The City of New London, alongside multiple community partners, launched its first COVID-19 isolation site Monday afternoon. “We needed something immediately, we acted and we got it done,” said Chief Tom Curcio of the New London Fire Department. Curcio is also the city’s emergency management director. The isolation center is designed to help people who have to self isolate...

City officials in New London are working to convert an old care facility into a coronavirus isolation site.

The dining room tables and chairs at Daddy Jack’s in New London are empty. Now only open for limited take-out at night, the restaurant has never been quieter. “It is a different world than it was a day ago, a week ago, a month ago,” said Jack Chaplin, owner of the restaurant and head chef. While the world has...

Amidst the uncertainty, one New London restaurant owner realized he has a unique platform to bring people a little joy during this tough time.

As testing for COVID-19 continues to become more available across the state, there is an increased need for healthcare workers to help conduct the tests. In New London, school nurses are helping to fill the void. “This is very different,” said Jayne Hill, a school nurse who is now working at Yale New Haven Health’s Lawrence and Memorial Hospital....

Since schools are closed, nurses that are usually placed in local schools are out of work, so some are helping out at local testing sites.

Firefighters rescued a man who was in the water at a marina in New London early Wednesday morning. Crews were called to the Thamesport Marina on Pequot Avenue around 1:45 a.m. after getting a report of a cold-water rescue incident. When firefighters arrived, they said they found a man in the water screaming for help. They said he was clinging…

An SUV careened up onto a sidewalk along Pequot Avenue in New London, hitting two people and leaving one critically injured on Tuesday, according to police. The accident happened at the traffic circle in front of Electric Boat just after noon. Police arrived to find a man and a woman injured on the ground. The woman was unconscious and unresponsive….

A woman was in critical condition and a man was also injured after they were hit by an SUV while walking on a sidewalk outside Electric Boat in New London on Tuesday.

Steven Lanphear walks his dog, Mindy, daily along Lincoln Avenue in New London. He knows the neighborhood well, but he said that he usually looks down. “You really have to be careful with the sidewalks that go up and down,” said Lanphear. There are approximately 60 miles of sidewalk in the City of New London, according to the director of…

New London is targeting several sidewalks across the city that have fallen into disrepair.

“Living Proof” is a mobile art exhibit that is designed to give hope to people who suffer from substance use disorder.

An art exhibit at the State Capitol features photos of New London residents who are recovering from drug addiction.

George Walker shared his story of addiction and recovery. He is one of several people featured in a New London art exhibit as “living proof” that there can be hope and life after addiction.

One person was seriously burned in a fire in a New London apartment on Tuesday. Firefighters responded to the home on Michael road around 5:30 p.m. and found a fire burning in the kitchen and dining room. A person in the apartment sustained burn injuries and was initially taken to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital before being transferred to the Bridgeport…

Three people were taken to the hospital, one with serious burns, after an apartment fire in New London Tuesday. Fire officials said they were called the fire at 96 Michael Road Tuesday evening. Three people were taken to the hospital, and one is being transferred to the Bridgeport burn center for treatment. The fire was ruled accidental, caused by unattended…

Fire officials said one victim suffered serious burns and was taken to the Bridgeport burn unit.

State leaders and private stakeholders announced their final agreement to redevelop the State Pier in New London Tuesday.

Connecticut Tuesday announced an agreement to redevelop New London’s State Pier.

Prices at the pump are lower than this time last month, according to AAA, and they are expected to stay on a downward trend for several weeks. “Gas prices are low at this time of year because, first of all, there is less of a demand,” said Amy Parmenter, a spokesperson for AAA. According to AAA, the average price per…