Willington News

The 16-year-old Wethersfield resident treks every day but Monday to Windcrest Farm in Hebron to ride and practice.

Don Mattingly arrived at Yankee Stadium with his visiting team and was greeted by a group of cheering Yankees fans.

Two of the best know hypnosis Centers in the state, Mind Matters Hypnosis Center in Avon and Connecticut Hypnotherapy have decided to join forces, under the banner of Mind Matters Hypnosis.

Start your 4th of July Celebration early with free fireworks and free general parking at the Hebron Lions Fairgrounds located at 347 Gilead Street Hebron on Saturday June 29. Gates open at 4 p.m. Rain date is June 30. Sponsorships for fireworks are still available.

Jacob's Well Coffeehouse, downtown Rockville 's monthly Christian nightclub, will feature Seasons, a five-person Celtic group from Harrisburg , Pennsylvania, on Friday, July 5. Doors open at 7 p.m., with live music starting at 7:30 p.m. The coffeehouse will be held at Bev's Corner Drop-in Center, 3 Elm Street in the Rockville section of Vernon.

The UConn Libraries will host a closing reception and booksigning on Wednesday, July 10, at 2 p.m. in Homer Babbidge Library for celebrated potter Guy Wolff and his exhibit of horticultural wares, and Suzy Staubach's new biography, Guy Wolff: Master Potter in the Garden.

The Afghan Taliban plans to open an office in Qatar on Tuesday to help restart talks on ending the 12-year-old war, an Afghan diplomatic source in the Gulf Arab state told Reuters.

Edwards Answering Service Enterprises Inc. of Vernon , CT has been honored with the exclusive ATSI 2013 Award of Excellence for the second consecutive year.

The Hartford Courant and FOX CT have partnered with Berlin-based Premier Limousine to offer free "sober rides" during summer graduation season.

The Willington Public Library is currently seeking a qualified Library Director to provide oversight and leadership both within the library and throughout the community.

New London firefighter Alfred Mayo, who successfully fought his 2011 firing by the city after claiming he was discriminated against because he was black, was arrested by Montville police late Friday night for assaulting a man outside the Montville Polish Club.

Be.Yoga, a new studio that will offer a wide variety of yoga classes, will open with a full schedule of classes June 24 at 17 West Main St., Avon.

A 28-year-old man is wanted for questioning by police in a hit-and-run Monday night that claimed the life of a 59-year-old man, police said.

Four Connecticut men are among 121 deceased Vietnam veterans to be honored Friday at the long black war memorial in Washington, D.C. The In Memory Day program of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund recognizes veterans who do not meet criteria for inclusion on The Wall, but who nevertheless suffered longterm ailments related to their service.

On June 11, 2013, voters in Connecticut's 53rd State Assembly District went to the polls in a special election to replace the previous incumbent, Bryan Hurlburt , who had resigned to take a job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Hartford, CT - Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today reminded voters in the 53rd General Assembly District covering the towns of Ashford, Willington and Tolland that as of 6:00 a.m. this morning, polls are now open for a Special Election to fill a vacancy in the house district created by the resignation of Democrat Bryan Hurlburt on April 19, ... (more)

The state Supreme Court Monday agreed with a subsidiary of insurance giant AIG and sharply limited the pool of money available to victims of a fire that killed 16 patients a decade ago at Greenwood Health Center, a former Hartford nursing home.

Peter J. Berry, CAE, has been elected the chair of the Connecticut Convention and Sports Bureau .

The special election in the 53rd District to replace former state Rep. Bryan Hurlburt is set for Tuesday from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hurlburt resigned in April to accept a presidential appointment at the U.S. Department of Agriculture as state executive director for Connecticut of the Farm Service Agency .

As We Perform It is a two-week, group exhibition at Franklin Street Works that brings together emerging and mid-career artists who use performance, painting, video, photography, and social practice to expand on the rich, ever-evolving role of contemporary art as a tool for exploring self-representation.