Willimantic News

Regional Submitted by Teddie Sleightt on 2009-07-01.   EASTCONN is opening a new driver education school in Danielson, offering classes for both teens and adults.

Curbstone Press cofounder Judy Doyle announced that she will formally retire from the publishing house that she and her late husband, Alexander Taylor, founded in the basement of their home in Willimantic, Conn., in 1975.

Convicted murderer William Sullivan was sentenced to life in prison for the second time this afternoon by a Hillsborough County Superior Court judge.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Muriel Guerrette on 2009-06-30.   Angela LaTour, assistant vice president of Liberty Bank-Willimantic and a resident of Lisbon, has been named to the 2009 United Way Community Campaign Cabinet.

People Submitted by Paul Shipman on 2009-06-24.   Ruth Rosebrooks of Granby was recognized for her 55 years of service to the Red Cross on June 2, at the Charter Oak Chapter's annual meeting and volunteer recognition event, held at the Chapter headquarters in Farmington.

With performances featuring music by ABBA, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and Billy Joel , the Hartford Symphony Orchestra hopes to attract a wide audience to its 14th annual Talcott Mountain Music Festival.

The Department of Motor Vehicle's part-time satellite office at city hall, which the state wants to close to save money, handled more transactions than two others the state plans to keep open.

It was the quintessential plan. A quaint covered bridge would cross an old train trestle abutment in Andover so hikers, bicyclists and horseback riders could travel uninterrupted along the Hop River State Park trail west to Manchester or east to Willimantic.

For families, tourists and art enthusiasts striving to find culture -- for free -- kick off the summer a variety of venues, thanks to your Bank of America card.

A former Connecticut man has been convicted for a second time of killing his New Hampshire girlfriend's mother because she refused to let the couple live together.

School Stuff Submitted by Teddie Sleight on 2009-06-03.   EASTCONN photo ACT School creative writing teacher Lisa C. Taylor has been awarded a prestigious arts fellowship from the Surdna Foundation, which was established in 1917.

I HATE HAMLET 8 p.m. Windham Theatre Guild production at the Burton Leavitt Theatre, 779 Main Street, Willimantic.

A program on creative networking is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at The Annex , WindhamARTS, 866 Main St., Willimantic.

Submitted by Ed Osborn on 2009-05-27.   More than 6,200 family and friends cheered on their graduating seniors at Eastern Connecticut State University's commencement exercises on Sunday, May 24, held at the XL Center in Hartford for the first time.

Neil Rifkin, left, and Owen Chaput of Willimantic, owners of The Crepe Escape, cook lunch at the Farmers Market at Billings Forge in Hartford.

The twilight stroll continues on Pleasant Street with stories of former mill owners, workers and their homes.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL TOLLAND COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... SOUTHWESTERN WINDHAM COUNTY IN NORTHERN CONNECTICUT... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF WILLIMANTIC... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT * AT 340 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM ...

Marc Bokoff has been a longtime customer of the Crown Supermarket in West Hartford, one of this state's few remaining kosher markets.

Chris McGowan noticed that a few things didn't seem right when he reached his fiancee's house one June evening six years ago.

Teens walk through a huge cut along the Hop River Trail within Bolton Notch State Park.