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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...
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,...
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...
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...
As the state works to expand early childhood education, school officials are proposing an early childhood center at the former Mary Morrisson Elementary School.Superintendent of Schools Susan Austin said the plan would expand and provide a dedicated space for the programs that lay the foundation for children's education.The proposal's first...
GROTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a key milestone for future human spaceflight, Nimbus Power Systems today announced the successful completion of shock and vibration tests on Nimbus’ advanced, gravity-independent fuel cell technology. The tests simulated the anticipated mechanical loads, including launch, for NASA’s upcoming Artemis crewed missions to the Moon. The fuel...
Mystic Business Park expansion planned
Jan 2 2026The Mystic Business Park on Flanders Road is in line for an expansion.Owner Tim Tylaska said he is planning the expansion because the more than 100-unit business park is fully occupied and some existing tenants want to expand, while other prospective tenants want to move into the facility.The business park,...
Greg A. Hanover first joined the town's Public Works Department early in his career to get more of a diverse engineering background in everything from roads to buildings.Hanover said he ended up really liking the public works department and working for the town's residents. He has now enjoyed a more...
The Town Council has agreed to sell the former Pleasant Valley Elementary School property for $800,000 to a developer that plans to build multi-family housing there.The council voted 7-1 last week to approve a purchase and sale agreement with Norwalk-based Spinnaker Real Estate Partners.The agreement outlines the terms of the...
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 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...
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...
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...
