Chris Annino asks area residents: “Whose graduation will you celebrate?”

USCG Cadets Advance to Ensigns

story & photo by Jessica Warzeniak

“As Coast Guard officers, you will swear to defend our nation against maritime threats be they small-vessel terrorist attacks, the smuggling of dangerous weapons and drugs or the scourge of maritime piracy, which in past months we have seen escalate to troubling new levels,” said Janet Napolitano, [...]

Man Receives Marine Certifications

story & photo by Amy Pjura

Greg Crocker, Marine Technician, Crocker’s Boatyard, New London, completed various classes this past winter and gained many certifications for Volvo/Penta, Yanmar Marine, Westerbeke Engines and Generators, and Mercury. Every year he attends new classes, as technology is constantly updating.

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Worldest Strongest Men at the Sun

story & photos by Christopher Annino

On Friday, May 15, 27-year-old Derek Poundstone broke a world record at Mohegan Sun. Derek, a CT native, pulled two busses weighing 56,000 lbs, 100 ft in 44.6 seconds across the Thames Garage M Parking Lot. Randall Bumgarner, a drywall specialist from Lebanon, was pulled from the [...]