Loading ...Coventry and Mansfield men sentenced for stealing checks from mailboxes
Edwards, Seibert and Timothy Taylor of Mansfield opened bank accounts, forged the stolen checks making them payable to themselves and deposited them into these accounts.
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Listro Trial Day 6: Examiner: Report of fall inconsistent with baby’s injuries
The state’s chief medical examiner testified Monday that the reported 2-foot, 2-inch fall that allegedly led to the death of an infant was inconsistent with the injuries that killed him.
Dr. H. Wayne Carver told prosecutors, the defense and Judge William Bright he had not seen other children sustain the same [...]
Fresh start for Huskies?
During the final stages of Monday morning’s get-away practice session at Gampel Pavilion. University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun worked out two 5-man groupings of Huskies wearing white jerseys against a defensive unit clad in red.
The half-court drills were intense. The red squad consisting of substitutes also featured [...]
UConn dances to broken record
History has numerous meanings.
According to the web site www.webster’s-online-dictionary.org, history is “…the aggregate of past events; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future.”
Well, that road to history, that road to 71, that magical number that has been asked about [...]
Johnson: Funding found for train gates
Long-awaited funding for the installation of train safety gates at a railroad intersection on Route 203 was located by state transportation officials, state Rep. Susan Johnson, D-Willimantic, said this morning.
Johnson said after making multiple inquiries and writing letters to various state officials, she received a call from a state Department [...]
Renovated dispatch center now services multiple emergency departments
Ever wonder how a dispatch center operates?
Windham residents were able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the newly renovated dispatch center Saturday morning after a re-opening ceremony at the Willimantic Police/Fire Complex on 22 Meadow St.
Local officials and community members who attended the ceremony were pleased the project was finally completed [...]
Hebron’s fire chief ready to roll with the punches
Fred Speno was appointed as the chief of the Hebron Volunteer Fire Department at the Jan. 21 meeting of the board of selectmen. His appointment lasts until Sept. 30, 2012.
Speno succeeds Paul Burton, who stepped down from the post Nov. 30. Speno had been serving as interim chief, appointed by the board of selectmen after [...]
Many local activities and shows today
BOWL-A-THON
Eastern Connecticut State University will hold its Annual BOWL-A-THON at 11 a.m. at Willi Bowl on Route 6 in North Windham.
THE COMEDY OF ERRORS MATINEE
“The Comedy of Errors” will be performed at 2 p.m. by the Connecticut Repertory Theatre, Nafe Katter Theatre, University of Connecticut. Tickets are $11 to $29. Call (860) 486-4799 for more [...]
Doctor ‘surprised’ by extent of baby’s brain, eye injuries
A Hartford pathologist testified Thursday that bilateral hemorrhages are typically found in children who have endured an “inflicted trauma.”
Dr. Dean Uphoff told prosecutors, the defense and Judge William Bright that he was surprised by the extent of damage he saw to 7-month-old Michael Brown Jr. during his microscopic examinations of the infant’s brain and eyes. [...]
Coventry budget pitches 0.58-mil hike
Facing a combination of rising costs and declining aid from the state, the town has proposed a budget plan that would essentially mean a 2.2-percent increase in taxes.
The combined budget proposal for education and general government would call for a $36.3 million spending plan, an increase of $929,430, or 2.63 percent, over the current budget.
Town [...]
