D Second District News Today

I made it a point each Nov. 11 for two decades to personally thank a veteran. But for a couple of years, I haven’t been able to think of a vet I know whom I hadn’t thanked. Which had a lot to do with deciding to write this column. Maybe you can find a vet today and say "thank you."

The federal Department of Transportation on Monday awarded Amtrak the final funding it needed to replace the 116-year-old railroad bridge that carries trains over the Connecticut River between Old Lym...

Groton ― U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, announced Friday that the Department of Defense has awarded a $19 million contract to ThayerMahan to continue developing autonomous maritime sensing t...

Norwich ― In 1643, on a cliff overlooking a rocky gorge, Sachem Uncas of the Mohegan Tribe was said to have jumped all the way across to the other side during a battle with the Narragansett tribe. Whi...

Congressman Joe Courtney, D-Second District, announced Monday that the U.S. Supreme Court had denied a request earlier in the day to hear an appeal in the lawsuit by the State of New York that challe...

Stonington — U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Second District, met with local fishermen and First Selectman Danielle Chesebrough Wednesday to discuss maintenance work and upgrades to the Town Dock made possi...

Waterford ― At a ceremony last Friday, the town’s fire department was awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The $95,962 will be used for confi...

Willimantic — U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Second District, and state Rep. Mike France, R-Ledyard, met for their first Congressional debate Tuesday night. Courtney is seeking his ninth term in Congress....

Montville ― The town has awarded the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post $90,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to repair its aging building. At a meeting Monday night, the Town Council ame...

Groton ― U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Second District) announced Friday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded a $739,569 grant to the City of Groton that will allow first responders t...