Backus Hospital Nurses Secure New Contract That Ensures “Great Quality Care” for Region Local, state and national union leaders laud membership vote to ratify a four-year collective bargaining agreement that resolves a months-long labor dispute NORWICH, Conn.—Registered nurses at the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich, Conn., yesterday voted nearly unanimously to approve a settlement […]

(Groton- October 19, 2020) – At approximately 12:39 pm Troopers from Troop E responded to Groton- New London Airport for reports of an injured male. Upon arrival Troopers found 43 year old Keith Bayer suffering from a single gunshot wound. Bayer was transported via Lifestar to Hartford Hospital. An update states that on 10/21/20, Bayer

On October 21, 2020 at approximately 8:42 P.M., the Plainfield Police Department arrested 24 year old Robert Newton of Woodstock. While on patrol in the area of Norwich Road in Plainfield an Officer observed a red Buick van driving erratically and cross over into the opposite lane. A motor vehicle stop was conducted and through

Plainfield First Selectman Kevin Cunningham made an appearance on the SNSN Main St Morning Show on Tuesday to answer questions about what is going on in the Town of Plainfield in the area of economic development. Cunningham was asked about a particular project on the site of the old Plainfield Greyhound Track that opened in

Early Monday morning, 10/19/20 at 1:47 AM, Troop H desk personnel received numerous 911 calls regarding a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes on Rte. 9 by exit 30 in New Britain. The vehicle then got onto I-84 westbound while traveling eastbound. Numerous Troop H troopers responded to the area. TFC Krynski  (operator) with

On Sunday, a a Norwich man, 71 year old Harry Viera drove through the front of Vocatura’s Bakery on Boswell Ave in Norwich. Thankfully no one inside the bakery or the driver were injured in the crash. According to the Norwich Fire Department, Viera, was able to get out of the Jeep before first responders

Hartford Healthcare reached a tentative agreement with Backus Hospital Nurses on Friday night on a new 4 year contract.   Negotiations went from Friday until 1:30 AM on Saturday morning.  According to union rep Donna Perry, Hartford Healthcare met the union “more than halfway” on wages and also what she called some “a lot of other

The fall season is still not over, even though COVID 19 statistics would seem to dictate otherwise with the Griswold Schools shutting down for 2 weeks. The Eastern Connecticut Conference announced on Thursday that they are going to still provide a post season sports experience for our student athletes. Football players are going to converge

(HARTFORD, CT) – Recognizing the critical role that New England’s regional wholesale electricity market plays in addressing climate change and cost-effectively reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of four other northeast states today issued a statement calling for reforms needed to achieve their states’ respective goals for clean, affordable,

The 2 day Backus Nurse’s strike that started on Tuesday morning at 7 AM has ended this morning, Thursday October 15, at 7 AM.  Backus Hospital allowed the nurses to return and there isn’t currently a lockout  The strike went as advertised to only last for 48 hours. Since the strike began, there have been

On Wednesday October 14, 2020, at approximately 3:45 PM, the Jewett City Fire Department, Jewett City Department of Public Utilities, as well as Eversource responded to the area of Slater Ave and Main St in Jewett City for a utility pole that had caught on fire.  As a result of the fire, Slater Ave was

(Wethersfield, CT) – Today, Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Kurt Westby announced that the Department has received more than a million applications for state, federal, and extended unemployment benefits; gave updates on the unemployment Trust Fund; and reminds residents that October is cyber security month. Commissioner Westby said, “We’ve reached a milestone no one

The two sides did meet on Friday and Sunday. Perry stated that the Sunday meeting started at 10 AM and went til almost 8 PM in the evening. She stated that there was a lot of back and forth, and there was some movement during that time but when it came to benefits and compensation,

This past Saturday, October 10, 2020, the Griswold Senior Center in conjunction with “Farm to Families” led a food drive that distributed a 50 lb food box to anyone that wanted one. The event started at 8:30 AM and went until noon. The Center said that they got off to a “rough start” but “managed

Griswold High celebrated the Seniors of it’s 2020 soccer team on Friday before a game with Grasso Tech.  Ryan Ganley, Nathan Howard, Matt Ladd, Charles Mikolajczak, Logan Richards, Dominic Tamburrino, and Michael Yohe were all escorted out to the center of the field before the contest began, accompanied by their parents or a family member.

The Wolverines came out of the chute hot on Thursday afternoon scoring the first 27 points of the game. In the 2nd quarter, star senior, Anthony Franklin went up against double coverage from a bomb thrown by quarterback Jaiden Curtin-Quinn.  Franklin almost came down with it, a reception that would surely put the Wolverines in

On October 8, 2020 at approximately 3:03 PM, members of the Plainfield Police Department along with members of the American Legion Ambulance and Atwood Hose Fire Department responded to Shepard Hill Road in the Wauregan section of Plainfield for a report of a car versus moped crash. Following an investigation, it was determined that a

The Griswold Senior Center is holding an event this coming weekend on Saturday, October 10, 2020 at the Griswold Public Works Garage, 1148 Voluntown Road (Route 138) in Griswold. Plain and simple, they are giving away food with a program called From Farm to Families. A tractor trailer truck is arriving at the site that

Connecticut State Police said on Tuesday that Willimantic Police were called to a scene on Gem Drive to investigate a possible assault case. When they arrived, they found a female victim dead inside the home. There was also reason to believe that the suspect was still in the home but couldn’t make contact. They then

Some area movie theaters are closing for good, mainly due to the revenue losses due to Covid 19. Regal Cinemas, a company that operates movie theaters all over the United States is shutting down. Regal does have some theaters in Eastern Connecticut including locations in Waterford, Branford, and Stonington. Regal’s parent company, Cineworld, said in