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New London ― Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., exchanged handshakes and fist bumps at the New London Branch of the NAACP’s annual Freedom Fund Dinner on Tuesday night while telling the crowd of 4...

All last week I looked forward to writing this column to run on the eve of the recently canonized national holiday, Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in 1865 and t...

As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I particularly love writing about the impact of state and federal policy on local businesses. I also do some education reporting, covering colleges in southeastern Connecticut and regional K-12 issues. Erica Moser As a business reporter, I write about small businesses opening and closing, manufacturing, food and drink, labor issues and economic data. I parti...

As the reporter for East Lyme, Old Lyme and Lyme, I cover the routine and the extraordinary aspects of small-town Connecticut life with the same level of care and attention to detail. This commitment is guided by the belief that the local level is where an informed citizenry can have the biggest impact. I enjoy telling the stories that make this area unique and asking the questions you need answered. Elizabeth Regan As the reporter for East Lyme, Old Lyme and Lyme, I cover the routine and the e...

Nicole Burgon, Senior Laureate, East Lyme Class of 21

Published February 21. 2021 12:01AM  By Lisa McGinley I wish you could hear the Rev. Florence Clarke preach. She intones. I wish you could see her, tall and imposing in her clerical robes, but not prideful. Humble. She doesnt waste your time or attention; she composes her sermons with a journalists economy of words and a dramatists flair for the surprise turn of a thought. "Why say elephant when you can say ant?" is a maxim with her. Florence Clarke turns 80 today. It is a joyous day for a...