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St. Patrick's Day Dining Specials In Connecticut
Everyone's Irish on St. Patrick's Day, especially with these dining and beverage specials. Here's a sampling of what local restaurants are offering for the holiday. A St. Patrick's Day prix-fixe at Max Fish, 110 Glastonbury Boulevard, Glastonbury,...
Tags: Shepherd's Pie, South Windsor, Pies and Tarts, St. Patrick's Day, Soups
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The Never-Ending School Year
Because I don’t have a seat on our town’s Board of Education and I’ve never spent hours trying to decipher school budgets I feel kind of funny asking this, but … Why is our school calendar such a mess? This summer will be the...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Yom Kippur, Family, Trips and Vacations, Religious Festivals
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Night to Care
North Branford High SchoolOn December 7, 2012 at Jerome Harrison Elementary School in North Branford, families contributed goods for the Night to Care. The Night to Care is sponsored by Matt’s Mission, founded by Lynn Riorden and lead by Chair of the event, Jackie...Tags: North Branford
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Buy One, Share One Holiday Drink Deals At Starbucks, Dec. 13-16
For the second time this season, Starbucks offers a "BOGO" deal. Stop in Dec. 13 to Dec. 16 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., buy one holiday beverage and get a second one of equal or lesser value free. The deal is valid at participating stores during that...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Peppermint
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"Bikes For Kids" Helps Hurricane Sandy Victims
Last year, I did a Mommy Minute story about Bikes For Kids, a wonderful, local organization with a simple mission: all children deserve to enjoy a bicycle. In a crammed garage, a few guys refurbish used bikes for boys and girls in need. They are intense...
Tags: Long Island, Dave Fowler, Hurricanes, Belle Harbor, Family
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Teacher's Post-Sandy Holiday Event For Staten Island
Some Lyme moms have come together to make a generous teacher's idea come to life....a gesture that will help families devastated by Hurricane Sandy enjoy the holidays. Lyme Consolidated teacher, Kim Strachan, along with her family, lost all of her...
Tags: Family, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Don't Forget to Breathe
Something’s up, I tell you. Maybe it’s the looming End of the World (which happens to fall on my middle dude’s 13th birthday -- how unlucky.) Or, more likely, maybe it’s pushback from this year’s ridiculous (and...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Look Out, Martha Stewart
In addition to snow days, homework-free evenings, Sour Patch Kids, maple syrup and bacon, my little dude loves Christmas. I know, loving Christmas is not unique for a kid. But he takes the holiday to a different level, having consistently written...
Tags: Martha Stewart, Halloween, Religious Festivals
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Christmas Eve, Christmas Day Dining In Connecticut
Enjoy the traditional Italian "feast of the seven fishes" meal on Dec. 24 at Litchfield Saltwater Grille, 26 Commons Drive, Litchfield, where the menu features seven seafood courses for $70. Plates include Blue Point oysters, sauteed mussels in saffron...
Tags: New Year's Day, Restaurants, Glastonbury, Middletown, Dining and Drinking
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A Fail-Safe Secret For Holiday Card Success
"Smile," you shout through gritted teeth...but, you're actually thinking: "SMILE, DA** IT!" "You're having FUN," you suggest desperately. "Look at the FUN you're having!" Shooting a good holiday card can be a grueling, bang-your-head-against-the-...
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Small Business Saturday
It’s bad enough that we’d already endured weeks of Christmas commercials before Thanksgiving Day, but this year’s ridiculous idea of having stores open on Thursday really bugged me. I heard a few shoppers on the news today saying that...Tags: Small Business Saturday, Small Businesses, Xbox 360, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Off Target
Because I live in suburbia and it’s 2012, I enjoy a trip to Target probably more than I should. While walking through the doors of some other retailers makes me itch, Target is all nice and clean. I’m often the weirdo you see pushing and...Tags: Target
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