Paterno Picture, Quote on Middle School 'Heroes Wall' Raises Red Flags [Poll]

Officials in Oxford Public Schools are grappling with a difficult question: should they paint over an image of and quote by embattled former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno that is prominent in one of their schools?

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9-11 Flag Tree Memorial Vandalized

NEWTOWN — Acrylic craft paint was squirted across a Dodgingtown flag memorial created in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and lights illuminating the landmark were destroyed sometime during the overnight hours, police and Howard Lasher, the owner of the property said.

"When – not if – the police catch the people that did this, I will do everything that I can to make sure they are prosecuted to the full extent of the law," Lasher said. "This is not just the tree. This represent what thousands of people who lost their lives for."

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Naugatuck Woman Accused of Beating Teen

A Naugatuck woman was arrested Monday on allegations of abusing a teenager over the course of a year.

Police took M’lissa Ruelle, 32, into custody from her home on a warrant charging her with third-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, risk of injury to a child, cruelty to persons and disorderly conduct.

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Bobcat Midgets Win National Pop Warner Title

The Brookfield Bobcats Midget Football Team won the 2011 National Championship 34-26 over the East St. Louis Flyers at Orlando, Florida’s ESPN Wide World of Sports.

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Local Musicians Organize All Day Music Benefit for the New Molten Java

Who: Dave Bonan and Michel Rae Driscoll

What: An all day music concert to benefit the new Molten Java Coffeehouse 

Confirmed Musicians:

• Acoustic: Michel Rae Driscoll, Amanda Bloom, Marc Huberman, J.D. Hill, Mar Walker, Neil Corday, Joey Vee and My Dad's Truck!
• Electric: Seth Lefferts and the Side Effects, Molten Java Jazz Trio, Phoenix Tree, Mr. Happy Cloud, The Hip Replacements, Burnkit2600

Where: (Old) Molten Java, 102 Greenwood Avenue, Bethel

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Panera Bakery Cafe Opens In Southbury Plaza

Panera Bakery Cafe opened it's doors Monday for the first time in Southbury.

Inviting aromas of cinnamon and warm baked bread greeted the first patrons who arrived at 6 a.m., a full half hour before opening. They wanted to be first in line to check out Southbury's newest eatery.

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Cultivating Christmas Traditions for Our Children

WOODBURY-MIDDLEBURY — How do traditions begin? Sometimes we know the origins, sometimes we don’t know the roots and sometimes we just borrow good ideas from friends or articles we read.

But no matter where they come from, without a doubt, traditions build good memories for our children to remember later on throughout their lives and they are meant to be shared.

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L.L. Bean to Open in April at Danbury Fair Mall

L.L. Bean will find a niche for their outdoor equipment and clothing between the Cheesecake Factory and the entrance near Macy's at Danbury Fair Mall in April.

Leon Leonwood Bean founded the store in 1912 with the Maine Hunting Shoe. Today it is opening stores across the country. It has 33 stores or outlets in ten states, including stores in South Windsor and Orange, CT.

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Jury Finds Canfield Guilty in Stabbing of a Monroe Woman in Texas

A Texas jury found Nicholas Canfield, 25, of Knapp Street in Monroe guilty today of stabbing his live in girlfriend with a butcher knife then violating a protective order by going to her place of employment and leaving a notebook on her car. Law enforcement says he had written to the victim, telling her he intended to rape her before killing her then himself.

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