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Severe Weather Watches Canceled For Wednesday Night
The forecast for Wednesday night was more bad weather, but as of about 7:30 p.m. severe storm watches in the state had all been canceled. A severe thunderstorm watch was put in effect for Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland and Windham counties Wednesday...Tags: National Weather Service, Weather Reports, Weather Watches, Natural Disasters, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut)
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READER SUBMITTED: Revision: Paradise, Near And Far Art Exhibit By Kathleen Kelly
Farmington ValleyDates: Exhibit, June 2 through July 28 Meet the Artist Reception, Sunday, June 30: free Contact: For more info call the Norfolk Artisan Guild, 860-542-5055 or visit http://www.facebook.com/Artisansguild The Norfolk Artisan Guild proudly presents Kathleen...Tags: Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, University of Hartford, Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut), Torrington
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Connecticut To Become First In Nation To Mandate Mattress Recycling; Growing Problem in Cities
The Hartford CourantConnecticut would become the first state in the nation to mandate the recycling of mattresses, whose disposal has become an ongoing problem in major cities. The measure passed by 28 to 8 in the state Senate on Thursday afternoon, coming after bipartisan...Tags: Robert J. Kane, New Milford, Politics, Kevin D. Witkos, U.S. Senate
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Connecticut House Sales Slow In March But Prices Rise
The Hartford CourantSales of single-family houses in Connecticut fell nearly 7 percent in March compared with the same month a year ago, the second consecutive month of year-over-year sale declines, a new report Tuesday shows. But the Warren Group, which tracks housing...Tags: House Building, Hartford County, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), New London (New London, Connecticut), Homes
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Crime & Punishment: Out of Control Bridgeport Man Attacks Police Officer With an Urn
For the last six years, Republican state legislators have put together an alternative budget to the one presented and usually enacted by Democrats, who have strong majorities in both houses of the legislature. This year, however, the GOP declined to offer...
Tags: Winsted (Winchester, Connecticut), Politics, Elections, Cocaine, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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READER SUBMITTED: Paradise, Near and Far Art Exhibit by Kathleen Kelly
Farmington ValleyEvent: Art Exhibition by Kathleen Kelly Title: Paradise: Near and Far Location: Norfolk Artisan Guild, Station Place, Norfolk Dates: Exhibit, June 2 through July 28 Meet the Artist Reception, Sunday, June 28 (free) Contact: For more info call the...Tags: Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, University of Hartford, Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut), Torrington
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Cloned: Inheritance Windfall: Record-Breaking Year For Estate Taxes Helps Fuel Budget Surplus
The Hartford CourantEven if death and taxes are the only things certain in life, state legislators say they can never be certain about death taxes. With no crystal ball and no idea when spectacularly wealthy Connecticut residents might die, state officials make an educated...Tags: Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Gerald Ford, Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting
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Connecticut Beekeepers Worry About Pesticide Use
As part of the ongoing battle against Lyme and other tickborne diseases, public health organizations are asking residents in 11 Fairfield County towns to participate in a study to see if wiping out the ticks on rodents will help rein in the illnesses in...
Tags: Bethel, Greenpeace, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Fairfield County, Health Organizations
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READER SUBMITTED: The Village Ride - A Day To Have Fun And Support 8,000 Vulnerable Children
Farmington ValleyCyclists and families are invited to The Village Ride and free Family Fest, Saturday, June 15, at beautiful Ski Sundown in New Hartford. The event, presented by Aetna, benefits the more than 8,000 children and their families throughout Greater Hartford...Tags: Aetna Inc., Father's Day, Health Treatments, Family, Abusive Behavior
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Lung Association: Smog Hits Shoreline Hardest, Though State's Air Getting Better Overall
The Hartford CourantThere is more smog and soot along the shoreline than elsewhere in the state — a fact of life in Connecticut for years, confirmed once again in a yearly report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association. Fairfield and New Haven counties...Tags: Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Fairfield County, Metal and Mineral, New London (New London, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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CL&P Power Outage Caused By Fallen Tree In Torrington
The Hartford CourantA tree fell on two power lines in Torrington Tuesday afternoon, cutting power off to thousands, according to Connecticut Light & Power. Around 2 p.m., more than 10,200 customers were without power in Connecticut, most in Winchester, Harwinton,...Tags: Harwinton, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Torrington, Winchester (Litchfield, Connecticut), Burlington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Philip Roth 'Unmasked' For PBS Special
The Hartford CourantFor a man who spent many years avoiding interviews as he turned out a body of work that made him one of America's greatest living writers, Philip Roth, who turns 80 on March 19, is talking quite a bit. The writer was interviewed in his 18th century...Tags: William Styron, Awards and Prizes, Heavy Engineering, Polio, PBS (tv network)
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