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Groton ― The first component of a long-awaited, full-scale monument honoring the community’s connection to its namesake submarine could be in place by next year. The USS Groton Sail Monument, to be lo...

Groton ― The future USS Groton Sail Monument will celebrate the contributions of all the men and women who design, build, operate and maintain submarines, and the families and communities who suppor...

The future USS Groton Sail Monument will celebrate the contributions of all the men and women who design, build, operate and maintain submarines, and the families and communities who support them.

By KIMBERLY DRELICH | The Day, New London, Conn. | Published: February 12, 2021 GROTON, Conn. (Tribune News Service) — After signing an agreement with the town, the USS Groton Sail Foundation on Wednesday presented the town with the funds to purchase state-owned land, near the Groton Public Library and senior center, that is proposed as the future home of a USS Groton Sail memorial. "This is an important step in the process of making the Groton Sail Monument a reality," Town Manager John Bu...

Groton — A proposal to create a USS Groton Sail memorial in an area adjacent to the Groton Public Library and the Groton Senior Center site along Route 117 is moving forward. The Groton Town Council recently approved an agreement between the town and the USS Groton Sail Foundation that will enable the memorial to be built in an area roughly from the road curb to the library site, said retired Rear Adm. John Padgett, the chairman of the Groton Sail Foundation. Padgett said the monument is i...

Looking back on her years with the Thames River Heritage Park Foundation, Marian Galbraith said she’s most proud of the collaboration among different entities to accomplish a shared vision. Representatives of historical institutions, local municipalities and organizations, the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, state parks and agencies, and the Navy worked with a mindset, not of “it can’t be done,” but “how do we get it done?” Today, the nonprofit organization has r...