25 years ago: It was announced in Old Saybrook that Bruce Springsteen’s former bodygaurd, “Bam Bam” Bigelow, had been signed to appear at the annual wrestling exhibition and fund raiser sponsored by the Old Saybrook Policeman’s Brotherhood Association.

25 years ago: Students at Burr Elementary School in Haddam marked the passing of Halley’s comet by filling a time capsule that was then sealed into the wall of the school until the comet’s return in 2062.