Old Mystic News

Despite New England's religious history, it seems as though religion may become just that in the area - history.

A It's back to the drawing board, or in this case, the town Finance Board.A The 2012-2013 $57 million town budget referendum failed Tuesday, according to the town registrar.A Of the 12,167 registered voters, 2,282 voted, or 19 percent of voters and that total includes 27 absentee ballots counted.

A The way Jim Low sees it, he's creating employment. For himself. "I'm not going to get rich, but then again, you never know," said Low, 63, who with his friend, Jimmy Loomis, 71, opened "Jimmy 2 Dogs" in the kiosk across from Big Y on April 21.

While biking with my buddy Bob Graham the other day near Old Mystic I saw a tall figure with ski poles gliding up Route 27, hook a sharp left and whip onto River Road.