Updated Most Wanted List Released by Enfield Police
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...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: Have You Ever Tried Online Dating?
The time period between Christmas and Valentine's Day is the peak for online dating, perhaps as people hope to change their relationship status in a new year. According to digitallife.today.com,...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - McCaffrey Law Firm
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 ArticleConnecticut State College Officials Considering Hefty Tuition Hikes
The state's Board of Regents for Higher Education is considering a more than 12 percent hike in tuition for students who attend state community colleges or one of the four state-run universities, the...
View ArticleTogetherness is Theme of Malloy's State of the State Speech
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy didn't actually offer his take on the state of Connecticut in his "State of the State" address, but his impassioned delivery before the General Assembly Wednesday painted with a...
View ArticleEnfield Police Blotter: Jan. 7-8
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of Jan. 9, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch to...
View ArticleConnecticut Native Instrumental in Passage of the 13th Amendment
Last week marked the 150th anniversary of the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. As noted in last week's column, Lincoln issued the proclamation following the Union's costly victory at Antietam...
View ArticleSouth Windsor Police Say Attack Not Random; Facebook Page Established for...
South Windsor police are in the midst of investigating an attack Tuesday that took place at a local automotive business and left two men hospitalized with serious injuries.Chief of Police Matthew Reed...
View ArticleEnfield Awarded Grant to Purchase New Energy-Efficient Diesel Truck
Enfield is one of seven towns who have been awarded grants to replace older diesel trucks with cleaner, more efficient new vehicles. In a news release Thursday, the Connecticut Department of Energy and...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: Did You Get a Flu Shot?
Flu has hit the state — and the country — early and hard this year, according to the Red Cross. The Centers for Disease Control recommends that everyone over 6 months of age should get a flu shot, even...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Sovereign Bank
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 ArticleObituaries: Blewett, Kovach
Sally (Mann) Blewett, 75, of Enfield, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. Angeline E. (Laurence) Kovach, 81, of Enfield, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013.
View ArticleConnecticut School Leaders: Don't Arm Educators in Wake of Newtown
Amid increasing calls to arm educators in the wake of the Newtown shootings, school leaders who met earlier this week in Southington agreed that guns have no place in Connecticut's schools. The...
View Article[Updated 6 p.m. Thursday] South Windsor Police Identify Suspect in Assault,...
[Updated, 6 p.m. Thursday] The South Windsor police department has an arrest warrant for a suspect in the assaults that took place on Tuesday night at Forced Induction Motorsports on Edwin Road. The...
View ArticleSay Goodbye to the Snow: Weekend Temps May Reach 50-Plus
Since Christmas Day, the ground has been pretty much covered with the white stuff, but the snow may not be around for long. The National Weather Service is predicting a significant warming trend this...
View ArticleI'm a Wrestling Parent Now
I think I’ve mentioned before that The Boy (my 14-year-old freshman) is a rather large kid. Weight training has transformed him from a big meatball into a more solid meatball. So it made sense when...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: Would You Use a Roaming Town Hall?
Inspired by the food truck craze, Boston has launch a "City Hall To Go," which brings services directly to the city's neighborhoods. "Residents can use the van to gain access to civic services, ask...
View ArticleEnfield Trio Charged in Major Crack Cocaine Bust
Three Enfield residents were arrested Thursday after local police and federal agents executed a search and seizure warrant at a Thompsonville home. Nathan Snape, 36, and Kaley Brucker, 23, both of 14-B...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Tell Me a Story
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 ArticleThree Massachusetts Residents Charged With Drug Offenses
Three Massachusetts residents were charged with drug-related offenses during a traffic stop on Elm Street Thursday night. Joshua Malave, 22, and Edvardo Orta, 23, both of Springfield, were charged with...
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