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Week In Review: 'Great Hope Springs,' Locals, Elections

A Recap Of The Week's Top Stories On Stonington-Mystic Patch

Stonington remained a part of Hollywood for most of the week and some locals became almost as famous the stars of Great Hope Springs

Local Noelle Wolcin landed a role as an extra in the movie starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones and Steve Carell, and she also ended up in the Kourtney & Kim Take New York. And, Alex Turner, who played Wolcin’s husband in Great Hope Springs was also an extra in Mystic Pizza. Pawcatuck’s Jen Geary spent two days on the set of the movie and landed roles as well. Mystic’s , and Just Desserts Etc Owner also found herself with a role in the movie. Stonington’s sat behind Meryl Streep in the one of the Nor’easter Diner scenes.

As filming of the movie wrapped up devised a way to keep the fun going for a few days by asking people to vote on their . The restaurant also wants to keep the painted on the side of the building for a little while. What do you think?

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With the November municipal elections less than a month away Patch began running a series of Q&As with the candidates for office. Visit Elections 2011 for Q&As with , , and . Keep checking back for more Q&As as well as other election news. And Town Clerk Cindy Ladwig wants us to remind you that are now available, and the last day to register to vote in person is November 1.

Remember tomorrow, October 10, is Columbus Day. Stonington Public School students have the day off. is closed. The is closed.

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We covered lots more this week and throughout the weekend, so search the site for other stories, follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates and check out our calendar to see what's happening next week in town.


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