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Thirteen peals, one for each of the original colonies, rang out from a replica Liberty Bell at the state Capitol on Friday.

Hot spell didn't qualify technically, but don't tell those who sweated it out Josh Adamec mops the sweat from his face with his shirt as he and a crew from Treat's Pools and Spas install an inground pool at a ...

If the increasing cost of gasoline is putting a crimp in your summer travels, it doesn't have to.

“That's not the path we want to be on”

Even as University of Connecticut economists are predicting that the state will lose 24,000 jobs over the next two years, the labor department reported Thursday that the state's unemployment rate fell sharply last month.

Connecticut's unemployment rate declined from 5.3 percent in March to 4.7 percent in April, dipping below the nation's unemployment rate for the first time in three months, according to the state Department of Labor's monthly report.

The state's job total remained flat in April, the Department of Labor report said. For the year, job losses totaled 7,200. Job gains, however, were still up 10,200 from April 2007. Read more

“There was no gradual growth of the business which could establish precedents and a trade etiquette; there was no long apprenticeship which could give a time honored position to any one man - any dean of the industry.”

Like many car dealers across the country, Papa's Dodge and the Mitchell Auto Group had humble starts.

In 1947, World War II veterans Dominic and Eugene Papa opened a two-bay garage in New Britain, where they made repairs and sold used cars. Beginning in 1949, the brothers sold new cars with now obscure names, including Crosley, Hudson, SIMCA and Sunbeam.

The Mitchell Auto Group story began in 1922 in Simsbury, where a young immigrant from Scotland opened a service garage in a barn.

'He repaired cars and shared the barn with Bessie the cow,' Robert Pringle's daughter, Mary Pringle Mitchell, wrote in a brief history. Robert Pringle's story would end sadly, but his family business would survive by embracing the early market for foreign cars. Read more

“We're trying to be the employer of choice”

The woes of the financial services industry haven't interfered with The Royal Bank of Scotland's construction of a curvy, glass-and-terra cotta headquarters across Washington Boulevard from rival UBS, evident from I-95 and the MetroNorth line.

UBS, Switzerland's biggest bank, pioneered Stamford as a parallel universe to Wall Street in the mid-1990s, when it built a 13-story headquarters building on the east side of the street, just north of the MetroNorth rail station. UBS' building features a space the company calls 'the world's largest columnless' trading floor. Read more

The UConn Co-op on the University of Connecticut's Storrs campus will host a Sustainable Living Book Fair and Conference Sunday through Tuesday. via Hartford Courant

“The total so far is about $130,000. But we're not done.”

The cow that jumped over the moon will soon be flying across the pond to Scotland. via Hartford Courant

Proxim Wireless has reportedly supplied broadband wireless equipment to net.art, an ISP in Bad Kreuznach , for its FUNKITOWN Internet access and VoIP service. via TMCnet

“This has been a new and innovative project. I'm not aware of many other initiatives that provide wireless and mesh broadband into residential homes to allow social inclusion covering an area of 5 square kilometers”

CXS, a Proxim integrator, has reportedly deployed a wireless system using Proxim's equipment in the county of Renfrewshire in Scotland that is benefiting from online learning and general e-commerce facilities ... via TMCnet

A copy of the warrant that was used for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots has been bought by the Archbishop of Canterbury 's library. via Los Angeles Times

“After eight years of growth in the United States, we are excited to take Bluewolf services to EMEA”

Bluewolf, an on-demand consulting firm, has announced its expansion into Europe, and appointed CRM veteran U.K.-based Penny O'Rourke as managing director of Bluewolf Europe to drive new business. via TMCnet

“If the awareness is heightened, people know to respond to it immediately and hopefully it will be a deterrent.”

The only way to stop more noose incidents from occurring in Greenwich and other communities is to publicize those instances when it occurs and raise awareness, community leaders said.

'It should be made public so that it shows that this is something that the law enforcement agencies are going to pursue and there's going to be consequences,' said Winston Robinson, former president of the Greenwich branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Since October, nooses have been found throughout the state, including three at the Royal Bank of Scotland construction project in Stamford. Authorities, including Gov. M. Jodi Rell and U.S. Attorney Kevin O'Connor, have pledged to investigate the incidents and prosecute those responsible, including possibly charging them with a hate crime. Read more

“This was the use of a bias symbol, a bigoted symbol, so we're naturally concerned about it, but it doesn't appear to be part of an organized effort to racially intimidate people.”

A noose found dangling over the desk of a Hispanic man working at a nursing home was put there by a black co-worker, according to police, who are seeking a warrant for the co-worker's arrest. via Norwalk Advocate

A home in the 500 block of Scotland Court was extensively damaged by fire, heat and smoke because of a candle fire Thursday afternoon. via Abilene Reporter-News

“Education is continuous throughout your life”

Technical user groups focused on information technology at the University of Connecticut in Stamford give students a unique opportunity to move beyond the classroom and join the ever-evolving tech community. via Norwalk Advocate

“They never gave me any of that [bleep] you can be what you wanna be”

Scottish actor and heartthrob James McAvoy climbs mountains. He'll put on the gear, but a tidy path to the top suits him just fine. via Hartford Courant

“I have two kids and a wife. I'm up here providing for them.”

STAMFORD - A steelworker at the downtown Royal Bank of Scotland construction site said yesterday he found a noose at the site on two occasions last week and reported both incidents to his supervisors, who he claims did not stop the behavior or report it to authorities.

'I've worked from Rhode Island to Georgia, from Georgia to Chicago, and I never in my life have seen something like this,' said Taron Huckabee, 42, of Atlanta.

The steelworker was joined yesterday by state and local NAACP officials at a 2 p.m. news conference at the site. Read more

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