Dwight Howard reiterates to Magic GM his desire to be traded
Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan and assistant general manager Scott Perry met with All-Star center Dwight Howard and members of Howard's inner circle in California on Wednesday, and during...
View ArticleStrasburg dominant as frustration builds for free-falling Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — Terry Collins was fed up. David Wright, embarrassed. Reliever Tim Byrdak and catcher Josh Thole let it all out in an argument in the dugout. The Mets are in a free fall and the...
View ArticleSyria rushes troops to Aleppo to fight rebels
BEIRUT — Dozens of government tanks converged on Syria's largest city Wednesday as President Bashar Assad marshaled his forces to stamp out a five-day rebel fight to wrest Aleppo from the regime's...
View ArticleCal Ripken's mother abducted, now safe
ABERDEEN, Md. — Cal Ripken Jr.'s 74-year-old mother was found with her hands bound in the back seat of her car Wednesday after being kidnapped at gunpoint a day earlier at her home outside Baltimore...
View ArticleFor some shooting survivors, medical bills could be problem
DENVER — Some of the victims fighting for their lives after being wounded in the movie-theater shooting rampage may face another challenge when they get out of the hospital: enormous medical bills...
View ArticleRower raped on trip to raise cancer funds
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Five weeks ago, Jenn Gibbons set off on 1,500-mile solo rowing journey around Lake Michigan to raise money for breast cancer survivors, blogging along the way about life on the...
View ArticleSkydiver jumps from 18 miles up
Skydiver "Fearless Felix" Baumgartner took another stratospheric leap Wednesday, this time from an altitude of more than 18 miles — an estimated 96,640 feet, nearly three times higher than cruising...
View ArticleElizabeth A. Jonaitis|Wolcott school board retiree
BRISTOL — Elizabeth Ann (Sigetti) Jonaitis, 80, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2012, at Bristol Hospital. She was born on May 5, 1932, in Waterbury, the daughter of the late John and Mary Sigetti...
View ArticleJulie Visconti|Beloved mother and grandmother
TORRINGTON — Julie Visconti, 84, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Brandywine in Litchfield after a courageous battle with Alzheimer`s disease. Julie will be remembered as a kind and loving...
View ArticleMrs. Rosemary Giacin|Worked at American Rubber Stamp
WATERBURY — Rosemary (Lentini) Giacin, age 98, passed away on July 24, 2012, at Cheshire House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a short illness. She was the devoted wife of the late Frank...
View ArticleThomas E. Diggs|Funeral Saturday
WATERBURY — Thomas Earl Diggs Sr., 63, died July 18, 2012. He was the husband of Mrs. Diana (Simons) Diggs of Waterbury. He was born July 10, 1949, in Wayne County, N.C., a son of the late Mr. David...
View ArticleJohn Neshko Jr.|Beloved husband, father and grandfather
WINSTED — John Neshko Jr., 87, passed away on July 24, 2012, at Valerie Manor with his family by his side. Born in Winsted, Conn., on June 11, 1925, he was the son of the late John and Margaret...
View ArticleJames P. Walsh Jr.|Athlete, coach, retired insurance executive
SOUTHBURY — James P. "Jim" Walsh Jr., 80, of Southbury, Conn., died Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in a vehicular accident surrounded by loved ones in person and in spirit. He was born Sept 3, 1931, in...
View ArticleJovita Roman|Native of Puerto Rico
WATERBURY — Jovita Roman, 83, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2012, at her home in Waterbury. She was the wife of Dario Torres of Puerto Rico. Jovita was born on Feb. 15, 1929, in Caguas, Puerto Rico,...
View ArticleFamily faces life of labor to repay $900 debt
JALALABAD, Afghanistan — For Razi Khan, a debt of almost $900 has condemned him and his family to years of work in a brick factory in an eastern Afghan city, with little or no hope of ever paying it...
View ArticleBreakaway state may be Assad's last resort
BEIRUT — In the recent sectarian violence in Syria, some observers see a grim pattern: Alawite fighters from President Bashar Assad's minority sect, they say, are trying to carve out a breakaway...
View ArticleMrs. Josephine K. Taylor|Avid golfer
ANSONIA — Josephine K. Taylor, age 88, of Ansonia, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late John W. Taylor. Mrs....
View ArticleThomas A. Dignacco|Beloved husband, father and grandfather
LITCHFIELD — Thomas A. Dignacco, 83, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, July 24, 2012, surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Joan (Iversen) Dignacco for 59 years. Tom was...
View ArticleThe Eastern Co.'s 2Q earnings surge 78%
The Eastern Co. on Wednesday reported a 78 percent surge in second-quarter profits, as all three of its business segments registered increases in both sales and operating earnings. The Naugatuck-based...
View ArticleGas company should do repairs properly in city's south end
Streets in the south end of Waterbury that were torn up by the Yankee Gas Co. to install new pipes have not been repaved properly. I believe it is the gas company's responsibility to finish the job...
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