Submitted by Independent Electrical Contractors of New England on 2009-11-20.   Lisa Hutner 2009 IEC President's Award receipients, Paul Borrelli of All-Brite Electric, John Taylor of Electrical Energy Systems, Larry Vallieres of State Wide Electric with IEC President Ron Bish of Bish Electric.

Submitted by South Windsor Junior Women's Club on 2009-11-13.   Luanne Porcello Reunion of past presidents at the anniversary celebration: Barbara Hoff, Lisa Lillis, Athena Loukellis, Joanne Marchesseault, Sue Gerich, Susan Luiz, Nancy Dunn, Brenda Leibowitz, Daria Plummer, and Ginny Hole.

Looking forward to your turkey dinner? Think twice. It's time, argues Jonathan Safran Foer, to stop lying to ourselves.

Buddy Farnham caught a 17-yard pass from Kyle Newhall-Caballero in overtime to lead Brown to a 14-7 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday.

A Brazilian university has expelled a woman who was heckled by hundreds of fellow students for wearing a short, pink dress to class - publicly accusing her Sunday of immorality.

Sammy Sosa says a cosmetic cream he uses to soften his skin is the reason for his lighter skin tone.

Parks & Recreation Submitted by Dianne Grenier on 2009-11-08.   Dianne Grenier Zach, Adam and Ron Bisson of Andover lend a helping hand to clean up the Andover Veterans Monument Park just in time to honor veterans for Veterans Day.

"It is a tantamount to Franklin Roosevelt sitting waiting for the Senate to pass Social Security or Lyndon Johnson sitting there waiting to pass Medicare,'' said Larson in comments at the Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce's "Eggs and Issues" breakfast Monday morning in Bristol.

Just about everybody except the higher-ups at Notre Dame has already figured it out: Charlie Weis isn't going to return the Fighting Irish to the top of college football anytime soon.

Mike McGarry, Hartford's Republican town chair and dedicated community gardener, reports that they are still harvesting on Asylum Hill.

A couple has been charged with manslaughter after the sleeping man rolled onto their newborn child, killing him, during what police said was a night of heavy drinking and pot-smoking. David McNamar, 23, and Chelsea St.

At The Library Submitted by Dianne Grenier on 2009-11-04.   Leigh Ann Hutchinson John Neubelt of Andover receives his new plastic library card from Librarian, Amy Orlomoski as Friends of the Library President, Dianne Grenier, welcomes him as the 2009 Friends of the Library 100th member.

Health Notes Submitted by Rosemary Martocchio on 2009-10-29.   Eastern Connecticut Health Network is implementing visitor restrictions at its two hospitals, Manchester Memorial and Rockville General, and at Woodlake at Tolland Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in an effort to protect patients/residents, visitors and employees from H1N1 and ...

Filmmakers Amy Rice and Alicia Sams got permission to film Barack Obama back in 2006, when he was a freshman senator from Illinois .

G ood news for John Lyons fans the trainer is coming back to Equine Affaire this year after a seven-year hiatus.