City Salutes Hometown Heroes
HARTFORD == Hartford has joined a National Yellow Ribbon Letter Campaign to salute the city´s service people on Independence Day. Mayors of several capital cities across the country have placed a yellow ribbon in honor and remembrance of the proud and dedicated men and women in uniform both at home and abroad. While many mayors placed their ribbons outside City [...]
Movie Review: ´Public Enemies´
By Jonathan D. Smalls, Film Critic Some movie goers argue that modern films pale in comparison to the performances of years past. There is some merit to that argument. The quality of the story telling seems to have deteriorated with the advent of explosions andother techical stuff. The story of John Dillinger, however, warrants another retelling in [...]
Michael Jackson Dies
Michael Jackson, the world´s music phenom, is dead. He was 50. The Los Angeles Times has reported that Jackson died today after he was rushed rushed to UCLA Medical Center earlier today. Los Angeles Fire Department Capt. Steve Ruda told the L.A. Times that Jackson was not breathing when paramedics arrived at his home and CPR was performed. TMZ.com was the first to [...]
Wadsworth to Unveil Hidden Treasures in New Exhibition
HARTFORD - Ever wonder what treasures are tucked away in the depths of a museum’s cellar? The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art dispels the mystery this summer in a new exhibition entitled, Hidden Treasures, which highlights rare, fragile and obscure pieces from the Wadsworth’s extensive permanent collection. On view from June 27 to September 20, Hidden Treasures spans [...]
Weekend Movie Review … Year One
By Jonathan Smalls, Film Critic The most appropriate comparison to between modern, comedic films and Year One is the relationship between Dawn dish soap and Dawn Ultra. It is concentrated and it is better. Once the film starts, the jokes just keep coming. Some are laugh out loud classics, some are stale annoyances, but the content [...]
Police Release Identities of Homicide Victims
01 July 2009
HARTFORD - Hartford Police Detectives have confirmed the identities of two June 29 homicide victims. The victims, Hector Sample and Justin Pickering, both 16 years of age, are from East Hartford. According to a police press release, approximately, police officers responded to a report of gun fire in the vicinity of Two Wethersfield Ave., at about 6:30 p.m. on Monday, June [...]
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CBC, NAACP Disagree Over U.S. Slavery Apology
28 June 2009
By: EURweb.com The Congressional Black Caucus may have some reservations about the U.S. Senate’s support of a resolution offering a formal apology for slavery, but the NAACP is rather pleased with the effort. The Senate passed a resolution Thursday calling on the U.S. to apologize officially for the enslavement and segregation of millions of blacks and to [...]
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Hartford Groups Sponsor Food Drive
19 June 2009
HARTFORD - The Hartford Police Department will join The Men and Women of Color Initiative, the North Hartford Strategic Network and the Northend Church of Christ in co-sponsoring a food drive to benefit needy residents of Hartford’s Northend this Saturday. The event will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 687 Albany Avenue. Event sponsors encourage the public [...]
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LGBTAnnouces Open House
17 June 2009
HARTFORD “Unity and Respect for the LGBT Community” is the theme of an upcoming Open House this Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for Hartford’s Commission on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Hartford City Hall Atrium at 550 Main Street in Downtown Hartford. Hartford Court of Common Council Majority Leader rJo Winch will be [...]
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Rell Proposes Help for Towns Hit By Foreclosures
09 June 2009
HARTFORD — Gov. M. Jodi Rell is proposing to use $3.6 million of the federal stimulus money to help small cities and towns ”rebuild neighborhoods” affected most by the foreclosure crisis. Bloomfield and Windsor are among towns listed to receive grants if Rell`s plan is approved. The plan, Rell said in a press release, will will be [...]
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Drug Raid Results in 26 Arrests
03 June 2009
HARTFORD — The Hartford Police Department teamed up with the federal government and arrested 26 people in a drug raid early this morning, according to a press release today. This morning’s arrest was the latest in a string of “street level, hand-to-hand narcotic purchases and investigations” which resulted in the issuance of 40 arrest warrants, police said. Chief Daryl [...]
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