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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…

The first-ever Olympic Skateboarding team was announced Monday and an Old Saybrook woman is headed to Tokyo as a member of that team. Alexis Sablone was named to the U.S. Skateboarding Street Olympic Team. The 34-year-old first made a name for herself in the skateboarding world in 2002. Since then she has won three X Games gold medals, two silver,…

A drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic where you were able to choose which vaccine you would like was held in Old Saybrook on Sunday.

A drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic where you were able to choose which vaccine you would like was held in Old Saybrook on Sunday. Police said they held the “You Choose” event at Old Saybrook Middle School and anyone who was 12 years old or older was eligible to participate. No appointment was needed and participants were able to choose which…

New data shows the nearly 49,000 new cases of reported pediatric COVID-19 cases last week was the lowest weekly total since late October.

Old Saybrook officials say they’re aiming for “immunity in the community” and administered about 400 vaccines at Thursday’s event.

A drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic specifically for teens is going to be held in Old Saybrook next week. The clinic is offering teen only days for 16, 17 and 18-year-old students on Tuesday, April 27 and Thursday, April 29 at Old Saybrook Middle School. It will run from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each day. Any teen who registers will…

We’re approaching another milestone in the COVID-19 vaccine qualifying process in Connecticut as those who are 16 and older will become eligible in a little over three weeks.

Crews responded to brush fires in Southbury, Meriden and Old Saybrook on Friday. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) said they responded to the area of 620 River Rd. in Southbury for a brush fire that expanded approximately 30 acres. DEEP officials said they responded to the brush fire along with several other fire departments in the area….

Several people got sick from acid gas vapors after batteries in a floor scrubber overheated at Walmart at 665 Old Post Road in Old Saybrook on Wednesday morning, according to officials Officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said 11 people were reported to be sick from the fumes and they were evaluated on scene. Police said…

A man who is suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Hunter’s Ambulance Facility in Old Saybrook and starting a fire and targeting other Connecticut EMS agencies is expected in court in Connecticut on Wednesday after being taken into custody in Pennsylvania.

A man who is suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Hunter’s Ambulance Facility in Old Saybrook and starting a fire and targeting other Connecticut EMS agencies was brought back to Connecticut Tuesday night after being taken into custody in Pennsylvania. Richard White, 37, of Torrington, was arrested last month in Milton, Pennsylvania and he was served with a…

A man who state police believe is responsible for targeting multiple Connecticut EMS agencies with Molotov cocktails on Saturday night has been arrested and remains in custody in Pennsylvania on Sunday.

Yale New Haven Health opened six COVID-19 vaccination sites on Thursday for people 75 and older who qualify under the state’s Phase 1B. Northeast Medical Group (NEMG), 4A Devine Street, North Haven NEMG, 112 Quarry Road, Trumbull NEMG, 501 Kings Highway East, #204, Fairfield NEMG, 500 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich NEMG,  633 Middlesex Avenue, Old Saybrook NEMG, 194 Howard Street,…

As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, a study has found that they are disproportionately reaching white populations before Black and other minority communities. One of the authors of the Business Insider report, senior healthcare reporter Shelby Livingston, joined LX News to discuss the difference in vaccination rates, and the questions it raises about racial equity.