Tolland News

Submitted by Barbara Lasher, Tolland Education Foundation, on 2009-11-23.   The Tolland Education Foundation is pleased to announce that just over $10,000 was raised at its sixth annual "Wine and Beer Tasting Night which took place Friday, November 6 at Crandall Lodge in Tolland.

The Daniel Benton Homestead, this haunted house is in Tolland Connecticut. Lauren Neslusan The Daniel Benton Homestead is located twenty minutes northeast of Hartford.

An inmate at Northern Correctional Institution in Somers can stand trial for the July killing of his cellmate, a judge ruled Friday in Superior Court in Rockville .

New guidelines on mammograms are causing anxiety and confusion. This doesn't bode well for the future of health care reforms, which are bound to challenge conventional wisdom about scary diseases and the comforting routines people have adopted for preventing them.

More than two dozen rescued horses and goats will be auctioned off Saturday at the University of Connecticut.

School Stuff Submitted by Sharon Cavanaugh, Connecticut Art School, on 2009-11-17.   Sharon Cavanaugh Back row - Erik Winkler, Julia Martocchio, Sara Guerette, and Evan Smagacz.

ArtMart: Holiday Boutique Extravaganza Submitted by Jackie Thompson, Arts of Tolland, on 2009-11-17.   Arts of Tolland would love to help you get your holiday shopping started.

That Jeffrey McEwen is a violent drunk who intended to murder two people the evening of June 2, 2008, at 17 Pillsbury Hill was not in dispute Friday at Superior Court in Rockville .

Russia's Inga Abitova has won the inaugural Yokohama Women's Marathon, a race that featured the top two finishers from the Beijing Olympics .

Connecticut will use federal stimulus money to help some domestic violence shelters across the state stay open around-the-clock and preserve five state prosecutor positions.

A suspicious package has led authorities to shut down streets caused the evacuation of city hall shortly after 3 p.m., city officials said.

Religious Life Submitted by Patricia Sivo Cole on 2009-11-09.   St. Luke's Church, , is proud to present the cello group "Low Strung" in concert on Friday, November 20th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, plus a donation for the local food bank and can be reserved by calling 633-5057 or e-mailing ...

WAM United U-12 Boys Defeat Marlborough In Northeast Soccer Championship, 2-1 Local Sports Submitted by WAM United on 2009-11-08.   The WAM United U-12 Boy's Soccer team defeated top-seeded Marlborough on Sunday afternoon at Stafford High School, 2-1, in the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association Northeast District Championship.

Jason Rodriguez's marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to incompetence, his finances sunk in bankruptcy.

Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that would make it possible.

School Stuff Submitted by Paula Zak Shepard on 2009-11-02.   Paula Zak Shepard All Dressed Up! Students from the Columbia Cooperative Nursery School are ready for trick-or-treating at the school Halloween party.

A 12-year-old boy who was sick and home alone Monday jumped out a window when he heard people breaking into his house, police said.

On Campus Submitted by Nell Strizich on 2009-10-29.   Clark University student Miranda J. Muro, of Bolton, was presented with the Thomas J. '56 and Barbara J. Lindblom '56 2009 Anton Endowed Prize during a dinner honoring student scholars on Sept.

Health Notes Submitted by Rosemary Martocchio on 2009-10-29.   Eastern Connecticut Health Network is implementing visitor restrictions at its two hospitals, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General, and at Woodlake at Tolland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in an effort to protect patients/residents, visitors and employees from H1N1 and ...

The Bloomfield men arrested in conjunction with the stabbing death of UConn cornerback Jasper Howard were involved in a minor quarrel outside the Student Union Oct.