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More Severe Weather On The Way
More bad weather is on the way, according to the National Weather Service. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland and Windham counties until 10 p.m., Wednesday, the service stated in an alert. That means people who...Tags: Weather Reports, Tolland (Tolland, Connecticut), Joe Furey, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Windham (Windham, 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: University of Hartford, Arts, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Artists
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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: Politics, New Milford, East Hartford, Edward Meyer, John A Kissel
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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: Stamford, Greenwich, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Elections, Filene's Basement Corporation
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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: Hartford County, House Building, New London (New London, Connecticut), Homes, Inventories
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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: Politics, Winsted (Winchester, Connecticut), Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Connecticut Light and Power, Winsted
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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: University of Hartford, Arts, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Arts and Culture, Artists
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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: European Union, Lyme, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Disease Prevention, Environmental Politics
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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: Father's Day, Whole Foods Market, Health Treatments, Aetna Inc., Family
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READER SUBMITTED: VNA Northwest Presents Hospice Awareness Program May 16: Hospice Author Speaks In Litchfield
Farmington ValleyOn Thursday evening, May 16, VNA Northwest will present a community awareness program at The Litchfield Inn, featuring Linda Campanella, an author, speaker, and advocate for compassionate end-of-life care. Ms. Campanella published her first book, "When...Tags: Thomaston
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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: Hartford County, New London (New London, Connecticut), Air Pollution, Environmental Politics, Mining
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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: Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut), Harwinton, Burlington (Hartford, Connecticut), Winchester (Litchfield, Connecticut), Torrington
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