] New London - Malfunctioning voting machines were
] shut down shortly after the polls opened Tuesday, forcing
] hundreds to vote by paper ballot and throwing into
] question whether Tuesday's election results will be
] vulnerable to a challenge in court.

Funny!!

Voting Machines Fail In New London

"Letters To The Editor:
Sometime next year, the Supreme Court of the United States will make a decision on whether the words “One nation under God” should be taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance. What's next, removing “In God we trust” from our money?"

I just -love- the headline.

Godless Nation Will Travel The Road To Hell

] BELMAR -- A donnybrook erupted at a wedding reception
] Sunday night when a guest became enraged because he
] thought his girlfriend was manhandled during the
] traditional garter belt ritual, police said yesterday.

"Mommy and Daddy, what was your wedding like?"

I caught the bouquet at my girlfriend's wedding reception. The groom's GRANDFATHER caught the garter. My boyfriend just stood there like an ass during the toss. He deliberately did NOT catch the garter because he wanted to take pictures. FUNNY!

Melee mars wedding reception

] Electric Boat says its buildings are 75 years old so
] there should be no new taxes, but it rents space through
] federal government contracts at market rates, then marks
] them up. It's time to audit its Pentagon bills and
] crosscheck for value. Are there any EB employees living
] in Groton or are they all in Ledyard paying low taxes?
] Such a good corporate citizen.

Taxes are lower in Ledyard??? Why the hell am I living in Groton? Shit!!

Let EB And Pfizer Build The School

] Groton - A first-ever multi-year purchase of nuclear
] submarines will stabilize the work force at Electric Boat
] over the long term, and in the short term has
] significantly boosted spirits in the shipyard, officials
] said Monday.

Mmmmm.... job security....

Multi-Year Contract Has Workers At EB Breathing A Sigh Of Relief

] BERLIN, Conn. -- In a scene that sounds more biblical
] than plausible, masses of amphibian eggs rained down on
] Primo D'Agata's porch last month as the remnants of
] Hurricane Isabel moved through the state.

Another reason I'm glad I spent September overseas...

Frog eggs fall from the sky onto home in Berlin

] Groton - John P. Casey was named president of
] Electric Boat on Wednesday, replacing Michael W. Toner,
] who was promoted to executive vice president and head of
] the Marine Systems division at parent company General
] Dynamics last spring and who has been filling both jobs
] since then.

I go away for three weeks and come back to find my company is under new management?!

I'm glad my company promotes people who've come up through the ranks. But I'll miss Toner. He was nice.

Casey Takes The Reins At Electric Boat

] Sean Ward, who lives next door to the home where the
] shooting occurred, said he wasn't home, but was shocked
] to hear what happened.
]
] "They're my neighbors. They're good people. Great people.
] Hard working," he said. "I don't understand (why this
] happened). I have no clue. You see this stuff on the TV
] news all the time, but I can't believe it could happen
] here."

Good to see that assholes like Sean Ward never made it out of Lakewood. Brings a warm, fuzzy feeling into my heart.

Lakewood man shot in leg by police

] New London - When Holland America's 720-foot
] Maasdam enters New London Harbor on May 4 next year, it
] might not equal the lyric grandeur of the OpSail parade.
] But it could inspire more cruise ships to make this a
] regular port-of-call, providing the city is ready.

This is kind of like having a cruise ship stop in Camden of Philly. New London's not -all- bad, but most of it is just ghetto.

Officials Hope To Impress Passengers, Crew During Cruise Ship's ‘Test Visit'

] LAKEWOOD -- The township couple originally believed to
] have kidnapped a 4-year-old boy was actually hopelessly
] lost on the roads, driving with the child from Long
] Branch to New York and then to Virginia before turning
] back north, all in an attempt to return home, police
] said.

okay......

Couple missing with child got lost