Simsbury News

Submitted by Laila Kain, Renbrook School , on 2009-11-06.   Renbrook School in West Hartford was built as the family home of Frederick Rentschler, inventor of the internal combustion engine and founder of Pratt & Whitney.

Police have identified the pedestrian struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday as Edward M. Gorecki, 55, of 13B Brickyard Road.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Carolyn Veillette, PR Rep., on 2009-11-06.   The Farmington Valley Chorus of Sweet Adelines International presents its annual show at Wethersfield High School on Saturday, Nov.

Thinking of trying this place next Saturday night with a party of seven. Have not been there since it was the Chart House .

Parks & Recreation Submitted by Vivian Elba on 2009-11-03.   A steady flow of visitors streamed throughout the afternoon on Sunday, Nov.

Special for Seniors Submitted by Simsbury Housing Authority on 2009-11-03.   Residents of the Simsbury Housing Authority are enjoying more comfort and safety after completion of a $750,000 renovation that was accomplished with funds provided by a Small Cities Grant from the Department of Economic and Community Development .

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Nancy Fossum on 2009-11-02.   Each year the Simsbury Woman's Club offers a $2,000 scholarship to a Connecticut resident woman enrolled in an institution of higher learning.

After keeping shop at seven different locations in downtown Hartford over a span of 75 years, investment firm Coburn & Meredith is moving out of the city and into the suburbs, where the parking is free but walking-distance lunch spots are much more limited.

The new, $34.6 million Armour Academic Center at the Westminster School is the kind of gleaming monument to achievement and prosperity that has made Connecticut prep schools so widely known.

A political squabble over pledging not to run for higher office has broken out just days before Tuesday's local elections.

Submitted by Freddi Hoffmann on 2009-10-30.   November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Jessica Pace on 2009-10-28.   Jane Baker, left, of Simsbury, accepts Macbook Pro prize from Robin DiNicola, Sr.

Submitted by Diane Brunner on 2009-10-27.   Support The Master's School by shopping at Barnes & Noble at the Shoppes at Farmington Valley in Canton.

Submitted by The Cobb School on 2009-10-29.   On Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m., in The Cobb School, Montessori's Van Gemeren Gymnasium, renowned neuropsychologist Dr.

People Submitted by Shannon Knall on 2009-10-27.   We first met Janet in 2004, when our son was entering Simsbury's Ready, Set, Go program for children on the autism spectrum.

Voters across Connecticut will be heading to the polls next week and some of the races are getting heated up.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Jennifer Keohane on 2009-10-27.   The Simsbury Public Library will host a free business workshop, "Managing Your Business" on Wednesday, Oct.

Simsbury's top elected official, First Selectman Mary Glassman , a Democrat, has earned a sixth term.

After a six-month search for a new superintendent, the Region 9 Board of Education unanimously appointed Michael Cicchetti to the position.

Submitted by Jessica Pace on 2009-10-23.   Ann Baldwin Tim LeGeyt, State Representative; Sean Scanlon, Outreach Coordinator, Congressman Chris Murphy's office; Robin DiNicola, Albany Turnpike Sr.