Walktober- The Last Green Valley is Celebrating 30 years of Walktober!

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Norwich

The Last Green Valley is Celebrating 30 years of Walktober!

This year Walktober, along with socially distanced in-person walks, will also be offering a large selection of Virtual Walks and Presentations.  This is a great way to enjoy local history without leaving the comfort of your own home and a great opportunity for individuals who were not able to enjoy Walktober in the past due to walking or health reasons to do so now.

Some of the Virtual Presentations being offered include:

Antient Ghosts of Norwich – This virtual experience will bring you through one of Norwich’s oldest burying grounds where you’ll hear local ghostly legends.

Off-Kilter Tales of Norwichtown – Zack Lamothe, author of Connecticut Lore: Strange Off-Kilter, & Full of Surprises, will host a virtual experience through his home neighborhood of Norwichtown discussing off-kilter stories of its history, hauntings and hidden surprises.

Spaulding Pond Dam Flood – March 6, 1963 marked a major event in Norwich when the Spaulding Pond Dam at Mohegan Park breached.  Freezing water and blocks of ice rushed for miles on a course through neighborhoods ending at Norwich Harbor.  This virtual experience will relive the event which took six lives.

Ye Antient Burial Grounds of Norwich – Join local expert, Dave Oat, on a virtual look at the old Colonial burial grounds in Norwichtown.  Here you will see a variety of hand cut colonial tombstones and discover what they can tell us about early life in Colonial Norwich.

The Norwich Freedom Trail – During the nineteenth century, the City of Norwich was home to a vibrant abolitionist movement.  During this virtual experience, you’ll hear incredible stories about colonial era blacksmith, Guy Drock, who earned his freedom and fugitive slave, shoemaker, minister and author, James L. Smith. This virtual experience will explore a largely untold piece of Norwich’s history in the Jail Hill Historic District.

For links to these and other virtual Walktober programs, visit:

www.TheLastGreenValley.org/Walktober/Virtual  or  www.TheLastGreenValley.org/Walktober/

 

Absentee Ballot

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Norwich

This year, due to COVID-19, all voters are eligible to vote for the general election by absentee ballot if they choose to do so.  Polling places will also be open for those who choose to vote in-person.

If you choose to vote by Absentee Ballot you must submit an application.  You should have received an application for an Absentee Ballot in the mail mid-September, if not, contact your town’s City Clerk.

To receive your Absentee Ballot, check that your information is correct on the application, check off your reason to vote by Absentee Ballot, sign the application, seal the application in the envelope that was sent with it and either mail it back or drop it in the Election Drop Box located outside your Town or City Hall in the town you live in.  Absentee Ballots will be mailed out starting October 2nd.

For Norwich, there is an Election Drop Box located outside of Norwich City Hall, 100 Broadway and one located outside of Wequonnoc School, 155 Providence Street, Taftville.

If you have any questions, please contact your town’s City Clerk’s Office. 

Norwich City Clerk (860) 823-3732

 

Senior Center Re-Opening and Programs Survey

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Norwich

If you have not already done so, please consider taking our online survey.

Please complete our online survey by going to  https://tinyurl.com/RoseCityReopen

At this time, we do not have a date as to when the Rose City Senior Center will be re-opening.  We currently have no plans to open before CT lifts the “Stay Home and Stay Safe” for individuals 65 and older, which should take place for Phase 3 of Connecticut’s re-opening plan.  When CT Phase 3 does happens, the re-opening date for the Senior Center is still to be determined, but we anticipate that it should follow soon after.

When we do re-open, we will be following all of the social distancing guidelines, safety measures and protocol issued by the State of CT that Senior Centers need to follow.

We will be re-opening in phases, initially offering a limited number of classes and limiting the amount of people in each class to accommodate for social distancing.  Classes will be based on our ability to safely offer them, control who is in the building, for how long and for what specific purpose.  Everyone will be required to register for classes in advance and no one will be allowed in the building otherwise.

Other programs will be slowly reintroduced and more people will be allowed in the building over time and by appointment only.  Slowly but surely, we should once again get back to how we operated pre-pandemic.  Hang in there!

As we continue to work on our re-opening plan, we want to hear from you. 

If you have not already done so, please help us out by taking our online survey.

We want to know what your concerns are and what would hinder you from coming back once we re-open.  We would like to know if you participate in any Virtual Programs and if you use Social Media.  Your answers will help us better gauge what to offer and what to implement when we do re-open.

The survey should only take approximately 5 -10 minutes to answer.  Your answers are anonymous and it is optional to leave your contact information if you have question related to the survey.  Your answers are for our planning purposes only.  https://tinyurl.com/RoseCityReopen

If you have any questions or would like the survey link emailed to you, please contact Hilary (860) 889-5960 or hsandberg@cityofnorwich.org

Thank you for taking the survey!  Stay Safe!

 

Tuesday, October 20th- Norwich Flea & Tick Collar Clinic

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Norwich

St. Vincent de Paul Place ~ 120 Cliff Street, Norwich

TIME:   12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Provided by The Connecticut Humane Society

APPOINTMENTS NEEDED

Call Ashley (860) 594-4500 x6308 for appointment time or with questions.

Social Distancing and Masks Required!

Who can attend this clinic? Any pet owner in New London County.

What will be provided to dogs or cats at this clinic? Free Seresto flea & tick collar for up to 2 pets per family. These collars protect dogs and cats for 8 months against fleas and ticks.

Do I need to bring my pet(s) with me? Yes! Pets must be present at the clinic and must be older than 12 weeks to receive a collar.

All dogs must be leashed and all cats must be in carriers.

 

Welcome to our newest Senior Center Staff member! Receptionist Melissa Bresnan-Gilbo

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Norwich

Melissa joins us after having worked for From You Flowers in Old Saybrook the last 5 years.  She is a resident of Norwich who attended NFA.  After graduating from NFA she attended and graduated from UCONN.  She holds a degree in Sociology and Psychology.

We are very excited to have Melissa on board and look forward to her smiling face greeting all of you when we reopen.

 

Friday, October 30th- Drive by Donut Event

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

Time: 9am to 11am

You dO-nut know how much we enjoyed seeing you on the 16th. To show our appreciation of you, come

join us for a drive-by donut event.

East Lyme Senior Center parking lot

Please pull to the front door but stay in your car and wear your mask.

Call the Senior Center to register by Oct 28th.

Delivery is available by the donutmobile if you can’t get here but you still need to register.

Get your donut & goodies!

Co-sponsored by Crescent Point of Niantic.

 

Friday, October 16th- Tailgate Party

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

Time: 12pm to 1pm

We know you can’t go to a football game but we can still have a TAILGATE PARTY!

Join us in the Senior Center parking lot – you’ll need to bring your chair. We’ll cordon off an area so you can sit (socially distant) and catch up with us and your friends. Wear your mask.

Serving hot dogs and beans, coleslaw, a bag of chips and a drink. We’ll be the wait staff and deliver to you!! If you need a ride to join us, let us know. Please register by Oct 14th.

Fee $5pp – payable on the day of the event.

 

Thursday, October 8th- Guitar Lessons- Advanced Beginner

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm

Instructor led lessons for advanced beginner on up students. Session completely on Zoom. Classes held until December 17th. Must complete a new registration form. Contact the Senior Center.

 

Monday, October 15th- Ukulele Lessons Level 2

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

Time: 11am to 12pm

Instructor led lessons for advanced beginner on up students. Session completely on Zoom. Classes held until December 14th. Must complete a new registration form. Contact the Senior Center.

 

Reopening Status of Senior Center due to COVID

Posted on October 3, 2020 by East Lyme

At this time, there is no time table for re-opening the Senior Center.

Updates on our status will be posted on the East Lyme Town Hall website –  www.eltownhall.com, and the East Lyme Senior Center page on the SECT regional senior center website –  www.seniorcenterct.org, the Senior Center Facebook page and on the Senior Center answering machine.