Hazardville News

Submitted by Hazardville Institute Conservancy Society, Inc. on 2009-11-10.   The Hazardville Institute Conservancy Society is seeking past and present townspeople of all ages, to record their memories of life in Hazardville, and especially of events at the Hazardville Institute.

State Rep. Karen Jarmoc, D-Enfield, will hold office hours tonight in the Hazardville section.

The Thompsonville Fire Department and its union reached an agreement to avoid laying off firefighters Tuesday night - less than two hours before a scheduled fire commission vote on the layoffs.

ENFIELD, Conn. -- As a part of its ongoing campaign to reduce underage drinking in Enfield, the Enfield Together Coalition has partnered with local retailers by placing full color, large scale floor decals and posters on-site as a visual reminder to adults not to purchase or provide alcohol to minors.

Call it fair use or call it plagiarism, but I'm going to "borrow" excerpts from a top-10 list that mocks a journalistic sin committed by "The Hartford Courant." Connecticut's largest daily newspaper, which has a legacy of doing first-rate journalism, found itself caught up in a plagiarism scandal.

People Submitted by Chris Casey on 2009-08-26.   Members of the Hazardville Fire Department will be receiving invitations to attend one of two open houses.

Hazardville Water Co. Requests 19.05% Rate Hike

School Stuff Submitted by Enfield Public Schools on 2009-08-14.   The Enfield Superintendent's Office announces that the 2009-10 Bus Routes have been posted on their website at www.enfieldschools.org under District Information and are available for public viewing.

As go Connecticut's post offices, say those of a wistful bent, so goes its rich tradition of place names - names associated by centuries of legend and settlement patterns with once isolated crossroads and now quiet villages.