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Over the last three days, during a 3-game stretch where the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team earned victories by an average margin of 44.3 points per game, the Huskies discovered something different each night, something they can put in their memory banks for use down the road.
Against Hofstra on Friday, it was the 32 [...]
Citing poor turnout at previous swine flu vaccine clinics, local health officials are worried some local residents most in need of the vaccine are missing out on ensuring an H1N1-free winter.
William Blitz, director of public health for the North Central District Heath Department, said in one Windham clinic, there were 40 people vaccinated, while 140 [...]
While residents stuffed themselves with Thanksgiving favorites, state and local police reported clogged roads, five fatalities and a traffic stop in Windham that yielded 40 pounds of pot from a Massachusetts man.
In addition, Willimantic police rushed to a local cemetery Thanksgiving Day as a vehicle plowed through a fence and knocked over a head stone.
“It [...]
Richard Tariff, the director of adult and community service at EastConn, has been the overseer of multiple programs for 17 months and has been involved in adult education for more than 30 years.
With the changing, recession-era job market and more workers going back to get additional job training, Richard Tariff is working at EastConn to [...]
A ham and bean supper is scheduled from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 138 Snake Hill Road, Coventry. Cost is $8 Adult, $4 children and free for children 5 and younger. Sponsored by The American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 52.
Deep browns, reds and other autumn colors set a welcoming and festive mood at Eastern Connecticut State University’s dining hall Wednesday.
Fresh linens were draped over tables throughout the room as servers prepared to serve more than 400 local residents attending the third annual “Day of Giving” meal at ECSU.
The event is organized and run by [...]
A few classrooms at the elementary school will become more high tech in the near future thanks to fundraising efforts from parents and students.
The Lebanon Elementary School’s Parent-Teacher Association is donating five SMART Boards, worth a total of $10,000 to the school.
The boards are interactive whiteboards that allow teachers to use visual aids and other [...]
Many arts programs in the Windham Public Schools have been the first to feel budget constraints, so a group of alumni is putting on a benefit show for the music and drama departments that includes alumni and retired teachers from as far back as the 1950s. This group, headed by Willimantic resident Jim Baran and [...]
After digesting Thursday’s Thanksgiving meal or taking a nap after Black Friday shopping, local residents can enjoy the start of the holiday season with two events this weekend.
The Fire Truck Holiday Light Parade takes place on Friday at 5:30 p.m. in Willimantic - rain or shine.
It starts at Memorial Park off Main Street and runs [...]
Whether people are staying close to home or making their rounds throughout the state for the Thanksgiving holiday, local law enforcement officials and travel experts are preparing for a busy holiday season.
That’s because travel experts are predicting an increase in holiday travel for Thanksgiving starting Wednesday through the weekend, as police locally and statewide anticipate [...]
