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Have a heart: Fundraiser to help uninsured man pay for transplant
By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — Justin Alaimo walked into a hospital in August with symptoms he thought pointed to a bad stomach flu. A little more than 24 hours later, his doctors told him his heart was failing and that he needed an emergency heart transplant. To help cover Alaimo’s astronomical medical expenses, [...]
Enfield school board member says classes could promote political agenda
By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — A Board of Education member objected on Tuesday to proposed changes to high school biology and philosophy classes, saying the new curriculum could promote a specific political agenda. The board member, Kevin Fealy, a Republican, said he was concerned that a biology unit about the effect of human [...]
Their knitting is their prayer
Members of the Prawl Shawl Ministry work at Calvary Presbyterian Church in Enfield on items that they’ll donate to a variety of charities, healthcare facilities, and soldiers. From left are Ann DuPlessis, Roma Metivier, and Sue Sterling. Enfield Prayer Shawl Ministry sends warmth to soldiers, others in need By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — [...]
Enfield police seek to acquire new police dog
By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — After close to six years of service, a well-known member of the Enfield Police Department will retire this spring, at the ripe old age of 9. Niko, who has worked as a patrol dog since 2006 and was trained to sniff out narcotics the following year, will retire [...]
Traveling man: Enfield’s Larry Shortell has visited all seven continents – twice – on a teacher’s salary
By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — Larry Shortell has been to all 50 states, visited 80 countries, and has stepped foot on all seven continents, including Antarctica, at least twice. Now, Shortell, a 47-year-old special education teacher for Winsted schools who lives in Enfield, has written a book about his global travels, “Summers Off: [...]
Enfield school board rejects settlement over graduation at church
By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — The Board of Education has refused a settlement offer from the American Civil Liberties Union that would have put an end to the group’s lawsuit over the schools’ plan to hold graduations at a Bloomfield church last year. Vincent P. McCarthy of the American Center for Law & [...]
Enfield’s teacher of the year traces love of teaching to her youth
By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — Dale Gregoire got an early start to her career in education. When she was 13, she started a summer camp with a friend to teach other children — their younger siblings, their parents’ friends’ children. They started out in her friend’s basement, and for three consecutive summers they [...]
Enfield does Christmas
(Here’s your competition, Enfield: the Felt Road home of South Windsor Mayor Thomas Delnicki) Hey, Enfield residents: Do you have an impressive display of Christmas lights at your house? If so, send us a picture and we’ll run it on our blog and Facebook page. (Send us a high resolution photo and we just might [...]
Enfield clean energy chairman seeks task force
(Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Myjak) By Marcus Hatfield Journal Inquirer ENFIELD — The 1,300 Christmas lights hanging on the front of Jeffrey Myjak’s Sharp Street home are LED bulbs, so combined they only draw 44 watts of power — less energy in many cases than a single incandescent bulb — and add just about 4 [...]
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