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New London County Plagued by High Unemployment, Food Insecurity During Pandemic
CT Foodbank and Foodshare have just expanded offerings in New London to help those in need of a good meal.
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Police Investigating Hate Crime in New London
New London police are investigating a hate crime after a member of the city board of education received what police called a “vile and threatening notification” at home on Wednesday. Police said the note was left sometime between 8 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Police said the board of education member received a packet of information with a racial…
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New London Works to Support Small Businesses During Pandemic
Juanita Austin describes the last nine months as a “roller coaster.” Her performance art space, lounge and art gallery, Cultured Studios, was forced to close in the early months of the pandemic. By April, her team left their storefront on State Street permanently. “Making that decision was tough, but I knew that we would bounce back eventually,” said Austin, creative…
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New London Working to Boost Local Businesses With Federal Funds
New London is using CARES Act funding to help connect local businesses with landlords to work on a plan to keep the businesses open.
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New London Schools Closed for In-Person Learning Until February
New London public schools will be closed for in-person instruction for the rest of January. New London Public Schools said they will close all schools to in-person instruction from today through Jan. 29. The schools were virtual last week and reopened on Monday. A letter Supt. Cynthia Ritchie sent to the school community said that over the last 12 hours,…
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Digital Learning Has Kids Online More Than Ever — and That Puts Them at Greater Risk of Sex Trafficking
Children have been more online than ever this year as the pandemic has moved learning out of the classroom and onto the internet. NBC San Diego has conducted a yearlong investigation, titled “Stolen,” into sex trafficking and the exploitation of children and found that the problem is much more widespread than most people realize. Investigative reporter Monica Dean joined LX...
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Food Distribution Broadening Across The State
Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare, which are in serious merger talks, are already collaborating. The two organizations will be starting three new emergency food distribution centers. They’ll be located in New London, Norwich and Norwalk and will all be modeled after a very successful site in East Hartford. Day after day, month after month, people have been finding relief...
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Nearly a Dozen Private School Staffers in New London Get COVID Vaccine Early in Error
About a dozen people who work for The Williams School, a private school in New London, received a coronavirus vaccine that they weren’t eligible to get under the state’s current distribution phase. In a statement released Tuesday afternoon, Connecticut’s Department of Public Health said “This was a notification and user error. The school informed us of the error and...
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About a Dozen Staffers of a Private School in New London Received the COVID Vaccine Before They Were Eligible
About a dozen people who work for The Williams School, a private school in New London, received a coronavirus vaccine that they weren’t eligible to get under the state’s current distribution phase.
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Tips for Talking to the COVID-19 Vaccine Skeptic in Your Life
A recent study by the de Beaumont Foundation found that heath officials need to change the language they use to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine in order to build the public’s confidence in taking it. LX News talked to de Beaumont Foundation CEO Brian Castrucci, who shared four tips you can use when talking to vaccine skeptics in your life.
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From New London to Nepal, Frontline Workers Share Experiences
Healthcare workers in New London, Connecticut are forming a unique relationship with doctors in Nepal. Separated by more than 7,000 miles, the two groups of medical workers share a common bond: working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “There is so much we need to learn from each other to get ahead of this pandemic,” said Dr. Prakash Kandel,…
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‘I Did Not Sign Up for Violence': Health Care Workers Targeted by Patients
In a medical emergency, doctors, nurses and other people on the front lines in health care and social services are our lifeline. But there is a danger that these lifesavers say they are facing on the job.
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Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London Prepares for COVID Vaccine
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, based in New London, is preparing to receive hundreds of doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by early next week. If the Pfizer vaccine is given the green light, about 31,000 doses are expected to arrive in Connecticut by Monday. Healthcare workers are among the first group to receive the vaccine in the state. “The hospitals will…
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ATM Taken in Overnight New London Robbery
An ATM machine was stolen from a grocery store in New London early Saturday morning. Police said they responded to United Grocery on Jefferson Avenue at approximately 1:33 a.m. When officers arrived at the scene, they noticed the front door of the store was open and the ATM machine inside was missing, officials said. Police said the location was secured…
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Police Investigate Early Morning Shooting in New London
Police are investigating after a shooting in New London early Saturday morning. Officials said the emergency communications center got a call at approximately 12:30 a.m. reporting a disturbance with shots fired in the area of Ocean and Lee avenues. Police said they located spent casings at the scene. The scene was secured and process for evidence, according to officials. No…
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New London Arts Organizations Receive State COVID Relief Grants
Several New London nonprofit art organizations will receive grant funding to aid in COVID-19 relief. The state announced that they will provide $9 million in grant funding to 154 nonprofit art organizations in Connecticut this month under a new program to support the state’s arts community. The program uses federal CARES Act funding from the state’s Coronavirus Relief Fund, according…
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New London Nurses Share Experiences From the Frontlines
Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London is treating more COVID-19 patients than ever before. The hospital peaked at 31 COVID-19 hospitalizations in May. There are 39 COVID-19 patients being treated at the hospital as of Monday, according to a spokesperson for the hospital. “It does not get any easier,” said Laura Arre, a registered nurse at the hospital. “It…
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New London Nurses Share Experiences From the Frontlines
Laura Arre and Christopher Comfort have experienced COVID-19 from both sides of the spectrum: as caregivers and as patients.
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Crews Investigate 4-Vehicle Crash in New London
Crews are investigating after a four-vehicle crash in New London Sunday night. The crash happened at the corner of William and Huntington Streets, according to officials. It is unknown is there are any injuries. No additional information was immediately available.
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‘No One's Played This Game Longer': 145 Years of the NFA-New London Rivalry
Thanksgiving is usually starts with a busy morning of all the best high school football rivalry games in the state. In 2020, football field are quiet. So NBC Connecticut took a look back at what some would say is the greatest high school football rivalry in the country and even those who might not want to say that, can at…