http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut en-us 2009-11-23T01:07:14Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/swimmers_poets_among_2010_rhodes_scholars_from_us?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news When Henry Spelman found out he'd won a Rhodes Scholarship, his first call was to his girlfriend. To share the good news, of course, but also to see whether she was a winner as well. Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-23T00:49:25Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/rhodes_scholars_named_for_2010?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news The 32 American students chosen as Rhodes Scholars for 2010, listed by geographic region: District 1: The Associated Press 2009-11-23T00:49:25Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/1_dead_1_injured_in_small_plane_crash_in_ny?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news One person is dead and a second is injured after a small plane crashed in upstate New York. 2009-11-22T20:49:21Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/conn_prison_officials_to_answer_rell_on_closure?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news Connecticut prison officials expect to recommend this week whether a prison can be closed to help save the state money. 2009-11-22T20:39:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/waterbury_churches_pay_it_forward_50_at_a_time?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news In a twist on the tradition of the church collection plate, two local churches are giving away money. Debra A. Aleksinas, Republican-American 2009-11-22T18:49:25Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/rising_unemployment_taxes_could_hinder_hiring?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer 2009-11-22T18:29:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/man_returns_to_court_on_charges_of_burning_woman?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news A New Haven man is due back in court to face charges he set his girlfriend on fire and tried to douse her 12-year-old daughter after the girl accused him of inappropriately touching her. 2009-11-22T18:09:24Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/moody_is_the_other_lady_who_runs_conn?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news Who is M. Lisa Moody? Anyone who cast a vote for Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell over the last 15 years also elected Moody, her powerful, little-known chief of staff and longtime friend who has been embroiled in a recent controversy surrounding a taxpayer-funded study to streamline government. Brian Lockhart, The Advocate 2009-11-22T17:19:21Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/bradley_marketing_director_moving_to_job_in_india?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news The executive in charge of Bradley International Airport's attempts to add and expand flights is leaving for a marketing job at one of South Asia's busiest airports. 2009-11-22T16:39:23Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/historic_bridgeport_homes_in_jeopardy?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news The oldest remaining houses built by free blacks in Connecticut, considered irreplaceable by national historians, sit boarded and weather-beaten on a dispirited stretch of Bridgeport's Main Street. Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-22T15:19:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/sizing_up_the_kennedy_dynastys_next_generation?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held for nearly five decades, has prompted predictions that the family's long-running political dynasty is over. Andrew Miga, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-22T10:29:20Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/22/one_jackpot_winner?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news One of the tickets sold in Oklahoma for the Powerball game Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 2009-11-22T05:29:24Z http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/articles/2009/11/21/d9c4bj882?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Connecticut+news The winning numbers drawn Saturday night in Powerball are: 7-26-36-49-58 2009-11-22T04:19:26Z