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  • Posted on May 24, 2013

Congressman Courtney to participate in Memorial Day events across eastern Connecticut

CT Congressman Joseph Courtney

CT Congressman Joseph Courtney

Press Release

On Sunday, May 26 and Monday, May 27 Congressman Joe Courtney will participate in events marking Memorial Day in eastern Connecticut.

Courtney will take part in parades in Enfield and Vernon, and will attend the Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Annual Memorial Day Weekend Picnic in West Suffield, the Willimantic Memorial Day Annual Pilgrimage and the dedication ceremony of the Arnold E. Holm, Jr. Memorial Park in Waterford.

At 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 26 Congressman Courtney will speak at the dedication of the Arnold E. Holm Jr. Memorial Park at Duck Pond on Rope Ferry Road in Waterford, CT.

Also on Sunday, he will participate in the Enfield Memorial Day Parade, from 1 to 2 p.m., which kicks off from the Town Green.

And at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, he will attend the Corporal Stephen R. Bixler Annual Memorial Day Weekend Picnic at 2900 Phelps Road in West Suffield, CT.

On Memorial Day, May 27, Congressman Courtney will participate in the Willimantic Memorial Day Annual Pilgrimage beginning at 7 a.m. at the Willimantic VFW Hall at 1415 Main St.

At 10:30 a.m., he will participate in the Vernon Memorial Day Parade which kicks off from the Grove Hill Cemetery at 8:30 a.m. and ends at the Town Green at 11:15 a.m.

Posted May 24, 2013

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  • Posted on May 20, 2013

Vigil today for murdered ECSU student

20-year-old Alyssiah Marie Wiley, the missing ECSU student who was found murdered - a vigil in her memory will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 20 at the clock tower on the Eastern campus in Willimantic, CT.

20-year-old Alyssiah Marie Wiley, the missing ECSU student who was found murdered – a vigil in her memory will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, May 20 at the clock tower on the Eastern campus in Willimantic, CT.

By Brenda Sullivan | HTNP News Editor

A vigil will be held today (May 20) at 3 p.m. on the campus of Eastern Connecticut State University, to gather in memory of 20-year-old Alyssiah Wiley, who was found dead after weeks of searching.

Wiley was reported missing on April 24, but was last seen on Main Street in Willimantic on April 20. She had told friends and roommates she was going home, to West Haven, CT.

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  • Posted on May 17, 2013

Devastating fire in Willimantic at St. Mary’s Church

Smokes billows from St. Mary's Church on Valley Street after a fire broke out sometime before 6:30 p.m. Photo copyright 2013 by Brenda Sullivan.

Smokes billows from St. Mary’s Church on Valley Street after a fire broke out sometime before 6:30 p.m. Photo copyright 2013 by Brenda Sullivan.

By Brenda Sullivan | HTNP News Editor

While sounds of live music and other entertainment drifted from Main Street, coming from the first Willimantic Third Thursday Street Fest of the season, huge clouds of brown smoke billowed from the nearby St. Mary’s Church on Valley Street.

Next door to this stately landmark, firefighters cut through the Willimantic Food Co-op fence in order to allow access to fire trucks.

Firefighters from surrounding towns – including Scotland and Storrs/University of Connecticut – as well as other departments in Windham were on the scene of the fire that was reported sometime before 6:30 p.m. on May 16.

Small crowds gathered on the Jillson Square green as well as on Maple Street – the back side of the church, which is where the majority of the smoke was pouring from.

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