Coventry NewsLocal news for Coventry, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Coventry Farmers' Market To Open Its Season Sunday- May 31, 2008 The market will open its fifth season on Sunday at the rural home of the state hero, surrounded by 500 acres of forest and field.http://www.topix.net/city/coventry-ct/2008/05/coventry-farmers-market-to-open-its-season-s... Coventry Council Backs Health Care Initiative- May 20, 2008 Presented with a 450-name petition Monday night, the town council unanimously passed a resolution calling for a universal health care initiative at the state level.Coventry joins several other towns that have passed similar measures in a grass-roots effort organized by nonprofit health care reformers.'The motion is a push to say we're all out here and we're watching,' council member Lisa Thomas said.'Sometimes it has to come from the bottom up,' Council Vice Chairman Bill Zenko said to the...http://www.topix.net/city/coventry-ct/2008/05/coventry-council-backs-health-care-initiativ... Ceremony Held For 1st Statewide Vietnam Vets Memorial- May 18, 2008 "You don't realize what mothers go through. For five years there, I think she was going to church every day" Jean Risley, the sister of one of the 612 Vietnam War dead from Connecticut, wanted it to be all about the veterans Saturday, but it couldn't help but be about her as well. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/coventry-ct/2008/05/ceremony-held-for-1st-statewide-vietnam-vets... Memorial Day Parades in CT- May 15, 2008 Connecticut is hosting its share of Memorial Day Parades this Memorial Day holiday. via Associated Contenthttp://www.topix.net/city/coventry-ct/2008/05/memorial-day-parades-in-ct?fromrss=1 Coventry Gives Walgreens Narrow Approval- May 13, 2008 "I didn't find any reasons to deny the application. I'm looking for some economic development in this town." After months of opposition at public hearings and numerous adjustments made by the applicants, a Walgreens proposed on a heretofore rural site across from a CVS won slim approval Monday night from the planning and zoning commission.The 3-2 vote granted a special permit to Arista Development for building the 14,820-square-foot store and drive-through on the corner of Route 44 and Grant...http://www.topix.net/city/coventry-ct/2008/05/coventry-gives-walgreens-narrow-approval?fro... East Hartford Ends Golf Course Era; Town Wrestle With Budgets- May 11, 2008 "This is a taxpayer's budget. It reflects the economic times that we're in" An East Hartford man finds a soothing refuge aboard a bike. Vernon and Tolland pass budgets on the first try. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/coventry-ct/2008/05/east-hartford-ends-golf-course-era-town-wres... |