Torrington NewsLocal news for Torrington, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Susan B. Anthony gets $60,000 grant- July 18, 2008 An agency that counsels and houses victims of domestic violence received $60,000 from another agency Wednesday.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/susan-b-anthony-gets-60-000-grant?fromrss=... Man charged after car chase- July 18, 2008 A short car chase ended in a drunken driving arrest for a Torrington man by city police early Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/man-charged-after-car-chase?fromrss=1 Police blotter for July 16- July 18, 2008 A 16-year-old girl was arrested and charged with 13 counts of third-degree burglary and 13 counts of third-degree larceny after an investigation into a spate of recent theft of cars.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/police-blotter-for-july-16?fromrss=1 Torrington man charged with beating grandma- July 17, 2008 A 26-year-old Torrington man has been charged with beating up his 83-year-old grandmother and trying to set her cars on fire.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/torrington-man-charged-with-beating-grandm... Tournament Raises $60,000- July 15, 2008 Charlotte Hungerford Hospital's 7th Annual Golf Classic raised $60,000 for the Hospital's Radiation Oncology Department, officials announced Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/tournament-raises-60-000?fromrss=1 Torrington Man Killed In Motorcycle Accident- July 13, 2008 A Torrington man was killed in a one-vehicle motorcycle accident early Sunday on Route 219.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/torrington-man-killed-in-motorcycle-accide... Van Doren On Dickinson- July 12, 2008 The annual summer lecture sponsored by the Litchfield County Writers Project will feature a talk called 'Poems of Love, Poems of Loss' by Charles Van Doren on the life and works of Emily Dickinson.Van Doren has written more than a dozen books and was vice presidenteditorial for Encyclopedia Britannica. He is a faculty member at the University of Connecticut at Torrington, where the lecture will be given.The event, to be held Friday, also includes a poetry reading by Sally Van Doren, who has won.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/van-doren-on-dickinson?fromrss=1 Jealousy Cited In Killings Of Two Men Left Near I-384- July 10, 2008 A former exotic dancer's call telling one boyfriend she was meeting another man inside a vacant trucking company office June 22 sparked what appeared to be a jealous confrontation that ended with one lover executing his rival and the rival's friend in a garage bay.The shooter, the woman told police, then ordered others inside the former SLS Transport at 6 Andrews St. in Bristol to wrap the two bodies in plastic, mop up the blood and help hoist the victims - one now dead, the other still...http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/jealousy-cited-in-killings-of-two-men-left... Sex offender sentenced for sex with teen girl- July 9, 2008 A 27-year-old Torrington man with a record of sexual assaults has been sentenced to seven years in prison for having sex with his girlfriend's 14 -year-old daughter.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/sex-offender-sentenced-for-sex-with-teen-g... Entrepreneur Is Powering Up The Hills Of Life- July 9, 2008 Y ou'll see him in the early mornings going to work at Brumell's Cycling & Fitness.http://www.topix.net/city/torrington-ct/2008/07/entrepreneur-is-powering-up-the-hills-of-l... |