New London

With colder nights on the horizon, area warming shelters are preparing to open under COVID-19 restrictions. The Windham Region No Freeze Project will reopen for the season on Nov. 1. The shelter usually warms 30 to 40 people a night. However, this year, the team has to worry about protecting people from the elements and from COVID-19. With dividers in…

The cities of Norwich and New London will remain in the current phase of reopening, Phase 3, amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases. An executive order, signed by Governor Ned Lamont Tuesday, will allow for cities and towns experiencing a high daily case rate to revert to Phase 2 restrictions, effective Thursday. Currently under COVID Alerts and experiencing the highest…

The cities said contact tracing has found the uptick seems to be tied more to private family events rather than activity at businesses like restaurants.

Towns and cities in southeastern Connecticut are dealing with COVID outbreaks and considering a rollback of Phase 3.

Gov. Ned Lamont said the state’s COVID-19 positivity rate is 1.4%, which is one of the lowest in the country, but up from what it was a couple of months ago. The state reported an additional 1,066 positive COVID-19 cases since Friday. With 77,261 tests performed, that is a 1.4% positivity rate. Hospitalizations have increased by 21, bringing the state’s…

The number of COVID-19 cases in southeastern Connecticut continues to rise. Norwich and New London are now under COVID-19 alerts from the Department of Public Health, experiencing the highest daily case rates in the state. “The numbers we are experiencing today are higher than we have ever seen in this pandemic. Since the very beginning,” said Stephen Mansfield, director of…

Officials in towns throughout southeastern Connecticut are urging people there not to be complacent as the regions sees a spike in COVID-19 cases.

The city of New London has had an increase in cases of COVID-19 to the level that exceeds what the Department of Health uses to designate a “COVID Alert,” according to the Ledge Light Health District, and access to free COVID-19 testing is being offered for residents. The health district said it reported to the state Department of Health that…

New London businesses say people need to take the uptick in coronavirus cases seriously because more COVID-19 cases and restrictions could impact the bottom line.

Local and state leaders continue to monitor rising COVID-19 numbers in southeastern Connecticut. Ledge Light Health District, covering East Lyme, Groton, Ledyard, Lyme, New London, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Stonington, and Waterford, recorded 154 new cases district-wide last week. That is up from an average of five new cases a week in mid-August. Uncas Health District, covering Bozrah, Franklin, Griswold,...

New London County has not seen levels of coronavirus cases like this throughout the pandemic.

As schools look at returning to full in-person learning, the Ledge Light Health District is warning schools about an increase in coronavirus cases in southeastern Connecticut.

The city of New London is creating a Black history heritage walking tour, marking important Black history sites throughout the city. The walking tour will consist of 15 plaques that tell the stories of prominent people and places in the city’s history. The list of sites include New London’s waterfront, marking the story of the Amistad. There will also...

The city of New London is looking for new ways to honor and connect to its place in Black history.

Smoke from the massive wildfires on the West Coast is visible here in Connecticut this morning. You cannot smell the smoke here, but it is causing an orange glow. In New London, the sunrise had a particularly eerie look as a warm orange sun rose into a smoke-darkened sky. Because of the fires on the West Coast, people in Oregon,…

Smoke from the massive wildfires on the West Coast is visible here in Connecticut this morning.

Police are investigating after a man was shot twice in the arm in New London on Saturday morning. Officers were called to the parking lot of the H&T Mini Mart on Ocean Avenue around 4 a.m. after getting a report of shots fired. While police were at the scene on Ocean Avenue, investigators said a male gunshot wound victim...

An hours-long stand off in New London has ended after police said a man barricaded himself inside of a home during an investigation early Saturday morning. Officers were called to a home in the area of Crescent Street and Riverview Avenue around 9:45 p.m. last night after getting a report of an assault with a weapon. When police arrived, they…

Connecticut State Police have arrested a man accused of vandalizing the New London State Pier last month. Troopers said they received a complaint from the Connecticut Port Authority on August 12 about vandalism to multiple street signs associated with the New London State Pier. According to police, the CPA reported the signs had been painted over with pink paint. State…

Students are making their way back to a very different Connecticut College this week. “We have been rebuilding the college in a whole new form over the course of the summer,” said Victor Arcelus, dean of students at Connecticut College in New London. “We have been trying to develop strategies and approaches that continue to focus on safety.” By the…