Coventry News

Timber, a 5-year-old Schipperke, went missing near Weigold Road and North River Road on Monday afternoon.A According to Timber's owners, he is around 20 pounds, wears a blue collar and and has a Tolland tag license.

John Murphy has been unanimously chosen as the Democratic nominee for the 8th District seat in the state House of Representatives.

State Representative Tim Ackert received the unanimous endorsement from the Republican Party for the 8th Assembly District which includes Columbia, Coventry, Tolland and Vernon.

Vernon's two Republican state legislators have been endorsed unanimously for re-election in the fall.

G.H. Robertson School third grader, Aaron Solorzano, in Mrs. Gwozdz's class was selected as a winner in his grade and county in the 2012 CHET Dream Big! Competition.

Republican State Rep. Tim Ackert is up for re-election this November, but the representative for Coventry, Columbia and Vernon could also be counting Tolland residents as his constituents when the recent re-districting of the state becomes official this election cycle.

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Nathan Hale Homestead , 2299 South Street in Coventry, reopens for the season on Friday, May 18 to honor the town's 300th anniversary, with a weekend-long Fiber Arts Festival, at which more than 300 spinners, knitters, weavers, quilters and other artisans will share their handiwork.

The Ellington High School golf team picked up two wins on Monday, defeating Coventry 166-168 and Tolland 168-181. The medalist was Ellington's Mike Thibodeau who shot a 38.

New sidewalks could make it safer for more children to walk to Coventry High School and Middle School - and promote more exercise while possibly reducing some bus costs.

The Vernon Board of Education is being asked on Monday to put in place a piece of a complicated puzzle that will help put a shattered high school hockey program back together.

The East Hampton Lions and the Belltown Leos will hold its first annual Spring Artisan Festival on Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m to 4 p.m at the Haddam Neck Fairgrounds.

The Coventry High School Chorus performed at a music festival in Hershey, Pennsylvania, for an adjudication/competition on May 4, 2012 to showcase their skills and learning.

Fourth grader Brett Hurley in Mrs. Licata's class, and fourth grader Mirelle Culp of Mrs.

Born in Coventry, Connecticut on June 6, 1755, Nathan Hale's life would be short, but well lived and well remembered.

The race for the 8th District seat in the state House of Representatives is taking shape.

On Saturday, June 10, Connecticut Landmarks' Nathan Hale Homestead presents Nathan Hale's 236th Birthday Celebration, a great day to visit the Homestead and honor Connecticut's State Hero, Nathan Hale.

Not everyone thinks Connecticut needs to raise its minimum wage.A Certainly not Timothy Devanney , the owner of the Highland Park Market chain of grocery stores with locations in Manchester, Farmington, Glastonbury, Suffield and Coventry that employs about 460 people.

Storrs Community Church is hosting "Celebrate the Arts Festival" on Saturday, May 12, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 90 Tolland Turnpike .

Tolland emergency personnel responded to two car accidents on Mile Hill Road this weekend, according to Fire Chief and Public Safety Director John Littell.