Archive for October, 2006

Halloween Party and Great Pumpkin
October 30, 2006

A fun time was had by all with Scot Haney this past weekend at his Halloween Party! I just have a few pictures.

My costume was pretty simple, I was dressed as the “Block Island Fairy” complete with fairy wings, crown and wand. I also was wearing a sign that said “Block Island.”

Melissa Cole who now [...]

Brothers In Blue
October 27, 2006

This past week in Connecticut, there were two funerals for two police officers who dedicated their lives to their respective communities in New Haven and Hartford.
Community Service officers like Officer Dan Pacagli and Sgt. Matthew Arace are the strong threads that run through the fabric of our communities. They dedicated their lives to making neighborhoods [...]

Crisp Fall Weather and Apple Crisp
October 22, 2006

Recipe from Irene’s Mom, Mary O’Connor
Crumble Topping Ingredients

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup cold butter, diced

Filling Ingredients

6 Granny Smith or other cooking apples

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Have ready an 8-inch square baking pan.

Combine flour and sugar in a bowl, add in butter and combine with fingers or [...]

Pies Around the Hearth
October 18, 2006

On Sunday’s show (Oct. 15, 2006), Michael Woolworth from the Open Hearth homeless and Reid Frazer from New Alliance Bank talked about a new collaboration to help the homeless in our state. It’s called Pies around the Hearth.
For so many people in our state, homelessness may be just a paycheck away. Michael Woolworth from the [...]

Reporter’s Notebook: School Violence
October 8, 2006

The whole country was saddened these past two weeks after acts of school violence. A 14-year-old girl was killed in Bailey Colorado and this past week a peaceful Amish community was shaken to the core after five little girls were shot.
While I was working as a reporter in Colorado back in 1999, I covered the [...]

Feel the Beat of Hartford
October 1, 2006

Pipes in the Valley on Riverfront Plaza in Hartford was a huge success this year with the sound of bagpipes and drums filling the city. Thousands of people including many families from all over New England came to enjoy Celtic music and watch Highland Games along the Connecticut River.
On Saturday’s show (Sept. 30, 2006), The [...]