Wethersfield News

Submitted by Jessica Pace, The Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, on 2009-11-25.   Wethersfield Board of Education Members Penny Stanziale, Stacey Hodges, State of Connecticut Department of Education Deputy Commissioner George Coleman, Wethersfield Board of Education Members Maria Tougas, Tristan Stanziale and Mary Beth Maluccio.

Authorities said a Wethersfield, Conn., man has been charged with running a 12-year scheme that defrauded investors of more than $20 million.

Police think they nabbed the suspect who held up a Dunkin' Donuts in Glastonbury, then hit a D'Angelo's in Wethersfield minutes later.

Federal authorities on Monday charged a Wethersfield man with swindling investors across the country out of at least $20 million in a massive Ponzi scheme that promised - and, for a while, actually delivered - huge returns on phony deals that purportedly involved the sale of assets belonging to bankrupt companies.

It's not too late to donate a turkey for a needy family's Thanksgiving meal. Foodshare, the region's food bank, is collecting turkeys for holiday meals; it has committed to donating 4,800 birds on Monday and 2,200 on Tuesday, and is thousands of birds short, says Gloria J. McAdam, Foodshare president and CEO.

There's a place in Rocky Hill's Quarry Park where visitors can scramble up a gravely pile of traprock ridge and view not only the surrounding hillsides of Portland and Glastonbury, but also Hartford in the distance.

The Szymoniks of Wethersfield had a large cedar tree in their yard taken down just last week.

William Kluba of Wethersfield is a professor of fine arts and gallery director of the Wallace Barnes and Barbara Hackman Franklin Art Gallery at Tunxis Community College.

A supervisor in the city's department of public works placed on probation last year after pleading guilty to driving under the influence is facing a challenge from his employees.

Friction is already building between the Republicans who took control of the town council in the Nov.

People Submitted by Theresa Trowbridge on 2009-11-12.   Brittany Trowbridge is Miss Connecticut Junior Teen 2009.

WETHERSFIELD, CT, November 11, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Lone F. Brooks, Organizer for Places In Spaces, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in organizing services.

Republicans officially took control of the town council Monday, and their first order of business was to elect a new Republican mayor.

Turkeys Take Over Wethersfield People Submitted by Mary Hobart on 2009-11-09.   Once again the residents of Wethersfield are gathering turkeys and 20-dollar bills to support the annual "Foodshare Turkey and A $20" drive with a townwide campaign.

Democrats in Southington thought they were doing all the right things and deserved another two years in power.

At a time when there's less charitable giving but an increased need for services, a local elementary school is willing to help.

The public library is starting a new employment support network as it seeks to help job hunters during tough economic times.

Police have charged a 76-year-old Wethersfield woman with doctor-shopping to obtain narcotics and other controlled drugs.

A sixth person has been charged in connection with the murder of UConn football player Jasper Howard .

After a tornado ripped through town this summer, the Wethersfield Village Improvement Association saw increased interest in its latest project.