i WILL stop in west hartford center to see this

and honor our fallen heroes. if you're in the area, before or after you go to one of those 'trendy' west hartford joints, DO stop by the wall. please. honor those who gave for YOUR safety

 

Vietnam Memorial Replica Goes On Display At West Hartford Town Hall

 By  VANESSA DE LA TORRE

WEST HARTFORD — —

                                                                   The wind Thursday morning whipped  at the line of  small American flags that had just been staked  on the town hall lawn.   The sky was cloudy and rain seemed imminent.

Nearby, in the town parking lot on South Main Street, was a flatbed  truck that had arrived in town earlier with a police and motorcycle  escort. It carried  the 74 black panels of the Moving Wall, a half-size  replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington  D.C.

Inscribed on the Wall's panels are the names of more  than 58,000  American service members killed or missing in action in  the Vietnam  War..............

 

pic: Members of the Leatherneck Riders, a motorcycle group of U.S. Marine  Corps veterans including ,1st Sgt Dennis Bailey, Aaron Gray, Walt  Kedzior and Billy Betzner, help erect The Moving Wall, the traveling  half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the lawn in front  of West Hartford Town Hall.  There will be a candlelight vigil at the  wall at 8:45 p.m. Saturday.  The wall moves on to upstate New York on  Monday.                  (Cloe  Poisson, Hartford Courant / June 16, 2010)

i have highlighted my personal favorite part of this story

Enfield Official, Husband Arrested In Biker Gang Sweep

By SHAWN R. BEALS, sbeals@courant.com

ENFIELD — —

A member of the Thompsonville Fire Commission and her husband were arrested Tuesday morning as part of a massive takedown of alleged American Outlaw Association motorcycle gang members.

Clifford and Kelly Hemmeler, of 10 Hartford Ave., were arrested on several firearm, drug and child endangerment charges, said Police Chief Carl Sferrazza. Kelly Hemmeler, a fire commissioner since last year, is also a founding member of Voices for Thompsonville and a district captain for the town Republican party...............

pic: Kelly Hemmeler, left, and her husband Clifford were arrested Tuesday morning as part of a massive takedown of alleged American Outlaw Association motorcycle gang members. They were arrested on several firearm, drug and child endangerment charges, said Police Chief Carl Sferrazza. Kelly Hemmeler, a fire commissioner since last year, is also a founding member of Voices for Thompsonville and a district captain for the town Republican party. (Enfield Police Department / June 16, 2010) 

here's a link to help jonathen metz

help jon metz/jonathan metz recovery fund



insurance will pay only a portion of the over $100,000 a prosthetic arm will cost.


pic: from the website linked above

and this was also on the site: Donations that surpass Jon’s needs, if any, will be given to a nonprofit organization providing prosthetic care for those in need.

 

west hartford, you made yet ANOTHER mistake

are you going to vote NEXT  year to increase taxes again? what about the year after and the  year after that. isn't ANYONE but me remembering how we were told black and blue square (if approved and built) would LOWER our taxes? why didn't it? why are they HIGHER NOW? why are our services being cut?

why?

why does the town have enough money to build those STUPID EFFING AND DANGEROUS islands (on asylum and even steele road) and have to raise our taxes? i know why, perhaps one of the tens of people involved in accidents caused by those UNSAFE ISLANDS is suing the town. i know i sure as shite would be. 

West Hartford Voters Approve Budget

By MATTHEW KIERNAN, mkiernan@courant.com

 

WEST HARTFORD — —

The town's $216.7 million budget was approved Tuesday in a referendum in which over 20 percent of voters participated.

"I'm glad that the town appreciated the effort," Mayor Scott Slifka said of the bipartisan effort of the town council when it assembled the budget this spring.

The unofficial tally was 4,534-3,122, and turnout was 20.58 percent. Voters in 15 of the town's 20 polling districts approved the budget; it was rejected in five districts.............

 

here's a listing of the 2010

connecticut farmer's markets

pic: (Ross Taylor / Hartford Courant)

and this page allows you to search by town