North Stonington Weekly Update October 29th, 2021 - PTO Fall Fest tonight, Election upcoming this Tuesday & more!
Happy Friday North Stonington!
October is nearly over and the autumn colors and temps have finally arrived.
For those who didn’t get a chance to come out last Friday and see the Halloween parade, we are sorry you missed it! What a great event and turnout for the town J! Great work to Jen Strunk for organizing and the volunteers who helped make it a success. Those floats were impressive! Thanks also to our troopers and fire police for helping control the traffic and flow of the event. We have already met with Jen about how next year could look and we are looking forward to it already! For those who didn’t attend Channel 3 was out covering it as part of North Stonington’s “20 Towns in 20 Days”. Here’s a link to one of their stories: Click Here to view the story on the WFSB website.
Speaking of great events, the North Stonington PTO is hosting their Fall Fest for North Stonington families tonight! They will have hay rides, a trunk or treat, and even live music. Feel free to come down and support this great organization at the Elementary school this evening from 5-8pm. ( bring cash!)
In general the town faired pretty well with the wind event this past week. Our continued tree maintenance throughout town has helped keep power outages more limited in occurrence and duration. The highway crew was busy clearing trees and branches from the roads that did come down. Also in highway news, plows were maintained and prepared for winter. Salt and sand were mixed for road application. Stillman, Cranberry Bog, and Tom Wheeler were mowed.
Next week the crew will continue to cut trees and haul sand. Winter preparations will continue. Missing and broken guard posts will be replaced throughout town.
Halloween is Sunday! Please remember to drive with extra caution on Sunday evening watching out for the many trick or treaters on the roads.
The November 2, 2021 Town Election will be taking place next Tuesday. Voting will be held at the North Stonington Education Center , 298 Norwich Westerly Road. Polls will be open from 6am-8pm. For those needing absentee ballots, the Town Clerk’s Office will be open special hours until 5:00 PM today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday, October 30, 2021) from 9:00 AM until 11:30 AM. Absentee ballots can also be issued on Monday, November 1, 2021 during normal business hours (8:00 AM until 4:00 PM). Pursuant to House Bill 1202 of the June Special Session 2021, all voters are able to obtain an absentee ballot due to COVID-19. If you have any questions about absentee ballots, please contact the Town Clerk at (860) 535-2877 Ext. 121 or at townclerk@northstoningtonct.gov .
With the election taking place Tuesday, some positions start their term immediately, and others begin their term on November 15th (including the Board of Selectmen) Please remember to vote on Tuesday. Please review the ballot (Click Here to view the sample ballot) in advance so you can be informed upon walking in to cast your vote!
Have a great weekend!
Mike Urgo
First Selectman