Art Costa: Building Resilience Into New London’s Economy

by Jon Persson

A new bookcase at the New London Library, a gift of the Thames Valley Sustainable Connection, carries messages. On its shelves are books—also gifts from the TVSC—about sustainable communities, local food supplies, energy conservation, carbon-footprint reduction, and more.

The objective is to educate people about the advantages inherent in a movement to [...]

Groton Landmark Gets Classic Garden

Through the generosity of Bill Lincoln and the Eastern Connecticut Community Garden Association, and the work of plough-trained draft horses, the Fairview Odd Fellows Home of Connecticut will soon have a 30-foot by 70-foot garden.  The plot will supply vegetables to the majestic retirement and nursing-care facility, located opposite the Coast Guard Academy on the [...]