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The Day More than a century of locally-owned, independent journalism.

The Day newspaper, formerly known as The New London Day, is a local newspaper based in New London, Connecticut published by The Day Publishing Company. The newspaper has won Newspaper of the Year and the Best Daily Newspaper Award from the New England Press Association. It has twice won the Horace Greeley Award for "courage and outstanding effectiveness in serving the public." It has won the Ameri

can Society of Newspaper Editors Example of Excellence in Small Newspaper award and the Columbia Journalism Review has listed it as one of the top 100 newspapers in the country with a circulation of less than 100,000 copies.

Husband and wife running for Lyme Board of Selectmen raises freedom of information questions.
10/31/2025

Husband and wife running for Lyme Board of Selectmen raises freedom of information questions.

If elected, the pair would comprise the majority of the three-member Board of Selectpeople.

Electric Boat paid a cool $25 million for Crystal Mall.
10/31/2025

Electric Boat paid a cool $25 million for Crystal Mall.

The selling price is far more than the $9.5 million the previous owner, Namdar Realty Group, paid after submitting the high bid in a 2023 real estate auction.

Student with pellet guns in backpack forces lockdown at Stonington High School.
10/31/2025

Student with pellet guns in backpack forces lockdown at Stonington High School.

Police took a student into custody as officers from numerous area departments rushed to the school Thursday morning.

Waterford RTM members cleared of ethics charges.
10/29/2025

Waterford RTM members cleared of ethics charges.

The four, who are school employees, had voted on the annual school budget.

Three square off in Norwich mayoral race.
10/29/2025

Three square off in Norwich mayoral race.

Democrat Alderman Swarnjit Singh, Republican Alderwoman Stacy Gould and petitioning Republican candidate Marcia Wilbur are the three candidates,.

Police: Stonington homeowner allowed alcohol at large teen party.
10/29/2025

Police: Stonington homeowner allowed alcohol at large teen party.

After breaking up a party attended by as many as 90 minors on Sunday, police charged a 49-year-old local man with permitting a minor to possess alcohol.

Westerly motorcyclist dies in Waterford crash.
10/27/2025

Westerly motorcyclist dies in Waterford crash.

Thomas Peabody, 55, of 13 Blue Sky Drive, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Depot, Rusk seek to be Groton City's next mayor.
10/27/2025

Depot, Rusk seek to be Groton City's next mayor.

Incumbent Mayor Keith Hedrick is not running for reelection.

How do I get out?
10/27/2025

How do I get out?

It takes some people more than two hours to navigate the Preston Farms Corn Maze and meet its stamp challenge.

Haunted by a death at sea.
10/26/2025

Haunted by a death at sea.

The 1929 disappearance of a fishing trawler from Groton has cast a long shadow over a local family. Its wreck was just identified.

A broken abandoned puppy facing death in New London finds her forever home.
10/26/2025

A broken abandoned puppy facing death in New London finds her forever home.

Hours before her scheduled euthanization, HoneyBee, who was found abandoned in August, was adopted by a Lisbon woman.

Backus nurse injured in encounter with patient is speaking out.
10/26/2025

Backus nurse injured in encounter with patient is speaking out.

Amber DeSouza suffered rib injuries that have kept her out of work for weeks.

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