Flights Begin To Ft. Myers
by | Nov 11, 2021 4:28 pm | Comments (2)
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The maiden flight from New Haven to Fort Myers took off Thursday, the latest in new nonstop service between Tweed New Haven and airports in Florida.
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Union Station Future Coming Into Focus
by | Nov 10, 2021 4:21 pm | Comments (10)
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Rendering of redeveloped Union Station.
What’s the timeline for Union Station’s planned redevelopment?
Will local businesses get preferential treatment in the transit hub’s new retail spaces?
And how will the massive new federal infrastructure bill help make Union Station a better place to travel to and from?
Parents Left In Dark About Missing Bus
by | Nov 10, 2021 4:20 pm | Comments (2)
For three straight mornings this week, ESUMS students waited more than a half hour for the school bus to arrive — while their parents were left in the dark about what was up.
New App Allows Parents To Track Those Late School Buses
by | Nov 5, 2021 2:16 pm | Comments (6)
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The FirstView App.
As parents and students have adjusted getting back into the routine of in-person learning this year, bus driver shortages and delays have been causing confusion and disruption.
A new app unveiled Friday can help.
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“Spirit Of The Havens” Takes Flight
by | Nov 3, 2021 5:46 pm | Comments (50)
Aboard Wednesday’s inaugural Avelo flight to Orlando.
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“Aviation geeks” Powaleny and Blevins before boarding at Tweed.
“It’s a beautiful day to fly,” the pilot said over the intercom.
Over 100 passengers — including self-described “aviation nerds” who had traveled from as far as Kansas and Denver for the ride, along with vacationers, reporters, and business boosters — packed together and clicked their seat belts. The “Spirit of The Havens” taxied down the runway for its maiden two-hour-46-minute voyage from New Haven to Orlando. And a new era of local aviation was born.
Tweed Expands Into Cove Alder Race
by | Oct 28, 2021 3:31 pm | Comments (67)
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Ward 18 candidates Republican Steve Orosco (not vaxxed) and Sal DeCola (not saying).
Tweed New Haven’s Airport’s expansion is on the ballot this coming Tuesday, as a five-term incumbent Morris Cove Democrat squares off against a Republican challenger for the Board of Alders seat in Ward 18.
Storm Update: Homeless Encampment Flooded
by | Oct 27, 2021 9:37 am | Comments (18)
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Flooded homeless encampment Tuesday evening.
New Haven’s latest Nor’easter flooded a homeless encampment Tuesday night, causing outreach workers to swing into action.
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Plan Unveiled To Calm Whitney Avenue
by | Oct 26, 2021 1:08 pm | Comments (58)
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The city engineer unveiled a plan to slow traffic and protect cyclists and pedestrians on Whitney Avenue — eliciting general praise along with some concerns from neighbors.
CT Transit Bus Hits, Kills Pedestrian
by | Oct 22, 2021 8:36 am | Comments (7)
A 40-year-old woman died after a CT Transit bus hit her Thursday evening.
Avelo Adds 6th Tweed-Florida Flight, To Sarasota
by | Oct 21, 2021 8:07 am | Comments (17)
Avelo Airlines announced that it will begin nonstop flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Sarasota, Florida, beginning Jan. 13.
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G Cafe Opening Tweed Outpost
by | Oct 20, 2021 3:05 pm | Comments (10)
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Sean Scanlon and Andrea Corazzini down Tweed-bound brew.
Sean Scanlon tried his first-ever cup of coffee Wednesday — after toasting a deal to bring an outpost of New Haven’s popular G Cafe to the growing airport he oversees.
Parking Authority Approves 3 Pacts, Paving Way To Redevelop Union Station
by | Oct 19, 2021 2:59 pm | Comments (1)
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Union Station: Slated to be managed by the city’s parking authority for at least another five years.
Parking commissioners unanimously signed off on three separate agreements designed to lay the groundwork for redeveloping Union Station.
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55-Year Union Station Deal Advances
by | Oct 18, 2021 1:16 pm | Comments (9)
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A rendering of a redeveloped Union Station.
Alders unanimously advanced a proposed new city-state accord that would provide a 55-year roadmap for the operation and redevelopment of Union Station.
Carjacker Ties Up Highway Traffic, Crashes Into 10 Vehicles, Fights With Cops
by | Oct 13, 2021 1:18 pm | Comments (8)
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Herb Johnson: Ran to the rescue.
A car-jacking spree turned into a tractor-trailer-jacking that resulted in 10 crashed vehicles, a rush-hour traffic jam, and a fight with an ex-assistant police chief who happened to be on I‑95 and rushed to the rescue.
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Orange Street’s Reconnection Draws Near
by | Oct 13, 2021 11:36 am | Comments (21)
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Pedestrian, bike infrastructure at almost-done Orange intersection.
Donna Hall (right) leads Wednesday morning’s site visit.
Painted crosswalks, protected bike lanes, sculptural light fixtures, and pedestrian crossing signals now line a new almost-finished Orange Street intersection that — when it opens in a few weeks — will mark the culmination of the city’s latest efforts to stitch together downtown and the Hill.
Schools Scramble Amid Bus Driver Shortage
by | Oct 6, 2021 1:27 pm | Comments (6)
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PM pick-up at FAME (formerly Columbus School) .
New Haven’s public schools are struggling to get drivers to fill all 301 daily bus runs.
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Chief: Cycle Blow-Out Cost $100K; Pay Up
by | Oct 4, 2021 3:32 pm | Comments (34)
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Participants in EastCoastin’ 2021.
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Chief Dominguez looks on as cops arrest Gabe Canestri, Jr.
The city plans to send a bill for more than $100,000 in police and public works overtime to the organizer of an unpermitted, 5,000-person motorcycle rally that tore through the Annex.
50 Roads Get First Repaving In Years
by | Oct 4, 2021 10:49 am | Comments (3)
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Joe Colello at the top of his transfer station kingdom.
Joe Colello motioned to a massive heap of milled pavement.
“What you’re standing on now,” he declared, “is all the roads of Hamden.”
Plan-gineers Map Out “Safe Routes For All” Strategy
by | Sep 30, 2021 12:15 pm | Comments (6)
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“Safe Routes” gathering Wednesday evening in Scantlebury Park.
En route to New Haven: a blueprint for city streets that prioritizes walkers, bikes, and bus riders with, among other ideas, miles of new bike lanes and bus “mini-hubs.”
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Newhallville, Dwight Get New Top Cops
by | Sep 28, 2021 1:14 pm | Comments (6)
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Lt. Dana Smith: Now the top cop for East Rock/Newhallvillle.
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Newly minted Dwight/Beaver Hills top cop Lt. Ryan Przybylski.
Newhallville, East Rock and Cedar Hill have a new neighborhood top cop — Lt. Dana Smith, who has stepped into the district manager role as Lt. Manmeet Colon moves over to Internal Affairs.
And a little further west in Dwight and Beaver Hills, Lt. Ryan Przybylski has risen to the role of district manager, replacing recently promoted Capt. John Healy.
Scenes From EastCoastin 2021
by , and | Sep 25, 2021 7:56 pm | Comments (21)
The following photos were taken at the EastCoastin 2021 motorcycle gathering, which drew 5,000 people Saturday to the Annex. Click here for a full story about the event.
5,000 Fill Annex For “Canceled” Bike Life Event; Organizer Arrested For Inciting Riot
by , , and | Sep 25, 2021 2:15 pm | Comments (92)
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Participants scale fence to evade police, take over Waterfront St.
Cops arrest organizer Canestri; Chief Dominguez stands to his right.
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Burnout riders take over Waterfront St.
EastCoastin 2021 mass gathering city claimed it had “canceled.”
The city’s industrial waterfront disappeared in a cloud of exhaust smoke and the sounds of revving engines and police sirens Saturday as thousands of motorcyclists from across the Northeast descended upon the Annex to participate in a controversial “canceled” event.
By the time the sun had set, police had arrested the event’s organizer on charges of inciting a riot, and officers cleared the streets.
Driver Released After High-Speed Double Crash; “Drunk As Fuck,” Neighbors Heard
by | Sep 24, 2021 4:07 pm | Comments (16)
A speeding motorist — whom witnesses later said they later heard proclaiming being “drunk as fuck” — crashed into a parked car, a stop sign, then a front porch, then was released at the scene by the police without charge.
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43-Year Tweed Deal Wins Final Approval
by | Sep 23, 2021 9:17 pm | Comments (32)
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Rendering of expanded Tweed airport.
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Avports CEO Jorge Roberts with Tweed Airport Authority Executive Director Sean Scanlon at City Hall for Thursday night’s vote.
Lauding the prospect of more jobs, fewer government subsidies, and an environmentally conscious approach to developing a larger airport, the Board of Alders Thursday night unanimously approved a new 43-year agreement between the city and Tweed’s airport authority.
Temporary Tweed Trailers OK’d
by | Sep 23, 2021 12:55 pm | Comments (1)
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A flooded Tweed in July.
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Temporary trailers and storage containers (in gray) slated for improved west terminal.
Tweed’s airport management company won city permission to install a handful of new temporary, modular trailer buildings below base flood elevation to allow for expanded check-in, security and catering services at the existing Morris Cove airport.