Torrington, CT (PRWEB) February 04, 2014
A rock-solid lineup of upcoming programs and events hosted by O&G Industries Masonry Division was announced today on the company's website and annual employee meeting. Adding value to its consumer base of landscape architects, general contractors, and masons, the AIA/CEU workshops are focused and targeted. "O&G continually strives to offer innovative programs and events that create value for its clients," remarked Kara Oneglia, Assistant Vice President. "Networking and building relationships with professional organizations like AIA, CT ASLA, HBA, CCPC and others promotes top-of-mind customer awareness and adds value to their knowledge of masonry materials and applications." Develop Inspiration and Fire Up Skills — February 25th A Rumford Fireplace and Brick Oven workshop hosted by O&G's Masonry Division and sponsored by Superior Clay is scheduled for February 25th. Presenter Dana Martini will cover topics on Fireplace Style & Design, Chimneys, Codes, Construction, Seismic Issues, Performance and Green Fireplace Issues. The program is registered for 3 CEU's. A comprehensive notebook on fireplaces, codes, standards, and instructions will be distributed during the event. Click here for more information. CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE READINGNorwich gives Thayer's expansion the green light
An iconic Norwich business planning an ambitious expansion that includes bringing new downtown apartments to the city has been cleared to begin its work. On Tuesday, the Commission on the City Plan unanimously approved several applications from Thayer’s Marine permitting the Falls Avenue merchant to construct seven residential units and broaden its showroom into a two-story structure and includes parking for tenants. Thayer’s circa-1870s building at one time housed 12 residential units, officials said. Thayer’s owner Rich Thayer said he hopes to start construction by next winter but hasn’t drawn up plans pending the city permitting process. CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE READING
School board rejects site for performing arts high school
HARTFORD — The school board on Tuesday night rejected the district's proposed site for a new $33 million performing arts high school after hearing complaints that the location was too far from the Kinsella Magnet School of Performing Arts. The high school and its 600-seat auditorium are planned as an extension of Kinsella, the prekindergarten to grade 8 school on the edge of Colt Park in the city's Sheldon-Charter Oak neighborhood. But a group of Kinsella parents and students argued that the school system's chosen site — city-owned land next to SAND School on Main Street, more than two miles north of Kinsella — would create too much of a physical divide with Kinsella's lower grades on Van Block Avenue.
The magnet school already enrolls ninth- and 10th-graders in a temporary high school site on Locust Street, about a mile away from Kinsella. Tiana Concepcion, student body president, told the board Tuesday that the distance between the two buildings would create challenges with sharing resources.
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