Thomaston NewsLocal news for Thomaston, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Pianist Dinnerstein To Perform Bach In Thomaston- February 29, 2008 Concert pianist Simone Dinnerstein performs Bach's Goldberg Variations Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Thomaston Opera House. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ct/2008/02/pianist-dinnerstein-to-perform-bach-in-thom... Critic Pans The State's Film Credit- February 27, 2008 "It's a back slap at the speaker" Saying legislators might have become 'star struck,' a new report questions whether the state's film tax credit is essentially a giveaway to the movie industry and estimates the loss of revenue at $116 million for the next fiscal year.That is 11 times greater than the state money being spent for stem cell research and more than five times the money spent on research and development credits statewide.The report by New Haven -based Connecticut Voices For...http://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ct/2008/02/critic-pans-the-states-film-credit?fromrss=... Now, Dams And Reservoirs, Doppler And Satellites- February 23, 2008 "We would have more warning because of instruments like Doppler radar, especially for an intense storm" After a flood in 1936 caused widespread devastation from Maine to Maryland, federal officials drafted a plan to prevent a similar disaster. via Hartford Couranthttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ct/2008/02/now-dams-and-reservoirs-doppler-and-satelli... Race is all about love- February 16, 2008 A big group of runners and walkers got a jump on Valentine's Day by participating in the sixth annual Bob Andrulis Memorial Sweetheart Run and Walk Saturday at the Litchfield Community Center. via The Litchfield Enquirerhttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ct/2008/02/race-is-all-about-love?fromrss=1 Family injured in minor crash on Route 8 in Thomaston- February 12, 2008 A fast-moving afternoon snow squall caused a handful of minor accidents in Litchfield County on Sunday afternoon, including one that sent a Canton family to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington with ... via The Waterbury Connecticut Republicanhttp://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ct/2008/02/family-injured-in-minor-crash-on-route-8-in... Business Breakfast Has Taxes On Menu- February 10, 2008 "We need to take care of our people, but we need to do it with an eye to costs." Addressing a chamber of commerce gathering on Thursday, most state lawmakers from the Bristol region either enthusiastically endorsed 'business-friendly' initiatives or tactfully said nothing.But Sen. Thomas Colapietro, D- Bristol , one of Connecticut 's most staunchly pro-union lawmakers, took a blunter approach.'I'm for cutting the business entity tax - provided the worker gets a break at the same time,'...http://www.topix.net/city/thomaston-ct/2008/02/business-breakfast-has-taxes-on-menu?fromrs... |