Plainville NewsLocal news for Plainville, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Holiday Yields DUI Arrests- July 11, 2008 The checkpoint on West Main Street started at 8 p.m. on July 5 and ended at 2:30 a.m. on July 6. Police also charged several individuals with various other crimes over the weekend.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/holiday-yields-dui-arrests?fromrss=1 Plainville High Vandalized 2nd Time In A Month- July 10, 2008 The word "havoc" is written on the side of a piece of heavy machinery outside of Plainville High School.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/plainville-high-vandalized-2nd-time-in-a-m... Hartford Man Sentenced In Robbery Spree- July 9, 2008 Hector L. Barreto, 51, received a 25-year sentence, suspended after he serves 12 years in prison.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/hartford-man-sentenced-in-robbery-spree?fr... In Hartford, Thousands Gather To Celebrate Islam- July 8, 2008 A woman wearing a burqa sat on a bench Saturday at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, the fabric across her face revealing only her eyes.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/in-hartford-thousands-gather-to-celebrate-... Fourth Of July Poisons- July 6, 2008 Summer drinks that are sure to make any all-American gathering a whole lot more fun.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/fourth-of-july-poisons?fromrss=1 Man Pleads Guilty For Role In Attempted Robbery, Slaying- July 4, 2008 A Plainville man who drove the car in a 2006 botched Plymouth robbery that ended with a fatal shooting entered a plea of guilty Thursday to conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery.John Martin, 21, will be sentenced on Sept. 4 in Superior Court in New Britain, the same day that co-defendant Walter Smylka is to be sentenced on a similar charge.Both men initially faced more serious charges, but prosecutors substituted the lesser charge because the two helped the state prosecute Sean Bodamer, the.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/man-pleads-guilty-for-role-in-attempted-ro... Grant For Parenting Program- July 4, 2008 The Plainville Family Resource Network has won a grant that will allow it to continue programs that help boost literacy skills in parents and children.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/grant-for-parenting-program?fromrss=1 This Joint's A Winner- July 2, 2008 Tony Taricani's Chicken Joint Eatery is back. And this time he thinks he has the recipe for success just right in his new digs in Plainville.'I closed down Berlin, the second place up the street, and came here,' said Taricani about the new location, a former fast-food restaurant building at 33 East St. 'We have a bar, a dining room, a patio, all the things people are looking for when they go out to eat. And we still have the same great food.'The third time seems to be the charm for the building.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/07/this-joints-a-winner?fromrss=1 Plainville man not competent for trial in attack on wife- July 1, 2008 A judge has ruled that a 76-year-old Plainville man is not mentally competent to stand trial on charges he repeatedly stabbed his wife before calling 911.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/plainville-man-not-competent-for-trial-in-... |