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Voluntown Family Gets "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
The Hartford CourantTears were flowing Thursday for the Girard family, much as they have been all year for these eastern Connecticut residents, who have faced heartbreaking tragedy and loss. But on this day, this time, they were tears of joy. The Girards — Carol and...Tags: Pfizer Incorporated, Voluntown, Walt Disney World Resort, Children, Old Lyme
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Schools In Competition To Cut Use Of Electricity
The Hartford CourantAs chief of the "energy police" at Whiting Lane Elementary School in West Hartford, Principal Nancy DePalma scribbled on Post-Iit nNotes as if writing out tickets, sticking messages -- declaring "This is sucking energy" -- on teachers' computer monitors...Tags: Connecticut Light & Power Company, High Schools, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Energy Saving, West Hartford
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State Plans $10.2 Million In Funding To Preserve Open Space
From rattlesnake country to urban watershed, the state has agreed to give out $10.2 million in grants to help preserve about 2,440 acres of open land in 29 communities. The money, state officials say, is a measure of the importance of conservation,...Tags: Southington, Windsor Locks, Glastonbury, Middletown, Bodies of Water
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SHOWTIMES
HartfordCinestudio: The Duchess (PG-13) 7:30. Bow Tie Cinemas Hartford Palace 17: Australia (PG-13) 11:40, 3:20, 6:50, 10:30. Bolt (PG) 11:15, 12:50, 1:30, 3:10, 3:50, 5:30, 6:20, 8:40, 11:10. Bolt in Disney Digital 3D (PG) 11:50, 2:20, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30....Tags: High School Musical 3 (movie), Nights in Rodanthe (movie), West Hartford, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (movie), Real Art Ways
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Taxing Rich Isn't The Answer
I accept the premise of the article "Ike Understood: Concentrated Wealth Brings Instability" [CTOpinion, Nov. 9] that between the end of World War II and, say, 1970, when taxes on the wealthiest Americans were high, 70 percent to 90 percent of the...Tags: World War II, Pies and Tarts, Corporate Officers
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Old Fashioned Molasses Chews, Sweet And Sour Meatloaf
Sandy Violette of Shrewsbury, Mass., asked for a soft molasses cookie recipe. Liz Josephs of Colchester writes, "This is my family's favorite cookie recipe. It is the one cookie that everyone loves and asks for year after year. The tops are sugary and...Tags: Baking Soda, Southington, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Foods and Beverages, West Hartford
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John Marchesano, defense contractor, dies
joie.tyrrell@newsday.comJohn E. Marchesano was a self-made man who founded a successful defense contracting company in Melville but also took enjoyment from the everyday routine of life, relatives and colleagues said. Marchesano, of Northport, loved taking walks, and he liked...Tags: Death and Dying, Tucson, Armed Forces, Government, National Government
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East Hartford Honors Teacher Of Year
The Hartford CourantOwen Pelletier, a third-grader at Goodwin Elementary School, can't say enough great things about the teacher he had in second grade, Beth Alison Wrobel. "She's the best teacher I ever had," Owen told the board of education Monday night. "She helped the...Tags: Elementary Schools, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Holidays, Schools, East Hartford
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Garden assets
Special to The Baltimore SunYou may not be able to do anything right now about the current state of your 401(k) except breathe deeply and take aspirin. But you can do a few low- or no-cost things in your garden this fall that will pay big dividends come spring. Here are some...Tags: Wheaton, Nancy Taylor, Dining and Drinking, Dietary Supplements, Metal and Mineral
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With A Little Hiking Etiquette, Outings Can Be Pleasant For All
Visit one of the state's rail trails on a sunny weekend afternoon, and you come upon walkers, runners, couples pushing strollers, children on tricycles, cyclists of all ages — for as far as you can see.
Likewise with the state's Blue Trail...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Hamden, Connecticut, Sleeping Giant State Park
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Grandma's Easy Pumpkin Muffins, Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins, Bow Ties
Rita Hermann of Colchester requested a recipe for pumpkin muffins like those made by Dunkin' Donuts. Mary Wong of Las Vegas, Nev., sent in the following recipe that she says is from her personal files. GRANDMA'S EASY PUMPKIN MUFFINS •16-ounce...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Panera Bread Company, West Hartford, Las Vegas
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Savvy Food Shoppers Become '99-Cent-Store Gourmets' In A Pinch
The Hartford CourantIt was the $5 loaf of bread that finally got my attention. Sure, I'd noticed that cartons of ice cream and boxes of cereal had gotten smaller (though the prices had stayed the same) and that my weekly grocery tab was getting larger. But when a midweek,...Tags: Whole Foods Market, Foods and Beverages, Groceries, Pasta, Los Angeles
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