Simsbury NewsLocal news for Simsbury, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Acting Up Since 1966- July 18, 2008 Emily Powers lives in Weymouth, Mass., but she spends her summers with her grandparents in Simsbury so she can follow in the footsteps of other family members who participated in the Simsbury Summer Theatre for ...http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/acting-up-since-1966?fromrss=1 Landmark Simsbury Restaurant Expected To Reopen- July 16, 2008 But a fire in January closed the restaurant and left Abigail alone with no one to spook.http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/landmark-simsbury-restaurant-expected-to-reo... Simsbury Charrette Attracts Eight Firms- July 15, 2008 The board also voted to set up a revenue and operating fund to receive donations and grants that would help pay for the charrette, which could cost about $500,000. First Selectman Mary Glassman said one firm is ...http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/simsbury-charrette-attracts-eight-firms?from... Church sued over priest's alleged abuse- July 14, 2008 Two former altar boys at a Derby Roman Catholic church claim in lawsuits filed Wednesday they were abused by a priest in the early 1980s.http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/church-sued-over-priests-alleged-abuse?fromr... Indie Author Jonathan Decoteau At Borders- July 12, 2008 Jonathan Decoteau, who won the 2007 Indie Excellence Award for General Fiction for his novel 'The Naked Earth,' will visit Borders Books & Music in Simsbury Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. to sign copies.'The Naked Earth' is the story of an Iraqi-American, Evan 'Sindbad' Al-Muhummad, who shoots pictures of casualties for the military in the Iraq war. He discovers killings by the same warlords who destroyed his family's home and then commits a heinous crime himself, leaving him conscience-stricken.http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/indie-author-jonathan-decoteau-at-borders?fr... New Principal Named- July 10, 2008 The current principal, Wendy Crouse, has been reassigned as the district's elementary instruction supervisor to fill a retirement vacancy, Perlini said.http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/new-principal-named?fromrss=1 Simsbury Zoning Commission Gets An Earful From Builder- July 8, 2008 He said his company, The Keystone Cos. LLC of Avon, has spent about $3 million in the past few years preparing its 50 acres in the town's Northern Gateway in hopes of bringing together retail, housing and ...http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/simsbury-zoning-commission-gets-an-earful-fr... Tom Condon: Tariffville Revival: It Takes A Village Association- July 6, 2008 It's got to be the only community in Connecticut, perhaps the country, named for a tax.http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/tom-condon-tariffville-revival-it-takes-a-vi... A Long, Satisfying Journey In Journalism- July 4, 2008 I t was exactly 48 years ago that my journalistic journey began. Wow, 48 years. I think I'm going to like it.http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/a-long-satisfying-journey-in-journalism?from... Residents Of Simsbury's Riverside Road Upset About Speeding- July 2, 2008 Riverside Road residents have resorted to using lawn signs, orange cones and fluorescent yellow plastic men to try to slow traffic on their street.http://www.topix.net/city/simsbury-ct/2008/07/residents-of-simsburys-riverside-road-upset-... |