Storrs News

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.

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 , 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.

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.

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.

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In college, Halloween becomes a full weekend event rather than a celebration of just one spooky night.

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.

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.

STORRS, Conn. a " Police have charged a Connecticut man with the murder of a University of Connecticut football player outside a dance.

FOOTBALL UConn player killed A Connecticut football player who was an expectant father was stabbed to death early Sunday after an on-campus dance in Storrs, Conn., just hours after helping his team to a homecoming victory.

Connecticut football players held hands with other students, hugged and prayed at two vigils for slain football player Jasper Howard.

By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press WriterSTORRS, Conn. -- As the University of Connecticut football team prepares to take the practice field for the first time since its starting cornerback was killed, police still haven't said who they think fatally stabbed him during a fight outside .

Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 2:09 a.m. STORRS, Conn.

Connecticut Huskies starting cornerback Jasper Howard, 20, was stabbed to death Sunday morning on the University of Connecticut campus, reports said.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 11:19 pm US/Eastern PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press Writer STORRS, Conn.

Afghan election crisis...Spy charges...Rick downgraded to tropical storm WASHINGTON U.S. officials say they expect Afghan President Hamid Karzai to concede on Tuesday that he fell short of winning August's election.

On Campus Submitted by Lukas Sosnow on 2009-10-16.   The University of Connecticut is pleased to announce that Irish author Geraldine Mills will read at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct.