Monthly Archives: October 2007

Blue Back Square’s official opening on Saturday

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony will mark the official opening of West Hartford Center’s newest addition, Blue Back Square, on November 3 at 10 a.m.  The event will be held on Webster Walk, near the statue of Noah … Continue reading

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Meet the school board candidates Tuesday night

West Hartford SEPTA (Special Education PTA) is pleased to invite everyone to one more opportunity to meet the Board of Education Candidates, at Duffy School on Tuesday October 30 from 7-9 pm. This event is for everyone in the community, … Continue reading

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Filed under Board of Education, education, Schools, SEPTA

Courant endorses six Democrats for town council

Here’s the Courant’s editorial today: October 19, 2007 WEST HARTFORD The decay of inner suburbs has foretold regional ills in some parts of the country. That hasn’t happened in Connecticut, by and large, but it is in the state’s interest … Continue reading

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Dump DeLuca

 Is there any doubt that State Senator Louis DeLuca should be tossed out of the General Assembly without delay? The senator’s obtuseness is amazing. It’s clear that DeLuca had a long-standing relationship with the mob-connected James Galante, who sounds like … Continue reading

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Dodd, Obama score most West Hartford donations

The Washington Post helpfully breaks down presidential fundraising by town, so we can see who’s getting what from West Hartford donors.   Third Quarter 2007 & 2007 Fundraising by Candidate Candidate Q3 2007 Overall Chris Dodd $5,752 $104,352 Barack Obama $5,039 $36,032 … Continue reading

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Filed under Clinton, Dodd, fundraising, News, Obama, West Hartford

Kingswood Market closing doors

After 70 years in business on Farmington Avenue, the Kingswood Market is closing down, according to a story in today’s Hartford Courant. The owner can’t afford the rent hike sought by his landlord. While the market is only vaguely familiar to … Continue reading

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Filed under Kingswood Market, West Hartford Center, West Hartford economy

9-11 symposium at St. Joseph College on Nov. 3

This looks interesting.

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Filed under 9-11, St. Joseph College, war

Let’s focus on education for a bit

With the election fast approaching, there’s on issue I care about more than any other: education. I want to know what each of the candidates will do to ensure proper funding of our schools and how they’ll maintain the quality … Continue reading

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Filed under Board of Education, education, election, Schools, town council

Blue Back Square

It’s open. Are you impressed? Is it better than you expected? A monstrosity? A wonder? What? I took a little walk and found it reasonably human in its scale. That surprised me. I also learned that there’s almost nothing at Crate … Continue reading

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Filed under Blue Back Square, Crate and Barrel, West Hartford Center

Election news

Don’t miss the comments on this thread, which is where the election action is. Some very fine reporting and analysis from readers who are doing a much better job than I am at staying on top of everything!

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