boston
This week in New England history: Jan. 25-31
A list of significant dates in New England history:
Connecticut
gun control
Open carry ban urged by federal lawmakers in Conn.
(CNSNews.com) — Even though the state law allows for open carry, federal lawmakers in Connecticut are asking the state's food retail stores to ban the open carry of guns in their stores. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) wrote a letter
Massachusetts
Gorgeous ‘Manchester by the Sea’ is a shattering masterwork
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — No one shows the landscape of human grief and trauma quite like Kenneth Lonergan. It sometimes seems like the playwright turned director of both "You Can Count On Me" and "Margaret" knows us better than we know ourselves. His movies look and
Massachusetts
GE’s unplugging leaves many unsettled in Connecticut town
FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — It's not just the loss of loyal customers that worries jeweler Howard Diamond, or the extra tax burden that businesses like his may have to carry as General Electric pulls the plug on Fairfield. As he approaches retirement and thinks about selling his home in
congress
Conn.-based GE says it may move up to 500 US jobs overseas
Written by Stephen Singer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — General Electric Co. said Tuesday that it may move about 500 jobs overseas because Congress did not renew a government program that allows foreign companies to borrow money to buy U.S. products.
money
Sheet music written by Beethoven, found in home nets $100K
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) — Sheet music written by Ludwig van Beethoven and found in a Connecticut home has fetched $100,000 at auction. The Greenwich Time reports (http://bit.ly/1m1pooT) that appraiser Brendan Ryan spotted the sheet music when he visited the home of a Greenwich woman looking to sell
crime
Lottery-fixing probe expands nationwide from Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The allegations read like a movie plot: a lottery industry insider installs an undetectable software program in the computers that pick winning numbers so he can know them in advance. He enlists accomplices to play those numbers and collect the jackpots. They enrich themselves for years
Connecticut
Connecticut bans gun sales to buyers on no-fly lists
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed Thursday to use an executive order to ban gun sales to those on federal no-fly watch lists. The Democratic governor said state officials are working with the federal government to get access to the lists.
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