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Connecticut Sisters Resurrect Block Island Landmark

Rick Green — Fri, 25 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT

Surf Hotel, Shuttered Since 2007, To Reopen July Fourth Weekend Follow CT Lifestyle & Entertainment News On The Courant's Features Buzz Facebook Page Get Business Mobile Text Alerts

The green rocking chairs will be back on the front porch.

Yet Another Chance To Settle Key Question In 1992 Murder Conviction

Rick Green — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:16:38 GMT

Richard Lapointe In Appellate Court, Seeks New Trial

Set aside, for the moment, the image of clumsy, mentally disabled Richard Lapointe deftly pulling off the violent attack, rape and murder of a heavyset 88-year-old woman in a matter of minutes.

10 Lessons Learned Along Road To School Reform

Rick Green — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:57:55 GMT

It was an inspirational photo opportunity at the signing of the long-awaited education reform bill Tuesday at the Capitol when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared "the long debate is over and the new beginning has just begun."

Slowly, Hartford Area Commuters Leaving Cars Behind

Rick Green — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:57:07 GMT

Alyssa Norwood has a pretty good excuse to drive her car to work.

Parents Fight Gun Violence In Honor Of Daughter Slain In Boston

Rick Green — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:33:41 GMT

Nicholas and Virginia Payne, living a comfortable life in the Litchfield Hills, never thought much about gun and drug violence.

Well, It's A Start — An Ugly, Bloody, Unsavory Start

Rick Green — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:03:53 GMT

Debate Over Education Reform Focused On Adults, Not Kids, And That's Too Bad

An admirable – if tentative – education-reform compromise emerging from the General Assembly leaves the governor and the state's largest teachers union bloody and wounded.

Can Damning Memo Finally Unjam Gears Of Justice In Probate Case Over Farm?

Rick Green — Wed, 02 May 2012 22:24:59 GMT

There are few more frightening glimpses of probate court gone wrong than the story told in a new memo from the chief disciplinary counsel for the state committee that investigates complaints about lawyers.

Judge Took Calls About Grand Jury Investigation

Rick Green — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:43:00 GMT

In the long, unsolved investigation into the suspected murder of Mary Badaracco, the role of Superior Court Judge Robert C. Brunetti stands out.

Facts Belie Notion That Malloy Wants Others To Profit From Schools' Pain

Rick Green — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:40:02 GMT

Democrat Dannel P. Malloy is really about privatizing your public schools.

Workers Ready New Q Bridge For I-95 Traffic

Rick Green — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:48:00 GMT

Span Over Quinnipiac River Part Of Sprawling $2 Billion Project — Biggest Ever For State DOT Get Traffic Mobile Text Alerts

To grasp the enormity of the Q Bridge construction project, think of it as a desperate, lifesaving organ transplant, where professionals are replacing not just the heart but all the important veins and arteries that connect everything.

Hartford Newspapers Scrambled For Stories Of 2 Titanic Survivors

Rick Green — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:27:00 GMT

New Britain Resident Escaped Sinking But Not Infamy; Ex-Hartford Man Spoke Of 'Dreadful' Cries

During those frantic days after the Titanic went down, as newspapers scrambled for any fresh morsel about the ship and its 2,223 passengers, the race was on to reach the eyewitnesses who could tell the story transfixing the world.

Sisters Reach Another Dead-End Decades After Mom Vanished

Rick Green — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:39:00 GMT

'Something Just Ain't Right,' Daughter Says, But Cold Case Stays Open

Almost 30 years have passed and Sherrie Passaro still can't forget what she saw upon returning to her mother's rural home tucked into the hills of Sherman, just days after the 38-year-old woman disappeared.

Rock Drummer Walks Off Rigors Of The Road

Rick Green — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:46:23 GMT

Travels Every West Hartford Street, One Step At A Time

WEST HARTFORD — A couple of years, 300 shows, 11 countries and countless hours riding to the next gig crammed inside a van, and Gabriel Duquette was burned out.

Education Reform As Simple, And As Complicated, As A-B-C

Rick Green — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 22:03:56 GMT

A handful of legislators and experts joined by a large crowd of teachers met Thursday morning to try to refocus the school reform debate here around our biggest educational outrage of all: our failure to teach poor children to read.

Others Around U.S. Watching Which Way Connecticut Goes On Death Penalty

Rick Green — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:02:53 GMT

Whatever ultimately happens in Connecticut this spring, capital punishment in America is dying a slow death.

College Loan Burden Could Get Even Worse

Rick Green — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:37:00 GMT

Interest Rate Jump From 3.4% to 6.8% Would Cost Students Thousands

As if it wasn't already a challenge, sending your kid to college may grow more difficult this summer.

How To Break The School-Reform Standoff

Rick Green — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:21:00 GMT

Back Off On Tenure, Step Up On 'Commissioner's Network'

The ironic thing about this whole fight over education reform is that everybody — the unions, Gov.Dannel P. Malloy, state legislators, the school reformers — could still walk off as heroes.

1st Graduating Class Shows If Students Have The Will, This Program Can Find A Way

Rick Green — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:21:00 GMT

Atesha Gifford was a 12-year-old on a mission when I met her back in the summer of 2007, a precocious kid out to change family history.

Leaked CEA Memo Shows Union Feeling Cornered

Rick Green — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:25:02 GMT

'We Are Not Happy When You Publicly Disagree With Us'

An internal memo leaked by accident Sunday reveals that leaders of the state's largest teachers union say that blocking any change at all might be the best solution during this year of public school reform.

State Supreme Court Holds Lawyers, Conservators Accountable In Probate Cases

Rick Green — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:55:24 GMT

The state Supreme Court stood up Friday for a simple right that matters deeply for all, but especially to the old, sick and disabled.

Missteps On Both Sides Imperil School Reforms

Rick Green — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:22:05 GMT

A behind-closed-doors standoff threatens to leave Gov. Dannel P. Malloy without the education reform he sought to make the centerpiece of this legislative session.

Quassy Stands To Lose If Minimum Wage Rises

Rick Green — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 22:03:42 GMT

Even 50-Cent Hike Could Cost Over $150K, Owner Says

If it's our government policy to help teenagers and college kids earn more on summer vacation and at after-school jobs, then raising the minimum wage to $9.25 per hour might be a good idea.

Teachers' Anger Distorts Goals, Provisions Of Education Reform

Rick Green — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:24:48 GMT

How mad are some teachers at Gov. Malloy?

Occupiers' Aim Goes Awry In New Haven Standoff

Rick Green — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:31:00 GMT

Last-Minute Legal Action Tries To Avert City's Noon Deadline To Leave

The mayor of the most liberal city in the most blue of states has joined the oppressor class, because, after five months of hosting the Occupy Wall Street encampment here, John DeStefano wants the New Haven Green back.

Brittle Bone Disease Forced Mother Into 'No Easy Choice'

Rick Green — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:26:00 GMT

Author Ellen Painter Dollar Warns Of Hard Decisions Ahead As Prenatal Screening Improves

With a simple blood test, a pregnant mother will soon be able to predict — with 99 percent certainty — whether her baby will have Down syndrome, a life-altering genetic disorder.