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Grand Opening of New 13,500 SF CVS/pharmacy at New Mixed-Use Building Developed by Simone Development and Fareri Associates Providing Big Boost for Retail Community in Greenwich Area

The natural skin care company is happy to announce that they are now carried at select Whole Foods throughout New England.

Onyx Moonshine will be gifted to many of the biggest names in country music. The moonshine is produced by the Onyx Spirits Company, a Connecticut distillery. It is the first moonshine to be produced in Connecticut since prohibition.

Not all children enjoy the "carefree" days of childhood -- and that's why the law office of Only Closings is doing something very different for this holiday season.

Santa Energy Corporation is again offering its popular “Letters From Santa” program this holiday season. Children can send their holiday requests to Santa Energy and the fuel oil company will see that the child receives a note from Santa Claus.

Prominent connecticut attorney, Tim Moynahan, elected to international council for middle east studes (ICMES)

VHS, EPCE, Northeast Utilities, and CBIA’s Education Foundation partner to provide online energy education and internships to students at Hartford’s Academy of Engineering and Green Technology.

Western Connecticut Family caregivers concerned with aging, disability, legal, Social Security issues as well as learning to get help from family members will come together at seminar/ lunch on May 25th. Visit FearlessCaregiver.com for free tickets

Grand Opening of New 13,500 SF CVS/pharmacy at New Mixed-Use Building Developed by Simone Development and Fareri Associates Providing Big Boost for Retail Community in Greenwich Area

The Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce in Naugatuck, Connecticut is seeking non-profit organizations to sell raffle tickets as fundraisers for their organizations for the 2012 Duck Day and Race on June 3rd. Deadline for application to sell is March 1.

A workshop to help Connecticut attorneys and related professionals build awareness of their practice and specialties through marketing and public relations will be held Weds., Feb. 29, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. at the Cheshire Chamber of Commerce offices.

Monday, February 13, 2012 is a date that will go down in history for Wolcott Grange. It's the date that began a new chapter in the community as the family-oriented group reorganized and when the Connecticut State Grange reinstated their Charter.

Farmers or those interested in farming who wish to get their products to consumers easier and negotiate the web of rules and regulations, can benefit from this seminar from the CT Farm Bureau

Is your child or pet a big fan of Gary Rome Auto Group? Catch them on video reacting to a Gary Rome Auto Group commercial and one lucky winner could be the new star of the next Gary Rome Auto Group commercial!

The Waterbury Regional Chamber will host their annual Legislative Dinner on March 5. Invited guests include Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy, State Senators, 16 State Representatives plus municipal officials from 13 area districts.

Come and enjoy an evening listening to the melodic music of the harp. Marcie Swift will enchant the audience with her soothing music, improvisations and storytelling. Oliver Wolcott Library, Litchfield, Connecticut on February 28, 2012.

"Defying Gravity" is the best way artist" Imani Kairee" describes the her songs."I feel like I'm channeling the words and ideas they just seem to come."Imani Kairee is different,that's apparent from the White and Black reptile braid she sports!

Beautiful photography in Connecticut just released. www.perrelliphoto.com

Come and discover how to use winter to your greatest advantage with Feng Shui consultant, Ned Farrell, at the Oliver Wolcott Library in Litchfield, Connecticut on February 9, 2012.

Disabled Connecticut resident Matthew John Oakes announces campaign for United States Senator to make serious change for the residents of Connecticut.

A New Earth, the powerful, best-selling book by spiritual guide Eckhart Tolle, will be the basis for a series of Sunday talks by Rev. Ed Townley, senior minister at Unity of Greater Hartford.

Show to Focus on Solutions to Rising Food Costs and New Products for Restaurants and Foodservice Providers

Cannon Grange of Wilton, Connecticut has been nationally recognized as a “2011 WasteWise Partner of the Year” award-winner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for outstanding achievements in recycling and resource management.

Connecticut's Ekonk Community Grange recently received third place honors in the National Grange 2011 Community Service contest.

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Fairfield County's Largest Sale for 2011

Stamford Uniform and Linen announces new service in Darien, CT. Excellent customer service for restaurants, hospitals, and more near Darien, CT.

Skaats Farm in Lebanon has become the 26th farm to be saved by the Connecticut Farmland Trust

EMSL Analytical, Inc. offers testing services for Legionella and other bacteria nationwide

The public relations firm of Branagan Communications Consultants, LLC (BCC) of New Milford, Connecticut, has secured the Firefighters Credit Union in Waterbury, Connecticut, as a new client. BCC has launched a PR/publicity placement campaign.

Laurie Yelding, president of Yelding, Inc. in Naugatuck, CT, will receive the 2011 Lewis A. Dibble Award December 8 from the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce in Naugatuck, Connecticut. Yelding, Inc. is an award-winning printing and graphics company.

Consumers in the Greater Waterbury, Connecticut region can win up to $250 cash back from their holiday shopping by submitting receipts for any purchases they make within the 13 town region of the Chamber through January 1, 2012

The natural skin care company is happy to announce that they are now carried at select Whole Foods throughout New England.

The Constitution State becomes the precision machining center for November as part of a MFGmatch marketing campaign

Massachusetts-based Benchmark Purchases Stamford Continuing Care Retirement Community

The challenges of increased online shopping for flower arrangements has evoked a move by Flore Fine Flowers from a retail location in Southbury, Connecticut, to a commercial design studio in the historic, "Antiques Capital of Connecticut', Woodbury.

The Waterbury, Connecticut-based Firefighters Federal Credit Union (FCU) named Thomaston, CT native, Gregory Zeliff, as their new vice president, lending. FCU has three branches in the Waterbury area.

Two Southbury, CT businesses, Pet Aesthetics Salon and Boutique and Premier Designs will host a holiday event, "Bling for Paws" November 29. Proceeds Premier Designs acquires to go to not-for-profit Animals for Life, Inc. in Middlebury, CT.

Onyx Moonshine will be gifted to many of the biggest names in country music. The moonshine is produced by the Onyx Spirits Company, a Connecticut distillery. It is the first moonshine to be produced in Connecticut since prohibition.

Not all children enjoy the "carefree" days of childhood -- and that's why the law office of Only Closings is doing something very different for this holiday season.

Santa Energy Corporation is again offering its popular “Letters From Santa” program this holiday season. Children can send their holiday requests to Santa Energy and the fuel oil company will see that the child receives a note from Santa Claus.

The 127th Annual Session of the Connecticut State Grange will be held Thursday through Saturday, October 20 - 22, at the Hartford Plaza Hotel, East Hartford.

Home Buyers Can Tour the Townhome Models October 22nd and 23rd

Red Barn Media announced today that it is shooting its indie feature teen horror film this Fall called “Dudleytown Curse – the 49th Key” - about the infamous and cursed village of Dudleytown, Connecticut.

Prominent connecticut attorney, Tim Moynahan, elected to international council for middle east studes (ICMES)

The Connecticut State Grange is pleased to announce National Grange President Ed Luttrell and his wife Celia will be the National Representatives at the 127th Annual Convention of the State Grange, October 20-22 in East Hartford.

Toll Brothers opened three new single-family home communities in Connecticut this year - professionally-decorated model homes are now under construction and will open for touring within the next six months.

The two IMTI - Industrial Management & Training Institutes - in Waterbury, Conn., and Long Island City, NY, will begin evening training classes for electrical technicians. The CT school begins programs September 19, and the New York school, Sept. 26.

Sea captain Alexander Hawkins has returned to his Block Island, Rhode Island home after an extended merchant voyage.

The Bridgeport (CT) Downtown Special Services District (DSSD) today has named Mike Moore as its first CEO. He will be working with city officials & other agencies to make the district a regional draw for business, entertainment, housing, investment.

The founder of Pelorus Law Group and Pelorus Advisors in West Hartford, CT, David B. Benoit, was awarded the nationally-recognized and highly-prestigious "AV Preeminent Rating".This is a distinction given to less than 5% of nation's attorneys.

With Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene hitting Connecticut hard, many local Agricultural Fairs and other events have had to close their doors early, postpone, or cancel entirely. These events rely on Mother Nature to steer their fate.

Guida’s Milk, one of the few remaining family-owned independent dairies in CT, is donating approximately 4,000 gallons of Guida’s Spring Water to the Connecticut Food Bank in order to assist residents affected by Hurricane Irene.

VHS, EPCE, Northeast Utilities, and CBIA’s Education Foundation partner to provide online energy education and internships to students at Hartford’s Academy of Engineering and Green Technology.

SBA * Consulting LTD, specializing in part-time and interim CFO services announces the opening of both new offices and appointments of key staff members.

Local author tells story through photographs and postcards

Pelletier Family Helps Less Fortunate Children in Romania

Michael Evans of Cheshire, Connecticut, officially opened EVANS Group Financial Advisors LLC in Cheshire with two grand opening events. EVANS Group Financial Advisors is a full service investment and insurance brokerage firm at 1120 S. Main Street.

Games such as the egg toss and kickball were enjoyed as the Connecticut and Rhode Island State Granges co-hosted an Old-Fashioned Grange Picnic as part of National Grange Nationwide Gathering Celebration held on July 16, 2011.