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Budget plan calls for $46.98 million for 2010-11 year

Mar 12th, at 6:28pm

AVON — Publicity for the All-School, All-PTO meeting held Tuesday, March 9 said that the Board of Education’s 2010-11 proposed budget…Read More

  • Assistant town manager leaving post in April
  • The Meat House approved by zoning; owners renting space on Dale Road
  • Avon police blotter
  • Students to hold concert to benefit Haiti relief
  • Seniors host Olympic game event in Avon

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Avon advances to 'L' quarters for first time in five seasons

Mar 12th, at 6:28pm

AVON — The sixth-ranked Avon boys basketball team headed into quarterfinal action in the Class L State Tournament as they faced top-ranked…Read More

  • CANTON BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Successful for boys, girls hoop teams come to an end
  • Warriors outlast tough Gilbert team in Class S boys tourney game
  • Warriors hang tough, but fall to St. Paul Catholic in 'S' quarterfinals
  • LITCHFIELD SPORTS ROUNDUP: Cowboy swimmers take second at BL championships
  • Watertown Mites end season with a conference win

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Canton High School prepares to perform 'Pippin' for a short run

Mar 12th, at 6:28pm

CANTON — War, love and politics are coming to the Canton High School stage as the music department performs “Pippin” as its spring…Read More

  • Historical society's new exhibit focuses on town's economic past
  • Granby high school students to perform "Anything Goes" March 19-20
  • Farmington Valley Chorale to perform "King David" April 9 in Avon
  • Annual Pops Concert is March 12 in East Granby
  • Talcott Mountain Music Festival season announced

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Sen. Kevin Witkos: Who oversees power plant construction safety standards?

Mar 12th, at 6:28pm

On March 2, the legislature’s Energy and Technology Committee held an informational forum on Power Plant Safety in Connecticut. The hearing…Read More

  • Avon Letters to the Editor
  • SEN. ROB KANE: Providing a safe harbor for sexually exploited children
  • SHARON ALLEMAN: Reaping the benefits of a Roth IRA
  • Tick Tock Talk on the Arts
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Arethusa Farm dairy establishing production center, retail store in old Bantam firehouse building on Route 202

Mar 12th, at 6:28pm

LITCHFIELD — Arethusa Farm has built a reputation for its prize-winning dams and steers since it settled in Litchfield in 2000. Over the years,…Read More

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