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Dr. Jill Biden is the USS Delaware's sponsor and has attended multiple events related to the vessel, which returned from its first deployment this past summer. She thanked the ship’s crew and families for their sacrifices.
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Over $36 million in grants will be divided up for eight towns and cities in Connecticut to revitalize communities and create thousands of new jobs, Governor Ned Lamont said.
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A former Groton Town police officer alleges he was the target of discrimination after the department did not rehire him to an office position following an injury.
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Project Oceanology — a marine sciences nonprofit education and research facility in Groton, Connecticut — turns 50 this year.
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The newest Virginia-class fast attack submarine, which can dive to depths greater than 800 feet (240 meters), was originally christened in 2019. But the COVID-19 pandemic created some “slips in schedule” for the crew, said U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT), whose district includes General Dynamics Corp.’s Electric Boat Shipyard where the 377-foot (115-meter) submarine was constructed.
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Beginning this year, town offices will be closed and non-emergency personnel will have the day off.
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NOAA has selected 52,000 acres of Long Island Sound wetlands for preservation and research. It’s the nation’s 30th National Estuarine Research Reserve, but Connecticut’s first.
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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona joined Congressman Joe Courtney (D-CT) on a tour of two schools in Groton: the Thames River Magnet School and the Ella T. Grasso Technical High School.
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First lady Jill Biden visited dozens of Navy family members in Groton Thursday to celebrate the holidays.
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The mandates were lifted Wednesday, with officials citing high rates of vaccination and a steady decline in COVID-19 cases in the area.