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Connecticut Won't Punish Lawyer Over False ID In Plofsky Matter
State officials plan no disciplinary action against Maureen Duggan - a state agency lawyer who posed as an anonymous parking lot attendant in 2004 when she wrote a letter that led to the firing of then-state ...
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Abinanti proposes height bars to keep trucks off parkways
The best way to stop tractor-trailers from slamming into parkway overpasses, County Legislator Thomas Abinanti figures, is to block them from getting on the restricted roads in the first place.
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Senator wants all schools to open on same day
The co-chairman of the legislature's education committee doesn't want Connecticut schools open before Labor Day.
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Bridgeport Resident Contracts West Nile Virus
A Bridgeport senior citizen has tested positive for West Nile virus. The Bridgeport resident is over 80 years of age, and became ill during the second week of August with encephalitis, which is an inflammation ...
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EDITORIAL: Don't lower drinking age
The more than 100 college presidents, including six in Connecticut, who want the drinking age dropped to 18 are trying to wish a problem away by passing it on to others.
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Steel Point project could miss deadline
Bridgeport's Steel Point redevelopment project appears to be in jeopardy, but the mayor said he believes the deal to build the $1.5 billion waterfront complex is still alive and well.
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Connecticut Sets Example for Teen Driver Safety
Teen drivers die in fatal motor vehicle crashes at a rate which is three times for drivers ages 35-49. Hence, motor vehicle crashes remain the number-one killer of children under the age of 18.
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Workers push laws requiring paid sick days
His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills.
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Connecticut Legislators Hear Testimony On Energy Aid
Debbie Bourbeau is trying to help her 91-year-old mother stay warm this year. With home heating prices threatening to reach as high as $5 per gallon, Bourbeau is scrambling for ways to pay the oil dealer.
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Rep. Shays, McCain co-chair in Conn., refers favorably to Obama in campaign commercial
Rep. Christopher Shays, who co-chairs Republican John McCain's campaign in Connecticut, is speaking favorably about McCain's Democratic rival Barack Obama in a new TV ad for Shays' own tough re-election fight.
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Conn. lawmakers to consider extra heating aid
Connecticut lawmakers returned to Hartford on Friday to consider increasing state emergency fuel aid this winter because of high heating costs.
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Many will need assistance paying heating bills, lawmakers are told
Lawmakers on Thursday began to grapple with the potential size of the winter-heating crisis, when state social services officials told them to expect hundreds of thousands of low- and moderate-income residents ...
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Norwich Man Is Second Arrested In DOT Metal Theft
A second arrest was made today in connection to the theft of steel bridge I-beams from the Colchester Department of Transportation garage.
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"Dinnertime Bandit" Convicted of Burglary in Conn.
A Connecticut jury has convicted the man dubbed the "dinnertime bandit" for robbing wealthy homes in the evening while residents were eating dinner.
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States push laws to require paid sick days
For school bus driver Jamille Aine, a cold is more than an inconvenience. His employer does not offer paid sick days, so if he can't shake the bug, he may not be able to pay his bills.
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Groups spend thousands on constitutional question
HARTFORDBy SUSAN HAIGHAssociated Press Tens of thousands of dollars are being raised in an effort to persuade Connecticut voters to reject a proposal on the November ballot to reopen the state constitution.The ...
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Conn. umpires group rescinds sex offender's award - AP
A Connecticut baseball umpires group has reversed its decision to give a lifetime achievement award to a convicted child sex offender.
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Priest back in Brazil after U.S. sex claim
A priest has gone to his native Brazil after being accused of sexual assault of a minor in the U.S., church officials said.
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CCC workers celebrate contributions 75 years later
An 18-year-old Harold Mattern welcomed the idea of clearing forest trails and building bridges and dams as a member of President Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps.
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Report: Conn. relying on nursing home chains
Large, for-profit chains nursing home chains dominate Connecticut's market, according to an analysis of federal data released Sunday by the Hartford Courant.
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