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Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 121,578, but a July 1, 2005 Census estimate put the city’s population at 124,397. It is the third largest city in the state, after Bridgeport and New Haven. Greater Hartford is also the largest metro area in Connecticut and 44th in the country (2004 census estimate) with a population of 1,184,241.
Sometimes referred to as the “insurance capital of the world,” Hartford houses many of the world’s insurance company headquarters, and insurance is one of the region’s major industries. (The State of Connecticut is sometimes still known as “the land of steady habits.”) The region has a relatively low population of adults between the ages of 18 and 25, although Hartford itself has a relatively young population.
Hartford’s West End is home to Elizabeth Park, the oldest and largest municipal rose garden in the country. Hartford is also home to Bushnell, Colt, Goodwin, Rocky Ridge, Keney, Pope, and Riverside Parks.

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Bridgeport cop contract passes by 15 votes

Dec 2, 2008 5:38 am

BRIDGEPORT -- Bridgeport Police Union Local 1159 narrowly ratified a four-year contract Monday that gives no raises for the first two years, but rescinds laying off nine officers.

3rd suspect charged in home invasion

Dec 2, 2008 5:31 am

STRATFORD -- A third man was arrested Monday in connection with a home invasion at a local motel last month. Marcus Pitt, 18, of Justice Street, was charged with home invasion, first-degree robbery

Obama puts Clinton, Gates in Cabinet

Dec 2, 2008 5:28 am

CHICAGO (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said

State's budget deficit continues to grow

Dec 2, 2008 5:28 am

HARTFORD -- A week after the General Assembly filled a $288 million hole in the $18.4 billion budget, state Comptroller Nancy Wyman on Monday announced the need for another special session.

Teen charged with sneaker robbery

Dec 2, 2008 5:27 am

BRIDGEPORT -- A Stratford teen has been charged with stealing another Stratford teen's sneakers at gunpoint. Timothy Martin, 17, of Elm Terrace, was charged with first-degree robbery and

Port security measures in place

Dec 2, 2008 5:26 am

RALEIGH, N.C. - Workers at seaports from Long Island Sound to northern Florida and on the Great Lakes will need new identification cards by today to meet security requirements that will affect all U....

Milford man faces teen-sex charge

Dec 2, 2008 5:26 am

MILFORD -- A 19-year-old city man is free on bail after his Monday arraignment on charges that he engaged in a sex act Friday with a 13-year-old girl.

Proposal would create child safety zones

Dec 2, 2008 5:25 am

GREENWICH - Schools, parks, playgrounds and even town beaches could be off-limits to registered sex offenders under a proposed child protection ordinance that is gaining traction in Greenwich.

Morton boosts price of rock salt

Dec 2, 2008 5:25 am

Cities and towns statewide are facing higher costs for keeping roads safe this winter. The price of rock salt, used to melt ice on roads, has skyrocketed to 71.

Zoo's baby ocelot gets 1st exam

Dec 2, 2008 5:24 am

BRIDGEPORT -- A feisty 1.7-pound baby ocelot, born Halloween night, had his first checkup Monday at Connecticut's Beardsley Zoo. The brief encounter, witnessed only by zoo staffers and the press,

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