Can a new Dem committee unite old factions
Democratic Town Committee leaders hope a Wednesday caucus to fill 45 seats can heal factional rifts that led to poor polling. The borough with 5,822 Democrats, 3,308 Republicans, and 7,346 unaffiliated voters has seen Dems finish third in two mayoral races.
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Democratic Town Committee
May
William C. Rade
William Goggin Jr
Goggin
Paolino
Mindy Fragoso
Timothy Barth
Fragoso
Bono dies in ski accident at Heavenly Resort
Sonny Bono, the former singer turned mayor and congressman, died at 62 after skiing into a tree on Upper Orion slope at Heavenly Ski Resort near the Nevada California line. He was reportedly missing for two hours before his body was found. Cher expressed sorrow. Bono's spokesman noted he was with his wife and two children on a family vacation.
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South Lake Tahoe
Calif
Sonny Bono
Sonny and Cher
City Hall
Capitol Hill
Bono
Heavenly Ski Resort
Nevada-California State Line
Reno
Michael Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
Aspen
Colo
Orion
John Wagnon
Newt Gingrich
CNN
Cher
WEA
Barbara Charone
London
United States
Heathrow Airport
Frank Cullen Jr
California
Mary Whitaker
Chianna
Chesare
Cullen
Fire damages 1890 Allerton Road home leaving couple homeless
A Monday night blaze struck the third floor of John and Marion Makepeace’s 1890 Allerton Road house. Electrical wiring likely caused the fire, with smoke and water damage on the first and second floors. No injuries were reported as the Beac on Falls Fire Department assisted and Red Cross aided the displaced couple. Power was shut off and will stay off until a licensed electrician inspects and repairs the wiring.
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Allerton Road
Mark Seeger
Seeger
John and
Marion Makepeace
Beacon Falls
Red Cross
Residents win open land settlement on Bear Paw Road
Morgan Development Inc agrees to sell 1.3 acres of open land on Bear Paw Road to Indian Trails Homeowners Association members for 25000. Property will be divided among abutting residents to keep it as buffer space, ending a dispute that began with test pits on Memorial Day weekend in 1996.
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Morgan Development Inc
Bear Paw Road
Indian Trails Homeowners Association
Morgan Development
Tawny Thrush Road
Richard Recor
Property tax cuts center on next Connecticut session
Hartford lawmakers debate property tax credits and income tax relief as the 1998 General Assembly session looms. Democrats push to raise credits above 300 dollars and extend cuts to service taxes while Gov. Rowland eyes further income tax reductions. The high-stakes budget battle involves both parties and upcoming re election considerations.
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Hartford
General Assembly
John G. Rowland
Rowland
GOP
Landowners face pressure as developers target forest land
Glastonbury and Hebron families confront rising developer interest in 100 acres near a golf course and state forest. Experts urge conservation easements and state funding to protect private woodlands, noting 90 percent of CT forests are privately owned and a 10 percent land preservation goal is set with bond support and new laws.
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Glastonbury
Conn
Joan Kemble
Hebron
Hartford
Mrs. Kemble
Tom Kemble
New England
University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension System
Brooklyn
Broderick
Connecticut Wood
Connecticut
Kembles
John Hibond
Connecticut Forest and Parks Association
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