Farmington News

Biz Buzz Submitted by Susan Winchell on 2009-07-03.   Sue Winchell On Saturday, July 25 from 1-5 p.m., Acura of Avon will be hosting the fourth Annual Taste of Farmington Valley.

In these tough economic times, the Connecticut chapters of the Red Cross have to focus on what they do best: blood donation, disaster services and health and safety training.

In 1828, the canal boat James Hillhouse began the inaugural journey from Farmington to New Haven along the Farmington Canal - Connecticut's version of the Erie Canal.

Farmington Valley Has Talent Regional Submitted by Brandi Morgenthau on 2009-07-02.   Calling all Farmington Valley non-profits. On Saturday Aug.

Art Exhibit Celebrates America At The Library Submitted by Gary L. Kollberg on 2009-07-02.   An art exhibit of watercolors and assemblages featuring our country's flag and other important icons is being held July 1st to July 30th at the Farmington Library 6 Monteith Drive.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Tom Andrea on 2009-07-01.   Alan Gravelle Kris Nagy, left, EMS Captain of the Burlington Volunteer Fire Department, accepts a Farmington Savings Bank bumper sticker from Dena Martinelli, manager and assistant treasurer of the bank's Burlington branch at a recent ceremony honoring the Town of Burlington's designation as a ...

Submitted by Sean O'Leary on 2009-07-01.   Judith Weingarden, right, waves as she rides with her husband Ed during the National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter 2008 MS Motorcycle Ride.

A federal judge has struck down a Connecticut law that requires people calling themselves interior designers to get a license or face fines and possible prison time.

Submitted by Todd Litchfield on 2009-06-30.   Tunxis Hose Company No. 1 of the Unionville Fire Department announces their 116th Anniversary Firemen's Carnival and Jamboree to be held Thursday July 9th through Saturday July 11th at the Union School Grounds, Unionville.

On Campus Submitted by Chris DeFrancesco on 2009-06-30.   Chris DeFrancesco Farmington residents Aditya Tadinada and Marie Elena Falcone are recipients of $2,500 scholarships from the UConn Health Center Auxiliary.

Cyndi Billian Stern of Farmington has worked in the field of youth, community and workforce development for more than 20 years, and consults for Connecticut Business and Industry Association Education Foundation and Yale School of Public Health in the area of health workforce development.

Federal disaster relief authorities will be in town today to survey the destruction left by Friday's tornado, including more than 70 homes that were damaged by falling trees, six so badly that they have been condemned.

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - The National Weather Service says a Connecticut tornado that knocked out power and downed trees lasted three minutes, traveled 1.7 miles and packed winds between 80 and 90 mph.

"I'm still just totally shocked at what I saw," Lepper, the town's former tree warden, said.

Local Sports Submitted by Lisa Woodis on 2009-06-24.   Lisa Woodis The Avon Blue Thunder U12 Girls Premier Soccer team placed first in their division at the 2009 Coastal Summer Challenge at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine on June 20-21. The team scored 28 goals in four games and had no goals scored against them.

A storm rolled in to the state Friday afternoon that damaged areas in several towns.

A Massachusetts man accused of shooting at police and kidnapping a Farmington woman after a Connecticut bank robbery has pleaded not guilty to charges.

Submitted by Mary Tomolonius on 2009-06-25.   The Canton Democratic Town Committee is seeking candidates for the Board of Selectman, Board of Finance and Board of Education for the upcoming fall elections.

Submitted by Debra Godiksen on 2009-06-24.   A public campaign to raise the final $1 million needed to renovate the historic Barney Library in Farmington has received a jump-start with a $225,000 grant from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.

The town of Burlington was planning a ceremony to celebrate its designation as a "HEARTsafe Community" by the American Heart Association, when its preparedness paid off on June 5. "I had left him for a minute to get tip money and he was dead on the ground," said Deb Greatsinger.