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Ebb and flow of emigrant lives writ large at departures – festive chapter closes for diaspora

18th Russell C. Palmer Cup Begins Monday @CSGALinks players to watch (shown here Rick Dowling @GPCacademy )

Written by CSGA Late in the final round of the 2020 Russell C. Palmer Cup presented by Chris Cote’s Golf Shop it was anybody’s ball game. Among those with a chance on the final nine at the Country Club of Waterbury were some of the biggest names in Connecticut golf. 36-hole leader Ben Day had one hand on the trophy, two-time Connecticut Amateur champion Rick Dowling along with 2020 Connecticut Amateur winner Chris Fosdick, and 2020 Dick Tettelbach Player of the Year winner Cody Paladino were all in the mix. However, when the dust settled it was Dowling following a flawless 4-under 3...

It all started with a newspaper ad and a dare. Scott Johnson had worked for 20 years in residential construction, advancing to superintendent. Then the bottom fell out of the housing market in 1987 in Alaska. He went to work at an oilfield on the North Slope running heavy equipment, but he didn’t like it much. Then in 1989, he saw the newspaper ad: a backhoe and dozer with only 400 hours each and a trailer and a dump truck for $65,000. For that price, the truck and trailer were essentially thrown in for free. So he and his father, who had been a mechanic at the N C Machinery Caterpillar de...

Lucky lads enjoy a few pints in creative bar hidden away in old Irish fire truck The bar is strictly friends at the moment - but owner Ben is playing with the idea of making it a business in future 'Vintage Brigade Bar' is run by Ben Conroy who's based in Co Laois Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. O...