Winsted NewsLocal news for Winsted, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Fifth-graders need to improve- July 19, 2008 Winchester and Torrington fifth-graders in 2008 performed worse in math, reading and writing on a standardized test than did the previous year's class of fifth-graders. Students in grades three to eight ...http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/fifth-graders-need-to-improve?fromrss=1 Budget voters get 2nd crack- July 19, 2008 For the second time this year, voters will have their say on the proposed $32.3 million 2008-09 budget at a referendum Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/budget-voters-get-2nd-crack?fromrss=1 Police blotter for July 18- July 18, 2008 Michael T. Baker, 19, 23 Blinkoff Ct., Torrington, was arrested at 11:09 p.m. July 14 by state police Troop L and charged with driving under the influence by a minor, speeding and operating a motor vehicle with ...http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/police-blotter-for-july-18?fromrss=1 Men arrested after alleged drug buy- July 18, 2008 Torrington police arrested two men late Wednesday as they returned from a drug buy in Winsted, including one who tried to hide $125 of crack cocaine in his mouth.http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/men-arrested-after-alleged-drug-buy?fromrss=1 In Winsted, Bank Heist- July 18, 2008 A man robbed the Webster Bank branch in the Stop & Shop plaza on Route 44 Tuesday afternoon, police said.http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/in-winsted-bank-heist?fromrss=1 Granola Bars, Country Style Chicken Kiev, Beans And Greens Soup- July 11, 2008 A Glastonbury reader requested a recipe for a granola bar -- 'something healthy, tasty and not too fattening.' Bette-Jane Hardersen of Bloomfield writes, 'This granola bar is wonderful.http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/granola-bars-country-style-chicken-kiev-beans... Verizon Uses Balloon To Show Tower Height- July 8, 2008 Verizon wants to add a cell tower just west of Winsted, but before that happens, resident said they want to know how high it will be.http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/verizon-uses-balloon-to-show-tower-height?fro... Home Invasion Acts As Catalyst For Change- July 1, 2008 Almost a year after a deadly break-in that ended with the deaths of three members of a Cheshire family, a host of new criminal-justice-related laws are planned to take effect Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/city/winsted-ct/2008/07/home-invasion-acts-as-catalyst-for-change?fro... |