Glastonbury News

Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair was found dead Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head.

Police have charged a 29-year-old Hartford man with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, reckless driving, operating under license suspension and failure to have sufficient insurance after he was involved in a head-on crash in which a passenger in the other car was killed.

Showtunes At Senior Lunch Special for Seniors Submitted by Maryleah Skoronski, Glastonbury Senior Center on 2009-07-01.   The Glastonbury Senior Center will be showcasing Amanda Forker at their monthly Anniversary Party on Wednesday, July 8. The special day will begin at 12 p.m. with lunch followed by Amanda's performance at 12:30 p.m. Amanda's ...

Submitted by Karen E. Butler on 2009-07-01.   The National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter awards six Connecticut high school seniors with college scholarships, five of which are funded by the Hayley's Hope and Michaela's Miracle MS Scholarship Program, Monday, June 8, at a reception at the Country Club in Farmington.

The drill will begin at 8 a.m. and finish at 11 a.m. As part of the exercise, vehicular traffic between Foote Road and Hopewell Road will be prohibited in order to accommodate the fire apparatus and fire hoses that will be used.

Forget about the wellies and practical clothing. It seems Black Eyed Peas singer Fergie didn't get the brief for famously laid-back Glastonbury as she rocked up in an eye-catching cut-out playsuit and high heels.

Clean-up efforts are underway after early afternoon storms hit the state Friday with hail, heavy rains and strong winds.

Special for Seniors Submitted by Leonard Slutsky on 2009-06-24.   Barbara Evans Residents of Glastonbury, from L to R, Carolyn Mundale, Alice Robinson, Leonard Slutsky, Gerry Bishop, and Angela Marie Russo.

The Rocky Hill-Glastonbury ferry is the nation's oldest continually operating ferry service, according to the Conn.

In 1989, Clifford Robinson was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft by the Portland Trailblazers, becoming the first UConn player in the Jim Calhoun era to be drafted into the NBA.

Time was when the biggest decision someone had to make when deciding to eat lunch at the Spicy Green Bean Deli and Catering in Wethersfield was exactly which "Kooky Konkoction" or standard overstuffed sandwich to choose.

People Submitted by Dana Rogers on 2009-06-22.   Nicole Bruno, Chelsea Davis, and Stephanie Hopkins from Glastonbury have all earned their Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

The program is open to students from Vernon , Bolton, Burlington, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Glastonbury , South Windsor , Stafford Springs, Tolland and West Willington.

Shut off the alarm clock, jump out of bed, clean up, inhale some breakfast, scramble to the car, and drive to the show field.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Manchester Fire Department on 2009-06-18.   The Manchester Fire Department's 8th Utilities District will hold their annual car raffle on Friday, August 28.

Regional Submitted by Joanne Morrison on 2009-06-18.   Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union has joined forces with NBC 30 to present "Community Shred-It Day" on Saturday, June 20, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Nutmeg's Rocky Hill headquarters, 521 Cromwell Ave., at 137 Prospect Hill Road, East Windsor, and at 81 House St., Glastonbury.

School Stuff Submitted by Alison Karam on 2009-06-18.   Sheri Mathieu Sparks flew for East Hartford/ Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School students Drew Cendana and Derek Martinez, both of Glastonbury, as they watched live demos of HABCO and LASERDYNE's integrated laser drill -- airflow test equipment at the Connecticut Center for Advanced ...

GLASTONBURY, Conn. - A Glastonbury councilwoman is apologizing for her conduct after a police video showed her warning police officers charging her with drunken driving that she 'approves your salaries.' Barbara Wagner has written a letter to the police chief saying the June 2 episode was inappropriate and she deeply regrets her conduct.

A town councilwoman arrested earlier this month on a DUI charge warned police as they were booking her that she is a member of the town council and that she "approves [their] salaries." Surveillance video obtained from the police department shows Barbara C. Wagner, 59, visibly upset and frustrated as she is being interviewed in the police station ...

Since 1908, the Rose family has been farming the hillsides of South Glastonbury.