Former Flight Attendant Walks Across Connecticut in Tribute to 9/11 Colleagues in Journey from Boston’s Logan Airport to NYC’s Ground Zero

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Former Flight Attendant Walks Across Connecticut in Tribute to 9/11 Colleagues in Journey from Boston’s Logan Airport to NYC’s Ground Zero

As tribute to the flight attendants and crew members killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks, former flight attendant Paul “Paulie” Veneto is pushing an Airline Beverage Cart from Boston’s Logan Airport to Ground Zero in NYC. For much of the past week, he has been walking across Connecticut, joined for various legs of the journey by local first responders and residents.

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Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University, World's Largest, Will Not Reopen at QU

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Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University, World's Largest, Will Not Reopen at QU

2022 will mark the 175th anniversary of the Great Hunger. Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University in Hamden is home to the world’s largest collection of artwork related to the topic of the Great Hunger, also known as the Potato Famine. Where that collection will be next year is now an open question.

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New Transportation Laws Range from Vision Tests to Cannabis, Seat Belts to Crosswalks

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New Transportation Laws Range from Vision Tests to Cannabis, Seat Belts to Crosswalks

The Connecticut legislature passed a bushel full of laws related in some way to transportation during the 2021 legislative session, including numerous new laws with far-reaching impact. The Office of Legislative Research has highlighted the new laws.

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Flooding in Connecticut: More to Come, Experts Say

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Flooding in Connecticut: More to Come, Experts Say

There was substantial flooding in Connecticut this week, from a relatively mild brush with a hurricane-turned-tropical storm. It could have been considerably worse. It was, however, a reminder of the damage that flooding can do along the state’s coastline, and inland. And in the years ahead, a new report predicts it will get worse, and we ought to start preparing now.

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Connecticut to New York: "Been There, Done That," As Rapid Demise of Popular Gov. Elevates Female Lt. Gov.

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Connecticut to New York: "Been There, Done That," As Rapid Demise of Popular Gov. Elevates Female Lt. Gov.

You can’t blame some in Connecticut for thinking “been there, done that” as neighboring New York goes down the path of a gubernatorial succession thought unlikely – even impossible – only months prior. Kathy Hochul will lead New York, reaching the state’s top office with startling similarities to what occurred in Connecticut in nearly two decades ago.

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Danger Ahead: NASA Warns of Unprecedented Frequent Coastal Flooding Due to Rising Tides, Wobble in Moon’s Orbit

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Danger Ahead: NASA Warns of Unprecedented Frequent Coastal Flooding Due to Rising Tides, Wobble in Moon’s Orbit

A dramatic increase in coastal flooding could be only a decade away. That’s the bottom line in a new report looking ahead at the potential for cataclysmic weather along the nation’s coastlines. Climate change has already increased the frequency and severity of hurricanes and other extreme weather events around the world. But the perfect storm of events – on Earth and on the Moon – has the potential for flooding well beyond what has been experienced to date.

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