What's on Tonight: Amazing Race, Mummified, Walking Dead
The Amazing Race, 8:30 p.m., CBSGreatest upset ever – wow! We were standing up shouting at the TV in the last two minutes of the episode last week. Tonight, “As the teams arrive in Bangladesh, one...
View ArticleNo-Fail Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Crockpots or slow-cookers are great to use for many dishes, however, some such as meat dishes need a little extra prep work to get it right. I have made this pot roast recipe many times and have tried...
View ArticleAARP Says Leaf Raking is Good Exercise
Thanks rain. There are a lot of leaves on the ground now and I have to put off the hike to do yard work. Grrrrrrr. Wait ... There seems to be a good side to raking all those leaves, according to AARP....
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - 1st Way Life Center
Many of you may not know this, but there are descriptions and photos of nearly 900 businesses and organizations on Enfield Patch. Under the "Directory" heading at the top of our home page, you will...
View ArticleSHARE: Sisterhood of Breast Cancer Survivors in Enfield
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. One of the greatest challenges for those who have been newly diagnosed is finding sources of support. Patients are eager for information on...
View ArticleWhen Is The Last Presidential Debate?
The first debate between President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney was a traditional podium affair. The second one was a freewheeling 'town hall' format, with candidates strolling the stage...
View ArticleWhat's on Tonight: The Debate, The Voice, From Dusk Till Dawn II
Presidential Debate, 9 p.m., everywhereAnd … we’re back! Last one! Third verse, same as the first … a little bit louder and a little bit worse. Don’t forget Patch is live-blogging this, so jump on...
View ArticleObama-Romney Presidential Debate: Live Chat
In their final head-to-head meeting before the Nov. 8 election, President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will debate on foreign-policy issues beginning at 9 p.m. Monday at Lynn...
View ArticleAirplane Passenger Etiquette: Where Did It Go?
Last week, while returning to Connecticut from a Florida wedding, I waited in the terminal before my flight. People watching in any airport is entertaining. Business travelers routinely hopscotch pass...
View ArticleOctober Snowstorm: Enfield Patch Looks Back as the Anniversary Approaches
It was our own personal taste of "Revolution," the television show about what happens when the world loses power. We lived it — some for up to two weeks — after a devastating Oct. 29 snowstorm that...
View ArticleConnecticut Lottery Officials Get Hefty Bonuses
Top officials with the Connecticut Lottery Corp. were recently awarded $170,000 in bonuses, which included bonuses to managers who make more than $100,000 annually. According to a report in the...
View ArticleParole Hearing Wednesday For Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel
On Wednesday at 9 a.m., media from around the country is expected to converge on the McDougall-Walker Correctional Institution for the first parole hearing for Michael Skakel. Skakel, 52, was...
View ArticleEnfield Man Charged With 2 Counts of Manslaughter in Fatal Crash in February
An Enfield man has been charged with two counts of manslaughter in connection with a horrific crash in February that claimed the lives of two people. Kyle Berry, 46, of 52 Bailey Road, is charged with...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Pizza Palace
Many of you may not know this, but there are descriptions and photos of nearly 900 businesses and organizations on Enfield Patch. Under the "Directory" heading at the top of our home page, you will...
View ArticleWeekly Scholastic Sports Schedule, Oct. 22-28
Boys SoccerMonday - JFK at East Hartford, 3:45 p.m.Tuesday - E.O. Smith at Fermi, 3:45 p.m.Tuesday - SMSA at Enfield, 7 p.m.Wednesday - Windsor Locks at JFK, 3:45 p.m. Thursday - RHAM at Fermi, 6...
View ArticleObituaries: Gittzus, Glynn, Nelson
John Garrett Gittzus, MD, 65, of Plymouth, NH, formerly of Somers, passed away suddenly from natural causes at his home October 15, 2012. James F. Glynn, 70, of Enfield, passed away on October 17,...
View ArticleEnfield Woman Facing Charges in Windsor Crash
The woman who crashed into Dr. Wayne Levasseur's optometry office last New Year's Eve was intoxicated and speeding in excess of 80 miles per hour after "trying to run [her old boss] off the road,"...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: Do Celebrity Endorsements Matter to You?
After Nike dropped Lance Armstrong as a spokesman last week, four other companies followed suit, including Anheuser-Busch, 24 Hour Fitness, Trek Bicycle and athletic products maker Honey Stinger....
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