Avon News

As many people tighten their wallets and choose at-home "staycations" rather than getting on a plane this summer, a quick getaway may be as simple as a drive down to the local ice cream parlor.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Philip E. Worley on 2009-07-01.   Philip E. Worley Dale Bronson, right, president of Rotary Club of Avon-Canton, hands ceremonial gavel to incoming president Josh Gillooly as immeditae past president Peter Vignatii, left, presents encapsulated dirt from old Yankee Stadium to Bronson.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Muriel Guerrette on 2009-06-30.   Howard L. Carver, retired managing partner of Ernst & Young and a resident of Avon, has been named to the 2009 United Way Community Campaign Cabinet.

School Stuff Submitted by Pine Grove Nursery School, Inc. on 2009-06-29.   Pine Grove Nursery School, Inc., located at 280 Country Club Road in Avon, has openings in its 3's, 4's, and Spanish Immersion classes for the 2009-2010 school year.

Bargains start blooming Friday at Blumen Laden's Annual Fabulous Summer Sale in Collinsville.

This week, Mather Street in this picturesque New England town has become a spot where the curious and the committed mix amid the dust and mud.

Lessons For Life Seminar At The Library Submitted by Lawrence Kushner on 2009-06-25.   Lawrence Kushner, MBA, CRPC, AWMA, president, Cornerstone Wealth Management Group, Hartford.

After David Wilcox's sentencing, Frank Juan, left, whose father was the bus driver who was critically injured in the crash, his sister Ramona Clark, and her husband Rick Clark talk to the media, however Ramona turned away after a few minutes to take a few minutes to herself.

As she was growing up, 16-year-old Dajania Watson ditched her sneakers for heels.

The Avon Old Farms Inn is not only a historic landmark of Connecticut, it also marks the end of a runaway truck ramp, which has started to threaten its business.

McLean Rehab Graduates Celebrate Biz Buzz Submitted by Freddi Hoffmann on 2009-06-12.   Freddi Hoffmann John Robinson spent six weeks at the McLean Health Center for rehabilitation after his stroke.

As companies struggle to make it from recession to recovery, many are turning to a novel but unheralded program that cuts their costs while sparing their workers' jobs.

Connecticut throws a party on Saturday, and everyone's invited. Connecticut Open House Day activities include free or discounted admissions, refreshments, tours, demonstrations, lectures, sales and special giveaways at close to 200 art galleries, museums, theaters, historic houses, tourist attractions and businesses across the state.

Todd Myers, an officer since January 2000, will receive his new badge at an 8:30 a.m. ceremony Friday in the police department training room.

Submitted by Dana Rogers on 2009-06-08.   Girl Scouts of Connecticut's Camp Carlson in Bristol will offer girls of all ages the chance to learn and grow this summer! Come see what all the excitement is about at an Open House Event on Sunday, June 14 from 2-4 pm.

Avon police are investigating an early morning crash that killed a West Hartford woman and injured two other people.

The family event is aimed at raising awareness of the network of paved bicycle trails that run through the area.

Submitted by Lydia Gibb on 2009-06-01.   Lydia H. Gibb Left to right: Hugo Kostelni of North Granby , Emily Baczyk of Avon , and Judah Lewis of East Hartford .

Bye Named 'Legislator of the Year' Childhood Alliance Politics Submitted by Jessica Ciparelli, CT Early Childhood Alliance on 2009-05-28.   Shaun McNally, Juleen Flanigan and Merrill Gay present Rep.

Two years after writing the most personally important essay I will ever write, the e-mail responses still come in.