New London News

Alfred Mayo is sworn in as a new member of the New London Fire Department by Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio in the City Council chambers of New London City Hall Friday, June 1, 2012.

State police on Thursday arrested a man who they say attacked two people May 19 inside a Denison Avenue apartment.

Harold A. Schaitberger, center in red tie, President of the International Association of Fire Fighters , departs New London Fire Headquarters after meeting with union membership inside Friday, June 1, 2012.

A 70 percent chance of light rain later in the evening. Sunrise is 5:17 a.m., sunset is 8:16 p.m. 2. The Gallery at Firehouse Square opens an exhibit of art by Bernard McTigue tonight.

Honoree Jaye Wilson, principal of Winthrop Magnet Elementary School in New London, right, has her corsage pinned on by Liz Binger, director of OIC, during the Opportunities Industrialization Center of New London County Community Champions Celebration Thursday held at the Clarke Center on the Mitchell College campus in New London.

Artist Flavia Melendez finishes one of the pieces for her upcoming show "Paisajes Minimos" at the studio at the Griffis Arts Center in New London on Wednesday.

Members of the New London Main Street Organization met for its 15th annual meeting Thursday at The Commoner, a restaurant that opened earlier this year on Bank Street.

She'll be visiting 60 U.S. cities in 70 days. It's not a concert tour but a documentary tour.

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital has submitted a $69 million bid to purchase Westerly Hospital, including an offer to assume $22 million in debt.

A Connecticut College has released the Dean's List for the spring 2012 semester, and six New London residents have made the cut.

New London Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio finds himself isolated on a lonely political island.

Citing a short window of opportunity to acquire information among other concerns, the City Council voted 2-5 against entering into a contract to establish five solar panel arrays around New London.

Lyme Academy of Fine Arts student Christopher O'Flaherty, left, and Qimin Liu work Wednesday on the image of a cello player in the "Songs of Our City" mural by Liu and Mark McKee along the 80-foot long wall on the side of Caruso Music on Bank Street in New London.

The restaurant, with 1,800 square feet of dining space, promises "simple, rustic American food," a long way from the Mexican cuisine offered at Zavala, said head chef Mike Burt of New London, most recently a sous chef at Skipper's Dock in Stonington.

Isaura Guzman, 28, of New London was sentenced today in Hartford's U.S. District Court to more than three years in prison for her role in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud orchestrated by her father, Jose Guzman of Waterford.

Much is made, rightly, of the gains made by many charter schools. But as the writer Sol Stern observed about New York City , every time a charter school opens, two Catholic schools close because of financial difficulties.

New London High School Class of 1972 will hold its 40th reunion on Saturday, July 7, at Tony D's in New London.

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital of New London, Conn., has offered to buy Westerly Hospital for $69.1 million, and the special master overseeing the hospital is seeking court approval to accept that offer as a "stalking horse" bid.

Two weeks after Lavon Pemberton exchanged gunfire with another man in Groton, he was shot in the stomach while walking down a Springfield, Mass.

James D. Trapp, 36, of 8 Larch Road was charged Tuesday with violation of a protective order and tampering with a witness.