Recently added articles from Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT):
UConn President Gets A Hand.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Grace E. Merritt Oct. 1--STORRS -- In a move starting to catch on in higher education circles, the University of Connecticut has hired a management consulting firm to help smooth the transition for the university's new president, at a cost of $177,000 for 120 days. ...
Break Comes At Right Time.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Shawn Courchesne Oct. 1--EAST HARTFORD -- The excitable side of UConn linebacker Danny Lansanah didn't like the idea of taking a week off. After UConn's second consecutive rout Saturday, a 44-10 victory over Akron at Rentschler Field, Lansanah didn't like the ...
Hartford Life Head Office Will Remain In Simsbury.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kenneth R. Gosselin Oct. 1--The Hartford will announce today that it is keeping the headquarters of its fast-growing life insurance and wealth management business in Simsbury and will purchase the Hopmeadow Street property when its lease expires in 2010. The ...
Scene Of Stabbing Known As Hangout: 18-Year-Old Died In Fight Saturday.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kenneth R. Gosselin Oct. 1--EAST GRANBY -- A portion of the Metacomet Trail in East Granby where an 18-year-old man was stabbed to death Saturday is widely known as a spot for teenagers to hang out and party. "It's a big partying place," said R.B. Curtis, ...
UConn President Gets A Hand: Management Consulting Firm Easing The Transition For School's New Leader.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Grace E. Merritt Oct. 1--STORRS -- In a move starting to catch on in higher education circles, the University of Connecticut has hired a management consulting firm to help smooth the transition for the university's new president, at a cost of $177,000 for 120 days. ...
Death Ruled Homicide: 18-Year-Old Died In Fight Saturday.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Kenneth R. Gosselin and Hilda Munoz Oct. 1--EAST GRANBY -- An 18-year-old man who died after being stabbed Saturday during a fight at a popular teen hangout on the Metacomet Trail died of a stab wound of the chest, the medical examiner's office said today. ...
BRIEF: Foxwoods Names MGM Head.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Mark Peters Oct. 1--Foxwoods named a veteran of the hotel and gambling industries today to oversee its new $700 million resort casino, MGM Grand at Foxwoods. Gillian Murphy is the first senior vice president and general manager of the new property, overseeing ...
EDITORIAL: Inhumane Anti-Immigrant Plan.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--Connecticut Social Services Commissioner Michael Starkowski apparently didn't get the memo -- the one advising him that it is not right to put poor people at risk of freezing to death. Had Mr. Starkowski done so, perhaps he would have reconsidered his proposal to require ...
EDITORIAL: A Singular Writer.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--Editorials are unsigned because they represent the views of the newspaper, not the personal opinion of any single writer. Behind a great many of The Courant's best-written and best-reasoned editorials of the past quarter-century has been a singular writer. Robert K ....
EDITORIAL: Magnet School Merits New Site.(Editorial)
Oct 01, 2007 ... Oct. 1--Connecticut's education commissioner is right: A magnet school dedicated to the marine trades, aquaculture and boat building is a great idea. But it deserves a better location. Commissioner Mark McQuillan has been drawing flak lately for declining to provide state funds ...
Law Gives Teeth To Pet Protection.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Christine Dempsey Oct. 1--Riley, a golden retriever, is among the first beneficiaries of a new state law taking effect today that allows judges to issue protective orders on behalf of pets. On Sept. 24, a Superior Court judge in Manchester ordered that the ...
As The Surf Recedes: Couple Closing Block Island Icon After 51 Years.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: William Weir Oct. 1--With the Red Sox game murmuring in the background, Malcolm MacKay and Minotte Chatfield chew the fat in the lobby of the Surf Hotel. They certainly don't want for stories. Chatfield, 92, talks about fighting in the Battle of the Bulge ....
Ortiz, Red Sox Seem To Be In Good Shape.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Jeff Goldberg Oct. 1--BOSTON -- A year ago, David Ortiz was in the unpleasant position of having to make vacation plans for October. There was no postseason for the Red Sox in 2006 after a three-year run, something they knew was coming as early as August, making the ...
Lia Clinches Modified Title.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Shawn Courchesne Oct. 1--STAFFORD -- When news spread over the winter that Whelen Modified Tour driver Donny Lia and longtime car owner Bob Garbarino would team up for the 2007 season, many around the local racing scene couldn't believe it. As a Modified team ...
Patriots Well Aware They're In For Shootout.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: David Heuschkel Oct. 1--FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Bengals coach Marvin Lewis knows his team could just as easily be 3-0, although it wouldn't have come quite as easy as Bill Belichick's Patriots have made it look. The Bengals offense is not the reason they are 1-2 ....
Little Airport That Could: Brainard Sealed Deal For Big Convention.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Eric Gershon Oct. 1--For this jackpot, Hartford has Brainard Airport to thank. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association -- the world's largest pilots group -- originally planned to hold its 2007 convention in Atlantic City. But when New Jersey's seaside ...
BRIEF: Pedestrian Struck By Pickup.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Hilda Munoz Oct. 1--WEST HARTFORD -- A 63-year-old pedestrian is recovering from injuries she suffered when she was hit by a pickup truck this morning, police said. Patricia Wright of West Hartford is in stable condition at Hartford Hospital. She suffered ...
BRIEF: Home Invasion Reported In Meriden.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: By Hilda Munoz Oct. 1--MERIDEN -- Police are looking for a man who broke into a home on North Colony Road Sunday morning, beat the resident and stole his wallet and car, police said. The victim was treated at MidState Hospital for non life-threatening ...
Out Of The Running To Be 'Bachelor' Belle.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Roger Catlin Oct. 1--Blink, and you might have missed Kim Hessel from Woodbridge last week in the premiere of ABC's "The Bachelor." After all, 25 women were pouring out of a fleet of limos, all vying to meet Brad Womack, a bar owner who is the bachelor in the ...
BRIEF: Muslim Visitor Anchors Series.
Oct 01, 2007 ... Byline: Roger Catlin Oct. 1--The portrayals of Muslims on American network TV has largely been confined to bad guys on shows like "24" and in the exaggerations of professional wrestling. There was a positive depiction, ironically, in the Showtime series "Sleeper ...
