Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Italian Festival - La festa degli Italiani

Every year there is an Italian festival in Enfield at Mt. Carmel during the Summer. There you can find Italian food, games, music and fireworks. Organized by the Italian community in Enfield, this event is on a yearly basis for 3 days (this year, 2008, it will be on August 1st, 2nd and 3th). There you can meet many Italian people from the community. A festival for those who are proud of their italian tradition and want to meet old friends, make new ones and continue with Italian tradition. For more information visit the following web site:


http://www.mtcarmelsociety.com/pages/index.htm











(Italiano) - Ogni anno si tiene un festa degli italiani in Enfield in Mt. Carmel durante l'estate. La' puoi trovare la cucina italiana, giochi, musica e fouchi d'artificio. Organizzato dalla comunita' italiano di Enfield questo evento e' annuale e dura tre giorni (quest'anno, 2008, si terra' il 1, 2 e 3 di agosto). La' puoi incontrare molti italiani appartenenti alla comunita' italiana di Enfield. Una festa per quelli che sono orgogliosi della loro tradizione italiana and vogliono incontrare vecchi amici, fare nuove amicizie and portare avanti la tradizione italiana. Per maggiorni informazioni visita il seguente sito internet:

http://www.mtcarmelsociety.com/pages/index.htm

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Enfield Town Hall - Il Municipio di Enfield

The Enfield Town Hall was built in 1964. It houses the Council Chambers, Clerk's Office and other necessary departments, except the Police Department needed to run the Town of Enfield.









Enfield has 38.8 square miles and population of approximately 45,000. Click on photos to enlarge them.








(Italiano) - Il Municipio di Enfield fu costruito nel 1964. Questo ospita le Camere del Consiglio, l'ufficio della segreteria Comunale e altre sezioni e uffici necessari, eccetto il Dipartimento di Polizia, occorenti per gestire la citta' di Enfield. Enfield ha un'estensione di circa 100,50 chilometri quadrati e conta una popolazione di approssimativamente 45.000 abitanti. Clicca sulle foto per vederle in versione estesa.



The Town of Enfield - La citta' di Enfield

The Town of Enfield, Connecticut, is a suburb located in Hartford County, eighteen miles north of Hartford, Connecticut and eight miles south of Springfield, Massachusetts. Enfield was named and incorporated by the Colony of Massachusetts in 1683 and annexed to Connecticut in 1749. The town is 33.8 square miles with a current population of approximately 45,246.

Enfield's Town Seal is in the shape of a shield, enclosed in a double circle with a compass like border. At the very top, the year the town was named and incorporated by the Colony of Massachusetts. The town name, Enfield, is inscribed in a scroll contained within the double circles and border, under the year.




The shield is under the scroll, within the circles and border. At the top of the shield is a five point crown, the trademark of Hallmark Cards Inc. Directly below the crown, within the shield, is a pile of cannon balls with a keg of gunpowder on each side, representing the Hazard Powder Company, a manufacturer of gunpowder during the Civil War. A three-bladed propeller is on either side of the powder kegs symbolizing the Crestline Boat Company, a subsidiary of the Bigelow Sanford Company. The Bigelow Sanford Company trademark, a weaver's knot tied by a pair of hands on a pedestal, represents the nation's largest carpet manufacturing company at the time. A tobacco plant flanks each side of the trademark depicting the Tobacco Valley in which the town is located. A star on each side of the shield, centered within the double circles and the border, stands for the Colony of Massachusetts and the Colony of Connecticut. A bottom scroll is inscribed with the state name, Connecticut.