Mystic News

It was a blue-gold, poet's fall afternoon, so why would 50 or so citizens shut themselves inside Waterford Town Hall to sit for 90 minutes on fold-out chairs? Why, to see Mel "Dr. Mel" Goldstein, the chief meteorologist for WTNH Channel 8 in New Haven- who forecast the gorgeous day to begin with.

Tomorrow is Election Day. With only town positions at stake this year, it has been very quiet, a welcome change from the hurly-burly of last year's national election.

The schooner Mystic will be auctioned off Nov. 9 in U.S. District Court in New Haven.

NEW LONDON, in southeastern Connecticut about midway between New York and Boston , seems on paper a lot like Mystic , its neighbor to the east - all sea views, seafood and seafaring history.

Daniel Pont, 28, of 155 Cliff St., Mystic, was charged Monday with criminal impersonation, driving with a suspended license, misuse of registration, driving an unregistered motor vehicle and failure to have insurance.

Third-grade students at Oswegatchie School in Waterford watch a wood-carving demonstration by Mexican artist Ventura Fabian on Monday.

Robert C. Luna, 22, of 43 Denison Ave., Mystic, was charged Saturday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

It is interesting that Sen. Chris Dodd and his Democratic challenger, Merrick Alpert of Mystic, are both promoting books, one just out, the other resuscitated, in these opening months of the campaign season.

Jason Sherman throws an old board into a trash bin as the historic home at 23 Library St.

What's this I hear about changing the name of the Groton-New London Airport? An airfield has existed on the plains of Poquonnock in the town of Groton since 1928 when the State of Connecticut took an option on 275 acres of the Morton F. Plant estate to provide a landing field for military and commercial use.

Talk about your green grocer. At the family-owned McQuade's Marketplace Inc., "going green" has been its way of doing business for some time now.

Ledyard - Two people were taken to the hospital this morning after they suffered minor injuries when the bus they were riding on sideswiped a concrete post.The South East Area Transit bus was pulling into the Ocean State Job Lot parking lot along Route 12 about 7:30 a.m. when it sideswiped a concrete post supporting a light pole, said Tony Saccone, ...

Mystic - Jerry Johnson nursed an afternoon drink at Jamms Restaurant and Bar as his 18 years of dining there wound to a close on Monday.

Jamms Restaurant and Bar has been an institution in Mystic, Connecticut since 1984, known for good food, good service and a kitchen opened until midnight.

Tom Passero, of New London, unloads a new shipment of apples, as Dom Leal shows his son, Ben 3, how the apples are unloaded off the truck, and into the mill.

With the city's two primary ambulances broken down, just one 10-year-old, reserve ambulance is being used to cover medical calls for the entire city.

Groton's Fourth Fall Festival will be held this Saturday, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a special community event created and sponsored by the Groton Business Association of the Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce.

My colleague and B&B industry associate, Maxine Pinson and I both had the chance to visit Stonecroft Country Inn near Mystic, CT , recently.

Frances C. Pendleton, 89, of 186 Jerry Browne Road, Mystic, passed away on Sept.

First Selectmen Ed Haberek has announced that he has been endorsed for reelection by the Connecticut State Region 9A UAW Council.