Ruroc Offers a Helmet Unique to the Market
Visually, it's a cross between Shaun White and Darth Vader, Evel Knievel and Storm Troopers. It's the Ruroc RG-1 helmet. Seriously, with a removable plastic protective facemask and integrated goggle...
View ArticleJust in Time for St. Patrick's Day: Irish Soda Bread
Please welcome guest chef Sarah Page Kyrcz and her recipe for Irish Soda Bread to this week's column. "This recipe is so easy and so yummy, I do not know why I wait until St. Patrick's Day to make it!"...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Little Black Dress
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 ArticlePatch Tip: How to Give a Buzz Cut: Part 2
The barbers at Flint's Barber Shop have shown us how to give a simple buzz cut, but the styling doesn't end there! In order to make the at-home cut look professional, it is essential to shape up the...
View ArticleWhere's My Tax Refund?
With the April 15 tax filing deadline approaching, the Internal Revenue Service has created a new YouTube video to provide taxpayers more details and tips to check on their tax refund. The new video...
View ArticleConnecticut Celebrates St. Patrick's Day With a Grand Parade
A great big Irish thank you to Patch user Kathy Payne, who shared these photos with Patch on the Mansfield Pics & Clips gallery! You can add your own photos to the gallery, or to this article. And...
View ArticleLegendary Enfield Coach Cookie Bromage Elected to National Hall of Fame
Sports fans in New England mainly remember September of 1967 as the month Carl Yastrzemski almost singlehandedly propelled the "Impossible Dream" Boston Red Sox to an improbable American League pennant...
View ArticleYour Take: Are You Worried about Hurricane Sandy's Effect on Your Favorite...
(Welcome to a new weekday feature at Patch called Your Take, in which we ask your opinion daily on a topic of interest. Have an idea for a Your Take? Email elissa@patch.com) It's been four-and-a-half...
View ArticleAsk a Trooper: Will Open Booze Bottles in the Car Trunk Get You a Spot in the...
Reader Question: What is the law regarding an open liquor container in the vehicle? Is it okay if it is locked in the trunk? Response from Lt. J. Paul Vance: The operator of a motor vehicle can not...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - The Pet-Agree
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 University Students Plan Rallies This Week
Students at two of the schools in Connecticut's state university system, Central and Western Connecticut state universities, are planning rallies for Monday and Wednesday to protest tuition hikes at...
View ArticleObituaries: Jonas, Szoka
Agnes Marie Jonas, age 92, of Enfield, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Josephine Y. (Yuskis) Szoka, 89, formerly of Enfield, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013.
View ArticleEnfield Police Blotter: March 8-10
The following public information from the Enfield Police Department is accurate as of March 11, 2013. Items on this list reflect charges filed, not convictions. It is not the policy of Enfield Patch to...
View ArticleEnfield Photo of the Day: On the Road to the Final Four
It is unclear whether this cardboard cutout of Enfield High School boys basketball coach Cory O'Connell will make it to Wilbur Cross High School Tuesday night, but the real Cory O'Connell will be...
View ArticleYour Take: Can The Government Make Us Thinner?
Beginning Tuesday in New York City, patrons of restaurants, mobile food carts, delis and concessions at movie theaters, stadiums and arenas would not have been able to buy a sugary drink in a cup...
View ArticleDirectory Spotlight - Skate Lair
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: Rockwood, Witkoske
Steven C. Rockwood, 41, a resident of Enfield, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013. Arthur E. “Art” Witkoske, 88, of Enfield, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2013.
View ArticleToy Gun Causes Brief Alarm at Prudence Crandall School
Enfield police were called en masse to Prudence Crandall School late Tuesday morning after a report that a child had brought a gun into the school in a backpack. A teacher who was checking the backpack...
View ArticlePanel Recommends Hiring Armed Security Guards for All Enfield Schools
A school security committee has recommended that Enfield place an armed guard in every school in town. The committee, consisting of members of the Town Council, Board of Education, police department...
View ArticleShape Up For Summer: Get Your Butt In Gear!
Squats are great for working out the muscles in the legs and backside, but only if they're done with the proper technique. Tyler Pratt of EnFuse Fitness in Enfield demonstrates how to safely and...
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