Newington News

Construction workers will start clearing trees in Newington on Thursday to make way for a controversial bus way today but many homeowners are concerned about noise levels and possible flooding that will come with it.

Typically, superintendents begin working in their new school district about a week before they take office, but Schumann has been transitioning since October, said Superintendent John Gallacher, who has held the position for the past 20 years and will to retire in June.

"If I had a second time to go around I'd want everything the same - same family, same job, and I'd still leave school at 15," he said.

The town on Tuesday will begin resurfacing an approximately quarter-mile stretch of Griswoldville Avenue between Ridgeview Crossing and the Wethersfield town line.

Hundreds of attendees recently celebrated both the warm weather and classic cars at Blue Back Square's First Classic Car Show.

Town resident Lt. Col. Francis Evon, who commanded the Connecticut National Guard's 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, during its recent combat deployment in Afghanistan , is one of them, parade Chairman Ken O'Brien said.

Polamer Precision vice-president Andrew Dulnik and president Chris Galik are shown with New Britain Mayor Timothy E. O'Brien, Jr., New Britain Alderman Carlo Carlozzi, Jr., and Bill Carroll of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce.

Newington High School is a recipient of U.S. News & World Report's silver medal, ranking among the magazine's top 20 percent of public high schools in the state.

Enjoy a buffet dinner, entertainment, and raffles while helping Dominic Mazzoccoli fight against ALS.

The city has reached a deal to sell 8 acres at a former Pinnacle Heights low-income housing project to a Newington aerospace manufacturer.

It took more than 15 years and spanned the terms of three governors, but CTfastrak, nee the Hartford- New Britain busway, is now under construction.

Trumbull's three liquor stores reported slow sales Sunday, as they expected. But they say they don't know if business will pick up, or howA they will handle the new Sunday hours yet.

One of the least publicized aspects of CTfastrak, the project formerly known as the New Britain -Hartford busway, is that the 4.4-mile section between downtown New Britain and Newington will have a multiuse trail.

In his 24 years with the Newington police force, Lt. John Johnson said Tuesday night, the town and its people always came first.

The parks and recreation department is offering a variety of programs to keep the kids busy this summer, including sports, music and general day camps, as well as swimming at the town's two pools.

The town is joining with three neighboring towns to seek a state grant to pay 30 percent of the estimated $180,000 cost of a new tree-trimming truck the four towns will share.

This undated file photo provided by the California High Speed Rail Authority shows an artist's rendering of a high-speed train traveling along the California coast.

Some folks said that the cost of parking on a street nearby a popular beach in Old Lyme may cause them to go somewhere else.

Starting later this month, the town will allow civic groups to hang a banner advertising an event or fundraiser over Walsh Avenue in Market Square between Main Street and Constance Leigh Drive, Town Manager John Salomone said.

A builder, printing company, automotive sales and repair firm, janitorial supply company and a nursery are the latest Connecticut businesses to receive state money to promote small business.