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For Sale: Plum Island. Slightly used

 March 18, 2010

The federal Department of Homeland Security has taken the first step toward selling Plum Island, location of the Plum Island Animal Disease Center.

The homeland security department took over the facility from the U.S. Department of...

NL school board to merge insurance, IT with city

 March 18, 2010

New London - The Board of Education Wednesday approved measures that would consolidate health insurance, payroll and information technology services with the city, though the City Council would also need to approve the merger.
In a unanimous...

GOP candidates for governor to debate

 March 18, 2010

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Eight Republican candidates for Conn. governor are scheduled to face off in their first live, televised debate.

The hour-long match-up will air at 7 p.m. Thursday on NBC Connecticut.

The list...

UPDATED: Stonington police investigating repeated late night phone calls

 March 18, 2010

Stonington - If you received numerous phone calls last night that resulted in a hang up, then you are not alone.
Stonington police said numerous residents have complained about receiving phone calls that...

Pfizer scientists collaborating in new TB initiative

 March 18, 2010

Pfizer Inc. scientists in Groton are joining a worldwide collaboration to find a new drug regimen to battle tuberculosis, which kills an estimated 1.8 million people annually, the company said today.

The so-called Critical Path to TB Drug...

Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies

 March 18, 2010

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Singer and guitarist Alex Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with Big Star, died Wednesday. He was 59.

Chilton died at a hospital in New Orleans after experiencing what appeared...

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