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Reader Submitted: UConn Extension Master Gardeners Available For Garden Questions
Do you have questions about your vegetable or flower garden, about something in your yard, or what you've seen along a roadside or trail? University of Connecticut Master Gardeners are available to answer your questions! Stop by or call the Master Gardener Office at University of Connecticut Middlesex County Extension Center on Route 154 in Haddam ... (more)
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Reader Submitted: Ctnsi Begins Summer Sessions
Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators Begin Summer Sessions Yale West Campus Summer is here and workshops have begun with the Connecticut Natural Science Illustrators, located within The Yale West Campus in Orange .
Reader Submitted: Illustrated Tour Of Isle Of Orleans To Be Presented June 27 In Tolland
An illustrated tour of the parishes of the Isle of Orleans in Canada will be presented by Raymond Cassidy of Kensington at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at the French-Canadian Genealogical Society in the Old County Courthouse, 53 Tolland Green, Tolland.
Reader Submitted: Middlesex County Career Fair
Darlene Briggs, chairperson of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce, announced that the Middlesex County Career Fair will be held on Tuesday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Cromwell .
Reader Submitted: Oscac Released Mission Statement To Wpca And First Selectman
Old Saybrook Citizen Advisory Committee introduced itself and presented it's mission statement to the Old Saybrook Water Pollution Control Authority during the June 10 OSWPCA meeting.
Reader Submitted: Old Saybrook Garden Club Awards Scholarships
Old Saybrook Garden Club scholarship chair, Betty O'Brien, awards $1,000 scholarships to, from left to right: Christopher Malin and Nicholas Dibble.
On The Fly: Kraft Says Putin Stole His Ring, Mets Insist Big Players Soon To Come
There is still half the year to go, but this should make the list of bizarre stories of 2013.
Reader Submitted: Community Tag Sale
On June 22, there will be a community Tag Sale at the First Congregational Church of Cromwell Parking Lot on 345 Main Street Cromwell, CT from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Baked goods, coffee and donuts available will be sold as well.
Reader Submitted: Closing Reception And Artists Talk For "Dialogue: Representation And Abstraction"
"Dialogue: Representation and Abstraction" is the theme of the current exhibition by the Artists of Gallery One .
Reader Submitted: Develop Confidence And Skills This Summer At Ymca Camp Ingersoll
With just slightly more than a week left for most schools, summer vacation is quickly approaching.
Princess and Pirate Party at The Kate - June 23
Here Ye! Here Ye! and Yo-Ho-Ho! Community Music School and the Kate invite all the princesses from across the land the pirates of the sea to join them for a Princess and Pirate Party on Sunday, June 23 at 2 pm at The Kate, 300 Main Street, Old Saybrook.
The White House announced the U.S. will send military supplies to Syrian rebels after U.S. intelligence concluded that Bashar al Assad's forces used chemical weapons.
Reader Submitted: Women's Fundraiser Packs a Powerful Message Into a Purse
The Fifth Annual Power of the Purse fundraiser of the Middlesex United Way Women's Initiative will be held on Thursday, June 27, at the Mattabesett Canoe Club, 80 Harbor Drive, in Middletown , at 5:30 p.m. The Women's Initiative celebrates the power of women to bring about positive change in the community through philanthropy and service.
Ellen DeGeneres, Portia de Rossi buy Montecito mansion
Talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife, actress Portia de Rossi, have bought a 13-acre estate in Montecito, Calif., that had been listed at $26.5 million.
Beman Triangle Archaeology Project In Middletown Open To Public Saturday
On the edge of the Wesleyan University campus in the area of Cross Street, Vine Street and Knowles Avenue, there was once a planned African American community that had ties to the Underground Railroad and the abolitionist movement.
Live Wigout at Shamrock Pub and Grill
There will be live music from Crosseyed Cat, prize giveaways, and an appearance by WPLR's Girls of the Web! Lorensen Auto Group - 6 conveniently located dealers statewide - Acura of Avon, Acura of Milford, Honda of Watertown, Westbrook Honda, Westbrook Toyota/Scion and Old Saybrook Chrysler Dodge Jeep.
Reader Submitted: G. Mark Mccarthy Wins At Cedar Point Yacht Club Regatta
Eight one-design fleets, with over 400 sailors coming from Massachusetts to Florida, concluded a competitive weekend at the 12th Annual Cedar Point Yacht Club One-Design Regatta on Sunday, June 2. Beneteau First 36.7s, J/30s, J/70s, J/92s, J/105s, J/109s, Soverel 33s, and Viper 640s competed in as many as 8 races during the 2-day regatta.
Great Vacation Hosts Deserve Thoughtful, Imaginative Gifts
I'm a big fan of the trickle-down theory. Cultivate friends with vacation homes, I've found, and you've got a good chance of being invited to summer parties, picnics and weekend visits.
"Meals On Wheels" Is a Signature Program of Old Saybrook's Estuary Council of Seniors
It is difficult to get your hands around the many helpful services that the Estuary Council of Seniors provides to senior residents of its nine member towns in eastern Connecticut.
Cacao Barry USA Announces Chef Franck Iglesias as New Brand Ambassador
Chicago, - Cacao Barry , the French premium chocolate brand, today announced the appointment of Chef Franck Iglesias as its newest Ambassador.