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Rotary Club To Give Check To HDI Family Fund
— The Rotary Club of Manchester has given $6,500 to the Hartford Distributors Inc. family fund. The money was left over from fundraising for a memorial garden honoring the eight men who were shot and killed at the beer distributorship last August,...Tags: Human Interest, Omar S. Thornton, Political Fundraising, Charity
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Most Types Of Crime In Town Decline
The Hartford Courant— Following continuing trends in the state and nation, most types of crime reported in town decreased from 2009 to 2010. The number of property crimes across the nation dropped for the eighth year in a row, according to the FBI's annual "Crime in...Tags: Theft, Crimes, Justice System, FBI
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HDI Memorial Project Remains Short Of Goal
With another fundraiser approaching at the end of the month and dedication ceremony in August, the Rotary Club of Manchester is approximately $10,000 short of its goal for a memorial to slain Hartford Distributors workers. Although a memorial to those...Tags: Manchester, Human Interest, Ceremonies, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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HDI Fundraiser Set For Friday At Adams Mill
The Hartford Courant— To help reach its fundraising goal for a memorial to slain Hartford Distributors workers, the Rotary Club of Manchester is teaming with radio station WCCC-FM for an event Friday at Adams Mill Restaurant. The club, which is trying to raise about...Tags: Manchester, Human Interest, Omar S. Thornton, Restaurants, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Fundraising For Hartford Distributors Memorial Near Goal
The Hartford Courant— Months of fundraising for a memorial to slain Hartford Distributors workers has just about reached the goal, organizers said Monday. "A few more details need to be worked out to finalize our numbers and, at this point in time, the total collected...Tags: Human Interest, Omar S. Thornton, Radio Industry
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Memorial To Be Dedicated Wednesday To Eight Workers Slain A Year Ago At Hartford Distributors Inc. In Manchester
The Hartford Courant— The violence that spread through Hartford Distributors Inc. on Aug. 3, 2010, was followed that same day by the sudden appearance of a white dove, a symbol of peace and a sign to one bereaved widow that her husband's soul had found refuge....Tags: Bryan Cirigliano , Health and Medical Professionals, Assault, Murder, Victor James
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Sculpture Garden Unveiled Today Memorializes HDI Workers' Lives
The Hartford CourantOne year ago, Enfield police Officer William Vieweg was standing beside a golf cart outside Hartford Distributors Inc. looking at what he thought was a dead man in the driver's seat. Vieweg had been working a regional truck enforcement detail nearby...Tags: Bryan Cirigliano , Crime, Law and Justice, Assault, Victor James , Richard Blumenthal
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Shooting Makes Fermi Coach, Manchester Officer Beeler Appreciate Father's Day More
The Hartford CourantEdmanuel Reyes, a deranged man with two pistols and a 12-gauge shotgun, would spray 100 or so bullets at arriving police officers, at their vehicles, at surrounding houses. One of those bullets that ugly late May afternoon in Manchester would pierce...Tags: Father's Day, Health, South Windsor, Iraq War (2003-2011), Courtland
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HDI Memorial Effort Still Far Short Of Goal
The Hartford Courant— The total cost of a memorial to slain Hartford Distributors workers will be about $69,000, and after paying expenses for a fundraising picnic and other services, organizers are still far short of their goal. "We raised a little under $40,000 at...Tags: Manchester, Human Interest, Omar S. Thornton, Social Issues, Charity
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William Ackerman, A No-Nonsense Man
Friends describe William C. Ackerman as kind, but gruff.
The 51-year-old was a good man, they say, adding that "only the good die young."
Friends say that Ackerman was one of nine people to die in a shooting at Hartford Distributors on Tuesday. They...Tags: South Windsor, High School Sports, William Ackerman
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Bryan Cirigliano, President Of Teamsters Local
About a dozen grim-faced people stood in the front yard of Bryan Cirigliano's home at 26 Sleepy Hollow Road in Newington, near the West Hartford town line, on Tuesday afternoon.
Cars lined the quiet street of modest homes, and three police officers stood...Tags: Newington, Bryan Cirigliano , Unions, Career and Workplace, Omar S. Thornton
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Francis Fazio, Of Bristol, Made Effort To Warn Others
They were picking their loads when the shooting started.
The older drivers at Hartford Distributors, the guys with the most seniority, always picked their delivery routes first, before the younger drivers got to choose.
The drivers would gather in a...Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Vehicles, Plainville, Francis Fazio
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