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Coffee With: Carol Kaplan of the Farmington Valley Arts Center By Carl Wiser Staff Writer Tucked away in a historic sandstone building near Whole Foods in Avon is the Farmington Valley Arts Center, where 21 artists work in 17 studios One of them is Carol Kaplan, who has been the executive director since 2018 During her tenure, she’s worked to bring in more visitors, who can take a class, browse the two galleries, and attend events like the popular
Commission closes hearing for latest 9-15 Albany Turnpike application Please see the March 4 edition of The Valley Press for an expanded version of this article We will also periodically update coverage of this issue on this site By John Fitts Staff Writer CANTON – The Canton Planning and Zoning Commission on Feb 16 closed a public hearing for the latest application at 9-15 Albany Turnpike
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Holocaust victims honored at Simsbury ceremony By Paul Palmer Staff WriterOne by one they read the names: Maria Olitzki, Laya Hoffman, Abram Krasik, Gila Krasik, Shaie Borowski… Then they read their ages: 6, 3, 49,19, 12 … Then they read their place of death and the year they died… Steklony Zavod Ukraine 1942, Auschwitz 1944 , Klimovich Belorussia 1941, Auschwitz 1942 For 24 hours, the victims of the Holocaust were remembered at a
Updated: Local Democrats win Connecticut State Assembly races 8th District headed to recanvassUpdate: Nov 13The 8th District state Senate race is headed for a recanvass following the Nov 12 recount in Torrington of same-day, absentee and early voting ballots Following that action, Lisa Seminara, who currently holds the seat, is behind Democratic challenger Paul Honig by 266 votes, according to the candidates That percentage triggers a recanvass - or
Four dead after plane crash in Farmington - ValleyPressExtra By Ted Glanzer Staff Writer FARMINGTON – A small jet plane crashed in Farmington Thursday morning, killing all on board, according to police Shortly after 2 p m Thursday, Farmington police confirmed that 2 pilots and 2 passengers died in the crash On Friday, police identified the pilots as William O’Leary, 55, of Bristol, and Mark Morrow, 57, of Danbury
Local sous chef authors book By Natalie K PollockStaff WriterWhen Jamie Bordonaro graduated from college, he did what most young people in their twenties do – he started on a journey to find the career path that excited him After a stint in student-teaching, his vivid memories of his Sicilian grandmother’s cooking led him to the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) “I remembered how my grandma’s cooking brought
Canton commission approves retail cannabis facility By John Fitts Staff Writer CANTON – The Canton Planning and Zoning Commission on March 1 unanimously approved a proposed cannabis retail facility in the former Bank of America building at 195 Albany Turnpike Slap Ash, LLC, which plans to do business as Slap Cannabis, sought a special permit and site plan modification for the property from the Planning and Zoning Commission and after holding
Hearing for 9-15 Albany Turnpike continued to Feb. 16 Property owner says that "as of now, based upon what I know now" his plans are to develop a Cumberland Farms in Canton; residential housing and a restaurant in Simsbury By John Fitts Staff Writer CANTON – A public hearing for proposed earthwork and grading at 9-15 Albany Turnpike is set to continue Feb 16 The Canton application call for an earthwork and grading special permit for the
A natural world escape to a pair of Canton overlooks By Peter MartekaGlastonbury Life EditorDespite being one of the most populated states per square mile, there are still places you can go in Connecticut’s natural world to escape the sights and sounds of humanity The tri-state area of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island are three of the top four most densely populated states in the country (New Jersey at the top spot)