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Former employee of Niantic assisted living facility accused of assaulting elderly person
A former employee of an assisted living facility in Niantic is accused of assaulting an elderly person while working there and has been arrested. Officers said 44-year-old John Blaise, of Waterford, turned himself into police in East Lyme on Friday for an active arrest warrant. According to police, the warrant stemmed from an incident on Nov. 16, 2023, where Blaise…
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$500 worth of lottery tickets stolen from Niantic gas station
Police are looking for the person who stole hundreds of dollars worth of lottery tickets from a gas station in Niantic on Saturday morning. Police said a male in a black ski mask went into a gas station on Pennsylvania Avenue around 8:15 a.m. Saturday and took around $500 worth of lottery tickets from a display. He took off on…
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Niantic Jingle Bell 5K rings in holiday season, raises mental health awareness
Saturday marked the 10th annual Niantic Jingle Bell 5K.
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Niantic Jingle Bell 5K rings in holiday season, raises mental health awareness
There was an exciting race in Niantic on Saturday morning. Participants not only laced up their shoes, many also zipped up their costumes for the 10th Niantic Jingle Bell 5K. “I just thought candy cane and thought, that’s me,” said Cathy Foto, of Niantic. Dressed in a candy cane costume, Foto certainly brought the holiday spirit. This was her...
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Niantic Jingle Bell 5K rings in holiday season, raises mental health awareness
Organizers say well over 1,000 runners participated in the 10th Niantic Jingle 5K Saturday. Every year, the run raises money for the Brian Dagle Foundation.
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CT LIVE!: Book Barn
Get lost in a book at one of the Book Barn’s three locations in Niantic.
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Hot temps mean packed beaches on Connecticut shoreline
People flocked to the beaches Friday to try and beat the heat.
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Boaters Warned About Debris in Long Island Sound
The National Weather Service and the U.S. Coast Guard are warning boaters about a large debris field washed into Long Island Sound after recent flooding.
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Boaters warned about large debris field in Long Island Sound
The Coast Guard and National Weather Service are urging caution to boaters on Long Island Sound. Debris from flooding in Connecticut and other New England states is finding its way into the sound leaving floating debris fields. “I’ve been here about four seasons now,” said Matt Rothman with the Niantic Yacht Club. “And I have never had to do...
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Loaded gun found in diaper bag at Niantic day care
East Lyme Police responded to Ballestrini’s Child Care Center in Niantic last week after a staff member found a loaded gun in an infant’s diaper bag. According to the police report, the childcare worker heard a metallic thump after putting the bag down and discovered a firearm in a holster. “I commend the staff for how quickly they reacted...
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Loaded gun found in diaper bag at Niantic day care
Police were called to Ballestrini’s Child Care Center in East Lyme last week after a staff member found a loaded gun in an infant’s diaper bag.
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Downtown Niantic Says Goodbye to Iconic Theater
After temporarily pausing business earlier in the year, Niantic Cinemas has permanently closed its doors following 71 years of service. “It’ll be a new chapter for all of us I think, my family, myself,” said Niantic Cinemas manager Peter Mitchell. With over seven decades of history, memories at the theater stretch generations, from childhood moments to first dates and beyond….
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Niantic Cinemas Officially Closes Its Doors
Niantic Cinemas has been temporarily closed for the last couple of months but this week, the iconic theater officially closed its doors for the final time.
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Niantic Cinema Permanently Closes Its Doors
Niantic Cinema announced that they’re closing their doors permanently because of a continuous decline in attendance over the pandemic. “During the COVID-19 pandemic, film studios launched their own streaming services which now are how the majority of the public enjoys movies,” the cinema said on Facebook. In addition to a decline in attendance, the cinema also cited skyrocketing operating...
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Playground at York Correctional Will be Newest Tool to Connect Incarcerated Moms With Their Kids
Nearly than half of the women at York Correctional Institution in Niantic are moms. It’s why the prison is now taking a new step to help incarcerated parents maintain a bond with their kids by installing a new playground at the facility later this month. “I have an 8-year-old, a 3-year-old, and my daughter is going to be one...
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York Correctional Looking to Maintain Mother-Children Bonds
York Correctional is taking a new step to help incarcerated moms maintain a bond with their kids.