Norwich

The City of Norwich and the Southeast Area Transit District (SEAT) are bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to the bus stop. Every Wednesday and Thursday in May people can get the Pfizer vaccine at the Norwich Transportation Center. “I think it is one of the best and most creative places,” said Lee-Ann Gomes, human services director for Norwich. According to SEAT,…

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a “perfect storm” for so many people who are struggling with addiction. Many communities across the state saw an increase in the number of accidental drug intoxication deaths in 2020, including the City of Norwich.

Adam Milton was 23 years old when he overdosed in his parent’s house. His death was one of 41 fatal overdoses that happened in Norwich in 2020.

Police are investigating after a shots fired incident in Norwich Saturday afternoon. Officials said the shooting happened in the area of Central Avenue and Seventh Street at approximately 12:20 p.m. Officers responded to a report of shots fired. Shortly after they arrived, they learned that no one was injured. Police believe the shooting was a targeted attack against a sole…

The Strange Brew Pub in Norwich prepares to reopen this week with live music.

Strange Brew closed at the beginning of the pandemic, in accordance with the state shutdown. Now they are reopening their doors, able to host live music again.

Gov. Ned Lamont will be in Norwich to visit a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic this afternoon. The governor will take part in a news conference with Griffin Health at 12:15 p.m. at Rose City Senior Center. The state of Connecticut’s COVID-19 positivity rate stood at 5 percent as of Tuesday. As of April 1, all Connecticut residents 16 years old…

Colorful puzzle pieces are lining storefronts in downtown Norwich this month thanks to a group of Norwich Free Academy students. “We wanted to find a way to bring Norwich back together as a community because during the pandemic, it was kind of lost,” said Ella Bean, a sophomore and a member of NFA’s Project Outreach. Project Outreach is a...

Project Outreach students were looking for a way to connect with the community during the pandemic. They decided to launch ‘We’re All a Piece of Norwich.’

After contracting COVID-19, Ed Hornick was dealing with complications like short-term memory loss – forgetting where he was going on a car ride or even his friends’ names. Since receiving the Pfizer vaccine, he can think much more clearly, he tells LX News.

One person has life-threatening injuries after crashing into a house in Norwich on Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to Rockwell Street shortly before 5 a.m. after getting a report of a vehicle into a building. When crews arrived, they said they found one vehicle into a single-family home. The vehicle had severe front-end damage, they added. The driver of the…

Norwich police are warning the public to be on alert after receiving reports of a caller impersonating one of their officiers. Police said a male is calling random people and identifies himself as Lt. John Perry. The caller leaves messages and asks for a call back. The outgoing message on the number left behind states “You have reached the confidential…

A woman who was accused with shouting a racial slur at a Black woman at a Starbucks last summer, will now work community service hours next to her victim as part of a deal reached in court on Wednesday.

Marcela Lee said that she hopes to show empathy and create a teachable moment for a Plainfield woman who was charged with a hate crime after a racist incident this past summer.

A Massachusetts state judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a Connecticut woman who said Harvard University illegally owned photos of her enslaved ancestors and refused to turn them over. The lawsuit dismissed Tuesday centered on a series of 1850 photos thought to be among the earliest images of enslaved people in the United States. The photos depict a South Carolina…

More than 500,000 additional people became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Connecticut Monday, including education workers and people who are age 55 and older. Local health departments are responsible for coordinating vaccine plans for education workers in their region. The Uncas Health District covers 11 municipalities in the Norwich area, serving Bozrah, Franklin, Griswold, Lebanon, Lisbon, Montville, Norwich, Preston,…

Diversity in education has been a hot topic lately, but for one Norwich educator, it has been his sole focus for decades. “It is not just about a short exercise in February every year, where we roll all of the posters back into a closet,” said Leo Butler, director of diversity at Norwich Free Academy. “It is a year long…

Leo Butler has been working for decades to make sure students have equal access and equity to education.