Federal funds to aid Coventry police

Coventry can receive $30,000 in federal dollars.

Beach Fees May Rise

COVENTRY - Local recreational officials are looking into the possibility of increasing fees for beach use, including a new $10 seasonal fee for residents, to help cover the department’s operational costs.
Recreation Director Wendy Rubin said she is planning to propose the new fee for a seasonal pass for residents, as well as increasing fees for [...]

Two community bulletin boards serve town

Residents now have a way of sharing information with others after the town placed community bulletin boards in two locations.

One of the bulletin boards is located at the Meadowbrook Shopping Plaza on Route 44 between Highland Park Market and Rockville Bank.

The other will be near the intersection of routes 31 and 285 and will be [...]

NCAA Women’s Notebook

TRENTON, New Jersey - Worrying about focus and complacency is something that University of Connecticut women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma isn’t all that concerned about at the moment.
“This is the time of year that we remind them of who we are, what we are, what we stand for, what our goal is and because you [...]

Town receives second housing grant

The town has received a second grant to help it look at land use issues - this time affordable housing - as it re-examines its zoning regulations.
Town Planner Eric Trott said the town received a $50,000 grant from the state to hire a consultant who will help look at affordable housing, also known as “workforce [...]

Street sweeping underway

By KATHRYN BAKER
Special to the Chronicle
COVENTRY - The spring sea­son has arrived and street sweep­ing is already under way.
The Public Works Department had scheduled the sweeping to begin this week for the first phase, weather permitting.
Before the first phase began, however, the Village was swept on March 16 in order to “fine tune” the sweeper [...]

Exercise Talk at Windham Hospital

WILLIMANTIC — A lecture on the science behind exercise’s benefits will take place Wednesday at Windham Community Memorial Hospital.
Entitled “You’ve Got to Move It, Move It —The Science Behind Exercise & Health,” the talk will be hosted by Dr. Fran Storch.
The event is part of the Integrative Health Steering Committee at Windham Hospital’s “For the [...]

Obituary — Ruth Tolpin Gehring

Ruth Tolpin Gehring
COVENTRY - Ruth Tolpin Gehring of Oakton, VA, and long-time resident of Coventry passed away March 26, 2009 in Oakton, VA. Born in New York City on January 14, 1912. She was a teacher at the Coventry Day School and in Coventry and Tolland public schools. She was active in the Second Congregational [...]

Parish Mission

Title: Parish Mission
Location: St. Mary Church
Description: Mission of healing and blessings March 29 - 31 at 7 p.m. each night with Fr. Ray Introvigne and Judith Hughes.
Start Date: 2009-03-29
Start Time: 19:00
End Date: 2009-03-31