More Destinations, More Flights for Connecticut Air Travelers

More Destinations, More Flights for Connecticut Air Travelers

If you’re in Connecticut, it is getting easier to fly from here to there – wherever there may be.  This month, two carriers rapidly growing operations - Avelo Airlines at Tweed-New Haven and Breeze Airways from Bradley International – are adding destinations and reaching milestones.

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Student Videos Aim to Raise Awareness of Driving Safety; Record Number of Students Participate

Student Videos Aim to Raise Awareness of Driving Safety; Record Number of Students Participate

The Department of Motor Vehicles and Travelers announced the winning high schools in their jointly sponsored 15th annual Teen Safe Driving Video Contest. The videos focused on educating teens on how to be safer drivers to prevent crashes, injuries and deaths.

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Quinnipiac River Fund Supports Exploration of Impact of Salt from Roadways

Quinnipiac River Fund Supports Exploration of Impact of Salt from Roadways

Contamination of the Quinnipiac River in Connecticut was once so great that it prompted the first pollution control measure in the state and the eventual creation of the first sewage treatment plant in the Connecticut, according to the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. Now, a new study is revealing more dangers.

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7PM Hour is Most Dangerous Time to Drive in Connecticut, Data Shows

7PM Hour is Most Dangerous Time to Drive in Connecticut, Data Shows

New research has revealed that the most dangerous time to drive in Connecticut is 7:00pm-7:59pm based on the number of fatal crashes.  That is somewhat later than the most dangerous time in the largest number of states - 6 p.m.-6:59 p.m. being the most dangerous in 12 states.

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Connecticut's Arrigoni Bridge Gains Notoriety Via U.S. Postal Service

Connecticut's Arrigoni Bridge Gains Notoriety Via U.S. Postal Service

The U.S. Postal Service has issued four new Presorted First-Class Mail stamps featuring striking photographs of bridges - including a bridge well-known to Connecticut travelers, but less so to people across the nation. For residents of Portland and Middletown, the stamp features a very familiar site.

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