Colchester News

School Stuff Submitted by Nicole Rasmussen on 2009-11-05.   The Bacon Academy Guidance Department is excited to present the Fourth annual "College Knowledge Night" on Monday, November 16, 2009 from 7-9 p.m. at Bacon Academy.

This letter is to ponder why the state of Connecticut had been procrastinating, or perhaps even giving us a nontruth, about finishing Route 11 from Colchester to Route 85 near Interstate 395 in Waterford.

Beaver Brook Farm Cows, goats and sheep. Oh my! In my opinion, cheese in America has come a long way from the over-processed, plastic- wrapped, orange stuff.

At The Library Submitted by Sylvina Rollins on 2009-10-29.   During the month of November, local Artist Sylvina Rollins will exhibit her paintings in the Cragin Memorial Libraries Norton Room.

How big is your heart? Is it big enough for Grace, an American bulldog who was so relentlessly overbred by the now-deceased pet shop owner who had her in Colchester that she is now, at the age of 6, unable to gain enough weight to hide her ribs? Grace, who was kept in a cage so much that when her paws encounter grass, she isn't quite sure what to ...

State environmental police are investigating the shooting death of a dog in Colchester.

Parks & Recreation Submitted by Josselyn Salafia on 2009-10-20.   Join the Parks & Recreation Departments of Colchester, East Hampton, Marlborough and Hebron along with the CT DEP for the Seventh Annual Ghost Run.

Spend the day at Air Line State Park Trail and Lyman viaduct. Many have heard of this interesting place, but few have ventured out here.

Alpha Travel is long gone from a strip mall in Colchester, and so is the money that authorities say Deborah Long took from 10 customers.

The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History presents a guided tour of Priam Vineyards, explaining the grape growing and winemaking process as it pertains to this unique viticulture district in Connecticut.

Alpha Travel is long gone from a strip mall in Colchester, and so is the money authorities say Deborah Long took from ten customers.

A Colchester man faces up to 30 years in prison and is obligated to pay nearly $800,000 in restitution and penalties after running a kick-back scheme through the company for which he worked and two of its subcontractors.

The Eightmile River Wild and Scenic Coordinating Committee has hired Patricia Young to serve as the principal contact for the committee and the watershed communities of Colchester , Salem, Lyme and East Haddam .

The state Department of Transportation is developing plans to resurface and add rumble strips along the east and west travel lanes of Route 2 through Colchester and Lebanon .

Parks & Recreation Submitted by David Colberg on 2009-09-25.   The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History is holding a field-learning workshop on wild mushrooms Saturday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The workshop, Mysterious Mushrooms, will be led by mushroom expert Connie Borodenko of the Connecticut Valley Mycological Society.

New England farmers say its slim pickings when it comes to pumpkins this season.

Andover, Colchester and Marlborough will receive grants through the Connecticut Small Town Economic Assistance Program to pay for projects in the towns.

"Not in my backyard!" is a common utterance that usually pertains to things like ash dumps, cell towers and nuclear power plants.

I love the smell of old wood. Really, really old wood. And I guess a covered bridge built in 1791 qualifies even though much of the original planks and floorboards were replaced by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1936.

A day after one of the Colchester School District's newest teachers was charged with sexually abusing two of his former students, the district is looking back at the process it used to screen Shaun Bryer, 28.