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.
Norwich, Putnam, Stafford, Tolland, Union
By Lauri Voter - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., May. 17, 2012
Kathy Prudden of Stafford Springs breeds dogs and donates some of them to police agencies...
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...
Norwichtown
By Janice Steinhagen - Staff Writer
Posted on Tue., May. 15, 2012
History came to life for a group of fifth-graders from Samuel Huntington School in Norwich with a field trip that took them just a few blocks down Town Street to the Leffingwell House Museum...
Norwich
By Janice Steinhagen - Staff Writer
Posted on Tue., May. 15, 2012
A simple project to help teach kids about effective responses to bullying took off in a big way at Norwich Technical High School this spring...
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...
Norwich
By Janice Steinhagen - Staff Writer
Posted on Tue., May. 8, 2012
The resurrection of a century-old vehicle with a heroic past was toasted with a round of French wines May 5 in Norwich at the dedication ceremony for American Ambulance 255...
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...
Statewide
By ARA Content
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
Many people look forward to the start of summer because it brings the chance to host barbecues and enjoy time outdoors...
Statewide
By Dawn Pettinelli - UConn Home & Garden Education Center
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
While planning, preparing, planting and maintaining gardens are some of my most savored activities, weeding is not usually a chore I relish...
Statewide
By Tom Phelan - ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
For many people – or at least those who don’t suffer from seasonal allergies – spring is about the best time of the year...
Statewide
By Tom Phelan - ReminderNews
Posted on Mon., May. 7, 2012
If you think the bathroom in your home wants for more space, chances are the family you will eventually sell the home to will find that space lacking, too...