News From Our Community — 05/22/2013

Connecticut Youth Services Association honors dedication to kids

The Eastern Chapter of the Connecticut Youth Services Association held its 2013 Friends of Youth Services Awards on May 20 at Glastonbury’s Riverfront Community Center...

South Windsor High School prom held Saturday, May 18

RHAM holds prom at Maneeley's in South Windsor

The RHAM senior prom was held on Saturday, May 18, at Maneeley's in South Windsor...

Willimantic hosts the first Third Thursday Street Fest of 2013

The first Third Thursday Street Fest of 2013 closed down a portion of Main Street in Willimantic on May 17...

Erin Palonen's 'Top Teacher' citation on Kelly and Michael show has unexpected result

It wasn’t till all the dust had settled and the results were in that Griswold Middle School special education teacher Erin Palonen discovered the real reason she’d been named a finalist...

Bacon Academy junior prom held at Water's Edge, Westbrook

Bacon Academy held its junior prom Friday, May 17, at Water's Edge Resort and Spa, in Westbrook. About 250 students and guests attended the event...

Rockville High School seniors head off to prom

Police department celebrates K-9 Niko Day at senior center

The first K-9 Officer to join the force since the Enfield Police Department reinstated the K-9 Unit in 2005, retired after seven years with the program...

Glastonbury Audubon Center hosts 'Art for Nature's Sake'

The 11th annual Art For Nature’s Sake exhibition took place at the Connecticut Audubon Society Center in Glastonbury on May 18 and 19...

National Bike to Work Day celebrated in East Hartford

Hundreds of people across Connecticut traded in four-wheel-drive modes of transportation last week for two-wheel drive – literally...

Rockville Farmers' Market kicks off season

The Rockville Farmers' Market kicked off its second season on May 16 on West Main Street at the Courthouse Plaza...

Ellington High School students gather before prom

Tourtellotte prom held at Wrights Mill Farm

The Tourtellotte Memorial High School prom was held at Wrights Mill Farm in Canterbury on May 17. Juniors and seniors together enjoyed a catered dinner and an evening of dancing...