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Book Notes: Anton Chekhov, a writer for today
“I am reading a wonderful book ––– I don’t know whether you would like it or not ––– it’s Chekhov’s The Island of Sakhalin –– his account of his trip to the prison i...
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I dislike the expression “No good deed goes unpunished,” but in Dudley Saltonstall’s case, it may be true. As far as I can discern, one of the few good things he ever did...
Jamestown, St. Helena — St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, hasn’t seen many tourists in the past for good reason: It’s one of the most remote...
JAMESTOWN, St. Helena (AP) — St. Helena, a small, craggy island in the South Atlantic Ocean, hasn't seen many tourists in the past for good reason: It's one of the most r...
When Priscilla Presley was in southeastern Connecticut for a March 23 show at Foxwoods, she stopped by Niantic, where she spent time as a child. She posted photos on X of...
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Hikers who regularly roam such well-trod destinations as Barn Island in Stonington, Bluff Point in Groton and Rocky Neck in East Lyme always have plenty of company – shar...
Cynthia Huang Wang was 27 when she noticed faint lines forming on her face. She decided to try something she had seen other young people recommend on social media: Botox....
It’s a special kind of joy that only a gardener could understand. I always get an extra spring in my step when nurseries begin stocking the year’s new plant introductions...
Kevin Job’s favorite memories of growing up in Norwich involved fishing for stripers with his dad in spring, when enormous schools of alewives would swim upriver.
“We’d s...
You’d think that a simple mud puddle wouldn’t stymie an intrepid hiker like Phil Plouffe, who has climbed to 26,000 feet on Mount Everest, and who delivered mail in Mysti...
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I’m in Naples for an annual “boys weekend” with my old friends Giampa and Simone. Naples, Italy, that is — not Florida. Napoli, the original southern Italian city. Lan...
Women have long been at the forefront of gardening, whether passing agricultural traditions from generation to generation, organizing garden clubs and beautification soci...
Let’s see – panoramic views: Check.
Well-marked, thoughtfully laid out and exceptionally maintained trails: Check.
Distinctive rock formations, impressive ridges and cave...
When “Succession’s” Brian Cox is onstage in London as James Tyrone in “A Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” could he be accompanied by the sound of a New London foghorn?
It’...
The Specter of Hendrix Looms Large at Kate Show
“Come the hell on, man. That’s not even fair!”
*Proceeds to throw drumsticks and dreams of being a guitar player ...
For decades, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has been studying the effects screens and media have on children. It’s natural for parents and caregivers to be conc...
“I’ve seen waves before in the Bay of Fundy, but I never saw waves like that.”
Today, New London Ledge Light is automated and unmanned, but on Sept. 21, 1938, lighthouse ...
Whenever and wherever I hike, my eyes often bypass healthy, living trees – even maples, resplendent in autumn’s crimson foliage, or verdant birches in spring – while seek...
My landlord recently installed a fence around the shared front yard of our building in Upstate New York. Each of her tenants has a dog, and she thought it would be nice t...
Money is one of the most common sources of conflict in a relationship. So it should come as no surprise that a recent Bankrate survey found that well over one-third (42 p...
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