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When Cheshire was originally settled in 1694 by Europeans, it was part of the town of Wallingford and known locally as "Northfarms". In 1780, Cheshire separated from Wallingford to become its own town, and remained a small but prosperous farming town until the 1950s.
When Cheshire was originally settled in 1694 by Europeans, it was part of the town of Wallingford and known locally as "Northfarms". In 1780, Cheshire separated from Wallingford to become its own town, and remained a small but prosperous farming town until the 1950s.
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CIAC State Softball Tournament Seedings, Schedule
Finals at DeLuca Field in Stratford and West Haven High Class LL First Round—Tuesday, 4 p.m. Upper Bracket: No. 32 Shelton (8-12) at No. 1 Southington (19-1); No. 17 Newtown (13-7) at No. 16 East Hartford (13-7); No. 25 McMahon (10-10) at No. 8...Tags: Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Plainville, Suffield, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Windham (Windham, Connecticut)
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Jessica Anya Blau's third novel updates 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'
Talk about tumbling down the rabbit hole. Jessica Anya Blau is the Baltimore author who memorably mined her experience growing up in a freewheeling bohemian family in her first two novels, "The Year of Naked Swim Parties" and "Drinking Closer to Home."...
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CIAC State Girls Lacrosse, Seedings, Schedule
DIVISION L Qualifying Round – Friday Stamford 13, Conard 5 Qualifying Round – Saturday No. 18 Trumbull (6-9-1) at No. 15 Fairfield Ludlowe (7-7-1), 11 a.m. First Round – Tuesday, 5 p.m., unless noted Upper Bracket: Stamford/...Tags: High School Sports, Suffield, Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Greenwich, Lacrosse
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CIAC State Boys Lacrosse Seedings, Schedule
DIVISION L Qualifying Round – Friday Cheshire 16, Hamden 3 Qualifying Round – Saturday No. 18 Newington (7-9) at No. 15 McMahon (8-8), 2 p.m. First Round – Wednesday, 4:30 p.m., unless noted Upper Bracket: No. 17 Cheshire (8-9)...
Tags: High School Sports, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, Southington, Lacrosse
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CIAC State Boys Volleyball Seedings, Schedule
State high school boys volleyball tournament information as released by the CIAC on Friday: Class L Top four seeds: Glastonbury, Ridgefield, Staples-Westport, Southington Teams in the field: 13 First Round – Tuesday Upper Bracket: No. 1...Tags: High School Sports, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Danbury, Ridgefield, Wethersfield
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READER SUBMITTED: Public Invited To Installation Of Pastor Amy Johnson
CantonOn June 2ND at 3 p.m., Amy Johnson will be officially installed as pastor of the Canton Community Baptist Church during a special service at the church located at 125 Dowd Ave., Canton, 860-693-8338. Pastor Johnson was called by the congregation in March...Tags: Baptist, Religion and Belief, New Britain, West Haven, Dwayne Johnson
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Softball Tournament: Suffield, Granby Top Seeds In Tough Class M
The Hartford CourantThe Granby softball team has three new pitchers and a new coach. But the Bears, who went to the Class M final and lost to Rocky Hill last year, are back as the No. 2 seed in the Class M tournament. And their NCCC opponent Suffield, whom the Bears split...Tags: Northwestern Wildcats, Rocky Hill, Suffield, Rockville (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), East Haven
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Chief State Medical Examiner Carver Retires
The Hartford CourantLong-time chief state medical examiner H. Wayne Carver announced Thursday that he is retiring and will be replaced by the deputy medical examiner in New York City. Carver, who always joked he was aptly named for the job, has been the chief state...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , New York City, Murder, University of Connecticut, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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2008 - Study: Higher Rate Of Brian Cancer Not Statistically Significant
Hartford CourantA long-awaited study of almost 225,000 Pratt & Whitney workers from the 1950s to the early 2000s found a slightly higher rate of brain cancer among workers at a former North Haven plant than for the Connecticut population as a whole. But the study,...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Respiratory Disease, Medical Research, Southington, East Hartford
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Farmington High Student Named US Presidential Scholar
The Hartford CourantA Farmington High School student is among the elite high school students chosen as a U.S. Presidential Scholar for 2013. Only 141 students from across the country are chosen for this distinction, and Farmington High School senior Tyler Hoffmann is among...Tags: High School Sports, Human Interest, Students, Elementary Schools, Schools
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Hall Tennis Coach Gets 500th Career Win
The Hall boys tennis team beat Cheshire 6-1 on Friday, giving coach Jim Solomon his 500th career win. For Solomon, in his 39th year of coaching, the day provided mixed emotions. "I was sitting there as we were closing the match, I kind of started...
Tags: Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Awards and Prizes, Track and Field, Tennis, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut)
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'Printmakers' Network Of Southern New England' At MCC On Main
The Hartford CourantJim Lee creates artwork out of his imagination. Lee, who teaches printmaking at Hartford Art School, has been making prints to expand on a personal mythology he has created on the subject of soothsaying and fortunetelling. "There's a teacup on an iron...Tags: Arts, Wakefield (Bronx, New York), Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), Pets, Artists
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