Colonial Cocktails + Absentee Ballots In Stonington

Morning, neighbors! Today, absentee ballots are available for the upcoming referendum and there are a few new things going on at the Stonington Historical Society.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 77 Low: 70.

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Here are the top stories in Stonington-Mystic today:

1. Absentee ballots available for Oct. 5 referendum in Stonington (The Westerly Sun)
2. Stonington Historical Society To Host Switchel, Grog, And Flip (Press Release Desk)
3. Threads Of History At Stonington Historical Society (Press Release Desk)
4. Michael M. Lague, Passes at 57 (GoLocalProv)
5. Picks of the Week | Entertainment (The Westerly Sun)
6. Local roundup: Ledyard knocks off Lyman in girls' soccer (theday.com)

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Today in Stonington-Mystic:

• Public Communications Ad Hoc Committee Meeting (5:00 PM)
• Digital Program: Eat This Not That - Mystic and Noank Library (6:00 PM)

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Stonington-Mystic Patch Notebook

• Mystic Seaport Museum: "Today we celebrated Mary Anne Stets, our Director of Collections, Business Development & Intellectual Property. She started at the Museum as a Junior Security Aide in 1971, and later moved into the Photography Division as a lab technicia..." (Facebook)
• Mystic Aquarium: "Rex, an Argentine Black and White Tegu recently visited Jurassic Giants, and needless to say, it was quite the adventure! Plan your own Jurassic Giants adventure during your next visit! Click here to learn more: https://bit.ly/3nZj2Jw" (Facebook)
• Mystic Seaport Museum: "Mast work on the Draken. 🙌🏼 #shipyard #draken #woodenboats #mysticseaportmuseum #mysticseaport" (Facebook)
• stoningtonvineyards: "Fall is in the air!🍂🍁 Stop by the vineyard this week for a fall picnic on our spacious lawn!🧺🍷 We are open 11am-5pm daily Last Saturday we're open 11am-7pm!" (Instagram)
• Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: "Happy autumnal equinox! While today's weather feels more like summer, today is the official start to fall. During the autumnal equinox, day and night are the same length all over the world. From this point on, daylight in the Northern He..." (Facebook)
• Mystic Seaport Museum: "The fall is a wonderful time to visit! https://www.ctinsider.com/things-to-do/article/Five-cute-Connecticut-towns-for-a-perfect-fall-day-16473784.php" (Facebook)
• Mystic Country, Connecticut: "Who's excited for fall?! 🍁 Beautiful shot from @thesizeofct from a past foliage here in our lovely little corner of CT. Can't wait to see what this year has in store for us!" (Facebook)
• Mystic & Noank Library: "We're installing new front doors this week! That means you can use our old entrance on Library Street if you're stopping by the library. Like old times!!" (Facebook)
• Stonington Borough, CT: "View the gallery of images from The Third Annual Stonington Borough Art Walk. Thank you to everyone who came out and participated. We're already planning our event for next year! https://www.stoningtonboroughct.com/art-walk" (Facebook)
• Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information & Welcome Center: "We have a lot to look forward to in the next upcoming weeks in the Greater Mystic area. Have you checked out our upcoming events? Head to our website bit.ly/2USldC0 to view our calendar of events! 📸: Joe MichaelMicheal" (Facebook)
• The Stonington Free Library: "Thank you Sift Bake Shop Mystic for including us! What an amazing weekend!" (Facebook)
• The Stonington Free Library: "Join us for this great event! https://www.stoningtonfreelibrary.org/whats-happening/events/" (Facebook)

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— Anna Bybee-Schier

About me: Anna is a journalist who has spent the last decade reporting and editing local news for communities in Minnesota, Illinois and Connecticut. To contact Anna, email anna.bybee-schier@patch.com.

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