SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                        WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004

                                FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT

                Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                  Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)  November 24, 1997
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                      Commission File Number 0-404
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                THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
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          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               CONNECTICUT                      06-0303850
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     (State or other jurisdiction of          (I.R.S. Employer
      incorporation or organization)         Identification No.)


        SELDEN STREET, BERLIN, CONNECTICUT             06037-1616
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     (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)


                            (860) 665-5000
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         (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                            Not Applicable
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    (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5. Other Events

1. Millstone Nuclear Officer's Resignation

     Bruce Kenyon, President and Chief Executive Officer - Nuclear Group of
Northeast Utilities (NU), announced on November 24, 1997 that Neil S. Carns
had resigned as Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer - Millstone
to pursue other interests.  A search will begin immediately to select a new
Chief Nuclear Officer and, in the interim, all Millstone officers will report
to Mr. Kenyon.

     For more information regarding nuclear management at Millstone, see
"Item 1. Business-Overview of Nuclear Matters" in NU's 1996 Form 10-K.




                              SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.




                          THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY
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                                        Registrant




Date  November 26, 1997             By   /s/John B. Keane
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                                        John B. Keane           
                                        Vice President and Treasurer