Vt., NH governors to tour northern parts of states Oct 7, 2009
Vermont Tourism Commissioner Bruce Hyde says the visit is designed to promote tourism along the Connecticut River, which forms the border between the two states. 2009 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
Autumn harvest Oct 6, 2009
Its still morning at Dwight Miller Orchards, where the apple trees overlooking the pastoral Connecticut River Valley are heavy with low-hanging fruit crimson Empires, Honeycrisps, and Macouns. Reaching into the fragrant, scraggly branches, tugging the apples free as the sun starts to burn off the chill. (MSNBC -- Travel)
What’s the rush? Oct 4, 2009
Just across the Connecticut River, New Hampshire has just as many types of trees and brilliant peak colors as its neighbor. This is one of my favorite spots in the Whites. (Boston Globe)
Backwoods crime patrol Sep 21, 2009
Hackett said that nearby communities on the Connecticut River, which forms the town s western border, have been hit by similar crime, and that he believes the thieves came from outside Cornish. When the chief and townsfolk are asked for a possible motive, they mention the desperation caused by the poor economy and by drug abuse. (Boston Globe)
Wildlife: Signs of the season Sep 19, 2009
In general there are greater numbers of nighthawks further inland, such as along the Connecticut River Valley. Norman writes that, The long-term population fluctuation peaked in the late nineteenth or early twentieth century when nighthawks took to nesting on flat gravel roofs in cities, starting perhaps in the 1870s. (Lincoln Journal, MA)
Fall’s bounty beckons in Walpole, N.H. Sep 16, 2009
If they need a little coaxing, mention that there s also ice cream and rich chocolate, thanks in part to the dairy herds in this venerable Connecticut River village northwest of Keene and just across the river from Bellows Falls, Vt. Roadside farm stands are shifting now from corn and tomatoes to pumpkins and potatoes, but some sweet reminders of summer (late raspberries. (Boston Globe)
Upcoming Events Sep 13, 2009
Nestled in the Holyoke Range near the Connecticut River, Ledges Golf Club offers spectacular views of the Holyoke Mountain Range and South Hadley farmlands. Winging through natural wetlands, this 6,500 yard Howard Maurer design offers a variety of hole styles from links to tree lined. (Umassathletics.com)
Capital Projects Sep 13, 2009
Boathouse for crew on the Connecticut River. Weight room for the Mullins Center. (Umassathletics.com)
‘H20 Film on Water’ is up at four venues in N.H. and Vermont Sep 11, 2009
Inside, reflections glint on the walls, and the sounds of water rushing and burbling fill the vast third floor, part of H2O Film on Water, a themed art exhibition now up at four venues along Connecticut River Valley waterways. It s a yellow brick road of contemporary art, declares creative director and art maven Cynthia Reeves, founder of the educational nonprofit Great River Arts in Bellows Falls, Vt. (Boston Globe)
4 journalists, newspaper founder win Yankee Quills Sep 9, 2009
Borrowing money and leasing a hand-lever press, he poled his family and press up the Connecticut River on a flat-bottomed barge to Springfield. Upon his death in 1844, his son Samuel inherited the paper and served as editor and publisher until his death in 1878. (Concord Monitor)
Rev. Tess Baumberger: Learning life lessons through sport Sep 3, 2009
The Connecticut River was remarkably calm. Even though we were rowing at a very slow pace, we were in wonderful unison. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Peak Northern New England Fall Foli... Sep 2, 2009
Bicycling The Connecticut River Valley. The Connecticut River divides the White Mountains from the Green Mountains. (Suite101.com)
Read or Watch the Governor's Full Statement Aug 28, 2009
On a clear day, I can look west over the Champlain basin and east toward the Connecticut River valley, out across the breadth of this place that is like no other. And each time I reach the top, I am reminded of the sturdy shoulders of our people - as strong and as solid as the hills - and my hope for Vermont is renewed. (WCAX.com, VT)
Dodd says he will carry on Ted Kennedy's life work Aug 27, 2009
with his wife Jackie Clegg Dodd at his side, speaks about his friend and fellow senator Ted Kennedy, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009 on the banks of the Connecticut River in East Haddam, Conn. Dodd, perhaps Edward Kennedy's closest friend in the Senate, says Kennedy was a hero to the downtrodden. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Administration silent about stim jobs Aug 27, 2009
State officials on Monday were gearing up to file applications for federal stimulus rail funds to rehabilitate the Connecticut River rail line and restore Amtrak Vermonter service access to Northampton and Greenfield and to upgrade to high speed the inland rail route that connects Springfield, Worcester and Boston. Loading commenting interface. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Shooting At Charter Oak Landing In Hartford Aug 23, 2009
The man was found along the Connecticut River, but not near the boat launch area, Mertes said. Copyright. (FOX61, CT)
‘Nantucket Reader’ and ‘Place Apart’ dip into New England’s ample literary heritage Aug 23, 2009
Hadley, on the Connecticut River across from Northampton, is not a summer s destination such as Nantucket or Cape Cod - although it is on the road to the Berkshires. In Cultivating a Past, historian Marla R. Miller writes that during the winter of 1827 a group of local men gathered together to talk about reading - an early flowering of today s book groups. (Boston Globe)
Antique charms on a modern Connecticut menu Aug 23, 2009
- Stacey Evans had heard good things about Gillette Castle in East Haddam, a quaint town in the lower Connecticut River Valley ... About 15 minutes south of Chester, on the same side of the river, is Essex, home to the Connecticut River Museum ... Frommer's reviews Connecticut River Valley. (Boston Globe)
Stores like tax holidays; tax experts pan them Aug 23, 2009
And that's welcome news to Borofsky, co-owner of Sam's Outdoor Outfitters, which has stores in Brattleboro, Bellows Falls and across the Connecticut River near Keene, in sales-tax-free New Hampshire. "Overall, it certainly will create some revenue," he said. (Concord Monitor)
Aug. 22 is sales tax holiday in Vt Aug 18, 2009
Business leaders tell the Brattleboro Reformer it helps retailers around the state, but it especially gives those along the Connecticut River a chance to compete with New Hampshire, where there is no sales tax. Many businesses are extending their hours on Aug. 22, picking up additional staff and taking in extra products in anticipation of the tax-free event. (Concord Monitor)
Travel: Off-Season Theater — Just as Juicy Aug 10, 2009
Though it presents shows year-round, summer is an especially good time to go to , located in a picture-perfect New England town on the banks of the Connecticut River (picnickers welcome). Operating out of a restored Victorian opera house, the company is devoted to musicals, both old and new classics like Man of La Mancha and Annie had their world premieres here. (Time.com)
22 Boaters Rescued From Connecticut River Aug 6, 2009
EAST HARTFORD - A major water rescue on the Connecticut River saves 22 Dragon-Boaters ... The Blazing Paddles plan to get back on the Connecticut River next week for another practice run, next time in a spare boat. (FOX61, CT)
Heavy Summer Rains Affect The Lives And Work Of Many Aug 6, 2009
Last week, when central Connecticut had almost 3 inches of rain, the Connecticut River had reached 15 feet, 6 inches by Friday, just 6 inches below flood stage. This raised the public boat docks on both the Hartford and sides of the river up over their pilings. (FOX61, CT)
More of this story Jul 29, 2009
On his long journey to Hartford, Stanton most likely learned the Algonquian language and gained a knowledge of the Connecticut River Valley, two skills that would shape his life and future. Stanton s skill as an Indian interpreter made him much in demand in the New Haven Colony, Connecticut Colony, Massachusetts Bay Colony and Rhode Island Colony. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Connecticut River divers search for NH-VT bridge Jul 29, 2009
CHESTERFIELD, N.H. (AP) -- Divers have been searching the Connecticut River in Chesterfield, N.H., looking for remains of an old suspension bridge that connected the town to Brattleboro, Vt. The bridge was built in 1889 and felled by flooding in 1936. (Concord Monitor)
Early Alarm Could Save The Tomatoes Jul 27, 2009
Jude Boucher, an extension service educator, reports appearances of the blight on tomatoes growing in the middle to upper Connecticut River Valley and on farms in six of the state's eight counties. (Updates on the blight are given weekly on the pest message line (860-870-6954. (FOX61, CT)
Fungus That Caused Ireland's Potato Famine Now Affecting Gardens In New England Jul 27, 2009
Boucher said he found the first case on a commercial farm on Wednesday, and on Thursday four out of the 10 farms he visited in the Connecticut River Valley had it. Related links. (FOX61, CT)
Late Blight Confirmed On Tomato Plants In 6 Of 8 Connecticut Counties Jul 27, 2009
Boucher said the fungus has hit the Connecticut River Valley particularly hard and it's continuing to spread, although some farmers are having some luck fighting it off with aggressive fungicide plans. Related links. (FOX61, CT)
Police: Dangerous fugitive from Fairlee on loose Jul 26, 2009
Amadon said it was unclear whether Pike was still in the upper Connecticut River valley of Vermont and New Hampshire, where he has many family and friends, or had fled farther away. "Of course we want him to turn himself in. That's the easiest and best for him. But we're asking anyone who wants to offer information to call the barracks" in Bradford at 802-222-4680, the sergeant said. (Concord Monitor)
Future shock made child’s play Jul 26, 2009
My curiosity was piqued further upon entering the six-story, light-filled atrium with open-structured elevators and a wall of glass overlooking the Connecticut River. And once we began exploring the 150 hands-on exhibits - including one in which you move a ball using brain waves - the deal was sealed. (Boston Globe)
Carol, Diana, Bob and Gloria are in retirement! Jul 26, 2009
Heavy rains of 3 to 6 produced severe flooding, particularly in areas of Western Massachusetts and along the Connecticut River. Downtown Providence, Rhode Island was impacted by a 20-foot storm surge. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Town of Cornish, NH cleared in failed rescue Jul 25, 2009
to an airboat to bring her across the Connecticut River. She had slipped and fell on a dock in Springfield, Vt. (Concord Monitor)
Cornish Cleared in Drowning Jul 24, 2009
The Cornish Rescue Squad strapped Virginia Yates to an airboat to bring her across the Connecticut River three years ago, but the boat sank and Yates drowned. Her family filed a negligence lawsuit against the boat manufacturer, the rescue squad and four area towns claiming they have a responsibility to oversee the execution of their town's emergency management plan. (WCAX.com, VT)
SUBASE patrol boats securing waters, guarding subs Jul 23, 2009
Should the ship continue to disregard warnings, its information is relayed to the Coast Guard and Connecticut River Patrol while the patrol boat quickly moves to intercept. "All boats are kept 200 feet from the security barriers," said MASN Chris Patrick. (The Dolphin, CT)
The ages of science Jul 17, 2009
Even the glass elevators are part of the experience, allowing visitors to see the mechanics of the lift as well as sweeping views of the Connecticut River. It is like the fireballing young hurler who shows up the ace of the staff and his declining skills. (Boston Globe)
Man Who Fell Into Connecticut River Dies Jul 13, 2009
The Hartford Courant. CROMWELL - A 50-year-old man who fell into the Saturday afternoon died a short time later at Middlesex Hospital, police said. (FOX61, CT)
Two Drown In Separate Incidents Jul 12, 2009
Shortly after 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Cromwell Police received a 911 call saying a man fell into the Connecticut River near the Cromwell Outboard Association boat launch. Marine units from the Cromwell, Middletown, and Portland Fire Departments launched a search of the area. (FOX61, CT)
NH hospital to relocate rescue helicopter Jul 10, 2009
Asked whether the ability to respond to accidents or other emergency scenes in the Upper Valley, or other parts of Vermont will suffer by only having one helicopter stationed along the Connecticut River Valley, director Frank Erdman said he didn't think so, but that it remained to be seen, the Valley News reported. . (Concord Monitor)
Class of 2009 Salutatorian speech Jul 7, 2009
Those first citizens of Wethersfield prospered by growing onions in the fertile fields by the Connecticut River. We have spent the past 12 years establishing the groundwork we need to prosper. (Wethersfield Post, CT)
EMC Corp. teams up with MIT research lab Jul 6, 2009
The center is to be highly energy-efficient, and to rely on cheap hydroelectric power from the Connecticut River, but that s just table stakes, Nick said. The center s real value will be its ability to support large academic and corporate research projects, he said. (Boston Globe)
Truck safety chief among three regional state grant proposals Jul 5, 2009
"I don't have an Avon Mountain, but I do have a Berlin Turnpike. It cost Avon hundreds of thousands of dollars to investigate both accidents. But if we had three regional truck teams working together with shared equipment, that would lighten the load." Mulhall is putting the final touches on a grant application that would pay for three traffic enforcement teams covering nearly two dozen communities in the midstate region, including Newington, Farmington Valley and the area east of the... (Farmington Valley Post, CT)
Springfield’s state overseers leave city in the black Jul 1, 2009
Its boulevards boasted Queen Anne Victorians, mansions rose on bluffs overlooking the Connecticut River, and the grand, columned Symphony Hall opened. In the 1960s, the factories began moving to the South and overseas, taking the jobs that had made Springfield a regional powerhouse. (Boston Globe)
Vermont Yankee says it's fixed leak at nuke plant Jun 28, 2009
On Monday, the plant reduced power to 26% so the leak of about 30 gallons of non-radioactive Connecticut River water an hour could be located and fixed. Plant spokesman Larry Smith tells the Rutland Herald the leak occurred in one of the four water boxes that make up the condenser, which cools the radioactive steam from the reactor. (WCAX.com, VT)
Theaters take a nimble approach to economic blues Jun 26, 2009
Savvy programming has helped the Goodspeed Opera House, the Connecticut River Valley theater that specializes in musicals, increase ticket sales this year. Its season's three big shows "42nd Street,""Camelot" and "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" were deliberately chosen because they are well-known. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Federal money going to 2 NH bridges Jun 21, 2009
Paul Hodes says nearly $600,000 will go toward building a temporary bridge on Route 4 over the Connecticut River between West Lebanon and White River Junction, VT. Heavy trucks are banned from the current bridge. 2009 The Associated Press. (Concord Monitor)
Viewpoint: Losing Ground: Beyond the footprint Jun 20, 2009
Near the Quabbin Reservoir and Connecticut River, just beyond the edge of the western Sprawl Frontier, we raise another warning flag. Although not the fastest-growing region of the state, it is growing nonetheless. (Danvers Herald, MA)
NH compiles list of 27 underperforming parks Jun 19, 2009
The list includes oceanside parks at Jenness Beach and North Hampton and Cardigan Mountain in the Connecticut River Valley. Also on the list are Pisgah State Park in Winchester; Silver Lake State Park in Hollis; Ahern State Park in Laconia; and Clough State Park in Weare, the New Hampshire Union-Leader reports. (Concord Monitor)
Boaters rescued from sinking rowboat Jun 16, 2009
He said it is still a good opportunity to remind people to approach boating cautiously and realize that the town's smaller ponds and watercourses can be just as dangerous as the "bigger" bodies of water such as the Cove and Connecticut River. "You can get in as much trouble on one of these as you can a larger body of water," Thompson said. (Wethersfield Post, CT)
Man sought in fatal stabbing is arrested Jun 4, 2009
That route passes through Haverhill and Exeter, N.H. Massachusetts will also join with Vermont to seek funds to purchase a run-down stretch of privately owned track along the Connecticut River that would then be overhauled to speed up passenger rail service between Springfield and Vermont. The rail program, which the Obama administration hopes will spur development of a national high-speed network, was approved as part of the $787 billion economic stimulus package. (Boston Globe)
Liftoff: Connecticut Science Center Opens June 12 Jun 2, 2009
It sits in downtown Hartford and overlooks the Connecticut River. Operators expect the science center will initially attract up to 400,000 visitors a year. (FOX61, CT)
Carter Eltzroth, counsel for shipbuilder May 27, 2009
Mr. Eltzroth also enjoyed visiting art museums and traveling along the Connecticut River to look at Charles Bulfinch's architecture. Throughout his life, Mr. Eltzroth visited countries such as Costa Rica, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, England, Israel, France, and Tobago. (Boston Globe)
Bargain hunters flock to annual Vt. furniture sale May 25, 2009
- They came by the hundreds down from the hills, converging in a field by the Connecticut River shortly after sunrise, bleary-eyed from drives that had begun at 4 a.m. and earlier. Not the Schmitts, though. (Boston Globe)
Northampton makes a welcome matter May 24, 2009
Moshi Moshi is a Japanese restaurant set on a corner of Main Street, just at the edge of town before Route 5 ducks under train tracks and Interstate 91 then rises up and over the Connecticut River. The artist also said that if I were to eat dinner at Moshi Moshi, where regular customers get their own set of chopsticks and sometimes a hug from the owner, then I may as well try for a room at The Hotel Northampton, rather than a cheaper chain out by the interstate. (Boston Globe)
Vt., NH delegations seek river funding May 24, 2009
(AP) -- Congressional delegations from Vermont and New Hampshire are pushing for $1 million a year in new funding to protect the Connecticut River watershed. The Upper Connecticut River Partnership Act of 2009 would authorize the secretary of interior to provide the funding to the Connecticut River Joint Commissions. (Concord Monitor)
America's 'Top 100 Family Campgrounds' Announced by ReserveAmerica May 23, 2009
Belle Isle State Park-Lancaster, VA Blackstone River Valley Heritage Park-Uxbridge, MA Blackwater River State Park-Holt, FL Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park-Carlisle, KY Brooks Camp Campground-Katmai National Park & Preserve-King Salmon, AK Caddo River-DeGray Lake-Arkadelphia, AR Caladesi Island State Park-Dunedin, FL Connecticut River Greenway State Park-Northampton, MA False Cape State Park-Virginia Beach, VA Goodale State Park-Camden, SC Green River State Park-Green River, UT Hayward... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Body found identified as missing Newington man May 19, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard, state police, Glastonbury police and area fire departments searched the area including the Connecticut River for much of the day but didn't find anything. Venables' body was found by a kayaker in the Connecticut River in Cromwell around 10:30 a.m. Saturday. (Newington Town Crier, CT)
Audubon study finds Massachusetts land conservation outstrips development May 18, 2009
The study shows that as construction intensifies in many parts of Central and Southeast Massachusetts, the front line of development is pushing its way into forest and farm lands near the Quabbin Reservoir, along the Connecticut River, and even in a part of the Berkshires ... "We call our brand of sprawl 'sinister sprawl' because it is a horizontal ooze that spills out of the Pioneer and Connecticut River Valley to [eat up] the most prime agricultural lands," said Timothy W. Brennan, executive... (Boston Globe)
* Caretaking: no overheads and a dream location May 17, 2009
So far, the Sheas, who are from Belmont, Massachusetts, have found positions at an 8 hectare estate on the Connecticut River and a seaside property in New Hampshire, where they fished from the dock. We are building references for more exotic destinations, said Shea, 59, citing a desire to go to places where he can pursue fly-fishing and skiing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
#44 BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT May 15, 2009
This Connecticut River Valley creative magnet is a fun-loving neighborhood in search of a city. MUST DO Vermont tends to do rural and small town better than it does urban -- Burlington excepted, at least when the sun comes out. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
GEI Consultants' Principal Lee Wooten Co-Leads Team of Engineers to Assess New Orleans Levee Performance Following Hurricane Gustav May 14, 2009
Recently, the firm has provided complex evaluations of levees of the Connecticut River system (Conn. and Mass. (PR Newswire)
In Northampton, farm life within city limits May 13, 2009
Town Farm uses two pieces of land on either side of an earthen dike protecting the city from floods on the meandering Connecticut River. On one side of the dike is noisy traffic from I-91 and the Great Meadows, a fertile floodplain once farmed communally by early settlers and now planted with hundreds of acres of conventionally grown corn. (Boston Globe)
Body Discovered In Connecticut River May 10, 2009
Mostly Cloudy Conditions as of 4:53 AM EDT LATER. Not only is DTV a better viewing experience, but on June 12, 2009, by law, broadcast stations in the United States will only be broadcasting in digital. (FOX61, CT)
RHHS students help beautify town May 9, 2009
"They get to choose what they sell," said Botany teacher Kim Antol, who also teaches other courses, including one on the Connecticut River. The students also hold a poinsettia sale in the fall. (Rocky Hill Post, CT)
Public hearing to be held on foundry property May 6, 2009
The dilapidated historic site near the Connecticut River, whose workers once produced cast iron products as diverse as lawn mower parts and lavish bookends, has been a point of controversy for more than 20 years since the business closed its doors in 1983. "It's a black eye in the town of Rocky Hill," Mayor Anthony LaRosa said. (Rocky Hill Post, CT)
Nuclear power foes not stilled in N.E. May 4, 2009
- Sprawling along the Connecticut River, just a few miles from the Massachusetts border, lies Vermont Yankee, one of the country's oldest nuclear power plants and supplier of about a third of the Green Mountain State's electricity. When the reactor first booted up in the early '70s, it was a symbol of an energy revolution in New England. (Boston Globe)
