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A Ghostly Mountaintop With A View
The Hartford CourantEach year, I make my annual trek to Meriden Square or the nearby Target in the Silver City. And each year, usually while mumbling about waiting until the last minute, I stare up at the Hanging Hills of Meriden and Berlin and let out a great big sigh....Tags: Tuberculosis, Long Island Sound, Long Term Care, Target, Manchester
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A Forest Where The Pine Groves Seem To Go On Forever
The Hartford CourantIt started off as a usual walk through the woods of central Connecticut. As I navigated the trails of Middletown's Highlawn Forest, I passed under huge oaks trees, walked along the banks of vernal pools scaring frogs into the water and tripped over chunks...Tags: Middletown, Manchester, Forestry and Timber
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Visiting Bartlett's Tower In Bloomfield
The Hartford CourantAn old, broken iron gate leans against a stone pillar and a barely discernable carriage road snakes up through the woods along the spine of a traprock ridge. Near the top of the ridge, a fieldstone and brick chimney rises into the deep blue winter sky,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Long Island Sound, Trips and Vacations, Travel, Talcott Mountain State Park
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West Suffield Mountain Offers One Of The 'Best Views In State'
The Hartford CourantThree teacher friends "passionately fighting off" the three dreaded words – back to school – can't be wrong. Neither can Farmer Ed and Tippi, who have hiked to the summit of West Suffield Mountain and Chimney Point more than 60 times in 2012....Tags: Suffield, Manchester, Heublein Tower
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Visiting The Meriden, Waterbury & Connecticut Railroad In Middletown
The Hartford CourantMaybe it's the sight of grass and trees growing up through the gravel and railroad ties. Or the rotting trestle that spans a small river and fills the air with a light scent of creosote. It could be the echoes of water dripping in an abandoned tunnel....Tags: Transportation, Middletown, Railway Transportation, Travel, Manchester
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Helping Poor Brings Health CEO Big Payday
The Hartford CourantThere's money in poverty. Learning to work the system of government payments can mean lavish salaries under the guise of helping the poorest among us. Just ask Middletown-based Community Health Center Inc. CEO Mark Masselli, though he probably won't speak...Tags: U.S. Congress, Middletown, Finance, Christopher G Donovan, Bonds
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Protein Sciences Will Make Vaccine In NY, Still Talking To Malloy
The Hartford CourantProtein Sciences Corp., the Meriden-based drug research and development firm with a long and colorful history in Connecticut, is investing millions of dollars in a new manufacturing facility for its flu vaccine — in Rockland County, N.Y. The...Tags: Pharmaceuticals, DNA, Food and Drug Administration, Vaccines, Disease Prevention
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A Meriden Peak With A Giant Autumn View Of Three States
The Hartford CourantAh, Meriden's West Peak: The runner-up. The second-place finisher. The "Oh-this-isn't-Castle-Craig-it-must-be-the-other-way" turnaround spot. The Hanging Hills of Meriden – probably the best view in the state to which visitors can either hike or...Tags: Entertainment, Trips and Vacations, Long Island Sound, Travel, Manchester
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Wood-n-Tap Opening This Month In Wallingford
The Wood-n-Tap brand continues to grow, with a seventh location opening this month in Wallingford. To celebrate, Hartford Restaurant Group hosts an opening party at the new spot Saturday, Oct. 13. Tickets are $25, with all proceeds benefiting the...
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Massacre Puts Spotlight On Law To Seize Guns From Mentally Unstable
The Hartford CourantHere are a few items from Connecticut's annals of guns and mental illness: —A man who once was arrested for weapon violations was reported to Berlin police in 2004 by his landlord for having allegedly said, "I am going to kill myself and take a...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Health and Safety at School, Simsbury, Crime, Law and Justice
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Kevin Hunt: Family Still Not Back In Home After Snow Damage Two Winters Ago
The Hartford CourantIn the most optimistic scenario, Cristine and Ron Kern will move back into their Marlborough split-level ranch sometime in mid-October, the storm damage repaired. Curious storm trackers, of course, are already wondering which storm penetrated the Kerns'...Tags: Home Improvement, Rentals, Insurance, Condos and Houses, Windsor Locks
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You too can attend Yale, sort of
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — There's April in Paris, January in Park City and November in Tokyo. There's October in New York, resplendent in Halloween oranges, its crimson leaves choking every gutter. Then there's September on Chapel Street, which is not...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, Foods and Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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