NY lobbying commish says board shields lobbyists
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The state lobbying board appears to have taken illegal action to shield donors to wealthy lobbying groups including one that promotes Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a board member said...
View ArticleYale releases sexual harassment report
NEW HAVEN — Yale University officials say 49 complaints of sexual harassment and other misconduct were brought to their attention in the first six months of this year and nearly a fourth of the cases...
View ArticleNew York fire sends smoke east People told to stay indoors with doors,...
WEST GHENT, N.Y. — Authorities were investigating what caused a large fire at a transformer recycling company, which prompted warnings to residents of a largely rural area along the New...
View ArticleTribe inks deal to restructure its debt
MASHANTUCKET — The tribe that owns and operates the Foxwoods Resort Casino on Thursday announced an agreement to restructure $2.2 billion in debt, resolving a financial crisis surrounding the largest...
View Article1 dead in afternoon double shooting in Bridgeport
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport police are investigating the city's fourth homicide in less than two weeks after a person was killed and another injured in an afternoon shooting. Authorities are...
View ArticleMore photos pop up in prosecutor's courthouse scandal
DANBURY — A newspaper reports that a prosecutor accused of secretly photographing or filming women in Danbury Superior Court in April with a camera concealed in a pen had allegedly done it before....
View ArticleAppeals court keeps Mass. casino lawsuit alive
BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court partially reinstated a lawsuit against the state's casino law brought by a developer seeking to build a casino in New Bedford, adding a potential new legal...
View ArticleIRS missing billions in I.D. theft Refund checks sent to identity thieves,...
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service may have delivered more than $5 billion in refund checks to identity thieves who filed fraudulent tax returns for 2011, Treasury Department investigators said...
View ArticleRomney's CEO style rankled Mass. lawmakers
BOSTON (AP) — What worked for Mitt Romney in the corporate boardroom didn't fly in the more raucous corridors of the Massachusetts Legislature. Now the Republican candidate for president, Romney took...
View ArticleWooing those on the fence tough for each side|With VIDEO
PURCELLVILLE, Va. — Undecided voters in swing states hold the key to the presidential election, but neither Mitt Romney nor Barack Obama has an easy recipe for winning them over. Today's new jobs...
View ArticleImages of dogs and fairy dust on the trail|With VIDEO
GOLDEN, Colo. — Mitt Romney promised Thursday that his economic program will create 12 million new jobs in the next four years, and likened President Barack Obama to a "dog trying to chase its tail"...
View ArticleReid's tax charges against Romney are irresponsible, analysts say
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeated his unsubstantiated charge Thursday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney hasn't paid taxes in 10 years, a claim that political...
View ArticleEsmerida Alvarez|Dominican Republic native
WATERBURY — Esmerida Alvarez, 71, of 24 Union St., died on July 31, 2012, at Saint Mary's Hospital. She was born Jan 20, 1941, in Santo Domingo, D.R., to the late Enemencio and Trina Polanco. Calling...
View ArticleDorothy R. Northway|'Household Engineer'
WATERBURY — Mrs. Dorothy Ruth (Zubanch) Northway, 79, of Waterbury, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2012, at Saint Mary's Hospital. She was the wife of the late Leslie A. Northway, Sr. Mrs. Northway was...
View ArticleEdward Plouffe|Former light heavyweight boxing champ
WATERBURY — Edward "Eddie" Plouffe, 84, of Waterbury, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, surrounded by his friends and family in the VITAS Inpatient Hospice Unit at Saint Mary's Hospital. Ed was born in...
View ArticleOronto Wright|Born in Jamaica
WATERBURY — Mr. Oronto Wright, 69, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, in the VITAS Innovative Care Unit at Saint Mary's Hospital. He was the husband of Lola (Bailey) Wright. Mr. Wright was born Jan. 13,...
View ArticleVincent A. Kozlowski|Died Tuesday
TORRINGTON — Vincent A. Kozlowski, 91, of Goshen Road, Torrington, died July 31, 2012. Private funeral services have been entrusted to Cook Funeral Home, Torrington. To read a complete obituary, please...
View ArticleJames E. Seaver|Leave blank
TORRINGTON — James E. Seaver, 51, of Torrington, died July 26, 2012. Jim was born on Dec. 8, 1960, in Philadelphia, Pa., the son of the late Allen and Constance (Doyle) Seaver. He owned and operated...
View ArticleMrs. Sherife Bojka|Native of Albania
WATERBURY — Mrs. Sherife Bojka, 87, died Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was the widow of Dervish Bojka. Mrs. Bojka was born April 15, 1925, in Debrov, Albania,...
View ArticleHelen Blansfield|Doolittle School retiree
CHESHIRE — Helen Blansfield, 85, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, at Mid-State Medical Center in Meriden. She was predeceased by her husband, Floyd E. Blansfield. She was born Feb. 23, 1927, in...
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