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Mae Wilson, age 71, to receive her degree from Three Rivers Community College

Lillie Mae Wilson went to a segregated public high school in Mississippi...

Killingly High School closes in on golf record

Killingly High School golf coach Kevin Marcoux is in an enviable position. His Redmen are tied with Ledyard for the number one slot in the ECC medium division...

Griswold Soccer Club youth program gives pint-sized players a positive start

After spending the last 10 minutes tearing round and round the athletic field, the dozen or so preschoolers are finally settled into a wriggly circle...

Farm passport program kicks off in Thompson

Connecticut Department of Agriculture Commissioner Steven Reviczky was on hand for the Farm Passport Program kick-off in Thompson on May 11...

Hat show celebrates area philanthropy

The Raceway Restaurant in Thompson looked like a scene out of “The Great Gatsby” on May 11...

Kids on Block puppets stress that different is cool

Huge puppets line one wall of a room at the Arc of Quinebaug Valley on Cook Hill Road, in Danielson. Eleven of the 40 “Kids on the Block” look down from their shelf...

Local people discuss mothers and motherhood on Mother's Day

The door to the kitchen at Bill's Bread and Breakfast in Putnam swung like a revolving door on May 12, as staff struggled to keep up with the rush of Mother's Day patrons...

A sad day for Main Street in Putnam as Wonderland Books closes its doors

It was hard for many people to watch the slow sell-off of items from Wonderland Books during the month of April. The store had been a Putnam fixture for almost 20 years...

Young captains lead Academy of the Holy Family softball team to winning season

The Academy of the Holy Family is wrapping up a winning regular season this week, with a record that stood at 10-5 at press time...

EPA gives $200K to Plainfield for site assessment

The ruins of the InterRoyal Mill lie behind a curtain of honeysuckle, pine and maple off Lion's Park in Plainfield...

News from Colchester schools

Bacon Academy female athletes receive basketball honors...

Highlights of the 34th District

We have some special places in the 34th District. This month brought me to a few of them, including Comstock Bridge on opening day of fishing...

Tolland High School students head to the prom

War's brutality in Gaza Strip subject of doctor's talk

Dr. Saeed Aghari paused during his April 6 presentation at the Storrs Friends Meetinghouse. The upcoming images were graphic, he warned, and might be disturbing to some people...

Glastonbury girls' track team readying for state meets

The Glastonbury High School girls' track team is, as usual, strong in numbers and qualifying athletes in nearly all of the events for the Class LL and state open meets...

Glastonbury National Honor Society inductees urged to continue service

Glastonbury High School's chapter of the National Honor Society inducted 185 new members at its ceremony on May 7. GHS Principal Dr...

Safety Town to teach incoming kindergartners valuable skills

Young students about to begin kindergarten next fall are taking an important step...

Glastonbury drivers warned about driving distracted

Glastonbury, as well as all of Connecticut, is seeing a big problem with distracted drivers, and penalties increase for repeat offenders...

Glastonbury's Riverfront Music Festival acts announced

The Glastonbury Chamber of Commerce and Glastonbury Parks and Recreation Department have announced the lineup for this year's Riverfront Music Festival...

Rockville High School Wall of Honor adds four new members

Rockville High School inducted four new members into its Wall of Honor at a ceremony on May 9...