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At 90, still taking a little off the top
September 18, 2009 by
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DANBURY--Manuel Botelho has long since stopped making house calls to cut the hair of customers too ill or infirm to travel to his shop at the corner of Town Hill Avenue and South Street.
But nearly six decades after he first picked up a pair of scissors as a U.
Opponents in Danbury mayoral race start trading punches
September 18, 2009 by
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DANBURY -- You know the fall election season is here when the mayoral candidates start throwing jabs at their competition.
At least one debate has been scheduled for next month, before the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce, to give the mayoral candidates -- Republican incumbent Mayor...
Boulder Canyon delays expected this weekend
September 18, 2009 by
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Delays are expected in Boulder Canyon this weekend as crews work on chip-seal project near Nederland.
Boulder police to participate in Tip-A-Cop event
September 18, 2009 by
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Boulder police officers will be volunteering from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday to participate in a Tip-A-Cop fundraiser for Special Olympics Colorado.
Nederland drunken driver guilty of prison escape attempt
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A 29-year-old Nederland man who was sentenced to eight years behind bars for a fatal drunken driving accident pleaded guilty Friday to trying to escape from prison.
Bethel to receive $200,000 for road work
September 18, 2009 by
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BETHEL -- Bethel will receive a $200,000 state grant to pave roads that are in poor condition due to sewer installations.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Friday that the grant is expected to be approved at the State Bond Commission meeting next Friday.
"We put in for $500,000, but...
Five Miners advance semis at Miner Invite
September 18, 2009 by
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LAS CRUCES -- The UTEP tennis team opened the Miner Fall Invite by advancing five players into semifinal action of singles play while pushing four doubles squads into the semis Friday at the New Mexico State Tennis Center.
Business People Twin Cities
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Concept Group Inc., St. Paul, hired Anne Wagner as account supevisor.
Mover: Kelly Puspoki
September 18, 2009 by
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What is your new title? Public relations director, vice president, Olson, Minneapolis.
Career calendar
September 18, 2009 by
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Veterans Job Club. 9-11:30 a.m. Mondays, WorkForce Center, 540 N. Fairview Ave., St. Paul. Free. 651-642-0363.
Prominent economist sees rosy days ahead
September 18, 2009 by
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WASHINGTON — Tired of all the negative predictions about a jobless recovery, a sick global economy or a rerun of the sluggish 1970s? Then Michael Mussa is your man.
Friday's high school football games
September 18, 2009 by
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El Dorado (1) at EastwoodWhen, where: 7 p.m. today at Eastwood's Trooper Stadium.Records: El Dorado is 3-0, 1-0 in District 1-5A.
SF Mayor Newsom and wife welcome baby girl
September 18, 2009 by
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SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his wife, actress Jennifer Siebel Newsom, are celebrating the birth of their first child — a 7 pound, 12-ounce girl.
SFO travelers can now pay a fee to help offset their flight's carbon emissions
September 18, 2009 by
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Travelers passing through San Francisco International Airport can now help reverse the damage their flights inflict on the environment by paying a fee to help fund reforestation projects.
Climber dies from Boulder Canyon fall
September 18, 2009 by
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A climber who fell 15 feet from a rock formation near Boulder Falls on Thursday morning died en route to a Denver-area hospital, the Boulder County Sheriff's Office said.
Climber killed in Boulder Falls fall identified as Denver man
September 18, 2009 by
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A climber killed Thursday morning when he fell 15 feet from a rock formation near Boulder Falls has been identified as Jeffery John Brown, 41, of Denver, the Boulder County Coroner's Office said.
Heatley joins Sharks
September 18, 2009 by
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Dany Heatley said he enjoyed his first day of practice with the San Jose Sharks on Friday.
Lafayette to dedicate John Breaux Park on Saturday
September 18, 2009 by
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The city is renaming Barberry Park, on Barberry Circle just south of Kimbark Street, as a memorial to Breaux, who died in January when he was hit by a car while picking up trash along U.S. 287.
Mexican sports hero Chiu Nuñez dies
September 18, 2009 by
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EL PASO -- Mexican sports icon Bertha Chiu Nuñez, 76, died late Wednesday of natural causes at a Juárez hospital.
Boulder's Fisher dealership transitions from Chevrolet to Kia
September 18, 2009 by
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After more than 40 years as a Chevrolet dealer, the family-run Fisher auto dealership in Boulder is transitioning from the iconic American brand to Kia, a decision triggered by General Motors' bankruptcy earlier this year.
AC/DC, Kenny Chesney top grossing concert tours
September 18, 2009 by
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The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America.
New ride-share network at CU combines carpooling, social networking
September 18, 2009 by
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The University of Colorado this week launched a new carpooling network called Zimride that uses a private Web site, as well as Facebook, to hook up drivers and riders in a simple way that -- thanks to the voyeurism of social networking -- will ensure would-be carpoolers are never complete...
Teen alleges discrimination by Abercrombie & Fitch
September 18, 2009 by
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OKLAHOMA CITY — A Muslim teenager claims in a federal lawsuit that she was denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch clothing store at a Tulsa mall because she wore a head scarf.
Denver ski train back on track
September 18, 2009 by
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The Union Pacific Railroad said Thursday that it has approved a request from Amtrak to operate a revived Ski Train between Denver and Winter Park for the upcoming ski season.
Slideshow/Video - Greenwich Academy, Greenwich High think pink in field hockey matchup
September 18, 2009 by
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"Play for the Cure" was the theme of Thursday's field hockey game between Greenwich High School and Greenwich Academy, and pink was the color of choice.
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