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With temperatures expected to in the high 90s inland in Connecticut, and in the 80s along the shoreline, a lot of people may flock to the shoreline for some relief. People who live and work in Old Saybrook are preparing for the crowds head of Memorial Day weekend. “There’s going to be boaters, people walking the causeway, eating outside,...

Police, ATF, DEEP and a state police bomb squad were all part of a criminal investigation for more than a day at LabDirect on Center Road in Old Saybrook.

Several agencies, including state police, ATF, DEEP, and local police are conducting an investigation at a biochemical business on Center Road in Old Saybrook Thursday.

Police and other agencies were at a business on Center Road in Old Saybrook Thursday morning for an investigation involving chemicals, according to a source close to the investigation.

Multiple local and federal agencies are conducting an ongoing investigation at a company in Old Saybrook. Investigators have been at LabDirect at 6 Center Road since Wednesday afternoon, according to Police Chief Michael Spera. He said they are conducting a criminal investigation at the property. Spera said there is no threat to the public. The investigation centers around chemicals at…

With the sun out and temperatures on the rise, boaters may feel the urge to get on the water. But response crews say it is worth it to wait – a message they’re especially sharing to inexperienced boaters.  A member of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed in New Haven says water temperatures are dangerously cold this time of year, usually below...

After a deadly weekend on Connecticut’s waterways, first responders offer some safety tips for anyone who will be boating this spring.

It has been a deadly and dangerous time on the water in the state in the past few days. Three people have died and there were two rescue operations on Sunday. An all-out search began after reports of an overturned kayak on the Connecticut River near Old Saybrook on Sunday. “Conditions are not favorable. The current is really strong today,…

A man is okay after his kayak overturned in the Connecticut River in the area of Essex and Old Saybrook on Sunday, according to officials. Emergency crews got a call about an overturned kayak north of the Baldwin Bridge Sunday afternoon. Old Saybrook police, firefighters, and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection responded to an area near the Baldwin…

A person was able to swim to shore after a boat capsized in the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook Sunday.

Crews were called to a house fire in Old Saybrook on Saturday. The fire was at a home on Bayside Road. There’s no word on the extent of any damage. It’s unclear what may have caused the fire.

One person has been arrested in connection to an untimely death in Old Saybrook on Friday. Officers were called to a home on Turnstone Road around 6:40 p.m. after getting a report of someone who was unconscious and unresponsive. Police said after lifesaving efforts were exhausted, an adult man was pronounced dead. He has been identified by authorities as 53-year-old…

Penny Lane Pub in Old Saybrook reopened Monday after being closed for a week due to COVID-19. The general manager of the restaurant said the team made the decision to close after Thanksgiving when a team member tested positive for the virus. “We just said ‘let’s not open back up. Let’s wait until everybody is tested negative,’” said Holly...

Penny Lane Pub reopened this week after having to close for several days because of COVID-19 cases among its staff.

Old Saybrook Police are looking for a 3-year-old who is believed to be ill and with his mother. Authorities said they’re looking for Austin Freytag after he went missing on Oct. 13. Police said Austin’s mother, Elizabeth, told others that he was so sick he needed to be taken to Boston Children’s Hospital rather than any medical facility in...

Old Saybrook’s emergency management director said that the town is preparing for any potential impacts from Tropical Storm Henri.

Alexis Sablone, an Olympic athlete from Old Saybrook, came in fourth place at the first-ever Women’s Street Skateboarding Competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. “It was a pinnacle of achievement, just to see her there in Tokyo,” Fran Sablone, Alexis’ father, said. Fran said Alexis started skateboarding around age 10 and liked that it was a very mentally challenging and…

The skateboarding community in the state was already celebrating before the competition even started Sunday. They’re thrilled Connecticut native Alexis Sablone was among those taking the world stage at the Tokyo Olympics. “I mean, we are stoked,” said Brandon Bendfeldt of Mystic, who was among those at a skatepark in Groton on Sunday. Sablone grew up in Old Saybrook...

Crews are searching Long Island Sound off of Old Saybrook after a paddleboard was found floating adrift Thursday.

Rescue crews are searching Long Island Sound off of Old Saybrook after a paddleboard was found floating adrift Thursday. The Old Saybrook Fire Department said fire, police and Coast Guard boats are involved in the search. The department posted a photo of the paddleboard on its Facebook page with the hope that someone might recognize it and put them in…