The lasting effects of Pablo Escobar on the nation of Colombia are numerous, yet none more apparent than that of his former zoo creatures running wild around the mountains of Northern Colombia. While Escobar’s Medellin Cartel has since died out, his hippopotami have done just the opposite.  Numbering...

The date is June 19th, 2003. Alan Osit and a few friends are up bright and early setting up Topstone Country Club for the soon to be golf tournament fundraiser. Anxious for the eventful day to come, Alan realizes he left the raffle tickets at home. What Alan and his volunteers did not realize is that...

As a widowed mother of two teenage girls, Grace De Angelis, has a lot on her plate. She does everything she can to keep her children doing well in school, sports, etc, while also managing everything going on in her life. The way she grew after the passing of my other mom, Erin, is inspirational.    Grace...

After an amazing military career and a surprising email, a South Windsor native is reaching for the stars, literally. South Windsor native Jack Hathaway was selected earlier this month to become one of the country’s newest astronauts. He received a surprising email from the Chief of the Astronaut...

The COVID-19 cases in the United States have been rapidly increasing. With over 50 million cases and over 796,000 deaths in the past 30 days. Over 79% of the US is considered to have high covid transmission. The CIAC is doing the best they can to try and keep student athletes safe during their sports...

 Huge price changes in gas will be coming. Gas Prices over the years have rapidly increased but there is still hope for the price of gas to drop.  Matt Egan from CNN states, “The US Energy Information Administration said Tuesday the national average for regular gasoline will probably drop to $3.01...

Puerto Rican people are known as the happiest people on earth, with a world record of having 19 holidays on their yearly calendar. Puerto Rican culture has a mixture of just about everything, Taino culture, Spanish culture, and African culture.  History:  Puerto Rico takes pride in its history....

The newly detected Omicron variant of COVID-19 is starting to spread within the U.S., and the CDC is recommending more pandemic restrictions as a response. What does this mean for South Windsor and its schools? On November 26th, the World Health Organization discovered the Omicron COVID-19 variant,...

On December 1st, Chick-fil-A opened in Manchester, Connecticut. Chick fil a is a fast food restaurant that offers quality food to all their customers. Chick fil a has been around since 1946.  Student Tyler Power, a senior states ¨I'm excited because it's one of the best fast food places and having...

A football player, a basketball & volleyball player, an artist, plus a restaurant employee were killed in a small community when a 15-year-old allegedly opened fire on November 30 at his high school. Authorities are thoroughly investigating to find the motive of the Oxford High School shooting suspect...

In their annual Giving Thanks event, locally based charity Dignity Grows provided over 3,000 local women health and hygiene products this past Sunday.  Dignity Grows, founded in 2019 by Jessica Zachs, helps to provide hygiene products to women who are impacted by a type of hygiene poverty called...

Lately, many situations have been brought to our attention, showing signs of abusive and toxic relationships. So many people can have the wrong idea of what a real relationship is, and that brings many issues for couples.    It is evident that there are many real examples of this in the news....