Storrs News

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

In a tight election, faculty members at the University of Connecticut Health Center have voted to form a union.

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.

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.

Connecticut universities are honoring veterans and working to preserve their histories.

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.

A , B , E , Anthony T. Papenfuss A , C , Geoff Shaw A , B and Andrew J. Pask ARC Centre of Excellence for Kangaroo Genomics.

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.