Archive for February 1st, 2010
by: Staff Writer
February 1, 2010

Eastern Connecticut State University is hosting a relief effort designed to raise money for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
“Help for Haiti: A Night of Reflection, Inspiration, and Action” will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, in the Betty R. Tipton Room of the Student Center.
The public is invited. Admission is free. [...]
by: Staff Writer
February 1, 2010

A local 76-year-old man is lucky to be alive this morning after the ice he was skating on gave way underneath him and he plunged into freezing water Sunday afternoon.
Mansfield Fire Department Deputy Chief William Jordan said the man was attempting to ice skate with his wife on Eagleville Lake when he fell into the [...]
by: Staff Writer
February 1, 2010

An estimate to build and extend trails as part of the Willimantic Whitewater Partnership’s goal to transform the city area into a recreation hub is more than $1 million over budget, town officials said.
The project would connect trails with surrounding towns, with the WWP even purchasing a site that would be the future home of [...]