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Welcome to your
source of information for
Vernon's
Victorian Village
Historic Rockville Connecticut
Calendar
of events
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CELEBRATING
200 YEARS!
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IT WAS A
FANTASTIC EVENING!
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photos for larger versions)
National
Night Out
August 5, 2008
5-9 PM Talcott Park, Rockville
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for more details
sponsored The Rockville
Community Alliance and the Vernon Police Dept.
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NOW CELEBRATING VERNON'S BICENTENNIAL
Go to www.Vernon2008.org
for more details
Vernon Bicentennial Committee actively planning for 2008 click
here for more info
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Rockville Downtown Association
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Vernon
Community
Network
Next meeting 9/26/08 at 9 AM
Vernon Senior Center
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Rockville
Community
Alliance
Florence Mill Apts., Community Room
Aug., 26, 2008 @ 7 PM
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Town
of Vernon
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State
of Connecticut
website
Towns
& Cities
websites
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United
States
of America
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Vernon
Bicentennial
Next meeting:
8/20/08 at 7 PM
Vernon Senior Center
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Vernon
Historical Society
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Rockville
Area Businesses
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Rockville
Elks Lodge
#1359
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Historic
Talcottville Association
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New
England Civil
War Museum
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Lasting
Hope Ministries
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Rockville
High School
ALUMNI |
Vernon
Garden
Club |
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Rockville
Public Library
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Vernon
Community Network |
Cogswell
Fountain
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Tolland
County
Chamber
of Commerce
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Shenipsit
Lake
Association |
Hockanum
River
Parks
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Biking
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ReminderNews |
Journal
Inquirer |
Hartford
Courant |
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Community
Voice Channel
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WFSB-TV
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The
Parent
Planner |
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WTIC-TV
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WTNH-TV
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WVIT-TV
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Vernon/Rockville
Horizons
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North
Central
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TOWN
HALL RENOVATIONS
Third floor project nearly complete
BY JESSICA CIPARELLI Staff Writer
July 22, 2008 REMINDERNEWS
It’s been many years in the
making, but the third floor project is finally nearing
completion. All it needs now is furniture.
The Memorial Building, known now as
Vernon’s town hall, was constructed in 1889 and is listed on
the National Register of Historic Places. It was built by the
citizens of the city of Rockville to commemorate the
contributions of Civil War veterans from the community. The
third floor of the building is characterized by its 40-foot
tin ceilings and large windows.
The newly-completed space will house
the mayor’s office, town council chambers, town
administrator’s office, human resources and support staff
for those offices. Once the space is officially open, town
council meetings will no longer have to be held at the
town’s senior center, next door to the town hall. ...more
Previous story
June 28, 2005
Representative Claire Janowski Wins Funding to complete Memorial
Building Third Floor
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"July
In The Sky"
Two photos above by Joseph
D. Grunske
Photos by http://www.SticksAndStonesPhotography.com
For additional
photos - click
here
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Vernon Summer Concert Series click
here for larger version
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Citizens Block Renovation Eyed
By DAVID OWENS |
Courant Staff Writer
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June 18, 2008
VERNON - — Late last month
the town council killed a plan to use a mix of federal and
local dollars to build a transportation center in downtown
Rockville.
Now Mayor Jason L. McCoy and Town Administrator Christopher
Clark are working on plans to use the federal money and about
$500,000 in local money to instead renovate the dilapidated
Citizens Block building on Park Place. more...
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Urban walking trail on tap for downtown Rockville
By Kym Soper
Journal Inquirer
Published: Friday, April 25, 2008
11:10 AM EDT
VERNON — An
urban walking trail through the downtown Rockville section of
town highlighting the area’s history and mills is now in the
works with volunteers and town staff hoping to have trail
blazers hiking the concrete paths this fall.
Think Boston’s Freedom Trail but without the tri-corner hats
and a nod to the Industrial Revolution rather than the
colonial rebellion against the British.
Parks and
Recreation Director Bruce Dinnie says the new footpath,
stretching from Saxony Mill on West Street to Roosevelt Mill
on East Main, will add to the town’s more than 30 miles of
hiking and biking trail system. More...
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What are these
people doing in Rockville on Sunday April 20?
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to find out!
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WELCOME TO NEW
BUSINESSES IN ROCKVILLE
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VERY UNIQUE SIGNS!
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Recording Studio Opens In Rockville
Lawmakers Seek To Lure Entertainment
Industry
January
29, 2008
VERNON,
Conn. --
Three local business owners who have spent years
opening and designing Rockville USA Recording and Video hope to
help make Connecticut a destination for the entertainment
industry.
"Back in
2000, we realized that this was a great fertile ground for film
industries and television," said Wayne Holmes, a co-owner
of the business.
Channel 3
Eyewitness News reporter Teresa LaBarbera reported the hope is
to attract media moguls to Connecticut by providing a facility
with all the necessities. more...
http://www.wfsb.com/entertainment/15167561/detail.html
http://rockvilleusa.com/
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Funds
Likely On Way For Mill's Rebirth
Approval
Is Expected On A $1.2 Million State Grant That Would Cover
Demolition Costs And Cleanup Work
By
DAVID OWENS | Courant
Staff Writer
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January
17, 2008
VERNON
— - The final piece of the financial puzzle needed to restore
a derelict mill in Rockville appears to be in place.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Wednesday that a $1.2 million grant
for work at the former Roosevelt Mills complex on East Main
Street will be on the State Bond Commission's Jan. 25 agenda.
Placement on the agenda typically means approval.
Joseph Vallone, a Westport architect who plans to convert the
complex into 68 apartments and 10,000 square feet of commercial
space known as Loom City Lofts, said Wednesday that the state
money is crucial and would be used for demolition work and to...
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Downtown
Concept Plan
Hartford
Courant -- June 6. 2007 -- VERNON -- The town council
on Tuesday voted to endorse a concept for redeveloping
Rockville's main business district... more
Journal Inquirer -- June 6, 2007 --VERNON - The Town
Council Tuesday endorsed a concept plan presented by the
Rockville Downtown Association in May that, over the next seven
to 10 years, would renovate older buildings, construct 500,000
square feet of new retail space, and open up Market Street and
the Hockanum River area to pedestrian traffic...more
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RENDERINGS OF THE RDA
REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR DOWNTOWN ROCKVILLE
LOOKING EAST
LOOKING WEST
A rainbow in Central Park!
WOW! Looking
good Rockville!
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Calendar
of Upcoming Events!
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Click here for more
details on this site
 
Gene Pitney; The Rockville Rocket
Feb. 17, 1940- April 5, 2006
Click
here to visit
the Official Gene Pitney Commemorative Committee site
organized by his own hometown, Rockville, Connecticut, USA and authorized
by his family.
www.GenePitney.org
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From the Journal Inquirer 04/04/2007
VERNON - Despite aggressive marketing
and extension of a deadline, the town received no bids to renovate the
dilapidated and historic downtown Citizen's Block building, which now
faces an uncertain future that could include demolition. ...more
of the story
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White House Egg from Rockville's Elle Fagan
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2007
State Easter Eggs
The
2007 Easter Egg Collection continues the tradition that began in 1994
where each state sends a decorated egg to the White House for display.
Artists from across the United States created the decorated eggs, which
represent each state and the District of Columbia. Each year the artists
vote amongst themselves to select the artist to create the following
year's commemorative egg which is presented to the President and First
Lady. The collection is coordinated by the American Egg Board. White House
photos by Lynden Steele.
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Upcoming
events in the Rockville area-!
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an event for more details
If the name or telephone number is underlined, you can also
e-mail for more information.
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State grant to dress up senior center
By: Jason Rowe, Journal Inquirer
04/21/2006
VERNON - A $30,000 state grant will clear the way for the
town to restore the senior center to its original
19th-century appearance.
On Tuesday, the Town Council voted 11-0 to execute an
agreement with the state Department of Social Services to
use the grant for improvements to the building, which is
next to Town Hall on Park Place.
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Vernon
in line to receive federal trail grants
By:
Jason Rowe, Journal Inquirer 10/25/2006
VERNON
- A new downtown hiking
trail is one of the projects receiving a boost from a series of grants recently
announced by Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
Under the federal grant program, Vernon would receive $27,840 to construct
a multi-use trail, which will link several parks and historic sites
throughout downtown.
The grant also will be used to assist with the installation of instructive
signs for trail users.
Vernon was one of 18 towns or state agencies to receive funding under the
National Recreational Trails Program of the U.S. Department of
Transportation's Federal Highway Administration...
full
story---ww.journalinquirer.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17375823&BRD=985&PAG=461&dept_id=569435&rfi=6
Governor's
Press Release
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Building
the Loom City: Rockville Connecticut, 1821-1908
by
Dr. S. Ardis Abbott
History
of Rockville from 1823 to 1871
by
William T. Cogswell
Vernon
and Historic Rockville
by Dr. S. Ardis Abbott and Jean A. Luddy
Vernon-Rockville
in the Twentieth Century
by Dr. S. Ardis Abbott and Jean A. Luddy
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Officials expect approval of
$1.2 million to renovate Town Hall
By Jason Rowe, Journal
Inquirer-03/27/2006
VERNON - The State Bond Commission
will consider releasing $1.2 million in state funding that
would clear the way for the long-awaited renovation of the
third floor of Town Hall.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced today that the commission is
expected to release the funding when it meets Friday.
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1.2 Million State Grant Expected For Work On Third Floor Of Memorial
Building
By David Owens, Courant Staff Writer-
March 28, 2006
VERNON -- The governor's office announced Monday that a $1.2
million grant to complete renovations of the third floor of the
Memorial Building in Rockville will go before the State Bond
Commission Friday.
The Memorial Building, built in 1888-89 to honor those who
served in the Civil War, houses town hall.
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VERNON
REGIONAL ADULT EDUCATION -- DOWNTOWN
ROCKVILLE CENTER
Monday, November 21, 2005 at 11:00 a.m.
33 West Main Street, Vernon, CT
Ribbon cutting ceremony
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Cogswell
Fountain Statue replaced!
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NEWS
FLASH!
6/28/05
REP.
JANOWSKI WINS FUNDING FOR
DOWNTOWN
RENEWAL
General
Assembly approves $1.2 million for Memorial Building in bonding
bill
State
Representative Claire Janowski (D-Vernon) is pleased to
announce that the General Assembly has approved a bond package
for the coming fiscal year that includes significant funding for
Rockville’s Memorial Building. The
$1.2 million will allow the completion of the third floor
restoration, which is characterized by 40-foot ceilings, large
historic windows and tin ceilings.
Once completed, the third floor would include a large
community gallery for public use.
“This will
be a huge shot in the arm for downtown Rockville,” Rep.
Janowski said. “The Memorial Building project is vital to the
revitalization and redevelopment efforts for historic downtown
Rockville and I’m pleased to have secured this funding.”
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complete Press Release, click here...
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