benz SUV sped past the cruiser. The trooper got behind the SUV and clocked…

A 63-day training course wraps up next month, where soldiers expect to graduate and walk away as fully qualified combat medics. 

At Stones Ranch Military Reservation in East Lyme, soldiers in the Army National Guard, Army Reserves, and Active Duty are training to become combat medics. “Really the focus is to treat injuries that they may encounter on the battlefield,” said Army Sgt. 1st Class Megan Authier with the CT National Guard. Authier is the course manager and oversees this 63-day...

Michael Finkelstein was served with two additional warrants on Monday in court and he was turned over to the judicial marshals to be arraigned.