State Capitol Police on Tuesday arrested Connecticut Port Authority critic and former Green Party congressional candidate Kevin Blacker on charges he painted pink stripes on the doors of the state Cap.
Groton ― As neighboring communities mull how to handle short-term rentals, Noank is in a different position: It’s been more than a year since its zoning commission voted to enforce a prohibition.
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Noank has been transformed over the past few weeks. The quaintness of the seaside village has remained, but other things have magically morphed.
The sign on the iconic Carson’s Store has been replaced with one proclaiming: Sand Dollar Café. Near the town dock, a 40-foot Ferris wheel materialized.
On Friday, a carnival popped up at the foot of Main Street. Beyond the bounce-house castle and blue-and-orange balloon archway, vendors selling arts and crafts lined a walkway. Strings of decorative white lights crisscrossed overhead.
The carnival was crowded, with everyone cheerful and decked out in summertime dresses and shorts-and-T-shirt combos. Mothers walked with their children. Girls held cotton candy.