Lee Howard

It's unclear what happened to Richard B. Erickson, the longtime regional planner who went on to be the first executive director of the Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, other than that he died on April 8 at Backus Hospital. His death certificate lists the cause as dementia. He was 92.

The Golden Owl bookstore in downtown New London is planning to reopen sometime this fall after a flood two weeks ago ruined ceilings, floors and walls while also damaging books, furniture and antiques.

The town has transferred two tracts of land to the Avalonia Land Conservancy, protecting land previously planned for development.

The company makes large structural castings for airplane engines such as those on Airbus jets and the 737 MAX from Boeing.

Entrepreneur Academy teaches business people just starting out many of the things they need to know as they launch a new enterprise.

The company plans to move 700 employees into the former Macy's department store early next year after extensive renovations.

We catch up with locals involved in the infamous New London eminent domain case on the anniversary of the June 23, 2005 Supreme Court ruling involving Fort Trumbull homeowners.

Eight years after opening its state-of-the-art global research-and-development headquarters in New London, Pfizer Inc. announced Monday it will close the nearly $300 million complex within the next two years and consolidate local operations into its Groton campus.The announcement that Pfizer will maintain its local work force numbers came as the company said it will be closing six research-and-development sites worldwide. About 1,400 positions in New London will be transferred to Groton, where about 3,500 people work, Pfizer said. When Pfizer first opened the New London campus, officials had said the complex could house up to 2,000 associates.

Libraries are under attack, but I've got my money on librarians to stay the course.

Stephanie McKeon tells of her journey from the shores of Hawaii to the executive suite of Joshua's Worldwide.

Drew Burnett, owner of Drew's Honeybees, has 180 hives on more than a dozen properties from Stonington to Ledyard to Sterling to Canterbury.

Four members of the 1945 graduating class at Harbor School gathered in New London to celebrate their 80th reunion.

Todd Blonder is calling it quits at TJ Motors after 45 years, and has sold the used-car and auto-services businesses to a father-and-son team.

The $300 million-plus Great Wolf Lodge and water park at Foxwood Resort Casino held its grand opening ceremony on Tuesday.

Steve Elci, normally a mild mannered writer of children's songs who is the brother of conservative local talk show host Lee Elci, has been agitated lately by what he sees as an attempted takeover of our democratic institutions by the Trump administration. His new song could be a rallying cry for other disaffected Americans.

The retirement community has announced plans for a new wing with 72 apartments and amenities.

The newly combined entity will be united under a new brand, which will be announced later this year.

Only two days after the 2,500-member Marine Draftsmen's Association authorized leaders to call a strike at Electric Boat if some of its demands are not met, the company is saying it is preparing for a strike.

It's funny how two towns that seem so similar on the surface can be so different in reality. Take Stonington and Old Lyme, for instance. On the surface, they are similarly wealthy towns with a rich maritime history. But when it comes to development, Old Lyme is much more restrictive and Stonington a bit more commercial.

President Donald Trump's decision to impose tariffs on products coming to the United States from around the world will mean that prices at Acme Wire Products Co. in Mystic will have to go up as well.