LIFE

Like flowy, shiny hair, growth is a beautiful thing. Nothing could be truer if you are in the beauty business. That’s the case for the International Institute of Cosmetology. It branched out across the busy Silas Deane Highway by adding the former Pelton’s and Rite Aid building to its hair and makeup empire.

If there is a pot of gold inside a soccer goal post, Cara Jordan just scored it. The 2019 Cromwell High School valedictorian is now playing professionally for the Sligo Rovers in Ireland.

Life is a puzzle. Sometimes pieces just don’t fit. You can’t force pieces to interlock, no matter how hard you try. Even if you press or bang them together there’s always something awkward in how they look. You know it’s just not right. People often spend a long time in search of that missing or connecting piece. This can be is especially true for at-risk women and young women.

Recent studies indicate that loneliness is now a health epidemic. The lack of social connection is considered an illness that medical professionals say is more dangerous than smoking 15 cigarettes a day and deadlier than obesity.

For some folks, Christmas is a passion. Some celebrate the holiday spirit in the off sea-son through music or movies. Stores might run a “Christmas in July” sale. But for Lori Lynn Ouellette, it’s what she calls “a problem.”

Kimberly Roy has faith in her abilities, her business and her beliefs. Just a few months ago, the owner of the Cromwell Country Store held a re-grand opening of her second business located at 322 Main St., an extension of her first venture, the Walk by Faith Doggie Bakery.

When Charlie Mandigo moved from Manchester to Cromwell in 2012 he probably didn’t think he’d be moving so much by bicycle in 2025.