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Enfield Police Blotter: Dec. 14-16
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of December 17, 2012. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch...
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A Father-Daughter Weekend at Okemo - Skiing, Swimming, Dining - and Ripping
It was a chance for dad and his 7-year-old daughter to get away to central Vermont last weekend. And the perfect destination and event was lined up - Okemo Mountain Resort's annual media weekend. What...
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Enfield Schools Resume With Increased Security
Enfield students returned to school Monday morning for the first time since the tragic slaying of 20 children and six adults at a Newtown elementary school Friday. Following Friday's massacre, school...
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Keeping It Civil During the Holidays
A couple of days after Thanksgiving, I commented that the group in the room next door was playing “angry music.” My friend responded “that’s probably because they just had to spend a whole day with...
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Patch's Poll: Can Violent Movies and Video Games Influence Real Violence?
Within a day after the rampage in Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 26 students and staff members dead, the news emerged that killer Adam Lanza spent hours playing "Call of Duty" and...
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Directory Spotlight - One On One Hair Design
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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Malloy Wants Federal Action on Gun Controls in Wake of Newtown Shootings
As families of some of the 26 people killed in the Newtown shooting rampage begin burying their loved ones, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said the federal government needs to get serious about enacting...
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Updated "Most Wanted" List Posted by Enfield Police Department
The Enfield Police Department is looking for the public's help in locating more than a dozen suspects wanted in connection with various crimes. A tab on the department's website entitled "Enfield's...
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Fermi High School Custodian Charged With Assaulting Student
A tumultuous period at Fermi High School continued Tuesday, when a custodian was arrested after allegedly assaulting a student. Robert Merrill, 61, of 40 Kimberly Drive, Enfield, was charged with...
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Teachers, Administrators in Newtown Acted Heroically But That's No Surprise
Like the rest of the nation, I was shocked and saddened by the horrific events in Newtown that took the lives of 20 innocent children. What did not surprise me were the actions of the teachers and...
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Enfield Boys Hold Off East Granby, 67-57
Enfield raced to a 14-0 lead, not allowing visiting East Granby to score a field goal until the final minute of the first quarter, then withstood a game effort by the Crusaders in posting a 67-57...
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Patch's Poll: Would You Pay More in Taxes to Have a Police Officer in Every...
Many school districts — in Connecticut and across the country — have called on police departments this week to station officers at every school building after the mass shooting that left 20...
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Connecticut Lawmakers Meeting to Close Budget Deficit
Connecticut legislators have been meeting in secret to negotiate a deal that would close the state's budget deficit, the Hartford Courant reports today. Legislators will meet in Hartford today to vote...
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Fire Closes Portion of Scantic Road in East Windsor
A prime artery connecting a large portion of East Windsor with Route 5 is closed as firefighters work to extinguish a fire in an old house on Scantic Road. The 816 square foot Colonial at 342 Scantic...
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Directory Spotlight - GameStop
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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Obituaries: Barbara Vella
Barbara A. (Cybulski) Vella, 64, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Sunday, December 16, 2012.
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Enfield Police Blotter: Dec. 17-18
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of December 19, 2012. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch...
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The Connecticut Man Who Saved Christmas in 1917
Alfred Carlton Gilbert first came to Connecticut from his native Oregon at the age of 18 in 1902 when he arrived at Yale University. The impact that he made in New Haven — first as an athlete and then...
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PHOTOS: Friends of Rachel Clubs' Day of Kindness
The Friends of Rachel Clubs from Enfield High School, Fermi High School and Kennedy Middle School held a Day of Kindness on Saturday, Dec. 15. The day began with a pancake breakfast at St. Patrick's...
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