Harwinton

READER SUBMITTED: Sweating For A Cause: Local Fitness Company Raises $3000 For Victims Of Bombing

2013-05-18 16:10:04

On May 11, m.e.l.t. Workout held a m.e.l.t. For Boston Charity workout at each of their personal training and bootcamp locations in South Windsor, Glastonbury and Harwinton. Over 140 dedicated members and local citizens paid $20 to sweat during a fat...

READER SUBMITTED: A "Fairy Tale" Project For Creative Writing Students

2013-04-30 16:10:05

A fairy tale ending to the school year for a group of Harwinton Consolidated 1st grade students begins on April 26th when students from Mrs. McNaboe's high school Creative Writing class visit. The students from Lewis Mills high school will interview first...

READER SUBMITTED: Burlington High School Celebrates 66th Year Of Broadway Classic Brigadoon

2013-04-28 16:10:03

Lewis S. Mills High School in Burlington is hosting the newest rendition of the classic musical Brigadoon this week on April 26 and 27. The play will be hosted by the Lewis Mills Drama Club and its 25 seasoned performers. Mills Seniors Christopher...

READER SUBMITTED: Third Annual Shine On 5k Benefitting The Karen DuCotey Fund For Kids

2013-04-24 16:10:03

The 3rd annual Shine On 5k will take place on Sunday, May 19, at Lewis Mills High School in Burlington. The USATF certified race begins at 1 p.m. Online registration is available at http://www.raceforum.com/shineon5k. Registration forms can also be...

CL&P Power Outage Caused By Fallen Tree In Torrington

2013-04-16 11:49:56

A tree fell on two power lines in Torrington Tuesday afternoon, cutting power off to thousands, according to Connecticut Light & Power. Around 2 p.m., more than 10,200 customers were without power in Connecticut, most in Winchester, Harwinton,...

Energy Miser House All But Cuts The Cord

2013-04-05 16:06:00

One of the most remarkable things about Paul and Diane Honig's home in Harwinton is how unremarkable it looks. Passers-by might notice the array of solar panels on the roof, which these days is not unusual. But otherwise it's pretty much just another...

State Troopers May Be Put Back In Schools

2013-01-22 15:32:00

Facing budget cuts in 2009, state police eliminated a program that put troopers in schools across the state. It was the end of a program that at one time, when federal money was flowing, had as many as 40 state troopers in public schools, most of them...

Pueden colocar polic�as estatales en las escuelas

2013-01-23 07:44:00

Frente a recortes de presupuesto en el a�o 2009, la polic�a del estado elimin� un programa que puso polic�as estatales en las escuelas de todo el estado. Fue el final de un programa que a la vez, cuando se circul� el dinero federal, tuvo como 40...

Francesca's Wine Bar Gets A Warm Welcome In Collinsville

2013-01-24 00:00:00

Francesca Nadeau can't remember why she drove down Main Street in Collinsville that day. Maybe she was heading to the Shoppes at Farmington Valley on Route 44. "I don't know what possessed me to take [this route,]" she said. Whatever the reason, the...

October Storm Hits Connecticut

2012-10-24 07:22:00

Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...

The Ultimate List of Summer Festivals in Connecticut

2012-06-06 07:35:00

Alive @ 5, Columbus Park, Main St. & W. Park Place, Stamford. (203) 348-5285, Stamford-downtown.com. June 21: Los Lonely Boys. June 28: G. Love & Special Sauce. July 5: Creedence Clearwater Revisited. July 19: Matisyahu. July 19: Hot Chelle Rae. July 26:...

Power Outages Continue From October Storm

2011-11-11 12:22:00

There was more tough talk aimed at Connecticut Light & Power on Monday, nine days after the snowstorm that wreaked havoc on trees and power lines and plunged more than 800,000 power company customers into darkness. During a late afternoon press...

Prior to the running of the Kentucky Derby, Jim Acker, of Harwinton, speaks with Chrissy Bassett, of Bristol, at Folly Farm Saturday. The event was called Ron's Run for the Roses which benefits the Ron Foley Foundation and pancreatic cancer research.

2013-05-04 00:00:00

Hartford, CT 4/22/2013.Dan Thurston, of Harwinton, an American Legion past State Commander, salutes during the ceremony.

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Diane and Paul Honig of Harwinton built and now live in Connecticut's first passive house. It was recently finished and uses almost no heating or cooling energy other than that offered by mother nature.

2013-02-28 00:00:00