And he expected to find little union support in Hartford.

The state has run Hartford's schools for the past five years.

Indeed, most say the plan is a step forward for Hartford schools.

Hartford did not think so, and he may be right.

He said Hartford was one of five more getting a team.

Hartford is a center for medical care, research, and education.

His first game was set to be on the road in Hartford.

The family did not return phone calls left last week at their business office in Hartford.

Of the 12 original children from Hartford still in school, 8 have left the city.

Yet, the way people here tell it, Hartford is the place he really called home.

He wants to get that kind of attention in Hartford.

"Hartford is actually doing a lot better than 10 years ago."

That is, if the city of Hartford will let her.

Had he really been here in Hartford last night and this morning?

It had moved from Hartford on the other side of river some years earlier.

That will help only 1 percent of Hartford's students, he said, which is too few to make a difference.

Hartford reported today that a second student had the disease.

Now we're starting to work with students and teachers in Hartford.

I put the question to Hartford, to keep him in the conversation.

Those players may see more action when these two teams meet tonight in Hartford.

Hartford Hospital has the state's largest, at a little more than $39 million.

Rather than drive home to the Hartford area and back, he simply set up camp.

He lived in Hartford and would have been 63 years old tomorrow.

Indeed, Hartford's approach goes beyond what most cities have tried.

"And we think the same thing could happen in Hartford," he said.