Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut)

READER SUBMITTED: Illustrated Tour Of Isle Of Orleans To Be Presented June 27 In Tolland

2013-06-16 16:10:03

An illustrated tour of the parishes of the Isle of Orleans in Canada will be presented by Raymond Cassidy of Kensington at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the French-Canadian Genealogical Society in the Old County Courthouse, 53 Tolland Green, Tolland....

READER SUBMITTED: USDA Agency Honors Connecticut Women In Conservation

2013-06-16 16:10:03

Thursday , June 13, was a special day in Connecticut as six women were honored for their efforts toward conservation and agriculture in the state. Motivated by the theme of this year's National Women's History Month, the Natural Resources Conservation...

LETTER: A Democratic Delusion

2013-06-15 16:13:02

Regarding "GOP: Comeback Starts In Tolland" [June 13, news]: My wife and I were quite amused to learn from a statement by Democratic Party leader Jonathan Harris that the disgust we have with the current state administration was in no way an influence for...

LETTER: Tolland Election About Geography, Not Issues

2013-06-15 16:13:02

The Courant editorial "Tolland Election Should Worry State Democrats" [June 14] is wrong in claiming that the Republican victory in the 53rd House District special election was the result of voter disgruntlement. As a politically active resident of the...

Top Court Administrator To Retire In Fall

2013-06-14 11:46:51

The state's judicial system will have a new chief court administrator with the retirement of Barbara M. Quinn on Oct. 1, the Judicial Branch announced Friday. Quinn, chief court administrator for six years, will be succeeded by her current deputy,...

READER SUBMITTED: Biggest Loser Celebrities to Visit Connecticut

2013-06-13 16:10:03

Biggest Loser Season 14 winner, Dannielle "Danni" Allen, and runner-up, Jeff Nichols, will visit 16 Planet Fitness locations throughout Connecticut on June 17 and 18. These free events are open to the public and attendees will have the opportunity to...

Gerber Technology Wins Product Innovation Award

2013-06-13 13:24:03

Tolland-based Gerber Scientific won the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award Partnership's top innovation award for its laser projection system that guides welders in the manufacture of heavy equipment. The partnership that issues the award is an...

Broma de estudiantes de cuarto a�o en la Escuela Superior de Tolland se les sale de las manos

2013-06-13 08:44:00

Los estudiantes lanzaron huevos, rociaron Silly String y derramaron una abundancia de otros objetos por los pasillos de la Escuela Superior Tolland el mi�rcoles en lo que se llam� una "broma de estudiantes de cuarto a�o.” Los administradores...

For GOP, The Comeback Begins In Tolland

2013-06-12 15:05:00

To Republicans, this week's special election for a state House seat in rural northeastern Connecticut was a referendum on Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budgetary policies. To gun rights advocates, the race turned on the politics of the 2nd...

Senior Prank At Tolland High School Gets Out Of Hand

2013-06-12 19:05:53

Students threw eggs, sprayed Silly String and strewed an abundance of other items around the hallways of Tolland High School Wednesday in what was called a "senior prank." School administrators were not amused. "There will be repercussions," said...

Arthur J. Nield, 83

2013-06-12 19:03:00

Arthur Joseph Nield, 83, of 711 Chestnut St., Hagerstown, Md., died Wednesday, June 12, 2013, at Providence Place in Chambersburg, Pa. Born Dec. 26, 1929, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Frank Nield Sr. and Margaret McNamee Nield. He was...

Purchasing Power In Hartford Metro Area Exceptionally Strong

2013-06-12 14:36:42

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released an estimate of buying power by metro area for the first time ever Thursday, and it reveals how fortunate many residents of Connecticut are. Metro Hartford, which is Middlesex, Tolland and Hartford counties, is...

Mark Kana of Tolland and his daughter Stephanie Kana stand on a platform between elements of a course at the Adventure Park at Storrs. "This was my Father's Day gift from her," said Kana. The park, which opened in May, offers challenge courses of varying difficulty.

2013-06-16 00:00:00

Megan Lester, a senior at Tolland High, during the javelin throw.

2013-06-08 00:00:00

2013.06.03 - New Britain, CT - Katy Sprout (center) of Tolland wins the 300-meter hurdles ahead of (L-R) Amy Tainter of EO Smith, Jaliyah White of HillhouseTrack Grace Dunn of Farmington during the State Open Track Meet at New Britain's Veterans Stadium. Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com

2013-06-03 00:00:00