Enfield Police Blotter: March 1-3
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of March 4, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch to...
View ArticleLima Connects for Career-High 35 Points as Enfield Disposes of Wilcox Tech
Things started a bit slowly for the Enfield High School boys basketball team Monday night in its Class M tournament opener against Wilcox Tech. The visiting Indians grabbed five offensive rebounds in...
View ArticleObituaries: Edward F. Smith, Sr.
Edward F. Smith Sr., 74, a resident of Enfield for over thirty years, formerly of Albany, NY, died on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013.
View ArticlePatch's Poll: Should Members of Congress Face Pay Cuts Too?
When Congress failed to stop the federal sequester from taking effect last week, it subjected about a million federal employees to a cut in pay as mandated furloughs kick in. According to the...
View ArticleLocal Missing Girls to be Featured on Investigation Discovery
Between 1968 and 1978, 10 girls vanished from Tolland County. Some of the bodies have been recovered, others have not. Two of those girls are 7-year-old Janice Pockett of Tolland and 13-year-old Lisa...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Complete IT Center
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: Barbara J. (Jackson) Chappell
Barbara J. (Jackson) Chappell, 80, formerly of Enfield passed away on Saturday, March 2, 2013. http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/hartfordcourant/obituary.aspx?n=Barbara-CHAPPELL&pid=163469924
View ArticleIt's Test-Taking Time in Enfield Schools
It's standardized test time across Connecticut, a season that puts added stress on students, teachers and parents alike as schools administer the Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) and the Connecticut...
View ArticleEnfield Police Seize Nearly $100K Worth of Marijuana
Enfield police and members of the Drug Enforcement Agency seized around 14 kilograms of marijuana from a vehicle at the Kohl's Plaza on Elm Street Tuesday. The joint investigation between local law...
View ArticleGreat Places To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
Patch asked for your favorite St. Patrick's Day gathering places, and you answered! An interactive map of reader-recommended places to gather March 17 is posted above. So if you're looking for a place...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: Are Corporations Profiting from High Unemployment?
The New York Times put it bluntly in an article on high corporate profits this week: "With millions still out of work, companies face little pressure to raise salaries, while productivity gains allow...
View ArticleUPDATE: Enfield High School Tournament Basketball Game Postponed
A threat of inclement weather has forced postponement of Wednesday's Class M tournament basketball game at Enfield High School, Enfield coordinator of athletics Barry Bernstein said. The decision to...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Riley's School of Dance
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: Regina (Trachimowicz) Chelkonas
Regina (Trachimowicz) Chelkonas, 98, of Enfield, passed away on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013.
View Article[Update] State, Local Police Investigate Report of Man With a Gun at MCC
Update 5:15 p.m.: The following statement was released by Manchester Community College President Gena Glickman: "The Manchester Police Department was dispatched to Manchester Community College...
View ArticleTRANSCRIPT: Talk About Bullying with Joel Waldron
Martial arts teacher, life coach and former bullying columnist Joel Waldron will be taking your questions about bullying in a live chat on Patch this Thursday at noon. Waldron, who runs the Academy of...
View ArticleEnfield Police Blotter: March 4-5
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of March 6, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch to...
View Article'King Kong' Turns 80 This Week!
"King Kong" is 80 years old this week. Declared "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress in 1991, the movie was also named one of the country's top 50 films...
View ArticleWounded Veteran from Northern Connecticut Inspiring Others to Follow His Example
Rick Cicero and four other people jumped out of an airplane from 10,000 feet over Lake County, Florida on Monday. However, this was no ordinary skydiving expedition. The 1988 Suffield High School...
View ArticlePatch's Poll: Does Facebook Have Too Many Ads?
In an imminent redesign of its news feed, Facebook will look different once again and ads will likely be more prominent and targeted, according to the New York Times. “They have to walk a fine line...
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