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Machimoodus State Park In East Haddam A Treasure
Loosely translated from the Native American, "Machimoodus" means "how the heck did this beautiful state park go unnoticed for so long." OK, it really means "place of bad noises" because of the sounds the movement of the earth makes along a fault line...Tags: East Haddam, Tourism and Leisure, Haddam, Connecticut, Connecticut River
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In Search Of Support
•Nonprofit support group listings appear periodically in The Hartford Courant. Updates should be sent to: Gretchen Goode, The Hartford Courant, 285 Broad St., Hartford, CT 06115; or e-mailed to ggoode@courant.com. National: Support group...Tags: West Hartford, New London (New London, Connecticut), Norwich, Newspaper and Magazine, Crimes
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Former Fire Chief John C. Rivosa Dies At 81
Courant Staff Writer— John C. Rivosa, former chief of the Manchester fire department, was remembered Monday as a man devoted to his family, the firefighters he led and the safety of Manchester residents. Rivosa died Sunday at Manchester Manor. He was 81. Robert...Tags: Death and Dying, John F Tierney, Fires
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Dateline Denver: The View From Inside The Bubble
My first convention was in 1976. My dad was a delegate. On a Sunday morning in '75 we'd seen the likely Democratic contenders on "Meet the Press." This was back when the year before the election was still the year before the election. After the show he...Tags: National Government, Avalanches and Landslides, Bill Curry, New York, Economic Policy
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Retirement Party Planned
A retirement party for Carol Shanley, who recently retired after 26 years as executive director of the Manchester Housing Authority, will be held Sept. 5, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Manchester Country Club, 305 S. Main St. There will be a cash bar....Tags: Clubs and Associations, Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Retirement
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History In Pink Granite At Stony Creek Quarry Preserve
My first memories of the impact that quarries have had on Connecticut history were formed during a visit to the abandoned Strickland feldspar quarry just over the meadow and through the woods from my childhood home in Portland. For me it was a magical...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Connecticut, Brooklyn Bridge, Rivers, History
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Farmington Sanctuary Offers Two Types Of Havens
There was a time when Mary Pasco, a rifle slung over her shoulder for protection, roamed the forests and wetlands of the Shade Swamp Sanctuary in Farmington.
Back in the mid-1930s, Pasco served as Connecticut's first female nature guide under the...Tags: Forests, New Britain, Natural Resources, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Nature
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From The Walls Of Tory Den, History Echoes Still
The sound of a conch shell being blown into broke the peaceful summer afternoon in 1775 as Steven Graves dropped his shovel and ran into the wilderness. The sound came from his wife, who was warning Graves that the Sons of Liberty were on the move. Graves...Tags: Terryville, Landforms, Harwinton, Burlington, Connecticut
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Spiderweed Preserve Is Berry, Berry Delightful
The last time I saw this many blueberry bushes was during my childhood summer vacations at a cabin on the edge of Cape Cod Bay. Known as the "marsh cabin," it was situated in the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Wellfleet Bay Sanctuary. Behind the two-...Tags: Massachusetts, Charity, Middletown, Connecticut River
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3 hostages rescued in Colombia return to U.S.
Three American hostages rescued from leftist guerrillas in Colombia were back in the United States Wednesday, more than five years after their plane went down in rebel-held jungle. They returned to the U.S. late Wednesday, as their plane landed at...Tags: Federal Bureau of Investigation, Armed Forces, Texas, Political Candidates, CBS Corp.
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For State Maple Sugarers, 2008 Season Was, Oh, So Sweet
Robert Lamothe had serious doubts about the sap business going into the 2008 maple-sugaring season. So serious that he considered pulling his 4,500 taps out of maple trees in Burlington, Harwinton and New Hartford. Lamothe ultimately decided not to...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Maine, Vermont, Harwinton, Burlington
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Tinkerville Brook Preserve A Joy To Explore
During my travels across the state, I've visited places named after Native Americans, pioneers, statesmen and natural formations. But a recent visit to Tinkerville Brook preserve in Ashford was my first to a place named after tinkers, more commonly...Tags: Rivers, Heavy Engineering, Bodies of Water
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