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Patch's Poll: Should Smoking Be Banned in Cars Carrying Children 6 and Under?
State Rep. Henry J. Genga (D-East Hartford) has introduced legislation that would ban smoking inside cars with passengers age 6 and under. The bill calls for a warning for the first violation and a...
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East Windsor's Sports World Expected to Reopen Wednesday or Thursday
The Sports World bubble, which collapsed under the weight of the snow during the recent blizzard, is back up and expected to reopen Wednesday or Thursday, according to one of the facility’s...
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Directory Spotlight - Barelco Electric
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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Enfield Scholastic Sports Schedule, Feb. 19-24
Here are the scheduled games for varsity sports at Enfield and Fermi high schools for the week of Feb. 19-24, 2013. Tuesday, Feb. 19Indoor track, Enfield at State Open (Floyd Little Center), 4...
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Connecticut Students Would Pay 5 Percent More to Attend State Universities
In an effort to lure more out-of-state students to Connecticut and close a budget gap, the Board of Regents for Higher Education, which oversees the state's university system, is considering a plan to...
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Obituaries: Fournier, Flanagan, Friend
Alvin L. "Pete" Fournier, 90, of Enfield, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013. Helen V. Flanagan, of Enfield, passed away on Friday. Feb. 15, 2013. Lee J. Friend, 81, formerly of Enfield, passed away...
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Enfield Photo of the Day: False Alarm
Kohl's Department Store was briefly evacuated Friday after an employee said she smelled "electrical smoke" near the break room. Thompsonville Fire Department personnel arrived and ascertained there was...
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Enfield Businesses Avoid Connecticut's Top 100 Delinquent Taxpayers List
Connecticut's Top 100 delinquent business taxpayer accounts as of Jan. 1, 2013 are listed on the Department of Revenue Services website. Businesses with asterisks next have been listed on a delinquent...
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Frederick Merrill is Moving to Tolland
After decades of criminal behavior, the man known as the Peanut Butter Bandit is moving back to Tolland. Frederick R. Merrill, 66, a man with a violent criminal history and one who escaped from prison...
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Patch's Poll: Should the Law Limit an Individual's Total Contributions to...
An Alabama man's case — which argues that the overall limits on an individual's campaign contributions are too low — is now headed to the Supreme Court, the New York Times reports. In 2010, the same...
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Directory Spotlight - The Yardehouse Tavern
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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Red-Light Cameras Proposal Back Before Connecticut Legislature
A proposal to install red-light cameras in urban areas is back before the Connecticut legislature. The measure died in 2011 when the General Assembly's Judiciary Committee refused to consider it. The...
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State Police Search for Somers Xtra-Mart Armed Robbery Suspects
State police said they are searching for two men who robbed a Somers Xtra-Mart at knifepoint Tuesday night. According to a press release from Troop C, the two white males in their early twenties...
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Enfield Police Blotter: Feb. 18-19
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of Feb. 20, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch to...
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Ten Connecticut Men Helped Lincoln Pass the 13th Amendment (Part 2)
Steven Spielberg's movie Lincoln focuses on how our 16th President was able to garner the votes necessary in the House of Representatives to achieve the two-thirds majority needed for the 13th...
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Malloy On Connecticut Gun Control Talks: 'It's Not Working'
Angry at what he describes as inaction by Connecticut's General Assembly on gun control, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has announced he intends to propose his own form of legislation on the issue. Malloy is...
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Patch's Poll: Should Malloy Bypass the Legislative Task Force on Gun Violence?
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy surprised many — possibly even his own staff — by telling the Journal Inquirer this week that he would release his own set of proposals to combat gun violence, bypassing a...
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Directory Spotlight - Peking Express Restaurant
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: Helen V. Flanagan
Helen V. Flanagan, of Enfield, passed away on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013. Alfred C. Avery, 82, formerly of Enfield, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013.
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