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Town Tries To Stop Catholic Radio Station After It Ends Ecumenical Programs (Religion Clause)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:25:00 GMT

In Burlington, Connecticut, the town's planning and zoning commission has voted to issue a cease-and-desist order to prevent the Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford from continuing to use a radio tower on Johnnycake Mountain to transmit programming on its radio station, WJMJ-FM. Yesterday's Hartford Courant reports that the city contends the archdiocese is violating a 1987 agreement...

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Maggie's New England Real Estate: McMansions in Avon, CT (Maggie's Farm)

nospam@example.com (Bird Dog) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:23:00 GMT

Avon, CT (pop. 17,000) in the Farmington River Valley (up towards The Barrister's neck of the woods), was a quaint, semi-rural semi-distant Hartford suburb until the highways came and the prosperous moved further from downtown Hartford. Avon's schools rank #1 in CT, largely because of its homogeneous middle-upper and upper-middle class population (a town's school "performance" correlates...

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Editorial: Not Just Hartford’s Problems (New York Times)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 04:26:39 GMT

Urban decline is dragging down Connecticut. The local governments need to work together to shape a new vision for the state’s cities.

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CTDOTNET CodeCamp Wants You! (MSDN Blogs)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:50:10 GMT

The Connecticut .NET Developers Group is holding its first-ever Hartford CodeCamp on Saturday, August 16th, at the New Horizons Computer Learning Center in Bloomfield, CT. What is a code camp, you ask? It's a free , community-driven, all-day event - by developers, for developers (see the Code Camp Manifesto ). The organizers of this Hartford event are now actively seeking talented...

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The Boss remembers Madam Marie (The Star-Ledger)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:54:31 GMT

Tim Farrell/The Star-LedgerBruce Springsteen plays in Hartford, CT, during February 2008. Bruce Springsteen is paying homage on his website to Madam Marie, the Asbury Park psychic who died recently at age 93. On his website, Springsteen wrote: "Back in the...

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State Launches Health Plan For Uninsured - Hartford (CT) Courant (NC Mental Hope News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:08:00 GMT

By ANN MARIE SOMMA - July 1, 2008 ROCKY HILL — Andrea Bryant, a 57-year old waitress from Manchester, became the first person in the state to apply for Connecticut's new, affordable health care plan. Bryant filled out an application Monday morning for coverage under the Charter Oak Health Plan at the Town Line Diner, where state officials had gathered to launch the plan. It is open to those...

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Hey Hartford, Get your CodeCamp! (MSDN Blogs)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:45 GMT

eek! It is time! Connecticut .NET Users Group CodeCamp - Hartford CT (Saturday Aug 16th 9AM-5PM) To be held at New Horizons Computer Learning Center (Bloomfield CT) http://www.newhorizons.com/content/centerSearchResults.aspx?SiteId=25 A code camp is a FREE, community-driven, all-day event for developers . Speakers are local or regional developers. Topics are based on community interest....

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Spreading the word: first Hartford Code Camp Call for Speakers (Dave Burke)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:48:30 GMT

I received this email from my pal SB Chatterjee so I'm doing my part to spread the word for the first Hartford, Connecticut Code Camp Call for Speakers. I'm not sure yet if I can make it, since I'm not seeing anything about a Saturday Night Geek Party... ----------------------- From: CTDOTNET [mailto: ctdotnet@gmail.com ] Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2008 4:05 PM To: CTDOTNET Subject: A request...

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Aetna Wins Contract for Connecticut Medicaid, Uninsured Program (Business Wire)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:23:00 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aetna (NYSE:AET) has been notified that the Connecticut Department of Social Services (DSS) has awarded a Medicaid managed care contract to Aetna Better

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Commercial & Industrial Electrical Contractor Auction (thoughts about health)

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Commercial & Industrial Electrical Contractor Inspection on premises at 69 Fishfry Street Hartford, CT 06120 Auction Location: Crown Plaza Hotel 50 Morgan Street Hartford, CT 06120 Secured Party Sale Mafco Date: July 8, 2008 @ 10:00 AM Inspection: Morning of Sale at 8:00 AM Hydraulic, Electric and Mechanical Benders Pipe Threaders, Threading Dies, Stands and Accessories Utility Trucks,...

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Hartford Courant to cut standalone biz section, stock listings (Talking Biz News)

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:03:36 GMT

The Hartford Courant newspaper will start putting its business section in the A section and put all stock listings on its Web site, writes managing editor Barbara Roessner in Sunday’s paper. Roessner writes, “Connecticut business news, and reporting on the economy and personal finance, will also move into the A section on weekdays. A more magazine-style [...]

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U.S. Troops To Get Cognitive Screening -Hartford (CT) Courant (NC Mental Hope News)

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:04:00 GMT

June 25, 2008 Jun. 25--The military will begin giving cognitive tests this summer to troops heading to war, in an effort to get a baseline measure of their reaction time, memory, concentration and other brain functions, which could be referenced in case they are injured. The introduction of the neuropsychological screening comes in response to pressure from Congress and veterans' advocates.

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Code Camp Hartford - Save the Date! (MSDN Blogs)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:27:25 GMT

Fantastic news for northeast developers - a Code Camp is now coming to the Hartford, Connecticut area! SB Chatterjeee (who runs the CT .NET User Group ), sends word that a venue has been secured and that Code Camp Hartford will be on Saturday, August 16th ! Details and the Call for Speakers will be coming soon, so stay tuned to CT .NET User Group site or to this blog. -Chris

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FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Monday Night Jazz in Bushnell Park, Hartford, CT - New Directions! (All About Jazz)

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:59:07 GMT

Prudential Financial Presents The Hartford Jazz Society's Monday Night Jazz. A series of FREE concerts in Bushnell Park, Hartford curated by Joe Morris. Following each concert, musicians will reconvene for a jam session at Black-eyed Sally's (350 Asylum Avenue - within walking distance of the Park)...

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Pearl Jam Join Fight Against Insurance Companies (Starpulse News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Pearl Jam are backing a campaign to raise money for patients fighting health insurance companies for payouts. A pre-concert party is being held in Hartford, Connecticut, on Friday,[...] Read more!

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PEARL JAM JOIN FIGHT AGAINST INSURANCE COMPANIES (PR-Inside.com Entertainment News)

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:33:10 GMT

Rockers PEARL JAM are backing a campaign to raise money for patients fighting health insurance companies for payouts. A pre-concert party is being held in Hartford, Connecticut on Friday (27Jun08), ahead of the band’s gig there - organised by Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness head Jennifer Jaff. Pearl Jam were introduced to the cause by lead [...]

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UConn assistant set to replace Staley at Temple (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:28:00 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Longtime Connecticut assistant Tonya Cardoza will replace Dawn Staley as women's basketball coach at Temple, a person with knowledge of the hiring said Wednesday.

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Auriemma signs 5-year, $8M contract (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:22:00 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Geno Auriemma has signed a contract that would keep the Hall of Fame women's basketball coach on Connecticut's sideline through 2013.

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AIAA Propulsion Conference to Be Held July 21-23 in Hartford, CT (Space Ref)

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:37:57 GMT

AIAA Propulsion Conference to Be Held July 21-23 in Hartford, CT

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Local Superheroes? (Mod-Blog)

noreply@blogger.com (Nomad) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:29:00 GMT

As I have been getting into biking, I have been exploring the blogsphere for sites that strike that balance between "fun" and "useful info". One of the more interesting ones I have discovered is The Beat Bike Blog which is run by a bicycle enthusiast who lives in Hartford, CT (about 1/2 hour from where I work). Currently, they are having a fun discussion that Mod-Bloggers may want to check...

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