“It’s calming, it’s soothing,” Fishbone said. “You get to watch something grow.”
With that, Fishbone plans on starting a seed library at the Rose City Senior Center. Fishbone said that seeds will become available at the Mahan Drive center by the end of May for people to use and enjoy.
“You don’t have to be from Norwich, nor do you have to be a senior,” Fishbone said. “It’s seeds.”
Even though the seed library is starting from an assortment of 200 seed packets, currently vegetables, flowers and herbs, Fishbone believes it will be continued by local gardeners, as people might get a seed type they don’t want or they’ll get more seeds than they need, and they’ll want to share the seeds with people who can use them.
Rachel Lee, of Uncasville, is happy to be dining out again, especially since her son Paul Lewis, of Oakdale, is planning on taking her out to dinner for Mother s Day.
It s great that we are able to go out again and I can hug my son, Lee said.
With Mother’s Day coming Sunday, and the end of many of Connecticut s remaining COVID-19 business restrictions May 19th, local restaurants are expecting moderate to busy turnouts.
Olde Tymes Restaurant owner Rodney Green isn’t expecting a huge difference in the number of guests that come to his restaurant compared to any given Sunday, except that the line out the door might be a bit larger.
Mohegan Sun announced Wednesday that they re holding a hiring event. Applicants can visit The Cabaret Theatre, located in Casino of the Sky, on Thursday, May 6th and Friday, May 7th from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Jobs available include Food & Beverage, Event Support, Security, Marketing, VIP, Events, Hotel, Retail and more. Employment offers for culinary positions include a $2,000 sign-on bonus. For full details on open positions, visit mohegansun.com/careers.
Interested applicants are asked to create an account on the Mohegan Sun career portal prior to attending the hiring event. Walk-ins are also welcome. Best fit applicants will be hired on the spot.
After running over budget, new Griswold Senior Center referendum passed
GRISWOLD The residents of Griswold have voted in favor Wednesday night to spend the remaining $760,000 needed to complete the new Griswold Senior Community Wellness Center from the town s surplus fund. The referendum passed 550 to 280.
The new senior center project was originally passed in May 2019, with $7.6 million in funding. However, there were costs totaling $945,649 deferred from the project, needed for completion. These costs were only discovered in January, and after multiple meetings, the remaining costs were reduced to $760,000 by April.
In April, the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Foundation announced they re offering four $1,250 scholarships for high school seniors in eastern Connecticut. Students planning to attend college, technical, vocational or apprenticeship program are eligible to apply by the May 15 deadline. Applications are available at ChamberECT.com/foundation.
This spring, the Foundation’s Board of Directors will select recipients based on a variety of criteria including academic persistence, community involvement, career interest, and financial need.
“These scholarships are an important component of the Foundation’s work in eastern CT, especially as many families have faced a challenging year,” stated Louis Ziegler, Chair of the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern CT Foundation’s Board of Directors. “We are proud to support workforce development, students, and families by providing financial assistance to promising high school seniors pursuing higher education or exploring vocational tr