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Stonington

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[stoh-ning-tuhn] / ˈstoʊ nɪŋ tən /

noun

  1. a town in NE Connecticut.


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In Stonington, Maine’s top lobster port and home to more than 300 fishing boats, the bridge and causeway that connect Deer Isle to the mainland were closed for hours during Wednesday’s storm as cresting waves pounded and weakened sections of road.

From New York Times

Vaughn R. Malloy, 42, can be seen on police body-camera video running from the rear of a home in the Pawcatuck section of Stonington, near the Rhode Island state line, on Dec. 21, and ignoring police demands to stop.

From Seattle Times

A hurricane watch stretches from Stonington, Maine to the U.S.-Canadian border, where hurricane conditions, heavy rainfall and coastal flooding are possible Friday night and Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said Wednesday night.

From Seattle Times

Areas from Watch Hill, Rhode Island, to Stonington, Maine — including Block Island, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket — are under a tropical storm watch.

From Seattle Times

At Stonington, a carved alder mask representing a shaman by Dave Ketah, a Tlingit artist, had been sold to an East Coast-based couple.

From Seattle Times