Old Saybrook

The release of a study into Old Saybrook’s police department has been delayed for a second time. Earlier this year, the town hired the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) to look into why the department has trouble attracting and retaining officers, among other issues. The study was not finished by the original October deadline, and instead was delivered in...

Residents prepared for the major storm and expected power outages.

A fire on a car carrier closed Interstate 95 North in Old Saybrook on Wednesday morning and traffic getting by again. State police said a loaded car carrier caught on fire underneath the I-95 overpass and the fire spread to cars on the carrier itself. The highway was closed between exits 65 and 66, according to CTRoads. It has since…

Firefighters responded to a marina in Old Saybrook at 12:20 p.m. after getting a report that a boat was on fire.

A boat that was out of water in Old Saybrook caught fire on Monday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the Safe Harbor Ferry Point West Marina in Old Saybrook at 12:20 p.m. after getting a report that a boat was on fire. The fire department said the boat was on land to be stored for the off-season.   Video from the...

Action out of tragedy is the goal of a group of friends and family members of three young men killed in a boat crash in Old Saybrook on Labor Day weekend.

Action out of tragedy is the goal of a group of friends and family members of three young men killed in a boat crash in Old Saybrook on Labor Day weekend. They are seeking to light the breakwater at the mouth of the Connecticut River where their boat crashed. “We grew up on the water, we have been boating and…

A man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a Burger King employee in an alleyway in Old Saybrook Friday. Police said they were called to an alleyway between Stop and Shop and Paradise Wine and Spirits on Boston Post Road just after 2 p.m. An employee for Burger King was allegedly stabbed and returned to work afterwards. They were taken…

One person has serious injuries after a boat exploded in Old Saybrook on Friday morning. Officials from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said crews responded to Harbor One Marina after receiving reports that a boat exploded during refueling. One person was taken to the hospital after suffering serious injuries, but they are not life-threatening, according to DEEP....

American Cruise Lines’ New England cruise ship sails from Boston to New York City this week and on the way, it stopped in Connecticut twice.

American Cruise Lines’ New England cruise ship sails from Boston to New York City this week and on the way, it stopped in Connecticut twice. “I think the Connecticut shoreline in particular is just a beautiful place to be especially now in October,” said American Cruise Lines Public Relations Manager Alexa Paolella. The first stop in New London on Monday…

Sen. Richard Blumenthal is asking the U.S. Coast Guard to install new safety measures around the jetty at the mouth of the Connecticut River in Old Saybrook after three men died in a boat crash earlier this month. The crash happened on Sept. 2 as nine people were returning from Block Island around 9 p.m. when the 31-foot motorboat they…

Paying respects to the lives lost in Old Saybrook. The community, family, and friends held a candlelight vigil Saturday night for the three men who died after a boat crash Monday.

Paying respects to the lives lost in Old Saybrook. The community, family, and friends held a candlelight vigil Saturday night for the three men who died after a boat crash Monday. Candles being held closely light up the Saybrook Point Marina Saturday night. The Old Saybrook community coming out to remember the three men that died in a boating accident…

Officials have identified the two bodies that were found on Friday after days of searching. The men had been missing since a boat crash off Old Saybrook on Monday night. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection EnCon Police said they located the body of one man around 12:10 p.m. on Friday. They said search crews located the body of the…

Search crews found the bodies of two men Friday who had been missing since a boat crash off Old Saybrook on Monday night.

Authorities have located the bodies of two men that had been missing since a boat crash off Old Saybrook on Monday night. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection EnCon Police said they located the body of one man around 12:10 p.m. on Friday. They said search crews located the body of the other missing boater around 4:30 p.m. Nine friends…

The search has resumed on Thursday morning for two men who have been missing since a boat crash in Long Island Sound off Old Saybrook on Monday night.

The search has resumed on Thursday morning for two men who have been missing since a boat crash in Long Island Sound off Old Saybrook on Monday night. Nine friends were returning after spending Labor Day on Block Island when the 31-foot motorboat they were in hit a jetty around 9:15 p.m. Monday, according to the Department of Energy and…