Worldest Strongest Men at the Sun

story & photos by Christopher Annino

On Friday, May 15, 27-year-old Derek Poundstone broke a world record at Mohegan Sun. Derek, a CT native, pulled two busses weighing 56,000 lbs, 100 ft in 44.6 seconds across the Thames Garage M Parking Lot. Randall Bumgarner, a drywall specialist from Lebanon, was pulled from the [...]

May 28th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured Articles | Comments are closed

Il Divo Performs at Mohegan Sun

by Jessica Warzeniak

On Tuesday, May 12, the stage in Mohegan Sun Arena was transformed into an international tour of romantic and popular music by the fabulous foursome, Il Divo.

Il Divo is the blending of three opera singers from the US, Spain, and Switzerland and one French pop singer. The [...]

May 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Featured Articles | Comments are closed

Dear Neighbor of Southeastern CT & Southern RI

Taking a vacation is good for you. In Europe, France has legally mandated 30 days of paid annual leave for workers; Sweden, 25, Spain, 22, Germany and the UK 20. Elsewhere, Canada and Japan mandate 10 days. The U.S. mandate: 0, according to the Center for Economic Policy Research, quoted in the New [...]

February 18th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Dear Neighbor | Comments are closed