John Penney

New London ―For the first time in nearly 175 years, pedestrians gazing up through a narrow slice of State Street this month got an unobstructed view of the horizon, though that vista isn’t expected to...

Waterford ― Over the refrigerator inside Mary Lenzini’s kitchen hangs a large, lovingly worn rolling pin, not far from a framed recipe for her grandmother’s stuffed tortellini. “I grew up in Illinois ...

A multi-unit home at 212-214 Montauk Ave. in New London, seen Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, was damaged in a fire that displaced three families in 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints A multi-unit home at 212-214 Montauk Ave. in New London, seen Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, was damaged in a fire that displaced three families in 2021. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Grace Mahoney, of Kingston, R.I., reacts to the cold water after she and her brother, Luke Mahoney, of San Diego, Cal., ran into the Mystic River from Willams Beach after participating in the Thanksgiving Turkey Trot and Dip at the Naik Family Branch YMCA in Mystic Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

The former Frontier Communications building at 200 State St. in New London is seen Monday Sept.16, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints The former Frontier Communications building at 200 State St. in New London is seen Monday Sept.16, 2024. (Sarah Gordon/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Rendering of a new multi-story housing complex at Gordon Court which would replace nine buildings on the property. Courtesy of the New London Housing Authority.

The New London City Council approved a settlement requiring a contractor to cover $600,000 in cost overruns at the new community center, shown here on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (John Penney, The Day)

Frida Berrigan, second from left, with Bates Friends Forever, shows a group the field at Bates Woods Park in New London on Dec. 4, 2024 where proposed solar panels will be located. (Dana Jensen/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints

Dec. 7—NEW LONDON — Two major housing developments, including one slated to rise up from a church collapse property, will move forward after securing approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The commission late Thursday unanimously approved a $30 million plan by the Eastern Connecticut Housing Opportunities (ECHO) group to construct a five-story, 46-unit apartment building at 66 Union ...

New London — Leaders of the Connecticut Education Association are preparing to lobby state lawmakers this legislative session for $560 million in new grants aimed at increasing educators’ salaries and reducing class sizes. In addition, they said they are bracing for the uncertainty of Donald Trump’s second term and its possible effect on school funding, the federal education department and ...