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State Lawmakers Considering New Rules on Tanning Beds
Tanning causes skin cancer. A tan body is sexy. Teenagers need to be protected from their own worst tanning instincts. Our nanny-state government doesn't need to be telling us who can tan and who can't. Those are some of the arguments and issues...
Tags: National Government, Essex (Middlesex, Connecticut), Government, Justice System, Politics
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Story Lines Of The Season
RHAM's Chrissy Bendzinski had an up-and-down season, but finished her junior year on a strong note, with a runner-up finish in the State Open, three seconds behind the winner, NFA's Brianna Lenehan. Bendzinski won the CCC championship, finished second...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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11/15/2012-Man vs Nature
There was a time when I wanted to live on the shore. It seemed so peaceful, healthful, a place of contemplation, a status symbol, a sure sign to the rest of the world of my success. I've changed my mind. I love visiting friends on the shore, or renting a...
Tags: New Year's Day, State Parks
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Could Connecticut's high park fees keep tourists away? Maybe that new ad campaign can help.
If you’re an out-of-state tourist visiting Connecticut and feel like catching some sun at our Hammonasset State Park beach on a summer Saturday, it’s gonna set you back a tidy $22. (That’s $9 more than a Connecticut resident will pay.)...
Tags: Advertising, Connecticut Economic Development, Justice System, Politics, State Parks
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Pushing Paid Off In A Big Way For Glastonburys Watson
The Hartford CourantREID WATSON, GLASTONBURY CLASS: Senior COACH: Brian Collins ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the CCC championship, the Class LL title (19:03) and her first State Open title, outkicking Northwestern's Annmarie Tuxbury in the final 300 meters at Hammonasset State...Tags: Cross Country Running, Running, Basketball
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Top Story Lines Of The Boys Cross Country
The Hartford CourantThe weather was weird: it started out fall-like and beautiful for the opening Haddad Windham Invitational, the Hartford Riverfront Festival had to be moved to Keney Park because of flooding from Hurricane Irene, it was 80 degrees and humid for the Wickham...Tags: Cross Country Running, Hurricane Irene (2011), Running, Simsbury, Weather
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Top Area Story LInes Of The Girls Cross Country Season
The Hartford CourantGlastonbury senior Reid Watson took over where last year's teammate Lindsay Crevoiserat left off, winning the CCC championship and the Class LL title. But Watson won the State Open title, too, something Crevoiserat didn't do last year (she was runner-up),...Tags: Winsted, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Simsbury, Avon (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Running Toward A Bright Future
The Hartford CourantBRIAN POIRIER, NORTHWEST CATHOLIC CLASS: Senior COACH: Scott Fletcher ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Won the Class SS championship in 16 minutes, 11 seconds at Hammonasset State Park, eighth in the State Open, CCC championship meet runner-up, Wickham Invitational...Tags: Human Interest, Princeton University, High School Sports, Track and Field, Rocky Hill
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Seeing Long Island Sound Without Getting Your Feet Wet
The Hartford CourantBy PETER MARTEKA, pmarteka@courant.com With Memorial Day – the unofficial start of summer - finally upon us after an Ice Age-like winter and a soggy, cloudy spring, Long Island Sound may be the hot destination this weekend. But with water...Tags: East Haven, Human Interest, Lighthouse Point, Groton, Quinnipiac River
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No Shoes, No Socks, No Problem
The Hartford CourantThere is an old proverb, "We must learn to walk before we can run." Perhaps there should also be one that says: "We must take our shoes and socks off and roll up our pant legs before we can swim." Few things take me back to those carefree summer days...Tags: Human Interest, Manchester, Natural Resources, Long Island Sound, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Farm River State Park: A Jewel On The Sound
Drive along Route 142 in Branford and East Haven and you see houses and condominiums seemingly on top of each other as they battle for precious views of Long Island Sound. Then you pass a patch of forest and small parking area with a wooden sign...Tags: Quinnipiac University, Petroleum Industry, East Haven, Lighthouse Point, Manchester
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Cheshire's Mueller Still Has A Year To Get Better
![<h2 class="subhead">SEAN MUELLER <em class="i"><em class="b">CHESHIRE</em></em></h2><em class="b">Class: </em>Junior](http://www.courant.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-12/51336921-29124410.jpg "<h2 class="subhead\">SEAN MUELLER <em class=\"i\"><em class=\"b\">CHESHIRE</em></em></h2><em class=\"b\">Class: </em>Junior")
The Hartford CourantSEAN MUELLER CHESHIRE Class: Junior Coach: Jim Bennett Accomplishments: Had one of his best races at the State Open, finishing third (16:00) to New Fairfield's John Raneri and Wolcott's Chris Bendtsen, who also went 1-2 at New Englands. Mueller led...Tags: Nike, Inc., Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Sports, Jim Bennett, Colleges and Universities
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