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New Center To Open; Will It Be A People Magnet?
The Hartford CourantAttraction. That was the word used more than a decade ago to describe the 2-acre parcel of land wedged in a corner near I-91 and the Founders Bridge, the back seat of a billion-dollar state plan for a stadium, a convention center, new housing and a...Tags: John G. Rowland, Death, Science and Technology, Russia, Hotels and Accommodations
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22 Boaters Rescued From Connecticut River
Staff reporterA major water rescue on the Connecticut River saves 22 Dragon-Boaters. Their team, the "Blazing Paddles," was practicing for the August 15 Dragon Boat Race. The team members say they hit some rough water, began taking on water, and slammed into an... -
Hang Gliding in Charlestown, NH
Fox 61It started thousands of years ago according to Greek Mythology. There, on the Isle of Crete, Icarus planned his escape from exile. Fashioned with a pair of wings made by his father from feathers and wax, a giddy Icarus took to the skies. As legend tells...Tags: Arts and Culture, Air and Aviation Sports, Folklore and Mythology, Sports, Parachuting
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Two Drown In Separate Incidents
Fox 61Saturday proved to be a deadly day on Connecticut waterways, as two people died in separate drowning incidents. The first drowning happened around 9:30 Saturday morning on Columbia Lake, off Sunny Slope Road. State Police say 85 year old Henry Galan,...Tags: Death, Hospitals and Clinics, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Connecticut, Middletown
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Connecticut Closeup of the Hockanum River
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: From the Native American word "Hocquaun," meaning "hook-shaped." LOCATION: The 25-mile river's source is Shenipsit Lake, which is bordered by Ellington, Tolland and Vernon. The river flows west through Manchester and East Hartford...Tags: Ellington, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Connecticut, East Hartford, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Connecticut Closeup of Rocky Hill
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: From a ridge in the northeast section of town which is now Rocky Hill Quarry Park. ORIGINS: Settled in 1650 as part of Wethersfield. The "lower community," later known as Stepney Parish, was incorporated as a separate town in 1843....Tags: Glastonbury, Rocky Hill, Connecticut, Wethersfield, Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum
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Travelers Championship: Toiling To Keep The Green Perfect
It was quarter of 2 and Andrew Renehan had just finished mowing the 16th tee at TPC River Highlands.
He adjusted his navy baseball cap, which kept a shock of sweat-soaked, dirty blond hair from falling into his eyes, brushed his blue groundskeeper's...Tags: PGA Tour, Bradley International Airport, Stewart Cink, Deere and Company, J.J. Henry
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Connecticut Closeup of East Hartford
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: First settled as a part of Hartford around 1640 when Podunk Indians went to Massachusetts seeking settlers willing to come to the Connecticut River Valley. The land east of the river was made a separate town in 1783. GO HUSKIES:...Tags: Football, University of Connecticut Football, Sports
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Blimp Has Best View Of TPC River Highlands
— Pilot Jeff Capek reaches to his right and begins to turn the wheel at his hip that controls the angle and elevation of Snoopy One, the MetLife blimp that floats tranquilly over so many major sporting events.
The blimp — airship, actually &#...Tags: PGA Tour, New York Giants, Transportation, Travel, Tiger Woods
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Connecticut River a highway through time
At 410 miles, the Connecticut is New England's longest river. It has a long cultural history, rich flora and fauna, and scenery that has appealed to artists for centuries.
It is one of 14 federally designated American Heritage Rivers. The marshes at...Tags: Science and Technology, Wesleyan University, Education, Minority Groups, Colleges and Universities
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Haddam
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: After Much Hadham in Hertfordshire, England. ORIGINS: Settled in 1662 when representatives of the Connecticut Colonial Legislature bought “Thirty Mile Island,” on the Connecticut River between Haddam and Haddam Neck, from the Wangunk...Tags: Haddam, Connecticut
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Book review: 'Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food' by Paul Greenberg
Four Fish
The Future of the Last Wild Food
Paul Greenberg
The Penguin Press: 286 pp., $25.95
Didactic — however worthy — is not much fun. Ecological and planet-saving literature tends to argue for the essential. The discoveries, the...Tags: Conservation, Wildlife, Nature, Alaska, Maine
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