] Dozens of residents in Waterford and Niantic reported
] seeing a large aircraft flying unusually low and close to
] the Millstone nuclear power plants early Thursday night.
]
] The sighting generated numerous calls to local police
] departments and to The Day, with many of the callers
] expressing alarm at what they had seen.
]
] Officer Stephen Dubin of the airport police at Groton-New
] London Airport identified the aircraft as a C5A military
] cargo plane, which he said was flying at 3,500 feet,
] possibly headed for Westover Air Force Base in
] Massachusetts.

‘Suspicious' Aircraft Seen In Area Was Military Plane

] Guests will not only be required to show a ticket, but
] that ticket will be scanned against the shipyard's
] database and people will be required to show a picture
] identification to prove they're the authorized ticket
] holders.

What a lie. They didn't ask for ANY i.d... all I needed to show was my badge, and tell the security guy that the two men with me were my dad and my uncle, and they waved us on through.

USS Virginia Puts EB Back In The Christening Business

] Mohegan - A New Jersey tour bus believed to be headed
] to Foxwoods Resort Casino struck the facade of the
] Mohegan Sun casino's Riverview parking garage Sunday
] afternoon, shearing off a portion of the vehicle's roof
] and injuring roughly 30 passengers.

The picture is the best part..

30 Hurt When Bus Hits Garage At Sun

] When I first saw the USS Virginia, I was taken back by
] its size and how small the workers appeared next to it as
] they were preparing it for the christening ceremony next
] Saturday.

Its SIZE?? This one's TINY. Little tiny submarine.

High Tech, Low Tech

] Groton - The USS Providence will return to the Naval
] Submarine Base Saturday afternoon after a deployment in
] which it made history.

I'll be in my backyard watching it come up the river, if anyone's looking for me Saturday..

I can't believe they're telling people!

] On July 14, Bozarth told police he was driving her home
] to Elizabeth when the two began to argue and Teofanidis
] demanded she be let out of the car, authorities said.
] Bozarth told police he dropped her off at a Burger King
] near the Linden/Elizabeth border and drove away,
] authorities said.
]
] Teofanidis had not been seen since.
]
] The teen's mother, Krystyna Kucharska, reported her
] missing later that day, said Capt. Jon Chisolm of the
] Elizabeth police. Teofanidis was last seen wearing a
] black T-shirt with the words "I'm with Stupid" printed on
] the front.

I'm with Stupid

] GROTON, Connecticut (CNN) -- A private jet crashed into
] three houses early Monday while attempting to land at an
] airport in Groton, Connecticut, killing two people
] aboard, authorities said.

OH HELL YES!!! IT MADE NATIONAL NEWS!!!!!!!!! AWWWWW YEAHHH!!!!!!!
Sorry. It really is a tragedy. A LOCAL ONE!!!!

CNN.com - Two dead in Connecticut plane crash - Aug. 4, 2003

] Groton - A small plane hit three houses and crashed into
] the Poquonnock River on Monday, killing both people
] aboard, police and aviation officials said.

What was really funny was that within SECONDS of hearing about this, my entire company was speculating that it was our company's shuttle, prompting an e-mail stating "NO EB aircraft were involved!!"

Plane fall down, go boom.

] BRICK -- An inflatable rat -- representing nonunion labor
] -- joined nearly 100 members of two labor unions who
] picketed yesterday on the street outside the riverfront
] home of Lawrence T. Babbio, Verizon Communications Inc.'s
] vice chairman and president.

The inflatable rat strikes again...

] Belmar was in the midst of an idyllic summer night at
] 7:50 p.m. Tuesday. Families gathered on large, wraparound
] porches. One man sat at a table paying bills in his 12th
] Avenue home. A thunderstorm rumbled in the distance.
]
] Three minutes later, chaos reigned.
]
] At 7:53 p.m., with the sky an ominous shade of gray,
] winds grew in strength, lifting patio furniture into the
] air. Large trees soon bent to the breaking point. Then
] came the funnel-shaped cloud that sent people scrambling
] for safety. Destruction -- quick and brutal -- followed.
]
] By the time the storm had passed, at least 25 homes had
] sustained damage -- some of it extensive. At least a
] half-dozen cars were smashed. Two utility poles were
] ripped from the ground, and about 45 trees were either
] downed or suffered serious damage.

Monmouth County gets its ass kicked by tornadoes again.