The FURemover Broom: Miracle Product Review

The FURemover Broom: Miracle Product Review

We give the FURemover Broom a test for our Miracle Product Review! This broom promises to remove pet hair from your carpets, and doubles as a squeegee for your windows! Is it going to be worth the buy!?

Things to Know: November 19th

Things to Know: November 19th

25 things to do this weekend in Connecticut, Nov. 19-21 CT Post

Let these CT restaurants make your Thanksgiving meal CT Post

Police: Catalytic converters stolen from 28 Trumbull school buses CT Post

‘Esquire’ names CT pizzeria as a ‘Best New Restaurant in America’…and it’s not in New Haven CT Post

A baker’s dozen Thanksgiving pies to order from CT bakeries CT Post

Connecticut adds 5,300 jobs in October, data shows CT Post

DOT: Dump truck rollover spreads debris, closes lanes on Route 8 in Shelton CT Post

Connecticut twins score Guinness World Record for pickleball rally NH Register

Journey, Toto heading to CT for 2022 ‘Freedom Tour’ NH Register

Wilton Library Lines: Holiday dessert, music, and relaxing art NH Register

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Plane crash survivors rescued thanks to iPad

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Plane crash survivors rescued thanks to iPad

We tend to take technology for granted. Using our iPads and smartphones for silly videos and social media. When sometimes it can be life saving.

Like it was for this father and his 12-year-old daughter who survived a small plane crash in eastern Pennsylvania last Sunday. Because they were stranded in them middle of the woods they almost died of hypothermia.  Eventually rescue teams were able to find them all because the daughter had been using an iPad.  They were able to ping her device to figure out their location. Both dad and the daughter were rescued and are doing well now.

Let this be a lesson to always make sure those devices are charged up.

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MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is Big Y called “Big Y”?

MUNDANE MYSTERIES: Why is Big Y called “Big Y”?

I figured with our Food Drive happening today at Big Y in Milford I would make today’s mystery Food Drive related. I was wondering this all morning while I was there… where did the name come from? Big Y? Luckily I got the answer.

Big Y stores were founded in 1936 by two brother, Paul and Gerald D’Amour. The original store was named after an intersection in Chicopee, Massachusetts where two roads converge to form a “Y”.

Ahhhhh… okay that makes sense now.

All these years later, Big Y has almost 80 stores throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts with over 11,000 employees. Incredible.

If you want to read the entire history of Big Y it’s up on their site here

Things to Know: November 18th

Things to Know: November 18th

A baker’s dozen Thanksgiving pies to order from CT bakeries CT Post

Amphitheater’s holiday lights show opens in Bridgeport CT Post

A guide to dining ‘igloos’ and ‘greenhouses’ in Connecticut CT Post

Eight holiday light displays and drive-thrus in Connecticut for 2021 CT Post

New SHU theater director records music for Macy’s Thanksgiving parade CT Post

CT affordable housing program has new guidance for developers CT Post

Woodstock castle on 75 acres listed for $35M in Connecticut CT Post

WWE targets late 2022 for Stamford headquarters move CT Post

A guide to 2021 holiday strolls around Connecticut CT Post

Column: The Griswold Inn is a favorite for Thanksgiving or anytime CT Post

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TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Texting mix-up leads to a memorable 6 year Thanksgiving tradition

TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD: Texting mix-up leads to a memorable 6 year Thanksgiving tradition

I absolutely love this story.

Six years ago a woman named Wanda Dench thought she was texting her grandson a reminder about coming to thanksgiving dinner. Like we’ve all done at one time or another she texted the wrong number by accident. The person on the other end was a guy named Jamal Hinton.

Naturally, he wrote back “who’s this?” she responded “grandma…” to which he texted back “You not my grandma,”. “Can I still get a plate tho” she then replied “of course!”

Now every year since Jamal has attendee thanksgiving dinner at Wanda’s house and the two have become good friends. They will once again sit down together for the sixth year in a row and have Thanksgiving dinner next week.

Incredible. Cheers to many more!

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