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‘Gardasil vaccine: One Less Statistic; One Less . . . Hoax?’
The introduction of this new vaccine has required parents, young women, doctors, health officials and legislators to assess individual healthcare needs, patient healthcare standards and overall healthcare policy.
Hebron author writes about how families try to steal from the elderly
Family members used a false diagnosis to try to commit Ella Winter to an Alzheimer’s facility and have themselves named as guardians of her assets.
Hebron Maple Fest moved to March 20-21
This enormously popular festival normally draws thousands of people not only from around the state, but from as far as Massachusetts, Rhode Island and even that state famous for its own maple syrup, Vermont.
Listro Trial Day 6: Examiner: Report of fall inconsistent with baby’s injuries
The state’s chief medical examiner testified Monday that the reported 2-foot, 2-inch fall that allegedly led to the death of an infant was inconsistent with the injuries that killed him.
Dr. H. Wayne Carver told prosecutors, the defense and Judge William Bright he had not seen other children sustain the same [...]
Fresh start for Huskies?
During the final stages of Monday morning’s get-away practice session at Gampel Pavilion. University of Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun worked out two 5-man groupings of Huskies wearing white jerseys against a defensive unit clad in red.
The half-court drills were intense. The red squad consisting of substitutes also featured [...]
UConn dances to broken record
History has numerous meanings.
According to the web site www.webster’s-online-dictionary.org, history is “…the aggregate of past events; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future.”
Well, that road to history, that road to 71, that magical number that has been asked about [...]
Johnson: Funding found for train gates
Long-awaited funding for the installation of train safety gates at a railroad intersection on Route 203 was located by state transportation officials, state Rep. Susan Johnson, D-Willimantic, said this morning.
Johnson said after making multiple inquiries and writing letters to various state officials, she received a call from a state Department [...]
Renovated dispatch center now services multiple emergency departments
Ever wonder how a dispatch center operates?
Windham residents were able to get a behind-the-scenes look at the newly renovated dispatch center Saturday morning after a re-opening ceremony at the Willimantic Police/Fire Complex on 22 Meadow St.
Local officials and community members who attended the ceremony were pleased the project was finally completed [...]
Hebron’s fire chief ready to roll with the punches
This spring, the fire company is conducting CPR and AED classes for the community, in cooperation with the state Department of Public Health and the American Heart Association.
