New London

A New London police officer who was arrested in connection with a domestic violence incident last year has been arrested for a third time. Julio Gil-Martinez, 28, of New London, was arrested for violating a protective order last Monday, police said. Authorities said a woman came into police headquarters to report that Gil-Martinez allegedly violated a protective order against him….

Police have identified the man who died after a shooting on Moore Avenue in New London Tuesday night. The police department said they responded to the area for a reported shooting just after 6:15 p.m. Responding officers found a man with gunshot wounds to the torso. He was taken to the hospital and later died. He has been identified as…

More former Coast Guard Academy cadets are taking legal action against the federal government. They claim it was allowed to go unchecked. In each of seven new complaints is a story of someone who says they were either raped, touched or grabbed against their will. One former cadet alleges they were drugged and multiple others say a Coast Guard policy…

The long-running seaside festival “Sailfest” is going to look different this year, according to New London’s mayor. It comes a day after the organizer of the downtown festival announced it would be “canceled.”

The long-running seaside festival “Sailfest” is going to look different this year, according to New London’s mayor. It comes a day after the organizer of the downtown festival announced it would be “canceled.” The city said it’s not their decision to make and they still have plans for the mid-summer festivities. The mayor also made it clear the beloved...

New London’s Sailfest has been canceled this year, according to organizers. Sailfest New London posted on its Facebook page Wednesday that the annual summer celebration would not be happening due to the city’s budget constraints. “Sailfest has been a cornerstone of New London’s summer for over four decades, bringing people together to celebrate our waterfront and community,” said Barbara...

A woman died in a crash in New London on Sunday morning. Police responded to the scene on State Street and Bank Street just after 12:30 a.m. A car had crashed into a fixture at the Parade Plaza, according to police. The driver, 41-year-old Joslyn Wakefield, was removed from the vehicle and taken to the hospital where she was pronounced…

A moped rider was injured after colliding with a vehicle in New London over the weekend. Emergency crews responded to a crash with injuries on Bank Street and Montauk Avenue around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The collision reportedly involved a moped and a vehicle. The moped rider appeared to have non-life threatening injuries, but refused medical treatment, police said. The…

The Connecticut Center for Addiction Recovery (CCAR) was spared from closing three of its centers across the state. CCAR is an organization that has been offering recovery community centers for over two decades. The centers often work with people who are released from treatment centers to continue on their path to recovery. On Thursday, the organization announced it was preparing…

Three families are displaced after a car crashed into an apartment building in New London on Tuesday night. Firefighters said the car hit the building on Anthony Road around 10:45 p.m. According to police, the driver was seen getting out of the car and running across the street and went into a house. Officers found the woman, who is from…

Fire caused extensive damage to an apartment building in New London on Monday morning and two firefighters sustained minor injuries while battling the fire. Firefighters responded to a three-family apartment building on Eastern Avenue just before 4 a.m. and found fire on the second and third floors, according to the fire department. Officials called for a second alarm to bring…

Police said a man was shot at a bar in New London on Thursday night. Officers responded to Favorites Bistro Bar at 90 Bank St. around 8:54 p.m. after getting a report that gunshots were fired and someone might have been shot, police said. They found a 27-year-old man and provided medical care, then the man was taken to Lawrence…

A 2-year-old has been taken to the hospital after eating a THC gummy in New London Monday morning, police said. New London police said they responded to a home in town around 10:50 a.m. after getting a report of a baby girl ingesting a THC gummy. Authorities said the toddler was transported to L+M Hospital for treatment. The Department...

Work is underway to transform the site in New London where a church collapsed almost one year ago. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But the loss of the landmark transformed the skyline and raised concerns about the future of the prime downtown spot.

Work is underway to transform the site in New London where a church collapsed almost one year ago. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But the loss of the landmark transformed the skyline and raised concerns about the future of the prime downtown spot. “It looked indestructible because it’s built of this strong granite,” Tom Couser, New London Landmarks board...

The past year has been difficult for a congregation in New London. Almost a year ago, their church collapsed. And while thankfully no one was hurt, the worshipers have had to find a way to move forward following the loss.

The past year has been difficult for a congregation in New London. Almost a year ago, their church collapsed. And while thankfully no one was hurt, the worshipers have had to find a way to move forward following the loss. Nearly one year ago in New London, surveillance cameras captured the destruction of a historic church on Jan. 25. “It…

A surveillance camera captured the moment the steeple of the former First Congregational Church came crashing down on January 25, 2024.

Almost one year ago, the skyline in New London was changed in seconds. “The church just collapsed,” a 911 caller said.   “The whole church collapsed?” asked the 911 operator. “It just collapsed. The whole thing,” the caller said. A surveillance camera captured the moment the steeple of the former First Congregational Church came crashing down on Jan. 25. And now…

The executive order puts a temporary halt on offshore wind lease sales in federal waters, and pauses the issuing of approvals, permits, and loans for projects.