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Hartford man pistol whipped
WTNH Hartford
Feb 05Hartford police said a city man was pistol whipped during an early morning car jacking on Barber Street. »
Health insurer Aetna's 4Q profit jumps 73 percent
missoulian.com : Money
Feb 01Health insurer Aetna says its fourth-quarter net income jumped 73 percent, as it continued to benefit from low medical utilization and some key expenses fell. »
[Update 6:45 p.m.] Route 10 in Simsbury Closed Due to Accident
Simsbury Patch
Jan 29[Update 6:45 p.m.] A Simsbury police spokesperson said that Route 10 - Hopmeadow Street - between the Simsbury Bank and Route 315 would be closed for at least another few hours. The driver of the vehicle, the only passenger in the car, was transported ... »
Robert J. Milotte
Enfield Patch Announcements
Jan 27Robert J. Milotte, 82, a longtime resident of Enfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Woonsocket, RI, on May 1, 1929, Robert was the son of the late Leo and Cecelia Milotte. Robert enjoyed working and he had... »
The Extraordinary Life Of A Tireless Senior Citizen Advocate
Courant.com Life Family
Jan 21Ethel Austin, a well-known advocate for senior citizens, sang tenor in a women's barbershop group and championed the Asylum Hill community where she lived in Hartford. Charming and outgoing, she was an independent, pioneering career woman who never mar... »
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Ice Beard, the Winter Bike Pirate?
The Beat Bike Blog
Jan 23Salem and I went out for a snowy ride on Saturday during the first real snow storm since Halloween. We followed the Hockanum trails and several other miscellaneous trails on our way from Manchester back into East Hartford. Four inches of snow really ... »
Will the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) actually lead to a single-payer system?
My Left NutmegFront Page
Dec 29This article by Rick Ungar suggests that it will happen sooner rather than later thanks to MLR (medical loss ratio). More Proof That The American For-Profit Health Insurance Model Is Doomed Recently, I published a piece arguing that the medical loss ra... »
The Sinkhole State
Conn Commentary
Dec 01In any tousle between business and government, business usually has the last word, and more often than not the word is, “We’re outta here.” Sikorsky Aircraft, a Connecticut company of long standing, has initiated two rounds of job cuts. Early in 2010, ... »
James B. Cone House (1894)
Historic Buildings of Connecticut
Nov 28The house at 127 Oxford Street in Hartford was built in 1894 for James B. Cone, a Director of the Hartford Carpet Comany and of the Aetna National Bank. The house, designed by Frederick Royal Comstock, was featured in an article, titled “A New England... »
NHL Back In Hartford In Five Years: Crazy Or Brilliant?
Rick GreenCt Confidential
Nov 15Local hockey impresario Howard Baldwin -- possibly the biggest, best dreamer we have -- unveiled his plan to bring NHL hockey back to Hartford by 2017 Tuesday morning at a crowded meeting of local business leaders. I want to believe, because I remember... »