South Windsor News

The town council will hold a work session on Monday to hear a proposal on tax incremental financing.

Walter J. Mealy wakes up sobbing. At first he doesn't know why, then he remembers.

Town officials recently announced that the field has been selected as one of 30 athletic fields nationwide to receive $15,000 for renovations as part of Kellogg's Frosted Flakes' Plant-A-Seed Contest.

A South Windsor woman was trying to be a Good Samaritan and help another motorist.

School Stuff Submitted by Marcia E. Gimbrone on 2009-06-23.   After 35 years as a chapter affiliate of the Dollars for Scholars program of Scholarship America, Citizens Scholarship Foundation of South Windsor has officially changed its name to South Windsor Dollars for Scholars .

Regional Submitted by Rosemary Martocchio on 2009-06-24.   The Women's Center for Wellness in South Windsor, an affiliate of Eastern Connecticut Health Network , has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation for its digital mammography services as the result of a recent voluntary survey by the American College of Radiology .

School Stuff Submitted by Marcia E. Gimbrone on 2009-06-23.   The South Windsor Dollars for Scholars presented the following scholarships to South Windsor High School graduating seniors on May 20: The All-Temp Heating and Cooling LLC Scholarship, Nicholas Cooney.

When police pulled Domingo Vega over Monday night, he had two bags of heroin and his passenger, Julio Ruiz, tried hiding several bags of the drug in his mouth, police said.

Regional Submitted by Laura Soll on 2009-06-22.   Hussam Saada of Rockville Bank.

People Submitted by Dana Rogers on 2009-06-23.   Emily Pearson from South Windsor has earned her Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in Girl Scouting.

Police were called to a house on Birch Road around 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Inside, Derek Kairney confronted officers with a knife, police said.

There's the friendly neighbor who stopped to say hello when passing by, the plumber who gave discounts to his fellow Birch Road residents.

On Saturday 06/20/09 at approximately 9:30 a.m. South Windsor Police responded to a private residence located at Birch Road in South Windsor.

By paying attention to detail - snug wig, close shave, maybe a pair of tasteful earrings - some men successfully pose as women to commit crimes.

South Windsor Residents Graduate School Stuff Submitted by Meagan Fazio on 2009-06-18.   South Windsor residents William Thomas Folchi, Robert Joseph Molleur, and Andrew G. Thorpe were among the members of the second graduating class of the University High School of Science and Engineering to receive their diplomas on Thursday, June 11.

Paul B. Marks says his "pure hell" didn't begin with the nervous breakdown he had at work.

Biz Buzz Submitted by Amy Lantaigne on 2009-06-15.   Recognize the risk factors associated with venous insufficiency and the complications that can result if left untreated at Eastern Connecticut Health Network's community program -- Treatment of Varicose Veins & Venous Insufficiency -- being held on Wednesday, June 24.

He loves wildlife and he loves body art, and he hopes soon to incorporate both loves at a tattoo parlor/gallery downtown.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by State Rep. Bill Aman on 2009-06-12.   State Rep.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Elizabeth Love on 2009-06-11.   The South Windsor Community Foundation's Rays of Hope Campaign is very pleased to announce the awarding of grants to five community groups.