Groton News

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.

Just do it. That's our advice to Groton voters deciding on the $10.7 million referendum question next Tuesday on whether to reconstruct the 1.1-mile-long Thames Street.

USS Hartford [SSN-768] returns to New London for repairs General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp.

While the Town Clerk office is an elected position in Groton, this fall is the first time in 24 years there has been competition for the job.

I was pleased to read in The Day last month that the town of Groton has opened a new bicycle way, the G&S Trolley Trail, following the path of the old trolley line.

A number of health districts are offering H1N1 vaccines, but most require you make a reservation well in advance.

If you were at Sutton Park, the skate park in Groton, on Wednesday afternoon, you might have heard something like this: "Dude, that is Tony Hawk." "Dude, no way." "Dude, way." "Dude, no way is that Tony Hawk, the most famous skateboarder of all time, right here in our skate park in Groton." "Dude, who else could do a FS 540 or a Laser Flip like ...

In the days before she allegedly held up six banks in as many days, Heather L. Brown told her probation officer she had been using cocaine and marijuana and was no longer employed.

Jason Sherman throws an old board into a trash bin as the historic home at 23 Library St.

A new arrest warrant says a Connecticut woman suspected of robbing six banks in three states last month had returned to using cocaine and marijuana and was unemployed before the crimes.

The Groton Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to settle a lawsuit filed by a resident who said his civil rights were violated when police seized a handgun from a locked safe in his home and a shotgun he kept at his mother's house in New London.

A Greenfield Drive man's plans to hold a Wiccan autumn celebration at his home last month never materialized, but his neighbors are still concerned about the intended use of the home he is building, especially after learning that he is listed on the state's Sex Offender Registry.

The Navy is seeking permits to do dredging work at Pier 15 at the Groton sub base, dump the pier area soils in a specially dug trench nearby in the Thames River, and then dispose of the river bottom soils at three offshore sites.

Groton - There is one thing it seems every candidate for Town Council agrees on: the upcoming budget process is going to hurt.

The Groton Planning Commission voted late Thursday night to approve construction and renovations to Mystic River Residential Care, a boarding house for 25 disabled adults on Godfrey Street, but called for some changes to the proposed site plans.

What is it with trails in Groton that has outdoor enthusiasts brandishing pitchforks and vowing revenge instead of skipping along merrily, arm-in-arm, while singing "Kumbaya"? Well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but a couple of months ago hikers, joggers, cyclists and horseback riders clashed over restrictions that have kept bikes and ...

The Ledge Light Health District is considering a new regulation that would require property owners with septic tanks to obtain permits for them and verify that they are pumped out at least every five years.