The Promise and Pitfalls of Being the ‘inevitable’ Nominee
By Mark Pazniokas HARTFORD – The word never will pass Chris Murphy’s lips, at least not in public. But the congressman is doing everything he can to create the impression that his winning the Democratic nomination for Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman’s seat is, well, inevitable. He is steadily rolling out endorsements, and his campaign bank account dwarfs [...]
HUD Secretary Details Homeowner Help in $25 Billion Settlement
By Khalil Abdullah, New America Media WASHINGTON, D.C.–The $25 billion home mortgage settlement announced this week will be especially important for ethnic families, said Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan, in a call-in press briefing Friday. Acknowledging that the mortgage crisis has affected millions of Americans, “particularly African-American, Latino and other minority families [...]
Did Whitney Houston’s Crossover Fame Cost Her?
It’s hard to remember now, with hip-hop so dominating the black music landscape, that there was a time when black female singers ruled the R&B charts. Even before the ascent of Whitney Houston, legendary voices like Gladys Knight, Patti Labelle and Patti Austin scored huge hits. But when Houston made her debut in 1985 with [...]
State Tax Credit for the Working Poor in Heavy Demand
By Keith M. Phaneuf HARTFORD — More than 70,000 Connecticut households took advantage of a new tax credit for the working poor during just the first month of state income tax filings, according to the Department of Revenue Services. The claims filed under the new state Earned Income Tax Credit were hailed both by Gov. Dannel [...]
The Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit At City Hall
HARTFORD — Did you know that African-American and West Indian men from Hartford were among the 106 Tuskegee Airmen? Actually, there was one woman. Yep. A few of them are still alive–and still in Hartford! But you rarely, if at all, hear anything about these people in Connecticut. You would think a state that has [...]
CRT Welcomes New Head Start Director, Holds Event
22 February 2012
HARTFORD – Community Renewal Team recently appointed Emilie Montgomery as the Early Care and Education Director. Montgomery began her job Jan. 28. A welcoming event for Montgomery is scheduled for March 6 from 3-5 p.m. at CRT’s main office at 555 Windsor St. in Hartford in the Lumsden Center. The event is open to the public. Montgomery most [...]
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Homicide Suspect Surrenders To Hartford Police
21 February 2012
HARTFORD — The February 10 suspect in a homicide case surrendered on Tuesday to Hartford Police Headquarters on Tuesday, according to Hartford Police Chief James C. Rovella. The suspect, Traistyn George, 20, of unknown address in Hartford was wanted by Hartford Police in connection with a homicide at 366 Maple Ave. Police said they have been searching [...]
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Benefit Concert To Support Asylum Hill
18 February 2012
HARTFORD – Asylum Hill Congregational Church will shift from the spiritual to the secular in a concert that supports ServCorps, Inc., a non-profit agency that organizes volunteers and low income young people to build and rehabilitate affordable housing in the Asylum Hill neighborhood of Hartford. The “shift” will occur on March 9 at 8:00 p.m. inside the Asylum [...]
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TB Test Reveals 28 Hartford Residents Infected
17 February 2012
HARTFORD – Hartford officials on Thursday announced the results of its tuberculosis investigation at Charter Oak Health Center. Having tested more than 300 members of the public, employees, patients, emergency medical services personnel, the Health and Human Services Department has concluded that there is no need for alarm, officials said. That’s because the initial screening revealed that [...]
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Hartford Police ID Suspect For Maple Avenue Homicide
16 February 2012
HARTFORD – Hartford Police Department Major Crimes Division have identified a suspect for a Feb. 10 homicide of a 20-year-old on Maple Ave. Traistyn George, 20, of an unknown address in Hartford, is the suspect named on the warrant for allegedly killing the 20-year-old. No further information is available for victim who was shot at 366 [...]
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Area Businesses Expect To Hire Workers
15 February 2012
HARTFORD — Businesses in Southern New England are expecting to hire more workers. That’s according to a First Niagara Survey of Southwestern New England Business Leaders released on Tuesday. According to the bank’s first survey, more leaders are positive than negative about their local state economies based on the assessment of current economic conditions and [...]
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Voting Video Ad Contest Targets College Students
13 February 2012
HARTFORD – Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on Friday launched a first-of-its-kind contest for college students in Connecticut to produce a 30 second video that answers the question “Why Should I Vote?” as part of the “Speak Out Connecticut” This is a series of events and public messages meant to increase voter participation for the [...]
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Secretary Selects GOP Candidates For Ballot
10 February 2012
HARTFORD — Here’s an important step in the upcoming presidential election in 2012. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill on Friday joined Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola for a news conference at the State Capitol to announce the names of the presidential candidates who have qualified for the ballot in Connecticut’s presidential preference primary [...]
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