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May 22, 2012
Willow, the mom on the left, looks like a baby herself, but is actually a young mother who gave birth to five kittens. Willow has such unique markings, mostly white with gray and orange patches and bright blue eyes. Her last remaining baby, Bonnie, is also...
May 22, 2012
Thanks to a grant from the Connecticut Department of Social Services’ Office of Head Start Collaboration and funding from Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, a new child-friendly play space will open this week at the Middlesex Family Shelter in...
May 21, 2012
On Saturday, June 9, the Region 4 school district and River Tavern will launch a community wide healthy school lunch initiative called Get Fresh 4 Schools with a fundraising family picnic benefiting the school district's food program.
May 21, 2012
CHESTER - A special town meeting May 15 approved town and school budgets totaling $12.7 million for the 2012-2013 fiscal year in one simple, unanimous voice vote. The 60 or so residents filling the Meeting House then moved on to adopt a...
May 21, 2012
Chester holds it Memorial Day observances on Monday, May 28. The parade will form at 8:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's parking lot and step off at 9 a.m. Marchers will stop at the War Memorial and Chester Center Flag Pole for services of honor and end at the Old Meeting...
May 21, 2012
Ray Mozzochi has been doing it for more than half his life; for the 3rd graders from Deep River Elementary School, it was their first time. But the old man, leaning on his cane, and the young children, running in excitement, had the same goal: to put American...
May 21, 2012
William Duffy, an assistant principal at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury for the past five years, has been named principal at John Winthrop Middle School. David Russell, the present principal at John Winthrop, will retire June 29 after 40 years in the Region...
May 21, 2012
MATHCOUNTS, a national program designed to encourage mathematics interest and achievement in middle school, has recognized John Winthrop Middle School as one of only 266 schools nationwide to achieve "Gold Level Status" in the 2012 MATHCOUNTS Club Program.
May 21, 2012
Connecticut Food Bank and Feeding America, the nation's largest domestic hunger-relief organization, has released the 2012 Map the Meal Gap study, which offers a detailed look at the food budget required to meet the needs of families struggling with hunger in...
May 15, 2012
State Senator Eileen M. Daily (D-Westbrook) today announced her intention to retire from the General Assembly upon completion of her current term. Senator Daily has prepared a letter for political allies, supporters, and delegates to next week's 33rd Senatorial...
May 15, 2012
Want to pick up your day and put a smile on your face? Just look at these precious angels! Kitten season is here and Forgotten Felines has kittens of various ages, sizes, and colors who all need homes quickly. The kittens are very playful, loving, and acclimated...
May 15, 2012
Hartford - State Sen. Eileen Daily, D-Westbrook, announced today that she will not seek reelection this fall.
May 14, 2012
Governor Dannel Malloy (at podium) was among the dignitaries taking part in Essex's commemoration of the 1812 Burning of the Ships on May 12. The commemoration-or, more accurately, all-out street festival and party-was led off for the 45th time by the Sailing...
May 14, 2012
Chester: 73 Yes, 45 No = 118 votes cast
Deep River: 76 Yes, 65 No = 141 votes cast
Essex: 263 Yes, 97 No = 360 votes cast
May 14, 2012
For the fifth consecutive year, Chester Elementary School will join thousands of schools, libraries, and community groups across the country in a coordinated effort to encourage millions of Americans to turn off televisions, computers, and video games for seven...
May 14, 2012
She has delighted local children with her songs for more than a decade, but Chester's Margie Warner is headed north. Before she does, however, she's planned a thank-you Music With Margie concert on Friday, June 8 at the Henry Carter Hull Library in Clinton. She...
May 11, 2012
Bushy Hill at Incarnation Center, 253 Bushy Hill Road, Ivoryton, hosts its first ever Farm Aid, a benefit concert for the farm at Bushy Hill on Saturday, May 12 (rain date: May 13) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Activity Center field.
May 10, 2012
Jonathan Gillman doesn't like to wear a suit and tie. At a recent poetry reading in Chester, he wore jeans and a gray T-shirt with the words "Love, Love, Love" imprinted on it. He was barefoot at the lectern, his sandals left behind where he had been sitting on the...
May 10, 2012
The stage at Valley Regional High School was bare except for six chairs, the only scenery for the six young actors from Looking In Theatre, who were presenting a program of short dramatic sketches on how to deal with the myriad challenges that bedevil teenage existence.
May 10, 2012
May 7, 2012
The Dizzy River Band (Erin Smith and Mat Seymour) serenades strollers at the 20th annual May Daze and Night Weekend art gallery and shop stroll on May 4. A steady stream of revelers came to Chester village on a beautiful spring weekend.
May 7, 2012
The Valley Regional High School Class of '87 is planning its 25-year reunion weekend. Activities will be held June 29 and 30, and will include a steam train and riverboat cruise, a morning at the high school, and an afternoon at the Stone House. For more...
May 7, 2012
Perhaps you remember the billboard along Route 154. It read, "86% of Region 4 parents ask where their kids are going and with whom." Or perhaps you caught one of those red plastic footballs thrown out into the crowds at the homecoming game this past fall. They...
May 7, 2012
It's time again for the Chester Town-Wide Tag Sale. Beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 26, Memorial Day Weekend, dozens of individual residences and businesses throughout town will have tag sales. Each year the event attracts hundreds of visitors to Chester. Maps...
May 7, 2012
Snickers was so hungry when she was rescued, scavenging for food and settling for bread crumbs found under a bird feeder. Today this beautiful tortoiseshell female is healthy and ready for her new home. Beautiful Snickers has a sweet personality, gets along with...
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Daily will not seek reelection to state Senate
Kids' Day at South Lyme Scoop Shop — 1:00 pm; Mon., May. 28
