Avon News

Submitted by Laila Kain on 2009-11-24.   Joan Kennedy Renbrook students from Greater Hartford: Stevie Howard , Quincy Williams , Ethan Na , Journee Brown , Parker Cuddeback , Camryn Lindsay front, Sadie Jackson back, Becky Morris , Dario Larai front; Jeremiah Keating , Molly Henderson , Charlotte Fanning , Gabi Cohen .

School Stuff Submitted by Laila Kain, Renbrook School, on 2009-11-24.   On a recent trip to the Recycle Center, Renbrook third graders from the Farmington Valley learned that bottles should be recycled without the caps.

When the first "Twilight" movie opened last year, Krista Thorsen and her friend wore "Team Jacob" shirts to the theater.

Politics Submitted by David Bednarz, CT General Assembly, on 2009-11-19.   State Representative Beth Bye has been named one of the state's "Top Green Legislators" by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters for her support and advocacy of environmental initiatives in 2009.

The Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated a lawsuit Wednesday brought by the owners of a dump truck involved in a fiery crash in Avon in 2005 that killed four people and injured 11 others.

School Stuff Submitted by Christine Walder, Avon Old Farms School, on 2009-11-18.   Peter Deckers From left to right are Andy Riemer, Eduardo Consuegra'10 from Greenwich, Sen.

More often than not, heading to a hotel for dinner is a less-than-noteworthy dining experience, adequate but nothing special.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Sharon Schreiber, Nassau Furniture Company, on 2009-11-16.   Nassaus, 15 Waterville Road, Avon will hold a special event, Celebrate and Decorate, Saturday, Dec.

On the sunny, pleasant morning of July 29, 2005, Mark Robinson was stopped at a light in Avon on his way to work.

Police have closed Route 44 between Mountain Road in West Hartford and Route 10 in Avon following a serious car accident on Avon Mountain.

Although tie votes are statistically rare, two towns in the Hartford area will be holding special "adjourned elections" on Nov.

Submitted by Cory Gabel on 2009-11-10.   The 9th Annual Gabel Basket Brigade, a community effort aimed at providing needy families with all the fixings of a traditional Thanksgiving meal, will be held Sunday, November 22, from 1-4 p.m. at the Burlington Fire Department.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Jim Shannon on 2009-11-09.   Avon Old Farms Inn will offer all veterans and current military personnel a free entree from November 11th through November 15th including brunch.

Bernard Zahren is renovating his 70s-era home and replacing it with what he calls a 5,200 square foot "Sustainable McMansion." In addition to the homes R-Value walls of 40, and a roof with the R-Value of 60, Zahren will have a windmill that raises 115 feet to the tips of the blades.

Health Notes Submitted by Susannah Hogendorn on 2009-11-04.   FamilyWize, a free discount prescription card, is now available to help Farmington Valley residents save money on their prescriptions thanks to a partnership with Avon United Way.

The new, $34.6 million Armour Academic Center at the Westminster School is the kind of gleaming monument to achievement and prosperity that has made Connecticut prep schools so widely known.

Nearly 4,500 citizens voted, but when the numbers for town council were tabulated Tuesday night, it all came down to three votes for one seat.

Farmington Valley Turkey Drive Submitted by Margaret Keating on 2009-11-01.   As Thanksgiving approaches, we can all join together to help those in need once again with Jack Bannon's 17th annual Farmington Valley Turkey Drive.

Tunxis Talk on Social Media Raises Funds for Student Scholarships On Campus Submitted by Melissa Lamar on 2009-10-30.   Left to right: Brent Robertson; Christopher Sheridan; Eliot Weissberg, CFP, Tunxis CC Foundation and AB, Inc.

School Stuff Submitted by Laila Kain on 2009-10-30.   The Halloween parade at Renbrook School in West Hartford would not have been the same without the help of Diane Beaulieu of Avon, who teaches the 3-year-olds, the littlest stars of the show.