Thursday, May 19, 2022
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Ready for Launch: Using Preps OSHS Students for Next Steps
Published May 18, 2022 08:30 a.m.All high school students have had a moment where they thought to themselves, “I have no idea what I’m going to do with my life.” Luckily for Old Saybrook High School (OSHS) students, they have Carina Using, the college and career readiness coordinator, to help them find some guidance.
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Gary McCauley: Finding a Community, Ready to Help
Published May 11, 2022 08:30 a.m.In 2011 Gary McCauley and his family bought a summer place in Old Saybrook. They became year-round residents in 2018 and ever since Gary has made his presence felt in the community as a member of the Old Saybrook Rotary Club.
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Susan Esty: All In Like a Lion
Published May 04, 2022 08:30 a.m.“Honestly when people ask what is a Lion, I say well, I don’t know what a Lion isn’t,” Susan Esty says.
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Dick Shriver: Firsthand Knowledge of Ukraine
Published April 27, 2022 08:30 a.m.Dick Shriver has something to say about Ukraine, and not just because he listens to news reports. Dick and his wife Barbara lived for seven years from 1995 to 2002 in Lviv, one of Ukraine’s major cities in the west of the country near the Polish border.
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A Story and Much More for Acton Young Adult Librarian
Published April 20, 2022 08:30 a.m.It’s not unusual to see libraries have children’s and adult librarians on staff to serve the different needs of the two age groups. But what about the kids in-between?
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Erin Kanicki: Making Friends in Clinton
Published April 13, 2022 08:30 a.m.One day, Erin Kanicki decided to take her new pup, a French bulldog named Nola, to Bailey’s Dog Park in Clinton. While she was at the park, Erin heard there was a need for fundraising to help with maintenance at the park.
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Service that Started with Sports
Published April 06, 2022 08:30 a.m.“I love my family, I love this town, and I love sports.”
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Clinton Bonner: Play Ball, All!
Published March 30, 2022 08:30 a.m.It’s hard to find a more poetic symbol of American life than opening day of the baseball season, whether it be for the Yankees or just the local Little League team.
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Tom Shultz: Promoting a Climate of Understanding
Published March 23, 2022 08:30 a.m.The Clinton Human Rights Advisory Committee formed last year is looking to have more of a footprint in Clinton. One of the people helping lead that charge is the committee’s chair, Tom Shultz.
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Making Old Saybrook Business Her Business
Published March 16, 2022 08:30 a.m.Old Saybrook prides itself on being a welcoming place for tourists and business alike. Part of that reputation can be traced to the work done by Susan “Susie” Beckman over the last nine years as the economic development coordinator for the town.
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Shelby Mehmet: Serving a Community that Served Her
Published March 09, 2022 08:30 a.m.Just seven years ago, Shelby Mehmet was a Morgan student learning about the importance of healthy choices. Now, she’s helping lead those conversations as the town’s assistant prevention coordinator.
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Rick Ruzzo: It Started with a Saxophone
Published March 02, 2022 08:30 a.m.It’s not on the list of romantic gifts, but Rick Ruzzo decided to marry his wife Linda after she gave him a saxophone for his birthday.
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Ethan Weiner: Valley Shore YMCA Board President
Published Feb. 23, 2022 08:30 a.m.After years of helping others in the field of medicine, Ethan Weiner is still helping, but now mainly as a volunteer.
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Liz Egan: All About the Arts
Published Feb. 16, 2022 08:30 a.m.Whether through the Clinton Art Society, her time teaching in Westbrook, helping with theater productions, or displaying her own work, it’s fair to say that Liz Egan is all about the arts.
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Peter Gillespie: Picking up the Town’s Projects
Published Feb. 09, 2022 08:30 a.m.Peter Gillespie is looking to bring his decades of experience to Westbrook to help the town achieve some of its long-term goals as its new fulltime town planner.
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Orlene Weyland Unearths Family’s Hidden Holocaust History
Published Feb. 02, 2022 08:30 a.m.Imagine not knowing anything about your family history as an adult. For Orlene Weyland, this was a reality.
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Kim Esposito: Stepping up to Serve
Published Jan. 26, 2022 08:30 a.m.Whether it’s at the town tree lighting, the high school, or her church, Kim Esposito is a person who doesn’t shy away from volunteering her time to the Westbrook community.
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Dan Medeiros: Have Saw, Will Sculpt
Published Jan. 19, 2022 08:30 a.m.Every holiday season Westbrook residents eagerly await the annual tree lighting ceremony on the green and the ice sculptures created by Dan Medeiros are always among the highlights.
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Christine Cummings: Rescue, Rehabilitate, Return
Published Jan. 12, 2022 08:30 a.m.With A Place Called Hope serving for more than a decade as the region’s primary raptor rehabilitator, most people know that when they find an injured owl or hawk, Christine Cummings and her husband Todd Secki are the people to call.
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Delcie McGrath: Furnishing the Future
Published Jan. 05, 2022 08:30 a.m.International news can seem remote but the connections to a far more local world are very real. Just ask Delcie McGrath. Delcie has been part of a team working on refugee resettlement this area.
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Mark Richards Sees Town Council Term as Time Well Spent
Published Dec. 22, 2021 08:30 a.m.In November 2019, in a historic election for Clinton, the town’s first ever Town Council was elected. As part of that council, voters elected Mark Richards.
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Jim Beloff: A Look Inside a Life with Ukuleles
Published Dec. 15, 2021 08:30 a.m.UKEtopia!: Adventures in the Ukulele World is a new book released this week by Jim Beloff. From finding a calling in the ukulele world to jamming with George Harrison, Jim has quite a story to tell.
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Ernie Dorling: Bringing Career Experience to his Latest Novel
Published Dec. 08, 2021 08:30 a.m.The Connecticut shoreline with its scenic coastline and quintessential New England charm has inspired generations of visitors and lifetime residents. For Ernie Dorling, a longtime Old Saybrook resident, the area was the perfect setting for his new novel, The Truth is Always Negotiable.
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Peter Nye: Teaching, Learning, and Leading
Published Dec. 01, 2021 08:30 a.m.Not many teachers can say their start actually began at training camp for the New York Giants, but Peter Nye can. It’s a path that’s led him to become a very recognizable face around Clinton.
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Joyce DiLauro: Passing the Torch on a Holiday Tradition
Published Nov. 24, 2021 08:30 a.m.For almost 30 years, Joyce DiLauro of Starship Dance Studio and Starship Dance Theatre has attracted audiences far and wide with her annual winter production of the ballet The Magic Toyshop. Now, the show is coming to the auditorium in Clinton’s Town Hall from Friday to Sunday, Dec. 17 to 19.
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April Godwin Shuman: Holding History to Heart
Published Nov. 17, 2021 08:30 a.m.“Clinton history and Morgan history is a passion of mine,” says April Godwin Shuman. “It’s vital to who I am.”
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Making Westbrook Trails More Traveled
Published Nov. 10, 2021 08:30 a.m.If you’ve enjoyed time in Westbrook’s town forest over the last three years, the man you have to thank is Gene Van Blaricom.
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Fulham Brings National Experience to his Own Backyard
Published Oct. 27, 2021 08:30 a.m.It’s no secret that many seniors in the area enjoy regular visits to the Estuary Council of Seniors, Inc. (ECSI) for the many services offered there. The person now in charge of making sure all the programs run smoothly is Garith Fulham.
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Christa Maynard: At the Center of Chamber Action
Published Oct. 20, 2021 08:30 a.m.Promoting the places to be and things to do in Old Saybrook is nothing new for Christa Maynard.
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Tess Taft Cowan Edge Hopes to Spread Holiday Cheer
Published Oct. 13, 2021 08:30 a.m.Serving others has something that has long been important to Clinton native Tess Taft Cowan Edge. Now, Tess is hoping to spread some holiday cheer and kindness with her 12 Trees of Kindness auction.