Year in Review: June – September 2012

All Aboard Topsail Schooner Wolf

Finbar Gittelman, Admiral and First Sea Lord of the Conch Republic, right, greets Lynn Malerba, 18th Chief of the Mohegans, aboard the Admiral’s vessel, Wolf, at OpSailCT 2012, held July 6-9.

 

 

 

 

Angela Smith is Greater Westerly Chamber’s 2012 Citizen of the Year

Sequins ablaze, (l-r) Membership [...]

Greater Westerly Chamber Picks Angela Smith for Its Citizen of the Year

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by Alexis Ann

(Check out an album of photos from the gala here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/80020280@N05/sets/72157630407413060/)

The Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck Area Chamber of Commerce honored Angela Smith as its 2012 Citizen of the Year during the 50th Annual Awards Ceremony and Annual Membership Banquet at the Venice Restaurant on June 26.

“This is the most exciting thing [...]

From the Publisher: Spring Sparklers

At the Showbiz Expo in NYC, Tom Carruthers of the Connecticut Film Festival tells Alexis Ann, editor & publisher, the Resident, “The good news is that the State of Connecticut has one of the most competitive tax credits for film making–30%.”

Our region sparkles with achievers.  One of them is Stephen Larcen, [...]

Keith Fontaine: 60th Annual Citizen of the Year

The Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut announces Keith Fontaine, vice president and chief communications officer, The William W. Backus Hospital, as the 60th Annual Citizen of the Year. The news was announced at a press conference held February 26th at Backus Hospital, Norwich.

An award dinner will take place at MGM Grand at Foxwoods [...]