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UConn Health Is the First and Only in Connecticut to Offer Innovative New Procedure to Treat Uterine Fibroids
Fibroids are the most common noncancerous tumors of the reproductive tract and the most common cause of hysterectomy in the United States. As many as 70% to 80% of women experience fibroids during their reproductive years, and about half of those women are symptomatic. Those symptoms can include debilitating menstrual cycles, frequent urination, infertility, and painful intercourse.
NY weather update: New York under a heat advisory Wednesday evening
On Wednesday at 3:09 p.m. an updated heat advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 6 p.m. for Schenectady, Saratoga, Albany, Rensselaer, Greene, Columbia, Ulster and Dutchess counties. The weather service states, "Heat index values in the mid to upper 90s." "Hot temperatures and high humidity...
Falsified tax returns result in Newington landscape contractor to pay $1.75 million
HARTFORD, Conn. — The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced Tuesday that a Newington landscape contractor was ordered to pay $1.75 million and to serve three years of probation for tax evasion. The press release said Anthony Niro has paid restitution of over $1.4 million to...
“Teachers Village” Grows In The Heights
For financial reasons, Justin Cross lives with his mom and Ubers, an expense he can ill afford, all the way across town from the Hill to his early childhood education job in Fair Haven Heights. Eric Gill commutes from Waterbury, where he shares a single room with a brother and...
NE10 Announces Historic Media Rights Agreement With FloSports
MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Northeast-10 Conference and FloSports today announced an historic multimedia rights agreement, joining NE10 NOW with the global live streaming brand and cementing the conference as a leader in broadcasting at the NCAA DII level. The five-year, seven-figure agreement places the NE10 on a national platform while working to elevate the student-athlete experience across the league. All Southern Connecticut State University varsity teams that compete in the NE10 will be featured on the NE10 Now platform on FloSports, while gymnastics will be available at SCSU Athletics & Recreation's YouTube Channel.
Durham-Middlefield Push for New Referendum to Approve School Renovations, Closures
DURHAM/MIDDLEFIELD — The Board of Education wants to take another swing at a narrowly failed referendum to close two schools and renovate a third, with members saying they think better communication ... Haven’t subscribed yet? Click here to register. CT Examiner is just $20 a year. And if...
Brownstone Adventure Sports Park in Portland gears up for another heat wave, wave of customers
PORTLAND, Conn. — From their giant water slides to the expansive zip lines, the team at Brownstone Adventure Sports Park is gearing up for another heat wave and another wave of customers coming through the gates. With temperatures expected to reach 90 degrees and above for most of this...
Telefunken Elektroakustik Founder Toni Roger Fishman Passes
South Windsor, CT (July 15, 2024)—Toni Roger Fishman, founder of microphone company Telefunken Elektroakustik, died Friday, July 12, 2024, at his vacation cottage near company headquarters in South Windsor, CT. The company’s administrative team issued the following statement, “Toni was a visionary leader and founder, and an integral part...
Connecticut Animal Controls Seeks Public Help After Person Abandons Dogs Tied to a Pole
How a person can ever just abandon their animals I will never know. You see these awful posts of people just dumping their animals because they don't want them anymore. They are a part of your family, how can you just leave them somewhere and drive away?. I have a...
Vegan Kosher-Certifying Rabbi Rides To Felafelier’s Rescue
It’s a miracle how many toppings Eddie Eckhaus can stuff into a felafel sandwich. But he needed more than a miracle to make his felafel storefront succeed: He needed a maschgiach. I.e. a rabbi who certifies that a restaurant serves kosher food. Like Elijah the Prophet on the first...
Yale Men’s Track Team and Seven Athletes Achieve USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors
The Yale men's track and field team and seven individuals receive All-Academic honors from USTFCCCA for the 2023-24 season, with the team boasting a GPA of 3.59. The Bulldogs finished with a GPA of 3.59. For individual honors, athletes must have at least a 3.25 GPA and meet specific performance...
John Jay's Garofolo is Still Larger Than Life at Wesleyan
CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - If by the unlikely chance you’ve forgotten Gerard Garofolo and his outgoing ways, let the 2023 John Jay grad remind you in his own words. “The parties were awesome. They were a lot of fun,” said the Wesleyan freshman. “I had a great time at school.” But the former lineman didn’t get into one of the top academic schools in the country by simply grinding hard on the football field and reaping the social rewards before, during and after.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER “I wound up doing really well this...
Faulkner Named New President of Somers Lions Club
SOMERS, N.Y. - The Somers Lions Club’s latest leader takes tremendous pride in the service organization’s many contributions to the community. Bill Faulkner, a town councilman and owner/operator of a flight school, was installed as club president along with other officers at the Lions’ annual changing of the guard, aka Charter Night.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER The event took place on June 21 at the Mahopac Gulf Club. Passing the baton was outgoing president Dawn McEvoy. Presidents serve one-year terms. Taking the mantle from Faulkner as first vice president was Judi McAnaw, a financial advisor with...
Salisbury HUB celebrates community at Grove gathering
SALISBURY — Children ran the lawn and clambered on Columbia’s statue as parents and other patrons sipped courtesy cocktails outside Salisbury’s White Hart Inn on Wednesday, July 10. The gathering, arranged by the newly-formed Salisbury HUB and sponsored by the Salisbury Association, was planned to further the...
Harney family to receive Estabrook Community Leadership Award
The Lakeville Journal and The Millerton News will present the inaugural Robert & Mary Lou Estabrook Community Leadership Award, with gratitude and appreciation, to the Harney family at a Jubilee Country Luncheon on Sunday, Oct. 6 at the Salisbury Town Grove. The Harneys are champions of local institutions, not just...
Support nonprofits through Northwest Corner Gives
Northwest Corner Community Foundation’s matching grant program has selected 32 nonprofits to support this summer. Among the groups is Sharon Hospital, Little Guild animal shelter, Salisbury’s SOAR enrichment program, Housatonic Youth Service Bureau, Grumbling Gryphons Children’s Theater, and Housatonic Child Care Center. The matching campaign, known as...
Incoming Simmons Undergrad Selected for Journalism Initiative
Incoming Simmons student Tristan Ortiz ’28 was accepted into the Youth Arts Journalism Initiative Class of 2024, a project sponsored by the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Connecticut. Ortiz will spend the summer writing articles for the Council’s website.
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