Archive for September, 2009

Rell: Whitewater project to get $540K

by: HTNP.Com Staff September 30, 2009

Gov. M. Jodi Rell Tuesday announced the state will be distributing $540,000 in federal brownfield funding to help Willimantic and two other Connecticut towns.
The funds would help the municipalities assess and remediate brownfields for important economic and community development projects.
Brownfields - parcels of contaminated land, often former industrial sites - can be cleaned up and [...]

Brown’s bond set at $1 million

by: HTNP.Com Staff September 30, 2009

The telephones at the state police barracks in Montville began ringing as soon as TV stations aired security footage from last week’s Citizens Bank robbery.
Numerous callers, including a correction officer and a former prison inmate, identified the suspect as 34-year-old Heather L. Brown. One caller said she had just spent months with Brown in a [...]

Mansfield man arrested for vehicle break-in

by: Mike Savino | Staff Writer September 29, 2009

A Mansfield man was arrested and charged the morning of Sept. 29 for breaking into a vehicle after the vehicle’s owner saw the act and detained the suspect.
Coventry police said Steven Banfield was attempting to gain entry into a vehicle parked outside a residence at 15 Lake St. at about 1:54 a.m. today.
But the owner [...]

Public hearing set to discuss building demolition

by: Mike Savino | Staff Writer September 28, 2009

Residents will have the chance to provide input at the hearing, which will start at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5 - followed by the regularly scheduled council meeting.

Knights of Columbus Breakfast

by: Editor September 27, 2009

Buffet breakfast, 7:30  to 11 a.m., Knights of Columbus Council 12, 41 Club Road, Windham. Adults $6, seniors $5.50, children 6 to 12 $5, under 5 free.

Columbia Harvest Market

by: Editor September 26, 2009

The Columbia Harvest Market will be held Saturday, Sept. 26  from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Columbia Town Hall grounds. For more information, contact Rhonda Lavado at 8228-1592.

Rell seeks stimulus funds for rail network

by: Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer September 25, 2009

The state has applied for $12.1 million in federal stimulus money to make improvements to the Providence and Worcester railroad network that operates between Plainfield and Willimantic. Seen here is a railroad crossing at Route 203 in South Windham.

WILLIMANTIC — Gov. M. Jodi Rell has applied for $12.1 million in stimulus funding through the federal [...]

Woman charged with prostitution

by: HTNP.Com Staff September 24, 2009

A Coventry woman was among seven people arrested Wednesday after a two-day police surveillance operation at the Enfield Motel 6 on Hazard Avenue.
According to Capt. Gary Collins, police had received an anonymous tip that prostitution in town was being advertised on the online classified advertising site known as Craigslist.
When police checked out the tip, they [...]

Officials preparing service agreements

by: Mike Savino | Staff Writer September 24, 2009

With the town council facing turnover after the November elections, town and fire officials are hoping to present the council with service agreements sometime next month.
Town Manager John Elsesser presented drafts to the town council during its meeting Monday, and said the town was close to finalizing language in agreements with each of the town’s [...]

Uconn officials defend transfers

by: Caitlin M. Dineen | Staff Writer September 23, 2009

University of Connecticut officials confirmed Wednesday they have given the UConn Foundation almost $52 million in funding, but claimed it is “common practice” for public universities to fund such supporting foundations.
UConn officials said their actions of supporting the university’s private foundation with state funds was to aid the foundation in its fundraising efforts for the [...]


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