Robosurgeon: St. Clair Hospital acquires robotic-arms device for prostate surgeries

06/03/11 An imposing sight in one of St. Clair Hospital's new surgical suites, the da Vinci Si surgical system has a design that seems inspired by Dr. Otto Octavius of Spiderman comic book fame.

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This Day in History - June 1

06/01/11 1994: South Africa rejoins the British Commonwealth, 33 years after leaving over apartheid. 1869: New Spanish Constitution is promulgated, continuing the monarchy but allowing universal male suffrage and freedom of religion.

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Unemployment rates in Northeastern cities

06/01/11 Strong job gains nationwide and a pickup in summer jobs lowered unemployment rates in more than 90 percent of the nation's largest cities in April. Unemployment rates fell in 339 metro areas, rose in 20 and were unchanged in 13. Here are unemployment rates in April in cities in the Northeast, compared to the previous month and a year ago: Metro Area Unemployment Rates, Northeast Unemployment ...

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The Sarah Palin Bus Tour

05/31/11 Maybe Enfield, Martha Dean's backyard or state Sen. Joe Markley's capitol office are possibilities. But really, what's to gain by a stop in Dan Malloy's backyard? There's no word on any possible Connecticut stops for the mystery bus tour by the former Alaska governor.

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Lyme through the centuries

05/31/11 Lyme is one of the so-called Middle Grant Towns -- given their grant by Royal Governor Benning Wentworth in 1761.

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Immigrants from India find a home in Pittsburgh

05/30/11 Since they began immigrating to the country in the 1960s, members of the Indian-American population have contributed to the cultural, technological and, more recently, political landscape of Western Pennsylvania. And their numbers are booming.

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Dodd elbowed his way to the top of the heap

05/29/11 Thomas J. Dodd and his wife Grace Murphy Dodd pose with their children, from left, Martha, Carolyn, Thomas, Jeremy, Nick and Chris, in 1944. Photo: ST, Contributed Photo / Connecticut Post Contributed

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ECSU awards diplomas in Hartford

05/22/11 Hartford - Students from Eastern Connecticut State University graduated Sunday during commencement ceremony at the XL Center. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was the commencement speaker.Graduates from

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Eastern Connecticut State University graduates

05/22/11 AMSTON : Jessica Mary Adelson, Jason C. Barnett, Michelle Ann Bernard, Alex Paul Czerwinski and Andrew Ernest Nuzzolilli. ASHFORD : Emily Elizabeth Brodeur, Natasha Ola Eidson, Brett Alexander Hornung, Janet Lynn Johnson, Rachael Marie Macht, Jill Stephanie Nugent, Jennifer C. Polsky, Cortney Michelle Samperi and John-Paul Hunt Williamson.

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US Rabbis Support Israel, Explain 1967 Border Security Dangers

05/22/11 "It is hard to explain Israel's security predicament to someone living in a country 500 times the size of Israel. But imagine the entire United States compressed to the size of New Jersey. Next, put on New Jersey's northern border an Iranian terror proxy called Hezbollah which fires 6,000 rockets into that small state. Then imagine that this terror proxy has amassed 60,000 more missiles to fire ...

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From G-man to Nuremburg lawyer, Dodd rose quickly to prominence

05/21/11 In this Dec. 17, 1945, photo, American prosecutor Thomas Dodd holds the shrunken head of a prisoner of war who died in the concentration camp at Belsen.

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REPUBLICANS ARE OFF TO A SLOW START

05/21/11 CONWAY, N.H. -- Four years ago this week the old Kennett High School gym was rocking.

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Incumbents beware: School board comes under fire for Freund resignation

05/19/11 Republicans, looking to restore discipline in a school board caucus in splinters over the abrupt resignation of Sidney Freund as Greenwich Public Schools superintendent, signaled Wednesday that they are poised to clean house.

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Bibi to Visit Key Power Bases on High-Profile D.C. Visit

05/19/11 As he arrives in Washington on May 19 for a crucial visit, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to maximize his impact with a tour that will hit four American bases of power: the administration, Congress, the media and the Jewish community.

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Team Puerto Rico invade New York; Cleverly news; Martirosyan-Roman on 6/4; This week 's GFL events

05/18/11 Reporters and TV cameras packed el Zipperle restaurant in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, for yesterday's press conference to promote Team Puerto Rico's blockbuster June 10 and 11 back-to-back "Boricua Invasion I & II" boxing events at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City.

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What's Happening: Colchester briefs

04/28/11 On March 5, the Bacon Academy's Sizzle Singers, under the direction of Jeff Kerr, placed third at the Berklee High School Jazz Festival in Boston.

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Philips healthcare showcases its latest advances in clinical collaboration to drive innovation and efficiency in ...

04/27/11 Beirut, Lebanon - At the 4 th Arab Radiology Congress, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is demonstrating its most recent innovative healthcare solutions in radiology science with Imaging 2.0, a concept fueled by integration of technology, clinician and patient, in addition to hosting 3 different industry symposia with renowned speakers.

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Real estate transfers - 4/23

04/24/11 The following real estate transfers were recorded recently in Lebanon County. Liberty Investment Associates Inc. to Rodney H. Haldeman, 508-514 N. Ninth St., $100,000.

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Cornell Too Much For Bears, 18-5

04/23/11 Cornell earned its ninth consecutive Ivy League Championship with an 18-5 win over Brown Saturday afternoon at rainy and muddy Stevenson Field. The win lifts the Big Red to 10-2 overall, 5-0 in the Ivy League and the outright league title, while Brown falls to 5-8 overall, 1-4 in Ivy play. Rob Schlesinger's two goals led the Bears.

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ADL: Anti-Semitic New Black Panther Party to Hold "Day of Action" in Washington, DC and Other Cities on April 23

04/21/11 NEW YORK, April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has experts available to discuss the "National Day of Action" events scheduled to be held April 23 in Washington, DC and at least 40 other cities across the United States by the virulently anti-Semitic and racist Black militant group, the New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense.

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