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Cheshire Animal Control faces scrutiny over alleged poor conditions at pound
The Cheshire Animal Control facility has come under fire for housing more than two dozen dogs seized in 2022 in allegedly poor conditions, including one that needed to be euthanized over the summer. The criticisms of the conditions came about as animal advocates kept tabs on the 28 dogs after they were taken from a local home during an animal investigation. The dogs have been being cared for ...
Avon's First & Last Tavern Announces Closing Date
First & Last Tavern will serve its last meals at its location in the Hartford County town of Avon at 26 West Main St. (Route 202) on Sunday, Nov. 10, the chain announced on social media. The restaurant did not specify a reason for the closure but thanked those who...
Smoke Shop Zoning Regs En Route
The long-awaited ordinance-in-progress will treat smoke shops similarly to liquor stores with requirements like they not be located near schools and churches or too close to each other. But there will also likely be a lot more detail. For example the garish flashing lights in windows and brash dancing bongs...
Labyrinth and repeat | Lyman Orchards Corn Maze continues mission to raise money for charity
MIDDLEFIELD, Conn. — This fall marks the 24th year of the Lyman Orchards Corn Maze, and there are many reasons to be animated about this edition of the maze. The team at Lyman Orchards is celebrating Snoopy and the 75th anniversary of the Peanuts. Across about four acres in Middlefield, their maze has been cut to reveal Snoopy, Woodstock and the goodwill that the Peanuts gang has brought for generations.
“Falcon Girls” Portrays Adolescence On The Wing
Hilary, a middle-school student, has just moved to Falcon, Colorado. She wears all the wrong clothes, says all the wrong things, and most of the other students are ready to tease her for it, except one, who reminds them to ask themselves what Jesus would do. Socially, things might be looking a little bleak. But Hilary has an improbable secret weapon to get in with one group of girls — a passion for, and deep knowledge of, keeping horses. They start to get to know each other. What happens when the conversation moves from secret weapons to secrets?
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