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Rell “Disappointed” on Anthem and Budget Battle

by Christine Stuart | Mar 30, 2008 12:21 pm

Gov. M. Jodi Rell said Friday that she’s “obviously disappointed” Anthem and its subsidiaries decided not to bid on the HUSKY health insurance plan for low-income children and families, which was put out to bid along with her new Charter Oak Health plan for uninsured adults. Full story here.

City Settles $428K Discrimination Case

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 28, 2008 4:49 pm | Comments (15)

“As a taxpayer, I’m appalled that the city chose not to settle the first time,” said attorney Diane Polan.

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AIDS, Civil Rights Pioneer Dies

by Paul Bass | Mar 28, 2008 3:34 pm | Comments (28)

(Updated with funeral information.) Rev. Dr. Curtis Cofield II, the “dean” of Connecticut’s black Baptists and a champion of New Haven’s homeless and people with AIDS, passed away early Friday morning.

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Just A Scare

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 28, 2008 1:29 pm

Nothing came of Thursday’s gang initiation threat, reports Police Officer Joe Avery. Here’s what did happen, according to police:

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Tax Time For Jose

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 28, 2008 11:34 am | Comments (3)

The form is complete, the check waiting to be sent. Tax time is going to hit hard for Jose Morales, an undocumented immigrant making his life as an entrepreneur.

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Liars & Their Enablers

by Paul Bass | Mar 28, 2008 11:31 am | Comments (24)

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Moonlight Readers in West Rock

by Allan Appel | Mar 28, 2008 11:31 am | Comments (1)

Barbara Averna is a master reading teacher of her K-second graders at the Clarence Rogers School in West Rock. Not until this year did she realize what an additional — and profound — contribution she could make by teaching their parents how to be better reading partners to the kids.

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Drivers Ducking New Meter Fees

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 28, 2008 8:10 am | Comments (18)

A budget-saving fee hike passed two years ago isn’t producing the revenue the city had hoped.

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DeStefano: Foreclosure Plan Ready

by Allan Appel | Mar 28, 2008 7:58 am | Comments (10)

Saying that he worries more about the mortgage crisis than a widening budget gap, Mayor John DeStefano told a Westville audience that he’ll unveil his anti-foreclosure initiative next week.

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Dead Guy Sent Us..

by Melissa Bailey | Mar 27, 2008 4:23 pm

Cops showed up to 376 Edgewood Ave at 5:09 p.m. Wednesday on report of a burglary. Two guys were spotted leaving the house. They told police they had been hired to “clean up.” After investigating, however, cops found out that the person who had lived in the house had been dead for years. Both were arrested for burglary.

And the city saw a series of attacks and muggings Wednesday night, according to police.

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