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Obama's "Champion of Change" Visits New Britain
A woman called a "Champion of Change" by President Barack Obama has visited New Britian to lend advice about the problem of chronic absenteeism in school. On March 20th, national school attendance authority Hedy Chang, in cooperation with the New...
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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: Foods and Beverages, St. Patrick's Day, Holidays, Irish Soda Bread, Plainville
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Images We Can't Escape
My mind drifts from one thing to another following the Newtown school shooting, but keeps coming back to the horrific image of parents being required to look at photographs of their beautiful, dead children in order to make a positive identification. I...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Car Safety Tips and Advice, Simsbury
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Election Day Specials at Connecticut Restaurants
After you cast your vote Tuesday, treat yourself to an Election Day special at one of these Connecticut restaurants: Max Restaurant Group offers half-priced bottles of wine at all of its Connecticut locations. maxrestaurantgroup.com. Billy Grant...
Tags: Elections, Dining and Drinking, Wines, Glastonbury, Max Restaurant Group
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1995: A HORRIBLE END TO A TROUBLED LIFE WOMAN DRAGGED TO DEATH BY CAR BATTLED ADDICTION
Courant Staff WriterRobert Baskin thought his daughter was finally getting her life back on track. She had successfully completed a drug rehab program in Middletown this summer. She attended Narcotics Anonymous meetings and spoke of plans to get her high school...Tags: Addiction, Washington, DC, Middletown, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Health
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Local "Skirt" Tale Left Out Of "Titanic"
Hartford CourantThey called him ``Skirts'' behind his back and he had to build a high fence around his Kensington home to ward off curiosity seekers. The local legend of William T. Sloper has prompted unabashed giggles and piqued the curiosity of area residents ever...Tags: Entertainment, Titanic (movie, 1997), Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Movies, Sinking of the Titanic (1912)
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Homes Destroyed, People Missing And 767,000 Without Power After Irene
Hartford Courant / Fox CTAt least 25 homes in East Haven were destroyed, one person has died, others are missing and more than half the state is without power after Tropical Storm Irene tore through Connecticut Sunday. East Haven mayor April Capone said that at least 25 homes in...Tags: Canoeing and Kayaking, Waterbury, Natural Resources, Commuting, Politics
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FOX CT Storm Closings
FOX CTSCHOOLS Bloomfield Closed Regional District 14 Del Opening 2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:39am Windsor Locks Public Schools Del Opening 1 1/2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:22am Wooster Del Opening 2 Hours 09/08/2011 06:36amTags: Migration, Waterbury, Ashford, Windsor Locks, Griswold
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Local Auto Dealership Information
De Cormier Nissan George F. De Cormier was born on February 7, 1918 in Longmeadow, Mass. He attended Springfield schools, and graduated from Commerce High. He met his wife, Wilhelmina while in second grade. They were married just after World War II...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Rentals, Passenger Cars, Companies and Corporations, File Sharing
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Daytrippers: Zorb And Tubing At Woodbury Ski Area
FOX CTThe hills are alive at the Woodbury Ski Area where you don’t need snow to find fast company. True, there are about 76 degrees of separation between January and July but the sensation is the same, downhill tubing in the warm weather is on the...Tags: Litchfield County, WTIC, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Washington (U.S. state), Woodbury (Litchfield, Connecticut)
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Here Arrive the Grooms
Special to CTgetsMarried.comWith same sex marriages legal in Connecticut, many gay male and lesbian couples have been tying the equality knot. After 29 years together, Garrett Stack and John Anderson of Woodbridge had a church wedding in 2009. “There is nothing traditional...Tags: Weddings, Minority Groups, Constitutional Issues, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Gays and Lesbians
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Malloy Orders Layoffs Today; No Deal Reached With Unions
The Hartford CourantDespite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the state employee unions. Malloy had been warning workers...Tags: Unemployment, Employees, Dannel P. Malloy , Layoffs and Downsizing, Health and Safety at Work
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