Stonington Vaccination Rate Improving + A 1,600-Mile Mission

Get on up, Stonington-Mystic! Today, a man on a 1,600-mile mission stops in Mystic and Stonington's vaccination rate is getting better.

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First, today's weather:

Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 73 Low: 67.

Here are the top stories today in Stonington-Mystic:

1. Wisconsin kidney donor stops in Mystic on 1600-mile bike ride to raise donor awareness (theday.com)
2. Stonington Coronavirus Vaccination Rate Improves Slowly (Stonington-Mystic Patch)
3. Be a 1st Responder: Animal Rescue Program for Mystic Aquarium – FishersIsland.net (fishersisland.net)
4. Connecticut high school football top performances Week 2 (CT Insider)
5. On the 'Organ Trail' | 65-year-old cyclist hits the road to promote kidney donation (FOX 61)
6. 5 cute Connecticut towns for a perfect fall day (CT Insider)

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Today in Stonington-Mystic:

• International Day of Peace - Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center (9:00 AM)
• Free Math Help - Mystic and Noank Library (2:30 PM)
• SFL COMMUNITY OPEN MIC - Stonington Free Library (3:00 PM)
• College Essay Workshop Series: Week 1 How to Help (7:00 PM)
• Planning & Zoning Comm. Meeting - Town of Stonington (7:00 PM)
• AFRICAN DANCE with Ashley Jones (7:30 PM)

Stonington-Mystic Patch Notebook

• Mystic Seaport Museum: "About this morning. Draken being hauled for maintenance. #shipyard #allinadayswork #mysticseaportmuseum #mysticseaport #mystic" (Facebook)
• Mystic Seaport Museum: "Surprise live with Chris Sanders in the Shipyard! See what they’re working on now!" (Facebook)
• stoningtonvineyards: "An enormous thank you to all the customers, food vendors, retail vendors, musicians and of course our staff who made this weekend’s Harvest Festival a huge success and tons of fun! This is one of our favorite events of the year and we co..." (Instagram)
• Mystic Aquarium: "We are live with African penguins! Ask us your penguin questions! 🐧" (Facebook)
• Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: "The Full Harvest Moon peaks tonight at 7:55 pm EDT! #getnaturecentered #appreciatenature #mysticct Photo by George Savic" (Facebook)
• stoningtonvineyards: "Had to post a few more along with an enormous call out to our staff who worked so hard to make the weekend possible and do it with lots of laughter and fun! We ❤️ this vineyard family!" (Instagram)
• Mystic Aquarium: "Pull out your flannel and overalls, because seasons are changing. Begin your autumn with a little teaser or what we like to call A Taste of Fall! Enjoy classic fall drinks, nutty snacks, and more! Folk music will mix with the crisp air a..." (Facebook)
• Stonington Historical Society: "We hope everyone is back in the swing of things and enjoying the new school year! Children in a Stonington classroom, c. 1900. The school is not identified, where do you think it was taken? We think it might be West Broad Street School i..." (Facebook)
• Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: "Join us for cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and desserts under the stars at our reimagined Green-Tie Celebration, this Friday, September 24! Get a sneak peek of one of the hottest new event venues in town, Deans Mill Farm, while meeting live ..." (Facebook)
• Mystic River Historical Society: "Postcard of Hoxie House Square (now Whaler's Inn), looking west toward bridge. Postmark: Mystic Aug 1907. Addressed to Ella H. Wheeler, Bath, ME. "Ella, I sent you two dollars money order from New London. Let me know if you get it. Mrs. ..." (Facebook)
• Stonington Borough, CT: "Thank you to everyone who participated in and came out for the Third Annual Stonington Borough Art Walk on Saturday. It couldn’t have been more beautiful, and it was so nice to see friends - old and new!" (Facebook)
• Mystic & Noank Library: "Get a head start on banned books week by starting a banned book a week early! Our banned book display is pretty lit!" (Facebook)
• Stonington COMO Thrift Shop: "It’s Monday and you know what that means! Live with Liz at 4pm on our Facebook group, yippee! She has so many awesome items to share with you. We hope you will tune in! #comothrift #shoplocal #stoningtonct #sneakpeek #homedecor #kitc..." (Instagram)
• Stonington Human Services: "Lots of fun Fall activities await! Check out our upcoming offerings featuring: At Home Science LLC; Art with local teacher, Laura Kahler; and much more! 🎃" (Facebook)
• Mystic & Noank Library: "Stop by the Children's Room and pick up this super fun and seasonal fall activity sheet grab & go! Includes a 20 book challenge BINGO for kids, Mystic landmarks scavenger hunt, fall bucket list and fall word search!" (Facebook)
• Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce Tourist Information & Welcome Center: "Join us this Wednesday, 5:30PM at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center for Business After Hours. Come and network with professionals from around the Greater Mystic community and check out the beautifully designed museum. Enjo..." (Facebook)
• The Stonington Free Library: "Tune into YouTube for a fun story time about school! Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg0ehX1DW-srCl9eFdluplw/playlists" (Facebook)
• Stonington Human Services: "THANK YOU to the Sylvestre-Wall Group of Wells Fargo Advisors for their gold sponsorship ($1,500) of the 4th Annual Stonington Human Services Benefit Golf Classic ⛳️ Interested in supporting this upcoming event? Please feel free to email..." (Facebook)

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