Sunday 20th May, 2012
Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off South Carolina coast
By The Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. - Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling dolphin cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as ...
Conn. subsidies seen spurring home solar power
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Dmitri Donskoy figures he'll save only $20 a month on his electricity bill after solar panels are installed on the roof of his home under a state-subsidized program. But ...
Connecticut package stores can sell alcohol on Sundays starting today
By The Associated Press HARTFORD - Connecticut consumers are now able to purchase alcohol on Sundays.A new state law takes effect this weekend, allowing retail alcohol sales on Sundays, from 10 ...
Report: Body of man found near East Hartford pond
Middletown PressThe Hartford Courant reports that a body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found near the edge of P&F Pond in East Hartford; the official cause of death is yet to be determined, but police ...
Connecticut one of 22 states backing Montana in campaign finance fight
Register CitizenBy The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. - Twenty-two states and the District of Columbia are backing Montana in its fight to prevent the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision from ...
Bill ensuring military cargo planes for Connecticut Air National Guard OK'd by U.S. House
Register CitizenBy The Associated Press HARTFORD - A defense bill approved by the U.S. House of Representatives would fend off cuts to military cargo plane construction that are threatening the planned delivery of ...
Report: Land records provide insight into Linda McMahon's bankruptcy 35 years ago
Middletown PressThe Hartford Courant examines Linda McMahon's 1976 bankruptcy that she references in her campaign narrative. The Courant reports that records and details of the bankruptcy are hard to get a ...
Libyan man convicted in 1988 Lockerbie bombing over Scotland dies
Middletown PressBy The Associated Press BENGHAZI, Libya - Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan intelligence officer who was the only person ever convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, died Sunday nearly three years ...
Thousands expected to protest at NATO summit in Chicago
Middletown PressAnti-NATO protesters form a barricade in front of mounted police officers during a march Saturday in Chicago. On Sunday, the start of the two-day NATO summit, thousands of protesters are expected to ...
At least 4 killed in northern Italy as 6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes region
Middletown PressA volunteer ropes off the area surrounding a collapsed building in Finale Emilia, northern Italy after a quake hit northern Italy early Sunday. Associated ...
Tunxis turn around: Community college construction underway
The Bristol PressBy STEVE COLLINSSTAFF WRITER BRISTOL - The transformation of Tunxis Community College is taking another major step forward. Construction crews are busy raising a three-story, $15 million addition ...
Plymouth referendum results: $9.8M bond approved for bridge replacement, road repairs
The Bristol PressBy Scott Whipple and Susan CoricaSTAFF WRITER PLYMOUTH - Town residents Saturday voted to approve a $9.8 million bond issue for road repair reconstruction. The vote tally was 825 for, 385 against. ...
Former St. Paul student receives Fulbright Scholarship
The Bristol PressBy LLuvia MaresStaff writer BRISTOL - Her fascination with South African history, love of writing and teaching has inspired one former St. Paul Catholic High School student to go above and beyond ...
ESPN awards resident VoluntEAR of the Year
The Bristol PressBy LLUVIA MARESSTAFF WRITER BRISTOL - Local resident Amy McCluskey was awarded the VoluntEAR of the Year award during ESPN’s Annual VoluntEAR of the Year awards ceremony, Thursday. ESPN ...
Plainville’s former Shultz Salvage site getting cleaned up
The Bristol PressBy DIANE CHURCHSTAFF WRITER PLAINVILLE - After years of non-compliance, the former Shultz Salvage on Cronk Road is being cleaned up."It’s been an illegal landfill for 35 years," ...
Southington police announce promotions within department
The Bristol PressSOUTHINGTON - The Board of Police Commissioners and the police administration have announced the following promotions within the department:Sgt. Lowell DePalma to lieutenant, Sgt. Mike Baribault to ...
Buckle up or get up the bucks
The Bristol PressBRISTOL - The 2012 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off Monday. Bristol Police are joining with other State and local law enforcement officers and highway safety ...
Yankee Magazine recognizes Hole in the Wall Theater
The Bristol PressSPECIAL TO THE HERALDNEW BRITAIN - Hole in the Wall Theater has been named a 2012 Editors’ Choice winner for best small theater in Connecticut by Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New ...
Museum plans happy hour for preschool
The Bristol PressBRISTOL - The Imagine Nation Preschool Learning Center will hold an open house and happy hour on May 23 from 3 to 5 p.m.The school is located in the Imagine Nation Museum at One Pleasant Street. The ...
Charter Oak State College founder to be awarded honorary doctorate
The Bristol PressStaff report NEW BRITAIN - Doris G. Cassiday, one of the founders of Charter Oak State College and currently the assistant director of academic programs, will be awarded an honorary Doctor of ...
CCSU holds Pinning Ceremony for nursing program graduates
The Bristol PressNEW BRITAIN - An academic program, developed four years ago in direct response to the state’s predicted shortage of nurses, celebrated a milestone Wednesday. Central Connecticut State ...
Area public schools, UConn offer art, creative writing classes
The Bristol PressThe Farmington, Hartford, New Britain, Plainville and Simsbury Public Schools in collaboration with the University of Connecticut are offering a 15 session artsand creative writing program for ...
American Legion in Southington seeks donations
The Bristol PressSOUTHINGTON - The American Legion Auxiliary, Kiltonic Unit 72 needs help in a collection for our troops.There will be approximately 400 soldiers throughout Connecticut being deployed to Afghanistan ...
Southington council to hold public hearing on plan for artificial turf
The Bristol PressBy SUSAN CORICASTAFF WRITER SOUTHINGTON - The public will get to weigh in on a plan to put an artificial turf field at the high school.The Town Council will hold a public hearing on the issue ...
Plainville council to weigh in on aid for church repairs
The Bristol PressSTAFF REPORT PLAINVILLE - The Town Council will hold a public hearing Monday on whether to recommend a local church receive funds under the state’s Neighborhood Assistance Act.The ...
Connecticut officials, convicted of crimes, still receiving pensions; frustration, criticisms voiced
Register CitizenFormer State Rep. Jefferson Davis, whose retirement went into effect in 2006, collects an annual pension of $5,706, according to the state Comptroller's Office. Davis is on the state's sex ...
New Britain man died of blunt force trauma
New Britain HeraldBy LISA BACKUSStaff writer NEW BRITAIN - A 71-year-old South Main Street man attacked in his own home died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, the Office of the Chief State's Medical ...
CCSU workshop teaches Latino families how to prepare kids for college
New Britain HeraldBy Scott WhippleStaff Writer NEW BRITAIN - More than 50 families gathered at CCSU Saturday for a one-day workshop created to educate Latino parents how to prepare their children for college.With ...
CCSU students make effort to clean up campus
New Britain HeraldBy LIz NewbergStaff writer NEW BRITAIN - The image of "Animal House" might conjure up fond memories of college days or, depending on the view point, rage at disrespectful college ...
Cause of death determined for home invasion victim
New Britain Heraldstaff report NEW BRITAIN - A 71-year-old South Main Street man attacked in his own home died of blunt force trauma to the head and neck, the Office of the Chief State’s Medical Examiner ruled ...
Local company to receive $100K grant from state
New Britain HeraldNEWINGTON - A Small Business Express grant has been given to a local company that plans to expand its business and hire five new workers.Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced this week that C&C ...
Construction underway on $15M Tunxis expansion
New Britain HeraldBy STEVE COLLINSSTAFF WRITER BRISTOL - The transformation of Tunxis Community College is taking another major step forward.Construction crews are busy raising a three-story, $15 million addition ...
Local literacy group awarded grant from Barbara Bush Foundation
New Britain HeraldBy Robert StoraceSTAFF WRITER NEW BRITAIN - The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy has awarded a $65,000 grant to a local program that helps mothers with low literacy skills.The grant, ...
Middlesex County Historical Society to participate in Connecticut Open House Day
Middletown PressBy Press Release The Middlesex County Historical Society is joining with dozens of other museums around the state by offering free admission on Connecticut Open House Day on Saturday, June 9.The ...
Energy Challenge today outside Tri Town in Portland
Middletown PressBy JEFF MILLPress Staff@JeffMillMP PORTLAND – The Clean Energy Task Force is joining with the Tri Town Foods to help reduce in home electricity consumption while at the same time helping to ...
Does crime pay after all? Former state workers still get pensions despite criminal convictions
Middletown PressHVIZDAK ph0407a # Bridgeport, Connecticut-2/2/06: Former State Senator Ernest E. Newton II leaves U.S. District Court in Bridgeport with family and supporters after being sentenced to five-years in ...
NAACP backs same-sex marriage as a civil right
Middletown PressMIAMI - The NAACP has passed a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law."The Baltimore-based ...
Project aims to map every species on Earth
Middletown PressNEW HAVEN - Noah’s Ark was small potatoes compared to what Walter Jetz has in mind.It’s a little project called the Map of Life. Its mission is to pinpoint every species of life ever ...
Crash victim defies odds to graduate from Yale University
Middletown PressNew Haven--Brett Smith, a Yale student, will be graduating on Monday after recovering from a bad accident that occurred several years ago. Photo by Jen Fengler/New Haven Register05/16/12 NEW HAVEN ...
Blind Chinese activist headed for U.S., effectively ending diplomatic flap
Middletown PressBy The Associated Press BEIJING - A blind Chinese legal activist was hurriedly taken from a hospital and put on a plane for the United States on Saturday, closing a nearly monthlong diplomatic ...
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart
Middletown PressThis photo provided by Facebook shows Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan at their wedding ceremony in Palo Alto, Calif., Saturday, May 19, 2012. Zuckerberg updated his ...
Connecticut DCF holding 'Family Fun' fair in Meriden to promote foster parenthood
Middletown PressBy The Associated Press MERIDEN - The State Department of Children and Families is sponsoring a family fair in Meriden designed to celebrate its foster care program.The Family Fun day is being held ...
Ex-sister-in-law remembers Mary Kennedy as 'brilliant,' 'beautiful'
Middletown PressMembers of Mary Richardson Kennedy's family remove her casket from a hearse at St. Patrick's Church in Bedford, N.Y., Saturday. Kennedy was found dead of an apparent suicide this week at ...
Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in U.S.
Middletown PressBy The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. - A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that ...
Middletown man accused of threatening juvenile during Grand Street fight
Middletown PressBy LAUREN SIEVERTPress Staff@LaurenSievertMP MIDDLETOWN - A city man was charged with second-degree threatening after a disturbance on Grand Street, police report.Jabbar McDaniel, 18, 27 Braeburn ...
Wesleyan student charged in mushroom brownie case is granted accelerated rehabilitation
Middletown PressBy LAUREN SIEVERTPress Staff@LaurenSievertMP MIDDLETOWN - A Wesleyan student charged with assault on a police officer in a case where he told police he got high on a mushroom brownie was granted ...
New flags on display in Cromwell
Middletown PressBy JEFF MILLPress Staff@JeffMillMP CROMWELL - The town has made a splash by hanging 63 brand-new American flags from utility poles along the route of the annual Memorial Day parade.Town crews last ...
Registration open for anti-domestic violence support group
Middletown PressMIDDLETOWN - Victims of domestic violence are invited to enroll in the New Horizon anti-domestic violence HEART support group.HEART is an acronym for help end abusive relationship tendencies.New ...
Connecticut State News.Net now hosts our own daily newsletter. Readers are encouraged to register to receive our daily newsletter by mail
