On December 18, 2020 at approximately 2:30 P.M., Officers from the Plainfield Police Department along with Plainfield Fire Department and American Legion Ambulance responded to a one car versus utility pole motor vehicle crash in the area off Pickett Road and Oak Drive in Plainfield, CT. A 1996 Honda Accord operated by 27 year old, Dustin […]

(WETHERSFIELD, CT) – Connecticut Department of Labor (CTDOL) Commissioner Kurt Westby today announced that the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates the state’s unemployment rate is 8.2%, up from 6.1% in October. This rate reflects the impact that increased COVID-19 infections are having on the Connecticut economy and the workforce. The state’s unemployment rate is an important

[rl_gallery id=”14411″] On December 17, 2020 at approximately 3:34 AM, Officers from the Plainfield Police Department responded to a commercial burglary alarm at Motorsports Nation located at 982 Norwich Road in Plainfield, Connecticut. Following an investigation, it was determined that two KTM dirt bikes were stolen from the showroom by three masked individuals who forced

First Time This Season the Protocol Has Been Enacted (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that as a winter storm approaches and wind chills are expected to drop into the single digits this evening, he is directing Connecticut’s Severe Cold Weather Protocol to be activated beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16

NORWICH – The Norwich Police Department reminds residents, visitors, and motorists that the City of Norwich Traffic Regulation (Sec.# 9.82) prohibits parking on the odd side of all city streets during winter snow storms and the subsequent snow removal operations by the Public Works and Connecticut DOT Highway maintenance crews. The narrowness of certain city

[rl_gallery id=”14399″] On December 15, 2020, at approximately 5:05 PM, a State Trooper that was conducting speed enforcement on I-84 clocked a 2016 Cadillac XTS at 112 MPH in the area of exit 66 in the town of Vernon. The trooper caught up with the car and did a registration check and found out that

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