Ellington News

Editor's Note: This arrest was filed late and therefore did not make it into the Jan.

When the Somers Congregational Church burned down on Jan. 1, the Somers Cooperative Preschool lost its space.

The following students have been named to Dean's List at Western New England for the fall semester of 2011.A Danielle E. DeCarli, of Ellington, is a freshman majoring in Accounting.

Originally scheduled for Feb. 1, the meeting between Save the Ville and the Unionville Traffic Committee was pushed to Feb.

As part of his proposal to reform education from early childhood through college, Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced on Wednesday an additional $50 million in Educational Cost Sharing funding to schools.A Nearly $40 million will go to newly-established Alliance Districts, made up of the state's 30 lowest-performing school districts - conditioned ... (more)

Ellington school renovations are needed.A Please vote on Tuesday, February 14 from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Ellington High School.

A Vernon resident pulled into his driveway on Thursday afternoon and interrupted a burglary in progress, police said.

The attorney representing Brian Francolini says the sexual assault Francolini is charged with didn't happen, according to the Journal Inquirer.

Both the pedestrian who was hit by a car and the man who hit him have been identified as local men.

ESPWA, a student led group at Ellington High School, will be holding its Third Annual Benefit Concert for Haiti on Feb.

Update, 12:40 p.m. A 74-year-old man was struck by a car while walking down Maple Street, presumably collecting empty cans.

On Tuesday evening, Ellington residents once again had the chance to hear about and discuss the Crystal Lake and Windermere School project , and theA Senior Center project .

The following students have been named to the Dean's List for the Fall 2011 semester at Assumption College.A Danielle Buttafuoco A of Ellington, of the class of 2012.

Both of the Sacred Heart University men's soccer players accused of sexually assaulting a female student Saturday night were hopeful of playing professional soccer, while one of the two is a criminal justice major pursuing a potential career as a police officer.

Kyle Hedstrom calls it "bonus weather," the mild temperatures and lack of snow that are bringing people outdoors for a rare New England experience: a January round of golf.

Jan. 20 Tyler J. Gallant, 21, of 49 Church St. in Windsor Locks, was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol and failure to drive in the proper lane after an accident on Springfield Road in Somers.

Crushed by heavy debt to private individuals and financial institutions, the local businessman also was shadowed by a slew of criminal charges and a possibility of prison time, according to police.

Suffield's Fox Hollow Gun Club raised more than $5,500 for Marine Cpl. Greg Caron, an Ellington native seriously injured during a recent tour of duty in Afghanistan.

Editor's Note: This arrest was filed late and therefore did not make it into the Dec.

A Jason Bowsza, an East Windsor Democrat, announced Friday he will seek election to the 57th House District seat consisting of Ellington and East Windsor.