Share your news! Members can submit news and events in the member portal. Login to start submitting. Chelsea Groton Bank has named Carolyn Welch, Senior Vice President, the Director of Commercial Business Growth and Development, and Rich Balestracci has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Commercial Lending Department Manager.
“Throughout the pandemic, Chelsea Groton Bank was the leading PPP lender in the region. We helped hundreds of our own customers to obtain financial support, and we were able to step in and assist many other businesses who weren’t receiving timely support from their financial
The Annual Stonington Village Fair, a regional time-honored tradition presented by the Stonington Community Center (COMO), is in its 70th year and showcases the BEST of what the Stonington community has to offer. Each summer, generations of families and friends, residents and tourists alike, come together to create cherished memories at the quintessential New England festival. The fair takes place at the Stonington Borough Green on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 11am - 4pm and features a fun-filled day of The Stonington Community Center (COMO) awards college scholarships annually to Stonington youth pursuing a higher education. This year a total of $62,950 was distributed to 39 youth from the six college scholarship funds the COMO manages without fee. Scholarships are awarded to students who display a commitment to community, service, leadership and academic achievement.
This year’s scholarship awards were presented to the following students:
Hendricks Whitman Award and Scholarship: Nikhil Desai.
As the novel coronavirus spread across Connecticut from west to east, myriad nonprofits were being called upon to assist residents as illness struck, job losses mounted, and safety nets were strained.
Nonprofits both large and small have seen an increase in requests for help and an uptick in users, whether it’s food pantries, homeless shelters, or nature preserves. While managing the healthcare aspects of the virus, Hartford HealthCare is witnessing the important impact of these NPOs.
“These small Rich Balestracci, VP, Commercial Loan Officer, was recently selected as a New Leader in Banking by the Connecticut Bankers Association (CBA) and American Business Media. This honor is awarded to up-and-coming professionals from across Connecticut. The 13 recipients are considered to be outstanding employees who have made a notable impact in their bank and their community, beyond their job description.
“Rich values his relationships with business owners and community members. He is a hard worker and a On Our Minds Series: Planned Giving, with Nick Kepple & Beth Leamon
Wednesday, January 29 at 6pm
Join local estate planning attorneys Nicholas Kepple and Elizabeth Leamon to explore how you can create a planned giving strategy that meets your financial and philanthropic goals, maximizes tax benefits, and leaves a meaningful legacy of charitable giving. The program will focus on a discussion of opportunities and gift plans such as wills, revocable trusts, charitable trusts, life insurance, and retirement
GROTON, Conn.– November 18, 2019 – Chelsea Groton Bank is recognizing the outstanding accomplishment of Rich Balestracci, VP, Commercial Loan Officer, who recently graduated from the American Bankers Association’s Stonier Graduate School of Banking at the University of Pennsylvania. The preeminent three-year program is in partnership with the world-renowned Wharton School. Graduates receive both a Stonier Diploma and a Wharton Leadership Certificate.
“Stonier has given me an unparalleled education Offering youth and adult clinics and lessons with tennis professionals
Stonington, CT – The Stonington Community Center (COMO) is excited to announce that in conjunction with its newly renovated state-of-the-art DecoTurf tennis courts, it has partnered with Mystic Indoor Sports (MIS) to provide professionally instructed tennis programs.
The renovated COMO tennis courts are now open for the 2018 tennis season. As part of the project, the courts were resurfaced with DecoTurf, a resilient multi-layered Pfizer’s Groton Laboratories will support 67 programs in Southeastern Connecticut, the greater New Haven area, and southern Rhode Island through its 2017 competitive grants program.
Priority was given to programs that bring science and math to students from elementary through high school. Additional awards were made for programs that provide for the underserved or to support local civic and cultural institutions.
Groups receiving support in 2017 are:
Aluminum Falcon Robotics Inc. - 2018 FIRST Robotics Stonington, CT – Searching for the best way to spend a summer in Stonington? Think COMO! The Stonington Community Center offers a variety of summertime options, from leadership opportunities and athletics camps, to S.T.E.A.M. camps, traditional day camps and Preschool Explorers!
Preschool Explorers is specifically designed to get children ages 3-5 exploring, socializing, and having fun! Weekly themes, wacky Wednesdays, and age-appropriate curriculum will have your little explorer building, splashing, Stonington, CT – The Stonington Community Center, better known as the COMO, today unveiled a plan to renovate its four tennis courts on Cutler Street, and replace them with a professional state-of-the-art DecoTurf surface. The existing courts are over 30 years old and are in poor playing condition.
The COMO also announced that it has already raised over $265,000 for the project from private contributions. "This amount includes two very generous matching gifts: a $50,000 challenge grant from an Stonington, Connecticut – Does the school year already have you feeling frazzled? Nip your worries in the bud and ensure scheduling ease by enrolling in COMO Kids and IMPACT with The Stonington Community Center. These two state-licensed programs offer state-licensed childcare, and provide the quality and convenience you are looking for!
The COMO Kids program runs before and aftercare at our two satellite sites, Deans Mill and West Vine Street School. Drop off your student at 7am, and know they will have
Looking for a local Driver’s Education option, or need to complete Connecticut’s mandated 8 hour Drug & Alcohol Course? The COMO has your solution! The Stonington Community Center is once again partnering with Rae’s Driving School to offer two sessions for the upcoming fall. Short on time? Both of our sessions offer an accelerated pace, so you can choose between a month-long session in October or a week-long session in August.
Session 1: August 20-27. State-mandated Drug & Alcohol Course: August 22nd The Stonington Community Center, Inc. (COMO) is excited to announce the introduction of a self-defense class tailored to women. The R.A.D. System of Self Defense was founded in 1989 and has since expanded their programming across the globe. Thanks to the efforts of over 8,000 dedicated instructors, RAD has become the world’s largest self-defense training organization in the world, and is the national standard in self-defense education.
What could you get out of R.A.D.? This 3-session training teaches Want to see the magic of the Fair happen behind the scenes? Volunteer with the Stonington Community Center (COMO) at the 64th Annual Village Fair! We have a variety of engaging volunteer opportunities, from concessions to our pie tent, silent auction to treasures and trifles. Volunteers can choose to lend a hand on Friday, August 5th, for set up hours, or Saturday, August 6th, for Fair events or breakdown. Visit www.thecomo.org to sign up today!
If you are looking for a different way to get involved, Want to see the magic of the Fair happen behind the scenes? Volunteer with the Stonington Community Center (COMO)! We have a variety of engaging volunteer opportunities, from set up and break down to concessions or our used book sale. Volunteers can choose to lend a hand on Friday, August 5th, for set up hours, or Saturday, August 6th, for Fair events or breakdown. Visit www.thecomo.org to sign up today!
If you are looking for a different way to get involved, consider participating in our Pie Bake-Off, Credit Union Improves Work Spaces at Three Local Non-ProfitsWaterford, CT – Charter Oak Federal Credit Union continuously finds new ways to improve, enrich, and enhance the communities it serves. Most recently, the credit union donated office furniture to three local non-profits: the Children’s Museum of Southeastern Connecticut, Waterford Country School, and the Stonington Community Center, Inc.
Recipients were thrilled to receive the office furniture. More than 20 chairs, 10 file cabinets, and several The Stonington Community Center, Inc. is proud to administer several college scholarship funds as a service to the community and to support the continuing education of Stonington youth. Stonington youth, high school seniors and college students, are invited to apply to the Francis Drake Endowment Fund, the Robert and Doris Ramsbotham Scholarship Endowment Fund, the Frank Turek Scholarship Endowment Fund, and the Mary H. Boatwright Endowment Fund. New this year, the COMO is very pleased to manage the Josh Create your own code, play futsal, paddle tennis and basketball, sketch a work of art, or mold your own piece of pottery- you can do all this and much more with COMO winter programs- now open for registration!
The COMO is proud to offer a variety of programs from arts to athletics, for youth and adults alike, at their campus in the Stonington Borough. Winter programs include basketball programs, brand new futsal programs, paddle tennis clinics, pottery classes, computer coding and Minecraft architecture
Carolyn Welch and Rich Balestracci to Assume New Commercial Lending Leadership Roles at Chelsea Groton Bank
70 Years of Celebrating Community | COMO’s Annual Village Fair Offers Summer Fun for the Whole Family
Stonington COMO Awards $62,950 in 2022 College Scholarships
Hartford HealthCare Makes Mystic Donations
Chelsea Groton's Rich Balestracci Named New Leader in Banking
Planning Giving Talk With Nick Kepple And Beth Leamon at La Grua Center
Groton Banker Graduates From Industry’s Ivy League Program
Stonington Community Center Opens New Tennis Courts for 2018 Season
Pfizer Awards Community Grants
Ready, Set, Summer: Explore the Best of Stonington with Camp COMO - Registration Now Open!
Stonington COMO To Renovate Its Tennis Courts; Launches Public Phase of Fundraising Campaign; Announces Amount Raised To Date
More than Childcare at the Stonington Community Center!
Fall Driver's Education Programs at the COMO - 1 Week & 1 Month Programs with Rae's Driving School!
Internationally Acclaimed R.A.D. Self Defense Program to Be Held at Stonington COMO Beginning August 8th
COMO Seeking Amateur Bakers and Volunteers for 64th Annual Village Fair!
Go Behind the Scenes at the COMO’s 64th Annual Village Fair
Non-Profits Receive Office Furniture from Charter Oak Federal Credit Union
Stonington Community Center College Scholarship Deadline April 29th
Come to the COMO: Winter Programs Now Open for Registration!
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