LIFE

The spirit of independence runs deep at the 1851 Kitchen and Cocktail Bar. Named after the year the town of Cromwell was separated from Middletown and became its own official municipality, the restaurant serves “new American cuisine” reflecting global influences.

Matthew Fletcher was born to play baseball. As a child, he circled the bases a lot, moving from town to town including Stamford, Trumbull, Fairfield – and Glastonbury twice – until coming to Wethersfield in 2015.

Flowers are the gift that keeps on giving. So, it’s only natural for an employee of the Greater Hartford Gives Foundation (formerly the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving) to find a volunteer outlet in hopes of doing the same.

by Sarah Barr Staff Writer On certain days certain times of the year, we pause and reflect. A memory. A moment. A milestone. Often, a photo is all that we have, a cherished keepsake. Songs have been written about these times. Photographers live through them and for them. Michael Leonhard of Michael Leonhard Photography in Old Wethersfield is one such artist. “Photography has been a part of me my entire life,” is how his personal photo album unfolds. “My mother passed away wh

At the Newington Rotary Club, the mission that members live by is to “turn passion for change into action.” Add a little Australian hospitality from Outback Steakhouse Managing Partner Mark Adrain and you have a bloomin’ combination.

A former call center in Rocky Hill now has a higher calling. The Oasis of Life Christian Church’s new home is 31-B Inwood Road in the town’s industrial corridor, about a quarter mile down the road from its old strip mall storefront location. The first service in this larger, more functional space was held Jan. 11.

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.