Deep River News

Submitted by Mary Dickerson, Portland Economic Development Commission, on 2009-12-29.   Are you concerned about Connecticut's economic crisis and its' impact on small communities like Portland? The Portland Economic Development Commission recognizes this concern as it continues its Informational Breakfast Series.

By Charles Stannard DEEP RIVER--- A zone change proposal to be presented at a public hearing of the planning and zoning commission Thursday could open the door to a veterinary clinic in the former Clubhouse property at 171 Winthrop Road.Cathy Jefferson, zoning enforcement officer, said the commission would consider a ...

Submitted by Frank E. Bradley, Phoenicx Theater Company, on 2009-11-30.   Phoenix Theater Company will present the Christmas play "Greetings" by Tom Dudzick at three different Connecticut venues over the course of three consecutive weekends.

The beauty of Canfield-Meadow Woods Nature Preserve is you can climb to the top of Castle Rock and pretend you are king of the forest.

By: Charles Stannard An Ivoryton man and another man from Deep River have been arrested by state police on charges related to a series of home burglaries in Haddam, Killingworth, and Deep River.

By: Charles Stannard REGION 4-- Linda Hall, an eight-year member, has been selected as the new chairman of the Region 4 Board of Education.

Since it opened early last week, the emergency call center of the Connecticut River Area Health District has been flooded with inquiries about H1N1 and upcoming vaccine clinics.

STEAK frites and coq au vin. Calf's liver, sauteed sweetbreads, escarole salad with lardons.

Soon Chester, Deep River, and Essex residents will be able to recycle all plastic containers a " not just those numbered 1 and 2 a " in recycling bins.

Two of the busiest people in Connecticut right now are the people working the Connecticut River Area Health District's H1N1 Vaccination hotline.

Municipal elections are taking place this Tuesday, November 3rd in Chester, Deep River, and Essex.

Old Saybrook The Connecticut River Area Health District opened an H1N1 vaccination hotline this morning, the first municipal and regional call center of its kind in the state, according to Old Saybrook Police Chief Michael A. Spera, who is also the town's director of emergency management.

People Submitted by Claudia Van Nes on 2009-10-27.   Lary Bloom came home from his tour of duty in Vietnam safely.

Vandals have spray painted the dam at Messerschmidt Pond in Westbrook with racial slurs and symbols.

John Olson has a special relationship to Chester Airport-and not simply because he's the president of Whelen Engineering, which now owns the facility.

A billboard in Deep River, Conn. showing what appears to be a baby drinking from a bottle of beer is causing quite a stir, and that's exactly what the state wants.

John Guy LaPlante is a veteran writer and journalist. His award-winning columns and articles were most recently published in the Main Street News.

A billboard image along Route 154 in eastern Connecticut of an infant with a beer bottle to his lips is unforgettable -- and that's just what the designers had in mind.

Theresa Eberhard Asch, an alumna of Western Connecticut State University, has been re-elected secretary of the The Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Kristen Roberts on 2009-10-07.   Comcast is opening the doors of its local Public Access TV Studio to residents of Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Durham, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Old Saybrook and Westbrook on Wednesday, Oct.