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Small businesses hear about new state programs

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.

Troop C K-9s to wear bullet-proof vests

Kathy Prudden of Stafford Springs breeds dogs and donates some of them to police agencies...

VFW Ladies' Auxiliary forming in Stafford Springs

As Memorial Day approaches and thoughts turn towards those who serve or have served in the U.S...

'Man-ville' hockey team dissolved; Rockville seeks new co-op with Bolton, Coventry

Pending some further approvals, high school hockey players in Vernon will have some different teammates next winter than in the recent past...

Letter to the Editor

Staffordville School is still at risk...

Junior varsity squad is the future of Stafford baseball

Vince Lombardi once said, “Leaders aren't born; they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work...

Roller derby league enjoys camaraderie, disproving stereotypes

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...

The circus is in town from May 10 through 13

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey "Presents Dragons" is a once-in-a-millennium event that honors The Year of the Dragon...

Board of Finance tosses life-line to Staffordville School

The Stafford boards of education and finance convened at the Stafford Community Center on May 2 for another round of discussions surrounding the BOE's decision to close Staffordville School sub...

Stafford High School baseball dominates division

At the mid-season mark, Stafford High School baseball is on a hot streak...

SHS dedicates spring musical to those who serve

All was fair in love and war May 4-6, when Stafford High School performed its spring musical...

Spring home repairs checklist

The American Society of Home Inspectors offers the following checklist to help homeowners figure out the areas to target for spring repairs:...

Reseeding worn areas of grass

There are often surprises when spring and early summer coax daffodils, lilac and azalea bushes out of hibernation...

Plant flowers with the kids

It’s always fun to involve the kids in a small gardening project...

Have you heard these?

The subject of gardening has provided fodder for a number of witticisms with which you may be familiar...like the following:...

Pruning rose bushes

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...

Get tough with upholstery stains

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:...

Create a styleboard of ideas

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...

Take the time to really organize your home

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...

Springtime planting and harvesting in the vegetable garden

Few gardening endeavors are as satisfying as raising one’s own vegetables...

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