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Despite economic downturn due to coronavirus, wind power projects boom, keeping Bridgeport and New London projects on track

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

As countless businesses shut or operate under strict limits to halt the spread of the coronavirus, offshore wind power projects stand out as largely unaffected by the public health crisis. With state contracts in place in Connecticut and elsewhere along the East Coast and investors enthusiastic about wind-generated energy, the industry is not lacking for money. It’s good news for two offshore wind projects in Bridgeport and New London promoted as major Connecticut projects bringing capital and creating jobs. Click here for the full article

Eastern Regional Tourism District Launches Regional Marketing Partnership Program

Wednesday, August 05, 2020

New program to provide matching funds to support tourism opportunities and venues in eastern Connecticut The Eastern Regional Tourism District (ERTD) today announced the 2020 Regional Marketing Partnership Program, a program that will provide funding to support eastern Connecticut’s tourism economy. Eastern Connecticut businesses non-profits and municipalities are encouraged to develop marketing plans, which could then be funded by the program if approved. Plans should focus on marketing eastern Connecticut’s tourism economy and encourage the safe enjoyment of Connecticut’s tourism opportunities. Click here for the full article

ThayerMahan Acquires Ocean Acoustical Services and Instrumentation Systems (OASIS)

Tuesday, August 04, 2020

ThayerMahan announced today its acquisition of Ocean Acoustical Services and Instrumentation Systems (OASIS). Founded in 2016, ThayerMahan has rapidly grown into an industry leader in autonomous marine sensor/system solutions. Led by its visionary founder, Michael J. Connor, ThayerMahan has developed patented technology solutions in acoustics, electronic sensing, autonomy, communications and data management while providing unique MDA (Maritime Domain Awareness) solutions to a diverse body of clients in government, industry and academia. Click here for the full article

Pfizer support workers ‘feel the love’

Monday, August 03, 2020

If Pfizer Inc. manages over the next few months to deliver a vaccine to protect the world against COVID-19, plaudits will rain down on scientists and managers at the company's largest worldwide research-and-development campus off Eastern Point, and deservedly so. Hundreds of scientists have been showing up daily in Groton over the past four months in the midst of the pandemic as Pfizer fast-tracked coronavirus research and more than 150,000 Americans died of a disease that in some parts of the country is still spreading like wildfire. Click here for the full article

Sift Bake Shop owners open Young Buns Doughnuts in Mystic

Thursday, July 30, 2020

Around 6:50 a.m. Wednesday, Inge Pilgermayer was first in line outside Young Buns Doughnuts with her mother, Maria, on the fifth day the doughnut shop was open. She had driven by Monday after 7 a.m. and saw more than 25 people in line, so she figured they should get there before opening. The Mystic resident was sad when she saw Bartleby's Café closed in May but excited to see a doughnut shop was going into 46 W. Main St. Tapping her fingers together excitedly, she questioned, "Who doesn't love doughnuts?" Click here for the full article

Comeback Coming: Consulting Firm Gauges Virus Impact on Local Businesses

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

In a campaign to help Groton businesses recover from the impacts of COVID-19, the Town of Groton has partnered with consulting firm NaviRetail on a multi-stage analysis of local business activity. Connecting directly with local business owners is a key method of understanding how assistance and resources should be allocated. The next phone survey, beginning August 10, will ask business owners about revenue, operations and what would be the most help to them during this stage of the recovery.

Medical marijuana dispensary opens in Groton

Friday, July 24, 2020

Herbology, the long-awaited and first medical marijuana dispensary in Groton, the second in New London County, opened its doors Thursday. The 5,047-square-foot facility at 79 Gold Star Highway, designed to have a modern apothecary feel, features a light-filled dispensary area and a waiting room with plants, seating and cannabis-themed posters. The medical cannabis dispensary offers a range of products from edibles to flowers, and takes a “patient-first approach,” said Talley Wettlaufer, vice president and head of retail at Grassroots Cannabis, Herbology’s Chicago-based parent company. Click here for the full article

As deal announced for potential COVID-19 vaccine, Lamont highlights Pfizer’s work in Connecticut

Thursday, July 23, 2020

On the day of a major announcement that the federal government agreed to purchase 100 million doses of a vaccine that Pfizer is working to develop, Gov. Ned Lamont and Pfizer emphasized the company’s strides, including at its Eastern Point Road campus, in the fight against COVID-19. At the Groton labs, scientists and experts are working on safety studies for the potential vaccine, along with regulatory coordination and other work, according to Pfizer. “I am so proud that Pfizer is right here in Connecticut and taking the lead on finding a possible solution to this COVID crisis,” Lamont said at a new...

New cannabis dispensary to open in Groton

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Grassroots Cannabis is entering the Connecticut market with a new marijuana dispensary set to open in Groton on Thursday. Chicago-based GR Companies Inc., doing business as Grassroots Cannabis, grows, processes and sells cannabis products around the country. Its retail brand, Herbology, aims to provide customers with centers that focus on wellness and education. Its new Herbology dispensary is a 5,047-square-foot facility at 79 Gold Star Highway. Click here for the full article

Submarines, usually an ideal place for disease to spread, manage to keep COVID-19 at bay

Thursday, July 23, 2020

It’s no secret that submarines with their confined quarters are ideal places for diseases to spread. Yet the U.S. submarine force, which has a little more than 24,000 members, has managed to keep the novel coronavirus at bay with an infection rate of less than 0.5%, according to the force’s commander, Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle. In a phone interview this week, Caudle attributed the success to a variety of factors. Those include “a culture of compliance” among submariners, who are trained to run and operate nuclear propulsion plants at sea, a “strong team ethos” of not wanting to let fellow crew member...

U.S. House approves massive defense bill with billions for CT-made weapons systems

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Washington – The U.S. House on Tuesday approved a massive defense bill that would send billions of dollars to Connecticut defense contractors and also make significant changes to Pentagon policy, including a requirement the military remove Confederate names from military bases. Approved on a bipartisan, 295-125 vote, the $740 billion National Defense Authorization bill would authorize $4 billion to continue construction on the new Columbia-class submarine, the largest and most expensive submarine Electric Boat has ever built. Click here for the full article

Mayflower II begins voyage after restoration

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

As onlookers flanked both sides of the Mystic River and people watched from small boats and kayaks, the Mayflower II left the Mystic Seaport Museum shipyard in the fog Monday morning on its way to New London. The voyage marks the completion of a yearslong restoration project at the museum. The ship, a replica of the vessel the Pilgrims traveled in to reach Plymouth in 1620, will participate in sea trials in New London for about two weeks before leaving to return to Plymouth, Mass., on Aug 10. Click here for the full article

Staying local with Let’s Go 860

Monday, July 20, 2020

By mid-March, it became obvious to business leaders in southeastern Connecticut that COVID-19 would cause big disruptions. But a series of COVID conference calls led by entrepreneur Scott Gladstone identified perhaps a bigger concern: a feeling of doom that made it difficult to imagine a path to prosperity. "We identified a need to promote eastern Connecticut during unprecedented times," said Gladstone, best known for his ownership interest in several Wireless Zone stores in the region. "If you buy local, it stays local." Click here for the full article

History Revisited: Groton-New London Airport’s humble beginnings

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Recently, while organizing a few of my historical research files, I came across one titled “Trumbull Airfield”. Upon looking through the information and documents, I could not help but think that there were probably a great many residents, both newly located and “long timers”, who might not be aware of how the air field was established as well as some of the interesting facts and stories surrounding the air field, now named the Groton-New London Airport. This article will be the first of two relaying many little-known facts about Groton’s Trumbull Airfield. Click here for the full article

Lamplighter Trading Co. carries on the coffee tradition in downtown Mystic

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

For many years while traveling as a musician, James Maple considered the Green Marble Coffee House in Mystic his home. Maple, a 26-year customer of the downtown Mystic business, said he first visited the coffee house when he was 11 or 12 and immediately felt a connection to its denizens. No matter where life took him, he said, he was always able to come back to the Green Marble and feel like he fit right in. Click here for the full article

Let the music play: Mystic Disc adjusts business model to survive during pandemic

Monday, July 13, 2020

In his 37 years as a record store owner, Dan Curland has seen a wide range of events that have impacted his business. The owner of Mystic Disc, a small specialty shop along Steamboat Wharf just west of the Mystic River, has made ends meet during challenging weather events such as Hurricane Sandy, survived a downtown streetscape project that he said restricted customer access to his store for months, and has ridden the highs and lows that have come from contemporary events such as the Sandy Hook school shooting, which impacted shopping habits throughout the region. Click here for the full article

Something's Brewing: Barley Head Brewery

Monday, July 13, 2020

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After 50-year education career, Groton superintendent to retire

Thursday, July 02, 2020

Superintendent of Schools Michael Graner said he’s honored to be part of this pivotal time in the history of the Groton community. The new Groton Middle School, which all of the town's middle school students will attend, is slated to open in September adjacent to Fitch High School, while workers have begun to lay the foundations for two new intradistrict magnet elementary schools on the former middle school sites. Click here for the full article

Put your business on the map!

Wednesday, July 01, 2020

Google is the first stop for most of your customers. And now more than ever, customers are looking for up-to-date information on your open hours and services. Update your Google listing and join a free collaborative marketing campaign for eastern CT. Let’s Go 860 – #LetsGo860 A dedicated website featuring a Google map, sharing all the businesses who would like to be listed – letsgo860.com Click here for full details

Chipotle in Groton scheduled to open in August

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

At least two people have emailed The Day recently asking when the Chipotle Mexican Grill at the corner of Route 12 and Toll Gate Road is scheduled to open, and we have an answer: early to mid-August. Developer Henry Resnikoff said earlier this week the unofficial date is Aug. 12, give or take a few days because of supply chain issues. Click here for the full article

Connecticut's Economy Ranks 4th in Innovation in U.S.

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

For the second consecutive year, Connecticut has been ranked as the nation’s fourth most innovative economy. California, Massachusetts and Washington ranked one-two-three in Bloomberg’s annual State Innovation Index, for the third straight year. Oregon moved up to number five, two spots higher than a year ago. The ranking is based on six equally weighted metrics: research and development intensity, productivity, clusters of companies in technology, STEM jobs, residents with degrees in science and engineering disciplines and patent activity. Click here for the full article

New jobs open up in expanding wind turbine industry

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Thousands of new jobs are opening up in the growing wind turbine industry. Southeast Connecticut is gearing up to be a center of operation for building, erecting, and training people to deliver the eco-power source. A unique training facility is located in Groton, where a new tower will be used to help train thousands of new technicians and engineers needed to build, install, and maintain offshore wind turbine farms that Vineyard Wind is planning to build off the east coast. Click here for the full article

New Mystic resort finds high-end niche

Monday, June 29, 2020

The nearly 2 acres of land that Matt McCormack bought more than two years ago in the Willow Point neighborhood near Mystic Shipyard may have enjoyed spectacular views of the water, but the cottages on site could only kindly be called dilapidated. They were a wreck. And the property on Casino Road just past the railroad tracks, long owned by the Ritzie family, had been known at the time as a place where teenagers could hang out and party with little consequence. Click here for the full article

Water taxi launches fifth season

Thursday, June 25, 2020

The Thames River Heritage Park's hop-on, hop-off water taxi began its fifth season on Friday, with boats operating at 50% capacity and with a mask requirement due to the coronavirus pandemic. Riders can get on or off at any of the three landing sites: Fort Trumbull in New London, City Pier in New London, and Thames River Landing in Groton. Click here for the full article

Coming attractions: Movie theaters can reopen Wednesday — but how many will?

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

For the past three months, the movie posters in front of Niantic Cinemas have looked as though time has stood still. Among the posters have been one for the Ben Affleck flick “The Way Back,” released in early March, and the Harrison Ford adventure “The Call of the Wild,” out in late February. Of course, time HAS stood still for movie theaters, which have been shuttered in Connecticut since March 16. Click here for the full article

Groton Town Council postpones Plastics Ordinance Enforcement

Monday, June 15, 2020

The Groton Town Council has enacted the hardship clause in the Ordinance. This clause will automatically allow for a 90 day delay on enforcement of the Ordinance for all businesses within the Town of Groton without requiring the filing of related paperwork. The Ordinance will now be enforced beginning on October 5, 2020. Click here for the full press release

Mystic’s Fields of Fire Aerial Adventure Park is Fun for the Whole Family

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Located a short 2 miles from downtown Mystic, CT, Fields of Fire Adventure Park is action packed fun for the entire family! This 50-acre outdoor aerial adventure park has something to offer for all ages and attracts the curious to most adventurous travelers. Fields of Fire started as a paintball park in 2012 but today it is an action-packed park that features multiple climbing obstacle courses. The aerial courses opened in 2016 and has become a popular attraction for locals and tourists alike, which is exactly what Tom Vignato envisioned when he hired a professional aerial park designer to create th...

Sift Bake Shop introduces new cocktail bar, doughnut shop to Mystic

Monday, July 27, 2020

A pandemic couldn’t stop Food Network’s “Best Baker in America” and his family from continuing to innovate. Summer visitors to Mystic will find two new projects from Sift Bake Shop’s Adam Young: an expanded rooftop deck bar with cocktails and small plates, and a new doughnut shop on West Main Street. Click here for the full article

With many restaurants open, others opt to remain closed or stick to takeout

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

A few months after the COVID-19 pandemic first threw the restaurant industry into turmoil, many restaurants opted to open for outdoor dining in May and indoor dining in June, while others have closed their doors for good. But some have chosen to remain closed temporarily, or continue just offering takeout and delivery, while others have tried indoor or outdoor dining but shut it down. Click here for the full article

Council of Governments awarded grant to study parking in Groton City, as Electric Boat expands

Friday, July 10, 2020

As Electric Boat expands in the coming years, more workers will travel to the City of Groton each day, a trend anticipated to add pressure on available parking. The Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments will begin next month a study that will provide recommendations on how to accommodate the parking demands associated with the increased employment, without degrading the quality of the neighborhood and economic development in the area, Deputy Director/Director of Special Projects Amanda Kennedy said. Click here for the full article

Ship for sail out of Mystic

Thursday, July 09, 2020

The schooner Argia on Wednesday passed through a Noank shipyard. Click here for the article and pictures Website

Groton City awarded grant for eight-slip dock along Thames River

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

The Connecticut Port Authority has awarded the city a grant to build an eight-slip boat dock with a handicap-accessible kayak boat launch along the Thames River. The proposed dock will be located at Thames View Park, a property owned by the city and formerly called the Lower Costa Property, on Thames Street adjacent to the Pollution Abatement Facility. Click here for the full article

PPP loans a boon to region’s small businesses, nonprofits

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

United Community and Family Services, the Norwich-based community health service, received a $6.33 million federal loan this spring as part of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program, which was designed to save jobs amid the coronavirus-induced shutdown. Among the hundreds of southeastern Connecticut businesses and nonprofits that secured loans, UCFS was the only one to receive one in the $5 million to $10 million range, according to the SBA, which this week disclosed the recipients of loans of $150,000 and up. The loans are forgivable provided the employer maintains or quickly rehires employees and maintains salary levels. Click here for th...

ThayerMahan Senior Staff Engineer Returns from East Africa Deployment

Wednesday, July 08, 2020

Kyle Behbehani, a senior staff engineer at ThayerMahan, Inc., and Navy Reservist returned to Naval Station Norfolk in June after a seven-month deployment in East Africa. ThayerMahan is a Groton-based world leader in autonomous maritime security solutions. While Kyle was overseas, his ThayerMahan colleagues pitched in to send him a surprise Christmas care package, filled with sweat-wicking clothing, snacks, drink mixes, stationary, toiletries, games, books, and more. Click here for the full article

Connecticut bars to stay closed indefinitely

Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Despite indicators that continue to trend in the right direction, Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed Monday that he will postpone the launch of the third phase of the state’s reopening effort, meaning bars will have to stay closed and restaurants will have to keep operating at no more than 50% of indoor capacity “for the foreseeable future.” The further easing of restrictions on such "nonessential" businesses originally had been scheduled to take effect July 20. New coronavirus data Monday, the first released since Friday, showed that 259 more COVID-19 cases had been detected in the state, raising the cumulative total to 46,976. Thre...

ThayerMahan and UCONN Collaborate on Electronic Warfare Training

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Over twenty employees from ThayerMahan, Inc., a world leader in autonomous maritime security solution, recently completed Electronic Warfare (EW) training. The course curriculum was developed, and taught, by the University of Connecticut (UCONN) School of Engineering professor, Dr. Francis (Frank) Chan, former Science Advisor to the Commander U.S. Submarine Force. Click here for the full article

New Mystic resort finds high-end niche

Monday, June 29, 2020

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