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It's time to bring out the beach towel and sunglasses. The Windsor Public Library is getting ready to present beach-themed movies.

Some government Web sites are still having problems after a July Fourth cyber attack.

A disgruntled Connecticut man allegedly took drastic measures following his divorce , including taking his wife hostage, burning down the home they once shared and engaging in a 13-hour standoff -- all to avoid the breakup .

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President Barack Obama is due to leave Russia shortly for Italy, the site of the G-8 summit.

South Windsor firefighters return to 96 Tumblebrook Drive to take care of hot spots that flared up around daybreak in South Windsor, Conn., on Wednesday.

Clubs & Organizations Submitted by Lisa Poutre on 2009-07-08.   The South Windsor Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations for Business Person of the Year.

School Stuff Submitted by Barbara Peyton on 2009-07-07.   Motophoto On Sunday, June 7, St.

"He took a pose on his toes for all of us" -- part of poet Maya Angelou's tribute to Michael Jackson read by Queen Latifah at Jackson's memorial service.

Michael Jackson has been remembered in a public memorial in Los Angeles, during which his daughter Paris tearfully called the late singer "the best father you could ever imagine." Public health officials, meanwhile, have issued Jackson's death certificate, but it doesn't list a cause of death.

SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn. - A Connecticut ad executive has apparently taken his ex-wife hostage at their home and fired shots out of the house.

Politics Submitted by Lynn Stanley on 2009-07-04.   The East Windsor Republican Town Committee will hold a special meeting on Monday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall in Broad Brook in order to discuss candidates for the upcoming municipal election and upcoming fundraising opportunities.

Town officials said that from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. trucks will be removing excess material from the facility.

Unionized nursing home workers say they've settled new contracts with 10 facilities, more than three months after their labor agreements expired.

By JIM KINNEY jkinney@repub.com WINDSOR, Conn. - With fewer people flying and more people booking flights online, American Airlines will close its 500-worker call center here, according to spokesman Guillermo Sanez.

Christine McCrea of East Windsor, Conn., rode Romantovich Take One to victory in the $30,000 Intercat Jumper Classic at the 40th Annual Lake Placid Horse Show.

WINDSOR, Conn. - American Airlines has announced plans to shut down a reservation center in Connecticut by this fall.

Summer Spectacular Garden Tour At The Museum Submitted by Windsor Historical Society on 2009-06-27.   Have fun at the Summer Spectacular Garden Tour in Windsor on July 18.

People Submitted by Ruth Johnson on 2009-06-28.   Clayton Floyd Shufelt will turn 100 on July 7. This special birthday will be celebrated on three occasions: July 3 at his place of residence, Delamere Woods, during their annual Fourth of July picnic; July 11 at an open house for well over 100 friends and family; and July 12 at a reception ...

A Connecticut woman and her son are facing sentencing for attempted insurance fraud and evidence tampering that occurred after a fiery wreck at the bottom of Avon Mountain that killed four people in 2005.