East Granby News

“Everybody is looking for natural foods.”

Paul Trubey has five day-old kids in a corral in his kitchen while he's out in the shed, bottle-feeding 20 frisky week-old baby goats. via Hartford Courant

“I am eager to work with local elected officials of both parties to advance regional solutions to our shared challenges”

So far, the committee has raised more than $12,000 for House's campaign, according to a press release issued by his campaign Tuesday. via Hartford Courant

The fire broke out at the Wedgewood Apartments about 1:15 p.m., Bloomfield Fire Marshal William Lewis said. via Hartford Courant

“We are also looking for local families who need cards, too”

Residents can now help support American troops fighting overseas just by getting rid of old, unwanted cellphones.

The donated phones will be recycled, and the proceeds will be used to purchase calling cards for soldiers to help them stay in contact with friends and relatives.

Local residents can participate by donating phones at the drop-off center at Pak Mail, 3 Turkey Hills Road, Suite 3R, in East Granby .

It's all part of Cell Phones for Soldiers, a nonprofit organization started with just $21 in 2004 by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist of Norwell, Mass. Read more

Jose L. Diaz, a former regional manager for coffee wholesaler Caf Bustelo, was responsible for Connecticut sales and for overseeing the company's inventory in a Newington warehouse. via Hartford Courant

“Luxury comes from modesty. We're seeing a trend in the beauty industry that less is more”

East Granby, Connecticut Published 2 hour ago Finding good skin care products is a priority for a lot of women. via KOAA-TV Pueblo

“I think it's definitely a good thing because you're adding new stores and new places for us to shop”

Many consumers see the closed spaces as less places to shop. However, Westfarms Mall representatives said that several new stores are on the way. via WFSB-TV Hartford

Q: My Subaru has just died and I am having difficulty with where to start my search for a new car. via Hartford Courant

“But I don't want the public to be alarmed. My goal is not to dismiss it but to educate the public. Maybe they possibly could exist in Connecticut, but these pictures are not it.”

State and local wildlife experts have determined the photos that have alarmed many in Connecticut were taken in 2001 or 2002 by someone named Dr. via Hartford Courant

My family has lived in East Granby for almost 40 years. It has been a great place to raise a young family. via WTIC-TV Hartford

Police are asking the public to help locate a man last seen walking in the Spoonville section of town on Tuesday.

Vincent P. Dobruck, 57, of Spoonville Road, has been listed by state police as a missing person, state police spokesman Lt. Paul Vance said Friday.

'Right now, there's nothing suspicious that indicates something criminal,' Vance said. 'Still, we're asking the general public to assist us.'

Police became aware of Dobruck's disappearance after health care personnel contacted the East Granby resident state trooper to report they'd tried for several days without success to contact Dobruck about the hospitalization of a family member. Read more

After unsucessful attempts to locate or contact this person over the past several days to make notification of the hospitalization of a family member, health care personnel contacted the East Granby Resident ... via Department of Public Safety

“I know they've asked for documents, but they don't give any explanation when they do that”

State criminal investigators probing possible political corruption at Hartford city hall have asked for payment records related to the city's $1 billion school construction program - the first evidence of a connection between the investigation and the project.

The investigators have asked for and received payment records for Diggs Construction - the city's project manager on several school building projects - and for C&R Development, the construction manager for Noah Webster MicroSociety Magnet School, according to documents obtained by The Courant through a freedom of information request to the city treasurer's office. Read more

Q. My Subaru has just died and I am having difficulty with where to start my search for a new car. via Hartford Courant

Stories published Feb. 6 and Feb. 15 on Page B3 incorrectly reported that the East Granby Board of Finance has backed a proposal to expand one school and turn a second into a senior center and town offices. via Hartford Courant

Marquette at UConn, 7 p.m. Mount Holyoke at Coast Guard, 7 p.m. Mitchell at Daniel Webster, 7 p.m. Northern Essex at Avery Point, 7 p.m. High School boys Tourtellotte at New London, 2 p.m. East Granby at Lyman ... via The Day

“They're making a lot of false allegations about the quality of our service and the way we treat our employees”

"Since coming to New Haven, we feel Aramark has been an unmitigated disaster," states the petition, which accuses Aramark of fostering "an environment of hostility toward the workforce." Across the country, ... via The Yale Herald

“Before you close out your job, compliment the judge on his nice yellow shirt.”

Chris Bennett, an auto glass technician for 13 years, has worked for the past four at Safelite AutoGlass in East Hartford . via Hartford Courant

Land Trust will host two communitywide events open to all residents. The first, scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Simsbury Farms Apple Barn, will be a presentation on a 10-town study to designate the lower ... via Hartford Courant