Preston News

Town officials facing a monumental task of cleaning up and demolishing dozens of dilapidated buildings on the former Norwich Hospital campus now have a new challenge - a giant jigsaw puzzle.

Electric Boat purchased and is utilizing a facility built by Pfizer on the Thames River.

A lawsuit that seeks to revive a North Stonington-based Indian tribe's pursuit of federal recognition was filed without the tribe's say-so, or even knowledge, the tribe's top official said Tuesday.

Ledyard Fire Department responded to a report of a propane leak on Avery Hill Road Tuesday evening.

Avalonia Land Conservancy and the Groton Public Library have organized a five-part series of programs over the next four months to highlight the importance of water and water protection.

Preston, Conn. - A Preston man collected trash off the road and created his own pile of garbage to send a statement about littering.

Timothy Martin, 22, of 24 School St. was charged Wednesday with carrying a dangerous weapon and interfering with an officer.

Norwich Despite slight spending and tuition rate increases, the new 2012-13 Norwich Free Academy budget provides good news for most financially strapped towns that send students to the academy, as shrinking enrollment lowers their tuition bills.

A local man was arrested early this morning after police said he burglarized an occupied home in an attempt to steal copper.

A 28-year-old Norwich man who fled the Norwich courthouse last week after learning he would be taken into custody for failing to pay child support was arrested early this morning by state police.

A father and son from Preston were charged Friday for their role in allegedly robbing six convenience stores starting in early November.

Dermott Weaver, 50, of 494 East Main St. was charged Wednesday with third-degree assault, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

South Windham, CT firefighter Jim Preston , Northeast Director of the Fire Fighter Cancer Foundation, is working to provide air purifiers for the homes of sick responders of the Sept.

Three towns that worked together to keep the Navy's submarine base in southeast Connecticut six years ago are gearing up for a little competition, as the Coast Guard Academy considers whether to stay in New London or move some operations from its southeast Connecticut campus.

If Mayor Rodolico's assistant, Mark Bancroft, is becoming known as "the Garbage Czar," it is because he has been going around the town spreading the word about single stream recycling, curbside collection schedules and other waste-related information.

Two local men were arraigned Wednesday in Norwich Superior Court on charges that they participated in a string of burglaries, including one in which they set a shed on fire to cover their tracks.

Montville schools have a two-hour delay this morning, because of the snow, and there is no morning kindergarten.

Work continues last week at the new location for Rena's Pizza at the intersection of routes 2 and 2A in Preston in the former Preston Pizza building.

PRESTON, Conn. - A mess is left in Preston after heavy winds took down trees and power.