Durham News

The late Roland Stevens, a lifelong resident of Madison, summed up North Madison's Rockland section in his remembrances, "Pot Skimmin's." "First it is rocky - very, very, very rocky - and that, I presume is how it came by its name," he wrote.

"I just think everybody really loves being glamorous," said Showers, whose book "Glamorous Rooms" was released this fall.

In the old days, the private trains of the wealthy were decorated to look like rooms, with separate cars for the dining room, bedroom and drawing room.

Superintendent Susan Viccaro didn't flinch when she looked at how many students were absent in the Region 13 school district recently - 31 percent were out at the middle school, 25 percent at the high school.

The sixth in a series of H1N1 flu clinics sponsored by Mass Dispensing Area 36 will be Thursday, Nov.

The passenger killed in a crash on Durham Road early Saturday has been identified as Coginchaug Regional High School senior Michelle Ericka DiVicino.

One person was killed early today when a car crashed on Durham Road. Police are releasing no information about the victim, who was a passenger in the car.

Government Announcements Submitted by Middlesex County Substance Abuse Action Council on 2009-11-04.   Provided by Rich Annino Sharon Lessard and Rich Annino, co-chairs of the Westbrook Local Prevention Council, were among the winners of the Middlesex County Substance Abuse Action Council's Father Michael O'Hara Volunteers of the Year award.

Government Announcements Submitted by Town of Durham on 2009-10-30.   Discover Durham, an afternoon expo and evening "Business After Hours" event, sponsored by the Economic Development Commission, will take place on Nov.

Should the swine flu curb your Halloween festivities? Between Halloween parties, trick-or-treating and sharing candy, the season seems fraught with germ-spreading opportunities.

Hundreds of parents pre-registered their children to make sure they got the swine flu vaccine at Thursday's clinic held at the Middletown Municipal Building.

A driver was killed this morning when the vehicle he was driving crashed into a tree on Skeet Club Road this morning, state police said.

Children from five Connecticut cities and towns lined up Thursday for free H1N1 vaccinations in Middletown.

Four-year-old Andrew Thompson carried his stuffed kitty to Middletown 's first swine flu clinic Thursday, but he wasn't scared.

The long-awaited Swine Flu vaccine has made it to Connecticut -- more than 80,000 doses, according to the Department of Health.

The city will host its first H1N1 flu clinic for children on Thursday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the council chamber of the city's municipal building.

Health Notes Submitted by Louis Carta on 2009-10-13.   Middletown area's first H1N1 flu clinic will be held Thursday, Oct.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Kristen Roberts on 2009-10-07.   Comcast is opening the doors of its local Public Access TV Studio to residents of Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Durham, Essex, Haddam, Killingworth, Old Saybrook and Westbrook on Wednesday, Oct.

Durham, Connecticut has a relatively large number of Christmas Tree farms; far more than what one might expect for a town its size.

Submitted by Sanderson, Diane mailto:Diane.Sanderson@ct.gov on 2009-10-05.   Approximately 275 high school students from across Connecticut worked at Camp Farnam in Durham to upgrade the facilities as part of a SkillsUSA community service project organized by the Connecticut Technical High School System .