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    Short legislative session brought mixed results for region

    The Day staff looks at how southeastern Connecticut fared during the Connecticut General Assembly’s session that ended late Wednesday.

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    A New Jersey couple on their way to the White Mountains of New Hampshire got some work done at McCook Point Park Thursday outside the converted camper they borrowed from a friend.
    Residents and lawmakers will continue efforts to scrutinize the controversial project.
    Waterford ― The Waterford Historical Society will hold its first Second Saturday event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the society’s historic buildings and on Jordan G...
    Passengers from a cruise ship docked in New London explored some of the region’s top tourism attractions on Thursday.

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    Cruise ships will make eight stops in the city through October, giving passengers time to explore the city and other area destinations.
    Muralist Kelsey Montague, first commissioned by Foxwoods Resort Casino in 2021, returned this week for the unveiling of her latest work, “Native Eagle Wings.”
    A survey of Norwich youths showed substance use is declining but mental health problems persist.
    “Bodies are piling up on our highways every single day,” said Howard, a veteran Stonington police detective.
    Voters in Lyme and Old Lyme approved the proposed Region 18 school budget of $36.9 million and its 3% increase at two sparsely attended referendums on Tuesday.

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    Visitors pick tulips at Wicked Tulips in Preston during a break in the rain on Wednesday.
    Mashantucket ― Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, has been elected president of the board of directors of NAFOA, the Native American Finance Office...
    After more than six decades, the family-owned Rapid Car Wash in New London has sold its business to the rapidly expanding Soapy Noble.
    Lawrence + Memorial Hospital has been re-certified by The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, as an advanced primary stroke center for the ninth time.
    Ledyard police say the driver fled from an officer in February before crashing into a boulder, leading to the death of her passenger.
    Marge Sitler’s story is being told not in spoken word or on paper, but through the resonant rip of a chainsaw as sculptor Josh Landry carves out the remnants of an oak tree at her Old Lyme home.
    A commercial rather than tribal enterprise, the casino opened in March 2021 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the first Indian-run casino in the Las Vegas Strip corridor.
    Several Norwich police officers and two civilians were honored by Police Chief Patrick Daley Monday for their roles in helping to save the life of a man who had threatened to harm himself on bridge near Norwich Harbor.
    The average customer will see their monthly electricity bill decrease by about 9.4%, under new rates that went into effect at the start of the month.
    The RTM will vote on final approval of the proposed budget and its 5.8% increase next week.