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At Downton Abbey, modern love is in the air

 February 22, 2012

If "Downton Abbey" taught us anything Sunday night, it's that there's an art to the happy ending.

The best of times for classical music here

 February 21, 2012

People who love classical music have been wringing their hands for decades over its imminent demise. Like Armageddon, the end is always near.

Noank restores its grocery store

 February 18, 2012

Few would classify Noank as a food desert, but the closing of the Universal Food Store on Pearl Street last fall left a certain void. Some passionate locals are launching plans to bring back a grocery store, this time as a nonprofit...

In the hospital, Vegas rules apply

 February 17, 2012

In the hospital, there are Vegas rules. Things people say in the privacy of a procedural room stay in the procedural room.

Jeremiah Holmes gets his revenge

 February 12, 2012

Jeremiah Holmes despised the British. Although he knew it wasn't very Christian of him, he absolutely loathed them. There weren't any adjectives descriptive enough or any expletives coarse enough to express exactly how much he hated...

Stern's got talent

 February 8, 2012

Now that Howard Stern is going to be a judge on "America's Got Talent," I might need to amend my TV-watching policies.

Find your inner goddess with a new board game

 February 7, 2012

What woman hasn't wanted to be a goddess, at least for a few hours? Two local women have decided we all deserve to think and act like goddesses and created a saucy board game so we can.

Mercury rising

 February 5, 2012

During the last week of February and on through the middle of March, the sky will showcase Mercury like no other time in 2012.

Calling all holistic moms

 February 4, 2012

Looking for ways to raise your family more holistically? Wondering what the heck that word means? Or maybe you want to know more about alternative medicine, eating healthier and meditation? A new organization in New London County hopes...

No snow, but plenty of snowy owls

 February 3, 2012

The snowy owls are here. There are usually a few sightings reported every winter along the coast at places such as Hammonasset State Beach in nearby Madison. This year, five were reported in December, but none have appeared since.

Atkins picks up where Parker left off

 February 3, 2012

A few weeks ago, I interviewed a ghost. What actually happened was I called my old friend, the novelist Ace Atkins, whom I hasten to point out is very much alive and doing well, thank you.

Life as a river

 January 31, 2012

What's a first-time father, at age 41, fresh out of the Alaskan wilds where he counted fish for wildlife agencies, supposed to do for work in New York City, months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers?

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