Report: Private Plowers Charging Exorbitant Rates
As the piles of snow got higher from Friday night into Saturday, the cost of having your driveway plowed may have been going up as well. In New Haven, there was at least one private snowplower who was...
View ArticleObituaries: Vane, LaClare
Raymond “Ray” J. Vane, 74, of Enfield, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Mary B. (Barbieri) LaClare, 99, of Enfield, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013.
View ArticleSports World Bubble Collapses in East Windsor
TheSports World bubble in East Windsor collapsed Saturday night from this weekend's heavy snowfall, according to owner Michael Fioretti.No one was injured from the collapse, Fioretti said.Fioretti said...
View ArticleEnfield Police Blotter: Feb. 8-10
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of Feb. 11, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch to...
View ArticleEnfield Schools Scheduled to Open Tuesday
Enfield students will go back to school Tuesday, according to a message from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jeffrey Schumann. All Enfield public schools, parochial schools, Head Start, CREC Public...
View ArticleEnfield Photo of the Day: Gimme Shelter
After the arduous task of plowing and/or shoveling out, this Enfield resident went about constructing and decorating an igloo.
View ArticleEnfield Scholastic Sports Schedule, Feb. 11-17
Here are the scheduled games for varsity sports at Enfield and Fermi high schools for the week of Feb. 11-17, 2013. (NOTE: some games postponed due to last week's storm are still being re-scheduled)...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: What's Your Plan for Valentine's Day?
Digging out from two feet or more of snow doesn't put anyone in a romantic mood, and yet, Valentine's Day is almost upon us. The history of the Feb. 14 holiday is a long and complicated one linked to...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Leland R. Hawthorne and Son
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 ArticleCheaper Booze Prices in Connecticut Are on the Table This Year
Last year the governor took on Sunday liquor store sales. This year he's set his sights on lowering the price of alcohol at those stores. Among the legislation Gov. Dannel P. Malloy submitted this week...
View ArticleObituaries: Walter H. Zessin
Walter H. Zessin, 95, formerly of Enfield, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013.
View ArticleEnfield Police Update "Most Wanted" List
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: Which Sport Should Be Eliminated from the Olympics?
The International Olympic Committee surprised the sporting world Tuesday by voting to cut wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympics. The committee agreed to pare down the 26 sports it features to 25 so...
View ArticleSpringfield Man Charged in 2011 Liquor Store Robbery in Enfield
A Massachusetts man has been charged in connection with a 2011 robbery at an Enfield liquor store. Timothy Moses, 42, of Springfield, MA, was charged Tuesday with second-degree robbery, sixth-degree...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Mark's Motorsports
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 ArticleMalloy: Climate Change is Cause of Storms That Have Hit the State
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, whose tenure has been marked by a series of storms that have battered Connecticut, said this week that climate change is at the root of the dramatic weather we've seen. On a stop...
View ArticleObituaries: Lois (Pronovost) Sabettini
Lois (Pronovost) Sabettini, 81, formerly of Enfield, passed away on Sunday Feb. 10, 2013.
View ArticleLocal Wrestling Experts Dismayed at Decision to Drop the Sport From the Olympics
Some notable local wrestling experts are reacting with dismay to the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to remove the sport from the Summer Games, starting in 2020. The committee...
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