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The city’s economic struggles began far before the Covid pandemic, or even the 2008 Recession. Instead, the expansion of the I-95 Gold Star Memorial Bridge and the urban renewal process from the 1950s into the 1970s displaced residents, forever impacting the city’s economy.

Andrea Chapdelaine was selected after a search committee comprised of students, faculty and college board members met throughout the academic year.

In 1851, the First Congregational Church erected its Union Street location. Its towering size signified the city’s growing wealth as a whaling capital.

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø’s textile industry, dependent on the labor of enslaved Black people, fueled northern support for the preservation of slavery. However, the Amistad’s arrival began to change sentiments on slavery throughout New London.

The winners will be announced on June 10.

The visit comes following the death of Joyce Grayson, a visiting nurse, who was killed on a home visit last year.

A historic church built in the 1850s in New London collapsed Thursday, leading to the closure of a portion of the city’s downtown.

State officials say the dam’s owner had not developed an emergency response plan or submitted biannual inspection reports as required by state statute.

A partial dam break on the Yantic River in southeastern ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø left thousands without power and forced the evacuation of a nearby neighborhood in Bozrah.