East Longmeadow celebrates Veterans Day

EAST LONGMEADOW — East Longmeadow veterans, residents and town officials gathered outside town hall on Nov. 11 for the town’s annual Veterans Day ceremony, featuring a parade, speeches and an array of performances. Performances featured East Longmeadow High School student Brendan Schmidt’s bagpipes renditions of “Amazing Grace” and...

UConn men’s basketball gets commitment from 7-foot-1 center Jack Thelen

Dan Hurley continues to add star power to his 2027 recruiting class. On Wednesday, the Huskies got their fourth commitment in next year’s freshman class as 7-foot-1 center Jack Thelen committed to UConn. Joe Tipton of On3 was the first to report the news . Keny Vado commitment: UConn men’s basketball gets commitment from French center Keny Vado NaVarro Bowman Jr. commitment: Five-star basketball prospect NaVarro Bowman Jr. commits to UConn Jordan Page exclusive: Why five-star Jordan Page committed to UConn men’s basketball | Exclusive Thelen is a four-star recruit from Osseo, Minnesota, who attends Maple Grove High School. According to 247Sports, Thelen is the top-ranked player in the state, 16 th -best center in the country and the 111th-ranked player in the nation. He joins a recruiting class that includes five-star prospects Jordan Page and NaVarro Bowman Jr. as well as French center Keny Vado . Thelen initially chose to commit to Wisconsin shortly after the Badgers offered him a scholarship in June. But he decommitted from the program three weeks ago when he decided to reopen his recruitment. In his report for 247Sports, director of scouting Adam Finkelstein described Thelen as a “big bodied lefty with real size

Chairman of UConn Board of Trustees resigns

STORRS, Conn. (WTNH) — The chairman of UConn’s Board of Trustees has resigned on the heels of several weeks of drama surrounding the future of the school’s president, Dr. Radenka Maric. A spokeswoman for Gov. Ned Lamont confirmed the resignation of Daniel Toscano, the board’s chair since 2019. The governor himself wished Toscano well but […]

Holiday Dining with Red Heat Tavern

Red Heat Tavern at The Shops at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor is giving you plenty of reasons to eat, drink, and be merry!

Aerospace, defense company opens facility in Windsor Locks

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — Aalberts Surface Technologies opened a new facility in Windsor Locks on Wednesday. The company supports U.S. aerospace, defense, space, power generation and other “mission-critical” industries. Members of the Aalberts team say they are reinforcing their commitment to Connecticut by opening the new space. “Previously, the plant and business sat in […]

69-unit senior community plan in South Windsor faces backlash from neighbors

One Darlene Drive resident said she was particularly concerned about limiting access to the road during construction.

Manchester set to begin removal of Flock cameras from town

MANCHESTER, Conn. (WTNH) — Manchester is joining Windsor and Killingworth in not just pausing its Flock camera use, but removing them entirely. The decision was made Tuesday night in a 5-to-4 vote by the Manchester Board of Directors, which said the town has had a contract with Flock since 2022. All 17 cameras, including a […]

Toys for Tykes pool tournament in CT earns Vernon Volunteer Fire Dept. $12k+ in donations

Daryl Turbacuski goes undefeated to claim 96-entrant Toys for Tykes 20th annual event. In a ‘first-come, first-served’ kind of way, the Toys for Tykes program, run by the Vernon, CT Volunteer Fire Department and supported by (among other efforts) an annual pool tournament held at Buckland Billiards in Vernon, has become (here) a ‘poster child’ for a number of Christmas-season programs being held, annually, nation-wide. Toys for Tykes is just one name used in an effort to bring Christmas gifts to underprivileged children, including (among others) Toys for Kids, Santa’s Workshop, Angel Tree, and the acknowledged ‘grand-daddy’ of them all, Toys for Tots, which traces its origins to a grassroots effort by a Marine Corps reservist and his wife in 1947, eventually expanding to become a nationwide, registered charitable program run by the US Marine Corps Reserve. Early on, it was Walt Disney who designed the first Toys for Tots poster and created the iconic, three-car, red train logo. Toys for Tots has grown from its somewhat modest efforts to operate approximately 870 local chapters and campaigns, nation-wide.

Kennedy Cambridge steals the ball and hits a fast-break pull-up three, cutting Ohio State’s deficit against UConn

The Weekly: UConn officially signs Sydney Savoury

Sign up to get The Weekly in your inbox every Thursday or subscribe to get our premium coverage which includes game stories, analysis and more. After verbally committing to the Huskies last Friday, Sydney Savoury officially signed with the program on Wednesday. The No. 9 prospect in the class of 2027, she’s a 5-11 guard out of Belleville, Michigan.

“Ducking the Duke Game”: Fans React as UConn’s Nik Khamenia’s Approximate Injury Layoff Time Becomes Public

Nik Khamenia suffered a left foot injury in UConn’s victory over the Wagner Seahawks on Monday, and the school has confirmed he will undergo surgery and miss several weeks of action. Khamenia will miss UConn’s highly anticipated game against his former program, Duke. Head coach Dan Hurley said Khamenia...

Manchester votes to terminate Flock contract

The Manchester Board of Directors voted 5-4 on November 10 to terminate a contract with Flock Safety and remove automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras before the end of the year. Manchester has 18 cameras, the majority of which are stationary Falcon cameras. Under the terms of the resolution introduced by Director Jerald Lentini, the […] The post Manchester votes to terminate Flock contract appeared first on Inside Investigator .

East Longmeadow Lion’s Club fundraising for new Christmas tree

EAST LONGMEADOW — The East Longmeadow Lion’s Club is looking to make the yearly Christmas tree shine better and brighter for years to come with fundraising efforts to purchase a brand new tree to stand outside First Congregational Church, 7 Somers Road. East Longmeadow celebrates the Christmas season...

Thanksgiving demand surges as Connecticut food pantries search for donations

Organizations across Connecticut are calling for turkey donations ahead of Thanksgiving as food pantries and soup kitchens report growing demand and dwindling supplies. Some organizations say they have only half of what they need to serve families this holiday season. Covenant Soup Kitchen in Willimantic is among those facing a...

The Children’s Place files for bankruptcy. 8 Connecticut stores face uncertain future

The Children’s Place has filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell its assets. Gift cards are still being honored, but only for a limited time.

Hartford HealthCare Emergency Department Nurse Earns Prestigious International Honor, Becoming First in Connecticut Recognized to Receive Nursing's Highest Distinction

(MANCHESTER, CT) – Margaret "Marge" Letitia, BSN, RN, EMT-P, CEN, a Manchester Memorial Hospital Emergency Department nurse, became the first in Connecticut to be named a fellow at the Academy of Emergency Nursing. This distinctive honor is reserved for fewer than 1% of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) members worldwide.

UConn looking to beat James Madison for bowl eligibility

The UConn football team hosts James Madison on Saturday and the Huskies need to win if they want to be bowl eligible again this season.

UConn Wiffleball Club: Back to the backyard

Wiffleball was born right here in Connecticut, evolving from a backyard pastime into a cultural phenomenon featured everywhere from ESPN to the e-trade baby 2024 Super Bowl commercial, which insisted pickleball “should be called wiffle tennis.”. For third semester marketing major Jack Yadlon, it started as a game he...