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[Connecticut] Amity High School sounds the alarm on e-cigarettes

Amity Regional High School in Woodbridge has identified a new concern for parents: electronic cigarettes. The devices are "unsafe and unfit for consumption by Amity students," Principal Charles Britton said in a March 22 message. A school administrator
New Haven (CT) Register
added Apr 10, 2013 14:50
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Young Women's Republican Club Photo: Milford, Connecticut Women Smoking Cigars In 1941

Huffington Post (blog)
added Apr 10, 2013 14:20
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[Connecticut] Biomedical fund awards $3 million from tobacco suit

State officials in Hartford have announced more than $3 million in grants from Connecticut's Biomedical Research Fund. The awards will support nine research projects conducted by researchers from the UConn Health Center and Yale University. They were pre
Waterbury (CT) Republican-American
added Mar 29, 2013 11:16
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[Connecticut] Five Milford businesses fail tobacco compliance checks

Five out of 19 businesses checked recently for compliance with tobacco sale laws failed, police said. On Friday, Milford police and members of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services did unannounced checks of a handful of tobacco ret
Orange (CT) Bulletin
added Mar 28, 2013 16:08
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[Connecticut] Red light cameras, ban on smoking in cars die in committee

Guerrera said the legislation raised questions over what age it becomes appropriate to have kids inhaling second-hand smoke. “It didn’t make sense. Why is it okay to smoke with a 7-year-old kid in the car and not a six-year-old?” he asked.
New Haven (CT) Register
added Mar 27, 2013 15:06
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[Connecticut] Lawmakers Considering Expanding Smoking Ban to Include E-Cigarettes

State lawmakers are considering a bill that would further restrict public smoking and clarify that those restrictions also apply to electronic cigarettes.
Hartford (CT) Courant Blogs
added Mar 17, 2013 14:22
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[Connecticut] Conn. lawmakers consider e-cigarette ban

"E-cigarettes are another mechanism of delivering a harmful product," Conn. Health Commissioner Dr. Jewel Mullen says. That's true. Nicotine is harmful and e-cigarettes deliver nicotine. However, smoking restrictions are designed to protect people from
New England Cable News (NECN)
added Mar 16, 2013 13:50
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[Connecticut] Smoking snubbed at North Haven, staying at Mount Carmel, York Hill

Although the university banned smoking cigarettes on the North Haven Campus last summer, there are no plans to implement a similar rule on the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses, according to Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan.
Quinnipiac (University) Chronicle
added Feb 28, 2013 04:09
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[Connecticut] EDITORIAL: Smoking In Cars With Kids? Can't Outlaw Stupidity

Should people smoke around kids — in a car, or anywhere? In fact, should they smoke at all? Any sensible person would say no. Unfortunately, you can't always legislate common sense. The General Assembly has much important work before it this session; af
Hartford (CT) Courant
added Feb 22, 2013 04:10
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[Connecticut] Smoking Ban For Vehicles Carrying Kids Finds Support From Mansfield Youth

Heather Abdullah and Aden Abbatemarco of Mansfield told the Transportation Committee on Wednesday that if they were lawmakers for a day, they would approve legislation to ban smoking in vehicles carrying children.
CTNewsJunkie.com
added Feb 21, 2013 17:11
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