Enfield Police Explorers Launch "Stuff a Cruiser" Campaign to Aid Toys For Joy
For the third consecutive year, members of the Enfield Police Explorers are assisting children in need with their "Stuff a Cruiser" campaign. The drive, which collects donations of new unwrapped toys...
View ArticleMake-Ahead Gifts for the Holidays: Chocolate Nut Bark
Just about everyone on your holiday gift list would appreciate a home-made item including this chocolate and peanut bark - a very addictive combination of salty and sweet. This makes a great gift to...
View ArticleDoes the Ride Down the Hill Involve a Parking Ticket?
• So the temperatures up north are cooperating and that means the snow is piling up. That means the cruisers are off the charts. It also means element after element will begin to appear in the terrain...
View ArticleLongtime Enfield Police Officer Robert Chadderton Passes Away Unexpectedly
On a night when the Enfield Police Department Communications Division received an award for outstanding service, the law enforcement agency was stunned by news of the sudden passing of the man who was...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - St. Bernard 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 ArticleResisting the Pressure of Early Holiday Decorating
I envy the organized souls who manage to fully decorate their homes for the holidays before the Thanksgiving leftovers ripen and the refrigerator clears of expired odors. How is this possible? Where do...
View ArticleFermi-Enfield Hockey Co-op Adds Two Schools, Switches to Division II
When hockey players from Enfield's two high schools take to the ice for the annual four-team jamboree Saturday, a few changes will have taken place since the end of last season. The combined...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Olde Towne Barber
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 ArticlePatch's Poll: Is College Tuition Worth the Price?
A big headline in the New York Times Style section on Sunday put it this way: "College Is For Suckers." The story talked about students who have taken a page from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's...
View ArticleConnecticut Spends $860 Million on Businesses Incentive Programs
Connecticut spends about $241 per capita each year developing business growth, or $860 million annually, according to a report in the New York Times. Connecticut is one of 45 states in the country that...
View ArticleEnfield Police Blotter: Nov. 30-Dec. 2
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of December 3, 2012. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch...
View ArticleIs Trash Talk a Normal Part of your Family Experience?
This comic was sent to me not too long ago and I immediately thought, “Boy, is that ever dead on!” Later, as I passed it around and discussed it with people, I found that it resonated with many of...
View ArticleVernon Police: Man Who Went on Wyoming Killing Spree Had a Pending Pistol...
Christopher Krumm had a pending pistol permit in Vernon at the time he traveled from Vernon to Wyoming and stabbed a woman to death, killed his father with a bow and arrow and eventually killed...
View ArticleResidents Appointed to Enfield High School Building Committee
At its Monday night meeting, the Enfield Town Council appointed a 13-member bipartisan panel of residents to work on the renovation plan for the Enfield High School facility. The Enfield High School...
View ArticleHighest Gas Price Average Ever in 2012
The average price of gas throughout 2012 is likely to be the most expensive ever, according to the price tracking website GasBuddy.com. "While the national average continues to fall, we've done the...
View ArticleBusiness Owners: Claim Your Free Listing on Patch!
We're so excited about the updates we are rolling out to our Patch users in a couple of weeks. Among the most exciting: the transformation of our Directory from a simple listing of information to an...
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