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04.06.2010: Hartford, CT - Marcia Cole, on a walk through Bushnell Park, offers the bud of a flowering tree to her 7-month-old grandson William Cole. Marcia, who says she is on "Spring break" from her teaching position in Michigan, came to Hartford to visit her children. She says she has been in the park with William everyday.
12.31.2009: Hartford, CT - First Night attendees watch the fireworks show in Bushnell Park.