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    May 9, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. Mobster With Suspected Links To Boston Museum Heist Gets 30-Month Sentence On Gun, Drug Charges

    Robert Gentile, the mobster locked in a standoff with federal authorities over the fate of hundreds of millions of dollars in art stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, could be out of prison in 10 months after a judge gave him a sentence Thursday for drug and gun crimes that is significantly below what prosecutors had wanted.
    The Hartford Courant
    Robert Gentile, the mobster locked in a standoff with federal authorities over the fate of hundreds of millions of dollars in art stolen from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, could be out of prison in 10 months after a judge gave him a sentence...

    Tags: Organized Crime, Arts, Theft, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Nov 30, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  2. Crackdown On School Bus Idling Welcome

    For reasons that should be obvious, children emerging from school at the end of the day should not be discharged into a fog of diesel exhaust. Thus it's good to see — for the second time this year — the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

    Tags: Environmental Politics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Storrs, Naugatuck, Environmental Issues

    3. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  3. R.I.P., William Kent

    William Kent, age 93, suffered a series of small strokes over the past two weeks and died yesterday evening, August 16, in his Durham, Connecticut home. He had continued working on a monumental wood sculpture until two days before he died.
    William Kent, age 93, suffered a series of small strokes over the past two weeks and died yesterday evening, August 16, in his Durham, Connecticut home. He had continued working on a monumental wood sculpture until two days before he died.   Never...

    Tags: Auction Service, Arts, Arts and Culture, Meriden, Kent (Litchfield, Connecticut)

    4. Oct 30, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  4. Why Aren't Write-In Candidates' Names Posted at Polling Places?

    If you’re unhappy with the dudes listed on Connecticut’s presidential ballot, there are six other candidates you could legally vote for by writing in their names on Tuesday. But many disgruntled voters may never know they’ve got those...

    Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, Politics, Jill Stein

    5. Apr 4, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  5. Mad Men 2012: A Reality Show About Ad Agencies

    <span style="font-size: small;"><strong>The Pitch premieres with a sneak preview on Sunday, April 8 at 11 p.m. Full series starts on April 30.&nbsp; </strong></span>
    The Pitch premieres with a sneak preview on Sunday, April 8 at 11 p.m. Full series starts on April 30.    The AMC Network is really making the most of “Mad Men” mania. The network, which has what many considered to be an unlikely hit with a...

    Tags: Durham (Durham, North Carolina), Health, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Television Industry

    6. Mar 20, 2012 |Story| Daily Press

  6. Crosby, Stills & Nash coming to Portsmouth in July

    One of the Baby Boomer generation's favorite American bands will play Portsmouth in July, concert promoters announced. <a href="http://www.crosbystillsnash.com/" target="_blank">Crosby, Stills &amp; Nash</a> will perform at the nTelos amphitheter Saturday, July 7. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. March 30.
    One of the Baby Boomer generation's favorite American bands will play Portsmouth in July, concert promoters announced. Crosby, Stills & Nash will perform at the nTelos amphitheter Saturday, July 7. Tickets go on sale 10 a.m. March 30. The Portsmouth show...

    Tags: Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Ravinia Festival, Count Basie, Hampton Roads, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)

    7. Feb 16, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant
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    8. Jan 18, 2012 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  8. Used fry oil is a hot commodity, here and around the country

    Soaring prices have triggered a vicious, hidden conflict over oil. There have been midnight raids, deception, backstabbing, outright theft and criminal arrests. Only we're not talking about the Middle East or tanker hijackings, and petroleum isn't involved at all.
    Soaring prices have triggered a vicious, hidden conflict over oil. There have been midnight raids, deception, backstabbing, outright theft and criminal arrests. Only we're not talking about the Middle East or tanker hijackings, and petroleum isn't...

    Tags: Waterbury, Petroleum Industry, The Simpsons (tv program), Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice

    9. Dec 18, 2011 |Story| Daily American

  9. Virginia Elizabeth (Bashforth) Hammett, 80, Indian Lake

    Virginia Elizabeth (Bashforth) Hammett, 80, passed away Dec. 17, 2011, at home with family members at her side. Her life began on March 12, 1931, in a log cabin in Elizabeth Township and ended in a log cabin on Indian Lake in Somerset County. The daughter of Henry and Bertha (Sommerville) Bashforth, Virginia was united in marriage with Edward S. Hammett on Aug. 30, 1952, a blessed union of nearly 60 years. A graduate of McKeesport Hospital School of Nursing, she worked as a registered nurse in several hospitals and also did private duty nursing. The Rev. Edward and Virginia Hammett also served United Methodist churches in McKeesport, Harrison, Uniontown, Fairview, McMurray, Charleroi and Davison/Scenery Hill. Surviving besides her husband are four children and their spouses: Karen and David Dempsey, Mount Lebanon; Edward and Dorothy Hammett, Granby, Conn.; Kimberly and Robert Farrell, Lee Center N.Y.; and Elizabeth &ldquo;Betsy&rdquo; and Harold Elkins, Huntsville, Ala.; 13 grandchildren: Erin (Steve) Heirendt; Kevin (Ashley) Lensie; Heather Farrell; Emily (Devin) Durham; Robert Farrell, III; Justin Hammett; Stephanie (Josh) Remling; Jonathon Elkins; Shannon Farrell; Jacob Elkins; Abigail Elkins; Sarah Elkins; and Isaac Elkins; three great-grandchildren: Caden Lensie; Blake Elkins and Katlyn Heirendt. Also surviving are a sister, Lois (Duane) Davis; a brother-in-law, James (Ruth) Hammett; and several nieces and nephews. Friends received 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Hauger-Zeigler Funeral Home, Somerset, and one hour prior to the service at the church which will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, Somerset, with the Rev. Linda McElroy-Thomas officiating. Interment Round Hill Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Medi Home Hospice, 103 Rhoda Ave., Leechburg, PA 15656. www.haugerzeigler.com.
    Virginia Elizabeth (Bashforth) Hammett, 80, passed away Dec. 17, 2011, at home with family members at her side. Her life began on March 12, 1931, in a log cabin in Elizabeth Township and ended in a log cabin on Indian Lake in Somerset County. The daughter...

    Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Medical Specialization

    10. Dec 5, 2011 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  10. How 'bout a little pony steak: Feds clear the way to slaughter horses in U.S.A.

    Connecticut is a hell of a horse-loving state, with more noble steeds (nearly <a href="http://cthorsepower.uconn.edu/HorsesInCT.pdf">52,000 by one count</a>) than any of our New England neighbors. So many around here were glad when the last U.S. horse-slaughtering plant was shut down four years ago in Illinois.
    Connecticut is a hell of a horse-loving state, with more noble steeds (nearly 52,000 by one count) than any of our New England neighbors. So many around here were glad when the last U.S. horse-slaughtering plant was shut down four years ago in Illinois....

    Tags: Wethersfield, Mexico, Steaks

    11. Jan 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. N.C. Republicans defend late-night vote on teachers union dues

    Nation Now
    In North Carolina early Thursday morning, Republicans in the state Legislature used an after-hours maneuver to strip the state’s largest teachers union of automatic deductions of union dues from members’ paychecks....
    12. Jul 31, 2011 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Marian Shriver McSherry

    Marian Shriver McSherry, long-time devotee of Maryland's Catholic aristocracy and mother of 12 children, died on July 24 of breast cancer at her home in Frederick. She was 85.
    Baltimore Sun reporter
    Marian Shriver McSherry, long-time devotee of Maryland's Catholic aristocracy and mother of 12 children, died on July 24 of breast cancer at her home in Frederick. She was 85. A second cousin of R. Sargent Shriver, Marian Macsherry was born in...

    Tags: Trips and Vacations, Health, International Travel, Basilica of the Assumption, U.S. Navy

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