South Windsor News

A 37-year-old man accused of breaking into a woman's condominium in South Windsor last year pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree burglary.

The town council is looking to make headway in establishing an Office of Emergency Management and Civil Preparedness, to be responsible for organizing relief efforts during natural disasters such as hurricanes and snowstorms.

Tyler Machine Tool Company provides sales, engineering and support for DMG and MORI SEIKI machine tools.

The council authorized Town Manager Matthew Galligan to prepare specifications and advertise for bids for a new fire engine with a 1,500 gallon-per-minute pump.

The refinancing boom may be cooling down, but the move to shorter mortgages - especially 10-year loans among pre-retirees - appears to be accelerating.

The refinancing boom may be cooling down, but the move to shorter mortgages - especially 10-year loans among pre-retirees - appears to be accelerating.

Got a favorite flick? You could watch it under the stars at Nevers Park this summer at the Music and a Movie in the Park fundraiser to help kids in Haiti attend school.

Two teams from Timothy Edwards Middle School scored in the top ten teams in Connecticut who participated in the national Ecybermission competition.

Julia Hamilton '12, of South Windsor , has been awarded a Fulbright grant to pursue a Master of Arts degree in 18th century studies at the University of Southampton in Britain during the 2013-14 academic year.

The Wapping Elementary School Scholarship has been renamed to the "Karen Giannamore Scholarship of Wapping Elementary School" in memory of Karen Giannamore.

With its flashy, towering sign, vast parking lot, and 48-seat patio, it would be difficult for residents not to notice the newly opened Dairy Queen on Sullivan Avenue.

The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, a statewide association of towns and cities, has elected Preston First Selectman Robert M. Congdon as secretary and re-elected Norwich City Manager Alan H. Bergren and East Lyme First Selectman Paul Formica to the Board of Directors for 2013-14.

Holyoke Community College Spanish professor Monica Torregrosa is the recipient of this year's Elaine Marieb Faculty Chair for Teaching Excellence.

The refinancing boom may be cooling down, but the move to shorter mortgages - especially 10-year loans among pre-retirees - appears to be accelerating.

While continued stormy weather and heavy rain could put strawberries - the town's most precious commodity at the moment - at risk, Dzen Brothers Farm maintains that all 2,000 pounds needed for Saturday's annual Strawberry Festival will be ready.

More than 20 Connecticut performers will be in the cast of "The Producers" when it's staged at Trinity-on-Main later this month and in early July.

Hartford Federal Credit Union recently announced the promotion of Kecha Gardner to downtown branch manager.

Police are searching for a man who stole $500 worth of baby formula from a Target store on Thursday night.

Square And Round Dance on June 28. The South Windsor Square Dance Club invites all area square dancers to a evening of square dancing and round dancing at The Congregational Church in South Glastonbury, 949 Main St. , S. Glastonbury, on Friday, June 28. A Berry Patch Theme Dance will be held from 8 to 10:30 p.m. and will feature Caller, Ted Lizotte ... (more)

The town Human Services Department is pleased to be offering a variety of camps this summer.