Stonington Commemorates Battle

story & photos by Maren Schober

After being taken away for restoration two years ago, the Battle of Stonington cannons stand free of corrosion and freshly painted once again.

Author of the book, The Battle of Stonington, James Tertius deKay states, “I wrote this book [...]

“The Playing Fields of Stonington” at the La Grua Center

The 1958 American Velvet Giants of the Mystic Junior League, with David Erskine seated at the left end of the front row.

David Erskine, a high-school athlete years before he became Stonington’s chief of police, will review 150 years of local sports in a presentation titled “The Playing Fields of Stonington.” He [...]

From the Publisher: Spring Champions!

The Resident’s most popular columnist, Bryan Golden, tells us on page 16 that, “Persistence is the key to successes.  There may be those examples of instant successes, but they are few and far between.  The one guaranteed route to failure is to give up.”  Not giving up is a characteristic of a CHAMPION.

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Fun Ways To Get A Jump On Spring In Connecticut

by Don Church & Tony Schillaci

Although spring will be bursting out all over officially on March 21, make sure it doesn’t burst your waistline or other highly visible parts of your body.

Now we don’t mean putting yourself through an Olympian marathon at a local gym, or [...]