Strega Nona at Jorgensen

‘Strega Nona’ will perform at 1 and 3 p.m. at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road, on the University of Connecticut campus in Storrs. Tickets for adults are $13; children $11. Call the box office, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at (860) 486-4226 or log on to www.jorgensen.uconn.edu.

Haiti benefit at Willimantic Brewing Company

The Willimantic Brewing Company, 967 Main St., Willimantic, will host a benefit party to raise funds for earthquake victims in Haiti at 10 p.m. The fundraiser will benefit Haitian Ministries for the Diocese of Norwich, Inc. A new matching challenge grant of $25,000 by two anonymous donors was given to Haitian Ministries on Monday. For [...]

Spaghetti supper to benefit Project Graduation

The Hebron Lions Club, the RHAM Leos Club and AHM Youth Services is sponsoring a spaghetti supper from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of RHAM High School. Benefits Project Graduation, an alcohol- and substance-free graduation party.

Financial woes afflict Windham area arts group

Amid sweeping changes, the Windham Area Arts Collaborative Inc. appears to be facing an uncertain future with the group’s location even up for debate.
E-mails have circulated around the art community over whether the collaborative would continue to operate at the 866 Main St. location.
Collaborative members, along with members of the board of directors, have been [...]

Legislators fight for nurses

Margaret Christopher and Holly Church had hoped they would be on their way to bettering themselves by enrolling in an 18-month licensed practical nurse program at Windham Technical High School.
Church, from Lebanon, was working a full-time job with salary and benefits but gave all that up and accepted a per diem job to pay the [...]

Local woman receives good news from Haiti

Ethel Pocius of Willimantic holds a photo of her daughter, Jeanne Pocius, who was in Haiti when the earthquake struck on Jan. 12. Photo by Roxanne Pandolfi.

For nine long days and even longer nights, Ethel Pocius waited for a call from her daughter Jeanne Pocius, who was staying in Haiti at the time of the [...]

Hebron mulls expansion of full-day kindergarten

Hebron may be expanding its kindergarten offerings next school year.
In 2007, the school system began an all-day kindergarten program with two, full-day classes accommodating 36 children who are selected by a lottery. That hasn’t changed.
Now, school officials want to add another full-day kindergarten class.
Superintendent Eleanor Cruz said more than 100 parents submitted their names for [...]

Folks brave rain for shot at census jobs

In spite of stormy weather, hopeful applicants drove out to Yeoman’s Hall in Columbia and Connecticut Works in Willimantic to test for census jobs Monday morning.
“I’m very pleased with the turnout,” said Rick Hossack, a recruiting assistant with the U.S. Census Bureau who lives in Mansfield.
According to Hossack, 3 million people will be hired by [...]

Winter rain an unwelcome pain

While heavy rain and strong winds caused messy travel Monday, area officials said roadways should be relatively clear by this afternoon.
AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom Kines said the storm brought a “fairly uniform” 2 inches of rain to the area, as well as wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph.
The strong winds knocked down branches, while [...]

Dorm fire prompts student evacuation

Students escaped injury Sunday night after they were evacuated from Towers Residence Halls after a fire was reported in a dormitory building.
The fire began at approximately 8:30 p.m. in the Trumbull portion of the building, said University of Connecticut Police Maj. Ronald Blicher.
Towers Residence Halls is comprised of 16 separate multi-unit buildings in one large [...]