Mystic, Conn. (December 30, 2020) – On Friday, January 1st, 2021, at 12:01 a.m. Bookwell Travel founder Brian Gates will run for 12 hours, starting in Mystic, continuing through Sterling and finishing at the Old Pachaug Town Hall at 879 Voluntown Road in Griswold, to replenish the food bank’s supply of meals and raise awareness of the worsening… Read More
The annual snowflake parade took on a brand new form this year, mainly driven from issues with the pandemic. Instead of the parade traveling down it’s usual route and finishing with Santa and Mrs. Claus, Residents from all over the tri state area… Read More
The Griswold Board of Education held a regular meeting on November 23, 2020 within the GMS gymnasium. At the meeting, many students and a faculty member were recognized for recent accomplishments. Susan Dolan-Adamec (Mrs. D.A.), GMS School Library Media Specialist, was recognized at… Read More
After 6 PM on June 2, 2020, a bomb threat was called into Connecticut State Police for Walmart at Lisbon Landing. Roughly 15 Connecticut State Troopers all converged on the call and the scene was secured including the entrance to the entire shopping… Read More
At 2:46 AM, Wednesday morning first responders received an alert of respiratory distress at a residence on North Main St. The patient was a minor under the age of 1 years old who later died. The Eastern District Major Crime Squad Van out… Read More
By clicking the link below, you can listen to the entire (3 hours) Board of Finance meeting from 4/21 which was conducted via Zoom Conferencing. The audio does fade in and out from time to time, but that’s the nature of the product… Read More
Starting on Thursday, March 19, the Jewett City Department of Public Utilities will be closing their doors to customer traffic. According to JCDPU Director Ken Sullivan, “We want to make sure that our staff remains healthy.” The office will close to customer traffic… Read More
State Sen. Heather Somers, R-18th District, will host community events next week which aim to update taxpayers and answer questions regarding state government. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Somers will host “Casework On Your Corner” on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Plainfield Senior… Read More
You have likely heard, from one source or another, about my family’s struggle with our mobile home park business. The mobile home park, which has been in our family for decades, was acquired by my parents not long after they were married. They… Read More
Todd Babbitt came to SNSN to discuss the pending town meeting on 1/28/20 that would discuss the proposed changes to the firearm ordinance in Griswold as set forth by the Ordinance Committee. This is PART 1. Click below to listen. Gun Ordinance… Read More
n, There are no meetings on Monday, January 20 2020, as all town municipalities are closed in observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday…. Which is probably why the recent Board of Selectman’s meeting in Griswold had such a full agenda. One item on… Read More
On Friday morning at approximately 6:20 AM a working fire was reported at 119 North Main St in the borough of Jewett City. The initial report gave the wrong address of 111 and it was thought that it was the Jewett City Savings… Read More
Connecticut State Police Troop E in Montville is investigating a series of car breaks in the Griswold area that were reported on 12/13/2019. This photo was obtained after the subject used a stolen credit card at a gas station in Lisbon. If anyone… Read More
While Connecticut State Troopers were attending to a toy drive for the Tommy Toy Fund at the Lisbon Walmart, it was learned that a person had left his wallet at a self checkout station The victim returned to retrieve the wallet but only… Read More
By now we all know that as a result of the latest elections, a lot of boards and commissions in Griswold have a different look to them…. For example, there are 2 nw Selectman, Rich Grabowski and Jared Picco that were elected to… Read More
The Griswold/Wheeler Wolverines were on absolute fire on Friday night, and it may not be only because they know they have a solid defense, backfield, and offensive line this year. Friday night marked the return of team leader Andrew Koziol who missed 6… Read More
On 12/06/18 at approximately 9:49 AM the Plainfield Police Department dispatch center was contacted by an officer reporting that he had been struck by a vehicle while working a traffic assignment on Snake Meadow Road in the Moosup section of town. The officer… Read More
On November 23, 2018, Troopers began an investigation in regards to a larceny of cash and checks at the Putnam Running’s store, located at 44 Providence Pike. It was determined that over $12,500 had gone missing over multiple weeks. Through the course of… Read More
The Connecticut State Police Cyber Crime Investigations Unit is seeing a lot of “phishing email” scams affecting Connecticut residents. State Police wants to remind everyone how to spot one of these fake emails. They can look real and are offering some tips on… Read More
Earth Day in April was celebrated in a way in town that cleaned up Griswold and made it just a bit less cluttered and a little more clean. Volunteers from all over town were available for a few hours that would pick up… Read More
According to a press release, there was a mosquito trapped at Mount Misery that tested positive for the West Nile Virus, specifically at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station testing site, which is within the town of Voluntown. UNCAS Health has notified the Voluntown… Read More
On the agenda at the latest Board of Selectmen meeting in Griswold, was an item for the board to vote and appoint a Building Official, a position that has been held by Peter Zvingilas. A motion was made to appoint Mr. Zvingilas for… Read More
The town of Griswold has been trying to sell a piece of property which is located at 7 Lake Rd. The asking price for the property is approximately $52,000. According to one town employee, there was a lot of interest in the 1/2… Read More
JEWETT CITY, CONNECTICUT, January 12, 2018. For the fourth year in a row, Jewett City Savings Bank has earned top honors as the Best Community Bank in Connecticut in the annual poll of readers of The Commercial Record. The competition sponsored by the… Read More
***UPDATE*** The parking ban for Griswold and Jewett City has been extended through 12:00 pm on Friday, January 5, 2018**** A Parking ban is in place for the Town of Griswold and the Borough Of Jewett City starting at Midnight, January… Read More
