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Mystic has two finalists for this year’s James Beard Awards, which are among the most prestigious honors for the restaurant industry.David Standridge, who is the executive chef at The Shipwright’s Daughter in Mystic, is one of five finalists for Outstanding Chef, which is a national category. His competition includes three...
Electric Boat's president said Monday that the shipyard will be ramping up hiring by 8,000 both this year and next year as it continues to build capacity to deliver submarines at a faster rate."We are planning to keep this pipeline moving at about this pace for the next couple of...
Jessica Saciloski has traveled to St. Patrick's Day parades throughout the country, from Boston to Chicago, over the years. However, the Willimantic resident was about to see one for the first time Sunday afternoon as she waited for the Mystic Irish Parade to take off."I don't know how I've missed...
A new plan under development will recommend ways the Naval Submarine Base and surrounding communities can work together, in areas from transportation to housing, to support both the base's military mission and personnel and its neighboring communities.A public workshop for people to learn about the plan and share comments will...
A local acoustics and hydrodynamics technology company, Applied Physical Sciences, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, was recently awarded a $12.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy.“This contract award for Applied Physical Sciences is another example of eastern Connecticut’s critical role in (maintaining) the U.S. Navy’s undersea superiority for decades to...
New Haven Public Schools students will now get the chance to connect with advanced manufacturing and maritime engineers through a new partnership with General Dynamics Electric Boat.As students in an Electric Boat Partner School District, New Haven pupils, particularly those in the district’s career and technical education and manufacturing pathways,...
EB to hire 8,000 this year
Feb 9 2026Electric Boat is gearing up to hire 8,000 new employees this year, a significant ramp-up compared to the 3,000 hires the submarine manufacturer was planning in 2025.EB President Mark Rayha, in his 2026 President's Intent memo to employees last week marked "sensitive," didn't give specific plans on how he expected...
Two Mystic restaurant talents are semifinalists for a James Beard Award, one of the biggest honors in the culinary world.David Standridge — the executive chef at The Shipwright’s Daughter in Mystic who won the James Beard Award in the Best Chef: Northeast category in 2024 — was nominated on Wednesday...
Groton Launches $350K Housing Study to Address Shortage, Prep for Electric Boat Job Growth
Oct 15 2025The town is introducing a new study to help solve its growing housing shortage.Meeting in the Middle: Unlocked Housing Opportunities in Groton is a federally funded project with a goal of increasing housing stock to meet the needs of a changing population and projected job growth from Electric Boat.On Thursday,...
On a sunny late-August day, the patio outside Jeremiah’s Restaurant & Tavern in downtown Mystic was populated by customers clustered under umbrella-topped tables, chatting and digging into their meals.This is the latest new food venue to open in Mystic, with the downstairs tavern having debuted a month ago, and its...
A new Italian restaurant has opened in the former brew pub at 54 West Main Street in downtown Mystic.Petrit Marku, who also owns Buon Appetito Ristorante & Pizzeria in North Stonington, said he opened the restaurant to bring food from the north and south of Italy to Mystic.Marku, who is...
The town plans to join the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority (CMDA) in its latest effort to bolster economic development in the Route 1 downtown area.CMDA is a quasi-public authority established by the state legislature and the governor's office to help towns and cities achieve their development goals, particularly creating housing...
The Town Council has chosen Spinnaker Real Estate Partners and its proposal for an apartment complex as the preferred development team and project concept for the redevelopment of the Pleasant Valley School property.The Norwalk-based company is proposing to construct 300 market-rate and affordable apartments with outdoor space for tenants and...
An online “geography resource” that regularly singles out U.S. locales has taken a shine to southeastern Connecticut.In an article posted last Wednesday, World Atlas identifies “8 Places To Call Home in Connecticut in 2025,” putting New London, Groton and Norwich, in that order, at the top of the list.Colchester, a...
A new initiative will look at how increasing different housing types, such as townhouses or cottage communities, could help meet Groton’s demand for housing as the defense industry expands.The town received a $350,000 grant from the Department of Defense Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation for a “Mission-Compatible Missing Middle...
