Mystic & Noank Library Receives Grant from Rotary Club of Mystic

The Mystic & Noank Library received a grant from the Rotary Club of Mystic.

The Mystic & Noank Library recently received a grant from the Rotary Club of Mystic for $250 to purchase new children’s books on DVD.  The DVDs help develop pre-reading skills as children listen to stories and read along with the [...]

Fashion in the Ballroom & Other Hygienic Events

Salon des Indépendants (Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank Street)

January 26 through February 9 Art drop-off: Sat. Jan. 26 8am-6pm; Show opens 8pm

Pick-up: Sun. Feb. 10 Noon to 4pm

Visual artists are invited to submit work to the 34th Salon des Indépendants exhibition to be held at the Hygienic Art Galleries. The rules are simple: [...]

Governor Malloy Says State Advancement Depends on Technology, Investment, and Education: Sees No New Taxes in Budget Plans

At the January 16 meeting, Governor Malloy said,“Change is hard in Connecticut, but our economic development programs are successful—they are leading us to ‘make product, and sell it!’”

story & photos by John Stratton

More than 250 business and civic leaders heard Governor Dannel P. Malloy offer a straight-from-the-shoulder assessment of the state’s future [...]

Pancakes: The Taste of Community

Bringing out the bacon are, l-r, Junior Firefighters Liam Duncan, Jake Smith, and Davis Boyd.

story & photo by John Stratton

The big pancakes are good. The scrambled eggs are good. The just-right pieces of toast are good. The browned sausages are good. The crisp bacon, likewise.

That’s for starters. It was a good [...]