Announcements

On March 22, State Historian and UConn Professor Walter Woodworth will present a multimedia exploration of "New England's OTHER Witch Hunt." A generation before Salem, New England was beset by another terrifying and deadly witch panic in Hartford and Wethersfield.

The Central Connecticut Health District is offering free blood cholesterol screenings for residents of Berlin, Newington, Rocky Hill, and Wethersfield. The screening program has been made possible through a grant from the Connecticut Department of Public Health.

Nurses from the VNA Healthcare will conduct the screening on four days between the hours 8:30-10:30 a.m. as follows:

The Wethersfield Business and Civic Association (WBCA) has scheduled its 2010 Person of the Year Reception for Wednesday, March 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wethersfield Country Club. The cost for the event is $30.00 with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar.

The WBCA has selected Ms. Judy Keane to be its 2010 Person of the Year in recognition of her service to the Town of Wethersfield through her efforts as President of the Richard M. Keane Foundation. A practicing nurse, Ms. Keane is a Wethersfield native who is the mother of five sons and five grandchildren.

The Wethersfield Volunteer Firefighter’s Association will be holding their Fifth Annual Beer & Wine Tasting to benefit the Association's Scholarship Fund. The event will take place Thursday, March 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pitkin Community Center, 30 Greenfield Street.

Appetizers will be served, and raffle prizes available. Purchases of full or mixed cases of wine will receive a 5% discount, and 10% of all sales will go to the WVFA.

The Friends of the Wethersfield Library will be conducting their Semi-Annual Book Sale on Saturday, March 27th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, March 28th from 1 to 4 p.m. There will be a large selection of newer fiction and non-fiction in very good condition, as well as classics, boxed editions, movies, music, and audio books.

Fill a bag provided by the Friends for only $5.00! Subjects ranging from 'Adventure' to 'War.'

Advance tickets for the Friends of the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center's annual spring dance now are available for $25 per person. The dance will be held on Saturday, March 27 from 7 to 11:30 p.m. at the Pitkin Community Center.

This program of the Wethersfield Library is an opportunity to network and share job related skills with others. The group will be facilitated by Nancy Stilwell, Director of Wethersfield's Social and Youth Services Department.

The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. Please call the Library at (860) 257-2811 to sign up.

The Cornwall Scholarship Fund of the Friends of the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center is accepting applications for its 2010 program. Area residents graduating from any high school may apply if they plan to study natural, environmental or ecological sciences or related topics at a college or technical school. Preference is given to those who have volunteered at the Eleanor Buck Wolf Nature Center.

As they plan their next season, the Wethersfield Farmers' Market Committee is sponsoring a "Design Our T-Shirt" contest. All are welcome to submit a design for use on t-shirts and other marketing materials. There will be prizes for the top three entries chosen by the Farmers' Market Committee. Deadline for contest submissions is April 30. Full contest rules and a submission form are available below.