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Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
2013 Figawi Race Coming Up
The 42nd Annual Figawi Race Weekend is set for...
2 Rescued from Casco Bay Island
Last Friday, May 17, at approximately 1:28 p.m., the City of Portland’s Fire Department’s Marine Division, Marine 1, was dispatched to provide assistance to the harbormaster of the Port of Portland in responding to a distress call from 2...
Long Island Town May Reduce Surfing Access
Long Island Newsday: Long Beach has revised its proposed summer beach schedule after protests from swimmers who said the city was allowing surfers to take over too much of the beach. The city’s 3.5 miles of beach,...
Amtrak to Host 2013 CT Boater’s Meeting
Amtrak is having its Annual Boater’s Informational Meeting on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Holiday Inn in New London (formerly the Radisson Hotel) from 4:00 to 7:00 pm. The object of the meeting is for Amtrak officials to...
Fall Victim Taken By Boat From Fayerweather Lighthouse
CtPost.com: City firefighters took to the water to transport a fall victim by boat from the Fayerweather lighthouse Tuesday afternoon. The first-responding firefighters and paramedics walked several hundred yards along the reef at the western end of Seaside Park...
Maine Maritime Museum to Hold Open House June 1
Maine Maritime Museum in Bath has been waiting for more than 7 years to celebrate the completion of the sculptural evocation of the schooner Wyoming, a monumental, life-size representation of the largest wooden sailing ship ever built in the...
Niantic Native Takes Over Command of Nautilus Sub
TheDay.com: A Niantic native, Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Amdur, became the officer in charge of the first nuclear-powered submarine in a ceremony Tuesday . Amdur said he saw the Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) all the time growing up,...
Body Found in Newburyport May be Missing German Sailor
Newburyport News: A body recovered in the Merrimack River Sunday afternoon at the Newburyport Yacht Club is believed to be the remains of Richard Decker, the German national reported missing in November after he presumably fell into...
Free Guide to Paddling the Housatonic River
Western Connecticut BlogSpot: Blessed with 2 major recreational rivers, the Housatonic and the Farmington, and over 9,000 surface acres of lakes and spring-fed ponds, the Litchfield Hills of Northwest Connecticut are overflowing with spring fun on the water. Melting...
Biden to Speak at Coast Guard Academy Commencement
TheDay.com: Vice President Joe Biden is returning to Connecticut this week to speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London. Biden is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the academy’s 132nd commencement on Wednesday [May...
