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New Crosswalk Sign Moved

by Thomas MacMillan | Apr 20, 2012 2:24 pm | Comments (9)

When the city installed a new in-road pedestrian crossing sign outside her State Street business Friday, Lois Carle wasted no time telling city officials it was in the wrong spot—and got a quick response.

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Pizzas Cleared For Launch

by Thomas MacMillan | Apr 12, 2012 1:34 pm | Comments (1)

With approval from city zoners, Delaney’s owner Peter Gremse can get cracking on a new wood-fired pizza oven for Westville.

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Humans Conquer Highway, Cont’d

by Staff | Apr 9, 2012 8:03 am | Comments (7)

Neighbors took another step toward converting a drab concrete highway overpass that divides two neighborhoods into a living, human bridge.

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A Late-Night Return To Christopher Martin’s

by Staff | Apr 2, 2012 12:59 pm | Comments (19)

Six months ago, Officer Charles Kim was found at Christopher Martin’s restaurant in the middle of the night catching a bad guy causing trouble.

This weekend Martin was found at Christopher Martin’s in the middle of the night again. This time, he was allegedly causing some of the trouble.

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Press Looks To Grow

by Allan Appel | Mar 16, 2012 2:55 pm | Comments (1)

An Upper State Street “artisan pizzeria” might soon have more room to serve visitors like Charles Turner and his 17-month-old grandson Ethan.

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State St. Bridge Opening Delayed Until 2013

by Thomas MacMillan | Mar 12, 2012 8:13 am | Comments (3)

Months after the overhaul of an East Rock bridge was due to be completed, the state said it still has another year of work to do. Meanwhile, Fred Walker said business is down 15 percent at his gourmet deli, thanks to bridge work that’s turned upper State Street into a dead-end road.

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Hard Liquor Distilling Comes To Town

by Allan Appel | Feb 8, 2012 12:25 pm

Move over Smirnoff, Absolut, and Grey Goose. Velocipede Vodka and Nine Square Rye are coming to upper State Street, as the city’s and state’s only artisanal distiller of the hard stuff received approval to open for business.

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Sellers, Buyers Split On Booze Sales

by Thomas MacMillan | Jan 17, 2012 9:00 am | Comments (38)

Affrika X said the governor’s Sunday liquor sales plan would hurt alcoholism-plagued areas like his. Other shoppers at neighborhood stores wondered: What’s the big deal?

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5 Rescued In Fire

by Staff | Jan 15, 2012 3:43 pm | Comments (9)

City firefighters saved five people on the second floor of a building on State Street Saturday.

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Swimsuit Factory Reborn As Workout Mecca

by Allan Appel | Jan 2, 2012 11:06 am | Comments (2)

Sisters-in-law Altieri practiced Zumba moves as they put the finishing touches on a dance fitness studio that is helping to turn a 110-year old building into a mini-city for creative and exercise-related businesses.

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