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Maj. Michael Freyholtz of Hines, Minn., was among the four airmen killed this week when a cargo plane crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.

A year after some of his support crew was injured when a stage collapsed last year at an Alberta country music festival, actor and musician Kevin Costner is back.

Readers of the Advocate may recognize Luis Cotto's name from our articles on Hartford City Hall. What they may not know is that Cotto is a passionate promoter of the arts, going (at least) back to when he ran an excellent jazz series at La Paloma Sabanera.

A few events for this year's Summer in the Park started Friday night, but the real party starts Saturday. Official opening ceremonies take place at 10:30 a.m., followed by a variety of shows and attractions.[...]

Worcester said in a phone interview that one of the companies is an international investment firm, another is a consumer goods product company and two others are insurance companies, including one from Connecticut.