Hartford County News

The recession isn't over. It has hurt everyone from Main Street to Wall Street and organizations that provide food to those in need aren't getting donations like they used to.

Health Notes Submitted by Susannah Hogendorn on 2009-11-04.   FamilyWize, a free discount prescription card, is now available to help Farmington Valley residents save money on their prescriptions thanks to a partnership with Avon United Way.

John Geckler of West Hartford was taken aback when he got a letter from his mortgage lender telling him he needed to buy flood insurance because the federal government had updated its maps.

Union Savings Bank officials announced today a merger with The First National Bank of Litchfield.

On Campus Submitted by Amanda L. Renna on 2009-10-19.   Manchester Community College is holding its 12th annual Foodshare Empty Bowls Project on Saturday, Oct.

Field Fire Fames seen for miles in Hartford County. Photo location - Rt.. 20 and County Club Rd.

Submitted by Marcey Ginsburg Munoz on 2009-10-18.   Naomi Amaya Members of the Kehilat Chaverim of Greater Hartford Sunday School, ) Ethan Basch, Maseo Overmyer-Velazquez, Jake Long, and Victoria Abel carry vegetables they harvested at Auer Farm during a recent Sukkot activity.

Fox 61 Meteorologist Joe Furey is forecasting up to an inch or two of snow in the Litchfield hills tonight.

Well-heeled West Hartford is not a place that you expect to see signs of a sluggish economy.

Some staples that Linda Hanson believed would never be depleted - the seemingly endless supply of canned green beans and soup, for example - are largely gone now from the West Hartford Food Pantry.

Yom Kippur Food Drive Religious Life Submitted by Jane Zande on 2009-10-05.   Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Ave., West Hartford , helped to address the persistent problem of domestic hunger during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur on Monday, September 28.

Biz Buzz Submitted by West Hartford Chamber of Commerce on 2009-09-30.   The West Hartford Chamber of Commerce officially launched their 2009 Membership Drive on Sept.

Most people don't really appreciate the time, effort, science and art that goes into making a fabulous loaf of bread.

I am seeking genealogical or any other types of information on Edwin Risley, born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, August 6, 1794.In 1844 Edwin Risley moved to Detroit,Wayne County, Michigan along with his 6 children.The children's names are Marriah Risley, Levi Risley,Angeline Risley,Mary Risley,Caroline Risley and Ruben Russel ...

I am seeking genealogical or any other types of information pertaining to Edwin Risley son of Michael and Hannah Stedman Risley.Edwin was born August 6, 1794 in East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.I would also like any genealogical information on Edwins wife Anna McClure Risley.

The shelves at Foodshare's cavernous warehouse in Bloomfield are stacked high with boxes - but most of them are empty.

Fairfield County had the most winners in the annual ranking of the 40 fastest-growing technology companies in Connecticut for 2009.

The list of winning companies, called the UHY LLP Tech Top 40, is compiled on the basis of revenue growth over the last four years.

Years ago, damaged food products went to the dump or to the families of the people who worked in the warehouses where it was damaged in the first place.

Foodshare, the regional food bank serving Hartford and Tolland counties, will launch its 20-town challenge next month to raise public awareness of the problems associated with hunger and poverty.