Pawcatuck News

Russell Baker Jr., 62, of 52 Tyler Ave., was charged Sunday with driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, evading responsibility and failure to drive right.

Dan Curland, owner of Mystic Disc, is one of 38 local business owners in the new SouthEastern Alliance for small, local, independently owned businesses.

Desirae Boulier, 23, of 178 W. Thames St., was charged Sunday with third-degree assault and second-degree breach of peace.

Operation Fuel Executive Director Patricia Wrice hit the public airwaves Tuesday, announcing that $4.75 million from the state Office of Policy and Management budgeted in October for low-income households has not been released.

Jodi Rell is an accidental governor. An attractive, unthreatening running mate for John "Why Should I Resign If I've Done Nothing Wrong?" Rowland in 1994, she presided over the sandbox that is the state Senate for nine-and-a-half years.

Collectively, the 14 Norwich public school students honored with the 2009 Superintendent Award last week challenge themselves, show courage in and outside of school, play instruments and sing, play sports and don't end up in the principal's office.

By Peter Huoppi Bill Stewart of North Stonington, John Mauritz of Mystic, Gary Baron of North Stonington and Joe Bunkley of Waterford, all military veterans, play the bagpipes and drums at war memorials in Westerly, Pawcatuck, Stonington and Mystic in honor of Veterans' Day.

Rob Simmons was running in a special election in June of 1991 for the state House of Representatives when a Republican legislator came to town to help him campaign.

The Quiambaug Fire Department has told the town and that it would like Groton Fire Alarm to begin dispatching its calls instead of the police department.

Justin M. Loncroft, 22, of Durham, was charged Friday with fourth-degree larceny and conspiracy.

West Vine Street School in Pawcatuck has been evacuated because of a water main break.

Stonington - The Board of Selectmen will have at least two new members after the Nov.

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.

The town of Stonington has an important election coming up on Nov. 3. It is with great pleasure that we urge Stonington voters to support First Selectman Haberek's re-election campaign.

Police arrested a Norwich man who they say was beating his girlfriend. Eugene Jones, 34, of 119 Sandy Lane, was charged with criminal attempt to commit second-degree assault, first-degree strangulation, third-degree assault, threatening, breach of peace and interfering with police.

Gary Poe, Founder and Executive Director, Windows-On-Our-Waters, points to Cheeze Wiz that contains "more anchovies than cheese" in the Windows-On-Our-Waters trailer.

Stonington - When the Planning and Zoning Commission approved construction of the 40-lot Rockridge subdivision in Pawcatuck in 2001, it required the developer to post a bond to ensure all the promised road, sidewalk, landscaping and other improvements.

Lisa Konicki thinks the Westerly area is charming. So she's initiated a clever business promotion called "Westerly-Pawcatuck is CHARMing" that involves collecting special charms from 30 locations in the greater Westerly area to adorn a special pewter bracelet.

For years a number of commercial buildings and multi-family apartment houses, especially in Pawcatuck, have remained vacant or have been neglected by their owners.

Extrusion technology supplier Davis-Standard has paired with Scantech Americas to integrate an X-ray transmission scanner for measuring sheet thickness on a proprietary polyethylene terephthalate system installed this past year.