Stonington ― In a small ceremony at the Stonington Free Library Thursday, Tom Rezendes received cards from local children thanking him for donations he has collected in his store for youth programming.
Mystic While it now sits vacant, with a For Sale sign on its faded blue shingles and a chain link fence blocking entrance to its parking lot, this Old Stonington Road building onced housed Sailor Ed s, a thriving seafood restaurant that catered to locals and tourists alike.
It was billed as The Shore Dinner House of Distinction.
A Day reader recently asked what Sailor Ed s was as part of the paper s CuriousCT series. Some other, newer residents began asking the same question when a Pawcatuck man proposed last month to reopen the restaurant with 100 seats and outdoor vendors. The Stonington Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the plan.
Stonington For the past 14 years, the slightly stooped, shuffling figure of Tom McCoy could be found every afternoon during the school year patroling the southeast corner of Wadawanuck Square in the borough.
No matter the weather, the 86-year-old McCoy was there with a wave and a friendly word for every child and adult he encountered. Those few words often became a long conversation filled with grandfatherly encouragement and words of wisdom from the former high school track coach.
A week and half ago, McCoy completed his final shift as a crossing guard and headed into retirement.
After taking a break from working in the yard of his lower Pawcatuck home last week, McCoy said he had planned to stay on until school ends in June, but he decided to step down a bit early to help care for his wife, who has had some health problems.