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Your Take: Does Your Teen Live On His Or Her Cell Phone?
It has become almost a cliche that "today's teens" spend all their time on their cell phones, texting and posting online. They live their lives online, and their smartphones are the conduit. A new Pew...
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Is It Time to Update the Rules to Allow Girl Scout Cookie Sales Online?
As cute as Girl Scouts look selling boxes of Do-Si-Dos, they are learning to conduct business. They will do what it takes to earn a badge and the coveted prizes that go to those who sell the most...
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Cars: Consumer Reports' Top 10 American Cars For 2013
When Consumer Reports released its annual list of the top 10 cars on Monday, there were no American-made cars included on the list. Consumer Reports says the 10 models that won awards are the very...
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Middletown Arrests: Feb. 22 to March 9
Middletown and West Hartford police report the following incidents: March 9 SECOND-DEGREE FAILURE TO APPEAR — William R. Allen, 23, of Bidwell Terrace was stopped as a passenger in a routine motor...
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Which Middletown Area Hospital Has Longest Emergency Room Wait Time?
By Jayme Kunze and Ken Stone If you go to the emergency room in Connecticut, how long will it take before you see a medical professional? The federal government says 31 minutes on average. Some...
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Friday Schedule, Bracket for Big Ten Tournament
By Stephen Schmidt Finals and Friday's matchups Illinois defeated Minnesota 51-49.Michigan over Penn State 83-56.Iowa beat Northwestern 73-59Nebraska beat Purdue 57-55Friday's Matchups:Illinois v....
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Yankee Institute: Connecticut Retirees Get Record Pensions
By Eileen McNamara Connecticut paid $100,000 in pensions each to a record 525 retirees in 2012, with 36 retired state employees collecting pensions of at least $150,000 annually, according to a new...
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Your Take: What's Your Favorite Part of St. Patrick's Day?
St. Patrick's Day is March 17 (although parades and celebrations have already been going on for a week!) and lots of folks who are not Irish like to partake in the celebration just as much as those who...
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Resident: Mayor's Support of Zoning Change Perplexing for His Supporters
Editor's Note: This letter was originally sent to Mayor Dan Drew and copied to all members of the Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission. Dear Mayor Dan Drew: I am writing to you as a concerned...
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Middletown Arrests: March 3-14
Middletown Police report the following incidents: March 14 SIXTH-DEGREE LARCENY — At 2:36 p.m., Gunjan Pathak, 21, of Training Hill Road was arrested at WalMart on the Berlin Turnpike in Newington by...
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Mayor: Zoning Change Will Allow Responsible Developer to Design Project
Editor's Note: This is the full text of the letter written by Mayor Dan Drew read at the Feb. 27 Middletown Planning and Zoning hearing regarding the zone text amendment. The commission passed the...
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Xavier's Fahey Grand Marshal of Meriden St. Patrick's Day Parade
By Michael Hayes The Meriden Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians (America’s oldest Catholic fraternal organization and the largest Irish-American organization in the nation) announced today...
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St. Patrick's Day Crockpot Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
By Kristi Reed Five ingredients, one crockpot and a few hours of cooking time is all it takes to prepare this corned beef and cabbage recipe. With minimal preparation time, you can start this meal...
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FEC Data: CT Contributions to Gun Control PACs
By Aaron Boyd As the Senate Judiciary Committee began deliberation on four pieces of gun control legislation on March 8, nonpartisan researchers at MapLight compiled Federal Election Commission (FEC)...
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PD: Man Who Fled Accident Left Bumper and License Plate at the Scene
A 22-year-old Haddam man is facing an evading responsibility charge after his car collided with a emergency phone at Wesleyan University, and he sped away nervously, only to be found at home by...
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