Lee Howard

Dec 6, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lee Howard |New London

Dec. 6—LEDYARD — Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing attendees got restless Thursday night at Ledyard Middle School as Harry Heller, attorney for the company proposing a new 40-acre quarry operation in Gales Ferry, was allowed for more than 20 minutes to grill a member of the public, Eric Treaster, who opposes the project. "Is this a trial?" asked one of the more than 50 attendees on Zoom.

Dec 5, 2024 | theday.com | Lee Howard

Ledyard ― Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing attendees got restless Thursday night at Ledyard Middle School as Harry Heller, attorney for the company proposing a new 40-acre quarry operation in Gales Ferry, was allowed for more than 20 minutes to grill a member of the public, Eric Treaster, who opposes the project. "Is this a trial?" asked one of the more than 50 attendees on Zoom.

Nov 30, 2024 | yahoo.com | Lee Howard |New London

Nov. 30—MYSTIC — "I married my Hallmark movie."That's the way Pantea Umrysz explains a life that somehow took her from her Iranian roots halfway around the world as a young girl to her new home in sunny California, to a chance meeting with her future husband and a future date as one of the mainstays of the Yetter Road Christmas Tree Farm in the middle of a Mystic neighborhood.

Nov 29, 2024 | theday.com | Lee Howard

The Mystic & Noank Library has named four new trustees to serve three-year terms. Kathleen Gioffre of Mystic has extensive experience serving as Chief Talent Officer and holding various key roles in Human Resources within Fortune 100 companies. She launched her own Human Resource Consulting Practice in October 2022. Judy Leonard of Noank is retired from the Groton Public Schools, having served as an administrator and school librarian. She continues to work and volunteer in libraries.

Nov 29, 2024 | theday.com | Lee Howard

Mexican artists Manuel Abeiro Horta, right, and his brother Modesto Horta, hidden by patrons, carve Mexican masks and sculptures in the entranceway to Margaritas Mexican Restaurant in Mystic, Thursday, April 23, 2015. Margaritas funded an Education Outreach where Mexican artists tour schools and Margaritas restaurants demonstrating techniques of how the art is created.