State about to downgrade some marijuana penalties
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Connecticut is set to become the 14th state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana after a bill to downgrade the penalties cleared the state House Tuesday on a 90-57 vote.
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Pitch made to distribute task force funding
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he president of the Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck Area Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday that the chamber's foundation would "welcome the opportunity" to distribute funds amassed by the...
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Wind power bid prompts hearing in Stonington
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A local woman is seeking approval of a zoning amendment that would allow property owners to erect small wind power systems on their lots.
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'Plan B' layoffs come in at 5,446
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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Tuesday released his much-awaited "Plan B" for a forced shrinkage of Connecticut's government, proposing to slash the state work force by roughly 12 percent via 5,466 layoffs.
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Night light on the beach
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Shirley Zaccheo of New London uses the light on her Blackberry smartphone to read her book as she waits for the movie to start as part of Beach Blanket Movie Night at Ocean Beach Park in...
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Layoffs are under way as state workers await word
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Large-scale layoffs of state employees are now under way and will be "full blown" by week's end, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday. "Larger and larger and larger numbers of employees will start to...
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Visitors see state's farming diversity
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Aquaculture is agriculture. "I have more in common with farmers than I do fishermen," Jim Markow of the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative said Tuesday afternoon. "Fishermen catch what's there.
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Waterford First Selectman Daniel Steward again running unopposed
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Waterford - For the second consecutive election, incumbent Republican First Selectman Daniel Steward will run unopposed in November as the Democrats will not field a...
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