Interior of the Just Mystic store in downtown Mystic. Photo submitted
Catherine Gibson
Rosemary Ostfeld from Healthy PlanEat. (Submitted)
Simply mystical and the Mystic Seaport Museum have collaborated to launch a limited edition apparel line only available in summer 2024.
The offer includes a Mystic Seaport Museum Crewneck sweatshirt, two T-shirts, a long-sleeve T-shirt, a dad hat with the founding year “1929” embroidered on the back, a swimmer-shaped keychain and a 1,000-piece puzzle, all available at the museum’s pop-up visitor center – Mystic Seaport Museum: At The Drawbridge, open through December. The collection can also be purchased online at justmystic.com.
The series celebrates the history of Sabinothe oldest regularly operating coal-fired steamboat in America. The Sabino (named for Sabenoa, a member of the Abenaki Sagamore people of the northeastern woodlands) played an important role in New England travel during its heyday and today serves as a source of entertainment and tourism throughout Mystic. It departs daily at 5:30 p.m. from the docks behind S&P Oyster in mysticism.
Tickets can be purchased up to 30 days in advance and guests can check in with their mobile tickets at the Mystic Seaport Museum at 4 East Main St.
Just Mystic was founded by Mystic locals and a sibling duo Robert Nelson And Amanda Cummings in 2021. The store is located at 33 W. Main Street in downtown Mystic and is open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Follow @justmysticbrand on Instagram for updates and information.
The 39th Good Neighbor Dinner will take place on Tuesday, September 17th, at 6 p.m. in the The dogs in Stonington.
The Good Neighbor Dinner supports Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center programs, celebrate our volunteers and recognize the Mystic River Jam Committee. Mystic River Jam is an annual music festival held in Mystic Shipyard with local talent and support from the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center.
The PNC (pawcatuckneighborhoodcenter.org) has been a beneficiary of the festival since 2017.
Lawyer in New London Linda L. Mariani was again selected by peers for inclusion in the 2024 Connecticut Super Lawyers list, as published in Connecticut Magazine.
Super Lawyers recognizes lawyers who have excelled in the practice of law and is given to only 5% of the state’s lawyers. Mariani has been chosen every year since 2010.
In addition, she was selected for inclusion in Woodward/White’s “Best Lawyers in America,” for which she has been continuously nominated since 2005. Selected lawyers are chosen through the administration of comprehensive peer review surveys in which lawyers confidentially rate their professional colleagues.
Attorney Mariani specializes in divorce mediation and uncontested divorces and handles all divorce matters. Her office is located at 83 Broad St. in New London and can also be reached by phone at 860-443-5023 or online at www.marianireck.com.
Rosemary Ostfeldwhich runs a website that connects the public with local food sources, recently launched the 2024 Healthy PlanEat Local Food Tour. Customers can receive a pass and stamps when they shop at local Healthy PlanEat vendors. The stamps can be redeemed for raffle tickets at an in-person event taking place on Sunday, September 29th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wadsworth Mansion in Middletown.
The in-person event is held in partnership with The Rockfall Foundation (a local, environmentally focused non-profit organization) and the Wadsworth Mansion.
Healthy PlanEat was also featured in a recent report by World Wildlife Fund. The report includes information about its sustainable shipping program. The shipping program offers another convenient way to buy directly from local farms, in addition to in-person local pickup.
The Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce recognized Catherine Gibson in his Community Proud series sponsored by CorePlus Credit Union.
Gibson grew up in Noank and now lives in Mystic. She has made significant contributions to the local art scene. Her work, exhibited at Studio M in Mystic, shows her distinctive artistic vision and creativity, often inspired by the themes of sea and ocean. Supported by the gallery owner Mara BeckwithGibson has developed a unique process for stained glass and glass fusing, which you can view here: St. Mary’s Church in Groton and Unitarian All Souls Church in New London.
Gibson studied for 15 years with the late Nick Parrendo of the Hunt Studio in Pittsburgh, Penn., who taught stained glass at St. Michael’s School of Sacred Art. Ender’s Island. She also trains and works with therapy dogs, accredited by Pet PartnerShe also works with Mara Beckwith on fundraising events for the L&M Cancer Center.
The Eastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2024 Entrepreneur Academy. Building on the success of its inaugural year, this comprehensive eight-week incubator program is scheduled to begin September 10 at the Regional Innovation Center, 92 Eugene O’Neill Drive, New London.
Entrepreneur Academy 2024 is designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs refine their ideas and develop the skills needed to succeed. Participants benefit from expert training, mentoring and access to valuable local resources. The program leads to a final demo day where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of local entrepreneurs to determine which startups have the best chance of success.
The winners will receive a scholarship from Southeast Connecticut Business Region (seCTer) and funded by the Connecticut Ministry of Economic and Community DevelopmentFor more information, visit ChamberECT.com.
A groundbreaking partnership between the Council for the Advancement of Women and Connecticut Office for Early Childhood has been extended through June 2027. This extension renews a mutual commitment to support child care businesses through the WBDC Child Care Business Support Program and the Opportunity Fund. The extension provides $6 million in funding over the next three years.
Since its launch in 2020, the program has helped child care businesses create or retain 9,041 jobs and 38,108 child care slots in Connecticut, according to WBDC. The Business Opportunity Fund awards grants of up to $25,000 to qualified licensed and emerging child care businesses in Connecticut. For more information, visit ctwbdc.org.
Catherine Hermes will moderate the discussion “Exile and Rebirth: The Trial and Colonization” at the next “Wednesdays With Winthrop Jr.” lecture on August 21 at 8 p.m. To join via Zoom, visit https://meet.google.com/vtr-irbn-cvw.
Hermes received her JD from Duke University School of Law and her Ph.D. in colonial American history from Yale UniversityHer research focused on religion and law in New England from 1620 to 1730. From 1997 to 2022 she taught early American history and the history of New England and the Northeast at Central Connecticut State University.
Currently editor of Exploring Connecticuta quarterly history magazine, Hermes, the author of “A Witch Doctor in Wethersfield,” “Connecticut Explored, Fall 2023,” and with Beth Caruso“Between God and Satan: Thomas Thornton, Witch-Hunting and Religious Mission in the English Atlantic World, 1647–1693,” among other works.
Mary Binghamwho will moderate the event, is a descendant of three women convicted of witchcraft and hanged in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. She is a board member of https://endwitchhunts.org, which works to raise awareness about harmful practices related to witchcraft allegations. Some of her research is available at https://witchhuntshow.com, Minute With Mary, and she was part of a witch trial exoneration group that helped pass House Joint Resolution 34, “Resolution Concerning Certain Convictions for Witchcraft in Colonial Connecticut,” on May 25, 2023.
These discussions arose from Bingham’s research on John Winthrop, Jr.She searched medical records at the Massachusetts Historical Society and found evidence that Winthrop Jr. had treated some of the victims in Connecticut who were hanged while he was outside the colony seeking a new charter.
To follow the event on Facebook, visit https://www.facebook.com/share/k2B8KaeEPzkRn8Un/?mibextid=9VsGKo. Or find the meeting at https://meet.google.com/vtr-irbn-cvw.
The Electric Boat Employees Community Services Association awarded two scholarships to Thames Valley Council for Community Action for programs that assist people in need. A donation of $9,000 will go to Home Again, the agency’s housing program to prevent homelessness. TVCCA’s Senior Nutrition/Meals on Wheels program received $7,000 to cover the cost of meal delivery and meal distribution at community meals sites at area senior centers.
Back home provides financial assistance to low-income residents facing eviction to help pay security deposits, rent, and overdue utility bills.
Ida ParkerDirector of Housing at TVCCA, and Eugene TherouxTVCCA’s Director of Senior Nutrition, expressed gratitude for the financial support. For more information about TVCCA’s programs, call (860) 889-1365 or visit tvcca.org.
Drew Deary And Hannah Wright of North Stonington, along with Emelia Wacker And Eric Vogel of Old Saybrook were announced as winners of Elmira College’s annual Key Award. This year’s award was given to 831 students from 17 states. The Key Award, a tradition dating back to 1935, is given to outstanding students in their penultimate year of high school or preparatory school.
Recipients will receive a scholarship of $88,000 over four years, or $22,000 per year, upon enrollment at Elmira College.
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