IRS decertifies 2,100 CT charities

06/13/11 Because they failed to provide the proper paperwork, the Internal Revenue Service has revoked the tax exempt status of more than 2,100 Connecticut charities.

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Queen's Birthday Honours 2011: list in full

06/11/11 Here is the full set of lists of the 2011 Queen's Birthday Honours recipients:

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Birthday Honours - full list

06/10/11 Following is the complete breakdown of The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2011.

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Funeral services set for U.S. Army Specialist Richard C. 'Richie' Emmons, the Salem County native killed in Afghanistan

06/08/11 Funeral arrangements have been announced for U.S. Army Specialist Richard C. "Richie" Emmons III, a Salem County native who was killed in Afghanistan on May 31.

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Rockville Bank branch certified LEED Silver

06/08/11 The Manchester branch of Rockville Bank received the LEED Silver recognition for its environmentally friendly design.

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Enfield Appoints New Police Captains

06/08/11 Follow Your Town News On The Courant's Enfield Facebook Page Two have been promoted to captain, following the town council's Monday night decision to create an additional captain's position.

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Conn. Sunday liquor sales effort fails

06/08/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. The lead proponent of allowing Connecticut package stores to sell beer, wine and liquor on Sundays has given up this year's effort to finally pass the legislation. Enfield Rep. Kathy Tallarita, whose district borders Massachusetts, said Wednesday she considered amending a bill to create a Connecticut Beer Trail with the proposal, but did ...

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Flextronics to lay off 84 Connecticut workers at Verizon Wireless stores

06/08/11 Flextronics America LLC, a North Carolina-based company that does contract work for businesses like cellphone companies, plans to lay off 84 Connecticut workers from Verizon Wireless stores by August, according to a notice filed with the state Labor Department.

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On golf: Short goes long way for Chicorka

06/02/11 Enfield native Branden Chicorka understands golf. Always a solid ball-striker, he noticed that players like him were at least a nickel a dozen, if not a dime.

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Civil War Described In West Haven

06/01/11 See a re-enactment of life during the Civil War at the West Haven Military Museum & Learning Center Saturday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Military and civilian life in the Civil War era will be featured, including equipment, uniforms, drills, camp life and the contributions of women to the war effort. The museum is at 30 Hood Terrace. The event is free, but donations are accepted by the ...

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Prometheus Research In New Haven Gets National Recognition

06/01/11 Get Business Mobile Text Alerts : Text BIZ To 37798 Leon Rozenblit, the founder and CEO of Prometheus Research in New Haven, never set out to be an entrepreneur.

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Senate Approves $864M For UConn Health Center Expansion

06/01/11 The state Senate approved a controversial bill Wednesday night for an $864 million proposal that would enlarge both the medical and dental schools at the University of Connecticut Health Center while creating 3,000 new construction jobs on the Farmington campus.

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Malloy's Paid Sick Day bill fought

05/25/11 Governor Dannel Malloy's endorsed Paid Sick Days bill is being fought by the state's major business groups as a job killing mandate.

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AP-CT--Missing Graduation,103

05/23/11 The class president at Enfield High School will miss his graduation.

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More CT Targets getting grocery makeovers

05/06/11 Discounter Target Stores Inc. has completed a grocery remodel of its first batch of Connecticut stores and will begin makeovers this summer on a half dozen more as part of an expanded national rollout of fresh produce, meat and other foods to its merchandise lineup.

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Democrats, Republicans Clash Over Budget

05/02/11 The Democratic-controlled state Senate is expected Monday to approve Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget that will raise more than $1.5 billion in taxes on income, corporations, retail sales, estates, electric power plants, hospitals, alcohol, cigars, and cigarettes.

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Correction: Inmate Child Support story

05/02/11 In a May 1 story about child-support debts of prison inmates, The Associated Press misstated the names of two prisons in Connecticut. They are the Carl Robinson Correctional Institution, not the Carol Robinson Correctional institution, and the MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, not MacDougal-Walker.

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HS VOLLEYBALL: Xavier shuts out Amity 3-0

04/29/11 MIDDLETOWN - Coaches usually call most of their team's games big ones. But Xavier's volleyball game with Amity Thursday night was all of that.

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Schools: Dooley leads NFA singles sweep

04/29/11 Norwich - Norwich Free Academy's girls' tennis team swept all four singles matches and held on to beat Windham 4-3.Kristen Dooley, Kristie Andersen, Abigail Healy and Vivian Zhang won their

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Teaching Kids To Save Events Across The State

04/23/11 Rockville Bank is hosting a Teach Kids To Save event today at 12 of their branches across the state.

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