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Eastern Connecticut State University student Jordan Lorrius was one of three people to receive the school’s Dr. Martin Luther King Distinguished Service Award.
Most people would view an award from their college recognizing their community service as validation for their work.
But for Jordan Lorrius, a student at Eastern Connecticut, receiving the school’s Dr. Martin Luther King [...]
A program entitled “Bread Box Theater” will take place at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 220 Valley St., Willimantic. “Voices: A Theater Presentation” will be performed by members of the Stafford Arts Commission. $10 tickets available at Fred’s Brickhouse Pizza on West Main Street, Willimantic, and Song-A-Day Music, Route 44 Coventry. Call (860) [...]
Sweeney said the proposed facility would generate approximately $64,000 in handle revenue paid directly to the town.
Windham Town Manager Neal Beets unveiled a proposed 2010-11 budget Wednesday with a 2.5 percent hike in spending for general government and a nearly 2 percent increase in the service district.
Beets’ plan includes $70,000 for a school resource officer at Windham middle and high schools, $90,000 for various nonprofit organizations and a $12,000 increase for [...]
The town’s board of finance recently approved sending paving and energy efficiency projects back to the town council to schedule a town meeting.
The board voted unanimously on both projects at their regular meeting last week and the projects will likely go to the town council for a vote to set a future town meeting date.
Board [...]
The cause of Tuesday’s blaze at a residence on Pleasant Street is “undetermined,” the town fire marshal’s office said this morning.
Michael Licata, Windham Fire Marshal, said there isn’t enough evidence to make a determination on the fire, which took place at 185 Pleasant St.
“We’re close,” he said, adding there’s “too many variables” to consider with [...]
The building was alive with noise, a hum of expectations and happiness and wonder at the prospect of a season, yep, pulled from the ashes ready to rise to a level that darn near seemed impossible just 10 short days ago.
That’s when the University of Connecticut men’s basketball Huskies, pummeled into submission by a focused, [...]
An early-morning fire today on Pleasant Street sent a mother and two children to the hospital and displaced eight people, fire officials said.
The fire occurred at 185 Pleasant St. in a white, multi-family home across the street from the Willimantic Elks Club. The fire shut down Pleasant Street for approximately four hours.
Willimantic Fire Chief Ronald [...]
The moment came midway through their post-game comments to the media at the XL Center.
While being asked questions about their relationship both on and off the court, junior Maya Moore threw in this nugget in response to whether or not she and Tina Charles were BFFs.
For those of you who don’t know the lingo, BFF [...]
Rebecca Redman of Newington was grinning ear-to-ear while petting Jonathan, the University of Connecticut’s canine mascot, at the Hugh S. Greer Field House Saturday.
Now 6, Rebecca was born 16 weeks premature and was incubated for months as an infant at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford.
At that time, a chance encounter for Rebecca with [...]
