Winsted, CT

Thanks for Your Kindness and Care By Marion Pantera, Winsted      I want to thank the doctors, nurses and personnel at Winsted Health Center, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital and Haven Health Center nursing home for their kindness and wonderful care while I was a patient recently. More ... A Good Party for a Good Cause By Judy Keifer, Litchfield      My husband and I went to a great party recently at the palatial Community Center in Litchfield. There was lots of great food, appetizers, dips, ham, chicken legs—a real feast! Wine and beer flowed freely and everyone was having a wonderful time, talking and laughing and greeting friends. In fact, I ... More ... Nancy Johnson Rips Off Taxpayers By William T. Barrante, Watertown      Last Friday, when I got home, I found we had received a four-page flyer from Representative Nancy Johnson, who now represents the 6th District in Congress and who is running to be elected to Congress in the new 5th District. If Mrs. Johnson is trying to get my vote, she should not have included as a... More ... Why Are We Pushing Drugs? By Barbara Latulipe, Harwinton      In the recent political mailing from Representative Nancy Johnson, she states that she is chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health and that she is writing "landmark" legislation to improve Medicare by adding prescription drug benefits. Her plan is to (1) lower the cost of prescription d... More ... Thanks for Laurel Scholarship Donations By Natalie Attianese, Winsted      The Laurel City Commission wishes to thank the following for their donations to the Laurel Scholarship Fund. Without the generosity of local merchants and industry we would not be able to achieve our goal of increasing our scholarship awards. Because of these donations, our scholarships this year wi... More ... Don’t Cast Aside the Church By Rev. Daniel Bossidy, Torrington      The Bible says in Hebrews 10:25, "Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." With all the controversies surrounding churches today, some of it true but much of it false, it is not time ... More ... Feeling the Breeze By Arlene Ascenzo, Torrington      There's nothing like a box fan blowing its cool air on your warm body. The sound of the motor actually relaxes your mind and creates an atmosphere of pleasure. More ...