Category Archives: Featured Post

Are kids all that techno-smart? Maybe not mastery of devices doesn’t translate into understanding

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

NOTE: The following article was written for a wire service and was published in multiple newspapers and websites across the country. The included The Sacramento Bee, newsobserver.com, and Raleigh News & Observer. By BRENDA MAGUIRE Millennial Youth The Millennial Generation was born … Continue reading →

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Cancer Survivor says ‘ditch the dip’ to Twin Valley Middle School students

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

By Brenda Maguire For Journal Register News Service At the age of 42, Ken Miller had to tell his grandparents, parents and four children that he had been diagnosed with cancer because of one decision he made at the age … Continue reading →

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Keeping His Friends Close: Dylan Owen Talks New EP

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

By Brenda Maguire on Jan 9, 2012 In high school, Dylan Owen, a 20-year-old Goshen, NY native, put out his first full-length album called Senioritis. But now, as a sophomore in college, it seems Owen has graduated from writing a … Continue reading →

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Welcome Homecoming: Local soldier returns from Iraq for the holidays

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

NOTE: Front page story By Brenda Maguire For Journal Register News Service The song says, “There’s no place like home for the holidays,” and this year nobody knows that more than SPC Ricky Geiger, whose deployment in Iraq ended on … Continue reading →

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Reporter finds every piece of clothing has a warming tale

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

By Brenda Maguire Correspondent NEW BRITAIN — Over the last 11 weeks, I have written a weekly story tracking the progress of the Warm the Children campaign. Last week, I had the pleasure of participating as a volunteer shopper. Ana … Continue reading →

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Three years after legalizing same-sex marriage, gay couples in Conn. still face legal, tax issues and a lack of federal recognition

Posted on November 20, 2011 by
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Lessons learned: Bristol Hospital examining disaster plan following October snow storm

Posted on November 18, 2011 by
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A taste of Appalachia, and not a ‘revenooer’ in sight

Posted on November 15, 2011 by

By Brenda Maguire Correspondent BRISTOL — Whether it’s mixed with soda, on the rocks or poured into hot apple cider with whipped cream and nutmeg on top, Onyx Moonshine appears to be on its way to becoming a popular item … Continue reading →

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Mayor’s golf tourney raises $1,000 for Warm the Children

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

By Brenda Maguire Correspondent NEW BRITAN— Warm the Children, now in its sixth week, is continuing to receive large donations and has reached a total of $28,000. Mayor Timothy T. Stewart presented Warm the Children coordinator Mark Bernacki with a … Continue reading →

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Area storm shelters begin to close as power returns for majority of residents

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

NOTE: Front page story in New Britain Herald By Brenda Maguire CORRESPONDENT Residents this week have huddled around a map posted on the wall at the shelter established at Plainville High School. The map, at one point largely blank, has … Continue reading →

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