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State Expected To OK $1 Million Grant For Rockville Library Improvements

Special to the Courant — Wed, 30 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

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Man, House Burn In Rockville

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Mon, 28 May 2012 03:07:14 GMT

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Police and the local fire marshal are investigating an incident Sunday afternoon where a man suffered severe burns to his back.

Prisoner Gets 2 1/2 Years In Fellow Inmate's Death

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 22:10:37 GMT

VERNON A prisoner at the Northern Correctional Institution pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree manslaughter for punching and causing the death of a fellow inmate.

UConn Ear Biter Faces 1 Year In Prison

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 21:25:12 GMT

A Torrington man pleaded no contest to second-degree assault Friday for an incident in April 2011 where he bit a man's ear off during a fight.

School Bus Monitor Charged With Assaulting Student

BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:14:00 GMT

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A school bus monitor was charged Thursday with assaulting a 14-year-old student who had playfully tapped his leg, police said.

Vernon Police Make Two Robbery Arrests

Thu, 24 May 2012 11:09:30 GMT

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Police have charged two juveniles in connection with two street robberies this week in the Rockville section of town.

Vernon's Memorial Day Parade Set For Monday

Wed, 23 May 2012 21:02:35 GMT

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The annual Memorial Day remembrance ceremony and parade take place this Monday.

Hundreds Expected At Multidimensional Paradise City Arts Festival This Weekend

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:01:00 GMT

260 Artists Participating From All Over Country At Showcase In Northhampton Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

Some artists get thorough training at prestigious schools. Some are unschooled and just go on instinct. Some know from the start of their careers what medium they want to work in, and what themes they want to pursue. Others arrive at their niches gradually. But when the end result is beautiful art, it doesn't matter where it came from.

Saint Joseph School In Rockville To Close

By MICHAEL WALSH, Special to the Courant — Mon, 21 May 2012 17:07:06 GMT

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After 105 years, the Saint Joseph School in Rockville will be permanently closing after its final day of classes in June.

Vernon Man Had Four Pounds Of Marijuana, Children In House, Police Say

By DAVID P. McKAY, dpmckay@ctnow.com — Fri, 18 May 2012 12:48:45 GMT

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An East Street man was arrested Thursday after police found a marijuana-growing operation and children in his home, police said.

Office Manager Charged With Embezzling Funds From Doctor's Office In Vernon

By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ, smhernandez@courant.com — Wed, 16 May 2012 01:40:58 GMT

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A Manchester woman is accused with embezzling more than $68,000 in funds from a doctor's office while she was employed as the office manager.

Vernon Assigns Two Police Officers To Patrol Area Near Rockville General Hospital

By MICHAEL WALSH, Special to The Courant — Tue, 08 May 2012 21:38:14 GMT

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VERNON — A stabbing and related disturbance by an unruly crowd in Rockville last month near Rockville General Hospital has led the town to assign two police officers to the area.

Investigator Charged With Bribing Witness To Change Story In Murder Case

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:16:00 GMT

The private investigator who worked for years to exonerate George Gould and Ronald Taylor in the 1993 killing of a New Haven bodega owner was charged Monday with bribing a witness whose testimony led to their convictions being overturned.

Olof Aspelin Of Stafford Wins West Hartford Art League CT+6 Juried Show

By SUSAN DUNNE, sdunne@courant.com — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:55:00 GMT

75 Works On Walls Of Buena Vista Road Galleries Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page

Olof Aspelin was the subject of a page 1 story in the Hartford Courant in 2007, about his graffiti work in his hometown of Stafford, which resulted in criminal convictions and jail time. Aspelin admits that his true love is still graffiti, and in recent years he has decorated some exterior walls on private property, with the owner's permission.

Fire Destroys House In Vernon

BY ANTHONY DiLORENZO, Fox CT — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:11:00 GMT

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A fire destroyed an unoccupied house at 34 Oakmoor Drive in Vernon early Thursday.

Vernon Voters Approve $80.6M Budget

By MICHAEL WALSH, Special to The Courant — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:50:27 GMT

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VERNON — The proposed $80.6 million municipal budget passed 795-560 in Tuesday's referendum.

Police Seize Ecstasy, Other Drugs in Glastonbury

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:34:24 GMT

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East Central Narcotics Task Force officers seized ecstasy and other drugs in two incidents Monday and early Tuesday.

Vernon Board Drops Plan To Reconfigure Schools By Grade

By MICHAEL WALSH, Special to The Courant — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:53:30 GMT

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VERNON — The board of education has scrapped plans to reconfigure classes in the town's elementary schools and instead will consider changing principals at schools where students are underperforming.

Rockville Bank Reports Higher Quarter Earnings, Dividend

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:51:00 GMT

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The parent of Rockville Bank posted record profits in the first quarter and boosted the quarterly dividend on a share of common stock.

Eight Arrested In Connection With Rockville Stabbing

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:10:00 GMT

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Police have made eight more arrests in connection with the melee that broke out after an April 19 stabbing in the Rockville section of town.

Driver In Vernon School Bus Accident Suspended

By JESSE LEAVENWORTH, leavenworth@courant.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:01:00 GMT

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The driver of the school bus involved in an accident Thursday has been suspended pending the outcome of the police investigation, the school superintendent said Friday.

14 Suffer Minor Injuries In Vernon School Bus Crash

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:04:00 GMT

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Thirteen students and a bus driver suffered minor injuries in a school bus crash Thursday afternoon on Route 30 in Vernon, officials said.

Gould Habeas Trial To Continue As Lawyer Withdraws

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:40:39 GMT

George Gould's habeas corpus trial underway at Superior Court in Rockville will continue.

Vernon Catholic School To Close Unless Enrollment Goal Met

By MICHAEL WALSH, Special to the Courant — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:43:32 GMT

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The 105-year-old Saint Joseph School is in danger of closing if a parent initiative to register 25 new students in the next five weeks fails.

Closed-Door Hearing Scheduled In Gould Habeas Trial

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:39:56 GMT

Rockville Superior Court Judge Elliot N. Solomon is scheduled to conduct a closed-door hearing Wednesday on an allegation by a lawyer representing convicted killer George Gould that his co-counsel may have committed an impropriety.