Today, the New Haven Register declares independence

Jul 04, 2010

By: Register Staff

TO OUR READERS:

We are very proud of today’s Sunday newspaper and website — let me tell you why.

Today’s Register and this special edition of our website (nhr.jrcbenfranklin.com) — are special for two reasons.

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• It’s Facebook’s world, we just live in it
  

  Jul 03, 2010

  

  Chania Chaisson-Fortin, 9, of Milford discusses her favorite ways to use social networking site Facebook. Though the site began as a tool only for college students, users now range from children to grandparents.

  NOTE: Some of the New Haven Register’s Facebook friends added to this story. ‘Like’ us on Facebook to help expand upon future stories. Or follow us on Twitter.

  By Susan Misur, Register Staff
  smisur@newhavenregister.com

  Life before Facebook — do any of the website’s users even remember what that was like?

  You know, the days when you couldn’t tell your 465 “friends” with a few keystrokes and one click that you love the new Lady Gaga song or that you had to pull off the highway for a bathroom stop in the bushes.

  Or the times when you couldn’t yet read in your friend’s sister’s life status update that her boyfriend is a cheater, or that a former classmate you never actually talked to got a new job and can pay the bills this month.

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• Money for nothing: Top heavy schools, foolish spending aggravate New Haven locals
  

  Jul 03, 2010

  NOTE: Some of the New Haven Register’s Facebook friends added to this story. ‘Like’ us on Facebook to help expand upon future stories. Or follow us on Twitter.

  By Mary E. O’Leary, Register Topics Editor
  moleary@newhavenregister.com

  From war to walk signs to perceived swollen bureaucracies, area taxpayers have different perspectives on what they consider waste in government.

  Asked to weigh in with their concerns to the New Haven Register, some honed in on the bigger picture, criticizing the $1.01 trillion spent since 2001 on the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, while others were riled up by something as ubiquitous as pedestrian crossing signs.

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• News will always be important – however we get it
  

  Jul 03, 2010

  

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  By Ed Stannard, Register Metro Editor
  estannard@newhavenregister.com

  Ben Franklin might steam up his bifocals at the ways people get their news today, but the New Haven Register — and, for that matter, “The Daily Show” and Fox News — owe their existence to the freedoms he and his fellow newspaper publishers fought for 250 years ago.

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• Readers nominate their patriotic heroes for Fourth of July; you might know some
  

  Jul 03, 2010

  By Brian McCready and James Tinley
  Register Staff

  In the midst of a recent heavy downpour that included treacherous lightning and dangerous winds, the American flag flying near Superior Court in Milford was blown onto the ground.

  Inside the courthouse, witnesses wondered if anyone would run out in the downpour and rescue the flag. One man said, “It almost bothers me enough to go out and get it.” Then another man said, “It does bother me enough.” He darted out and grabbed the flag, and ran back inside while proudly holding the Stars and Stripes.

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• iWant one – Parents debate the proper age for a cellphone
  

  Jul 03, 2010

  

  Photo by Peter Hvizdak/Register Alex Danka and his daughter, Melanie, 12, use their cellphones. The Dankas debated the proper age to get cellphones for their daughters. Melanie's 10-year-old sister has a cellphone, but must follow guidelines set by her parents.

  

  Photo by Mara Lavitt/Register Erik Simon, 13, of Westbrook received his cellphone in fifth grade.

  By Lauren Garrison
  Register Staff

  For students at Dag Hammarskjold Middle School in Wallingford, lunchtime provides not only a break from academics and a time to socialize with friends, but also a chance to use their beloved cellphones.

  The school prohibits cellphone use during the school day, except for in the cafeteria at lunchtime. And Principal Enrico Buccilli said students certainly take advantage of this.

  “As soon as they get into the cafeteria, out come the cellphones,” he said.

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