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Hartford Named A "Walk Friendly" City For Making It Easier To Get Around On Foot
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Hartford has been designated a "Walk Friendly Community" in recognition of efforts to expand opportunities for walking in the city. According to Walk Friendly Communities, a national program which recognized municipalities that promote safe walking, Hartford was recognized as a "silver-level" community because of "robust engineering and policy practices supporting people walking in the community." Comment?
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Moody's: Hartford Must Raise New Revenue To Support Turnaround
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In a report released Monday, Moody's Investors Service said that while a state bailout helps Hartford avoid insolvency, the city must raise new revenue to make a turnaround. In a report released Monday, Moody's Investors Service said that while a state bailout helps Hartford avoid insolvency, the city must raise new revenue to make a turnaround. Comment?
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Hartford Teen Charged In Murder, Manslaughter Wants Speedy Trial
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Deykevious Russaw, 18, appears in court with his lawyer, public defender William O'Connor, last year. The teen is charged in connection with the shooting death of a 63-year-old man and a stolen vehicle crash that killed another woman. Comment?
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Field trip to New London
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To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: Students from Brownstone Intermediate School in Portland, Conn., gather after eating lunch on Parade Plaza framed by the Whale Tail fountain Monday, April 23, 2018. Comment?
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Whoopi Goldberg To Speak At Goodwin College Graduation
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Goldberg will address roughly 450 students and their families at the college's ceremony, Goodwin announced Friday in a press release. In addition to an Emmy, Goldberg has won a Grammy, an Oscar, a Tony and two Golden Globe awards during a career that has spanned more than 40 years, according to the press release. Comment?
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CT Draft Horse Rescue 1st Anniversary Celebration
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Please join us on Sunday, May 20th from 10am-3pm to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the CT Draft Horse Rescue's new farm, Autumn Ridge ! Come meet the CDHR horses, enjoy delicious food, and see how much we have accomplished in the past year for CDHR's legacy. Comment?
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Eversource Customers To See Rates Rise Under PURA Decision
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One reason Eversource officials said they needed rate increases was to cover high costs of storm repairs, like these downed power lines that fell in East Lyme during a powerful storm in August 2016. One reason Eversource officials said they needed rate increases was to cover high costs of storm repairs, like these downed power lines that fell in East Lyme during a powerful storm in August 2016. Comment?
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Convicted Swindler Will Not Repay Millions He Stole From Elderly Clients
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A former South Windsor insurance agency owner who swindled eight elderly clients out of millions of dollars will not have to repay the bulk of what he stole. A former South Windsor insurance agency owner who swindled eight elderly clients out of millions of dollars will not have to repay the bulk of what he stole. Comment?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Gets A Contemporary Makeover
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The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center recently underwent extensive renovations to become a more contemporary space. Watch the video for before and after pictures as executive director Katherine Kane explains the changes. Comment?
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YMCA Camp Ingersoll - More than just a day camp
... For more information about Camp Ingersoll, Specialty Camps, or Registration, visit www.campingersoll.org Here in Portland we recognize that there are not many low-cost opportunities for recreation with your entire families. Here at Ingersoll, we are ... Comment?
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... Md. Great-grandparents are Dennis Christopher of Dunkirk and the late Harold Christopher, Theresa Ferguson of Portland, Conn., and the late William Ferguson, the late Ralph Ringelman, the late Jeanne Simonsen, and the late Virginia Willmore and ... Comment?
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Motive, New Details Emerge In New Milford Murder-Suicide Incest Case
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New details emerged Friday about a motive in the New Milford murder-suicide involving incest and brutal violence that has drawn national attention. A 911 call reveals that the daughter of suspected killer Steven Pladl, with whom he had a sexual relationship and had fathered a child, broke up with him on Wednesday, one day before police say he killed her, her adoptive father and himself. Comment?
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Board considers ordinance to ban fracking waste
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... international nonprofit Food and Water Watch, has already been adopted by 19 municipalities, including Middletown, Portland, and Southbury, Fitzpatrick said. Prospect is considering the ordinance. Resident Jim O'Donnell said he's in favor of ... Comment?
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Arrest made in hit-and-run death of moped operator
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Police in Connecticut have arrested a man in connection with the hit-and-run death of a moped rider on a bridge last November. Portland police say 36-year-old Khavar McDonald, of Middletown, surrendered Wednesday and was charged with second-degree manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident and other offenses. Comment?
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Arrest made in November fatal hit and run on Arrigoni Bridge
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An arrest was made Wednesday in a fatal hit and run crash that happened back in November on the Arrigoni Bridge in Portland . Police say on April 6th, an arrest warrant was issued for 36-year-old Khavar McDonald, of Middletown , for charges related to a fatal accident that happened on November 4th on the Arrigoni Bridge. Comment?
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Latest Lawsuit Alleges Culture of Child Sexual Abuse, Cover-Ups At Indian Mountain School
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The boy was one of those molested by teacher Chris Simonds' at "photo club" meetings, run by Simonds out of a padlocked basement room in the evenings at the exclusive K-9th grade school in Salisbury, the latest lawsuit by a former Indian Mountain School student charges. Starting when he was 12, Ramsay Gourd and other boys were unwillingly plied by Simonds with cigarettes, alcohol, speed and microdot LSD, molested dozens of times in Simonds' apartment, and blackmailed with nude photos that Simonds took of a circle of boys that he molested, known as "Simonds' pets," the lawsuit states. Comment?
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Connecticut Woman's Complaint Led To Target's Hiring Discrimination Settlement
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Target has agreed to a series of actions to settle a hiring discrimination lawsuit, filed Thursday by Greater Hartford Legal Assistance, with support from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and other groups. Target has agreed to a series of actions to settle a hiring discrimination lawsuit, filed Thursday by Greater Hartford Legal Assistance, with support from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and other groups. Comment?
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High Hopes At Frigid Opener For Yard Goats Fans
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Fans of the Hartford Yard Goats watch from the stands during the 2018 season's opening game. Thursday night's biting chill did little to cool the enthusiasm of Yard Goats fans, buoyed by last season's successes and hoping for more in the team's second year at its downtown Hartford home. Comment?
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Police identify Colchester man killed in Portland crash
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According to police, around 2:30 a.m., units responded to a serious crash in the area of 1503 Portland-Cobalt Road. Comment?
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Whiting Nursing Supervisor Transferred Over Allegations She Misused Overtime
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Managers at the embattled Whiting forensic hospital are investigating whether a nursing supervisor improperly assigned herself thousands of dollars worth of overtime. Managers at the embattled Whiting forensic hospital are investigating whether a nursing supervisor improperly assigned herself thousands of dollars worth of overtime. Comment?
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