LIFE

At 10 a.m. on a Sunday morning, I'm midway through the group meditation practice in the Collinsville axe factory when church bells ring out from across the Farmington River. They draw my awareness, but that's okay.

Mahjong, knitting and Euchre are popular programs at the Avon Senior Center, but they're not the main attraction. "People show up for the coffee," says Jennifer Bennett, Avon's director of social and senior services. "Then they stay for whatever else is going on. It brings people together in little groups for coffee and chat. People don't want to be home alone, so we're trying to reduce loneliness and isolation. We always joke, 'Come for a cup of coffee and stay for whatever

Jack Brown bought the Lyme Bar at Riverdale Farms in Avon in February and by April he had spruced up the 10-year-old business and reopened it as the Morgan House Tavern.

Farmington Memorial Forest sits between Plainville Avenue and Coppermine Road, and for many, it is simply a place they drive past, unaware of the history hidden within the surrounding woodland. Others hike its beautiful trails, perhaps surprised to discover a memorial nestled in the heart of the woods or the recently installed kiosk, an Eagle Scout project completed by Andrew Tabol of Unionville’s Troop 170. Following in his father’s footsteps, Andrew continued a family legac

Next door neighbors and close friends since they were ages 4 and 5, two Farmington High students have joined together for a “passion project,” as they refer to it. Sophomore Aakash Kumar and Junior Samanyu Kasinadhuni chose an outside-of-school project that came from a conversation about their mutual interest in environmental conservation last September.

In an old mill building at 90 Whiting Street in Winsted, you can explore a stunning, 120-foot-long, five-story mural that took artist Ellen Griesedieck 22 years to build. It's part of the American Mural Project (AMP), which opened to the public in 2022.

Traditionally held after Thanksgiving, the Walk & Talk for Hope Community Festival for Mental Health has been moved to correspond with World Mental Health Day. It takes place Oct. 10 at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center.

Polly’s Pier in Farmington to be accessible for all ages and abilities Polly's Pier will offer accessible river access while also honoring the legacy of a conservationist and community minded individual - the late"Polly" Hincks. By Maria G O’Donnell Staff Writer In a Unionville neighborhood that features a housing community for people with physical disabilities, the Farmington Land Trust (FLT) installed an accessible fishing pier in 2001 just off the Rails to Trails path besi