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‘Dads Climb Free’ at The Adventure Park at Storrs on Father's Day
STORRS, Conn. — The great outdoors awaits Connecticut families on Father’s Day, as The Adventure Park at Storrs is promoting its “Dads Climb Free” initiative, according to a release from the business. The Adventure Park in Storrs, located on Storrs Road near the University of Connecticut,...
Brian Sullivan Wins Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down at Stafford Speedway; DiMatteo, Durand, Hammann, & Hydar Also Score Feature Wins
(Stafford Springs, CT)—Stafford Speedway hosted the extra distance Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down along with Stafford’s other four weekly divisions on Friday, May 24th. Scoring the big win of the night was Brian Sullivan in the 40-lap Monaco Ford SK Light Double Down. Sullivan was scored as the race winner when Nick Anglace was penalized to the last car on the lead lap for making contact with Meghan Fuller on the final lap of the race. Other feature winners on the night included Cory DiMatteo, who notched his third consecutive SK Modified® feature victory, Andrew Durand in the Late Model feature, Rich Hammann in the Limited Late Model feature, and Travis Hydar was a winner in the Street Stock division for the second week in a row.
Violent fugitive from MA arrested in Willimantic
WILLIMANTIC, CT (WFSB) - U.S. marshals and Willimantic police arrested a violent felon wanted in Massachusetts on Thursday morning. Lee George-Maldonado was wanted as a fugitive from justice for charges of kidnapping with a firearm, possession of a firearm without a license, conspiracy to violate drug law, felony assault and armed robbery, according to authorities.
Mango the canary: Lost, then found in Monson
MONSON — After Mango took off and left her without warning, Sandra R. Skoczylas had no way of knowing if she’d ever hear his beautiful voice again. But, she was hopeful. She made a plea on social media to spread the word about her lost pet, a canary that flew out an open window last Tuesday.
Dom Amore: UConn’s baseball team took the long way home, then punched its NCAA ticket
STORRS — There wasn’t a whole lot to say, but a whole lot to think about. The UConn baseball team, after dominating the Big East all season, took an early, rather unceremonious exit from the conference tournament. After failing to get the winning run in from third with no outs in the ninth, they lost to Xavier in 11 innings, the completion of a suspended game. Then after leading four different ...
UConn baseball on the bubble, sweating out NCAA Tournament selection process
The UConn baseball players and coaches figured to do some tossing and turning Sunday night, and wake for an anxious breakfast on Memorial Day. The NCAA Tournament Field of 64 will be announced at noon on Monday (ESPN 2) and, though the Huskies have been a tournament fixture over the last decade and a half, they will have to sweat out the process this year. After an out-of-character early exit ...
Quiet Corner Film Festival returns to Killingly HS on Wednesday: Why you should go
Doors will open for the red-carpet experience at 5:30 p.m., with short film screenings beginning at 6:15 p.m. People often wear a nice shirt and tie or a dress for the red carpet. The films were made by Connecticut high school students. Schools whose entries were selected include Killingly, Grasso...
Voters approve Charlton fire department substation
CHARLTON, Mass. — After a nearly 30-year push, the Charlton Fire Department is expanding. At this week's town meeting, voters passed adding a fire substation. The same effort was voted down twice in the last 5 years. Town administrator Andrew Golas said his $19 million project will serve the...
Killingly board of education votes on resolution after complaint about mental health services
The board of education in Killingly has voted to resolve the proceedings against the district that center on mental health services for students. The board took the vote on Wednesday night after an executive session. Five school board members voted in favor of entering an agreement to resolve the 10-4b proceeding against the Killingly school district and three voted against.
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