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Dan Donahue likes to say that forestry isn't rocket science. It's a lot more complicated than that.

It is a nonprofit-residential summer camp and year-round center for children coping with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

IT IS a long way from England's south coast - " about 3,300 miles, in fact - " but a little part of Connecticut is forever Pompey.

It is a nonprofit-residential summer camp and year-round center for children coping with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

During my travels across the state, I've visited places named after Native Americans, pioneers, statesmen and natural formations.

The SBM Charitable Foundation has announced its 2008-09 scholarship recipients. A total of 82 scholarships, 31 of which represent new recipients, were awarded in June at the foundation's annual scholarship ...

The future of the camp founded by actor Paul Newman to benefit critically ill children will be unaffected by the actor's health, the camp's executive director said Saturday.

Bill Allen's Burlington, Vt., nonprofit is aptly named Forever Young Treehouses. via Philly.com

Jodi Latina - Contest judge for the south windsor Jaycees "Paws in the park" 5/3/2008 - Sonia Baghdady & Chris Velardi - Judging the STAR 99.9 "Star Idols" finals at the Westfield Trumbull Mall. via WTNH

"You won't see the house from the road"

Melissa and Doug Bernstein, the owners of Wilton-based children's toy company Melissa & Doug, have plans for a new house on the former Ashford & Simpson estate. via Westport News

"The list of projects funded is a compendium of many important initiatives and partnerships, all started at the grassroots level. We know this has made a difference to our region."

A new source of funding is available for municipal and nonprofit projects in the towns of The Last Green Valley. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

"This is not cosmetic health care."

Closure on 2006 Democratic Primary CT to NY: Reject Broadwater Lugo Details Protest Shove Alvin Goes for the Chevy Five Years of War Cab Industry Probe Launched Union Wins Decision PILOT Hike Back on Table ... via Ctnewsjunkie.com

A man was killed when he fell from the sixth floor of a residential block in north-west London. via BBC News

State police say a 15-year-old boy has died after the car he was driving smashed into a tree on Route 44 in Ashford. via News Times

"We need to continue emphasizing potential dangers of assuming operation of a vehicle on the roads of Connecticut, especially with inexperienced drivers."

More than 30 staff members from throughout the school system gathered Friday at Windham Middle School to comfort students who knew eighth-grader Jomar Gomez Pacheco, who was killed Thursday night in a one-car crash in Ashford.

Gomez Pacheco, 15, of Willimantic, was driving a 1996 Nissan Altima east on Route 44 in Ashford when he lost control of the car shortly before 9:30 p.m., police said. The car crossed into the westbound lane, just west of Upton Road, and struck a large tree, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Read more

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star NICOLETTE SHERIDAN has stripped off for a raunchy new charity campaign. via PR-inside.com

State police say a 15-year-old boy has died after the car he was driving smashed into a tree on Route 44 in Ashford. via Norwalk Advocate

Michael Bolton may not be the Velvet Fog, but he sure looks smooth in his London Fog! In a new charity campaign, the soft rocker, 55, wraps naked fiancA©e Nicollette Sheridan, 44, in one of the fashion ... via Celebrity Mound

"Alcohol kills more kids than all illegal drugs combined," says the literature of Stop Underage Drinking in Mansfield/Willington/Ashford, the towns that send students to E.O. Smith. via Hartford Courant

State police say a 27-year-old Hampton man accused of setting fire to a neighbor's barn has now been charged with setting five fires in other eastern Connecticut towns. via Norwalk Advocate