Archive for November 17th, 2009

UConn set to re-do key intersection

by: Caitlin E. Dineen | Staff Writer November 17, 2009

University of Connecticut officials have almost completed the design portion of a project that will realign Mansfield Road at the intersection of Route 195.
Mansfield Road is one of the major entrances to the university and connects to the center of campus near Mirror Lake. It is located next to the university’s Music Building.
According to UConn [...]

Access has funding for anti-poverty initiatives

by: David Hinchey | Staff Writer November 17, 2009

Have a good idea to fight homelessness and poverty in the Windham Region but need funding to carry out the idea?
The Access Agency Inc., a nonprofit community action agency, is looking to distribute 10 grants worth $10,000 each for a total of $100,000.
The funding is Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) provided through the American Reinvestment [...]

Family of murder victim warns of killer’s release

by: Mike Savino | Staff Writer November 17, 2009

Edward Francis Boyle is beginning his return into society and one former area resident said women everywhere should be concerned.
Boyle is being released today from the Osborne Correctional Institution in Somers, a medium-security state prison, after serving a five-year prison sentence for two counts of second-degree sexual assault.
Boyle, now 48, was convicted of having intercourse [...]

Change is coming in Windham; New town council, mayor to be sworn in Tuesday

by: David Hinchey | Staff Writer November 17, 2009

The changeover to the new form of government will officially take place Tuesday night with the swearing-in of a new mayor and town council.
The town council meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Windham Town Hall meeting room at 979 Main St.
“We’re breaking new ground here,” Windham mayor-elect Ernest Eldridge said, adding there has never [...]

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