Colchester News

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Colchester Grange No. 78 on 2009-07-10.   Colchester Grange No.

On 3-30-09 Detectives from the Troop K Major Crime Unit were contacted by Detectives from the Willimantic Police Department regarding a sexual assault of a female victim that had been reported to them.

Cheshire 's fire department training staff saved a bundle this spring when it bought nine surplus laptops from the state for $480, less than the price of an average new laptop.

Colchester officials said safety concerns are the driving force behind its efforts to create a law restricting how much clutter or blight one can have.

L ast week I wrote about rain rot, a common skin problem caused by wet conditions.

Gary Pifer a vintage clothing dealer found the 116 year old sneakers while combing through picked over items, that were contained within a victorian era trunk.

For those of us who feel like gardening failures this year because our tomatoes, peppers, and squash have been looking anemic, heed this advice from UConn's Home and Garden Education Center: It's not you, and it's probably not your soil or the plants.

The kitchen staff prepares a row of burgers made to order at Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Mystic, the winner of "best burger" accolades in a poll on www.TheDay.com. We asked readers of www.theday.com which local establishment makes the best burger and the answer was swift and definitive: Five Guys Burgers and Fries in Mystic.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for several areas in Connecticut, including New London County, until 5:45 p.m. The National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado near Colchester moving east at 35 mph.

A fire ignited at a multifamily home in East Haddam on Friday afternoon. The fire occurred on the Colchester Turnpike just before 12:50 p.m. Eyewitness News photographer Andy Halpin reported that no one was home at the time of the fire and that no one was injured as a result of the blaze.

Colchester Chevrolet is out of business. The General Motors dealership could not make it in the recession, but the longtime dealership's closing is unrelated to the June 1 corporate bankruptcy filing, GM spokeswoman Susan Garontakos said Thursday.

Local Sports Submitted by Simsbury Soccer Club on 2009-06-24.   Drew Reynolds Coach Holly Simeon's team of U-11 Girls ended its spring season as State Champs.

COLCHESTER, Conn. -- Colchester Chevrolet employees said they got a visit just before noon on Wednesday from GM executives who told them it would be the dealership's last day Employees spent their afternoon packing up their personal belongings and saying goodbye to colleagues.

I had the pleasure of riding Annie on the Air Line trail last weekend through Marlborough , Colchester and Hebron.

In the blackened and charred second-floor hallway of a home off of Route 82, Firefighter Jim Shenking waited outside a room, kneeling amid rising smoke and crackling flames, his hose at the ready.

Michael Costanza was a reporter for The Day and for the Mystic River Press. He now teaches fourth grade in North Stonington, where students know him as the teacher who eats a lot.

"Love," a new play written by Epoch Arts founder and director Elizabeth Namen, will be performed at the Epoch Arts Theater at 27 Skinner St., East Hampton, June 14 and June 15.

Knights of COlumbus Flag Day Breakfast and Contest Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Colchester Knights of Columbus on 2009-06-01.   Join the Knights of Columbus on Sunday, June 14, for their Flag Day Breakfast Buffet.

Tell us about a place in Connecticut where you've had a great breakfast. HOTCAKES IN EAST WINDSOR.... nothing else is even close.

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