Meadows on the Connecticut-Massachusetts Border Saved for Birds (Environment News Service) - Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:00:38 GMT
, November 18, 2008 (ENS) - A former tobacco farm stretching across 450 acres of meadows on both sides of the Connecticut / Massachusetts border will be conserved as a two-state Wildlife Management Area, the governors of both states said today.

Freshman Walker leads Connecticut over Hartford (Miami Herald) - Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:40:44 GMT
Craig Austrie and freshman Kemba Walker scored 21 points each and No. 2 Connecticut ran away from Hartford 99-56 on Monday night, the Huskies' 63rd consecutive win against an instate opponent.

Larson assumes powerful House role (Journal Inquirer) - Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:33:43 GMT
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson of Connecticut on Tuesday was elected chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, inching up the leadership ladder on Capitol Hill.

IN THE 'ZZONE (The Record) - Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:24:09 GMT
Al Iannazzone shares all your New Jersey Nets news and inside stories, up close and personal. Read "In the 'Zzone"

UConn coach says he's not eyeing Syracuse job (Sports Illustrated) - Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:16:15 GMT
STORRS, Conn. (AP) -- A University of Connecticut spokesman confirms that football coach Randy Edsall does not want to be considered for the coaching vacancy at Syracuse, his alma mater.

Ex-tobacco farm preserved (The Republican) - Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:34:15 GMT
SOUTHWICK - A 450-acre former tobacco farm that straddles the Massachusetts-Connecticut border will be preserved in hopes of bolstering the population of grassland birds in the region.

Healthy skin from the outside in (Westerly Sun) - Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:39:19 GMT
Holly is available Monday through Saturday. Call today to set up your appointment: 860-536-3880, Stonington Natural Health Center, Your Place for Health & Healing, at Quiambaug Cove, 107 Wilcox Road, Suite 103, Stonington, Connecticut.

Big East Conference News and Notes (The Sports Network) - Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:50:57 GMT
Big East Conference News and Notes

Will Demand for Solar Homes Pick Up? (BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News) - Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:08:43 GMT
As global financial markets melted down in October, Congress handed a gift to America's green energy industry: It renewed and broadened a set of tax credits for wind and solar power, geothermal, tidal energy, and more. The move did little to prop up eco-energy stocks, which have followed oil prices down. But the news did send a positive jolt to one of the economy's darkest sectors: ...