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Stonington, Connecticut is located in New London County. Zip codes in Stonington, CT include 06378. The median home price in Stonington is $482,000 which is roughly $184/per square foot. More Stonington information.

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7 hrs ago | The Day

Noanker says Mason Islanders have it easy

Poor Masons Island. Think you have traffic problems? Visit Noank village and, while on the way here, check out the tight squeeze on the road where the Oyster House recently opened.

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Thu May 23, 2013

The Day

Stonington officials have concerns about plan to reuse mill space

Some members of the Planning and Zoning Commission raised concerns about a proposal Tuesday night that would expand the permitted uses allowed in the town's manufacturing zones in an attempt to reuse vacant mill space.

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Wed May 22, 2013

TheDay.Com

Stonington issues violation notice to Handlebar Cafe

First Selectmen Ed Haberek has said that the town has issued a notice of violation to Handlebar Cafe for erecting an illegal sign and set of large handlebars over the entrance to the Route 1 bar as part of its reality television show makeover.

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The Day

TVC says new upgrades will speed Internet service to customers in the region

Thames Valley Communications announced this week that it has finished upgrades that will bring faster Internet service to its coverage area including Gales Ferry, Groton, Mystic, Stonington and Pawcatuck.

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The Day

A six pack of questions with brewer Aaren Simoncini

Aaren Simoncini started small when he opened Beer'd Brewing in Stonington in late 2012.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Connecticut Post

Critics say repaired line still lacking

James Repass of Boston, MA, president of National Corridors Initiative, a group dedicated to the modernization of our country's rail service, surveys the site of Friday's derailment and collision in Bridgeport, Conn.

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Connecticut Post

Mystic Seaports hosts 19th-century-style holiday

Mystic Seaport, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic Village of Stonington. Open daily: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular admission: $24, seniors and college students $22, youth $15; age 5 and younger, free.

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Mon May 20, 2013

TheDay.Com

Mystic teen charged in home trashing arrested in beer burglary

The Mystic teenager charged last week with causing as much as $100,000 of damage to an unoccupied Pawcatuck home, has been arrested again, this time for allegedly breaking into a Mystic garage and stealing beer.

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FiveThirtyEight

In Transit Blog: Walkabout - 5/20: Dreamliners Lift Off; Post-Sandy Beaches Surveyed

Dreaming Again Boeing's embattled 787 Dreamliner , no longer grounded for safety concerns, returned to America's airways today.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Day

Local policing isn't just local anymore

The job of local law enforcement officers has never been easy. Each day an officer steps onto the street and into the unknown.

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Fri May 17, 2013

TheDay.Com

Lawsuits on guns and claims of selectman self porn

One of his clients is the woman who is suing the first selectman of Stonington, claiming he sent her a picture of his genitals.

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Thu May 16, 2013

The Day

Stonington group's application to raise chicken issue

A Pawcatuck woman who is a principal in Chicken Lovers Urge Change , has filed an application to change the town's zoning regulations so residents can raise six hens, or two hens per household member on residential properties.

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Tue May 14, 2013

The Day

Brewery Trail and a new ap all part of Beer Week

The legislature established the Brewery Trail and on Tuesday, during the state's Beer Week, got a look at the app.

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The Day

Stonington woman is new director of state coalition to help homeless

Lisa Tepper Bates of Stonington, the executive director of the Mystic Area Shelter & Hospitality Inc., has been named the new executive director of the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness.

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Mon May 13, 2013

TheDay.Com

Accident temporarily knocks out power in Stonington

Power was knocked out to a large section of Pawcatuck early this morning and a portion of Pequot Trail was temporarily closed after an SUV driven by a woman, who police say was intoxicated, struck a utility pole.

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Sat May 11, 2013

The Day

Stonington police won't act to silence dirt-biking teen

Stonington Board of Police Commissioners Chairman Scott Bates said Thursday night that police will not take action to stop a teenager from riding his dirt bike on his family's Richmond Lane property.

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The Day

Stonington paving plans outlined

The Highway Department and its subcontractors are scheduled to begin the first phase of the town's $3.5 million paving and road repair project next week.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Patch.com

Anti-Dog Ban Bill Passes Connecticut House

The Connecticut House of Representatives has approved a bill that would block towns and cities from enacting breed-specific bans on dogs.

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TheDay.Com

Police logs - May 10

Lori St. Jean, 46, of 368 Grindstone Hill Road, North Stonington, was charged Wednesday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs and driving with a suspended license.

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Wed May 08, 2013

WTNH

Students skipping dissections bill

Connecticut students who object to dissecting frogs, fetal pigs and other dead animals in science classes may soon be able to opt out.

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