Winsted, CT

Silvio Figueroa visits with Santa at the Rowley Street Playground in Winsted, on December 15, and Kyle Courtney was the Drummer Boy during the Living Nativity in Lourdes-in-Litchfield. More ...      The elves in the workshop in Santa's Village in Torrington. Photo Robin Gourd. More ...      Ana Davis of Girl Scout Troop #1 of Torrington enjoys the second annual Pin Drop Fundraiser at Sky Top Lanes in Torrington on December 15. $1,450 was raised in pledges. Robin Gourd Photo. More ...      Children from the First Church Children's Discovery Center recently walked down Main Street in Winsted to deliver food to the Open Door Soup Kitchen. More ...      3-year old, Jeanine Moreau was an angel during the Living Nativity at Lourdes-in-Litchfield on December 16. Photo by Robin Gourd. More ...      Yes Santa…We Have Been Good! Victoria Jenner and Sarah Issa smile brightly as they await a visit from Santa Clause. More ...      Teacher Jeffrey Foulds and students David Perry and Kevyn Rivera from the Alternate School work on setting up displays for the Winsted Recreation Department's Santa in the Park on December 14. Photo/Robin Gourd. More ...      M & M Puppet Theatre presented a Christmas Show at the Beardsley & Memorial Library in Winsted during their annual Holiday Open House on December 15. Photo Robin Gourd. More ... My Christmas Wish By Arlene Ascenzo, Torrington      My Christmas wish is that every boy and girl receives a toy of his or her choice. More ... The Morning Star As I gazed at the deep blue heavens, By Roseann Dennerlein, Torrington      Infinite diamonds sparkled from afar. More ... Christmas Thoughts By Bernadette Gentry, Granby      Every Christmas is filled with memories of past Christmas times. We remember again the family gatherings, the childhood toys and the tinseled trees. In a way, we try to recreate and capture the happiness of those times and bring them to present. Through the years, then, Christmas past forever lives. More ... News from Bird Bottom Farm      Happy Holidays to All! More ...      Jason Driscoll, Courtney Smith and baby Samantha Jane Brodeur portrayed the Holy Family during the Living Nativity at Lourdes-in-Litchfield on December 16. Robin Gourd Photo. More ...      Colin Murray and Kathleen Murray are shepherds during the Living Nativity at the Lourdes-in-Litchfield on December 16. Robin Gourd Photo. More ... Teachers Are a Gift By Penny Owen, Winsted      Hired by the Shafeek Nader Trust for the Community Interest to use the arts to help build a sense of community in Winsted, I moved here in late September. During the past three months I have been a guest teacher in Winsted’s elementary schools. I have read the letters in The Voice about the public s... More ... Why I'll Never Forget Robert Livingston By Harry Scapin, Torrington      Return with me now to those slowly fading memories of yesteryear—back to a time before August 19, 1955, when Diane visited the Northwest Corner of the state and forever changed the face of cities and towns along the Naugatuck River. Back to a time of my youth, when the bridge in the center of Torrin... More ...