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Riverside Reptiles Education Center: vacationing in your own background

By | Jun 14, 2024

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.


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By | Jun 6, 2024

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.


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Annual Vehicle Day returns to Enfield Public Library

By | Jun 6, 2024

Annual Vehicle Day returns to Enfield Public Library

ENFIELD — The Enfield Public Library is hosting its 23rd annual Vehicle Day on Saturday, June 15 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 104 Middle Rd. This community event will have a wide range of vehicles from fire trucks to police cars, garbage trucks, tow trucks, classic cars — anything with wheels — in its parking lot.


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By | Jun 6, 2024

Marine vet with local ties publishes book on forgotten war

CHICOPEE — Tom Hebert is racked by survivor’s guilt, and because of it, the former Marine is writing a seven-volume series of books about the Marine Corps.


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Staasi Heropoulos has been a broadcast and print journalist as well as a corporate communications practitioner, in Western Mass. and internationally for more than 40 years. He loves writing feature articles on local people and places but also welcomes story ideas about corporate and government malfeasance. Staasi can be reached at Staasi.Heropoulos@gmail.com.

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By | May 30, 2024

Blue Heron Creamery: homegrown treats for the community

ENFIELD — If you’re craving for a sweet treat to eat especially on a hot sunny day, stop by Blue Heron Creamery, an ice cream shop on 190 Elm St., that offers locally made ice cream, handcrafted milkshakes and New Orleans style snoballs, finely shaved ice and flavored sugar syrup.


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By | May 30, 2024

FISH with CARE event provides learning opportunity for all

ENFIELD — Fishing season is in full swing and on June 8, CT DEEP Fisheries Division, Enfield Community Police and Enfield Recreation will offer FISH with CARE, a free learning opportunity at Freshwater Pond in Enfield.The event, set to take place from 9:30 a.m. to noon, features volunteer state certified fishing coaches who will teach participants how to get started fishing safely, legally and successfully.


Keith J. O’Connor
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Enfield Pride plans for its annual celebration

By | May 30, 2024

Enfield Pride plans for its annual celebration

ENFIELD — On June 15, Enfield Pride will host its second Pride Celebration at Enfield United Church of Christ, consisting of a full day filled with musical entertainment, bounce houses, plenty of food and insightful information.


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By | May 28, 2024

Enfield High School seniors share work at reception

ENFIELD — On May 9, the Friends of the Enfield Library, in conjuction with the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission and the Pearl Street Library, hosted an artists’ reception, where Daniel Cardona and Mayslee Gray-Khen, two Enfield High School seniors, had a dual exhibition of their artwork at Pearl Street Library.


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By | May 23, 2024

St. Jeanne Jugan Parish’s community carnival returns

ENFIELD — The annual St. Jeanne Jugan Parish Carnival is back from Thursday, May 30, through Saturday, June 1, on the grounds of St. Bernard Church from 6-10 p.m.


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Enfield Public Schools honored for its music program

By | May 16, 2024

Enfield Public Schools honored for its music program

ENFIELD — For its dedication to providing music education to all its students, Enfield Public Schools has received the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation. The designation offers national and community recognition, increased visibility for music education and a program auditing tool for evaluating the music program.


Tina Lesniak
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