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Kids play on the splash pad at Lighthouse Point Park.
At Lighthouse Point Park Monday afternoon Mayor Justin Elicker and Youth and Recreation Director Gwendolyn Busch Williams announced the opening of city-run camps, the Livable City Initiative (LCI) youth ambassador program, a new driving safety program, and other activities as part of a post-pandemic “Summer Reset” initiative.
Tweed Airport Manager Sean Scanlon at May’s expansion announcement.
Avelo Airlines has committed to investing $1.2 million in upgrading Tweed New Haven Airport’s existing terminal, as the airline prepares to kick off new flights out of the East Shore airport starting in September.
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Airport Manager Sean Scanlon (center) at Thursday’s airport expansion press conference at Tweed (below).
Tweed New Haven is embarking on a $70 million privately funded expansion, with a new four-gate 74,000 square-foot terminal and daily service from a new airline.
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Morris Cove residents are asking the city to put more speed bumps, raised intersections, bike lanes, and better sidewalks on Lighthouse Road as it spreads around money on planned safe-streets upgrades.
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The blue line of this chart represents the area currently subjected to 65 or more decibels of airplane noise from Tweed. The purple line represents the area that is projected to experience 65 or more decibels of noise by 2040 under the expansion plan.
Noise consultant Kate Larson at Wednesday night’s virtual community meeting.
Here’s the plan: The pandemic lifts. Air traffic comes roaring back. New Haven’s airport reaps the benefits with a longer runway.
Neighbors heard the plan and asked: Will that wreck the environment? Did the pandemic wreck the industry? And what about the noise at Wendy Guglietti’s house?
Move the airport terminal across the border into East Haven. Extend the main runway by 1,035 feet to allow for longer-distance flights.
Both of those proposals are included in Tweed-New Haven Airport’s new master plan, which is slated to be submitted to federal regulators later this month.
Gentle Hands owner Tennille Smalls: Sometimes I have to pinch myself that we did it.
While the pandemic proved fatal to some childcare centers, Tennille Smalls found a way to open a new one — with the help of a New Haven coalition that has enabled other providers to remain open.
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Feb 19, 2021 5:58 pm
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At the Friday roundtable discussion.
Chris Murphy, newly empowered in the U.S. Senate, got a message Friday to bring back to D.C.: The Coast Guard needs updated boats, buildings, and communication systems to continue as frontline security in New Haven.
New Haven’s airport manager and mayor are doubling down on the future of local commercial air service in the week of American Airlines’ decision to stop flying in and out of Tweed.
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Oct 30, 2020 11:01 pm
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The city’s Covid-19 safety crew shut down Anthony’s Ocean View Friday night after the waterfront Morris Cove restaurant was accused of hosting a large, indoor, densely packed, almost-entirely-mask-free party — just as coronavirus cases surge across the region and the state.
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Oct 28, 2020 3:29 pm
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Plane on fire from mock crash at Tweed New Haven Airport runway.
A driver fleeing from the cops crashed his car through Gate 23 and sped down the runway. Five New Haven cops tore down the track in their cruisers chasing the car. Then the fleeing driver crashed into an airplane that was getting ready for takeoff.
As New Haven Public School (NHPS) students near their third week of remote learning, families are beginning to get in the groove of juggling their home schedules and picking up needed food.
American Airlines announced Thursday that it will suspend all flight service at Tweed New Haven Airport for a month this fall, as part of a broader cutback on routes to small airports during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Turcio inconspicuously inspects outdoor dining during wedding.
The city’s Covid-19 safety crew stumbled upon two weddings at once at Anthony’s Ocean View — and had to figure out how to do their job without spoiling the fun.
Grills, tents, coolers, TVs, footballs, jetskis, and kites — and New Haveners soaking in the sun 15 feet apart fron one another — were all out at Lighthouse Point Park Saturday as families celebrated a socially-distanced Independence Day at the beach.
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Jun 18, 2020 4:11 pm
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A mobile stage dripped Cross Pride with red and white flower bouquets, balloons, and banners to celebrate the graduation day for 363 Wilbur Cross High School seniors — and a beloved administrator who is retiring after nearly four decades.
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Jun 17, 2020 8:40 pm
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Rowan Huber and Stephen Hankey at Wednesday’s commencement.
Cowbells rung, gold glitter was thrown, prom dresses were worn after all, and students were riding large (in limos and party buses) to graduation for Cooperative Arts and Humanities High School drive-through commencement ceremony for its 150 graduates.
