What's on Tonight: Ghost Storm, Poseidon, Dinner at Eight
Ghost Storm, 9 p.m., SyFy“A supernatural electrical storm threatens an island community.” Because after all we’ve been through, let’s watch someone else suffer. Poseidon, 8 p.m., AMCRemake, not...
View ArticleBlack Friday Now Starts on Thanksgiving Day. So What?
Mega sales on the Friday after Thanksgiving have been around for decades. There is, in fact, a whole Web site devoted to Black Friday that explains the concept: "The term 'Black Friday' was coined in...
View ArticleFermi Advances in Boys Soccer Tournament With 5-0 Win Over Cheney Tech
Conor Glettenberg scored two goals as 13th-seeded Fermi High School knocked off Cheney Tech 5-0 in the first round of the CIAC Class L boys soccer tournament Friday in Enfield. Glettenberg scored the...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Gary Rome Kia
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 ArticleWhat's on Tonight: Amazing Race, Good Wife, Homeland
The Amazing Race, 8 p.m., CBSWe knew last week would be a non-Philimination. Inevitable. So, lucky goat farmers. I find them annoying. Tonight we find ourselves in Russia. I have decided I want the...
View ArticleAnd Thus, the 2012-13 Snow Sports Season Begins
Listen …Point your ears northward and listen some more. Ah the sound of snow guns. That's right, winter has come to the northern snow sports resorts on the heels of a hurricane. The photos began...
View ArticleThe Freshest Cranberry Sauce For Thanksgiving
I like the canned whole cranberry sauce just like everyone else, but, for Thanksgiving, why not go the extra quarter mile and make it fresh. It's really easy! And hard to go back to the canned product...
View ArticleVeterans Day: The Infamous Symmetry Of 11-11-11
Today is Veterans Day. Nov. 11 used to be called Armistice Day because it was on this date in 1918 that an armistice to end World War I was signed in a railroad car in Compiegne, just outside of Paris....
View ArticleNestlé NESQUIK Chocolate Powder Recall
This is a Press Release from the Department of Consumer Protection HARTFORD, November 9 – Consumers are being encouraged to check if the Nestlé NESQUIK® Chocolate Powder in their cupboards bears one...
View ArticleEnfield Girls Fall to Lauralton Hall in Class M Tournament Shootout
Lauralton Hall converted all of its penalty kicks to defeat Enfield 4-3 in the first round of the CIAC Class M girls soccer tournament Saturday at Foran High School in Milford. Enfield twice came from...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Honor the Veteran in Your Life
We are grateful to those who have served our country over the years and we want to say thank you by offering this space on Enfield and Suffield Patch to honor our veterans. We will keep this gallery on...
View ArticleMeet U.S. Navy Cold War Veteran Peter Hufstader
Peter Hufstader, 75, had just finished serving for the U.S. Naval Reserve the year before the Cuban Missile Crisis happened in October 1962. Then 25 and living in Fairfield County, it was Hufstader's...
View ArticleSlow Cooker Recipes for Fall
Fall is the time for warm, hearty meals—and what better way to prepare them than by using your slow cooker? Simmer these fall-ingredient (think pumpkins, apples and squash) slow cooker recipes in your...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - New Life Community Church
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 ArticleWhat's on Tonight: The Mob Doctor, Revolution, Antiques Roadshow
The Mob Doctor, 9 p.m., Fox Dear Fox, You do realize this is still on, right? And that it started out the worst show of the 2012 fall season, and has since gotten WORSE. Please. For the sake of the...
View ArticleShaken Not Stirred: James Bond Is Still A Cool Cat
Early James Bond movies such as Dr. No, From Russia With Love or Thunderball showed Sean Connery smoking cigarettes in cocktail jackets, parading around casinos while women with exceptionally large...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: How Much Do You Usually Tip in Restaurants?
In New York City and elsewhere, some restaurants are now printing "suggested" tipping amounts at the bottom of the receipt. If your bill was $89, for example, the suggested tips would say 15 percent =...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Outback Steakhouse
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...
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