Bloomfield News

Submitted by Raquel Rivera on 2009-06-28.   Broad-Park Development Corporation, which for 30 years has helped the people of Hartford's Frog Hollow and South Green neighborhoods realize their dreams, will outsource the management and maintenance of its apartment and commercial properties in those neighborhoods to refocus its energies on real ...

Biz Buzz Submitted by Richard Marinelli on 2009-07-02.   Pam Villanova of Ellington was named Vice President, Deposit Products and Service Delivery at American Eagle Federal Credit Union.

Many of you lined up to adopt the 14 caged pit bulls seized from a Hartford back yard last month.

AARON JACKSON of Hartford leads Duquesne to an upset of Xavier on Feb. 7. The Hartford Courant 8:58 PM EDT, June 30, 2009 Former Northwest Catholic guard Aaron Jackson has been invited to try out for the Indiana Pacers as a free agent.

Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao did not exercise his option on a $6.2 million contract for next season, making him an unrestricted free agent.

Conn. judge OKs DNA sample from Plainville suspect NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - A Connecticut judge has approved a prosecution request for a DNA sample from the suspect in the Valentine's Day killing of a Plainville woman.

Rapper 50 Cent's 50,000-square-foot Farmington mansion is located on 17 acres and has 19 bedrooms and 37 bathrooms, as well as a gym, a disco with a 'dancing' room complete with stripper poles.

Submitted by Muriel Guerrette on 2009-06-25.   The United Way Community Campaign is pleased to announce three co-chairs for 2009.

David Wilcox, the owner of a Bloomfield-based American Crushing & Recycling, was sentenced in Superior Court in Hartford for his role in a fiery crash on Avon Mountain in 2005 that killed four people and injured 11.

Submitted by Joy Savulak on 2009-06-24.   Local home care agency VNA HealthCare, a leading provider of Meals on Wheels for more than 30 years, announces the launch of its new kosher Meals on Wheels program in West Harford and Bloomfield.

At The Museum Submitted by Chris Watts on 2009-06-18.   The public is invited to join amateur radio operators at the Vintage Radio and Communications Museum of Connecticut in Windsor for an emergency-preparedness exercise that will take place on Saturday, June 27 from noon until 5 p.m. Over the past year, the news has been full of reports of ...

West Hartford Police are investigating a crash that killed a 16-year-old girl on Avon Mountain late Saturday night.

New England Clam Chowder? Well now you can eat like the New England Governors do because their personal recipes are in a cook book called, "Cooking with the Clerks". The book features over 300 personal recipes from Town Clerks and Municipal employees from every New England state.

The deadline is Aug. 14. Each school year the social and youth services department distributes backpacks filled with school supplies to students who might otherwise go without.

Submitted by Laura Soll on 2009-06-14.   Tag sale lovers from throughout Greater Hartford are invited to Congregation Beth Ahm's "Giant Tag Sale." The major event will be held on Sunday, June 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 362 Palisado Ave.

CL&P has plans to add a lot more pop for its customers in North Central Connecticut, as well as Springfield, Massachusetts.

Sugati, is a native of Bloomfield. She attended the University of Connecticut and then Central Connecticut State University , graduating with a degree in sociology.

When Dwight Freeney was a high school senior in Bloomfield, Conn., Jim Caldwell sat in his living room and tried to sell him on Wake Forest.

A 21-year-old suspect in a shooting at a downtown pizzeria that left five people injured is being held on $800,000 bail after his arraignment at Superior Court in Hartford today.

Police said 16 people were arrested and more than 20 were cited for underage drinking at Friday night's Dave Matthews Band concert at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford.