Enfield school plan and charter revision ahead with all precincts in, unofficial count shows

Upriver History: Broad Brook's stone woolen mill, from Civil War cloth to car upholstery

Broad Brook's stone woolen mill supplied the Union Army, sold cloth to General Motors and closed on Feb. 22, 1954, according to its 1985 National Register nomination.

Suffield Conservation Commission denies wetlands permit for seven homes on South Grand Street

Suffield's Conservation Commission voted Oct. 27 to deny Permit #1748 for seven single-family homes on South Grand Street, after closing a continued public hearing, according to its minutes.

East Windsor sewer authority raises connection charge to $7,500, effective Jan. 1

East Windsor's Water Pollution Control Authority voted Oct. 28, after a public hearing, to raise its facility connection charge to $7,500 per EDU effective Jan. 1, 2027, according to draft minutes.

Upriver History: On Nov. 3, 1817, Enfield's town meeting chose its officers

On Nov. 3, 1817, Enfield's annual town meeting elected its selectmen, clerk, treasurer and a long list of minor officers and set a 2-cent tax for current expenses, according to town records reprinted in the 1900 History of Enfield.

Polls open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in four towns; Enfield also votes on $511 million school plan and charter

Polls are open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, according to election notices and voting pages in Enfield, Suffield, Somers and East Windsor, and Enfield voters decide a $511 million elementary school building question and charter revisions.

Philip A. Prisk Jr., 91

Enfield · Visitation Mon. Oct. 26, 2026, 10 a.m.-noon, Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd., Enfield; funeral service immediately following at noon at the funeral home; burial with military honors at St. Patrick's King Street Cemetery, Enfield.

Robert "Bob" Cenate, 84

Enfield · All services private, per the family. Donations in his memory may be made to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp (holeinthewallgang.org) or the Children's Heart Foundation (childrensheartfoundation.org).

Lawrence W. "Larry" Tauro II, 79

Broad Brook (East Windsor) · Mass of Christian Burial Sat. Oct. 24, 2026, 10 a.m., St. Catherine Church, 6 Windsorville Rd., Broad Brook, with military honors at the end of Mass; private burial. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Dementia Society of America or a local food pantry.

Irene H. Percoski, 90

Enfield · Services already held: Visitation Sun. Oct. 18, 2026, 1-3 p.m., Leete-Stevens Enfield Chapels, 61 South Rd., Enfield. Funeral service Mon. Oct. 19, 2026, 10 a.m., at the funeral home; burial at St. Adalbert Cemetery, Enfield. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Connecticut State Grange, P.O. Box 3, Winchester Center, CT 06094.

Gary B. Frechette, 62

West Suffield · Services already held: Calling hours Mon. Oct. 19, 2026, 4-7 p.m., Windsor Locks Funeral Home, 441 Spring St., Windsor Locks. Mass of Christian Burial Tue. Oct. 20, 2026, 10:30 a.m., St. Robert Bellarmine Church, 52 S. Elm St., Windsor Locks; burial at St. Mary's Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Luke Foundation (link in notice).

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