Eastside Electric – Sponsor of the Month (February 2018)
February 1, 2018
Contributed by Jack Sheedy
Gregory L. Mele, founder of Eastside Electric, Inc., has always had a special place in his heart for Nutmeg Ballet. Not long after he founded Eastside in 1987, the company performed electrical services at Nutmeg’s old Water Street location, updating lighting, panels and more. Greg’s niece, Laura Mele, was a student at Nutmeg. And when the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts was established at 58 Main Street in 2001, Eastside Electric upgraded the entire electrical system for the building.
And it doesn’t stop there.
“Our affiliation now is that Lee Carter, my estimation project manager, has a daughter, Macy Carter, who dances for Nutmeg, so it’s still kind of near and dear to us,” he said in a telephone interview.
Greg Mele earned an associates degree in electrical engineering from Waterbury State Technical College and worked for an electrical contractor in Southington for five years before founding Eastside Electric. “Thirty-one years later we have 30 people and a new home improvement division that is part of the company also,” he said. Home improvement services include windows, siding, remodeling, additions and more.
Eastside Electric also sells and installs generators. The company is not too small for large projects at industrial sites, yet not too big to offer personalized service to residential homes, he said.
The company has been a longtime friend and sponsor of the Nutmeg and supports its plans to redesign the set for “The Nutcracker,” which is scheduled to be completed in time for Nutmeg’s 50th anniversary in 2019.
Eastside Electric
has earned the Register Citizen award for Best Electrician four years in a row (2013-2016). They are located at 178 Birge Park Rd., Harwinton, CT 06791. Hours are M-F 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Phone 860-485-0700.
IN THE MEDIA
In the days leading up to opening night of The Nutcracker, the music of Tchaikovsky flows out of the third-floor studio at the Nutmeg Ballet Conservancy in Torrington during dress rehearsals. It’s time to make costume adjustments, finesse dancer movements, and remind performers to smile at appropriate times. Read the full article https://litchfieldmagazine.com/onourradar/behind-the-scenes-at-nutmeg-ballets-the-nutcracker
