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    Hitting the trail for Connecticut oysters

    Hitting the trail for Connecticut oysters
    A new state marketing campaign aims to promote the humble oyster and the people who get them from the seabeds to local restaurant kitchens and diners’ plates.

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    Arrests by state and local police departments in the region.
    A civil lawsuit judgment against New London has led to calls for the dissolution of a shade tree commission and the repeal of 14-year-old inspection and maintenance rules.
    The state plans to begin replacing the bridge, carrying Groton Long Point Road over the Amtrak railroad, in two years.
    As news broke Thursday of the arrest of Gov. Ned Lamont’s former deputy budget chief, I couldn’t help but wonder how the governor could have been so clueless about what the FBI called blatant wrongdoing in his administration.

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    Ledyard Bill Library hosted founder Henry Bill’s 200th birthday party Saturday.
    Pre-Memorial Day candlelight vigil May 26 A candlelight vigil to honor the men and women who lost their lives fighting for our country and to support veterans and those c...
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    Mall owner comments on it plans for Waterford property in wake of its agreement to sell another of its Connecticut properties, the Enfield Square mall it purchased in 2019.
    A person was taken to the hospital after a shooting on North Main Street Thursday evening, police said.

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    Maria Cruz-Saco, a Connecticut College-endowed professor of economics, has been honored by the college for her research regarding Latin American economies.
    Arrests by state and local police departments in the region.
    The budget ― which includes town operations and capital expenses as well as the town’s share of the Lyme-Old Lyme school spending plan ― is down about $1 million, or 7.8%, from current spending.
    Voters on Thursday will be asked to weigh in on the proposed 2024-25 budget of $90.6 million and it’s 5.3% increase over the current budget.
    The proposed budget ― which includes town operations, education and capital costs ― represents an increase of $1.1 million, 2.7% over the current budget.
    State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, D-Groton, received the Democratic nomination for the 41st State House District, which covers parts of Groton and Stonington.
    Incumbent state Rep. Holly Cheeseman, R-East Lyme, and Democratic challenger Nick Menapace will again face off in November after being nominated at their respective conventions this week.
    Democrats from Lyme, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook and part of Westbrook on Wednesday nominated Jane Wisialowski as their candidate for the 23rd Assembly District.
    A ceremony for the $5.5 million renovation will be held at 2 p.m. at the center, which is located at 26 Town Woods Road in Old Lyme.
    The so-called “steel in the water” milestone was met this week as the project began installing its first turbine foundation about 35 miles off the Connecticut coast between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard.