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New York Rangers, New York Knicks owners Madison Square Garden to be spun off by Cablevision

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Published July 30, 2009 at 8:30 a.m.

Cablevision Systems Corp. said Thursday that its board has approved a plan to spin off as a separate company its Madison Square Garden business, owner of the New York Knicks, Rangers and the famed sports arena where they play ...

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Volunteers Needed for Mural Painting This Saturday July 18!

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Published July 16, 2009 at 8:50 a.m.

 All are invited to help beautify the underpass on Capital Avenue on Saturday, July 18, 2009 from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm. Volunteers can help paint a mural (see my previous post for photos), do some general cleanup for the area or weed and plant the garden. This event is sponsored by Leadership Greater Hartford ...

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Hotels Offer Free Sculpture With a Night's Stay

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Published June 20, 2009 at 9:38 a.m.
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"Don't touch that," i thought to myself as I watched a toddler stumble across the park of the Baur au Lac hotel in Zurich, Switzerland. His father called his name; the boy laughed and kept going, wobbling at an ever-faster pace. He was headed for a shiny, two-meter, red-and-green No. 6. The $550,000 sculpture, on display in the hotel's front garden, was created by pop artist Robert Indiana. His series of brightly colored aluminum numerals represent each stage in a man's life. Six is wisdom. The

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'Supersuite' planned at renoved Madison Square Garden

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Published June 2, 2009 at 6:12 p.m.

Madison Square Garden's owners say the entire project will cost more than $500 million, and the complete renovation will be finished by the start of the 2012-13 NBA and NHL seasons ...

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Garden Scavenger Hunt

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Published April 11, 2009 at 9:21 p.m.

My plans for weeding and preparing my garden boxes were thwarted by the gross cold and wet weather, so the next best thing would be for me to obtain seeds and plants for the upcoming season. A few days ago, I learned that I would have a space again this year in the West End [ ... ] ...

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Billings Forge Adds Vitality, Community Garden, New Hires

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Published March 18, 2009 at 11:24 a.m.

In a recent press release made available today in a post at Cityline, the non-profit Billings Forge Community Works in Hartford announced the addition of a community garden to its existing farmers’ market and the city’s latest gem, the Studio performance space.The place seems to be gaining momentum. On Broad Street just down the hill [ ... ] ...

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Volunteers Sought

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Published March 11, 2009 at 1:53 p.m.
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Too bad this idea was attributed to a call put out by Barack Obama. In fact, Council member Joe Visconti (love him or hate him) has been advocating this idea for years. It has long been suggested that people step up and volunteer in Town Hall, in our schools, and anywhere else in town that town union contracts won't forbid ... This notice was circulated on the Town Listserv: ... RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S CALL TO SERVICE ... Monday, March 23, 7 PM, Town Hall, Room 314 ... On a cold

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West Hartford And Teachers Reach Contract Agreement

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Published Dec. 10, 2008 at 2:00 p.m.
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In order to avoid layoffs and forgo publicly attended binding arbitration meetings, the Teachers Union has accepted some contract concessions, however this contract will still cost more to West Hartford taxpayers at a time when the economy is suffering, everyone is seeing less money in their 401-K Plans, and the State of Connecticut has its own financial woes ... The Courant reported today that ... Avoiding arbitration, the teachers' union and school board have agreed to a two-year contract that

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