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State and federal leaders gathered at Electric Boat in Groton on Tuesday afternoon to highlight the defense contractor’s labor apprenticeship program. Gov. Ned Lamont, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo visited Electric Boat to talk about the importance of registered apprenticeship and job training programs and how they help economic growth and...

Ledge Light Health District, which covers towns in the New London region, is looking for people who can help expand COVID-19 vaccine outreach. And they will pay you. The health district is hiring about a dozen “community ambassadors.” “Our goal is to make sure that everybody who wants to get vaccinated is able to do so really easily,” said Jennifer…

As vaccine supply starts to outpace demand in Connecticut, a group of Groton volunteers is working to increase outreach efforts. About 50 community members will be going door-to-door in two Groton neighborhoods this weekend. Their goal is to help residents get information about the COVID-19 vaccines and help anyone who wants to find an appointment. The group is called Groton…

About 50 volunteers will be knocking on doors this weekend in Groton. Their goal is to have conversations with people about the COVID-19 vaccine.

A fire has closed a state park in Groton on Sunday. Officials with the state Dept. of Energy and Environmental Protection said Bluff Point State Park is closed due to a fire. Authorities said Groton fire officials responded to the scene and were able to extinguish the fire before DEEP Forestry Division officials arrived. Authorities did not release additional details…

An incident involving a possible despondent person at a home on North Road in Groton that began on Sunday afternoon, ended peacefully on Monday, according to police. Officers were called to the home around 4:30 p.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a potentially despondent person. Officers and crisis counselors were able to speak with the person and it was…

Recent nationwide calls for racial justice are now having a direct impact on education in Groton Public Schools. “The events really showed us that we have to unite. We have to develop a shared vision,” said Jemal Davis, assistant principal at Groton Middle School. Davis explains that diversity work has been ongoing at GPS for several years, but the killing…

Groton Public Schools are examining ways to recruit more teachers of color and to make its education programs more equitable.

Ever since people ages 75 and older have become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the team at the Groton Senior Center has been fielding non-stop phone calls and questions. “Our phones are blowing up. We are trying to help everyone as much as we can,” said Cindy Olsen, who works at the senior center. Olsen said that her team is…

School districts in southeastern Connecticut are participating in a program that seeks to develop a diverse education workforce. LEARN, the Regional Educational Service Center working with schools in southeastern Connecticut, is bringing the Teacher Residency Program to its area. The Teacher Residency Program, or TRP, was started by the Capitol Region Education Council in the Hartford region. “Our goal is…

“We didn’t know if we’d be able to do this,” said Jeff Walsh, base commander of the United States Submarines Veterans Club. He said it wasn’t until last Tuesday that they got the green light from the Ledge Light Health District to continue the club’s Thanksgiving tradition. Walsh was joined by dozens of volunteers, scurrying around the Groton clubhouse...

Navy veterans volunteer to help give new recruits in Groton a taste of home on Thanksgiving.

We caught up with the Massachusetts native a week after Election Day to ask about the #trackingKornacki hashtag, all attention he’s getting and exactly how long he stayed awake while at the touchscreen.

The search for a missing person at Bluff Point Park in Groton has ended in tragedy. Officials from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said Wednesday that the man they were searching for was found deceased and his death is believed to have been by suicide. DEEP said the man’s friends reported him missing on Friday. His vehicle...

A man was seriously injured Monday morning after falling 50 feet from a tree in Mystic. The subcontractor was removing limbs from the tree preparing it for removal when the tree snapped beneath him, causing him to fall onto a small shed below, according to police. The incident happened just after 8:15 a.m. on Oral School Road. Groton Town police,…

Crews have recovered the body of a missing boater who was last seen in Groton on Friday afternoon, officials said. Police said the body of 49-year-old Matthew Lyon was recovered Saturday north of Great Gull Island in New York. Lyon was reported overdue from a boating trip at 5 p.m. by his wife after leaving Groton Elks Lodge and Marina,…

The U.S. Coast Guard is in search of a missing boater who was last seen in Groton at around 2 p.m., officials said. A 49-year-old was overdue at 5 p.m. after leaving from Groton Elks Lodge and Marina, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Officials are actively looking for the boater. Officials are looking for the boat pictured above. Anyone...

Registrars of Voters offices across the state were open for extended hours on Tuesday, anticipating the last-minute push to register to vote before Election Day. The deadline for pre-election registration in Connecticut is Tuesday, Oct. 27 at 11:59 p.m. If voters miss the deadline, their only option will be same day registration on Nov. 3. “There has been a steady…

The Town of Groton is now under a red alert status, joining 18 other towns on the list this week. Red alert towns are updated on a weekly basis. Towns are put under a red alert when the average daily case rate meets or exceeds 15 cases per 100,000 population. The Town of Groton was added to the list Thursday…