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ECKETT IT ARD A OX ALL ANGERS ANKS ELD NE IT HUT UT E1 OXFORD When U.S. Census figures revealed last week that this once-overlooked community is the fastest-growing town in the state, the news surprise those who designed it that way. For the past several years, Oxford has been transforming itself from a rural community into an affordable suburban retreat by building age-restricted housing developments catering to those 55 and older. Housing developments have sprouted up all over town, luring wealthy retirees from Fairfield and Westchester counties who add to the tax base but have children to educate. are growing and getting First Selectman August Palmer III said.

getting older. Everybody The influx of seniors contributed to a 25 percent increase in the population, from 9,821 in April 2000 to 12,309 as of July 1, 2006, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday. The aging population accounts for much of the growth in rural towns throughout Connecticut. According to one study, the number of people 65 and older could nearly double by 2030 in rural Windham County, and such cities and townsas East Hartford, Groton, Bridgeport and New Britain have lost population since the census in 2000.

Oxford, located in thesouthwestern part of Small Plan Starting To Mature Strategy To Woo Seniors Brings Oxford Big Gains By ANN MARIE SOMMA COURANT STAFF WRITER TOWNS WITH THE MOST POPULATION GAINS Population Population Pct. change Town July 1, 2006 2000 from 2000 Oxford 12,309 9,821 25.33% eld 24,756 20,816 18.93% Hampton 2,081 1,758 18.37% Sterling 3,650 3,099 17.78% Goshen 3,151 2,697 16.83% TOWNS WITH THE MOST POPULATION LOSSES New London 25,926 26,185 New Britain 70,746 71,538 Bridgeport 137,912 139,529 Groton 39,431 39,925 East Hartford 48,857 49,575 SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau Find out where your town ranks, Page A4 PLEASE SEE IN OXFORD PAGE A4 In 1966, Bradley Field was renamed Bradley International Airport, a bold nod to its lofty aspirations. And for a few years in the late 1960s and early 1970s, TWA intermittently offered flights to London, Paris, Rome and elsewhere, with a pit stop in Boston. But TWA cut the service before long.

Since then, most Connecticut residents have hit the highways for Boston, New York and points beyond to catch overseas flights, although connecting at other U.S. airports from Bradley has always been an option. At 5:25 p.m. today, Bradley and Connecticut head back to the future. Northwest Airlines Flight 98 a 160-seat Boeing 757 is scheduled to depart for Amsterdam, direct and nonstop, with a water-cannon salute.

The flight commences first- ever daily passenger service overseas, and comes as old-line legacy airlines have been adding more profitable international routes to their schedules. a momentous development for aregion with little glamour to spare, and a cadre of official Hartford and Connecticut representatives will be aboard the first flight, including Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele, MetroHartford Alliance President R. Nelson Griebel and Bradley board of directors Chairman L.

Scott Frantz. Over several days in Europe, they and officials from western Massachusetts will try to western New England Bradley- Europe, Now Boarding Airport Officially Again By ERIC GERSHON COURANT STAFF WRITER PLEASE SEE BRADLEY PAGE A11 Amsterdam Bust OR Today European Debut Monday Down The Runway Tuesday Nutmeggers In Amsterdam Wednesday Selling Hartford Thursday A Dutch July 4 eter and Nancy Tauck eclipsed state records for time and money spent in their marathon divorce trial, which lasted 82 days until it ended last week and even enmeshed the FBI because of her allegation thatthere was child pornography on her computer. But the tables turned as this heated trial wended its way through three seasons. Computer experts on both sides agreed, and the judge flat-out stated, that Peter Tauck could not have downloaded the pornographic images because he was in Tahiti when they were loaded on the computer. His Toshiba laptop was in his Westport home and showed no evidence that he had accessed it remotely.

But someone did access the computer during his 10-day trip, performing multiple searches for terms such as and that embedded images in the cache, or memory. suggests that might have been Nancy Tauck, who served her husband with divorce papers on May 12, 2005 two days after he returned from Tahiti. RANCOR AND RICHES BY LYNNE TUOHY COURANT STAFF WRITER PHOTO BY TOM HARTFORD COURANT NANCY TAUCK above, filed for divorce in May 2005 from her husband, Peter Tauck, shown below right with attorney Reese Norris. The contentious case of the Westport couple played out at Superior Court in Middletown, and involved allegations of child pornography and child molestation, lawyers and expert witnesses who cost more than $10.5 millionand a warnings to lawyers about their behavior. PLEASE SEE DIVORCE PAGE A6 TAUCK V.

TAUCK: THE MEGA-DIVORCE $2.71 Million Nancy legal, expert fees $6.35 Million Peter legal, expert fees $1.45 Million fees for attorney for children $10.51 Millio Total fees May 2005 to May 200 7 Eric Danton on hip-hop music: rap game in particular is increasingly just another hustle a starting point for would-be moguls seeking to establish themselves as brands and cash in on their names. savvy from a business and marketing standpoint, but having a deleterious effect on quality and creativity Page G1 ARTS Hip-Hop Hype State Treasurer Denise response to the horrors of Darfur? Cautiously steering state funds away from Sudan-related investments. Page D1 BUSINESS Pension Policy With Chinese oversight lax and U.S. inspections spotty, food imports from China are fraught with risk. Page C1 COMMENTARY Food Fear A flaming SUV crashed into a terminal at Glasgow airport in Scotland Saturday, a day after two cars packed with explosives were found in London.

Stories, Page A9 The Fallout Police linked the incidents in London and Glasgow, and Great Britain raised its terror alert to the highest level indicating more attacks may be imminent. Experts say the plots may be part of a campaign to derail the new government of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is Scottish. In Glasgow, five bystanders were wounded in the airport attack, none seriously. One of the men in the SUV was in critical condition at a hospital with severe burns; the other was in police custody. A found in the possession of the man at the hospital, was taken to a safe location, police say.

Police arrested two more suspects in the plots in northern England. The Bush administration planned to increase security at U.S. airports and on mass transit. WORLD Britain Goes On High Alert BROWN.