Connecticut
MASHANTUCKET, CT - MAY 18: Scott Disick hosts the Shrine 5 year anniversary on May 18, 2013 in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
Connections
Quotes
There used to be jokes about how a Democrat in Texas was a moderate Republican in Connecticut ... I do think there's a sweet spot there, where government is a tool to make peoples' lives better. . . . But I'm fiscally conservative. I came out of a conservative industry. I understand making payroll and balancing books.
Trent is a very hard worker who has really improved in his time here at Yale. He's strong on the puck, protects it along the boards and has good offensive vision ... He made a huge jump from his freshman to sophomore year, and that's a direct result of the work he put in last summer; he elected to stay in Connecticut for the summer, worked out with our strength coach and other hockey professionals in the area.
I missed out on the Travelers Championship qualifier in 2011 by one shot ... I also lost the Manchester Open that year in a playoff and the Connecticut PGA Championship last year [to Tony Kelley]. So it felt good to finally get one — a huge one like Monday.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
-
Metro-North train crash: Probe begins after collision injures 70
to the area to survey the crash site Saturday morning with Malloy, U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and other Connecticut officials, according to Malloy's office.Officials planned to update journalists on the crash following the tour.Malloy said Read more »
-
Conn. chef planning to feast on cicadas
-- A chef in Connecticut is looking forward to the upcoming cicada invasion, and the chance to try out a few recipes for the insects.Bun Lai, owner of Miya's Sushi in New Haven , is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal Read more »
-
'SoNew' tourism effort highlights Mass., RI, Conn.
of tours on Saturday is the first event in their effort to tie together several attractions in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut in an attempt to turn Southern New England into a national and international destination."If you know Southern New England, Read more »
-
Sarah Palin speaks at NRA convention: Leaders exploiting tragedy of shootings
afternoon in Houston.She said while she and others were saddened and angered by December's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut , the emotions that have resulted from it won't make anybody safer and won't "protect the good guys' rights."The former Read more »
-
Marcha en Connecticut exige reforma migratoria
-- Cientos de trabajadores y miembros de organizaciones a favor de la inmigracion en Connecticut se congregaron en el parque New Haven Green para exigir la necesidad de una reforma migratoria integral.Unas 25 organizaciones convocaron a la marcha que conto Read more »
Around the web
-
Clean-Up Begins at the Connecticut Train Crash Site
Saturday morning to begin investigating the cause of the train crash, injuries sustained by the commuters and operator performance. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy and other officials spoke at a news conference on Saturday morning where they described a grisly 29 m ago from NBC Connecticut Read more »
-
Metro-North: Conn. train outage expected for days
line says crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash in Connecticut. Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday that the two-track electrified railroad must be rebuilt. Crews will 59 m ago from Boston.com Read more »
-
Check on driver yields DUI, other charges in Madison
can change this setting at any time. Your weather is now set to . You can change this setting at any time. MADISON — Police charged a Connecticut man with driving while intoxicated and more after he was found vomiting at the side of the road. The incident 12:05 PM from NJ.com Read more »
-
Giant anteaters separated, reproduce anyway
Conn., May 19 (UPI) -- A giant anteater at a Connecticut conservation center gave birth even though she had been separated from her mate for several months, zoo officials said. Tenders at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center in Greenwich, Conn., said they 12:04 PM from iStockAnalyst Read more »
-
Derailment could have been caused by broken track
May 19 (UPI) -- Investigators said they were evaluating the crew, braking performance, wheel and track conditions, and speed in a Connecticut train derailment that injured 70. Nine of the injured were still hospitalized Sunday, with one in critical condition 11:18 AM from United Press International Read more »