Firefighters help out in time of need

Westport News - Fri Nov 06

The recession isn't over. It has hurt everyone from Main Street to Wall Street and organizations that provide food to those in need aren't getting donations like they used to.

Grammar School Students Receive Visit From Adopted Eagle

Hartford Courant - Sat Oct 24

School Stuff Submitted by Dianne Regnier on 2009-10-23. &nbsp Students at The Grammar School at Somersville received a very special visit from their adopted eagle, Skywalker on the very day they were celebrating their school's founding roots.

Grammar School At Somersville Prepares For Winter With New Roof

Hartford Courant - Sat Oct 24

School Stuff Submitted by Dianne Regnier on 2009-10-23. &nbsp For many years the Grammar School has promoted a caring and sharing philosophy as part of their approach to teaching their students appreciation for the community and greater world around them.

Somers Democratic Town Committee Meet The Candidates

Hartford Courant - Tue Oct 13

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Francis W. Devlin Jr., Chairman Democratic Town Committee on 2009-10-12. &nbsp The Somers Democratic Town Committee is sponsoring a Meet the Candidates Reception at Joanna's Restaurant, Banquet Facility, on Main Street in Somersville.

In Well-Heeled West Hartford, Pantry is Bare

NBC Connecticut - Thu Oct 08

Well-heeled West Hartford is not a place that you expect to see signs of a sluggish economy.

Verizon Wireless Expands 3G Wireless Network in Coventry, Connecticut

PR-inside.com - Tue Oct 06

Regionally the company has invested more than $2.5 billion into its New England network over the past nine years, including more than $105 million during the first six months of 2009.

West Hartford Food Pantry Makes Appeal For Contributions

The Hartford Courant - Tue Oct 06

Some staples that Linda Hanson believed would never be depleted - the seemingly endless supply of canned green beans and soup, for example - are largely gone now from the West Hartford Food Pantry.

Yom Kippur Food Drive

Hartford Courant - Mon Oct 05

Yom Kippur Food Drive Religious Life Submitted by Jane Zande on 2009-10-05. &nbsp Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Ave., West Hartford , helped to address the persistent problem of domestic hunger during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Monday, September 28.

Home Sales Up; Prices Keep Sliding

The Hartford Courant - Fri Oct 02

House sales in Connecticut jumped in August for the second consecutive month, this time by nearly 7 percent compared with a year earlier, as buyers took advantage of lower asking prices and a first-time federal home buyer tax credit.

Chinese, With Nice Variations

The Hartford Courant - Wed Sep 30

Panda Palace has won countless "best Chinese food in Tolland County" polls. That, and a coupon we found in our Reminder phone book, got us in the mood for this longtime Vernon restaurant.