Scotland NewsLocal news for Scotland, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Numerous vacation vistas beckon- May 24, 2008 If the increasing cost of gasoline is putting a crimp in your summer travels, it doesn't have to.http://www.topix.net/city/scotland-ct/2008/05/numerous-vacation-vistas-beckon?fromrss=1 Connecticut Jobs Forecast, Jobless Report Differ- May 16, 2008 "That's not the path we want to be on" Even as University of Connecticut economists are predicting that the state will lose 24,000 jobs over the next two years, the labor department reported Thursday that the state's unemployment rate fell sharply last month.Connecticut's unemployment rate declined from 5.3 percent in March to 4.7 percent in April, dipping below the nation's unemployment rate for the first time in three months, according to the state Department of Labor's monthly report.The...http://www.topix.net/city/scotland-ct/2008/05/connecticut-jobs-forecast-jobless-report-dif... Automobile Dealers Prepare For Centennial Celebration- May 8, 2008 "There was no gradual growth of the business which could establish precedents and a trade etiquette; there was no long apprenticeship which could give a time honored position to any one man - any dean of the industry." Like many car dealers across the country, Papa's Dodge and the Mitchell Auto Group had humble starts.In 1947, World War II veterans Dominic and Eugene Papa opened a two-bay garage in New Britain, where they made repairs and sold used cars. Beginning in 1949, the brothers sold...http://www.topix.net/city/scotland-ct/2008/05/automobile-dealers-prepare-for-centennial-ce... |