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Former Christmas Tree Shops location in CT to be reborn as another store
A large Connecticut retail space that has sat vacant since the former tenant announced bankruptcy last year is slated to become a popular craft store. The former Christmas Tree Shops, located at 120 Hale Road in Manchester, will become a Hobby Lobby, according to Atlantic Retail, the broker representing the owner of the property. The company’s existing location at 241 Buckland St., will be ...
Dozens of ATV and dirt bike riders took over streets from Hartford to New Haven, police say
NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Dozens of ATVs and dirt bikes descended on an Elm City neighborhood over the weekend. These street takeovers are nothing new. They are an ongoing issue seen all over the state. The latest happened near the New Haven-Woodbridge line. At the intersection of Whalley Avenue...
In A Minute: DeNegre Invites Shoreline Neighbors to Guilford Craft Expo
Vivika DeNegre wonders if her shoreline neighbors in Branford and North Branford are as excited as she is to live minutes away from one of the most successful and longest-running craft shows in America — and one of New England’s premiere shows — the Guilford Craft Expo, which welcomes over 7,000 visitors annually.
Susan Lexa-Senning: Use the Sidewalk
Sidewalks are for hopscotch grids, tic-tac-toe diagrams, and pictures drawn with brightly colored chalk. However, for those who are beyond their hopscotch and sidewalk art days, sidewalks can not only be for safe strolling, but also for satisfying shopping. That’s what will be happening in Essex on Saturday, July 27...
Avon’s Connor Harris selected to play in Sunday’s NECBL All-Star Game
GROTON, July 16, 2024 – The Mystic Schooners scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the Valley Blue Sox, 8-3 on Tuesday night in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Fitch High. Avon High graduate Connor Harris got the start for Mystic (18-14)...
City Unveils First Electric Trash Truck
New Haven trash, meet the 2024 Battle Motors LET 2 EV. That’s Connecticut’s first ever electric garbage and recycling truck, which is slated to take to the streets of New Haven starting Wednesday morning. City officials gathered at the public works headquarters at 34 Middletown Ave. Tuesday morning...
Sagnella Swung Steady in Volatile Golf Game for North Haven
While not really involving himself with the game of golf until recently, Will Sagnella has become drawn to its truly unpredictable nature. No matter the uncertainties of the sport, he has become one of the more dependable linksmen for the North Haven golf team during its very successful 2024 campaign.
English learners have some of the state’s lowest MCAS scores. But that’s not the whole story.
A small group of international students at Springfield High School of Science and Technology — and their test results — illustrate a much larger discussion playing out across the state, one that will lead voters to the ballot box in November. In 2023, 96% of English language learners...
Religion Notes: July 18, 2024
Springfield - The thrift shop at St. Gregory Armenian Church, 135 Goodwin St., in the Indian Orchard section, is open Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, go online to saintgregoryarmenianchurch.org. Church events. Sunderland – First Congregational Church of Sunderland, 91 S. Main St., Serendipity Shop is...
The current heat advisory will expire at 8 p.m.
The advisory was for Northern Worcester and Southern Worcester as well as Franklin, Middlesex, Essex, Hampshire, Hampden, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties. "Heat index values expected to be in the 70s by 10 p.m.," states the National Weather Service. Weather service Heat wave safety tips: Stay safe with these...
Ahlers, Jachym Named Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars
KEENE, N.H. – Keene State College baseball rising juniors Tommy Ahlers (Salem, N.H.) and Jake Jachym (Westfield, Mass.) were each named Futures Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars when the summer collegiate wooden bat league announced their 2024 selections to the game Wednesday afternoon. The matchup, which will feature rosters split...
Governor nominates federal prosecutor working in Springfield for judgeship
SPRINGFIELD — Governor Maura Healey has named a Springfield-based federal prosecutor of Indian descent as one of her picks to serve as a judge on the Massachusetts Superior Court. Deepika Bains Shukla, 41, has headed the U.S. Attorney’s office in Springfield since 2019, the first woman of color and...
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