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Sailor's widow: Husband died of heart attack at regatta
james.bernstein@newsday.comJohn Everitt and his wife, Virginia, were sailing in an annual Fourth of July regatta Saturday when a sudden gust of wind caused their 15-foot sailboat to tip over, dumping them in the chilly waters off West Islip. Neither of the veteran sailors...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Bars and Clubs, Heart and Circulatory System, Great South Bay, Sailing
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LI's Alec Baldwin cites 'desire' to run; Watch-out-Bishop?
Spin CycleThe other day we quoted Ronald Reagan, "How can a president not be an actor?" Now Newsday's Tom Brune cites Politico's noting this from the July/August Playboy interview with Alec Baldwin, in which he talks about running -- and even......Tags: Alec Baldwin, Joe Lieberman, Ronald Reagan, National Government, Hillary Clinton
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Connecticut Play 4 Day
The winning combination picked Sunday in the Connecticut State Lottery's "Play 4 Day" drawing was: 2-1-8-0 (two, one, eight, zero)Tags: Gaming and Lotteries
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Connecticut Play 3 Day
The winning combination picked Sunday in the Connecticut State Lottery's "Play 3 Day" drawing was: 6-3-3 (six, three, three)Tags: Gaming and Lotteries
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LOTTERY
Connecticut Play3 Day: 855 Play4 Day: 1815 Play3Night: 456 Play4 Night: 8122 Cash 5: 3, 5, 16, 23, 31 Tuesday's estimated Classic Lotto jackpot: $2.3 million Powerball: 4, 9, 22, 41, 44; Powerball: 14 (Power Play: 3) Massachusetts Numbers Midday:...Tags: Massachusetts, Powerball Lottery, Gaming and Lotteries
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The Cost Of Care
Some facts about health care costs in Connecticut. >> Family premiums: 2.4 million Connecticut residents get health insurance at work. Premiums average $14,365, the annual earning of a minimum-wage job. >> Rising costs: Since 2000, average state...Tags: Medical Services, Family, Private Health Care
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Connecticut at 2 p.m.
The breaking news staffer is Pat Eaton-Robb. The news editor is Patrick Sanders. The Hartford bureau can be reached at (860) 246-6876 or toll-free (800) 842-2068. For problems with equipment, the communications department in Hartford can be reached at...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Colleges and Universities, Retirement, Indiana
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Early retirements hit Conn. public universities
More than 200 professors at Connecticut's public colleges took the state's early retirement offer at the end of last month. Depending on how much money the system will have when a new budget is passed, the departures could mean that there will be some...Tags: University of Connecticut, Colleges and Universities, Retirement
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Dairy farmers suffer through tough times
The DayThere is a rhythm to dairy farms that exists in spite of the volatility that surrounds them. At the Tiffany Farm in Lyme: 3:45 a.m. wake-up; the workday officially starts at 4 a.m. Milking begins by 5, done by 8. Mom gets the kids off to school in...Tags: Consumers, University of Connecticut, California, Agriculture, Popular Music
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Colin Powell: Sotomayor shouldn't be labeled racist because of affirmative action stand
WASHINGTON (AP) — Colin Powell, one of the nation's most prominent African-Americans, is going after people who attacked Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor because of her stand in favor of affirmative action. Powell, who's from the same Bronx...Tags: Fires, Minority Groups, New York, Colin Powell, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Early Retirements Hit Connecticut Higher Education Hard
The Hartford CourantThe state's public colleges lost more than 200 professors overnight in the retirement incentive program last week, which could translate into slightly larger classes, more courses taught by free-lance or retired professors and a possible cap on enrollment...Tags: University of Connecticut, Storrs, State Budgets, Employees, Colleges and Universities
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Connecticut's Municipalities Find Ways, Online And Off, To Save
The Hartford CourantCheshire's fire department training staff saved a bundle this spring when it bought nine surplus laptops from the state for $480, less than the price of an average new laptop. The decrepit Cushman scooter that West Hartford put online was initially...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, California, Middletown, Colchester, Charter Schools
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