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May 25, 2012
In light turn-out, Westbrook voters on May 24 expressed support for the town's direction, approving a $26.4 million town and schools budget by a margin of three to one. The final vote count was 230 votes cast in favor of the budget compared to 80 votes against...
May 23, 2012
When Tiffany Thomas walked into the Valley-Shore YMCA in Westbrook one drizzly April afternoon, she was all smiles and questions.
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
Eric Manuel, Meghan Bernard, Tyler Shamas, Emily Schreck, Erika Drake, Colin Zehnder, Jeana Avena, and Robbie Ciscato gathered for a photo before heading into the prom festivities-Westbrook High School held its prom on a picture-perfect day May 19 at Water's...
May 21, 2012
May 21, 2012
WESTBROOK - As a non-profit, VISTA Vocational & Life Skills Center doesn't pay property taxes. But as a good neighbor, VISTA for a second year has given the town a payment in lieu of taxes. This year the Board of Selectmen voted that the...
May 21, 2012
Westbrook's annual Memorial Day parade steps off from the parking lot next to Ted Lane field and the Westbrook Fire House at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 28. Marching in the parade are the Westbrook High School band, the Westbrook Drum Corps, veterans, firefighters,...
May 21, 2012
OLD SAYBROOK - Even as a young person growing up in New Britain, Lajla Hanes was drawn to flowers and joined the local garden club in order to learn as much as she could. No surprise then that when she moved to Old Saybrook 19 years ago, within...
May 21, 2012
WESTBROOK - Deep road ruts, trampled vegetation, erosion, walking paths widened to roads and pock-marked with holes...all-terrain vehicles are not eco-friendly to the town's open space terrain. Though barred from entry by town ordinance, ATV...
May 21, 2012
On Thursday, May 24 from noon to 8 p.m., the town holds its annual budget referendum vote. The proposed $26,431,290 budget for Fiscal Year 2012-'13 is posted for public review on the Town of Westbrook website, westbrookct.us/index.php.
May 21, 2012
Venetucci Home hosted Paris at the Shore, a fashion show to benefit Get in Touch Foundation in its crusade against breast cancer. Here, emcees Ann Nyberg and Jimmy Johansmeyer (Johansmeyer is a designer featured in Nyberg's Venetucci store Annie Mame) introduce...
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
For decades, John Neri has been a fixture in Clinton, volunteering as often as possible to help support and provide services to residents, and being actively involved with the Fire Department, senior housing, and the American Legion.
May 14, 2012
On Thursday, May 24 from noon to 8 p.m., the town will hold its annual budget referendum vote. The proposed $26,431,290 budget for Fiscal Year 2012-'13 is posted for public review on the Town of Westbrook website, westbrookct.us/index.php.
May 14, 2012
WESTBROOK - Irene's winds and rain didn't hit and damage only along the shoreline-they also left a destructive wake inland of felled trees and dangling branches, which left a number of open space paths the Conservation Commission had hoped to...
May 14, 2012
ESSEX - Applesauce Acres Alpacas, an alpaca farm at 99 Bushy Hill Road in Ivoryton, was apparently well known to the two men who have been charged in the December deaths of four of the farm's alpacas. Over the years, the two men had been driving...
May 11, 2012
Most homeowners know that to avoid the high costs of septic system replacement, they need to keep to a regular schedule of septic tank pump-outs. Most tanks should be pumped out at least as often as every three to five years to keep the septic systems operating...
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 11, 2012
It's time to refresh your garden plantings again—and what better way than to go to the Westbrook Garden Club sale on the Town Green this weekend.
May 9, 2012
Hartford - On April 27, state Rep. Marilyn Giuliano, R-Old Saybrook, was commended for her work making Connecticut a better place for children.
The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance recognized Giuliano as a "Children's Champion" for ushering legislation...
May 7, 2012
May 7, 2012
Amos, a Boston terrier, hitches a ride with Kat McSweeney followed by Tracey Appleget down Main Street in Clilnton for the second annual Spring Bike and Pedestrian Fest on May 5. The Bike and Pedestrian Alliance of Clinton event featured bike rides, treasure...
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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
