Arctic Cold Front Brings Thunder Along With Snow In Some Areas

01/28/10 An Arctic cold front came through early this evening with a round of locally heavy snow squalls. This system was so intense that thundersnow occurred in some areas.

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WEB FIRST: Torringford FD to get federal money

01/28/10 Today, U.S. Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) announced that four local fire departments in the 1st Congressional District have been awarded a total of $152,361 federal funding from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. The fire departments receiving funding are the Torringford and Drakeville Volunteer Fire Departments from Torrington, Glastonbury Fire Department, South Manchester Fire ...

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HARTFORD: Blumenthal's Former Foe Settles Suit

01/28/10 CT Attorney General's Republican challenger back in 2002 has offered to settle a lawsuit she filed against him.

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Ashland High students and staff planning donation drive for Haiti

01/28/10 Students and staff at Ashland High School are planning a major district-wide donation drive next week to aid people suffering in the aftermath of this month's earthquake in Haiti.

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Motion City Soundtrack Top 20 Debut

01/28/10 Motion City Soundtrack's new album My Dinosaur Life debuted at No 15 this week

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AD says Calhoun ailment not career threatening

01/20/10 Connecticut's athletic director says Jim Calhoun 's medical condition is not career threatening, but there is no timetable for the basketball coach's return.

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UConn Pulls Away In Second Half To Defeat St. John's

01/20/10 NEXT: No. 1 Texas, Saturday at Gampel, 4 p.m., CBS | ROSTER | SCHEDULE/RESULTS/RECAPS | STATS UConn's first game without Jim Calhoun on the sideline started so poorly that the Huskies were booed midway through the first half.

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KoRn, Rob Zombie Top Mayhem Fest

01/20/10 The Hard Rock and Metal fest, set for July and August, also will feature Five Finger Death Punch, Lamb of God and more.

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Connecticut Transit to add 35 Nova LFS Artic buses to its fleet

01/14/10 EUSTACHE, QC, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ - Nova Bus is pleased to announce that Connecticut Transit has selected Nova Bus to provide 35 LFS Artic buses, with options on an additional 35 articulated vehicles over a four-year period.

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More On Antiques: An Unusual Gorham Tray, A Ribbonwork Handkerchief Holder

01/13/10 Q: While we were at the National Pike Festival in Maryland last May, my son found a blackened metal tray in a box of junk. Please help us identify it. It's 10 by 14 inches, with a twisted edge. We cleaned it and found it has a mirrorlike silvery surface. The marks on the bottom include "Farmers Bldg. Rest." and "GM Co., EP" surrounding an anchor within a shield.

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Wilder's Gee's Bend Begins Hartford Run Jan. 14

01/13/10 The quilters of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's gospel play Gee's Bend begin their song Jan. 14 at Hartford Stage.

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Student From Simsbury Found Safe In Haiti

01/13/10 Nikki Fantauzzi, a former Simsbury resident, and a senior at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida, was traveling this week in Haiti with other students and faculty.

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Gilfry to Make South Pacific Tour Return Jan. 19

01/13/10 Grammy-nominated baritone Rod Gilfry will reunite with the national tour of South Pacific beginning Jan. 19 in Melbourne, FL.

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U.S. 2-Year Notes Rise Most in Five Months as Jobs Decline

01/09/10 Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury two-year notes rose the most since August as the U.S. economy unexpectedly lost jobs in December, signaling the labor market has yet to emerge from its worst slump since World War II.

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Girls basketball: Bishop does it all for Suffield

01/09/10 East Catholic High's Loren Pachesa reaches for the ball as East Hartford's Kelsey Derohanian, left, Terry Osei, middle, and Nayomi Baer surround her. (Jim Michaud/Journal Inquirer)

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Engagements Jan. 8

01/09/10 Daniel and Maxine Banks of Vernon have announced the engagement of their daughter, Kelly Anne Banks of Vernon, to Kevin Lawrence Zavoluk.

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Penn State is No. 9 in final Associated Press football poll

01/08/10 Penn State finished at No. 9 in the final AP Top 25 poll of the season. The Nittany Lions (11-2) climbed two spots in the rankings released early Friday morning after Alabama defeated Texas in the BCS championship game to earn its seventh AP title.

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Legislature still can't stand up to liquor lobby

01/02/10 Sll the costly special-interest favors long built into Connecticut state law are still standing despite state government's financial collapse, but the other day a particularly venal one was called into question by a staff report for the General Assembly's Program Review and Investigations Committee.

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What's In Storrs: Walk Off The Holiday Pounds, Get Some Fresh Air On UConn's Pretty Campus

01/01/10 Walk Off The Holiday Pounds, Get Some Fresh Air On UConn's Pretty Campus What we need this time of year is a long walk, and not just to work off the holiday calories. Not a mall walk, either, mind you; a walk outdoors. The fresh air feels good.

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On the blueline: Cahow on teammate's Grinch inspiration

12/12/09 USA women's hockey national team member Caitlin Cahow, a 2006 Olympic bronze medalist, will document her experience as she prepares to compete at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver.

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