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Friday, September 3, 2010

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:40:53 -0400

Local Headlines
State, local police ready for Labor Day weekend
Unknown substance found in mailbox
State grant will fund capital projects
Workers pick up tools for Day of Caring
Steeple Chase raises $71,000
Man, son solve library’s sign problem

Obituaries
Joyce M. (Larned) Karl

Opinion
Free speech part of events open to public
On Labor Day, grim news for blacks
Letters on Steeple Chase, 2nd District race, Eastwood endorsement

Local Sports
Lloyd returns to the man in the middle

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:14:06 -0400

Local Headlines
Ernesto Pedraza’s path to trouble
Coventry police begin bike patrols
Coventry youth league wants to use high school field
Restaurant preps for OTB opening
Hale Homestead hosts haunted corn maze

Obituaries
None reported today

Opinion
Dubious decision sidetracks budget
Jobless, and embarrassed by the new car
Looters and the lessons of disasters past

Local Sports
ECSU women’s netters fall to Roger Williams
Huskies man up in season opener

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:32:14 -0400

Local Headlines
Coventry projects OK’d
A smooth start reported for Windham’s schools
In Mansfield, another school year under way
Police make arrest in 1998 Franklin murder
Lebanon gets grant to train firefighters
Coventry board decides to hire reading specialist

Obituaries
None reported

Opinion
Water will impact Mansfield’s future
Election a referendum on economics
Letters on Coventry fire departments, Islamic relief and a Good Samaritan

Local Sports
Just another game for Huskies?
Charles garners WNBA rookie award
U.S. brings back Bradley

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:36:53 -0400

Local Headlines
Windham schools face year of challenges, changes
Girl raises funds for sick puppy
Magnet school plans move along

Obituaries
Ernesto David Pedraza
John J. Duchesneau

Opinion
Drive cautiously with schools in session
Pro: Health bill provides relief to many
Con: Bill trips benefits, will increase costs

Local Sports
Leanne Shoop to enter ECSU’s Hall of Fame

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Monday, August 23

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:40:37 -0400

Local Headlines
Ding, dong the school bells ring
2 capital projects go to vote
Franklin looks to cover budget shortfall
University grads find better jobs
Water volunteers sought
Kramer leaks nearly fixed
Library announces its fall schedule

Obituaries
None reported

Opinion
Threads and needles
Obama’s talent to tick off everyone
Letters on New York mosque and Coventry referendum

Local Sports
UConn field hockey squad collects opening victory
No. 7 Virginia shades Huskies in OT

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:59:45 -0400

Local Headlines
Complex secures financing
Move-in day at UConn
Class together after 70 years
Vigil head for dead cyclist
Columbia to look at power outages
Fitness club is ready to open at mall
D11 to host educator from China
Ashford has some fiscal work to do

Obituaries
Bertha L. Meikle — Chaplin
Mabel M. Young — Scotland
Regina Zenewitz — North Windham

Opinion
Gun buyback worth a try
Don’t ‘shred’ that e-mail
When war is an either-ore proposition
New book makes history elementary, my dear

Local Sports
Edsall wants Huskies to chase potential
UConn plays to scoreless draw

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Friday, August 27, 2010

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:12:08 -0400

Local Headlines
Rider killed in truck collision
With Caro case still unsolved, mother says it has been difficult
Watch out, schools about to open
WINCOG unveils new mapping web site
ECSU feted in 2011 college guide
Hebron approves rules for local firms
Juniper Hill to receive fed funding

Obituaries
No obituaries today

Opinion
Delayed project is finally a ‘go’
Saving coral reefs, oceans and ourselves
Letters on: Coventry capital projects, magnet school comments

Local Sports
ECSU women grab share of LEC poll
ECSU men earn share

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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:40:05 -0400

Local Headlines
Mom wanted son ‘off her shoulders’
No pleas entered in stabbing; mom’s bail set at $500,000
School budget cut again
Many speakers oppose more education cuts
College students coming back
Cemetery fence brings lead paint worries
New salt shed in Coventry clears last hurdle
Columbia to unveil new and improved web site

Obituaries
No obituaries reported today

Opinion
Editorial: We gained very little by attacking Iraq’s Hussein
Will NIH let old chimps retire?
Letters on Ground Zero mosque and Windham property taxes

Local Sports
Husky offense is well grounded

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:30:45 -0400

Local Headlines
Mom charged in stabbing
Burst water pipe keeps crews busy downtown
Lebanon kids get an early start at school
Columbia mulls new dock rules
Auction to benefit historical society
With Nov. 2 approval, bridge to be done in 2013
Mansfield council backs E.O. Smith track project

Obituaries
No obituaries today

Opinion
It’s time to move on from juvenile tactics
Fractious Iraq victim of power grabbing
Letters on: Gun safety, ECSU

Local Sports
Annual goals fuel Reid
Huskies prepared for Maine event
Husky hoop games on national television

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:48:33 -0400

Local Headlines
BREAKING NEWS: Water-main break shuts down Main Street in Willimantic — See story in Wednesday’s Chronicle

Suspect sought in morning stabbing
Ortiz will continue to be interim superintendent
Driver ‘extremely lucky’ after Hampton accident
Amid opposition, committee OKs magnet school beacon
Mansfield Town Council mulls new school sites
Firm close to decision on senior housing
Andover offers back-to-school shoes
Salt shed topic of wetlands hearing
Scout’s permit fees waived in Coventry

Obituaries
Helen (Chapel) McLaughlin — Killingly/Hampton

Opinion
Windham still lags in NCLB compliance
Insisting on our American principles
GOP struggles vainly to change election topic

Local Sports
Reynolds selected to join ECSU’s Hall of Fame
Huskies begin to assemble pieces

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:30:36 -0400

Local Headlines
Turbine blows Lebanon away
Coventry’s turbine to be installed soon
Board to discuss school chief post in Windham
Ed budget to dominate forum Wednesday
Savings Institute workers dole out cash for charity
ECSU ranked in U.S. News & World Report
Accident closes Route 89 in Mansfield
Hebron GOP to host candidates tonight
Bridge project under way on I-84 in Willington
R.I. man arrested on numerous charges

Obituaries
Mary J. (Wrzesian) Corsi — Willimantic
Marsha Lathrop Hampson — Columbia

Opinion
We offer these threads, needles
Endangered species list only a stopgap
FDA shouldn’t give up on fast-tracking drugs

Local Sports
Siena nips UConn in overtime
Huskies battle to scoreless draw

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 23:06:28 -0400

Local Headlines
CLEANing their lake; Students target Coventry treasure
Mansfield school project: What next?
School roof repair is on schedule in Franklin
Lisicke Beach will close on Monday
Road work under way on Palmer Road in Chaplin
Renters rebate available for elderly, disabled
Hearing on Pucker Street is Tuesday in Coventry

Obituaries
Robert F. Lilley — Bridgeport

Opinion
More than bailout needed
Hartford not a pro sports town
Iceland gives whistleblowers warm welcome
Turn out the lights, the tea party is all but over

Local Sports
Family unity takes a hit in Storrs

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Friday, August 20, 2010

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:47:56 -0400

Local Headlines
Officials want ECSU’s conduct code extended
Computer stolen from UConn’s West Hartford campus
Town looks to solve vandalism problem
School returns $166K to Andover
Jazz in the Garden will benefit library
ECSU ranked among best
Church holds golf tournament Sept. 10
WHS freshman orientation is Aug. 27
RHAM orientation is Aug. 30
Franklin takes steps to acquire solar panels
Police arrest pawnbroker in burglary investigation

Obituaries
David L. Blair — Chaplin
Robert F. Lilley — Bridgeport

Opinion
Capital projects deserve support
U.S. can’t afford unilateral military actions
Letters on: Need for new senior center, online tax fee, Safe Water Act, trash receptacles and T&M building

Local Sports
Brasher prepares to enter ECSU’s Hall of Fame
Box ready for snap decision
Weekend soccer capsule

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:53:43 -0400

Local Headlines
State offers a candidate for superintendent
Many speak for and against Windham school budget
UConn pushes effort to get games on cable
Muhammad pleads not guilty to new charges
Few OK financial transfers at meeting
Coventry’s road signs to get a makeover
Drunk drivers should be wary in Coventry

Obituaries
Barbara Irene Smith — Branford

Opinion
Firefighters should work toward merger
Ignore Social Security fear mongering
Letters on primary turnout, immigration

Local Sports
Feeling of suspense in Storrs
Cassidy to join ECSU’s Hall of Fame

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:32:41 -0400

Local Headlines
Life Star called to two local accidents Tuesday
Officials confident Storrs Center will soon get under way
WAIM saddened by garden vandalism
Steeple Chase a fun time for two good causes
Andover pleased with latest CMT scores
Street festival to kick off another edition

Obituaries
Rita T. (King) Church — Columbia

Opinion
The new royalty fills academic posts
America will lose if we win Afghan war
When you lose the ruling, just attack the judge
Letter on: CAPT scores

Local Sports
Connecticut Sun topple Tulsa in home finale
Another option for Husky fans
Game 2 victory is just the ticket

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