Groton News

USS Scorpion was a Skipjack -class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy , and the sixth ship of the U.S. Navy to carry that name.

Two years after a New London jury convicted Edward J. Allen of sexually assaulting a young girl who lived in his Groton home, the 67-year-old retired welder turned himself in today to begin serving a 13-year prison sentence.

Most reporting on the proposed Marketplace Fairness Act - a law that would impose sales tax collection on Internet sales - fails to capture the bureaucratic impact this will have on commerce.

"I'm aware it's ugly," said Macayla Baker, 19, of the garment hanging in the Norwich Goodwill.

1. "Growing up, I always wanted to be the best, no matter what it was, no matter where it was," he says.

Every year, ham radio operators take part in many challenging contests and exercises, both for fun and to hone their skills.

"This is the first nuclear-powered vessel of any kind - ship or under the water," Submarine Force Museum Curator Steven Finnegan told WCBS 880's Mike Xirinachs.

Moderators reported a steady turnout in Groton City's municipal elections today, where at least two people showed up to vote but were turned away because they live outside city borders in Groton Town.

In this Aug. 3, 2012 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Cmdr. Michael P. Ward II, center, is saluted during the change-of-command ceremony for the nuclear submarine USS Pittsburgh at the Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Conn.

Ryan J. Peterle, 26, of 51 Coveside Lane, was charged Saturday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, failure to drive right and second-degree failure to appear in court.

Voters in 13 Connecticut communities are going to the polls on Monday to choose their mayor or first selectman and other municipal leaders.

George H. Demontigny, 24, of 172 Hawthorne Drive, Unit 18G, New London, was charged Friday with second-degree failure to appear in court.

The town of Groton today began demolishing the former Fusconi Dry Cleaning Business, the abandoned property opposite Naval Submarine Base New London.

Two men arrested on robbery charges in Groton and Ledyard this week both are accused of ripping people off during drug deals last fall.

A Groton man who local and federal authorities say was a major cocaine dealer in southeastern Connecticut had help in the drug trade from the unlikeliest of sources - his mother and father.

Spring has sprung in the fair City of Groton. Sprays of daffodils rise between stone walls, bursts of golden forsythia bring joy into hearts, and lawns are adorned with political signs in red and blue.

The captain and some of the crew from theUSS Toledo are in town on a special mission.

Robert Niderno has been named assistant vice president, branch manager for the Savings Institute Bank & Trust's Mansfield office, according to Jonathan Wood, Savings Institute Bank & Trust Company senior vice president retail banking.

Well, you probably think today we are going to talk about the town of Mystic. You are correct, though Mystic is not officially one of our 169 towns in Connecticut.

Alice Mabry and Bryan Fowler head to their Thames Street home Monday after stopping to talk to neighbor Janet Coburn, at rear, now talking to customers Robert Kent and Bill Martin at her Mud Turtle Cafe.