First, let’s put our hands together for the Essex Fire Department celebrating 175 years!!  Fire Departments from all over New England and even one from Essex, England came to the celebration on page 4.

Mystic Summer Sounds Concert Series is in full swing this summer of 2008.  See your friends from the Noank-Mystic Community Band during their June 24th performance in the Mystic River Park, on page 4.  And, Mystic Women’s Club 2008 Officers are also on page 4 with Coast Guard Captain David S. Brimblecom receiving the Legion of Merit Medal.

Wow!  Your friends at Chelsea Groton Bank presented a cool $13,000 check to the Peachtree Fire Victims Fund, on page 10.

Welcome home, Jeremy Powers, pro cyclist.  Native of Niantic, that’s where Jeremy began his biking passion.  Jeremy competed in the first Whaling City Cyclone Bicycle Race at FT Trumbull.  Meet him on page 10.

On June 26, 2008, Governor Rell officially proclaimed Billy Joel Day in the State of Connecticut.  That day also marked the birthday for the other boss in my life…my dad, Alex and the big tenth anniversary for Mohegan Chairman Bruce “Two Dogs” Bozsum and his wife, Kelly Lamy.

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by Elizabeth Loomis

Jack White of Deep River guides “Buelah,” a 1928 Maxim, in the parade celebrating 175 years of the Essex Fire Department’s services.

Some serious threats and minor challenges from Mother Nature did not deter the Essex Fire Department and many other participants from celebrating 175 years of service to their community.  Fire Departments and Marching Units came from all over New England,  and one came from Essex, England.  There were 36 Fire Departments along with 87 vehicles and numerous Marching Bands.  It made for a day of gathering and celebration after Mother Nature decided to cooperate.

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The Noank-Mystic Community Band performed on June 24 at Mystic River Park, as part of Mystic’s Summer Sounds concert series.. Summer Sounds will be hosting concerts at Mystic River Park at 7 p.m. on Tuesday nights through August 5. The Noank-Mystic Community Band is scheduled to perform again on July 29.

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Coast Guard Captain David S. Brimblecom, Director of the Coast Guard’s Leadership Development Center (left) is presented with the Legion of Merit Medal by Coast Guard Vice Commandant, Vice Admiral Vivien S. Crea, at his retirement ceremony at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Friday, May 30, 2008.  Captian Brimblecom served 34 years in the Coast Guard. Earlier in his career, he served as a pilot and aviation electronics technician with more than 7,000 flight hours .

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The Mystic Woman’s Club installed a new slate of officers at their annual installation dinner on June 17 at the Steak Loft in Mystic. They are, from left to right, Melissa Hyland, President; Lois Glazier, Vice-President; Mary Rioux, Treasurer; Jackie Hokanson, Recording Secretary; Carol Oberlander, Corresponding Secretary; and Pam Langenbach, Assistant Treasurer. The Club, a member of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs, operates a Thrift Shop across from Stonington High School. The shop is open noon-3:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All profits from the shop are donated to the community in the form of donations to nonprofit organizations and scholarships to area high school seniors. Donations are accepted during shop hours. New members are always welcome. Contact Eleanor at 860.536.6730.

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