West Haven officials to consider testing artificial turf
WEST HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- Health officials in West Haven are concerned about possible health risks at a stadium that uses artificial turf following the recent closings of athletic fields in New Jersey....
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Rell says she may veto minimum wage increase
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she may veto legislation raising the state's minimum wage....
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Gas prices prompting some Conn. officials to rethink travel
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, a high-profile consumer and environmental advocate, has been putting nearly 7,000 miles a month on his state-owned sedan as gas prices top $4 per gallon....
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Connecticut casinos expand as economy slows
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) -- Two of the world's largest casinos are getting a lot bigger this week, betting that they can draw more visitors by becoming entertainment destinations even as the gaming industry suffers nationally because of high gas prices and the weak economy....
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Neighborhood oil consortium cuts bills
PROSPECT, Conn. (AP) -- Three local businessmen are taking a bit of the chill out of winter for themselves and more than 100 of their neighbors....
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Virtuoso strikes a chord for rec program
WALLINGFORD, Conn. (AP) -- What would a classical music ensemble playing at a wedding reception, a metal band psyching up a mosh pit, and an alternative pop/rock trio adding some flavor at a local cafe have in common?...
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School official: Westport students sharing nude pictures
WESTPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Westport school officials say middle and high school students have been sharing nude pictures of themselves electronically....
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Trinity extends winning streak to 40 games
HARWICH, Mass. (AP) -- Trinity College's baseball team has extended its record winning streak to 40 games with a 6-2 win over Wheaton in the NCAA Division III New England Regional....
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DA: PSU DT Baker gets 2 years probation after guilty pleas
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State defensive tackle Chris Baker was sentenced to two years' probation Friday after entering guilty pleas in two cases involving two separate fights....
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Union, state reach agreement on protest
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. (AP) -- The United Auto Workers says it has brokered a deal with the state that it will allow members to protest outside this weekend's grand opening of the MGM Grand at Foxwoods....
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Vermont-based National Guard unit alerted for 2010 mission
COLCHESTER, Vt. (AP) -- Up to 1,900 members of the Vermont Army National Guard are preparing for a possible mission to Afghanistan in early 2010, Adjutant General Michael Dubie said Friday....
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Lawmakers raise concerns over Charter Web tracking plan
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Two congressmen sent letters to Charter Communications' CEO on Friday, raising concerns about the company's plan to track Web site visits by customers and provide the information to an online advertising firm....
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School officials investigating Middle School video
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) -- Two middle school students have been disciplined after being recorded by a classmate engaging in sexual activity while in class, school officials said....
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Workers, Ky. officials face uncertainty over GE operation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- They hung on during years of downsizing, but now the few thousand people working at GE's sprawling Appliance Park face even greater uncertainty with the company's plans to sell or spin off its appliance business....
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Westerly cop struck, injured by suspect fleeing bar fight
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) -- A Westerly police officer is recovering after being struck and injured by a man fleeing the scene of a bar fight....
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Rell calls inmate scuffle "bizarre"
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Friday the two death row inmates who briefly scuffled this week had unusual access to each other after they were released into a corridor at the same time....
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McWilliams-Franklin left out of LA's 2008 WNBA party
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Taj McWilliams-Franklin put in the work with the WNBA Los Angeles Sparks. She won't, however, reap any of the Hollywood benefits of playing alongside Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker....
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Addition to make school's comic art collection really super
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- In comic book terms, it might be on the scale of a merger of the X-Men and the Justice League of America: two major collections of comic and cartoon art are being brought together at Ohio State University to create what's believed to be the world's largest treasury of cartoon art....
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Military recalls beef potentially contaminated by E. coli
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Military officials say beef sold at some bases around the country - including the submarine base in Connecticut - may have be contaminated with E. coli....
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State reaches financial settlement in Montville mudslide
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- State officials say they've reached a $750,000 settlement for a mudslide in Montville at a construction site in October 2005....
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