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1 hr ago | The Las Vegas Sun

Conn. foster mom pleads guilty for spoon-spanking

A Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in jail after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.

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5 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Campaign scheme case headed to jury

For the past week, a 14-member jury heard more about FBI informants and their alleged payoffs to state legislators than they have about Robert Braddock Jr., the man on trial in federal court for violating federal campaign donation laws.

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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

9 hrs ago | WLNE-TV Providence

Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.

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Related Topix: Connecticut Government, Oklahoma, Pop/Rock, The Doors

Mon May 20, 2013

FoodNavigator

Diageo eyes new Connecticut opportunity in malt-based frozen RTDs

Diageo executive cited 'explosive' US growth for its Parrot Bay frozen RTD cocktail range in the year ending March 20 2011 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection tells BeverageDaily.com it opposes a successful state bill allowing sales of malt beverages in pouches on recycling grounds, as Diageo eyes frozen alcoholic RTD ... (more)

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The Day

Proposed Groton Board of Education policy raises free speech concerns

A school board committee is considering a policy that would prohibit people from complaining about school employees during board meetings and warn speakers they could be held "legally responsible" if their comments defame or invade the privacy of others.

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Ctnewsjunkie.com

Advocates, Newtown Moms Champion Mental Health Reforms For Children

They rallied behind a bill Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, D-Meriden, introduced that would require existing state departments to coordinate mental health services for children, increase training for mental health treatment, and create a task force to research the causes of mental health disorders.

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Connecticut Post

Connecticut's Most Expensive Homes

No. 11: Pinnacle Farm, Cornwall, $17.5 Million Here's how Trulia.com describes this home, which is the 11th most expensive Connecticut home on the market today, according to the real estate site: Pinnacle Farm has reason to boast! Reportedly the largest post-and-beam structure built in North America in the 20th century.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Cornwall, CT, Greenwich, CT

The Republic

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Bridgeport, CT

National Public Radio

Conn. Train Travelers Brace For Commuting Chaos

Officials in Connecticut are warning commuters to be prepared for travel chaos Monday and throughout the week.

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Ctnewsjunkie.com

ANALYSIS: Will Trial Increase Voters Apathy?

An associate political science professor from the University of Hartford said Sunday that there is less cynicism now than there was before Connecticut created the Citizens' Election Program.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Larson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Connecticut Government, University of Hartford

West Hawaii Today

World briefly 5/18

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Day

Local policing isn't just local anymore

The job of local law enforcement officers has never been easy. Each day an officer steps onto the street and into the unknown.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Newtown, CT, Stonington, CT

State of Connecticut

Connecticut Commuter Service Plan in effect for Monday, May 20, and...

The Connecticut Department of Transportation and Metro-North Railroad today released the following information regarding service on the New Haven commuter rail line, in the wake of the May 17 derailment in Bridgeport.

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Related Topix: New Haven, CT, Bridgeport, CT

Click2Houston

9 still hospitalized after trains crash

Nine people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, New Haven, CT

Groong

Armen's Armenian Muse

Hartford Courant May 16, 2013 Thursday STATEWIDE EDITION ARMEN'S ARMENIAN MUSE Pianist/composer Armen Donelian, a veteran of the international jazz scene who incorporates his Armenian heritage into his compositions, leads his trio Friday at 8:30 and 10 p.m. at New Haven's Firehouse 12, 45 Crown St.

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Related Topix: World News, Armenia

State of Connecticut

UPDATE ** State Police Make Arrest in Missing Person Case

On May 17, 2013, State Troopers assigned to K-9 duty were conducting a search in the town of Trumbull in a wooded area off of Quarry Road.

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Related Topix: Trumbull, CT, Criminal Defense Law, Law

North Port Sun

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

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Related Topix: Fairfield, CT, Connecticut Government

Sat May 18, 2013

WCSH 6 Portland

Maine fugitive with loose lips arrested in Conn.

Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being wanted in Maine.

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Connecticut Post

SEEN: 2013 Staples Jr. prom?

Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr. Prom? Westport 5/18/2013 Photo: Todd Tracy/ Hearst Connecticut Media Group Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr.

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Connecticut Post

Dry spring might soften mosquito season's bite

Bug off It might not be West Nile season yet, but here are precautions you can take just in case: Use insect repellents when you go outdoors -- specifically repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and para-menthan-diol. These repellents provide longer-lasting protection than some other products.

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Related Topix: West Nile Virus, Health, Entomology, Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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