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Five things to know for August 31

1. Another mostly sunny day and a little warmer, with the temperature reaching 84 degrees and humidity getting up to 73 percent. Sunrise is 6:14 a.m., sunset is 7:22 p.m.

2. Labor Day weekend is the last opportunity of the year to see the lighthouses in this area for the . The says it’s possible to show up at the dock to see if a seat is available, but they recommend calling ahead. And you have to sign up by 3 p.m. today if you want to see Ledge Light.

3. Labor Day weekend means the Connecticut State Police and other agencies are out in force with sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols. Make sure you drive safely

4. Want to announce an achievement within your company, or even within your family? Add it to our announcements page.

5. Norwegian cross-country skier Anita Moen turns 45 today. Moen, who is now retired, competed in the Winter Olympics in 1994, 1998, and 2002. She won a total of three silver medals and two bronze medals at these competitions.

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Joyce Pearson September 4, 2012 at 11:20 pm
We went on the project oceanology boat to Ledge Light house on Saturday. It was a fantastic learning experience. I'd recommend the trip. There is confusion in that the custom house in NL and project oceanology both offer some tours and you may not be aware of this. You can still go out to Ledge Lighthouse in September but you need to contact project oceanology in Groton. They offer it on weekends. Next year the Custom House and Project Oceanology need to make public aware that 2 separate tours are running at the same time. Except for that confusion the tour was great fun!
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Scotty B June 11, 2013 at 07:15 pm
You facts are correct Kathleen, Since Chief Ackley was promoted in June 2009 - Close to 40Read More Officers have left the department! 13 retired 22 went to other police departments 3 resigned or were terminated Survey says...! Instead asking about the nice artwork, lets ask why they are leaving...?!
Rick Lushay June 12, 2013 at 08:07 am
Scotty B. If you know or even speak to any police officers or any NLPD employees you would know theRead More reason why the officers are leaving. The police administration is terrible, no leadership at the top and a city administration and four city councilors driven to gut and destroy the police department. These well educated and ambitious young officers know that there is no career opportunity here in the Whaling City so they are doing what is best for themselves. You would do the same.
Kathleen Mitchell June 12, 2013 at 06:02 pm
If anyone bothered to read the mayor's response above, the part that I could figure out and reallyRead More concerned me was "The administration has also begun the process of using State LOCIP funds (at no cost to New London taxpayers) to install better lighting and security cameras throughout our City this year." I do check out things before I write about them and I checked out his claim regarding the use of LoCIP (Local Capital Improvement Program) No request has been made to the city council, as yet, for LoCIP funds for use as stated by the mayor. I did think a headline in The Day today was interesting "UPDATED: NL cops use video surveillance, GPS coordinates to capture shooting suspect" and couldn't help but wonder if the information provided to the reporters was to support the mayor's claim that our city is safe regardless of the number of police on duty.