Amber and Banner were celebrities for a day at Corpus Christi School in Wethersfield. An assembly of excited students met the two dogs that are trained to serve people with disabilities including former military personnel who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Nick Frasco is an artist who loves to create. But he also understands the business aspect of being a professional artist and the need to market one’s work. Put the two together and you have a combination of art, performance and live music scheduled for May 2 at the Keeney Memorial Cultural Center. Plumrose will be the musical guest.

Before you know it, the Wethersfield High School Marching Band could be strutting its stuff in the emperor’s new clothes. Perhaps that’s a slight exaggeration. But the 66-year-old musical organization could be losing points in competitions because the 13-year-old uniforms are dinged and damaged and showing their age.

Old Wethersfield Stray & Kitten Rescue puts the “wow” in the “meow.” Since its inception in 2021, approximately 600 cats and kittens have been saved starting with the efforts of a woman who is allergic to, of all things, these finicky felines.

Cities and towns across the United States are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States of America this year. But this town will do so with a special distinction.

The 2025-2026 winter dumped amounts of snow that Greater Hartford towns have not seen for many years. It required numerous “call-outs” of the public works staff who operate the trucks that plow and salt the roads.

Crossing guards equipped with reflective vests, whistles and hand-held stop signs work every school day to keep the children of this town safe. Monday through Friday, they are at their posts including days when it is hot, cold, wet or otherwise physically uncomfortable.

Life is like driving the open road or sailing the ocean. You don’t always know the destination and the journey is the adventure.