Groton News

Police Chief J. Darren Stewart told some of the town's fire chiefs and ambulance company officials Thursday night that he would like to hire a dispatch supervisor and explore improvements in technology that could solve many of the dispatch problems they have complained about.

A Groton high school teacher has been arrested, accused of sexually assaulting a student.

An art teacher at Fitch Senior High School was arrested today after a police investigation found he had engaged in "inappropriate conduct" with a female student.

U.S. military investigators who examined a collision earlier this year between two Navy vessels in the Persian Gulf say the accident was preventable and that some submarine crew members habitually fell asleep and spent too much time away from their stations.A Connecticut newspaper, The Day of New London, reported the findings after obtaining a ...

Brussels might be the best place to make a business connection inside the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the 28-nation military alliance based in the Belgian capital.

Edward F. Boyle, a former Groton resident, is set to be released today from Osborn Correctional Institute in Somers after serving 60 months in jail for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl five years ago.

The Supreme Court's disastrous 2005 Kelo v. City of New London decision sparked a property rights movement across the country about local governments around the nation who seize private property for the reason of "economic development." As a result of the court decision, Susette Kelo's land was given to private developers working on high-end ...

Police are investigating an apparent home invasion in Griswold, a car found on fire in Montville and a burglary at Grader Jewelers in Norwich .

Until Republican Jim Streeter's election in May, every Groton City councilor for years had been a Democrat.

Two men were arrested early this morning on charges that they were in possession of more than 3 pounds of marijuana.

As New London grapples with the eventual departure of its largest taxpayer, Groton officials are hailing Pfizer's plan to consolidate its facilities as good news, not only for their town but for the region at large.

It's a development that I wouldn't wish on anybody, but one that the City of New London, Connecticut largely brought upon itself by pursuing and winning the Kelo v. New London case at the Supreme Court in June 2005.

A firefighter trainee who was hoping to impress his colleagues when he torched three houses in Mystic last year has pleaded no contest to arson charges and will be sentenced in January to up to 14 years in prison.

Pharmaceutical-giant, Pfizer, has announced that they are closing its research and development site in New London.

Pfizer is closing its research and development headquarters in New London and will be moving many of the workers to nearby Groton.

Marc Candels, 42, of 11 Riverview Road, was charged Tuesday with risk of injury to a minor and delivery of a controlled substance.

Local police teamed up with a state police narcotics task force to arrest a local man on drug charges.

Republicans gained ground Tuesday, earning six of nine Town Council seats and a slight majority on the Representative Town Meeting.

Justin Trehy, 27, of 106 Poquonnock Road, was charged Sunday with third-degree assault and breach of peace.

Tomorrow is Election Day. With only town positions at stake this year, it has been very quiet, a welcome change from the hurly-burly of last year's national election.