07/04/2021
07/04/2021
Local News for Ashford, Connecticut
07/04/2021
07/03/2021
Up from the ashes
ASHFORD – Tricia Campero, whose two sons have spent many hours crafting wooden toys, fishing, climbing up rock walls, and gliding along zip lines at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, recalled when she and her family learned of… Read the rest of the article on journalinquirer.com READ MORE.
06/29/2021
From Babcock Library…
The Library will be closed on Monday, July 5th & Tuesday, July 6th for Independence Day. There will be no Storytime on Tuesday. We will reopen at 9 am on Wednesday, July 7th. Read the article on Babcocklibrary.org READ MORE.
06/22/2021
New to Collection 6/22/21
DVD The blacklist. Season 7. The walking dead seasons 1-9 Scandal seasons 1-5 YA Tell me everything / Sarah Enni Juvenile A Shiloh Christmas / Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Look for the Lorax / Tish Rabe Clementine for Christmas / Daphne Benedis-Grab Molly’s story : a dog’s purpose novel / W. Bruce Cameron About average / READ MORE.
06/15/2021
New to Collection 6/15/21
DVD Tales From the Darkside Series Minari Juvenile The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures/ Curtis Manley How to talk Monster / Lynn Plourde What if, Pig?/Linzie Hunter Turtle in a Tree/Neesha Hudson Lucas at the Paralympics/Igor Plohl The froggies do not want to sleep / Adam Gustavson Apple of My Pie/Mika Song Minecraft: Mobs in the READ MORE.
06/09/2021
New to Collection 6/8/21
Juvenile Awesome Dog 5000/Justin Dean Shady Baby/Gabrielle Union-Wade & Dwayne Wade The Unicorn Rescue Society: Sasquatch and the Muckleshoot/Adam Gidwitz & Joseph Bruchac The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Creature of the Pines/Adam Gidwitz & Joseph Bruchac Magic and myth : Ireland’s fairy tales / Michael Scott Legends & lore: Ireland’s Folk Tales/Michael Scott Korgi / READ MORE.
06/07/2021
New to Collection 6/7/21
Adult While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams The Secret Talker by Geling Yan Goblin by Josh Malerman Creatures of Another Age by Richard Fallon The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert Ariadne by Jennifer Saint The Lady has a Past by Amanda Quick Reunion Beach The Free World by Louis Menand If I READ MORE.
06/07/2021
Heat prompts some CT schools to plan for early dismissals
In anticipation of the heat toward the beginning of the week, some Connecticut schools are planning to have students leave early. One of those schools is the Ashford School in Ashford. The school is planning to dismiss students at 12:25 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, citing “excessive heat.” Bridgeport Public Schools are also planning to READ MORE.
05/28/2021
Memorial Day Commemoration-click here
Memorial Day 2021 Program There will be no parade this year. TOWN OF ASHFORD MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATION MONDAY, MAY 31, 2021, 11:00 A.M. WELCOME: Cathryn E. Silver-Smith, First Selectman INVOCATION: Father Greg Jednaki, St. Philip the Apostle Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Webelos, Pack 92 THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Ashford Choraleers Selections Performed by the Ashford Choraleers READ MORE.
05/28/2021
From Babcock Library…
Babcock Library will be closed May 29 & May 31 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen on June 1. Read the article on Babcocklibrary.org READ MORE.
05/26/2021
Tentative Town Building Reopening Plan – Click here
Ashford Re-Opening Plan (Phase 1 – Updated 05-17-2021) Town Offices: Open by appointment on June 7, 2021 Office Hours: Monday, 8:30 to 3:00, Tuesday, 8:30 to 3:00, Wednesday, 11:00 to 7:00 Friday, 8:30-3:00 Masks will be required to be worn by anyone entering the building The First Selectman will meet appointees in the lower-level conference READ MORE.
05/26/2021
Town Office Hours Change effective 6/9/21 – Wednesday 11 A.M.- 7 P.M. by appointment
Ashford Re-Opening Plan (Phase 1 – Updated 05-17-2021) Read the article on ashfordtownhall.org READ MORE.
05/24/2021
WINY Radio: FROM THE NEWSROOM: (ASHFORD) …
FROM THE NEWSROOM: (ASHFORD) A MOTORCYCLE DRIVER SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, HIS PASSENGER SUFFERED LIFE-THREATING INJURIES IN A CRASH: Read the rest of the article on twitter.com READ MORE.
05/24/2021
The Chronicle: #Motorcyclist killed, two others …
#Motorcyclist killed, two others injured in Ashford crash Read the rest of the article on twitter.com READ MORE.
05/19/2021
New to collection 5/8/2021
Bhagavad Gita as it is Korean Dreams by Hyun Jin Preston Moon Disney Bedtime Favorites American Tall Tales by Mary Pope Osborne Warriors: Tigerstar & Sasha Escape from the Forest by Erin Hunter The Beader’s Bible by Dorothy Wood Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman The Wars of America by Robert READ MORE.
05/18/2021
From Babcock Library…
Good Morning, Please note the library would never call and request payment for over due items. We would never call and request payment for anything. Please do not pay for any materials that are checked out over the phone! Please let us know if you have any questions. Carolann MacMaster, MLIS Library Director Read the READ MORE.
05/17/2021
E.O. Smith H.S.: The Human Rights Club …
The Human Rights Club is extending the non-perishable food drive through the end of this week. If you forgot to bring in items, here is your chance! Donations will go to the Covenant Soup Kitchen Friday afternoon. Right now we are just shy of 200 items – Please donate! Read the article on twitter.com READ MORE.
05/13/2021
Ashford man held in Manchester, Andover, Chaplin robberies
A man from Ashford whose fiancée told police he uses heroin is being held in lieu of more than $900,000 in bonds while facing charges that last year he robbed the same Manchester convenience store three times, held up an… Read the rest of the article on journalinquirer.com READ MORE.
05/12/2021
The Chronicle: Moose on the loose …
Moose on the loose in #Storrs and #Ashford Read the rest of the article on twitter.com READ MORE.
05/12/2021