Author name: Mike Minarsky

The Griswold Senior Center is one of the busiest places in town, if not the busiest and most active. Lately the senior center with help from the United Way, they have been handing out food boxes to all and any that need, and it’s not just for seniors. The latest Farm to Families distribution happened […]

So here at SNSN, we try to bring you as much news as we possibly can within our community.  However, there are times where we goof off and try to be a little entertaining.  Last week, most of the staff got together and did a parody to the 12 Days of Christmas, and we put

  Ratoon   Definition:  (noun)  –  A new shoot or sprout springing from the base of a crop plant, especially sugar cane, after cropping.   In a sentence?  Sure! – “Rei loved giving clippings of her favorite plants’ ratoons to her friends.” “We’re struggling with weeds in our backyard — for every few we pull,

On December 10, 2020, at approximately 9:54 a.m., Officers from the Plainfield Police Department along with the Plainfield Fire Department, and American Legion Ambulance responded to a two-car motor vehicle crash on Norwich Road Plainfield, CT. 22-year-old Brandon Griffin of Putnam, CT was traveling northbound on Norwich Road operating a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee when

The latest Board of Selectmen meeting provided some mild fireworks this week as the Board had on their agenda to appoint a new board of finance member. Within the last couple of months, the Board of Finance asked for candidates to submit a letter or intent to join the board and held a special meeting

JEWETT CITY, CONNECTICUT, December 8, 2020… To help local organizations manage the financial challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jewett City Savings Bank awarded $100,000 in grants to six organizations in the communities the Bank supports. The grants were made available as a result of the Bank’s participation in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston’s

Every week, Griswold Pride puts out a list of resources that is guaranteed to help during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Here is this weeks offering…   Career Wellbeing ·       Time Confetti and the Broken Promise of Leisure –  Leisure has never been less relaxing, mostly because of the disintermediating effects of our screens. Technology saves us time, but

High School All State Athletes were announced by the Connecticut High School Coaches Association earlier this week, and some local athletes made the cut. Griswold Sophomore  Michael Strain was announced as part of the All State Cross Country team.  According to coach Kelsey Nixon, “Michael Strain consistently finished as our first place runner on the

Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge in New Haven Will Be Illuminated Red, White, and Blue on the Nights of December 6 and 7   (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is directing U.S. and State of Connecticut flags to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, December 7, 2020,

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno today announced that the state is awarding $13.3 million to 12 municipalities in Connecticut for infrastructure upgrades that will modernize and rehabilitate housing for low and moderate-income individuals. Awarded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities program, which is administered by

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut is the first state in the nation to provide a learning device to every PK-12 student in need, achieving a major milestone in the fight to close the K-12 digital divide in Connecticut, particularly as many schools move toward remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to Ryan Aubin, the annual Snowflake Parade that was to take place at Hopeville State Park is going to be postponed one day from Saturday December 5, until Sunday December 6. The parade is obviously structured different this year due to the pandemic as residents will “drive Thru” Hopeville Campground to see floats and