Ledyard

After months of hearings, Ledyard planning and zoning commissioners have denied permission for an excavation operation in the Gales Ferry section of town.

After months of hearings, Ledyard planning and zoning commissioners have denied permission for an excavation operation in the Gales Ferry section of town. The planning and zoning commission voted Thursday against a request for a special use permit and site plan approval by Gales Ferry Intermodal to blast, crush, and remove rock from a piece of land along the Thames...

The Great Wolf Lodge Mashantucket is set to open May 23 as part of Foxwoods Resort Casino. The park will feature a 92,000 square foot indoor water park and a 61,000 square foot entertainment center where guests can spend time outside of the water park. The lodge includes 549 guest rooms that can fit six to ten people. “I think…

NBC Connecticut got a sneak peek of the new Great Wolf Lodge being built in Mashantucket ahead of its opening this May.

Ledyard police are looking for a man accused of assaulting and robbing a church office employee on Monday morning. Authorities said they were called Ledyard Congregational Church on Colonel Ledyard Highway just before 9 a.m. for a reported assault. Responding officers said the worker had a facial injury. She was taken to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries, according…

A house in Ledyard caught fire early Wednesday morning and fire officials believe that lightning caused the blaze. A lineman from Eversource saw smoke coming from the home around 2:30 a.m. and the company called 911 to report it, according to the fire department. Firefighters found a fire in the laundry and utility room and it extended to part of…

Newly released video shows the moment a car crashed into a fence at a church playground in Ledyard, Connecticut. It happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Monday at Family Tree Ministry on Colonel Ledyard Highway. The church said a vehicle appears to have accidentally crashed into a perimeter fence of their outdoor playground, causing significant damage. They say no one…

Firefighters are asking people to avoid part of Colonel Ledyard Highway in Ledyard after a three-vehicle crash. Fire officials said people are reported to be trapped and they are asking people to avoid Colonel Ledyard Highway near Thomas Road. They warn that roads are slick and ask drivers to take their time.

A person is injured after being hit by a car while running in Ledyard Monday evening. Police said it happened on Route 117 near the Lorenzo Parkway around 4:30 p.m. The car fled the scene towards Groton, authorities said. The car is a white a sedan, possibly a Hyundai, according to police. Police recovered the broken side mirror cap from…

Opponents of a large industrial project in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard got to have their say Thursday night at a long-awaited public hearing. Up until this point, the company proposing the excavation of a portion of Mount Decatur provided a majority of the testimony. The company has asked the town planning and zoning board for a modification of…

A man has died after crashing into a rock wall and tree in Ledyard Thursday morning, police said. The police department said they responded to a single-car crash on Mathewson Mill Road around 9:50 a.m. Authorities said the driver was traveling northbound when it crossed into the southbound lane and struck a rock wall and tree. The driver was taken…

Police are investigating after a driver allegedly fired multiple gunshots at a passing car in Ledyard Friday morning. The police department said a homeowner called 911 after seeing a vehicle get shot at in front of their home on Shewville Road around 11:45 a.m. Officers said a driver and passenger weren’t hurt during the gunfire. They said another vehicle approached…

People turned out as a controversial plan is considered to blast and excavate a hill in Ledyard.The idea has been on and off for a while, but a push again to get it going has neighbors lining up in opposition.

People turned out as a controversial plan is considered to blast and excavate a hill in Ledyard. The idea has been on and off for a while, but a push again to get it going has neighbors lining up in opposition. “It’s just a shaking, the vibration, the dust, those concerns,” Angela Cassidy, of Ledyard, said. People voiced their...

A proposed shoreline project has created a lot of controversy and has become the subject of a series of meetings in Ledyard that are expected to be heavily attended. Developers have filed a proposal for an excavation in the Gales Ferry section of town – a short distance upriver from New London. They said it’s a win-win for the town,…

There’s a proposed evacuation in the Gales Ferry section of Ledyard, just a short distance upriver from New London. A developer says it’s a win-win for the town, though some who live near the proposed site disagree.

A Groton man was killed in a motorcycle crash in Ledyard Wednesday night. Andrew Haydon, 22, was riding on Christy Hill Road around 8 p.m. when he hit a guardrail, according to police. Haydon was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the only one on the motorcycle, police said. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to…

A man was taken to the hospital with minor injuries on Sunday after a lawn tractor rolled onto him at a home in Ledyard. Emergency crews responded to a home on Military Highway around 1:20 p.m. Firefighters said one person was trapped under an overturned lawn tractor when it went off of a small cliff and into the woods. Since…

A woman who is accused of driving drunk has been charged in connection to a deadly crash in Ledyard that happened earlier this year. Police said 23-year-old Amber Lahue, of New London, turned herself in on Tuesday. Her charges are in connection to a deadly crash that happened in February. According to an arrest warrant, an officer had stopped Lahue…

Ledyard police have charged two women with animal cruelty after seizing two dogs, four cats, a rabbit, a tortoise and a hedgehog last month. Police said one of the women called Ledyard Animal Control Officers on the morning of April 6, demanding they come and take possession of “abandoned animals.” When animal control officers arrived, they found the animals in…