Connecticut’s Luke Foreman Staples High School in Westport has tied the Guinness World Record for having the most sets of twins in a grade at 16. But they may not hold that title for long, as another Connecticut high school in Greenwich is close behind, CNN reports. Nationwide, one in every 30 children is a […]
June 11, 2012
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With NCLB gone, new school grades are in
When Connecticut was awarded a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind requirements, state officials set up a new system to begin rating its districts and schools to identify those struggling the most. Those grades were released Monday, with the New Britain school system rated the lowest-performing district in the state, followed closely by […]
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At UConn, two key players’ paths cross again
The first time they met, in the early 1980s, Frank Torti and Edison Liu were newly minted doctors, Liu training to be a cancer specialist at Stanford University and Torti a young oncology professor who taught him. Soon after, they would both shift their focus to basic science, motivated by what they expected would be […]
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Legislature looking for more money from Washington, but it may not exist
Washington — In a recount of a very close referendum, New London residents in November narrowly rejected a plan to sell nearly 10 acres of the city’s Riverside Park to the U.S. Coast Guard to expand operations at its military academy. As soon as the New London vote was finalized, $4.9 million appropriated by Congress […]
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As sales drop, boating industry struggles to stay afloat
Just when boat dealers were expecting a promising recovery in boat sales this year, the state’s luxury sales tax, which went into effect July 1, 2011, seems to have dashed their hopes. The traditional start of the boating season — the July 4 weekend — is only three weeks away, but the sales of new […]
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Roll-Your-Own shops will face new state fee, but get 3 months to prepare
Connecticut’s so-called “roll-your-own” cigarette industry, which became embroiled two weeks ago in a congressional campaign scandal, won’t avoid a stiff new state fee, but will have an extra three months to prepare for it. That’s according to draft legislation that the General Assembly is expected to adopt Tuesday in a special session that also is […]
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Waterbury hospitals’ proposed merger spurs hopes and concerns
Hartford — The hopes and tensions underlying the proposed acquisition and merger of Waterbury’s two hospitals were exposed during a public forum in Hartford Monday. While Waterbury’s mayor said the plan could revitalize his struggling city, hospital union members said they felt ignored by the private entity that would acquire the new, merged hospital, and […]