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Reader Submitted: Garden Tours In Canton/Collinsville
The Garden Conservancy's 2013 Open Days Program in Canton/Collinsville is on Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy visiting the following various private gardens for tours: Mary Tomolonius, 148 Bahre Corner Road, Canton ; Bill and Penny Doyle, 45 High Sreet, Collinsville; Riverbend Garden - Kent McCoy, 6 Center Street, ... (more)
Hands on: Lettrs app harnesses the power of snail mail
Everything old is new again. Vinyl records are back in style; everybody is thrift shopping for their grandad's clothes, so why not send off some snail mail, just for old time's sake? When's the last time you received a meaningful piece of physical mail that didn't include a deadline for you to pay by? The post office still exists, so you might as ... (more)
Beyond the Beehive Returns To Bridge Street Live, 5/4
Rock and Roll icon Ronnie Spector has announced the return of her production ' Beyond The Beehive' to Bridge Street Live in Collinsville, CT on May 4th.
State's Empty Churches Seek New Uses
We often see houses of worship as fixtures on the landscape and in our lives. Yet more than a score of them in Connecticut's urban, suburban and rural areas are for sale or seeking new uses because although pulpits teach that God is eternal, places consecrated for prayer are not.
New iPhone app lettrs lets users send 'snail mail'
Lettrs, a new iPhone app that launched Tuesday, allows users to compose, craft and customize hard-copy letters that are then printed out and funneled to the U.S. Postal Service for delivery.
Reader Submitted: Jules Poirier Raises $8,000 For Local Lupus Fund
A check for $8,000 representing money raised at a charitable event organized by Jules Poirier of Avon, second from right, is accepted at The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain by, from left to right: Dr.