February 9, 2010
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Region stocks up on what's important in face of big snowstorm
UPDATED 3:40 p.m. Rock salt and a full tank of gas will get most people through the upcoming storm, say retailers who were selling lots of both today. Snow is due by 6 a.m. Wednesday in New London County. The National Weather Service's winter storm warning says the storm could last a full day, until 6 a.m. Thursday.
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Investigators interview survivors of Middletown blast
UPDATED 12:52 p.m. Crews were slowly and carefully removing gas cylinders from the site of a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and investigators interviewed survivors to try determine the cause.
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Kleen Energy plant's promise of lower energy costs put on hold
Consumers will not feel any impact from the devastating loss associated with Sunday's explosion because the plant had not yet begun to generate electricity. Moreover, the supply it is intended to provide would be largely surplus power, aimed at a market that is already projected to handle the load.
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Middletown explosion didn't register on Yale earthquake scale
The monitor at Yale did not register any underground movement from the explosion, meaning the shaking and blast noises were mainly the result of powerful sound waves traveling from the site.
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Missing girl's father testifies at murder trial
Walter M. Pennington Jr. recalled giving his daughter April a kiss on the cheek and a hug before she went to bed at the family's Uncasville home on May 29, 1996. It was the last time he ever saw her.
New tax idea draws supporters, foes to NL hearing
Despite a committee recommendation that the city not participate in a land value tax pilot program, twice as many people spoke in favor of the program as against it.
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