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Monday - February 08, 2010

Chamber's newest benefit is pet insurance Lynn Woike The newest benefit offered by the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce is for four-legged friends. Members get 5 percent off insurance plans for their pets. Filed In: Business

The mayor had them laughing at the ball More than 350 people attended the 11th Annual Mayor's Charity Ball Saturday night at the Hartford Golf Club. The theme of the sold out event was A Night of Laughter - and it was. Filed In: Community News

In Brief:

• New children's consignment store is accepting merchandise

• Valentine eucharist and gourmet dinner set for February 13 at Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center

• Bridge's 11th annual Children's Charity Ball raises $200,000

• State's first indoor triathlon set for February 20 and 21

• Sign up for February school vacation camps

• Love a Lab for Valentine's Day

• Elmwood Early Learning Center gets literacy grant from Comcast

• Scholarships offered for Jewish students

• Obituary: Sandra Rosenberg Bernstein, 66

• Zeglinski goes to the bank for buzzer-beater win over New Hampshire, 57-54

• Delva's double double leads Hartford women to 65-35 win over New Hampshire

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Friday - February 05, 2010

What's the B.I.G. idea? Lynn Woike Marie McNamara is starting a local support and networking group to bring women together to share their work ideas, visions, challenges and frustrations. Filed In: Business

In Brief:

• Blue Back Dental unveils new tooth technologies during Dental Health Awareness Month

• WH CETF Seeks Proposals for clean energy awareness projects

• West Hartford Leisure Services offer "Step Up to Health" gift packages

• Scholarship applications accepted for seniors entering "helping professions"

• Conard High named second runner up in Live Green - Win Green contest

• Schools ratify contract with nurses

• Hartt to hold audition February 14 for International Summer Ballet Academy

• Hall's Human Rights Coalition raises money for Haiti selling teddy bears

• Audition February 17 for Trapzium

• Benjamin G. Condon named to dean's list

• Ginny Lowe Connors is 1st place winner in Sunken Garden poetry contest

• Jamboree February 13 celebrates all things baseball and softball

• 55 Hawks honored by America East for academic success

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Thursday - February 04, 2010

Weekend Happenings Elizabeth Gevry This weekend in West Hartford you'll find the Mayor's Charity Ball, concerts, opera, opportunities to dance and a chocolate festival. Filed In: Entertainment

Police Log: January 26 - February 1 Police made 35 arrests from January 26 to February 1. Of those, five were residents. Fourteen arrests involved larceny, nine were on outstanding warrants and six were for illegal possession of drugs. Filed In: Police

Real Estate Transactions: January 27-February 2 Of the 14 houses sold in the past week, one on Bloomfield Avenue sold for $759,000 and a business on Park Road sold for $400,000. Filed In: Real Estate

In Brief:

• La Petite France bakery celebrated "La Galette des Rois"

• Greg needs a home

• Community Havdalah Service scheduled for February 13

• Hear the great sounds of Congregation Beth Israel's historic Austin Organ February 12

• Hospice volunteers needed

• Hartt to hold audition February 14 for International Summer Ballet Academy

• Skating offered during school vacation week

• Tickets are on sale for high schools' chamber music and chocolate event February 27

• Music for a Change features James Keelaghan February 12

• Residents are reminded about snow and ice removal

• Town accepts $4.5 million settlement for Blue Back Square delays

• Five Kingswood-Oxford girls' hockey players selected for New England Festival teams

• Defensive struggle leaves Hartford men's basketball short of first-place Stony Brook, 54-44

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Wednesday - February 03, 2010

Board of education gets budget forecast Alexandra Schwartz The long-term budget picture for the town is "very good" and there "is a lot of light at the end of the tunnel," Mayor Scott Slifka told the board of education Tuesday night. Filed In: Education

Grand list increases by 1.04 percent; Blue Back Square is top taxpayer Lynn Woike Real estate, motor vehicles and business personal property combine for an increase. If the current mill rate were applied to the increase, it would mean $1,933,744 more in property tax. Filed In: Government

In Brief:

• Celebrate the Year of the Tiger at The Children's Museum February 12

• Investment workshop set for February 10

• Popular children's figures visit Mandell JCC February 7

• Join bird lovers at Westmoor Park February 8

• BLOG: Try some freedom pizza

• February 7 breakfast talk focuses on the stock market

• The Hartt School presents chamber music series February 11

• Public school foundation plans celebrity chef event March 20

• Whiting Lane is raising money for the International Medical Corps

• St. Thomas School hosts kindergarten breakfast February 9

• Hall High School students hold Mardi Gras dinner February 10

• Lunar New Year banquet planned for February 20

• Conard Principal Thomas Moore named assistant superindendent of schools

• School record 27 assists leads to Hartford Hawks 85-45 rout of Retrievers

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Tuesday - February 02, 2010

Town prepares for automated single stream recycling Lynn Woike With new, large barrels, it is expected that residents will recycle at least 22 percent more, saving the town about $126,000 a year. Filed In: Government

In Brief:

• Learn the do's and don'ts of healthy skin February 10

• Sign up now for February vacation camps at the Elmwood Community Center

• Reel Jews program set for February 8

• Volunteer photographers participating in Library Snapshot Week

• Forum February 9 examines teen dating violence

• The Hartt School presents The Hartt Jazz Trombone Ensemble February 9

• Love Letters at Playhouse on Park February 10-14

• Balladeer John McCutcheon preforms February 13 at The Sounding Board

• Hat trick for Delva, senior forward and center, earns her third Player of the Week honor

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Monday - February 01, 2010

Community moves to help Haiti following its earthquakes Lynn Woike | Photography by Lynn Woike Fleet Feet collects more than 7,000 pairs of shoes. Filed In: Community News

In Brief:

• Free Hula hoop demonstrations February 5

• Support group for siblings of special needs children meets the first Tuesday of each month

• Tot Shabbat February 6 at Congregation Beth Israel

• Beth El breakfast program February 7 features global warming update

• Coaches help women February 4 to prepare to compete in triathlons

• Smith puts up career high and ties school record in Hartford Hawls 60-42 win at Stony Brook

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Friday - January 29, 2010

Westfarms will welcome five new tenants Lynn Woike | Photography by Lynn Woike Aeropostale, P.S. from Aeropostale, Praline's Ice Cream, Brow Art 23 and Relaxation Station are coming to the mall. Filed In: Business

Weekend Happenings Lynn Woike This weekend in West Hartford you can learn the tango, honor Kiwanis award winners, register for baseball or enjoy some concert music. Filed In: Entertainment

In Brief:

• Knights of Columbus held a blood drive

• The Hartt School presents An Evening of Concerto Winners Feburary 5

• The Hartt School presents a faculty recital February 7

• The Hartt School Presents "The Tender Land"

• Modern Man perform January 30 at The Sounding Board

• Learn about the census January 31 at A Dong Market

• Joginder Singh named to dean's list at American International College

• Obituary: Vivian (Diamond) Kenig, 82

• Little League plans registration February 5

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Thursday - January 28, 2010

Police Log: January 19-24 Of the arrests, nine resulted from motor vehicle stops, five were for outstanding warrants and five were in relation to domestic incidents. There were four assaults and four cases of larceny. Filed In: Police

Real Estate Transactions: January 20-25 Seven homes sold in the past week. Filed In: Real Estate

In Brief:

• Hughes Health donates to Haiti

• Non-profit forming to help seniors remain independent

• Local non-profit sends supplies to Haiti

• Celebrate Black History Month with Amiri Baraka & Blue Ark February 3

• Jordan J. Tirone named to Dean's List

• Obituary: Ann C. Poch, 95

• Dr. Richard Bevilacqua of West Hartford heads to Haiti

• Zeglinski sets career three-point record as Hartford men's basketball wins at Albany, 64-62

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Wednesday - January 27, 2010

West Hartford 2020: mayor's annual address focuses on positioning the town for the future Lynn Woike | Photography by Lynn Woike For things Mayor Scott Slifka would like to see done by 2020 are controlling spending, especially on pensions; a hotel in West Hartford Center; a rail hub in Elmwood and entrepreneurial regionalism. Filed In: Government

One man killed in shooting on Park Road last night Lynn Woike | Photography by Lynn Woike Police are looking for a a dark green or black Jeep Grand Cherokee in connection with the incident, which, they say, was not random. Filed In: Police

In Brief:

• Whole Foods Markets to hold annual Chocolate Fest next week

• Blue Back Square goes Red For Women

• BLOG: You can choose your friends but you can't choose what cigarettes your relatives smoke

• Host your next event at the Elmwood Community Center

• Volunteer director wanted for vacation bible school

• Knights of Columbus annual Basketball Freethrow Championship is January 30

• Jobseekers Support Group meets February 1

• Social activism talk February 1 at the University of Hartford

• Hall graduate returns February 3 to The Grounds

• Delva's 20 points and Hawks defense leads to 38-36 win over Vermont on the road on Tuesday night

• Erica Beverly of University of Hartford Hawks named America East Player of the Week

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Tuesday - January 26, 2010

Father and adopted daughter visit orphanage in China Mark Jahne | Photography by Mark Jahne What must it feel like to hold a baby in the place where you were once a baby yourself? AiLin Gordon, 13, found out. Filed In: People

In Brief:

• Town offers summer camp options

• Call for more mentors nets 30 volunteers

• Register for girls' softball; in person session set for February 6

• Register for youth basketball

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