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Passover, Easter and the Perfect Way to Hard Boil an Egg
By Eric Rappaport Editor's Note: This column was originally published on Patch in 2011. Whether you celebrate Easter or Passover, this season seems to focus on the egg. So I started wondering, what's...
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Huff Po infographic Offers Sober Look at Gun Deaths in America
In a stunning infographic, the Huffington Post shows the number of gun deaths in America since Dec. 14, 2012, when 26 children were shot to death at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. In the...
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5 Reading Tips to Prepare Your Child for Kindergarten
By Jayme Kunze Gone are the days when kindergarten was all about social skills and following direction! According to UConn Associate Professor Michael Coyne, who conducts research in early literacy,...
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Clothing Allowance for Retired Teachers? Proposed Connecticut Budget Has...
To the Editor: We have a serious deficit in the state budget. I would like the state assembly and state senate, before they start looking for "new revenue" to make up the deficit, to start looking at...
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Sold: Large, Single Family On Cul De Sac Off East Street in Middletown
The Middletown town clerk's office reports the following properties changed hands recently: 158 NEWTOWN STREET — Joseph S. Kmietek to Deborah A. Hull and Anthony R. Hull on March 13 for $100,000. 886...
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Middletown Arrests: March 7-22
Middetown Police Report the following incidents: March 22 BREACH OF PEACE — Anthony Lopez, 45, of Spice Hill Drive, Meriden, was at social services on Main Street Extension with a female and was...
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Rock the Neti Pot and Beat Allergy Season Naturally
From EarthShare.org: According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, if the onset of spring also ushers in your allergy sypmptoms, you’re one of nearly 40 million Americans who have...
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Obituaries: Banning, Burek, DiStefano, Kobylensk, Lundell, Parzych
Legacy.com reports the following deaths: Richard H. Banning Joseph "Baker" Burek Mary (Capsalis) DiStefano James L. Kobylensk Angela (Carta) Lundell Peter Parzych
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Your Take: What Would You Do With $300 Million?
You can't win if you don't play, the old saw goes, and someone in New Jersey played and won big with Powerball over the weekend. A single winning ticket worth $338 million was sold in the multi-state...
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CT Senators to NRA: Cease and Desist Calls to Newtown
By Gary Jeanfaivre Connecticut's two U.S. Senators are calling out the National Rifle Association for what they feel is the latest in a series of insensitive actions the organization has taken since...
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Voters Have Spoken: Middletown's South Fire Has New Commisioner
Former radio station general manager Edward Creem beat out businessman Mike Gaudino for Middletown's South Fire Board of Commissioners Monday night. Creem garnered 155 to Gaudino's 97 in an election...
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Urban Archeologist: 600 Girls in the Cali Desert
Was I meant to find these things or is it that any object older than me just captures my interest? After writing this weekly column for over a year (click here for proof), I know that I can write...
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Middletown Native Logano in Hot Water With 2 NASCAR Drivers
Middletown native Joey Logano, 22, the NASCAR Sprint Cup driver who began his racing career at Silver City Quarter Midget Club in Meriden, is back in the news again for altercations with drivers Denny...
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St. Sebastian Cemetery Vase Thefts Intrigue Police
Thieves have stolen thousands of dollars worth of decorative vases from a Middlefield cemetery, according to state police. Sgt. Sal Calvo said police are investigating the theft of about $5,000 worth...
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House Environment Committee OKs New England National Scenic Trail Legislation
The General Assembly Environment Committee Monday approved an act to recognize the New England National Scenic Trail just as the Appalachian National Scenic Trail is by the state Department of Energy...
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What's That Red Logo on Facebook Pages Across Country?
You may have wondered at the logo showing up all over Facebook— a red square with two pink horizontal lines and folks changing their profile photos to this symbol that stands for marriage equality....
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Your Take: Should The Defense Of Marriage Act Be Repealed?
Gay couples have had the right to marry in Connecticut since 2008, but they do not enjoy that right very many places outside state lines. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court hears two landmark gay...
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Report: Social Security, Medicare Important to Connecticut's Small Businesses
By Joshua Welter While corporate CEOs are pressuring Congress to cut Social Security and Medicare as part of a so-called “Grand Bargain” to reduce the debt, Connecticut small business owners say that...
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