• Middlesex Hospital in Middletown opened its new Whelen Emergency Pavilion that includes three zones: the acute care area, express care area and emergency crisis area. The $33 million project designed by the S/L/A/M Collaborative will provide increased safety and efficiency for patients.
• Bluefoot Entertainment in West Hartford received a Bronze Award in the sports opener and titles category and Silver Award in the editing: promo spot category from the New York Festivals 2008 International TV Broadcasting Awards. The company was recognized for two NASCAR tease segments produced for ESPN.
• Mercy Community Health in West Hartford received a $90,000 grant from the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority for a new central telemonitoring system.
• Phyllis Atkins was named Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s number one sales associate in Northern Connecticut for 2007. Atkins, a sales associate in the West Hartford office, achieved the greatest sales volume among all sales associates in the Northern Connecticut region.
• Reid and Reige lawyers were recognized as 2008 Connecticut Super Lawyers from Law and Politics. Honored lawyers include: Greg R. Barringer, Suzanne S. Bocchini, John R. Ivimey, Frederick J. Mullen Jr., Robert U. Sattin, and Richard K. Snyder.
• Ronald McDonald House Charities of Connecticut and Western Massachusetts awarded $9,000 to Beat the Street Community Center Inc. in Meriden; $10,000 to Covenant to Care for Children in Bloomfield; and $5,000 to the Connecticut Youth Leadership Project Inc. in Glastonbury.
• The New England Air Museum in Windsor Locks received a $10,000 grant from the Aetna Foundation for its SOAR for Science program in Middletown Public Schools.
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