Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., Feb. 3, 2012
Alfred Peczka's family moved in next door to Mary's family in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and it was practically love at first sight. The day they met was in 1942...
Andover, Bolton, Coventry, East Windsor, Ellington, Stafford, Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., Feb. 2, 2012
Superintendents, Board of Education members and town officials from several local towns were invited to Rockville High School to meet with state representatives Tim Ackert (R-8th), Pam Saywer (R-55...
Statewide
By Janice Steinhagen - Staff Writer
Posted on Tue., Jan. 31, 2012
State Sen. Edith Prague (D-19) returned to the state capital on Jan...
Statewide
By Andrew J. Concatelli - ReminderNews Assistant Editor
Posted on Sun., Jan. 29, 2012
On Valentine’s Day, giving your loved one a card, candy or flowers may be the traditional way to say you care, but those less-than-memorable gifts all tend to blend together year to year, and...
Statewide
By Lauri Voter - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012
Business managers at the Vernon-based ReminderMedia made a recent decision to implement a technology upgrade that they say will result in a greater streamlining of business processes...
Manchester, Stafford, Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012
After an 8-0 loss to Newington-Berlin on Jan. 26, the Manchester-Rockville-Stafford United Hockey team fell to 3-7 on the year, and was looking for ways to get out of its funk...
Statewide
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., Jan. 27, 2012
At the East of the River Chamber of Commerce Association's 2012 Regional Economic Outlook Breakfast on Jan. 26, Dr...
Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012
In light of some attention other school districts are receiving for timeout or quiet rooms - sometimes referred to as “scream rooms” - the Vernon Board of Education received an update o...
Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., Jan. 26, 2012
As a part of Northeast School's 'Warm and Fuzzy' Spirit Day, students in third, fourth and fifth grades assembled fleece blankets to be donated to the Hockanum Valley Community Council...
Statewide
By ARA Content
Posted on Wed., Jan. 25, 2012
We’re reminded time and again of the good health habits we should practice during the winter germ season – wash your hands, cover your cough and stay home when you’re sick...
Statewide
By American Cancer Society
Posted on Wed., Jan. 25, 2012
It’s 7 p.m., and you just made it home after another long commute from the office...
Statewide
By State Point
Posted on Wed., Jan. 25, 2012
More seniors than ever before are living healthy independent lives well into their golden years...
Statewide
By Andrew J. Concatelli - ReminderNews Assistant Editor
Posted on Wed., Jan. 25, 2012
While the winter in Connecticut has been relatively calm so far, the state is always one snow storm away from dangerous roads and health risks...
Statewide
By Andrew J. Concatelli - ReminderNews Assistant Editor
Posted on Wed., Jan. 25, 2012
There are many factors to consider when addressing improving your heart’s health...
Statewide
By Joan Hunt - ReminderNews Managing Editor
Posted on Wed., Jan. 25, 2012
Elizabeth Edelman, CEO and co-founder of Diabetes Daily, is uniquely qualified to speak on the subject of how yoga can benefit those with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes...
Statewide
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Fri., Jan. 20, 2012
On Jan...
Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Thu., Jan. 19, 2012
The Vernon Town Council defeated a motion to reconfigure the town's voting districts, by a vote of 10-1, on Jan. 17...
Statewide
By Jennifer Coe - ReminderNews
Posted on Thu., Jan. 19, 2012
The push to allow liquor sales on Sunday is making major headway in Connecticut due in part to significant support expressed by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Malloy announced on Jan...
Ellington, Somers, Vernon
By Annie Gentile - ReminderNews
Posted on Sat., Jan. 14, 2012
If 2011 will be remembered for anything in Connecticut, it will be for the intensity of large-scale disasters that struck the area...
Vernon
By Steve Smith - Staff Writer
Posted on Tue., Jan. 10, 2012
This season could be called a rebuilding year for the Rockville High School girls' basketball team, but it's more like the second step in that process...