Restaurant Write-up: Charlie's Place

Charlie’s Place Restaurant & Lounge

Charlie Anastasiou has been a familiar face at Charlie’s Place in Niantic for the past seven years. He, his wife Penny and daughter Thea are hands-on every day to ensure their customers are enjoying great food and service.

With a bonanza of the best breakfast choices in town, served from [...]

Niantic’s Main Street Stroll

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story & photos by John Stratton

The village of Niantic was bustling with hundreds of bundled-up moms, dads, grandparents and kids of [...]

LCAC-71 Storms Hole-in-the-Wall to Kick Off OpSail

by Jon Persson

(Watch two videos of LCAC-71 Storming the Beach here: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheResidentNews?feature=watch)

Stormin' the sands of Niantic, LCAC-71 kicks up a wall of spray.

It’s D-Day..of a different kind.

It’s a sunny Friday, July 6, at 1600 hours and LCAC 71 storms the Hole-In-The-Wall Beach at McCook Point Park, in Niantic.

This is [...]

Jeremy Powers Pro Bike Rider at Whaling City Cyclone Bike Race

story & photos by Maren Schober

Jeremy Powers, 24, of Hadley, MA, a professional cyclist since 2004, was selected for the Jelly Belly Pro Cycling Team.  Since turning professional, he competed in bike races all over the world and represented the US in many cycling events.

It all [...]