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Hartford, Connecticut is located in Hartford County. Zip codes in Hartford, CT include 06180, 06155, and 06105. The median home price in Hartford is $139,900. More Hartford information.

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26 min ago | Berkshire Eagle

Lee: Gallery to host monthly reading

The Good Purpose Gallery, 40 Main St., will host Writers Read, a monthly series of established poets and writers reading from their works, at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 24.

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4 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Trending: Why one city is booming

Stamford has eclipsed Hartford as Connecticut's third largest city, after growing by more than 2,200 residents between July 2010 and July 2012, according to new figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Wed May 22, 2013

The Hartford Courant

Glastonbury Highway Crews To Start Milling, Paving Addison Road Soon

According to the town highway department, milling work on Addison Road between Griswold Street and the East Hartford town line will start June 6. Milling and paving work has begun along Oak Street in East Hartford to the town line.

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The Hartford Courant

Free Program On History Of Latino Vote In Hartford

A free program on the history of the Latino vote in Hartford will be held Wednesday at St.

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CTNow.com

Accident Scene On I-84 East In West Hartford Clear

There are two vehicles involved, according to a traffic alert from the state Department of Transportation.

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Hartford Courant

Author Michelle Alexander To Be Honored At Stowe's Big Tent Jubilee

Registration is open for the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center's big event, the Stowe Prize Big Tent Jubilee, which will take place on May 30 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on the Stowe Center grounds, 77 Forest St., Hartford.

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The Hartford Courant

Panel Will Visit Bristol For Ideas About Public Transit

Central Connecticut residents are invited to share their opinions about local bus service, the Dial-a-Ride program and the potential for passenger train service in the city when a state panel convenes a hearing Wednesday evening.

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The Hartford Courant

More Than 12 Displaced After Hartford Fire

No one was injured in the fire in a 3 1/2-story house at 33 Blue Hills Ave. The fire, which was reported about 2:50 a.m., was brought under control in a little more than an hour, said Capt.

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The Hartford Courant

Man Shot By BB Gun In Hartford's North End

The shooting was reported shortly before 6:30 p.m. from the Mt. Sinai campus of St.

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The Hartford Courant

Israeli Drama 'Fill The Void' At Wadsworth

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art on Thursday, May 23, will host a one-night-only screening of a critically acclaimed film about Israeli's Orthodox Hasidic community.

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State of Connecticut

State Police Statewide Narcotics Task Force Makes Arrest in Hartford

After a months- long narcotics investigation into a drug trafficking organization in the greater Hartford area, investigators from the Statewide Narcotics Task Force were able to obtain 4 court-ordered arrest warrants for the main target, identified as Jose Guzman, each with a $250,000.00 court set bond totaling one million dollars.

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Tue May 21, 2013

StamfordPlus.com

High School Inc. Students Job Shadow at Webster Bank

Webster Bank, a leading regional bank serving businesses and consumers from Westchester County, N.Y. to Boston, Mass., is pleased to have hosted a Job Shadow opportunity for seven High School Inc.

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The Day

Proponents of requiring genetically modified foods to be labeled rally in Hartford

Proponents of a bill that would require the labeling of genetically modified food rallied at the Capitol Tuesday in advance of an expected Senate vote.

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Examiner.com

Wadsworth Antheneum Has Carrvaggio Exhibit until June 16th

The Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford has an exhibit that runs until June 16th entitled Burst of Light: Caravaggio and His Legacy.

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StamfordPlus.com

Madison army captain killed in Afghanistan will be memorialized on state's Wall of Honor

The portrait of a Madison soldier killed in Afghanistan earlier this year will be added to the Wall of Honor tribute in the State Capitol complex Thursday at the annual memorial ceremony for Connecticut troops lost since September 11, 2001.

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The Charlotte Observer

Marshals: sex assault suspect arrested after fleeing to Charlotte

U.S. Marshals have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a mentally disabled woman multiple times in East Hartford, Connecticut and fleeing to Charlotte to avoid prosecution.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Hartford Courant

Surprise Setback For Busway In Hartford

Hearing Officer Rejects DOT Plan To Close Flower Street Crossing To PedestriansA hearing officer on Monday dealt a startling setback to the politically powerful CTfastrak project, ruling that busway engineers cannot simply close off part of Hartford's Flower Street to pedestrian traffic.

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The Hartford Courant

Lawmaker: OK To Disobey Law So Long As Legislature Is Debating Changes

Imagine there were a bill under consideration in the legislature that, if approved, would legalize marijuana use in Connecticut.

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The Spokesman-Review

In brief: Train crash likely to affect traffic for week - Mon, 20 May 2013 PST

Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Epoch Times

Commuters Warned of Traffic Mess for up to 1 Week

Metro-North employees work at the site of Friday's train derailment in Bridgeport.

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