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Goodwin College Project Opens River View In East Hartford
Jessie Goodwill has been living in her home on Ensign Street for more than 40 years, and throughout that time she has never been able to look out her front porch and see the Connecticut River flowing just a few hundred feet away.
Avon Old Farms Debates Paving Plan
Nestled in the woods, a world away from the hubbub of nearby Route 44, Avon Old Farms School is an emblem of New England tradition housed in a collection of sandstone and slate-shingled buildings.
East Hartford Housing Facility Residents Seek Eviction Of Man Accused Of Selling Drugs
Many of Lorenzo Dunlap's neighbors at the St. Mary's Elderly Housing facility on Main Street are not happy to see him back walking their halls.
State Troopers Receive Awards
Nineteen state troopers from the eastern district received awards for service, including 11 for life-saving, during a ceremony Monday at the Connecticut State Police Training Academy in Meriden.
Democrats Pick Candidates
Democrats have nominated their candidates for Connecticut's five congressional districts.
Courant.com - Business
Texas Firms Break Down Old Ships For Recycling
The air tastes like pennies at this gritty port at the southern tip of Texas, where ships' final voyages end and steel is reborn.
Dodd Speaks On Foreclosure Legislation
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd told a Hartford business audience Monday that federal intervention is needed to stem the daily flood of 7,000 home foreclosure filings, a drag on the economy and a contributor to flagging consumer confidence.
Otis Chief Will Now Head UTC Commercial Businesses
Parlez-vous Francais?
MetLife Move Echoes In Space
City's Vacancy Rate Could Take A Hit
No one likes these kind of numbers.
It's Time For A Mortgage Bailout
Government Should Prevent Foreclosures To Protect Property Values And Tax Rolls
A government-backed mortgage bailout is needed, and it must be done right away.
The Advocate - Local News
Officer likely died of self-inflicted wound
NORWALK - A city police officer likely killed himself while on duty early Friday, police Chief Harry Rilling said yesterday.
Man accused of killing Kissel is returned to Greenwich
GREENWICH - A Massachusetts man was turned over to Greenwich police yesterday and charged in the 2006 stabbing death of convicted real estate developer Andrew Kissel.
Antares is ready to build in South End
STAMFORD - The mayor and the Greenwich developer of more than 80 acres in the city's South End said yesterday that a deal to create a special taxing district for the project is before the Board of Representatives and they hope to break ground June 1.
Many nonprofits won't pay to play
STAMFORD - The Board of Education last night unanimously approved a new policy that allows many youth sports leagues and other nonprofit organizations to use school athletic fields and school buildings for free.
Belltown firefighters lash out over budget reductions
STAMFORD - Belltown Fire Department officials said Mayor Dannel Malloy's proposed budget allocation of $20,000 for the next fiscal year would not be enough to stay afloat.
TheDay.Com - Top Stories
Bush Seeks Billions For Afghan Aid
Washington - The Bush administration will seek another $10.6 billion in aid for Afghanistan, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday, in another sign that ...
Curfew Imposed In Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon - University students loyal to Lebanon's government clashed with Hezbollah supporters Thursday, setting cars ablaze and battling with homemade clubs and stones. The ...
Dodd Sees No Relief From Tax Exemption
Washington - U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said he can offer no legislation to help cities like New London that have a lot of tax-exempt ...
Educators Tell Courtney Their NCLB Concerns
New London - The frustrations for many educators have only grown as the federal No Child Left Behind law has grown more entrenched and more ...
Fiery Cleric Al-Sadr Showing Compliance
Baghdad, Iraq - Muqtada al-Sadr, the radical anti-American cleric, has backed away from confrontation with U.S. and Iraqi forces in recent weeks, a move that ...
Hartford Informer
Summer Construction: Big Changes to Come
Over the summer, portions of the residential side of campus will be receiving overhauls. Director of Facilities, Norman Young, explains that there will be about 25 projects happening on campus over summer. One of these projects will be the continuation of the Handel Performing Arts Center down the street from the main campus.
Interview with McKnight
Spring Fling weekend was host to many musical acts. South Carolina raised artist O'Neal McKnight was the opening act for T-Pain. Before the performance, he said he was "excited" to be at the University and having a chance to perform.
McKnight has recently arrived on the hip hop scene, releasing a single for the song "Check Your Coat.
The Stress of Final Exams
Everyone agrees that the end of the semester definitely means stress. From final tests and projects to the holiday season and being around family more, there are many reasons college students become stressed to the breaking point. Well, the good news is that this is definitely not uncommon.
Commencement Ceremony Honors Graduates
Seniors will be graduating on May 18, 2008 with seating beginning at 10 a.m. this year. Plans are for the commencement ceremony to be located on the front lawn of Gengras Student Union (GSU) at 10 a.m., followed by individual schools diploma presentations at separate sites across campus.
Iraq Peace Demonstration
On May 5 there will be an upcoming peace action on campus. First there will be a 3-D installation in the Harry Jack Gray Quad from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This installation will represent the lives lost during the Iraq War, specifically stakes in the ground each representing 200 american soldiers and innocent Iraqi citizens with a total of total of 3,040 stakes.
The Fairfield Mirror
Making the move from red to green: How Fairfield and other athletic departments help the environment
Before its renovation in 2002, the grass Varsity Field just outside the Fairfield University Quad was browning and unused. Today the grass of what is now Lessing Field stands out as a bright green beacon in the forefront of the campus after a lengthy renovation.
Does Recycling Really Matter?
You are walking to class when you finish a bottle of iced tea. You decide to walk the extra steps to put the empty glass in the recycling bins that seem to have cropped up all over campus. You feel satisfied that you've helped the environment, since the glass will now be reused.
Economy or Environment? India's predicament
The honking intensifies. Auto rickshaws, motorcycles, cars, and buses all all emerge onto the already overcrowded roads. The morning commute progresses in this way - past shanty villages and shops, beggars, and the dust and soot emitted from renovation projects - amidst the poverty that is, but not for long, India.
Town-gown relations: No day at the beach
The number one school in 2002. Number three in 2003. Again, ranked first in 2004.
Most colleges would boast such high rankings given by the Princeton Review. But in this case, not Fairfield, which received top rankings for the worst town-gown relations among the off-campus community.
Wrecked-plex: Weight room in need of revamp
Unsanitary. Broken. Ineffective.
These are the words the FUSA Senate used to describe the weight room in its proposal to Dean of Students Tom Pellegrino concerning possible renovations for the Recreation Complex.
The Rec Plex, especially the weight room in the lower level, has been an area of concern for students who use it frequently, due to its unkempt state and run-down equipment.
COLLEGE: UConn Advance Headlines
Psychology professor elected AAAS fellow
UConn psychology professor David A. Kenny has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a highly coveted spot in one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor societies.
Speaker explores changing concepts of human rights
An 18th-century Connecticut slave who managed to buy his freedom and that of his family is at the center of a new effort by Anne Hiskes to look at the changing concepts of human identity.
Research Foundation announces spring 2008 Faculty Large Grants
The Research Foundation’s spring 2008 Faculty Large Grants were announced recently. For the Faculty Large Grant competition, the Research Advisory Council received 61 proposals totaling more than $1.2 million and made 34 awards totaling more than $575,000.
Mental health conference
A conference on Eliminating Mental Health and Addiction Disparities in Connecticut and Beyond will take place in Rome Ballroom on Tuesday, May 20, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Health Center Auxiliary steps in to help families of preemies
Ever since he came into the world as a 1-pound, 6-ounce infant – nearly three months premature – Ethan Joseph Nash has been in the Health Center’s Newborn Intensive Care Nurseries. But his prognosis is very good, and it’s possible that by the end of May, his parents will be able to take him home to Prairieville, La., some 1,500 miles away.
COLLEGE: The Daily Campus
Honors Students Earn Their Medals
President Michael J. Hogan, Honors Program Director Lynne Goodstein and a full house of family and friends gathered for the awarding of honors medals to more than 240 seniors graduating with honors May 3 in Rome Commons Ballroom in South Campus.
Several Alumni Among Graduation Speakers For Class Of '08
This weekend, the class of 2008 celebrates graduation with massive commencement ceremonies, and to commemorate their departure, the university has arranged notable speakers for the 11 schools holding ceremonies Saturday and today.
One Day, 11 Separate Ceremonies
UConn officials have decided to hold smaller, more intimate ceremonies for students, families and guests this commencement weekend. Eleven of the university's 14 schools will celebrate graduating students this weekend. The schools of law, medicine and dental medicine will hold ceremonies on May 18.
Hogan Looks Forward To Changes In UConn's Future
As President Michael Hogan's first academic year in Storrs draws to a close today with the graduation of UConn's class of 2008, the new president looks back on the past several months as an overall success, despite several road blocks the university has encountered with this year's state budget.
Turning A New 'Peijs'
Lizzy Peijs walked to her team's bench for the last time in a UConn jersey holding her head down. The women's field hockey team had just lost to eventual NCAA champions North Carolina, in the 2007 NCAA Field Hockey Championships hosted at the University of Maryland.
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