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Eastern Connecticut: Novelist To Reade From Mythic Tale Of...
Regional Submitted by Kathleen Tyger Wright, Author, on 2009-11-25.   Have we noticed any changes in the weather, lately? "Falling In Love With The Earth," a novel by Tyger Wright, addresses in a format of romantic fiction, the phenomenon of our weather systems.
College Enrollment Soars In Connecticut
Driven by substantial increases in the number of students attending two-year community colleges, enrollment in the state's public and private colleges and universities grew by 3.6 percent this fall, reaching a record high of 191,227. Michael P. Meotti, commissioner of higher education, attributed the increase - the largest annual percentage gain in ...
State auctions off rescued horses
STORRSAssociated PressConnecticut officials are auctioning off rescued and rehabilitated horses that were cared for by staff and inmates at the Gates Correctional Facility in Niantic.The auction is being held Saturday at the University of Connecticut's Horse Barn Hill Arena in Storrs.
Sick Horses Now Better and Up For Adoption
A new lease on life for dozens of rescued horses. Updated 6:15 PM EST, Fri, Nov 20, 2009 It's been a long recovery process for dozens of horses and goats in Storrs.
UConn Health Center Faculty Vote To Unionize
In a tight election, faculty members at the University of Connecticut Health Center have voted to form a union.
Calling All Kids: Looking for "Tommy": Behind the Curtain | Frank Rizzo
Kids may be asking "See me, feel me, touch me, hear me." Connecticut Repertory Theatre is seeking two four-year-old and two 10-year-old actor/singers to perform in the spring production of the musical "Tommy," directed by Gabriel Barre .
Author Wally Lamb has just written a new Christmas book entitled "Wishin' and Hopin'", which he describes as being more lighthearted than his previous books.
Top Writers At UConn Children's Book Fair This Weekend
On Saturday and Sunday at the University of Connecticut, the 18th Annual Connecticut Children's Book Fair will present talks and signings by talented authors and illustrators.
Universities Preserve Veterans' Histories
Connecticut universities are honoring veterans and working to preserve their histories.
Storrs: Pasta Dinner And Silent Auction
Religious Life Submitted by Dianne Sprague on 2009-11-09.   Storrs Congregational Church, 2 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, is hosting an Italian dinner and silent auction on Saturday, Nov.
Cosimo's Restaurant To Join Storrs Center
The Storrs Center has another new tenant as Cosimo's Restaurant Group has signed a letter of intent to be a part of the $220 million complex next to the University of Connecticut.
Dudley Knight Stars as "Galileo" at Connecticut Rep: Behind the Curtain | Frank Rizzo
Dudley Knight , professor emeritus of drama at the University of California at Irvine and a founding member of Long Wharf Theatre in the early '60s, plays the title role in Bertolt Brecht's "Galileo" at Connecticut Repertory Theatre on the UConn campus at Storrs.
VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION Mansfield Senior Center, 303 Maple Road, Storrs, beginning at 11:30 a.m. with the posting of the colors.
And they say kids don't care about health care. A bunch of social activist types staged a pro-health care reform rally on the University of Connecticut campus Wednesday afternoon, hoping toexplain to Joe Lieberman and others why they care about this issue.
Coventry Man Pleads Guilty To Bank Fraud Charges
One of three eastern Connecticut men accused of swindling about $90,000 by forging bank convenience checks stolen from residential mailboxes pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to charges of bank fraud and conspiracy to commit bank fraud.
Girl mourned...Arrest in player's death...Lieberman opposed...
Mourners in Florida have released hundreds of purple balloons to end the funeral of a 7-year-old who vanished las4 week as she was walking home from school.
Eggs, embryos and the evolution of imprinting: insights from the platypus genome
A , B , E , Anthony T. Papenfuss A , C , Geoff Shaw A , B and Andrew J. Pask ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics.
Halloween in Connecticut: nearby scary attractions
In college, Halloween becomes a full weekend event rather than a celebration of just one spooky night.
More deaths in Afghanistan...American bodies found...Energy spending
The deaths of 11 U.S. service members in helicopter crashes yesterday -- and eight more in insurgent attacks today -- have made this the deadliest month for Americans in Afghanistan since the war began.
Police: 3 arrested in fight that killed UConn player; 1 of them is charged with murder
This is an Oct. 18, 2008 file photo showing Connecticut corner back Jasper Howard trying to get the crowd into the game during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game against Rutgers, in Piscataway, N.J. Jasper Howard had his little sisters' names tatooed on his chest.