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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.

Two great facilities join forces and bring you a full day tennis camp in 2011. Milford Indoor Tennis and Creative Movement Dance Company are offering a unique summer camp for a week of ballet, jazz and tennis.

This distinctive single-family-home community will open for sale on Saturday, July 16th – be the first to take advantage of pre-construction pricing and the best home site selection.

Local author pens new book on Connecticut town

Authentic mexican food & charm on its way to orange: puerto vallarta grand opening scheduled for newest location in july.

Cornered under cross-examination, a DCF worker offers a bird's eye view of how Connecticut DCF piles up its numbers amid serious charges from parents and community leaders.

Lewis Bower Jr. of KeepMeKome — an in-home health care service provider in Connecticut — explained how KeepMeHome provides help to seniors and their families with nurses, homemakers, home health aides, companions, and therapy services statewide.

Santa Buckley Energy is leveraging its waterfront petroleum terminal to offer direct marine bunkering for commercial vessels and yachts in Long Island Sound.

The Lupus Foundation of America, CT Chapter, Inc. today praised the state Legislature and Governor Dannel Malloy for passing into law one of the first lupus education and awareness programs.

Four teens, two teachers and three principals have been recognized for their excellence in Jewish education in the school year 2010-2011 by the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s Commission on Jewish Education & Leadership.

PCnet, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of its new data center in Trumbull, Connecticut. This first data center delivers a robust multipurpose data center offering colocation and cloud infrastructure solutions.

For Relay For Life/American Cancer Society in Shelton CT, Saturday, June 4th 2011

Sandler Training in Southbury, CT, president and owner, Ed Schultek, announced that the newly-released Aberdeen Research Study reveals that Sandler Training's instructor-led training supersedes training programs nationwide for proven results.

Pelorus Advisors, a financial busines coaching firm in West Hartford and Cheshire, CT, has named Cheshire, CT, resident David Mercugliano, a managing partner who will be responsible for their Health Care Services practice division.

Bernie McManus owner of Bernie McManus Appraisals in Woodbury, Connecticut will host a free "The Truth About Estate and Personal Property Appraisals" seminar Tuesday, June 7 in Southbury, CT for local area attorneys, bankers, CPAs and realtors.