CL&P: it will take time to restore power

“As we are in the process of determining the full magnitude of storm damage due to the significant rain and damaging high winds, we are not providing exact restoration projections.” - CL&P

Many local activities for Saturday

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 [...]

Lorrius says award makes him want to do more

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 [...]

Bread Box Theater

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) [...]

UConn doctoral student sees life in Gaza firsthand

Johanna Rivera, who is currently working on her doctorate at the University of Connecticut, participates in a tree-planting campaign in the Gaza Strip during a recent trip with the International Coalition to End the Illegal Siege of Gaza. A law there states farmers lose their land if they do not have any plantings for three [...]

Chamber of Commerce Business Expo

The Windham Region Chamber of Commerce will be hosting Business Expo, 2010 in Mansfield’s East Brook Mall between the hours of 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Saturday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

ECSU takes pride in new facility

By MICHELLE FIRESTONE
Chronicle Correspondent
Faculty, staff and students of Eastern Connecticut State Univer-sity demonstrated their pride in the university Thursday at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Pride Room in the Student Center.
The Pride Room, a resource room for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students at Eastern, was created out of a desire to create a comfortable [...]

Despite protests, tuition goes up

Students will have to pay more to attend the University of Con-necticut next year after trustees Thursday voted in favor of increasing tuition, room and board fees at the state’s flagship university.
Overall, the cost to attend and live at UConn increases by 5.96 percent for in-state students and 5.77 percent for out-of-state students.
With approved increases, [...]

Study finds PCBs at Windham Tech

Students arrive for class at Windham Regional Technical School this morning. A study has found that the school is one of three in the state with detected levels of PCBs. Photo by Roxanne Pandolfi.

A potentially harmful chemical used in caulking has been detected at Windham Technical High School, health and school officials said.
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) [...]

Students worried about tuition hike

University of Connecticut freshman Jessica Metcalf, left, thinks UConn is already expensive for a state university. Sophomore Nick Green, right, said he supports the tuition hike as long as programs aren’t cut. Photos by Roxanne Pandolfi.

Students at the University of Connecticut appear to have mixed opinions when it comes to a proposed increase in tuition [...]