Week In Review: Summer, Judge of Probate, Graduation

Summer if officially here. Tuesday, June 21 marked the summer solstice and locals and visitors were out taking advantage of the scenery, warm weather and .

Wednesday marked the last day of school for Stonington Public School Students. The Class of 2011 on Wednesday during a rainy evening inside the school gym. The 201 graduates have big plans ahead of them as they around the country.

What summer vacation would be complete without the beach? Luckily, the area is home to a number of spots offering coastal access. In this week’s CT Goes Green Christine Woodside told us the “six things you should know about the beach.” 

The beach isn’t the only place to stay safe though, Stonington is launching a new traffic awareness initiative aimed at getting people to “.” Stonington also officially became a part of SeeClickFix this week. The web-based application allows users to see a problem, snap a .

The towns of Stonington, Groton, North Stonington and Ledyard held primary elections on Tuesday for the Southeastern Connecticut . of Pawcatuck won the Republican primary and of Stonington won the Democratic primary. A special election will be held on August 16, 2011. If you have a question for one or both of the candidates tell Patch and we’ll find out the answer for you.

Since the kids have now been out of school for a couple of days it’s a good bet they are already saying they are bored. On Tuesday, gardening columnist Deborah Roberts wrote about creating a to keep the kids learning and busy all summer. And check Stonington-Mystic Patch later this morning for the first of our Patch Camp articles. Each day during the summer we’ll bring you one idea of something to do with the kids that day.

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