CT Sun Brings Thanksgiving

Residents of the Thames River Family Program celebrated Thanksgiving with the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun on November 17th.

The WNBA’s Connecticut Sun continued its holiday tradition on Tuesday, November 17th, celebrating Thanksgiving with Thames River Family Program.

CT Sun General Manager Chris Sienko, and head coach Mike [...]

Blanket Drive Success

Mrs. Gesh’s 2nd grade class, Woodstock, handmade a quilt for the “Blanket Norwich with Love” blanket Drive. The blanket was given to the Madonna House, Norwich.

The final number of blankets collected  and distributed at the Leffingwell House Museum by the members of the Society of the Founders of Norwich is (drum [...]

Mystic Women’s Club Holds Benefit Card Game

The Mystic Women’s Club held a Military Whist Card Game fundraiser on April 26th at the Hoxie Fire Company, Mystic.  Proceeds totaled $746 to benefit the Thames River Family Program which is a supportive community of formerly homeless families headed by single mothers pursuing goals of self-sufficiency, independence from public assistance and control [...]

Engine 6 Pizza Helps Martin House

story & photo by Jessica Warzeniak

News of budget cuts and financial difficulties are nothing new during times of economic downfall. But in the case of Martin House Inc., Norwich, help was around the corner. Marcel Bouley, owner, Engine 6 Pizza, Norwich, heard about Martin House’s trouble and stepped up [...]