April 24, 2025 Clinton, Westbrook, & Old Saybrook Vol. XXVIII Iss. 17
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Old Saybrook Seeks to Acquire Dock and Dine Property By Eric O’Connell Staff Writer OLD SAYBROOK
A public hearing will be held April 30 for residents to consider a plan for the town to acquire the former Dock and Dine Restaurant property at Saybrook Point in exchange for the Vicky Duffy Pavilion, which would be turned into a restaurant as part of a land
lease agreement. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Old Saybrook Middle School. For nearly 15 years, the site of the former Dock and Dine Restaurant has sat vacant after the building was clobbered by the double whammy of Tropical Storm Irene and Hurricane Sandy. The building was damaged too severely to be repaired and had to be
demolished. In the years since, there have been different proposals from property owner Jon Kodama to fix the area, but none have ever come to fruition. However, that may be changing soon. Following a joint Board of Selectmen and Planning Commission meeting on April 16, a See Old Saybrook page 14
Sliding Into Spring Morgan's Benji Brown (9) attempts the tag on Guilford's Ralph Russo (13) during a steal of second base on April 19 at the Morgan School. Although dropping this game 6-3 to Guilford, the team has a record of 5-2 after the first two weeks of the season.
Photo by Wesley Bunnell/ Harbor News
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Teeing Up Success The Morgan golf team is hoping to have a strong season despite losing some key golfers from last spring..................................18
For the Love of Pizza In search of the best slice.....................................29