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Suominen Corporation Press Release 10 July 2014 at 12:00noon DAN DUNBAR APPOINTED VICE PRESIDENT, SOURCING AT SUOMINEN CORPORATION Mr Dan Dunbar, BS, Industrial and Management Engineering, has been appointed Vice President, Sourcing and a member of the Corporate Leadership Team at Suominen Corporation, effective 14 July 2014.

The New England Air Museum, already considered as one of the best places to bring children for fun and education, has added some new kids' activities for the summer.

The Town of Enfield is marking 30 years of celebrating Independence Day on the town green.

Bentley the dog's Windsor Locks family is devastated and are seeking help in locating him.

In an effort to keep constituents and taxpayers updated on the goings-on at the Capitol in Hartford, state Sen. John Kissel and state Rep. Tami Zawistowski hosted an informal Town Hall meeting in Suffield on June 26. Several local residents came out to sit down with them and listen to a presentation on the state of Connecticut finances and bills ... (more)

The trail, designed to bypass the Connecticut River rapids in Enfield, was closed earlier the year due to bald eagle nesting, and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announced its reopening Thursday.

The 2014 Dream Ride Experience, presented by Bozzuto's Inc. and the Hometown Foundation to benefit Special Olympics , will take place, August 23 and 24 in Farmington.

Helen Goewey, of Prospect , president of the American Legion Auxiliary for the State of Connecticut will convene the 94th Annual Department of CT Convention on July 10. The Convention will be held at the Sheraton Hartford South Hotel, 100 Capitol Blvd., Rocky Hill , from July 10-12.

Rosalie Kone, 91, never thought she would walk on stage to receive her high school diploma.

A former state trooper accused of raping an 81-year-old woman at a Windsor Locks motel last month agreed Tuesday to provide a DNA sample to investigators.

Autopsy results released Tuesday afternoon concluded that Stuart Duncan fatally shot his wife, Brigitte, with a shotgun at their Windsor Locks home Monday before turning the gun on himself.

Autopsies were scheduled for Tuesday in the murder-suicide case of a husband and wife found in their Windsor Locks home.

Two people, believed to be intimate partners, were found dead from an apparent murder/suicide Monday in a Webb Street home, according to the Hartford Courant .

Viewers of Tuesday night's episode of "America's Got Talent" will see some familiar faces.

The Windsor Locks Police Commission has approved paying nearly $190,000 to Robert Koistinen to cover legal fees related to his criminal trial on charges he hindered prosecution of his son, a former officer who was involved in a fatal drunken-driving crash.

The New England Air Museum will hold family fun programs starting June 30. Visitors of all ages will have the opportunity to put their creativity and problem solving skills to use at the Engineering Design activities offered throughout the summer.

"Glad Days" Vacation Bible School will be held at St. Mary Parish Center in Windsor Locks on Aug. 4-8 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Registration is $15 per person or $25 per family for Preschool through Grade 5. This year's theme is "Everywhere Fun Fair."

Like the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 , it's a mystery as to what happened to Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan on July 2, 1937.

The Windsor Locks Public Library History Group invited a special speaker to its June 11 meeting about the Windsor Locks State Canal Trail and Park.

A joint-law enforcement operation targeting child sex-trafficking across the country led to the arrests of four adults at a Route 75 motel last week, police said.