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News exec John Paton is out to stop the presses

2012-01-15 00:00:00

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Hillary Waugh, prolific mystery writer, dies at 88

2008-12-31 19:30:00

Hillary Waugh, a novelist whose prolific career introduced generations of mystery readers to small-town intrigue and police techniques rooted in real investigations, has died. He was 88. Waugh's son, Lawrence, confirmed his death Saturday, saying it...

CIAC State Softball Tournament Seedings, Schedule

2013-05-25 00:00:00

Seedings and schedule for the state high school softball tournament as released by the CIAC on Friday: Class LL Top four seeds: Southington, Bristol Central, Hand-Madison, Darien Teams in the field: 32 First Round – Tuesday, 4 p.m. Upper...

Softball Tournament: Suffield, Granby Top Seeds In Tough Class M

2013-05-24 15:48:39

The Granby softball team has three new pitchers and a new coach. But the Bears, who went to the Class M final and lost to Rocky Hill last year, are back as the No. 2 seed in the Class M tournament. And their NCCC opponent Suffield, whom the Bears split...

READER SUBMITTED: O'Neill's To Mark Completion Of Renovations

2013-05-24 16:10:03

O'Neill's has been a landmark in the Farmington Valley since its 19th century blacksmith days. The business transitioned from horse-drawn carriages to automobiles in 1920, when the Rte. 44 dealership was built, and several alterations later, O'Neill's...

READER SUBMITTED: CSP Applications Due May 31

2013-05-24 16:10:03

The Natural Resources Conservation Service's Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) will provide about $175 million in funding for up to 12.6 million additional acres enrollment nationwide this year. Although applications are accepted all year, farmers...

READER SUBMITTED: Grassland Reserve Program Sign-Up Announced

2013-05-24 16:10:03

Lisa Coverdale, Connecticut State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and Bryan Hurlburt, State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) have announced that...

READER SUBMITTED: Tunxis Students Garner Scholarships And Awards

2013-05-24 16:10:03

Over 100 Tunxis students received awards and scholarships at the 30th Annual "Student Achievement Recognition Ceremony," held on May 3 at Tunxis Community College, Farmington. For a complete list of Tunxis award and scholarship recipients, visit http://...

CIAC State Baseball Tournament Seedings, Schedule

2013-05-24 17:06:33

Seedings and schedule for the state high school baseball tournament as released by the CIAC on Friday: Class LL Top four seeds: Xavier-Middletown, Bristol Central, Greenwich, Southington Teams in the field: 30 First Round – All games Tuesday,...

CIAC State Tennis Tournamen Seedings, Schedule

2013-05-24 18:06:10

Seedings and schedule for the state girls high school tennis tournament as released by the CIAC on Friday: Girls Class L Top four seeds: Amity-Woodbridge, Greenwich, Newtown, Glastonbury Qualifying Round – Sunday, 2 p.m., unless noted No. 17...

Softball: It's tournament time

2013-05-24 07:19:00

The CIAC state tournament pairings are up. Here is a general overview of the brackets: � Class LL � The No. 1 seed, Southington, is there year in and year out and made it to the final last year but lost. No. 2 Bristol Central is�a bit of a surprise,...

Big-Picture Ideas: Photo Services Business Focuses On Past, Present, Future

2013-05-23 11:00:00

Chris Huestis' fledgling photo services business is in an awkward adolescent stage. He has enough work that he could use an employee, but he doesn't have enough revenue to pay anyone else. As it is, 4 1/2 years after he founded Photosynthesis, he...

Renee Bailey, a Torrington resident, suffered a series of setbacks in the last few years - losing her job at a heating and plumbing company, and two serious car accidents. Bailey, with her two sons Andrew Hilliard, 18, and Connor Bailey, 8, fears that loosing her HUSKY health benfits, as Gov.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Henry Arel, from Torrington, casts his lure into the Farmington River in Unionville on the opening day of the fishing season in Connecticut. He was there with his brother Larry Arel and niece, Tori Arel, from Canton.

2013-04-20 00:00:00

George Riccucci, 70, of Torrington, who has been fishing the Farmington River "since I was a kid," fishes a spot in Riverton where didymosphenia geminata, commonly known as rock snot, has been found (foreground) growing on rocks in the river.

2013-04-18 16:56:00