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When four athletic fields in New Jersey were recently closed after tests found high levels of lead in their synthetic surfaces, health officials in West Haven became concerned about a facility in their city. Eric Triffin, West Haven's health director, asked high school officials about the surface of its 19-year-old Ken Strong Stadium. And sure enough, Triffin's office was told the field at the stadium is made from the same nylon-based material that was found to have lead in the New Jersey fields. Triffin said school and city officials are discussing testing the turf.

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. _ General Electric Co. plans to sell or spin off the business that for a century has put appliances in American homes, a decision that could presage further asset sales, analysts said.

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Did you know that the first-ever telephone exchange in the world was in New Haven, or that the birthplace of Walter Camp, father of American football, was in the Chapel Street house that now is occupied by an ...

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“It just seemed like a natural wedding”

In comic book terms, it might be on the scale of a merger of the X-Men and the Justice League of America. via MyTELUS

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The slump in U.S. manufacturing deepened while the economy skirted recession, reports today showed. via Bloomberg

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“Chris has been a leader on all the important issues of the day, such as moving our country toward energy independence, improving our infrastructure, increasing access to affordable health care and confronting Islamic terrorists.”

Fourth Congressional District Republicans last Saturday nominated Christopher Shays for a 12th term in the U.S. House of Representatives. via Darien News-Review

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Russell Peeler Jr., on death row for ordering the 1999 killings of an 8-year-old murder witness and his mother, was stabbed Wednesday by another inmate during an altercation at the state's maximum-security ... via NewsTimesLive.com

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“It's flour, water, Kosher salt, and fresh yeast -- that's it.”

What kind of pizza person are you: New York, Chicago? Another city lays claim to the best pizza and now, you can try it in D.C. You don't want pizza in New Haven, Conn. via WTOP

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“Even patients with mild and moderate acute kidney injury, which in most cases is short lived and clinically reversible renal failure, had an elevated risk of death after hospitalization that did not dissipate over time”

Patients who suffer a heart attack often develop a kidney injury and this complication significantly increases the risk of death, new research shows. via MedlinePlus

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Bridgeport police have arrested the owner of a defunct grave headstone company who faces charges that he failed to deliver markers for as many as 80 graves. via Hartford Courant

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