Connecticut Water Service News

“We look forward to continued growth in Q2 as we begin to recover $15.5 million in infrastructure investment that was made in 2007 to better serve our customers.”

Clinton-based Connecticut Water Service posted an 11 percent gain in first-quarter profits, mostly due to the January acquisition of the Eastern Operations of Birmingham Utilities. via Hartford Business

“We are in the assessment phase of what we can do for the house”

After hearing about the financial woes besetting the town's antique museum, two local utility companies have stepped up to the plate to volunteer their services and materials. via Montville Times

Jersey City-based financial services firm Knight Capital Group, Inc. today announced it has agreed to acquire Libertas Holdings, LLC, an institutional fixed-income brokerage firm based in Greenwich, Conn., for ... via NJ Biz

'I think you can stick a fork in Barack Obama ," said the patriarch of a respected middle class, Connecticut family Friday. via Newsday.com

“I think you'll find Republican officeholders across the country, and particularly in the Congress, rallying to support him and help him win the election”

Only a third of John McCain's fellow senators have contributed to his campaign and that's not making his job any easier as he begins mounting a serious offense against the ultimate winner of the Democratic ... via Raw Story

“We have a pretty good idea now why Baghdad should always be looked at with some reservations.”

JUST in time for yet another Super Tuesday comes " American Experience: George H.W. Bush ," a sometimes long, sometimes swiftly-moving look into the life and times of the 41st president of the United States, a ... via New York Post

A woman's wedding day is probably the most memorable of her life. And it goes without saying, what the bride is wearing is extremely important to the overall look. via WTNH

HARTFORD -- Hillary Clinton picks up a super-delegate in Connecticut on Thursday. via ClipSyndicate

Hillary Rodham Clinton is picking up a superdelegate in Connecticut today.

John Olsen, president of the Connecticut AFL-CIO,, is expected to announce his support for Clinton at a Capitol press conference scheduled for 2 p.m.

Barack Obama won the Connecticut primary with 51 percent of the vote and already has locked up most of the state's super-delegates.Sen. Christopher Dodd and U.S. Reps. John Larson, Rosa DeLauro and Chris Murphy are for Obama, as are national committee members Anthony Avallone, Stephen Fontana and Martin Dunleavy and state Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr. Read more

Five Staples High School students were among invited Connecticut mathematics students joining in today's NASDAQ stock market opening in New York. via Westport Now

Channel 3's Mark Dixon, along with officials from the Connecticut Science Center and mathematical students, ring the NASDAQ opening bell. via ClipSyndicate

The University of Connecticut, with its flagship campus here, has completed an audit that shows how much water the university consumes, where it is used and how much can be conserved, according to an April 20 ... via Water Technology

“Of course they're going to go for the fundraiser at Henry Kissinger's house. Which was harder to do? Getting Henry Kissinger locked down for that house, or getting the gym where they're going to do the malaria event?”

You certainly don't want to have your message event of the day be that the president is fundraiser in chief. via Worcester Telegram & Gazette

The White House confirmed the badly kept secret that, yes, next week, the president is coming to Connecticut. via Hartford Courant

“There's so much energy out there”

ACTRESS Maria Bello had a few days off from filming on location in Connecticut. via Los Angeles Times

Two new polls show Hillary Rodham Clinton maintaining her lead over Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential primary race in Pennsylvania. via WHP-TV Harrisburg

“The strategic partnership of the Americas . . . can begin in one place, Cuba”

Published 12:00 am PDT Tuesday, April 15, 2008 While the world is watching the Obama vs. via Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Terry Tamminen is the former top environmental advisor of California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger , and is also former secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency . via VentureBeat

“If Sen. McCain, who I support so strongly, asked me to do it, if he thinks it will help him, I will.”

Sen. Joe Lieberman - the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2000 - is willing to address the Republican National Convention if it will help Sen. via CNN

“The pipes act like a big hose which squirts the water and the sand onto the beach at 1,000 gallons a minute”

Font WESTBROOK - This summer, boaters will be able to navigate through a dredged outer portion of the Patchogue River channel thanks to the hard work of the Harbor Management Commission and the Department of ... via Associated Content