Friday, May 25, 2012

Don't forget the 'E.' in that address

A story Monday reported an incorrect address for the future site of the Homemakers Thrift Shop in Branford. It will be at 550 E. Main St., not 550 Main St.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

It should have read, 'Coady'

Well, this is embarrassing. A story on a reception for volunteers with the Jewish Coalition for Literacy misspelled the last name of Roxanne Coady, founder of Read to Grow and owner of R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison.

Monday, May 14, 2012

It's Justice Lubbie Harper Jr.

A photo gallery on Quinnipiac University's law school commencement incorrectly referred to Lubbie Harper Jr., who received an honorary degree and delivered the commencement address, as an Appellate Court judge. Harper is Connecticut Supreme Court justice.

Monday, May 7, 2012

A village or a manor? It matters.

Due to an error, the lead of a story about crimes spurring area eateries to ban delivery to some New Haven neighborhoods, which ran in the New Haven Register on May 6, incorrectly reported that one area targeted by the ban was Westville Village.
It is, in fact, Westville Manor.
 
 

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Headline in need of reform

The Register's original headline on an Associated Press story about Connecticut’s largest teachers’ union rallying in support of overhauling the state’s education system incorrectly reported the union's position. The Connecticut Education Association is urging lawmakers to include voices from educators in the debate over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education proposals.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Connecticut education explanation

A story that ran on April 17 on $18M in longevity bonuses for state workers incorrectly reported the jobs held by Michael Pernal and Jim Blake, respectively.
Pernal is executive vice president at Eastern Connecticut State University. Blake is executive vice president at Southern Connecticut State University.

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Credit goes to the AP, people

“People in the News” columns in the Register's print edition Monday and Tuesday failed to include a signature line crediting the source of the information. The column is compiled from Associated Press reports.