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Connecticut Celebrates 107 Parks, 100 Years
The Hartford CourantIt was 1918, five years after the Connecticut State Park Commission was created and charged with developing a statewide system of parks. Even though the commission was presented within its first year of existence with a grand plan identifying ideal park...Tags: Politics, Cross Country Skiing, Hammonasset Beach State Park, Dannel P. Malloy , State Parks
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Long Beach Island: What to do at New Jersey resort communities
LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. — "Come to LBI. We're back!" reads a sign outside Ferrara's, a Long Beach Island bakery pummeled by Hurricane Sandy but now back to making raspberry-filled jelly doughnuts the size of giant clams. A strip of tape on a...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Rentals, Seafood, Arlington Park, Home Improvement
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France: Science will drive innovation in NASCAR racing
ReutersThe Sports Xchange France: Science will drive innovation in NASCAR racing By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service Distributed by The Sports Xchange CONCORD, N.C.-- With the tightest competition possible the overriding goal of NASCAR chairman and CEO...Tags: Jeff Burton, Trevor Bayne, Richard Childress Racing, Kevin Harvick, Invention and Innovation
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Michiana Red Cross volunteers head to Oklahoma
WSBT-TVMore than a dozen Red Cross volunteers from Michiana will board planes this weekend and head to Oklahoma, where so many families have been displaced after the devastating tornado that hit earlier this week. It’s exactly the kind of relief work the...Tags: Robin Williams, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes, Hurricane Isaac (2012), American Red Cross
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Newtown, Conn. officials to discuss Sandy Hook tragedy at Lafayette forum, May 29
Lafayette College's Meyner Center will host the police chief and first selectman of Newtown, Conn. as part of their 11th Annual Forum on Local Government at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 29. Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe and First Selectman E. Patricia...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Lafayette College
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Oklahoma tragedy seems likely to expose political hypocrisy
Change of SubjectStory: WASHINGTON -- When $50 billion in disaster aid for victims of Superstorm Sandy came before Congress this year, three of Oklahoma’s five representatives and both of its senators were among the "no" votes. At the time, some of the...... -
A1A roadwork nearly complete
Just as another hurricane season approaches, remnants from last year's storms are beginning to disappear along Fort Lauderdale beach. The four-block stretch of State Road A1A just north of Sunrise Boulevard that was decimated from the storm surge...Tags: Florida Department of Transportation, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Memorial Day
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Foundation funds Joplin butterfly garden, overlook to serve as refuge for tornado survivors
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Joplin has received a $200,000 grant to build a butterfly garden to serve as a refuge for survivors of the May 2011 tornado. The money comes from the Annapolis, Md.-based TKF Foundation's Open Spaces Sacred Places initiative. The goal...Tags: Annapolis, Human Interest, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Consumer Reports: Generator know-how
Superstorm Sandy, which left millions without electricity, turned out to be a real boon for portable generators. But buying a generator is just job one. Consumer Reports says there are important do’s and don’ts—from installation to...
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Delray Beach named Best Restored Beach
Add another title to the Most Fun Small Town in America: 'Best Restored Beach' for 2013. The American Shore & Beach Preservation Association bestowed the award on Delray Beach less than a month after the city completed a massive renourishment project...
Tags: Politics, Government, Delray Beach, Natural Disasters, Public Officials
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Transcript of Obama's remarks to U.S. Naval Academy graduates
Hello, Midshipmen! (Applause.) Well, thank you, Governor O'Malley, for your kind introduction and the great support that Maryland gives this Academy. To Secretary Mabus, Admiral Greenert, General Paxton -- thank you all for your incredible leadership of...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Navy, Afghanistan, Armed Forces, Barack Obama
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Sandy who? Jersey shore opens for summer seven months after storm
ReutersBy Victoria Cavaliere SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J., May 24 (Reuters) - The New Jersey shore ushered in the unofficial start of summer on Friday, with businesses making last-minute preparations and officials declaring the resort towns ready for visitors seven...Tags: Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure, Rentals, Realty, Chris Christie
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