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Conn. charity gets fishing vessels, jobs for vets...the Plymouth resident said. "I kind of feel I'm with my father all the time." Work Vessels for Vets was started by John Niekrash, a Groton, Conn., lobsterman, and it got rolling with help from friends including Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... In this article: Dave Mason, Traffic, Iraq, Connecticut, Jimi Hendrix, Las Vegas, and Fleetwood Mac |
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AP Online | 3 hours ago
Next stop for Nader: US Senate from Connecticut?
...Conn. (AP) - Ralph Nader says he wants to gauge the level of grass-roots support before deciding whether to make a bid to represent Connecticut in the Senate. The 75-year-old consumer advocate and Connecticut native said Friday that he is...
In this article: Ralph Nader, Green Party, US Senate, and Chris Dodd
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Black Friday brings deals, lines, traffic to Conn.
...opened early Friday, others like Wal-Mart, Old Navy and Kmart began offering discounts Thursday. Shopping center parking lots across Connecticut were packed Friday morning, and a traffic jam was reported on Interstate 95 near outlet...
In this article: Black Friday, Trumbull, Unemployment, Old Navy, Connecticut Post, Kmart, Journal Inquirer, and Toys R Us
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Tommy Hilfiger's estate in Conn. sells for $20M
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger's luxury estate in Connecticut has sold for $20 million, about $8 million below its original asking price. Sotheby's International Realty says the 20,000-square-foot Greenwich mansion...
In this article: Tommy Hilfiger, Massage, Gold Coast, and New York City
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Connecticut routs LSU in NIT Season Tip-Off
...class, missed only three of 11 shots and teamed with senior guard Sherron Collins on three crowd-pleasing alley-oop dunks. CONNECTICUT 81, LSU 55: Jerome Dyson and back-court mate Kemba Walker each scored 20 points as No. 13...
In this article: Commodores, Huskies, Oakland, Arizona, and Arizona State
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Reuters | 2 days ago
UPDATE 3-Conn's Q3 misses targets, says may breach covenant
...in Q4 * Shares fall 16 pct (Adds analyst comments, conference call details; updates share movement) Specialty retailer Conn's Inc <CONN.O> posted a wider-than-expected quarterly loss, hurt by an increase in its bad debt allowance, and...
In this article: Balance sheet, Bad debt, Texas, Revenue, and Nasdaq
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Texas, retailer Conn's settle warranty dispute
HOUSTON (AP) - The Texas Attorney General's Office has announced a $4.5 million settlement of its lawsuit against the Conn's Inc. appliance chain. Under terms of the settlement, the Beaumont-based retailer will pay $4.5 million in...
In this article: Texas, Allegation, and Beaumont
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Conn. governor unveils deficit-cutting plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Gov. M. Jodi Rell unveiled a plan Tuesday she said will erase Connecticut's latest budget deficit of nearly $470 million. Rell is expected to announce Wednesday when she'd like legislators to vote on the package.
In this article: M. Jodi Rell and Medicaid
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Dallas Morning News | 3 days ago
Conn's agrees to reform business practices, provide customer restitution
04:28 PM CST on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 By MARIA HALKIAS / The Dallas Morning News Beaumont-based retailer Conn's Inc. is required to reform its business practices and establish a $4.5 million restitution fund for its customers under...
In this article: Customer, Attorney General, Texas, The Dallas Morning News, and Beaumont
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Connecticut drops Notre Dame in South Bend
SOUTH BEND, IND. -- The Connecticut Huskies finally won one for their slain teammate, handing Notre Dame and Coach Charlie Weis a second straight bitter defeat on senior day Saturday. Andre Dixon scored on a four-yard touchdown run in the...
In this article: Huskies, Charlie Weis, Michael Floyd, Golden Tate, and Jimmy Clausen
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Connecticut (pronounced: /en-us-Connecticut.ogg/) is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and New York to the west and south (because various islands of New York span Connecticut's entire coast).
Southwestern Connecticut is part of the New York metropolitan area; three of Connecticut's eight counties, including most of the state's population, are in the New York City combined statistical area, commonly called the Tri-State Region. Connecticut's center of population is in Cheshire, New Haven County.
Connecticut is the 29th most populous state, with 3.4 million residents, and is ranked 48th in size by area, making it the 4th most densely populated state. Called the Constitution State and the Nutmeg State, Connecticut has a long history dating from early colonial times and was influential in the development of the federal government.
Connecticut's first European settlers were Dutch and established a small, short-lived settlement in present-day Hartford at the confluence of the Park and Connecticut Rivers, called Huys de Goede Hoop. Initially, half of Connecticut was a part of the Dutch colony, New Netherland, which included much of the land between the Connecticut and Delaware Rivers.
- Name:
- Connecticut
- Also Known As:
- The Constitution State, The Nutmeg State, The Provisions State
- Capital:
- Hartford
- Motto:
- Qui transtulit sustinet. (Latin)
- Largest City:
- Bridgeport
- Governor:
- M. Jodi Rell (R)
- Lieutenant Governor:
- Michael Fedele (R)
- Total Area:
- 5,543
- Area of Land:
- 12,559
- Area of Inland Water:
- 698
- Latitude:
- 40°58′ N to 42°03′ N
- Longitude:
- 71°47′ W to 73°44′ W
- Elevation Lowest Point:
- 0
- Lowest Point:
- Long Island Sound
- Elevation highest point:
- 726
- Highest Point:
- South slope of Mount Frissell, Note: The peak of Mount Frissell, is in Massachusetts
- Admittance Date:
- January 09, 1788
- State Song:
- The Nutmeg
- Flower:
- Mountain Laurel
- Time Zone:
- Eastern: UTC-5/-4
- Demonym:
- Connecticuter, Nutmegger
- Median Income:
- $55,970
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