WETHERSFIELD, CT – The annual revision of the Unemployment Insurance benefit rate will result in claimants receiving a maximum amount of $649 per week effective October 6, 2019, Connecticut Department of Labor Commissioner Kurt Westby said today. For the 12 months ending August 31, 2019,… Read More

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont is urging the members of the Connecticut General Assembly to meet in special session as soon as possible to adopt legislation his administration developed following a series of meetings this summer with the leaders of each legislative… Read More

HARTFORD, Conn. — A new report shows fewer Connecticut children are living in concentrated poverty, but wide racial disparities persist. The report, from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, cited an 11% decline in the number or children living in areas of the state where… Read More

The BD of Selectmen in Griswold is certainly going to have a brand new look in 2020. The Democratic incumbent Todd Babbitt, is running against Republican contender, Dana Bennett for the office of first selectman and she is also the RTC chair in… Read More

Saturday was a great day for the CCC Statue unveiling in the Pachaug Forest.. a statue to commemorate and honor the Civilian Conservation Corps was erected to pay homage to the men that built the roads and trails within the forest that we… Read More

JEWETT CITY, CONNECTICUT, September 23., 2019… Kevin Merchant, president and CEO of Jewett City Savings Bank, has announced the promotion of Jenny M. Driscoll to Assistant Vice President, Loan Operations Manager. Having joined the Bank in 2001 as a full-time teller, Driscoll moved… Read More

On 09/20/2019 at approximately 7:30 PM, members of the Troop D – Quality of Life Task Force stopped a vehicle on I-395 Southbound in Plainfield for a motor vehicle violation.  Troopers approached the car and identified the driver as 38 year old Eric Terwilliger… Read More

On Tuesday, September 24, 2019 beginning at 8 AMthe Plainfield Police Department will be participating in “Operation Clear Track”. Members of the department will be stationed at the railroad crossing located on Railroad Avenue in Plainfield handing out Amtrak-provided safety cards to motorists… Read More

On Tuesday, 09/17/2019 at approximately 7:10 pm, Troop D QLTF Troopers went to 41 Rachel Drive in the town of Thompson to attempt to locate 37 year old Eric Starr. Starr held an active arrest warrant for Violation of Probation stemming from a… Read More

MONTVILLE – The Connecticut Department of Labor’s Montville American Job Center is holding a Micro Career Fair on Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring five local employers. The job center is located at 601 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Suite 1, Uncasville. Jobseekers planning… Read More

On 09/16/2019 at approximately 6:43 pm, members of the Troop D – Quality of Life Task Force, and the Killingly and Brooklyn Resident Troopers Offices conducted a traffic stop of a 2004 Dodge Dakota for a motor vehicle violation. The traffic stop took… Read More

On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at approximately 10:20 PM, A 2001 Honda motorcycle ridden by 33 year old Gordon Reynolds of Norwich was traveling east on Rte 66 in Columbia Ct. The motorcycle collided with a 1998 Honda Accord, which was traveling west… Read More

On September 9, 2019 at approximately 10:28PM, Troopers out of Troop D-Danielson initiated an investigation after $500.00 worth of facial healthcare products were stolen from the CVS Pharmacy located at 57 Providence Pike in the town of Putnam, CT. It was learned during the course of this… Read More

On September 3, 2019, Connecticut State Police detectives assigned to the Statewide Urban Violence Cooperative Crime Control Task Force (SUVCCCTF) and Statewide Narcotics Task Force (SNTF), assisted by members of the Bridgeport Police Department, executed a search warrant at 5 Cowles St. Apt.… Read More

Another tax is going to hit in the state of Connecticut where some grocery items are going to be taxed at a new rate of 7.35%, which is 1% more than the general sales tax rate of 6.35%.  A Department of Revenue Services… Read More

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement regarding the announcement that Jeffrey S. Geiger, who has served as president of Electric Boat since 2013, will retire effective September 30, and General Dynamics NASSCO president Kevin Graney will be appointed… Read More

On 9/15/19 at approximately 1:30 PM Troop D Danielson responded to an aircraft crash in the vicinity of 1329 Plainfield Pike in Sterling.  The plane that crashed was a single engine, single seat Aerolite 103 ultralight aircraft that took off from Rincon just… Read More

On September 12, 2019 at approximately 5:09 PM, Officers from the Plainfield Police Department along with the Moosup Fire Department and American Legion Ambulance responded to a one car motor vehicle crash on Sterling Hill Road in the Moosup section of Plainfield, Connecticut.… Read More

On September 10, 2019 at approximately 8:49 P.M., members of the Plainfield Police Department responded to the area of 500 Green Hollow Road, Wauregan, CT, after dispatch received a report of a one car motor vehicle accident with possible injuries. Upon arriving on… Read More

Written by Michele Walworth: We had the most beautiful weather to finally dedicate the 9/11 Memorial that the Enrichment Students created along with their advisors. As part of the Griswold Town 9/11 Committee I couldn’t have wished for a more perfect day. We had… Read More