Claire Bessette

Local political and civic leaders on Thursday recalled former Gov. M. Jodi Rell for her compassion, grace, fairness and courage to take on the state’s top position at a time of crisis and distrust in ...

Christine Rockledge, left, author of two books on Norwich Hospital, and Steven DePolito, producer of a new documentary on Norwich Hospital, stand in front of the Lippit building on the grounds of the former Norwich Hospital. DePolito’s new documentary will premiere Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at 6 p.m. on Comcast Norwich Public Access Channel 14. (Photo courtesy of Steven DePolito).The cover image for Steven DePolito’s new documentary on the history of Norwich Hospital. DePolito’s new documentary will premiere Monday, Nov. 25, 2024 at 6 p.m. on Comcast Norwich Public Access Channel 14. (Photo courtesy of Steven DePolito).

Contractors remove old pipes along Asylum Street in Norwich Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. The city received two federal grants to replace nine miles of aging cast iron natural gas pipes.(Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Contractors guide a new line of gas pipe into place along Asylum Street in Norwich Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. The city received two federal grants to replace nine miles of aging cast iron natural gas pipes.(Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, from left, talks with Beth Regan, chairwoman of the Mohegan Council of Elders, and State Rep. Derell Wilson, D-Norwich, as they visit Uncas Leap Heritage Park in Norwich Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Bysiewicz also visited the Mohegan Memorial burial ground and Slater Museum to celebrate Indigenous People’s Month.(Sarah Gordon/The Day)

Norwich ― The latest step in the city’s effort to secure a location for a new police station comes Monday, when the City Council will hold a public hearing on a plan to buy the Chelsea Groton Bank bui...

Norwich’s World War I captured German howitzer sits inside a Norwich Public Works garage, rusted. The wheel rims, minus rotted wooden spokes, lean against the wall. The city has awarded a $78,000 bid to restore the gun to a Watertown Mass. company. Photo Courtesy Norwich Historian Dale Plummer.

Norwich ― Back home in her school near Beijing, China, Delancey Ye asked her teacher for advice on finding a high school to attend in the United States. Norwich Free Academy quickly became a top choic...

Jonathan Bennet and his wife, Kristie, of Griswold, look at a box at Maria's Treasures in Taftville Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. Maria's Treasures is a nonprofit thrift store that donates its earnings to local charities. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints Cam Fogg, of Norwich, a volunteer, tags incoming clothing at Maria's Treasures in Taftville Friday, Nov. 29, 2024. Maria’s Treasures is a nonprofit thrift store that donates its earnings to local charities. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

NORWICH — The city will conduct a delinquent tax auction sale of 29 properties after repeated attempts to contact the owners for payment plans.

Norwich — The Board of Education named itself as the superintendent search committee Tuesday night to find a successor to former Superintendent Kristen Stringfellow, who resigned Jan. 1 in a settlement to end a 15-month investigation into her workplace conduct. The board met for 30 minutes in executive session to discuss the personnel search before emerging to vote unanimously to appoint ...