Week In Review: Town Meeting, Zombies, Nutrition

Stonington residents attended a Special Town Meeting on Monday. The cold, rainy night produced a low turnout, but those in attendance voted to approve a number of items, to pay the state in back taxes.

On Monday, Stonington-Mystic Patch introduced readers to our newest whiz kid of the week. Local tennis star signed on to play for the University of Massachusetts in the fall, but in the meantime she’s concentrating on her last tennis season at Stonington High School. We need your help choosing future whiz kid, .

Mystic will host a film crew this summer. its horror network Chiller will be making an original movie in Mystic and the primary filming location will be the Ramada Hotel on Whitehall Avenue.  The hotel will be transformed into a Reno, Nevada casino and will be the setting for a .

Stonington-Mystic Patch recently caught up with . The Stonington resident came to the area for school, but fell in love with the coast and decided to build a life here.

Childhood nutrition was the theme on Wednesday. One . And in this week’s , our moms council of experts and local parents weighed in on their tips and concerns about children’s eating habits.

On Wednesday evening, the . As the night wore on, the cuts became tougher to make. The board voted to send the budget to a public hearing, which will be on April 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Stonington High School.

It may have been the first of week of spring, but . Wednesday evening a light snow began to fall and residents woke up to snow-covered yards on Thursday morning.

If you’re in search of new restaurant in New London County to try, Michael Costanza’s Dining Out column is the place for you. This past week he reviewed , but his previous articles offer other suggestions in Mystic, Waterford and Ledyard.

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.