East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Sat., May. 19, 2012
Douglas J. Margelony, a master sergeant in the U.S...
East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., May. 18, 2012
Coach Todd Szwed is in his second year of coaching the East Hartford High School golf team, and the thing he is most proud of, he said, is how his players do when they are not on the golf cou...
Statewide, Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., May. 18, 2012
Dozens of local business owners attended the Small Business Forum at Vernon Town Hall that outlined the new programs available through the state Department of Economic and Community Development.
East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., May. 18, 2012
If it all goes as planned, several public buildings – East Hartford High School, Connecticut IB Academy, O'Connell School, Anna Norris School and the Public Safety Complex – will be...
Statewide, Tolland, Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Wed., May. 16, 2012
The women of the Hartford Area Roller Derby (HARD) invite you to leave your pre-conceived notions of what roller derby is at the door, and simply watch and be entertained...
East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Wed., May. 16, 2012
When firefighters enter a building to fight a fire, doors can be one of their biggest obstacles...
East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., May. 11, 2012
Despite the downturn in the economy and the long-term jobless rate, there are some employers who are refusing to hire the long-term unemployed...
East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., May. 11, 2012
The planned $6.1 million expansion of the Raymond Library is moving forward, with the town making preparations to purchase two houses on Central Avenue...
East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., May. 11, 2012
This year, the boys’ varsity tennis team at East Hartford High School is not measuring success by wins and losses. It's about getting a chance to get out there on the tennis court...
Statewide
By Press Release
Posted on Thu., May. 10, 2012
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey "Presents Dragons" is a once-in-a-millennium event that honors The Year of the Dragon...
East Hartford
By Frances Taylor - Staff Writer
Posted on Tue., May. 8, 2012
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is calling for a federal investigation of a veterans’ service organization that may be fraudulently collecting donations from the public...
Statewide
By ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
The American Society of Home Inspectors offers the following checklist to help homeowners figure out the areas to target for spring repairs:...
Statewide
By ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
There are often surprises when spring and early summer coax daffodils, lilac and azalea bushes out of hibernation...
Statewide
By Andrew J. Concatelli - ReminderNews Assistant Editor
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
It’s always fun to involve the kids in a small gardening project...
Statewide
By ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
The subject of gardening has provided fodder for a number of witticisms with which you may be familiar...like the following:...
Statewide
By ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
Prune back your rose bushes after the first bloom. You can either dead-head the spent blooms or do a major cutting back to keep them tame and under control...
Statewide
By ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
Some of the toughest spills to get off upholstered furniture, especially if it is light colored, include juice, wine and tomato sauce. This is one way to attach these stubborn stains:...
Statewide
By ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
For most of us, the home we live in is a continual work in progress. As soon as we get settled into it, we find things we want to change, or fix or maybe add onto it...
Statewide
By Tom Phelan - ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
Thinking back over the long list of topics that have appeared in these pages over the last several years, one theme seems to bind many of them together...
Statewide
By Dawn Pettinelli - UConn Home & Garden Education Center
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
Few gardening endeavors are as satisfying as raising one’s own vegetables...