Postie and Lucy: A marriage made in baseball heaven
THOMASTON -- Bat and ball, pitcher and catcher, ball and strike. One is unthinkable without the other, each needing the other to establish a complete whole. And so it was been with Postie and Lucy....
View ArticleKazakh denies Britain its first gold
An unrepentant ex-doper from Kazakhstan kissing his gold medal on the queen's front drive was hardly how Brits had imagined Day 1 of their Olympics. Instead of a British champion in cyclist Mark...
View ArticleOlympic swimmers honor Norwegian hero's memory
LONDON (AP) — Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa will swim for his country, but he will take the memory of a fallen rival into the Olympic pool Sunday. Alexander Dale Oen of Norway inspired his...
View ArticleU.S. men expect tough challenge in chase for gold
LONDON (AP) — It's go time for the U.S. Olympic men's basketball team. It's gold time. The challenging exhibition schedule is over, marching in the opening ceremony is already a memory and the Olympic...
View ArticleSerena has first lady cheering at Games
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — When Serena Williams completed her first-round Olympic victory, the tall spectator in the front row near the Royal Box rose, smiled and added her lusty applause to the roar...
View ArticleMichael Phelps' mystique starting to sink
LONDON — The crowd at the Olympic Aquatics Centre arrived late, as if they were trying to stall off the inevitable. Anyone with a prized ticket to the first big showdown of the London Games had to know...
View ArticleWorld record? Yes! Blind? Not exactly
LONDON — The headline sounded too good to be true: "Legally Blind Archer Smashes World Record." Turns out it almost certainly was. A day after setting the first world records of the 2012 Games, Im...
View ArticleSurprising U.S. gymnasts in the lead
LONDON (AP) — The Americans insisted for months they can contend for the Olympic title in men's gymnastics. Another night like this, and they won't need to say a word. The color of their medals will do...
View ArticleIn the cool of a London night, it's bye-bye to bikinis
LONDON (AP) — When temperatures dropped into the 60s for start of the first night session at Horse Guards Parade, the Olympic beach volleyball players said bye-bye to their bikinis. Two-time defending...
View ArticleOlympic Medals Table After Day 1
By The Associated Press At London Saturday, July 28 12 of 12 medal events 12 of 302 total medal events Nation G S B Tot China 4 0 2 6 Italy 2 2 1 5 United States 1 2 2 5 Brazil 1 1 1 3 South Korea 1 1...
View ArticleGolfer shifts focus to his new family
It has been nine years since a young pro named Steve Sokol won the Connecticut Open. The Ansonia native was no stranger to winning golf tournaments back then. As a college golfer, Sokol won quite a...
View ArticleOlympic Roundup for Day 1
LONDON (AP) — Five things to know about Saturday, Day 1 of the London Olympics: —Lochte wins first U.S. gold, Phelps fourth in 400 IM. —Brits struggle in cycling as Vinokourov wins road race. —Serena,...
View ArticleMost of Goshen, Cornwall, without electricty
CORNWALL -- A good chunk of the Northwest Corner lost power Saturday night after a problem near a substation, according to a Connecticut Light and Power spokesman. Mitch Gross said "issues" in the...
View ArticleHospitals losing patients|Too many Waterbury residents going elsewhere for...
WATERBURY — No matter how you slice, dice, or assess the numbers, one fact about hospital care in Greater Waterbury is hard to refute: Waterbury's two hospitals have been losing customers at a steady...
View ArticleLeniency recommended in Soucy sentencing
FBI informant Ray Soucy's cooperation may earn him some leniency for participating in a conspiracy to make illegal contributions to House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan's congressional campaign....
View ArticleTaxman to make $200,000|Torrington's private collector keeps interest from...
TORRINGTON — Tax Collector Robert T. Crovo stands to take in asmuch as $200,000 in interest payments on about $1 million in unpaid taxes when he attempts to sell delinquent property in three tax sales...
View ArticleProperties at tax auction
TORRINGTON -- Here's a look at the properties that are scheduled to be sold in a tax sale on Aug. 11. The properties must first be offered at the amount of taxes, interest and fees owed. If more than...
View ArticleChosen by the spirits|Native American ceremony names white bison sacred to...
GOSHEN It was hard to tell the difference between thunder that rolled over Mohawk Mountain and the drumbeat of a Native American ceremony held to name Peter Fay's rare white bison calf Saturday...
View ArticleAdministrators' contract passed by school board
WOLCOTT — The Board of Education has approved a new contract for the school administrators union, giving members a 2.3 percent salary increase each year, for a three-year period starting in 2013. The...
View ArticleVoters approve buying land to expand park
WOLCOTT — Voters overwhelmingly supported the purchase of nearly 3 acres next to Peterson Park in a referendum Saturday. The final vote was 161 in favor of the purchase to 89 against it. About 2.3...
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