Norwich

The job market in southeastern Connecticut is growing. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Norwich-New London region has the fastest growing job market in the state and the second fastest across New England. Lawmakers say fueling this growth is the Manufacturing Pipeline Initiative. The federally funded program launched in 2016 and has helped more than…

The Norwich-New London region has the fastest growing labor market in Connecticut and the second fastest in the entire New England region.

Power was out for thousands of Norwich Public Utilities customers on Friday morning after an equipment failure and it has been restored for most customers. The outage was affecting traffic lights are out at major intersections. Norwich Public Utilities said there was an equipment failure in the Dudley Street substation that disrupted power around 4:45 a.m. for about 5,000 customers,…

A possible bomb threat that prompted a Norwich gym to close early on Saturday was unfounded, according to police. Officers followed up on a possible bomb threat to Planet Fitness on Town Street around 5 p.m. Numerous other towns and cities in Connecticut, as well as other states have received similar threats. After learning about the threat, officials said Planet…

Police have identified a man whose remains were found at a commercial property in Norwich last month. Someone called police around 2:45 p.m. on March 3 to report what they believed may be human remains found in a vehicle at 267 North Main St. Police arrived and confirmed the remains were human. About a month after the remains were found,…

Police are reporting dozens of car break-ins in Norwich overnight and they are asking people who were affected to call them and not touch anything in the vehicles.   Just before 4 a.m., dispatchers started to receive calls from people whose vehicles were broken into and whose possessions were stolen. The calls continued to come in for several hours as…

A woman is facing charges after police said she destroyed a bus stop and then crashed into a building in Norwich over the weekend. Emergency crews were called to the 300 block of West Main Street around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Once there, firefighters said they found a vehicle that had driven directly into the side of the building. Before…

Police are investigating the discovery of human remains at a property in Norwich. Someone called police around 2:45 p.m. Sunday to report what they believed may be human remains found at 267 North Main Street. Police arrived and confirmed the remains were human. The remains were taken by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy. Anyone with…

It’s been nearly two months since floodwaters devastated homes and businesses in Norwich, and some are only just getting back on their feet.

It’s been nearly two months since floodwaters devastated homes and businesses in Norwich, and some are only just getting back on their feet. On Jan. 10, heavy rains caused a partial breach of a dam on the Yantic River, leading to the devastating flood that caused residents to be evacuated. Photos from that day went viral, including one that pictured…

The former president of the Norwich Police Benevolent Association is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from the organization and has been arrested. Ryan O’Connell, 42, of Norwich, is suspected of stealing more than $3,000 from the Norwich Police Benevolent Association, according to the arrest warrant. The investigation started when the association learned just days before Christmas in 2021 that…

A car crashed into a former restaurant building and caused a gas leak in Norwich on Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to a report of a car into a building on Bridge Street shortly before 4 a.m. Officials said it was the former Brody’s Seafood building. Once at the scene, firefighters found that the vehicle had hit the building...

Making strides to reopen once again. Some businesses and organizations in Norwich are working on repairing the damage caused by flooding from the Yantic River about a month ago. There’s a lot of work to be done inside Busy Bees’ Play Hive in Norwich. The interior filled with tarps and tools. “We’re getting ready to put down our flooring....

Across our state, people are still struggling to put food on the table. According to Connecticut Foodshare, food insecurity rates are just as high as they were during the peak of the pandemic. But there’s a restaurant and bakery in Norwich looking out for those in need. For years, La Stella Pizzeria has fed people experiencing homelessness or those...

A Norwich restaurant owner, who also recently opened a bakery, is making sure those dealing with food insecurity in the city aren’t going hungry.

One firefighter sustained a minor injury in a structure fire in Norwich Saturday night. Fire crews from Norwich, East Great Plain, Laurel Hill, Taftville and the Mohegan Tribe responded to the scene of a vacant home on Cliff Street around 7:45 p.m. The fire was burning on the third floor of the two-family, three-story house. There was significant damage to…

An architect charged in a string of slayings on Long Island known as the Gilgo Beach killings was accused Tuesday in the death of a fourth woman, a Norwich mother of two who vanished in 2007 and whose remains were found more than three years later along a coastal highway in New York. Rex Heuermann was formally charged in the…

The city of Norwich is urging residents to be prepared to evacuate overnight in case of extreme flooding near the Yantic River. City officials said residents living near the river should be prepared to evacuate if it floods, with heavy rain likely overnight. The Yantic River could reach historic levels and possibly create a public safety emergency, according to city…

Businesses along the Yantic River in Norwich started the long cleanup process on Thursday, after heavy rainfall caused the river to dump feet of water into their shops a day earlier. Both the Domino’s and Busy Bees’ Play Hive suffered extensive damage from the floodwaters, and the owners spent the day throwing away items that were destroyed. “We weren’t...

Businesses along the Yantic River in Norwich started the long cleanup process on Thursday, after heavy rainfall caused the river to dump feet of water into their shops.