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• EAST WINDSOR: Scantic fundraiser makes a splash for Food Bank ....p. 7 • ELLINGTON: Increasing population will require more athletic fields..p. 8 • ELLINGTON: Farmer’s Market ....p. 9 • ENFIELD: High schools will no longer graduate at Cathedral ..p. 13 • ENFIELD: ‘Cake Boss,’ Dean families coming to Mount Carmel ....p. 14 • SOMERS: Selectman completes preparedness training ..............p. 18 • SOMERS: District 8 Senior League baseball champions ......................p. 19 • SUNDAY DRIVE: Oysters galore, Dragon boats & more.................p. 26 • STAFFORD: SHS honor roll ........p. 32 •STAFFORD: Town seeks out alternative funding sources ..............................p. 33
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Readers Select Best of North Central CT By Linda Tishler Levinson
We asked and you answered by the thousands. And what follows are the top businesses in North Central Connecticut in each of their respective fields. There was nothing high-tech about it. Just our capable staff sorting through the ballots and tallying up the totals with that “four sticks, then a slash� system we all learned in grade school. But when all was counted, we do believe that all of the winners – as well as those who took time to fill out the ballots – should be proud. After all, feedback from critics and peers is always valuable, but a ringing endorsement like this from customers and community members is a true sign a business has reached the highest level of success. So again, congratulations to all of our winners and those who voted to make them winners.
Hall of Fame for Best Bank
Having been chosen year after year as the best bank by those voting in our readers poll, Rockville Bank is being installed into the newly created North Central News Best of Hall of Fame. The bank, which has won in the Best Bank category every year, is a local community institution. “Our mission is to be Connecticut’s Best Community Bank by providing superior customer service to individuals, families, professionals and businesses in our
Publisher Gary Carra presents Barbara Benson, left, branch manager, and Leah Peltier, assistant branch manager, of Rockville Bank in Enfield with the first ever "Best Of The North Central News' Reader's Poll Hall of Fame" Award. Photo by Heather Beauregard
market area. We measure our success in terms of satisfied customers and pledge to maintain our independence to best serve our communities,� according to its website. “Rockville Bank is honored to be the first inductee into the North Central News Readers’ Best Hall of Fame,� said William H. W. Crawford IV, president and chief executive officer of Rockville Bank/Rockville Financial Inc. “We are pleased to be ‘Connecticut’s Best Community Bank’ and will continue to focus on providing caring customer service to the many communities we serve.�
Having set the bar high with Rockville Bank, the North Central News announces the Best of 2012, according to our readers.
Best Restaurant
There was a tie in the best restaurant category between Basil’s and Hazard Grille. Basil’s Restaurant 64 West Stafford Rd., Stafford 860-684-9000 Basil’s Restaurant is a great place to eat, according to our readers. “Basil’s
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