Groton

A dog has died after a fire at an apartment complex in Groton on Monday night. When crews arrived to the three-story apartment complex in the 600 block of Meridian Street Ext., they said there were no visible signs of fire or smoke from the outside. The fire alarm system had been activated and there was reportedly a smell of…

A Massachusetts man has died after the car he was driving went off Interstate 95 in Groton on Thursday night and hit a parked construction vehicle, according to state police. State police said Paul Robert Bigos, 37, of Dighton, Massachusetts was driving a 2012 Subaru Impreza on I-95 North in Groton around 11:48 p.m. when he went off the road…

Update: State police said a 37-year-old Dighton, Massachusetts man died after the crash. Interstate 95 North was closed in Groton because of a car crash involving a construction vehicle and has reopened. The highway was closed between exits 88 and 89, and traffic was being diverted off exit 88, troopers said. State police said a car crashed into a parked…

A 21-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash in Groton, according to police. A Groton police officer who was on patrol came upon the crash scene on Fort Hill Road, between Depot Road and South Road, around 12:45 a.m. Friday. The officer found a 2024 Kawasaki ZX-400 motorcycle down on the road and the driver nearby with serious injuries. …

There will be heightened security and some additional safety measures being taken at a varsity football game between Norwich Free Academy and Fitch High School in Groton on Friday afternoon. The game was originally supposed to be played Thursday at 6 p.m., but was postponed after school administrators and police were notified of possible safety concerns. NFA security first contacted…

There was heightened security and new safety protocols in place for the NFA vs. Fitch varsity football game in Groton Friday after it was moved from Thursday due to social media threats.

There will be heightened security and some additional safety measures being taken at a varsity football game between Norwich Free Academy and Fitch High School in Groton on Friday afternoon.

There will be heightened security and some additional safety measures being taken at a varsity football game between Norwich Free Academy and Fitch High School in Groton on Friday afternoon. The game was originally supposed to be played Thursday at 6 p.m., but was postponed after school administrators and police were notified of possible safety concerns. NFA security first contacted…

A 14-year-old has died after a crash in Mystic early Monday morning that left three other teens critically injured, according to police.

A 14-year-old has died after a crash in Mystic early Monday morning that sent four teens to the hospital, according to police.

A 14-year-old has died after a crash in Mystic early Monday morning that sent four teens to the hospital, according to police. Groton police responded to Fishtown Road at 1:21 a.m. after receiving an iPhone Crash Detection call and found four teens with serious injuries. They said the vehicle the teens were in, a 2012 Toyota 4Runner, went off the…

Four people all under the age of 21 were in critical condition Monday after an early-morning crash on Fishtown Road in Mystic.

Four people are in critical condition after a car went off the road, into the woods and hit a tree in Groton early Monday morning.

One teen is dead and three others have serious injuries after a vehicle went off the road, into the woods and hit a tree in the Mystic section of Groton early Monday morning, according to Groton Police. Police said the crash happened on Fishtown Road near Little Gull Lane around 1:21 a.m. and they learned of it because of an…

The 2024 report card for Long Island sound was full of promising and hopeful news for the body of water.

The 2024 report card for Long Island Sound is out and experts say taking the long-term view, this one is fridge worthy. The Sound scored a clean bill of health in four of the five main basins along the Sound, and even those close to the water on a brisk October Thursday noticed a difference. “Originally from Western Mass and…

The owners of the Groton Bowling Center are collecting donations to get to victims affected by the devastation from Helene. 

A man who was wanted in New Hampshire has been arrested after a crash in Groton over the weekend. Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls about a crash near Esker Point Beach on Groton Long Point Road on Sunday around 7:15 a.m. Officers quickly responded to the area and found a 2024 Kia Soul on its side at the edge of…

A 55-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash in Groton late Friday night. Emergency crews responded to Poquonnock Road around 11:30 p.m. for a motorcycle crash. Once in the area, police said they found a motorcycle crash with serious injuries. The driver of the motorcycle, identified as 55-year-old Raymond Nix, was transported to Lawrence & Memorial Hospital to be…

The Ocean State Job Lot store in Groton is closing. The store, located at 941 Poquonnock Road, will close in mid-October. A pre-closing sale started on Thursday and items are being offered at 30% off, according to a news release. Employees will be offered an equivalent position at a nearby Ocean State Job Lot, according to a statement. “We appreciate…