Windsor Locks News

Former Olympic champion Yury Borzakovsky won the 800 meters in cold and rainy conditions at the Znamensky Brothers Memorial meet near Moscow on Sunday.

Anselmo Moreno of Panama has retained his WBA bantamweight title with a split decision over Mahyar Monshipour of France.

Police in East Hartford said shots were fired at about 9:41 p.m. on Wednesday at a candlelight vigil being held for a shooting victim at 269 Main St., leaving one person dead.

Venus and Serena Williams won in contrasting fashion Thursday to set up their fourth all-sister Wimbledon final and eighth meeting in a Grand Slam title match.

School Stuff Submitted by Educational Resources for Children, Inc. on 2009-07-02.   Monday, July 6, marks the opening of Summer Escape, a four-week summer camp operated by Educational Resources for Children, Inc.

Police are investigating an overnight homicide on Sigourney Street. A man was shot outside the building at 229 Sigourney St.

Candles burn outside the door that leads to William Castillo's apartment at 269 Main St., East Hartford, Wednesday night.

Politics Submitted by Edward Ferrari on 2009-07-01.   The Windsor Locks Democratic Town Committee anticipates openings on the Board of Finance, the Fire Commission, the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Sewer Commission, and the full-time position of Tax Collector.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by an SUV on I-95 early Tuesday, state police said.

Town Garage & Compost Site Closed July 4th Government Announcements Submitted by Amy Whalen on 2009-06-29.   All Town offices will be closed on Friday, July 3 to observe Independance Day.

Submitted by Donna LeBlanc on 2009-06-26.   An elder law seminar will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 12:30 p.m., at the Windsor Locks Senior Center.

The town's tax collector, Donna Kupernik, has announced that after eight years she will not run for re-election in November.

Submitted by Chris Casey on 2009-06-29.   Chris Casey Back row : Allen Pfeffer, Kelly Pfeffer, Erika Harding, Parkway Pavilion Social Worker.

Nancy Masters of East Windsor has evolved as an automotive artist because she loves painting anything that has wheels.

The third round of the Travelers Championship resumed at 6:50 p.m. Saturday after a delay of nearly an hour Saturday.

At The Museum Submitted by Christopher Shaw on 2009-06-26.   For the past few years, the snack bar at the Connecticut Trolley Museum has been operated by outside contractors.

Submitted by Donna LeBlanc on 2009-06-26.   Join the Windsor Locks Senior Center on Wednesday, July 29, at 12 p.m., for an old-fashioned summer-time picnic.

Jun 25, 2009 5:18 pm US/Eastern WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. Police say a Chicago man who met a teenage Massachusetts girl on the Internet flew to Connecticut and sexually assaulted her at a hotel.

A Chicago man turned himself in on a warrant Wednesday charging him with four counts of second-degree sexual assault and four counts of risk of injury to a minor stemming from a May encounter with a 15-year-old girl from Massachusetts , police said.

The 6:50 p.m. hearing is at town hall. The land, now an electrical and sewer easement, would be at the side of the new station.