Enfield Fourth of July celebration returns with three-day event
ENFIELD — The 2024 Enfield Fourth of July Town Celebration will take place July 5-7 on the Enfield Town Green, 820 Enfield St.
Enfield Square Mall redevelopment plans ongoing
ENFIELD — The days may be numbered for the once popular Enfield Square Mall, which is a shadow of itself since opening in 1971 with only one major anchor today and few stores in what was once a bustling concourse of national retailers.
Enfield Public Schools offers learning opportunities this summer
ENFIELD — The Enfield Public Schools have some summer learning opportunities for its students this year. The Enfield High School art department is running a Clay Camp for grades 2-12 between July 15-25. The music department is running two opportunities for summer learning, the Instrumental Music Summer Program for grades 6-9 and the Theater Arts Camp for grades 4- 9 from June 24 through July 18.
Classic cars wanted for Little Sisters of the Poor annual show
ENFIELD — The Little Sisters of the Poor in Enfield are calling upon all classic car owners to wash and polish up their cherished collectibles for entry in their annual Classic Car Show. The fundraising event, set to take place on June 21 on the front lawn of their St. Joseph’s Residence at 1365 Enfield St., begins at 5 p.m.
Riverside Reptiles Education Center: vacationing in your own background
ENFIELD — The Riverside Reptiles Education Center, or RREC, is a zoo that specializes in reptiles and amphibians. The center displays other unique animals such as invertebrates, including spiders, scorpions, millipedes, centipedes and various insects from around the world. They also have a small variety of unique freshwater fishes like electric catfish, electric eel, freshwater puffer fish and alligator gar. RREC has the largest reptile and amphibian collections and venomous snake collection in the area.
Enfield Summer Concert Series returns June 11
ENFIELD — Frank Sinatra will be there, and so will The Beatles and other British Invasion groups like Dave Clark Five. But they will only be there in spirit as the second annual Enfield Summer Concert Series continues to bring live music at the Bandshell at Higgins Park in Enfield on June 11 with The Sounds of Frank.