Cruisin’ CT: This quirky, used book store in Niantic is drawing in crowds from Connecticut and beyond

Self-described as a ‘self-retreat’ for book lovers, used bookstore The Book Barn has been drawing in crowds for decades.
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Kayaking is a go-to activity in scenic Niantic, Conn.

HERE’S NICOLE LOOKING TO GET ON THE WATER. WE HEAD TO SMITH COVE IN NIANTIC. THIS COVE IS KNOWN AS HURRICANE HOLE, WHICH MAKES YOU THINK LIKE, OH GOD, DON’T GO THERE BECAUSE THAT’S WHERE ALL THE ...

How books — and bookshelves — are helping incarcerated people in Connecticut

In Connecticut, formerly incarcerated people are building bookshelves and filling them with books for donation to prisons. They say reading helped them get through their own sentences.
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3 people at Officer Candidate School in Niantic taken to hospital due to heat: CT National Guard

Three people who are taking part in officer candidate training in Niantic were taken to the hospital to be evaluated after suffering in the heat during training exercises, according to the Connecticut ...
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Niantic childcare center slated to close in a week pushes back closing date

A childcare center in Niantic that announced they were closing in a week has pushed back their closing date to comply with state law a day after an NBC Connecticut report. Parents in Niantic were left ...
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Connecticut Families: Niantic nurse acts as surrogate to life-long best friend who struggled to have a baby

NIANTIC, Conn. (WTNH) — For years, Caitlin DiDonato and her husband, Michael, hoped for a little one, but Caitlin had fibroids and was told by doctors that she couldn’t safely carry a baby. They ...
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This quirky, used book store in Niantic is drawing in crowds from Connecticut and beyond

Some Connecticut leaders and organizations on Monday issued statements reacting to Hamas' release of all 20 remaining hostages held in Gaza. This weekend's storm brought some of the most rain ...