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Most people would view an award from their college recognizing their community service as validation for their work.
But for Jordan Lorrius, a student at Eastern Connecticut, receiving the school’s Dr. Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award just increases his expectations for himself.
Lorrius, a senior at ECSU, is one of three recipients for this year’s award, [...]
Boy Scout Troop 65 will host its seventh annual roast beef dinner from 4:30 to 6:45 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 138 Snake Hill Road (3/10 mile off Route 31 south), Coventry. Tickets are $9 adult, $8 senior, $5 child 6-12. Takeout is available. Contact 742-9975 for reservations.
Two heavy-duty tow trucks lift an oil truck carrying about 1,500 gallons of oil after it overturned on Flanders Road in Coventry on Thursday morning.
A portion of Flanders Road was closed for hours Thursday after an oil truck rolled over in the middle of the road.
Coventry Volunteer Fire Association Chief Joe Carilli said numerous departments, [...]
Five area fire departments responded with either equipment or manpower to battle a blaze that totally destroyed the upper floor of an Ashford Lake garage Wednesday afternoon.
Firefighters from Ashford, Mansfield, Tolland, Willington and Eastford responded to the two-alarm fire, said Ashford Fire Marshal Richard Whitehouse this morning.
The fire occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. at 40 [...]
The choice on the horizon for Big East Conference women’s basketball coaches will be very difficult.
We’ll find out the votes on March 5, but trying to figure out who will win the Big East Conference player of the year honor is a tough choice.
Just how does one decide to choose between the best two players [...]
Despite a proposed increase in the budget, Coss said the budget is still “slightly below adequate” in terms of funding needed to maintain the school and preserve staff.
The building was alive with noise, a hum of expectations and happiness and wonder at the prospect of a season, yep, pulled from the ashes ready to rise to a level that darn near seemed impossible just 10 short days ago.
That’s when the University of Connecticut men’s basketball Huskies, pummeled into submission by a focused, [...]
Petrone said a preliminary figure selectmen gave regarding the proposed 2010-11 general government budget was a 3.5 percent increase.
The moment came midway through their post-game comments to the media at the XL Center.
While being asked questions about their relationship both on and off the court, junior Maya Moore threw in this nugget in response to whether or not she and Tina Charles were BFFs.
For those of you who don’t know the lingo, BFF [...]
Rebecca Redman of Newington was grinning ear-to-ear while petting Jonathan, the University of Connecticut’s canine mascot, at the Hugh S. Greer Field House Saturday.
Now 6, Rebecca was born 16 weeks premature and was incubated for months as an infant at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.
At that time, a chance encounter for Rebecca with [...]
