Coventry News

Politics Submitted by Tim Ackert, Ackert For The 8th, on 2009-12-09.   Coventry businessman Tim Ackert is announcing his candidacy for state representative in the 8th district today.

In a regional program meant to boost municipal efficiency and save contractors money and time, eight towns will offer online building permit services, beginning in March.

Tom Yourell couldn't remember when his friend P.J. Tierney asked if he could bring his band and play his accordion for the runners at the Manchester Road Race.

Mayor Domenic J. Sarno will get a chance to weigh in on whether improved security measures at the city's four strip clubs are sufficient.

Coventry CAPSS Student Awards School Stuff Submitted by Alice Boudreau, Coventry Public Schools, on 2009-11-18.   Emma Gould and Bram Kyer, students at the Captain Nathan Hale School in Coventry, along with Michael Richard and Deena Corning, students at Coventry High School have been awarded the Connecticut Association of Public School ...

Edward F. Boyle, a former Groton resident, is set to be released today from Osborn Correctional Institute in Somers after serving 60 months in jail for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl five years ago.

A Rhode Island teen accused of strangling an acquaintance has waived extradition from Connecticut and will return to face charges in Providence.

The forum, sponsored by the Columbia open space committee, will be held in Yeoman's Hall located at 323 Route 87 in Columbia.

One of three eastern Connecticut men accused of swindling about $90,000 by forging bank convenience checks stolen from residential mailboxes pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to charges of bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud.

Lizzie Hylwa investigates a coffin in the attic of the Nathan Hale Homestead in Coventry for paranormal activity.

School Stuff Submitted by Alice Boudreau on 2009-10-28.   The Captain Nathan Hale Middle School in Coventry will have an assembly on Thursday, Nov.

There was a chaotic swarm of colorful coats and the occasional Halloween costume, as about 25 children boarded two separate buses provided by UConn.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Susannah Hogendorn on 2009-10-16.   The United Way Community Campaign is under way, with a goal of raising $25.5 million for health and human services programs that serve the people of central and northeastern Connecticut.

School Stuff Submitted by Alice Boudreau on 2009-10-19.   The Northrop Grumman Foundation selected Adrienne Manzone, a sixth grade science teacher at the Captain Nathan Hale Middle School in Coventry, to participate in the 2009 Weightless Flights of Discovery program in Norwalk, on Sept.

It's been awhile since Massachusetts could run with Connecticut on the college hardwood, but the Bay State trounces Nutmeggers on another front: trash and recycling.

Creative Communication Summer 2009 School Stuff Submitted by Alice Boudreau on 2009-10-15.   The Capt.

Something eerie - maybe - is going on in Hartford's oldest house. Distant voices, sounds of things rolling and other hints of the otherworldly have been reported at the Butler-McCook Homestead on Main Street.

School Stuff Submitted by Kathleen Schroeder on 2009-10-06.   The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has honored four East Catholic High School students for their outstanding achievement in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Submitted by Ann Harford on 2009-10-05.   The First Congregational Church of Vernon will sponsor a wine tasting get together on Saturday, Oct.

Connecticut authorities investigating thefts from dead people's homes have arrested the bookkeeper for a funeral home director.