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Mary Kantor and her mom Adrienne painted apples and pumpkins at the Angevine Farm in Warren on September 28. Photo/Robin Gourd More ... The Clothesline Project, a display which has been presented nationally to increase awareness of domestic violence, will be on view in the Administration Building at Tunxis Community College, Routes 6 & 177 in Farmington on October 21-25 to commemorate National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. More ... The City of Torrington will be collecting old electronic equipment from Torrington residents during the week of October 21. Torrington residents can recycle these items by dropping them off at the city's Water Pollution Control Facility on Bogue Rd. More ... Tickets are now available for residents to participate in the area's semi-annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day. The event will be held at the Torrington Water Pollution Control Facility on Saturday, October 26 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. More ... The Veterans Who Care Committee will host its 9th Benefactor Recognition Night on Saturday, October 26 from 7-11:30 p.m. at the Continental Room in Naugatuck. More ... Students in teacher Kerry Hartley’s government classes at Canton High School want to know if they can change the world—or at least a little part of it. More ... Rob Sussdorff, Democratic candidate for the 76th General Assembly District, criticized his opponent, incumbent John Piscopo, for doing little to assist the residents of the County Line Road/ Town Line Road area in Burlington and Harwinton, whose water is polluted from the tricholorethylene contamination at the former Mitral Corp. More ... On Saturday, October 5, Winsted Elks Lodge #844 held a "Bowl-A-Thon" to benefit the Connecticut Children's Medical Center (CCMC). Winsted Elk members Jeffrey Eggleston and Frank Williams were instrumental with the planning of this bowling event. More ... The Salisbury Lions Club is sponsoring the 15th annual Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The theme this year is "Dream of Peace" and is open to students who will be 11-13 years of age on November 15. More ... The Oppenheimer Environmental Fund, managed by Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, is accepting grant applications through November 15 for projects promoting greater appreciation and understanding of the environment among young people in the Region 1 School District in northwest Connecticut. More ... Canton High School is organizing the third Canton Community Veteran’s Day Breakfast, to be held on Saturday, November 16 at 9:30 a.m. in the Canton High School cafeteria. More ... Bill McKibben, internationally-recognized author on economic prosperity and environmental policies, will be the keynote speaker at the 22nd annual Economic Conference of Tunxis Community College Foundation and Advisory Board, Inc. More ... Vicky Perenti shows Wal-Mart store manager Matt Trautwein how to stitch a square during "Warm Up America" at the Torrington Wal-Mart on October 12. Photo/Robin Gourd More ... The leaves are falling and that means it’s time for the hat/ glove/ mitten tree at Trinity Episcopal Church, River Rd. in Collinsville. This fall the church will be collecting these items to give to the following people in need: the Canton Food Bank, to help those in need in our town; Chrysalis Center, an agency in Hartford that provides services to people who are struggling with poverty, severe mental More ... The Center for Cancer Care in Torrington played a significant role in the approval of Eloxatin, a new drug recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer. More ... Mr. Richard Calarco has been hired by the City of Torrington as its new Superintendent of Parks and Recreation. Mr. Calarco began his duties on September 30. More ... On October 1, St. Francis of Assisi School in Torrington joined the Hartford Archdiocese in celebrating 150 years of Catholic elementary school education. More ... A recent survey highlights two interesting conclusions about underage drinking. In the first place, it's trending downward. Secondly, family communication is vital to reducing underage drinking. More ... |
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