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TORRINGTON -- Northwest Hills Community Church at 342 Prospect St. will house the Operation Overflow winter homeless shelter for Northwest Connecticut this year. The doors will open Dec. 1.When John Simoncelli, executive director of Greenwoods Counseling in Litchfield, heard the shelter had no home

TORRINGTON - Colder-than-normal temperatures are predicted for early November, a harsh warning for Northwest Corner's homeless who have no place to take shelter this winter.Operation Overflow, which gives homeless people from Litchfield County warm beds during winter and somewhere to stay during sev

Karin had a beautiful singing voice from a young age, loved to sing in church choirs and often was a soloist in Sunday worship services.

Brexit Bonus: A hereditary peer has been paid £90,000 by the Scottish Government so that a former airfield can be used as an overflow lorry park in Dumfries. 

By John McKennaRepublican-American 278 Patti Anstett, center, owner of the New Goshenette in Goshen, gets help from her employee Dawn Davis, right, and Grover Bailey of Torrington in providing meals for the Operation Overflow shelter in Torrington. John McKenna Republican-American GOSHENBags of breakfast meals prepared at the New Goshenette not only are going to a worthy cause in Torrington, they’re also helping Patti Anstett’s popular restaurant survive the difficult economic… SUBSCRIPTI...

AN agreement has been reached for a Dumfries and Galloway airfield to be used as a lorry park in case of post-Brexit disruption at Cairnryan port. The Scottish Government has signed a lease with Stair Estates, owner of Castle Kennedy airfield in Stranraer, from Friday, January 1, as part of Operation Overflow. Up to 240 goods vehicles can park at the site, which includes welfare facilities, if port capacity is too high as freight continues to travel between Scotland and Northern Ireland. ...

An agreement has been reached for a Dumfries and Galloway airfield to be used by hundreds of lorries in case of post-Brexit disruption at Cairnryan port. The Scottish Government has signed a lease with Stair Estates, owner of Castle Kennedy airfield in Stranraer, from Friday January 1 as part of Operation Overflow. Up to 240 goods vehicles can park at the site with welfare facilities if port capacity is too high as freight continues to travel between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Lorries will ...

Emergency lorry park agreed in case of Brexit disruption for NI freight at Cairnryan Douglas Barrie © The emergency lorry park The Scottish Government has signed a lease with Stair Estates, owner of Castle Kennedy airfield in Stranraer, from Friday January 1 as part of Operation Overflow. Up to 240 goods vehicles can park at the site with welfare facilities if port capacity is too high as freight continues to travel between Scotland and Northern Ireland. Lorries will face new ...

BBC News Published image captionParking for up to 240 lorries will be provided at the airfield A former military airfield in Dumfries and Galloway will be used as an emergency lorry park if Brexit causes disruption at Cairnryan. The Scottish government has signed a lease to use Castle Kennedy airfield near Stranraer from 1 January. Up to 240 lorries can be parked at the airfield if the port goes over capacity. Passenger and freight services to and from Northern Ireland are run from the port in ...

Brexit disruption: Goves bumpy moments remark branded understatement of the century by SNP BRITAIN has been warned to expect major turbulence this week as it exits the comfort of the transition period and is hit by a wave of EU red tape. Michael Gove admitted there would be “some disruption” for travellers and businesses as the country ended its 47-year membership of the Euro club. The Cabinet Office Minister, with a deal of understatement, said there would be some “bumpy moments”...