New London

The city of New London will allocate over $3 million in federal coronavirus relief funding to “profoundly transform” how they deliver aging, child welfare and other human services to their community.

Ulysses Hammond starts immediately to replace the current executive director, John Henshaw, who will leave on May 5. He is expected to lead the port authority’s redevelopment of the State Pier in New London to be a hub for the offshore wind industry.

Upgrades at the West Haven facility would run into the hundreds of millions. In New London, a community-based outpatient VA clinic tripled in size to offer primary care and specialized care services to over 5,000 local veterans.

Governor Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that the state will help fund a new business incubator focused on job growth in New London.

The museum association said they have the money to begin phase one of construction. The project also could receive a boost if Congress includes $50 million in the next homeland security funding bill for the museum.

They approved a three-year contract set to improve the connection between police officers and the community.

To build a community recreation center in New London, the city will flip a blighted property with help from the state brownfields program.

New London police plan to install more than three dozen cameras around the city to create a surveillance system to monitor roads, busy intersections and parks.

The Connecticut Port Authority received a federal permit to begin some of the dredging work necessary to begin the redevelopment of State Pier in New London.

The Connecticut Port Authority Board voted yesterday to approve a $3.4 million agreement with the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for fish habitat restoration projects in connection with the State Pier redevelopment.