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READER SUBMITTED: Tzofim Friendship Caravan Visits The Watermark
SouthburyIsrael's Tzofim Friendship Caravan recently visited The Watermark at East Hill retirement community in Southbury. The performing troupe is comprised of ten teenagers and two adult leaders who travel throughout the United States and Canada each summer...Tags: Arts and Culture, Israel, Human Interest, Customs and Tradition
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Biden Promotes White House Campaign For Stricter Federal Gun Laws
The Hartford CourantVice President Joseph Biden re-launched an Obama administration campaign to overhaul federal gun laws in a White House address Tuesday, delivered the week after Newtown families traveled to Washington to push a similar agenda. Biden announced progress...Tags: Gun Control, U.S. Senate, Shootings, Joe Manchin III, Barack Obama
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Organically grown remodeling
When photographers Sue Daley and Steve Gross set out to find old farmhouses to feature in their new book, they peered into broken windows and saw "kitchen tables set for breakfast that never took place fifty-odd years ago, the residents seemingly having...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Architecture, United States Naval Academy, Farms
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'Cape Fear' Actress Polly Bergen To Bring Film To Atheneum
The Hartford CourantPolly Bergen grew up in Ohio and Indiana loving the musicals of Shirley Temple and Deanna Durbin. In one of Durbin's films, she sang in her kitchen, was overheard by a producer and became a star. "I would stand in my kitchen and sing my life out waiting...Tags: Playhouse 90 (tv program), Radio, Music, Celebrities, Museums
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LETTER: Training School Serves Great Need
Department of Developmental Services Commissioner Terrence Macy remains short-sighted and obstructionist, resolutely refusing to utilize Southbury Training School as a model of care, remaining mired in antiquated thinking [May 26, Page 1, "Can Training... -
READER SUBMITTED: Southbury Women's Club Getting Ready For The Ninth Annual Fall Fine Arts Festival
SouthburyThe Southbury Women's Club is busy behind the scenes gathering all of the many elements that will make this year's Ninth Annual Fall Fine Arts Festival of Southbury a fun and engaging community event, bringing together sponsors, artists and handcrafters...Tags: Arts and Culture, Fine Arts, Alexandria (Alexandria, Virginia), Photography, Arts
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People Are Freaking Out About 'Running Bamboo'
It's been called by one bitter antagonist possibly "the worst alien invader the USA has ever encountered. The invasions are widespread and the damage reports are coming in from all our states." A Westport victim warns that it "spread like wildfire......
Tags: East Lyme, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), New Milford, Orange (New Haven, Connecticut), Kevin Sullivan
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June is the Month For Strawberry Festivals in Connecticut
Despite Mother Nature's best efforts, the summer growing season is fighting its way into existence. Its first gift to us is the almighty strawberry, the first berry of the summer and a versatile ingredient in the kitchen. While some like to toss a few...
Tags: Mashantucket, Meriden, Religion and Belief, Methodist, Foods and Beverages
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Let It Close — No New Role For Southbury Training School
Southbury Training School, the state's largest residential facility for those with intellectual disabilities, should be allowed to close — as planned — once the current generation of residents is gone. A proposal to keep it afloat by...Tags: Physical Disabilities
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LETTER: Return Of Horse Slaughter Imminent
The opening of the first horse slaughterhouse in six years is imminent. A ban prohibiting horse slaughter in the U.S. had been in place, although transports to Canada and Mexico have continued. Valley Meat Co. may soon be back in business, with more...Tags: Rosa DeLauro, John B. Larson, Mexico
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Debate Over Southbury Training School Turns To On-Campus Services
Arthur Roberts and Jenna Herbst have taken different paths to reach a level of comfort. Some would say that Roberts, 67, and Herbst, 37, represent the past and the future of the way people with developmental disabilities are supported and treated in...Tags: Bridgeport Bluefish, Unions, Health Insurance, Environmental Issues, Physical Disabilities
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