Plainville NewsLocal news for Plainville, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Plainville Schools Hope Surplus, Bus Negotiations Stretch Budget- June 30, 2008 Superintendent of Schools Kathleen Binkowski said she expects there will be a surplus of $343,000 for the school year that just ended.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/plainville-schools-hope-surplus-bus-negoti... State's Home Repair Sting- June 28, 2008 Posing as customers at an unoccupied house in Plainville, state investigators said 134 home improvement contractors and salespeople violated state law over the course of a three-month operation.Of the violations found, 90 involved companies or people who failed to register with the state as required by law, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell said.Complaints about home improvement work account for 20 percent of the complaints to the state Department of Consumer Protection each year.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/states-home-repair-sting?fromrss=1 Naughty Workout Good For The Bootie- June 26, 2008 Exoticize Or maybe bump-and-grinderobics. No matter what you call it, putting the XXX in exercise has its benefits.From California to Connecticut, lap-dance moves once designed for gentlemen's clubs have taken on a new life as a women-only way to move as if no one were watching. And, as an added benefit, lap dancing gives those always needy leg and ab muscles a workout they are sure to remember the day after.Core Studio, a Plainville exercise studio, has parlayed a single lap-dancing class into.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/naughty-workout-good-for-the-bootie?fromrs... Granby Selectmen Urge Organic Land Care- June 24, 2008 Earlier this week the board unanimously passed a resolution on the matter, a response to a request from the Farmington River Watershed Association, which recently adopted a pesticide-free lawn initiative ...http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/granby-selectmen-urge-organic-land-care?fr... Graduation Ceremonies Held In New Britain, Plainville- June 22, 2008 Hundreds of students in New Britain and Plainville celebrated their high school graduations Friday.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/graduation-ceremonies-held-in-new-britain-... Father's Day Words To Live By- June 20, 2008 M y father was comfortable, but never ostentatious, in a suit and tie. One of the things he taught me in the 65 years I knew him was to present a neat and clean appearance but never a flashy one.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/fathers-day-words-to-live-by?fromrss=1 West Hartford: Postman's Action Rescues Resident- June 18, 2008 In today's impersonal world we don't know the cop on the beat, the grocer, butcher or baker.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/west-hartford-postmans-action-rescues-resi... Trico Lift Opens Connecticut Branch- June 15, 2008 Trico Lift, a full service aerial lift company, is pleased to announce the opening of its seventh branch location in Plainville, Connecticut.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/trico-lift-opens-connecticut-branch?fromrs... Mysterious 'Gas Men' dole out cash at the pumps- June 13, 2008 PLAINVILLE, Conn. - They don't climb tall buildings in a single bound, but the mysterious "Gas Men" are super heroes to some fed-up motorists.http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/mysterious-gas-men-dole-out-cash-at-the-pu... Plainville Shop Offers Variety Of Bonsai Trees- June 12, 2008 What's Selling: All varieties of bonsai trees - small trees kept inside a pot. Owner Butch Gudat says the practice of caring for the small plants may have begun as many as 3,000 years ago, but was brought to ...http://www.topix.net/city/plainville-ct/2008/06/plainville-shop-offers-variety-of-bonsai-t... |