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Why Does Connecticut Only Have 2 Casinos?

[] Our Reporter March 26, 2024

In the New England part of Connecticut, which is known for its long history, beautiful fall foliage, and maritime heritage, the casino industry is a unique part of the state’s economic and cultural identity. Despite being home to two of the largest casino resorts in the world, Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, Connecticut has maintained a relatively conservative stance towards the expansion of casino gambling within its borders.

This limited number raises curiosity among many, especially in an era when people are starting to talk about the possibility of a Connecticut online casino in the future. This restraint raises intriguing questions about the underlying factors that limit the presence of casinos in the state.

As we explore why Connecticut has maintained such a unique approach to casino gambling, we’ll examine the impact of tribal compacts, state regulations, and more in this article below.

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Lenni Lenape

New Hope Historical Society announces 22nd annual Speaker Series

Native Americans in New Hope, covered bridges, postcard collections and premiered one-act plays will provide a wide variety of topics for the New Hope Historical Society’s 22nd annual Speaker Series each Monday in April at 5 p.m., when the Logan Inn will provide its comfortable, modern Logan Theater for the series.

The April Speaker Series, created by longtime board member Lynn Stoner, kicks off April 1, with a talk by Chief Blue Jay, Barbara Michalski, who was given the name by her grandfather, Bill Thompson, late Chief Whippoorwill of the Unalachtigo (people near the ocean) Tribe of the Turkey Clan.

She is a member of Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania (LNPA), and she has immersed herself in the activities of the nation. She serves on the Tribal Council; and is tribal secretary and one of the Storytellers of the Nation. Last year, she was appointed Chief of Culture. She educates the public by attending events or festivals in the Lenapehoking (Homeland of the Lenape).

Blue Jay will present an intimate portrait of Lenni-Lenape life and culture in Bucks County dating back more than eight centuries.

On April 8, R. Scott Bomboy, author, and historian, will present an in-depth look at the birth, demolition, and preservation of covered bridges.

He is the author of “The Lost Covered Bridges of Montgomery County” and “Wooden Treasures: The Story of Bucks County’s Covered Bridges.” Bomboy is also chair of the Bucks County Covered Bridge Society.

Bomboy has received five Edward R. Murrow awards in television, and he currently is the editor-in-chief of the National Constitution Center.

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Nanticoke

County consultant now recommending construction of new Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge

Luzerne County’s outside consultant is now recommending construction of a new Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge over the Susquehanna River instead of partially replacing the existing one, according to a presentation on Tuesday’s council work session agenda.

What changed?

Dominic Yannuzzi, of consultant Alfred Benesch and Associates, said additional weight was put on the community impact of a 2.6-year closure of the existing bridge during the partial replacement project. In comparison, the current span could remain open to traffic during construction of a new bridge.

The cost difference also was addressed by removing more than $9.5 million that originally had been factored into the new bridge construction estimate to cover the costs of tearing down the existing bridge, Yannuzzi said.

Removing the current bridge demolition from the new bridge construction costs is allowable because they are technically individual projects, Yannuzzi said. The county can seek outside funding assistance for the demolition and remove the span on its own timeline after the new one opens, he said.

Originally estimated at $64 million, a full replacement is now down to $53.6 million with demolition removed from the equation, according to the presentation.

Partial replacement construction is still cheaper — $40.5 million, it says.

However, that estimate rises to $55.8 million on the presentation chart when a $15.3 million “detour user cost” is added to reflect the impact of the 2.6-year bridge closure on the community, Yannuzzi said.

He emphasized detour user costs are not a county expense but are instead absorbed by those required to take an alternate route.

Technically called “road users liquidated damages,” the community cost is documented in a section of the full 389-page Benesch report attached to Tuesday’s agenda.

The cost for the traveling public associated with the additional distance traveled and…

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Mohegan

Mötley Crüe is coming back to rock CT at Mohegan Sun Arena, eight years after its ‘Final Tour’

Legendary metal band Mötley Crüe is returning to Connecticut and ready to rock the 10,000-seat Mohegan Sun Arena on Aug. 31, according to a release from Mohegan Sun.

It’s the 1980s metal band’s first show in the state since its “Final Tour” of 2015, though the band regrouped several years ago and did major tours in 2022 and 2023.

Three original members are still with the band, including bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee and vocalist Vince Neil. Since 2022, Mötley Crüe’s guitarist has been John 5 (formerly with Rob Zombie’s band), who was brought in following the retirement of founding guitarist Mick Mars.

While the arena is promoting the show as “a night filled with their greatest hits,” it has been reported that Mötley Crüe has recently been working on new recordings. A new album would be the band’s 10th, and their first since “Saints of Los Angeles” in 2008. Some new songs were released as recently as 2019, as part of the soundtrack for “The Dirt,” the popular 2019 Netflix movie about the band based on a bestselling book released in 2001.

Mötley Crüe was formed in Los Angeles in the early 1980s and has broken up more than once. A 2014 tour was announced as the band’s last and included an agreement that no member of the band could tour under the name Mötley Crüe after 2015. The final show, on Dec. 31, 2015, was released as a concert film titled “The End.” The so-called “Final Tour” stopped in Connecticut three times in October 2014 and August 2015 at Mohegan Sun Arena, then in October 2015 at Webster Bank Arena (now Total Mortgage Arena) in Bridgeport.

The retirement did not last long, with a reunion tour announced for 2020, though it ended up not happening until…

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David Beckham 'stole' iconic mohican hairstyle from a rocker

By Lily Jobson For Mailonline

Published: 14:16 EDT, 27 March 2024 | Updated: 16:18 EDT, 27 March 2024

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David Beckham‘s iconic mohican haircut was inspired by the legendary Travis singer Fran Healy.

The professional footballer, 48, turned heads when he opted for the bold and daring look in 2001 and revealed it to the world during The World Cup.

While people may think he was the ultimate trendsetter at the time, the singer, 50, has proven he is not.

Speaking to hosts Gordon Smart and Martin Compston on the Restless Natives podcast about his new album L.A. Times, which releases July 12, he revealed he was the man behind the infamous hairdo.

He said: ‘I asked the guy who’s always cut my hair, Pete, down here at cuts and he is responsible for the fin, he was responsible for the, sort of, blondie one.

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Lenni Lenape

In Photos: Natives at Penn’s 13th annual powwow celebrates organization’s 30th anniversary

Attendees at the 13th annual Natives at Penn powwow stand to honor the head staff and organizers at the March 23 event.

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In Photos: Natives at Penn’s 13th annual powwow celebrates organization’s 30th anniversary

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On Feb. 2, 1994, Natives at Penn — known then as Six Directions — was recognized as an official member of the United Minorities Council. 30 years later, Natives at Penn and the Greenfield Intercultural Center (GIC) celebrated their respective 30th and 40th anniversary at Penn’s 13th annual Powwow in the Hall of Flags. The powwow was open to the public and featured singing, intertribal dancing, and Indigenous vendors. 

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Attendees at the Natives at Penn Powwow paired up to participate in a mosquito dance. 

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The Red Blanket Singers of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape nation were the Host Drum for the powwow. 

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Keturah Peters, 2018 Nursing graduate and the Head Woman Dancer, presented a handmade drum to Natives at Penn. 

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Head Man Dancer Brian Weeden leads an intertribal dance. Lenape social dances are typically performed counter-clockwise, and Lenape instruments are usually small enough to be held in the hand and shaken or beaten upon. 

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Three dancers participated in the Women’s Fancy Shawl, a butterfly-like dance that highlights the dancers’ shawls and footwork.

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Nanticoke

Poultry stakeholders, environmental groups team up in the name of conservation

 

DELMARVA – Poultry industry stakeholders and environmentalists are teaming up to bring best practices to local farms.

Furnishing Funding

The Delmarva Chicken Association (DCA), Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay (ACB) have started cost-share programs in Chesapeake Bay watersheds across Delmarva, aiming to promote conservation.

The three organizations are providing more than $1 million, to match a three-year effort, supported by a $997,327 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) Chesapeake Innovative Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Grants Program. The program is administered through NFWF and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Cost of Conservation

Farmers awarded with the funding will be able to use it for improving natural buffers, precision nutrient management, conservation drainage, and litter management. Those who participate in the program can be eligible for complete cost coverage on conservation initiatives.

“We have a lot of growers who want to do more for their farm, that want to do more for conservation; but at the end of the day, some of these practices are costly,” said DCA Executive Director, Holly Porter. We want to be there to help streamline this process, and make it really simple for a grower to say, ‘This is what I want from conservation on my farm. How can I make it happen?’”

Bolstering Buffers, Planting Pollinators

The projects won’t be one-size-fits-all. Awardees could choose to plant trees around farm perimeters; or, farmers could plant natural buffers near retention ponds.

“The native plants really help to pull in any excess nutrients and dust,” said Nanticoke Watershed Alliance Executive Director, Lisa Wool. “But they also kind of filter out any of that possible dust and pollutants.”

Another mission is to create pollinator meadows on farms. To do so, farmers would have to plant native wildflowers in grassy…

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Mohegan

Enjoy Sunday Funday with Brunch and Brew at The Hive Taphouse

WILKES-BARRE – The Hive Taphouse, located at Mohegan Pennsylvania, is set to provide guests with a brand-new Sunday brunch option featuring mouthwatering bites, a build-your-own Bloody Mary bar and specialty crafted mocktails and cocktails.

Guests can select a breakfast entrée and pair it with an array of seasonal pastries, pasta, salad, soup, fruit and chef’s features from the brunch bar for $19.99 per person.

Brunch and Brew at The Hive Taphouse is available every Sunday from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Brunch and Brew offers a wide range of breakfast entrées for guests to choose from. Those in the mood for french toast can enjoy three slices of Texas Toast in house-made egg batter served with butter, maple syrup and a choice of bacon or sausage.

For some Mexican flair, indulge in Morning Tacos with three soft tacos filled with scrambled eggs, sausage, hashbrowns and cheddar jack cheese with salsa and sour cream on the side; or a breakfast quesadilla featuring scrambled eggs, roasted onions and peppers, cheddar jack cheese and pico de gallo on a grilled tortilla with salsa and sour cream on the side.

Chicken & Biscuit fans are in luck, as Brunch and Brew at The Hive Taphouse is serving up a version that includes breaded fried chicken with a sunny side up egg on a buttermilk biscuit, topped with creamy pepper gravy.

Additional breakfast entrée options include classic two eggs any style, ham & cheese omelette, Western omelette, veggie omelette, avocado toast and a breakfast flatbread.

Guests looking to complement their entrée with a beverage can choose from a selection of specialty crafted mocktails and cocktails. Mocktails include a Cucumber Lime Mint Refresher, an Orange & Vanilla Refresher and a Raspberry Peach Refresher.

On the spiked side of things, options include a Hive Bloody…

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First Colony Foundation’s Elizabethan Gardens multi-year dig project completed; new excavations slated at Fort Raleigh in April

First Colony Foundation’s Elizabethan Gardens multi-year dig project completed; new excavations slated at Fort Raleigh in April

Published 9:17 am Wednesday, March 27, 2024

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Ramona Currie (foreground) and Paul Carson sift soil for artifacts. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

Jeremy Bliven shovels sand deposited centuries ago. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

Ramona Currie finds a small sherd of Algonquian pottery. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

Eric Klingelhofer examines a soil sample brought up using an auger. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

Area print and television media visit the Elizabethan Gardens dig. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

Jeremy Bliven stands in the 16th Century – on the dark soil of the ground level back then, anyway. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

Jay Ward digs through centuries-old sand, while Paul Carson looks on. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

Eric Klingelhofer directs volunteers Jeremy Bliven (foreground) and Jay Ward, as digging begins, while Tama Creef looks on. Courtesy First Colony Foundation

By Jack Currie, special to The Coastland Times

Pottery sherds uncovered during First Colony Foundation’s most recent dig at Elizabethan Gardens on Roanoke Island may have been used during the key First Contact between Sir Walter Raleigh’s explorers and local Native Americans in 1584. And, in the present day, they help establish the size and extent of the Algonquian village of Roanoac that hosted that long-ago encounter.

The goal of the dig was to determine the extent of this part of the native village reached as well as uncovering any additional artifacts that could shed light on this historic period. In the course of the excavation, the team found good deal of…

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Lake George Churches to walk The Way of the Cross; hold Easter Sunrise Service

Lake George Churches will continue their annual tradition of Walking the Way of the Cross along the Village streets on Good Friday and celebrating Easter with a sunrise service on the lake shore.

The Walking of the Way of the Cross will begin at noon on Friday, March 29. The observance will start at Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Mohican Street and travel to St. James Episcopal Church on Montcalm Street. The procession will continue to Lake George Community Methodist Church and end at Caldwell Presbyterian Church, both also on Montcalm Street.

Retracing Jesus’ final footsteps is a Christian tradition that dates back to the 4th Century when pilgrims would travel to the Holy Land to walk the original Way of the Cross. The path is marked with 14 stations beginning with Pontius Pilate’s Court condemning Jesus to death and ending with Jesus being laid in his tomb. During the season of Lent, Christians worldwide celebrate the Stations of the Cross each Friday.

The sun rises over Lake George.

On Easter Sunday, the four Lake George Churches will celebrate the Resurrection with an ecumenical Easter Sunrise Service on MacDonald Pier in Shepard Park. The service will begin at 6:30 a.m. A free continental breakfast at Caldwell Presbyterian Church will follow the Easter Sunrise Service.

Featured image: Parishioners walk The Way of the Cross on Montcalm Street, Good Friday 2019.

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