A plan to build a mile-long multi-use trail from Smith Middle School to Bell Street received mixed reviews from residents and members of the town plan and zoning commission Tuesday.

The management plan for designating the rest of the Farmington River as wild and scenic, which qualifies a waterway for federal funding for water management, will be presented at an open house at the East Granby Community Center on Oct.

More than 20 re-enactor groups from throughout the region will gather Saturday for a fife and drum muster to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Marquis of Granby Junior Ancient Fyfe & Drum Corps.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Joyce Kennedy Raymes on 2009-09-24.   The Lower Farmington River/Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic Study committee invites you to any one of three Community Open Houses to be held this fall.

Regional Submitted by Audrey Lampert on 2009-09-22.   Re-enactors Gather For Music, Colonial Encampments and Battle Reenactments.

Former first lady Laura Bush worked in the morning at the "Get Motivated" program at the XL Center Wednesday, but she went shopping later in Granby.

People can learn about efforts to get federal designation for the lower Farmington River and the Salmon Brook as a wild and scenic river at a open house scheduled for Oct.

Walking in the door of the Coffee Trade in Avon one afternoon, I spied a bowl of round glass objects amid the antiques on display.

Responding to a request from legislative leaders, Connecticut's largest union of health care workers said Tuesday that it is withdrawing its notices to strike at eight nursing homes.

Work began recently on a section of sidewalk that will connect Old Maids Lane to Great Pond Road.

More than 800 nursing home workers could walk off their jobs next week as union leaders plan a possible three-day strike at eight homes across the state.

Government Announcements Submitted by Joyce Kennedy Raymes, Study Coordinator on 2009-04-27.   A study in ten towns of the lower Farmington watershed shows very strong support for a Wild and Scenic River designation for the lower Farmington and Salmon Brook.