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    Democrat Gauthier will challenge McCarty for 38th District rep seat

    Democrats nominated Nick Gauthier on Wednesday to run for the 38th District state House of Representatives seat currently held by incumbent Republican Kathleen McCarty.

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    The Ad Hoc Short-Term Rental Committee on Wednesday presented a status report to selectmen after almost eight months of research, discussion and expert advice.
    Members of the Coast Guard sailing team practice in the rain on the Thames River Thursday.
    Custodians Alex Hernandez and Vladimir Vangjeli worked together using wood templates to evenly space the rows and chairs on Tempel Green Thursday for Connecticut College’s 106th Commencement on Sunday.
    The city of Norwich will consider buying the long-vacant, blighted former Marina Towers building that blocks the view of the Norwich marina and harbor on West Main Street.

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    Republicans on Tuesday nominated Mark Adams to challenge 16-term incumbent state Rep. Kevin Ryan, D-Montville, for the 139th state representative seat.
    New pickleball courts will be built on the site between the Thrive 55+ Active Living Center and the Groton Public Library on Newtown Road.
    Amid structural concerns regarding Stonington Middle School, students in grades 6 through 8 will spend the upcoming school year at the old Pawcatuck Middle School.
    The town has been making some initial improvements to the dilapidated animal control facility until it learns if it will receive $2 million from the state to help it build a new shelter.
    Legislative action came amid a decrease in reported sexual assaults in the military, as well as a drop in the number of service members who said they had experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact.

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    Once freed, the man was taken by ambulance to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. A town official said he could not comment on the man’s injuries.
    State Sen. Cathy Osten said Wednesday she supports many of the goals of those trying to eliminate child poverty in Connecticut, but the co-chair of the legislature’s Appropriations Committee doesn’t want to raid the state’s surplus funds to do so.
    Motorists should expect traffic delays and closures between 7 and 10 a.m. as more than 2,000 runners compete.
    Crew members train to climb the main mast shroud of the sailing schooner Argia in downtown Mystic on Wednesday.
    Members expressed frustration Tuesday that after eight months there has been no resolution to an investigation into allegations against Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow and Assistant Superintendent Tamara Gloster.
    The honor rolls for a variety of local schools have been published online over the last few weeks. The Day prints honor rolls exclusively online.
    Formerly active in Stonington politics, Mastroianni said he moved last year to Old Lyme, where he lives with his husband and daughter.
    The school system will create a new special education program to serve elementary and middle school students with severe emotional and behavioral disabilities.
    Democrats unanimously endorsed six-term incumbent state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague Tuesday, and Republicans unanimously endorsed Hebron Republican Town Committee Chairman Jason Guidone to challenge Osten.
    The goal is to reopen next May with menu offerings similar to the lobster rolls, fried clams and burgers for which Dad’s is known.