Beloved Priest Passes Away; State Legislator Arrested Twice; Parents of Fallen Marine Speak Out: Enfield News of 2016

ENFIELD, CT — These are the top 20 most-read hyperlocal stories of the year for 2016 on Enfield Patch. Here is your local year in review, with the date the story was originally published.

• Longtime Enfield Priest Passes Away (3/23)
• Embattled Enfield Legislator Arrested Again, Charged With Punching Father (11/10)
• 10 Years Later, Parents of Killed Enfield Marine Speak Publicly (9/9)
• Enfield Restaurant Operator Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion (2/22)
• Young Man Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Enfield Identified (12/2)
• Looking Back at 40+ Years of Fermi Hockey (2/14)
• Enfield Military Dad Pleads for Return of Stolen Statue (11/21)
• Enfield Mourns the Passing of a Community Icon (11/1)
• Fermi Alumni Give the School a Giant Sendoff (6/19)
• Enfield Man Charged With Stabbing Mother's Dog (8/10)
• Honorary Diploma to Be Awarded to Fermi Student Who Passed Away (6/22)
• Enfield Town Councilor Resigns (4/6)
• Enfield Chiropractor Accused of Improper Sexual Relationship with Patient (9/23)
• Green Day Singer Comments on Cancellation of Enfield High School Play (1/26)
• Throwback Thursday: Do You Remember...? (5/12)
• Enfield Product Elected to U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame (8/8)
• Enfield Man Sentenced to Prison for Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Young Girls (7/15)
• Former Enfield Singer/Songwriter Cracks the Billboard Charts (11/18)
• Massachusetts Hardware Stores to Combine, Move to Enfield (5/11)
• 3 Enfield Men Charged in Burglary Spree (7/5)

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