Stonington’s Week In Social Media: Parking, Running, Twitter

Trending Topics On Stonington Patch Facebook And Twitter

Running

Elissa Bass wrote her Monday column about and Patch readers weighed in about how they feel about running. On Facebook Nancy Plantz Grant wrote: “At 55 I decided I should start running. Last week I decided November 3 would be a good day for the surgery to repair the meniscus I tore while running. I never hurt myself while sitting on my couch...just sayin'” On Patch, Helen wrote “…Running is mine. My way, my pace, my race. No one can ever take that away from me so I run on.”

Downtown Mystic Parking

The lot continued in downtown Mystic, on Facebook and Patch during the week. Beth Alabmonti wrote on Facebook, “I hate the parking down there,” Marthee Thorndike said she has “NO issue with the new system,” and Ross Mandell wrote, “the town crushes new businesses because they always say that they will take up too many parking spaces…” On Patch 87 people had voted in the parking poll by Thursday and 86 percent thought you should be able to pay cash at the lot.

Spooky Halloween

There are a ton of Halloween events happening in town. One of Patch’s favorite is the . Patch Reader Wendy Taylor Bury reminded us on Facebook of the . What’s your favorite spooky event?

250 Twitter Followers

Stonington-Mystic Patch reached a Twitter milestone this week when we hit 250 Twitter followers. Thank you for all your support.

Facebook Page Of The Week

kicks off next week. More than 15 area restaurants will have a special menu and prices for lunch and dinner. Learn more about Mystic Restaurant Week by visiting their Facebook page.

Twitter User Of The Week

The Mystic always knows where the deals are and what is happening in the area. Whether it’s for restaurant week, free admission to Mystic Seaport, or the end of another season at Abbott's Lobster follow @mystichojos for the latest information on the events and people in Mystic area.

Stonington-Mystic Patch loves social media. It’s one of the ways we interact with the community, ask and answer questions and get to learn about what’s on the minds of Stonington, Mystic and Pawcatuck residents. In Social Media Friday we recap Facebook and Twitter highlights from the past week.