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‘Strega Nona’ will perform at 1 and 3 p.m. at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road, on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs. Tickets for adults are $13; children $11. Call the box office, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (860) 486-4226 or log on to www.jorgensen.uconn.edu.
A full moon hike led by members of the Columbia Trails Committee is planned along the Hop River Rail Trail starting at 7 p.m. Hot cocoa will be provided. The walk leaves the parking lot just over the Hop River Bridge on Hop River Road located off Route 6 in Columbia. Inclement weather or no [...]
Windham’s planning and zoning commission got its first look at Windham Community Memorial Hospital’s plans for a medical office building on Thursday night.
The town’s planning and zoning commission got its first look at a proposed Windham Community Memorial Hospital medical office building Thursday night.
Architects presenting the plan told the commission that if the necessary approvals [...]
The Saxton B. Little Free Library will hold a Make a Valentine’s Day card event Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
Join Arlene Sweet as she guides everyone in making two Valentine’s Day cards using rubberstamps and dye inks on decorative card stock. Easy to do, no experience needed.
All supplies will be provided. This program is [...]
Amid sweeping changes, the Windham Area Arts Collaborative Inc. appears to be facing an uncertain future with the group’s location even up for debate.
E-mails have circulated around the art community over whether the collaborative would continue to operate at the 866 Main St. location.
Collaborative members, along with members of the board of directors, have been [...]
Margaret Christopher and Holly Church had hoped they would be on their way to bettering themselves by enrolling in an 18-month licensed practical nurse program at Windham Technical High School.
Church, from Lebanon, was working a full-time job with salary and benefits but gave all that up and accepted a per diem job to pay the [...]
Ethel Pocius of Willimantic holds a photo of her daughter, Jeanne Pocius, who was in Haiti when the earthquake struck on Jan. 12. Photo by Roxanne Pandolfi.
For nine long days and even longer nights, Ethel Pocius waited for a call from her daughter Jeanne Pocius, who was staying in Haiti at the time of the [...]
Selectmen are looking to create a special committee to plan ceremonies in memory of a key town benefactor who died in October.
First Selectman Joyce Okonuk said the town is tentatively looking to conduct the ceremonies on June 12 to honor Hugh Trumbull Adams and she is hoping to create a special committee to plan the [...]
In spite of stormy weather, hopeful applicants drove out to Yeoman’s Hall in Columbia and Connecticut Works in Willimantic to test for census jobs Monday morning.
“I’m very pleased with the turnout,” said Rick Hossack, a recruiting assistant with the U.S. Census Bureau who lives in Mansfield.
According to Hossack, 3 million people will be hired by [...]
While heavy rain and strong winds caused messy travel Monday, area officials said roadways should be relatively clear by this afternoon.
AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines said the storm brought a “fairly uniform” 2 inches of rain to the area, as well as wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph.
The strong winds knocked down branches, while [...]
