Impress your friends and co-workers: Some little-known facts about Irish-American Heritage

The world’s first St. Patrick’s Day parade was held on March 17, 1762 in New York City.

IRS says most workers will take home more of their pay this Spring

Taxpayers will not get a separate, special check mailed to them from the IRS like last year’s economic stimulus payment

Press conference to announce Underage Drinking Prevention contest

The contest calls for creating a 30-second TV commercial about underage drinking and how Connecticut ’s “House Party Law” protect children.

U.S. farming is growing in numbers but shrinking in size of farms

The 2007 Census counted nearly 30 percent more women as principal farm operators.

National media chimes in on UConn Coach Calhoun’s salary debate

The “idiot reporter put two and two together and came up
with five. The big basketball programs, especially the successful ones, make a lot of money and that doesn’t even include the billions CBS pays for the rights to the NCAA tournament.” - Mike Greenberg

2009 CT Flower & Garden Show: a spring break in full bloom

The Federated Garden Clubs of Connecticut is an integral part of the flower and garden show each year.

UConn’s Thabeet took a beating in Pittsburgh game

No doubt, even fans of the Big Ten and ACC have circled March 7 on their TV calendar to see how Thabeet performs when he’s Pitt-ed against Blair in the rematch in the Panthers’ lair.

STORRS – After losing Jerome Dyson for the season a week ago, and then losing to Pittsburgh Monday night, Coach [...]

Husky-Thon dance marathon is part of National Recreation And Fitness Day

The weekend also includes a Kayak Water Polo Tournament and a Four-on-Four Co-Recreational Wallyball Tournament
[Editor's Note: while the activities are for students, spectators are welcome.]

National Recreation Sports and Fitness Day will be celebrated on Sunday, Feb. 22.
Leading up to the day is the annual Husky-Thon 24-Hour Dance Marathon at the University of Connecticut campus in [...]

UConn women pummel Providence with 75-39 win

The Huskies have won 127 of their last 135 games against BIG EAST opponents.

The UConn women continued their winning streak with the Huskies’ defeat of the Providence Friars on Wednesday in Providence, RI with another huge lead of 75 - 39 in BIG EAST Conference action.
The women’s basketball team dominated play with a 25-0 [...]

Unemployed Connecticut workers in financial industry to get some help from the feds

The funds will be used for such assistance as individual career counseling and occupational skills training.

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a $22 million grant to assist approximately 7,400 workers affected by financial industry layoffs in the New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Tri-State area.
“Due to the crisis in the financial system, [...]