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CT Closeup: Windham
HOW IT GOT ITS NAME: From Wymondham in Norfolk, England, the ancestral home of prominent early settlers. ORIGINS: The area was settled in the 1680s when land was bequeathed by Mohican Sachem Chief Joshua to 16 men, most from Norwich. The...
Tags: Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Norwich, Norfolk (Litchfield, Connecticut), American Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
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A Tribute to Rev. Collin Bennett Takes Place on Nov. 10 in Hartford
The Reverend Bennett, who died in 1998, was a leader in Hartford’s West Indian community. Bennett helped spur business growth in the North End, fostering connections between scholars and students in Jamaica and Connecticut. On November 10, the...
Tags: Jamaica, Politics, National Government, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Government
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UConn Men Make Time For Some Air Base Kids
The Hartford CourantRAMSTEIN AIR BASE – UConn players and coaches ran a one-hour clinic for the children of service men and women stationed here. As you can imagine, there are a lot of young moms and dads with small children growing here on the base, and it gives a...Tags: Entertainment Events, Conservation, Shabazz Napier, Football, Basketball
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Hundreds Simply Hoping To Help Save A Life
The Hartford CourantThey showed up Tuesday at the Eastern Connecticut Sports Center. There were a hundred of them, students and student-athletes, and they wanted to help one of their own. Then there were 200 of them, faculty, staff and administrators, too, and they stood...Tags: Bone Marrow, Immune System, Cancer, Hospitals and Clinics, National Collegiate Athletic Association
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Printmaker Ramón Vargas Ártiz Master Classes At ECSU
Printmaker Ramón Vargas Ártiz of Havana, Cuba, an artist in residence at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, will conduct two master classes on reduction printmaking, a technique using a single plate, each day on three consecurive...
Tags: Willimantic (Windham, Connecticut)
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Eastern Climbs College Rankings
The Hartford CourantElsa Núñez has dedicated her life to education. Núñez, who has been president of Eastern Connecticut State University for seven years, has led a strategic planning project that has expanded the university buildings and created more support services for...Tags: Racism, Students, Education, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Teachers
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Printmakers Network of Southern New England At Eastern Connecticut State University
The Printmakers Network of Southern New England will be exhibited at a new show at the Akus Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University, 83 Windham St. in Willimantic, in celebration of the organization’s 20th anniversary. The show, “Score...
Tags: Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Willimantic (Windham, Connecticut)
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McMahon-Murphy Senate Fight Begins
The Hartford CourantThe resounding primary victories by Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy on Tuesday will launch a fresh onslaught of political ads, arguments about the economy and a never-ending loop of attacks and rebuttals in what will be one of the nation's most closely...Tags: Politics, Stamford, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.
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Records of Our Felonious Ex-Gov. Rowland May Not Be Worth $500,000 After All
Are the “Papers & Mementos” of the only Connecticut governor to go to prison for corruption worth $500,000 - more than all the stuff collected from all this state’s chief executives from 1811 to 1935? The answer is, probably not....
Tags: Politics, Special Olympics, Executive Branch, Prisons, Republican Party
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Home, Sweet Home: Picking Your Spots
Diana's Pool One of the must-see attractions in eastern Connecticut is Diana's Pool in Chaplin, along the beautiful Natchaug River. This fishing, kayaking and hiking spot is also popular as a destination because of its sheer beauty. An almost rite of...
Tags: Housatonic River, Connecticut Historical Society, Architecture, Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch, Mark Twain
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Moravian wins another Landmark Conference softball championship
Groller's CornerThe Greyhound dynasty continues. Moravian College sports information director Mark Fleming has reported that John Byrne's juggernaut has added another conference championship and will be headed to another NCAA Division III tournament. Here's the report as... -
From Manhattan Project To Mission Of Peace
The Hartford CourantThis is the first in an occasional series about people who have transformed their own lives and the country. Charlie Prewitt's 93 years have been a long and winding journey — from witnessing racial prejudice while growing up in southern Indiana...Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Politics, Racism, Science and Technology, Explosions
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