Email: chris.dehnel@patch.com
Bio: Chris is a founding editor at Patch who now covers the Vernon, Tolland, Manchester, Stafford-Willington, Glastonbury, Mansfield and Middletown sites in addition to UConn news and statewide business. Since becoming a full-time journalist in 1984, he has won national and regional awards for sports, general news, breaking news, business, feature writing and opinion, including a national award by the Associated Press Sports Editors for coverage of the 1988 America's Cup controversy while at the Greenwich Time newspaper and a regional award from the New England Press Association for covering the anti-income tax rally during the Weicker Administration in CT while at the Milford Citizen. While the business editor at the Journal Inquirer newspaper, Chris successfully won a CT Freedom of Information case that made teacher disciplinary records public record. Chris is also a past-president of the Eastern Ski Writers Association and has contributed to several books on snow sports. He is also a certified Level 1 coach with USA Lacrosse. and coaches Rockville High School during the winter indoor season.
At least half of a fashion chain's six Connecticut stores will be closing and a fourth seemed headed in the same direction this week.
At least half of a fashion chain's six Connecticut stores will be closing, including Manchester, and a fourth is possible.
At least half of a fashion chain's six Connecticut stores will be closing and a fourth seemed headed in the same direction this week.
A man who died in a Feb. 9 car fire in Cromwell has been identified as a 67-year-old Middletown resident.
A man tried to get a set of charges dropped and is now facing a felony charge as a result, Vernon police said.
The HVCC Vernon Pet Pantry needs canned cat food.
Vernon officials have posted the Presidents Day trash and recycling schedule.
Patch's weekly CT Lottery roundup.
A man was sentenced Friday in sex assault cases out of Vernon, East Hartford and Manchester.
DJ Hernandez is facing strict probation after his sentencing in a federal threatening case involving UConn and several individuals.
The latest Gem is a section of cemetery fitting for Black History Month.
Here's what Middletown is set to receive in state aid as part of the state's latest budget proposal.
Birch Grove Primary School, located at 247 Rhodes Road in Tolland, CT, will host the 2025-2026 Kindergarten Parent Information Meeting o ...
Here's what Mansfield is set to receive in state aid as part of the state's latest budget proposal.
Repairs to a water main dragged into Friday after a break in Vernon Thursday night.
Here's what Willington is set to receive in state aid as part of the state's latest budget proposal.
Here's what Stafford is set to receive in state aid as part of the state's latest budget proposal.
Here's what Glastonbury is set to receive in state aid as part of the state's latest budget proposal.
Here's what Manchester is set to receive in state aid as part of the state's latest budget proposal.
Here's what Tolland is set to receive in state aid as part of the state's latest budget proposal.