Mystic ― When Leo Roche moved to town some 20 years ago, he said there was not a lot going on during March.
He arrived in the country from Ireland in 1986, before moving to town and opening his pub, T.
Neices and nephews of Joyce Resnikoff are asking the Probate Court to remove their aunt as trustee managing the trusts that own the major shopping centers
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Mystic At R.A. Georgetti & Co., where they have been selling collectibles, fine gifts and jewelry since 1975, they had never made a sales pitch on a park bench outdoors.
But like so much else, the pandemic changed the way they do business.
When Connecticut’s governor forced retail venues to close their doors to indoor shoppers for two months last spring, Georgetti’s quickly beefed up its website for online retail, adding several thousand more items to the thousands already there. Purchased merchandise is sent by mail or may be picked up curbside. And, if a customer wants to see and touch an item before committing to a sale but is reluctant to come inside even now that shops have reopened, a Georgetti’s salesperson will bring it outdoors.
Published December 27. 2020 6:47PM | Updated December 27. 2020 7:17PM
The Greater Mystic Chamber of Commerce has announced that Stephen M. Coan, the president and CEO of Mystic Aquarium, and Stefan Ambrosch, the owner of Deviant Donuts and Mango’s Wood-Fired Pizza Co. in Olde Mistick Village, are the 2020 recipients of its Joyce Olson Resnikoff Award for Tourism.
The award was created to recognize business owners and individuals who support, grow and nurture southeastern Connecticut’s tourism economy. The chambers said in its announcement that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Olde Mistick Village and Mystic Aquarium worked to support local businesses and create new opportunities for families and the community.