EXETER The iconic Ioka theater marquee that was part of the fabric of downtown for 80 years will once again shine brightly, but it will be in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The American Sign Museum has officially accepted the 19.6-foot-wide triangular theater marquee into its collection. The museum is known to house the largest collection of signs in the United States covering more than 100 years of American sign history.
“This museum is incredible and when I first saw it, I fell in love with it and said, ‘This is where we ve got to get the marquee,’” said Laurie A. Couture.
Saving the iconic Ioka marquee
East Lyme
Tuesday – Harbor Management/Shellfish Commission, 7:30 p.m., see website for location.
Wednesday – Board of Selectmen, 7 p.m., Town Hall upper meeting room.
Thursday – Town Building Committee, 6 p.m., remote access; Zoning Commission, 7:30 p.m., remote access.
Groton City
Virtual meeting information will be provided on the city calendar at cityofgroton.com in the meeting agenda. Mayor & City Council and Committee of the Whole meetings will broadcast live on GMTV.
Monday Board of Ethics, 5:30 p.m., Municipal Building, Council Chambers; Mayor & Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., hybrid: Municipal Building, Council Chambers or via Zoom.
Tuesday Planning & Zoning Commission, 6:30 p.m., hybrid: Municipal Building, Council Chambers or via Zoom.
Swampscott news in brief for the week of Monday, May 17, 2021
Wicked Local
The Swampscott Reporter s news in brief, published online every Monday, is a compilation of need-to-know, general and short news items from various sources around town. Swampscott community members and organizations can email 150 to 200-word news items for inclusion in the weekly list to wdowd@gannett.com with news in brief in the subject line.
Black Earth compost
In partnership with Black Earth Compost, the town offers two free drop-off locations for composting organic waste:
By the dog park behind Swampscott Cemetery
Next to the Swampscott Police Station, 531 Humphrey St, Swampscott, MA 01907
Martha Fuller Clark
This coming Monday, May 17th, the City Council is scheduled to vote on whether or not to accept the draft proposal for the development of the McIntyre site. The proposal has been prepared by the Principle Group and is based on thousands of hours of consulting with more than 250 Portsmouth Listens participants. The design process, guided throughout by the McIntyre subcommittee in conjunction with the Principle Group, was open to everyone, transparent and professional. Input from the community was sought at every phase in order to help the Principle Group finalize the proposal which will be before the Council Monday night. It is important to recognize that if this proposal is approved, we are only at the beginning of the design process and many of the elements will be in need of further definition and specificity. But, for that to happen, we must have a proposal to negotiate with Redgate Kane, the National Park Service and the Government Services Administration. T
Governor Lamont to recognize Ridgefield as state’s first Cultural District, state dignitaries to visit the Aldrich Museum on May 21 Written by Geoffrey Morris
On May 21, Governor Ned Lamont and other state dignitaries will visit Ridgefield to announce that the town has been granted the state’s first Cultural District designation.
The Governor; Elizabeth Shapiro, from the Connecticut Office of the Arts; Hal Kurfehs, representing the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut; along with Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi; Ridgefield Playhouse Executive Director Allison Stockel; Keeler Tavern Museum Executive Director Hilde Grob; West Lane Inn owner Christine Carnicelli; and Ridgefield Economic & Community Development member Glori Norwitt will discuss the arts & cultural community in Ridgefield as it relates to its Cultural District designation at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum at 1 pm.