What's On Tonight: Summer Olympics, Wipeout, World's Dumbest
Summer Olympics, 8 p.m., NBC Tonight, Gymnastics: women's all-around final; swimming, finals: men's 200m backstroke, men's 200m individual medley, women's 200m breaststroke, women's 100m freestyle;...
View Article3 Connecticut Athletes Captured 5 Medals in 1948 London Olympic Games
London is the only city in the world to have hosted the modern Olympic games three times: 1908, 1948, and 2012. The 1948 games are sometimes referred to as the "Austerity Games," as they were held...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Enfield Police Department
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 ArticleAmazing Food and Singing Stars to Highlight 87th Annual Enfield Italian Festival
August is a rare month of two full moons, but it is the stars that will be shining at the 87th annual Enfield Italian Festival this weekend. The three-day celebration put on by the Our Lady of Mount...
View ArticleToyota Recalling 760,000 Rav4s
Toyota is recalling 760,000 Rav4s in the U.S., from model years 2006-2011, citing a suspension problem that can cause crashes. Toyota also is recalling some 18,000 Lexus HS 250h's from 2010,...
View ArticleDonovan Ad Addresses Campaign Controversy
Fifth District Chris Donovan (D): Donovan has a new televison ad out, which finally speaks to the arrests of two of his campaign aides, reports the Connecticut Mirror. It is Donovan's first use of...
View ArticleWhat's On Tonight: Summer Olympics, The Untouchables, Swamp Wars
Summer Olympics, 8 p.m., NBC Tonight, Swimming, finals: men's 100m butterfly, men's 50m freestyle, women's 200m backstroke, women's 800m freestyle; track and field: men's shot put final; diving:...
View ArticleSupport for Injured Cyclist, Olympic Emotion and More
Writer’s block is the unfortunate experience of not being able to follow a fragmented thought to completion and eventually losing it to the ever present haystack. Instead of shaking down the...
View ArticleMarilynn Cressotti Assumes Assistant Principal Role at Fermi High School
Marilynn Cressotti has seen just about everything in her three-plus decades of teaching in Enfield. From now on, however, she'll be seeing them from a new spot: the second floor office at Fermi High...
View ArticleChinese Mitten Crab Found In Conn. Waters
A press release from the state Department of Energy and Evironmental Protection: The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) and Connecticut Sea Grant today confirmed that a...
View ArticleWho's Coming and Who's Going
The following real estate transfers were recorded in the Enfield Town Clerk's office through Aug. 2, 2012. 10 Knollwood Circle - $289,900Buyers: Bradford and Ann ChaseSellers: Joy and Robert Stanger...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Joshua 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 ArticleEnfield Police Blotter: Aug. 1-2
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of August 3, 2012. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch...
View ArticleInmate Dies After Assault at Osborn Correctional Institution
An inmate at Osborn Correctional Institution has been pronounced dead at Yale-New Haven Hospital after he was attacked at the prison. Connecticut State Police said that David Dube, 60, with a last...
View ArticlePrison Gardens Help Supplement Food at Local Elderly Complexes
The hard work of some prison inmates has helped feed the hungry at several area food pantries and elderly housing projects. A pair of inmates and two Department of Correction employees delivered about...
View ArticleWhat's on Tonight: Summer Olympics, The Hurt Locker, Unfaithful
Summer Olympics, 8 p.m., NBC Tonight, Swimming, finals: men's and women's 4x100m medley relay, women's 50m freestyle, men's 1500m freestyle; track and field, finals: women's 100m, men's long jump;...
View ArticleRichard Ford's 'Canada': A Coming of Age Story About the Son of Bank Robbers
Richard Ford is one of my favorite authors, and since he hasn't published a new book since 2006's "The Lay of the Land," I couldn't wait to get my hands on his new novel "Canada." Ford has an...
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