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Students at Linden Street School gather on the morning of the first day of school, Sept. 1, for a special assembly in the gymnasium before heading to their classrooms.
Food pantry receives grant from Foodshare
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Thanks to the generous underwriting support of The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain, Foodshare has made a grant of $5,000 to the Plainville Community Food Pantry from its “Partnership Fund”.
Campaign kickoff
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State Rep. Elizabeth "Betty" Boukus kicks off her reelection campaign for the 22nd Assembly District at an ice cream social held Aug. 30 outside The Creamery on Woodford Avenue.
What to do before a hurricane
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The possibility of Hurricane Earl “visiting” New England this weekend has residents thinking about emergency preparation. The state of Connecticut Web site has information about emergencies including hurricanes and related information.
Intergenerational concert
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Bob Nelson, member of the Plainville Senior Center and director of the center’s band, left, accompanies Lily Guberman as she sings, “My Favorite Things.” Guberman, 8, also performed on the piano and violin. Other performers were Dwight Burns, Michael Massarelli, Madison and Emma Soucy and Lisa Glowacki.
School district enforces residency policy
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As the 2010-11 school year approaches, Plainville Community Schools remains steadfast in its commitment to aggressively enforce the district’s residency policy.
'Pay to Participate' comes to town
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Not even high school sports are insulated from the down economy.
To help balance the school budget, during the 2010-11 academic year, Plainville High School and Middle School of Plainville students will pay to participate in athletics.
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Blast off!
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Citizen photo by Robin Lee Michel
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Dozens of hot air balloons inflate and take off from Norton Park Saturday late afternoon during the Plainville Fire Company's 26th annual Hot Air Balloon Festival as thousands of people watch. To see more photos, click on the balloon festival sign below or on the photo galleries tab above. Some photos will also be published in the Sept. 2, 2010 issue of The Plainville Citizen. There will be one final balloon launch Sunday morning at 6 a.m. and the festival will wrap up within a few hours.
Festival fireworks
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Fireworks launch the Plainville Fire Company's 26th annual Hot Air Balloon Festival Friday evening. The event, being held at Norton Park in Plainville, continues Saturday morning with a hot air balloon launch at 6 a.m. followed by a day of activities and more on Sunday.
Great weather for this weekend's balloon festival
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In 2009, for the first time its 25-year history, the annual hot air balloon festival fell subject to a tropical storm, preventing the balloons from launching, and putting a damper on the weekend event.
