Stonington

The Lobster Trap Tree is back in Stonington for a fourth year. 

The Lobster Trap Tree is back in Stonington for a fourth year. “It’s a way to create a joyous holiday exhibition to bring people to our community,” Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce’s Lisa Konicki said. “Also pay homage to the state of Connecticut’s last commercial fishing village.” The tree will light up in front of thousands of people on...

The town of Stonington said some early voters may have been given the wrong ballot on Tuesday, and they’re being asked to recast their votes. Town officials said the mix-up happened at a check-in station that involved the 41st and 43rd House districts. It’s unclear how many ballots were involved. Town officials said they heard from one voter that...

A Danbury man who is accused of driving under the influence, hitting a construction worker on Interstate 95 in Stonington and leaving the scene was arrested in Rhode Island, according to state police.   Connecticut state police said troopers responded to I-95 North near exit 91-92 in Stonington around 6:30 p.m. after receiving reports that a driver had struck a…

An Amtrak train struck a pickup truck in Stonington Friday morning, according to police. The pickup was at the crossing on Island Road by Walker’s Marina, police said. The train was heading east when it hit the pickup around 8:40 a.m. The driver was able to get out of the truck and was not injured, according to police. Amtrak...

Starting Wednesday morning and ending Friday evening, the Mystic River bascule bridge will be closed to boat traffic. “It’s a very active waterway,” said the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce President Bruce Flax. “The people most affected are the boaters who are on the inside of the bridge towards the seaport. The seaport has a marina, so those boats...

Built in 1922, the famous bascule bridge in Mystic is getting structural repairs this week.

About 50 citizenship candidates took an Oath of Allegiance on Friday to become United States of America citizens.

“The structural engineer was very clear. It is safe. He’s just recommending to replace that slab,” Stonington Board of Education Chairman Farouk Rajab said. The future of Stonington Middle School remains up in the air after engineers discovered cracks on part of the second-story floor back in April. “I wasn’t surprised, but I know that Stonington is going to...

Stonington’s Board of Education to decide what to do about cracks found in the second-story floor at the middle school.

A tractor-trailer crash has closed a portion of Interstate 95 North in Stonington on Saturday morning. State police said I-95 North is closed at exit 91. Taugwonk Road underneath the I-95 overpass is also closed. According to town officials, the second trailer exited the highway and landed adjacent to the road below. The truck was reportedly carrying non-hazardous fertilizers. The…

A tractor-trailer carrying 40,000 pounds of bananas has flipped over on an Interstate 95 ramp in Stonington and the ramp is closed. Photos from the scene show an upside-down Chiquita truck. State police said the I-95 North exit 92 offramp is closed and a minor injury is reported.  

A Connecticut state trooper was involved in a crash in Stonington while responding to a pursuit involving a vehicle wanted in connection with a kidnapping Sunday night. Troop E in Montville was asked to assist Rhode Island State Police after the vehicle crossed state lines into Connecticut around 9:30 p.m., according to state police. The trooper had their lights and…

State police said a woman is dead after a car crash on Interstate 95 North in Stonington Thursday evening. I-95 North in Stonington was closed for hours before eventually reopening. State police initially said serious injuries were reported in the crash, which happened between exits 91 and 92. Three vehicles were involved, they said. Troopers said a car rear-ended another…

The state Office of Inspector General has released new details and video from a police-involved shooting in Stonington last week that left a police K9 and a man dead.

The state Office of Inspector General has released new details about a police-involved shooting in Stonington last week that left a police K9 and a suspect dead. Members of the Connecticut State Police Violent Crime Task Force attempted to execute an arrest warrant for 42-year-old Vaughn Malloy on Mechanic Street in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington on Thursday, Dec. 21…

The man who died has been identified as Vaughn Malloy, according to the Office of the Inspector General.

A man who was shot by police in Stonington Thursday night has died, according to the Office of the Inspector General. State police were on Mechanic Street in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington around 7:30 p.m. Thursday when it happened. They were there serving a felony warrant out of Norwich, according to police. The man who died has been identified…

A police K9 was killed during an incident that involved a police shooting in Stonington Thursday night.

A person was seriously injured during a shooting involving a police officer in Stonington Thursday night, according to police