Waterford News Archives

“Sometimes people throw a proposal out there but they don't really want to see it happen. And then they can blame the legislature for it not happening”

Although fueled by major political muscle, a controversial bill to install automated radar cameras to ticket speeders on I-95 faces uncertainty in its first legislative test next week - a vote by the legislature's public safety committee on whether to advance the bill for further consideration by other committees.

'I couldn't guess' how the vote will come out, said committee co-chairwoman Sen.

Andrea L. Stillman , D- Waterford , who added that she needs more facts before deciding.

Stillman's district includes the stretch of I-95 between Old Lyme and New London where Gov. M. Jodi Rell has proposed establishing radar cameras in a 'pilot program' prompted by longtime problems with speeding and a horrendous accident last year. But Stillman said her constituents seem 'about 60-40' against the technology; 'people just don't want cameras watching them,' she said. Read more

At the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Conn., Wendy C. Goldberg, a.d. of the org's National Playwrights Conference, has reupped her contract with the legit developmental program through 2010. via Variety

The ruling was handed down in a case filed a year ago against Christopher David Brennan of Waterford, Connecticut, by plaintiffs Atlantic Recording, Electra Entertainment Group, Interscope Records, Sony BMG ... via Neowin.net

“You can't get everyone to agree with the direction you're taking, with these jobs”

You know him, even if you haven't met him. He, with the black-rimmed glasses, graying hair and nowadays, a reddish beard, somehow manages to be everywhere at once. via The Day

The opening of a Christmas Tree Shop and Bed, Bath, and Beyond store in the Crystal Mall in Waterford, CT are expected to keep in the "smallness" trend at the mall. via Associated Content

Chris Kingsborough of Uncasville, a sales associate at Bernie's in Waterford, sets up a Sony Blu-ray system at the store Tuesday. via The Day

The chamber will hold its next Business After Hours on Wednesday, March 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Liberty Bank, 165 Boston Post Road, Waterford. via The Day

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Two people went to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London with minor injuries sustained in a three-car crash on Route 32 Friday afternoon. via The Day

“Separating from the college was a big step for the museum”

Crusan arrived in New London in 2004 on the same day the museum officially separated from Connecticut College. via The Day

“The residents are saying, 'Do we have to do the drill now?' ”

It looked like a summer camp sing-a-long, except that it was neither summer nor a camp. via The Day

“Don't spend what the people of Connecticut cannot afford.”

Gov. M. Jodi Rell started her midterm budget address to the General Assembly on Wednesday with a warning to would-be big spenders. via Hartford Courant

“This guy, being a convicted felon, cannot possess any kind of firearm”

Police say when 25-year-old Mariano Rolon saw two officers on patrol on Laurel Drive, walking toward him, he dropped the duffel bag he was carrying and ran, leaving his friend Jose Molina-Montalvo behind. via The Day

Stonington - A pair of New Hampshire men were in police custody this weekend after a chase Friday night from Old Mystic to Waterford. via The Day

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