Plainville News Archives

School Stuff Submitted by Kathryn West on 2009-10-30.   Dr. Jeffrey Kamradt Mooreland Hill School field hockey team members going down the line following a day of fierce competition at The Bement School's Field Hockey Jamboree.

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that burned the back of a three-story building at 37 Lyman St.

A possible route for a bicycle path through town has been presented to town officials in an effort to close a big gap in the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail.

School Stuff Submitted by Lynn Davis on 2009-10-27.   From Left to Right: Ashley Romano, Paige Madigan and Abby Leander at the Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School Fall Festival Petting Zoo.

School Stuff Submitted by Beth Kenworthy on 2009-10-19.   Beth Kenworthy From left to right on the left of the sign: Michael Cerruto, Principal of Terryville High School; William Allread, Chairman, Building Committee; Michael Laurentano, Jr., Sales Manager, Lauretano Sign Group; Vincent Festa, Mayor, Town of Plymouth; Patrick J. Byrne, ...

M ike Albert has never starred in any television commercials for Pilgrim Furniture City, and the word "busted" is probably the last one this buttoned-down businessman would use to describe his competition.

School Stuff Submitted by Lynn Davis on 2009-10-22.   The Kindergarten classes at Louis Toffolon Elementary School have been studying the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly.

Submitted by Jennifer Millea on 2009-10-21.   Jennifer Millea AARP Plainville Chapter #4146 members attended a recent awards banquet where their chapter was honored as AARP Connecticut Chapter of the Year for their outstanding volunteer and community service work.

School Stuff Submitted by Lynn Davis on 2009-10-20.   Connecticut author Tony Abbott recently spent the day with students and faculty at Frank T. Wheeler Elementary School.

The town council has rejected a proposed ordinance that would have charged residents and businesses for the inspections that the town fire marshal does.

People Submitted by Miss Porter's School on 2009-10-19.   Miss Porter's School senior Alyssa Heiser of Bristol, has signed with College of the Holy Cross to play on the school's Division 1 women's soccer team.

The Barnes Museum is sponsoring a walking tour of Oak Hill Cemetery on Oct. 31. Liz Campbell Kopec, a local historian who has written about the town, will lead the tour, which starts at 1 p.m. at the Bradley, Yeomans, Barnes Memorial Chapel.

School Stuff Submitted by Lynn Davis on 2009-10-16.   Assistant Superintendent of Plainville Community Schools, David Telesca, recently served as a "guest instructor" in the Middle School of Plainville After School Program's Fencing Class.

Newly released police documents say a New Britain couple charged in the killing of a 34-year-old kidney transplant recipient cut his body into 15 pieces after robbing him during a drug deal.

The old Linden Street School has been vacant since January and school officials have started thinking about how best to use the facility.

School Stuff Submitted by Lynn Davis on 2009-10-15.   Plainville High School senior Mercurio Evangelista won second prize for digital art in Tunxis Community College's 2nd Annual Art and Academic Challenge.

The town will start leaf collection on Monday, Oct. 26. Residents are asked to rake leaves to the curb as early as possible.

Democrats are promoting their tight control on spending and tax increases during this fall's election campaign as they seek to hold onto a 5-2 majority on the town council.

Paving on a stretch of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail in Suffield was completed last week, finishing a 21-mile section of the trail between Farmington and the Massachusetts state line.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Plainville Republicans on 2009-10-13.   The Plainville Republican Town Committee will host a Campaign Rally Friday, Oct.

Hat Day At Linden! School Stuff Submitted by Lynn Davis on 2009-10-07.   The Linden Street School Student Council recently sponsored a Hat Day on behalf of the Foundation for Children with Cancer.

Rhanda Gaudio of Plainville is following in the footsteps of her grandfather, who was an award-winning photojournalist and Pulitzer Prize nominee in photojournalism.

At The Museum Submitted by New Britain Museum of American Art on 2009-10-07.   Photograph taken by iMac The Three Amigos: The Matador, The Giant Deviled Egg, and Cinderella.

Dr. Marcia LaReau presents "Job Finding In A Tough Economy" At The Library Submitted by Linda McNair on 2009-10-07.   New Britain Public Library welcomes Dr.

Third Annual Bristol Historical Society Museum "Evening on the Hill Auction" Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Michele Boyko on 2009-10-02.   The goal: 'til the last item is sold.

Free flu vaccines will be administered to the elderly, those with a chronic illness and others at a clinic planned Oct.

A doctor arrested by Farmington police in January on multiple counts of prescription drug fraud and identity theft was charged by Plainville police this afternoon with embezzling roughly $370,000 from a local practice he shared with two other partners.

Police charged several people and seized marijuana, cocaine, heroin and cash during multiple unrelated drug searches over the weekend.

The boyfriend of a central Connecticut woman charged with stealing more than $57,000 from her second husband says she was instructed to take the money.

As the new-model year kicks off, here are some of the cars and light trucks that hold promise for an ailing auto industry.

School Stuff Submitted by Lynn Davis on 2009-10-02.   The Plainville School Readiness Council is proud to announce the opening of the Plainville Day Care Pre-School Program located at Louis Toffolon Elementary School.

Two school bus accidents in the first two weeks of school have raised concerns by school officials and prompted closer scrutiny of the bus company.