Cromwell NewsLocal news for Cromwell, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Man Reportedly Threatens Cromwell Tax Collector- July 11, 2008 A local man threatened the tax collector at town hall Thursday morning, police said.Salvatore Branciforte, 42, of 14 Briar Ct., allegedly caused such a scene by yelling and threatening tax collector Sharon Ramsay that three different town employees in the building hit panic alarm buttons alerting police. Ramsey also called police, after she asked Branciforte to lower his voice.Branciforte was escorted out of the building by the human resource director, and police were unable to find him...http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/man-reportedly-threatens-cromwell-tax-collec... Cromwell Police To Begin Using Heart Defibrillators- July 9, 2008 Police cruisers in town are now stocked with one more piece of equipment: automated external defibrillators, or AEDs.http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/cromwell-police-to-begin-using-heart-defibri... Dodd's popularity slips in Connecticut- July 9, 2008 In this Feb. 25, 2008 photo, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., smiles as he is introduced to members of the Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce in Cromwell, Conn.http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/dodds-popularity-slips-in-connecticut?fromrs... Cromwell Couple's Home In A Precarious Position- July 7, 2008 - Guests don't gather on Pete and Sue Jones' backyard deck anymore. They used to on weekends and summer evenings, when hamburgers and steaks sizzled on the grill and the oak trees and mountain laurel cast cool shade.But Pete and Sue haven't had people on their deck for years, not since the Connecticut River ate their backyard. Now, the land below their deck falls steeply toward the river 140 feet below. The end of the deck clings to a thin strip of grass that hangs precariously over the edge of.http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/cromwell-couples-home-in-a-precarious-positi... Militants Ignore Hamas Pressure, Fire Rockets At Israel- July 6, 2008 "Here's where the tanks used to stop," said Ali, 14, as he passed a dirt berm dug into dry grass littered with shrapnel and animal bones.http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/militants-ignore-hamas-pressure-fire-rockets... Drunk Drivers Crash Into Each Other In Westport, Police Say- July 4, 2008 Two drunk drivers who crashed into each other on I-95 North early this morning tried avoiding arrest by lying to police and hiding, state police said.http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/drunk-drivers-crash-into-each-other-in-westp... Army Eyeing New Training Site In Middletown- July 4, 2008 Repelled at Freeman Road, the Army has moved across town and chosen a Westfield site for a huge regional training base - and now a new set of neighbors is expressing equally fervent, though different, concerns. Westfield residents who live near the proposed site - an 88-acre property at Middle Street and Boardman Lane that is zoned for industry - told the Army Corps of Engineers at a recent meeting they are concerned about heavy traffic and convinced the city will miss out on any economic...http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/army-eyeing-new-training-site-in-middletown?... Hartford Fire Official Paid During Two-Month Probe- July 2, 2008 More than two months after Hartford Deputy Fire Chief Daniel Nolan was placed on paid administrative leave amid accusations that he offered leniency to Hartford Fire Department recruits in exchange for ...http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/hartford-fire-official-paid-during-two-month... Facing Drug Charges- July 1, 2008 Cora-Jean Sawtelle, 24, of 19 Winthrop Blvd., was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of narcotics and was released on $500 bail.http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/07/facing-drug-charges?fromrss=1 Poison Ivy Spreads- July 1, 2008 Noticed a vine with glossy, green leaves winding its way around a tree, climbing up a wall or creating a border along the edge of your lot Are there clusters of itchy blisters on your arms or legsChances are good you've got toxicodendron radicans - more commonly known as poison ivy - growing in the yard.Chances are even better that it's going to be a challenge to get rid of it.'Connecticut is a perfect environment for poison ivy,' says Robert Durgy, horticultural diagnostician at the University.http://www.topix.net/city/cromwell-ct/2008/06/poison-ivy-spreads?fromrss=1 |