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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: Sinking of the Titanic (1912), Entertainment, Meriden, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Newspaper and Magazine
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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: Highway Transportation, Weather, Long Island Sound, Connecticut River, Stephen Dargan
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Author Michelle Alexander To Be Honored At Stowe's Big Tent Jubilee
The Hartford CourantRegistration is open for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center's big event, the Stowe Prize Big Tent Jubilee, which will take place on May 30 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on the Stowe Center grounds, 77 Forest St., Hartford. The event will honor the 2013 Stowe...Tags: Entertainment, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Haddam, Radio, Poetry
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READER SUBMITTED: Prudence Crandall Center Raises Over $60,000 At 40th Anniversary Gala
New BritainPrudence Crandall Center Raises $60,000 with 40th Anniversary Gala Presented by the Petit Family Foundation. Prudence Crandall Center (PCC) is pleased to announce that the 40th Anniversary Gala and Auction, held Friday, May 3, at the Aqua Turf Club,...Tags: Auction Service, Music, Erika Arias, Human Interest, Entertainment
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Study confirms poverty hits the suburbs, too
The Philadelphia InquirerSay poverty in the Philadelphia area, and it conjures images of North Philadelphia or Kensington, not the suburbs. But the suburbs on both sides of the Delaware River are becoming steadily poorer, part of a national trend that confounds long-held...Tags: Think Tanks, Cerebral Palsy, Delaware County, Politics, Brookings Institution
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Political machine flexing its muscles
Philadelphia Daily NewsTOMORROW, a tiny sliver of the city's residents will look at a scroll of names you've probably never heard and grant to a few the power to sentence criminals, negotiate divorces and adjudicate lawsuits for years to come. "This is what I call a...Tags: Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Career and Workplace, Justice System, Politics
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Lloyd Waters: Remembering Sheila and Katherine Lyon
It was Good Friday in 1975. The Vietnam War was coming to an end, and I was going to school at Mount Saint Mary’s college in Emmittsburg during the day while working as a correction officer at the Maryland Correctional Institution at night. It...Tags: Frostburg State University, Montgomery County (Maryland), Easter, The Herald-Mail, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Concert on Sunday to benefit Arnold park
The Valley News-Dispatch, Tarentum, Pa.Members of the New Ken/Arnold Social in the Park plan to extend their goodwill to Arnold's Roosevelt Park this Sunday. The group will sponsor "Rockin' Roosevelt," a benefit concert to raise money for summer playground attendants for the park at the...Tags: Labor Day, Human Interest, Memorial Day
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Craftsman's skill, nature ensured loyal following
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.John Manchini, owner of Albert's Shoe Service, started his on-the-job training when he was just a boy. "His uncle owned the business -- that was Albert. He took over the business from him," Mr. Manchini's son, John said. "He was an apprentice at 12...Tags: Television Industry, Breast Cancer, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries
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Pending bills would regulate homeowners associations
The Charlotte ObserverCharlotte residents would be better protected from homeowners associations if the General Assembly passes several key pieces of legislation, lawmakers said last week. The N.C. House of Representatives is reviewing several bills that address everything...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Services and Shopping, Real Estate, Jim Martin, Charlotte
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Greensburg health care district one step closer to fruition
Tribune-Review, Greensburg, Pa.Greensburg City Council has selected a consultant to create a health care district for the 5th and 6th wards. Council on Monday approved a contract with Urban Design Associates. Greensburg officials want the district to spark development and to...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering
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Orlando-area 9-year-old girl flees from possible abductor in white van
A 9-year-old girl told deputies she ran for help after a man in a white van tried to get her inside his vehicle in a southwest Orange County neighborhood on Wednesday, prompting school alerts and a community warning. The man followed the girl as she...
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