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Utilities, Malloy Say State Is Ready For Damaging Weather
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy summoned the heads of the state's power and communications companies to Hartford on Tuesday for a closed-door, hour-long meeting on preparations for the next big storm. "We may not get everything right every time, but we will...Tags: Executive Branch, Politics, Verizon Communications, Charter Communications Incorporated, Hurricanes
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READER SUBMITTED: New Britain's Gaffney Bennett Public Relations Wins Six PRSA Mercury Awards
New BritainGaffney Bennett Public Relations (GBPR), a full-service public relations firm based in New Britain, was recently honored with six Mercury Awards by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). Since 1997, the Mercury Awards have recognized...Tags: Connecticut Light & Power Company, Rocky Hill, Human Interest, Avon (Hartford, Connecticut), Science and Technology
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READER SUBMITTED: Energize Connecticut Launches First "Energy SuperSTARS Challenge"
StatewideWhether you own a home or rent an apartment, it's likely that you hunt for ways to reduce your energy bill. Sure, you might turn off lights and open windows rather than turning on the A/C, but once the do-it-yourself steps are done, where do you go from...Tags: Connecticut Light & Power Company, Environmental Issues, Home Energy Saving, Energy Saving, Rentals
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READER SUBMITTED: Solar on Newtown Middle School
NewtownConnecticut's movement to switch to renewable energy has been supported with numerous programs that offer loans, rebates and incentives. Solar Sound Systems and Altus Power Management are businesses whose goals are to raise awareness for renewable...Tags: Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues, Schools, Science and Technology, Energy Saving
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READER SUBMITTED: Community Leaders From Eleven States Attend Disaster Session In Norwalk
StatewideDisasters in the form of violent weather, public acts of terrorism or the collapse of a component of the town's infrastructure can strike on any given day. How a community's leadership responds and prepares for a comeback presents a collaborative...Tags: Public Officials, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Connecticut Economic Development, Politics, Science and Technology
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READER SUBMITTED: Cash In With A/C Rebates Through The Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund
StatewideDid you know that heating and cooling costs the average homeowner about $1,000 a year? It's also nearly half of the home's total energy bill. Therefore, now is the time to make sure your home's air conditioning system is efficient, up-to-date and ENERGY...Tags: Connecticut Light & Power Company, Environmental Issues, Energy Saving
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Kevin Hunt: AT&T, CL&P In Standoff After Crash Takes Down Rocky Hill Pole
The Hartford CourantAll was calm last Christmas Eve at the Mark's residence in Rocky Hill until a car crashed into a utility pole in the front yard just before midnight. The pole, now broken into two pieces, was not immediately removed even though a utility crew...Tags: Holidays, Rocky Hill, Satellite and Cable Service, Religious Festivals, Television Industry
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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: Racism, Winsted, Litchfield County, Winsted (Winchester, Connecticut), Politics
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AG Jepsen: Fine CL&P For Impeding Investigation Into Halloween Snowstorm
Remember when CL&P kept promising 99 percent restoration of power in the days after the great October snowstorm in 2011? Turns out even their employees may have suspected they were blowing smoke. Attorney General George Jepsen has asked the Public...Tags: Renovation, Politics, Halloween, George C. Jepsen, Regulatory Policy and Organizations
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Crime & Punishment: Wesleyan Students Get Kicked Out of the Connecticut Science Center
Cecelia Lebby is constantly at the New Britain Superior Court, filing paperwork and attending hearings, but she isn't a court clerk or lawyer. Lebby is just a citizen who has filed more than 70 lawsuits and 40 appeals pro se since 2005, reports WFSB....
Tags: New York City Police Department, Police Arrests, New York City, Bret Michaels, Arbitration
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Middletown Grand List Decreases Slightly
The Hartford CourantThe 2012 grand list of taxable value decreased by about two-tenths of a percent, a loss of about $9 million in the overall value of real estate, motor vehicles and personal property. Assessor Damon Braasch said at the current tax rate, the city would...Tags: Religion and Belief, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), United Technologies Corporation, Northwood, Values
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October Storm Hits Connecticut
Nov 8 Some 18,000 Connecticut Light and Power customers were still without power midday Tuesday, most in the Simsbury area. About one-third of Simsbury was without electricity, as was a quarter of Avon and Farmington, and many in Granby, Canton,...Tags: East Hartford, Harwinton, Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut), Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Health
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