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.
Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., May. 18, 2012
What is the da Vinci robot and where is it used?
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Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., May. 17, 2012
Nathan Hale Elementary School is 91 years old and so is its steam boiler...
Bolton, Coventry, Manchester, Stafford, Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., May. 17, 2012
Pending some further approvals, high school hockey players in Vernon will have some different teammates next winter than in the recent past...
Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., May. 17, 2012
On May 10, Keeney Street Elementary School in Manchester was placed on lockdown after the school received a suspicious letter that contained white power and a message stating that "al-Qaeda is...
Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., May. 17, 2012
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning is the number-two cause of accidental death in children between the ages of 1 and 14, with the highest drowning rates for...
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...
Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Wed., May. 16, 2012
The 21st anniversary of “Pride in Manchester,” a week full of free activities for all ages, will celebrate the town's rich heritage, kicking off with a “Concert in the Park&rd...
Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Tue., May. 15, 2012
Each year, Manchester Rotary Club collaborates with Camp Farwell owners and directors Bob and Charyl Hanson to exchange a work weekend for camping opportunities...
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...
Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., May. 10, 2012
Doctors, nurses and members of the community will be pedaling bikes and walking side by side to raise money to further education for the Eastern Connecticut Healthcare Network during ECHN Bike Conn...
Manchester
By Felicia Whatley - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., May. 10, 2012
Every summer, the Manchester Art Association holds an outdoor show...
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...