Ellington News

Submitted by Ellington Winterfest on 2009-11-05.   Ellington is on the lookout for visitors from the North Pole again this year.

Several residents were forced out their Ellington apartments after flames destroyed one unit and began to spread.

Religious Life Submitted by Ellington Congregational Church on 2009-11-05.   As part of the Ellington Winterfest activities, which commence on Saturday, Dec.

An apartment was destroyed by a fire that appears to have started in a garage area this morning.

Voters elected a new first selectman Tuesday - but that was never in question. Who would replace the retiring Michael Stupinski was where the suspense lay.

A 12-year-old boy who was sick and home alone Monday jumped out a window when he heard people breaking into his house, police said.

Voters in Ellington will be weighing in on a proposal to purchase 99 acres of open space when they head to the polls on Tuesday.

The leadership of the board of selectmen will change on Nov. 3 when voters choose a successor to retiring First Selectman Michael Stupinski.

Shortly after I arrived on the dirt, take-you-back-in-time Hubbard Road, a trio of red-tailed hawks screeched high in the sky as if welcoming me to Ellington's Manoca Hill.

The board of selectmen this week delayed action on a request from the Ellington Volunteer Ambulance Corps to buy a new ambulance.

On Saturday at 8 p.m., the Danbury Music Centre will present Michael Bank's Big 7, a program of jazz and swing music titled, "Ellington and Beyond." It will be at the Marian Anderson Recital Hall at the Danbury Music Centre.

When Hartford's well-known Pastis restaurant closed, it left a lot of regulars sorely missing Frank Lepri's creative cuisine and wife Debbie Lepri's personality and business expertise.

ELLINGTON, Conn. The Rutgers men's golf team placed seventh with a 909 total at the inaugural Connecticut Cup, played Monday and Tuesday at Ellington Ridge Country Club.

Ellington will receive $300,000 in grant money to continue its regional housing rehabilitation program that also serves Somers and Suffield .

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Rita Carbone-Lawson on 2009-10-09.   Rita Carbone-Lawson Pictured : Ron Hull, Gary Pellegrini, Ed Lawson, Alex Cardoni and Jim Berack ; Community Improvement Committee Chairperson Pat Tardif and Rich Czyz .

If you're one of Joe Ravalese's customers at the Country Diner in Enfield, he'll remember how you like your eggs for breakfast.

O ccupational therapist Beverly Sadler knew she had made the right decision about expanding her practice to include hippotherapy using horses for speech and physical therapy when she watched the little girl run toward her in the barn the other day.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. Friday to mark the completion of the Windemere Bridge restoration project.

Selectmen are putting together a list of questions and suggestions for a proposed ethics code.

The big crowds that flocked to the recent Four Town Fair in Somers Sept. 17-20 experienced many of the traditional offerings that are found at a country fair - great food, live music and plenty of farm animals to pet, admire and cheer in various competitions.