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42Events this week
3Free things to do
86New spots
96New stories

Checked Friday, September 4, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Norwich

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 42 events, day by day →

Family Field Day

Saturday 10am · Mystic Seaport Museum

Southern Bell Soul Food

Saturday 12pm · Priam Vineyards

Matt Rife

Saturday 8pm · Mohegan Sun Arena

Quiet Riot

Saturday 8pm · Wolf Den

New in Norwich

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Asylum Street Pizza

Restaurants

For a hometown pie fix: Asylum Street Pizza has been family-owned in Norwich since 1984, using fresh ingredients and daily made dough with the family's unique Greek pizza recipe that sets it apart.

asylumstreetpizza.com

Olde Tymes Restaurant

Restaurants

Comfort food that lasts: Olde Tymes Restaurant is a New London County landmark doing classic home cooking the way your cravings remember it.

oldetymes.com

Norwich’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

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Most read in Norwich

The five stories Norwich readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. 8 Massive Connecticut Buffets That Are Worth The Drive Across The State

    The article discusses eight notable buffets in Connecticut that make choosing between food and variety seem appealing.

    Full story at decorhint.com

  2. 10 Connecticut Boardwalks, Piers, And Waterfront Walks Made For A Scenic Day Out

    The shoreline around Connecticut offers scenic walking options for those seeking a scenic day out.

    Full story at decorhint.com

  3. Traffic stop, K9 search lead to seizure of over 500 bags of fentanyl, arrest

    A routine traffic stop in Willimantic, Connecticut, led to the arrest of local man Alexis Raphael Tribouillier, 29, and the seizure of over 500 bags of fentanyl.

    Full story at wfsb.com

  4. Crystal Mall, reimagined: Electric Boat turns vacant storefronts into corporate offices

    Submarine manufacturer Electric Boat has broken ground on an adaptive reuse project to transform Waterford's Crystal Mall into a corporate campus.

    Full story at ctpublic.org

  5. Connecticut police encounter left man paralyzed, $50M lawsuit alleges

    The guardian of Donovan Beard, an intellectually disabled Norwich man, is suing the town of Waterford, Connecticut, for $50 million alleging that police escalated a confrontation and left him with a quadriplegic.

    Full story at greenwichtime.com

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