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Police identify kayaker who drowned in Ridgefield
RIDGEFIELD, Conn. (AP) _ State authorities have released the name of a kayaker who drowned at a state park pond in Ridgefield earlier this week. The Department of Environmental Protection identified the man on Wednesday as 54-year-old Theodore Kunst,...Tags: Ridgefield, Gardens and Parks
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Greater Hartford Irish Music Festival In Glastonbury
The Greater Hartford Irish Music Festival runs Friday through Sunday in Glastonbury. It features music, rides, snacks, games of chance, step-dancing performances and an exhibit on Irish history. Friday performers include Unforgettable Fire, a U2...Tags: Festive Event, Popular Music, Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Folk Music
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Coltsville Clears Hurdle
No area of Hartford has more history or economic development potential than Coltsville. So it's exciting that the former factory village and industrial crucible developed by entrepreneur and inventor Samuel Colt has passed muster for the second time...Tags: Connecticut Economic Development, Gardens and Parks, Old State House, Economic Policy, History
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Second-year Pilot catches bad break
247-4642After hitting a grand slam Saturday night, Jose Iglesias had every reason to think his second Coastal Plain League campaign with the Peninsula Pilots was about to get a huge shot in the arm. Less than 24 hours later, his season was over. In the...Tags: Baseball, Tennis, Hospitals and Clinics, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Major League Baseball
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Paying butcher $647,211 in checks is a sucker bet
A North Shore butcher accused by the feds of being a bookie, who accepted $647,211 in checks for gambling debts, was told by a federal judge Wednesday that he had to pay it all back to the government. A bookie accepting checks for sports gambling? Then...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Court Administration, Personal Service
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Women Sue Casino, Workers
NewsdayA couple of roulette table workers at Foxwoods Resort Casino took a gamble themselves last September when they bet that a group of nine women playing at their table could not speak Spanish, according to a lawsuit. "Great, we have a bunch of dumb broads...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry, Seaford (Nassau, New York), Floral Park, Mashantucket
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Mohegan Sun Teaches The Art Of The Poker Deal
Courant Staff WriterEric Costa works the graveyard shift at Mohegan Sun, repairing slot machines from the stroke of midnight to 8 a.m. But the 33-year-old Rhode Islander has his heart set on another casino job, one that would also put his hands to work, but this time in...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Elections, American Airlines, Inc., Casino and Gambling, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Glastonbury Hopes To Buy Former Arbor Acres Land
Courant Staff WriterSixty years after the Saglio Brothers formed Arbor Acres and produced a chicken that grocers called the "chicken of tomorrow," the town is looking to purchase what remains of the abandoned chicken farm. After months of negotiations, the town is...Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Glastonbury, Government, Marlborough, Public Employees
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Mama Mia, Potpie!
Courant Food EditorExecutive chef Josh Berry respects the history of the venerable Griswold Inn, but don't ask him to rein in his creative juices. "I like taking the traditional and updating it," says Berry, whose Griswold Inn Signature Lobster Potpie combines the old...Tags: Beverage Industry, California, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Tattoo parlors, camps targeted for higher fees
Associated Press WriterTattoo parlors and religious camps, hotels and restaurants, body piercers, and bed and breakfasts would have to pay new and higher fees to the state under a proposal to help plug a budget hole. The state Department of Health Services hopes the increased...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Wisconsin, Hotels and Accommodations, Food Safety, Consumer Confidence
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