Archives for: November 2009
Fuzzy+noisy = must-have toy. Obviously.
Posted by Lisa DiVirgilio, Online Content Producer on November 30th, 2009 at 10:16:34 am, 2247 views
If you haven't already heard, the next Tickle Me Elmo hot item has arrived for 2009. And it's in a much smaller, less intricate, yet still fuzzy package.Zhu Zhu Pets have hit the mainstream toy market in limited quantities. So limited, that many stores s… more »
Your best bargain was ?
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on November 30th, 2009 at 08:21:31 am, 820 views
While I wasn't out there at 4:00 a.m. like many others, I did hit a couple of stores on Black Friday and over the weekend to get a deal or two for the family. more »
Thankful for...
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on November 24th, 2009 at 03:49:11 pm, 2040 views
Leave it to my five-year-old to be honest about what he is thankful for. more »
Annoyed by a charity
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on November 23rd, 2009 at 02:56:51 pm, 2106 views
I'm all in favor of donating money to worthwhile charities or causes, but the tactics of one particular organization's fundraising folks have me pulling my family's pledge of support. more »
Black Friday shopping at home
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on November 22nd, 2009 at 10:29:15 am, 1699 views
My wife and I have opposing styles when it comes to holiday shopping -- she's a browser and buyer, while I am a sniper. I focus on a target, get in and take it out. Which is why I'm doing my homework and doing my Black Friday shopping now to decide if it's worth venturing out of my home on that traditionally frantic and hectic day. more »
Why it was important to see the Milford Crash
Posted by Kirk Varner, News Director on November 18th, 2009 at 02:19:17 pm, 5418 views
This morning's email brought a handful of messages from viewers who found it troubling that we would choose to show the footage from the dashboard camera inside a Milford PD cruiser, which documented the horrible crash from this past June that claimed two teenager's lives. more »
When Nov. Comes In Oct, and Oct in Nov
Posted by Dr. Mel on November 16th, 2009 at 01:27:24 pm, 6309 views
Back in October, snow was falling out of the sky. A recovery helped at the end of the month, but October finished nearly 2 degrees below normal. I have found that when both October and November average two or more degrees below normal, the winter is roug… more »
Spare me the details
Posted by Rebecca Santillo, Internet Producer on November 11th, 2009 at 02:46:22 pm, 2626 viewsThe talk around the newsroom today is the release of the pictures of a Stamford woman who was mauled by a chimpanzee. There seems to be a great divide here on those who want to see the pictures and those who don't. Charla Nash spents weeks in a medically… more »
A Mets eye view of the Yankees
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on November 6th, 2009 at 08:37:52 am, 4853 views
We've been giving a lot of good-natured grief to baseball fan Chris Velardi over the past few days. As a long time New York Mets fan, it galls him to see those New York Yankees win yet another World Series. more »
Not necessarily the news
Posted by Jeff Bailey, Executive Producer on November 2nd, 2009 at 02:29:03 pm, 2413 views
A bit of premature celebration by the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper today. The paper ran an ad congratulating the team for winning back-to-back World Series Championships. That would be on the same day the sports page reported that the Yankees took a three games to one lead in the series. more »
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