Harwinton NewsLocal news for Harwinton, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.There's No Deleting Remarkable Grandma Rose- February 29, 2008 "Out with the old, in with the new. Otherwise, you live in a pig sty." My Grandma Rose died in February 2005. She was not what you would call a well-liked woman. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/harwinton-ct/2008/02/theres-no-deleting-remarkable-grandma-rose?... Correction- February 26, 2008 Harwinton officials are thinking of buying property next to the Burlington Road fire station for a new home for Harwinton's ambulance service. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/harwinton-ct/2008/02/correction?fromrss=1 State awards $1.1 million to area agencies- February 19, 2008 The state government is awarding nearly $1.1 million to the Valley Council of Governments, the Litchfield Hills Council of Elected Officials and the Northwestern Connecticut Council of Governments for regional ... via The Waterbury Connecticut Republicanhttp://www.topix.net/city/harwinton-ct/2008/02/state-awards-1-1-million-to-area-agencies?f... Harwinton first selectman vows to fight group for abused girls- February 15, 2008 "One reason we chose the house in Harwinton is because there's nothing around it" First Selectman Frank J. Chiaramonte said he will try to keep a group home for abused and neglected girls from opening next month on Plymouth Road. via The Waterbury Connecticut Republicanhttp://www.topix.net/city/harwinton-ct/2008/02/harwinton-first-selectman-vows-to-fight-gro... Reckless Speeding Blamed For Deaths- February 9, 2008 "I'm appalled that as a teenager he could walk into a courtroom and plea bargain reckless driving down to simple speeding, get a one-day training and have his license handed back to him" Worried about reaching home before her 11:30 p.m. curfew, 16-year-old Alyssa Roy of Farmington sent a text message from the back seat of Sean Landry's car to let a friend know where she was: ' Terryville going 110.'Minutes later, Roy and two friends were dead and Landry was dying after a gruesome crash that...http://www.topix.net/city/harwinton-ct/2008/02/reckless-speeding-blamed-for-deaths?fromrss... Connecticut Governor Proposes 'Three-Strikes' Law- February 8, 2008 "None of those have been proven anywhere to have any positive results on the reduction of crime, and I'm very concerned about the increasing costs of all this." Kicking off a new session of Connecticut 's Legislature, Gov. M. Jodi Rell pledged today to push for a "three-strikes" law that would assure that three-time violent offenders received life sentences. via New York Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/harwinton-ct/2008/02/connecticut-governor-proposes-three-strikes... |