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Fishing Report
INLAND TROUT Rivers and streams: Conditions should be good for the weekend. Last week's rains and some cool overnight temperatures earlier this week have refreshed streams, although flows in many areas are again well below typical mid‐May levels....Tags: Fishing, Housatonic River, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lakes and Ponds, Candlewood Lake
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Dozens Of Farmington Valley Residents Speak Against UConn's Water Supply Plan
The Hartford CourantDozens of speakers at a hearing Tuesday night denounced a plan to take water from the Farmington River Watershed to supply the University of Connecticut, saying it would harm an already stressed Farmington River, an important resource. The hearing at...Tags: University of Connecticut Health Center, Colleges and Universities, Water Supply, East Hartford, Simsbury
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A Mad River Runs Through It
The Hartford CourantA river flows through the deep hemlock hollows in Wolcott. At times it's placid, the waters slowly flowing through the shadows of the dark forest, with the sun and clouds breaking through the canopy reflecting across the smooth surface. But at other...Tags: Naugatuck, Waterbury, Manchester, Cornwall
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Feds Have Pulled the Plug on Restoring Salmon to Connecticut River, But That Hasn't Stopped This State's Salmon Stocking
The feds may have canceled it’s long, costly and unsuccessful Connecticut River salmon restoration program, but this state is still stocking that noble fish in a few local rivers, ponds and lakes for the sake of our salmon-hungry fishermen....Tags: Fishing, Naugatuck, Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lakes and Ponds
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A Strange Beginning, But A Great Middle And End On Waterbury's Hancock Brook Trail
The Hartford CourantIt was the strangest trailhead I've seen in my travels across the state: On one side, a dilapidated iron truss bridge with more air than wood for its walkway and on the other side an unwelcoming fence for the Blue Stone Quarry. But then I saw it. A...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Thomaston, Waterbury, Forestry and Timber, Manchester
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Exploring Plymouth's Whitestone Cliffs
The Hartford CourantThe White Cliffs of Dover tower high over the English Channel, a wall of chalk that's a natural defense between Britain and the rest of Europe. Sailors would stare in awe as they approached the wall of white and…oh, hang on. Sorry, wrong...Tags: Naugatuck, Forestry and Timber, Manchester
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Thomaston Dam Offers Spectacular Views Of Valley, Hills
The Hartford CourantWalking in the valley of the Thomaston Dam is an otherworldly experience. As I navigated the old abandoned roads across fields and through the forest, a huge, alien-like obelisk seemed to appear out of nowhere, rising toward the sky. I felt like a lonely...Tags: Naugatuck, Railway Transportation, Harwinton, Thomaston, Transportation
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Connecticut Closeup of Naugatuck
The Hartford CourantHOW IT GOT ITS NAME: From the Indian word Nekuutunk, or Naukatunk, meaning "one large tree." The tree is said to have stood in what is now the town of Seymour. Naugatuck is one of only two Connecticut town names with Indian derivation; Norwalk is the...Tags: Mel Allen, Sports
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Derby: Bridge Out
Dummerston, Vt.I was just eight years old but I recall the flood very clearly. My family lived on Derby Avenue in Derby and watched the Naugatuck River rise. The waters carried 275-gallon oil tanks, which local firemen attempted to pull out of the water with...Tags: Floods, Disasters and Accidents
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Fury Unleashed
The Hartford CourantOn the morning of Aug. 18, 1955, Waterbury wakes up to pouring rain, but hardly anyone notices. What has their attention on this soggy Thursday morning is the "Today Show," hosted by Dave Garroway, which is being aired live from the Elton Hotel downtown....Tags: Heroism, Connecticut, Naugatuck, Family, Ansonia
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Waterbury: Fearful Sights
WaterburyI was eleven years old and can remember how my father was stuck at work on the factory roof at the American Brass Company and had to be airlifted by helicopter to escape possible drowning in the Naugatuck River. I can also envision the water rushing...Tags: Waterbury
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Jun 15, 2012
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Aug 4, 2011
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May 25, 2011
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Jun 14, 2010
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Jul 12, 2005
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Aug 15, 2005
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Jul 20, 2005
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